Offense
QB Justin Feaster, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
Feaster completed 26 of 32 passes and threw four touchdowns. He also ran for two more scores, one on a 29-yard scramble as he led the Cowboys from a 24-13 deficit to a 48-31 win against Whitworth.
OL Gary Chrys, Vince Palieri, Austin Restaino, Ryan Chronister, Chad Cassidy, Hartwick
The line paved the way for 458 yards of offense on Saturday in a 49-25 win against Morrisville State. The Hawks gained 197 rushing yards including 167 from senior Tosh DeMulder and did not allow a sack of Brian Radley who finished the night with 253 yards throwing and two TDs.
RB Jarred Lackey, Jr., Central
The former quarterback, defensive back, linebacker and slotback was moved to running back less than two weeks before the opening game. Lackey came off bench and in the second quarter, on first carry as a running back, ran for 61-yard touchdown for Central's first TD in 40-17 win at Lakeland (Wis.). His 46-yard run on Central's next possession set up another score. He averaged 20.4 yards a carry.
RB Caleb Jennings, Jr., Emory and Henry
Jennings picked up where he left off as he collected 250 all-purpose yards and scored the game-winning touchdown with 14 seconds to play on an 11-yard catch-and-run against Ferrum. On that final drive, the Wasps covered 69 yards in 14 plays, including a crucial fourth-down pickup on a carry by Jennings. He finished the day with 163 yards rushing that included a 37-yard touchdown. He also had three catches for 49 yards and a score, as well as 38 yards between kickoff and punt returns.
WR Noah Koreman, Sr., Hartwick
Koreman caught six passes for 232 yards on Saturday in a 49-25 Hartwick win over Morrisville averaging 33.1 yards per reception. He hooked up with quarterback Brian Radley for a 56-yard touchdown reception to open up a 14-6 first-quarter lead and he also caught a 35-yard TD pass early in the third to put Hartwick up by 22 points.
WR Jeremy Gezella, Sr., St. Norbert
Gezella hauled in an 8-yard touchdown pass on the final play of regulation to force overtime leading to a 42-35 overtime St. Norbert win over Wartburg. Gezella's 12 receptions tied a school record and his 179 receiving yards is the 11th best in school history.
WR Aaron Rusch, Sr., UW-Whitewater
Rusch caught eight passes for 123 yards and a touchdown in the Warhawks' 38-3 win against Dickinson State. Rusch now has 134 career receptions, moving in to sixth place in the school record book.
Defense
DL Mason Burrell, Sr., Millsaps
Burrell shattered his previous career high with 15 tackles (nine solo) in a 47-44 loss to Mississippi College, adding three tackles for loss and a half a sack. Burrell had nine of his game-high tackles in the first half alone.
DL Frank Weymiller, Fr., Coe
Weymiller recorded 12 tackles in his first collegiate game, five solo. He also had two quarterback hurries in a 9-7 win against Augustana.
DL Derek Jones, Sr., UW-La Crosse
Jones tied for the team lead with six tackles, three solo, in UW-L's 28-13 season-opening victory at East Texas Baptist. He had a team-high three tackles for loss and added a sack and a half. Jones also forced a fumble which was recovered by UW-L and led to a touchdown on the next play from scrimmage.
LB Kyle Supianoski, Sr., UW-Whitewater
Supianoski helped key a defense which limited Dickinson State to 2.3 yards per rush, 6-for-19 passing, and 109 total yards. He had eight tackles, five solo, including a tackle for loss.
LB Joe Lunsford, Sr., Shenandoah
Lunsford had 12 tackles, seven solo, as the Hornets allowed just three points and 201 yards in total offense to Catholic in a season-opening 21-3 win.
LB Erik Prosser, Jr., Mount St. Joseph
Prosser led the Lions defense in a 27-19 win at Wilmington, recording a team-high 16 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
LB Bill Aukerman, Sr., Denison
Aukerman's 64-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter sealed Denison's 37-20 victory over Kalamazoo. Leading 30-20 with eight minutes to play, Kalamazoo was in Denison territory trying to cut the lead to three until Aukerman broke in front of a Brandon Luczak pass for his first career interception and first career touchdown. The starting linebacker also posted a sack and four solo tackles.
DB Zach Debeltz, Jr., Concordia-Moorhead
Zach Debeltz intercepted two passes and had a team-high 11 tackles in Concordia's 24-17 win against No.8 Willamette. Debeltz helped key a defense that did not allow the Bearcat offense to gain a first down in the second and third quarters. For the game the Cobbers held Willamette to 229 yards of total offense and 3-for-14 on third down conversions. Debeltz's second interception came in the fourth quarter as Willamette was driving for a score. He picked off a pass in the end zone after the Bearcats had the ball at Concordia's 6-yard line.
DB Don Bladt, Sr., Cornell
Bladt intercepted three passes for 90 yards in helping Cornell snap an 18-game losing streak with a 28-21 win against Grinnell. Bladt returned a 60-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter and prevented another touchdown with an interception in the end zone for a touchback in the fourth quarter. His first interception of the day was in the second quarter, which he returned 30 yards that set up Cornell's first touchdown.
DB Aaron Monk, Jr., Thomas More
Monk posted six total tackles (three solo, three assisted), one pass breakup and had an interception for the Saints in the fourth quarter of their 14-7 non-conference victory at John Carroll.
DB Scott Hogan, Jr., North Central (Ill.)
Hogan finished with six tackles, an interception and a pass breakup in his first collegiate start on defense, a 28-19 loss to Ohio Northern. He previously played wide receiver for the Cardinals before sitting out last season.
Special teams
K Tony Smidl, Sr., UW-Platteville
Smidl made all three field goal attempts, and tied his career-long of 43 yards in the process, during UW-Platteville's 15-10 win against Buena Vista. He also played a major role in the Pioneers' victory with a booming kickoff that landed in the end zone with 3:09 to play, forcing the Beavers to (unsuccessfully) drive 80 yards for a potential winning score.
P Christian Hallingstad, Fr., UW-La Crosse
Hallingstad, playing in his first collegiate game, averaged 37.8 yards on six punts in UW-L's season-opening 28-13 victory at East Texas Baptist. He had a long punt of 47 yards and had one inside the 20-yard line.
RET Fritz Waldvogel, So., St. Thomas
Sophomore Fritz Waldvogel returned three first-quarter punts for 38, 68 and 74 yards, the latter two for touchdowns, to help No. 20-ranked St. Thomas pull away for a 54-14 win over Macalester. In five touches on the day, Waldvogel had 213 all-purpose yards. He had a 15-yard run and one catch for 18 yards. In his last five college games he has three punt returns for TDs. Waldvogel is believed to have tied a record for most kick return TDs in one quarter -- there have been eight players in NCAA history return three punts for TDs in a game but none did it in the same quarter.