MAC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Tucker Gleason, Toledo, QB               
Junior, Tampa, Fla. (Plant)  
Tucker Gleason completed 23-of-28 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns in Toledo's 41-17 win over Mississippi State on Sept. 14. He completed passes to nine different receivers and had no turnovers. It was his third straight three-TD game and fifth time Gleason has thrown three touchdown tosses.
 
MAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Red Murdock, Buffalo, Linebacker               
Redshirt-Sophomore, Petersburg, VA (Hopewell)
Linebacker Red Murdock helped lead a stout defensive effort in Buffalo's 34-3 win over UMass. Murdock had career highs in tackles with 12 and tackles for loss with three. He added a sack in the game. He spearheaded a defensive effort that kept the Minutemen out of the endzone and held them to only 72 yards rushing on the afternoon, averaging only 1.9 yards per carry.
 
MAC Football Co-Special Teams Players of the Week
Jesús Gómez, Eastern Michigan, K               
Senior, Puebla, Mexico (Prepa Tec Puebla)            
Senior kicker Jesús Gómez led the Eagles in scoring with 13 total points (four PATs and three field goals) including the game winning field goal in the second overtime to give Eastern Michigan the win over Jacksonville State, Sept. 14. Gómez’s 13 points are the most points scored by a MAC kicker this season. This ties Gómez’s career-high in field goals, as he also knocked in three in a win against Arizona State, Sept. 17, 2022, and last week at Washington.
 
Dylan Cunanan, Toledo, PK                
Freshman, Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope)   
Freshman Dylan Cunanan had a perfect day, connecting on 2-2 field goals and 5-5 PATs in Toledo's 41-17 win over Mississippi State on Sept. 14. Cunanan hit a season-long 41-yard field goal in the contest.