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The Game: #7 Grand Valley State (4-1, 4-0 GLIAC) at Wayne State  (2-3, 1-2 GLIAC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017
Time: 6:00 p.m. (ET)
Site:  Tom Adams Field (6,439) 
Radio: ESPN 96.1 FM - Steve Lloyd-Jones (play-by-play) and Greg Johnson (color)
Web/TV: Xfinity 900

The Coaches
Grand Valley State • Matt Mitchell (Cornell College, 1997) • 73-21 (8th) 
Wayne State • Paul Winters (Akron) • 78-72 (14th)

The Series
Grand Valley State leads the all-time series by a 33-5 margin, including 28 straight wins. GVSU will be playing at Wayne State for the third consecutive year. The Lakers are 16-2 at Lubbers Stadium and 17-3 at Wayne State. The average margin of victory in the 28-game Laker winning streak is 35.5-12.2 and GVSU has scored 40 or more points nine times and held WSU to 10 points or less 11 times in the last 28 games. The Lakers claimed a 24-21 victory over the Warriors a year ago in Detroit. WSU's last win in the series was in 1984 (30-3). 

• Grand Valley State is in its 47th season of football and sports a 387-139-3 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).

• The Lakers are ranked 8th in this weeks AFCA Coaches' poll. GVSU, which opened the season ranked 2nd, has now been ranked in the AFCA preseason top three 12 times since 2002 (16 polls) and the top 10 14 times. The Lakers have been ranked in every AFCA top 25 preseason poll the last 16 years, including a ranking as the number one team in the AFCAweekl  poll an NCAA DII high 88 times since 2002. 

• The GVSU defense has yielded two TDs in the last 16 quarters of football.
• The Lakers lead the nation in passing yards allowed per game (78.8 ypg).
• GVSU's 7.4 points per game yielded ranks first in the GLIAC and third in DII.
• GVSU leads the GLIAC and ranks sixth in total defense, yielding 248.8 ypg.
• The Lakers lead the GLIAC and ranks 13th nationally in turnover margin (1.40 pg).
• GVSU leads the GLIAC and ranks second nationally in pass efficiency defense (72.2).
• Laker opponents have completed 43-of-96 passes for 393 yards and one TD in five games.
• Grand Valley State has won 16 consecutive GLIAC games that includes the last two games in 2015, all 10 in 2016 and four in 2017.

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

• The Lakers now have 40 tackles for loss (-147) and 10.0 QB sacks (-87).

• Grand Valley State is +7 in turnover margin.

• 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. Pougnet leads the team in tackles with 32 (15 solo/17 assisted), while also recording 3.0 TFL and 1.5 QB sacks. During his career Pougnet has recorded 219 tackles, 14.5 TFL, picked off six passes and recovered three fumbles. 
 
• Junior RB Marty Carter has rushed for 500 yards and four TDs on 70 carries this season. In addition, Carter is now fourth in all-time rushing yards with 3,297. The top three rushers of all time have come since 2002 with Reggie Spearmon (1999-2002) third at 3,467 yards, Michael Tennessee (2000-2004) second at 3,515 yards and James Berezik (2007-09) first with 3,630 yards. 

• Junior QB Bart Williams has completed 79-of-127 passes for 1,083  yards and 10 TDs this season. Williams, who is 28-5 all-time as a starter, has moved into third in all-time passing yards with 8,632, completing 555-of-940 passes. Williams is fourth all-time in passing TDs with 91 and he is also fifth in all-time total offense with 8,543 yards.

• Senior WR Brandon Bean became the 17th player in GVSU annals to move past the 100-catch mark in his career (104). Bean, who leads the Lakers with 32 catches for 375 yards in 2017, now has 104 catches for 1,652 yards and 15 TDs.

• Senior tight end Nick Keizer has caught 14 passes for 247 yards and five TDs this season. Keizer is averaging a nations-best 17.6 yards per catch for tight ends. 

• Senior LB Collin Schlosser appeared in his 41st game for the Lakers vs. SVSU. Schlosser, who has 29 total tackles in 2017, now has 239 career tackles.

• Senior LB Garrett Pougnet leads the team with 32 tackles, while also recording 3.0 TFL. Pougnet has 219 stops during his career with the Lakers. 

Bart Williams (Jr., QB)
    2017: Completed 79-of-127 passes for 1,083 yards and 12 TDs...Pass efficiency rating of 163.44...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 28-5 record as a starting QB...Completed 555-of-940 passes for 8,632 yards and 91 touchdowns...Pass efficiency rating of 161.53...Averaging 243.0 yards and 2.82 TD passes per game...Ranks third in all-time passing yards, 8,632, and fourth in all-time 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 66 times for 500 yards and four TDs...Caught nine passes for 64 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.  
    Career: Ranks fourth in GVSU career rushing yards with 3,297 yards and 31 TDs on 461 carries...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark 15 times and the 200-yard mark four times...4-for-5 passing for 78 yards and three TDs...Ranks 10th with 3,519 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.
    Career: Tallied 91 catches for 1,345 yards and 19 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 (32), yards (375) and is tied for the lead 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. 
    Career: Played in 37 career games...Hauled in 104 receptions for 1,652 yards and 16 TDs...Averaging 15.9 yards per catch...Recorded 1,927 all-purpose yards.

Avery Echols (So., PK)
    2017: 16-for-16 in PATs...Converted all six of his PATs at Michigan Tech, followed up by a 7-for-7 PAT outing vs. Northwood.

Nick Keizer (Sr., TE)
    2017: Entered the season with 16 career catches for 230 yards...Hauled in 14 receptions for 247 yards and a team-best five TDs...Averaging a national-best 17.6 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...
    Career: Hauled in 30 passes for 477 yards and six TDs.

Urston Smith (Sr., WR)
    2017: Missed first three games with an injury...Six catches for 118 yards and one TD...MCaught 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 six catches for 150 yards...Averaging 25.0 yards per catch...Hauled in a career long 54-yard reception vs. Northwood. 

Garrett Pougnet (Sr., LB)
    2017: Leads the team in tackles with 32 (15 solo/17 assisted...Picked off one pass and returned a fumble for a TD...Recorded 3.0 TFL and 1.5 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 219 career tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions and eight pass deflections.

Collin Schlosser (Sr., LB) 
    2017: Second on the team in tackles with 29 tackles (14 solo/15 assisted), one QB sack, 3.0 TFL...Leads the team in QB hurries...Notched nine tackles and 1.5 TFL at Michigan Tech...Led the team in tackles with eight vs. SVSU.
    Career: Played in 41 career games...239 career tackles...22.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 QB sacks (-55).

Dylan Carroll (Jr., DE)
    2017: Recorded 22 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 34 career games...Tallied 94 tackles, 23.5 TFL and 11.5 QB sacks.

Tre Walton (Sr., CB)
    2017: Tallied five tackles, five pass breakups and recovered a fumble.
    Career: Appeared in 37 career games...Tallied 85 career tackles, seven interceptions and 19 pass breakups.

Demetrius Farmer (Sr., DL) 
    2017: Recorded 19 tackles, 2 TFL 
(-10) and 1.0 QB sacks (-8)...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.

Kyle Short (Sr., DB) 
    2017:  Third on the team in tackles with  24...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 91 career tackles.