GVSU-NMU Gamenotes

Grand Valley State will host Northern Michigan in its annual Homecoming contest Saturday (Oct. 28) at Lubbers Stadium. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. 

The Game: #14 Grand Valley State (6-2, 5-1 GLIAC) vs Northern Michigan  (1-6, 1-5 GLIAC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017
Time: 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Site:  Lubbers Stadium (10,440) 
Radio: ESPN 96.1 FM - Steve Lloyd-Jones (play-by-play) and Greg Johnson (color)
Web/TV: ESPN3 - Tom Cleary (play-by-play) and Bob Mitchell (color)

RADIO AFFILIATES
ESPN-FM 96.1 Grand Rapids**; WMUS-FM 107.9 Muskegon**, WDFN-AM 1130 Detroit, WKMI-AM 1360 Kalamazoo, WIMS-AM 1420 Michigan City, IN**, WBRN-AM 1460 Big Rapids, , WBRN-FM 107.7 Big Rapids, WBRN-FM 95.1 Reed City, WHFB-AM 1060 Benton Harbor**, WHTC-AM 1450 Holland, WFNT-AM 1470 Flint, 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) • 75-22 (8th) 
Northern Michigan • Kyle Nystom (Michigan State, 1988) • 1-6 (1st)

The Series
Grand Valley State leads the all-time series with Northern Michigan by a 22-17-1 margin.  The Grand Valley State-Northern Michigan series has gone in cycles over the years. NMU won 12-of-the-first-13 meetings between the schools, but the Lakers rebounded and went 7-1-1 from 1989-1997. The Wildcats won three straight meetings (1998-2000) prior to the Lakers' 11-game winning streak from 2001-2011). GVSU averaging 44.5 points in the last 12 meetings, while yielding 13.0. GVSU is 20-5-1 vs. NMU since 1989.  

• Grand Valley State is in its 47th season of football and sports a 389-141-3 all-time record. GVSU's .733 winning percentage tops all of college football regardless of division in winning percentage. Michigan ranks (.729) and Notre Dame (.729) are tied for second.

• 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 Lakers are ranked 19th in this weeks AFCA Coaches' poll and 14th in D2Football.com. 
• The Lakers lead the nation in passing yards allowed per game (116.0 ypg).
• The Lakers rank second nationally in kickoff return average (28.9). 
• GVSU's 12.4 points per game ranks first in the GLIAC and sixth in DII.
• GVSU ranks 14th in nationally and 1st in the GLIAC in total defense, yielding 286.7 ypg.
• The Lakers lead the GLIAC and rank 10th nationally in turnover margin (1.29 pg).
• GVSU ranks 8th nationally and 1st in the GLIAC in pass efficiency offense (171.1)
• GVSU leads the GLIAC and ranks fifth nationally in pass efficiency defense (93.2).
• The Lakers are 1st nationally in turnovers lost with four.
• Laker opponents have completed 89-of-179 passes for 928 yards and three TDs in eight games.
• The GVSU offensive line ranks 1st in the GLIAC and 11th nationally in sacks allowed per game (0.75).

• 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).  The Lakers scored on seven consecutive possession vs. the Warriors. 

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

• The Lakers now have 57 tackles for loss (-206) and 16.0 QB sacks (-129).

• Grand Valley State is +10 in turnover margin.

• Junior RB Marty Carter became the Lakers' all-time leading rusher at Ferris State when he rushed for 139 yards. Carter passed James Berezik who rushed for 3,630 yards on 517 carries in 39 games. Carter, who has 3,717 rushing yards on 508 carries in 35 career games, has rushed for 920 yards and nine TDs on 117 carries in 2017. 

• 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.

• The NCAA has revamped its regional map and Super Region 3 now consists of the GLIAC, the Midwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), the Great America Conference (GAC) and the GLVC. The first regional ranking was released this week and GVSU is number seven in Super Region 3. Two-time defending National Champion Northwest Missouri State is ranked first, followed by Indianapolis, Fort Hays State, Ashland, Ferris State, Central Missouri and GVSU. Ouachita Baptist is number eight, Arkansas Tech nine and Tiffin 10th. 

• Junior QB Bart Williams has completed 126-of-196 passes for 1,802  yards and 21 TDs this season. For his career, Williams has now thrown for 9,351 yards and 100 touchdowns. He is just the third QB in Laker football history to throw 100 touchdowns or more. Curt Anes tossed 114 TDs and Cullen Finnerty 110. 

• Senior WR Brandon Bean is having an outstanding senior season with 50 catches for 676 yards and six TDs. Bean moved into 10th on the Lakers' all-time receiving list with 122 receptions for 1,953 yards and needs just 47 yards to become the ninth player to surpass the 2,000-yard receiving mark. 

• Senior tight end Nick Keizer came into his senior season with 16 catches for 230 yards and two TDs. During the 2017 campaign Keizer has 22 catches for 386 yards and eight TDs. 

• Senior LB Collin Schlosser continues to move up the all-time tackle list in Laker annals. Schlosser, who has 56 tackles this season, now has 266 career stops and is chasing former Laker great Dan Skuta who tallied 282 career tackles. 

• Senior Linebacker Garrett Pougnet has 49 tackles this season and 236 for his career, while senior safety Kyle Short moved past the 100 tackle mark for his career (104). 

• 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 126-of-196 passes for 1,802 yards and 21 TDs...Has a pass efficiency rating of 175.85...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...Completed 22-of-39 passes for 287 yards and three TDs. 
    Career: Tallied a 30-6 record as a starting QB...Completed 602-of-1,009 passes for 9,351 yards and 100 touchdowns...Pass efficiency rating of 164.07...Averaging 243.0 yards and 2.82 TD passes per game...Ranks third in all-time passing yards 9,351 and passing TDs (100) ...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 117 times for 920 yards and nine TDs...Ranks second nationally in yards per carry (8.7)...Has not played in eight quarters this season...Caught 15 passes for 90 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..Rushed 27 times for 139 yards and one TD at Ferris State. 
    Career: Grand Valley State's all-time leading rusher with 3,717 yards on 508 carries...Rushed for 36 TDs...Set GVSU record for career 100-yard rushing games with 17 and has reached the 200-yard mark five time...4-for-5 passing for 78 yards and three TDs...Ranks 9th with 3,975 all-purpose yards...Rushed for 723 yards and five TDs in five NCAA Playoff games.
    
Nick Dodson (Jr., WR)
    2017: Played in four games and has 10 catches for 101 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...Caught three passes for 32 yards at Ferris State. 
    Career: Tallied 100 catches for 1,444 yards and 22 TDs in two years and four 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 (50), yards (676) and is second in TD catches (6)...Hauled in a then 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...Tied a career-high with eight catches 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...Hauled in a career-high 10 receptions for a career-high 167 yards and a TD at Ferris State
    Career: Played in 40 career games...Caught in 122 passes for 1,953 yards and 17 TDs...Averaging 15.9 yards per catch...Recorded 2,307 all-purpose yards.

Avery Echols (So., PK)
    2017: 31-for-32 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 22 receptions for 386 yards and a team-best eight TDs in 2017...Averaging a national-best 17.5 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...Caught two passes for 34 yards at Ferris State.
    Career: Hauled in 38 passes for 616 yards and 10 TDs.

Urston Smith (Sr., WR)
    2017: Missed first three games with an injury...Eight nine for 167 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 64 passes for 1,270yards and 12 TDs...Averaged 19.9 yards per catch in his career. 

Austin Paritee (So., WR)
    2017: Hauled in 10 catches for 229 yards and two TDs...Averaging 22.9 yards per catch...Hauled in a career long 54-yard reception vs. Northwood...Caught two passes for 53 yards and a TD at Ferris State.

Garrett Pougnet (Sr., LB)
    2017: Ranks second on the team in tackles with 49...Picked off one pass and returned a fumble for a TD...Recorded 5.5 TFL, 2.5 QB sacks recovered two fumbles...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...Notched seven tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble at Ferris State.
    Career: Played in 43 career games...Recorded 236 career tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss, six interceptions and eight pass deflections.

Collin Schlosser (Sr., LB) 
    2017: Leads in tackles with 56 tackles, 2.0 QB sacks (-16), 6.0 TFL (-20)...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..Notched 12 tackles, 2.0 TFL (-7) and a QB sack at Ferris State.
    Career: Played in 44 career games...266 career tackles...25.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 QB sacks (-55).

Dylan Carroll (Jr., DE)
    2017: Recorded 31 tackles, 3.0 TFL (-9) 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...Recorded five tackles at Ferris State.
    Career: Played in 37 career games...Tallied 105 tackles, 23.5 TFL and 11.5 QB sacks.

Tre Walton (Sr., CB)
    2017: Tallied 11 tackles, six pass breakups and recovered a fumble.
    Career: Appeared in 40 career games...Tallied 91 career tackles, seven interceptions and 20 pass breakups.

Demetrius Farmer (Sr., DL) 
    2017: Recorded 27 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.