ISU’s Warrum named MVFC Offensive Player of Week for 2nd time

Posted on November 9, 2015

Anthony Warrum had eight receptions and three TDs for the Redbirds in the loss vs. South Dakota State. (Photo courtesy Goredbirds.com)

By ISU Sports Information

ST. LOUIS – Illinois State junior wide receiver Anthony Warrum has been putting up stellar performances all season for the Redbirds and he had his best effort of the year at No. 11 South Dakota State.

For his efforts, Warrum was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week Sunday by the league office.

The weekly honor is the second of the season for Warrum, who was previously named the MVFC Offensive Player of the Week following a 170-yard, two-score performance against No. 20 Western Illinois on Oct. 24.

The Fishers, Indiana, native set a career-high with 241 yards receiving on eight receptions and tied his career-best with three touchdown catches for the Redbirds against the Jackrabbits. He averaged 30 yards per catch in the game and had touchdown grabs of five yards, 70 yards and 14 yards, respectively, all from quarterback Tre Roberson.

His 13 touchdown receptions in 2015 tie the school single-season record set by Rickey Garrett in 1998 and his 241 yards pushed his receiving yards total to 1,031. That makes Warrum just the seventh player in school history to go over the 1,000 yard mark and moves him up to No. 6 on the ISU single-season receiving yards list.

Warrum and the Redbirds play their second-straight road game next Saturday, when they travel to Carbondale, Illinois, to face in-state rival Southern Illinois. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.

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