Quick facts about Colorado State-Pueblo

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Brandan Green celebrating with the GVSU student section

GVL / Robert Mathews Brandan Green celebrating with the GVSU student section

Bryce Derouin

On Saturday, the Grand Valley State University football (10-2) team will take on Colorado State-Pueblo University (11-0) in the second round of the Division II playoffs.

While the Lanthorn doesn’t come out on Thursday due to Thanksgiving, I’ll still have a full preview up on Friday. Also, I will be going to the game, so follow @GVLSports on Twitter for live updates.

Here are some facts about GVSU’s opponent:

The ThunderWolves ended the season ranked No. 3 in the nation and are the No. 1 seed in Region Four.

Colorado State-Pueblo has won 37 consecutive regular-season games.

The team ranks sixth nationally in total offense, averaging 518.5 yards per game.

Quarterback Chris Bonner is a Harlon Hill Trophy Region Four semifinalist, and set the school’s single season record for yards passing (3,116) and touchdown passes (30).

Defensive end Darius Allen ranks third in the country in sacks, averaging a total of 1.2 per contest.

Punter Brand Kliesen is second in the nation in punting average with 45.9 yards per kick.

The team sports transfers from Division I programs. Including Arizona State, Colorado, Colorado State, BYU, Wyoming and Illinois.

They average 43.8 points per game, while only allowing 18.5 points per game.

The ThunderWolves average 6,623 fans a game at home. The Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl’s capacity is listed at 6,500.