Lindsey Branch, UMW Sports Information
DILLON, Mont. – After taking down the no. 3 ranked College of Idaho, the Montana Western Football team earned two Frontier Conference Player of the Week for the second straight week.
In addition, Michael Palandri of Montana Western has been named the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week. Palandri is the third football player to earn this honor under head coach Ryan Nourse.
Palandri, a redshirt junior from Maple Valley, Wash., threw for 416 passing yards, four touchdowns in the air, and two more on the ground in the upset win over the then no. 3 ranked College of Idaho Yotes. He went 19-for-28 with a 67.9 completion percentage and added another 23 rushing yards.
Muffich, a sophomore from Butte, Mont. was named the Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
Muffich lit up the Yotes, totaling 12 tackles with seven solo tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss of a total of five yards. This is Muffich's second career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.
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