Central Michigan University Athletics
LeFevour Named to Maxwell Award Watch List
8/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
MOUNT PLEASANT – Central Michigan senior quarterback Dan LeFevour has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2009 Maxwell Award.
LeFevour is the only player from the Mid-American Conference among the 55 players on the watch list. The Maxwell Award is presented annually by the Maxwell Football Club to the most outstanding player in college football.
Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced on Nov. 4. Three finalists will be announced Nov. 23. The winner of the 2009 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on Dec. 10. The formal presentation of the award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Harrah’s Entertainment Atlantic City on March 5, 2010.
LeFevour also has been named to the watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, presented to college football’s top quarterback.
LeFevour enters the 2009 season first among active Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks in completions (853), attempts (1,307) and total offense (11,702), second in passing yards (9,467) and fourth in touchdown passes (74). His total offense career yardage ranks 14th in Bowl Subdivision history. In the Mid-American Conference record book, LeFevour ranks second in total offense, sixth in completions, seventh in passing yards, tied for seventh in touchdown passes and eighth in career attempts.
LeFevour is one of just two players in NCAA history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. He also is one of just two players to pass for 20 touchdowns and score 20 touchdowns in the same season. He accomplished both feats in 2007 and was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year. He is a three-time All-MAC honoree, earning first team honors in 2006 and 2007 and second team accolades in 2008.
An interpersonal communication major with a 3.57 grade-point average, LeFevour is a three-time Academic All-MAC honoree and was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV second team in 2008.
LeFevour recently was announced as a nominee for the American Football Coaches Association’s Good Works Team.
CMU opens the 2009 season at Arizona on Sept. 5. Season tickets and single-game tickets are available online at cmuchippewas.com or by calling the ticket office at 1-888-FIRE-UP2.
Maxwell Award Watch List
Arrelious Benn, Illinois
Jahvid Best, Cal
LeGarrette Blount, Oregon
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas
Chris Brown, Oklahoma
Dez Bryan, Oklahoma State
Daryll Clark, Penn State
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
John Clay, Wisconsin
Eric Decker, Minnesota
Noel Devine, West Virginia
Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech
Darren Evans, Virginia Tech
Damion Fletcher, Southern Miss
Toby Gerhart, Stanford
Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati
A.J. Green, Georgia
Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma
Robert Griffin, Baylor
Rob Gronkowski, Arizona
Matt Grothe, South Florida
Max Hall, BYU
Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State
Julio Jones, Alabama
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
Case Keenum, Houston
Brandon LaFell, LSU
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Jake Locker, Washington
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
Jeremiah Masoli, Oregon
Colt McCoy, Texas
Brandon Minor, Michigan
Kellen Moore, Boise State
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
Tony Pike, Cincinnati
Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State
Todd Reesing, Kansas
Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State
Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
Evan Royster, Penn State
Charles Scott, LSU
Da’Rel Scott, Maryland
Jordan Shipley, Texas
Michael Smith, Arkansas
Jevan Snead, Mississippi
C.J. Spiller, Clemson
Ben Tate, Auburn
Golden Tate, Notre Dame
Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech
Tim Tebow, Florida
Damian Williams, USC
Juice Williams, Illinois
Russell Wilson, North Carolina State
LeFevour is the only player from the Mid-American Conference among the 55 players on the watch list. The Maxwell Award is presented annually by the Maxwell Football Club to the most outstanding player in college football.
Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced on Nov. 4. Three finalists will be announced Nov. 23. The winner of the 2009 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on Dec. 10. The formal presentation of the award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Harrah’s Entertainment Atlantic City on March 5, 2010.
LeFevour also has been named to the watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, presented to college football’s top quarterback.
LeFevour enters the 2009 season first among active Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks in completions (853), attempts (1,307) and total offense (11,702), second in passing yards (9,467) and fourth in touchdown passes (74). His total offense career yardage ranks 14th in Bowl Subdivision history. In the Mid-American Conference record book, LeFevour ranks second in total offense, sixth in completions, seventh in passing yards, tied for seventh in touchdown passes and eighth in career attempts.
LeFevour is one of just two players in NCAA history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. He also is one of just two players to pass for 20 touchdowns and score 20 touchdowns in the same season. He accomplished both feats in 2007 and was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year. He is a three-time All-MAC honoree, earning first team honors in 2006 and 2007 and second team accolades in 2008.
An interpersonal communication major with a 3.57 grade-point average, LeFevour is a three-time Academic All-MAC honoree and was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV second team in 2008.
LeFevour recently was announced as a nominee for the American Football Coaches Association’s Good Works Team.
CMU opens the 2009 season at Arizona on Sept. 5. Season tickets and single-game tickets are available online at cmuchippewas.com or by calling the ticket office at 1-888-FIRE-UP2.
Maxwell Award Watch List
Arrelious Benn, Illinois
Jahvid Best, Cal
LeGarrette Blount, Oregon
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas
Chris Brown, Oklahoma
Dez Bryan, Oklahoma State
Daryll Clark, Penn State
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
John Clay, Wisconsin
Eric Decker, Minnesota
Noel Devine, West Virginia
Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech
Darren Evans, Virginia Tech
Damion Fletcher, Southern Miss
Toby Gerhart, Stanford
Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati
A.J. Green, Georgia
Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma
Robert Griffin, Baylor
Rob Gronkowski, Arizona
Matt Grothe, South Florida
Max Hall, BYU
Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State
Julio Jones, Alabama
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
Case Keenum, Houston
Brandon LaFell, LSU
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Jake Locker, Washington
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
Jeremiah Masoli, Oregon
Colt McCoy, Texas
Brandon Minor, Michigan
Kellen Moore, Boise State
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
Tony Pike, Cincinnati
Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State
Todd Reesing, Kansas
Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State
Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
Evan Royster, Penn State
Charles Scott, LSU
Da’Rel Scott, Maryland
Jordan Shipley, Texas
Michael Smith, Arkansas
Jevan Snead, Mississippi
C.J. Spiller, Clemson
Ben Tate, Auburn
Golden Tate, Notre Dame
Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech
Tim Tebow, Florida
Damian Williams, USC
Juice Williams, Illinois
Russell Wilson, North Carolina State
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