ST. GEORGE, Utah-Monday, Dixie State quarterback Michael Sanders was named as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his record-setting performance Saturday.
Despite the Trailblazers’ loss to Chadron State Saturday, Sanders, a redshirt senior out of Phoenix and Pinnacle High School, set a school record by tossing for a school-record 527 yards.
His 39 completions on 60 pass attempts also tied a single-game school record.
Sanders is also the first quarterback in the program’s NCAA Division II history to pass for 500 or more yards in a single game.
The Trailblazers’ 631 yards of offense Saturday represents the program’s third highest output in history at the Division II level.
This award is also Dixie State’s first RMAC weekly honor of the 2018 season.