University of Houston Athletics
King Named National Offensive Player of the Week
10/28/2018 1:29:00 PM | Football
Junior quarterback had 551 yards of total offense and seven total touchdowns in win over USF
HOUSTON – One day after totaling seven touchdowns and 551 yards of total offense in Houston's 57-36 win over previously undefeated USF, D'Eriq King has been named the National Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
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The Manvel, Texas, native threw for 419 yards and five touchdowns on 28-of-40 passing while rushing for 132 yards and two scores on 12 attempts, leading a Houston offense to the most points ever scored against USF.
Saturday's game was the eighth straight of 40+ points this season for the Houston offense that leads the nation in total offense with 571.1 yards per game while trailing only Alabama in scoring offense at 49.8 points per game.
After eight games of action, King leads the nation in points responsible for with 236, is No. 3 nationally in passing touchdowns with 28, No. 5 in total offense with 352.0 yards per game, No. 6 in rushing touchdowns with 11, No. 6 pass in efficiency with a rating of 173.0 and No. 8 in passing yards with 2,403.
With 39 touchdowns responsible for already this season, 28 passing and 11 rushing, King already ranks fourth on The American Athletic Conference's single-season chart for touchdowns responsible for, and is only six away from the record of 45 set by UCF's McKenzie Milton in 2017.
His 11 rushing touchdowns also leads all quarterbacks nationally as he is the only quarterback in the nation with at least 20 passing touchdowns and seven rushing touchdowns.
Sunday's honor marked the second straight week a student-athlete from the UH program received a national honor from the Walter Camp Football Foundation after senior linebacker Austin Robinson was named last week's National Defensive Player of the Week.
