2009 Grand Valley State Lakers football team information
American college football season
2009Grand Valley State Lakers football
NCAA Division II runner-up GLIAC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, L 23–30 vs. Northwest Missouri State
Conference
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record
13–2 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
Chuck Martin (6th season)
Home stadium
Lubbers Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Grand Valley State $^
9
–
1
13
–
2
No. 11 Hillsdale ^
8
–
2
10
–
3
No. 19 Saginaw Valley State ^
8
–
2
9
–
3
Northwood
7
–
3
7
–
3
Findlay
6
–
4
7
–
4
Northern Michigan
6
–
4
6
–
4
Ashland
6
–
4
6
–
5
Wayne State (MI)
5
–
5
6
–
5
Indianapolis
3
–
7
4
–
7
Michigan Tech
2
–
8
2
–
8
Ferris State
0
–
10
1
–
10
Tiffin
0
–
10
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
The 2009 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that represented Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a 13–2 record (9–1 against conference opponents), won the GLIAC championship for the fifth consecutive season, and qualified for the NCAA Division II playoff for the ninth straight year.[1][2]
In the playoffs, the Lakers received a bye in the first round and won in the second round, quarterfinals, and semifinals before losing to Northwest Missouri State in the national championship game.[3]
Statistical leaders included James Berezik with 1,280 rushing yards, Brad Iciek with 3,194 passing yards, Blake Somlen with 917 receiving yards, and Justin Trimble with 107 points scored (18 field goals and 53 points after touchdown).[4]
The team played its home games at Lubbers Stadium in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan.
^"2009 Football Cumulative Statistics". Grand Valley State University. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
^"Grand Valley earns No. 2 playoff seed". Lansing State Journal. November 9, 2009. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^Cite error: The named reference NC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"2009 Football Cumulative Statistics". Grand Valley State University. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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