2005 Grand Valley State Lakers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 2005 Grand Valley State Lakers football Grand Valley State Lakers logo.svg 150 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference GLIAC 13–0 9–0 Chuck Martin 2nd Lubbers Stadium NCAA Division II championGLIAC champion NCAA Division II Championship Game W 10–3 vs. 2005 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State The 2005 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that won the 2005 NCAA Division II national championship. The team represented the Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a perfect 13–0 record (9–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 434 to 170, and won the GLIAC championship.Grand Valley State Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse October 9, 2021 http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/grand_valley_state/2005-2009_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150401063441/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/grand_valley_state/2005-2009_yearly_results.php 2015-04-01 The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating 2005 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State in the championship game. The team played its home games at Lubbers Stadium in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan. Schedule y y y 2005 NCAA Division II American Football Coaches Association y Eastern August 27 7:00 p.m. Ferris State 3 Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI W 30-10 14,557 September 3 7:00 p.m. 2005 Gannon Golden Knights Gannon 2 Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI W 61-10 7,191 September 10 6:00 p.m. 2005 Indianapolis Greyhounds Indianapolis 2 Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI W 29-13 3,118 September 17 7:00 p.m. at 2005 Ashland Eagles Ashland 2 Jack Miller Stadium Ashland, OH W 14-10 4,700 October 1 7:00 p.m. Wayne State (MI) 1 Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI W 36-22 10,942 Mismatch is a misnomer: Grand Valley coach not taking winless Wayne State lightly The Grand Rapids Press Howie Beardsley October 1, 2005 D7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-rapids-press-mismatch-is-a-mis/174277903/ Newspapers.com October 8 7:00 p.m. at 2005 Hillsdale Chargers Hillsdale 1 Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI W 38-10 October 15 7:00 p.m. No. 4 Saginaw Valley State 1 Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys) W 31-10 14,472 October 21 12:00 p.m. at No. 9 Northwood 1 Hantz Stadium Midland, MI W 30-14 3,553 October 29 7:00 p.m. 2005 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan<hc> 1 Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI W 48-14 10,460 November 5 Michigan Tech 1 Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI Canceled November 19 1:00 p.m. No. 8 2005 North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota<ncg> 1 Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI W 17-3 5,429 November 26 12:05 p.m. No. 3 Saginaw Valley State 1 Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI W 24-17 5,364 December 3 1:00 p.m. No. 5 2005 East Stroudsburg Warriors East Stroudsburg<ncg> 1 Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI W 55-20 5,521 December 10 4:05 p.m. vs No. 2 2005 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State<ncg> 1 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship Game) W 21-17 6,837 References Grand Valley State Category:Grand Valley State Lakers football seasons Category:Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons Category:NCAA Division II Football Champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Grand Valley State Lakers football