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A Sunday sprint

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In the second overtime of a rare Sunday game, Montclair State sophomore Billy Merz stepped in front of a pass from Brockport State's Joe Scibilia and took it 100 yards to the end zone, lifting the Red Hawks to the 55-49 win. It's the Play of the Week.

The Play of the Week is sponsored by the City of Salem, hosts of Stagg Bowl XL. Tickets on sale now.

We solicit video of top plays from every Division III football program and this was our top clip.

Week 10 Play of the Week finalists

  • Oberlin's Robin Witjes takes a backwards pass and immediately flings it downfield for a 50-yard touchdown, helping the Yeomen defeat Wabash for the first time since 1945. Watch
  • Franklin wide receiver Kyle Linville makes a spectacular diving catch in the corner of the end zone for the first score of the game in a 23-9 win against Bluffton. Watch
  • Northwestern's Chris Simon-Wallace caught a short pass from quarterback Josh Balzer before hurdling a Greenville defender and hauling four Panthers into the end zone with him for a touchdown. Watch

You can see all of the nominated plays on our Week 10 highlights playlist below, and even more top plays on the D3sports.com YouTube channel.

Week 10 Play of the Week nominees

On the UW-Platteville highlight, you make the call. Is that a catch? Use the forward and back buttons to scroll through the full list below.

Sep. 4: All times Eastern
7:00 PM
Brockport at Buffalo State
7:00 PM
Franklin and Marshall at Lebanon Valley
7:00 PM
King's at Wilkes
7:00 PM
Carroll at UW-Eau Claire
8:00 PM
Coe at Cornell
Sep. 5: All times Eastern
6:00 PM
Concordia (Wis.) at Thiel
7:00 PM
Moravian at Muhlenberg
7:00 PM
Juniata at Gettysburg
Sep. 6: All times Eastern
TBA
John Carroll at Waynesburg
TBA
Case Western Reserve at Rowan
TBA
Kenyon at Bluffton
TBA
TCNJ at Lycoming
TBA
Plymouth State at New England College
TBA
McDaniel at Catholic
TBA
Crown at Hamline
TBA
Macalester at Grinnell
12:00 PM
Grove City at Cortland
12:00 PM
Union at Susquehanna
12:00 PM
Johns Hopkins at Ithaca
12:00 PM
Utica at Washington and Jefferson
12:00 PM
Calvin at Oberlin
12:00 PM
Hampden-Sydney at Delaware Valley
12:00 PM
Morrisville State at Kean
1:00 PM
Wooster at Wilmington
1:00 PM
Alfred State at Anderson
1:00 PM
Salisbury at Washington and Lee
1:00 PM
Ky. Christian at Brevard
1:00 PM
Trine at Christopher Newport
1:00 PM
Carnegie Mellon at Chicago
1:00 PM
Alma at UW-River Falls
1:30 PM
Ohio Northern at Franklin
1:30 PM
Wheaton (Ill.) at Mount Union
2:00 PM
Baldwin Wallace at Wittenberg
2:00 PM
Denison at Allegheny
2:00 PM
Central at Illinois Wesleyan
2:00 PM
Wabash at St. Norbert
2:00 PM
Albion at UW-Stevens Point
2:00 PM
Augsburg at Valley City State
2:00 PM
Carleton at UW-Whitewater
2:00 PM
Millikin at Luther
2:00 PM
UW-Platteville at Aurora
2:00 PM
Beloit at Rockford
2:00 PM
Dubuque at UW-Stout
4:00 PM
UW-Oshkosh at Linfield
4:00 PM
Gustavus Adolphus at Whitworth
6:00 PM
Huntingdon at Berry
7:00 PM
DePauw at Rose-Hulman
7:00 PM
Hanover at Centre
7:00 PM
Augustana at Simpson
7:00 PM
Carthage at Lakeland
7:00 PM
North Park at Ripon
7:00 PM
Trinity (Texas) at Texas Lutheran
8:00 PM
Mayville St. at Concordia-Moorhead
8:00 PM
Monmouth at Wartburg
8:00 PM
Rhodes at Washington U.

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