GVSU-Tiffin Football Gamenotes

The #17 Grand Valley State Laker football team will hit the road for a GLIAC matchup at Tiffin Saturday afternoon. GVSU (7-2, 6-2 GLIAC) and Tiffin (5-4, 4-4 GLIAC) will kicloff at 1:30 p.m. at Frost-Kalnow Stadium. The Lakers enter the game ranked eighth in the latest NCAA DII Super Region 4 rankings and need a win to remain in playoff contention. You can catch all of the action live on the GVSN radion network with Steve Lloyd-Jones (p-b-p) and Greg Johnson (color) calling the action.

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The Coaches
Grand Valley State • Matt Mitchell (Cornell College, 1997) • 52-18/.745 (6th) 
Tiffin • Gary Goff (Valdosta State) • 15-38 (four)

Series
• Grand Valley State leads the all-time series with Tiffin by a 7-0 margin. The Lakers have outscored Tiffin by a combined point total of 349-62 in those seven meetings, with the average score through seven games GV 49.8 - TU 8.8. In addition, the Lakers have shutout Tiffin three times (2008, 2010, 2012) in the seven meetings.

• Grand Valley State is in its 45th season of football and sport a 366-136-3 all-time record. GVSU's .726 winning percentage tops all Division II schools and is third all-time in all divisions behind Notre Dame (.733) and Michigan (.732).

• Grand Valley State has the second longest streak for consecutive games without being shutout at 287 games. The Lakers were last shutout by Ferris State (23-0) in 1992. Valdosta State's 290 games without being shutout is the longest streak. 

Last Week
• Grand Valley State and Ashland had an offenive shootout in matchup of top 10 teams that the Eagles won 45-31. However, a pair of defensive stands by Ashland's defense proved to be the difference in the final score. The Lakers were unable to even the score in the second half despite being in prime scoring position. Sophomore QB Bart Williams became the first QB in Laker football history to throw for over 383 yards and four TDs in back-to-back games, while GVSU had three receivers go over the 100-yard receiving mark in the same game for the second time in program history. Matt Williams (5-185, 3 TD), Jamie Potts (6-111) and Nick Dodson (6-111, 1 TD) each broke the 100-yard receiving mark. Marquez Gollman led the defense with 13 tackles, while Donte Carey chipped in 10 stops and David Talley nine. 

• Laker Football since 2001
    - Last 100 games in regular season    85-15
    - Last 100 games overall    80-20
    - Overall record since last six games of 2000    173-27
    - Regular season mark since last six games of 2000    143-20
    - Regular season mark since 2001    137-20
    - Home record since 2001    94-8
    - Road record since 2001    68-17
    - Neutral site record since 2001    6-2
    - GLIAC record since 2001    124-19
    - GLIAC home record since 2001    65-7
    - GLIAC road record since 2001    57-12    
*Two neutral site GLIAC Games (2-0)

• Sophomore QB Bart Williams has completed 167-of-287 passes for 2,517 yards and 28 TDs...Williams is averaging 279.7 yards passing per game and has a pass efficiency rating of 158.48...Leads the GLIAC and ranks 6th in the country in passing TDs with 28...3rd in the GLIAC and 7th nationally in passing efficiency (158.48)...Leads the GLIAC and ranks 11th nationally in yards per completion (15.07)...Broke the 300 yard passing mark four times.
• Impressive college debut, completing 23-of-36 passes for 300 yards and four TDs vs. Southwest Baptist...Williams' 23 completions, four TDs and 300 passing yards were all Laker football highs for a first-time starter.
• Completed 15-of-31 passes for 195 yards and one TD at #7 Ohio Dominican in first road start.
• Completed 14-of-32 passes for 227 yards and three TDs vs. Ferris State.
• Completed 12-of-17 passes for 262 yards and two TDs at Lake Erie. Averaged 21.8 yards per completion vs. the Storm.
• Completed 19-of-32 passes for 156 yards and three TDs vs. Hillsdale.
• Completed 25-of-37 passes for 327 yards and four TDs at Wayne State.
• Hit on 16-of-26 passes for 280 yards and three TDs vs. #9 Michigan Tech.
• Completed 22-of-36 passes for a career-high 383 yards and four TDs vs. Findlay.
• Completed 21-of-41 passes for 387 yards and four TDs at #5 Ashland.

• Senior WR Jamie Potts has 29 catches for 586 yards and nine TDs...Third in the GLIAC and 19th nationally in receiving TDs....Averaging 41.0 yards per punt and has dropped 10 inside the opponent 10 yard line...Tallied 154 career receptions for 2,717 yards and 32 TDs in his career...Ranks second in receiving yards with 2,717, fourth in receptions with 156 and second in receiving TDs with 32...Caught two passes for 39 yards and a TD in his first game of the season vs. Ferris State...Hauled in four rececptions for 102 yards and a TD at Lake Erie...Pulled down four catches for 45 yards and two TDs vs. Hillsdale...Caught four passes for 59 yards and a TD at Wayne State...Hauled in three passes for 80 yards and two TDs vs. #9 Michigan Tech...Caught six passes for 150 yards and two TDs, while also taking a fake punt 60 yards for a rushing TD...Hauled in six catches for 111 yards at #5 Ashland. 

• Junior WR Matt Williams leads the team in receptions (38) and ranks third in receiving yards with 583...Leads the squad in TD catches (10)...Leads the GLIAC and ranks sixth nationally in punt return average (18.0 ypr)...Set then career highs in receptions (7), yards (104) and TD catches (2) in the opener vs. SBU...Returned one punt for 23 yards...Caught three passes for 36 yards and a TD at #7 Ohio Dominican...Caught four passes for 80 yards and a TD, while returning a punt 40 yards at Lake Erie...Hauled in five catches for 42 yards and a TD vs. Hillsdale...Returned a punt 61 yards for a TD, the 7th-longest punt return for a TD in Laker football history...Caught six passes for 56 yards and a TD, while returning a punt 26 yards at Wayne State...Pulled down three passes for 52 yards vs. #9 Michigan Tech...Caught five passes for a career-high 123 yards and three TDs.

• Freshman WR Nick Dodson has 16 receptions for 287 yards and three TDs...Caught three passes for 43 yards and his first collegiate TD at Wayne State...Caught one pass for 52 yards vs. #9 Michigan Tech...Hauled in a career three receptions for 56 yards and a TD vs. Findlay...Caught a career-high six passes for 111 yards and a TD at #5 Ashland. Broke the 100-yard receiving mark for the first time in his career. 

• Sophomore Urston Smith has 10 receptions for 114 yards and a TD in 2015...Made an impressive debut for the Lakers, hauling in three receptions for 47 yards, including a 31-yard TD reception...Caught two passes for 18 yards vs. Findlay.

• Senior RB Kirk Spencer leads the squad with 712 rushing yards and eight TDs on 140 carries...Hauled 26 passes for 173 yards and returned 21 kickoffs for 496 yards (23.6 ypr)...Leads the team and ranks third in the GLIAC in all-purpose yards with 1,381 yards...Sixth in career all-purpose yards for the Lakers with 4,461...Ranks 9th in career rushing yards with 2,486 yards...Named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week vs. Lake Erie College after accounting for five TDs...Rushed for 94 yards and two TDs on 18 carries, while returning three kickoffs for 81 yards at #7 Ohio Domincian...Rushed for 50 yards on 10 carries, caught four passes for 16 yards and returned three kickoffs 76 yards vs. Ferris State...Rushed for 164 yards and four TDs, caught two passes for 15 yards and returned four kickoffs 73 yards at Lake Erie...Toted the ball 13 times for 58 yards and returned two kickoffs 50 yards vs. Hillsdale...Rushed for 88 yards and a TD and caught three passes for 41 yards at Wayne State...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark with 103 yards vs. #9 Michigan Tech and notched 209 all-purpose yards...Rushed for 79 yards and a TD, whle catching five passes for 42 yards vs. Findlay.

• RS Freshman RB Marty Carter has rushed for 387 yards and three TD on 53 carries in six games...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark for first time of his career vs. Hillsdale (102)...Rushed 76 yards and a TD, while catching two passes for 11 yards in his first collegiate game vs. Southwest Baptist...Ripped off a 52-yard run vs. SBU...Rushed for 93 yards on 11 carries at Lake Erie...Rushed for 102 yards and a TD on just eight carries vs. Hillsdale...Toted the ball six times for 37 yards and a TD vs. #9 Michigan Tech...Rushed for 41 yards on four carries vs. Findlay.

• Senior DL Matt Judon leads the nation, regardless of division in QB sacks with 14.5 (-85)...Leads the GLIAC in tackles for loss with 15.5 (-85) and 20th nationally...Ranks fifth on the team in total tackles with 46...Judon has 169 career tackles and ranks fifth in career QB sacks (28.5) and  10th in TFL with 43.5 TFL in his career...Opened the season in fine fashion. Judon was named the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the opener vs. Southwest Baptist. Judon tallied nine total tackles, including 4.5 QB sacks (-21) which was the second-best, single-game total in GVSU history...Notched seven tackles, a QB sack (-7) and a TFL at #7 Ohio Dominican...Tallied five tackles a QB sack (-4) and a TFL (-4) vs. Ferris State..Recorded three tackles and a pass breakup vs. Hillsdale...Tallied eight tackles and 3.5 QB sacks (-20) and TFL (3.5) at Wayne State...Notched six tackles and 2.5 QB sacks (-19) and TFL...Recorded four tackles, 2.0 TFL (-13) and 2.0 QB sacks (-13) vs. Findlay.

• Junior DL DeOndre Hogan has 44 tackles, 7.0 TFL  (-20), three QB sack (-12) and an interception...Recorded nine tackles, 3.0 TFL (-6) and a QB sack (-2) in the opener vs. SBU...Tallied five tackles and a TFL at #7 Ohio Dominican...Recorded three tackles at Wayne State...Tallied eight tackles, a QB sack (-9) and a TFL (-9) vs. #9 Michigan Tech...Notched six tackles a QB sack (-1) and a TFL (-1) vs. Findlay...Has 104 career tackles, 18.5 TFL and 10 QB sacks...Tallied six tackles and a TFL at #5 Ashland.

• Junior LB David Talley leads the squad in total tackles with 78...Has 8.0 TFL (-27) and three QB sack (-18)...Tallied eight tackles, a TFL (-5) and a QB sack (-3) in the Lakers' opener vs. SBU...Recorded 10 tackles and a TFL at #7 Ohio Dominican...Tallied a season-high 13 tackles and 2.0 TFL vs. Ferris State...Notched four tackles and two QB hurries vs. Hillsdale...Recorded three tackles at Wayne State...Recorded the sixth-best, single-game tackle total with 18 vs. #9 Michigan Tech...Notched 11 tackles, 3.0 TFL (-13) and 2.0 QB sacks (-12) vs. Findlay...Recorded 159 career tackles and 17.0 TFL and 5.5 QB sacks.

• RS Freshman Devin McKissic has 30 tackles, two interceptions, three pass breakups and a fumble recovery...Turned in a strong performance in his first collegiate game with seven solo tackles and recovered a fumble, while also returning six kickoffs for 137 yards vs. SBU...Tallied six tackles and picked off first pass in his career at #7 Ohio Dominican...Notched four tackles and a pass deflection at Lake Erie...Picked off a pass and tallied a PBU at Wayne State...Tallied six tackles vs. #9 Michigan Tech.
• Sophomore LB Collin Schlosser ranks fourth on the team in tackles with  48 tackles, while also recording 3.0 QB sacks (-20) and 4.0 TFL (-24) this season...Tallied six tackles, a QB sack (-9) that resulted in a safety vs. SBU...Tallied six tackles, 1.5 TFL and 1.0 QB sacks vs. Ferris State...Notched five tackles vs. Hillsdale, including a TFL (-3)...Notched three tackles a QB sack (-7) and a TFL (-7) at Wayne State...Recorded a career-high 15 tackles vs. #9 Michigan Tech...Tallied four tackles, a PBU and a QB hurry vs. Findlay...Notched seven tackles at #5 Ashland.

• Junior LB Marquez Gollman ranks second on the team in total tackles with 74...Has 3.0 TFL (-12), a QB sack, two interceptions and three PBU...Notched four tackles, 1.5 TFL (-7) and a QB sack in the season opener vs. SBU...Tallied five tackles and picked off a pass at #7 Ohio Dominican...Notched six tackles vs. FSU...Notched seven tackles, a TFL and returned an interception 35 yards for a TD at Lake Erie...Tallied five tackles vs. Hillsdale...Recorded a team-high nine tackles at Wayne State...Notched a career-high 17 tackles vs. #9 Michigan Tech, the sixth-best, single-game mark in GVSU annals...Tallied eight tackles a TFL and a PBU vs. Findlay...Recorded 13 tackles and a pass break up at #5 Ashland.

• Sophomore FS Garrett Pougnet ranks third on the team in total tackles with 67, while also recording 6.5 TFL (-13), two interceptons and a forced a fumble...Recorded five tackles, 1.5 TFL (-2) and picked off a pass vs. SBU...Notched nine tackles, a TFL and forced a fumble at #7 Ohio Dominican...Tallied a career-high 13 tackles at Lake Erie...Notched nine tackles and 1.5 TFL (-3) vs. Hillsdale...Notched three tackles and a TFL at Wayne State...Recorded 10 tackles, a QB sack (-5) and a TFL (-5) vs. #9 Michigan Tech...Tallied seven tackles, a TFL and a QB hurry vs. Findlay...Notched nine stops at #5 Ashland. 

• Senior SS Brad Horling ranks fifth on the team in total tackles with 43...Tallied 3.0 TFL (-14)...Horling has 241 tackles, 20.5 TFL, seven pass deflections and three INTs in his career...Tallied two tackles vs. SBU to hit the 200 career-tackles mark...Recorded four tackles at #7 Ohio Dominican...Notched 10 tackles and 1.5 TFL (-7) at Lake Erie...Recorded five tackles at Wayne State...Tallied six tackles and a TFL (-6) vs. #9 Michigan Tech...

• Junior LB Joe Moran has 42 total tackles, 2.0 TFL and a 1.5 QB sacks...Notched 2.0 TFL and a QB sack on the year...Recorded five tackles and an interception vs. SBU...Notched seven tackles at #7 Ohio Dominican...Recorded eight tackles vs. Ferris State...Tallied two tackles, a QB sack (-5) and a TFL (-5) Lake Erie...Recorded five tackles vs. Hillsdale...Notched five tackles and .5 QB sack and TFL at Wayne State...Tallied five tackles vs. Findlay...Notched seven tackles at #5 Ashland. 

• Junior DE Alton Voss ranks seventh on the team in tackles with 35...Third on the squad with 7.5 TFL...Has 1.5 QB sacks, a pass deflection and a fumble recovery...Tallied two tackles and a TFL (-6) vs. SBU...Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week for his effort vs. Hillsdale...Notched six tackles and a PBU at #7 Ohio Domincian...Recorded a career-high nine tackles and a TFL vs. Ferris State...Tallied four tackles and 2.0 TFL (-5) at Lake Erie...Notched seven tackles and a career-high 3.0 TFL (-11) vs. Hillsdale...Notched four tackles and reovered a fumble vs. #9 Michigan Tech...Recorded three tackles and 1.0 QB sacks (-7) and a TFL (-7).

• Sophomore Keane Belcher has 13 tackles, 3.0 TFL (-20), 2.0 QB sacks (-15) and a fumble recovery on the year...Tallied three tackles, a QB sack (-8) and blocked a field goal versus Southwest Baptist...Notched five tackles, 2.0 TFL (-12) and a QB sack (-7) at Lake Erie...Recorded a tackle and recovered a fumble at Wayne State.

• Junior PK Joel Schipper is 44-for-45 in PATs and 11-for-12 in field goals in 2015...Ranks second in the GLIAC and fourth in the country in FG percentage (.917)...Third in the GLIAC in field goals per game (1.25)...Ranks 7th in GVSU annals in career points with 246...He has converted 153-of-157 PATs in his career...Schipper is 31-of-37 in career field goals...Was 3-3 in PATs and 2-2 in field goals with a 44 yarder in the wind and the game-winner from 22 yards out at #7 Ohio Dominican...Kicked a career-long 46 yard field goal vs. FSU...Converted 8-of-9 PATs and hit a 22 yard field goal at Lake Erie...Hit a career-high three FG (37, 29, 24) vs. Hillsdale...Hit a 27 yard field goal and was 5-for-5 in PATs at Wayne State...Kicked a 34 yard field goal and converted five PATs vs. #9 Michigan Tech...7-for-7 in PATs and 1-2 in field goals vs. Findlay...Converted a 40 yard field goal and four PATs at #5 Ashland.
• Sophomore WR Brandon Bean is third on the team in receptions (33) and leads the team in receiving yards (628), while ranking third in TDs (6)...Broke the 100-yard receiving mark three tmes this season...Leads the nation in yards per catch for anyone with 30 receptions or more (19.0)...Leads the GLIAC in receiving yards (628) and receiving yards per game (89.7)...Hauled in four catches for 88 yards and a TD vs. Southwest Baptist...Caught a 41-yard TD pass on the Lakers' opening possession of the season...Caught a career-high seven passes for 124 yards at #7 Ohio Dominican...Pulled down five catches for a career-high 134 yards and two TDs vs. Ferris State, including a 60-yard TD reception...Took second play of the game 73 yards for a touchdown at Lake Erie...Caught three passes for 28 yards vs. Hillsdale...Caught a career-high eight passes for 124 yards and a TD at Wayne State...Hauled in five catches for 57 yards and a TD vs. #Michigan Tech.

• RS Freshman punter Collin Cribley earned GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors in his first collegiate football game...Cribley averaged 42.7 yards per punt and dropped three inside the SBU 20 yard line. Southwest Baptist had an averaged starting spot of its own 20 yard line following a GV punt. 

• GVSU leads the nation in QB sacks with 31 (-185) and ranks second in the GLIAC in tackles for loss with 71 (-297)...Eighteen Lakers have tallied a TFL, while 10 have a QB sack. 

• The Lakers rank first in the GLIAC in turnover Margin (1.22) and turnovers gained (23).

• Grand Valley State ranks fourth in the GLIAC and 10th nationally in team pass efficiency rating (158.54).

• GVSU leads the GLIAC in fumble recoveries (12) and passes intercepted (11).

• The Lakers are third in the GLIAC in scoring offense (39.7) and  

• The Laker defense tallied nine QB sacks (-53) and 16 tackles for loss (-83) in the opener versus Southwest Baptist. The nine QB sacks ranks second all-time in a single-game, while the 16.0 TFL is third all-time. 

• GVSU recorded six QB sacks (-33) and 10 TFL (-41) vs. Findlay.

• The Laker offense tallied 678 yards of total offenseat Lake Erie, a total ranks fifth all-time in a single-game...The Lakers notched 648 yards of total offense vs. Findlay, the 11th-best mark for a single-game all-time.

• The GVSU ground game churned out 387 yards at Lake Erie, the eighth-best single-game total of all-time.

• The GVSU defense held Hillsdale College to 53 rushing yards, 84 passing yards and 170 total yards...HC held possession of the ball for just 8:08 in the second half. 

• GVSU was 14-for-21 in third down conversions and 1-for-1 on fourth down  (15-for-22) at Wayne State.