ST. LOUIS – UNI senior kicker Austin Errthum was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after a stellar game in the Panther's 26-16 win over No. 13 Illinois State.
Errthum was 4-4 in field goals and 2-2 in PATs. He hit from 30, 30, 27 and tied his second-longest kick of the season at 43 yards.
He was also great in kickoffs, finding the end zone on every kick to average 65 yards per kickoff and notching six touchbacks on seven kicks.
Errthum leads the Valley in field goals with 14 and has the highest percentage at 82.