Bowling Green State University Athletics
Jacobs Named MAC Player of the Week
September 12, 2005 | Football
Sept. 12, 2005
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Bowling Green State University's Omar Jacobs has been recognized as a Mid-American Conference Football Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon (Sept. 12). Jacobs was named the East Division's Offensive P-O-W after completing 27-of-43 passes for 428 yards and five touchdowns in Saturday's 40-31 victory over Ball State.
Jacobs has earned MAC Player of the week for the second consecutive week after completing 30-of-51 passes for a career-high 458 yards and five touchdowns versus Wisconsin last week.
For the season, the Delray Beach, Fla. native has completed 57-of-94 passes (60.6%) for 856 and 10 touchdowns.
Click here to see other Jacobs' accomplishments: The Fantastic 4
MAC East Player of the Week
Offensive Player of the Week
Omar Jacobs, quarterback, Bowling Green (Jr., Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic Community)
Jacobs had his second consecutive week with five touchdown passes, completing 27 of 43 pass attempts for 428 yards while suffering one interception in a 40-31 win at Ball State. Down 31-28 with 10:44 remaining in the game, Jacobs an 80-yard, five-play drive in just 44 seconds to reclaim the lead for good in the Falcons conference opener.
Defensive Player of the Week
Dion Byrum, cornerback, Ohio (Sr., Matthews, N.C./Monroe)
Byrum returned two interceptions for touchdowns, the second one 85 yards in overtime, in a 16-10 win over Pittsburgh to mark head coach Frank Solich's first win as Bobcats' mentor. Byrum also had a 38-yard theft he ran back for a score in the second quarter for a 10-3 Ohio lead. He was also credited with three solo tackles and a pass break up. He was also named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Domenik Hixon, kick return, Akron (Sr., Columbus, Ohio/Whitehall-Yearling)
Hixon returned 5 kickoff returns for 144 yards at Purdue, an average of 28.8 ypk to help with starting field position against the Top 20 ranked Boilermakers. He also had 6 receptions for 79 yards as a wide receiver. Hixon leads the nation in all-purpose yards with his 221.0 per game average.
