2024 Grand Valley State

11–⁠2 (6–⁠1 GLIAC).

Schedule and results

Grand Valley State in 2024, game by game: won vs. Central State 58–0; won at CSU Pueblo 24–21; won vs. Wisconsin La Crosse 20–13; won vs. West Florida 31–7; won at Davenport 24–7; won vs. Northern Michigan 49–17; won at Saginaw Valley State 16–9; lost vs. Ferris State 7–34; won vs. Wayne State (MI) 51–28; won at Michigan Tech 20–0; won vs. Roosevelt 34–21; won vs. Indianapolis 24–7; lost vs. Harding 26–44+58−27Won 58–0 vs. Central State+58Central StateWon 24–21 at CSU Pueblo+3CSU PuebloWon 20–13 vs. Wisconsin La Crosse+7Wisconsin La Cr…Won 31–7 vs. West Florida+24West FloridaWon 24–7 at Davenport+17DavenportWon 49–17 vs. Northern Michigan+32Northern Michig…Won 16–9 at Saginaw Valley State+7Saginaw Valley …Lost 7–34 vs. Ferris State-27Ferris StateWon 51–28 vs. Wayne State (MI)+23Wayne State (MI)Won 20–0 at Michigan Tech+20Michigan TechWon 34–21 vs. Roosevelt+13RooseveltWon 24–7 vs. Indianapolis+17IndianapolisLost 26–44 vs. Harding-18Harding
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsCentral StateW 58–⁠087%
Sep 14atCSU PuebloW 24–⁠2151%
Sep 21vsWisconsin La CrosseW 20–⁠1377%
Sep 28vsWest FloridaW 31–⁠771%
Oct 5atDavenportW 24–⁠765%
Oct 12vsNorthern MichiganW 49–⁠1796%
Oct 19atSaginaw Valley StateW 16–⁠961%
Oct 26vsFerris StateL 7–⁠3467%
Nov 2vsWayne State (MI)W 51–⁠2894%
Nov 9atMichigan TechW 20–⁠070%
Nov 16vsRooseveltW 34–⁠2190%
Nov 23vsIndianapolisDivision II Championship – First RoundW 24–⁠765%
Nov 30vsHardingDivision II Championship – Second RoundL 26–⁠4448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harding 44–⁠26 in the Division II Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the GLIAC.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 10 on file).

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in GLIAC
AP final
Unranked
Points
384–⁠208
Coach
—
Elo
1428 +55 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
No. 198

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Sopuruchi Ojinnaka ATH★★★No. 2592
Josh Williams DL★★No. 2983
David Osagiede DE★★No. 2983
Camren Vansolkema DL★★No. 3414
Isaiah Veatch LB★★No. 3490

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.750
Receivers12.00.750
Offensive line12.00.750
Defensive line32.00.780
Linebackers12.00.750
Athletes and specialists13.00.817
Whole class92.10.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Transfers in 2

The 2024 portal

Transfers out 3

Jay’Viar Suggs DL★★★to LSU
Devin Pringle S★★★to Houston
Niles King DLno new school on file

2024 GLIAC standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ferris State7–⁠014–⁠1
Grand Valley State6–⁠111–⁠2
Michigan Tech4–⁠37–⁠4
Davenport4–⁠37–⁠4
Saginaw Valley State4–⁠37–⁠4
Wayne State (MI)2–⁠52–⁠9
Roosevelt1–⁠61–⁠9
Northern Michigan0–⁠70–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.