Offensive Most Valuable Player
Matt Sacia, Wartburg College
Sr., QB, Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott
For the second-straight year, Matt Sacia was chosen as the conference's Offensive Most Valuable Player. Sacia improved on his outstanding 2017 numbers, recording conference-highs in yards (2,434), pass efficiency (197.5), touchdowns thrown (29) and completion percentage (73.3%). He started all eight conference contests for the 7-1 Knights (8-2 overall). He also completed the most passes of any quarterback in the conference with 170 in 232 attempts. Sacia has thrown up some very impressive overall stats as well, ranking third in NCAA Division III with a passing efficiency of 189.1 and second nationally in completion percentage at 72.0%. Sacia (2017, 2018) is the 10th Wartburg player to earn MVP honors, joining Murray McMurray (1968), Connie Hellerich (1969), Mike Ward (1982), Scott Fritz (1983), Gary Walljasper (1984), Vince Penningroth (1995), Matt Wheeler (1999), Spencer Capitani (Defensive MVP 2014) and Logan Schrader (2014, 2015).
