Games of Nov. 10-11, 2000
Offense
QB Ed Collins, Jr., Montclair State
Scored the winning touchdown with 2:47 to go on a 1-yard sneak as Montclair State claimed its second consecutive NJAC title with a 17-13 victory against Rowan. Collins engineered a 11-play, 67-yard drive and completed two key third-down conversions to keep the drive alive. he was 18-for-36 for 291 yards.
RB Dan Boyle, Jr., Catholic
Ran for a career-high 231 yards on 30 carries in Catholic's 46-33 loss to Bridgewater, scoring two touchdowns and breaking off a long run for 54 yards that set up another Catholic U. score. Boyle became the first Cardinal back to run for 1,500 yards in a season, while also catching four passes out of the backfield.
RB Dontrell Harriel, Fr., Greenville
Harriel ended his regular season with a impressive 177-yard, four-touchdown day. His 10.1 yards per carry is third all-time for a single game in Greenville history. His first carry of the day went 34 yards for a touchdown. He also had touchdown runs of 45, 2 and 3 yards.
RB Luke Bundgaard, Fr., UW-Stout
Budgaard rushed for 144 yards on 27 carries as UW-Stout defeated Minnesota-Duluth 17-15 at the Metrodome in the final game of the Border Battle. On Bundgaard's first carry of the game, he rushed for 17 yards, and in the process, broke the school's single-season rushing record of 1,105 yards, set by Steve Burr in 1978.
WR Jim Jones, Jr. Widener
Jim Jones had another phenomenal day in leading Widener to a perfect 9-0 conference record for the first time since 1994. He caught 10 passes for 243 yards, his second-best game total, and two catches were touchdowns of 60 and 10 yards.
TE Bryan Meier, Sr., Greenville
Meier had a senior day sendoff to remember, with nine catches for 127 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught a two-point conversion and kicked two extra points.
Defense
DL Justin Harris, Sr., Alma
Credited with eight tackles, seven of them for lost yardage, in the Scots' 28-13 victory against Olivet. He had three quarterback sacks and four other tackles for lost yardage totaling minus-47 yards. He also contributed to the offense in his last game as a Scot, scoring on a 2-yard run.
DL Jason Hazlewood, Sr., Washington & Jefferson
Registered six tackles, including a pair of sacks, in the Presidents' 42-21 victory at Buffalo State. One sack went for minus-20 yards on the first play of the fourth quarter.
DL Jeff Hazuga, Sr., UW-Stout
Jeff Hazuga was seemingly all over the field as he racked up up 11 tackles, two solo, and was in on six tackles for losses of 20 yards, and recorded two and a half sacks for 15 yards.
LB Ron Broking, Jr., Montclair State
Tied an MSU single-game record with three interceptions as Montclair State captured the NJAC title with a 17-13 win against Rowan. Broking returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown giving the Red Hawks a 10-6 lead in the third quarter.
LB Drew Johnson, Jr., Colby
Johnson in his final game led the Colby defense with two sacks and 11 tackles on the day. The defense limited Bowdoin to 119 total yards on the day. Drew, a senior and co-captain helped turn the program around, going from 0-8 to 7-1 and tri-NESCAC champs.
LB J.D. Leman, Sr., Wheaton (Ill.)
Had 12 tackles, a pass broken up, two tackles for losses totaling 8 yards and one sack on the day as the Thunder gained a share of the CCIW title by defeating Augustana.
LB Chris Seguinot, Sr., Frostburg State
Seguinot recorded a game-high 21 tackles, including 12 solo and two for loss, and a fumble recovery in the Bobcats' 18-8 loss to Salisbury State.
DB Devin Pierce, So., Pacific Lutheran
Had three second-half interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns, to lead the Lutes to a win at Puget Sound.
DB Brian Portilia, Jr., UW-La Crosse
Portilia intercepted two passes in UW-La Crosse’s win against Northern State. It gave him nine interceptions for the season and 20 in his career. Portilia is now tied for the school’s career lead in interceptions with 20. He also recorded five tackles and three pass breakups. It was also the third game this season that Portilia has had two interceptions.
DB Lyle Hemphill Jr., Ursinus
Hemphill picked off three passes to lead an Ursinus defense that forced nine Dickinson turnovers. He also broke up three passes and had six tackles on the day.
DB John Scanlan, Sr., Lycoming
The senior had 13 tackles on the day and an interception in his final game for Lycoming.
Special teams
K Chris Lyons, Fr., Wesley
Lyons was 3-for-3 on extra points and made two field goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as the Wolverines reached the NCAA playoffs thanks to a 27-24 win.
P Wilson Hillman, Sr., Mississippi College
Hillman punted eight times for 322 yards, with a long of 59, in a 35-21 win against Louisiana College. Four of his kicks went inside the 20.
RET Jamal Robertson, Sr., Ohio Northern
Robertson returned a kickoff 74 yards for a touchdown in a 68-27 win against Marietta. On the day, Robertson set single game school records in rushing yards (307), all-purpose yards (401), touchdowns (seven total), rushing touchdowns (six) and points (42).