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Browning, Ball, Gonzalez earn weekly Conference honors

Oct 10, 2016

Offensive: Jake Browning, So., QB, Washington
In Washington's 70-21 road win at Oregon, Browning had a career night, breaking the school record for touchdown passes (6) and for touchdowns responsible for (8), while completing 22-of-28 for 304 yards and no interceptions. 
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The sophomore ran for two touchdowns and threw for scores of 3, 15, 3, 28, 10 and 44 yards, breaking the record of five, which he tied just this year. 
• Browning currently leads the NCAA-FBS in passing efficiency (204.9) and in touchdown passes (23). 
• Washington scored 70 points for the first time since a 1944 win over Whitman College and improved its winning streak to nine in a row, the second-longest current streak in FBS.

Defensive: Marcus Ball, RS-Jr., LB, Arizona State
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Recorded a career high 10 tackles (all solo) in ASU’s 23-20 win over UCLA.
• Added an interception that was returned for 22 yards in the third quarter that set up Zane Gonzalez for his NCAA record setting 89th career FG.
• Key contributor to the Sun Devil defense that held UCLA to -1 rushing yards during the game.

Special Teams: Zane Gonzalez, Sr., PK, Arizona State
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Broke the NCAA career field goals made record with his 89th career FG in the fourth quarter of ASU's 23-20 win over UCLA.
• Contributed 11 points in the Sun Devil win and tallied his fourth game with three or more FG's made.
• His 16 field goals on the season are the most in the FBS as of 10/8. 
• Gonzalez has now scored at least one point in each of the 45 games he has played at Arizona State, tying Luis Zendejas’ school record 

ALSO NOMINATED:
Offensive: 
Tim White, ASU; Ryan Nall, OSU; Josh Rosen, UCLA; Tyler Petite, USC; Troy Williams, UTAH; Luke Falk, WSU; 
Defensive: Xavier Crawford, OSU; Frank Buncom, STAN; Uchenna Nwosu, USC; Chase Hansen, UTAH; Hercules Mata'afa, WSU
Special Teams: Adoree' Jackson, USC; Mitch Wishnowsky, UTAH

2016 PAC-12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

  Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Oct. 10 Jake Browning, WASH Marcus Ball, ASU Zane Gonzalez, ASU
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