Grand Valley State Lakers football, 1980–1989

1980–1989 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1980–1989)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium

The Grand Valley State Lakers football program, 1980–1989 represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU), known as Grand Valley State College prior to 1988, during the 1980s in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team was led by head coaches Jim Harkema (1973–1982), Bob Giesey (1983–1984), and Tom Beck (1985–1990).

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.

1980

1980 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1980 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Hillsdale $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northwood 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Grand Valley State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wayne State (MI) 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ferris State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Saginaw Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan Tech 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jim Harkema, the Lakers compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 in conference games), finished in second place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 290 to 166.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Hope*Holland, MIW 14–76,308
September 13at Northern Michigan*Marquette, MIL 9–485,767
September 20Northeastern Illinois*
W 76–02,651
September 27at Michigan TechHoughton, MIW 44–62,800
October 4Wayne State (MI)
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 7–103,846
October 11Saginaw Valley State
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 45–222,357
October 18Northwestern (IA)*
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 34–262,391
October 25at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 9–272,196
November 1Northwood
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 17–132,263
November 8at Ferris StateBig Rapids, MIW 35–74,200
  • *Non-conference game

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1981

1981 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–2 (6–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1981 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grand Valley State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Hillsdale ^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Ferris State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wayne State (MI) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwood 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Saginaw Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Michigan Tech 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1981 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 1980 NCAA Division II football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jim Harkema, the Lakers compiled a 7–2 record (6–0 in conference games), won the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 309 to 131.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Northern Iowa*
L 20–2112,083[3]
September 26Northern Michigan*
L 28–291,500
October 3Michigan Tech
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 52–62,832
October 10at Wayne State (MI)Detroit, MIW 40–173,007
October 17at Saginaw Valley StateUniversity Center, MIW 31–71,500
October 24Central State (OH)*
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 31–201,060
October 31Hillsdale
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 23–122,624
November 7at NorthwoodMidland, MIW 38–71,900
November 14Ferris State
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 46–123,200
  • *Non-conference game

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1982

1982 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1982 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Hillsdale $^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Grand Valley State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Northwood 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wayne State (MI) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Ferris State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Michigan Tech 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Saginaw Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division II football season. In their tenth and final year under head coach Jim Harkema, the Lakers compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 in conference games), finished in second place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 310 to 213.[1]

Harkema left GVSU after the 1982 season to become head coach at Eastern Michigan. In ten years at GVSU, he had compiled a 68-29-1 record with three GLIAC championships.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Western Michigan*
L 3–2815,881–15,991[6]
September 18St. Cloud State*
W 44–71,619
September 25Central State (OH)*
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 35–122,728
October 2Wayne State (MI)
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 32–143,294
October 9at Ferris State
W 38–359,500
October 16at Northern Michigan*Marquette, MIL 29–474,097
October 23at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 19–248,301
October 30at Michigan Tech
W 35–28589
November 6Northwood
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 20–102,231
November 13Saginaw Valley State
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 55–71,356
  • *Non-conference game

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1983

1983 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1983 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Saginaw Valley State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Hillsdale 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wayne State (MI) 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Northwood 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Grand Valley State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Michigan Tech 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Ferris State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Giesey, the Lakers compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 in conference games), tied for fourth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 238 to 227.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Saint Joseph's (IN)*
W 24–223,413
September 17at Eastern Illinois*
L 21–356,400[8]
September 24at Central State (OH)*
L 14–213,183–4,500[9][10]
October 1at Wayne State (MI)Detroit, MIL 10–223,740
October 8Ferris State
W 52–214,327
October 15Northern Michigan*
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 14–273,648
October 22Hillsdale
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 12–103,129
October 29Michigan Tech
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 36–343,177
November 5at NorthwoodMidland, MIL 30–311,800
November 12at Saginaw Valley StateUniversity Center, MIL 14–152,800
  • *Non-conference game

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1984

1984 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record0–10 (0–6 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1984 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Saginaw Valley State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Northwood 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Wayne State (MI) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Hillsdale 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Michigan Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ferris State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Grand Valley State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division II football season. In their second and final year under head coach Bob Giesey, the Lakers compiled a 0–10 record (0–6 in conference games), finished in last place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 301 to 99.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Eastern Illinois*
L 9–351,821[12]
September 87:30 p.m.at Carson–Newman*Morristown, TNL 9–422,800–3,800[13][14]
September 15Northwest Missouri State*
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 0–263,482
September 22at Northern Michigan*Marquette, MIL 13–595,324
September 29Saginaw Valley State
L 14–283,609
October 6at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 6–206,000
October 20at Michigan TechHoughton, MIL 20–27599
October 27at Ferris StateBig Rapids, MIL 11–131,610
November 3Northwood
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 14–211,529
November 10Wayne State (MI)
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 3–302,471

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1985

1985 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1985 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Hillsdale $^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 1
Saginaw Valley State 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Ferris State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Grand Valley State 4 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 5
Northwood 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Wayne State (MI) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
Michigan Tech 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Beck, the Lakers compiled a 6–5 record (4–2 in conference games), tied for third place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 237 to 213.[16]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Wisconsin–Stout*Menomonie, WIL 7–232,126
September 14Northern Michigan*
L 7–423,840
September 21at Evansville*Evansville, INW 28–142,900
September 28Wayne State (MI)
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 10–73,832
October 5at Ferris StateBig Rapids, MIW 27–218,700
October 12at Central Connecticut State*New Britain, CTW 21–141,839
October 19Hillsdale
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 14–213,550
October 26at Michigan TechHoughton, MIW 42–22470
November 2Northwood
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 24–212,181
November 9at Saginaw Valley StateUniversity Center, MIL 18–351,000
November 16Missouri–Rolla*
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 15–173,337
  • *Non-conference game

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1986

1986 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (4–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1986 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Hillsdale $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Grand Valley State 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Saginaw Valley State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ferris State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Northwood 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Wayne State (MI) 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Hillsdale and NCAA Division II Football Committee poll for Grand Valley State

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Tom Beck, the Lakers compiled a 9–2 record (4–1 in conference games), finished in second place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 325 to 171.[16]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Wisconsin–Stout*
W 35–02,841
September 13at Butler*Indianapolis, INW 30–287,477
September 20Evansville*No. 7
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 49–72,537
September 27at Wayne State (MI)No. T–7Detroit, MIW 21–31,230
October 4Ferris StateNo. 8
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 30–223,433
October 11Central Connecticut State*No. 8
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 21–113,113
October 18at HillsdaleNo. 8Hillsdale, MIL 22–257,000
October 25at Northern Michigan*No. 11Marquette, MIL 24–282,430
November 1at NorthwoodMidland, MIW 35–14600
November 8Saginaw Valley State
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 28–132,839
November 15at Missouri–Rolla*No. 20Rolla, MOW 30–20800

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1987

1987 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1987 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Northern Michigan $^ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Grand Valley State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Hillsdale 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Saginaw Valley State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ferris State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wayne State (MI) 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Beck, the Lakers compiled a 7–4 record (4–1 in conference games), finished in second place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 276 to 234.[16]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Northeast Missouri State*No. 8Kirksville, MOL 23–303,800
September 12Butler*
W 24–193,342
September 19Winona State*No. 17
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 50–162,959
September 26at Central State (OH)*No. 14
L 23–254,500[19]
October 3Wayne State (MI)
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 28–03,927
October 10at Ferris StateBig Rapids, MIW 21–55,700
October 17 No. 2 Northern MichiganNo. 18
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 0–282,743
October 24Hillsdale
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 28–132,937
October 31at No. 11 UCF*
L 3–677,552
November 7Northwood*
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 45–32,627
November 14at Saginaw Valley StateUniversity Center, MIW 31–282,100

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1988

1988 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (3–2 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1988 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Hillsdale $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Northern Michigan 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Grand Valley State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 25 Saginaw Valley State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Ferris State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wayne State (MI) 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll for Northern Michigan and NAIA Division I poll for Hillsdale and Saginaw Valley State

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Tom Beck, the Lakers compiled a 7–4 record (3–2 in conference games), finished in third place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 276 to 234.[16]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Northeast Missouri State*
L 35–362,448
September 10at No. 12 Western Illinois*Macomb, ILL 0–5511,123[21]
September 17at Winona State*Winona, MNW 45–262,100
September 24St. Francis (IL)*
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 35–214,165
October 1at Wayne State (MI)Detroit, MIW 13–101,307
October 8Ferris State
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 36–204,569
October 15at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIL 20–302,508
October 22at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 0–202,200
October 29Southeast Missouri State*
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 46–242,481
November 5at Northwood*Midland, MIW 34–2280
November 12Saginaw Valley State
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 14–131,806

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1989

1989 Grand Valley State Lakers football
GLIAC champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–1 (5–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
1989 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Grand Valley State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Hillsdale 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Northern Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ferris State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Saginaw Valley State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wayne State (MI) 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Tom Beck, the Lakers compiled an 11–1 record (5–0 in conference games), won the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 514 to 182. The team lost to IUP in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.[16] On October 28, the Lakers defeated Valparaiso, 91–0, the worst defeat in Valparaiso football history.[23]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at California (PA)*No. 16California, PAW 41–74,887
September 9Mankato State*No. 16
W 45–162,706
September 16at Butler*No. 10Indianapolis, INW 27–181,245
September 23at St. Francis (IL)*No. 7Joliet, ILW 56–322,500
September 30Wayne State (MI)No. 5
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 49–104,048–4,848[24]
October 7at Ferris StateNo. 5Big Rapids, MIW 28–07,800[25]
October 14Northern MichiganNo. 4
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 38–142,956[26]
October 21HillsdaleNo. 4
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 31–174,138[27]
October 28Valparaiso*No. 3
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 91–02,483[23]
November 4Northwood*No. 3
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 42–172,048[28]
November 11at Saginaw Valley StateNo. 3
W 42–172,000[29]
November 18 No. 9 IUP*No. 3
L 24–341,837[30]

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