SMU quarterback Shane Buechele was named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, it was announced on Sunday. The redshirt junior threw for a career-high 457 yards and six touchdowns in Saturday's 45-21 win over Temple, helping the Mustangs continue their unbeaten start and move up in the AP Top 25 Poll to No. 16.

Earlier this season, SMU wideout James Proche earned the honor as well after his clutch performance against Tulsa in the team's 21-point comeback. In that game, Proche caught the game-winning touchdown in triple overtime to lift SMU to the win.

Buechele, who transferred to SMU in the offseason from Texas, is leading the American Athletic Conference in both passing yards and yards per game and with this performance, will only widen that gap in his first year under offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee's guidance.

Wide receiver Reggie Roberson caught 250 of the 457 yards with three touchdowns on the day. From the beginning, SMU felt like the offense could attack the Owls secondary.

"We knew we could take shots against them and I know we have some guys on offense that can run, so ultimately letting them do their thing, get their release, go and it's up to me just to throw it up and let them run under it," Buechele said after the game. "It makes it really easy whenever they're doing what they're doing, and I just throw it up and they do what they do."

With the team now 7-0, SMU has a New Year's Six Bowl ahead of them, if they can continue this run. Buechele said it's important that the team continue to take things one game at a time.

"You always want to do this," Buechele said of his preseason expectations. "I think it's important to understand that our team does a really good job of just taking it week by week and going 1-0. It's always a goal to win but it's to win that week, not just to win the whole season. If we just keep doing our thing and just keep winning week by week everything will come."

Up next for the Mustangs is a road trip to AAC rival Houston on Thursday, where the two teams will meet at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.

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