Grand Valley State Lakers football, 2020–present

The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2][3]

The 2021 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. In their 11th year under head coach Matt Mitchell, the Lakers compiled a 10–2 record (6–1 in conference games), finished second in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 456 to 223.^[4] The Lakers lost twice to Ferris State, first in the regular season and then in the NCAA Division II playoffs. It was GVSU's 50th season of college football.^[5]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		Edinboro*		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	Cancelled
September 11	7:00 p.m.	No. 19 CSU Pueblo*	No. 14	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 34–14	11,472
September 18	3:00 p.m.	Wisconsin–La Crosse*	No. 10	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 45–24	9,658
September 25	2:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	No. 9	Sherman Field at Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	W 44–21	1,447
October 2	2:00 p.m.	at Saginaw Valley State	No. 8	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 49–17	8,544
October 9	7:00 p.m.	Northwood	No. 6	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 70–9	15,254
October 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Ferris State	No. 7	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	L 28–35	17,007
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	No. 8	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 28–24	2,012
October 30	3:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech	No. 8	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 14–9	8,652
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	No. 7	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 62–13	2,436
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Davenport	No. 5	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 42–0	8,483
November 20	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Lindenwood*	No. 4	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs, first round)	W 20–3	5,808
November 27	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 Ferris State*	No. 4	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs, second round)	L 20–54	3,742
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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The 2022 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their 12th year under head coach Matt Mitchell, the Lakers compiled a 12–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the GLIAC championship, and were ranked No. 1 nationally at the end of the regular season. The Lakers defeated five ranked teams during the regular season, including a 25–22 victory over No. 4 Colorado Mines in the season opener and rivalry game victories over No. 1 Ferris State and No. 17 Saginaw Valley State.

In the playoffs, the Lakers received a bye in the first round and won in the second round, before losing in the quarterfinals against rival Ferris State.

The team was led on offense by junior quarterback Cade Peterson. Peterson completed 159 of 273 passes for 2,439 yards with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions.^[6] Junior running back Tariq Reid was the team's leading rusher with 1,027 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns on 161 carries for an average of 6.4 yards per carry.^[6]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 Colorado Mines*	No. 5	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	W 25–22	12,250	[7]
September 10	8:00 p.m.	at No. 21 CSU Pueblo*	No. 4	Thunderbowl Pueblo, CO		W 35–10	5,990	[8][9]
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Lincoln (CA)*	No. 2	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	W 66–7	16,624	[10]
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	No. 2	Adams Field Detroit, MI		W 48–9	4,338	[11]
October 1	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 Saginaw Valley State	No. 2	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	FloSports	W 29–10	14,877	[12][13]
October 8	12:00 p.m.	at American International*	No. 2	Abdow Field Springfield, MA		W 45–3	1,019	[14]
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Ferris State	No. 2	Top Taggart Stadium Big Rapids, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	FloSports	W 22–21	12,661	[15][16]
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	No. 1	Lubbers Field Allendale, MI	FloSports	W 56–3	11,812	[17][18]
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	No. 1	Sherman Field at Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 42–7	1,512	[19][20]
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Wayne State (MI)	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	W 42–14	9,154	[21][22]
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Davenport	No. 1	Farmers Insurance Complex Caledonia, MI	FloSports	W 49–7	2,888	[23][24]
November 26	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 Northwest Missouri State*	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II second round)	FloSports	W 13–8	4,049	[25][26]
December 3	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Ferris State*	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)		L 21–24	13,001	[27][28]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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The 2023 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Scott Wooster, the Lakers compiled an 11–2 record (6–0 in conference games), won the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 569 to 215.^[30] The Lakers lost in the season opener to Colorado Mines and in the Division II quarterfinals to eventual national champion Harding.

The team's statistical leaders included:

• Quarterback Cade Peterson completed 151 of 241 passes (62.66%) for 2,116 yards, 20 touchdowns, eight interceptions, and a 157.16 quarterback efficiency rating.^[30]
• Running back Tariq Reid tallied 770 rushing yards on 154 carries for an average of 5.0 yards per carry. He also ranked second on the team in scoring with 90 points on 15 touchdowns.^[30]
• Wide receiver Cody Tierney tallied 35 receptions for 669 yards (19.11 yards per catch) and six touchdowns.^[30]
• Kicker Josh Gorball was the team's leading scorer with 103 points on 10 field goals and 73 extra point kicks.^[30]
• Abe Swanson led the team with 90 total tackles.^[30]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	8:05 p.m.	at No. 2 Colorado Mines*	No. 3	Marv Kay Stadium at Alumni Field Golden, CO		L 28–31	3,767
September 9	7:00 p.m.	No. 25 CSU Pueblo*	No. 7	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI		W 57–49 2OT	15,182
September 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 19 Assumption*	No. 6	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI		W 43–7	15,844
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Saginaw Valley State	No. 7	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 55–14	5,085
October 7	7:00 p.m.	Kentucky State*	No. 7	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI		W 65–7	11,679
October 14	3:00 p.m.	No. 1 Ferris State	No. 7	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	FloSports	W 49–28	16,577	[31][32]
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	No. 4	Superior Dome Marquette, MI		W 73–14	3,447
October 28	3:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech	No. 3	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	W 44–13	13,014
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	No. 3	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		W 66–10	2,158
November 11	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 Davenport	No. 2–T	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI		W 38–0	10,259
November 18	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Ferris State*	No. 2	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs)		W 21–14	14,109	[33][34]
November 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Pittsburg State*	No. 3	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs)		W 24–21	4,218
December 2	2:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Harding*	No. 2	First Security Stadium Searcy, AR (NCAA Division II quarterfinals)		L 6–7	3,100
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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The 2024 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Scott Wooster, the Lakers compiled an 11–2 record (6–1 in conference fames), finished second in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 384 to 208. The Lakers lost in the regular season to Ferris State and in the Division II playoffs to Harding.

Quarterback duties were split between Avery Moore (72-of-129 for 1,007 yards) and Ike Udengwu (54-of-97 for 765 yards). Moore also tallied 538 rushing yards.^[35] Running back Khalil Eichelberger led the team with 789 rushing yards.^[35] Kicker Matthew Bacik was the leading scorer with 83 points (13 field goals and 44 extra points).^[35]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Central State (OH)*	No. 4	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI		W 58–0	13,678	[36]
September 14	10:00 p.m.	at No. 22 CSU Pueblo*	No. 3	ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO		W 24–21	8,057	[37]
September 21	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 (NCAA D-III) Wisconsin–La Crosse*	No. 2	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	W 20–13	15,884	[38][39][40]
September 28	3:00 p.m.	West Florida*	No. 2	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI		W 31–7	10,458
October 5	12:00 p.m.	at Davenport	No. 2	Farmers Insurance Complex Caledonia, MI		W 24–7	2,102	[41]
October 12	7:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	No. 2	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI		W 49–17	7,002
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at Saginaw Valley State	No. 2	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)		W 16–9	8,586	[42]
October 26	3:00 p.m.	No. 3 Ferris State	No. 1	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)		L 7–34	16,332	[43]
November 2	3:00 p.m.	Wayne State (MI)	No. 7	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI		W 51–28	10,377	[44]
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	No. 5	Sherman Field at Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 20–0	1,294	[45]
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Roosevelt	No. 5	Morris Field Arlington Heights, IL		W 34–21	986
November 23	1:00 p.m.	No. 14 Indianapolis*	No. 5	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs)		W 24–7	3,948	[46][47]
November 30	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Harding*	No. 5	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs)		L 26–44	2,844	[48]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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The 2025 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represents Grand Valley State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division II football season. Scott Wooster is expected to lead the team in his third season as the Lakers' head coach.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	1:00 p.m.	Lincoln (PA)*	No. 3	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI		W 45–9	12,136
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Black Hills State*	No. 3	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI		W 48–36	13,836
September 13	4:00 p.m.	at No. 24т Pittsburg State*	No. 3	Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS		L 14–17	8,350
October 4	4:00 p.m.	Davenport	No. 10	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	W 37–14	15,188
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	No. 8	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	FloSports	W 35–7	3,216
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Saginaw Valley State	No. 7	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	L 19–20	9,814
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Ferris State	No. 18	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	FloSports	L 31–38	10,089
November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	No. 25	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	FloSports	W 59–13	1,451
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech	No. 23	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	W 18–15	11,394
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Roosevelt	No. 21	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	W 69–13	6,244
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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