Sept. 9, 2015
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - San Diego State junior linebacker Calvin Munson (St. Louis) has been named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week. In recognition of Munson's performance, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, sponsors of the Lott IMPACT Trophy, will make a $1,000 donation to the general scholarship fund at SDSU.
The national award is the second this week for Munson, who had a team-high 11 tackles, 2.5 for loss, two interceptions returned for a touchdown, a sack and a fumble recovery. Munson was also named the Walter Camp National FBS Defensive Player of the Week on Sunday and the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Munson is the first Aztec to ever win the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week.
The two interceptions returned for a touchdown - 19 and 67 yards - tied an NCAA single-game record for a linebacker, tied for the second most in a game among all players in NCAA history and were the most in a game in SDSU history.
Only teammate Damontae Kazee and West Virginia's Karl Joseph (both had three) had more interceptions than Munson's two picks, while the 86 interception yards ranked second in the nation. He is already tied for the most interceptions returned for a touchdown in San Diego State single-season history (Leon McFadden - 2012, Tory Nixon - 1984) and now has three for his career, tying Ricky Parker (1993-96) for the most in program history. Munson has totaled six interceptions for his career with 232 return yards (fifth all-time with the Aztecs).
Munson also led the team in tackles for the fourth time of his career and recovered his first-ever fumble.
SDSU meets California at 2 p.m. PT Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.