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GRAND VALLEY STATE LAKER FOOTBALL 2015 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 (0-0, 0-0 GLIAC) vs. Southwest Baptist (0-0, 0-0 GLVC) Associate AD/Media Relations: Tim Nott DATE : Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 Email: [email protected] TIME : 7:00 p.m. (ET) Office Phone: (616) 331-3275 ITE Cell Phone: (616) 498-4713 S : Lubbers Stadium (10,444) 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) • 45-16/.737 (6th) football game live on its flagship station Southwest Baptist • Robert Clardy (Southwest Baptist) • 0-0/.000 (1st) ESPN 96.1 FM. Steve Lloyd-Jones handle the play-by-play. The GVSU Football The Series Tailgate show will begin 90 minutes prior to kickoff on ESPN 96.1. The hour-long This will be the first-ever meeting between Grand Valley State and Southwest Baptist. pregame show will be broadcast on all GVSU is 5-7 all-time versus schools from Missouri, including a 1-1 record in 2013. The GVSU Football affiliates one hour before Lakers claimed a 31-15 win over Truman State, but dropped a 27-13 decision at kickoff. Northwest Missouri State in the NCAA DII Semifinals. RADIO AFFILIATES • Grand Valley State is 27-17 in season-opening games...The Lakers are 14-6 when ESPN-FM 96.1 Grand Rapids opening the season at home, 12-10 when opening the season on the road and 1-1 at a WMUS-FM 107.9 Muskegon neutral site. WDFN-AM 1130 Detroit WKMI-AM 1360 Kalamazoo WIMS-AM 1420 Michigan City, Ind. • Grand Valley State is in its 45th season of football and sport a 359-134-3 all-time record. WHFB-AM 1060 Benton Harbor-St. Joseph GVSU’s .730 winning percentage tops all Division II schools and is third all-time in all WBRN-AM 1460 Big Rapids divisions behind Notre Dame (.733) and Michigan (.731). WBRN-FM 107.7 Big Rapids WBRN-FM 95.1 Reed City WHTC-AM 1450 Holland • Grand Valley State has the second longest streak for consecutive games without being WFNT-AM 1470 Flint shutout at 278 games. The Lakers were last shutout by Ferris State (23-0) in 1992. WTVB-AM 1590 Coldwater Valdosta State’s 281 games without being shutout is the longest streak. WTVB-FM 95.5 Coldwater WTKA-AM 1050 Ann Arbor WLBY-AM 1290 Ann Arbor • GVSU has the most wins (167) and the top winning percentage (.852) in DII football since 2000. Matt Mitchell Radio Show - The GVSU Football Radio Show, which will air every Thursday from 6-7 p.m. on ESPN 96.1 FM, will originate from the Main Street Pub in Allendale. The hour long show, will 2015 LAKER SCHEDULE AND RESULTS review the previous week’s game and preview the upcoming opponent. Date . .Opponent . .Site . .Television/Web . .Time/Score Sept. 3 . .Southwest Baptist . .Allendale, Mich. .GVSN/Xfinity . .7:00 pm GVSU F OOTBALL I NSIDER - Monday’s from 7-8 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings Downtown Sept. 12 . .at Ohio Dominican . .Columbus, Ohio . .12:30 pm GR. Steve Lloyd-Jones and Bret Bakita will Sept. 19 . .Ferris State . .Allendale, Mich. .7:00 pm break down GVSU and the GLIAC from Sept. 26 . .at Lake Erie . .Painesville, Ohio . .1:00 pm week-to-week. The show will focus on Oct. 3 . .Hillsdale . .Allendale, Mich. .GVSN/Xfinity . .7:00 pm college football in the State of Michigan. Oct. 10 . .at Wayne State . .Detroit, Mich. .6:00 pm Oct. 17 . .Michigan Tech . .Allendale, Mich. .GVSN/Xfinity . .7:00 pm Oct. 24 . .Findlay . .Allendale, Mich. .GVSN/Xfinity . .7:00 pm Oct. 31 . .at Ashland . .Ashland, Ohio . .7:00 pm Nov. 7 . .at Tiffin . .Tiffin, Ohio . .1:30 pm NOv. 14 . .Saginaw Valley State . .Allendale, Mich. .GVSN/Xfinity . .1:00 pm LAKER FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • Laker Football since 2001 THE SERIES : First Meeting - Last 100 games in regular season . .85-15 - Last 100 games overall . .80-20 - Overall record since last six games of 2000 . .166-25 - Regular season mark since last six games of 2000 . .136-18 - Regular season mark since 2001 . .130-18 - Home record since 2001 . .90-7 - Road record since 2001 . .65-16 - Neutral site record since 2001 . .6-2 - GLIAC record since 2001 . .118-17 - GLIAC home record since 2001 . .62-6 - GLIAC road record since 2001 . .54-11 *Two neutral site GLIAC Games (2-0) • Sophomore WR Brandon Bean has six catches for 89 yards and two TDs...Bean returned 11 kickoffs for 246 yards...First career reception covered 18 yards and went for a TD vs. Ohio Dominican. • Junior RB Terrell Dorsey has rushed for 463 yards and one TD in his career...Dorsey rushed for 276 yards in the final three games a year ago. • Junior WR Joe Robbins hauled in 17 catches for 170 yards and a TD in 2014. • Senior RB Kirk Spencer ranks 18th in career all-purpose yards with 3,080 (1,774 rushing, 962 returns, 344 receiving). • Junior LB Marquez Gollman tallied 40 tackles, six TFL, two interceptions and LL IME ERIES ESULTS three pass deflections in 2014. A -T S R • Senior RB Ben Hutchins has rushed for 588 yards and eight TDs on 96 career carries...Did not play in 2014 due to injury. • Junior WR Matt Williams caught 12 passes for 181 yards and three TDs, while returning 17 punts for 181 yards. • Sophomore QB Bart Williams has completed 1-of-2 passes for nine yards and a TD. • Junior DL DeOndre Hogan recorded 60 tackles, 11 TFL and eight QB sacks as a sophomore in 2013...Hogan was an All-GLIAC selection and a 2-time GLIAC POW in 2013...Medical redshirt in 2014. • Senior SS Brad Horling has 198 career tackles, 17.5 TFL, 10 pass deflections and three INTs...Brad is a 3-time Academic All-GLIAC honoree. • Senior DL Matt Judon is a preseason all-american candidate...Judon has 123 tackles, 14 QB sacks, 28 TFL, nine pass deflections and five forced fumbles in his career...Recorded 72 tackles, 19 TFL and 8.5 QB sacks in 2014. • Junior LB Joe Moran recorded 45 tackles in 2014 and has 62 stops in his career. • Sophomore FS Garrett Pougnet tallied 22 tackles, three pass deflections and recovered two fumbles in 2014. • Sophomore LB Collin Schlosser recorded 18 tackles and two TFL as a RFR. • Sophomore SS Kyle Short tallied 26 total tackles in 2014. LAKER FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Career Receiving • Junior LB David Talley has 81 career tackles, nine TFL, five pass deflections Rk Name Rec Yds TD and 2.5 QB sacks...Talley notched 55 total tackles in 2014. 1. David Kircus 222 4,142 76 2. Jason Trice 173 2,344 17 • Junior DE Alton Voss has recorded 38 total tackles in two season’s with the 3. Brandon Langston 155 2,295 27 Lakers, but the 2014 campaign was his first at DE...Notched 19 tackles and four 4. Eric Fowler 148 2,701 29 TFL a year ago. 5. Blake Smolen 133 2,220 19 6. Charles Johnson 128 2,229 31 • Junior PK Joel Schipper has converted 109-of-112 PATs and 20-of-25 field 7. Jamie Potts 125 2,131 23 goals in his career. Career Rushing Rk Name Car Yds TD The 2015 season-opener for Grand Valley State will feature a new opponent in 1. James Berezik 517 3,630 27 Southwest Baptist University tonight at Lubbers Stadium. The Lakers will 8. Isiah Lipsey 426 2,581 19 entertain this Great Lakes Valley Conference opponent out of Bolivar, Missouri 9. Astin Martin 476 2,469 14 that turned in a record of 4-7 in 2014. First-year head coach Robert Clardy took 10. Will Roach 511 2,431 24 over in June and returns the majority of the offensive unit, including preseason 11. Cullen Finnerty 565 2,383 31 all-america receiver Nathan Bourik. The Bearcat defense returns seven starters 12. Chris Robinson 436 2,373 23 and key reserves that saw action in 2014. Sixth-year head coach Matt Mitchell 13. Mike Ratay 349 2,226 36 returns 47 letterwinners, including 22 players that have started at some point in 14. John Mahan 419 2,130 8 their career, for the 2015 campaign. 15. Ray Bukner 511 2,120 20 A year ago the Lakers returned over 9,000 passing yards and 100 touchdown 16. Blake Smolen 298 2,070 16 passes between the two quarterbacks (Heath Parling/Isiah Grimes). The 2015 17. Spencer Calhoun 303 2,041 6 returning cast has completed 1-of-2 passes for nine yards and a TD in a Laker 18. Justin Sherrod 276 2,034 17 uniform. Sophomore Bart Williams will get his first career start tonight after 19. Jamarl Eiland 367 1,941 19 seeing action in three games a year ago. Junior Ryan West played in 13 games 20. Bruce Calhoun 373 1,830 16 for Southern Illinois the last two years with six starts. West completed 127-of- 21. Anthony Evans 306 1,784 8 231 passes for 1,274 yards and 13 TDs for the Salukis. 22. Kirk Spencer 256 1,774 11 The crew at running back brings speed, power and the ability to catch the ball out of the backfield.