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2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football
NCAA Division II champion
GLIAC champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record15–0 (10–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLubbers Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.at FindlayNo. 1
W 13–01,250
September 97:00 p.m.AshlandNo. 1
W 30–2412,817
September 1612:00 p.m.at St. Joseph's (IN)*No. 1
W 31–61,729
September 217:00 p.m.Michigan TechNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 41–2010,209
September 3012:00 p.m.at Wayne State (MI)No. 1
W 36–132,585
October 77:00 p.m.MercyhurstNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 49–1710,121
October 146:00 p.m.IndianapolisNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 33–72,711
October 217:00 p.m. No. 9 NorthwooddaggerNo. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI
W 45–713,480
October 282:00 p.m.at Ferris StateNo. 1
W 28–64,936[2]
November 47:00 p.m.Saginaw Valley StateNo. 1
W 49–3512,410
November 111:00 p.m.at Northern MichiganNo. 1
W 47–171,950
November 251:00 p.m. No. 13 South Dakota*No. 1
W 35–174,133
December 212:30 p.m. No. 7 North Dakota*No. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)
W 30–205,184
December 107:00 p.m. No. 3 Delta State*No. 1
  • Lubbers Stadium
  • Allendale, M (NCAA Division II semifinal)
W 49–304,297
December 1612:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Northwest Missouri State*No. 1
W 17–147,437

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References

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  1. ^ "Grand Valley State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Howie Beardsley (October 25, 2006). "Ferris State's day off". The Grand Rapids Press. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2006 Football Schedule". gvsulakers.com. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
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