GVSU-SVSU Football Gamenotes

The #2 ranked Grand Valley State football team will hit the gridiron Saturday (Nov. 5) at Saginaw Valley State in a 3 p.m. kickoff at Harvey Randall Wickes Stadium. The Lakers are looking to go 10-0 for the first time since 2008.

The Game: #2 Grand Valley State (9-0, 8-0 GLIAC) at Saginaw Valley State (5-3, 5-3 GLIAC)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016
Time: 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Site:  Wickes Stadium 
Radio: ESPN 96.1 FM - Steve Lloyd-Jones (play-by-play) and Greg Johnson (color)

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The Coaches
Grand Valley State • Matt Mitchell (Cornell College, 1997) • 66-19 (7th) 
Saginaw Valley State • Jim Collins (Wittenberg, 1988) • 52-45 (8th)

The Series
Grand Valley State leads the all-time series with Saginaw Valley State by a 34-11 margin and have won four  consecutive and 12-of-the-last-13 games in the series. The Lakers claimed a 24-17 win over the Cardinals last season in Allendale. The Lakers sport a record of 21-2 at Lubbers Stadium versus the Cardinals and a 13-9 mark at Wickes Stadium. From 2002 - 2010, Grand Valley State was ranked either No. 1 or No. 2  in 10 of the 11 meetings with the Cardinals. Prior to the 2013 the lone time SVSU has been ranked higher than GVSU was in the 2003 playoffs and GVSU claimed a 10-3 win at Saginaw Valley State in the playoffs and eventually went on to win the National Chamionship.

• Grand Valley State is in its 46th season of football and sports a 380-137-3 all-time record. GVSU's .7336 winning percentage tops all of college football all-time, regardless of division, that have played at least 500 games. Michigan is second (.7317) and Notre Dame third (.7308).

• Grand Valley State remained #2 in the AFCA Division II Coaches' poll with 717 points after its 28-17 victory over Findlay. NW Missouri State is #1 with all 30 first place votes and 750 points.

• Grand Valley State has been ranked in the top five of 153 AFCA Division II Coaches' polls since 2001, including 102 weeks as the number one team in the country.

• Last Week
Grand Valley State claimed a 28-17 home win over Findlay. The Lakers and Oilers were tied at 14-14 at the half and Findlay led 17-14 after three quarters. However, the Lakers scored 14 fourth quarter points en route to the GLIAC victory. QB Bart Williams hit WR Matt Williams with an 8-yard TD pass to culminate a 5-play, 74-yard drive that gave GVSU a 21-17 lead. The Laker defense got a fourth-down stop and RB Marty Carter went 53-yards for a TD on the first play to up the lead to 28-17. 
        Bart Williams completed 22-of-31 passes for 325 yards and three TDs, while Matt Williams hauled in a career-high 10 passes for a career-high 179 yards and two TDs. Carter rushed for 110 yards on 15 carries. LB Marquez Gollman led the defense with nine tackles, followed by Devin McKissic's eight tackles, an interception and three pass breakups. DT's Mark Rosenquist and Keane Belcher each recorded a QB sack. 

• Grand Valley State continues to rank among the leaders in the GLIAC and the nation in several categories. The Lakers rank first in scoring defense (13.2) and turnover margin (+13), tackles for loss (8.2), QB sacks (3.78), redzone offense (.490), redzone defense (.317), second in scoring offense (39.0), total defense (335.1), rushing defense (111.6), passing efficiency (166.48, and third in total offense (486.4).

• The Lakers have outscored their first eight opponents 113-7 in the first quarter and 111-30 in the second quarter for a first half total of 224-37. Grand Valley State did not yield either a first half or rushing TD until the eighth game of the season and has scored in 27-of-36 quarters this season. After not giving up a TD in the first half of the first seven games, the Lakers have not yielded a TD in the second half of the last two games. 

• GVSU has converted 51-of-104 (49.0%) attempts on 3rd down this season, while the opposition is 40-for-126 (32.0%).

• The Laker defense ranks first in the GLIAC and 9th nationally in QB sacks with 34 (-192), while also ranking first in the GLIAC and 26th nationally in tackles for loss with 75 (-304). 

• GVSU ranks first in the GLIAC adn 28th nationally in 3rd down conversion defense (.317), while ranking first in the GLIAC and 3rd nationally in redzone defense (.565)

• The GVSU defense has forced 36 three-and-outs and 50 drives have been five plays or less in nine games.

• QB Bart Williams has completed 137-of-226 passes for 2,224 yards and 19 TDs this season, having played in just 30 of 36 quarters...Ranks 6th nationally in passing yards per completion (16.2) and ninth nationally in pass efficiency rating (166.6)...Williams has thrown for 6,439 yards and 65 TD passes in 24 career starts.
        - Completed a season-high 22-of-31 passes for a season-high 325 yards and three TDs vs. Findlay (10/29)...Hit on 15-of-26 passes for 218 yards and two TDs at Hillsdale (10/22)...Completed 14-of-24 passes for 279 yards and two TDs vs. Truman State (10/15)...Completed 14-of-24 passes for 200 yards and a TD vs. Ferris State (10/8)...Completed 21-of-34 passes for 280 yards and one TD at Ohio Dominican (10/1)...13-for-26 for 201 yards and three TDs at Walsh (9/24)...Completed 15-of-25 passes for 292 yards and three TDs vs. Northern Michigan (9/17)...Completed 8-of-11 passes for 196 yards and two TDs vs. Lake Erie (9/10)...Completed 15-of-25 passes for 233 yards and two TDs vs. Tiffin (9/1). 

• Sophomore RB Marty Carter has toted the ball 151 times for 1,225 yards and 15 TDs in just 29 quarters of football...Carter is averaging 136.1 yards per game and 8.1 yards per rush...Marty ranks 2nd in the GLIAC and 6th in the country in rushing yards per game (136.1)..Ranks 3rd in the GLIAC and 36th in the country in all-purpose yards per game (142.3 ypg)...Ranks 1st in the GLIAC and 2nd nationally in yards per rush (8.1)...Ranks 17th in career rushing yards with 2,114 yards and 22 TDs in 23 career games and 10 starts...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark eight times, including three games of 200 yards or more in his career.
        Rushed for 205 yards and three TDs on 26 carries at Hillsdale (10/22)...Toted the ball 13 times for 104 yards and two TDs vs. Truman State (10/15)...Rushed for 127 yards and one TD on 28 carries, while tossing a 32-yard TD pass to Urston Smith vs. Ferris State (10/8)...Toted the ball 16 times for 82 yards and two TDs at Ohio Dominican (10/1)...Rushed for 98 yards on 15 carries in three quarters of action at Walsh (9/24).
        Carter tallied a record-setting performance with 298 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries in a 50-24 victory over Northern Michigan (9/17) in which he was named the D2Football.com National Offensive Player of the Week and the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week....Carter's rushing total was a GVSU single-game record and tied for the 10th-best, single-game total in GLIAC history...Former Laker Chris Robinson previously held the GV record with 261 yards on 33 carries at Findlay 2014...Carter rushed for 144 yards and two TDs on nine carries vs. Lake Erie (9/10) in the first half and was named the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week. His 79 yard TD run was the longest for a TD since Brent Lesniak went 80 yards for a TD in 2001 vs. Ashland. Mike Ratay had an 87 yard run at Northwood in 2013, but did not score...Carter touched the ball 10 times in the game for 146 all-purpose yards, averaging 16.0 yards per rush and 14.6 yards per touch. He went 79 yards for a TD on the first play of the game and then added a 30-yard touchdown run and a 2-yard TD reception in the first quarter.  

• Senior RB Terrell Dorsey ranks second on the squad in rushing with 72 carries for 369 yards and four TDs...Toted the ball nine times for 47 yards at Hillsdale (10/22)...Rushed for 43 yards on 11 carries vs. Truman State (10/15)...Toted the ball 11 times for 37  yards and two TDs at Walsh (9/24)...Dorsey rushed for 51 yards and one TD on 12 carries vs. Northern Michigan (9/17)...Rushed 15 times for 100 yards vs. Tiffin (9/1), marking the second and only time in his career that Dorsey reached the 100-yard mark. The other was in 2014 when Dorsey rushed for 115 yards versus Tiffin..Dorsey has 897 career rushing yards.

• Senior WR Matt Williams leads the team receptions (40), receiving yards (719) and TD receptions (7)...Returned 14 punts for 145 yards (10.4 ypr), ranking 3rd in the GLIAC and 36th nationally...Caught a career-high 10 passes for a career-high 179 yards and two TDs vs. Findlay (10/29)...Hauled in four passes for 80 yards and a 55-yard TD catch...Caught four passes for 77 yards vs. Truman State (10/15)...Hauled in a career-high nine receptions for a career-high 172 yards and one TD at Ohio Dominican (10/1)...Tallied three catches for 28 yards and a TD at Walsh (9/24)...Williams hauled in sixth catches for 118 yards and two TDs vs. Northern Michigan (9/17)...Ranks 9th in career receptions with 124, 6th in career receiving yards (2,257) and seventh in career TD receptions (27)...11 career 100-yard receiving games.

• Junior WR Brandon Bean ranks third on the team in receptions with 24 and receiving yards with 417...Caught one TD pass and rushed for two TDs...Hauled in four passes for 49 yards vs. Findlay (10/29)...Caught three passes for 53 yards at Hillsdale (10/22)...Hauled in three passes for 50 yards and scored on a 3-yard run vs. Ferris State (10/8)...Caught five passes for 101 yards and a TD vs. Northern Michigan (9/17)...Bean caught six passes for 112 yards in the opener vs. Tiffin (9/1)...Brandon has 52 career receptions for 950 career receiving yards and nine TDs...Five career 100-yard receiving games...Reached the career 1,000-yard mark on a key third down catch vs. Ferris....Bean has 63 catches for 1,134 yards and nine TDs in his career.

• Sophomore WR Nick Dodson ranks second on the squad in receptions (36), receiving yard (529) and TDs (6)...Hauled in four catches for 30 yards at Hillsdale (10/22)...Pulled down five passes for a career-high 120 yards and two TDs vs. Truman State (10/15). Touchdown passes covered 30 and 59 yards...Caught four passes for 92 yards, including a game-clinching 39-yard TD reception vs. Ferris State (10/8)...Hauled in a career-high eight catches for 59 yards...Tallied four catches for 99 yards and a TD at Walsh (9/24)...Caught five passes for 43 yards and a TD in the opener vs. Tiffin (9/1)...Dodson has 68 career receptions for 1,008 yards and 11 TDs. 

• Junior WR Urston Smith has 18 catches for 397 yards and five TDs..Caught one pass for 20 yards for a TD at Hillsdale (10/22)...Hauled in three catches for 60 yards and a TD vs. Ferris St. (10/8)...Caught three passes for 63 yards vs. Northern Michigan (9/17)...Hauled in three passes for 124 yards and a TD versus Laker Erie (9/10)...Pulled down two passes for 48 yards and a TD in opener vs. Tiffin (9/1)...Has 39 career catches for 741 yards and eight TDs.

• Junior LB Collin Schlosser leads the team in tackles with 75 (34 solo/41 assisted)...Notched 7.0 TFL (-19) and 2.0 QB sacks (-10)...Averaging 12.0 tackles in the Lakers' last five games...Notched six tackles vs. Findlay (10/29)...Tallied 11 tackles, a QB sack (-9) and recovered a fumble at Hillsdale (10/22)...Recorded 10 tackles and a TFL (-2) vs. Truman State (10/15)...Tallied a team-high 13 tackles, 3.5 TFL (-4) and a QB sack vs. Ferris State (10/8)...Notched a season-high 14 tackles and 1.5 TFL (-4) at Ohio Dominican (10/1)...Recorded eight tackles vs. Northern Michigan (9/17)...Chipped in five stops vs. Lake Erie...Tallied six tackles in the opener vs. Tiffin (9/1)...Recorded 177 career tackles, including 16.0 TFL and 8.0 QB sacks.

• Senior LB Marquez Gollman is second on the team in tackles with 45 (23 solo/22 assisted)...Recorded one interception and forced three fumbles...Recorded a team-high nine tackles and .5 of a TFL vs. Findlay (10/29)...Notched six tackles and had a pass breakup at Hillsdale (10/22)...Tallied seven tackles, picked off a pass and forced a fumble at Ohio Dominican (10/1)...Notched eight tackles vs. Northern Michigan (9/24)...Gollman tallied five tackles and a TFL vs. Lake Erie (9/10)...Gollman has 213 career tackles, 16.0 TFL and seven interceptions.

• Senior LB David Talley is third on the squad in total tackles with 44 (24 solo/20 assisted)...Talley has 6.0 TFL (-30), 3.0 QB sacks (-19) and two interceptions...Recorded tackles vs. Findlay (10/29)...Notched six tackles at Hillsdale (10/22)...Recorded seven tackles, 1.5 TFL (-7) and picked off a pass vs. Ferris (10/8)...Notched five tackles and a TFL (-4) at Ohio Dominican (10/1)...Tallied seven tackles and a TFL at Walsh (9/24)...Recorded nine tackles, 1.5 QB sacks (-12) and 1.5 TFL (-12) vs. Northern Michigan (9/24)...Notched four stops and a TFL (-4) vs. Lake Erie (9/10)...Recorded two tackles and returned an interception 20 yards for a TD vs. Tiffin (9/1)...Talley has 253 career tackles, 27.5 TFL and 10.5 QB sacks.

• Senior DE Alton Voss has 35 tackles, 4.0 QB sacks (-19) and 7.5 TFL (-31) in eight games...Notched six tackles and a TFL vs. Findlay (10/29)...Recorded three tackles, a TFL (-1), forced a fumble and recovered a fumble at Hillsdale (1-/22)...Tallied five tackles vs. Truman State (10/15)...Notched eight tackles, 2.0 TFL (-9), 1.0 QB sack (-1) and forced a fumble vs. Ferris (10/8)...Tallied for tackles a TFL and recovered a fumble at Ohio Dominican (10/1)...Recorded three tackles, a QB sack (-6) and a TFL (-6) at Walsh (9/24)...Notched five tackles, two QB sacks (-12) and two TFL (-12) vs. Lake Erie (9/17)...Recorded 133 career tackles, 20.5 TFL and 7.5 QB sacks. 
• Senior DE Sydney Omameh has 32 tackles and leads the squad in TFL with 11 (-64) and QB sacks with 10.0 (-60)...Ranks second in the GLIAC and 10th nationally in QB sacks and ranks sixth in TFL...Notched six tacles and a TFL (-6) vs. Findlay (10/29)...Tallied five tackles, 4.0 QB sacks (-26) and4.0 TFL (-26) at Hillsdale (10/22). 4.0 QB sacks is the 3rd best single-game total in GVSU history...Recorded three tackles, a TFL and recovered a fumble vs. Ferris (10/8)...Notched eight tackles, 2.5 TFL (-20) and 2.0 QB sacks (-16)...Recorded a QB sack (-11) and a TFL (-11) at Walsh (9/24)...Tallied three total tackles, 2.0 QB sacks (-9) and 2.0 TFL (-9) vs. Northern Michigan (9/17)...Recorded three tackles, a QB sack (-2) and a TFL (-2) in his first game with the Lakers vs. Tiffin (9/1).

• Sophomore DE Dylan Carroll has 26 tackles, 11.0 TFL (-59) and 5.0 QB sacks (-39)...Tied for team lead in TFL and ranks second in QB sacks...Recorded three tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. Findlay (10/29)...Notched three tackles, including 2.5 TFL (-13) and 1.5 QB sacks (-9) vs. Truman State...Recorded three TFL (-11) vs. Ferris State (10/8)...Notched six tackles, 2.0 QB sacks (-16) and 2.0 TFL (-16) at Ohio Dominican (10/1)...Recorded four tackles and a QB hurry vs. Northern Michigan...Tallied three tackles, 2.0 TFL (-15) and 1.5 QB sacks (-14) in the season opener vs. Tiffin. 

• Senior DT DeOndre Hogan has 19 tackles (8 solo/11 assisted)...Recorded 4.0 TFL (-11) and 2.5 QB sacks (-8)...Tied for the team lead in TFL with 4.0 (-11) and is third QB sacks with 2.5 (-4)...Tallied 155 career tackles, 27.5 TFL and 14.0 QB sacks.

• Redshirt freshman Kalen Dunham ranks seventh on the squad in tackles with  30 and second in pass breakups with seven...Also has an interception...Notched a career-high seven tackles and a pass breakup at Hillsdale (10/22).

• Sophomore CB Devin McKissic ranks sixth on the squad in tackles with 32...Leads the team in pass breakups with 12 and tied for the team lead in interceptions with two...Recorded a career-high eight tackles with an interception and three pass breakups vs. Findlay (10/29)...Notched six tackles and six pass breakups vs. Ferris State (10/8)...Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Ohio Dominican (10/1) with six tackles and picked off a pass in the final minute holding a 24-21 lead.

• Senior PK Joel Schipper is 6-for-9 in field goals and 44-for-46 in PATs...Was 2-for-2 vs. Truman State, inlcuding a career-long 51-yard field goal, the third longest field goal in GVSU history and the first over 50 yards since 1997...Booted a then career-long 47-yard field goal as time expired in the first half at Ohio Dominican (10/1)...Ranks third in career points with 345...Schipper is 42-for-54 in career field goals and 223-for-230 in career PATs.

• Redshirt freshman Dan Madden is averaging 39.5 yards per punt, including four of 50 yards or more and has dropped 13 inside the opponents 20 yard line.

• 23 different defenders have recorded a TFL this season for the Lakers and GVSU has 63 TFL foor -248 yards.

• Grand Valley State set a single-game, school-record for total offense vs. Northern Michigan with 741 yards (449 rushing/292 passing), breaking the previous record of 731 yards vs. Valparaiso on Oct. 28, 1989.

GVSU - SVSU Since 2001

• Grand Valley State and Saginaw Valley have met 19 times and GVSU is 16-3 in those meetings versus the Cardinals.
 
• Four meetings came in the NCAA DII playoffs (2001, 2003, 2005, 2013) and GVSU is 4-0 in those matchups. GV and SV met twice each year they squared off in the playoff years. 

• Both GV and SV have been ranked during the meeting 11 times.

• Either GV or SV has been ranked in 17 of those meetings (15 GV, 12 SV).
  
• GVSU has been ranked #1 in eight of the meetings and is 6-2.

• SVSU has been ranked #1 in one meeting. 2003 NCAA playoffs and GV won 10-3.

• Since 2001 either GV (12) or SV(7) has been in the NCAA playoffs

• 2011 and 2014 are the only meetings since 2001 that neither team has been ranked. 

Since 2001 GVSU has 10 GLIAC titles
Since 2001 SVSU has 4 GLIAC titles