PFL Players of the Week: 10/5/2014 2:22:00 PM
  • Connor Kacsor, Dayton
    OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    Connor Kacsor, Dayton

    Senior | Running Back | Leo, Indiana
    Kacsor scored four overtime touchdowns to help Dayton fend off Davidson, 54-48, in a PFL record five overtime contest, Saturday. In overtime alone, Kacsor was involved in 19 of the Flyers 21 plays and amassed 96 yards, including 90 on the ground. He finished the game with 47 carries – the most by any FCS back this season – for 213 yards and four touchdowns while adding six receptions for 23 yards. He now has two of the FCS’ top 10 rushing efforts this season, this week’s effort ranking ninth (and the most in Week 6) and joining his FCS single-game best 301 yards earlier this season.

    Other Players Nominated: Sam Schrader (BUT), Dakota Wolf (CAM), William Morris (DAV), Eric Saubert (DRA), Ulysses Bryant (JAC), Atiq Lucas (MAR), Rees Macshara (MOR), Kegan Moore (STE)

  • DJ Howard, Jacksonville & Ryan Schwenke, Dayton
    DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    DJ Howard, Jacksonville & Ryan Schwenke, Dayton

    DJ Howard, Jacksonville
    Junior | Linebacker | Daytona Beach, Florida
    Howard posted a team-leading 12 tackles to help Jacksonville remain unbeaten in PFL play with a 29-14 victory against Drake, Saturday. His total also included two tackles for loss, a sack and two pass breakups. Howard’s sack came on a key fourth down play that ended Drake’s final possession on downs.
    Ryan Schwenke, Dayton
    Junior | Flyer | Solon, Ohio
    Schwenke was all over the field in Dayton’s 54-48 quintuple overtime victory against Davidson, Saturday. He finished the game with 10 tackles (eight solo), two tackles for loss, a sack, a fumble recovered and two pass breakups from his defensive secondary position. In overtime, he was responsible for three tackles (two solo), a tackle for loss and added a pass breakup on Davidson’s final drive of the contest.
    Other Players Nominated: Jordan Massey (BUT), Andrew Yost (CAM), Bryant Bednarek (DAV), Matt Acree (DRA), Paul Sakowski (MAR), Donald Payne (STE), John Guilford (VAL)
  • Isaiah Howard, Campbell
    SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    Isaiah Howard, Campbell

    Junior (RS) | Cornerback | Boynton Beach, Florida
    Howard’s 91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown helped Campbell improve to 2-0 in PFL play for the first time in its history with a 31-24 victory at Morehead State, Saturday. He had three kickoff returns totalling 138 yards in the contest, with returns of 23 and 22 yards in the first quarter. Howard’s third opportunity came early in the third quarter and he broke it for a 91-yard return to put Campbell ahead 24-10. It is just the 15th kickoff return of 90-plus yards in the FCS this season and is the longest in the PFL this season.

    Other Players Nominated: Jon Treloar (BUT), Trevor Smith (DAV), Cameron Stubbs (DAY), Cam Bohnert (DRA), Ryan Giaratano (JAC), Willie Barrett (MAR), Jeb Boudreaux (STE)
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