n just two seasons (1987 and 1988) with the Blue Devils, wide receiver Mark Rothwell possessed the soft hands that allowed him to hold school records that stood for 10 years. His marks of most touchdown receptions in a season (9) and most touchdown receptions in a game (3) were just erased from the top spot last season. Rothwell held the mark for most receiving yards in a single game when he ran for 213 yards against Platteville in 1987. That number has since been eclipsed.

A 1988 GTE Academic All-America and an NAIA Scholar-Athlete, Rothwell was named second team All-America in 1987 and was team MVP in 1988.

Rothwell signed professional football free agent contracts with the Cincinnati Bengals and the Green Bay Packers. Rothwell went on to play professionally with Aquile Ferrara in the Federation of Italian American Football (FIAF), where he was three times named the team MVP and set six league records in a three year career.

Rothwell currently resides in Dunwoody, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta, where he is employed by Coca-Cola as the manager of brand development for the Sprite product line.