2003 Grand Valley State Lakers football team

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2003 Grand Valley State Lakers football
Grand Valley State Lakers logo.svg
NCAA Division II champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 10–3 vs. North Dakota
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
2003 record14–1 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Saginaw Valley State $^   10 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 4 Grand Valley State ^   9 – 1     14 – 1  
Northwood   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Ferris State   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Findlay   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Indianapolis   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Michigan Tech   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Mercyhurst   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Hillsdale   4 – 6     4 – 7  
Northern Michigan   3 – 7     3 – 8  
Wayne State (MI)   2 – 8     3 – 8  
Ashland   2 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2003 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that won the 2003 NCAA Division II national championship.

The team represented the Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. In their 13th season under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 14–1 record (9–1 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 551 to 200, and finished second in the GLIAC.[1] The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating North Dakota in the championship game.[2]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at UC Davis*No. 1
W 9–6
September 13Ferris StateNo. 1
W 40–10
September 20Wayne State (MI)No. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 50–14
September 27at HillsdaleNo. 1Hilllsdale, MIW 37–24
October 4Michigan TechNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 48–17
October 11at Northern MichiganNo. 1Marquette, MIW 50–20
October 18 No. 5 Saginaw Valley StateNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 20–34
October 25at NorthwoodNo. 7Midland, MIW 33–14
November 1MercyhurstNo. 6
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 51–6
November 8IndianapolisNo. 4
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 53–10
November 15at FindlayNo. 4Findlay, OHW 44–0
November 22at No. 19 Bentley*No. 4Waltham, MA (NCAA Division II first round)W 62–13
November 29at No. 1 Saginaw Valley State*No. 4Saginaw, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)W 10–3
December 6at No. 3 Texas A&M–Kingsville*No. 4Kingsville, TX (NCAA Division II semifinal)W 44–7
December 13vs. No. 7 North Dakota*No. 4
W 10–3[2]
  • *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.
  2. ^ a b "Grand Valley claims second straight title". Detroit Free Press. December 14, 2003. p. 12C – via Newspapers.com.
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