Hamilton Named SEC co-Offensive Player Of The Week
By: Brandon Dunn
Updated: September 24, 2012
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -
University of Arkansas senior wide receiver Cobi Hamilton was named SEC
co-Offensive Player of the Week, it was announced Monday.
Hamilton broke the SEC and Arkansas
single-game records with 303 receiving yards last Saturday against Rutgers. His
receiving yards total also ranks as the 14th-highest single-game performance in
NCAA FBS history. Hamilton is the first player in SEC history to record a
300-yard receiving game, breaking the previous record of 293 set by LSU's Josh
Reed in 2001. The previous Arkansas record of 281 was set last season by Jarius
Wright against Texas A&M.
Hamilton collected his 303 yards on
10 receptions, breaking the SEC single-game record for yards-per-catch average
(min. 10 receptions) with an average of 30.3 yards per reception. That mark
bettered the previous record of 23.3 set by Tennessee's Kelley Washington in
2001. Hamilton also tied the Arkansas single-game record with three receiving
touchdowns, becoming just the third Razorback to catch three touchdown passes
in one game. His 303 yards also rank as the highest single-season all-purpose
yards output in the NCAA this season and stand third on Arkansas' all-time
single-game performance list.
Hamilton leads the SEC and ranks 10th
in the SEC with his average of 107.3 receiving yards per game this season. The
Texarkana, Texas, native has caught at least one pass in 26 consecutive games,
the longest active streak in the SEC and tied for the 10th-longest active
streak in the NCAA.
He leads all active NCAA players with
his career average of 18.6 yards per reception and is tied for the SEC active
career lead with 17 receiving touchdowns, tied for fourth in school history.
His five 100-yard receiving games are tied for sixth on Arkansas' all-time
career list. He also ranks eighth on UA's all-time career list with 1,948
receiving yards and stands 13th in school history with 105 receptions.
The Razorbacks return to action
Saturday when they travel to College Station, Texas, to take on Texas A&M
in a game set for an 11:21 a.m. kickoff on the SEC Network.
