Week 3
(games of Sept. 16-17)
Previous weeks: 1
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Previous seasons: 2004 | 2003
| 2002 | 2001
| 2000 | 1999
Offense
QB Chris Edwards, Sr., Washington and Jefferson
Edwards set a Division III record with 21 consecutive completions to start
the game against Allegheny. He finished 33-for-37 with 419 yards and four
touchdowns.
OL Jordan Daniel,
Aaron Terrell, Josh Knox, Brent Friday, Tye Conry, Hardin-Simmons
The line paved the way for three 100-yard backs and a school-record 385
yards rushing in a win against Louisiana College. It did not allow a sack
in 31 pass attempts.
RB Lee Rankinen
, Jr., Beloit
Rankinen registered the first 200-yard rushing performance in the Midwest
Conference this season, doing so against a Lake Forest defense that entered
the contest having allowed 138 yards in two games. Despite carrying 33
times, Rankinen was stopped for a loss only once (for 1 yard).
RB Denny Kimmel,
Jr., Anderson
Kimmel ran for a school-record 283 yards on 27 carries in a 48-7 win against
Earlham. He scored three touchdowns, one on a 95-yard run, and added six
catches for 40 yards.
WR Nathan Chandler,
Sr., Millikin
Chandler set a school record for receiving yards in a game (274) on six
receptions and caught TD passes of 87, 68 and 86. His 87-yard catch ended
up being the game-winner in Millikin's 31-24 victory at Franklin.
WR Mike Russell,
Sr., Hanover
Russell caught 15 passes for 131 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-42
loss to Bridgewater (Va.). It’s his second consecutive week with
15 receptions.
TE Michael Allan,
Jr., Whitworth
Allan scored three touchdowns and had five catches for 94 yards in a 43-28
win against La Verne. Two of his touchdown receptions came on fourth down.
Defense
DL Jason Trusnik, Sr., Ohio Northern
Trusnik had 12 tackles (seven solo), six tackles for loss and three
sacks. He is now ONU's career sacks leader with 32. Trusnik led an ONU
defense that limited Baldwin-Wallace to 133 yards of total offense, including
just 43 in the second half.
DL Mike Sheldon,
Jr., Albion
Sheldon recorded nine tackles (seven solo) in the Britons' 27-13 loss
to UW-Oshkosh. He collected two tackles for loss, including a quarterback
sack.
DL Anthony Goranson,
Fr., Monmouth
Goranson had seven tackles (six solor) and six tackles for loss, two
of them of St. Norbert standout running back Casey Meehan, in Monmouth’s
28-20 win. The freshman had three sacks for an average of 7.7 yards apiece.
DL Bryan Robinson,
So., Wesley
Robinson had seven tackles with three for a loss in Wesley's 45-9
win against Buffalo State. Robinson also had one sack for 9 yards and
four pass breakups.
LB Ross Weymiller,
Sr., Coe
Weymiller had a career-high 18 tackles (10 solo) and an interception
which led to the decisive field goal in Coe's 17-14 victory at Central.
He also had two and a half tackles for loss and a sack.
LB Kyle Follweiler,
So., Wilkes
Follweiler had a game-high 12 tackles, including 10 unassisted stops
in the Colonels’ dramatic 17-14 loss to then-No. 10 Delaware Valley
on Saturday. The sophomore linebacker registered three tackles for loss
and also had a pass breakup.
LB Ward Brady,
Jr., Elmhurst
Brady led Elmhurst’s defense with 11 tackles (six solo) including
five tackles for a combined loss of 30 yards in the team’s 21-17
win over Chicago. Brady also recorded three sacks for minus-27 yards.
DB Chad Hinrichs,
Sr., Buena Vista
Hinrichs tied a school record with three interceptions, including
a fourth-quarter pick that he returned 55-yards for a touchdown to seal
Buena Vista’s 14-0 victory over Loras. He had five tackles, four
solo, and broke up two more passes.
DB Matt Price,
Jr., Maryville (Tenn.)
Price tied a school record with three interceptions among a school-record
seven Maryville recorded in a win against Greensboro. He added six tackles
(three solo) and two more passes broken up.
DB Aaron Margo,
Sr., Grove City
Margo, a senior strong safety, posted a career-high three sacks in
Grove City's 15-7 loss at Thomas More. The Wolverine defense limited Thomas
More to just three offensive points, 36 yards rushing and just 171 yards
of total offense. Margo had three and a half tackles for loss among his
15 tackles, seven solo.
DB Joe Seep, Sr.,
UW-Stout
Seep had six tackles (four solo), two for loss and an interception
in Stout’s 24-7 win at Springfield.
Special teams
ST Matt Sheridan, So., Moravian
Sheridan tied an NCAA Division III record by blocking three punts
in Moravian’s 29-18 victory at King’s. Sheridan blocked the
Monarchs’ first, fourth and seventh punts of the game. All three
punts were blocked inside the King’s 30-yard line and two were inside
the 15-yard line. Sheridan is the sixth player in Division III history
to block three punts in a game and the first since 2002.
K Brett Kitenplon,
Jr., Ithaca
Kitenplon hit eight extra-points and a 37-yard field goal in Ithaca’s
59-41 win against Hartwick. He also placed six of nine kickoffs within
Hartwick’s 5-yard line.
P Jesse Harms,
So., Coast Guard
Harms tied a school record with an 81-yard punt in the second quarter.
The punt forced Norwich to start at the 4-yard line, after which Coast
Guard blocked Norwich’s punt for a TD and a 17-0 lead. Harms averaged
52.5 yards on four punts.
RET RoShawn Johnson,
Jr., East Texas Baptist
Johnson opened the game with an 84-yard kickoff return for a touchdown
in ETBU's 23-20 win over Howard Payne. He later added a 77-yard TD catch
that gave the Tigers a 17-10 lead they would not relinquish the rest of
the way.
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