Games of Oct. 8-9, 2004

Offense

QB Sean Salinas, Jr., Texas Lutheran
The Bulldogs scored 20 points in the fourth quarter behind Salinas, who threw for four touchdowns and a school-record 519 yards, in a 39-28 victory against East Texas Baptist. He completed 31 of 47 passes, including a 98-yard touchdown to Jason Trahan.

OL Matt Bush, Bryan Ramirez, Kody Zuniga, Jeff Oliver, Raymond McNutt, Mary Hardin-Baylor
The Crusader offensive line cleared the way for a running game that set a school and ASC record with 576 yards rushing. UMHB also rolled up a school-record 721 yards of total offense, the fourth-highest single-game total in the nation this season.

RB Brett Trichilo, Sr., Wilkes
Trichilo surpassed the 200-yard mark for the second game in a row in a 34-27 loss to unbeaten Moravian. The senior rushed 33 times for 250 yards and four touchdowns in the contest. In the process he established a new MAC record for career rushing touchdowns with 54, breaking the old mark of 51 set by former Widener and NFL great Billy "Whiteshoes" Johnson. Trichilo also moved into 12th place on the all-time Division III rushing list with exactly 5,000 yards.

RB Marquis Malcom, Fr., Colorado College
Malcom became the first player in the program history to rush for more than 300 yards, going for 344 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries in a win against Macalester.

WR Kevin Holland, Sr., Tufts
Holland had 22 catches for 202 yards in a 16-12 loss to Bowdoin, one short of the NCAA Division III record (23 by Sean Munroe of Mass-Boston, 1992).

WR Casey Allen, Jr., Linfield
Allen had eight catches for 139 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-37 win against Whitworth, breaking Linfield's single-game record for touchdown catches.

WR Charmer Moore, So., Mississippi College
Moore had nine catches for 211 yards and a touchdown, including seven catches for 178 yards in the second half of a 48-24 loss to McMurry.

Defense

DL David Barger, So., Widener
Barger had a team-high 11 tackles (nine solo) in 52-35 win against Albright, registering four and a half tackles for loss and four sacks in the win. He also forced two fumbles, recovering one in the end zone for a game-sealing touchdown.

DL Rob Tamillow, Jr., Chicago
Tamillow helped Chicago set a University Athletic Association record as the Maroons held Washington U. to minus-16 yards rushing in a 24-16 loss. Tamillow collected eight tackles (seven solo), four tackles for loss and three sacks on the day.

DL Dustin Hertel, Jr., DePauw
Hertel had eight tackles (six solo), four and a half for loss and two sacks in a 27-13 win against Sewanee.

LB Kevin Fitzgerald, Sr., UW-La Crosse
Fitzgerald had 16 tackles (seven solo) and a tackle for loss in a 28-21 win against UW-Oshkosh.

LB Taz Wallace, So., Adrian
Wallace had 20 tackles (14 solo), four and a half tackles for loss and a sack in a 27-7 loss to Alma.

LB Benton Brady, Jr., Alfred
Brady led the Alfred defense to a shutout of Hartwick with seven tackles and an interception. He recorded a sack for a 14-yard loss and defended three passes. Brady also scored on a 1-yard touchdown run.

DB Rusty Midlam, Jr., Ohio Northern
Midlam tied a school record with three interceptions and returned them a combined 123 yards in a 59-0 win against Heidelberg. He finished with six tackles, five solo.

DB Travis Rueckert, Jr., Elmhurst
Rueckert had 15 total tackles (eight solo), four for a loss and two sacks in a 35-31 win against North Park.

DB Tony Scott, Fr., Newport News
Scott picked off three passes and tied a program record with five for the season. His final pick came in the end zone on the last play of the game, a 20-15 win against Randolph-Macon.

DB Trey Schonter, So., Washington U.
Schonter didn't record any tackles, but he broke up six passes and intercepted two more, returning one 51 yards for a touchdown in a 24-16 win against Chicago.

DB Jimmy Holzman, Jr., Lebanon Valley
Holzman made two interceptions on Juniata's final two drives to help Lebanon Valley nail down a 27-20 win against the Eagles. He returned his first pick 50 yards and finished with 65 return yards. Holzman also had eight tackles, including four solo hits.

Special teams

K John Goss, Jr., Colby
Goss had 11 of Colby's points in a 23-0 win against Wesleyan. He was 3-for-3 on field goals, connecting from 30, 37 and 45 yards, and was good on both extra points.

P Kevin Soflkiancs, Fr., Baldwin-Wallace
Soflkiancs set a Finnie Stadium and B-W single-game record with a 51.0 kick average. He had had six punts for 306 yards, including a long of 58 yards. He had four punts land inside the 20-yard line.

ST C.J. Villegas, Fr., McMurry
Villegas forced a fumble on special teams, allowing McMurry to score on the next play and igniting a 21-0 run for the Indians. He also broke up three passes from his defensive back position.

RET Kyle Harris, Sr., Maryville (Tenn.)
Harris returned two picks a total of 86 yards, one for a score, in a 16-0 win against Case Western Reserve. He also had three pass breakups and eight total tackles.