MEXICO — Anderson University running back Denny Kimmel rushed for 52 yards on six carries, including a touchdown, in the USA’s 37-19 victory over Mexico in the Aztec Bowl last Saturday night.

Anderson University’s Denny Kimmel was named the Special Teams Player of the Year as well as First Team All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2007 football season.

Anderson University quarterback Chase Thurston and kicker Tristan Cork were named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Offensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively.

The Anderson University football team capped its season with a 19-14 come-from-behind victory over Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Manchester College in the Bronze Ball game on Saturday at Burt Field in North Manchester.

Anderson junior linebacker Travon Curry was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week in football.

The Anderson University football team defeated Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Hanover College 37-27 on Saturday at Macholtz Stadium on Senior Day.

Denny Kimmel has bulled, zigzagged, sprinted, straight-armed and high-stepped his way to 3,661 rushing yards in his Anderson University football career.

Officially, the senior’s next yard gained firmly establishes the 5-foot-10, 210-pound tailback as the career rushing leader in Ravens history.

Unofficially, the yards Kimmel will walk during halftime festivities on Saturday at Macholtz Stadium promise to be among the most challenging of his life — football or otherwise.

Senior Days have been known to make eyes tear up and reduce legs to rubber. Such may be the case for Kimmel, a 2003 Pendleton Heights graduate, as he walks with his parents, Robert and Vera, and brother Bobby while soaking up the applause of AU football fans.

Anderson University’s Denny Kimmel has been named to Don Hanson’s National Football Weekly Gazette National Player of the Week list in addition to being named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Football Player of the Week on special teams.

Kimmel set three new Anderson school records for special teams in the Ravens’ 33-15 loss to Rose-Hulman on Saturday. Kimmel returned four kickoffs for 179 yards, including a 79-yard touchdown and a 75-yard return that set up another score on Saturday against the Engineers.

The senior finished with 272 all-purpose yards on the day and broke a 20-year old record for most kickoff return yards in a season with 757. Kimmel also broke a 35-year old record for highest kickoff return average in a season at 25.5 yards per game and the single game record for kickoff return yards in a game.

The Ravens (2-6, 1-4 HCAC) will tangle with Hanover (2-6, 2-3 HCAC) this Saturday at Macholtz Stadium. The game will be carried live on WQME 98.7 FM and on the internet broadcast at 1 p.m.

Denny Kimmel tied Thomas Lee’s career rushing mark, but the Anderson University football team lost to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Rose-Hulman 33-15 on Saturday at Macholtz Stadium.

Denny Kimmel rushed for 163 yards, including the winning touchdown in overtime as the Anderson University football team defeated Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Bluffton University 25-18 on Saturday at Salzman Field in Bluffton, Ohio.