Games of Oct. 3-4, 2003
Offense
QB Ryan Silvia, Jr., Springfield
Silvia carried 20 times for 104 yards and two touchdowns, and threw a 46-yard pass for another score as Springfield routed Ithaca 51-22.
LT John Roth, LG Dave Eberle, C Jonathan Yost, RG Ross Sandefer, RT Jaime Waymouth, DePauw
DePauw rushed for a season-high 253 yards and was just one yard away from equaling the season high of 506 total yards against a Chicago defense that was allowing 120 rushing yards and 291.7 total.
RB Duane Miller, Sr., Menlo
Miller broke his own school record with 198 yards in a 50-19 win against Whittier. The old mark of 186, which Miller set last year against Pacific Lutheran, was broken on 25 carries. He averaged 7.9 yards per run and scored three touchdowns.
RB Andrew Mocadlo, Sr., UW-La Crosse
Mocadlo recorded his second 100-yard rushing game of the season in UW-La Crosse's 24-21 win against UW-Stevens Point. He had a season-high 141 yards on 24 carries against the Pointers, which entered the contest allowing a conference-low 61.0 yards per game on the ground.
RB Omar Muhammad, Fr., Wesley
Filling in for injured starter Ken Busch, Muhammad had a career day as he rushed for 205 yards on 17 carries (12.1 avg.), with two scores.
WR Blake Elliott, Sr., St. John's
Elliott had 11 catches for 113 yards and one touchdown in a 35-13 win over Gustavus Adolphus. Elliott's 11-yard touchdown reception late in the second quarter gave SJU a 28-6 lead. In total, Elliott had 327 all-purpose yards in the game including a 90 yard kickoff return to open the game.
WR Flynn Cochran, Sr., RPI
Cochran helped RPI defeat UCAA foe Rochester 47-26 with 12 catches for 213 yards and two touchdowns.
Defense
DL Sean Christian, Sr., Augustana
Christian had eight total tackles (five solo and three assists) and was credited with five tackles for loss (12 yards) and a pair of quarterback sacks (5 yards). He also had a pass deflection in a 27-7 win against North Central.
DL Mike Lewis, So., Adrian
Lewis recorded four quarterback sacks on the afternoon. Throughout the majority of the game AC used a three-man rush against Wisconsin Lutheran and recorded six sacks. Lewis now has 10½ sacks on the year in four games.
DL Roger Sutterfield, So., East Texas Baptist
Sutterfield had a safety and a fumble return for a touchdown in the first half of Saturday's 33-0 win at Austin College. Sutterfield finished with five tackles and two sacks on the day as well.
DL David McCall, So., Muhlenberg
McCall made five tackles vs. Franklin & Marshall and all were behind the line of scrimmage. He tied a school regular-season game record with three sacks.
LB Mike Fox, Jr., St. John Fisher
Fox recorded nine tackles, seven solo, with two passes broken up and a 73-yard interception return in a 44-18 win against Hartwick.
LB Steve Rogers, Sr., Wilkes
Rogers led a defensive effort that limited the MAC's top-scoring offense to just one offensive touchdown in a 16-14 Wilkes win. The senior linebacker came up with nine tackles, including two solos. He also had two tackles for loss, one sack, three pass breakups and an interception which set up a Wilkes touchdown. The Colonels held Widener to 169 yards in total offense.
LB Joe Giusti, So., McDaniel
Giusti's forced fumble thwarted Ursinus' drive at the 30-yard line on the Bears' second possession. Giusti was making his first start of the season in place of the injured Omar Phillip. He finished with seven tackles (all solo), two for loss and a sack.
DB John Ortega, Sr., Centre
Ortega had 11 solo tackles and four assists in the Colonels' 21-16 win at Sewanee. He chipped in with two tackles for loss of 3 yards as Sewanee was held to 197 yards of total offense.
DB Jimmy Holzman, So., Lebanon Valley
Holzman recorded three interceptions, five tackles and five pass deflections in Lebanon Valley’s 36-24 loss to Delaware Valley. His picks were the first three of his collegiate career.
DB Jeff Inman, Jr., Hampden-Sydney
Inman recorded seven tackles on the afternoon, including a sack and two tackles for a loss. His biggest moment came on special teams as he blocked a Bridgewater punt, forcing the ball into the end zone where it was recovered for a Tiger touchdown early in the second quarter.
DB Mark Tilki, Sr., Tufts
For the second consecutive week, Tilki brought an interception back for a touchdown to help the Jumbos post a victory. His 51-yard return against Bowdoin at 8:21 of the second quarter put Tufts in charge with a 16-0 lead. He also had five tackles (four solo), including one for a loss, and two passes broken up.
Special teams
K Mike Kinateder, So., UW-Oshkosh
Kinateder accounted for nine points in UW-Oshkosh's 15-7 upset of WIAC preseason favorite UW-Stout on Oct. 4. He made all three of his field goal attempts in the contest as he successfully converted on tries of 25 and 30 yards in the second quarter and 26 yards in the fourth quarter. He also caught one pass in the game for 7 yards.
P Justin Moore, Fr., Howard Payne
Moore came to school to become an athletic trainer but stepped in when the Jackets needed a punter. He punted for an average of 49.5 yards against Sul Ross State, including a 55- and a 53-yard punt. The 53-yarder stuck Sul Ross at its 3-yard line.
RET Nathan Chandler, So., Millikin
Led team with 137 yards total, 133 on kickoff returns. His kickoff return for a TD proved to be the game-winner in a 21-17 win against Carthage in the CCIW opener.
ST Gentry Parker, So., Averett
Gentry blocked three punts in Averett's 27-9 loss to Ferrum and also intercepted a pass during an attempted two-point conversion.