Games of Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2005
Offense
QB Ty Sellers, Sr., McMurry
Sellers threw for 214 yards and ran for 225 yards in McMurry's double overtime win against Louisiana College. He was 12-for-25 passing with three TDs against one interception and scored two touchdowns on the ground, averaging 9.4 yards a carry.
OL Brian Michaelsen, John Anderson, Shannon Saunders, Pete Bowyer, Zach Blanding, Ferrum
Ferrum rolled up 686 yards of total offense and averaged 8.6 yards a rush in a 55-40 win against Averett. The Panthers' line did not allow a sack in 13 pass attempts.
RB Don Thibodeau, Sr., Maine Maritime
Thibodeau piled up 311 of the Mariners' 499 rushing yards in a 38-13 win against Nichols. He also had 4 touchdown runs of 2, 8, 47, and 73 yards.
RB Khalee Prothro, Fr., Widener
Prothro had four touchdowns, three through the air, and ran for 138 yards on 15 carries. He also caught 11 passes for 180 yards. Prothro's first touchdown was a 65-yard catch-and-run on the game's first play from scrimmage.
WR Jeff Hughley, Jr., Averett
Hughley had 10 catches for a school-record 163 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a 55-40 loss at Ferrum. He averaged 16.3 yards per catch and scored a pair of touchdowns.
WR Brad Duesing, Sr., Washington U.
Duesing had eight catches for 155 yards and one touchdown to lead Washington University to a 15-10 win against Rhodes. Duesing, who now has 240 receptions for 3,610 yards in his career, moved into 20th place on the all-time Division III list for career receptions and yards. He has 497 yards through five games, trying to become the second player in Division III history to record 1,000 receiving yards each of his four seasons.
TE Greg Peltz, Jr., Wooster
Peltz had a game-high five receptions for a career-high 114 receiving yards and one touchdown in a 37-34 win at Allegheny. He helped set the tone by scoring on a 73-yard reception on Wooster's first play from scrimmage.
Defense
DL Dylon Walton-Yedlin, Sr., Union
Walton-Yedlin led the the Dutchmen in a win against Kings Point 23-17 in overtime Saturday to go to 4-0 on the year and 2-0 in the Liberty League. Walton-Yedlin led the defense with four sacks for 38 yards and five tackles for losses, with seven total tackles. He had three QB hurries as well as two passes broken up and is playing with a cast on his left hand, with a bone injury in the hand.
DL Matt Stephens, Sr., Howard Payne
Stephens had 10 tackles (eight solo), including four for a loss of 16 yards in Howard Payne's 45-20 loss to No. 4 Hardin-Simmons. He had three and a half sacks, two of which forced HSU to punt.
DL Drew Wethington, Jr., Washington U.
Wethington had nine tackles, six behind the line of scrimmage and three sacks, recording a safety in the Bears' 15-10 win against Rhodes.
DL Mike Lewis, Sr., Adrian
Lewis had seven tackles (six solo), three for loss and two sacks in a 30-27 win against Albion. He also caused a fumble.
LB Josh Foster, Sr., Wabash
Foster had six tackles (five solo), two for loss in a 29-7 win against Ohio Wesleyan, helping the Wabash defense hold the Bishops to nine first downs and 126 yards of total offense.
LB Will Smith, Sr., Sewanee
Smith had 10 solo tackles and stopped a Centre drive in the first quarter at the Sewanee 10 yard line with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Sewanee knocked off previously undefeated Centre, 31-28.
LB Daiyon Yarmeto, So., Kean
Yarmeto forced one fumble, recovered another and added two and a half sacks in a 24-6 win against William Paterson. He had seven tackles (three solo) in the victory.
DB Mario Smith, Sr., North Central
Smith returned an interception 57 yards for a touchdown to give the Cardinals a 28-20 lead against Wheaton. He finished with six tackles and a pass broken up as well.
DB Andy Tenney, Sr., Waynesburg
Tenney led the Yellow Jackets with 14 tackles (six solo) with a tackle for loss in the 13-7 loss to Thomas More. It's his fifth career game of 10-plus tackles.
DB Rob Rodriguez, Jr., Christopher Newport
Rodriguez recorded five tackles (two solo) and an interception with 3:30 left in the game in a 30-14 win against Shenandoah. He also returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and blocked a punt which was returned for CNU's second touchdown.
DB Mike Bracco, Sr., Colby
Bracco intercepted two passes, returned one pick for a touchdown, and added six tackles and two pass breakups in the Mules' 20-7 win against Middlebury. Bracco returned his touchdown 53 yards to give Colby a 14-0 lead. With the score 20-7, Bracco had his second pick with 5 minutes left at the Colby 25-yard line and returned that 13 yards to help seal the win. He had six tackles, five solo.
Special teams
K James Spencer, Jr., Adrian
Spencer kicked the game-winning 38-yard field goal in an overtime win against Albion and was 3-for-3 on field goals and 3-for-3 on PATs.
P Paul Fortman, So., St. Olaf
Fortman punted five times for a 46.2 yard average in the Oles' 53-27 win against St. Thomas. Three of the five pinned the Tommies inside their 20-yard line. (He was also 6-for-6 on extra points and had a 39-yard field goal.)
RET P.J. Williams, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Williams set an NCAA Division III record with 278 punt return yards on seven returns. He returned back-to-back punts for touchdowns, covering 86 and 80 yards. Those are the two longest punt returns in ASC and UMHB history. Williams also caught three passes for 61 yards and a 22-yard touchdown to account for 339 all-purpose yards.