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• #25 Grand Valley State will host Northern Michigan in the home finale for the 2026 season. The Lakers are 6-3 overall and 2-3 in GLIAC action, while Northern Michigan is 2-7 and 2-3. 

• Head coach Scott Wooster is in his fourth year at the helm of the GVSU football program, sporting a record of 35-10. Wooster has led the Lakers to two playoff appearances and a GLIAC Championship. 

• Grand Valley State leads the all-time series with Northern Michigan by a 29-17-1 margin, having won 10 consecutive and 21-of-the-last-22. The Grand Valley State-Northern Michigan series has gone in cycles over the years. NMU won 12-of-the-first-13 meetings between the schools, but the Lakers' rebounded and went 7-1-1 from 1989-1997. The Wildcats won three straight meetings (1998-2000) prior to the Lakers' 11-game winning streak from 2001-2011. GVSU averaging 45.3 points in the last 19 meetings, while yielding 11.8. GVSU is 28-5-1 vs. NMU since 1989. 

• Senior WR Kellen Reed is putting together one of the top single-season performances in Laker Football history. Reed has 72 receptions for 1,172 yards and 19 TDs. He is just the 11th player to hit the 1,000 yard receiving mark in a single-season. His 19 receiving TDs is fourth in a single-season all-time and is three behind Eric Fowler in third. His 72 receptions is 5th all-time in a single-season, five behind David Kircus' 77 in 2002. His 1,172 yards is fifth all-time and he needs 170 yards to move into fourth (David Kircus - 1,341)

• Sophomore QB Andrew Schuster has completed 168-of-239 passes for 2,133 yards and 27 TDs. He tied is with Heath Parling's 27 (12th) he tossed in 2013 and three behind Brad Iciek's 30 he tallied in 2007. Schuster leads the GLIAC in nine offensive categories.

• Since the start of the 2021 season (67 games), GVSU has limited its opponent to 14 points or less 42 times and are yielding just 15.4 ppg during that period.

• GVSU is averaging 205.4 yards per game rushing and 6.2 yards per carry, while yielding 132.1 yards per game rushing and 3.8 yards per carry. 

• Grand Valley State is 42-for-97 (45.4) on third down offensively and a combined 51-for-109 (46.7) on third and fourth down.

• GVSU has held opponents to 29-for-110 on third down (26.3) and a combined 39-for-132 (29.8) on third and fourth down.

• The Lakers are 40-for-44 on red zone opportunities offensively with 33 TDs and seven field goals. Opponents are 20-for-26 in nine games with 16 TDs and four FG. 

• GVSU opponents have completed just 111-of-208 passes (53.4%) for 995 yards and eight TD's with eight interceptions.

• The GVSU defense has 52.0 tackles for loss (-202), 14.0 QB sacks (-95), picked off nine passes, has 30 pass breakups and 33 QB hurries.

• Senior WR Kellen Reed has 132 career receptions (10th) for 2,164 yards (11th) and 31 TDs (3rd)...Reed has 36  career TDs (31 receiving/5 KO Returns). In addition, Reed now has 3,900 all-purpose yards, the 10th best total in GVSU history.

• Sophomore QB Andrew Schuster has completed 350-of-524 passes (66.8) for 4,694 yards and 49 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 LB Jimmy Downs ranks second on the team in tackles with 27 and has 154 career  stops entering today's game. 

• Senior Tyus Jackson has 30 total tackles and leads the way with 7.5 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. 

• 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

• 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

• 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

Grand Valley State will honor 19 seniors prior to the game.
2 Josh Anderson DB
3 Corey Sandolph WR
7 Kellen Reed WR
9 Evan Furtney TE
10 Harrison Unger TE
18 Darius Whiteside DB
20 Kenneth Jones RB
29 Tony Roberts DB
35 Jamari Griffin DB
47 Jimmy Downs LB
50 Trey Szykowny LS
51 Josh Sander OL
56 Franky McFadden OL
75 Josh Martin OL
77 Andy Hartman OL
78 Jelani Harbor OL
83 Bwana Miller WR
96 Landon VanBeek DL
99 Tyus Jackson DL