KALAMAZOO, Mich. - For the first time this season, Western Michigan swept the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week awards as Jamarko Simmons (Offense), Louis Delmas (Defense) and John Potter (Special Teams) were all honored for their performance in WMU's win over Illinois.

Simmons had 11 receptions for a career-high 174 yards in WMU's 23-17 win over Illinois. He broke Greg Jennings' career receptions record. He also became the first Bronco with 1,000 yards receiving in a season since Jennings in 2005. This is the second MAC West POTW nod of Simmons' career.

Delmas registered his fifth double-digit tackle effort of the 2008 season, recording a career-matching 12 tackles against Illinois. Delmas has had 10 or more tackles in each of the last two games after starting the year with three-straight games with 10 or more stops. He leads the team with 87 tackles and is 13 tackles away from becoming the first Bronco to have 100 in a season since 2003. This is the second MAC West POTW of the season for Delmas.

Potter was 3-for-3 on field goals, making attempts of 31, 22 and 45 yards, respectively. Potter's 45-yard field goal five seconds into the fourth quarter was his first-career attempt of over 40 yards and pushed WMU's lead to six, forcing Illinois to have to drive for a touchdown instead of game-tying field goal. He was also 2-for-2 in PATs. This was Potter's first MAC West POTW award of his young career.

Western Michigan goes for its ninth win of the season and an undefeated home season when Toledo comes to Waldo Stadium on Nov. 15.  The 2008 seniors will also be honored prior to the game.  For tickets call 269-387-8092 or 888-4-WMU-TIX.