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Johnson Named Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Of The Week
September 15, 2015 | Football
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FORT WORTH, Texas—Bowling Green State University quarterback Matt Johnson continues to bring home the accolades this week, following his historic performance in a road win at Maryland over the weekend. Today, Johnson was named as the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week.
Johnson's historic performance led Bowling Green to a 48-27 win on the road in College Park, Md. Saturday against the University of Maryland. The Falcons put up 692 total yards and 42 second-half points in the win. It was the second straight season in which the Falcons have defeated a Big Ten Conference opponent.
In the win, Johnson passed for a career-high 491 yards and six touchdowns. It was his second consecutive 400-yard performance passing. He now leads the nation with 915 total passing yards through two weeks. The 491 yards were the second-most in school history for a single game, while his six scoring strikes were tied for the most in school history.
Johnson is the first quarterback in BGSU's 96-year football history to ever pass for 400-or-more yards in back-to-back games, and joins Brian McClure (1983) as the only quarterback to ever accomplish that feat more than once in a season.
The native of Harrisburg, Pa., is the first weekly winner from a non-Power 5 Conference school since East Carolina's Shane Carden on Sept. 16, 2014.
All 128 FBS quarterbacks are eligible for the weekly honor, which is determined by a subset of the Davey O'Brien National Selection Committee. Honorable mention quarterbacks in week two included: Connor Cook (Michigan State), Luke Falk (Washington State), Jared Goff (California), Kevin Hogan (Stanford), Chad Kelly (Ole Miss), DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame), Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) and Greg Ward Jr. (Houston).
The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award winner will be announced on Dec. 10 during ESPN's The Home Depot College Football Awards. The winner is not required to have won a weekly award during the season. A list of 16 semifinalists for the award will be announced on Nov. 2, while the three finalists will be named on Nov. 24.
2015 Week-by-Week Winners:
Sept. 9 - Josh Rosen (UCLA)
Sept. 15 - Matt Johnson (Bowling Green)
Week 2 Honorable Mention:
Connor Cook (Michigan State) - Tossed a pair of TD passes (20 of 32, 192 yards overall) in 31-28 victory over No. 7 Oregon.
Luke Falk (Washington State) - Threw for 468 yards and 4 TDs, including the game-winner with :13 left, in 37-34 win over Rutgers.
Jared Goff (California) - Completed 17 of 24 passes for 321 yards and 3 scores in a 35-7 win over San Diego State.
Kevin Hogan (Stanford) - Finished 17-for-29 for 341 yards and 3 scores in a 31-7 triumph over UCF.
Chad Kelly (Ole Miss) - Was 20 of 25 for 346 yards and 4 TDs, plus had 26 rush yards and a TD in 71-23 win over Fresno State.
DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame) - Threw the game-winning TD in a relief effort (8 of 12, 92 yards, 2 TDs) in 34-27 win over Virginia.
Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) - 2nd straight honorable mention; 3 TD passes, 1 TD rush in 4th quarter/OT in win at Tennessee.
Greg Ward Jr. (Houston) - Totaled 334 yards of offense (236 passing, 98 rushing) and threw for 3 TDs in 34-31 victory at Louisville.
FORT WORTH, Texas—Bowling Green State University quarterback Matt Johnson continues to bring home the accolades this week, following his historic performance in a road win at Maryland over the weekend. Today, Johnson was named as the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week.
Johnson's historic performance led Bowling Green to a 48-27 win on the road in College Park, Md. Saturday against the University of Maryland. The Falcons put up 692 total yards and 42 second-half points in the win. It was the second straight season in which the Falcons have defeated a Big Ten Conference opponent.
In the win, Johnson passed for a career-high 491 yards and six touchdowns. It was his second consecutive 400-yard performance passing. He now leads the nation with 915 total passing yards through two weeks. The 491 yards were the second-most in school history for a single game, while his six scoring strikes were tied for the most in school history.
Johnson is the first quarterback in BGSU's 96-year football history to ever pass for 400-or-more yards in back-to-back games, and joins Brian McClure (1983) as the only quarterback to ever accomplish that feat more than once in a season.
The native of Harrisburg, Pa., is the first weekly winner from a non-Power 5 Conference school since East Carolina's Shane Carden on Sept. 16, 2014.
All 128 FBS quarterbacks are eligible for the weekly honor, which is determined by a subset of the Davey O'Brien National Selection Committee. Honorable mention quarterbacks in week two included: Connor Cook (Michigan State), Luke Falk (Washington State), Jared Goff (California), Kevin Hogan (Stanford), Chad Kelly (Ole Miss), DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame), Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) and Greg Ward Jr. (Houston).
The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award winner will be announced on Dec. 10 during ESPN's The Home Depot College Football Awards. The winner is not required to have won a weekly award during the season. A list of 16 semifinalists for the award will be announced on Nov. 2, while the three finalists will be named on Nov. 24.
2015 Week-by-Week Winners:
Sept. 9 - Josh Rosen (UCLA)
Sept. 15 - Matt Johnson (Bowling Green)
Week 2 Honorable Mention:
Connor Cook (Michigan State) - Tossed a pair of TD passes (20 of 32, 192 yards overall) in 31-28 victory over No. 7 Oregon.
Luke Falk (Washington State) - Threw for 468 yards and 4 TDs, including the game-winner with :13 left, in 37-34 win over Rutgers.
Jared Goff (California) - Completed 17 of 24 passes for 321 yards and 3 scores in a 35-7 win over San Diego State.
Kevin Hogan (Stanford) - Finished 17-for-29 for 341 yards and 3 scores in a 31-7 triumph over UCF.
Chad Kelly (Ole Miss) - Was 20 of 25 for 346 yards and 4 TDs, plus had 26 rush yards and a TD in 71-23 win over Fresno State.
DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame) - Threw the game-winning TD in a relief effort (8 of 12, 92 yards, 2 TDs) in 34-27 win over Virginia.
Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) - 2nd straight honorable mention; 3 TD passes, 1 TD rush in 4th quarter/OT in win at Tennessee.
Greg Ward Jr. (Houston) - Totaled 334 yards of offense (236 passing, 98 rushing) and threw for 3 TDs in 34-31 victory at Louisville.
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