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Game 5
September 30, 2006
Grand Valley State 36
Wayne State 13
Adams Field
Detroit, Mich.
Attendance - 2,585
TEAM STATISTICS
WS GV
First Downs 19 20
Rushing 13 8
Passing 5 10
Penalty 1 2
Rushing Attempts 42 38
Yards Gained Rushing 259 175
Yards Lost Rushing 10 11
Net Yards Rushing 249 164
Net Yards Passing 65 187
Passes Attempted 28 29
Passes Completed 8 18
Had Intercepted 3 1
Total Offensive Plays 70 61
Total Net Yards 314 351
Avg. Gain Per Play 4.5 5.8
Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties: No.-Yds. 3-27 5-40
No. of Punts-Yards 3-76 3-114
Avg. Per Punt 25.3 38.0
Punt Returns: No.-Yds 52-12 0-0
Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 5-116 3-81
Interceptions:No.-Yds 1-3 3-35
Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0
Miscellaneous Yards 0 0
Possession Time 27:31 32:29
3rd Down Conversions 5-12 3-11
4th Down Conversions 2-4 1-1
Sacks By:No.-Yds 1-3 1-3
Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP
Grand Valley State 19 3 7 7 36
Wayne State 0 7 6 0 13
First Quarter
GV-Carter 22 yd field goal, 10:40 (10 plays, 73 yards,
4:20) GV 3 - WS 0
GV-Carter 27 yd field goal, 5:49 (7 plays, 28 yards, 3:51)
GV 6 - WS 0
GV-Mitchell 2 yd pass from Finnerty (Carter kick failed),
4:20 (5 plays, 61 yards, 1:25) GV 12 - WS 0
GV-Trent 12 yd pass from Finnerty (Carter kick), 1:06 (5
plays, 61 yards, 1:25) GV 19 - WS 0
2007 Laker Football Media Guide
2006 Game Summaries
Second Quarter
WS-Bell 3 yd run (Chudzinski kick), 3:41 (9 plays, 78
yards, 3:45) GV 19 - WS 7
GV-Carter 43 yd field goal, 00:00 (9 plays, 47 yards,
3:33) GV 22 - WS 7
Third Quarter
GV-Mitchell 13 yd pass from Finnerty (Carter kick),
11:39 (5 plays, 48 yards, 2:03) GV 29 - WS 7
WS-Bell 18 yd run (Pohl pass failed), 2:47 (13 plays, 95
yards, 5:09) GV 29 - WS 13
Fourth Quarter
GV-Fowler 4 yd pass from Finnerty (Carter kick), 13:23
(8 plays, 38 yards, 4:11) GV 36 - WS 13
Detroit, Mich. - #1 ranked Grand Valley State started fast and furious with 19 first quarter points en route to a convincing 36-13 victory over Wayne State in Detroit. The
victory was the Lakers' 18th straight and improved GVSU to 75-5 in its last 80 games. In addition, Grand Valley State improved to 48-3 in its last 51 GLIAC games. Wayne
State, which falls to 3-2 overall, entered the game with a 3-0 GLIAC mark.
Grand Valley State took the opening kickoff and drove 73 yards in 10 plays for a 22-yard field goal by Todd Carter to put the Lakers up 3-0. Junior linebacker Matt
Beaty forced a Warrior fumble that Derrick Jones recovered. GVSU went 28 yards in seven plays before Carter booted a 27-yard field goal. Sean Roland picked off a pass
by Wayne State quarterback Trent Pohl and returned it 33 yards to the WSU three-yard line. QB Cullen Finnerty hit WR Terry Mitchell with a two-yard TD pass to put
GVSU up 12-0. The Laker defense forced a Warrior punt on its next possession and Finnerty drove the Lakers 61 yards in five plays before hitting WR Antione Trent with
a 12-yard TD pass. Carter added the PAT to put GVSU up 19-0 with 1:06 left in the first quarter. The Lakers rolled up 169 yards of total offense, while WSU was limited
to 25 in the first quarter. GVSU also held the ball for 10:10 of the opening stanza.
"I'm pleased with our effort today and the way we played 60 minutes of football," said third-year head coach Chuck Martin. "Wayne State is a talented football team
and I felt we had a good week of preparation and focus on the game. We came out ready to play and started fast with 19 first-quarter points," added Martin.
Wayne State got on the board when Joique Bell concluded a nine-play, 78-yard drive with a three-yard TD run at the 3:41 mark of the second quarter. GVSU went into
its two minute offense and Finnerty drove the Lakers 47 yards in nine plays before Carter booted a career-long 43-yard field goal with no time remaining in the first half
to give GVSU a 22-7 lead.
Grand Valley State forced a Wayne State punt on its opening possession of the second half and the Lakers were able to gain good field position following a 26-yard
punt. GVSU drove 48 yards in five plays as Finnerty hit WR Terry Mitchell with a 13-yard TD pass to increase the lead to 29-7.
Wayne State drove 95 yards in 13 plays as Bell rambled in from 21 yards out. The two-point conversion pass was picked off by Brandon Carr. Mark Catlin returned
the ensuing kickoff 43 yards to the WSU 38-yard line and the Lakers drove 38 yards in eight plays for a TD. Finnerty hit Eric Fowler with a four-yard TD pass and Carter
added the PAT for a 36-13 Laker lead.
Finnerty completed 18-of-29 passes for 187 yards and four touchdowns. Finnerty added 45 yards on the ground. Astin Martin rushed for 107 yards on 19 carries and
moved past the 3,000-yard career rushing mark (3,015). Fowler caught six passes for 79 yards and one TD, while Mitchell hauled in four passes for 32 yards and two TDs.
Trent caught two passes for 29 yards and a TD.
Wayne State
Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG
Bell 33 214 5 209 2 39
Pohl 4 32 3 29 0 16
Middlebrooks 5 13 2 11 0 5
Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG
Pohl 28 8 3 65 0 16
Receiving No. Yds TD LG
Bell 3 34 0 12
Body 2 24 0 16
Middlebrooks 2 9 0 7
Alsina 1 -2 0 0
Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20
McFerren 3 76 25.3 39 0
Returns PR KOR INTR
Body 1-7-7 - -
Dunn - 1-28 -
Fuqua - 3-66 -
Burrus 1-5-5 1-22-22 1-3
Field Goal Attempts
None
Defense S-A-T TFL S INT
Oshnock 7-4-11 - - -
Spencer 6-1-7 1.0-1 - -
Guy 4-1-5 1.0-3 - -
Fuqua 3-2-5 - - -
Grand Valley State
Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG
Martin 19 111 4 107 0 21
Finnerty 8 50 5 45 0 12
Gore 2 8 0 8 0 7
Garris 2 6 0 6 0 6
Team 1 0 2 -2 0 0
Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG
Finnerty 29 18 1 187 4 33
Receiving No. Yds TD LG
Fowler 6 79 1 19
Mitchell 4 32 2 14
Trent 2 29 1 17
Smolen 2 9 0 9
Mathews 1 33 0 33
Garris 1 8 0 8
Martin 1 -1 0 0
Catlin 1 -1 0 0
Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20
Trumble 3 114 38.0 48 1
Returns PR KOR INTR
Catlin - 3-81 -
Partee - - 1-0
T. Carr - - 1-32
Roland - 3-81 3-35
Field Goal Attempts
Carter 1st 10:40 22 yds Good
Carter 1st 5:49 27 yds Good
Carter 2nd 00:00 43 yds Good
Defense S-A-T TFL S INT
Beuke 7-6-13 0.5-1 - -
McGuckin 7-2-9 1.0-2 - -
Cain 3-6-9 1.5-2 - -
Skuta 2-4-6 1.0-2 - -