Grand Valley State Laker Football 2014
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GV-HC14_FSU-2003.qxp 10/2/14 4:36 PM Page 1 GRAND VALLEY STATE LAKER FOOTBALL 2014 2002 NCAA DII 2003 NCAA DII 2005 NCAA DII 2006 NCAA DII NATIONAL CHAMPIONS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2001 NCAA DII 2009 NCAA DII NATIONAL FINALIST NATIONAL FINALIST INSIDE LAKER FOOTBALL THE GAME : Grand Valley State (1-3, 1-2) at Hillsdale College (2-2, 2-1) Associate AD/Media Relations: Tim Nott DATE : Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 Email: [email protected] TIME : 4:30 p.m. (ET) Office Phone: (616) 331-3275 ITE Cell Phone: (616) 498-4713 S : Frank “Muddy” Waters Stadium (8,500) Fax: (616) 331-3838 RADIO : ESPN 96.1 - Steve Lloyd-Jones (play-by-play) and Greg Johnson (color) Web: GVSULakers.com THE COACHES RADIO - The Grand Valley State Football Radio Network will carry every Laker Grand Valley State • Matt Mitchell (Cornell College, 1997) • 40-14/.740 (5th) football game live on its flagship station Hillsdale College • Keith Otterbein (Hillsdale, 1979) • 139-99-3/.583 (21st) ESPN 96.1 FM. Steve Lloyd-Jones handle the play-by-play. The GVSU Football SERIES Tailgate show will begin 90 minutes prior to The Series kickoff on ESPN 96.1. The hour-long • pregame show will be broadcast on all • Grand Valley State leads the all-time series with Hillsdale by a 26-11 margin and GVSU Football affiliates one hour before claimed a 31-21 decision a year ago in Allendale. Three-of-the-last-six regular season kickoff. matchups have been decided by three points. GVSU is averaging 43.3 points per game RADIO AFFILIATES versus the Chargers since 2001 and have scored 41 or more points six times. Hillsdale is ESPN-FM 96.1 Grand Rapids averaging 20.6 points during that same stretch. WMUS-FM 107.9 Muskegon WDFN-AM 1130 Detroit WKMI-AM 1360 Kalamazoo • Last Week - Grand Valley State scored 35 points in the first half, followed by a 31-point WIMS-AM 1420 Michigan City, Ind. second half en route to a 66-28 victory over Lake Erie. GVSU rushed for 399 yards (8th WHFB-AM 1060 Benton Harbor-St. Joseph all-time) and six TDs (5th all-time), highlighted by Kirk Spencer (15-143, 2 td) and Chris WBRN-AM 1460 Big Rapids Robinson (8-88, 3 td). The Laker defense held the nations second-leading rusher to just 38 WBRN-FM 107.7 Big Rapids WBRN-FM 95.1 Reed City yards. WHTC-AM 1450 Holland WFNT-AM 1470 Flint • Grand Valley State enters its 44th season of football. The Lakers sport a 354-132-3 all- WTVB-AM 1590 Coldwater time record. GVSU’s .729 winning percentage tops all Division II schools and is third all- WTVB-FM 95.5 Coldwater WTKA-AM 1050 Ann Arbor time in all divisions behind Notre Dame (.733) and Michigan (.732). WLBY-AM 1290 Ann Arbor WJIM-AM 1240 Lansing • Grand Valley State has the second longest streak for consecutive games without being WVFN-AM 730 Lansing shutout at 271 games. The Lakers were last shutout by Ferris State (23-0) in 1992. Valdosta State’s 274 games without being shutout is the longest streak. GVSU Football Radio Show - The GVSU Football Radio Show, which will air every Thursday from 6-7 p.m. on ESPN 2014 LAKER SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 96.1 FM, will originate from the Main Street Pub in Allendale. The hour long show, will Date . .Opponent . .Site . .Television/Web . .Time/Score review the previous week’s game and preview the upcoming opponent. Sept. 4 . .at Azusa Pacific . .Azusa, Calif. .CBS College Sports . .L 26-23 2OT Sept. 13 . .Ohio Dominican* . .Allendale, Mich. .GVSN/Xfinity . .L 28-24 GVSU F OOTBALL I NSIDER - Monday’s from Sept. 20 . .at Ferris State* . .Big Rapids, Mich. .L 42-17 7-8 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings Downtown Sept. 27 . .Lake Erie* . .Allendale, Mich. .GVSN/Xfinity . .W 66-28 GR. Steve Lloyd-Jones and Bret Bakita will break down GVSU and the GLIAC from Oct. 4 . .at Hillsdale* . .Hillsdale, Mich. .4:30 p.m. week-to-week. The show will focus on Oct. 11 . .Wayne State* . .Allendale, Mich. .GVSN/Xfinity . .7:00 p.m. college football in the State of Michigan. Oct. 18 . .at Michigan Tech* . .Houghton, Mich. .1:00 p.m. Oct. 25 . .at Findlay* . .Findlay, Ohio. .12:00 p.m. Nov. 1 . .Ashland* . .Allendale, Mich. .GVSN/Xfinity . .7:00 p.m. Nov. 8 . .Tiffin* . .Allendale, Mich. .GVSN/Xfinity . .4:00 p.m. Nov. 15 . .at Saginaw Valley State * .Saginaw, Mich. .1:00 p.m. GV-HC14_FSU-2003.qxp 10/2/14 4:36 PM Page 2 LAKER FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • Grand Valley State, the only Division II team in the country to win eight or GVSU leads series 26-11 more games every year since 2001, will have a daunting schedule in 2014. -Two opponents won 10 or more games; Last Meeting: @GV 31, HC 21 (2013) -Five opponetns won eight or more games Last Meeting at GV: GV 31, HC 21 -Four road opponents won eight or more games (2013) -Three GLIAC opponents that won eight or more GLIAC games Last Meeting @HC: GV 42, @HC 23 -Seven of 10 GLIAC opponents had a winning record in league play in 2013 (2012) -The combined record of the 2014 opponents from 2013 was 71-51 Series At GV: 17-3 Series At HC: 9-8 • GVSU has the most wins (162) and the top winning percentage (.870) in DII Current Series Win Streak: 2, GV (2012- football since 2000. 13) Longest Series Win Streak: 10, GV • Laker Football since 2001 (1995-2008) - Last 100 games in regular season . .88-12 First Game: @GV 14, HC 10 - Last 100 games overall . .86-14 Most Points Scored By GV: 58 (2004) - Overall record since last six games of 2000 . .162-23 (@GV 58, HC 7) - Regular season mark since last six games of 2000 . .130-16 Most Points Scored By HC: 41 (2010) - Regular season mark since 2001 . .124-16 (@GV 44, HC 41 ) - Home record since 2001 . .88-6 Last HC Win: 2011 (@HC 34, GV 31) - Road record since 2001 . .62-15 Last GV Win: 2013 (@GV 31, HC 21) - Neutral site record since 2001 . .6-2 Most Decisive Score: GV 51 (2004) - GLIAC record since 2001 . .113-15 (@ GV 58, HC 7) - GLIAC home record since 2001 . .60-5 - GLIAC road record since 2001 . .51-10 *Two neutral site GLIAC Games ALL -T IME SERIES RESULTS 2013: @GV 31, HC 21 2012: GV 42, @HC 23 • GVSU has five players that have over 1,000 all-purpose yards. 2011: @HC 34, GV 31 2010: @GV 44, HC 41 Returns Rushing Receiving Total 2009: @GV 44, HC 27 (NCAA Playoffs) 2009: @HC 27, GV 24 RB Michael Ratay 134 2,226 790 3,150 2008: @GV 41, HC 10 RB Kirk Spencer 851 1,679 329 2,859 2005: GV 38, @HC 10 RB Hersey Jackson 25 1,100 11 1,136 2004: @GV 58, HC 7 2003: GV 37, @HC 24 RB Chris Robinson 0 1,747 250 1,997 2002: @GV 44, HC 19 TE Jamie Potts 41 37 1,515 1,593 2001: @GV 57, HC 21 2000: GV 31, @HC 29 1997: @GV 14, HC 12 • Senior QB Heath Parling completed 44-of-84 passes for 490 yards and three 1996: GV 17, @HC 16 TDs in two games this season...Has completed 411-of-695 passes for 6,122 yards 1995: @GV 25, HC 20 and 72 TDs in his career...His 6,122 passing yards ranks sixth all-time...Parling is 1994: @HC 33, GV 20 1993: HC 38, @GV 21 fourth in all-time TD passes with 72...Ranks seventh in all-time total offense with 1992: GV 34, @HC 21 6,157 yards...Parling recorded career-highs in completions (28) and attempts (48) 1991: @GV 9, HC 6 vs. Ohio Dominican. 1990: @HC 38, GV 34 1989: @GV 31, HC 17 1988: @HC 20, GV 0 • Senior QB Isiah Grimes has completed 28-of-61 passes for 437 yards and three 1987: @GV 28, HC 13 TDs this season...Completed 18-of-29 passes for 234 yards and one TD vs. Lake 1986: @HC 25, GV 22 1985: HC 21, @GV 14 Erie...Completed 227-of-404 passes for 4,107 yards and 33 TDs in his career. 1984: @HC 20, GV 6 Grimes started seven games in 2012, six games in 2013 and one in 2014. 1983: @GV 12, HC 10 1982: @HC 24, GV 19 1981: @GV 23, HC 12 • GV QB’s Combined - Senior QBs Heath Parling and Isiah Grimes have 1980: @HC 27, GV 9 combined to complete 638-of-1,099 passes for 10,229 yards and 106 TDs in 40 1979: @GV 28, HC 6 career starts. 1978: GV 28, @HC 21 1977: @GV 31, HC 20 1976: GV 16, @HC 3 • Senior running back Michael Ratay has rushed for 151 yards and three TDs on 1975: @GV 31, HC 14 42 carries in his return from a knee injury that cost him the final six games in 1974: GV 14, @HC 10 2013...Ratay rushed for 1,012 yards and 16 TDs on just 138 carries in nine games in 2013...Ratay has rushed for 2,226 yards and 36 TDs in his career, good for 12th all-time...In addition, Ratay has caught 70 passes for 790 yards and three TDs in his career...Ranks 15th in career all-purpose yards with 3,032 yards.