When good teams lose It turns out the first weekend didn't shake up the D3football.com Top 25 very much, with only some minor reshuffling and one first-place vote changing over. But although the presumptive favorites held form in most games, there were still some good teams that lost. What do those teams have to look forward to in practice this week? Keith McMillan explains in our weekly Around the Nation podcast. It's our weekly first take on the weekend's results, as Keith and Pat Coleman break down what happened and analyze the big stories. Who carries new momentum into Week 2? What did the defending national champs actually look like? What's it like to end a years-long losing streak? You can get that and more in our podcast. For more from the weekend's games, scroll down. | ||
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Statistical spotlight
Each week during the regular season we look at some of the key statistical performances from the weekend in Division III football, highlighting one per region. Quarterback Mike Barnes tied Denison's single-game rushing record with 270 yards and passed for 175 as well as the Big Red won 49-27 at Kalamazoo. He ran for touchdowns of 39, 76 and 56 yards, averaging 15.9 yards per carry. Chris Baldwin turned out to be a quick study in his return to the defensive side of the ball for Johns Hopkins. The senior, who spent 2007 as a running back, scored three touchdowns as a defensive back for the Blue Jays, returning interceptions 28 and 45 yards for scores and bringing back a fumble 32 yards for a touchdown in a 34-3 win against St. Lawrence. Scott Haneberg kept Menlo in the game against UW-Stout, blocking two field goals, including one with 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter. UW-Stout won 13-10 in overtime. D3football.com All-American receiver Jack Phelan got another season off to a good start, catching 13 passes for 289 yards and six touchdowns in a 63-37 win against Western New England. Phelan found the end zone four times in the first half alone, catching seven, 32, 40, and 2-yard touchdown passes from quarterback Jason Boltus. Scroll down for the weekly ATN podcast and check out more weekend coverage. | ||
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