Sept. 12, 2005

Duquesne University senior defensive end Antoine Bullock (Houston, Texas/Sugar Land Kempner) was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League Defensive Player the Week and freshman quarterback Scott Knapp (Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry Traditional Academy) was named league Rookie of the Week for the second time in as many weeks following Duquesne's 30-13 win over Fordham on Saturday.

The 6-1, 220 Bullock recorded a career-high 11 tackles including 2.0 sacks and a tackle for loss in the victory. He also forced a second-quarter fumble at the Fordham four-yard line to set up Duquesne's go-ahead touchdown. In the process, Bullock took over the fourth spot on DU's all-time sacks list with 17.5.

Knapp, who enters this week ranked ninth nationally in NCAA Division I-AA total offense (312 yards per game), completed 12-of-23 passes for 265 and two touchdowns in the Dukes' impressive win. The Pittsburgh native completed five passes of 20 yards or more against the Rams including a 65-yard scoring strike to Bruce Hocker and a 66-yard TD pass to Conrad Carter.

Knapp, who has completed 35-of-65 passes (53.8%) for 630 yards and three touchdowns in his first two career starts, has boosted his efficiency rating to 147.42 - good for 18th in Division I-AA.

DUQUESNE'S CAREER SACKS LIST1.  24.0    John Wojciechowski    (1992-95)2.  23.5    Philip Polony         (2000-03)3.  20.0    Josh Antinopoulos     (2002-  )4.  17.5    Antoine Bullock       (2002-  )5.  16.5    Todd Amick            (1995-98)

DUKES REMAIN NO. 2 IN SPORTS NETWORK TOP 10

Duquesne, a 30-13 winner over Fordham on Saturday, stayed at No. 2 in the Sports Network I-AA Mid-Major Top 10 released today. The Dukes, which received eight first place votes and 227 total points, are ranked just behind No. 1 Dayton, a 41-23 winner over Division III Wittenberg last weekend. Dayton's 234 point total includes 14 first-place votes.

Duquesne (2-0) begins a stretch of three consecutive road games at Penn (0-0) on Saturday. This will be the season-opener for Penn, which was picked to win the Ivy by the league's coaches.

Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.

THE SPORTS NETWORK I-AA MID-MAJOR TOP 10* as of Sept. 12 - first place votes in parentheses
      TEAM            W/L    PTS1.    Dayton (14)   (2-0)   2342.    DUQUESNE (8)   (2-0)   2273.    Monmouth (1)  (1-1)   1814.    San Diego (1) (2-0)   1695.    Central Conn. St. (1-1)   1476.    Morehead State    (2-0)   1237.    Drake (1)         (0-2)   1018.    Wagner            (2-0)   949.    Robert Morris (0-1)   4510.   Albany            (0-1)   20