Great Northwest Athletic Conference Football Report
                                        W  L  PF  PA  W L  PF    PA
Simon Fraser                2   1   71    71     2   1   71      71
Western Oregon          2   1   88    61    2   2  102   104
Azusa Pacific                2   1   67    29     2   2  84     67
Central Washington     2   1   41    31     2   2  55     52
Dixie State                     1   2   101  111   1   3  115    151
Humboldt State            0   3   53   118   0   4  59     161

LAST SATURDAY: Central Washington 7 at Azusa Pacific 3; Dixie State 49 at Humboldt State 24; Western Oregon 30 at Simon Fraser 9.
THIS WEEK: Azusa Pacific at Western Oregon, 1 p.m.; Central Washington at Humboldt State, 6 p.m.; Simon Fraser at Dixie State, 6 p.m.
POLLS: AFCA (Sept. 30) – No GNAC team is ranked. D2Football.Com (Oct. 1) – No GNAC team is ranked.

INDIVIDUAL STELLAR GAMES
100-Yard Rushing Games: 3 – Jordan Todd, CWU; Terrell Watson, APU; 2 – Chris Tolbert, SFU; 1 – Kyle Morris, HSU; Griff Robles, DSU; Jamarie Sanders, HSU.
200-Yard Passing Games: 4 – Griff Robles, DSU. 3 – Ryan Bergman, WOU; Kyle Morris, HSU. 2 – Ryan Stanford, SFU.
300-Yard Passing Games: 1 – Ryan Bergman, WOU; Griff Robles, DSU; Ryan Stanford, SFU.
100-Yard Receiving Games: 2 – Tyrell Williams, WOU. 1 – Joe Don Duncan, DSU; Lemar Durant, SFU; Mitch Frei, DSU; Kelechi Nwadibia, HSU; Michael Reeve, WOU.

GNAC RED LION PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Offense – Griff Robles, Dixie State (QB, 6-5, 230, Sr., Spanish Fork, UT) and Jordan Todd, Central Washington (RB, 5-6, 186, So., Bellevue, WA – Interlake) … Robles had 401 yards in total offense and accounted for six touchdowns leading the Red Storm to a 49-24 road win at Humboldt State. Robles completed 22 of 46 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns. He scored on runs of 1, 1 and 12 yards and tossed TD passes of eight yards to Mitch Frei, 26  yards to Joel Davis and 17 to Joe Don Duncan … Todd rushed for a GNAC-season high 189 yards and set up a first-quarter touchdown with a 53-yard run to lead Central Washington to a 7-3 win at Azusa Pacific.
Defense – Kraig Akins, Western Oregon (DE, 6-2, 270, Jr., Springfield, OR – Thurston) and Daniel Moffett, Dixie State (FS, 6-2, 215, Jr., Kayville, UT – Davis) … Akins had 11 tackles, including three for losses totaling 21 yards as the Wolves held previously unbeaten Simon Fraser to just three field goals in a 30-9 win. Among Akins three TFLs were two quarterback sacks. He also forced two fumbles. Moffett had a GNAC-record tying three interceptions (for 56 yards) in Dixie’s 49-24 win at Humboldt State. Moffett, who also had four tackles and broke up a pass, is the sixth player in GNAC history to record three interceptions in a single game.
Specialty – Isaiah Davis, Central Washington (DB, 5-10, 176, So., Bremerton, WA – South Kitsap) had 100 return yards for the Wildcats, netting 66 on four punt returns and 34 on two kickoff returns and providing valuable field position in a 7-3 win at Azusa Pacific.
Honorable Mention – Joe Harris, Western Oregon (RB, 6-1, 175, So., Coquille, OR) rushed for 86 yards on 25 carries and scored two of WOU’s three touchdowns on rush of two and eight yards … Chris Tolbert, Simon Fraser (RB, 6-0, 190, Jr., Silver Spring, MD – Central Connecticut) rushed for 112 yards on 24 carries … Jesse Correa, Western Oregon (K, 5-10, 185, So., Mililani, HI – St. Louis) scored 12 points booting field goals from 26, 36 and 19 yards and adding three extra points. He also averaged 53.7 yards on six kickoffs … Austin Schnizler, Central Washington (DT, 6-3, 266, Sr., Ventura, CA – Idaho State) had seven tackles, including 1 ½ for losses as the Wildcats held Azusa Pacific to 176 yards in a 7-3 victory.

GNAC COMPETES IN SUPER REGIONAL III: The GNAC will compete in Super Regional III this fall for the second year in a row. Also part of the 44-team Super Regional III is the MIAA (Mid-America), the Great American Conference and the Northern Sun. Six teams from each of the four regions qualify for the playoffs.
EARNED ACCESS: “Earned access” berths are awarded to conferences which have a team ranked in the Top 8 in their region. Six teams from each region qualify for the playoffs. The impact of earned access is that if a team is ranked seventh or eighth, but qualifies for the earned access berth, it would qualify for the playoffs, displacing a team ranked above it in the top six. With only five playoff-eligible members, the GNAC does not currently receive an earned access berth. Azusa Pacific is a provisional NCAA member and is not eligible for the playoffs.

GAME RECAPS
Western Oregon 30, Simon Fraser 9 (at Burnaby): Joe Harris rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns and Jesse Correa kicked three field goals and three extra points leading the Wolves to a 21-point win at Terry Fox Field … Correa booted field goals of 26, 36 and 19 yards to give WOU a 9-6 halftime lead. Harris then scored on TD runs of two and eight yards in the third and fourth quarters to finish off 54 and 75 yard drives.

Central Washington 7, Azusa Pacific 3 (at Glendora): Jordan Todd rushed for a GNAC-season high 189 yards and set up a first-quarter touchdown with a 53-yard run to lead Central Washington to a 7-3 win at Azusa Pacific … After Todd’s long run, CWU got into the end zone on a four-yard pass from quarterback Jake Nelson to Adam Schechter.

Dixie State 49, Humboldt State 24 (at Arcata): Quarterback Griff Robles had 401 yards in total offense and accounted for six touchdowns leading the Red Storm to a 49-24 road win at Humboldt State before a Homecoming crowd of 6,603 … Robles completed 22 of 46 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns. He scored on runs of 1, 1 and 12 yards and tossed TD passes of eight yards to Mitch Frei, 26 yards to Joel Davis and 17 to Joe Don Duncan …All but the Duncan six-pointer came in the first half as the Red Storm built a 42-10 lead. Jamarie Sanders had 149 yards on 23 carries to lead HSU, which played the game without its top three running backs due to injuries. Sanders, who finished with 230 all-purpose yards (31 on three receptions and 50 on two kickoff returns), had been moved from defensive back to fill in on offense … Dixie State’s defense came up with five takeaways, including a GNAC-record tying three interceptions (for 56 yards) by strong safety Daniel Moffett. Moffett, who also had four tackles and broke up a pass, is the sixth player in GNAC history to record three interceptions in a single game.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct. 5 – Azusa Pacific at Western Oregon, 1 p.m.; Central Washington at Humboldt State, 6 p.m.; Simon Fraser at Dixie State, 6 p.m.
Oct. 12 – Simon Fraser at Azusa Pacific, 6:30 p.m.; Dixie State at Central Washington, 1 p.m.; Humboldt State at Western Oregon, 1 p.m.
Oct. 19 – Azusa Pacific at Humboldt State, 6 p.m.; Central Washington at Simon Fraser, 2 p.m.; Western Oregon at Dixie State, 6 p.m.
Oct. 26 – Azusa Pacific at Central Washington, 1 p.m.; Humboldt State at Dixie State, 6 p.m.; Simon Fraser at Western Oregon, 1 p.m.
Nov. 2 – Western Oregon at Azusa Pacific, 6:30 p.m.; Humboldt State at Central Washington, 1 p.m.; Dixie State at Simon Fraser, 2 p.m.
Nov. 9 – Dixie State at Azusa Pacific, 6:30 p.m.; Central Washington at Western Oregon, 1 p.m.; Humboldt State at Simon Fraser, 6 p.m.
Nov. 16 – Azusa Pacific at Simon Fraser, 2 p.m.; Central Washington at Dixie State, 6 p.m.; Western Oregon at Humboldt State, 1 p.m.

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