Grand Valley State Lakers football, 1990–1999

1990–1999 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceMidwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (1990–1998)
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1999)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium

The Grand Valley State Lakers football program, 1990–1999 represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) during the 1990s in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) from 1990 to 1998 and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) starting in 1999. The team was led by head coaches Tom Beck (1985–1990) and Brian Kelly (1991–2003).

The team played its home games at Lubbers Stadium, named after former university president Arend Lubbers, located on GVSU's main campus in Allendale, Michigan.

1990

1990 Grand Valley State Lakers football
MIFC champion
ConferenceMidwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record10–2 (9–1 MIFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1990 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Grand Valley State $^ 9 1 0 10 2 0
No. T–20 Ashland 7 3 0 7 3 1
Hillsdale 7 3 0 7 4 0
Ferris State 5 4 1 6 4 1
Butler 5 4 1 5 5 1
Northern Michigan 5 4 1 5 5 1
Saginaw Valley State 5 5 0 6 5 0
Indianapolis 3 6 1 3 6 1
Wayne State (MI) 3 7 0 3 7 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 7 0 3 7 0
Valparaiso 1 9 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1990 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1990 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Tom Beck, the Lakers compiled a 10–2 record (9–1 in conference games), won the MIFC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 412 to 162. They lost to East Texas State in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.[1]

Beck stepped down as GVSU's head coach in February 1991 to become an assistant coach at Notre Dame.[2] Beck compiled a 50–18 record in six years as head coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Saint Joseph's (IN)No. 9Rensselaer, INW 58–161,000[3]
September 8at Mankato State*No. 9Mankato, MNW 27–241,200[4]
September 15ButlerNo. 6W 35–03,909[5]
September 22at IndianapolisNo. 3Indianapolis, INW 30–122,244[6]
September 29Saginaw Valley StateNo. 3
W 23–75,268–5,468[7]
October 6at No. 14 Northern MichiganNo. 3Marquette, MIW 45–154,551[8]
October 13Ferris StateNo. 3
W 42–125,866[9]
October 20 No. 9 AshlandNo. 3
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 14–34,051[10]
October 27at HillsdaleNo. 3Hillsdale, MIL 34–385,000[11]
November 3Wayne State (MI)No. 8
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 35–153,953[12]
November 10at ValparaisoNo. 6
W 55–01,238[13]
November 17 No. 7 East Texas StateNo. 6
L 14–203,103[14]

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1991

1991 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceMidwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record9–3 (8–2 MIFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1991 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Butler $^ 9 1 0 9 2 0
No. 15 Ashland 8 2 0 9 2 0
No. 9 Grand Valley State ^ 8 2 0 9 3 0
Saginaw Valley State 5 5 0 6 5 0
Ferris State 5 5 0 5 6 0
Hillsdale 5 5 0 5 6 0
Wayne State (MI) 4 6 0 4 6 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 4 6 0 4 6 0
Northern Michigan 3 6 1 3 6 1
Indianapolis 2 8 0 2 8 0
Valparaiso 1 8 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1991 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 9–3 record (8–2 in conference games), tied for second place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 313 to 166.[1]

Kelly, at age 29, was announced as GVSU's new head coach in March 1991. He had been on the GVSU staff for five years and had been the defensive coordinator for the prior two seasons. He was GVSU's youngest head football coach and the first to have been promoted from within the GVSU staff.[16]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Saint Joseph's (IN)W 31–34,611[17]
September 14at North Dakota State
W 21–17[18]
September 21at ButlerIndianapolis, INL 0–33
September 28Indianapolis
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 31–13
October 5at Saginaw Valley StateUniversity Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)L 10–14
October 12Northern Michigan
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 35–0
October 19at Ferris StateW 28–61,950[19]
October 26at AshlandAshland, OHW 38–7
November 2Hillsdale
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 9–6
November 9at Wayne State (MI)Detroit, MIW 59–28[20]
November 16Valparaiso
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 36–3[21]
November 23at East Texas StateCommerce, TX (NCAA Division II first round)L 15–363,000[22]

1992

1992 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceMidwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record8–3 (8–2 MIFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1992 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hillsdale + 8 2 0 9 2 0
Ferris State +^ 8 2 0 10 3 0
Butler + 8 2 0 8 2 0
Grand Valley State + 8 2 0 8 3 0
Ashland 7 3 0 8 3 0
Saginaw Valley State 6 4 0 7 4 0
Wayne State (MI) 3 7 0 4 7 0
Valparaiso 3 7 0 3 8 0
Indianapolis 1 8 1 1 8 1
Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 8 1 1 8 1
Northern Michigan 1 9 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

The 1992 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1992 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled an 8–3 record (8–2 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for second place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 249 to 219.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Saint Joseph's (IN)Rensselaer, INW 28–18
September 12Indiana (PA)*L 27–45
September 19Butler
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 21–10
September 26at IndianapolisIndianapolis, INW 21–7
October 3Saginaw Valley State
W 24–20
October 10at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIW 23–20
October 17Ferris State
L 0–23
October 24Ashland
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 10–27
October 31at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIW 34–21
November 7Wayne State (MI)
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 16–14
November 14at ValparaisoValparaiso, INW 45–14
  • *Non-conference game

1993

1993 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceMidwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record6–3–2 (6–2–2 MIFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1993 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Ferris State $^ 8 0 2 9 1 2
No. 15 Ashland 8 2 0 9 2 0
Grand Valley State 6 2 2 6 3 2
Hillsdale 6 3 1 7 3 1
Northern Michigan 5 4 1 5 4 1
Wayne State (MI) 5 5 0 6 5 0
St. Francis (IL) 5 5 0 5 6 0
Saginaw Valley State 4 6 0 4 7 0
Northwood 2 7 1 3 7 1
Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 8 1 1 8 1
Indianapolis 1 9 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1993 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1993 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 6–3–2 record (6–2–2 in conference games), finished in third place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 271 to 227.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Saint Joseph's (IN)W 38–14
September 11at Indiana (PA)*Indiana, PAL 3–34
September 18at NorthwoodMidland, MIW 35–0
September 25Indianapolis
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 31–7
October 2at Saginaw Valley StateW 36–17
October 9Northern Michigan
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
T 28–28
October 16at Ferris StateT 17–17
October 23at AshlandAshland, OHL 14–29
October 30Hillsdale
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 21–38
November 6at Wayne State (MI)W 28–25
November 13St. Francis (IL)
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 20–18
  • *Non-conference game

1994

1994 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceMidwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record8–4 (8–2 MIFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1994 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Ferris State $^ 10 0 0 11 1 0
No. 18 Grand Valley State ^ 8 2 0 8 4 0
Hillsdale 7 3 0 7 4 0
Ashland 6 4 0 6 4 0
Saginaw Valley State 6 4 0 6 4 0
Wayne State (MI) 6 4 0 6 5 0
Northern Michigan 5 5 0 5 5 0
Michigan Tech 3 7 0 4 7 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 7 0 4 7 0
Indianapolis 2 7 1 2 7 1
Northwood 2 7 1 2 7 1
St. Francis (IL) 1 9 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1994 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1994 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled an 8–4 record (8–2 in conference games), finished in second place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 387 to 239.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Indiana (PA)*Indiana, PAL 33–35
September 10at IndianapolisIndianapolis, INW 35–24
September 17St. Francis (IL)W 49–7
September 24at AshlandAshland, OHW 17–7
October 1Ferris State
L 21–27
October 8Wayne State (MI)
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 31–14
October 15at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 20–33
October 22Michigan Tech
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 33–7
October 29at Northern MichiganW 24–17
November 5Saginaw Valley State
W 27–20
November 12at NorthwoodMidland, MIW 70–13
November 19at Indiana (PA)*Indiana, PA (NCAA Division II first round)L 27–35
  • *Non-conference game

1995

1995 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceMidwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record8–3 (8–2 MIFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1995 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Ferris State $^ 10 0 0 12 1 0
Grand Valley State 8 2 0 8 3 0
Northern Michigan 7 3 0 7 3 0
Saginaw Valley State 7 3 0 7 3 0
Hillsdale 7 3 0 7 4 0
Michigan Tech 5 5 0 5 5 0
St. Francis (IL) 5 5 0 5 6 0
Indianapolis 3 7 0 3 8 0
Wayne State (MI) 3 7 0 3 8 0
Ashland 2 8 0 2 8 0
Northwood 2 8 0 2 8 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 9 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1995 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1995 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled an 8–3 record (8–2 in conference games), finished in second place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 407 to 211.[23]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Indiana (PA)*L 25–28
September 9Indianapolis
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 56–0
September 16at St. Francis (IL)Joliet, ILW 42–0
September 23Ashland
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 52–17
September 30at Ferris StateL 21–30
October 7at Wayne State (MI)W 42–10
October 14Hillsdale
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 25–20
October 21at Michigan TechW 54–52
October 28Northern Michigan
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 26–23
November 4at Saginaw Valley StateL 21–24
November 11Northwood
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 43–7
  • *Non-conference game

1996

1996 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceMidwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record8–3 (8–2 MIFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1996 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Ferris State $^   9 1     10 2  
Grand Valley State   8 2     8 3  
Northern Michigan   7 3     7 3  
No. 20 Saginaw Valley State   7 3     7 3  
Hillsdale   6 4     6 5  
Northwood   5 5     6 5  
Ashland   4 6     4 7  
Indianapolis   3 7     4 7  
St. Francis (IL)   2 8     3 8  
Michigan Tech   2 8     2 8  
Wayne State (MI)   2 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1996 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled an 8–3 record (8–2 in conference games), finished in second place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 272 to 165.[23]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Texas State*San Marcos, TXL 14–19
September 7St. Francis (IL)L 20–31
September 14at AshlandAshland, OHW 14–7
September 21Ferris State
W 36–17
September 28Wayne State (MI)
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 23–0
October 5at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIW 17–16
October 12Michigan Tech
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 56–7
October 19at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIL 9–14
October 26Saginaw Valley State
W 17–6
November 2at NorthwoodMidland, MIW 38–34
November 16at IndianapolisIndianapolis, INW 28–14
  • *Non-conference game

1997

1997 Grand Valley State Lakers football
MIFC co-champion
ConferenceMidwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record9–2 (9–1 MIFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1997 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Ashland +^   9 1     9 2  
Grand Valley State +   9 1     9 1  
Saginaw Valley State   8 2     9 2  
Indianapolis   7 3     8 3  
Northern Michigan   6 4     7 4  
Hillsdale   4 6     4 7  
Ferris State   3 7     3 7  
Northwood   3 7     3 7  
Wayne State (MI)   3 7     3 8  
Michigan Tech   2 8     2 8  
St. Francis (IL)   1 9     1 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1997 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1997 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 9–2 record (9–1 in conference games), tied with Ashland for the MIFC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 330 to 237.[23]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at St. Francis (IL)
W 37–291,000
September 13AshlandW 31–203,900
September 20at Ferris StateW 21–186,619
September 27at Wayne State (MI)W 45–302,496
October 4Hillsdale
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 14–12
October 11at Michigan TechW 49–21
October 18Northern Michigan
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 39–22
October 25at Saginaw Valley StateL 27–304,200
November 1Northwood
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 24–202,193
November 8at UC Davis*L 19–217,751
November 15Indianapolis
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 23–142,700
  • *Non-conference game

1998

1998 Grand Valley State Lakers football
MIFC champion
ConferenceMidwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record9–3 (9–1 MIFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1998 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Grand Valley State $^   9 1     9 3  
Saginaw Valley State   8 2     9 2  
Indianapolis   8 2     8 2  
Ashland   7 3     7 3  
Northwood   7 3     7 3  
Findlay   5 5     5 5  
Mercyhurst   5 5     5 5  
Ferris State   5 5     5 6  
Northern Michigan   4 5     5 5  
Michigan Tech   4 6     4 6  
Hillsdale   3 7     3 8  
Westminster (PA)   2 7     3 7  
Wayne State (MI)   2 8     2 9  
St. Francis (IL)   0 10     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1998 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 9–3 record (9–1 in conference games), won the MIFC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 462 to 322.[23]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3vs. AshlandGrand Rapids, MIW 42–35
September 12NorthwoodW 44–414,520
September 19at IndianapolisIndianapolis, INW 28–17
September 26Findlay
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 50–7
October 3St. Francis (IL)
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 40–2
October 10at Mercyhurst
  • Tullio Field
  • Erie, PA
W 49–14
October 17at Saginaw Valley State
W 37–36
October 24Northern Michigan
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 14–17
October 31UC Davis
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 38–40
November 7at Michigan Tech
  • Sherman Field
  • Houghton, MI
W 43–23
November 14at Ferris State
W 56–53
November 21at Slippery RockSlippery Rock, PAL 14–37

1999

1999 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (5–4 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1999 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Northwood +   7 2     8 2  
Ferris State +   7 2     7 3  
Ashland   7 3     7 3  
Hillsdale   6 3     8 3  
Northern Michigan   6 3     6 4  
Michigan Tech   6 4     6 4  
Indianapolis   5 4     7 4  
Grand Valley State   5 4     5 5  
Mercyhurst   4 5     5 5  
Saginaw Valley State   4 5     4 6  
Westminster (PA)   2 8     3 8  
Findlay   2 8     2 8  
Wayne State (MI)   0 10     0 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1999 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division II football season. In their ninth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 5–5 record (5–4 in conference games), tied for seventh place in the MIFC, and were outscored by a total of 273 to 259.[23]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2vs. South Dakota State*L 20–355,673
September 11at Northwood
L 30–415,211
September 18IndianapolisL 14–308,028
September 25at Findlay
W 37–92,500
October 9Mercyhurst
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 26–193,140
October 16Saginaw Valley State
W 31–74,323
October 23at Northern MichiganL 13–513,890
October 30at Ashland
W 44–264,850
November 6Michigan Tech
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 21–72,775
November 13Ferris State
L 23–485,277
  • *Non-conference game

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