Year: | 2002 |
Team: | Grand Valley State Lakers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | GLIAC |
Record: | 14–0 |
Conf Record: | 9–0 |
Head Coach: | Brian Kelly |
Hc Year: | 12th |
Off Coach: | Jeff Quinn |
Oc Year: | 14th |
Stadium: | Lubbers Stadium |
Champion: | NCAA Division II champion GLIAC champion |
Bowl: | NCAA Division II Championship Game |
Bowl Result: | W 31–24 vs. |
The 2002 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that won the 2002 NCAA Division II national championship.
The team represented the Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division II football season. In their 12th season under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers compiled a 14–0 record (9–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 654 to 231, and won the GLIAC championship.[1] The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating in the championship game.
The team played its home games at Lubbers Stadium in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan.