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Games of Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 2012
Offense
QB Sam Durley, Sr., Eureka
Durley broke an NCAA single-game record with 736 passing yards,
one of six school records broken on Saturday, helping the Red
Devils come from behind for a 62-55 win against Knox in the
inaugural Abraham Lincoln Bowl. Durley's effort broke the previous
single-game record of 731 yards held by Menlo's Zamir Amin on Oct.
7, 2000. Durley finished the game 34-for-52 with five TD passes.
His final pass gave the Red Devils their first lead of the
afternoon that eventually held up as the final 62-55 score. In
addition to the single-game NCAA record, Durley broke Eureka's
all-time passing yardage, attempts and passing touchdown records on
Saturday.
OL Matt Hochstrasser, Dylan Alexander,
Matt Cannata, Kendall Wilkerson, and Jacob Laubach, Texas
Lutheran
The TLU offensive line helped to produce a 100-yard rusher, a
100-yard receiver, and a 293-yard passer. The Bulldogs surrendered
just one sack. The team averaged 4.7 yards per rush and 6.8 yards
per play in the 38-16 win over Austin College.
RB Cecil Brimmage, Jr., Illinois
College
Brimmage ran for an Illinois College single-game
record 341 yards in a 51-28 win over Hanover. The yardage total was
the third highest in Midwest Conference history. Brimmage scored on
runs of 4, 15 and 52 yards, while averaging 12.2 yards per carry in
the win.
RB Gage Mohs, Jr., Coe
Mohs got the load of the carries Saturday, taking advantage of an
injured Brendan Leiran. Mohs had a career-high 173 yards rushing,
including a long of 60 yards. He scored three touchdowns and also
caught three passes for 65 yards.
WR Ryan Carney, So., Buffalo
State
In his first collegiate game, Carney caught 12
passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-31 win against
Cortland State. It snapped a six-game losing skid for the Bengals
to the Dragons.
WR Jordan Kindred, Sr.,
Eureka
Kindred, playing his first organized football
game of any kind on Saturday, hauled in 13 balls for 235 yards in
Eureka's win at Knox. The 13 catches were the third-most catches in
a game by a Red Devil in program history, while the 235 yards
marked the fourth-best performance in school history.
WR Jimmer Bennett, Sr.,
Union
Bennett had a career high in both receiving yards (172) and
receptions (seven) in Union's opener. He had a career best 67-yard
touchdown catch in the contest. It was Bennett's second career 100
yard receiving game.
Defense
DE Alex Tripp, Jr., North Central
(Ill.)
Tripp had five tackles, three solo, including
three tackles for loss in a 21-17 loss to UW-La Crosse. Tripp was
responsible for one and a half sacks.
DT Nick Erdman, Sr.,
Shenandoah
Erdman had five tackles, two solo, and a sack in
a 26-16 win against Stevenson. He also blocked an extra
point.
DE Devin Hardy, Sr.,
Wesley
Hardy recorded five tackles, two of them solo
stops, in a 34-14 win at East Texas Baptist. He had one and a half
tackles for loss and a sack.
LB Adnan Sakiri, Jr., Montclair
State
Sakiri, making his first career start, had 19 tackles in the Red
Hawks' 31-21 loss to Lebanon Valley in the MAC-NJAC Challenge at
Sprague Field on Saturday. Sakiri's 19 tackles were three shy of
the MSU single-game record held by College Football Hall of Fame
member Sam Mills. Sakiri's effort helped MSU limit the Flying
Dutchmen to 288 yards of offense, including 62 in the second
half.
LB Geoffrey Miller, Jr.,
Cornell
Miller tied a school record for total tackles in a game with 22,
including 11 solo and a pass breakup. He had 16 tackles in the
first half of a 41-39 win at Lawrence.
LB Mike Valesano, Sr., St.
Thomas
Valesano returned after missing the 2011 season with an injury and
made an immediate impact, recovering a fumble on the opening
kickoff that helped lead to the first touchdown. He had 11 tackles,
all solo, including a tackle for loss.
LB Caleb Nitz, Jr., Trine
Nitz had 12 tackles, six of them solo, in Trine's opening night
24-14 win against Manchester. He also had one and a half tackles
for loss.
CB David Kalgren, Sr.,
Oberlin
Kalgren spearheaded a Yeomen defense that came away with six
turnovers in a 33-3 win at Earlham. He had two interception returns
for touchdowns, with the first covering 47 yards and the second
going for 43. He also added two punt returns for a total of 40
yards.
S Jared Morris, Jr.,
Wesley
In his first game as a full-time defensive player after playing
his first two years at wide receiver, Morris set a Wesley
single-game record with four interceptions. Three of his picks came
in the second half, including two in the fourth quarter.
S Jake Pelton,
Sr., Washington and Lee
Pelton recorded a team-best nine tackles, all solo, and
intercepted three passes in Washington and Lee's 35-28 loss to
Franklin and Marshall. His three interceptions were the most by a
W&L player since 1976 and improved his career total to 11
interceptions. Two of his picks occurred inside the W&L 5-yard
line.
CB Daniel Brent, Fr., Bridgewater
(Va.)
Brent notched three solo tackles, three assists and a pass breakup
in Bridgewater's 23-7 victory over St. Vincent. He also forced a
fumble and returned it 45 yards to set the Eagles up with good
field position in the third quarter.
Special teams
K Erickson Andrews,
So., Oberlin
Andrews set a school record, cashing in four field goals in the
Yeomen's 33-3 win at Earlham. He was true from 24,35,48 and 28
yards, with a miss from 40. He also tacked on his lone PAT attempt
to finish with 13 points in the game.
P Christian Hallingstad, Sr., UW-La
Crosse
Hallingstad, a D3football.com preseason All-American, averaged
46.2 yards on nine punts in UW-L's 21-17 victory at sixth-ranked
North Central. He had a long of 62-yards with four over 50 yards.
Hallingstad finished with three punts inside the 20-yard line,
including his final punt of the game, a 51-yard punt out of bounds
at the Cardinals' 2-yard line with 1:06 remaining.
RET Chris Denton, Sr., Mount
Union
Denton returned two punts for touchdowns
and also caught seven passes for 89 yards in the Purple Raiders'
45-7 win at Franklin. He averaged 37.0 yards on four
returns.