Nov. 8, 2010
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State junior linebacker Miles Burris (Granite Bay, Calif.) has been named the Mountain West Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the team's victory over Colorado State on Saturday, the league office announced Monday. It is the first career award for Burris, who shared the honor with TCU's Tanner Brock, while he becomes the fourth different Aztec tabbed by the MWC in 2010.
Burris had a career night in leading SDSU to a 24-19 win against the Rams, posting 10 tackles, including nine solo efforts. He also made four stops behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of 39 yards, had two sacks for a loss of 22 yards and forced two fumbles. The 39 yards was more than his season total in that category on nine previous tackles for loss, while the 4.0 TFLs are the most by an Aztec in a game since September 2008.
Burris' two forced fumbles came on the same CSU drive in the second quarter, as the Rams had advanced to the San Diego State 18-yard line, but eventually were forced to turn the ball over on downs as the second fumble took them out of field goal range.
On the year, the 6-3 linebacker leads the Mountain West Conference and is in the top 32 nationally in both sacks (7.0) and tackles for loss (13.0). Burris is tied for the league lead in fumbles forced (4), which is tied for fourth in the FBS in 2010, and boasts a team-high 50 stops on the season.
San Diego State (7-2, 4-1), which has won four straight games and is receiving votes in both the AP and coaches top-25 polls, heads to Ft. Worth, Texas, Saturday for a 1 p.m. PT kickoff against league-leader and third-ranked TCU. The match-up will be televised live on VERSUS.
2010 MWC Players of the Week (SDSU only)
Sept. 13 - Ronnie Hillman, Fr., RB (offense)
Sept. 20 - Ronnie Hillman, Fr., RB (co-offense)
Oct. 17 - Ronnie Hillman, Fr., RB (co-offense)
Nov. 1 - DeMarco Sampson, Sr., WR (offense); Brian Stahovich, Jr., P (special teams)
Nov. 8 - Miles Burris, Jr., LB (co-defense)