Grand Valley State Lakers football, 2000–2009

2000–2009 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium (2010–2019)

The Grand Valley State Lakers football program, 2000–2009 represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) during the 2000s in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team was led by head coaches Brian Kelly (1991–2003) and Chuck Martin (2004–2009). During the 2000s, the Lakers advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs nine consecutive years from 2001 to 2009, won seven GLIAC championships, played in six NCAA Division II championship games, and won four national championships (2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006).

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.

2000

2000 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (7–3 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
2000 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Northwood +^   9 1     10 2  
No. 4 Saginaw Valley State +^   9 1     9 3  
Grand Valley State   7 3     7 4  
Northern Michigan   6 4     6 5  
Ashland   5 5     6 5  
Michigan Tech   5 5     5 5  
Ferris State   5 5     5 6  
Wayne State (MI)   4 6     4 6  
Mercyhurst   4 6     4 7  
Hillsdale   2 8     3 8  
Indianapolis   2 8     3 8  
Findlay   2 8     2 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Northeast Region poll

The 2000 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 2000 NCAA Division II football season. In their tenth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled an 7–4 record (7–3 in conference games), finished in third place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 337 to 284.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 17 South Dakota State*
L 27–363,011
September 9at Saginaw Valley StateL 21–283,700
September 16 No. 15 NorthwoodL 17–458,951
September 23Ashland
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 38–74,653
September 30at No. 7 (Northeast) Northern MichiganL 28–292,546
October 7Ferris State
W 21–205,073
October 14Indianapolis
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 56–215,452
October 21at MercyhurstW 45–201,750
October 28Michigan Tech
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 31–296,026[2]
November 4at Wayne State (MI)W 22–201,680
November 11at HillsdaleW 31–291,347

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2001

2001 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record13–1 (9–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Quinn (13th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Jancek (3rd season)
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
2001 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Grand Valley State $^   9 0     13 1  
No. 9 Saginaw Valley State ^   9 1     11 2  
Ferris State   7 3     7 4  
Indianapolis   6 4     7 4  
Ashland   5 5     6 5  
Michigan Tech   5 5     5 5  
Northern Michigan   3 7     4 7  
Northwood   3 6     3 6  
Wayne State (MI)   3 6     3 7  
Findlay   3 7     3 8  
Hillsdale   3 7     3 8  
Mercyhurst   2 7     2 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2001 Grand Valley State Lakers football team that represented the Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division II football season. In their 11th season under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 13–1 record (9–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 707 to 231, and won the GLIAC championship.[4] The team qualified for the playoffs and advanced to the national championship game where they lost to North Dakota.

The team played its home games at Lubbers Stadium in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Minnesota Crookston*No. 22W 56–04,952
September 8Saginaw Valley StateNo. 18
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 38–75,303
September 22at AshlandNo. 15
W 63–192,000
September 29Northern MichiganNo. 15
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 64–147,606
October 61:30 p.m.at Ferris StateNo. 15W 63–172,901
October 13at IndianapolisNo. 12
  • Key Stadium
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 63–273,000
October 20MercyhurstNo. 7
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 59–38,057
October 27at Michigan TechNo. 5W 44–34888
November 3Wayne State (MI)No. 4
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 77–123,766
November 10HillsdaleNo. 3
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 57–214,567
November 17 No. 5 Bloomsburg*No. 2
W 42–144,858
November 24 No. 9 Saginaw Valley State*No. 2
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)
W 33–303,737
December 1 No. 7 Catawba*No. 2
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II semifinal)
W 34–166,585
December 8vs. No. 4 North Dakota*No. 2L 14–176,113[5]

2002

2002 Grand Valley State Lakers football
NCAA Division II champion
GLIAC champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record14–0 (9–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Quinn (14th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Jancek (4th season)
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
2002 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^   9 0     14 0  
No. 15 Saginaw Valley State ^   8 2     9 3  
No. 19 Findlay   8 2     9 2  
Northwood   7 3     7 4  
Northern Michigan   6 4     6 5  
Ferris State   4 5     5 5  
Indianapolis   4 6     5 6  
Hillsdale   4 6     4 7  
Michigan Tech   3 7     3 7  
Wayne State (MI)   3 7     3 8  
Ashland   2 8     2 9  
Mercyhurst   1 9     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2002 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that won the 2002 NCAA Division II national championship.

The team represented the Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division II football season. In their 12th season under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 14–0 record (9–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 654 to 231, and won the GLIAC championship.[6] The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Valdosta State in the championship game.

David Kirkus broke the school's single-season scoring records with 35 touchdowns and 212 points in 2002. The prior records had been set by Kirkus one year earlier. Reggie Spearman led the team with 1,500 rushing yards and 144 points (24 touchdowns) for Grand Valley in 2002.[7] Terrance Banks also set a school single-season record with 98 receptions (good for 1,178 yards and six touchdowns). Curt Anes set a team record with 278 pass completions; he completed 278 of 414 passes (.671) for 3,692 yards and 47 touchdowns.[7]

2003

2003 Grand Valley State Lakers football
NCAA Division II champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record14–1 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Quinn (15th season)
Defensive coordinatorChuck Martin (1st season)
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
2003 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Saginaw Valley State $^   10 0     12 1  
No. 4 Grand Valley State ^   9 1     14 1  
Northwood   6 4     6 5  
Ferris State   5 5     6 5  
Findlay   5 5     6 5  
Indianapolis   5 5     6 5  
Michigan Tech   5 5     5 5  
Mercyhurst   4 6     5 6  
Hillsdale   4 6     4 7  
Northern Michigan   3 7     3 8  
Wayne State (MI)   2 8     3 8  
Ashland   2 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2003 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that won the 2003 NCAA Division II national championship.

The team represented the Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. In their 13th season under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 14–1 record (9–1 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 551 to 200, and finished second in the GLIAC.[8] The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating North Dakota in the championship game.

2004

2004 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record10–3 (8–2 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
2004 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Northwood +^   9 1     10 2  
No. 11 Michigan Tech +^   9 1     9 2  
No. 9 Grand Valley State ^   8 2     10 3  
No. 25 Saginaw Valley State   7 3     7 3  
Ferris State   6 4     6 5  
Findlay   5 5     6 5  
Ashland   4 6     5 6  
Hillsdale   4 6     4 7  
Mercyhurst   4 6     4 7  
Gannon   3 7     4 7  
Indianapolis   3 7     4 7  
Northern Michigan   2 8     2 8  
Wayne State (MI)   1 9     1 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2004 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 2004 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a 10–3 record (8–2 in conference games), finished in third place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 380 to 187.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 287:00 p.m.at Ferris StateNo. 1W 24–68,426[9]
September 47:00 p.m.at GannonNo. 1
W 48–172,104
September 117:00 p.m.IndianapolisNo. 1W 35–910,670
September 187:00 p.m.AshlandNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 37–79,578
October 212:00 p.m.at Wayne State (MI)No. 1W 34–02,794
October 97:00 p.m.HillsdaleNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 58–711,606
October 1612:00 p.m.at No. 23 Saginaw Valley StateNo. 1L 20–316,325
October 237:00 p.m. No. 18 NorthwoodNo. 10
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 14–3511,041
October 307:00 p.m.at Northern MichiganNo. 19W 45–292,971
November 61:00 p.m.at No. 4 Michigan TechNo. 17W 24–750,123[10]
November 131:00 p.m.at No. 8 Winona StateNo. 15
W 16–131,658
November 2012:00 p.m.at No. 10 NorthwoodNo. 9
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs second round)
W 10–74,215[11][12]
November 271:05 p.m.at No. 4 North DakotaNo. 9
L 15–198,222

2005

2005 Grand Valley State Lakers football
NCAA Division II champion
GLIAC champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record13–0 (9–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
2005 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^   9 0     13 0  
No. 3 Saginaw Valley State * ^   9 1     11 2  
No. 18 Northwood ^   8 2     9 3  
Ashland   8 2     9 2  
Michigan Tech   6 3     6 3  
Indianapolis   5 5     6 5  
Hillsdale   4 6     5 6  
Wayne State (MI)   3 7     3 7  
Ferris State   3 7     3 8  
Gannon   3 7     3 8  
Findlay   2 8     3 8  
Mercyhurst   2 8     2 8  
Northern Michigan   2 8     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Saginaw Valley State forfeited all wins, giving all other GLIAC teams except Grand Valley State, Ashland, and Gannon one more official win than shown.
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2005 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that won the 2005 NCAA Division II national championship.

The team represented the Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a perfect 13–0 record (9–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 434 to 170, and won the GLIAC championship.[13] The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Northwest Missouri State in the championship game.

2006

2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football
NCAA Division II champion
GLIAC champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record15–0 (10–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
2006 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^   10 0     15 0  
No. 18 Northwood ^   8 2     8 3  
Ferris State   7 3     8 3  
Michigan Tech   6 4     6 4  
Saginaw Valley State   6 4     6 4  
Wayne State (MI)   6 4     6 5  
Indianapolis   5 5     6 5  
Hillsdale   5 5     5 6  
Ashland   4 6     4 6  
Mercyhurst   3 7     3 7  
Northern Michigan   3 7     3 7  
Findlay   1 9     2 9  
Gannon   1 9     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that won the 2006 NCAA Division II national championship.

The team represented Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a perfect 15–0 record (10–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 533 to 233, and won the GLIAC championship.[14]

The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Northwest Missouri State in the championship game. The championship was the second in a row for Grand Valley and the fourth in five years.

2007

2007 Grand Valley State Lakers football
GLIAC champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record12–1 (9–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
2007 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Grand Valley State $^   9 0     12 1  
No. 22 Ashland ^   8 1     8 2  
Hillsdale   7 3     8 3  
Saginaw Valley State *   7 3     7 3  
Michigan Tech   6 4     6 5  
Ferris State   5 5     6 5  
Indianapolis   5 5     6 5  
Northwood   5 5     5 5  
Northern Michigan   4 6     4 6  
Findlay   3 7     4 7  
Mercyhurst   3 7     4 7  
Wayne State (MI)   2 8     3 8  
Gannon   0 10     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Saginaw Valley State forfeited wins against Gannon, Ferris State, Northern Michigan, and Findlay.
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2007 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 2007 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a 12–1 record (9–0 in conference games), won the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 497 to 189. They advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs where they defeated North Dakota and Central Washington, but lost to Northwest Missouri State in the semifinals.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 p.m.Saint Joseph's (IN)*No. 1W 42–1411,134
September 8at AshlandNo. 1
September 157:00 p.m.FindlayNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 38–1511,710
September 221:00 p.m.at Michigan TechNo. 1W 48–63,687
September 297:00 p.m.vs. Wayne State (MI)No. 1W 41–1010,124
October 61:30 p.m.at MercyhurstNo. 1W 59–71,355
October 137:00 p.m.IndianapolisNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 41–1712,080
October 2012:00 p.m.at NorthwoodNo. 1
W 51–204,113
October 277:00 p.m.Ferris StateNo. 1
W 34–710,858
November 312:00 p.m.at Saginaw Valley StateNo. 1W 21–107,108
November 101:00 p.m.Northern MichiganNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 44–1410,270
November 2412:30 p.m. No. 9 North DakotaNo. 3
W 21–144,862
December 11:00 p.m. No. 11 Central WashingtonNo. 3
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)
W 41–215,247
December 88:05 p.m.at No. 2 Northwest Missouri State*No. 3
L 16–347,296

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2008

2008 Grand Valley State Lakers football
GLIAC champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–1 (10–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
2008 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Grand Valley State $^   10 0     11 1  
No. 15 Ashland ^   8 2     9 4  
Michigan Tech   7 3     8 3  
Wayne State (MI)   7 3     8 3  
Saginaw Valley State   7 3     7 3  
Hillsdale   6 4     7 4  
Ferris State   5 5     6 5  
Indianapolis   4 6     5 6  
Northern Michigan   2 8     2 8  
Northwood   2 8     2 8  
Findlay   1 9     2 9  
Tiffin   1 9     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2008 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 2008 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled an 11–1 record (10–0 in conference games), won the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 462 to 152. They advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs where they defeated Ashland in the first round and lost to Minnesota Duluth in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 67:00 p.m.IndianapolisNo. 2W 49–2113,201
September 1312:00 p.m.at No. 25 Saginaw Valley StateNo. 2W 36–07,468
September 207:00 p.m. No. 24 Ferris StateNo. 2
W 31–1314,612
September 277:00 p.m.Michigan TechNo. 2
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 52–612,405
October 41:30 p.m.at TiffinNo. 2
W 49–01,450
October 117:00 p.m.HillsdaleNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 41–1014,161
October 1812:00 p.m.at FindlayNo. 1W 34–101,054
October 257:00 p.m. No. 23 AshlandNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 48–4210,132
November 11:00 p.m.at Northern MichiganNo. 1
W 45–141,628
November 812:00 p.m.at No. 25 Wayne State (MI)No. 1
W 24–105,152
November 221:00 p.m. No. 15 AshlandNo. 4
W 40–75,580
November 291:00 p.m. No. 1 Minnesota DuluthNo. 4
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)
L 13–19 2OT3,548

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2009

2009 Grand Valley State Lakers football
GLIAC champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 2
Record13–2 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Koehler (2nd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle, one back[17]
Defensive coordinatorMatt Mitchell (2nd season)
Base defense4–3[17]
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
2009 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Grand Valley State $^   9 1     13 2  
No. 11 Hillsdale ^   8 2     10 3  
No. 19 Saginaw Valley State ^   8 2     9 3  
Northwood   7 3     7 3  
Findlay   6 4     7 4  
Northern Michigan   6 4     6 4  
Ashland   6 4     6 5  
Wayne State (MI)   5 5     6 5  
Indianapolis   3 7     4 7  
Michigan Tech   2 8     2 8  
Ferris State   0 10     1 10  
Tiffin   0 10     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2009 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a 13–2 record (9–1 in conference games), won the GLIAC championship for the fifth consecutive season, and qualified for the NCAA Division II playoff for the ninth straight year.[18][19]

In the playoffs, the Lakers received a bye in the first round and won in the second round, quarterfinals, and semifinals before losing to Northwest Missouri State in the national championship game.

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