Southern Conference Football Honorees for October 15, 2007

 

Offensive Player of the Week

The Citadel quarterback Duran Lawson (Conway, S.C.) was named Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Lawson led the Bulldogs to a 54-51 overtime win over Furman. The senior completed 28-of-37 passes for 386 yards and three touchdowns and rushed 19 times for 100 yards and a score to set the school total offense record with 486 yards. The Citadel set a school-record with 641 yards in the game.

 

Previous Offensive Player of the Week Honorees

S. 3      Armanti Edwards, ASU

S. 10    Jayson Foster, GSU and Trey Elder, ASU

S. 17    Jayson Foster, GSU

S. 24    Terrell Hudgins, Elon

O. 1      Kevin Richardson, ASU and Kevious Johnson, WOF

O. 8      Scott Riddle, Elon

O. 15    Duran Lawson, CIT

 

Defensive Player of the Week

Chattanooga safety Chris Camacho (Los Angeles, Calif.) earned Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors. Camacho recorded double-digit tackles for the fourth consecutive game to lead the Mocs to a 39-21 win over Western Carolina. He had six solo tackles and one tackle-for-loss. He was credited with a safety in the second quarter. The Mocs yielded just 273 total yards in the victory.

 

Previous Defensive Players of the Week

S. 3      Corey Lynch, ASU

S. 10    Gary Blount, WCU

S. 17    Anthony Williams, ASU

S. 24    Dan Tavani, WOF

O. 1      Quinton Phillips, WCU

O. 8      Thomas Twitty, FUR

O. 15    Chris Camacho, UTC

 

Special Teams Player of the Week

Elon place kicker Andrew Wilcox (Richmond, Va.) was named Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. Wilcox booted five field goals including a career-long 49-yard field goal to lift the Phoenix to a 36-33 double-overtime win over Georgia Southern. Wilcox also kicked field goals of 48, 32, 41and 34 yards in the game as Elon defeated a nationally-ranked team for the third time.

 

Previous Special Teams Players of the Week

S. 3      Patrick Mugan, WOF

S. 10    Johnathan Synovec, CIT

S. 17    Jonathan Parsons, WCU

S. 24    Jonathan Parsons, WCU and Craig Camay, UTC

O. 1      Michael Mayers, Elon

O. 8      Jesse Hartley, GSU

O. 15    Andrew Wilcox, Elon

 

Freshman of the Week

Furman tailback Mike Brown (Atlanta, Ga.) was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Week. Brown returned three kickoffs a total of 129 yards, including a 76-yard return for a fourth-quarter touchdown in Furman’s game at The Citadel. The native of Atlanta, Ga. also caught three passes for 21 yards in the game.

 

Previous Freshmen of the Week

S. 3      Scott Riddle, Elon

S. 10    Scott Riddle, Elon

S. 17    Zeke Rozier, GSU

S. 24    E.J. Webb, GSU

O. 1      Chris Teal, GSU

O. 8      Adam Hearns, WCU

O. 15    Mike Brown, FUR