Missouri S&T senior quarterback Tyler Swart and senior defensive back Roderick Chapman, as well as University of Indianapolis freshman kick returner Toriano Clinton, have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Players of the Week in football, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tyler Swart, Missouri S&T
Sr., QB, Dickinson, Texas
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Team Result: 48-23 win at Southwest Baptist
- Registered one of the best quarterback performances in GLVC history in win over Bearcats
- Threw for a career-high 448 yards – the sixth-most in S&T and GLVC history
- Tossed a career-high five scoring passes, becoming just the 11th player in GLVC history to accomplish the feat
- Posted a QB rating of 259.08, which is the sixth-highest in GLVC history
- Five scoring passes increased his career total to 62, breaking the S&T career record and putting him in a tie for third (Nick Lonergan, QU, 2012-15) in GLVC history, just two shy of second place (Isaac Fisher, MCK, 2012-15)
- Also broke the S&T career mark for completions, going 23-of-29 (79.3 percent) to give him 508 as a Miner
- Finished with 451 yards of total offense, the sixth-most in S&T history and eight-most ever by a GLVC player
- Became fifth passer in GLVC history to eclipse the 7,000-yard mark; his 7,045 yards are just 145 shy of surpassing UIndy’s Connor Barthel for fourth all-time
- Miners finished with 609 yards of total offense, the third-highest mark program history
- Earns his fifth career Offensive Player of the Week award (11/16/15, 10/17/16, 10/30/17, 9/3/18)
- Last Missouri S&T Offensive Player of the Week: Tyler Swart (9/3/18)