Bowling Green State University Athletics
Tyler Sheehan Named MAC Player of the Week
September 03, 2007 | Football
Sept. 3, 2007
CLEVELAND, Ohio (BGSUFalcons.com) - Bowling Green State University sophomore quarterback Tyler Sheehan has been named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday morning (Sept. 3). Sheehan was named the MAC East Division's Offensive Player of the Week.
Sheehan, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio (LaSalle H.S.), threw for 388 yards in his first collegiate start, leading the Falcons to a road win over a Big Ten Conference opponent. He completed 34 passes in 51 attempts, throwing for two touchdowns and catching a pass for a score, as the Brown and Orange defeated Minnesota, 32-31 in overtime.
Sheehan, who saw action in four games last year, obliterated all of his career records. He more than doubled his yardage total for all of last season, having thrown for 192 yards a year ago.
Sheehan also topped his career totals in completions and attempts, as the QB was 23-for-43 in limited action in 2006.
He had his first 300-yard game, his first two TD tosses, his first collegiate reception and of course, his first receiving TD (a 24-yard catch from Corey Partridge) in the win at Minnesota.
In addition to the TD tosses, which went to Eric Ransom and Marques Parks, Sheehan also completed a pass to Freddie Barnes for the winning two-point conversion in overtime.
Sheehan was the offensive player of the week for the MAC's East Division. Akron's Reggie Corner was named the division's defensive player of the week, while Ohio's Joshua Abrams received the special teams P-O-W honors.
In the West Division, Western Michigan's Jamarko Simmons (offensive) and Austin Prichard (defensive) earned honors.
The Falcons, 1-0 on the young season, head to East Lansing this weekend to take on Michigan State University (1-0). That game begins at noon Saturday (Sept. 8) at Spartan Stadium.
