East Division
Offensive Player of the Week
Jaret Patterson, Buffalo, RB
Junior, Glendale, MD (Saint Vincent Pallotti)
Patterson rushed for a MAC-record 409 yards and tied an NCAA record with eight rushing touchdowns in Buffalo's 70-41 win over Kent State on Saturday. Patterson's rushing total was the second-highest in NCAA history. The junior running back averaged 11.4 yards per carry. Patterson rushed for 267 yards and five touchdowns in the first half alone. He scored on touchdown runs of 3, 31, 42, 49, 1, 7, 11 and 58 yards.