Northwest Missouri State University junior punter Davis Barr has been named the MIAA's Co-Special Teams Player of the Week.

Barr (Olathe, Kan./De Soto HS) had four of his six punts downed inside the 10 yard line to flip field position consistently for the Bearcats in a 59-14 home win over No. 8 Emporia State. Barr punted six times for a 46.0 average. ESU returned only one of the six punts for two yards.

Barr's second punt of the game, a 49-yarder, was a coffin-corner edition that went out at the one-yard line. It led to the Bearcats recovering a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown on the ensuing possession. Barr's third punt, a 46-yarder, was downed at the seven-yard line. His fourth punt, a 35-yarder, was downed at the six-yard line. His fifth punt, a 64-yarder, was downed at the seven yard line.

His 46.0 average per punt ranked as the seventh-best average in a game in Bearcat history with a minimum of five punts.

MIAA Football Players of the Week
OFFENSIVE AOTW: Logan Madden, Washburn
CO-DEFENSIVE AOTW: Brian Dykstra, Central Missouri & JC Heim, Washburn
CO-SPECIAL TEAMS AOTW: Davis Barr, Northwest Missouri State & David Bethune, Missouri Southern