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Needham Named MAC East Division Special Teams Player of the Week
October 18, 2021 | Football
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green's placekicker Nate Needham was named the MAC East Division Special Teams Player of the Week honors for games played through Oct. 17, announced the Mid-American Conference. It is the second career honor for Needham and second this season.
Needham (Sr., Chesterton, Ind.) recorded a career-high four field goals and a career-high 14 points scored in a narrow loss at NIU. Connected on field goals of 23, 49, 42, 42 on a day when winds were whipping between 17 and 30 MPH. He made a 49-yard field goal with seven seconds left in the second quarter to make it a one-possession game. He is one of 13 FBS players who is perfect on the year, but his 13 made field goals ranks No. 1 in the nation among those who are perfect. A perfect 9-of-9, he leads the nation with nine field goals from 40+ yards. His 13 made field goals in a row ranks No. 6 in the nation among active streaks.
Needham (Sr., Chesterton, Ind.) recorded a career-high four field goals and a career-high 14 points scored in a narrow loss at NIU. Connected on field goals of 23, 49, 42, 42 on a day when winds were whipping between 17 and 30 MPH. He made a 49-yard field goal with seven seconds left in the second quarter to make it a one-possession game. He is one of 13 FBS players who is perfect on the year, but his 13 made field goals ranks No. 1 in the nation among those who are perfect. A perfect 9-of-9, he leads the nation with nine field goals from 40+ yards. His 13 made field goals in a row ranks No. 6 in the nation among active streaks.
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