| Week 5
(games of Sept. 28-29)
Previous weeks:
4 | 3
| 2 | 1
Previous seasons: 2006 | 2005
| 2004 | 2003
| 2002 | 2001
| 2000 | 1999
The Team of the Week
is selected by D3football.com staff and contributors from players nominated
by SIDs, coaches and conference offices. Nominations are due Mondays at
9 p.m. ET.
Offense
QB Justin Feaster, So., Hardin-Simmons
Feaster was 30-of-45 passing for 495 yards and five touchdowns in
a 48-45 road win over Mississippi College. He also had 49 yards and one
score on 10 carries. Two of Feaster's TD tosses came on third-and-29 and
fourth-and-14.
OL Justin Duncan,
Jace Powell, Michael Gill, Tony Martinez, Gary Sullivan, Austin
The Austin offensive line cleared the way for 422 yards on 69 rushing
attempts in a come-from-behind win over Colorado College, 35-30. Down
23-7 in the third quarter, the line blocked for four unanswered rushing
touchdowns over a span of 15 minutes.
RB Steve Minton,
Sr., Thiel
Minton ran for 238 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns in a 37-13
win over Bethany.
RB Mike Patnode,
Sr., St. John's (Minn.)
Patnode rushed 44 times for 230 yards and the Johnnies lone touchdown
in a 10-7 win against Carleton.
WR Josh Silvernil,
Sr., Albion
Silvernil caught seven passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns as
the Britons fell to Hope, 42-35.
WR Ted Everson,
Sr., UW-La Crosse
Everson had 205 receiving yards on seven catches, two of which were
for touchdowns, in a 35-28 loss to UW-Whitewater.
WR Dan Carter,
So., Lake Forest
Carter led the Foresters to their first victory of the season, a 44-36
defeat of Beliot. He hauled in nine receptions for 164 yards and three
scores.
Defense
DL Bryan Robinson, Sr., Wesley
Robinson recorded nine tackles (five solo), 4.0 tackles for a loss, and
two sacks, as the Wolverines held Huntingdon to 126 total yards of offense
and minus-2 on the ground.
DL Kwame Lovell,
So., Hobart
Lovell had a team-high seven tackles (six solo), four tackles for a loss,
and three sacks, in a win over WPI.
DL Gregg Neumann,
Sr., UW-River Falls
Neumann recorded four sacks for a loss of 32 yards in a 45-42 loss
to UW-Stevens Point. He also had a fumble recovery.
DL Demetrios Vrettos,
So., Elmhurst
Vrettos had 10 tackles (three solo), three of which were sacks, in
a 30-15 win over Carthage.
LB Evin O'Sullivan,
Jr., Emory and Henry
O'Sullivan, the ODAC's defensive player of the week, had a career-high
21 tackles (14 solo), 4.0 tackles for a loss, one sack, and one pass break
up. The Wasps held the Methodist running attack to only 59 yards on 39
attempts.
LB Kyle Follweiler,
Sr., Wilkes
Follweiler registered 19 stops (10 solo), 2.5 tackles for a loss, one
sack, and one interception in Wilkes' 29-22 overtime win at Lebanon Valley.
His pick came in overtime, sealing the win.
LB Tore Alaimo,
Sr., King's
Alaimo tallied 21 tackles (11 solo) and one blocked kick in the Monarchs'
27-0 loss to Delaware Valley.
DB Alex Hill, So.,
Olivet
Hill had five tackles (four solo) and three interceptions in a win
over Wisconsin Lutheran. He had 67 return yards on his three picks.
DB Kyle Luciano,
Sr., Gettysburg
Luciano, the Centennial defensive player of the week, led his team
to a 21-7 win over Ursinus. He had six tackles (four solo), two forced
and recovered fumbles, and one interception.
DB John Rappel,
Jr., St. Norbert
Rappel became the first player in school history to return two interceptions
for touchdowns in the same game. He also had 10 tackles (eight solo) and
two tackles for a loss in a 49-14 win against Knox.
DB Tim Acker, So.,
RPI
Acker made six solo tackles, three sacks, and two intereceptions,
in a 37-14 win over Susquehanna. RPI held the Crusaders to minus-4 yards
rushing.
Special Teams
RET Torrey Lowe, Jr., Greensboro
Lowe scored three different ways in a 41-36 loss to Guilford. He had
two touchdowns through the air, one rushing, and the fourth on a 79-yard
kickoff return.
P Tanner Kelly,
So., Albright
Kelly punted eight times for an average of 42.2 yards in Albright's 17-14
win at FDU-Florham. Three of his punts were downed inside the 20-yard
line, with a 52-yarder late in the fourth quarter that set FDU-Florham
back on its 16-yard line.
K Chuck Grabner,
So., Washington and Jefferson
Grabner made field goals from 19, 23, 25, 30, and 36 yards in a win against
St. Vincent. He also made five of six extra point attempts. |