The #13-ranked Grand Valley State Football went toe-to-toe with Division II’s best team in the rival and #1-ranked Ferris State Bulldogs in the annual Anchor-Bone Classic inside Lubbers Stadium in Allendale and were able to get off to a fast 17-0 lead after the first quarter of play.
However, the middle two quarters were not kind to the host Lakers as the Bulldogs rattled off the next 34 points and held on in the waning moments to claim a 41-34 road victory to stay unbeaten at 7-0 overall and 3-0 in GLIAC play while keeping the Anchor-Bone Trophy in Big Rapids.
With the loss, GVSU fell to 5-2 overall and 1-2 in the conference.
Final. #AnchorUp | #ForTheValley | #WAWG https://t.co/1hrLKh0OWp
— GVSU Football (@gvsufootball) October 17, 2026
Senior DL Tyus Jackson with the @novacare Player of the Game. #AnchorUp | #ForTheValley | #WAWG https://t.co/mDF8yDjL90
— GVSU Football (@gvsufootball) October 18, 2026
Sophomore QB Andrew Schuster with the @TrinityHealthMI Performance of the Game. #AnchorUp | #ForTheValley | #WAWG https://t.co/M78kof9WrZ
— GVSU Football (@gvsufootball) October 18, 2026
A full recap of the game can be found by clicking right here.
The Lakers will now set its sights on the “Battle of the Valleys” this coming Saturday afternoon at University Center and they look to get back to their winning ways in taking on the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (3-4, 1-2 GLIAC) at 2 pm.
You can tune in to coverage from Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium beginning at 1 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).
