MAC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Broc Lowry, Western Michigan, QB
RS Sophomore, Canfield, Ohio/Canfield
Broc Lowry had a career day in WMU's 42-0 win over Ball State. He completed a career-high 23 passes for a career-high 241 yards and two touchdowns. He then rushed for 13 times for a career-high 108 yards and one touchdown. Lowry became the first Broncos quarterback to surpass 100 yards rushing in a game since Sept. 22, 1973 (Paul Jorgensen vs. NIU). His first touchdown pass gave the Broncos a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter. The second one came midway through the third quarter, pushing the lead to 28-0. His last action of the game came early in the fourth quarter when he ran it into the endzone from 37 yards to make it 35-0.
MAC Football Co-Defensive Players of the Week
Gideon Lampron, Bowling Green, LB
Junior, LaGrange, Ohio (Keystone)
Bowling Green’s Gideon Lampron delivered a dominant defensive performance in the Falcons’ historic 28-23 comeback win over Toledo in the Battle of I-75. Lampron led all players with 13 tackles, including 10 solo stops, and matched a career high with 3.5 tackles for loss. His 13 total tackles and 10 solo tackles were the most in the MAC this week, while both his solo stops and tackles for loss ranked tied for second among all FBS players over the weekend. Anchoring a resilient BGSU defense, Lampron helped the Falcons hold Toledo to just 121 total yards in the second half -- 69 in the third quarter and 52 in the fourth -- while pitching a shutout as Bowling Green erased a 21-0 deficit to earn its first-ever win after trailing by 21 or more points.
Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan, DE
Senior, New York, N.Y./Teaneck
Tucker wreaked havoc on the Ball State offense as the Bronco defense held the Cardinals scoreless and to just 88 total yards of offense in Saturday's 42-0 win. He had a career-high seven tackles with a career-high 3.5 sacks. His 3.5 sacks resulted in a net loss of 25 yards for the Cardinals. Tucker's sack total pushed him to 8.5 on the season, now tied for first in the nation and top of the MAC. He now has 12.5 tackles for loss on the season, second-most in the nation.
MAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Rudy Kessinger, Eastern Michigan, PK
R-FR, Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Watterson)
Eastern Michigan’s Rudy Kessinger tied his career-high with three field goals (35, 49 and 28) as he was a perfect 3-of-3 on the day while adding one extra point for 10 points in the game, marking his third game with 10+ points this season. Kessinger’s first two kicks gave the Eagles their first two leads of the game (3-0 and 6-3) before his third added to a late 13-10 lead to make it 16-10 with 5:40 to play. Kessinger, who is averaging 2.0 field goals per game, leads the MAC with 8.3 points per game, 58 total points, and 14 field goals.
