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#2 Grand Valley State will host Dixie State in a non-conference Homecoming contest Saturday (Oct. 6) night at Lubbers Stadium (10,440). Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Grand Valley State enters the game 5-0 overall, while Dixie State is 4-1 with a four-game winning streak. 

Hall of Fame - The 2018 GVSU Athletic Hall of Fame class of Danielle Alexander (Volleyball), Aaron Beebe (Swimming), David Kircus (Football), Steve Lyon (Baseball Coach), Krista O'Dell (Track/Cross Country), Pete Trammell (Men's Basketball) and Crystal Zick (Women's Basketball) will be honored during halftime. 

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The Coaches
Grand Valley State • Matt Mitchell (Cornell College, 1997) • 82-23 (9th) 
Dixie State • Shay McClure (Southern Oregon, 1994) • 15-12 (3rd)

The Series
This will be the first-ever meeting between Grand Valley State and Dixie State.

Dixie State
Dixie State comes in 4-1 overall and riding a four-game winning streak.  The Trailblazers have won the last three games by a total of 12 points and have been outscored 167-165 in total points this season. Sei-J Lauago leads the ground game with 447 yards and five TDs, while Lawrence Starks has rushed 296 yards and three TDs. QB Easton Smith has completed 38-of-65 passes for 592 yards and four TDs and Trent Darms is coming off a career day versus Black Hills State, completing 18-of-27 passes for 177 yards. Xavier Smith has caught 10 passes for 222 yards and two TDs to lead the receiving unit. Defensively, Abraham Reinhardt leads the way with 33 tackles and 6.5 TFL, followed by Mike Jones (28 tackles) and Shiloh Pritchard (27 tackles/ 4 TFL).

• Grand Valley State is the winningest FBS, FCS and Division II program in the country, boasting a record of 396-142-3 (.734) in 48 years of playing football. In addition, GVSUis also the winningest GLIAC program all-time with a 288-72-3 mark (.797).  

• GVSUhas won four NCAA Division II Football National Championships, made 19 playoff appearances, won 17 league titles, captured nine NCAA regional titles, made nine trips to the NCAA DII semifinals and six to the NCAA DII title game. 

• GVSUhead football coach Matt Mitchell is second in all-time wins at GVSUwith 82. Current Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly is first with 118 career wins. 

• Grand Valley State has started the season 5-0 for the 13thtime in the last 18 years and the second time in the last three years.

• Grand Valley State moved up to No. 2 in the latest AFCAC oaches' Poll with one first-place vote. 
 - 274 weeks ranked in AFCA Poll.
 - 151 weeks ranked in the top 5.
 - 135 consecutive weeks ranked.
 - 87 weeks ranked #1.
 - 36 consecutive weeks ranked #1.
 - 80 weeks ranked in the top 2.
 - 25 weeks ranked #2.
 
 
• Grand Valley State is the only GLIAC team to win at least 12 games three times since 2013 and make two NCAA DII Playoff semifinal appearances.

• GVSU just finished a stretch of playing three road games in the last four weeks. The Lakers played in Cleveland, Mississippi (1,464 miles round trip) versus Delta State, followed by a road for a trip to Marquette, Michigan (828 miles round trip) to take on Northern Michigan. The Lakers traveled 2,392 miles between the back-to-back road games. GVSU played at Northwood last Saturday (Sept. 29) to complete the road swing. 

• After leading the nation in pass defense in 2017 (127.5 yards per game), the Lakers rank 8th this season in passing yards allowed (130.6) and 15th in pass efficiency defense (97.62). 
• The GVSU pass defense has allowed just eight TD passes in its last 17 games.
  
 • The Lakers rank 6th nationally in scoring defense (11.6 ppg) and 12th in total defense (257.4) and 16th in team tackles for loss (9.2).
 
• GVSU ranks 1st nationally in turnovers lost (2), passes intercepted (0) and  12th in fumbles lost (2). 

• Grand Valley State ranks 15thnationally in third down conversion offense (31-for-67/46.0) and 16thin third down conversion defense (18-for-68/26.0).

• The Lakershave converted 24-of-28 (86.0) redzoneopportunities, including 21-of-28 (75.0) that have resulted in touchdowns. 

• QB Bart Williams is now the Lakers' all-time leader in career passing yards (11,021) and passing TDs (119). Williams needs 241 passing yards to move into 25th in NCAA DII all-time passing yards and three TD passes to move into fifth (122). In addition, Williams is fifth in all-time GLIAC passing yards (7,770) and second in passing TDs (86).   Bart, who improved to 37-7 as a starting QB for the Lakers, is a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy for Academic and Athletic Excellence. 

• Senior WR Nick Dodson has caught 18 passes for 371 yards and six TDs in the Lakers' last three games. 
5 - 137 - 2 TD at Northwood
5 - 88 - 2 TD vs. Michigan Tech
8 - 129 - 2 TD at Northern Michigan
Dodson, who has five career 100-yard receiving games, moved into 9th in all-time receptions with 129. Nick needs five receptions to pass Blake Smolen and move into 8th and 58 yards to hit the 2,000-yard receiving mark. 

• Junior RB Chawntez Moss has rushed for 509 yards and four TDs on 81 carries this season. Moss is averaging 101.8 yards rushing per game. 

• Freshman RB Jack Provencher has 279 rushing yards and four TDs, while catching 16 passes for 153 yards and three TDs. His 441 all-purpose yards is second on the squad.

• Senior DE Dylan Carroll has 149 career tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss and 14.5 QB sacks. 

• The GVSU defense has 46 tackles for loss (-157) and 11 QB sacks (-69). Twenty-two different Lakers have recorded a TFL and nine have a QB  sack.

•  Junior safety JailynHarden needs three tackles to reach the 100 tackle mark for a career, while senior safety Jacob Studdard has 117 career tackles

• Grand Valley State senior quarterback Bart Williams was named the GLIACOffensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week following his performance vs. Michigan Tech. Williams completed 23-of-37 passes for 382 yards and five TDs as GVSUclaimed a 45-20 win. Just one week earlier in the Lakers' 47-14 victory at Northern Michigan, Williams completed 17-of-28 passes for 280 yards and four touchdowns, while toting the ball three times for 16 yards and his first career rushing TD, a six yard scamper.  

• Senior kicker J.J. McGrath has 15 touchbacks in 35 kickoffs this season and is averaging 61.7 yards per kick. 

• Senior punter Collin Cribley has punted 21 times for a 42.8 yards per punt average, including five of plus 50 yards and five inside the 20. Cribley set a GVSU single-game record for punting yards (12-541) at Delta State.

Triple Threat At WR - The WR unit consisting of Austin Paritee (22-402-5), Nick Dodson (21-384-6) and Brandon Wadley (11-271-0) has combined for 54 catches for 1,057 yards and 11 TDs in five games.

• The Grand Valley State pass defense has limited its first five opponents to 653 passing yards (109 yards-Indianapolis; 110-Delta State; 103- Northern Michigan; 214-Michigan Tech; ) and four touchdowns via the pass. The Lakers have allowed just eight TD passes in their last 17 games. 

• GVSU tallied 18 tackles for loss, five QB sacks (-32), forced 10 punts and allowed just one touchdown at Delta State. 

• GVSU has 46 tackles for loss (-157) in five games this season.

Bart Williams (Sr, QB)
    2018: Completed 71-for-134 passes for 1,167 yards and 14 TDs...Has not thrown an interception in 141 pass attempts this season. 
    • Completed 17-of-28 passes for 280 yards and four TDs at NMU. Rushed for first career TD...Named GLIAC Offensive POW for first time in career. 
    • Completed 23-of-37 passes for 382 yards and five TDs vs. MTU...Named GLIAC Offensive POW.
    • Completed 5-of-7 passes for 129 yards and one TD in one quarter of action at Northwood. 
    Career: Tallied a 37-7 record as a starting QB...Completed 713-of-1,1,224 passes for 11,021 yards and 119 TDs...First in NCAA DII active TD passes (119) and passing yards (11,021)...Second in total offense (10,932)...Ranks 5th in pass efficiency rating (160.25).
    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 (2017).

GLIAC RANKINGS - 
GLIAC Passing yards - 5th - 7,770 - 
Needs 39 to pass Matt McCarthy (FS) and 831 to pass Curt Anes (GV). 
6 TDs to pass Curt Anes for all-time GLIA Cleader. 

26th all-time in D2 career passing - 
Needs 241 to pass Phillip Klaphake (SCSU) 11,262

All-time D2 Touchdown Pass Rankings
119 (7) - Bart Williams (GVSU); 
    Kevin Morton (Kutztown)
121 (6) - Marc Eddy (Bentley)
123 (5) - Dustin Vaughan (WTAM); 
    Zach Zulli(Shippensburg)
124  (4) - Kevin Rodgers (Henderson St.)
126 (3) - Zach Amedro(West Liberty); 
    Matt Soltes(East Stroudsburg)
134 (2) - Justin Dvorak (Colorado Mines
148 (1) - Jimmy Terwilliger 
        (East Stroudsburg)

Nick Dodson (Sr, WR)
    2018: Hauled in 21 passes for 384 yards and six TDs in four games.
    • Hauled in three passes for 30 yards vs. Indianapolis. 
    • Caught eight passes for 129 yards and two TDs vs. NMU. 
    • Tallied five catches for 88 yards and two TDs vs. MTU.
    • Hauled in five passes for 137 yards and two TDs at Northwood.    
    Career: Tallied 129 catches for 1,942 yards and 28 TDs...Dodson, who has five career 100-yard receiving games, moved into 9th in all-time receptions with 129. Nick needs five receptions to pass Blake Smolen and move into 8th and 58 yards to hit the 2,000-yard receiving mark. 
Led team with 58 catches for 864 yards and 13 TDs in 2016.

Austin Paritee (Jr. WR)
    2018: Leads the team in catches (22) and yards (402), second in TD receptions (5)...Averaging 18.3 yards per catch.
    • Set career-highs in receptions (8), yards (134) and TD catches (2) vs. Indianapolis.    • Caught four passes for 62 yards and two TDs at Delta State.
    • Caught five passes for 87 yards vs. MTU.
    • Hauled in four catches for 89 yards and one TD at Northwood.
    Career: Hauled in 37 receptions for 744 yards and seven TDs...Averaging 20.1 yards per catch.

Brandon Wadley (So. WR)
    2018: Caught 11 passes for 271 yards...Averaging 24.9 yards per catch.
    • Hauled in three passes for 80 yards at NMU.
    • Caught three passes for 53 yards vs. MTU.
    • Pulled down one catch for 43 yds. at Northwood. 
    Career: Hauled in 17 passes for 350 yards (20.6 ypg) and rushed 12 times for 55 yards.

Chawntez Moss (Jr, RB)
    2018: Rushed for 509 yards and four TDs on 81 carries...Averaging 101.8 rushing yards per game. 
    • Rushed for 135 yards and two TDs on 15 carries vs. Indianapolis.
    • Toted the ball 23 times for 92 yards and one TD at Delta State. 
    • Tallied 130 rushing yards on 20 carries at Northern Michigan.
    • Rushed for 95 yards on 16 carries vs. Michigan Tech.
    • Toted the ball seven times for 57 yards and two TDs at Northwood.

Jack Provencher (RFr, RB)
    2018: Rushed 57 times for 279 yards and four TDs...Hauled in 16 passes for 153 yards and three TDs...441 all-purpose yards (88.2 pg).
     • Rushed 12 times for 53 yards and a TD and caught five passes for 49 yards vs. Indianapolis...110 all-purpose yards.
    •Toted the ball 19 times for 89 yards at Delta State.
    • Caught five passes for 39 yarsds and a TD, while rushing seven times for 39 yards and a TD at NMU.
    • Rushed for 68 yards and one TD on 13 carries and caught five passes for 52 yards and two TDs vs. MTU. 
    • Rushed six times for 33 yards and a TD and caught one pass for 13 yards at Northwood.

Dylan Carroll (Sr, DE)
    2018: Tied for team lead with 32 total tackles, 4.5TFL (-15) and a 1.0 QB sack (-8).
    • Tallied a single-game, career-high 13 total tackles and 3.0 TFL en route to being named the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week at Delta State.
    • Notched seven tackles at NMU.
    • Recorded seven tackles and a TFL at Northwood.
    Career: Played in 44 career games...Tallied 149 tackles, 30.5 TFL and 14.5 QB sacks.

Mike Pettis (Jr, DE)
    2018: Tallied 17 total tackles, including 4.5 TFL (-32) and 2.5 QB sack (-27).
    • Notched six tackles, 1.5 TFL (-16) and 1.0 QB sack (-14) at Delta State.
    • Recorded four tackles and 1.0 TFL (-2) vs. Indianapolis.
     • Tallied four tackles, 1.5 TFL (-13) and 1.5 QB sacks (-13) at NMU. 
    • Notched two tackles and a TFL at Northwood.
    Career: Recorded 62 tackles and 13.0 TFL and 6.0 QB sacks.

Isaiah Nkansah (Jr, LB)
    2018: Ranks second in total tackles with 27...Recorded 4.0 TFL (-12).
    • Recorded a single-game, career-high 11 tackles at Delta State, including 1.5 TFL (-2). 
    •Tallied seven tackles vs. Indianapolis in opener.
    • Notched four stops at NMU.
    • Recorded three tackles, including 2.0 TFL (-8) vs. MTU.
    • Tallied two tackles and a TFL at Northwood. 
    Career: Recorded 82 total tackles, including 6.0 TFL and four PBU.

Tyler Bradfield (So., LB)
    2018: Tied for team lead in tackles with 32...Tallied 3.5 TFL (-4).
    • Tallied seven stops and 2.0 TFL (-2) at Delta State.
    • Recorded seven tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. Indianapolis.
    • Notched four tackles at NMU.
    • Recorded eight tackles vs. MTU.
    • Tallied five tackles at Northwood.
    Career: Notched 77 tackles, 8.5 TFL (-26), 2.0 QB sacks...Picked off one pass.

Tyree Horton (Sr, LB)
    2018: Tallied 22 tackles and 2.0 TFL (-6).
    • Recorded seven tackles and a 1.5 TFL (-4) at Delta State.
    • Notched four stops and a TFL at Northern Michigan.
    •  Tallied three stops vs. MTU. 
    •  Recorded five tackles a TFL and a pass breakup at Northwood.
    
Jailyn Harden (Jr, SS)
    2018: Ranks third in total tackles with 26.
    • Recorded six stops vs. UIndy.
    • Tallied nine tackles at Delta State
    • Notched three tackles at NMU.
    • Tallied six stops and TFL vs. MTU.
    • Recorded two stops at Northwood.
    Career: Notched 97 total tackles and three PBU.

Brendan McMahon (Sr, LB)
    2018: Notched 22 total tackles, including two tackles for loss and a QB sack.
    • Notched six tackles and a TFL at Delta State.
    • Tallied five stops vs. UIndy.
    • Recorded five stops at NMU.
    • Notched four stops at Northwood. 
    Career: Recorded 54 total tackles, 4.0 TFL and a QB sack. 

Jacob Studdard (Sr, SS)
        2018: Recorded 15 total tackles, 1.5 TFL and an interception.
        • Notched three tackles and picked off a pass vs. Indianapolis.
        • Tallied three stops at Delta State.
        • Recorded five tackles at Northwood. 
        Career: Tallied 117 tackles 3.5 TFL, picked off three passes and recovered three fumbles. 

Chris Hendricks (Sr, DT), Jake Hlava (So., DE) and Johnathon Williams (Jr, DE) have combine for 32 tackles, 8.5 TFL (-39) and 5.0 QB sacks (-31 yards).

• Grand Valley State will again face the toughest schedule in Division II football, evidenced by the 2018 ledger having four teams that advanced to the 2017 NCAA DII Playoffs. GVSU opened the season at home versus 2017 GLVC Champion and playoff participant Indianapolis, followed by a road tilt at DII power Delta State.. The Lakers will also host Ferris State (Oct. 13) and Ashland (Nov. 3) at Lubbers Stadium.