#4 GVSU knocks off #1 Ferris State, Anchor-Bone Trophy remains in Allendale

Down goes #1.

The #4-ranked Grand Valley State Lakers retained the coveted Anchor-Bone Trophy in beating the previously top-ranked Ferris State Bulldogs by a 49-28 decision during the annual Anchor-Bone Classic this past Saturday at Lubbers Stadium.

The Lakers improve to 5-1 overall on the season and 2-0 in GLIAC play while also improving in the national rankings to #2 in the D2Football (Media) and #4 in the AFCA (Coaches) Polls.

A complete recap of the game can be found here.

Many individuals stepped up in big ways for the Lakers that included quarterback Avery Moore and linebacker Anthony Cardamone, who earned GLIAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively.

The full release on Moore and Cardamone’s honors can be found here.

GVSU will hit the road this coming weekend up to the U.P. to take on the Northern Michigan Wildcats. Live coverage from the Superior Dome in Marquette begins at 11:30 am, kickoff is 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).