PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Hank Hersch
November 30, 1987
OFFENSE:Pitt tailback Craig Heyward ran for 259 yards on 41 carries in a 28-5 win over Kent State. Heyward, the 1987 rushing champ, became only the eighth Division I-A back to gain more than 100 yards in each of his team's regular-season games.
OFFENSE:
Pitt tailback Craig Heyward ran for 259 yards on 41 carries in a 28-5 win over Kent State. Heyward, the 1987 rushing champ, became only the eighth Division I-A back to gain more than 100 yards in each of his team's regular-season games.
DEFENSE:
Wake Forest defensive back A.J. Greene, going strictly with man-to-man coverage against Georgia Tech's receivers, intercepted four passes, the last of which he ran back 37 yards for a touchdown, in a 33-6 romp over the Yellow Jackets.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
McNeese State kick defenders Bradley Zaunbrecher and Randy Moss lifted the Cowboys over Lamar 44-36. With three seconds left, Zaunbrecher blocked a field goal try, and Moss ran the ball 35 yards into the end zone to halt a Cardinal rally.