MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee's David DeFatta was honored today by the Sun Belt Conference as the Special Teams Player of the Week. It was the junior's fourth career player of the week award and the second this season.

DeFatta punted six times at WKU for a 46.7-yard average and placed two inside the 20-yard line. The Franklin, Tenn., native had a game-changing play in the third quarter when he boomed a career long 71-yard punt that was downed at the WKU 4-yard line. The 71-yard kick equaled the fourth longest in school history.

It went down as the 24th player of the week award under Rick Stockstill and the seventh this season.

The Blue Raiders will play their final home game of the 2008 season on Saturday when it takes on North Texas in the annual Salute to Veterans Day. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 PM at Floyd Stadium.

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