Senior offensive lineman Sam Weaver was picked for the fourth time in his career. Weaver was a four-year starter on the offensive line. Other players named to the 1st Team were Darryl Stott, Chris Russell, Tristan Cork, Jeremiah Townsell and Ryan Hildenbrand.

In addition to Weaver, Townsell was also a repeat selection from a year ago. The senior lineman had 83 tackles, 14 tackles-for-loss, five sacks, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. He ranks second on the career list with 39 tackles-for-loss.

Stott led the conference in rushing yards per game and finished the season with 1,067 rushing yards and 13 TDs. He tied a school record with five touchdown runs at Rose-Hulman and tallied the second most yards rushing in that game with 252. His rushing totals were the fourth most in school history and he is the fourth back to reach the 1,000-yard mark in a single season.

Cork also tied a school record this year with nine field goals, equaling Mike Roberts total from 1996. He tied Jason Gilman’s 20-year-old record with a 46-yard field goal against Mt. St. Joseph and then set the record the following week with a 51-yarder.

Hildenbrand led the Ravens this season with 90 tackles, including 59 solos. He also had a team-best 18 tackles-for-loss to go with three sacks, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Russell finished the season with 37 receptions for a team-high 670 yards and seven touchdowns. The sophomore also returned 23 kickoffs for 441 yards for a 19.2 average per return.

Junior Nathan Lundy was named to the 2nd Team while Chase Thurston, Cory Perrin, Shawn Wedmore and Luke Hurst were honorable mention. Lundy and Wedmore are a two-year starters on the offensive line while Perrin had 41 tackles and a team-high four intereceptions and nine pass breakups in his freshman season. Thurston set a school record this season, attempting 71 passes against Defiance. He also threw for 1,631 yards and seven TDs.

AU finished third in the conference with an overall record of 5-5, including a 4-3 mark in the HCAC.

The loss snaps the Ravens eight-game winning streak over the Spartans. AU finishes the season 5-5 overall and 4-3 in the HCAC, which was good for third place.

Darryl Stott led the Ravens with 143 yards rushing on 21 carries, including a 7-yard TD run in the second quarter to cut the Spartan lead to 14-7.

Stott also became the fourth back in school history to surpass the 1,000-yard mark in a single season. He finishes the season with 1,077 yards and 13 TDs. The other backs were Larry Bryant (1990), Thomas Lee (1992-94) and Denny Kimmel (2005, 2007).

Senior Chase Thurston finished 15-of-31 for 206 yards, including a 62-yard TD pass, in his final game. Chris Russell had two catches for 79 yards, including the TD reception.

Joe Davidson led the receiving corps with four catches for 55 yards and Nolan Bernard and Zach Duke each had three receptions for 55 and 32 yards, respectively.

Manchester finished with 503 total yards, while AU had 378 yards of offense. However, the Spartans turned the ball over just once while the Ravens had six turnovers, including three fumbles - all in Manchester territory.

Defensively, Leonard Wells, Jeremiah Townsell and Ryan Hildenbrand each had 11 tackles, including one tackle-for-loss. Michael Capstick and Kaleb Donahue each had nine tackles and Chance Benbow had the Ravens 21st interception of the year. It was the fifth most interceptions in a season for a Raven team.

For the season, Hildenbrand led the Ravens with 90 tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss, three sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recover. Luke Hurst was second with 88 tackles, followed by Townsell (83), Capstick (81) and Wells (72).

Donahue and Cory Perrin each had four interceptions to lead the team while Benbow and Jake Millikan had three each.

The sophomore rushed the ball 33 times for 253 yards and five touchdowns - all career highs - in a 35-31 victory over Rose-Hulman last Saturday in Terre Haute.

Stott has 934 rushing yards on the season and leads the HCAC in rushing yards per game. He needs just 66 yards in the season finale to become the fourth back in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. The others are Thomas Lee, Larry Bryant and Denny Kimmel.

AU (5-4, 4-2 HCAC) finishes the regular season against Manchester on Saturday in the Bronze Ball Game. The contest will be carried live on the internet broadcast from Macholtz Stadium at 1:30 p.m.

Darryl Stott led the Ravens with 33 rushes for 253 yards and five touchdowns - all career highs. Stott had touchdown runs of 5, 11, 8, 23 and 5 yards, including the game-winner with 8:15 left in the game. His rushing total was the second most yards in a single game, trailing only Denny Kimmel’s school-record 283 yards against Earlham in 2005.

The Ravens rushed the ball 41 times for 264 yards on the day compared to just 115 yards on 39 attempts for the Engineers. AU also had the edge in total yards (394-321).

Chase Thurston finished the game 9-of-20 for 130 yards without a turnover. Chris Russell led the receivers with three catches for 57 yards. Brandon Huston and Joe Davidson added two receptions each for 39 and 15 yards, respectively.

Freshman Leonard Wells led the defense with 12 tackles, including a sack. Luke Hurst had 11 tackles and Michael Capstick had 10 tackles. Ryan Hildenbrand had nine tackles and Jared Millikan added six tackles, three pass breakups and an interception.

AU led 14-0 after one quarter as Stott had TD runs of 5 and 11 yards. Rose-Hulman responded with 17 points in the second quarter, including a touchdown with 14 seconds left in the half to cut the AU lead to 21-17.

Rose-Hulman took its first lead of the game in the third quarter on a TD pass and took its final lead of the game at 31-28 on another scoring pass with 3:02 left in the period. Stott’s final score accounted for the only points in the final quarter.

AU (5-4, 4-2 HCAC) hosts Manchester on Saturday in the Bronze Ball Game. The contest will be carried live on the internet broadcast from Macholtz Stadium at 1:30 p.m.

The Ravens rushed for a season-high 272 yards on 46 carries, including four touchdown runs. By comparison, Bluffton finished with five yards on the ground on 30 attempts. AU finished with 493 total yards compared to 171 for Bluffton.

John Sims led AU with a career-high 125 yards rushing on 19 carries, including a 3-yard TD run in the second quarter. Terrence Perkey added a career-high 73 yards on just nine carries, including TD runs of 8 and 2 yards in the second half.

Chris Payton had 10 rushes for 47 yards, including a 2-yard TD run to give the Ravens a 7-0 lead. Quarterback Chase Thurston added 25 yards on five carries and completed 20-of-26 passes for 221 yards, including a 12-yard TD pass to Chris Russell.

Russell led the receiving corps with six receptions for 95 yards and Brandon Huston had six catches for 68 yards. Nolan Bernard added four receptions for 37 yards and season leading receiver Zach Duke two catches for 11 yards.

Ira Drummy kicked his first career field goal from 32 yards in the fourth quarter. The Ravens have a school-record 10 field goals on the season, including nine by Tristan Cork.

Ryan Hildenbrand led the defense with nine solo tackles, three tackles-for-loss, a sack and a forced fumble. Leonard Wells also had nine tackles, two sacks and two tackles-for-loss and Luke Hurst added six tackles, including three tackles-for-loss.

AU (4-4, 3-2 HCAC) travels to Rose-Hulman next Saturday. The game will be carried live on the internet broadcast at 1:30 p.m.

The Ravens were behind 21-6 in the fourth quarter, but got a touchdown run by John Sims and reached the Yellow Jackets’ 15-yard-line before losing the ball on downs to end the game.

Prior to the final drive, the AU defense had a goalline stand and a turnover inside the 10-yard line to give the offense a final chance.

Chase Thurston set a school record with 71 pass attempts in the game, completing 32 of them for a career-high 313 yards with an interception. The attempts broke Chris McKee’s previous mark of 68 set on Oct. 16, 2004 against Bluffton.

Zach Duke led the receiving corps with nine catches for 57 yards. Chris Russell had eight receptions for a team-high 92 yards and Nolan Bernard added six catches for 86 yards.

Darryl Stott led the ground game with 40 yards on nine carries, but left the game for good in the second quarter with an injury. Backup John Sims finished with 17 yards on six carries, including the 1-yard TD run with 7:50 left in the game.

Tristan Cork booted two more field goals, including a 45-yarder in the third quarter. The second field goal tied Mike Roberts single season record of nine. Roberts made 9-of-17 field goals during the 1996 season. Cork now has three of the four longest kicks in school history, including last week’s school record 51-yarder. He has also been named HCAC Special Teams Player of the Week for two weeks running and three times this year.

Jeremiah Townsell led the defense with 13 tackles, two tackles-for-loss and a sack. Kaleb Donahue had 10 tackles and safeties Chance Benbow and Luke Hurst each had nine tackles.

The Ravens also picked off three more passing on Saturday, bringing their season total to 17. Michael Capstick, Cory Perrin and Jared Millikan each had one interception against the Yellow Jackets.

AU (3-4, 2-2 HCAC) hosts Bluffton on Saturday at Macholtz Stadium. The game will be carried live on the internet broadcast at 1:30 p.m.

Cork set a school-record with a 51-yard field goal in the Ravens’ 56-27 loss to Franklin on Saturday.  The 51-yarder breaks the record previously held by Jason Gilman in 1988 of 46-yards.

The junior was also named the Special Team’s Player of the Week last week in a victory over Mount St. Joseph.

AU (3-3, 2-1 HCAC) plays Defiance College on Saturday at Defiance, Ohio.  The game will be carried live on the internet broadcast from Coressel Stadium at 1:30 p.m.

Darryl Stott led the Ravens with 107 yards rushing and a touchdown on a career-high 33 carries. The sophomore added three receptions for 25 yards, finishing with 132 all-purpose yards.

Quarterback Mitch Grider finished the game 18-of-35 for a career-high 212 yards and two touchdowns. Nolan Bernard led the receiving corps with six catches for 56 yards, including an 8-yard TD reception.

Zach Duke had four receptions for 60 yards, including a 20-yard TD catch and Chris Russell added two catches for 25 yards. Russell added 176 yards on nine kickoff returns and had 195 all-purpose yards.

Tristan Cork set a school record with a 51-yard field goal in the first half. Cork had tied the 20-year-old record of  Jason Gilman with a 46-yard field goal last week at Mt. St. Joseph and now owns the mark all by himself. The junior is 7-of-11 for the season, leaving him two short of the school record for field goals in a year.

Franklin finished the game with 477 total yards, including 432 yards and six touchdowns passing. AU finished with 342 total yards, including 212 though the air.

Luke Hurst led the defense with 12 tackles, one pass breakup and a fumble recovery. Michael Capstick had 11 tackles and Kaleb Donahue added eight stops. Ryan Hildenbrand had seven tackles, five tackles-for-loss and two sacks and Chance Benbow and Cory Perrin each had an interception.

AU (3-3, 2-1 HCAC) travels to Defiance on Saturday. The game will be carried live on the internet broadcast at 1:30 p.m.

Cork kicked the game-winning field goal with six seconds left against Mt. St. Joseph on Saturday in Cincinnati, Ohio, giving the Ravens a 10-9 victory. The 46-yarder tied Jason Gilman’s 20-year old record for longest in school history.

The junior was also named the Special Teams Player of the Week two weeks ago in a victory over Earlham.

AU (3-2, 2-0 HCAC) hosts Franklin College on Saturday for Homecoming. The game will be carried live on the internet broadcast from Macholtz Stadium at 1:30 p.m.

Cork’s boot came on the heels of a 15-play, 70-yard drive that started from the Ravens’ own 1-yard line with 2:34 left in the game. Seven plays on the drive were runs, six were passes and two were to kill the clock by spiking the ball.

Darryl Stott, who had five carries for 24 yards on the final drive, finished the game with 24 attempts for 160 yards, including a 5-yard TD in the second quarter to give the Ravens a 7-3 lead at the half.

John Sims had 79 yards rushing on just eight carries, including a 54-yard run, and Terrence Perkey added 26 yards rushing on six carries. AU finished the game with 247 rushing yards on 42 attempts compared to 122 on 43 rushes by Mt. St. Joseph.

Mitch Grider finished the game 12-of-21 for 109 yards, including 4-of-5 for 37 yards, on the final drive. He also had a key two-yard run on third down to give the Ravens a first down at the Lions’ 34-yard line.

Zach Duke led the receiving corps with four catches for 31 yards and Chris Russell added three receptions for 46 yards.

AU finished the game with 356 total yards of offense compared to 264 for Mt. St. Joseph. The Ravens also intercepted two passes in the game, including one by Kaleb Donahue, who leads the team with four picks.

Ryan Hildenbrand led the defense with 10 tackles, including one tackle-for-loss. Luke Hurst and Michael Capstick had nine tackles each and Jeremiah Townsell and Donahue added eight stops each. Cory Perrin also had an interception.

Cork had an eventful game, which included two missed 41-yard field goals, including one that hit the upright. He also had a punt snap go over his head, but still managed to kick the ball 58 yards from his own 10, resulting in a net punt of 22 yards.

The victory was the first for the Ravens over the Lions in five years and marks their first three-game HCAC winning streak since 2003-04.

AU (3-2, 2-0 HCAC) hosts Franklin on Saturday for Homecoming. The game will be carried live on the internet broadcast from Macholtz Stadium at 1:30 p.m.