TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana State junior left tackle Evan Borchers has been named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman Of The Week following the Sycamores' 56-22 home victory over Quincy this past weekend. Additionally, Darrius Gates, Ronnie Fouch and Justin Hilton took home national honors as they each were named Honorable Mention selections on the College Football Performance Awards Division I FCS Perfomer Of The Week list.

Borchers became the second Sycamore to earn MVFC weekly honors this season with his outstanding performance against the Hawks. Borchers started at left tackle for the Sycamores in the 56-22 victory over Quincy. Borchers was a key blocker for a Sycamore ground attack that chewed up 562 yards of total offense, averaging 8.4 yards per play. The Sycamore ground game posted 331 yards on the ground, including a pair of rushers which topped the century mark in Shakir Bell (156 yards) and Darrius Gates (139 yards, three TDs). He also was key member of a pass protection that allowed no sacks versus the Hawks while Ronnie Fouch became the first Sycamore signal caller to top the 200-yard passing mark and throw for four touchdowns in a single-game since the 2006 season. Fouch was 15-of-17 passing for 231 yards and four scores.

FN Lutz was named the MVFC Offensive Lineman Of The Week following his performance against St. Joseph's (Ind.) in the season opener.

Gates was an honorable mention selection for the CFPA Division I FCS Running Back Performer Of The Week Award. Gates sliced the Hawks defense for 139 yards on the ground and three touchdowns. It marked the second time this season that Gates found the end zone a total of three times this season, also doing it in the season opener against St. Joseph's.

Fouch was also an honorable mention pick for the CFPA Division I FCS Quarterback Performer Of The Week Award for his efforts against Quincy. Fouch completed 15-of-17 passes for 231 yards and four touchdowns in the Sycamores' 56-22 victory over the Quincy Hawks on Saturday. Fouch pitched scoring strikes of 72, 40, 11 and nine yards to three different receivers in the victory. Overall, Fouch found seven different receivers versus the Hawks. Fouch's long pass of the day was a 72-yard scoring toss to Justin Hilton just before halftime that gave ISU 42 first half points, its highest one half scoreboard tally since posting 49 against West Virginia Tech in 1994. Fouch's 231 passing yards marks the first time an Indiana State quarterback has eclipsed the 200-yard mark passing since the 2006 season and his four touchdowns passing is the first time since that same season a Sycamore signal caller has posting that many scoring strikes.

ISU junior receiver Justin Hilton was likewise an honorable mention selection for the CFPA Division I FCS Wide Receiver Of the Week Award after leading the team in pass receptions versus the Hawks. Hilton paced the Sycamores with 131 receiving yards, including a pair of touchdowns. Hilton scored on pass plays of 72 and 40 yards in the effort. He is the first Sycamore to reach the 100-yard receiving mark since the 2006 season.

The purpose of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.

As prominent scholars from a wide variety of disciplines note, CFPA eliminates the politics and biases that vitiate balloting-based awards. Furthermore, CFPA is the only awards organization to receive praise from both Republican and Democratic White House officials for promoting objectivity and fairness in college football.

Indiana State returns to action on Saturday, October 9 for the annual Homecoming contest against Illinois State. Kickoff at Memorial Stadium is slated for 3:05 p.m. (ET).