#3 Grand Valley State dropped a 17-14 decision at #16 Pittsburg State Saturday night before a crowd of 8,350 at Carnie Smith Stadium. GVSU will have a two-week bye and will next host Davenport on October 4 for the GLIAC opener at Lubbers Stadium. 

Pittsburg State built a 10-0 halftime lead with a pair of second quarter scoring drives. The Gorillas used an 11-play, 55-yard scoring drive to kick a 53-yard field goal for the first points of the game. Following an interception, Pitt State drove 54 yards in eight plays for a touchdown. A GVSU offsides penalty on fourth down kept the drive alive and was finished with a 17-yard completion for a touchdown from QB Jackson Berry to wide receiver Kuron Parchmon. 

The Lakers got on the board at the 5:31 mark of the third quarter with a 95-yard fumble return for a touchdown by senior linebacker Riley Simpson, the longest return for a touchdown in GVSU football history. The Lakers drove 69 yards in 10 plays for a Paschal Jolman 19-yard touchdown run to give the Lakers a brief 14-10 lead. Pitt State drove 75 yards in 10 plays for a touchdown to give the Gorillas a 17-14 lead. 
 
QB Andrew Schuster completed 14-of-27 passes 150 yards. Sean Byrd caught four passes for 53 yards and RB Syone Usma-Harper hauled in four catches for 29 yards and rushed 10 times for 41. LB Anthony Cardamone led the defense with 10 tackles, while Torian Wyatt chipped in eight tackles.