DALLAS, Texas (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University running back Samson Evans (Crystal Lake, Ill.-Prairie Ridge-Iowa) exploded through the Arizona State defense, rushing for 258 yards on 36 carries as the Eagles pulled off a 30-21 upset in Tempe, Ariz. His career-best numbers for carries and yards that led to the first regular-season win for a Mid-American Conference school over a Pac-12 opponent earned Evans the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week honor for games of the weekend of Sept. 17.
Evans' 258 rushing yards is the top single-game total by any FBS player this season.