Every year the New England Football Writers tap me to be the Gold Helmet selector and choose the outstanding performances at the Division I and Division II-III levels one week each fall. I'm not going to lie. It can be a real headache. There are usually way too many statistically deserving performances at the II-III level and too often not a whole lot to choose from at the DI level. It's always great to be able to pick a defensive player, but that opportunity doesn't come along very often.
This week's selector had easy pickins' at the DI level, rightfully going with Dartmouth defensive lineman Charles Looes. Find the NEFW press release HERE.
Not surprisingly, Looes also was chosen the Ivy League defensive player of the week. The Ivy release summarized his game this way (LINK):
• Had four sacks and two forced fumbles in Dartmouth’s 23-21 win over Princeton
• One of his forced fumbles was a strip sack, which set up a field goal
• His four sacks is tied for the second most in a single game in the FCS this season
Dartmouth kicker Owen Zalc was also recognized by the Ivy League, winning special teams player of the week distinction. The Ivy release summarized his game (LINK):
• Perfect 3-for-3 on field goal attempts in Dartmouth’s win
• Hit the game-winning 47-yarder, matching his career long, to give the Big Green the lead with 1:28 left
• Was 2-for-2 on PATs and had two touchbacks on kickoffs
Dartmouth quarterback Jackson Proctor and defensive back Sean Williams were named to the Ivy honor roll.
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Lots of individual highlights from last week's game have already gone up. Here's a final, quick look at the game highlights:
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Stats Perform |
W-L |
Pts |
Prev |
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1 |
South Dakota State (56) |
9-0 |
1,400 |
1 |
|
2 |
Furman |
8-1 |
1,298 |
2 |
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3 |
Montana |
8-1 |
1,279 |
4 |
|
4 |
Idaho |
7-2 |
1,265 |
3 |
|
5 |
Montana State |
7-2 |
1,190 |
6 |
|
6 |
South Dakota |
7-2 |
1,110 |
9 |
|
7 |
North Carolina Central |
8-1 |
907 |
12 |
|
8 |
Delaware |
7-2 |
870 |
5 |
|
9 |
Sacramento State |
6-3 |
857 |
7 |
|
10 |
North Dakota |
6-3 |
812 |
13 |
|
11 |
Southern Illinois |
6-3 |
730 |
10 |
|
12 |
North Dakota State |
6-3 |
655 |
11 |
|
T-13 |
Florida A&M |
8-1 |
654 |
15 |
|
T-13 |
Villanova |
7-2 |
654 |
17 |
|
15 |
Northern Iowa |
6-3 |
615 |
18 |
|
16 |
UIW |
7-2 |
566 |
8 |
|
17 |
Western Carolina |
6-3 |
517 |
16 |
|
18 |
UAlbany |
7-3 |
504 |
23 |
|
19 |
Chattanooga |
7-3 |
490 |
14 |
|
20 |
Austin Peay |
7-2 |
477 |
19 |
|
21 |
UT Martin |
7-2 |
348 |
21 |
|
22 |
Youngstown State |
6-3 |
342 |
22 |
|
23 |
Mercer |
7-3 |
183 |
25 |
|
24 |
Harvard |
7-1 |
112 |
NR |
|
25 |
Lafayette |
7-2 |
90 |
20 |
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Others Receiving Votes (on two or more ballots): Central Arkansas 75; Tarleton State 47; Holy Cross 43; Elon 41; Richmond 23; Nicholls 15; William & Mary 13; Tennessee State 9 |
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FCS Coaches |
W-L |
Pts |
Prev |
|
1 |
South Dakota State (26) |
9-0 |
650 |
1 |
|
2 |
Furman |
8-1 |
612 |
2 |
|
3 |
Montana |
8-1 |
603 |
3 |
|
4 |
Idaho |
7-2 |
575 |
5 |
|
5 |
Montana State |
7-2 |
533 |
8 |
|
6 |
South Dakota |
7-2 |
492 |
12 |
|
7 |
North Carolina Central |
8-1 |
491 |
9 |
|
8 |
Delaware |
7-2 |
386 |
6 |
|
9 |
Florida A&M |
8-1 |
378 |
T-13 |
|
10 |
UIW |
7-2 |
368 |
4 |
|
11 |
Sacramento State |
6-3 |
355 |
7 |
|
12 |
North Dakota |
6-3 |
346 |
15 |
|
13 |
North Dakota State |
6-3 |
324 |
10 |
|
14 |
Austin Peay |
7-2 |
304 |
17 |
|
15 |
Southern Illinois |
6-3 |
285 |
11 |
|
16 |
UT Martin |
7-2 |
263 |
18 |
|
17 |
Chattanooga |
7-3 |
258 |
T-13 |
|
18 |
Villanova |
7-2 |
193 |
22 |
|
19 |
Harvard |
7-1 |
191 |
19 |
|
20 |
Northern Iowa |
6-3 |
161 |
23 |
|
21 |
Western Carolina |
6-3 |
158 |
20 |
|
22 |
Holy Cross |
6-3 |
129 |
21 |
|
23 |
Lafayette |
7-2 |
91 |
16 |
|
24 |
Central Arkansas |
6-3 |
79 |
25 |
|
25 |
Albany |
7-3 |
67 |
NR |
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Others Receiving Votes: Youngstown State (59) 6-3; Mercer (56) 7-3; Illinois State (16) 5-4; Davidson (9) 7-2; Eastern Illinois (5) 6-3; Samford (3) 5-4; Tarleton State (3) 7-3; Fordham (3) 6-3; William & Mary (3) 5-4; Nicholls (1) 4-4 |
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