Offensive: Davis Webb, Sr., QB, California
• The nation's leader in passing TDs (22), passing yards (2,143), completions (160) and passing attempts (257) completed 22-of-35 passes for four touchdowns in a 28-23 victory over No. 18 Utah.
• Each of Webb's four touchdown passes were for at least 24 yards including a 56-yarder to Demetris Robertson in the fourth quarter that proved to be the winning margin.
• Webb has thrown for at least four touchdowns and over 300 yards for the fifth consecutive game.
• It was Cal's second straight over a ranked team for the first time since 2009.
Defensive: Psalm Wooching, Sr., OLB, Washington
• Wooching earned National Defensive Player of the Week honors from the Walter Camp Foundation after notching three sacks in the Huskies' 44-6 win over No. 7 Stanford.
• Washington's defense held the Cardinal to just 29 rushing yards and 184 passing, sacking the Stanford QBs a total of eight times. Coming into the game, the Cardinal had allowed just four sacks total in three prior games.
• Wooching finished with six total tackles (five solo, one assist) and also forced a fumble on one of his sacks.
Special Teams: Davis Price, Fr., PK, Colorado
• The freshman from Evergreen had his first career placekicks in CU's 47-6 win over Oregon State, and in the process, set the CU record for the longest field goal made by a freshman as well the longest first career field goal made (54 yards)
• The previous record for longest field goal by a freshman was 52 yards by Will Oliver versus California in Boulder on Sept. 10, 2011, and the previous long first make was 53 by two others.
• He scored 11 points overall (5-5 PAT, 2-2 FG), and had four of his eight kickoffs go for touchbacks after joining the team as a walk-on this past June.
ALSO NOMINATED:
Offensive: Shay Fields, COLO; Juju Smith-Schuster, USC; Armand Shyne, UTAH; Kenneth Walker III, UCLA; Jamal Morrow, WSU
Defensive: James Looney, CAL; Jimmie Gilbert, COLO; Hercules Mata’afa, WSU; Kenn Young, UCLA; Jonathan Lockett, USC
Special Teams: Zane Gonzalez, ASU; Nick Porebski, OSU; Christian McCaffrey, STAN, Adarius Pickett, UCLA
2016 PAC-12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | |
Oct. 3 | Davis Webb, CAL | Psalm Wooching, WASH | Davis Price, COLO |
Sept. 26 | Steven Montez, COLO | Solomon Thomas, STAN | Zane Gonzalez, ASU |
Sept. 19 | Chad Hansen, CAL | Treston Decoud, OSU | Zane Gonzalez, ASU |
Sept. 12 | Kalen Ballage, ASU | Sunia Tauteoli, UTAH | Adoree' Jackson, USC |
Sept. 5 | Sefo Liufau, COLO | Troy Dye, ORE | Mitch Wishnowsky, UTAH |