Games of Nov. 10, 2007
Offense
QB Adam Shaffer, So., Mississippi College
Shaffer completed 24 of 36 passes for 482 yards and a conference season high six touchdowns. He did not throw an interception in the road win over Sul Ross State.
OL Chris Luedemann, Mike Ervin, Tommy Davis, Brad Dahlman, John Scrabeck, Bethel
The Bethel offensive line paved the way for 249 rushing yards on 60 carries as they defeated St. John's 17-14 for the conference title. They also allowed no sacks, as their quarterback ran for 88 yards on 22 carries.
RB Dan Hess, Jr., Thiel
Hess posted 327 yards and five touchdowns on 43 carries in the Tomcats' 62-14 win over St. Vincent.
RB Ryan Murray, So., Franklin and Marshall
Murray rushed for a school record 240 yards and five scores in the Diplomats' 56-38 win over Gettysburg. Four of his touchdowns came in the fourth quarter in the come-from-behind win.
WR P.J. Theisen, Sr., St. Thomas
In his final game as a Tommie, Theisen caught 16 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns in a 54-28 loss to St. Olaf.
WR/RB Corey Fogle, Sr., Hanover
Fogle hauled in 17 receptions for 174 yards and a touchdown, to go along with his 33 rushing yards on 12 carries and a score on the ground. He totaled 283 all-purpose yards on the day, which included 76 yards on three kickoff returns.
TE Brian Weverbergh, Jr., Ithaca
Weverbergh had a career high 128 receiving yards on five catches, two of which went for touchdowns.
Defense
DL Travis Albanesius, Sr., Delaware Valley
Albanesius, a nose guard, led the Aggies with four tackles for a loss and three sacks. The Delaware Valley defense held the MAC's top-ranked offense to just 104 yards of offense through three quarters of play in their 21-14 win at Albright.
DL Cory Lowe, So., Willamette
Lowe recorded seven tackles (five solo) and four sacks, including three in the second quarter, when Willamette limited Pacific Lutheran to just 23 yards of offense.
DL Mike Six, Jr., Guilford
Six, the ODAC defensive player of the week, made five tackles behind the line for a loss of 20 yards. He also had 1.5 sacks on consecutive Emory & Henry possessions in the final 3:41, which helped preserve the Quakers' comeback win.
DL Chris Musselman, Sr., Muhlenberg
Musselman led a Mules defense that held Moravian to just 65 rushing yards and 8-of-25 passing on the day. He tallied five solo tackles, two tackles for a loss, two pass break ups, and one sack.
LB Adam Neitzel, Sr., UW-La Crosse
Neitzel had four tackles (two solo) and two interceptions in UW-L's 24-21 victory over UW-Stevens Point. He recorded his second interception on the Pointers' final possession of the game with 35 seconds remaining.
LB Tom Rayhill, Sr., RPI
In a 20-14 win at Union in the Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game, Rayhill made 10 tackles (seven solo), three tackles for a loss (14 yards), two sacks (11 yards), a forced fumble, and a pass break up. His efforts helped hold the Dutchmen to just 91 passing yards.
LB Erik Woodring, Sr., Middlebury
Woodring, the NESCAC defensive player of the week, led the Middlebury defense with 18 tackles (eight solo), one caused fumble, one fumble recovery, one pass break up and 0.5 tackle for a loss.
DB Ryan Terlecki, Sr., Ithaca
Terlecki intercepted a Cortland pass on the 2-yard line which Ithaca then drove 98 yards on the next possession to score. On the next Cortland drive, he forced a fumble on first-and-goal from the 1-yard line, in which the Bombers also recovered and scored 96 yards later.
DB James Alexander, Sr., Hobart
Alexander recorded three interceptions as the Hobart defense limited the Yellowjackets to just 96 yards passing. He also recorded six tackles (four solo) and broke up another pass.
DB Zack Sloan, So., Centre
Sloan 13 tackles (10 solo), intercepted two passes, and broke up three more, while adding a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the second half.
DB Tommy Bawden, Jr., Washington U.
Bawden returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown in Washington U's 30-20 win at Greenville. He also added six tackles (three solo) and 1.5 tackles for a loss.
Special teams
P Scott Ruebush, Sr., Bridgewater (Va.)
In a 41-18 win over Catholic, Ruebush placed all seven of his punts inside the Cardinal 20-yard line. He averaged 44.1 yards a punt on the day.
K Jordan Havercamp, So., DePauw
Havercamp made the game-winning 47-yard field goal as time expired against Wabash. The attempt was the first on the year, and only second of his career.
RET ZaVious Robbins, So., Hardin-Simmons
Robbins returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the second consecutive week. He totaled 114 yards of three returns, with his score being 67 yards.