MOSCOW, Idaho – Ricardo Chavez tied his career-high by going 4-4 in field goals and added three PATs to score 15 points. He added two punts, averaging 65 yards to help the Idaho Vandals pull off the first Idaho FCS over FBS win since 1994. For his efforts he was named the STATS Perform National Special Teams Player of the Week and the Big Sky Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.
 
Chavez, a senior from Los Angeles, hit field goals of 26, 34, 43 and 29 on the day, as the Vandals pulled away from the Wolfpack in the dominating win.
 
His punting duties were only called on twice. In the first quarter, he was pinned in the end zone and sent the ball all the way to the Nevada 28-yard line. In the second quarter, he punted the ball from the Idaho 30 all the way through the back of the end zone, hitting the pad at the back with force.
 
This is the first National Player of the Week honor for Chavez and his second Big Sky Player of the Week honor.
 
The Vandals return to action on Saturday against Cal in Berkeley, California, at 1 p.m. The Pac-12 Network will broadcast the game.