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Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 11

Nov 13, 2017

OFFENSIVE: Bryce Love, JR, RB, Stanford (Wake Forest, N.C.)
• Love ran for 166 yards and matched a career-high with three touchdowns in a 30-22 win over No. 9 Washington.
• Also matched a career-high with 30 carries and averaged 5.5 yards per carry.
• He added one reception for 12 yards and finished with a game-high 178 all-purpose yards.
• Love extended his FBS-leading touchdown streak to 11 games (which also tied a school record), and as the nation's leading rusher (180.2 ypg), he has run for 140+ yards in all but one game this season.

DEFENSIVE: Hercules Mata’afa, RJR, DL, Washington State (Lahaina, Hawai’i)
• Mata'afa had a career day in leading WSU to a 33-25 win at Utah, holding the Utes to 67 yards rushing.
• Matched a career-high with eight tackles, made career-highs of 5 tackles-for-loss and 3 sacks, along with a forced fumble and fumble recovery.
• Part of WSU defense that forced seven turnovers on the day. Cougars are now tied for national lead with 27 takeaways.
• Mata'afa upped his season TFL total to 21.5, which leads all Pac-12 defenders and is fourth nationally. He is tied with Rien Long for 2nd-most in WSU single-season history.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Erik Powell, RSR, K, Washington State (Vancouver, Wash.)
• Connected on four of five field goals and accounted for 15 points in WSU's win at Utah, helping WSU to 9-2 mark and share for Pac-12 North lead.
• Powell made 4 field goals (44, 32, 28, 33) for the second time this season (also at Oregon) and upped his season field goal total to 19, t-5th-most in the FBS this season and in WSU single-season history.
• Powell upped his career field goal total to 50, 3rd-most in WSU history.

ALSO NOMINATED:
OFFENSIVE: Khalil Tate, ARIZ; Demario Richard, ASU: Juwann Winfree, COLO; Jordan Lasley, UCLA; Sam Darnold, USC; Luke Falk, WSU.
DEFENSIVE: Colin Schooler, ARIZ; Bobby Okereke, STAN; Nate Meadors, UCLA; Ajene Harris, USC; Donovan Thompson, UTAH.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Jet Toner, STAN; Adarius Pickett, UCLA.

  Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Sep. 5 Josh Rosen, UCLA Devante Downs, CAL Jake Olsen, USC
Sep. 11 Sam Darnold, USC Peyton Pelluer, WSU Dante Pettis, WASH
Sep. 17 Luke Falk, WSU Devante Downs, CAL Dante Pettis, WASH
Sep. 25 Bryce Love, STAN Jack Jones, USC Brandon Ruiz, ASU
Oct. 2 Bryce Love, STAN Jahad Woods, WSU Erik Powell, WSU
Oct. 9 Khalil Tate, ARIZ Justin Reid, STAN Erik Powell, WSU
Oct. 16 Khalil Tate, ARIZ Jordan Kunaszyk, CAL Mitch Wishnowsky, UTAH
Oct. 23 Khalil Tate, ARIZ Colin Schooler, ARIZ Brandon Ruiz, ASU
Oct. 28 Khalil Tate, ARIZ Harrison Phillips, STAN Lucas Havrisik, ARIZ
Nov. 6 Luke Falk, WSU Manase Hungalu, OSU Dante Pettis, WASH
Nov. 13 Bryce Love, STAN Hercules Mata'afa, WSU Erik Powell, WSU