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2009 Division FCS Players of the Week
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| Week/Side |
Player |
Position |
School |
| 12-Offense |
Michael Herrick |
QB |
Northern Arizona |
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Threw for a school-record 574 yards, the third-best mark in Big Sky Conference history, and four touchdowns in the Lumberjacks 49-45 setback vs. Eastern Washington.
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| 12-Defense |
Alexander Henderson |
LB |
Jacksonville State |
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Recovered three fumbles and had his seventh straight double-digit tackle performance to help Jacksonville State to a 34-26 victory over Eastern Kentucky.
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| 12-Special Teams |
Terrence Holt |
KR/RB |
Austin Peay |
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Piled up 312 all-purpose yards, including 243 yards on kickoffs returns, in Austin Peay's 48-38 loss at UT Martin.
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| 11-Offense I |
Dominique Johnson |
WR |
Cal Poly |
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Established career highs with 13 catches for 273 yards and five
touchdowns in Cal Poly?s 50-48 loss to South Dakota.
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| 11-Offense II |
Chris Treister |
QB |
Maine |
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Completed 39-of-45 passes for 465 yards and five touchdowns while playing in place of an injured Warren Smith, in the Black Bears 41-17 win over Rhode Island.
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| 11-Defense |
Christian Anthony |
DE |
Grambling |
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Forced two fumbles, recovering one and returning it 24 yards and intercepted his fifth pass of the season and returned it 33 yards to set up a pair of touchdowns, en route to a 47-33 win over Texas Southern.
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| 11-Special Teams |
Tim Toone |
PR |
Weber State |
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Returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown and finished with 181 all-
purpose yards in Weber State's 29-7 victory over Northern Arizona
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| 10-Offense |
Rob Curley |
QB |
Lafayette |
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Set a Lafayette record and tied a pair of Patriot League marks with seven touchdown passes to lead the Leopards to a crucial 56-49 PL victory over Colgate
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| 10-Defense |
Josh Norman |
CB |
Coastal Carolina |
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Tied a Big South single-game record with three interceptions all in the second half as Coastal Carolina held off Gardner-Webb for a 26-21 victory.
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| 10-Special Teams |
Terrence Holt |
KR |
Austin Peay |
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Recorded a school-record 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Austin Peay's 27-17 loss at Murray State. Holt finished with 241 yards in this game, 77 yards rushing, including a 30-yard touchdown run and two receptions for 26 yards.
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| 9-Offense |
Armanti Edwards |
QB |
Appalachian State |
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Completed 25-of-36 passes for 355 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 10 times for 106 yards and four more scores in Appalachian State's 52-27 win over Furman.
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| 9-Defense |
Matt Johnson |
LB |
Eastern Washington |
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Tied a Big Sky Conference record with four interceptions in Eastern
Washington's 47-10 victory over Portland State at Seattle's Qwest Field.
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| 9-Special Teams |
Bryce Morris |
WR |
Southern Illinois |
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Morris helped Southern Illinois keep on track towards a possible Missouri
Valley Football Conference title when he blocked a punt and returned it for a
touchdown to spark a 21-0 second-quarter run in the Salukis' 33-0 victory over
Indiana State.
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| 8-Offense |
Nick Schwieger |
RB |
Dartmouth |
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Set a school record with 242 yards rushing to lift Dartmouth to a 28-6 home victory over Columbia
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| 8-Defense |
Chaz Legette |
CB |
Wagner |
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Picked off two passes, one which he returned 21 yards for the game- deciding touchdown as Wagner beat Sacred Heart, 49-28.
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| 8-Special Teams |
Lorenzo Ricks |
WR/KR |
Eastern Illinois |
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Ricks had 165 all-purpose yards, including an 87 yard kickoff return for a TD and blocked a punt to set up another score for the Panthers.
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| 7-Offense |
Armanti Edwards |
QB |
Appalachian State |
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Led Appalachian State from a 14-point, second-half deficit, with a season-high 415 yards and two touchdowns and added a third score on the ground as the Mountaineers rallied for a 44-34 road victory over Wofford.
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| 7-Defense I |
Isa Abdul El-Quddus |
CB |
Fordham |
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Tied a Fordham record with three interceptions and also shared for the team lead with six tackles in the Rams' 39-27 victory at Cornell.
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| 7-Defense II |
Patrick McClellan |
S |
Eastern Kentucky |
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McClellan grabbed his first two collegiate interceptions, including one at his teams own 14-yard line in the third quarter. His other interception came in the first quarter as EKU built a 14-0 advantage.
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| 7-Special Teams |
Tim Toone |
WR/KR |
Weber State |
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Returned a punt 95 yards for a touchdown on a day where he piled up 263 all-purpose yards with four total touchdowns to lead Weber State to a 49-10 victory over Sacramento State.
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| 6-Offense |
Deji Karim |
RB/KR |
Southern Illinois |
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Piled up 310 all-purpose yards and a career-high 273 yards rushing with three touchdowns, helping Southern Illinois outlast Illinois State in a Missouri Valley Football Conference game.
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| 6-Defense |
Dustin Dillehay |
SS |
Tennessee Tech |
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Had 14 tackles, 10 of them solo stops, and intercepted a pass that he returned for a fourth-quarter touchdown that provided the winning margin as Tennessee Tech defeated Tennessee-Martin 35-28.
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| 6-Special Teams |
James Mallory |
RB |
Central Conn State |
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Established himself as one of the nation's top running backs, but he made a mark on special teams, blocking a pair of punts in the Blue Devils' 42-21 Northeast Conference victory.
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| 5-Offense |
Terrell Hudgins |
WR |
Elon |
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Hudgins broke Jerry Rice's NCAA Division I record for career receptions with his third catch of the day and finished with 16 catches for 209 yards and a 1-yard TD catch in Elon's 19-12 Southern Conference victory at Furman.
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| 5-Defense |
T.J. Heath |
CB |
Jacksonville State |
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Returned two of his three interceptions for
touchdowns in the Gamecocks 52-7 win over Tennessee-Martin. Also added three tackles and a pass breakup.
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| 5-Special Teams |
Buddy Farnham |
WR/Returner |
Brown |
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Had 274 all-purpose yards, including four punt returns for 97 yards.
That was the third best performance in Brown history. One of the returns for 67
yards set up a Bears touchdown. Farnham also returned three kickoffs for 77
yards and grabbed five catches for 100 yards and a touchdown
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| 4-Offense I |
Tim Buckley |
QB |
Alcorn State |
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Completed 25-of-40 passes for 408 yards and five touchdowns and one interception, and rushed 18 times for 52 yards and another score in the Braves' 48-42 loss at Southern.
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| 4-Offense II |
Taiwan Jones |
RB |
Eastern Washington |
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Rushed for four touchdowns and had 190 yards on just 15 carries to help Eastern Washington finish with 537 yards of offense in a 56-30 win at Sacramento State.
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| 4-Defense |
D.J. Smith |
LB |
Appalachian State |
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Limited Samford to just 192 yards of total offense and one touchdown by recording 16 tackles, two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups in a 20-7 victory at home.
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| 4-Special Teams |
Aaron Woods |
WR/KR |
Portland State |
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Returned five kickoffs for 202 yards and a 97-yard touchdown to keep Portland State close in its 36-29 loss to No. 11-ranked Weber State at home.
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| 3-Offense |
Mike Brown |
QB/WR |
Liberty |
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Subbing for injured starting quarterback Tommy Beecher (concussion), Brown completed 29-of-36 passes for 256 yards and one touchdown and ran 20 times for 88 yards and another score as Liberty went on the road for a tough 19-13 victory over Lafayette.
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| 3-Defense |
Nicholas Battle |
DT |
Richmond |
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Battle helped Richmond to its first shutout of the season at home against Hofstra, with five tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, 2.5 tackles for loss (17 yards) and one sack for a 12-yard loss in the 47-0 victory.
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| 3-Special Teams |
Leroy Vann |
KR/PR/DB |
Florida A&M |
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Vann led Florida A&M to its second-straight nationally-televised victory with two punt returns for TDs as the Rattlers beat Howard 48-10 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest. It is the second week in a row that Vann has been named national special teams player of the week.
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| 2-Offense |
Toddrick Pendland |
RB |
McNeese State |
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Pendland helped McNeese State to a 40-35 upset over No. 2-ranked Appalachian State on Saturday afternoon by becoming the first Cowboy player ever to rush for over 100 yards and pick up over 100 receiving yards in the same game.
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| 2-Defense I |
Christian Anthony |
DE |
Grambling |
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Anthony was a one-man wrecking crew in Grambling's 38-17 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday night, forcing a fumble and intercepting two passes and turning them into touchdowns.
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| 2-Defense II |
Trumaine Johnson |
CB |
Montana |
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Johnson intercepted two passes in the end zone and added a key pass breakup to help lift Montana to a come-from-behind, 17-10 road victory at UC Davis.
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| 2-Special Teams |
Leroy Vann |
PK/PR/DB |
Florida A&M |
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Vann sparked Florida A&M to a 34-10 road victory over Winston-Salem State on Thursday night in a nationally-televised game, returning two punts for touchdowns.
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| 1-Offense |
Dominic Randolph |
QB |
Holy Cross |
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Randolph completed 36-of-56 passes for 414 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 17 yards to finish with 431 yards of total offense.
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| 1-Defense |
B.J. Webb |
CB |
William & Mary |
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The redshirt freshman intercepted three passes to kill Virginia drives and clinched the win when he returned his third pick-off 50 yards to give the Tribe its final touchdown with under three minutes to play.
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| 1-Special Teams |
Marcus Harris |
WR-RET |
Murray State |
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Returned a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown to help Murray State to a 66-10 victory over Kentucky Wesleyan.
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