Player Profiles - of College Football Games
Player Profiles - of College Football Games
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2006 Game Summaries<br />
Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP<br />
Mercyhurst 3 0 7 7 17<br />
Grand Valley State 14 28 7 0 49<br />
First Quarter<br />
GV-Fowler 43 yd pass from Finnerty (Carter kick), 14:04 (2<br />
plays, 55 yards, 0:56) GV 7 - MC 0<br />
GV-Martin 6 yd run (Carter kick), 8:28 (7 plays, 77 yards,<br />
3:36) GV 14 - MC 0<br />
MC-Scanlon 39 yd field goal, 0:03 (12 plays, 54 yards, 5:32)<br />
GV 14 - MC 3<br />
Second Quarter<br />
GV-Fowler 19 yd pass from Finnerty (Carter kick), 11:49 (7<br />
plays, 70 yards, 3:11) GV 21 - MC 3<br />
GV-Martin 6 yd run (Carter kick), 6:52 (6 plays, 56 yards,<br />
2:41) GV 28 - MC 3<br />
GV-Morrison 66 yd run (Carter kick), 3:39 (4 plays, 80<br />
yards, 1:23) GV 35 - MC 3<br />
GV-Martin 2 yd run (Carter kick), 0:13 (6 plays, 66 yards,<br />
1:02) GV 42 - MC 3<br />
Third Quarter<br />
GV-Morrison 51 yd run (Carter kick), 12:11 (2 plays, 52<br />
yards, 1:03) GV 49 - MC 3<br />
MC-Jennings 1 yd run (Scanlon kick), 2:39 (5 plays, 64<br />
yards, 2:14) GV 49 - MC 10<br />
Fourth Quarter<br />
MC-McDonald 3 yd run (Scanlon kick), 7:30 (7 plays, 45<br />
yards, 3:56) GV 49 - MC 17<br />
Allendale, Mich. - #1 ranked Grand Valley State scored on the second play <strong>of</strong> the game and never looked back en route to a 49-17 victory over<br />
Mercyhurst Saturday night before a Family Day crowd <strong>of</strong> 10,121. The victory was the Lakers' 19th straight, extending the nation’s longest winning<br />
streak in NCAA college football. GVSU, which improves to 6-0 overall and 5-0 in GLIAC action, will hit the road for a GLIAC contest at<br />
Indianapolis next Saturday (Oct. 14).<br />
Senior QB Cullen Finnerty hit senior WR Eric Fowler with a 43-yard TD pass to open the scoring for Grand Valley State. Astin Martin scored<br />
the first <strong>of</strong> his three first half TDs at the 8:28 mark <strong>of</strong> the first quarter to culminate a seven-play, 77-yard drive. Mercyhurst scored its only points <strong>of</strong><br />
the first half on a Phil Scanlon 39-yard field goal with three ticks left on the clock in the first quarter. GVSU then scored 28 second quarter points.<br />
Fowler hauled in a 19 yard pass from Finnerty and Martin scored from 6 yards out to put the Lakers up 28-3 with 6:52 left in the first half. Junior<br />
receiver Jaquon Morrison sprinted 66 yards for a TD to finish a four-play, 80-yard drive. Martin finished the scoring with a two-yard TD run with<br />
13 seconds left in the first half to up the GVSU lead to 42-3.<br />
"I thought we came out ready to play," said third-year head coach Chuck Martin. "We showed great balance <strong>of</strong>fensively and the defense played<br />
well despite having several starters out," added Martin.<br />
The Laker starters, both on <strong>of</strong>fense and defense, sat the entire second half, but the Lakers kept the pressure on early. Morrison opened the third<br />
quarter for GVSU with a 51-yard TD scamper to up the lead to 49-3. Mercyhurst scored two TDs for the final margin <strong>of</strong> 49-17.<br />
Jaquon Morrison rushed for 113 yards and two TDs on just four carries, while Astin Martin toted the ball 10 times for 62 yards and three TDs.<br />
Finnerty completed 13-<strong>of</strong>-16 passes for 210 yards and two TDs, while rushing five times for 50 yards. Freshman Brad Iciek completed 4-<strong>of</strong>-7<br />
passes for 85 yards.<br />
Fowler caught three passes for 101 yards and two TDs, while Ryan Bass hauled in a career-high four passes for 85 yards. Terry Mitchell and<br />
Antione Trent each caught three passes. The Laker <strong>of</strong>fense rolled up a season-high 568 yards <strong>of</strong> total <strong>of</strong>fense, including 416 in the opening half.<br />
GVSU rushed for 273 yards and passed for 295.<br />
Derek Stansbery led the defense with seven tackles, while Drew Hinkle added six.<br />
TEAM STATISTICS<br />
GV MC<br />
First Downs 23 10<br />
Rushing 12 2<br />
Passing 11 8<br />
Penalty 0 0<br />
Rushing Attempts 35 22<br />
Yards Gained Rushing 301 78<br />
Yards Lost Rushing 28 32<br />
Net Yards Rushing 273 46<br />
Net Yards Passing 295 176<br />
Passes Attempted 23 27<br />
Passes Completed 17 15<br />
Had Intercepted 2 1<br />
Total Offensive Plays 58 49<br />
Total Net Yards 568 222<br />
Avg. Gain Per Play 9.8 4.5<br />
Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 0-0<br />
Penalties: No.-Yds. 5-30 1-5<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> Punts-Yards 2-69 6-267<br />
Avg. Per Punt 34.5 44.5<br />
Punt Returns: No.-Yds 5-56 2-28<br />
Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns:No.-Yds 4-95 8-163<br />
Interceptions:No.-Yds 1-0 2-4<br />
Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0<br />
Miscellaneous Yards 0 0<br />
Possession Time 31:09 28:51<br />
3rd Down Conversions 3-7 4-11<br />
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-0<br />
Sacks By:No.-Yds 3-15 2-11<br />
Grand Valley State<br />
Individual Statistics<br />
Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG<br />
Morrison 4 117 4 113 2 66<br />
Martin 10 63 1 62 3 17<br />
Smolen 3 16 0 16 0 12<br />
Garris 1 16 0 16 0 16<br />
Gore 9 23 12 11 0 9<br />
Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG<br />
Finnerty 16 13 1 210 2 43<br />
Iciek 7 4 1 85 0 47<br />
Receiving No. Yds TD LG<br />
Bass 4 85 0 47<br />
Fowler 3 101 2 43<br />
Mitchell 3 37 0 19<br />
Trent 3 33 0 13<br />
Mathews 1 27 0 27<br />
Smolen 1 8 0 8<br />
Catlin 1 5 0 5<br />
Garris 1 -1 0 0<br />
Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20<br />
Trumble 2 69 34.5 36 0<br />
Returns PR KOR INTR<br />
Catlin 4-35 2-59 -<br />
Morrison 1-21 2-36 -<br />
B. Carr - - 1-0<br />
Field Goal Attempts<br />
None<br />
Defense S-A-T TFL S INT<br />
Stansbery 2-5-7 - - -<br />
Hinkle 4-2-6 1.0-2 - -<br />
Beuke 3-3-6 2.0-13 1.5-9 -<br />
Jones 2-4-6 - - -<br />
2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 National Champions<br />
Game 6<br />
October 7, 2006<br />
Mercyhurst 17<br />
Grand Valley State 49<br />
Lubbers Stadium<br />
Allendale, Mich.<br />
Attendance - 10,121<br />
Mercyhurst<br />
Individual Statistics<br />
Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG<br />
Jennings 7 38 2 36 1 24<br />
McDonald 5 26 2 24 1 16<br />
Stokes 6 14 8 6 0 8<br />
Laffey 1 0 2 -2 0 0<br />
Phillis 3 0 18 -18 0 0<br />
Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG<br />
Phillis 17 8 1 91 0 23<br />
Laffey 10 7 0 85 0 29<br />
Receiving No. Yds TD LG<br />
Schuler 4 51 0 29<br />
Watson 2 36 0 23<br />
Lough 2 16 0 11<br />
Gleisner 2 14 0 14<br />
Hill 1 10 0 10<br />
Haynes 1 9 0 9<br />
Jennings 1 9 0 9<br />
Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20<br />
Hill 6 267 44.5 55 0<br />
Returns PR KOR INTR<br />
Lough 2-28 5-128 -<br />
Haynes - 2-27 -<br />
Herbener - - 1-4<br />
Cassell - 1-8 -<br />
Boyce - - 1-0<br />
Field Goal Attempts<br />
Scanlon 1st 0:03 39 yds Good<br />
Defense S-A-T TFL S INT<br />
Boyce 6-3-9 1.0-6 0.5-4 1-0<br />
Kokrak 4-5-9 1.5-5 - -<br />
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