Missouri S&T senior quarterback Tyler Swart and senior return specialist Roderick Chapman, as well as Truman State University junior defensive end Sam Reeves, 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: 59-21 win vs. William Jewell
- Completed 16-of-21 passes for 353 yards and three touchdowns, all of which came in the first half
- His 353 passing yards is the most ever in a half by a passer in GLVC history and third-most in a half in S&T history
- His 264.53 quarterback rating is his best this season and sixth-best in GLVC history; he now has the GLVC’s sixth and seventh-best marks in league history (both recorded this season)
- Led the Miners to scores on seven of eight possessions in the first half of the play as S&T built a 45-7 lead at the intermission
- S&T finished with 565 yards of total offense (432 at halftime) – its third game with more than 500 offensive yards this season
- Earns his sixth career Offensive Player of the Week award (11/16/15, 10/17/16, 10/30/17, 9/3/18, 10/1/18)
- Last Missouri S&T Offensive Player of the Week: Tyler Swart (10/1/18)