YPSILANTI -- The quarterback position was one of the biggest question marks for Eastern Michigan's football team heading into this season.

Tyler Wiegers, a graduate transfer from Iowa, appears to have cleared up any uncertainty at that position, at least through the first two weeks.

The 6-foot-4, 227-pound Lake Orion native was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after he helped lead the Eagles (2-0) to a 20-19 upset victory over host Purdue on Saturday.

Wiegers finished 20 of 28 passing for 312 yards and a touchdown -- a 75-yard strike to Mathew Sexton that gave the Eagles a 7-3 first-quarter lead.

"Tyler has been a perfect fit for us the moment he walked on campus," EMU head coach Chris Creighton said on Tuesday's MAC coaches conference call. "It starts with the person he is. At QB, such a leadership position, he fits our program and was immediately accepted on our team. Fast forward to now, he has a very good arm, very accurate, but it is his composure and his intelligence that would be his strengths even more than his accuracy, and he is a very accurate thrower."

The victory was EMU's second straight over a Big Ten opponent after losing its first 38 matchups. The Eagles downed Rutgers 16-13 last season.

Wiegers' 312 passing yards was the most by an EMU quarterback since Brogan Roback's 328-yard performance in the 2016 Bahamas Bowl.

In the final five minutes, Wiegers drove the Eagles 72 yards in 15 plays, setting up a game-winning 24-yard field goal from Chad Ryland on the final play of the game.

In the Eagles 51-19 season-opening win over Monmouth, Weigers completed 18 of 21 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns.

Ryland was named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Week. He also made a 27-yard field goal on Saturday and converted both PATs.