2001 Grand Valley State Lakers football team

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2001 Grand Valley State Lakers football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record13–1 (9–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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 30
Minnesota Crookston*
No. 22
W 56–04,952
September 8
Saginaw Valley State
No. 18
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 38–75,303
September 22at
Ashland
No. 15
W 63–192,000
September 29Northern MichiganNo. 15
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 64–147,606
October 6at
Ferris State
No. 15
W 63–172,901
October 13At IndianapolisNo. 12
  • Key Stadium
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 63–273,000
October 20MercyhurstNo. 7
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 59–38,057
October 27at
Michigan Tech
No. 5
W 44–34888
November 3Wayne State (MI)No. 4
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 77–123,766
November 10
Hillsdale
No. 3
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 57–214,567
November 17 No. 5
Bloomsburg*
No. 2
)		W 42–144,858
November 24 No. 9 Saginaw Valley State*No. 2
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)
W 33–303,737
December 1 No. 7
Catawba
*		No. 2
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II semifinal)
W 34–166,585
December 8vs. No. 4 North Dakota*No. 2
L 14–176,113[2]

References

  1. ^ "Grand Valley State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. Newspapers.com
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