COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Old Trapper Mountain West Football Players of the Week have been announced for Week 5. Hawai‘i quarterback Micah Alejado has been tabbed the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week, while Boise State sophomore linebacker Boen Phelps was named MW Defensive Player of the Week and Hawai‘i senior placekicker Kansei Matsuzawa earned MW Special Teams Player of the Week honors.

The MW awards are the fifth and sixth for Alejado, the third for Matsuzawa and the first for Phelps.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER/FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
MICAH ALEJADO, HAWAI‘I
Redshirt Freshman, Quarterback, Las Vegas, Nevada/Bishop Gorman HS
• Went 35-for-47 for a season-high 457 yards and three touchdowns to lead Hawai‘i to a 44-35 road win over Air Force.
• Became the first quarterback in program history to throw for 450-plus yards twice within his first five career starts.
• Including his 6 rushing yards, his 463 yards of total offense are good for the third-highest single-game total in the FBS this season.
• Led the Rainbow Warriors to a season-best 535 yards of total offense and their most points in the Timmy Chang era.
• Threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jackson Harris, including a 74-yard strike in the fourth quarter to put Hawai‘i ahead 41-28.
• Was named one of the Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 and a Manning Award Star of the Week.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BOEN PHELPS, BOISE STATE
Sophomore, Linebacker, Spokane, Washington/Freeman HS
• Had six tackles (three solo), a quarterback hurry and an interception return for a touchdown in Boise State’s 47-14 win over App State.
• Was the highest-graded linebacker and second-best defensive player in the FBS last week according to PFF (94.4).
• Helped the Broncos hold App State’s offense, which came in ranked third in the FBS in passing offense, to just 65 passing yards, including only 2 in the second half, and 184 total yards.
• Returned his first career interception 33 yards for a score in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
KANSEI MATSUZAWA, HAWAI‘I
Senior, Placekicker, Tokyo, Japan/Hocking College
• Connected on three field goals as part of a 14-point afternoon in Hawai‘i’s 44-35 win at Air Force.
• Hit from 31, 39 and 25 yards to move to 16-for-16 on field goals this season.
• Set Hawai‘i and Mountain West records for consecutive made field goals to start a season.
• Dating back to last season, has converted 17 straight field-goal attempts, the second-longest streak in program history.

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