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NEWMAC Football Weekly Report #8 - October 26

October 26, 2026

The NEWMAC has announced its Football Athletes of the Week for the week ending October 25, 2026: Stanford Davis & Nick Gonzalez of Springfield and Nathan Napier of WPI. The NEWMAC Weekly Awards program is presented by SKYBOKX109 in Framingham, Mass.

Weekly Honors

Football Athletes of the Week

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Offensive Athlete of the Week

Stanford Davis

Springfield

Senior • Fullback • Montague, New Jersey

3 Total touchdowns for Springfield at merchant marine

Springfield knocked off previously unbeaten USMMA, 30-12

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Stanford Davis allowed Springfield to defeat the previously unbeaten Merchant Marine Academy, 30-12, with a trio of touchdowns. The senior scored three of the Pride’s four touchdowns on the day, running for all three of them. The second touchdown was a 24-yard run which gave Springfield the 16-12 lead going into the halftime break. He totaled 110 yards on the day to go along with his three touchdowns. He is currently second in the NEWMAC in yards per game (95.4), third for total yards (668) and has the longest run of the season at 62 yards. 

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Defensive Athlete of the Week

Nick Gonzalez

Springfield

Senior • Defensive Back • Parsippany, New Jersey

12 total tackles & Forced Fumble at USMMA

Gonzalez and the Pride defense held Merchant Marine to its fewest points this sason

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Nick Gonzalez led the Springfield College defense to a win over the previously undefeated Merchant Marine Academy, 30-12. The senior registered 12.0 tackles, ten of which were solo, and also forced a fumble in the first play of a Merchant Marine drive to give Springfield the ball back. He currently sits within the top ten in the conference in solo tackles with 28. This is Gonzalez's second NEWMAC weekly honor of the year.

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Special Teams Athlete of the Week

Nathan Napier

WPI

Sophomore • Kicker • Natick, Massachusetts

4-for-4 In Field Goals including two 50+ Makes

Drilled career-long 55-yard field goal attempt in 30-12 win at Maritime

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Nathan Napier delivered a career performance in WPI’s 36-12 NEWMAC victory over Maritime, connecting on all four field-goal attempts from 20, 53, 55 and 44 yards. He established a new WPI career long with a 53-yard field goal as time expired in the first half, then broke his own record with a 55-yarder in the fourth quarter. Napier added a pair of PATs to account for 14 points and dropped a punt inside the Maritime 20 in the win. The sophomore, who drilled a walk-off 50-yard field goal in Week 2 to defeat the University of New England, is 12-for-13 on the season as the Engineers improve to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in NEWMAC play. He was also named as the NEFW Gold Helmet Recipient this week and picks up his second NEWMAC weekly honor of the year.

Around the League

Week 8 Results

Saturday, October 23

Matchup Final Game Details
MIT at Salve Regina MIT 17, Salve Regina 7 Box Score
Springfield at Merchant Marine Springfield 30, Merchant Marine 12 Box Score
Coast Guard at Norwich Coast Guard 44, Norwich 14 Box Score
WPI at Maritime WPI 36, Maritime 12 Box Score

Through October 25

NEWMAC Football Statistical Leaders

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Rushing Yards
  1. Bubba MustainMerchant Marine 711
  2. Gianni SpinelliMaritime 695
  3. Stanford Davis
    Springfield
    668
  4. Griffin Cheslock Coast Guard 450
  5. Will Patenaude
    Norwich
    444
Passing Yards
  1. Landon BeecherNorwich 1,555
  2. Sean BurnsCoast Guard 1,389
  3. Dylan GalloWPI 1,381
  4. Bubba Mustain
    Merchant Marine
    1,052
  5. Padraig Brown
    Salve Regina
    1,052
Receiving Yards
  1. Jahmir DixonNorwich 705
  2. Enrique Hernandez
    Maritime
    676
  3. Angelo CiminoMerchant Marine 647
  4. Freddy BarberCoast Guard 534
  5. Spencer ChapmanSalve Regina 470
Total Touchdowns
  1. Bubba Mustain USMMA 14
  2. Gianni Spinelli Maritime 9
  3. Sonny Endicott
    Merchant Marine
    7
  4. Matthew LaBouliereCoast Guard 7
  5. Chapman, Brown & Hernandez
    Salve Regina, Salve Regina & Maritime
    7
Tackles
  1. Dennis Matich
    Maritime
    72
  2. Owen NanartowichSalve Regina 70
  3. Colin MorleySalve Regina 60
  4. Corey StoneNorwich 59
  5. White & Wareham
    Coast Guard & Maritime
    54
Sacks
  1. Zatyk Holub Merchant Marine 5
  2. Jonathan Wheeler USMMA 4
  3. Tyler Sordillo Springfield 4
  4. Aiden AveniaCoast Guard 3.5
  5. Cole DillonWPI 3

Through October 25

NEWMAC Football Standings

Team Overall NEWMAC
Springfield 6-1 4-0
Merchant Marine 6-1 4-1
WPI 5-2 3-1
Coast Guard 4-3 2-2
MIT 4-2 1-2
Salve Regina 4-3 1-2
Norwich 3-4 1-3
Maritime 2-6 0-5

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2026 Athletes of the Week

Season Archive

October 26

Offensive: Stanford Davis, Springfield

Defensive: Nick Gonzalez, Springfield

Special Teams: Nathan Napier, WPI

October 19

Offensive: Bubba Mustain, Merchant Marine

Defensive: Ben McQueen, Merchant Marine

Special Teams: Zack Zegarra, Norwich

October 13

Offensive: Jahmir Dixon, Norwich

Defensive: Blake Bishop, Merchant Marine

Special Teams: Karson Bye, Merchant Marine

October 5

Offensive: Dylan Gallo, WPI

Defensive: Mike Mendicino, Springfield

Special Teams: Ian Wernik, Springfield

September 28

Offensive: Padraig Brown, Salve Regina

Defensive: Mike Mendicino, Springfield

Special Teams: Nick Gonzalez, Springfield

September 21

Offensive: Jaden Rotella, Maritime

Defensive: Grant Engelhardt, WPI

Special Teams: Freddy Barber, Coast Guard

September 14

Offensive: Bubba Mustain, Merchant Marine

Defensive: Harry Ells, Norwich

Special Teams: Nathan Napier, WPI

September 8

Offensive: Gianni Spinelli, Maritime

Defensive: Dennis Matich, Maritime

Special Teams: Karson Bye, Merchant Marine