Games of Sept. 19-20, 2003

Offense

QB Tom Stetzer, Sr., UW-Platteville
Stetzer was 38-for-51 for 405 yards and a touchdown, rallying the Pioneers from a 20-7 deficit to defeat Division I-AA non-scholarship Drake 21-20.

OL Alex Keel (LT), Dave Hansen (LG), Ray Noonan (C), Anthony Casale (RG), Jake Russell (RT), RPI
The Engineers compiled 578 total yards and 44 points in defeating Coast Guard 44-7 in the Annual Shotglass Trophy Game. RPI gained 272 yards on the ground, including two ball carriers with more than 100 yards (first time since Sept. 1998), and 306 yards in the air.

RB Tony Sutton, Jr., Wooster
Sutton amassed 295 all-purpose yards, highlighted by 193 rushing on just 15 carries and an 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown for his fourth touchdown of the game. It marked Wooster's first kickoff return for a score since 1991. Also noteworthy, 156 of his rushing yards came on eight carries in the first quarter.

RB Chandler Brown, Fr., Kean
Brown had a career day in the Cougars' near upset of Cortland State, as he tallied 227 yards and three touchdowns on 34 carries in a 23-20 loss. Brown's 227 yards are the sixth-most yards in program history, while his 34 carries rank third in the record books. He had touchdown runs of 30 yards, 32 yards and 42 yards.

WR George Carter, Jr., Linfield
Carter caught the game-winning TD with 1:28 to carry Linfield to the road win over NAIA No. 5 Southern Oregon. He finished the day with 12 catches for 193 yards and three scores.

WR Dusty Kain, So., Simpson
Kain scored all three touchdowns in Simpson's 20-13 victory over Coe. His 190 yards (on 10 receptions) are the sixth most in a game by a Simpson receiver.

WR Scott Burnoski, Jr., UW-La Crosse
Burnoski caught a career-high nine passes for 178 yards in UW-L's 28-24 victory against Division II 23rd-ranked South Dakota. He caught a 52-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to the game at 7-7. Burnoski also had a key reception early in the fourth quarter. He caught a 20-yard pass on a third-and-19 to get to the USD 7-yard line. UW-L scored the eventual game-winning touchdown on the next play.

Defense

DL Kevin Culbert, Jr., Frostburg State
Culbert recorded 10 tackles, four solo, with three sacks. He also blocked an extra-point attempt in the 27-3 loss to Montclair State; helped FSU hold MSU to just 25 yards rushing on 30 attempts, 239 total yards and nine first downs.

DL Sean McGinley, Sr., Lycoming
McGinley led the Warriors in tackles for the second consecutive week and was a key reason Lycoming limited the conference's leading rusher to just 98 yards on 28 carries in a 29-13 win against Wilkes. McGinley made nine stops, including seven solo tackles. He also sacked the quarterback twice for a total loss of 10 yards.

DL Jason Gonzalez, Sr., Elmhurst
Gonzalez had seven tackles (five solo), with two and a half sacks, one of which went for a safety in a 24-0 win against Chicago. Chicago was also held to minus-16 rushing yards on 30 attempts.

DL Mike Lewis, So., Adrian
Lewis had five tackles, all solo, four of them sacks in a 48-13 win against Franklin. He also broke up a pass and caused a fumble.

LB Eric Field, Jr., Washington and Jefferson
Field posted a career-high 15 tackles (10 solo) and a sack in W&J's 36-14 win at Franklin and Marshall.

LB Matt Stoffel, Sr., Wartburg
Tied Iowa Conference record with five sacks as Wartburg rolled to fifth consecutive IIAC win by 56-7 margin at Cornell. Led No. 9-ranked Knights in tackles in game as well (12, eight solo). Wartburg defense limited strong Rams triple option offensive attack to 72 yards rushing.

LB Robert Truman, Sr., Ithaca
Truman made a game-high 11 tackles and intercepted a pass on the final play of the game to seal a 19-18 come-from-behind win for Ithaca over Hartwick. He recorded four unassisted tackles, an 11-yard sack, and forced a fumble.

DB Alex Hansen, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
Hansen intercepted two passes, forced a fumble and had three tackles to help the Cowboys to a 29-12 conference win at Texas Lutheran. Hansen returned the two picks for a combined 49 yards, moving into a tie for second-place on the all-time interception list at HSU.

DB Matt Campbell, Jr., Johns Hopkins
Campbell led a Johns Hopkins defense that limited Randolph-Macon to 153 yards, including just 50 in the second half, as the Blue Jays blanked the Yellow Jackets, 24-0. He had eight tackles and an interception that set up a JHU touchdown.

DB Nick Brokke, So., Carleton
Brokke tallied three interceptions and nine tackles (seven solo), while forcing a fumble in Carleton's 24-14 loss to Gustavus Adolphus. Brokke's first pick came early in the contest, stopping a Gustie drive inside Carleton's 20-yard line. He forced a fumble early in the third quarter on the Carleton goal line, stopping another potential Gustie score. His second interception set up Carleton's first TD, cutting the GAC lead to 24-14. His final interception gave the Knights one last chance with 6:30 remaining in the fourth and Carleton trailing by 10.

DB Ryan Santo, Sr., Springfield
Santo made 11 tackles (eight solo) had a pass defended and forced a fumble in the Pride's 49-28 win against Kings Point. The Pride held All-American tailback David McNeal to just 56 yards on 20 carries.

Special teams

K Treavor Smith, So., Fitchburg State
Smith buried a New England Football Conference record-tying 52-yard field goal as time expired to give Fitchburg State a 17-14 victory at Western New England. The field goal ties the Division III mark for the longest field goal to win a game on the final play of regulation.

KO Ed Garcia, Sr., RPI
The team's kickoff specialist, Ed was truly a weapon as he booted three of his eight kicks into the end zone for touchbacks while three other Coast Guard drives started at the 22-yard line. Ed also made an unassisted tackle in the game.

P Scott Elzey, Sr., Muskingum
Elzey averaged 46.7 yards per punt, including a 49-yard kick. Elzey also connected on a 20-yard field goal, his third in a row.

RET Brian Harnish, Jr., Fitchburg State
Harnish returned a punt 49 yards for a touchdown in Fitchburg State's win at Western New England. Harnish set up FSC's other touchdown with an electrifying 42-yard interception return. The 2002 All NEFC performer also registered nine solo tackles and recovered a fumble to stop a WNEC drive deep inside Fitchburg territory.