Football

Estrada, Hill, Roussos & Stebbins Claim Football Weekly Accolades

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Dartmouth defeated Yale, 41-10, in the battle of the unbeatens Saturday en route to a STATS FCS Team of the Week nod. Princeton also remained undefeated with a 28-3 victory over Lafayette, giving the Ivy League 2-of-3 remaining unbeaten teams in the FCS. 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Drew Estrada, Dartmouth (Sr., WR – Argyle, Texas)
  • Scored a pair of touchdowns in Dartmouth’s 41-10 win over Yale in the battle of the unbeatens
  • Accumulated 203 yards on just five catches, averaging 40.6 yards per catch
  • Became the fourth Dartmouth player to amass 200-or-more receiving yards in a game
  • Added 13 rushing yards for a total of 216 all-purpose yards 
  • Father, Aaron, played football at SMU 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 
Jordan Hill, Harvard (Jr., LB – Silver Spring, Md.)
  • Registered a season-high 10 tackles in Harvard’s 35-22 win over Cornell
  • Posted a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry
  • Led the defensive unit that held Cornell to just 36 yards rushing 
  • Helped Harvard maintain its streak, defeating the Big Red at Harvard Stadium in every meeting since 2000 
  • Has played in all 24 games of his Crimson career
 
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mike Roussos, Columbia (So., WR – New Port Richey, Fla.)
  • Led the Lions with 185 all-purpose yards in a 24-14 non-conference loss to Central Connecticut State
  • Amassed 88 punt return yards and 87 kickoff return yards 
  • Caught his first career touchdown pass on offense, while compiling 10 receiving yards
  • Became the third Columbia player with four-or-more returns of 50 yards or more with a 55-yard punt return in the 4th quarter

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK 
Jake Stebbins, Cornell (Fr., LB – Cranberry Township, Pa.)
  • Collected seven tackles in Cornell’s 35-22 loss to Harvard
  • Tallied 2.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks, while stepping in for injured two-year starter Lance Blass at middle linebacker
  • Forced a fumble on a strip sack that led to a Big Red touchdown 
  • Paces the Big Red with 2.5 sacks on the season and ranks second on the team with 23 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss despite not starting a game

HONOR ROLL
Scott Boylan, Brown (Jr., WR – Bakersfield, Calif.) 
Michael Hoecht, Brown (Sr., DL – Oakwood, Ohio)
Daniel DeLorenzi, Columbia (Sr., DL – Cedar Grove, N.J.) 
Josh Wainwright, Columbia (Sr., WR – Austin, Texas) 
Phazione McClurge, Cornell (Jr., WR – Chicago, Ill.) 
Nickolas Null, Cornell (Sr., K/P – Bradenton, Fla.)
Jelani Taylor, Cornell (Sr., S – Beecher, Mich.) 
Quinten Arello, Dartmouth (Fr., S – Kansas City, Mo.)
Jared Gerbino, Dartmouth (Sr., QB – Rush, N.Y.)
Niko Mermigas, Dartmouth (Jr., S – Wexford, Pa.) 
James Herring, Harvard (So., S – Dallas, Texas)
Jake Smith, Harvard (Jr., QB – Ithaca. Mich.) 
Jon Sot, Harvard (So., P – Clark, N.J.) 
Karekin Brooks
, Penn (Sr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
Jason McCleod Jr., Penn (So., DB – West Palm Beach, Fla.) 
David Perkins, Penn (Jr., K – Houston, Texas)
Kendren Smith, Penn (Fr., DB – Charlotte, N.C.) 
Rory Starkey Jr., Penn  (So., WR – Atlanta, Ga.) 
Alex Deters, Princeton (Sr., OL – Cincinnati, Ohio) 
Will Powers, Princeton (Fr., P – Manhattan Beach, Calif.) 
Jeremiah Tyler, Princeton (Jr., LB – Detroit, Mich.)

2019 FOOTBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 23 – EJ Perry, Brown (Jr., QB – Andover, Mass.)
Sept. 30 – Kevin Davidson, Princeton (Sr., QB – Danville, Calif.)
Oct. 7 – Kurt Rawlings, Yale (Sr., QB – Bel Air, Md.)

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 23 – David Jones, Cornell (Sr., DB – Sugar Land, Texas)
Sept. 30 – Rodney Thomas II, Yale (Jr., DB – Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Oct. 7 – Jack Traynor, Dartmouth (Sr., LB – Lake Forest, Ill.)

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 23 – Mike Roussos, Columbia (So., WR – New Port Richey, Fla.)
Sept. 30 – Connor Davis, Dartmouth (So., K – Ocala, Fla.) 
Oct. 7 – DeMarkes Stradford, Harvard (So., RB – Waxhaw, N.C.)

ROOKIES OF THE WEEK
Sept. 23 – Alex Felkins, Columbia (Fr., K/P – Tulsa, Okla.)
Sept. 30 – James Stagg, Princeton (Fr., DL – Phoenix, Ariz.)
Oct. 7 – Khalil Dawsey, Harvard (Fr., DB – Detroit, Mich.)