GVSU-MTU Gamenotes

The Game: #12 Grand Valley State (1-1) vs Michigan Tech  (1-1)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017
Time: 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Site:  Sherman Field (3,000) 
Radio: ESPN 96.1 FM - Steve Lloyd-Jones (play-by-play) and Greg Johnson (color)
Web/TV: ESPN3 - Dave Armstrong and Richard Baldinger

The Coaches
Grand Valley State • Matt Mitchell (Cornell College, 1997) • 69-21 (8th) 
Michigan Tech • Steve Olson (Valley City State) • 1-1 (1st)

• The Series
Grand Valley State leads the all-time series by a 25-4 margin. The Lakers claimed the 2015 contest at Grand Valley State by a 38-21 score. Michigan Tech defeated the Lakers by a 35-14 margin the last meeting in Houghton The Lakers have scored 40 or more points nine times in the last 14 games and 16 times overall versus the Huskies. 

• Grand Valley State is in its 47th season of football and sports a 384-139-3 all-time record. GVSU's .734 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 is ranked 12th in this weeks AFCA Coaches' poll. GVSU entered the 2017 season ranked second in the AFCA poll. GVSU 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 AFCA weekly poll an NCAA DII high 88 times since 2000, while NW Missouri State has been ranked number one 30 times. 

• GVSU opponents have completed 18-of-30 passes for 124 yards in two games...The Lakers lead the nation in fewest passing yards yielded per game (62.0).

• Junior QB Bart Williams has broke the 300 yard passing mark and thrown three or more TD passes in a game in five-of-his-last-seven games...Broke the 300-yard passing mark 14 times in his 30 career games.

Bart Williams (Jr., QB)
    2017: Completed 39-of-62 passes for 490 yards and five TDs...Completed 22-of-37 for 303 yards and three TDs at Indianapolis...17-for-25 for 187 yards and two TDs vs. Davenport. 
    Career: Tallied a 25-5 record as a starting QB...Completed 515-of-875 passes for 8,039 yards and 84 touchdowns...Pass efficiency rating of 160.85...Averaging 243.6 yards and 2.82 TD passes per game...Ranks fifth all-time in passing TDs (84) and in passing yards (8,039)...Holds the third (280.4) and the fifth-best (256.5) single-season passing yards per game average in Laker football history.
    2016: CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American...CoSIDA District 4 First-Team honoree...Academic All-GLIAC selection...CCA Super Region 4 performer...Earned All-GLIAC plaudits...Completed 202-of-331 passes for 3,334 yards and 33 TDs...Ranked second nationally and led the GLIAC in Pass efficiency rating (172.5)...Ranked fourth nationally and led the GLIAC in yards per completion (16.5 ypc)...Completed 61.0 percent of his passes and averaged 256.5 yards passing per game.

Marty Carter (Jr., RB) 
    2017: Rushed 33 times for 163 yards and two TDs...Caught eight passes for 61 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. 
    Career: Ranks fifth in GVSU career rushing yards with 2,960 yards and 29 TDs on 424 carries...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark 13 times and the 200-yard mark four times...3-for-4 passing for 77 yards and two TDs...Rushed for 723 yards and five TDs in five NCAA Playoff games...
    2016: D2Football.com National Offensive Player of the Year...Fifth in final voting for 2016 Harlon Hill Award as the D2 Player of the Year...D2Football.com First-Team All-American...Associated Press First-Team All-American...Don Hansen Football Gazette First-Team All-American...CCA First-Team All-American...GLIAC Offensive Back of the Year...Don Hansen Football Gazette Super Region 4 First-Team...CCA Super Region 4 First-Team...First-Team All-GLIAC...Led the nation in rushing yards (1,908) and rushing TDs (20)...1,486 yards rushing yards in GLIAC games only ranks fifth all-time...GVSU single-season rushing record with 1,908 yards...Ranks second all-time in rushing yards per game (146.8) and rushing touchdowns (20) in a season...Led the GLIAC in all-purpose yards with 1,940...1,940 all-purpose yards ranks third all-time at GVSU...Rushed for 1,908 yards and 20 TDs, while hauling in 12 passes for 86 yards and one TD...GVSU single-game rushing record with 298 yards on 20 carries vs. Northern Michigan (9/17)...298 yards ranks sixth in GLIAC history for a single-game...102 points scored in GLIAC games ranks 10th all-time...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark in a game nine times and went for 200 yards or more four times...Did not play in second half of four games.

Nick Dodson (Jr., WR)
    Career: Tallied 90 catches for 1,343 yards and 18 TDs in two years...All-GLIAC Honorable Mention in 2016...Led team with 58 catches for 864 yards and 13 TDs...Ranked third in the GLIAC in receiving TDs (20) and ninth in receiving yards (864)...Broke the 100-yard receiving mark twice...

Brandon Bean (Sr., WR)
    2017: Leads the squad in receptions (15), yards (159) and TD catches (2)...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. 
    Career: Played in 34 career games...Hauled in 87 receptions for 1,436 yards and 13 TDs...Averaging 16.5 yards per catch...Recorded 1,696 all-purpose yards...
    2016: Caught 33 passes for 530 yards and three TDs.

Nick Keizer (Sr., TE)
    2017: Caught a career-high six passes for 118 yards and two TDs at Indianapolis.
    Career: Hauled in 22 passes for 348 yards and four TDs.

Urston Smith (Sr., WR)
    2017: Has not played.
    Career: Caught 55 passes for 1,113 yards and 11 TDs...Averaged 22.6 yards per catch in his career. 

Garrett Pougnet (Sr., LB)
    2017: Second on the team in tackles with 11...Tallied a TFL (-1).
    Career: Recorded 198 career tackles, 12.5 (-28) tackles for loss, five interceptions and 13 pass deflections.
    2016: All-GLIAC selection...Played in 10 games, missing three starts with an ankle injury...Tallied 60 total tackles (28 solo/32 assisted).

Collin Schlosser (Sr., LB) 
    2017: Recorded eight tackles, one QB sack (-9) and a TFL (-9).
    Career: Played in 39 career games...218 career tackles (91 solo/127 assisted)...20.5 tackles for loss (-81) and 9.5 QB sacks (-55)...Seven QB hurries.
    2016: GLIAC Academic Excellence honoree...CCA Second-Team All-American...CCA Super Region 4 First-Team...All-GLIAC performer...Led team with 108 total tackles (45 solo/63 assisted)...Recorded 10.5 TFL (-27) and 2.5 QB sacks (-14)...Recovered two fumbles.

Dylan Carroll (Jr., DE)
    2017: Recorded eight tackles and a TFL.
    Career: Played in 31 career games...Tallied 82 tackles, 22 TFL and 11 QB sacks.

Tre Walton (Sr., CB)
    2017: Saw action vs. Davenport.
    Career: Appeared in 34 career games...Tallied 81 career tackles, seven interceptions and 14 pass breakups.

Demetrius Farmer (Sr., DL) 
Prior to GVSU: Played three years at Ohio Dominican...2016:  First-Team All-GLIAC performer...Don Hansen Football Gazette Super Region Four honoree...Recorded 68 total tackles, eight quarterback sacks (-46), 13.5 tackles for loss (-62) and forced two fumbles.