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The Game: #8 Grand Valley State (1-0) at Delta State  (0-1)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Site: Travis Parker Field @ Horace McCool Stadium (8,125) 
Radio: ESPN 96.1 FM - Steve Lloyd-Jones (play-by-play) and Tim Nott (color)

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WTVB-AM 1590 Coldwater
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Flagship station in BOLD
**carrying Matt Mitchell Show

The Coaches
Grand Valley State • Matt Mitchell (Cornell College, 1977) • 78-23 (9th) 
Delta State • Todd Cooley (Arkansas Tech) • 35-21 (6th)

The Series
• Grand Valley State captured a 49-30 victory over Delta State in the only meeting between the two programs. The Lakers hosted the Statesmen in an NCAA DII Semifinal tilt at Lubbers Stadium in an ESPN2 telecast on Dec. 10, 2006.  GVSU jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but DSU scored 14 consecutive points to tie the game. However, the Lakers took a 28-14 lead into the half and added two more TDs to take a 42-16 lead. Grand Valley State advanced to the NCAA DII National Championship game the following week and claimed the title with a 17-14 win over NW Missouri State. Current head coach Matt Mitchell was the linebacker coach on that team.
 • Grand Valley State is the winningest FBS, FCS and Division II program in the country, boasting a record of 392-142-3 (.732) in 48 years of playing football. 

• GVSU has 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. 

• 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 head football coach Matt Mitchell is second in all-time wins at GVSU with 78. Current Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly is first with 118 career wins. 

• Grand Valley State is 27-20 in road openers, including a 13-4 mark since 2001. Head coach Matt Mitchell is 4-4 in road openers and 1-1 in road openers when flying to the game under Mitchell.  

• After leading the nation in pass defense in 2017 (127.5 yards per game), the Lakers yielded 109 passing yards to Indianapolis in the opener.


• GVSU limited Indianapolis to 215 yards of total offense, including 109 through the air and 106 via the ground. 

•  The GVSU pass defense has allowed just four TD passes in its last 13 games. 

• GVSU allowed Indianapolis 106 rushing yards last week after allowing 386 rushing yards to the Greyhounds in the 2017 season opener.
 
• The Lakers ranked third nationally in scoring defense in 2017 (13.0 ppg) and gave up just seven in the season-opener to an Indianapolis squad that averaged over 38 points a year ago.

• BALANCED ATTACK - The Laker offense recorded 10 first downs rushing and 12 via the pass versus Indianapolis. 

• GVSU ran 70 offensive plays vs. Indianapolis compared to the Greyhounds' 50 plays. 

• The Lakers held the ball for 32:16 in the season-opening game, including 11:07 of the fourth quarter. GVSU scored TDs on three consecutive possessions.
7 plays, 69 yards, 3:57; 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:17; 11 plays, 96 yards, 6:08

• The Laker offense was forced to punt on its four possessions versus Indianapolis, however, GVSU scored on five of its next six possessions, including all five (4 TD/1 FG) that entered the redzone. The Lakers had four drives that consisted of nine plays or more.   

•  ROAD TRIP - Grand Valley State will head south to Cleveland, Mississippi (782 miles) to take on Delta State, then one week later hit the road again to Marquette, Michigan (414 miles) to take on Northern Michigan.

• 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 following week (Sept. 8). The Lakers will also host Ferris State (Oct. 13) and Ashland (Nov. 3) at Lubbers Stadium. 

Bart Williams (Sr, QB)
    2018: Completed 18-of-36 passes for 243 yards and two TDs vs. Indianapolis.
    Career: Tallied a 33-7 record as a starting QB...Completed 660-of-1,126 passes for 10,097 yards and 107 TDs...First in NCAA DII active TD passes (107) and second in passing yards (10,097) and total offense (9,985)...Fifth in pass efficiency rating (159.08)...Needs three TD passes to tie Cullen Finnerty for second on the Lakers' all-time list.
    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).

Nick Dodson (Sr, WR)
    2018: Hauled in three passes for 30 yards vs. Indianapolis.     
    Career: Tallied 110 catches for 1,588 yards and 22 TDs...Led team with 58 catches for 864 yards and 13 TDs in 2016.

Austin Paritee (Jr. WR)
    2018: Set career-highs in receptions (8), yards (134) and TD catches (2) vs. Indianapolis in season opener.
    Career: Hauled in 21 catches for 427 yards and four TDs.

Brandon Wadley (So, WR)
    2018: Caught two passes for 30 yards vs. Indianapolis.
    Career: Caught eight passes for 109 yards and rushed 11 times for 53 yards.

Chawntez Moss (Jr, RB)
    2018: Rushed for 135 yards and two TDs on 15 carries vs. Indianapolis.

Jack Provencher (RFr, RB)
    2018: Rushed 12 times for 53 yards and a TD and caught five passes for 49 yards vs. Indianapolis...110 all-purpose yards.

Dylan Carroll (Sr, DE)
    2018: Tallied two tackles in opener vs. Indianapolis.
    Career: Played in 40 career games...Tallied 119 tackles, 26.0 TFL and 13.5 QB sacks.

Mike Pettis (Jr, DE)
    2018: Recorded four tackles and 1.0 TFL (-2) vs. Indianapolis.
    Career: Recorded 49 tackles and 9.5 TFL.

Isaiah Nkansah (Jr, LB)
    2018: Tallied seven tackles vs. Indianapolis in opener.
    Career: Recorded 41 tackles, 2.0 TFL (-5).

Tyler Bradfield (So, LB)
    2018: Recorded seven tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. Indianapolis.
    Career: Notched 52 tackles, 6.5 TFL (-24), 2.0 QB sacks...Picked off one pass.