Bobcats Move to 11th, Earn Individual Awards
9/4/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Montana State began reaping the spoils of its 19-10 upset of Division I-A Colorado on Monday, moving to 11th in this week's Sports Network Division I-AA poll. A pair of Bobcats also earned league and national player of the week honors.
Junior quarterback Cory Carpenter shared The Sports Network's Offensive Player of the Week award with Southern quarterback J.C. Lewis, while senior kicker Jeff Hastings was named Special Teams Player of the Week. Both players earned Big Sky Player of the Week honors, as well.
Carpenter completed 23 of his 31 passes for 229 yards and a touchdown. He completed his last six passes in leading MSU to 13 unanswered second-half points in his first start since his senior season in high school. Hastings hit all four of his field goal attempts, scoring 13 of MSU's 19 points. He has hit all 14 of his field goals inside 20 yards during his Bobcat career.
This week's poll is below...
SPORTS NETWORK
Rank School Next Opponent
1. Appalachian St (0-1) #12 James Madison
2. New Hampshire (0-0) at Northwestern
3. Northern Iowa (1-0) North Dakota
4. Furman (1-0) West Georgia
5. Cal Poly (1-0) at Weber State
6. Montana (0-1) South Dakota State
7. Illinois State (0-1) Central Arkansas
8. Youngstown State (1-0) Maine
9. UMass (1-0) at Navy
10. Richmond (1-0) Open
11. Montana State (1-0) Chadron State
12. James Madison (1-0) at #1 App State
13. Georgia Southern (0-0) Ctl Conn
14. Hampton (1-0) Howard
15. Delaware (0-0) West Chester
16. McNeese State )0-1) W. Va. Tech
17. Southern Illinois (1-0) Open
18. North Dakota State (1-0) Open
19. UC Davis (1-0) at TCU
20. Eastern Illinois (0-1) Indiana State
21. Portland State (1-0) Northern Colorado
22. Texas State (1-0) at Kentucky
23. Eastern Kentucky (0-1) Western Kentucky
24. Nicholls State (1-0) at Nebraska
25. Lafayette (1-0) at Bucknell
Junior quarterback Cory Carpenter shared The Sports Network's Offensive Player of the Week award with Southern quarterback J.C. Lewis, while senior kicker Jeff Hastings was named Special Teams Player of the Week. Both players earned Big Sky Player of the Week honors, as well.
Carpenter completed 23 of his 31 passes for 229 yards and a touchdown. He completed his last six passes in leading MSU to 13 unanswered second-half points in his first start since his senior season in high school. Hastings hit all four of his field goal attempts, scoring 13 of MSU's 19 points. He has hit all 14 of his field goals inside 20 yards during his Bobcat career.
This week's poll is below...
SPORTS NETWORK
Rank School Next Opponent
1. Appalachian St (0-1) #12 James Madison
2. New Hampshire (0-0) at Northwestern
3. Northern Iowa (1-0) North Dakota
4. Furman (1-0) West Georgia
5. Cal Poly (1-0) at Weber State
6. Montana (0-1) South Dakota State
7. Illinois State (0-1) Central Arkansas
8. Youngstown State (1-0) Maine
9. UMass (1-0) at Navy
10. Richmond (1-0) Open
11. Montana State (1-0) Chadron State
12. James Madison (1-0) at #1 App State
13. Georgia Southern (0-0) Ctl Conn
14. Hampton (1-0) Howard
15. Delaware (0-0) West Chester
16. McNeese State )0-1) W. Va. Tech
17. Southern Illinois (1-0) Open
18. North Dakota State (1-0) Open
19. UC Davis (1-0) at TCU
20. Eastern Illinois (0-1) Indiana State
21. Portland State (1-0) Northern Colorado
22. Texas State (1-0) at Kentucky
23. Eastern Kentucky (0-1) Western Kentucky
24. Nicholls State (1-0) at Nebraska
25. Lafayette (1-0) at Bucknell
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