Army FB takes player of the week honors
Posted by Mike Hoffman on November 13th, 2008 filed in Army/Navy game
Rivals.com tapped Army senior fullback Collin Mooney as its player of the week among Independent schools for the third time this season after he bulldozed for 207 yards against Rice last Saturday. He eclipsed the 1,000 yard milestone for the season running for 1,173 yards through 10 games.
Mooney has come on strong for the Black Knights since his breakout game against Tulane on Oct. 4 when he ran for 187 yards and four touchdowns. He followed that up with a 229 yard outing against Eastern Michigan the next week. Army won both games for their first two of the season.
For a fullback his size at 247 pounds he has surprising speed breaking off multiple long runs including an 81 yard run against Buffalo, a 67 yard run against Eastern Michigan, a 61 yard run against Rice and a 55 yard run against Tulane.
It will be key against the Midshipmen and their vaunted triple-option offense to get Mooney going early for the Black Knights to stay in the game and keep their defense off the field.
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