Illinois College (6-0, 5-0 MWC) vs. Knox College (1-6, 1-5 MWC)
Game time: 1 p.m.
Location: England Stadium
Last week: Illinois College 37, Beloit College 7; Cornell College 45, Knox College 14
Last meeting: Illinois College 49, Knox College 29 (October 20, 2012, at Galesburg, Ill.)
Players to watch: Illinois College – QB
Michael Bates (110-of-178 passing, 1,522 pass yards, 19 pass TDs, 1 INT; 108 rush yards, 2 rush TDs), RB
Cecil Brimmage (956 rush yards, 8.5 yards per carry, 9 rush TDs; 18 receptions, 202 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD), WR
Kevin Fuller (26 receptions, 385 receiving yards, 9 receiving TDs), WR
Josh Gentile (36 receptions, 397 receiving yards, 4 receiving TDs), WR
Wes Graham (23 receptions, 372 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs), DL
Kurt Frischman (26 tackles, 16 TFLs, 3 ½ sacks, 1 INT, 1 FF), LB
Carter Cox (31 tackles), DB
Andy Mills (27 tackles, 1 INT), DB
Zack Hanlon (22 tackles, 3 INTs); Knox College – QB Luke Oosterbaan (82-of-168 passing, 941 pass yards, 6 pass TDs, 9 INTs; 185 rush yards, 2 rush TDs), TB Derek Mortensen (805 rush yards, 4.0 yards per carry, 7 rush TDs), WR Ilir Emini (28 receptions, 415 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs), TE Neal Moon (23 receptions, 250 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs), NT Austin Finley (27 tackles, 5 TFLs, 3 sacks), LB Mitch Weissenhofer (70 tackles, 4 TFLs), S Will Ruzicka (48 tackles, 2 INTs)
Notes: Illinois College enters today's game after a 37-7 win at Beloit College last Saturday.
Michael Bates threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns, while
Kevin Fuller caught five passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns.
Cecil Brimmage ran for 126 yards and a touchdown. … Illinois College has not started a season with six straight wins since 1979. The Blueboys can equal the best start to a season in school history by improving to 7-0 today. Illinois College started the season with seven consecutive wins in 1915, 1978 and 1979. … The Blueboys have held their past three opponents to seven points or less, while outscoring them by a combined 118-20 margin. … Illinois College received 42 votes in the D3football.com Top 25 poll this week, the most votes for any team outside the Top 25. The team received 60 votes in the American Football Coaches Association poll, ranking as the second team outside the Top 25. …
Cecil Brimmage needs 44 yards today to reach 1,000 for the season. … Brimmage ranks fourth in rushing yards per game (159.3) and fifth in total rush yards (956) in Division III this year. …
Kevin Fuller is tied for fourth in Division III in touchdown receptions (9). … Today's game can be heard locally on WLDS 1180 AM. … Live video, audio and statistics are available at:
http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/ic.portal.
