Games of Sept. 21-23, 2001
Offense
QB Chris Smith, Sr., Menlo
Zamir Amin's backup stepped in for the second play from scrimmage and went 30-for-42 passing for 317 yards and three touchdowns against only one interception in a 54-20 win against Occidental.
OL David Neils, Jake Hajer, Bryan Cross, James Dowd, Rick Lloyd, Chicago
The Maroons gained 202 yards on 42 carries in a 42-35 win against North Central.
RB Davon Cruz, Sr., Bridgewater
Davon Cruz gained 212 yards on just 14 carries, averaging 15.1 yards per rush in the 50-27 victory against Johns Hopkins on Friday. Cruz scored on runs of 84, 9, 27 and 40 yards.
RB Gary McClelland, Fr., East Texas Baptist
McClelland rushed 21 times for a school-record 279 yards and two touchdowns in a 33-26 road win over McMurry. He rallied ETBU from a 20-14 halftime deficit by rushing for 200 yards in the third quarter. Both touchdowns were in the second half, on runs of 50 and 28 yards.
WR Jake Yoder, Sr., Rose-Hulman
Yoder set school and conference records with 15 catches for 183 yards in a 33-23 loss to Kalamazoo, and also punted three times for a 37-yard average.
WR Eric Magrini, Jr., Montclair State
Magrini tied the MSU single-game records for receptions and yards as the No. 11 Red Hawks defeated Division I-AA Iona 46-20. Magrini added a 30-yard TD catch as he tied his own reception mark and matched a 15-year-old yardage record.
TE Jeff Gibbs, Sr. Otterbein
Gibbs caught eight passes for 133 yards and three first-half touchdowns in a 45-33 win against Capital.
Defense
DL Jon Foss, Sr., Bethel
Foss recorded 11 tackles (10 solo), including seven tackles for loss and three sacks in a 36-21 win against No. 26 Gustavus Adolphus.
DL Reuben Turner, Sr., Hiram
Turner recorded seven tackles (three solo), two sacks, including a fourth-quarter sack which caused Mt. St. Joseph to fumble, preserving a 22-8 win.
DL Drew Fay, Jr., Wooster
Fay made four tackles (three solo), all of them accounting for three and a half sacks in a 51-10 win against Kenyon. He also recovered a fumble.
LB John Crane, Sr., Cornell
Crane had 10 tackles (seven solo), a pass breakup, interception and a sack in Cornell's 33-26 win against Buena Vista.
LB Ellwood Allen, Jr., Randolph-Macon
Allen recorded eight total tackles (five solo), four for loss and two sacks in a 24-20 win against Catholic. He also intercepted a pass.
LB Jason Wheat, Sr., Sewanee
Wheat had 10 total tackles (eight solo) and three tackles for loss in a 13-0 blanking of Maryville (Tenn.).
LB Luke Wisniewski, Sr., Kings Point
Wisniewski had nine solo tackles and seven assists in a 22-12 loss to New Jersey. He recorded two tackles for loss and a sack.
DB Tim Schmidt, So., Lycoming
Schmidt led all tacklers with 11 stops (eight solo), a tackle for loss and a pass broken up in Lycoming's 20-14 win against King's.
DB Mike Mystic, Sr., John Carroll
Mystic made 11 solo tackles and seven assists, broke up and pass and intercepted another in a 33-30 loss to No. 1 Mount Union.
DB Ryan Graft, So., Washington & Jefferson
Graft intercepted two passes and broke up four more in a 35-10 win against Hanover.
DB Mike Simpson, Sr., Wesley
Simpson recorded 13 tackles (11 solo), including four for loss, one sack. He also caused a fumble and broke up a pass in a 49-14 win against Kean.
Special teams
K Tom Hillemeier, Sr., Kalamazoo
Hillemeier was 4-for-4 on field goals and 3-for-3 on extra points in a 33-23 win against Rose Hulman. He connected from 21, 22, 33 and 43 yards.
P Brian Bicher, Jr. Ithaca
Bicher punted four times for a 44.5-yard average, putting all four kicks inside the 9-yard line to help the Bombers dominate St. John Fisher 52-0.
RET J.R. Solomon, So., Bridgewater
Solomon averaged 43.7 yards on four kickoff returns against Johns Hopkins, including a 94-yard return to the JHU 1-yard line.