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• #23 Grand Valley State will hit the road for the regular season finale for the 2026 season at Davenport. Kickoff is set for 12 noon. 

• Head coach Scott Wooster is in his fourth year at the helm of the GVSU football program, sporting a record of 36-10. Wooster has led the Lakers to two playoff appearances and a GLIAC Championship. 

• Grand Valley State leads the all-time series with Davenport by an 8-0 margin, including three shutouts. The Lakers have held the Panthers to 49 total points (6.1 ppg), while averaging 34.5 in the series. 

• Grand Valley State is coming off a 61-14 victory over Northern Michigan. The Lakers tallied 522 yards of total offense and limited the Wildcats to 243 yards. QB Zak Olejniczak rushed for 91 yards and two TDs, while RB Kellen Russell-Dixon and Paschal Anyanwu chipped in 88 and 86, respectively. QB Andrew Schuster completed 16-of-20 passes for 183 yards and five TDs. WR Kellen Reed caught six passes for 70 yards and three TDs. Keegan Sell led the defense with nine tackles and the Laker notched five sacks in the first half. 

• Senior WR Kellen Reed is putting together one of the top single-season performances in Laker Football history. Reed has 78 receptions for 1,242 yards and 22 TDs. His third in single-season TDs with 22 (Eric Fowler-22), fourth in receptions with 78 and fifth in yards with 1,242. He has hit the 100-yard receiving mark eight times, 12 or more passes three times and three or more TDs four times...Reed has 22 plays of 20 yards or more, including 12 that have resulted in a TD.

• Sophomore QB Andrew Schuster has completed 184-of-259 passes for 2,316 yards and 32 TDs. Schuster leads the GLIAC in nine offensive categories. He is one TD Bart Williams' 33 (2016) and three behind Brad Iciek's 35 (2009). 

• Since the start of the 2021 season (68 games), GVSU has limited its opponent to 14 points or less 43 times and are yielding just 15.4 ppg during that period.

• GVSU is averaging 218.5 yards per game rushing and 6.6 yards per carry, while yielding 134.7 yards per game rushing and 3.7 yards per carry. 

• Grand Valley State is 48-for-107 (45.4) on third down offensively and a combined 57-for-119 (46.7) on third and fourth down.

• GVSU has held opponents to 31-for-120 on third down (26.3) and a combined 43-for-145 (29.8) on third and fourth down.

• The Lakers are 47-for-51 on red zone opportunities offensively with 40 TDs and seven field goals. Opponents are 22-for-28 in nine games with 18 TDs and four FG. 

• GVSU opponents have completed just 119-of-227 passes (53.4%) for 1,173 yards and nine TD's with nine interceptions.

• The GVSU defense has 58.0 tackles for loss (-234), 19.0 QB sacks (-125), picked off nine passes, has 32 pass breakups and 33 QB hurries.

• Senior WR Kellen Reed has 138 career receptions (8th) for 2,234 yards (8th) and 34 TDs (3rd)...Reed has 39 career TDs (34 receiving/5 KO Returns). In addition, Reed now has 3,970 all-purpose yards, the 10th best total in GVSU history.

• Sophomore QB Andrew Schuster has completed 366-of-544 passes (66.8) for 4,877 yards and 54 TDs in his career...Schuster holds three of the top 10 single-game marks for completions (29 2x MR vs. SVSU is #2) and 25 completions at Ashland ranks ninth in a single game.

• Senior Tyus Jackson has 33 total tackles and leads the way with 8.5 tackles for loss (-26) and 2.5 QB sacks (-13).  

• SS Troy Temple leads GVSU in interceptions with three and ranks third in tackles with 31. Temple recorded nine tackles and picked off two passes in the Lakers' 56-14 victory over West Texas A&M. 

• The GVSU offense has produced 67 plays of 20 yards or more, including 24 that have resulted in a TD. 22 have come via the run and 33 the pass. 

• QB Andrew Schuster 
Charleston: 19-28, 244, 3 TD
WTAM: 10-15, 283, 5 TD; 
GLIAC Offensive POW
Game Records - 2. 335.1 pass effic.; 2. 28.3 ypc;
4. 18.9 ypa; 8. 5 TD passes
Ashland: 25-32, 196, 1 TD
Judson: 12-for-12, 290, 5 TD
Wayne St.: 16-for-24, 224, 4TD
MTU: 18-for-30, 188, 2 TD
FSU: 18-for-28, 173, 4 TD
SVSU: 29-for-43, 343, 2 TD
RU: 21-for-27, 199, 1 TD
NMU: 16-for-20, 183 5 TD

• RB Kellen Russell-Dixon 
Charleston: 7 Att. 18 yds., 1 TD; long 6
WTAM: 19 Att. 144 yds., 2 TD; long 67
Ashland: 24 Att. 87 yds.
Judson: 5 Att. 80 yds, 1 TD; long 47
Wayne St.: 5 Att. 22 yds.
MTU: 16 Att. 86 yds.
FSU: 12 Att. 98 yds.
RU: 6 Att. 31 yds.
NMU: 7 Att. 88 yds.

• WR Kellen Reed 
Charleston: 5 rec. 133 yds., 2 TD; 45 long
WTAM: 4 rec. 155 yds., 3 TD; long 82
Ashland: 13 rec. 106 yds., 1 TD
Career High 13 receptions
Judson: 5 rec. 164 yds., 3 TD
Wayne St.: 8 rec, 177, 5 TD
Career High 177 yards; 5 TDs
GLIAC Offensive POW
GLIAC/GVSU single-game record
T1. TD catches 5
MTU: 9 rec, 100 yds, 1 TD
FSU: 4 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD
SVSU: 12 rec, 155 yds, 2 TD
RU: 12 rec, 107 yds, 1 TD
NMU: 6 rec, 70 yds, 3 TD


GVSU in the NCAA Team Statistical Rankings
3rd down conversions -     25    .457
3rd down defense -     3    .261
Completion Percentage -     2    .720
First Down Def. -     23    158
First Down Off. -     15    230    
Pass Offense -      27    254.2
Pass Defense -     1    117.3
Red Zone Offense -     7    .922
Rush Offense -     20    218.5
Scoring Offense -     3    47.4
Scoring Defense -     22    18.2
Passing Effic. -     3    188.7
Passing Effic. Def -     9    100.8
Total Offense -     10    472.3
Total Defense -     6    252.0
Turnover Margin -    21    0.80    

GVSU in the NCAA Ind. Statistical Rankings
All Purpose - Kellen Reed    10    147.3
Completion % - A. Schuster    8    .710
Field Goal % - Mathew Bacik    2    .917
Field Goal PG - Mathew Bacik    25    1.10
Pass Effic. - Andrew Schuster    4    183.1
Passing TD - Andrew Schuster    1    32
Passing Yds. - Andrew Schuster    22    2,316
Pass Yds. PG - A. Schuster    28    231.6
Points Resp. - Andrew Schuster    9    192
Receiving TDs - Kellen Reed    1    22
Receiving Yds. - Kellen Reed    3    1,242
Receiving Yds. PG - Kellen Reed    3    124.2
Rec. PG - Kellen Reed    3    7.8
Scoring - Kellen Reed    4    13.8
Total Points - Kellen Reed    4    138
Total TDs - Kellen Reed    4    23