Games of Sept. 24-25, 2004
Offense
QB John Port, Jr., Albright
Port threw for 414 yards and four touchdowns to lead Albright to its first win over Lycoming since 1977. He had touchdown passes of 71, 51, 17, and 6 yards, in helping the Lions improve to 3-0 on the season. The game marked the third time in Port's career that he has eclipsed 400 yards passing, and was the third-highest single-game total in Albright history.
OL Matt Schiffman, Devin Malay, Chris Balestrino, Brian Dubiel, Ben Martin, Trinity (Conn.)
Five ballcarriers gained 30 or more yards behind this line, as the Bantams gained 8.5 yards per carry and were only sacked once in 38 pass attempts.
RB Chris Jacoubs, So., Moravian
Jacoubs had 200-plus yards rushing for the second consecutive week, carrying 36 times for 257 yards and three touchdowns, while also adding a 16-yard touchdown catch in a 27-20 win at Lebanon Valley.
RB Adam Stevenson, Sr., Hanover
Stevenson helped Hanover upset No. 20 Waynesburg 34-31 with 17 carries for 139 yards and 10 receptions for 105 yards and a touchdown.
WR Brad Musso, Sr., Wheaton
Musso tied his career-high of 13 recpetions and established a new high with 197 receivng yards in
Wheaton's 45-28 win at Hope on Saturday. Musso accounted for more than 50% of Wheaton's 380 yards gained through the air on the day. He caught a 9-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter for the first score of the game and caught a 49-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter to give the Thunder a 21-14 lead.
WR Pito Gonzalez, So., Western Connecticut
Gonzalez set a school record with 245 receiving yards on eight receptions, including a 71-yard touchdown in a win at William Paterson.
WR Anthony Ballerino, Sr., MacMurray
Ballerino caught 11 passes for 189 yards and 3 touchdowns for 2, 13, 17 yards in a 28-24 loss to defending Illini-Badger champ Concordia (Wis.).
Defense
DL Jason Ripke, Jr., Simpson
Ripke had a game-high nine tackles, all solo, in Simpson's 31-13 win against Dubuque. He was in the Spartan backfield frequently, with six tackles for loss of 24 yards and three sacks. He also broke up a pass.
DL Matt Mullen, Sr., Buena Vista
Mullen set a career-high for tackles (12), sacks and tackles for loss for a unit that held Cornell to 240 yards on 74 plays. Mullen finished with seven tackles for loss, three sacks and a pass broken up.
DL Dustin Allen, So., Trinity (Texas)
Allen had six solo tackles, three for loss and two sacks in a 29-28 win at DePauw. His second sack ended the game with DePauw near midfield.
DL Brian McLellan, So., Springfield
McLellan made a team-high 11 tackles (nine solo) to lead Springfield past Alfred 38-20. He knocked down two passes at the line of scrimmage, recorded a sack for a loss of 14 yards, and finished with two tackles for loss.
LB Chris Howerton, So., Maryville (Tenn.)
Howerton recorded 21 tackles (nine solo), two tackles for loss and two quarterback pressures during Maryville's 16-13 overtime victory against Sewanee. Howerton played every defensive snap.
LB Kelvin Kirby, So., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Kirby became the first Crusader defensive player to score two touchdowns in the same game. He opened the scoring with a 7-yard interception return for a TD and added a 14-yard blocked punt return for a score in the fourth quarter. He also led the Crusaders with 11 tackles (six solo) as UMHB held Louisiana College to 58 yards in the first half of a 68-16 victory.
LB Travis Sullivan, Sr., Loras
Sullivan had nine tackles (four solo), two tackles for loss, an interception and partially blocked a punt in a 24-21 loss to Central.
DB John North, Jr., Menlo
North had 19 tackles (11 solo) in Menlo's 28-14 loss to Willamette.
DB Kennard Davis, Sr., Thiel
Davis had three interceptions, setting up a touchdown and a field goal in a 28-14 win against Bethany. He also had eight tackles (three solo).
DB Adam Kerns, So., Puget Sound
Kerns intercepted two passes and added four unassisted tackles in a 34-14 win against La Verne.
DB Justin Mosser, So., Shenandoah
Mosser played a key role in the Hornets pulling off a 27-24 overtime win against Ferrum. He had six tackles (five solo). In addition to a first half interception, Mosser picked off a Panther pass in the end zone in overtime to seal the Hornets victory.
Special teams
K Frank Vinci, Sr., Widener
Vinci hit all four extra points and a pair of field goals in Widener's 34-31 win against King's.
P Justin Moore, So., Howard Payne
Moore punted just three times but had a 46.3-yard average and placed two of his punts inside the 20, one of which was downed on the 1, setting up a safety in Howard Payne's 44-7 win against Sul Ross State.
RET Nate Gibbons, Jr., Rochester
Gibbons returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in Rochester's 50-36 loss to Union. He returned the opening second half kickoff 82 yards for a score, then ran back an 85-yarder in the fourth quarter. He finished with seven returns for 254 yards.