SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The North Central Conference (NCC) has announced that two members of
The University of South Dakota football team have been named player of the week.
Amos Allen has been selected as the NCC Co-Offensive Player of the Week while
Frank Leibfarth has been named the NCC Special Teams Player of the Week. Allen shares the award with Zach Miller from Nebraska-Omaha. The announcement was made this morning from the conference office in Sioux Fall, S.D.
This marks the first time that Allen (Sr., Miami, Fla.) and Leibfarth (Sr., Yankton, S.D.) have earned the conference's weekly award. It is the third and fourth time that USD has received NCC Player of the Week recognition this season. Noah Shepard (So., Thornton, Colo.) was named NCC Offensive Player of the week on September 4 and Tim Stanek (So., Walthill, Neb.) was named the NCC Special Teams Player of the Week on October 1. Shepard was also named D2football.com National Player of the Week on September 4.
In the Coyotes' 38-17 win at Augustana on Saturday, Allen had a career-day as he nearly re-wrote USD history. He ran the ball 29 times for 260 yards and three touchdowns. His 260 rushing yards were 35 shy of Stefan Logan's (2003-06) single game record. Logan gained 295 yards on September 3, 2005 against Truman State. Allen had runs of 63, 23 and 22 yards in the win. He was busy early in the game, rushing for 189 yards in the first half. The 260 yard rushing performance marks the third time this season that he has gone for 200 or more yards in a game. On the season, Allen has rushed for 1,469 yards and has scored 14 touchdowns (12 rushing, 2 receiving). He needs just 327 yards to break Jamel White's (1998-99) USD single season record. White ran for 1,796 yards in the 1999 season.
Leibfarth attained perfection on Saturday. He was 3-for-3 in field goal and extra point attempts against Augustana. Leibfarth connected on field goals of 33, 22 and 23 yards. On the season he has connected on 8-of-12 field goals and is a perfect 30-of-30 on extra point attempts. Leibfarth currently ranks third all-time at USD in career scoring with 215 points. He trails Jason Leber (1993-96) who tallied 236 points.
South Dakota will be in search of its 23rd consecutive home victory this Saturday when they host Minnesota State University. Kick off is scheduled of 2:00 p.m. at the DakotaDome.
