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Jackson Named E8 Offensive Player of the Week; Madigan Named Co-Defensive Player of the Week
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., – September 18, 2006 – Andrew Jackson and Andrew Madigan were very instrumental in leading the Springfield College football team to a 27-15 non-conference victory over Montclair State University last Saturday afternoon at SC’s Benedum Field.
As a result, both were honored for their performances by the Empire 8 Conference.
Jackson, a sophomore fullback from Pennsville, N.J., was named the Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week. He ran for 172 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries. His first TD of three yards put SC ahead 7-6 early in the second quarter. His second touchdown of 14 yards with just 12 seconds left in the third quarter put the Pride ahead for good at 20-15.
This was the second straight week that Springfield had garnered Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week laurels. Last week, it was junior quarterback Chris Sharpe (Derry, N.H.) who turned the trick. Sharpe had rushed for a school record-tying 268 yards and four TDs, while passing for 107 yards and two more scores in the 38-30 upset victory over then-ranked #11 Union College.
Madigan, a senior inside linebacker from New Britain, Conn., had a stellar game on defense against the Red Hawks of Montclair State, and was thus named Empire 8 Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Madigan was credited with 10 tackles (five solo), including two tackles-for-loss (six yards) to go along with one sack for five yards. It was also learned that Madigan has been honored as this week's ECAC Division III Northwest Defensive Player of the Week.
In other football news today, the 2-0 Springfield College football team has been ranked #1 in New England according to this year’s first New England Division III Coaches poll. SC garnered 114 total points (and four first-place votes) to 2nd-place Trinity’s 110 total points. In addition, SC has been ranked 21st nationally by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette and 34th nationally (up 10 spots) by D3football.com.
New England Div. III Coaches poll (week #1):
1) Springfield 114 points (4 first-place votes)
2) Trinity 110 (8 first-place votes)
3) Curry 91 (1 first-place vote)
4) Western Conn. 77
5) WPI 71
6) Colby 66
7) Williams 49
8) WNEC 45
9) Amherst 24
t10) Bowdoin and Fitchburg State 17
Also receiving votes: Husson 10, Endicott 9, UMass Dartmouth 7.
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Head Coach Mike DeLong
Michael C. “Mike” DeLong ’74 enters his 27th season as a head football coach in the fall of 2008. He enters his 25th year at Springfield College alone. For the past 24 years (1984 through 2007, inclusive), he has been the head coach at Springfield, his alma mater. Mike had also been the head coach at Maine Maritime in Castine, Maine in 1979 and 1980. Read more.