2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football team

2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football
NCAA Division II champion GLIAC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 17–14 vs. Northwest Missouri State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	15–0 (10–0 GLIAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (3rd season)
Home stadium	Lubbers Stadium

2006 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^		10	–	0					15	–	0
No. 18 Northwood ^		8	–	2					8	–	3
Ferris State		7	–	3					8	–	3
Michigan Tech		6	–	4					6	–	4
Saginaw Valley State		6	–	4					6	–	4
Wayne State (MI)		6	–	4					6	–	5
Indianapolis		5	–	5					6	–	5
Hillsdale		5	–	5					5	–	6
Ashland		4	–	6					4	–	6
Mercyhurst		3	–	7					3	–	7
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					3	–	7
Findlay		1	–	9					2	–	9
Gannon		1	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that won the 2006 NCAA Division II national championship.

The team represented Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a perfect 15–0 record (10–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 533 to 233, 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 championship was the second in a row for Grand Valley and the fourth in five years.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 13–0	1,250
September 9	Ashland	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 30–24	12,817
September 16	at St. Joseph's (IN)*	Rennselaer, IN	W 31–6	1,729
September 21	Michigan Tech	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 41–20	10,209
September 30	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 36–13	2,585
October 7	Mercyhurst	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 49–17	10,121
October 14	Indianapolis	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 33–7	2,711
October 21	Northwood	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 45–7	13,480
October 28	at Ferris State	Top Taggert Stadium Big Rapids, MI	W 28–6	4,936
November 4	Saginaw Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	W 49–35	12,410
November 11	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 47–17	1,950
November 25	South Dakota*	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II first round)	W 35–17	4,133
December 2	North Dakota*	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)	W 30–20	5,184
December 9	Delta State*	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, M (NCAA Division II semifinal)	W 49–30	4,297
December 16	vs. Northwest Missouri State*	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship Game)	W 17–14	7,437
*Non-conference game

References

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