Read the ODAC Football Report: Week 11

The ODAC regular season came to a close with plenty of fireworks, leaving a four-way tie atop the ODAC standings.  Hampden-Sydney College, despite a loss to Randolph-Macon College in the 120th edition of "The Game" on Saturday, earned its second straight and ninth overall conference title after coming out ahead in a pair of head-to-head tiebreakers.  The Tigers will head to Wesley College in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.

In addition to Randolph-Macon's 24-10 win at Hampden-Sydney, Bridgewater College, Guilford College and Washington and Lee University posted victories.  Bridgewater went to the nation's capital to pick up its eighth win of the year via a 40-13 final over Catholic University.  Guilford collected its eighth "W" with a 52-28 triumph at Emory & Henry College.  Washington and Lee capped its season at home with a 40-23 victory over Shenandoah University.

The Eagles, Wasps, Quakers and Tigers all sat tied at 5-2 in conference play following Saturday's slate of games.  H-SC and GC were 2-1 against the group in the first head-to-head comparison, separating themselves from BC and E&H, who posted 1-2 records in the four-team snapshot.  In further comparison between the Tigers and Quakers, H-SC's regular season win over GC secured the ODAC title and NCAA Tournament bid.

Guilford quarterback Matt Pawlowski and Washington and Lee defensive back Michael Shields are the ODAC Players of the Week.  Pawlowski threw for 389 yards and five touchdowns on 38-of-48 passing (79.2%).  He completed passes to nine different receivers.  Three of his TDs came in a second-half span where the Quakers out-scored Emory & Henry, 28-7.  Shields put the finishing touches on his rookie season with an 11-tackle day in the Generals' win.  In the first quarter, he forced and recovered a fumble at the W&L one-yard line to stop a Shenandoah scoring attempt on first-and-goal.

Hampden-Sydney will make the trip to Dover, Del., to square off with Wesley College in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.  Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m.  The Tigers and Wolverines have previously met five times, with WC holding a 4-1 advantage in the all-time series.  Hampden-Sydney won the first meeting between the two foes in 1991, posting a 50-49 triumph.  Wesley has rattled off victories in the last four contests, including their most recent showdown in the first round of the NCAA postseason in 2007.  In that contest, Wesley led by as much as 35 points at 38-3 in the third quarter before a pair of H-SC touchdowns cut it to 38-17 entering the final frame.  The Wolverines tacked on one more touchdown to post a 45-17 win.  The winner of Saturday's contest will meet either Husson University (8-1) or MIT (9-0) in the second round.

NCAA Division III Football Tournament Interactive Bracket

For more information on ODAC football, view the ODAC Football Report: Week 11.  You can also go to any of the participating school's websites.  Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow the ODAC on Twitter at @odacathletics.