Holland Reporter

Grand Valley State University (GVSU) is set to face Colorado State-Pueblo (CSUP) in a non-conference matchup on Saturday, September 14. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. ET, with live coverage available on WLCS (98.3 FM), WLAV (96.9), and The Ticket (106.1 FM/1340 AM). CSUP enters the game with a 2-0 record and a nine-game winning streak, recently defeating UT-Permian Basin 40-23. GVSU began their season with a dominant 58-0 victory over Central State.

Grand Valley State boasts the highest winning percentage across FBS, FCS, and Division II football programs, holding a record of 443-151-3 (.744) over 52 years. They are also the most successful program in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) history with a .800 winning percentage.

The Lakers opened their season with an attendance of 13,678 and led the nation in total attendance for twelve consecutive years as of last year. They have achieved ten or more wins in nineteen seasons throughout their history, including seventeen times since 2001.

Last season's meeting between GVSU and CSUP was marked by a thrilling double-overtime game that ended in a 57-49 victory for GVSU after numerous lead changes and dramatic moments.

GVSU holds an impressive record in road openers at 31-21 overall and has won seventeen out of twenty-two such games since 2001. In regular-season non-conference games since 2016, they have maintained a record of 20-2.

Historically against Colorado-based teams, GVSU is undefeated against CSUP (5-0), has one loss against Colorado School of Mines (2-1), and one win against Northern Colorado (1-0).

The Lakers have consistently been ranked in national preseason polls twenty times since 2002 and currently stand at #3 nationally according to the AFCA Coaches' poll—a ranking streak that has lasted ninety-nine consecutive weeks since September 9, 2015.

In their recent victory over Central State, GVSU rushed for nearly a school-record total of yards while three running backs surpassed the century mark individually—Khalil Eichelberger with two touchdowns on eighteen carries for 119 yards; Kenneth Jones tallying one touchdown on eleven carries for116 yards; Derrick Woods scoring twice on four carries totaling108 yards.

Quarterback Avery Moore completed eight out of twelve passes for109 yards along with rushing fifty-four yards across nine attempts during this opening match-up against Central State where multiple receivers contributed to accumulating121 passing yardage overall

On defense line-backer Anthony Cardamone recorded three tackles alongside other significant performances including freshman safety Ian Kennelly’s interception return adding onto already notable statistics from previous seasons among others like Jake Urban achieving both sacks&tackles contributing significantly towards shutting down opposing offense holding them below100 total-yardages allowed during week-one showdown