NAPERVILLE – The Division III football season arrived last week – Thursday’s College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Notebook takes a look at the top performances and trends from week one.
 
STAT REPORT
The latest CCIW football statistics report through Saturday, Sept. 7 can be viewed at this link.
 
RECENT RESULTS
Thursday, Sept. 5
Carroll 28, Wisconsin-Stout 16
 
Saturday, Sept. 7
Adrian 55, Elmhurst 20
#14/#14 Saint John’s 49, Carthage 0
Central 49, Illinois Wesleyan 14
Illinois College 46, Millikin 21
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 21, #9/#9 Wheaton 14
North Park 42, Ripon 41
Augustana 30, Simpson 13
WashU 44, Rhodes 20
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (All times Central)
Saturday, Sept. 14
6:00 p.m. | #1/#1 North Central at #13/#14 Aurora
 
IN THE POLLS
North Central secured 17 of 25 first-place votes for 617 points and the top position in last Sunday’s D3football.com rankings. Wheaton, which lost its opener on the road at Wisconsin-Oshkosh 21-14 on Saturday, slipped 10 spots to #19 on Sunday.
 
Augustana received a single point in the D3football.com rankings. The Vikings beat Simpson on Saturday in Rock Island, 30-13.
 
North Central compiled 1,227 points in the AFCA poll on Monday on the strength of 28 first-place votes. Wheaton appeared at #22 with 246 points. WashU, a 44-20 winner over Rhodes on Saturday night in Memphis, was unranked but earned six points from the coaches’ ballots.
 
AROUND THE CCIW
Augustana sophomore running back Josh Lim (North Aurora, Ill.) established new career highs with 11 carries and 121 yards in the Vikings’ 30-13 win over Simpson in Rock Island. Lim scored his first career touchdown on a 67-yard rush in the second quarter that extended Augie’s advantage to 23-0.
 
Carroll junior quarterback Caden Pendleton (Kimberly, Wis.) completed 17 of 25 passes for 212 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Pios to a 28-16 win at Wisconsin-Stout on Thursday (Sept. 5). Pendleton’s passing efficiency of 192.0 ranked first in the CCIW and 24th among Division III quarterbacks in week one.
 
Carthage senior defensive lineman Cristobal Gutierrez, Jr. (North Riverside, Ill.) logged a sack and a forced fumble in the Firebirds’ 49-0 loss at 14th-ranked Saint John’s. The sack late in the second quarter was the sixth of his career.
 
Elmhurst senior defensive back Connor Devries (Lawton, Mich.) logged eight tackles, forced a fumble and had a 34-yard pick-6 early in the first quarter of the Bluejays’ 55-20 defeat at Adrian. Devries, who also shared a tackle for loss, now has five career interceptions.
 
Illinois Wesleyan senior defensive back Cole Pradel (Oswego, Ill.) finished last Saturday’s 49-14 loss at Central with 17 total tackles and an interception. Pradel’s 17 tackles were most in the conference and fourth-most in Division III. Seven of his stops were unassisted.
 
Millikin junior Lucas Mosqueda (West Frankfort, Ill.) averaged 40.6 yards on five punts in MU’s 46-21 setback at Illinois College. Two of Mosqueda’s punts were longer than 50 yards, including a 59-yard kick early in the second quarter. Mosqueda was also 3-for-3 on extra-point attempts.
 
North Park junior wide receiver Wesley McCloud (Peoria, Ill.) hauled in nine receptions for 144 yards and two scores to push the Vikings past Ripon, 42-41. The performance – McCloud’s first career 100-yard receiving game – included a 17-yard touchdown grab with 1:00 remaining that held up as the game-winning score.
 
WashU senior wide receiver Collin Goldberg (Atlanta, Ga.) led all CCIW players with 158 receiving yards and currently shares the Division III lead with 13 receptions after the Bears’ 44-20 triumph at Rhodes. Goldberg now has 2,221 career receiving yards in his 31-game career, second-most among active CCIW players.
 
Wheaton freshman defensive lineman Rex Kroger (Wheaton, Ill.) tallied nine tackles, 1.0 sack, a forced fumble and returned a fumble 15 yards for the Thunder in their 21-14 loss at Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The sack and ensuing return thwarted a UWO drive in the red zone late in the third quarter.
 
LEAGUE LEADERS

CCIW Stat Leaders (Per Game Through Sept. 7)
Total Offense	Eck, NPU	354.0
Passing Yds	Eck, NPU	329.0
Pass Efficiency	Pendleton, CU	192.03
Rushing Yds	Lim, AC	121.0
Receptions	Goldberg, WUSTL	13.0
Receiving Yds	Goldberg, WUSTL	158.0
All-Purpose Yds	Goldberg, WUSTL	158.0
Points Scored	McCloud, NPU	14.0
Tackles	Pradel, IWU	17.0
Tackles For Loss	Stockwell, CU	3.0
Sacks	Stockwell, CU; Johanik, WC	2.0
Passes Defended	Seven players	1.0
Interceptions	Nine players	1.0
Punting Avg	Streveler, CU	44.7
Field Goals	Muchnick, WUSTL; Clem, AC	1.0