NAIA Football Weekly Notebook, Oct. 11
Oct 07, 2025
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NAIA-UEN Featured Games (Oct. 11)
Saint Xavier has three-consecutive wins since an 0-2 start, averaging 31 points per game in the winning streak. The Cougars will host Siena Heights on homecoming, as the Saints come in at 2-2, including last week’s 61-24 win over Judson (Ill.).
Florida Memorial returns home to Miami Gardens on a high note, upsetting then-No. 10 Southeastern (Fla.) on the road last week in Lakeland. The Lions look to do it again, this time at home against a Keiser team that has not lost a regular-season game since Aug. 31, 2023, and hasn’t lost a conference game since Oct. 16, 2021.
A pair of 3-0 teams in the Sooner Athletic Conference meet at Crowley ISD Stadium, Saturday afternoon, as Louisiana Christian (4-2) travels to Texas Wesleyan (3-2). The winner stays in line for a conference title, while one team walks away with a first conference loss, needing help for a SAC championship.
Marian continues to climb, now 4-1 and on a four-game winning streak. The Knights have gone for 50+ points in three-straight games, beating Madonna (Mich.) 58-7, last week, seven days after a thriller, 52-42, over Indiana Wesleyan. Taylor is 3-2, falling last week to Saint Francis (Ill.), ending a three-game winning streak. In both losses, this season, Taylor has had a chance to tie or take a lead in the fourth quarter or overtime.
Oct. 6 Players of the Week
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News & Notes from Oct. 4
NAIA Offensive Player of the Week Tre’ Bass had a week for the Tigers’ record book. His 316 all-purpose yards is second-most all-time at Campbellsville (Ky.), while his five touchdowns tied a Campbellsville school record. Bass ended with 17 carries for 201 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.
NAIA Defensive Player of the Week Wyatt Ryan of Hastings (Neb.) sealed a 10-9 win over Northwestern (Iowa), adding a pair of tackles for a loss.
NAIA Special Teams Player of the Week Darius Haskin of Rocky Mountain (Mont.) was a key part of the Battlin’ Bears victory, having four receptions for 72 yards, two kick returns for 110 yards, and a pair of touchdowns. .
Concordia (Neb.) running back Carlos Collazo carried 39 times for a program-record 283 yards, breaking the record on his final carry, a 29-yard touchdown run, his second of the day.
Dillon Simon rushed for a career-best 152 yards on only seven carries in a Keiser (Fla.) win over Thomas (Ga.), including the second-longest run in program history, an 85-yard touchdown run that led to a program-record 398 rushing yards.
Ashton Auker produced the third-longest kickoff return in Campbellsville (Ky.) history, a 94-yard return for a touchdown on the game’s opening kick that set the tone in the Tigers’ 49-34 win over the Cumberlands (Ky.).
Webber International (Fla.) return man Kendall Johnson took an 85-yarder to the house, ending with 136 return yards.
Grand View (Iowa) kicker Cory Wood made field goals of 45 and 46 yards, adding 5-for-5 on PATs to account for 11 points in the Vikings’ 41-9 win over William Penn (Iowa).
Erik Spring’s fourth-quarter interception halted a late drive and locked up a 7-6 win for Evangel (Mo.) over Kansas Wesleyan. Spring added 12 tackles in the game.
Montana Western defensive back Connor Dunlea had nine tackles, an interception, and two pass breakups in UMW’s 40-20 win over Southern Oregon.
Baker (Kan.) linebacker Zac Kramer recorded a pick-six and added six tackles in a 68-14 over William Woods (Mo.), his third career interception returned for a TD. Last season, he had INTs for touchdowns in back-to-back games.
Bethel (Kan.) freshman QB Houston Herrin was 17-for-24 for 275 yards and three TDs, adding 142 yards and two more scores on the ground, accounting for 417 yards and five scores.
Wayland Baptist (Texas)’s Keamodre Horace averaged 10.2 per carry, 203 yards total, adding a TD in a win over OPSU.
Baker QB Truman Juelsgaard was 17-for-19 and 277 yards, throwing three touchdowns and adding two on the ground against William Woods.
Montana Tech’s Jarrett Wilson had his most productive game of the season, throwing three touchdown passes, running for another, and catching one in the Orediggers’ 49-21 win over Dakota State (S.D.). He was 25-for-35 passing for 335 yards.
