2003 Grand Valley State Lakers football team
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2003 Grand Valley State Lakers football | |
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NCAA Division II champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 10–3 vs. North Dakota | |
Conference | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 14–1 (9–1 GLIAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Quinn (15th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chuck Martin (1st season) |
Home stadium | Lubbers Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 6 | at UC Davis* | No. 1 | W 9–6 | 6,447 | ||||
September 13 | Ferris State | No. 1 | W 40–10 | 12,627 | ||||
September 20 | Wayne State (MI) | No. 1 |
| W 50–14 | 10,054 | |||
September 27 | at Hillsdale | No. 1 | W 37–24 | 2,500 | ||||
October 4 | Michigan Tech | No. 1 |
| W 48–17 | 10,034 | |||
October 11 | at Northern Michigan | No. 1 | W 50–20 | 3,357 | ||||
October 18 | No. 5 Saginaw Valley State | No. 1 |
| L 20–34 | 12,832 | |||
October 25 | at Northwood | No. 7 |
| W 33–14 | 1,933 | |||
November 1 | Mercyhurst | No. 6 |
| W 51–6 | 6,678 | |||
November 8 | Indianapolis | No. 4 |
| W 53–10 | 3,500 | |||
November 15 | at Findlay | No. 4 | W 44–0 | 591 | ||||
November 22 | at No. 19 Bentley* | No. 4 |
| W 62–13 | 4,433 | |||
November 29 | at No. 1 Saginaw Valley State* | No. 4 |
| W 10–3 | 9,267 | |||
December 6 | at No. 3 Texas A&M–Kingsville* | No. 4 |
| W 44–7 | 10,500 | |||
December 13 | vs. No. 7 North Dakota* | No. 4 | W 10–3 | 7,236 | [2] | |||
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References
- ^ "Grand Valley State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Grand Valley claims second straight title". Detroit Free Press. December 14, 2003. p. 12C – via Newspapers.com.
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