September 6
Jeff Huebner - Wide Receiver - Lake Forest
Senior - Antioch, Ill./Antioch
Huebner nearly doubled the numbers of almost every top performance by a conference receiver last week, as the 6’3” wide out caught 10 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns in a 21-10 win over Macalester. Huebner proved to be a big play threat against the Scots, scoring on passes of 45 and 78 yards. Huebner was the only player in the MWC to catch two touchdowns last week, as he finished 99 yards ahead of his closest competitor in receiving yards. Huebner’s 206 yards was the third highest mark in school history.
September 12
Mitch Tanney - Quarterback - Monmouth
Senior - Lexington, Ill./Lexington
Tanney threw four touchdown passes for the second straight week, as the Fighting Scots built a 48-0 advantage over Ripon and went on to win 48-34. Tanney finished the game 17-25 for 259 yards, including TD strikes from 16, 16, 15 and 51 yards out. The 6’3” senior was not intercepted in the contest, raising his efficiency rating for the year to 190.86.
September 19
Evan Haffner - Wide Receiver - Monmouth
Junior - Canton, Ill./Canton
Haffner was one of the biggest reasons that the Scots snapped St. Norbert’s 19-game Midwest Conference winning streak on Saturday. Haffner caught 16 passes for 190 yards and one touchdown. Haffner’s score came on a 72-yard third quarter pass that sparked the Scots to three second half scores after trailing 20-7 at halftime. He also added 58 kickoff return yards, 28 punt return yards and eight yards rushing. The 284-yard all-purpose performance is the second-best in school history.
September 26
Jarid Crain - Running Back - Illinois College
Junior - Auburn, Ill./Auburn
Crain became the second player in the MWC to rush for 200 yards in a game this season, as the junior halfback carried 34 times for 238 yards during a 47-21 victory over Grinnell. Crain scored four touchdowns in the contest, reaching the end zone on runs of 1, 3, 1 and 11 yards. Despite carrying 34 times, Crain was only stopped for a loss once in the contest and recorded a long run of 50 yards.
October 3
Casey Meehan - Running Back - St. Norbert
Senior - Rockbridge, Ill./Greenfield
Meehan ran the Green Knights to a 28-0 victory over Illinois College on Saturday. Meehan scored the first three touchdowns in the game, reaching the end zone on runs off 5, 4 and 57 yards. Meehan closed the contest with 22 carries for 185 yards, giving him an average of 8.4 yards per carry. Meehan was only stopped for a loss once in the contest and now has five rushing touchdowns on the season.
October 10
Bob Faulds - Quarterback - Ripon
Junior - De Pere, Wis./De Pere
Faulds played a part in six scores and accounted for over 300 yards of offense during the Red Hawks 39-21 victory over Illinois College. Faulds carried the ball 27 times for 173 yards and five touchdowns, scoring on runs of 8, 2, 2, 37 and 4 yards. The junior quarterback was equally effective through the air, as he went 10-19 for 186 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown pass to Austin Friedrich in the third quarter.
October 17
Kevin Megli - Running Back - Knox
Junior - Sterling, Ill./Sterling
Megli was the catalyst of a 33-0 Knox run that helped the Prairie Fire rally to defeat Grinnell 57-31 on Saturday. Megli scored three of his four rushing touchdowns in the second half, as the junior halfback carried the football 26 times for 206 yards, an average of 7.9 yards per carry. Megli’ scoring runs came from 15, 43, 9 and 45 yards out. Megli leads Knox in rushing yards (530) and scoring (5 TDs) this season.
October 24 - (Co-players)
Mitch Tanney - Quarterback - Monmouth
Senior - Lexington, Ill./Lexington
Tanney, who entered the game as the passing efficiency leader in Division III, used his legs to open the game’s scoring in a 45-0 win over Illinois College. The senior quarterback reached the pylon on a 33-yard scoring scamper and finished with a season-high 68 yards rushing on seven carries. Tanney completed 22-26 passes for 212 yards and three first-half touchdown passes. He currently holds a 74.4 completion percentage and a 26-3 touchdown-to-interception ratio on the season.
Casey Meehan - Running Back - St. Norbert
Senior - Rockridge, Ill./Greenfield
Meehan ran the Green Knights to a 40-14 victory over Ripon on Saturday, as the senior running back scored three of his four rushing touchdowns in the second half. Meehan carried 22 times for 181 yards, including scoring runs of 1, 49, 3 and 1 yards. He averaged a hefty 8.2 yards per carry during the contest.
October 31
Eric Aspenson - Quarterback - Lawrence
Junior - Rockford, Ill./Rockford Lutheran
Aspenson accounted for 304 yards of offense and six touchdowns in the Vikings 52-20 win over Lake Forest on Saturday, throwing four TD passes and running for two more. The junior quarterback was 16-27 for 241 yards passing, including touchdown tosses of 71, 26, 1 and 23 yards. Aspenson carried 13 times for 63 yards and scored twice in the red zone on runs of one and eight yards. Aspenson’s four touchdown passes, three of which were caught by Nick Korn, ties a school record for TD passes in a game.
November 7 - (Co-players)
Nate Skelton - Quarterback - Beloit
Senior - Cambridge, Ill./Cambridge
Skelton rallied the Bucs to a 27-23 win over Illinois College with three fourth quarter touchdown passes, including a 49-yard go-ahead score with 1:09 remaining in the game. The senior quarterback was 14-23 for 212 yards, becoming the Bucs all-time leading passer in the process. He also ran 20 times for 90 yards and scored on a 5-yard TD run in the second quarter. Skelton’s three TD passes, which came in a span of 8:16, came from 30, 10 and 49 yards out. Skelton also broke Beloit’s all-time passing attempts, completions (337), and yards (4,691) marks on Saturday.
Bryce Crocker - Running Back - Carroll
Sophomore - Stiles, Wis./Oconto Falls
Crocker closed out the season with his best performance to date, rushing for 244 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-20 win over Grinnell. The sophomore running back carried the ball 27 times (9.04 avg.) and scored on runs of 21, 2, 1 and 74 yards. Crocker broke the 1,000-yard barrier for the season with his performance, which was his seventh straight game with 100 yards or more rushing.
November 14
Lee Rankinen - Running Back - Beloit College
Junior - Menominee, MI/Menominee