2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football team

2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football
NCAA Division II champion GLIAC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 17–14 vs. Northwest Missouri State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	15–0 (10–0 GLIAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (3rd season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ←  2005 2007  →

2006 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^		10	–	0					15	–	0
No. 18 Northwood ^		8	–	2					8	–	3
Ferris State		7	–	3					8	–	3
Michigan Tech		6	–	4					6	–	4
Saginaw Valley State		6	–	4					6	–	4
Wayne State (MI)		6	–	4					6	–	5
Indianapolis		5	–	5					6	–	5
Hillsdale		5	–	5					5	–	6
Ashland		4	–	6					4	–	6
Mercyhurst		3	–	7					3	–	7
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					3	–	7
Findlay		1	–	9					2	–	9
Gannon		1	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that won the 2006 NCAA Division II national championship.

The team represented Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a perfect 15–0 record (10–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 533 to 233, and won the GLIAC championship. ^[1]

The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Northwest Missouri State in the championship game. The championship was the second in a row for Grand Valley and the fourth in five years.

The team played its home games at Lubbers Stadium in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Findlay	No. 1	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 13–0	1,250
September 9	7:00 p.m.	Ashland	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 30–24	12,817
September 16	12:00 p.m.	at St. Joseph's (IN) *	No. 1	Alumni Stadium Rensselaer, IN	W 31–6	1,729
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 41–20	10,209
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	No. 1	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 36–13	2,585
October 7	7:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 49–17	10,121
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Indianapolis	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 33–7	2,711
October 21	7:00 p.m.	No. 9 Northwood	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 45–7	13,480
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Ferris State	No. 1	Top Taggert Stadium Big Rapids, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	W 28–6	4,936	[2]
November 4	7:00 p.m.	Saginaw Valley State	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 49–35	12,410
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	No. 1	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 47–17	1,950
November 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 South Dakota *	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II first round)	W 35–17	4,133
December 2	12:30 p.m.	No. 7 North Dakota *	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)	W 30–20	5,184
December 10	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Delta State *	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, M (NCAA Division II semifinal)	W 49–30	4,297
December 16	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Northwest Missouri State *	No. 1	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship Game)	W 17–14	7,437
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Grand Valley State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
2. Howie Beardsley (October 25, 2006). "Ferris State's day off". The Grand Rapids Press. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "2006 Football Schedule". gvsulakers.com. Retrieved June 16, 2025.