WEEK 12 STATS: 6 total tackles (5 solo), 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks
Kuntz’s league-leading tackles-for-loss total continued to grow during Duquesne’s 30-20 triumph over Saint Francis in what was a winner-take-all “title game.” The junior linebacker made 2.5 hits for loss against a Red Flash team that entered the game with the conference’s top-ranked scoring offense. Kuntz totaled six tackles in the victory, including five solo stops. His first tackle in Saturday’s game stopped SFU’s Khairi Dickson for no gain on a 1st-and-10 play in the first quarter, eventually leading to a punt three snaps later. He shared a sack with Nathan Stone to force an eventual three-and-out late in the first half. He made three tackles in third quarter, resulting in gains of 1, 3 and -4 yards. The Keystone State product came up with a solo quarterback takedown in the fourth quarter to help salt away the win. Kuntz, who earned All-America status in 2013 before missing all of the 2014 season due to injury, has made the second-most tackles for loss (23.0) in Division I FCS this fall.