Lake Forest College football player Pete Scaffidi was named Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week on Monday after throwing for 367 yards and five touchdowns in Lake Forest's 56-38 victory at Lawrence University last Saturday.
Scaffidi, a junior quarterback, completed a 54-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Kevin Davis on the Foresters' first possession of the game. That score broke the team record for touchdown passes in a season (20) that he tied last Saturday. He added a 15-yard touchdown pass to junior wideout Austin Sobey in the first quarter, a 27-yarder to Davis in the second, and an 18-yard scoring strike to junior Rocky Al-Mutawa as well as a 36-yarder to Davis in the third. The five touchdowns on the day tied the team record he set five weeks ago and he also added a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
In addition to the passing touchdown records he has already set, Scaffidi is closing in on several other program-bests. His 179 completions on the year are just eight shy of the mark and his 2,229 passing yards are 207 away from the record. He currently owns a passer efficiency rating of 161.50, well above the school record of 153.43, and he has completed 65.8 percent of his passes, just ahead of the program-best mark of 65.7.
Midwest Conference Performers of the Week are selected by the league's sports information director.
