Grand Valley State Lakers football, 1990–1999

The Grand Valley State Lakers football program, 1990–1999 represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) during the 1990s in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) from 1990 to 1998 and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) starting in 1999. The team was led by head coaches Tom Beck (1985–1990) and Brian Kelly (1991–2003).

1990–1999 Grand Valley State Lakers football
Conference	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (1990–1998) Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1999)
Head coach	Tom Beck (1985–1990) Brian Kelly (1991–2003)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 2000 →

The team played its home games at Lubbers Stadium, named after former university president Arend Lubbers, located on GVSU's main campus in Allendale, Michigan.

1990

1990 Grand Valley State Lakers football
MIFC champion
NCAA Division II first round, L 14–20 vs. East Texas State
Conference	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record	10–2 (9–1 MIFC)
Head coach	Tom Beck (6th season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Grand Valley State $^	9	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. T–20 Ashland	7	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Hillsdale	7	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ferris State	5	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Butler	5	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Northern Michigan	5	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Saginaw Valley State	5	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Indianapolis	3	–	6	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Wayne State (MI)	3	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	3	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Valparaiso	1	–	9	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1990 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1990 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Tom Beck, the Lakers compiled a 10–2 record (9–1 in conference games), won the MIFC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 412 to 162. They lost to East Texas State in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.^[1]

Beck stepped down as GVSU's head coach in February 1991 to become an assistant coach at Notre Dame.^[2] Beck compiled a 50–18 record in six years as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Saint Joseph's (IN)	No. 9	Rensselaer, IN	W 58–16	1,000	[3]
September 8	at Mankato State*	No. 9	Mankato, MN	W 27–24	1,200	[4]
September 15	Butler	No. 6	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 35–0	3,909	[5]
September 22	at Indianapolis	No. 3	Indianapolis, IN	W 30–12	2,244	[6]
September 29	Saginaw Valley State	No. 3	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 23–7	5,268–5,468	[7]
October 6	at No. 14 Northern Michigan	No. 3	Marquette, MI	W 45–15	4,551	[8]
October 13	Ferris State	No. 3	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	W 42–12	5,866	[9]
October 20	No. 9 Ashland	No. 3	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 14–3	4,051	[10]
October 27	at Hillsdale	No. 3	Hillsdale, MI	L 34–38	5,000	[11]
November 3	Wayne State (MI)	No. 8	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 35–15	3,953	[12]
November 10	at Valparaiso	No. 6	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	W 55–0	1,238	[13]
November 17	No. 7 East Texas State	No. 6	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II first round)	L 14–20	3,103	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^[15]

1991

1991 Grand Valley State Lakers football
NCAA Division II first round, L 15–36 vs. East Texas State
Conference	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record	9–3 (8–2 MIFC)
Head coach	Brian Kelly (1st season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Butler $^	9	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Ashland	8	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Grand Valley State ^	8	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Saginaw Valley State	5	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ferris State	5	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Hillsdale	5	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wayne State (MI)	4	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	4	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northern Michigan	3	–	6	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Indianapolis	2	–	8	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Valparaiso	1	–	8	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1991 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 9–3 record (8–2 in conference games), tied for second place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 313 to 166.^[1]

Kelly, at age 29, was announced as GVSU's new head coach in March 1991. He had been on the GVSU staff for five years and had been the defensive coordinator for the prior two seasons. He was GVSU's youngest head football coach and the first to have been promoted from within the GVSU staff.^[16]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Saint Joseph's (IN)		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 31–3	4,611	[17]
September 14	at No. 1 North Dakota State	No. 6	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 21–17	13,629	[18]
September 21	at Butler		Indianapolis, IN	L 0–33
September 28	Indianapolis		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 31–13
October 5	at Saginaw Valley State		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 10–14
October 12	Northern Michigan		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 35–0
October 19	at Ferris State		Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	W 28–6	1,950	[19]
October 26	at Ashland		Ashland, OH	W 38–7
November 2	Hillsdale		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 9–6
November 9	at Wayne State (MI)		Detroit, MI	W 59–28		[20]
November 16	Valparaiso		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 36–3		[21]
November 23	at No. 19 East Texas State	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX (NCAA Division II first round)	L 15–36	3,000	[22]
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

1992

1992 Grand Valley State Lakers football
Conference	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record	8–3 (8–2 MIFC)
Head coach	Brian Kelly (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hillsdale +	8	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Ferris State +^	8	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Butler +	8	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Grand Valley State +	8	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Ashland	7	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Saginaw Valley State	6	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)	3	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Valparaiso	3	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indianapolis	1	–	8	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
Saint Joseph's (IN)	1	–	8	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
Northern Michigan	1	–	9	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

The 1992 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1992 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled an 8–3 record (8–2 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for second place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 249 to 219.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Saint Joseph's (IN)	Rensselaer, IN	W 28–18
September 12	Indiana (PA)*	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 27–45
September 19	Butler	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 21–10
September 26	at Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN	W 21–7
October 3	Saginaw Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 24–20
October 10	at Northern Michigan	Marquette, MI	W 23–20
October 17	Ferris State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	L 0–23
October 24	Ashland	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 10–27
October 31	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	W 34–21
November 7	Wayne State (MI)	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 16–14
November 14	at Valparaiso	Valparaiso, IN	W 45–14
*Non-conference game

1993

1993 Grand Valley State Lakers football
Conference	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record	6–3–2 (6–2–2 MIFC)
Head coach	Brian Kelly (3rd season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Ferris State $^	8	–	0	–	2			9	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Ashland	8	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Grand Valley State	6	–	2	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Hillsdale	6	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Northern Michigan	5	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Wayne State (MI)	5	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
St. Francis (IL)	5	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Saginaw Valley State	4	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwood	2	–	7	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Saint Joseph's (IN)	1	–	8	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
Indianapolis	1	–	9	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1993 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1993 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 6–3–2 record (6–2–2 in conference games), finished in third place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 271 to 227.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Saint Joseph's (IN)	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 38–14
September 11	at Indiana (PA)*	Indiana, PA	L 3–34
September 18	at Northwood	Midland, MI	W 35–0
September 25	Indianapolis	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 31–7
October 2	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 36–17
October 9	Northern Michigan	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	T 28–28
October 16	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	T 17–17
October 23	at Ashland	Ashland, OH	L 14–29
October 30	Hillsdale	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 21–38
November 6	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 28–25
November 13	St. Francis (IL)	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 20–18
*Non-conference game

1994

1994 Grand Valley State Lakers football
Conference	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record	8–4 (8–2 MIFC)
Head coach	Brian Kelly (4th season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Ferris State $^	10	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 18 Grand Valley State ^	8	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Hillsdale	7	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ashland	6	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Saginaw Valley State	6	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)	6	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Michigan	5	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Michigan Tech	3	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	3	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Indianapolis	2	–	7	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Northwood	2	–	7	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
St. Francis (IL)	1	–	9	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1994 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1994 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled an 8–4 record (8–2 in conference games), finished in second place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 387 to 239.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Indiana (PA)*	Indiana, PA	L 33–35
September 10	at Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN	W 35–24
September 17	St. Francis (IL)	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 49–7
September 24	at Ashland	Ashland, OH	W 17–7
October 1	Ferris State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	L 21–27
October 8	Wayne State (MI)	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 31–14
October 15	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	L 20–33
October 22	Michigan Tech	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 33–7
October 29	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 24–17
November 5	Saginaw Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 27–20
November 12	at Northwood	Midland, MI	W 70–13
November 19	at Indiana (PA)*	Indiana, PA (NCAA Division II first round)	L 27–35
*Non-conference game

1995

1995 Grand Valley State Lakers football
Conference	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record	8–3 (8–2 MIFC)
Head coach	Brian Kelly (5th season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Ferris State $^	10	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Grand Valley State	8	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan	7	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Saginaw Valley State	7	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Hillsdale	7	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Michigan Tech	5	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
St. Francis (IL)	5	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indianapolis	3	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (MI)	3	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Ashland	2	–	8	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Northwood	2	–	8	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	1	–	9	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1995 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1995 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled an 8–3 record (8–2 in conference games), finished in second place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 407 to 211.^[23]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Indiana (PA)*		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 25–28
September 9	Indianapolis		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 56–0
September 16	at St. Francis (IL)		Joliet, IL	W 42–0
September 23	Ashland		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 52–17
September 30	at No. 5 Ferris State	No. 12	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	L 21–30		[24]
October 7	at Wayne State (MI)		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 42–10
October 14	Hillsdale		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 25–20
October 21	at Michigan Tech		Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 54–52
October 28	Northern Michigan		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 26–23
November 4	at Saginaw Valley State		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 21–24
November 11	Northwood		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 43–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

1996

1996 Grand Valley State Lakers football
Conference	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record	8–3 (8–2 MIFC)
Head coach	Brian Kelly (6th season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Ferris State $^		9	–	1					10	–	2
Grand Valley State		8	–	2					8	–	3
Northern Michigan		7	–	3					7	–	3
No. 20 Saginaw Valley State		7	–	3					7	–	3
Hillsdale		6	–	4					6	–	5
Northwood		5	–	5					6	–	5
Ashland		4	–	6					4	–	7
Indianapolis		3	–	7					4	–	7
St. Francis (IL)		2	–	8					3	–	8
Michigan Tech		2	–	8					2	–	8
Wayne State (MI)		2	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1996 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled an 8–3 record (8–2 in conference games), finished in second place in the MIFC, and outscored opponents by a total of 272 to 165.^[23]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Southwest Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 14–19		[25]
September 7	St. Francis (IL)	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 20–31
September 14	at Ashland	Ashland, OH	W 14–7
September 21	Ferris State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	W 36–17
September 28	Wayne State (MI)	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 23–0
October 5	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	W 17–16
October 12	Michigan Tech	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 56–7
October 19	at Northern Michigan	Marquette, MI	L 9–14
October 26	Saginaw Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 17–6
November 2	at Northwood	Midland, MI	W 38–34
November 16	at Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN	W 28–14
*Non-conference game

1997

1997 Grand Valley State Lakers football
MIFC co-champion
Conference	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record	9–2 (9–1 MIFC)
Head coach	Brian Kelly (7th season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Ashland +^		9	–	1					9	–	2
Grand Valley State +		9	–	1					9	–	1
Saginaw Valley State		8	–	2					9	–	2
Indianapolis		7	–	3					8	–	3
Northern Michigan		6	–	4					7	–	4
Hillsdale		4	–	6					4	–	7
Ferris State		3	–	7					3	–	7
Northwood		3	–	7					3	–	7
Wayne State (MI)		3	–	7					3	–	8
Michigan Tech		2	–	8					2	–	8
St. Francis (IL)		1	–	9					1	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1997 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1997 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 9–2 record (9–1 in conference games), tied with Ashland for the MIFC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 330 to 237.^[23]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at St. Francis (IL)	Joliet Memorial Stadium Joliet, IL	W 37–29	1,000
September 13	Ashland	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 31–20	3,900
September 20	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	W 21–18	6,619
September 27	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 45–30	2,496
October 4	Hillsdale	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 14–12
October 11	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 49–21
October 18	Northern Michigan	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 39–22
October 25	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 27–30	4,200
November 1	Northwood	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 24–20	2,193
November 8	at UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 19–21	7,751
November 15	Indianapolis	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 23–14	2,700
*Non-conference game

1998

1998 Grand Valley State Lakers football
MIFC champion
Conference	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Record	9–3 (9–1 MIFC)
Head coach	Brian Kelly (8th season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Grand Valley State $^		9	–	1					9	–	3
Saginaw Valley State		8	–	2					9	–	2
Indianapolis		8	–	2					8	–	2
Ashland		7	–	3					7	–	3
Northwood		7	–	3					7	–	3
Findlay		5	–	5					5	–	5
Mercyhurst		5	–	5					5	–	5
Ferris State		5	–	5					5	–	6
Northern Michigan		4	–	5					5	–	5
Michigan Tech		4	–	6					4	–	6
Hillsdale		3	–	7					3	–	8
Westminster (PA)		2	–	7					3	–	7
Wayne State (MI)		2	–	8					2	–	9
St. Francis (IL)		0	–	10					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1998 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 9–3 record (9–1 in conference games), won the MIFC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 462 to 322.^[23]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	vs. Ashland	Grand Rapids, MI	W 42–35
September 12	Northwood	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 44–41	4,520
September 19	at Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN	W 28–17
September 26	Findlay	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 50–7
October 3	St. Francis (IL)	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 40–2
October 10	at Mercyhurst	Tullio Field Erie, PA	W 49–14
October 17	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 37–36
October 24	Northern Michigan	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 14–17
October 31	UC Davis	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 38–40
November 7	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 43–23
November 14	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	W 56–53
November 21	at Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, PA	L 14–37

1999

1999 Grand Valley State Lakers football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (5–4 GLIAC)
Head coach	Brian Kelly (9th season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Northwood +		7	–	2					8	–	2
Ferris State +		7	–	2					7	–	3
Ashland		7	–	3					7	–	3
Hillsdale		6	–	3					8	–	3
Northern Michigan		6	–	3					6	–	4
Michigan Tech		6	–	4					6	–	4
Indianapolis		5	–	4					7	–	4
Grand Valley State		5	–	4					5	–	5
Mercyhurst		4	–	5					5	–	5
Saginaw Valley State		4	–	5					4	–	6
Westminster (PA)		2	–	8					3	–	8
Findlay		2	–	8					2	–	8
Wayne State (MI)		0	–	10					0	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1999 Grand Valley State Lakers football team represented Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division II football season. In their ninth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 5–5 record (5–4 in conference games), tied for seventh place in the MIFC, and were outscored by a total of 273 to 259.^[23]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	vs. South Dakota State*	Houseman Field Grand Rapids, MI	L 20–35	5,673
September 11	at Northwood	Midland Stadium Midland, MI	L 30–41	5,211
September 18	Indianapolis	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 14–30	8,028
September 25	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 37–9	2,500
October 9	Mercyhurst	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 26–19	3,140
October 16	Saginaw Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 31–7	4,323
October 23	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 13–51	3,890
October 30	at Ashland	Community Stadium Ashland, OH	W 44–26	4,850
November 6	Michigan Tech	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 21–7	2,775
November 13	Ferris State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	L 23–48	5,277
*Non-conference game