TRAFFORD, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College football team's Jacob Pugh (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) has been named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, announced by the conference Monday (Nov. 18). This marks the fifth W&J football player to be named Offensive Player of the Week this season and Pugh's third.

Pugh headed the Presidents' offensive efforts in a 45-0 PAC Championship-clinching victory over Allegheny. Pugh recorded five touchdowns on the day with 295 yards through the air with an 86.4 completion percentage (17-for-22). Pugh's four first-half touchdowns put W&J up 35-0 at the half.

With his 92nd career passing touchdown, Pugh now holds sole possession of fourth all-time at W&J in passing touchdowns and sits three away from third. Pugh also holds the second-most passing touchdowns thrown in a single season at W&J (39) only behind Bobby Swallow '08 (46).

W&J, ranked No. 23 in the NCAA Power Index (NPI), will travel to No. 15 Randolph-Macon in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Football Championship on Saturday (Nov. 30), at 12:00 p.m.