Fond du Lac’s Walljasper Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week

From: University of Minnesota – Duluth www.umdbulldogs.com

After a monster weekend offensively, University of Minnesota Duluth football quarterback Kyle Walljasper was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Offensive Player of the Week Monday.

The redshirt quarterback led the entire conference in total offense (420 yards), rushing yards (236 yards) and points scored (30), leading the Bulldogs over Winona State University on Saturday 42-38 in Winona, Minn. Walljasper had five rushing touchdowns and 236 yards on the ground on 26 carries for a 9.1 yards per carry average. The Fond du Lac, Wis. native also threw for 184 yards and one one passing touchdowns, including a 74 yard TD connection with Sam Pitz  on the opening drive of the game.

In all, Walljasper’s performance — a career high in both total rushing yards and rushing TDs — also tied the biggest rushing game by any player in the history of the UMD program. Walljasper tied the program rushing record yard mark set by Erik Conner against Bemidji State University on Oct. 21, 2000, and ran for the second most TDs — he is now one of four Bulldog players ever to run for five or more touchdowns in a game.

Walljasper and the Bulldogs will stay on the road this weekend when they head to St. Paul, Minn. to face Concordia University, St. Paul. Kickoff is scheduled Saturday for noon.