2001 Grand Valley State Lakers football team

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2001 Grand Valley State Lakers football
Grand Valley State Lakers logo.svg
NCAA Division II Championship Game, L 14–17 vs. North Dakota
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
2001 record13–1 (9–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Grand Valley State $^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 9 Saginaw Valley State ^   9 – 1     11 – 2  
Ferris State   7 – 3     7 – 4  
Indianapolis   6 – 4     7 – 4  
Ashland   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Michigan Tech   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Northern Michigan   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Northwood   3 – 6     3 – 6  
Wayne State (MI)   3 – 6     3 – 7  
Findlay   3 – 7     3 – 8  
Hillsdale   3 – 7     3 – 8  
Mercyhurst   2 – 7     2 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2001 Grand Valley State Lakers football team that represented the Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division II football season. In their 11th season under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 13–1 record (9–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 707 to 231, and won the GLIAC championship.[1] The team qualified for the playoffs and advanced to the national championship game where they lost to North Dakota.

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Minnesota Crookston*No. 22
W 56–0
September 8Saginaw Valley StateNo. 18
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 38–7
September 22at AshlandNo. 15Ashland, OHW 63–19
September 29Northern MichiganNo. 15
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 64–14
October 6at Ferris StateNo. 15Big Rapids, MIW 63–17
October 13IndianapolisNo. 12
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 63–27
October 20MercyhurstNo. 7
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 59–3
October 27at Michigan TechNo. 5Houghton, MIW 44–34
November 3Wayne State (MI)No. 4
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 77–12
November 10HillsdaleNo. 3
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 57–21
November 17 No. 5 Bloomsburg*No. 2
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II first round
W 42–14
November 24 No. 9 Saginaw Valley State*No. 2
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)
W 33–30
December 1 No. 7 Catawba*No. 2
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II semifinal)
W 34–16
December 8vs. No. 4 North Dakota*No. 2
L 14–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Grand Valley State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-04-01. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
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