GVSU-FSU Football Gamenotes
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The Game: #4 Grand Valley State (6-1, 5-0 GLIAC) at Ferris State (5-1, 4-1 GLIAC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017
Time: 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Site: Top Taggart Field (6.200)
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) • 75-21 (8th)
Ferris State • Tony Annese (Alma, 19183) • 54-13 (6th)
GVSU Watch Party - Grand Valley State athletics will host a watch party at Lubbers Stadium on the largest D2 video board in the country Saturday for those fans that can't make the trip to Big Rapids. Gates will open at 12 noon. For complete details click on the GVSU Watch Party link.
The Series
Grand Valley State leads the all-time series with Ferris State by a 29-17-1 margin. The Lakers have won 16-of-the-last-22 meetings between the schools, including two-of-last-three. GVSU claimed a 38-34 win at Ferris State in the NCAA Playoffs last 2015 and then defeated the Bulldogs, 35-23, during the regular season at Lubbers Stadium. GVSU is 14-10 at Lubbers Stadium versus the Bulldogs and 15-7-1 at Top Taggart Field
• Grand Valley State is in its 47th season of football and sports a 389-139-3 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 head football coach
Matt Mitchell is now second in all-time wins at GVSU with 75. Current Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly is first with 118 career wins.
• The Laker starting offense has 14 TDs and one FG (15) its its last 17 drives.
• Grand Valley State has won 17 consecutive GLIAC games that includes the last two games in 2015, all 10 in 2016 and five in 2017.
• The Lakers are ranked 7th in this weeks AFCA Coaches' poll and 4th in D2Football.com.
• The GVSU starting defense has yielded four TDs in the last 23 quarters of football.
• The Lakers lead the nation in passing yards allowed per game (98.1 ypg).
• The Lakers rank third nationally in kickoff return average (28.78).
• GVSU's 10.1 points per game ranks first in the GLIAC and third in DII.
• GVSU ranks 8th in nationally and 1st in the GLIAC in total defense, yielding 266.7 ypg.
• The Lakers lead the GLIAC and rank 8th nationally in turnover margin (1.29 pg).
• GVSU ranks 5th nationally and 1st in the GLIAC in pass efficiency offense (177.2)
• GVSU leads the GLIAC and ranks third nationally in pass efficiency defense (87.57).
• The Lakers are 1st nationally in turnovers lost with four.
• Laker opponents have completed 72-of-148 passes for 687 yards and three TDs in six games.
• The GVSU offensive line ranks fourth nationally in sacks allowed per game (0.57).
• The Lakers scored TDs on its first six possessions at Truman State.
• 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 52 tackles for loss (-190) and 14.0 QB sacks (-119).
• Grand Valley State is +9 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 104-of-157 passes for 1,225 yards and 18 TDs...Has a pass efficiency rating of 183.6.00...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...Set a GVSU single-game record with 15 consecutive completions to start a game. Williams was 15-for-15 for 290 yards and three TDs in the first half at Truman State.
Career: Tallied a 30-5 record as a starting QB...Completed 580-of-970 passes for 9,064 yards and 97 touchdowns...Pass efficiency rating of 164.89...Averaging 243.0 yards and 2.82 TD passes per game...Ranks third in all-time passing yards 9,064 and fourth in passing TDs (97) ...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 90 times for 781 yards and eight TDs...Ranks second nationally in yards per carry (8.7)...Has not played in eight quarters...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...Toted the ball nine times for 63 yards and a TD at Truman State.
Career: Second in career rushing yards with 3,578 on 481 carries...Rushed for 35 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 9th with 3,832 all-purpose yards...Rushed for 723 yards and five TDs in five NCAA Playoff games.
Nick Dodson (Jr., WR)
2017: Played in three games and has seven catches for 69 yards, four of which have gone for a TD...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...Caught five passes for 38 yards and two TDs at Truman state
Career: Tallied 97 catches for 1,412 yards and 22 TDs in two years and three games...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 (40), yards (509) 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...Caught five passes for 111 yards at Truman State.
Career: Played in 39 career games...Hauled in 112 receptions for 1,786 yards and 16 TDs...Averaging 15.9 yards per catch...Recorded 2,140 all-purpose yards.
Avery Echols (So., PK)
2017: 28-for-28 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...6-for-6 at Truman State in PATs.
Nick Keizer (Sr., TE)
2017: Entered the season with 16 career catches for 230 yards...Has now hauled in 20 receptions for 352 yards and a team-best seven 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...Hauled in four passes for 67 yards and a TD at Truman State.
Career: Hauled in 36 passes for 582 yards and nine TDs.
Urston Smith (Sr., WR)
2017: Missed first three games with an injury...Eight catches for 152 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...Hauled in two catches for 34 yards at Truman State.
Career: Caught 63 passes for 1,412 yards and 12 TDs...Averaged 19.9 yards per catch in his career.
Austin Paritee (So., WR)
2017: Hauled in eight catches for 176 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 42...Picked off one pass and returned a fumble for a TD...Recorded 5.0 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...Recorded a team-high seven tackles and a TFL at Truman State.
Career: Played in 42 career games...Recorded 229 career tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions and eight pass deflections.
Collin Schlosser (Sr., LB)
2017: Leads in tackles with 44 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 43 career games...254 career tackles...23.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 QB sacks (-55).
Dylan Carroll (Jr., DE)
2017: Recorded 26 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 36 career games...Tallied 100 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 39 career games...Tallied 88 career tackles, seven interceptions and 20 pass breakups.
Demetrius Farmer (Sr., DL)
2017: Recorded 24 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 37...Has a pass breakup, two forced fumbles and recovered a fumble...Recorded five tackles at Indianapolis and at Michigan Tech...Tallied six tackles vs. Davenport...Recorded four tackles and a TFL vs. SVSU...Tallied seven tackles and recovered a fumble at Truman State.
Career: Recorded 104 career tackles.
