Utah State Kicker Connor Coles Named MW Special Teams Player Of The Week
Sep 6, 2021, 1:32 PM
Utah State enters the field before a Mountain West football game against the Boise State Broncos at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. Chris Samuels, Deseret News
LOGAN, Utah – The Mountain West announced that Utah State kicker Connor Coles has been named the Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.
Connor Coles made three field goals in Utah State’s season opening upset win over the Washington State Cougars on Saturday night in Pullman.
In the win over WSU, Coles made field goals from 23, 39 and 28 yards respectively. It’s his second time winning the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week award in his career and it’s the 35th weekly award for a Utah State player in their ninth season in the conference.
#𝗠𝗪𝗙𝗕 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞
Connor Coles connected on all 3 FGs & a PAT to scored 10 pts in the Aggies win over Washington State — the Aggies first win over an autonomous-5 opponent since 2014!
#AtThePeak | #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/ykPlCoVsej— Mountain West (@MountainWest) September 6, 2021
On top of the three field goals, Coles made a PAT after Calvin Tyler Jr. scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
Nevada QB Carson Strong won the Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in their win over California. Wyoming LB Chad Muma was named Defensive Player of the Year after Wyoming beat Montana State in their opener. Wyoming punter Ralph Fawaz earned Freshman of the Week honors.
Utah State will return to Maverik Stadium for their home opener on Friday, September 10 against North Dakota at 7 p.m. MDT on CBS Sports Network.
