Eastern Michigan Athletics
Andy Schmitt Named Walter Camp National Player of the Week
11/30/2008 2:53:49 PM | Football, E-Gridiron Group
Eastern Michigan’s Andy Schmitt and Boston College’s Robert Francois Honored
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced its Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending November 29 - the final weekly selections for the 2008 season.
About the Award: This is the fifth consecutive year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ANDY SCHMITT, EASTERN MICHIGAN
Junior, Quarterback, St. John’s MI/St. John’s
Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt set a NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision record with 58 completions as Eastern Michigan upset MAC-rival Central Michigan, 56-52, on Friday night. For the game, Schmitt completed 58-of-80 passes for a school-record 516 yards and five touchdowns. Schmitt also ran for a touchdown. Friday’s performance concluded an impressive two-game effort that saw Schmitt complete 108-of-156 passes for 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ROBERT FRANCOIS, BOSTON COLLEGE
Senior, Linebacker, Highlands, TX/Governor Dummer (MA) Academy
Senior linebacker Robert Francois had a team-high 10 tackles (9 solo), including three for losses, and added an interception which he returned 36 yards for a touchdown as 20th-ranked Boston College defeated Maryland, 28-21. With the victory, the Eagles (9-3) clinched the ACC Atlantic Division title for the second straight year and a spot in the league’s championship game next weekend.
Walter Camp, "The Father of American football," first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.
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