These players stuffed the stat sheets in Week 3 of DII football
These players stuffed the stat sheets in Week 3 of DII football NCAA.com
This?
This is THE highlight.
Kyrion Parker climbs the ladder for a one-handed snag he'll never forget. — UCM Football (@UCMFootballTeam)
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PRESENTED BY Week 3 in DII football was one full of non-stop action. Four top 25 teams fell, while some of the biggest stat lines of the season were dropped in box scores across the top 25. MORE: Twenty-four of the top 25 (Indianapolis was on a bye) combined to score a mind-boggling 972 points this week. Just one top 25 team scored less than 21 points. It was a week of huge scores and eye-popping stats, so let's go beyond the box scores and break down the big week in the top 25 by the numbers.Week 3 in the top 25 by the numbers
3 – Teams that posted shutouts this past weekend. No. 4 Northwest Missouri State dominated Missouri Southern 63-0. No. 15 Central Washington did not take its first-week loss to Eastern Washington lightly. The Wildcats have outscored their opponents 99-17 the past two weeks, most recently blanking Humboldt State 49-0. No. 21 Harding bounced back from being upset last week to shut out Southern Nazarene 42-0. 3 -- Weeks in a row that Sioux Falls running back Gabriel Watson has run for more than 172 yards. The junior back has now reeled off 200, 172, and 193 yards to start off his 2018 season. 4 – Top 25 teams that were upset in Week 3, all by unranked teams. . No. 9 Colorado State-Pueblo fell to Colorado Mines 35-21. Upper Iowa barely eked out a victory, ending No. 11 Winona State's perfect season, 34-33. And Hillsdale surprised Ohio Dominican, winning 34-18 and making the Great Midwest Athletic Conference a wide-open competition. MORE: 14 -- Teams that broke 40 points this week. Six teams eclipsed the 50 point barrier. Simply put, this was a week of big scores and monster stats. 30.6 -- Average margin of victory by the 20 top 25 winning teams. That's 11.1 points per game better than Week 2. 63 – Most points scored by a winning top 25 team this week. Freshman quarterback Braden Wright has Northwest Missouri State rolling once again. He had another huge performance, throwing for 267 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for one more this week as the Bearcats blanked Missouri Southern 63-0. 89 -- Career touchdowns for Indiana (Pa)'s versatile quarterback Lenny Williams, Jr., the program record. He has been remarkably consistent in 2018, throwing three touchdowns in each of his first three games. This past week he threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 59 and another score while sitting for most of the second half. MORE: Here is a position by position breakdown of this weekend's standout performers in the top 25. QUARTERBACKS Quarterback School Stats Jeremy Hunt Central Missouri 424 total yards, 5 total TD A.J. Long West Chester 393 total yards, 5 total TD Sam Vaughn West Florida 369 pass yards, 4 total TD Barrett Renner Southern Arkansas 362 pass yards, 4 pass TD Jayru Campbell Ferris State 323 total yards, 4 total TD Willie Candler West Georgia 322 total yards, 4 total TD Eystin Salum Colorado Mesa 303 total yards, 3 total TD Layton Rabb Midwestern State 301 total yards, 4 total TD Bart Williams Grand Valley State 296 total yards, 5 total TD 0:36 2Q THIRD OF THE DAY!!!! is into the endzone again and it's 25-3 Ferris State — Ferris St. Football (@FerrisFootball) RUNNING BACKS Running Back School Stats Vincent Johnson Midwestern State 195 yards, 2 TD Gabriel Watson Sioux Falls 193 yards, 2 TD Cedric Cooper Central Washington 178 yards, 1 TD EJ Colson Ohio Dominican 174 yards Justin Taormina Minnesota State 158 yards, 1 TD Devontae Jackson West Georgia 140 yards, 1 TD Brayden Brazeal (QB) Ouachita Baptist 136 yards, 1 TD Chawntez Moss Grand Valley State 130 yards Tyler Adkins Pittsburg State 125 yards, 1 TD Tristan Tucker Harding 118 yards, 1 TD At the half, No. 24 leads Southwest Minnesota State, 26-14. Cougars have 317 total yards, including 171 rushing. Gabriel Watson has 142 yards rushing on nine carries and 81 yard TD run. Nate Johnson has three receptions for 72 yards and two TDs. — USF Cougars (@USF_Athletics) RECEIVERS Receiver School Stats Karonce Higgins Southern Arkansas 237 yards, 2 TD Keyondre Craig Ferris State 162 yards, 1 TD Juwan Johnson Midwestern State 132 yards Nick Dodson Grand Valley State 129 yards, 2 TD Peter Anderson Colorado Mesa 129 yards, 1 TD Shae Wyatt Central Missouri 129 yards, 1 TD Dom McNeil IUP 120 yards, 2 TD Qua Boyd West Alabama 117 yards, 2 TD Kyrion Parker Central Missouri 104 yards, 1 TD Isaiah Frandsen Winona State 101 yards, 2 TD Nate Johnson Sioux Falls 87 yards, 3 TD 51 points means a lot of highlights for the Mules Offense.This?
This is THE highlight.
Kyrion Parker climbs the ladder for a one-handed snag he'll never forget. — UCM Football (@UCMFootballTeam)