Tyler Walker Named Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Week

DILLON, Mont. – Montana Western football player Tyler Walker was named Erck Hotels/ Frontier Conference Football Defensive Player of the week after a strong outing against MSU-Northern Sept. 6. This marks the first Player of the Week honor of his career.

"Tyler's motor on the field is exceptional," Head Coach Ryan Nourse said. "It was awesome to see him put it together with technique and have a dominating performance for the ages."

Walker was a key part of UMW blanking MSU-Northern 52-0 Saturday afternoon. The Dillon, Mont., native earned a team-high 11 tackles, including a team-best six solo efforts. He recorded six tackles-for-loss totaling 33 yards.

The senior defensive lineman also led the game with 4.5 sacks, 3.0 more than any other player, for 25 yards. With that mark, Walker set a school record for sacks in a single game. The previous record was set in 1980 by Dinny Bennet and matched by Greg Reynard (1984), Duane Earnon (1984), and Troy Lake (1990).

His 4.5 sacks also put him first in the nation and in the Frontier Conference in the category.

Walker's performance also aided the Western Defense in setting a school record for most team sacks in a single game with eight, nesting the previous mark of seven set last season against Arizona Christian.

LOOKING AHEAD
The Bulldogs are back on the road in two weeks when they travel to Billings, Mont., to take on Rocky Mountain September 20. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. MT.

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