Games of Sept. 17-19, 2004
Offense
QB Adam King, Sr., Howard Payne
King was 37-for-58 passing for 512 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions in a 58-45 win against No. 21 East Texas Baptist. He also ran 24 times for 83 yards and another score.
OL LT Kyle Lackscheide, LG Josh Van Laan, C Mike Pfeister, RG Al Olds, RT Jeff Iciek, Olivet
This starting offensive line blocked for Olivet's rushing attack in Saturday's 78-21 win against Ohio Wesleyan, which broke the NCAA Division III record with 670 yards. The Comets had a school-record 695 yards of total offense and 33 first downs.
RB Jerrold Jones, Jr., Trinity (Texas)
Jones rushed 14 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns in the first half, as Trinity built a 30-0 lead over Redlands. His 90-yard touchdown run in the second quarter was the longest rush from scrimmage in Tiger football history. He finished with 17 carries for 215 yards, a 12.6-yard average.
RB Scott Froelich, Sr., Westminster (Pa.)
Froelich broke the school record for rushing yards in a game, rolling up 254 yards on 34 carries, a 7.5-yard average. He scored four touchdowns in the 41-22 win against Hiram.
WR Casey Allen, Jr., Linfield
Allen had a career-high 13 catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns in a 46-35 win at UW-Stevens Point.
WR Nick Cushman, Sr., Albright
Cushman had three touchdowns in the first half as the Lions scored 35 points in the second quarter and went on to beat Ursinus 51-35. He finished with nine catches for 155 yards and three scores.
WR Earl Morris, Sr., East Texas Baptist
Morris set a school record with 276 receiving yards on 10 catches and had three scores in a 58-45 loss to Howard Payne.
Defense
DL Bob Ziegler, Sr., Dickinson
Ziegler had six tackles, including two and a half sacks, and returned his own forced fumble 15 yards for the game-clinching touchdown. The Red Devil defense held the Mariners to just 218 total yards and forced six turnovers in a 24-14 win against Kings Point.
DL Luke Scarborough, Sr., Thomas More
Scarborough's day included three tackles for loss, two sacks and two other quarterback hurries. On one of his sacks, he caused the fumble that led to a Thomas More touchdown that gave the Saints a 10-point lead.
DL Chris Purtell, Sr., Hobart
Purtell had a strong defensive outing, totaling 18 tackles (eight solo), including two for a loss against Franklin and Marshall this past weekend. He also forced a fumble and recovered a fumble for the Statesmen.
LB Todd Dietrich, Jr., Lebanon Valley
Dietrich tied a team-high with six tackles, including five solo stops, and made a key interception in Lebanon Valley's 3-0 win against Widener. With less than four minutes remaining, Dietrich intercepted a pass deep in Widener territory to help maintain field position.
LB Matt Jackson, Sr., Rose-Hulman
Jackson returned an interception 77 yards for a touchdown and recorded a safety to help lead Rose-Hulman to a 23-3 win against Concordia (Ill.). Jackson's interception return on Concordia's first drive of the game gave the Engineers a 14-0 lead, then his safety provided the first points of the second half and a 16-3 edge. Jackson recorded a team-high nine tackles, including two tackles-for-loss.
LB Michael Irvin, Sr., Buena Vista
Irvin anchored the Beaver defense that held fifth-ranked Wartburg to less than half its season offensive average (221 yards) in a 17-14 victory. Irvin had 15 total tackles, including nine solo, and also recorded two tackles for loss as Buena Vista defeated Wartburg for the first time since 1997 and for the first time at home since 1988.
LB Brandon Ehret, Jr., UW-Platteville
Ehret had nine tackles (seven solo) a game-changing interception as the Pioneers stopped NCAA Division I-AA non-scholarship Drake 33-23. With the Pioneers ahead 20-17, Ehret picked off a pass and returned the ball 61 yards to the Bulldog 9. Three players later, the Pioners scored for a 10-point advantage. Ehret had three tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks, broke up three passes, and forced a late fumble which the Pioneers recovered. UWP ran out the final 3:06 of the game to seal the victory.
DB Anthony Venturino, So., Utica
Venturino made 17 tackles (eight solo) and intercepted two passes as Utica held 17th-ranked RPI to one touchdown in a 9-7 upset win. Venturino broke up two passes. His final interception came with 1:14 left to play to seal the victory and put the Pioneers over the .500 mark for the first time in school history.
DB Kyle Grimes, So., Elmhurst
Grimes, who played quarterback last season, continued his hot start to the season. He busted up six pass plays and intercepted two passes to go along with four solo tackles in Elmhurst's 39-27 win against Chicago. He has at least one interception in each game this season and has picked off four passes in just three games.
DB Wes Hostetler, Jr., Ohio Northern
Hostetler had two interceptions for 44 yards and recorded nine tackles, including seven solo stops against Baldwin-Wallace. Hostetler also racked up 135 all-purpose yards.
DB Clay Matchett, Sr., Louisiana College
Matchett broke a Louisiana College record with 21 tackles in a game (seven solo). He also added a fumble recovery to help stop a Hardin-Simmons drive, and he prevented another score with an interception in the LC end zone.
Special teams
K Garrett Wales, Jr., Linfield
Wales was perfect on five extra-point attempts and hit a 48-yard field goal, the longest attempt of his career, in a 46-35 win at UW-Stevens Point.
P Dan Eggertsson, Sr., Franklin and Marshall
Eggertsson, who made the team last week as a placekicker, averaged 49.2 yards per punt on four punts in a 35-10 win against Hobart. He also had a partially blocked punt go for 47 yards, although blocked punts are not counted against an individual's average.
RET Marcus Washington, Jr., Bridgewater (Va.)
Although Hanover consistently kicked away from him, Washington got his hands on one kickoff and returned it 90 yards for a touchdown. He's averaging 68.6 yards on three returns.