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2003 Grand Valley State Lakers football team

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

2003 Grand Valley State Lakers football
NCAA Division II champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record14–1 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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 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 edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at UC Davis*No. 1W 9–66,447
September 13Ferris StateNo. 1W 40–1012,627
September 20Wayne State (MI)No. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 50–1410,054
September 27at HillsdaleNo. 1Hilllsdale, MIW 37–242,500
October 4Michigan TechNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 48–1710,034
October 11at Northern MichiganNo. 1Marquette, MIW 50–203,357
October 18 No. 5 Saginaw Valley StateNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
L 20–3412,832
October 25at NorthwoodNo. 7Midland, MIW 33–141,933
November 1MercyhurstNo. 6
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 51–66,678
November 8IndianapolisNo. 4
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 53–103,500
November 15at FindlayNo. 4Findlay, OHW 44–0591
November 22at No. 19 Bentley*No. 4Waltham, MA (NCAA Division II first round)W 62–134,433
November 29at No. 1 Saginaw Valley State*No. 4Saginaw, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)W 10–39,267
December 6at No. 3 Texas A&M–Kingsville*No. 4Kingsville, TX (NCAA Division II semifinal)W 44–710,500
December 13vs. No. 7 North Dakota*No. 4W 10–37,236[2]

References edit

  1. ^ . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. 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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