September 7
Sean Pfalzer, Grinnell
Pfalzer, a sophomore quarterback from Morago, Cal., was 20 of 37 for 321 yards and 3 touchdowns in Grinnell’s 27-24 win over Ripon. Pfalzer led the game winning 10-play, 93-yard drive that propelled Grinnell to its first win over Ripon since 1998. On that game-winning drive, Pfalzer was 5 of 8 for 60 yards, rushed twice for 20 yards, and completed a 2-yard TD pass to Trey Raney with :33 seconds remaining to give Grinnell the final margin of victory.
September 14
Jarid Crain, Illinois C.
Crain, a sophomore halfback from Auburn, Ill. (Auburn H.S.) rushed for a game-high 143 yards on 11 carries and scored touchdowns on runs of 4 and 54 yards in Illinois C.’s win over Lawrence.
September 21
Nate Wineinger, Grinnell
Wineinger, a senior from Mason City, Iowa, scored five touchdowns and racked up 326 yards of total offense, including 238 rushing yards on 26 carries, the second-best single-game rushing output in school history against non-conference foe Macalester. Wineinger scored four rushing touchdowns, including a 79-yard TD run, setting a new Grinnell record for rushing TDs in a singlegame. Wineinger scored on runs of 3, 8, 15 and 79, and turned a screen-pass into a 55-yard TD reception.
September 28
Ryan Hartman, St. Norbert
Hartman, a senior quarterback from Appleton, Wis. (Xavier HS), became St. Norbert’s career passing leader, moving to 5,531 yards in the Green Knights’ win over Knox on Saturday. Hartman, with 214 yards against the Prairie Fire, surpassed Greg Cavanaugh, whose 5,442-yard record has stood since 1980. Hartman has completed 60.6 percent of his passes this season for 796 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions.
October 5
Lee Rankinen, Beloit
Rankinen, a sophomore from Menominee, Mich. (Menominee HS), had one of the most prolific days in Beloit’s storied football history on Saturday as the Bucs beat host Lawrence. Rankinen rushed for 248 yards on 35 carries (7.1 average) and scored two touchdowns. The 248 yards is the thirdhighest total in College history and falls just 26 yards shy of the all-time mark at Beloit. For the year, the running back has gained 711 yards through the first five games, has four 100-plus rushing games, is averaging 142.2 yards per game and 6.2 yards per carry. His longest rush on Saturday was for 41 yards.
October 12
Chris Rogers, Carroll
Rogers, a freshman quarterback from Oconomowoc, Wis. (Oconomowoc HS),completed 12-of-15 passes for 165 yards, including one touchdown toss, and rushed for a game-high 101 yards, to lead Carroll to a road win over Beloit. Trailing 28-27, Rogers hit teammate Adam Fletcher on a 23-yard touchdown pass. The PAT put Carroll ahead 28-27 with 4:29 to play in the game. Rogers wasn’t done, as he scampered 39 yards for a touchdown to seal the victory with 1:27 remaining in the game. Carroll improves to 3-3 overall, 3-2 in the MWC.
October 19
Matt Mahaney, Lake Forest
Mahaney, a sophomore quarterback from West Chicago, Ill. (Addison Driscoll HS), led Lake Forest to a victory over Illinois C. on Saturday in a battle of 4-1 teams. Mahaney completed 16 of 23 passes for 257 yards and a touchdown in the contest. He found six different receivers during the game, including three for receptions of more than 40 yards.
October 26
Trey Raney, Grinnell
Raney, a senior quarterback and wide receiver from Hesston, Kan., had seven receptions for 109 yards and two TDs, including the game-winner with :24 seconds remaining to complete an 17-point comeback for the Pioneers and seal the victory over Lawrence.
November 2
Casey Meehan, St. Norbert
Meehan, a junior runningback from Rockbridge, Ill. (Greenfield HS), rushed for a career-high 254 yards in Saturday’s win over Grinnell. The output was the thirdhighest single-game rushing total in school history, and gives him 1,079 yards for the season. Meehan scored three touchdowns to tie a St. Norbert season record with 21 and his 128 points on the year are a new school season record.
November 9
Evan Haffner, Monmouth
Haffner, a sophomore wide receiver from Canton, Ill. (Canton HS), put his name in the Monmouth record books for several season categories after his huge day against Knox on Saturday. Haffner hauled in passes of 52, 75 and 38 yards among his five catches, with two of those going for scores. He finished the day with 213 receiving yards. Season records Haffner set included receiving TDs (11), receiving yards (911) and all-purpose yards (1,523).
November 16
Adrell Bullock, Lawrence
Bullock, a sophomore from Chicago, Ill. (Beaver Dam Wayland), ran 19 times for a career-high 173 yards in Lawrence’s non-conference win over Macalester. Bullock scored a pair of touchdowns, including a spectacular 59-yard touchdown early in the second quarter in which he eluded several defenders before cutting back across the field and out-sprinting the Macalester defense.