COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Air Force, San Diego State, UNLV and Utah won Mountain West player of the week honors Monday.
Air Force wide receiver Chad Hall won the offense award for a school-record 256 rushing yards in the Falcons’ 45-21 victory over Colorado State. Hall carried a career high 31 times for an average of 8.26 yards per carry, scoring four touchdowns. It was his second consecutive 100-plus-yard game.
Linebackers Russell Allen of San Diego State and Beau Bell of UNLV shared the defensive player of the week award.
Allen broke a 36-year old school record with 22 tackles, 10 of them solo, in the Aztecs’ 23-7 loss at Utah. He also had his first career sack and had 1.5 tackles for loss.
Bell had a season-high 13 tackles, including six solo, in UNLV’s 24-14 loss to BYU. He forced three turnovers, with two interceptions and a forced fumble.
Utah place kicker Louie Sakoda won the special teams award with 11 total points as Utah defeated San Diego State 23-7. He was responsible for all nine of Utah’s first half points with field goals of 51, 32 and 27 yards. The 51-yarder was a career best. He also averaged 35.7 yards on three punts, placing two inside the 20-yard line.
