Allen led the Terriers with 156 rushing yards Saturday as the Terriers lost 28-21 at second-ranked Northern Iowa in the second round of the FCS Playoffs.  He also completed 3-of-8 passes for 21 yards and punted once for 44 yards.

The senior quarterback finished his collegiate career with 36 consecutive starts for the Terriers. Allen completed 40-of-88 passes and scored 10 touchdowns in his final season. 

Wofford finished the 2011 season 8-4 and 6-2 in the league.

The Cincinnati native maintains a 3.96 GPA in physics, with minors in math and computer science.

Other nominees included Davidson men’s basketball player JP Kuhlmann, Elon men’s basketball player Jack Isenbarger and Chattanooga women’s basketball player Taylor Hall.

2011 Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week

Sept. 7 Demetrios Pagonis, Cross Country, Davidson

Sept. 14 Chris Berry, Cross Country, Chattanooga

Sept. 21 Ashley Schnell, Cross Country, UNCG

Sept. 28 Jessica Smith, Women’s Soccer, Furman

Oct. 5 Samantha Hodge, Women’s Soccer, Western Carolina

Oct. 13 Stephanie Gerow, Women’s Soccer, Davidson

Oct. 19 Maggie Seeds, Volleyball, Appalachian State

Oct. 26 Jeremy Buncum, Football, The Citadel

Nov. 3 Ashley Schnell, Cross Country, UNCG

Nov. 9 Kate Van Dyke, Volleyball, Georgia Southern

Nov. 16 Nick Millington, Men’s Soccer, Elon

Nov. 30 Kalia’Shea Menendez, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina

Dec. 7 Mitch Allen, Football, Wofford