A10 Rookie of the Week
Sept. 4 - Anthony Orio, QB (NU)
Sept. 11 - Jake Phillips, QB (WM)
Sept. 18 - Joe Casey, RB (URI)
Sept. 25 - John Sperrazza, QB (NU)
Oct. 2 - Sean Schaefer, QB (TU)
Oct. 9 - Sean Schaefer, QB (TU)
Oct. 16 - Jake Phillips, QB (WM)
Oct. 23 - Joe Casey, RB (URI)/Liam Coen, QB (UMass)
Oct. 30 - Liam Coen, QB (UMass)
Nov. 6 - Liam Coen, QB (UMass)
The contenders:
Liam Coen QB UMass (three times)
Jake Phillips * QB W& M (twice)
Sean Schaefer QB TU (twice)
Joe Casey RB URI (twice)
Anthony Orio QB NU (once)
John Sperrazza QB NU (once)
* W&M is the only school in the A10 without linkable bios. The link is to a roster list.
PASSING AVG/GAME Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G
Sean Schaefer....... TU FR 9 293 183 13 62.5 2264 15 251.6
Liam Coen............. UMASS FR 8 210 135 3 64.3 1758 10 219.8
Jake Phillips.......... WM FR 8 139 90 3 64.7 1197 10 149.6
RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G
Joe Casey........... URI FR 9 183 1071 5.9 5 119.0
My take on who's in the lead would break down this way (counting not only stats, but the player's impact on his team's success)
- Coen (contending for playoff game and three weekly honors)
- Schaefer (contending for a playoff game and two weekly honors)
- Casey (leads the A10 in rushing, two weekly honors)
- Phillips (two weekly honors)
This article (registration required) by Matt Vautour of the Hampshire Gazette shows great minds think alike.
Update 11/09/05
I should have mentioned Coen did not only win the A10 Rookie-of-the-week award, but also the Boston Sportswriters "Gold Helmet Award" given to the best football player in New England.
The Boston Globe has an article here.