NDSU’s Dunn, Cox Named MVFC Players of the Week

ST. LOUIS - North Dakota State running back Lance Dunn and linebacker Jabril Cox were named Missouri Valley Football Conference players of the week by the league office on Sunday, Sept. 24, for the first time in each of their careers.

Dunn, a junior from Waterloo, Iowa, was named co-Offensive Player of the Week along with Western Illinois quarterback Sean McGuire.  Cox, a redshirt freshman from Kansas City, Mo., was named Newcomer of the Week.

Dunn scored four touchdowns on four plays in North Dakota State’s 56-0 win over Robert Morris.  He had scoring runs of 61, 5 and 45 yards and a 10-yard touchdown reception to total 121 all-purpose yards.  Dunn is the first NDSU player to score four touchdowns in a game since the 2010 playoffs.  He leads the FCS with nine TDs through three games.

Cox made a team-high eight tackles, had a fumble recovery that led to a touchdown, was in on one tackle for loss, and made four stops on kickoff coverage (three solos) as NDSU’s defense held RMU to 57 total yards and only one trip past midfield in 14 possessions.  Cox leads the Bison with 15 total tackles and eight special teams tackles through three games.

No. 2-ranked North Dakota State (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) opens conference play against Missouri State (1-3, 0-1 MVFC) in the annual homecoming game at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.