Football | 9/18/2017 1:23:00 PM

Footman Earns SWAC Offensive Player of the Week Honors

LORMAN, Miss. – After leading the FCS in passing yards Saturday, senior quarterback Lenorris Footman from the Alcorn State University football program was named SWAC Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced.
 
Footman accounted for four touchdowns against McNeese State, including three throwing and one receiving. He threw for a career-high 424 yards which crushed his previous best of 269 in the 2016 SWAC Championship.
 
The Monticello, Florida native completed passes to eight different receivers. His touchdown reception came on a trick play as senior wide receiver Norlando Veals found him open in the end zone.
 
Footman moved up two spots to No. 9 in school history in career passing touchdowns with 26. He surpassed William Wooley's 24 from 1971-74, and tied Tim Buckley's 26 from 2006-09. Footman also moved up to No. 11 in career passing with 3,248 yards. He surpassed Jerome Vigne's mark of 2,951 from 1985-87.
 
Footman has accounted for seven touchdowns in Alcorn's two home games this season. He opened the year with three touchdown passes against Miles College.
 
Alcorn has won four SWAC Player of the Week awards in three weeks. In addition to Footman, senior De'Lance Turner won Offensive Player of the Week, sophomore Solomon Muhammad won Defensive Player of the Week and junior Marquis Warford won Special Teams Player of the Week.
 
The Braves will remain at home Saturday when they open conference play against Southern at 6 p.m. at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium.
 
Week 3 FCS Passing Leaders
1. Lenorris Footman, Alcorn, 424 yards
2. Cade Sparks, Indiana State, 405 yards
3. Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington, 399 yards
4. Price Wilson, Bryant, 387 yards
5. Stephen Calvert, Liberty, 379 yards

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