2005 Grand Valley State Lakers football team

The 2005 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that won the 2005 NCAA Division II national championship.

2005 Grand Valley State Lakers football
NCAA Division II champion
GLIAC champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
2005 record13–0 (9–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
2005 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^  9 –0   13 –0  
No. 3 Saginaw Valley State * ^  9 –1   11 –2  
No. 18 Northwood ^  8 –2   9 –3  
Ashland  8 –2   9 –2  
Michigan Tech  6 –3   6 –3  
Indianapolis  5 –5   6 –5  
Hillsdale  4 –6   5 –6  
Wayne State (MI)  3 –7   3 –7  
Ferris State  3 –7   3 –8  
Gannon  3 –7   3 –8  
Findlay  2 –8   3 –8  
Mercyhurst  2 –8   2 –8  
Northern Michigan  2 –8   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Saginaw Valley State forfeited all wins, giving all other GLIAC teams except Grand Valley State, Ashland, and Gannon one more official win than shown.
Rankings from AFCA poll

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 159, and won the GLIAC championship.[1] The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Northwest Missouri State in the championship game.

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 27Ferris State
W 30–10
September 3Gannon
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 61–10
September 10Indianapolis
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 29–13
September 17at AshlandAshland, OHW 14–10
October 1Wayne State (MI)
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 36–22
October 8at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIW 38–10
October 15Saginaw Valley State
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 31–10
October 22at NorthwoodMidland, MIW 30–14
October 29Northern Michigan
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 48–14
November 19North Dakota*
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 17–3
November 26Saginaw Valley State
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 24–17
December 3East Stroudsburg*
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 55–20
December 10vs. Northwest Missouri State*
W 21–7
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Grand Valley State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-04-01. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
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