CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois quarterback Nic Baker was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Sunday night.
Baker completed 34-of-48 passes for a school-record 485 yards and three touchdowns in a game which featured two of the league’s most prolific quarterbacks. Baker also rushed five times for 22 yards and led a comeback from an 11-point deficit, in which the Salukis briefly regained the lead, but fell just shy of victory versus Northern Iowa, 37-36.
Baker’s 507 yards of total offense are tied for the 7th-most in the league’s 38-year history and are the third-most in a league game. His 485 passing yards are the fifth-best in Conference history and are the second-highest in a league game. His passing-yard total was the most in the FCS last Saturday and is the third-highest FCS single-game output in 2022. His total offense figure (507) was only two yards shy of the FCS single-game high this season.