Celebrating 150 Years of College Football - Day 161 - Grand Valley State Lakers

The Sports Aesthetics: A Uni Watch Fans Page will be posting a minimum of 1 NCAA Football Team (Division I) a day to celebrate the 150 years of College Football. The teams will begin with the oldest team in their respective conference (Big Ten = Oldest Conference) until all the teams are listed. The team helmets will go back to the early 1960’s and their current logo will be used.

The Grand Valley State Lakers football team represents Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in NCAA Division II football. The team currently competes in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and was affiliated with the now defunct Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference. The Lakers football team has appeared in six NCAA Division II national title games, winning four championships, since 2001. The team has made the playoffs in 17 seasons. They have also won or shared 16 conference titles (GLIAC & MIFC).

Since the start of the football program in 1970, the team has an overall winning percentage of .729 (371–137–3) that places the program ranking the one of the highest among teams from NCAA Division 2 Football.

Grand Valley has played its home field games at Lubbers Stadium since 1973. The stadium has undergone numerous renovations and expansions in recent years to accommodate the overflow crowds that regularly exceed the stadium's 10,444 seat capacity.

All-Time Record: 400-144-3 (.734)

Special thanks to:

http://nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/

Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic (D2)

Team: Grand Valley State Lakers

Founded: 1971

Joined Conference: 1972

Current Logo

Helmets

1997-1998

1999

2000

2001

2002-2007

2008-2011

2012-2015

2013-21014

2014

2015

2016-Present

Current Uniforms