KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pittsburg State University redshirt freshman quarterback Bobby Bacon was named the MIAA Offensive Player of the Week Monday (Oct.19) for his performance in the Gorillas 45-42 home win over Missouri Western State University Saturday.

Bacon accounted for three touchdowns and passed for the seventh-highest yardage total in school history in leading the Gorillas past the visiting Griffons. Bacon (Iowa City, Iowa) completed 21 of 39 passes for 384 yards, including a 28-yard TD pass to wide receiver Luke Coon that gave the Gorillas a 38-35 lead with 11:16 to play in the game. He had a pair of one-yard touchdown runs earlier in the back-and-forth game that saw four ties and seven lead changes. Bacon completed four passes for 65 yards on Pitt State's game winning drive late in the game that culminated with Luke Niggemann's one-yard touchdown plunge with 29 seconds to go.

Bacon has started the last five games for the Gorillas. He's passed for 1,184 yards (236.8 ypg) and seven touchdowns on the season.