2009 Grand Valley State Lakers football team

2009 Grand Valley State Lakers football
2009 Grand Valley State Lakers football
GLIAC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, L 23–30 vs. Northwest Missouri State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 2
Record	13–2 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Koehler (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle, one back
Defensive coordinator	Matt Mitchell (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

Last updated October 11, 2024

2009 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Grand Valley State $^	9	–	1	13	–	2
No. 11 Hillsdale ^	8	–	2	10	–	3
No. 19 Saginaw Valley State ^	8	–	2	9	–	3
Northwood	7	–	3	7	–	3
Findlay	6	–	4	7	–	4
Northern Michigan	6	–	4	6	–	4
Ashland	6	–	4	6	–	5
Wayne State (MI)	5	–	5	6	–	5
Indianapolis	3	–	7	4	–	7
Michigan Tech	2	–	8	2	–	8
Ferris State	0	–	10	1	–	10
Tiffin	0	–	10	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2009 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that represented Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a 13–2 record (9–1 against conference opponents), won the GLIAC championship for the fifth consecutive season, and qualified for the NCAA Division II playoff for the ninth straight year.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at No. 11 West Texas A&M *	No. 1	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 37–23	15,093
September 5	6:00 p.m.	at Indianapolis	No. 1	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	W 26–10	4,802
September 12	7:00 p.m.	No. 16 Saginaw Valley State	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 38–7	16,467
September 19	7:00 p.m.	at Ferris State	No. 1	Top Taggert Field Big Rapids, MI	W 17–10	4,290
September 26	6:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	No. 1	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 55–7	2,639
October 3	7:00 p.m.	Tiffin	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 47–21	11,299
October 10	2:30 p.m.	at Hillsdale	No. 1	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 24–27	3,116
October 17	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 Findlay	No. 8	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 38–13	11,428
October 24	1:00 p.m.	at Ashland	No. 6	Jack Miller Stadium Ashland, OH	W 34–7	3,491^[6]
October 31	7:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	No. 5	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 31–19	6,633
November 7	1:00 p.m.	Wayne State (MI)	No. 5	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 59–28	8,397
November 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 Hillsdale*	No. 3	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II Second Round)	W 44–27	8,229^[7]
November 28	1:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Minnesota Duluth *	No. 3	Malosky Stadium Duluth, MN (NCAA Division II Quarterfinals)	W 24–10	4,211^[8]
December 5	3:30 p.m.	No. 10 Carson–Newman *	No. 3	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II Semifinals)	W 41–27	7,247
December 12	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Northwest Missouri State *	No. 3	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship Game)	L 23–30	6,211^[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
AFCA	1 (12)	1 (21)	1 (25)	1 (25)	1 (24)	1 (24)	1 (24)	8	6	5	5	5	3	2

Personnel

2009 Grand Valley State Lakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`3`	P. T. Gates	Sr
TE	`5`	Andrew Lorman	So
QB	`7`	Marquel Neasman	Jr
WR	`8`	Greg Gay	So
TE	`9`	Tony Carreri	Jr
WR	`11`	Blake Smolen	Sr
QB	`12`	Heath Parling	Fr
QB	`13`	Brad Iciek	Sr
WR	`16`	David Fox	So
WR	`17`	Ryan Bass	Jr
WR	`18`	Jahan Jones	Sr
WR	`19`	Justin Sherrod	So
RB	`21`	James Berezik	Jr
RB	`31`	Erik Thompson	Fr
RB	`41`	Hersey Jackson	Fr
RB	`46`	Billy Seiler	Fr
OL	`51`	Tim Lelito	Fr
OL	`54`	Mac Parker	Fr
OL	`55`	Cameron Bradford	Jr
OL	`56`	Matt Armstrong	Fr
OL	`57`	James Hardy	Jr
OL	`62`	Mark Morrison	So
OL	`63`	Dominic Cundari	Fr
OL	`64`	Austin Green	Fr
OL	`65`	Derrell Haygood	Fr
OL	`66`	Andrew Biedenbender	Fr
OL	`67`	Jake Carra	Fr
OL	`69`	Frazer Burton	So
OL	`70`	John Godush	Jr
OL	`71`	Max Larson	Fr
OL	`73`	Joey Teague	Jr
OL	`74`	Colin Williams	So
OL	`75`	Eric LaBuhn	Fr
OL	`76`	Tory Buter	Jr
OL	`77`	Nick McDonald	Sr
OL	`78`	Alex Ahee	So
OL	`79`	Darris Sawtelle	Fr
WR	`80`	John Orlando	Fr
WR	`81`	Cameron Bradford	Sr
TE	`82`	Will Napier	Jr
TE	`83`	Ian Evans	So
WR	`84`	Carlos Clark	Jr
WR	`85`	Israel Woolfork	Fr
WR	`86`	Mike Koster	Jr
TE	`87`	Tyler Moran	Fr
WR	`88`	Darryl Pitts	Fr
WR	`89`	Tony Stramaglia	Fr
TE	`91`	Ed Vushaj	Fr
WR	`92`	Derrick Smith	Fr
QB		Tyler Copacia	Fr
WR		Brandan Green	Fr
QB		Isiah Grimes	Fr
WR		Andrew Longo	Fr
RB		Anthony Mullins	Fr
QB		Kyle Partlo	Fr
TE		Ryan Ploetz	Fr
WR		Wade Stahl	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Enrique Shaw	So
CB	`2`	Robert Carlistle	Sr
LB	`4`	Jordan Munson	Sr
DL	`6`	Andre Thomas	So
SS	`10`	Jacob McGuckin	Sr
DL	`14`	Blair Hollis	So
CB	`15`	Chris Howard	Fr
LB	`20`	Brad Howard	So
CB	`22`	Myron Puryear	Fr
DL	`23`	Danny Richard	Jr
CB	`24`	Dominique Darden	So
DB	`25`	Gary Fant	Jr
DB	`26`	Gary Anderson	Sr
FS	`27`	Matt Bakker	Jr
SS	`28`	Jarrod Cox	Fr
DB	`29`	Reggie Williams	Fr
FS	`30`	Zach Breen	So
CB	`32`	Vince Beachem	Fr
FS	`33`	Deon Reed	Fr
DB	`34`	Chad O'Shell	Fr
LB	`35`	James Wojciechowski	Sr
DB	`37`	Michael Hatcher	Fr
LB	`38`	Matt Flutur	Jr
CB	`39`	Michael Ratay	Fr
DB	`42`	Mike Cuddeback	Fr
LB	`43`	Justin Victor	Jr
LB	`44`	Ricky Shorkey	Fr
LB	`45`	Luther Ware	Fr
DL	`47`	Kevin Rapes	Fr
DL	`49`	Nick Lawrence	Jr
DL	`50`	Kenny McDaniel	Fr
DL	`53`	Charles Martin	Fr
DE	`58`	Ryan Pettis	Fr
DL	`59`	Ryan Wheat	So
DL	`60`	Scott Kimball	Fr
LB	`61`	Hunter Lewis	Fr
DL	`72`	Nick Duronio	Fr
DL	`90`	Bryan Thomas	Sr
DL	`93`	Alex Gilde	Sr
DE	`94`	Lucas Kozuch	Fr
DB	`95`	Derek Beemer	Fr
DL	`96`	Ricky Thomas	Fr
DL	`97`	Steve Gawronski	Jr
DE	`98`	Denzel Rodgers	Fr
CB		Elan Banks	Fr
DB		Brogan Bibler	Fr
DB		Mark Bland	Fr
DL		Andrew Doetsch	Fr
DB		DeMarco Donaldson	Fr
LB		Dave Fortin	Fr
DB		Zach Galloway	Fr
DB		Brent Geers	Fr
DB		Charles Hill	Fr
DB		Jordan Kaufman	Fr
DB		Suave Lavallis	Fr
DB		Gerrit Rauch	Fr
LB		Albert Saleh	Fr
LB		Wyatt Stahl	Fr
DB		Lavelle Walker	Fr
DB		Donavan Wilson	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`40`	Ryan Stokes	Fr
P	`48`	Justin Trumble	Sr
LS	`52`	Kurt Schnittger	So
K, P	`68`	Mike Hendrix	So
P	`69`	Michael Wezner	Fr
P, K	`99`	Jay Jandasek	So
P		Tom Greenwood	Fr

Head coach

Chuck Martin

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jack Ginn
Associate head coach/wide receivers
Eric Koehler
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Matt Mitchell
Defensive coordinator/linebackers/safeties
Eddie Brown
Cornerbacks
Matt Yoches
Defensive line
George Barnett
Offensive line

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 27, 2024

Game summaries

At No. 11 West Texas A&M

No. 1 Grand Valley State Lakers at No. 11 West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Lakers	7	7	20	3	37
No. 11 Buffaloes	7	2	7	7	23

at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas

Date: August 29
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 81 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 15,093
Referee: Robert Dalton
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

GV – Andrew Lorman 18-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 10:18. Lakers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:42.
WT – Tyson Williams 5-yard pass from Taylor Harris (James Chandler kick), 1:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:30.

Second quarter

WT – Brad Iciek sacked in own end zone, 7:57. Buffaloes 9–7.
GV – Blake Smolen 46-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 0:07. Lakers 14–9. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:14.

Third quarter

GV – Brad Iciek 5-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 10:20. Lakers 21–9. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:42.
GV – Mike Koster 2-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 7:15. Lakers 28–9. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 1:11.
GV – Luther Ware 72-yard fumble return (kick blocked), 3:11. Lakers 34–9.
WT – Wade Langley 7-yard pass from Taylor Harris (James Chandler kick), 0:48. Lakers 34–16. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:15.

Fourth quarter

GV – Justin Trumble 23-yard field goal, 8:47. Lakers 37–16. Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, 6:53.
WT – Brittan Golden 12-yard pass from Tanner Marsh (James Chandler kick), 0:41. Lakers 37–23. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 1:42.

Statistics	GV	WT
First downs	16	25
Total yards	382	426
Rushing yards	156	44
Passing yards	226	382
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	29:38	30:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grand Valley State	Passing	Brad Iciek	17/25, 226 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	James Berezik	19 rushes, 95 yards
	Receiving	Mike Koster	7 receptions, 68 yards, TD
West Texas A&M	Passing	Taylor Harris	34/46, 306 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kelvin Thompson	10 rushes, 54 yards
	Receiving	Tyson Williams	8 receptions, 92 yards, TD

At Indianapolis

No. 1 Grand Valley State Lakers at Indianapolis Greyhounds – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Lakers	6	17	0	3	26
Greyhounds	7	0	0	3	10

at Key Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: September 5
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Mild, 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 4,802
Referee: Mike McCann
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

GV – Andrew Lorman 9-yard pass from Brad Iciek (kick failed), 12:10. Lakers 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:50.
UI – Halston Love 74-yard pass from Rob Doyle (Jace Morrison kick), 11:09. Greyhounds 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 0:55.

Second quarter

GV – Justin Trumble 22-yard field goal, 6:43. Lakers 9–7. Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 4:26.
GV – P. T. Gates 8-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 2:23. Lakers 16–7. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:58.
GV – Mike Koster 5-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 0:51. Lakers 23–7. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 0:25.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

GV – Justin Trumble 30-yard field goal, 14:50. Lakers 26–7. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 1:59.
UI – Jace Morrison 20-yard field goal, 9:17. Lakers 26–10. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:23.

Statistics	GV	UI
First downs	23	11
Total yards	414	273
Rushing yards	174	11
Passing yards	240	262
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	32:50	27:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grand Valley State	Passing	Brad Iciek	19/36, 240 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	James Berezik	20 rushes, 101 yards
	Receiving	Mike Koster	5 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Indianapolis	Passing	Rob Doyle	25/36, 262 yards, TD
	Rushing	Willis Brucker	2 rushes, 23 yards
	Receiving	Halston Love	7 receptions, 108 yards, TD

No. 16 Saginaw Valley State

No. 16 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals at No. 1 Grand Valley State Lakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Cardinals	0	7	0	0	7
No. 1 Lakers	17	14	7	0	38

at Lubbers Stadium, Allendale, Michigan

Date: September 12
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny and calm, 71 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 16,467
Referee: David Siegle
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

GV – Justin Trumble 21-yard field goal, 10:59. Lakers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:01.
GV – Mike Koster 16-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 5:59. Lakers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:01.
GV – Blake Smolen 64-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 4:44. Lakers 17–0. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:10.

Second quarter

GV – P. T. Gates 29-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 10:33. Lakers 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:42.
SV – Galen Stone 12-yard pass from Charles Dowdell (Austin Brochard kick), 6:47. Lakers 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:46.
GV – Blake Smolen 15-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 1:26. Lakers 31–7. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:21.

Third quarter

GV – Ryan Bass 52-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 1:49. Lakers 38–7. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:49.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	SV	GV
First downs	20	18
Total yards	370	464
Rushing yards	170	99
Passing yards	200	365
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	31:41	28:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saginaw Valley State	Passing	Charles Dowdell	18/36, 200 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Charles Dowdell	14 rushes, 48 yards
	Receiving	Galen Stone	5 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Grand Valley State	Passing	Brad Iciek	18/27, 336 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	James Berezik	12 rushes, 74 yards
	Receiving	Blake Smolen	6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

At Ferris State

No. 1 Grand Valley State Lakers at Ferris State Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Lakers	7	3	0	7	17
Bulldogs	0	3	0	7	10

at Top Taggert Field, Big Rapids, Michigan

Date: September 19
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 4,290
Referee: David Siegle
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

GV – Mike Koster 5-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 4:53. Lakers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:01.

Second quarter

GV – Justin Trumble 22-yard field goal, 7:22. Lakers 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:47.
FS – Shawn Snoor 45-yard field goal, 5:16. Lakers 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:59.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

FS – Tyler Thomas 2-yard run (Shawn Snoor kick), 12:44. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:02.
GV – Mike Koster 9-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 4:13. Lakers 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:44.

Statistics	GV	FS
First downs	23	10
Total yards	400	210
Rushing yards	214	108
Passing yards	186	102
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	33:38	26:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grand Valley State	Passing	Brad Iciek	16/27, 186 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	James Berezik	29 rushes, 178 yards
	Receiving	Mike Koster	6 receptions, 51 yards, 2 TD
Ferris State	Passing	Kyle Parrish	4/9, 102 yards
	Rushing	David Freeman	11 rushes, 70 yards
	Receiving	Aaron Olman	2 receptions, 86 yards

At Michigan Tech

No. 1 Grand Valley State Lakers at Michigan Tech Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Lakers	21	20	7	7	55
Huskies	0	7	0	0	7

at Sherman Field, Houghton, Michigan

Date: September 26
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 2,639
Referee: Jeff Servenski
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

GV – James Berezik 1-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 14:01. Lakers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:59.
GV – Mike Koster 10-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 8:31. Lakers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:16.
GV – Ryan Bass 26-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 1:26. Lakers 21–0. Drive: 1 plays, 26 yards, 0:07.

Second quarter

MT – Bryan LaChapelle 9-yard pass from Brent Heim (Tyler Cattelino kick), 12:00. Lakers 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:19.
GV – Ryan Bass 33-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 9:23. Lakers 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:32.
GV – P. T. Gates 1-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 5:15. Lakers 35–7. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:42.
GV – Blair Hollis 20-yard fumble return (kick failed), 3:44. Lakers 41–7.

Third quarter

GV – Justin Sherrod 40-yard run (Jay Jandasek kick), 2:02. Lakers 48–7. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:39.

Fourth quarter

GV – Carlos Clark 1-yard run (Jay Jandasek kick), 1:46. Lakers 55–7. Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 6:56.

Statistics	GV	MT
First downs	25	22
Total yards	496	294
Rushing yards	311	92
Passing yards	185	203
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	30:30	29:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grand Valley State	Passing	Brad Iciek	6/9, 107 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	P. T. Gates	10 rushes, 108 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ryan Bass	2 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
Michigan Tech	Passing	Brent Heim	20/31, 203 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Marvin Atkins	17 rushes, 100 yards
	Receiving	Bobby Slowik	5 receptions, 104 yards

Tiffin

Tiffin Dragons at No. 1 Grand Valley State Lakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	7	14	0	21
No. 1 Lakers	28	13	6	0	47

at Lubbers Stadium, Allendale, Michigan

Date: October 3
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy and wet, 53 °F (12 °C)
Game attendance: 11,299
Referee: Jon Leslie
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

GV – Blake Smolen 10-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 13:47. Lakers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:13.
GV – Blake Smolen 20-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 6:50. Lakers 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:39.
GV – Blake Smolen 13-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 2:56. Lakers 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:56.
GV – Blake Smolen 71-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 0:25. Lakers 28–0. Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:15.

Second quarter

GV – Mike Koster 15-yard pass from Brad Iciek (kick failed), 9:18. Lakers 34–0. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:42.
TU – Greg Raspberry 13-yard pass from Nate Scully (Boris Bede kick), 6:29. Lakers 34–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:49.
GV – Greg Gay 5-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 4:52. Lakers 41–7. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:37.

Third quarter

GV – Justin Sherrod 55-yard run (kick blocked), 11:27. Lakers 47–7. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:49.
TU – Brenton Williams 6-yard pass from Nate Scully (Boris Bede kick), 9:39. Lakers 47–14. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:44.
TU – David Singleton 6-yard pass from Nate Scully (Boris Bede kick), 5:02. Lakers 47–21. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:13.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	TU	GV
First downs	12	26
Total yards	181	596
Rushing yards	44	346
Passing yards	137	250
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	26:53	33:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tiffin	Passing	Nate Scully	15/25, 107 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Alvin McKnight	8 rushes, 47 yards
	Receiving	Greg Raspberry	6 receptions, 51 yards, TD
Grand Valley State	Passing	Brad Iciek	9/15, 231 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Justin Sherrod	19 rushes, 191 yards, TD
	Receiving	Blake Smolen	2 receptions, 90 yards, TD

At Hillsdale

No. 1 Grand Valley State Lakers at Hillsdale Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Lakers	9	6	6	3	24
Chargers	0	17	3	7	27

at Muddy Waters Stadium, Hillsdale, Michigan

Date: October 10
Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Mostly sunny, 51 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 3,116
Referee: Chris LaMange
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

GV – Mike Koster 8-yard pass from Brad Iciek (kick failed), 8:29. Lakers 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:31.
GV – Justin Trumble 21-yard field goal, 0:25. Lakers 9–0. Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 5:25.

Second quarter

HC – Troy Weatherhead 5-yard run (Mark Petro kick), 12:28. Lakers 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 2:52.
HC – Mark Petro 45-yard field goal, 6:30. Chargers 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:53.
HC – Vinnie Panizzi 10-yard run (Mark Petro kick), 4:19. Chargers 17–9. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 2:05.
GV – James Berezik 1-yard run (pass failed), 0:16. Chargers 17–15. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:55.

Third quarter

HC – Marc Petro 27-yard field goal, 4:47. Chargers 20–15. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 4:29.
GV – Blake Smolen 28-yard pass from Brad Iciek (pass failed), 1:56. Lakers 21–20. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:44.

Fourth quarter

GV – Justin Trumble 30-yard field goal, 5:27. Lakers 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 4:16.
HC – Billy Kanitz 1-yard run (Mark Petro kick), 0:36. Chargers 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:43.

Statistics	GV	HC
First downs	23	19
Total yards	462	324
Rushing yards	201	58
Passing yards	261	266
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	34:28	25:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grand Valley State	Passing	Brad Iciek	22/29, 261 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	James Berezik	13 rushes, 93 yards, TD
	Receiving	Blake Smolen	8 receptions, 125 yards, TD
Hillsdale	Passing	Troy Weatherhead	21/31, 265 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Vinnie Panizzi	17 rushes, 60 yards, TD
	Receiving	A. J. Kegg	7 receptions, 100 yards

No. 18 Findlay

No. 18 Findlay Oilers at No. 8 Grand Valley State Lakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Oilers	0	7	0	6	13
No. 8 Lakers	7	17	14	0	38

at Lubbers Stadium, Allendale, Michigan

Date: October 17
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy and cool, 43 °F (6 °C)
Game attendance: 11,428
Referee: Mike McCann
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

GV – Blake Smolen 20-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 6:15. Lakers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:50.

Second quarter

GV – Blake Smolen 2-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 9:07. Lakers 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:28.
GV – P. T. Gates 1-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 7:30. Lakers 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:24.
UF – Mike Chambers 59-yard pass from Andrew Beam (Cameron Stevens kick), 4:39. Lakers 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:51.
GV – Justin Trumble 44-yard field goal, 0:18. Lakers 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:21.

Third quarter

GV – Brad Iciek 1-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 11:57. Lakers 31–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:03.
GV – Brad Iciek 1-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 0:36. Lakers 38–7. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:32.

Fourth quarter

UF – Melvin Jackson 4-yard run (kick failed), 11:56. Lakers 38–13. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:40.

Statistics	UF	GV
First downs	13	23
Total yards	250	480
Rushing yards	63	266
Passing yards	187	214
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	21:41	38:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Findlay	Passing	Andrew Beam	17/23, 187 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Montgomery Williams	6 rushes, 27 yards
	Receiving	Mike Chambers	8 receptions, 107 yards, TD
Grand Valley State	Passing	Brad Iciek	17/22, 214 yards, TD
	Rushing	James Berezik	17 rushes, 104 yards
	Receiving	Blake Smolen	8 receptions, 98 yards, TD

At Ashland

No. 6 Grand Valley State Lakers at Ashland Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Lakers	10	7	10	7	34
Eagles	0	0	0	7	7

at Jack Miller Stadium, Ashland, Ohio

Date: October 24
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Overcast, 40 °F (4 °C)
Game attendance: 3,491
Referee: Jeff Servinski
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

GV – Justin Trumble 22-yard field goal, 10:51. Lakers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 3:21.
GV – Greg Gay 25-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 3:18. Lakers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:43.

Second quarter

GV – Carlos Clark 10-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 9:15. Lakers 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 7:19.

Third quarter

GV – Blake Smolen 54-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 13:21. Lakers 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:30.
GV – Justin Trumble 37-yard field goal, 8:38. Lakers 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:32.

Fourth quarter

GV – P. T. Gates 10-yard run (Justin Trumble kick), 9:05. Lakers 34–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:07.
AU – D'Marris McCoy 13-yard run (Greg Berkshire kick), 4:54. Lakers 34–7. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:06.

Statistics	GV	AU
First downs	19	10
Total yards	365	226
Rushing yards	219	177
Passing yards	146	49
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	36:37	23:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grand Valley State	Passing	Brad Iciek	11/20, 146 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	P. T. Gates	10 rushes, 95 yards, TD
	Receiving	Blake Smolen	2 receptions, 62 yards, TD
Ashland	Passing	Billy Cundiff	9/13, 49 yards
	Rushing	Dawon Harvey	15 rushes, 109 yards
	Receiving	Christian Livingston	2 receptions, 18 yards

Northern Michigan

Northern Michigan Wildcats at No. 5 Grand Valley State Lakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	6	0	13	19
No. 5 Lakers	17	5	0	9	31

at Lubbers Stadium, Allendale, Michigan

Date: October 31
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Windy and overcast, 42 °F (6 °C)
Game attendance: 6,633
Referee: Jake Kemp
Box score, Recap

Statistics	NM	GV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Grand Valley State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Wayne State (MI)

Wayne State Warriors at No. 5 Grand Valley State Lakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	7	0	21	28
No. 5 Lakers	17	14	7	21	59

at Lubbers Stadium, Allendale, Michigan

Date: November 7
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny and windy, 57 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 8,397
Referee: Mike McCann
Box score, Recap

Statistics	WS	GV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wayne State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Grand Valley State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 15 Hillsdale (NCAA Division II Second Round)

NCAA Division II Second Round
No. 15 Hillsdale Chargers at No. 3 Grand Valley State Lakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Chargers	0	0	13	14	27
No. 3 Lakers	10	27	7	0	44

at Lubbers Stadium, Allendale, Michigan

Date: November 21
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 8,229
Referee: Mike McCann
Box score, Recap

Statistics	HC	GV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hillsdale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Grand Valley State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (NCAA Division II Quarterfinals)

NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
No. 3 Grand Valley State Lakers at No. 4 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Lakers	14	3	7	0	24
No. 4 Bulldogs	10	0	0	0	10

at Malosky Stadium, Duluth, Minnesota

Date: November 28
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 37 °F (3 °C)
Game attendance: 4,211
Referee: Box score, Recap

Statistics	GV	UMD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grand Valley State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Minnesota Duluth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 10 Carson–Newman (NCAA Division II Semifinals)

NCAA Division II Semifinals
No. 10 Carson–Newman Eagles at No. 3 Grand Valley State Lakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Eagles	7	7	6	7	27
No. 3 Lakers	17	10	7	7	41

at Lubbers Stadium, Allendale, Michigan

Date: December 5
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cold and snowy, 25 °F (−4 °C)
Game attendance: 7,247
Referee: Fred Brown
Box score, Recap

Statistics	CN	GV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Carson–Newman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Grand Valley State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. No. 3 Northwest Missouri State (NCAA Division II Championship Game)

2009 NCAA Division II Championship Game
No. 2 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats vs. No. 3 Grand Valley State Lakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bearcats	7	14	2	7	30
No. 3 Lakers	0	0	13	10	23

at Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama

Date: December 12
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
Game attendance: 6,211
Referee: Kenny Johnson
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

NW – LaRon Council 14-yard run (Todd Adolf kick), 7:59. Bearcats 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:53.

Second quarter

NW – Blake Bolles 4-yard run (Todd Adolf kick), 12:51. Bearcats 14–0. Drive: 16 plays, 97 yards, 6:21.
NW – LaRon Council 17-yard run (Todd Adolf kick), 12:11. Bearcats 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:05.

Third quarter

GV – Andrew Lorman 8-yard pass from Brad Iciek (kick blocked), 11:22. Bearcats 21–6. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 2:20.
NW – Ryan Jones 98-yard PAT return, 11:22. Bearcats 23–6.
GV – Ryan Bass 33-yard pass from Brad Iciek (Jay Jandasek kick), 6:26. Bearcats 23–13. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:35.

Third quarter

GV – Blake Smolen 2-yard run (Jay Jandasek kick), 12:26. Bearcats 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 7:20.
NW – Jake Soy 26-yard pass from Blake Bolles (Todd Adolf kick), 10:00. Bearcats 30–20. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 2:18.
GV – Jay Jandasek 21-yard field goal, 4:26. Bearcats 30–23. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:34.

Statistics	NW	GV
First downs	20	22
Total yards	366	381
Rushing yards	168	91
Passing yards	198	290
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	22:33	37:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwest Missouri State	Passing	Blake Bolles	15/23, 198 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	LaRon Council	22 rushes, 172 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jake Soy	9 receptions, 118 yards, TD
Grand Valley State	Passing	Brad Iciek	28/49, 290 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Blake Smolen	7 rushes, 45 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ryan Bass	8 receptions, 111 yards, TD

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Contents

Schedule

Rankings

Personnel

Game summaries

At No. 11 West Texas A&M

At Indianapolis

No. 16 Saginaw Valley State

At Ferris State

At Michigan Tech

Tiffin

At Hillsdale

No. 18 Findlay

At Ashland

Northern Michigan

Wayne State (MI)

No. 15 Hillsdale (NCAA Division II Second Round)

At No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (NCAA Division II Quarterfinals)

No. 10 Carson–Newman (NCAA Division II Semifinals)

Vs. No. 3 Northwest Missouri State (NCAA Division II Championship Game)

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