Nov. 2, 2009

EASTON, Pa. - Senior QB Rob Curley (Cinnaminson, N.J./Holy Cross) has been named the Patriot League Football Offensive Player of the Week. Curley led Lafayette to a 35-14 win over Bucknell by playing a nearly perfect game on Saturday, completing 30-of-35 passes for 333 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions or sacks.

The completions, attempts and yardage marks were all career highs. Curley threw all three of his touchdown passes in the second half as Lafayette scored on its first four possessions to break open a game that was tied 7-7 at the break. Curley's quarterback rating was 242.9 for the game. The performance came one week after he set a career high with 305 passing yards against Fordham. He has led Lafayette to its best overall start since 1981 with a 7-1 record and six consecutive victories for the first time since 1992.

Lafayette is 3-0 in the Patriot League for the first time since 2005. Curley ranks in the top 20 nationally in passing yards, total offense and completions per game, while leading the Patriot League and placing seventh in the country with a 155.4 pass efficiency rating. He earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award.

Curley is a History major who is enrolled in three classes this semester: Deviance (Anthropology & Sociology), Politics & Arts: 1919-1945 and Intro to World Music Traditions.

Lafayette, which broke into both top 25 polls this week (FCS Coaches - 24, Sports Network 25), hosts No. 18/20 Colgate on Saturday at 1 p.m, at Fisher Stadium.