After getting their first win of the season, two Howard Bison football players earn Player of Week honors. Bison's Floyd Haigler has been named Co-offensive player of the week and John Mendoza was selected special teams player of the week by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
A 6-2, 215-pound red-shirt junior from Orangeburg, SC, Haigler, completed 23 of 33 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns and no interceptions while also rushing for a TD in Howard's 49-21 win over Savannah State this past Saturday. Haigler, who ranks among the Top 5 in the nation in total offense and passing yards, has passed for over 300 yards for the third straight game.
Mendoza was a prefect three-for-three on his field goal attempts, including back-to-back 46 yarders, a career record. The three made field goals was also a personal best for Mendoza, a 5-10, 200-pound junior from Miami, FL.
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Willie Carter and Endor Cooper were cited in the Other Top Performers category. Carter, a 6-3, 190-pound freshman wide receiver from Denmark, SC caught six passes for 112 yards and 2 TDs, giving him a team-high five on the season. Carter has twice been named Rookie of the Week and he is currently the highest ranked freshman wide receiver in the Football Championship Series (formerly 1-AA) in receiving statistics.
Cooper, a 6-3, 245-pound senior middle linebacker from Woodbridge, VA, collected 9 tackles, a sack for four yards, 2 pass breakups and had a fumble recovery in the win on Saturday. Cooper, the MEAC Pre-season Defensive Player of the Year, ranks among the nation's leaders in solo tackles, total tackles, tackles for losses and forced fumbles.
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