The #10-ranked Grand Valley State Football team returned to action following three weeks off in between games as they hosted the Davenport Panthers in the annual Crosstown Showdown inside Lubbers Stadium.
After a tight knit battle in the first half that saw the Lakers take a 21-14 advantage into the halftime locker room, GVSU imposed their will defensively in the second half and shut out the Panthers outscoring the visitors 16-0 in the final 30 minutes of play en route to a 37-14 victory to improve to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in GLIAC play.
With the setback, Davenport falls to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in GLIAC play.
ONWARD ‼️‼️‼️#AnchorUp | #ReadyForMore | #WAWG pic.twitter.com/0bLxZwwLw4
— GVSU Football (@gvsufootball) October 4, 2025
Our NovaCare POTG: Brady Drogosh! 🫡#ReadyForMore | #AnchorUp | #WAWG pic.twitter.com/OYW4siUUhf
— GVSU Football (@gvsufootball) October 5, 2025
Shoutout to the big guys up front man 🥲#ReadyForMore | #AnchorUp | #WAWG pic.twitter.com/SMP2DETESG
— GVSU Football (@gvsufootball) October 5, 2025
This weekend, the Lakers set their sights on a trip due north to the Upper Peninsula’s biggest city in Marquette as the winless Northern Michigan Wildcats get set to entertain GVSU for a Saturday night primetime kickoff of 7 pm.
Live coverage from the Superior Dome begins at 5:30 pm on Classic Rock 97 LAV (96.9 FM and wlav.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 WLCS (98.3 FM and 983wlcs.com).
