Calvin University junior linebacker Carson Schnurstein was named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week on Tuesday.
 
Schnurstein (Portage, Mich./Portage Central) earned the honor after a career-best performance in the Knights' 38-24 win over Hope College at Knight Stadium, recording 16 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and one quarterback hurry.
 
This season, Schnurstein leads Calvin defenders with 74 total tackles to go with 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and two quarterback hurries.
 
This marks the second time in his career that Schnurstein has been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week. He previous earned the honor last season. He was also named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. He is the fourth Calvin player (and third defensive player) to be named to the Team of the Week by D3football.com.
 
The Knights are 9-0 overall and 6-0 in MIAA play this season and are ranked 14th in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) top 25 poll and 15th in the D3football.com top 25 poll.
 
With the win over Hope, the Knights clinched at least a share of the MIAA regular season championship and earned the automatic bid into the NCAA III Tournament.
 
Calvin football will conclude the regular season on Saturday, November 14, when it travels to Alma College for a game scheduled to kick off at 1:00 PM.