University of Connecticut Athletics
Fatukasi Earns Gold Helmet Award
10/25/2017 12:00:00 AM | Football
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- UConn senior defensive lineman Foley Fatukasi is this week’s recipients of the New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet Awards presented by the Jack Grinold Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
Fatukasi recorded a season-high nine total tackles and a pair of sacks in the Huskies’ 20-14 victory over Tulsa. Fatukasi was part of a Husky defensive attack that recorded six sacks in a game for the first time since 2012 at Maryland.
The Gold Helmet Awards are presented each Wednesday afternoon at the weekly New England Football Writers Association Media Luncheons that take place at Harvard University’s Dillon Field House. For the third straight year, the Jack Grinold Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation is the presenting sponsor for both the weekly and end-of-year Gold Helmet Awards presented to student-athletes from FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III institutions throughout New England.
For more information on the Gold Helmet Awards and the New England Football Writers Association, please visit www.newenglandfootballwriters.com, and for more information on the Grinold Chapter, please visit www.grinoldchapter.com.
2017 NEW ENGLAND FOOTBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
WEEKLY GRINOLD CHAPTER GOLD HELMET AWARD RECIPIENTS
Division I (FBS/FCS) Division II/III
September 6 Peter Pujals, Holy Cross Quinn Fleeting, Western Connecticut
September 13 Neil O’Connor, New Hampshire Jordan Wilcox, Springfield
September 20 Peter Pujals, Holy Cross Richie Phillips, Massachusetts Maritime
September 27 Bryton Barr, UMass Nick Athy, Bentley
October 4 Neil O’Connor, New Hampshire John Smith, Husson
October 11 Jack Heneghan, Dartmouth Jaquan Harris, Framingham State
October 18 AJ Dillon, Boston College Marc Monks, Assumption
October 25 Foley Fatukasi, UConn Brian Kearns Jr., Stonehill
