Howard Wins LSC Player-of-the-Week Honor

November 2, 2005

Richardson, TX - Southwestern Oklahoma State wide receiver Danny Howard was selected by the Lone Star Conference as the North Division Player-of-the-Week after his record-setting effort in the Bulldogs game Saturday against Northeastern.

Howard, a senior from Oklahoma City’s John Marshall High School, caught 12 passes for 248 yards in the 17-13 loss. He broke the previous mark of 11 catches set by Walter Oliver against Tarleton State in 2000 and yardage mark of 220 by Shevron Glover against Southeastern in 1999.

Howard has caught passes for more than 100 yards against three LSC North teams. He is the team's leading receiver with 41 catches for 775 yards and 2 TD's. Howard is the second on the school's all-time receiving charts with 107 catches for 1,827 yards and seven touchdowns.

SWOSU concludes its 2005 season Saturday at home against Texas A&M-Commerce. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.