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Southern Conference All-Americans
Consensus All-Americans Walter Payton Award
(I-AA Offensive Player of the Year)
1992 – Michael Payton, QB, Marshall
1999 – Adrian Peterson, RB, Georgia Southern
2000 – Louis Ivory, RB, Furman
The Southern Conference has had 30 players selected as first-team All-
Americans by the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association and
The Sports Network in the same season since TSN began choosing a I-AA All-
America team in 1987. In 2004, Wofford defensive end Lee Basinger was a first
team selections on all three clubs. Following is a quick run-down of the SoCon
players who have achieved the feat.
APPALACHIAN STATE (7): Anthony Downs, 1987; Derrick Graham, 1989;
Harold Alexander, 1991-92; Dexter Coakley, 1994-95-96; Corey Hall, 2000;
Josh Jeffries, 2001-02; K.T. Stovall, 2003.
THE CITADEL (2): Carlos Alvarez, 1988; Lester Smith, 1992.
FURMAN (7): Jeff Blankenship, 1988; Kelly Fletcher, 1989; Steve Duggan,
1990; Kevin Kendrick, 1990; John Keith, 1999; Louis Ivory, 2000; Donnie
Littlejohn, 2001.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN (3): Alex Mash, 1993; Adrian Peterson, 1999;
Freddy Pesqueira, 2002.
MARSHALL (5): Mike Barber, 1987; Michael Payton, 1992; Phil Ratliff,
1992; William King, 1993; Billy Lyon, 1996.
VMI (2): Mark Stock, 1988; Thomas Haskins, 1996.
WESTERN CAROLINA (2): Kerry Hayes, 1993, Eric Johnson, 1998.
WOFFORD (2): Matt Nelson, 2003; Lee Basinger, 2004.
Below are SoCon Consensus All-America selections prior to 1987.
ALABAMA (1): 1930 – Fred Sington, T; DUKE (2): 1933 – Fred Crawford,
T; 1936 – Ace Parker, B; MARYLAND (4): 1951 – Bob Ward, G; 1952 –
Dick Modzelewski, T; Jack Scarbath, B. 1953 – Stan Jones, T; NORTH
CAROLINA (2): 1937 – Andy Bershak, E. 1948 – Charlie Justice, B;
RICHMOND (1): 1969 – Walker Gillette, E; TENNESSEE – (1): 1929 –
Gene McEver, B; TULANE (2): 1931 – Jerry Dalrymple, E. 1932 – Don
Zimmerman, B; VANDERBILT (3): 1923 – Lynn Bomar, E. 1924 – Henry
Wakefield, E. 1932 – Pete Gracey, C; VIRGINIA (1): 1941 – Bill Dudley,
B; WEST VIRGINIA (1): 1955 – Bruce Bosley, T.
Associated Press
APPALACHIAN STATE (35): 1979 – Rick Beasley, WR (2nd). 1984 – Ed Boyd, G
(3rd). 1985 – Dino Hackett, LB (1st), John Settle, RB (2nd). 1986 – John Settle, RB (1st).
1987 – Anthony Downs, DL (1st). 1988 – Bjorn Nittmo, K (1st). 1989 – Keith Collins,
DB (1st); Derrick Graham, OL (1st). 1990 – Rico Mack, LB (3rd). 1991 – Harold Alexander,
P (1st); Rico Mack, LB (2nd); Gary Dandridge, DB (3rd). 1992 – Harold Alexander, P (1st);
Avery Hall, DL (1st). 1994 – Dexter Coakley, LB (1st); Matt Stevens, DB (1st); William
Peebles, DL (2nd); Brad Ohrt, OL (3rd). 1995 – Dexter Coakley, LB (1st); Matt Stevens,
DB (1st). 1996 – Dexter Coakley, LB (1st); Scott Kadlub, C (2nd); Shawn Clark, OL (3rd).
1997 – Jackie Avery, DL (2nd). 1999 – Corey Hall, DB (2nd). 2000 – Corey Hall, DB
(1st); Tyler Elkins, OL (2nd); Jimmy Freeman, DL (3rd). 2001 – Josh Jeffries, DL (1st);
2002 – Josh Jeffries, DL (1st); Joe Patrick, OL (3rd). 2003 – K.T. Stovall, DL (1st); Nate
McKinney, P (3rd). 2004 – DaVon Fowlkes, WR (1st). 2005 – Marques Murrell, DL (1st);
Jason Hunter, DL (2nd); Corey Lynch, DB (2nd).
THE CITADEL (18): 1959 – Paul Maguire, E (3rd). 1963 – Vince Petno, WR (3rd). 1969
– John Small, LB (2nd). 1975 – Brian Ruff, LB (2nd). 1976 – Brian Ruff, LB (1st). 1980
– Stump Mitchell, RB (3rd). 1984 – Jim Gabrish, T (2nd). 1985 – Jim Gabrish, T (1st).
1986 – Scott Thompson, DL (1st). 1987 – Scott Thompson, DL (3rd). 1988 – Carlos Avalos,
G (1st). 1990 – J.J. Davis, LB (2nd); DeRhon Robinson, G (2nd). 1992 – Carey Cash, OL
(1st); Torrence Forney, DB (2nd); Lance Hansen, OL (3rd); Lester Smith, DB, (1st). 2001
– Travis Stephens, LB (3rd).
EAST TENNESSEE STATE (7): 1986 – George Cimadevilla, P (1st). 1989 – George
Searcy, RB (2nd). 1994 – Jeff Johnson, WR (2nd). 1996 – James Russell, DL (2nd). 1997
– B.J. Adigun, WR (1st); Mario Hankerson, LB (1st). 1999 – Kevin Peterson, LB (2nd).
ELON (1): 2005 – Chad Nkang, LB (2nd)
FURMAN (34): 1981 – Bruce Gheesling, LB (3rd). 1982 – Stanford Jennings, RB (3rd).
1983 – Dan Sleet, G (3rd). 1985 – Gene Reeder, C (1st). 1987 – Alex Albert, G (3rd). 1988
– Jeff Blankenship, LB (1st); Fe Cowan, OL (3rd). 1989 – Kelly Fletcher, DE (1st). 1990
– Steve Duggan, C (1st); Kevin Kendrick, LB (1st). 1991 – Allen Edwards, DL (2nd); Eric
Walter, OL (2nd). 1992 – Kota Suttle, LB (2nd); Carl Tremble, RB (3rd). 1993 – Ronnie
McCutchan, P (2nd); Andre Worrell, DB (3rd). 1994 – Jim Richter, PK (1st). 1997 – Bryan
Dailer, DL (3rd). 1999 – John Keith, DB (1st); Des Kitchings, All-Purpose (3rd). 2000
Buck Buchanan Award
( I-AA Defensive Player of the Year)
1995 – Dexter Coakley, LB, Appalachian State
1996 – Dexter Coakley, LB, Appalachian State
Eddie Robinson Award
(I-AA Coach of the Year)
1992 – Charlie Taaffe, The Citadel
1998 – Paul Johnson, Georgia Southern
2003 – Mike Ayers, Wofford
Football Gazette Defensive Player-of-the-Year
1996 – Dexter Coakley, LB, Appalachian State
Football Gazette Coach-of-the-Year
1996 – Bob Pruett, Marshall
AFCA Coach-of-the-Year
1985 – Dick Sheridan, Furman
1988 – Jimmy Satterfield, Furman
1992 – Charlie Taafe, The Citadel
1999 – Paul Johnson, Georgia Southern
2001 – Bobby Johnson, Furman
2005 – Jerry Moore, Appalachian State
– Louis Ivory, RB (1st); Marty Priore, OG (1st); Will Bouton, LB (1st). 2001 – Donnie
Littlejohn, OT (1st); Louis Ivory, RB (2nd); Will Bouton, LB (2nd); Marty Priore, OG
(2nd); Brian Bratton, All-Purpose (3rd).; 2002 – Trevor Kruger, OL (3rd). 2003 – Danny
Marshall, PK (3rd). 2004 – Ben Bainbridge, OT (1st); Roy Ravenell, DE (3rd); William
Freeman, LB (3rd). 2005 – William Freeman, LB (1st); Corey Stewart, OL (2nd); Patrick
Covington, OL (2nd).
GEORGIA SOUTHERN (31): 1993 – Alex Mash, DL (1st); Franklin Stephens, C (3rd).
1994 – Franklin Stephens, C (3rd). 1997 – Roderick Russell, RB (3rd); Mark Williams,
OL (3rd). 1998 – Voncellies Allen, DL (1st); Adrian Peterson, RB (1st); Mark Williams,
OL (1st); Arkee Thompson, DB (1st); Matt Winslette, C (2nd); Chris Chambers, PK (3rd);
Eric Davis, DL (3rd); Daryl Morrell, LB (3rd). 1999 – Adrian Peterson, RB (1st); Mark
Williams, OL (1st); Voncellies Allen, DL (1st); Earthwind Moreland, DB (3rd); Eugene
Phillips, DL (3rd). 2000 – Adrian Peterson, RB (2nd); Nate Gates, DB (2nd). 2001 – Adrian
Peterson, RB (1st); Freddy Pesqueira, DT (1st); 2002 – Charles Clarke, OL (1st); Freddy
Pesqueira, DL (1st); Chaz Williams, All-Purpose (2nd); David Young, DB (3rd). 2003 –
Jermaine Austin, FB (2nd). 2004 – Chad Motte, OL (2nd); Albert Turner, OL (3rd); A.J.
Bryant, DB (3rd). 2005 – Chad Motte, OL (2nd); Jermaine Austin, RB (2nd)
CHATTANOOGA (8): 1989 – Pumpy Tudors, P (1st); Junior Jackson, LB (2nd). 1990
– Troy Boeck, T (1st); Pumpy Tudors, P (2nd). 1991 – Pumpy Tudors, P (2nd). 1996
– Ron Faugue, DB (3rd). 2000 – Matt Vick, PK (2nd); 2002 – Josh Cain, LB (2nd). 2003
– Alonzo Nix, WR (3rd). 2005 – Chad Motte, OL (1st); Jermaine Austin, RB (1st).
WESTERN CAROLINA (18): 1976 – Darrell Lipford, RB. 1983 – Eric Rasheed, WR
(2nd); Tiger Greene, DB (2nd). 1984 – Kirk Roach, K (1st); Louis Cooper, DE (1st); Tiger
Greene, DB (1st); Steve Kornegay, P (1st); Mark Buffamoyer, DL (2nd). 1985 – Alonzo
Carmichael, TE (1st); Clyde Simmons, DE (1st). 1986 – Kirk Roach, K (1st); Alonzo
Carmichael, TE (2nd). 1987 – Kirk Roach, K (1st). 1992 – Todd Harkins, OL (3rd); Kerry
Hayes, KR (3rd). 1993 – Kerry Hayes, KR (1st). 1998 – Eric Johnson, DB (1st); Ken Hinsley,
P (3rd). 1999 – Josh Jones, PK (3rd).
WOFFORD (4): 1997 – Dan Williams, OL (1st). 2000 – Brian Bodor, DL (2nd); 2002
– Anthony Jones, DL (2nd). 2003 – Eric Deutsch, OL (1st); Matt Nelson, FS (1st); Bobby
Gibbs, OL (3rd). 2004 – Lee Basinger, DE (1st); Eric Deutsch, OL (1st). 2005
– Katon Bethay, DL (3rd).
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