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2006 Game Summaries
Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP
Michigan Tech 6 7 7 0 20
Grand Valley State 7 21 7 6 41
First Quarter
GV-Morrison 4 yd run (Carter kick), 6:39 (4 plays, 52 yards,
2:23) GV 7 - MT 0
MT-Schaft 5 yd run (Tiseo kick failed), 3:07 (8 plays, 50
yards, 3:23) GV 7 - MT 6
Second Quarter
GV-Finnerty 2 yd run (Carter kick), 8:29 (7 plays, 71 yards,
3:06) GV 14 - MT 6
GV-Larkins 30 yd interception return (Carter kick), 7:12 GV
21 - MT 6
MT-Short 5 yd run (Tiseo kick), 2:46 (10 plays 71 yards,
4:14) GV 21 - MT 13
GV-Martin 1 yd run (Carter kick), 0:54 (5 plays, 61 yards,
1:41) GV 28 - MT 12
Third Quarter
GV-Gore 6 yd run (Carter kick), 10:32 (1 play, 6 yards, 0:18)
GV 35 - MT 13
MT-Atkins 5 yd run (Tiseo kick), 7:11 (7 plays, 59 yards,
3:09) GV 35 - MT 20
Fourth Quarter
GV-Gore 2 yd run (Carter kick failed), 11:59 (10 plays, 62
yards, 5:55) GV 41 - MT 20
Allendale, Mich. - #1 ranked Grand Valley State scored 21 second-quarter points en route to a 41-20 victory over Michigan Tech Thursday night before a live
CSTV national television crowd. The Lakers improve to 4-0 on the year and increased the longest winning streak in the NCAA to 17 games. In addition, the
Lakers are now 74-5 in their last 79 games.
Grand Valley State scored on its second possession as Jaquon Morrison capped a four-play, 52-yard scoring drive with a 4-yard TD run on a reverse. PK
Todd Carter added the PAT for a 7-0 Laker lead. QB Cullen Finnerty hit WR Eric Fowler with a 54-yard pass play to put the Lakers in scoring position. Michigan
Tech answered with an eight-play, 50-yard scoring drive of its own. MTU QB Drew Shaft and WR Keith White came up with the big play on the drive as the
two connected on a 36-yard pass and catch on third and thirty. Shaft then scrambled in from five yards out, but the PAT was missed and GVSU led 7-6.
Finnerty drove the Lakers 71 yards in seven plays and scored himself on a 2-yard TD run. Finnerty and WR Terry Mitchell team up on a 48-yard completion
down to the MTU four to set up Finnerty's run. GVSU then broke the game wide open when safety Buster Larkins picked off a Shaft pass and returned it
30 yards for a TD to put the Lakers up 21-6.
The never-say-die Huskies came right back and went on a 10-play, 71-yard scoring drive. QB Steve Short scored on a 5-yard run to pull MTU with in eight
(21-13). GVSU answered quickly with a 5-play, 61-yard drive that took just 1:41 off the clock. Finnerty was 3-for-3 for 52 yards and RB Astin Martin capped
the drive with a one-yard TD run.
"I thought we played hard for 60 minutes," said GVSU head coach Chuck Martin. "We did some nice things in every facet of the game, but we still have a
lot of work to do if we want to keep winning games," he added.
The Laker defense forced another turnover as MTU QB Drew Shaft fumbled on the MTU 6-yard line after being crushed by Laker LB Matt Beaty. Mike
McFadden recovered the fumble. RB Maurice Gore scored from six yards out on the Lakers' first play to give GVSU a 35-13 lead.
"I was pleased that we forced four turnovers and our defense was directly responsible for 14 points," said Martin.
Short drove the Huskies 59 yards in seven plays and RB Marvin Atkins scored from five yards out to pull Michigan Tech with 15 (35-20). Finnerty came
back and drove the Lakers 62 yards in 10 plays for a TD. Gore capped the scoring drive with the second TD of his young career on a 2-yard run.
Gore led the rushing attack with 59 yards and two TDs on 15 carries. Finnerty completed 9-of-15 passes for 209 yards. Fowler hauled in five passes for 123
yards, while Mitchell caught two passes for 63 yards. Defensively, SS Samad Cain and LB Anthony Adams led the way with 10 tackles each. McFadden added
eight tackles and Beaty contributed eight tackles. Beaty forced a fumble that turned into a Laker TD.
TEAM STATISTICS
GV MT
First Downs 11 19
Rushing 2 10
Passing 8 8
Penalty 1 1
Rushing Attempts 33 40
Yards Gained Rushing 127 195
Yards Lost Rushing 24 40
Net Yards Rushing 103 155
Net Yards Passing 209 151
Passes Attempted 15 25
Passes Completed 9 13
Had Intercepted 0 3
Total Offensive Plays 65 65
Total Net Yards 312 306
Avg. Gain Per Play 6.5 4.7
Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties: No.-Yds. 6-59 5-50
No. of Punts-Yards 6-224 3-105
Avg. Per Punt 37.3 35.0
Punt Returns: No.-Yds 1-11 2-20
Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 4-90 5-152
Interceptions:No.-Yds 3-30 0-0
Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0
Miscellaneous Yards 0 0
Possession Time 28:32 31:28
3rd Down Conversions 5-11 4-10
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-2
Sacks By:No.-Yds 2-19 0-0
Grand Valley State
Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG
Gore 15 63 4 59 2 9
Catlin 1 28 0 28 0 28
Martin 10 21 13 8 1 8
Finnerty 4 11 3 8 1 8
Morrison 2 4 4 0 1 4
Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG
Finnerty 15 9 0 209 0 54
Receiving No. Yds TD LG
Fowler 5 123 0 54
Mitchell 2 63 0 48
Trent 1 20 0 20
Catlin 1 3 0 3
Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20
Trumble 6 224 37.3 46 1
Returns PR KOR INTR
Catlin 1-11 1-22 -
B. Carr - - 1-0
T. Carr - - 1-0
Smolen - 2-58 -
Larkins - 1-10 1-30
Field Goal Attempts
None
Defense S-A-T TFL S INT
Cain 7-3-10 0.5-1 - -
Adams 3-7-10 0.5-5 0.5-5 -
McFadden 5-3-8 1.0-5 - -
Beaty 4-4-8 1.5-0 1.0-9 -
2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 National Champions
Game 4
September 21, 2006
Michigan Tech 20
Grand Valley State 41
Lubbers Stadium
Allendale, Mich.
Attendance - 10,209
Michigan Tech
Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG
Short 13 62 11 51 1 17
Marana 14 56 7 49 0 13
Atkins 6 42 0 42 1 17
Schaft 4 27 9 18 1 12
Willaims 1 8 0 8 0 8
Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG
Short 13 7 2 63 0 12
Shaft 12 6 1 88 0 36
Receiving No. Yds TD LG
Allen 4 33 0 12
Williams 4 24 0 11
White 3 60 0 36
James 1 23 0 23
Fantetti 1 11 0 11
Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20
Koening 3 105 35 40 0
Returns PR KOR INTR
White 2-20 - -
Haynes - 5-152 -
Field Goal Attempts
None
Defense S-A-T TFL S INT
Essex 4-2-6 1.5-9 - -
Nelson 3-3-6 2.0-5 - -
Klett 1-4-5 - - -
Dixon 1-4-5 0.5-2 - -
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