Games of Oct. 13, 2007
Offense
QB Blake Barmore, Sr., Trinity (Texas)
Barmore finished with a school- and SCAC-record 518 yards of total offense in the game, including 476 yards passing. He completed 22 of 32 passes and threw two touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards and two scores in the Tigers' 43-28 win over DePauw.
OL Matt Cohen, Jeff Cosgrove, Zach Feldman, Josh Horowitz, Dan Kyle, Rochester
The Yellowjackets ran for 382 yards and five touchdowns, and threw for 78 yards and one score in a 43-27 win at Mount Ida. They held an eight and a half minute edge in possession time, converted 11 of 15 third downs, and scored on 7-of-8 red zone opportunities. The offensive line did not allow a sack.
RB R.V. Carroll, Jr., Oberlin
Carroll led the Yeomen to a 41-14 victory over Earlham, finishing with 217 yards and four scores on 34 carries.
RB Matt McCormick, Sr., Brockport State
McCormick ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns, including a 76-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage. He also had a 38-yard touchdown reception and a 30-yard game-winning touchdown run in the 21-20 win against Springfield.
WR Harrison Dull, Jr., Chapman
Dull scored touchdowns on three consecutive drives in just under seven minutes to turn a 20-10 deficit into a 31-20 lead and eventual 38-20 win against Whittier. He finished with 10 receptions for 216 yards.
WR Brandon Copeland, Sr., Bridgewater (Va.)
Copeland set two school records in Saturday's 76-28 victory over Guilford, catching 12 passes and four touchdowns, and finishing the day with 165 receiving yards. He had eight receptions for 129 yards and three scores in the first half alone.
WR Eric Hajnos, Jr., Cortland State
Hajnos made three touchdown catches, all in the fourth quarter, as Cortland rallied from a 20-9 deficit to defeat Western Connecticut State, 27-26. His scores were of 22 yards (14:16 left), 5 yards (3:38 left, which put Cortland up 21-20), and 6 yards (12.4 seconds left to put Cortland up 27-26).
Defense
DL Brian Burd, Sr., William Paterson
Burd dominated the offensive line of New Jersey, leading a defense that gave up no first downs and only 19 yards in the first half. He finished with 11 tackles (seven solo), 4.5 tackles for a loss, and two sacks.
DL Rishard Davis, Sr., Huntingdon
Davis had seven tackles (four solo) and three sacks for a loss of 25 yards against Faulkner. He also scored a touchdown for the second consecutive week, taking a handoff and scoring from 1 yard out to open up the game for Huntingdon.
DL Mike Czerwien, Sr., Waynesburg
Czerwien set the single-season sack record with his 11th and 12th sacks in the win against Bethany on Saturday. He finished the game with six tackles (five solo), 3.5 tackles for a loss, and two pass breakups.
LB Joe Alexander, So., McMurry
Alexander had two fumble recoveries, one that he took in for a 32-yard score, his first career interception, and forced a fumble to accompany six tackles (four solo) in McMurry's 34-24 win over Howard Payne.
LB Michael Spillman, Fr., Hanover
Spillman had 21 tackles (nine solo), 1.5 tackles for a loss, and one pass breakup in his second career start.
LB Rich Braley, Jr., Mass-Dartmouth
Braley recorded 17 tackles (16 solo) and one sack in the Corsairs' 17-0 win over Salve Regina. The Mass-Dartmouth defense held their opponent to 265 yards of offense and forced them into seven punts.
LB Tyler McSparin, Sr., Washington U.
McSparin had a 37-yard interception return for a touchdown and a game-high 10 tackles (eight solo) in Washington University's 31-10 win against Chicago. He also forced a fumble.
DB Shaun Irchirl, Sr., Trinity (Texas)
Irchirl helped lead Trinity to a 43-28 win over DePauw, accounting for five solo tackles and three turnovers. He forced a fumble and picked off two passes in the red zone to end a pair of DePauw drives.
DB Damien Ward, So., Bridgewater (Va.)
Ward led an Eagles defense that held Quakers quarterback Josh Vogelbach, the nation's leading passer coming in, to just 85 yards passing on 9-of-21 attempts, while picking him off five times. Ward had two of the picks, to go along with four assisted tackles and 0.5 tackle for a loss.
DB Sam Laes, So., Lawrence
Laes made several big plays during Lawrence’s 51-20 victory over Knox. He finished with six tackles (five solo), an interception, and fumble recovery. Laes also recorded his first career touchdown on a fake punt when he caught a pass and broke several tackles for a 42-yard score.
DB Jonathan Brooks, Jr., Millsaps
Brooks picked off two passes and scooped up a fumble and returned it 14 yards for a score in the Majors' 45-7 road win at Sewanee.
Special teams
K Tony Smidl, So., UW-Platteville
Smidl made three field goals, including the game-winning 17-yard attempt with three seconds remaining, leading UW-Platteville to a 37-34 victory over then 18th-ranked UW-La Crosse. He made all four extra point attempts.
P Nathaniel Fitzsimmons, Jr., Tri-State
In an upset win against Adrian, Fitzsimmons pinned the ball inside the 20-yard line three times and averaged over 40 yards a punt to help win the field position battle.
ST Robert Hembrick, Fr., Shenandoah
Hembrick made three special teams tackles and blocked two punts against Greensboro, as the Hornets won their first game of the year 33-7. The blocked punts were within four minutes of each other, as the first was returned for a score to make it 14-0, while the second set up a TD four plays later to make it 21-0.
AP Kyle Godfrey, Sr., Redlands
Godfrey totaled 299 yards in Redlands' 53-23 win over Pomona-Pitzer. He had 239 receiving yards, 66 kickoff return yards, and 18 punt return yards on the day.