FARMINGTON, Utah — Saturday was a historic offensive performance for Eastern Washington football and redshirt-junior
Kekoa Visperas was central to the effort. After scoring four touchdowns against Idaho State, Visperas earned his first career Big Sky Co-Offensive Player of the Week award, announced by the conference today.
The award was split between Visperas and Idaho wide receiver Mark Hamper.
Visperas helped direct the Eagle offense to the 77-42 victory over the Bengals. EWU's 77 points are the most against a Division I opponent in program history, surpassing the 74 points scored against Portland State in 2018. The Eatonville, Wash. native rushed for three touchdowns and had 47 yards on the ground.Visperas passed for 206 yards and one touchdown, going a perfect 14-of-14 on passing attempts. The perfect mark broke the EWU record for competition percentage (min. 10 attempts).
Against ISU, Eastern's offense moved the ball freeley, amassing 704 yards of total offense. The yardage total is the first time the Eagles recorded 700-plus yards since they went for 754 yards against Western Illinois (9/18/21). It was also the most yards since the team broke the program record with 837 yards against Idaho (10/16/21).
Visperas is completing 74.8 percent of passes this season, leading the Big Sky and ranking second in the FCS. He is sixth in the conference and 27th in the nation with 17 passing touchdowns, while ranking 11th with six rushing touchdowns.
In total this season, Visperas has passed for 2077 yards and rushed for 313. Visperas is also second in the conference with a 165.4 efficiency rating, ranking seventh in the nation as well.
Sharing the award, Hamper helped the Vandals survive an upset bid by Weber State, catching eight passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns
EWU is on the road for its final game of the 2024 season, facing No. 25 Northern Arizona on Saturday (Nov. 23). The game kicks off at 12 p.m. Pacific Time from Flagstaff, Ariz.
Season and single game tickets for the 2024 football season are now available! Ticket packages can be purchased online via your Paciolan account, over the phone at 509-359-6059, or by emailing tickets@ewu.edu.
ABOUT EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Eastern Washington University Athletics sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports, six for men and eight for women, both as learning opportunities for its most athletically talented students and as an enhancement to student and community life. Eastern is affiliated with Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a member of the Big Sky Conference, an association of 10 regional schools with comparable enrollments and academic goals.
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