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2008 Division FCS Players of the Week
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Player |
Position |
School |
| 13-Offense |
Tim Maypray |
RB |
Virginia Military |
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Piled up 332 all-purpose yards and added a Big South Conference-record four touchdowns to lead VMI to a 49-27 victory over Presbyterian.
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| 13-Defense |
Terrence Klein |
S |
New Hampshire |
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Helped New Hampshire close out a 28-24 victory at Maine with two interceptions late in the fourth quarter as the Wildcats won the Colonial Athletic Association North Division crown..
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| 13-Special Teams |
Brandon Gathof |
S |
Eastern Kentucky |
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Helped Eastern Kentucky win the Ohio Valley Conference title, blocking a 45-yard field goal attempt by Tennessee-Martin's Tom Hansen with four seconds left to preserve a 33-31 victory.
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| 12-Offense |
Edwin Gowins |
RB |
Stony Brook |
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Completed his second incredible rushing performance in a row, piling up 250 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries to lead Stony Brook to a 40-26 Big South Conference victory over VMI.
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| 12-Defense I |
Ryan Barnes |
S |
Harvard |
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Helped Harvard stayed tied for first place in the Ivy League with a three-interception game in the Crimson's 24-21 victory over Penn at historic Franklin Field.
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| 12-Defense II |
Matt Parent |
LB |
New Hampshire |
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Played a key role in New Hampshire's critical 52-21 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Massachusetts, returning an INT for a touchdown in the opening minutes, setting up another first-quarter score with a fumble recovery and adding another fumble recovery in the fourth period.
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| 12-Special Teams |
Larry Warner |
KR/RB |
Southern Illinois |
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Helped No. 10-ranked Southern Illinois to a crucial 38-35 victory over South Dakota State with a kickoff return for a touchdown and 269 all- purpose yards. He also had another touchdown on the ground as the Salukis stayed in position to win the Missouri Valley Conference automatic bid and eliminated South Dakota State from contention.
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| 11-Offense I |
Ryan Berry |
QB |
South Dakota State |
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Established Missouri Valley Football Conference and South Dakota State single-game records with seven touchdown passes in a 52-21 victory over Illinois State.
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| 11-Offense II |
Josh Vaughan |
RB |
Richmond |
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Rushed for a career-high 240 yards on 26 carries, with two touchdowns to help Richmond keep its playoff hopes alive with a 34-14 Colonial Athletic Association win at Hofstra.
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| 11-Defense |
Korey Lindsey |
CB |
Southern Illinois |
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Helped Southern Illinois hold off Western Illinois 24-14 in a key MVFC game at home, intercepting two passes and returning one 48 yards for a score with 1:36 left to secure the victory.
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| 11-Special Teams |
A.J. Kizekai |
PK/RB |
Bucknell |
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Kept Bucknell in its 38-21 Patriot League loss to Lafayette, returning a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and setting a school record with 210 kickoff return yards.
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| 10-Offense |
Armanti Edwards |
QB |
Appalachian State |
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Passed for 367 yards and five touchdowns and added 14 carries for 73 yards rushing and another score to lead Appalachian State to a 70-24 crushing of Wofford
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| 10-Defense |
Mark LeGree |
FS |
Appalachian State |
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Intercepted three passes to kill off Wofford drives as Appalachian State rolled to its 70-24 victory over the Terriers. LeGree leads the nation with seven interceptions, just one shy of Larry Harbin's school record of eight, set in 1963.
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| 10-Special Teams |
Chris Garrett |
CB/KR |
Illinois State |
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Returned a kick 93 yards for a touchdown to spark Illinois State to a 54-44 victory at home against Youngstown State. Due to a roster change, Garrett took over kickoff return duties for the first time this season and took four kickoffs for 150 yards.
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| 9-Offense |
Ramses Barden
Jonathan Daly |
WR
QB |
Cal Poly
Cal Poly |
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Barden and Dally teamed to lead Cal Poly to a 69-41 victory at home over Southern Utah as the Mustangs piled up 33 first downs and 600 yards of total offense in the Great West Conference win. Barden had 12 catches for 217 yards and two touchdowns.
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| 9-Defense |
Ryan Hinds |
CB |
New Hampshire |
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Hinds helped New Hampshire get off to a great first-half start in a 42-14 win at home over Towson, intercepting one pass and returning it 74 yards for a first-quarter touchdown and another interception in the second quarter to stop a Towson drive.
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| 9-Special Teams |
Donovan Curry |
PK/P |
Jacksonville |
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Curry was 3-of-3 on field goals, including a 50-yarder with 1:23 remaining to lift Jacksonville to a 30-29 win over San Diego. He added seven kickoffs that went for 434 yards for an average of 62 yards per kick and a net of 40.7 yards.
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| 8-Offense |
Bryant Lee |
QB |
Southern U |
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Sparkled in a game filled with offensive fireworks, piling up 471 yards of total offense and having a hand in six touchdowns in Southern's 52-49 loss to Florida A&M.
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| 8-Offense |
Britton Ertman |
S |
Pennsylvania |
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Helped Penn hold off Columbia 15-10 on Saturday at home with two interceptions and a fumble recovery.
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| 8-Special Teams |
Leroy Vann |
CB/PK |
Florida A&M |
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Returned a punt 66 yards for a touchdown to give Florida A&M the lead for good at 38-35, on the way to a 52-49 victory over Southern Saturday night on the road. Vann has 2 TDs on kickoff returns and 2 on punt returns.
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| 7-Offense |
Dominic Randolph |
QB |
Holy Cross |
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Led Holy Cross to a 41-34 victory over Brown, completing 41-of-54 passes for a season-high 430 yards and four touchdowns.
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| 7-Defense |
Jovan Belcher |
DE |
Maine |
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Helped Maine to a 27-10 victory over No. 24 ranked Delaware with seven tackles, two sacks for 15 yards of losses and two forced fumbles in the fourth quarter to clinch the win.
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| 7-Special Teams |
Scotty McGee |
CB/KR |
McNeese State |
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McGee sparked No. 1 ranked James Madison to another victory in a key CAA contest, returning a punt 69 yards with one second remaining for the touchdown that lifted the Dukes to a 38-31 victory on the road over No. 5 ranked Richmond.
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| 6-Offense |
Drew Hubel |
QB |
Portland State |
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Completed 44-of-73 passes for 623 yards and five touchdowns and failed to throw an interception for the first time in four starts, in Portland State's 47-36 win over 11th ranked Eastern Washington..
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| 6-Defense |
Bobby Abare |
LB |
Yale |
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Intercepted two passes and returned one for a touchdown to lead Yale to a 31-28 victory over Holy Cross. Also contributed 10 tackles, nine of them solo stops.
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| 6-Special Teams |
Jonathan Grimes |
KR-RB |
William & Mary |
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Accounted for 324 all-purpose yards. He had 161 yards on four kickoff returns and added a team-high six receptions for 105 yards and 11 rushing attempts for 58 yards.
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| 5-Offense I |
Rashad Jennings |
RB |
Liberty |
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Rushed for a career-high 220 yards on 29 carries and scored three touchdowns to help Liberty defeat Youngstown State, 31-28.
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| 5-Offense II |
Jordan Scott |
RB |
Colgate |
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Carried 43 times for a career-high 272 yards and matched a career-high with four touchdowns, including the final score with nine seconds left, to lead Colgate to a 31-24 win at Fordham.
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| 5-Defense |
Nate Thellen |
S |
Northeastern |
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Had three interceptions, including a 92-yard return for a TD, in Northeastern's comeback win over UC Davis.
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| 5-Special Teams |
Joe Marcoux |
K |
Villanova |
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Drilled four field goals and two extra points for 14 points total in the Wildcats upset win over #1 Richmond.
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| 4-Offense |
Antonio Heffner |
QB |
Tennessee State |
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Led Tennessee State to a crucial OVC victory over Eastern Kentucky, completing 20-of-28 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns in the No. 25 Tigers 34-20 victory over EKU in the conference opener for both teams.
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| 4-Defense |
James Develin |
DE |
Brown |
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Registered a game-high nine tackles, including five solo stops in Brown's win over Stony Brook. He recorded 3.5 tackles for a loss of 18 yards, including two quarterback sacks for a loss of 16 yards, and also forced a fumble for the Bears.
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| 4-Special Teams |
Scotty McGee |
KR-DB |
James Madison |
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Returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in the Dukes' 35-32 victory over No. 1 ranked Appalachian State on Saturday night.
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| 3-Offense |
Rodney Landers |
QB |
James Madison |
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Led James Madison to a 52-38 victory over then-third-ranked Massachusetts, running for 206 yards and a touchdown.
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| 3-Defense |
Nathan Williams |
LB |
Murray State |
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Turned in one of the top defensive performances in Murray State history, with 23 tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery in the Racers' 42-23 loss to Illinois State.
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| 3-Special Teams |
Scott Vossler |
DE |
Dayton |
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Helped Dayton to a 23-20 victory over Fordham with a pair of blocks that led to nine Flyer points.
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| 2-Offense |
Liam Coen |
QB |
Massachusetts |
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He went 25-for-36 with three touchdowns through the air and also ran for a one-yard score in the first quarter. Coen tallied his ninth-career 300-yard passing game, as well as his ninth-career three-TD game.
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| 2-Defense |
Dominique Davenport |
S |
Coastal Carolina |
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Set a school record with 20 tackles Sunday against Colgate, breaking the old record by five in a 23-19 loss.
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| 2-Special Teams |
Gerald Stevenson |
WR/KR |
Charleston Southern |
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Set a Big South single-game record with 255 kickoff return yards on seven returns Saturday at No. 13 Wofford in a 41-23 loss, averaging 36.4 yards per return.
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| 1-Offense I |
Eric Ward |
QB |
Richmond |
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Ward was named co-offensive player of the week after throwing for a career-high 236 yards and two touchdowns in No. 4 Richmond's 28-10 victory over No. 15 Elon on Saturday night. Ward was 17-of-22 passing with no interceptions and had a passing efficiency rating of 197.4.
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| 1-Offense II |
Kole Heckendorf |
WR |
North Dakota State |
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Caught eight passes for a career-high 179 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-6 win over Austin Peay on Thursday night. The eight receptions matched a career best.
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| 1-Defense |
Jason Williams |
LB |
Western Illinois |
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Forced two fumbles, had two sacks for 14 yards in losses, seven tackles and a pass breakup in Western Illinois' near upset of Arkansas on Saturday night.
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| 1-Special Teams |
Trevor Ward |
P |
Southern Utah |
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averaged 53.6 yards on eight kicks, had two downed inside the 20-yard line and bombed a school-record 91 yard punt for the Thunderbirds.
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