Allgeier named Capital One Orange Bowl Player of the Week

MIAMI, Florida — BYU running back Tyler Allgeier has been named the Capital One Orange Bowl Player of the Week for his dominating performance in leading No. 17 BYU to a 66-49 win over Virginia on Saturday, Oct. 30.

Allgeier had 29 carries for 266 yards and tied a school record with five TDs on Oct. 30 at LaVell Edwards Stadium versus the Cavaliers. His 266-yard performance was the third best rushing total in BYU football history, behind Eldon Fortie's 272 in 1962 and current Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams, who set the school record at 286 in 2016.

Allgeier’s 266 yards was the highest FBS rushing total for the week and earned him previously announced recognition as Independent Offensive Player of the Week by College Sports Madness and honorable mention College Football Performance Awards National Performer of the Week. He also earned a helmet sticker from ESPN College Football Final host Matt Barrie.

The sophomore from Fontana, California, leads the nation in touchdowns with 16 and is second in scoring with 96 points. He is third in rushing yards with 1,127 and yards per game 125.2 and eighth in points per game with 10.7.

He is currently ninth all-time at BYU in three offensive categories—yards rushing in a season (1,132), career rushing yards (2,425) and career rushing TDs (24).

Allgeier is on the 2021 watch list for the Doak Walker Award, Paul Hornung Award and the CFPA National Performer of the Year. In 2020, Allgeier finished No. 8 nationally with 1,130 rushing yards and was No. 4 in yards per carry at 7.53 for the No. 10 ranked Cougars.