GAME TWO: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 | ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN | LUBBERS STADIUM STATESMEN FOOTBALL STATESMEN FOOTBALL | 2019 OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2000 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | SEVEN GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS | FOUR NCAA REGIONAL TITLES | NINE NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES GAME GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN LAKERS SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 • 7 P.M. 2 ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN • LUBBERS STADIUM 1-0 0-0 90TH 1-0 0-0 OVERALL GSC SEASON OVERALL GLIAC ›› GAME DAY INFORMATION Location Allendale, Mich. DELTA STATE NR AT No. 10 Kickoff 7 p.m. AFCA TOP 25 GRAND VALLEY STATE AFCA TOP 25 Site Lubbers Stadium Capacity 10,440 TODD COOLEY SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 | 7 PM MATT MITCHELL Surface Artificial Turf HEAD COACH LUBBERS STADIUM HEAD COACH ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN 38-28 7TH 88-25 10Th ›› INSIDE THE SERIES OVERALL SEASON OVERALL SEASON Meeting 3rd Series Record: Grand Valley State leads 2-0 In Cleveland, Miss. GVSU leads 1-0 In Allendale, Mich. GVSU leads 1-0 Last Meeting Sept. 8, 2018 STATESMEN SET TO FACE 10TH-RANKED LAKERS AT LUBBERS Location Cleveland, Miss. | Parker-McCool R DELTA STATE TRAVELS TO GRAND VALLEY STATE : Coming off a strong defensive showing in a 24-10 victory over Tusculum University (0-1) Result L, 21-10 in the season-opener, the Statesmen (1-0, 0-0 GSC) of Delta State University travel to Allendale, Mich., on Saturday, Sept. 14 to face the No. 10-ranked Lakers (1-0, 0-0 GLIAC) of Grand Valley State University. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Lubbers Stadium. Matt Jones, Philip Tang and ›› GET SOCIAL! Lane Quinton will have the call on the Statesmen Sports Network. GVSU will also broadcast the game on ESPN3. Official Twitter Account @DSUStatesmen R INSIDE THE SERIES: Delta State and Grand Valley State are meeting for just the 3rd time on the gridiron and the 2nd time at Lubbers Sta- Football Twitter Accounts @DeltaStateFB dium. The Statesmen (1-0) are making their first trip to Allendale, Mich., since the NCAA Division II National Semifinals on Dec. 10, 2006, a @CoachToddCooley game the Lakers (1-0) went on to win 49-30. GVSU claimed a 21-10 victory at Parker Field-McCool Stadium in last year's match-up. Instagram Account @DSUAthletics R STATESMEN CORRAL PIONEERS: Delta State put on a defensive clinic under new coordinator Kelvin Green in its 24-10 season-opening Facebook Account Facebook.com/DSUStatesmen victory over Tusculum on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium. Led by Vada King's 13 tackles and Junior Faulk's pair of Hashtags #DSUFamily interceptions, the Statesmen (1-0) held the high-powered Pioneers to 282 yards of total offense and did not surrender a touchdown until the #WhereChampionsPlay final :11 seconds of the contest. DSU finished the night with 7.0 TFLs and 3.0 sacks. #DSUvsGVSU R LAKERS RUN PAST FIGHTING SCOTS: The No. 10-ranked Lakers (1-0) opened the season with a 35-10 victory over Edinboro last Saturday at Lubbers Stadium. Grand Valley State is 31-18 all-time in season-openers and have won 17-of-the-last-19 since 2001. GVSU amassed 572 yards ›› ON THE AIR of total offense, including 319 yards rushing. Aryuan Cain-Veasey rushed for a career-high 200 yards on 11 carries and a three TDs in the Radio Statesmen Sports Network win. Cole Kotopka was also quite effective, completing 18-of-29 passes for 253 yards with two TDs and a pair of interceptions. GVSU's defense Television WHCQ tallied 10 TFLs and 3.0 sacks in a dominating effort. Online (iOS | Android) GoStatesmen.com R AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS: The Statesmen will face four ranked opponents in 2019, including defending national champion and Flagship Station WMJW 107.5 FM | Cleveland, Miss. preseason No. 1 Valdosta State. DSU also squares off against No. 10 Grand Valley State, No. 14 West Georgia, and No. 20 West Alabama. Play-by-Play Matt Jones (19th season) Florida Tech is among schools receiving votes. Delta State is 11-12 against ranked opponents under coach Todd Cooley. Analyst Philip Tang (7th season) R SHEGOG SOLID IN STARTING SPOT: After being forced into the starting role two games into the 2018 campaign, sophomore quarterback Sideline Reporter Lane Quinton (8th season) Patrick Shegog led the Statesmen to a 24-10 win in the season-opener against Tusculum. The Batesville, Miss., native completed 15-of-28 Producer Kyle Partridge (3rd season) passes for 165 yards with a pair of touchdowns. He also ran six times for 15 yards. R KING'S COURT: Senior outside linebacker Vada King had a career night versus the Pioneers, as the reining GSC Defensive Player of the Week recorded a game-high 13 tackles with 2.0 TFLs. The Smiths Station, Ala., native started all 10 games for the Statesmen in 2018, finishing SCHEDULE & RESULTS with 57 tackles, 9.0 TFLs and a pair of sacks. His previous career-high for tackles was nine versus then-No. 3 West Georgia. TUSCULUM @ GRAND VALLEY ST. FLORIDA TECH @ NORTH GREENVILLE @ WEST FLORIDA VALDOSTA STATE WEST ALABAMA @ SHORTER WEST GEORGIA @ MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE SEPT. 5 | 6 PM SEPT. 14 | 7 PM SEPT. 21 | 6 PM SEPT. 28 | 6 PM OCT. 5 | 6 PM OCT. 12 | 6 PM OCT. 19 | 6 PM NOV. 2 | 12 PM NOV. 9 | 2 PM NOV. 16 | 2 PM W, 24-10 ESPN3 PIG PICKIN' | GSC-TV GSC-TV HOMECOMING HERITAGE BELL CLASSIC GOSTATESMEN.COM | @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | @COACHTODDCOOLEY | #DSUFAMILY 1 GAME TWO: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN FOOTBALL SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 | ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN | LUBBERS STADIUM DELTA STATE FAST FACTS COACHING STAFF Name of School Delta State University Head Coach Todd Cooley City/Zip Cleveland, MS 38733 Alma Mater/Year Arkansas Tech/1999 Founded 1924 Record at DSU/Years 38-28/7th Enrollment 3,832 Career Collegiate Record 38-28/7th Nickname Statesmen NCAA Playoff Record 1-2 School Colors Forest Green & White NCAA Playoff Appearances 2/2014, 2017 Affiliation NCAA Division II Football Office Phone (662) 846-4300 Conference Gulf South Best Time To Reach Mornings (9-11 a.m.) President William N. LaForge (Delta State, 1970) Athletic Director Ronnie Mayers (Delta State, 1972) ASSISTANT COACHES Kelvin Green (Clemson, 2009) Defensive Coordinator | LB STADIUM INFORMATION Jonathan Fletcher (Knox, 2011) Run Game Coordinator | OL Home Field Parker Field at McCool Stadium Tyler Hasty (Guilford, 2011) Pass Game Coordinator | WR Capacity 8,000 Chance Albersworth (Avila, 2013) Recruiting Coordinator | Defensive Line Surface Hellas Artificial Turf Geoff Terry (Buffalo, 2001) Secondary Record at Parker Field-McCool Stadium 155-89-8 Marcus Windham (Southwest Baptist, 2014) Running Backs NCAA Playoff Record at Parker-McCool 8-3 Brady Hoda (Southern Miss., 2017) Nickels | GA Cannon Gibbs (East Carolina, 2018) Linebackers | GA HISTORY Frasier Hogan (Mississippi College, 2018) Offensive Line | GA First Year of Football 1926 Karl Balls (Delta State, 1987) Defensive Line | Volunteer All-Time Record 471-396-23 GSC Championships Seven/1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 ATHLETIC TRAINING NCAA National Championships One/2000 Abby Havard, ATC/LAT Assistant AD for Sports Medicine No. of Years in NCAA Tournament Nine Christian Johnston, ATC Assistant Director NCAA Postseason Record 15-8 All-Time Bowl/Post-Season Record 17-8 EXTERNAL RELATIONS | ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Last Post-Season Appearance 2017 Delta State University’s Office of External Relations provides a full service public relations shop to Finish 1-1/L, 27-20 vs. West Alabama | NCAA 2nd Round members of the media. 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GoStatesmen.com is also optimized for all devices. Delta State University Athletics would like to thank their official printing partner, The Image Specialist! For nore information on The Image Specialist, please visit WEEKLY SCHEDULE SouthernDuplicating.com today. MONDAY | 9 TUESDAY | 10 WEDNESDAY | 11 THURSDAY | 12 FRIDAY | 13 SATURDAY | 14 SUNDAY | 15 • 11:30 AM | Press • 3:45 PM | Practice • 3:45 PM | Practice • 3:45 PM | Practice • 7 AM | Depart for GVSU • 7 PM | @ GVSU • Players Off • 6 PM | Statesman Nation GOSTATESMEN.COM | @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | @COACHTODDCOOLEY | #DSUFAMILY 2 GAME TWO: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 | ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN | LUBBERS STADIUM STATESMEN FOOTBALL GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE STANDINGS AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK TOP 25 POLL | SEPT. 10, 2019 # SCHOOL (1ST VOTES) W-L PTS. PREV. Delta State 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Florida Tech 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 1. Valdosta St. (Ga.) (31) 1-0 799 1 2. Ferris St. (Mich.) 1-0 732 2 North Greenville 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 3.