November 15

DC's Dillon Named to 2007 Aztec Bowl Squad
Courtesy of Todd Bell - AFCA.com

WACO, Texas - Defiance wide receiver Luke Dillon has been selected to play for the American Football Coaches Association’s Division III all-star team that will represent the United States against the Mexican National Team in the 2007 Aztec Bowl on December 8 in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Dillon, a senior from Temperance, Mich., ended his career as one of the most prolific receivers in Defiance history. Dillon broke the school’s single-game and single-season records this season for catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns and also set a new career record with 28 touchdown receptions. Dillon set personal bests this season with 93 catches for 1,241 yards and 14 scores and finished sixth in the nation with 124.1 receiving yards per game. Dillon ended his DC career with 177 catches for 2,493 yards and 28 touchdowns.

Dillon is one of 50 NCAA Division III seniors from around the country who will make up this year’s team. Former Widener, Delaware Valley and LaSalle Head Coach Bill Manlove will coach this year’s team.

The Aztec Bowl is the traditional season-ending game for Mexico’s college football season. The game has been played 36 times since 1947 with the last 10 contests featuring the United States-Mexico match-up. The United States is 9-1 in the series and defeated Mexico, 28-7, in the 2006 game in Aguascalientes.

This year’s game is scheduled to kick off at 6:00 p.m. CST on December 8 at Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Chihuahua.

Chitwood Sports Media of Jefferson, Texas will again provide a live webcast of the Aztec Bowl in 2007. Along with the game webcast on December 8, announcers Charlie Chitwood and Ned Fratangelo will provide 90-minute preview shows on December 5, 6, and 7. The preview shows will originate from the Team USA hotel and will begin each night at 6:30 p.m. CST.

The preview shows and game webcast can all be accessed via the AFCA’s website at www.afca.com and via the Aztec Bowl website at www.aztecbowl.com. Postgame results will also be available at www.afca.com.

The AFCA was founded in 1922 and currently has more than 10,000 members around the world ranging from the high school level to the professional ranks. According to its constitution, the AFCA was formed, in part, to “maintain the highest possible standards in football and in the coaching profession” and to “provide a forum for the discussion and study of all matters pertaining to football.

For more information on the AFCA and its programs, log on to the AFCA’s website at www.afca.com.