Central Michigan University Athletics
LeFevour, Brown Headline 10 All-MAC Football Selections
11/27/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
MOUNT PLEASANT Central Michigan University has collected a pair of Mid-American Conference football player of the year awards and placed 10 individuals on the all-conference squad.
Headlining the postseason honorees for CMU are sophomore quarterback Dan LeFevour (Downers Grove, Ill./Benet Academy) and freshman receiver Antonio Brown. LeFevour was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year, while Brown was selected MAC Freshman of the Year.
CMU’s 10 all-conference selections are tied for the most in the MAC this season.
LeFevour is the fourth Chippewa to be named MAC Offensive Player of the Year, joining quarterback Gary Hogeboom (1979), tailback Curtis Adams (1982), quarterback Jeff Bender (1990) and tailback Brian Pruitt (1994).
Brown is the fifth CMU player to collect MAC Freshman of the Year accolades, joining Bender (1988), tailback Silas Massey (1995), running back Jerry Seymour (2003) and LeFevour (2006).
LeFevour was named to the all-conference first team offense for the second consecutive season, becoming the first CMU signal-caller to earn All-MAC first team honors in consecutive seasons. Brown was named the conference’s first team kick return specialist and was voted to the all-conference second team offense.
Senior linebackers Red Keith (Franklin, Ga./Heard County HS) and Ike Brown (Saginaw, Mich./Bridgeport HS) were selected to the all-conference first team defense.
Named to the All-MAC second team offense with Antonio Brown were sophomore receiver Bryan Anderson (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS) and junior offensive lineman Andrew Hartline (Baroda, Mich./Stevensville Lakeshore HS).
Three players were voted to the all-conference third team. Senior offensive lineman Eric Tunney (Alger, Mich./Whittemore-Prescott HS) and junior running back Justin Hoskins (Grand Rapids, Mich./University of Notre Dame) were named to the third team offense, while senior defensive tackle Steven Friend (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS) was a third team defense honoree.
CMU’s All-MAC Honoree Thumbnails
Dan LeFevour Quarterback
MAC Offensive Player of the Year
First team offense
Set CMU single-season records for passing yards (3,175), completions (314), pass attempts (475) and total offense (4,013) this season ... four-time MAC West Division Player of the Week honoree ... USA Today National Player of the Week after accounting for 351 total yards and six touchdowns against Army (Oct. 13) ... leads MAC in completions, attempts and total offense; ranks second in rushing touchdowns (15), passing yards and completion percentage (66.1 percent) ... twice set CMU single-game record for total offense, recording 506 yards at Ball State (Oct. 6) and 514 yards at Akron (Nov. 23) ... those are the third and fourth-highest single-game totals in MAC history ... has rushed and passed for a touchdown in the same game six times in 2007 ... tied for sixth among Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks at 69.8 yards per game rushing ... 15 rushing touchdowns are second most among FBS quarterbacks behind Florida’s Tim Tebow (22 rushing touchdowns) ... named MAC Freshman of the Year and All-MAC first team in 2006.
2007 Statistics
Passing: 314-for-475, 3,175 yards, 22 touchdowns, 11 interceptions
Rushing: 135 attempts 838 yards, 6.2 ypc, 15 touchdowns
Receiving: 1 reception, 32 yards, 1 touchdown
Antonio Brown
MAC Freshman of the Year
First team kick return specialist
Second team offense
CMU single-season record 92 receptions in 2007 ... ranks seventh in MAC history for receptions in a season ... MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown against Northern Illinois (Sept. 29) ... 2,009 all-purpose yards in 2007, a MAC freshman record and ninth-most in a season in MAC history ... caught a school-record 15 passes for a career-high 174 yards in win at Akron (Nov. 23) ... 879 receiving yards rank fifth in school history ... ranks eighth nationally in receptions (7.7 rpg), 15th in all-purpose yards (167.4 ypg) and 22nd in kickoff returns (27.7 ypr) ... among freshmen nationally, ranks second in receptions and all-purpose yards and third in kickoff returns.
2007 Statistics
Receiving: 92 receptions 879 yards, 5 touchdowns
Kickoff Returns: 35 returns, 969 yards, 27.7 ypr, 1 touchdown
Punt Returns: 10 returns, 124 yards, 12.4 ypr
Red Keith
First team defense
Tied for first in MAC in tackles (10.8 tpg) ... ranks tied for 15th nationally in tackles ... recorded at least 10 tackles in nine games this season ... leads all current Football Bowl Subdivision players with 455 career tackles ... second on CMU’s career tackles list ... All-MAC first team in 2006 ... All-MAC second team in 2005.
2007 Statistics
129 tackles (69 solo, 60 assists), 5.0 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries
Ike Brown
First team defense
Career-high 91 tackles in 2007 ... recorded at least eight tackles in a game six times this season ... made a career-high 13 tackles against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 16) ... starter in all 12 games after suffering season-ending knee injury in second game of 2006 ... All-MAC second team in 2005.
2007 Statistics
91 tackles (37 solo, 54 assists), 8.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble
Bryan Anderson
Second team offense
Leads team with 969 receiving yards in 2007 ... ranks third in school history in single-season receiving yards ... 78 receptions are second-most in school history ... seven touchdown receptions rank tied for fifth in a season at CMU ... has caught 10 passes in a game twice this season, including a 10-catch, 154-yard, two-touchdown effort in a 58-38 win at Ball State (Oct. 6) ... All-MAC first team in 2006.
2007 Statistics
78 receptions 969 yards, 7 touchdowns
Andrew Hartline
Second team offense
Starter in all 12 games at left tackle ... replaced NFL first round draft pick Joe Staley at that position after starting 25 games in 2005 and 2006 at right tackle ... part of offensive line that has helped CMU rank in the top three in the MAC in scoring, passing, rushing and total offense ... All-MAC second team in 2006.
Eric Tunney
Third team offense
Starter in 11 games at right guard ... in third year as a starter on the offensive line ... part of offensive line that has helped CMU rank in the top three in the MAC in scoring, passing, rushing and total offense ... All-MAC second team in 2006.
Justin Hoskins
Third team offense
Starter in eight games at running back ... ranks second on team with 12 touchdowns scored (10 rushing, two receiving) ... 76-yard touchdown run against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 16) is CMU’s longest play from scrimmage in 2007 ... has run for 100 yards in a game twice, including a career-high 151-yard effort at Kent State (Oct. 27) ... scored at least two touchdowns in four different games.
2007 Statistics
Rushing: 109 attempts, 676 yards, 6.0 ypc, 10 touchdowns
Receiving: 22 receptions, 171 yards, 2 touchdowns
Steven Friend
Third team defense
Starter in all 12 games at defensive tackle ... has started 47 consecutive games dating back to 2004 ... 40 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss in 2007 ... All-MAC second team in 2006.
2007 Statistics
40 tackles (15 solo, 25 assists), 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
Headlining the postseason honorees for CMU are sophomore quarterback Dan LeFevour (Downers Grove, Ill./Benet Academy) and freshman receiver Antonio Brown. LeFevour was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year, while Brown was selected MAC Freshman of the Year.
CMU’s 10 all-conference selections are tied for the most in the MAC this season.
LeFevour is the fourth Chippewa to be named MAC Offensive Player of the Year, joining quarterback Gary Hogeboom (1979), tailback Curtis Adams (1982), quarterback Jeff Bender (1990) and tailback Brian Pruitt (1994).
Brown is the fifth CMU player to collect MAC Freshman of the Year accolades, joining Bender (1988), tailback Silas Massey (1995), running back Jerry Seymour (2003) and LeFevour (2006).
LeFevour was named to the all-conference first team offense for the second consecutive season, becoming the first CMU signal-caller to earn All-MAC first team honors in consecutive seasons. Brown was named the conference’s first team kick return specialist and was voted to the all-conference second team offense.
Senior linebackers Red Keith (Franklin, Ga./Heard County HS) and Ike Brown (Saginaw, Mich./Bridgeport HS) were selected to the all-conference first team defense.
Named to the All-MAC second team offense with Antonio Brown were sophomore receiver Bryan Anderson (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS) and junior offensive lineman Andrew Hartline (Baroda, Mich./Stevensville Lakeshore HS).
Three players were voted to the all-conference third team. Senior offensive lineman Eric Tunney (Alger, Mich./Whittemore-Prescott HS) and junior running back Justin Hoskins (Grand Rapids, Mich./University of Notre Dame) were named to the third team offense, while senior defensive tackle Steven Friend (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS) was a third team defense honoree.
CMU’s All-MAC Honoree Thumbnails
Dan LeFevour Quarterback
MAC Offensive Player of the Year
First team offense
Set CMU single-season records for passing yards (3,175), completions (314), pass attempts (475) and total offense (4,013) this season ... four-time MAC West Division Player of the Week honoree ... USA Today National Player of the Week after accounting for 351 total yards and six touchdowns against Army (Oct. 13) ... leads MAC in completions, attempts and total offense; ranks second in rushing touchdowns (15), passing yards and completion percentage (66.1 percent) ... twice set CMU single-game record for total offense, recording 506 yards at Ball State (Oct. 6) and 514 yards at Akron (Nov. 23) ... those are the third and fourth-highest single-game totals in MAC history ... has rushed and passed for a touchdown in the same game six times in 2007 ... tied for sixth among Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks at 69.8 yards per game rushing ... 15 rushing touchdowns are second most among FBS quarterbacks behind Florida’s Tim Tebow (22 rushing touchdowns) ... named MAC Freshman of the Year and All-MAC first team in 2006.
2007 Statistics
Passing: 314-for-475, 3,175 yards, 22 touchdowns, 11 interceptions
Rushing: 135 attempts 838 yards, 6.2 ypc, 15 touchdowns
Receiving: 1 reception, 32 yards, 1 touchdown
Antonio Brown
MAC Freshman of the Year
First team kick return specialist
Second team offense
CMU single-season record 92 receptions in 2007 ... ranks seventh in MAC history for receptions in a season ... MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown against Northern Illinois (Sept. 29) ... 2,009 all-purpose yards in 2007, a MAC freshman record and ninth-most in a season in MAC history ... caught a school-record 15 passes for a career-high 174 yards in win at Akron (Nov. 23) ... 879 receiving yards rank fifth in school history ... ranks eighth nationally in receptions (7.7 rpg), 15th in all-purpose yards (167.4 ypg) and 22nd in kickoff returns (27.7 ypr) ... among freshmen nationally, ranks second in receptions and all-purpose yards and third in kickoff returns.
2007 Statistics
Receiving: 92 receptions 879 yards, 5 touchdowns
Kickoff Returns: 35 returns, 969 yards, 27.7 ypr, 1 touchdown
Punt Returns: 10 returns, 124 yards, 12.4 ypr
Red Keith
First team defense
Tied for first in MAC in tackles (10.8 tpg) ... ranks tied for 15th nationally in tackles ... recorded at least 10 tackles in nine games this season ... leads all current Football Bowl Subdivision players with 455 career tackles ... second on CMU’s career tackles list ... All-MAC first team in 2006 ... All-MAC second team in 2005.
2007 Statistics
129 tackles (69 solo, 60 assists), 5.0 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries
Ike Brown
First team defense
Career-high 91 tackles in 2007 ... recorded at least eight tackles in a game six times this season ... made a career-high 13 tackles against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 16) ... starter in all 12 games after suffering season-ending knee injury in second game of 2006 ... All-MAC second team in 2005.
2007 Statistics
91 tackles (37 solo, 54 assists), 8.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble
Bryan Anderson
Second team offense
Leads team with 969 receiving yards in 2007 ... ranks third in school history in single-season receiving yards ... 78 receptions are second-most in school history ... seven touchdown receptions rank tied for fifth in a season at CMU ... has caught 10 passes in a game twice this season, including a 10-catch, 154-yard, two-touchdown effort in a 58-38 win at Ball State (Oct. 6) ... All-MAC first team in 2006.
2007 Statistics
78 receptions 969 yards, 7 touchdowns
Andrew Hartline
Second team offense
Starter in all 12 games at left tackle ... replaced NFL first round draft pick Joe Staley at that position after starting 25 games in 2005 and 2006 at right tackle ... part of offensive line that has helped CMU rank in the top three in the MAC in scoring, passing, rushing and total offense ... All-MAC second team in 2006.
Eric Tunney
Third team offense
Starter in 11 games at right guard ... in third year as a starter on the offensive line ... part of offensive line that has helped CMU rank in the top three in the MAC in scoring, passing, rushing and total offense ... All-MAC second team in 2006.
Justin Hoskins
Third team offense
Starter in eight games at running back ... ranks second on team with 12 touchdowns scored (10 rushing, two receiving) ... 76-yard touchdown run against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 16) is CMU’s longest play from scrimmage in 2007 ... has run for 100 yards in a game twice, including a career-high 151-yard effort at Kent State (Oct. 27) ... scored at least two touchdowns in four different games.
2007 Statistics
Rushing: 109 attempts, 676 yards, 6.0 ypc, 10 touchdowns
Receiving: 22 receptions, 171 yards, 2 touchdowns
Steven Friend
Third team defense
Starter in all 12 games at defensive tackle ... has started 47 consecutive games dating back to 2004 ... 40 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss in 2007 ... All-MAC second team in 2006.
2007 Statistics
40 tackles (15 solo, 25 assists), 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
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