GVSU-TS Gamenotes

The #4-ranked Grand Valley State football team will hit the road for a non-conference matchup at Truman State Saturday (Oct. 14). The Lakers have won five consecutive games and look to continue to build on positive momentum. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET.

The Game: #4 Grand Valley State (5-1, 5-0 GLIAC) at Truman State  (1-5, 1-2 GLIAC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017
Time: 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Site:  Stokes Stadium (4,000) 
Radio: ESPN 96.1 FM - Steve Lloyd-Jones (play-by-play) and Greg Johnson (color)
Web/TV: GLVC TV

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WHFB-AM 1060 Benton Harbor**
WHTC-AM 1450 Holland
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WTVB-AM 1590 Coldwater
WTVB-FM 95.5 Coldwater
WLBY-AM 1290 Ann Arbor
WTKA-AM 1050 Ann Arbor
WCAR-AM 1090 Detroit/Livonia
WKAD-FM 93.7 Cadillac


The Coaches
Grand Valley State • Matt Mitchell (Cornell College, 1997) • 74-21 (8th) 
Truman State • Gregg Nesbitt (Truman, 1980) • 39-43 (9th)

The Series
Today's meeting will be the fifth all-time between the schools and the third under the name of Truman State. Truman State, which was formerly known as Northeast Missouri State, claimed victories over the Lakers in 1987 (30-24) and 1988 (36-35), but GVSU claimed a 31-15 over the Bulldogs in 2013.  

• Grand Valley State is in its 47th season of football and sports a 388-139-3 all-time record. GVSU's .735 winning percentage tops all of college football regardless of division in winning percentage. Michigan ranks second (.730) and Notre Dame third (.728).

• Grand Valley State has won 17 consecutive GLIAC games that includes the last two games in 2015, all 10 in 2016 and four in 2017.
• The Lakers are ranked 7th in this weeks AFCA Coaches' poll and 4th in D2Football.com. 
• The GVSU starting defense has yielded three TDs in the last 19 quarters of football.
• The Lakers lead the nation in passing yards allowed per game (99.5 ypg).
• The Lakers rank third nationally in kickoff return average (28.78). 
• GVSU's 10.7 points per game ranks first in the GLIAC and third in DII.
• GVSU ranks 10th in total defense, yielding 274.0 ypg.
• The Lakers lead the GLIAC and rank 13th nationally in turnover margin (1.40 pg).
• GVSU ranks eighth nationally in pass efficiency offense (167.31)
• GVSU leads the GLIAC and ranks fourth nationally in pass efficiency defense (87.34).
• Laker opponents have completed 60-of-126 passes for 597 yards and three TDs in six games.
• The GVSU offensive line ranks seventh nationally in sacks allowed per game (0.67).

• Grand Valley State recorded four TD scoring drives that took less thant :50 seconds at Wayne State - (2-9, :15), (2-38, :39), (1-97, :13), (2-67, :50). 

• GVSU tallied a season-high 13.0 tackles for loss (-68) and 6.0 QB sacks (-58)  vs. SVSU.

• The Lakers now have 46 tackles for loss (-173) and 13.0 QB sacks (-107).

• Grand Valley State is +8 in turnover margin.

• Junior RB Marty Carter ws named the D2Football.com National Player of the Week and the GLIAC Player of the Week for his effort at Wayne State. Carter rushed for 218 yards and three TDs on just 11 carries, scoring on TD runs that covered 97, 68 and five yards. In addition, he caught two passes for 22 yards.

• Grand Valley State senior LB Garrett Pougnet was named the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts vs. Saginaw Valley State. Pougnet tallied six tackles (4 solo/2 assisted), one QB sack (-8), one tackle for loss (-8), returned an interception 29 yards and returned a fumble 37 yards for a touchdown.  

Bart Williams (Jr., QB)
    2017: Completed 89-of-140 passes for 1,225 yards and 15 TDs...Has a pass efficiency rating of 171.00...Completed 10-of-13 passes for 142 yards and three TDs...Completed 9-for-17 for 117 yards and two TDs vs. SVSU...Completed 15-of-25 passes for 288 yards and three TDs vs. Northwood...Completed 22-of-37 for 303 yards and three TDs at Indianapolis...17-for-25 for 187 yards and two TDs vs. Davenport...Completed 16-of-23 passes for 188 yards and two TDs at Michigan Tech. 
    Career: Tallied a 29-5 record as a starting QB...Completed 565-of-953 passes for 8,774 yards and 94 touchdowns...Pass efficiency rating of 162.67...Averaging 243.0 yards and 2.82 TD passes per game...Ranks third in all-time passing yards 8,774 and  fourth in passing TDs (91) ...Holds the third (280.4) and the fifth-best (256.5) single-season passing yards per game average in Laker football history.
    
Marty Carter (Jr., RB) 
    2017: Rushed 81 times for 718 yards and seven TDs...Caught 11 passes for 86 yards...Rushed for 57 yards on 17 carries, while catching a career-high five passes for 39 yards at Indianapolis...Toted the ball 16 times for 106 yards and two TDs and caught three passes for 39 yards vs. Davenport...Rushed for 177 yards and one TD on 16 carries and caught one pass for three yards at Michigan Tech. Also tossed a 1-yard TD pass at MTU...Rushed for 150 yards and a TD vs. Northwood...Rushed for 218 yards and three TDs on 11 carries, while catching two passes for 22 yards...Scored on TD runs of 97, 68 and five yards...97 yard TD run set a GVSU record and is tied for longest TD run in GLIAC history.  
    Career: Tied for second in career rushing yards with 3,515 on 472 carries...Recorded 34 TDs...Tied GVSU record for career 100-yard rushing games with 16 and has reached the 200-yard mark five time...4-for-5 passing for 78 yards and three TDs...Ranks 10th with 3,769 all-purpose yards...Rushed for 723 yards and five TDs in five NCAA Playoff games.
    
Nick Dodson (Jr., WR)
    2017: Saw first action of the season and caught one pass for two yards and a TD vs. SVSU...Hauled in one catch for 29 yards and a TD at Wayne State
    Career: Tallied 92 catches for 1,374 yards and 20 TDs in two years...Led team with 58 catches for 864 yards and 13 TDs in 2016...Broke the 100-yard receiving mark twice.

Brandon Bean (Sr., WR)
    2017: Leads the squad in receptions (35), yards (398) and is second in TD catches (5)...Hauled in a career-high eight passes for 75 yards and one TD at Indianapolis...Caught seven passes for 84 yards and one TD vs. Davenport...Pulled down six passes for 66 yards and a TD at Michigan Tech...Caught a career-high eight passes for 126 yards and one TD vs. Northwood...Caught three passes for 24 yards and a TD, while rushing for one TD vs. SVSU...Hauled in three passes for 23 yards at Wayne State. 
    Career: Played in 38 career games...Hauled in 107 receptions for 1,675 yards and 16 TDs...Averaging 15.9 yards per catch...Recorded 2,022 all-purpose yards.

Avery Echols (So., PK)
    2017: 22-for-22 in PATs...Converted all six of his PATs at Michigan Tech, followed up by a 7-for-7 PAT outing vs. Northwood...6-for-6 in PATs and 1-for-2 in field goals at Wayne State.

Nick Keizer (Sr., TE)
    2017: Entered the season with 16 career catches for 230 yards...Has now hauled in 16 receptions for 285 yards and a team-best six TDs in 2017...Averaging a national-best 17.8 yards per catch for tight ends...Caught a career-high six passes for 118 yards and two TDs at Indianapolis...Tallied five catches for 63 yards and two TDs at Michigan Tech...Hauled in three passes for 66 yards and a TD vs. Northwood...Caught two passes for 38 yards and a TD at Wayne State.
    Career: Hauled in 32 passes for 515 yards and seven TDs.

Urston Smith (Sr., WR)
    2017: Missed first three games with an injury...Six catches for 118 yards and one TD...Caught three passes for 39 yards and one TD in two games...Saw first action of the year at Michigan Tech, catching two passes for 18 yards...Hauled in one pass for 21 yards and a TD vs. Northwood...Caught three passes for 79 yards vs. SVSU.
    Career: Caught 61 passes for 1,231 yards and 12 TDs...Averaged 19.9 yards per catch in his career. 

Austin Paritee (So., WR)
    2017: Hauled in seven catches for 156 yards and one TD...Averaging 22.3 yards per catch...Hauled in a career long 54-yard reception vs. Northwood. 

Garrett Pougnet (Sr., LB)
    2017: Ranks second on the team in tackles with 35...Picked off one pass and returned a fumble for a TD...Recorded 4.0 TFL and 2.5 QB sacks...Recorded 10 tackles, a QB sack and a TFL at Michigan Tech...Five tackles vs. Northwood...GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week after recording six tackles, a QB sack (-8), picking off on pass and returning a fumble for a TD vs. SVSU.
    Career: Recorded 222 career tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions and eight pass deflections.

Collin Schlosser (Sr., LB) 
    2017: Leads in tackles with 42 tackles , one QB sack, 4.0 TFL...Second on the team in QB hurries (3)...Notched nine tackles and 1.5 TFL at Michigan Tech...Led the team in tackles with eight vs. SVSU...Tallied a season-high 13 tackles at Wayne State.
    Career: Played in 42 career games...252 career tackles...23.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 QB sacks (-55).

Dylan Carroll (Jr., DE)
    2017: Recorded 24 tackles, 2.5 TFL (-8) and one QB sack (-4)...Notched five tackles, a QB sack and a TFL at Michigan Tech...Tallied season-high eight tackles and a TFL vs. SVSU.
    Career: Played in 35 career games...Tallied 98 tackles, 23.5 TFL and 11.5 QB sacks.

Tre Walton (Sr., CB)
    2017: Tallied eight tackles, six pass breakups and recovered a fumble.
    Career: Appeared in 38 career games...Tallied 88 career tackles, seven interceptions and 20 pass breakups.

Demetrius Farmer (Sr., DL) 
    2017: Recorded 23 tackles, 3.0 TFL 
(-17) and 2.0 QB sacks (-15)...Returned an interception 28 yards for a TD...Notched six tackles vs. Davenport...Picked off a pass and returned it 28 yards for a TD at Michigan Tech...Notched five tackles, a QB sack (-8) and a TFL vs. SVSU...Notched four tackles, 1.0 QB sacks (-7) and a TFL (-7). 

Kyle Short (Sr., DB) 
    2017:  Third on the team in tackles with  30...Has a pass breakup and two forced fumbles...Recorded five tackles at Indianapolis and at Michigan Tech...Tallied six tackles vs. Davenport...Recorded four tackles and a TFL vs. SVSU.
    Career: Recorded 97 career tackles.