Offensive Player of the Week
Dashawn Darden (Delaware Valley / Jr., QB / Norristown, Pa.) earns his second conference weekly award of the season. Darden stepped up to lead the No. 5 Aggies to a 47-13 win over Widener in what was the MAC title game with the NCAA automatic qualifier (AQ) on the line. The junior quarterback rushed for four touchdowns and threw for another to contribute to five offensive scores. Darden rushed for two first-quarter touchdowns in response to the Pride taking an opening 7-0 lead, and then in response to Widener’s 13-6 lead to put the Aggies ahead 14-13. After the conference’s leading rusher (Ellis) left the game in the first-half and did not return, Darden rushed for two more scores and threw for another to seal the victory. The junior finished the game with 133 rushing yards on 17 attempts with four touchdowns. He had touchdown runs of 17, 28, 11 and 1 yard(s). His touchdown pass was for 25 yards.