Games of Nov. 9-10, 2001
Offense
QB Chris Lovely, So., Cornell
Lovely was 6-for-12 for 181 yards and a touchdown and ran 21 times for 187 yards and three more scores as Cornell wrapped up its season with a 45-35 win against Dubuque.
OL Matt Huffman, Ranardo Whitaker, Ken Knight, Michael Day, Jarret Smith, Dustin Newman, Bridgewater
The offensive line paved the way for a school-record 708 yards total offense against Catholic. The Eagles averaged 5.6 yards per rush and 10.7 yards per play in the 55-13 victory.
RB Jason Meyers, So., St. John Fisher
Meyers ran for 217 yards on only 25 carries averaging 8.6 yards per carry in a win against Utica. He also tied his own school record with four touchdowns in the game.
WR Nate Jackson, Sr., Menlo
Jackson, who also ran for 22 yards, broke his own school record for most yards in a game with 17 catches for 199 yards and two touchdowns.
WR Scott Lipford, Sr., Rowan
Lipford caught eight passes for 232 yards and a school-record five touchdowns in a 52-13 win against Montclair State.
WR Evan Cochran, Sr., RPI
Had 12 catches for 219 yards, including a juggling 56-yard reception on the game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter as RPI went on to defeat Hobart 35-29 to conclude the season with a perfect record (8-0) and their fourth UCAA championship in the past five years.
WR Kurt Casper, Sr., Wabash
Casper made only four receptions in the 108th Monon Bell Classic, but his final catch was one that will relived for years. With the clock showing zero and the score tied, Casper grabbed a tipped pass in the end zone to give Wabash a 27-21 win the annual battle between the Little Giants and DePauw University. The win ended a five-game winning streak for DePauw in Monon Bell games.
Defense
DL Arlen Wiley, Sr., Chicago
Wiley led the Chicago defensive unit as the Maroons shut out Benedictine 27-0 in the Maroons' season finale on Nov. 10. Wiley made seven solo tackles, including three sacks and two tackles for loss as Chicago held the Eagles to 133 total yards.
DL Eliot Thomasma, Sr. Wheaton
Thomasma had 10 tackles (five solo), two tackles for loss, a sack and a quarterback hurry in a 34-32 upset of No. 6 Augustana.
DL Steven Wilson, Jr., King's
Steven Wilson made seven tackles, five for losses of 24 yards, and posted one sack in a 28-12 win against Wilkes to extend his school record to 19½ sacks on the season.
DL Harvey Walker, So., Louisiana College
Walker had seven tackles (three solo), three for loss and a sack, and caused two fumbles in a 28-21 loss to Mississippi College.
LB Luke Webster, Jr., Colby
Webster recorded 11 total tackles (nine solo) and recorded a sack in a 41-13 win against Bowdoin.
LB Sam Hobi, Sr., Oberlin
Hobi led the Oberlin defense that held Denison to minus-20 yards rushing and sacked the quarterback 10 times. Hobi recorded 10 tackles, including six for a loss of 37 yards and a career-high five sacks for a loss of 30 yards. Hobi had just four sacks coming into the game.
LB Nick Sabean, So., Delaware Valley
Sabean led Delaware Valley's defensive charge as the linebacker racked up 11 tackles (five solo), 1½ sacks, a forced fumble and a crucial blocked kick in the Aggies' 25-7 victory over FDU-Madison. Sabean blocked a punt deep in FDU-Madison territory in the final seconds of the first half and it set up Delaware Valley's go-ahead touchdown. One of his sacks forced a fumble that the Aggies recovered in the fourth quarter to prevent an FDU-Madison comeback.
DB Khalid Naziruddin, Fr., Howard Payne
Naziruddin notched 18 tackles (13 solo) and also blocked a punt that set up a touchdown in a 36-29 win over Texas Lutheran.
DB Dillon Maney, Jr., UW-Stevens Point
Maney had three interceptions and seven tackles as Stevens Point beat UW-Eau Claire 30-27 in double overtime to win the WIAC title and an NCAA playoff berth. Set up second half touchdown and field goal with interecptions. Also broke up a pass and caused a fumble.
DB Joe Horn, Fr., Christopher Newport
His two interceptions and fumble recovery helped the Captains shut down Ferrum in a 14-11 Dixie Conference-clinching win.
DB/K Scott Farley, So., Williams
Farley turned in a standout two-way performance that was key to Williams' 23-20 overtime win against archrival Amherst. On defense, he hauled in two interceptions for 15 yards and made six tackles (five solo). On offense, Farley caught four passes for 24 yards, kicked a 20-yard field goal, and successfully converted two PATs.
Special teams
RET Chris McKinney, Jr., Guilford
McKinney compiled 127 all-purpose yards and scored both Guilford touchdowns in the Quakers' 17-7 win over Emory & Henry. The junior returned his NCAA-record fifth punt for a touchdown 77 yards in the second quarter and later scored on a 34-yard run early in the fourth quarter. He returned a punt for a score in each of the Quakers' last three games, all Guilford victories. McKinney added a team-high three catches for 16 yards and finished the year as Guilford's leading receiver with 33 catches for 462 yards.