Leak Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week
Monday, November 15, 2004 | Football
University of Florida sophomore quarterback Chris Leak was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday for his effort in UF's 48-14 win over South Carolina this past Saturday.
Leak completed 18-of-31 passes for 319 yards and a career-high six touchdowns, which tied the school record for the most thrown against an SEC opponent. Leak's totals came against a Gamecock defense that had allowed just seven passing touchdowns all season and was giving up just 164.4 yards per game through the air. Four of Leak's passing TDs were 24-yard-or-more, including a 61-yarder to Andre Caldwell.
This season, Leak leads the SEC in passing yards per game (270.4), total offense (275.6), TD passes (27) and total TDs accounted for (29).
This is the second such honor for Leak this season as he was also the offensive player of the week for his performance against Arkansas on Oct. 2. Leak became the first Gator to be named offensive player of the week twice in one season since Rex Grossman did so in 2001.
