NFL Standout Von Miller Named Walter Camp Alumni Award Recipient

NFL All-Pro outside linebacker Von Miller (Texas A&M/Denver Broncos) is the recipient of the 2019 Walter Camp “Alumni Award.” 

         Miller joins a distinguished list of former “Alumni Award” winners, including Alan Page (Notre Dame), Bo Jackson (Auburn), Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh), Herschel Walker (Georgia), Mark May (Pittsburgh), Tim Brown (Notre Dame), Doug Williams (Grambling State) and last year’s recipient Larry Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh).

         The Walter Camp “Alumni of the Year” award is bestowed on a worthy individual who has distinguished himself in the pursuit of excellence as an athlete, in his personal career and in doing good work for others.  He must be an individual who has exhibited dedication and good moral conduct in achieving success. He must be a compassionate and unselfish person who contributes his time and assistance in helping to encourage and comfort fellow human beings less talented and less fortunate than himself.  He must be an individual who takes pride in having been a Walter Camp All-American.

         A three-year starter for Texas A&M, Miller posted 10.5 sacks and 17.5 tackles for loss to earn Walter Camp All-America honors during his senior season in 2010.  Miller also won the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker in 2010. Miller was then selected by the Broncos with the second overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft.

         He played in 15 games during his rookie campaign and was impressive, registering 64 tackles, 11.5 sacks and three forced fumbles, making the Pro Bowl.  The following year, Miller was even better, racking up 68 tackles, 18.5 sacks, earning another Pro Bowl selection while notching First-Team All-Pro honors in the process.   He also earned a pair of First-Team All-Pro selections in 2015 and 2016.  Miller led the Broncos to the Super Bowl 50 title and earned the game’s Most Valuable Player honors in the 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers.

         In 2015, he became the third-fastest NFL player in NFL history to reach 50 career sacks, needing just 58 games. Miller currently holds multiple Denver Broncos career defensive records including sacks, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and quarterback hits.

         This season, Miller registered 46 tackles and eight sacks this season for the Broncos and earned his sixth straight Pro Bowl selection.

         Off the field, Miller, who graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in poultry sciences, currently operates a chicken farm in his native Texas, and is active in helping others.  In 2012, Miller created Von’s Vision to provide Denver-area youth with eye examinations and eyewear. Von’s Vision hosts Von’s Vision Days throughout the year to provide children with free eye exams and glasses.  Earlier this year, Miller was the recipient of the Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service in Sports.                                                                                                                  

         Miller, along with the 130th annual Walter Camp All-America team and Player of the Year Joe Burrow (LSU), and other award winners (Chris Berman-Distinguished American; Curtis Martin-Man of the Year; Ed Orgeron-Coach of Year), will be honored at the organization’s 52nd national awards banquet on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at the Yale University Lanman Center in New Haven.   For more information, visit www.waltercamp.org

         Walter Camp, “The Father of American Football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.

Walter Camp Alumni Award Recipients

2019 – Von Miller, Texas A&M

2018 – Larry Fitzgerald, University of Pittsburgh

2017 – Eddie George, The Ohio State University

2016 – Orlando Pace, The Ohio State University

2015 – Doug Williams, Grambling State

2014 – Chad Hennings, U.S. Air Force Academy

2013 – Ken Huff, North Carolina

2012 – Derrick Brooks, Florida State

2011 – Chris Spielman, Ohio State

2010 – Tedy Bruschi, Arizona

2009 – David Fulcher, Arizona State

2008 – Tim Brown, Notre Dame

2007 – Ray Guy, Southern Mississippi

2006 – Mike Rozier, Nebraska

2005 – Cornelius Bennett, Alabama

2004 – George Rogers, South Carolina

2003 – Mark May, Pittsburgh

2002 – Dave Casper, Notre Dame

2001 – Herschel Walker, Georgia

2000 – Don McPherson, Syracuse

1999 – Bo Jackson, Auburn

1998 – Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh

1997 – Jim Plunkett, Stanford

1996 – Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma

1995 – Jim Covert, Pittsburgh

1994 – Ed Marinaro, Cornell

1993 – Archie Griffin, The Ohio State University

1992 – Kellen Winslow, Missouri

1991 – Steve Owens, Oklahoma

1990 – Thomas L. Jackson, Louisville

1989 – Dr. Tom Casanova, Louisiana State

1988 – Alan Page, Notre Dame

1987 – Mike Reid, Penn State

1986 – Joe Greene, North Texas

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Tulane’s Christian Montano Named Walter Camp Connecticut Player of the Year

Tulane University graduate student Christian Montano (Orange, CT) has been selected as Walter Camp’s 2019 Connecticut Player of the Year. 

The award is presented to the top college football player who is a resident and/or played scholastically in the state of Connecticut. The award is voted on by the Walter Camp Football Foundation membership.

Montano is the first player from Tulane to receive this honor.  Montano started all 12 games at offensive center for Green Wave (6-6), who earned a berth in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl on Jan. 4 versus University of Southern Mississippi. 

Montano has been a catalyst in the Green Wave’s offensive attack that averages more than 33 points and 455 yards of total offense a game.   Tulane’s rushing attack has totaled 2,775 yards in 2019 – the fourth highest total in school history.

Montano graduated in 2018 from Brown University (B.A. economics), where he was a three-year starter and Second Team All-Ivy honoree at center for the Bears. He is a two-time semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy and received an award for independent science research about the effects of fertilizer runoff on local aquatic habitats. Montano donated bone marrow to save a man’s life and has since met and formed a strong relationship with.

In 2019, Montano was a semifinalist the Jason Witten College Man of the Year award, which is presented the Division I college football player who has demonstrated a record of leadership by exhibiting exceptional courage, integrity and sportsmanship both on and off the field.

A native of Orange, Montano played scholastically for head coach Joe Linta at Hamden Hall Country Day School. 

Montano, along with the members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-America team and Player of the Year Joe Burrow (LSU) and Coach of the Year Ed Orgeron (LSU), along with other major award winners (Man of the Year-Curtis Martin and Distinguished American-Chris Berman), will be honored at the organization’s national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Yale University’s Lanman Center.

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.

Connecticut Player of the Year

Presented to the top college football player who is a resident and/or played scholastically in the state of Connecticut. The award is voted on by the Walter Camp Football Foundation membership.

2019 – Christian Montano, C, Tulane

2018 – Zach Allen, DE, Boston College

2017 – Ervin Philips, WR, Syracuse

2016 – Noel Thomas, WR, Connecticut

2015 – Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple

2014 – Tyler Murphy, QB, Boston College

2013 – Kevin Pierre-Louis, LB, Boston College

2012 – Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State

2011 – Silas Redd, RB, Penn State

2010 – John Moffitt, OL, Wisconsin

2009 – Aaron Hernandez, TE, Florida

2008 – Kory Sheets, RB, Purdue

2007 – Mike McLeod, RB, Yale

2006 – Kory Sheets, RB, Purdue

2005 – John Sullivan, C, Notre Dame

2004 – Anttaj Hawthorne, DT, Wisconsin; Dan Orlovsky, QB, Connecticut

2003 – Dan Orlovsky, QB, Connecticut

2002 – Niko Koutouvides, LB, Purdue

2001 – Dwight Freeney, DE, Syracuse

2000 – Peter Mazza, LB, Yale

1999 – Bobby Myers, DB, Wisconsin

1998 – Carl Bond, RB, Connecticut

1997 – Kyle McIntosh, RB, Syracuse

1996 – Tarek Salah, LB, Wisconsin

1995 – Tarek Salah, LB, Wisconsin

1994 – Jason Miska, LB, Auburn

1993 – Chris Zingo, LB, Cornell

1992 – Curtis Eller, LB, Villanova

1991 – Corey Vincent, DL, Holy Cross

1990 – Rob Thomson, DB, Syracuse

1989 – Terry Wooden, LB, Syracuse

1988 – Glenn Antrum, WR, Connecticut

1987 – Bill Romanowski, LB, Boston College

1986 – Richard Comizio, RB, Pennsylvania

1985 – Tom Patton, DE, Holy Cross

1984 – No recipient

1983 – Steve Young, QB, Brigham Young

1982 – Mike Marshall, DB, Southern Conn.

1981 – Richard Diana, RB, Yale

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LSU’s Ed Orgeron Named 2019 Walter Camp Coach of the Year

Ed Orgeron, head coach of the Louisiana State University Tigers, is the Walter Camp 2019 Coach of the Year.  The Walter Camp Coach of the Year is selected by the nation’s 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.

Orgeron joins former LSU head coaches Les Miles (2011) and Jerry Stovall (1982) as the Walter Camp Coach of the Year.   In addition, Orgeron is the 11th coach from the Southeastern Conference to earn the honor.

Under Orgeron’s direction this season, the LSU has recorded a 13-0 record, winning the SEC title with a 37-10 victory over No. 4 Georgia on Dec. 8.  This season, the Tigers have defeated five teams who were ranked in the top ten at the time of the game. It is the second time in college football history (Notre Dame, 1943), a team has done that.  Top-ranked LSU will play fourth-ranked Oklahoma in 2019 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chuck-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. on Saturday, December 28.  

In addition, four LSU players were recently honored as Walter Camp All-America selections, including 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year, senior quarterback Joe Burrow.  Entering the College Football Playoff semifinals, the Tigers are averaging 47.8 points per game (good for 3rd in the nation), while allowed just 21.2 (27th in the nation).

Orgeron was named LSU’s interim coach during the 2016 season.  He went 5-2 to finish the regular season and was promoted to head coach.  His overall record at LSU is 38-9, 23-7 in the SEC.  Prior to arriving at LSU, Orgeron was a head coach at Ole Miss (2005-07) and USC (2013).   His overall coaching record is 54-36.   

A native of Larose, La., Orgeron is a 1984 graduate of Northwestern State University and earned a B.A. in liberal arts.  He and his wife Kelly have three children.

Coach Orgeron, along with the members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-America team and other major award winners (2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year Joe Burrow, LSU; Man of the Year-Curtis Martin; Distinguished American-Chris Berman), will be honored at the organization’s national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Yale University’s Lanman Center.

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipien

Walter Camp Coaches of the Year

2019 – Ed Orgeron, LSU

2018 – Nick Saban, Alabama

2017 – Mark Richt, Miami

2016 – Mike MacIntyre, Colorado

2015 – Dabo Swinney, Clemson

2014 – Gary Patterson, TCU

2013 – David Cutcliffe, Duke

2012 – Brian Kelly, Notre Dame

2011 – Les Miles, LSU

2010 – Chip Kelly, Oregon

2009 – Gary Patterson, TCU

2008 – Nick Saban, Alabama

2007 – Mark Mangino, Kansas

2006 – Greg Schiano, Rutgers

2005 – Joe Paterno, Penn State

2004 – Tommy Tuberville, Auburn

2003 – Bob Stoops, Oklahoma

2002 – Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

2001 – Ralph Friedgen, Maryland

2000 – Bob Stoops, Oklahoma

1999 – Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech

1998 – Bill Synder, Kansas State

1997 – Lloyd Carr, Michigan

1996 – Bruce Snyder, Arizona State

1995 – Gary Barnett, Northwestern

1994 – Joe Paterno, Penn State

1993 – Terry Bowden, Auburn

1992 – Gene Stallings, Alabama

1991 – Bobby Bowden, Florida State

1990 – Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech

1989 – Bill McCartney, Colorado

1988 – Don Nehlen, West Virginia

1987 – Dick MacPherson, Syracuse

1986 – Jimmy Johnson, Miami

1985 – Fisher DeBerry, Air Force

1984 – Joe Morrison, South Carolina

1983 – Mike White, Illinois

1982 – Jerry Stovall, Louisiana State

1981 – Jackie Sherrill, Pittsburgh

1980 – Vince Dooley, Georgia

1979 – John Mackovic, Wake Forest

1978 – Warren Powers, Missouri

1977 – Lou Holtz, Arkansas

1976 – Frank R. Burns, Rutgers

1975 – Frank Kush, Arizona State

1974 – Barry Switzer, Oklahoma

1973 – Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh

1972 – Joe Paterno, Penn State

1971 – Bob Devaney, Nebraska

1970 – Bob Blackman, Dartmouth

1969 – Bo Schembechler, Michigan

1968 – Woody Hayes, Ohio State

1967 – John Pont, Indiana

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Walter Camp All-Connecticut Teams Announced; 13th Annual Breakfast of Champions is January 18

As part of its 53rd annual Weekend festivities, the Walter Camp Football Foundation will host its 13th High School “Breakfast of Champions,” presented by Town Fair Tire and NFP Sports, on Saturday, January 18 at The Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. 

The four Connecticut high school 2019 state champions – Newtown (Class LL), St. Joseph of Trumbull (Class L), Weston (Class M) and Sheehan of Wallingford (Class S) – will be recognized.  In addition, members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-Connecticut Teams (1st and 2nd) will be recognized.

The finalists for the 2019 Coach of the Year, presented by Stadium System, are John Ferrazzi (Sheehan), David Mastroianni (Daniel Hand) and Bob Pattison (Newtown)

The three finalists for the 2019 Player of the Year are Phoenix Billings (Daniel Hand), Terrence Bogan (Sheehan), and Jaden Shirden (St. Joseph).

The Lifetime Achievement Award, which is presented by NFP Sports, will be presented to former Daniel Hand head coach Steve Filippone.  Filippone coached 28 seasons at Daniel Hand, totaling 332 career victories and seven state titles.  Filippone was the Walter Camp High School Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2012.

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.

The Foundation will hold its annual national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Yale University’s Lanman Center.   2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year Joe Burrow (LSU), along with members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-America team, and other major award winners (Man of the Year-Curtis Martin; Distinguished American-Chris Berman), will be honored.

NOTE:  The Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team is voted on by a Selection Committee, which is comprised of 10 high school head coaches that represent nine conferences around the state.

First Team Walter Camp All-Connecticut – 2019

Offense

QB: Phoenix Billings (Daniel Hand)

RB: Terrence Bogan (Sheehan)#, Jaden Shirden (St. Joseph)#

WR: Jordan Davis (Sheehan), Anthony Simpson (Bloomfield)

TE: Ethan Haberman (Daniel Hand)

OL: Tom Bambrick (Daniel Hand), Will Bergin (Cheshire), Jacob Galarza (Killingly), Kyle Good (Newtown), Troy Rainey (Harding)

Defense

LB: Jared Dunn (Newtown), Tommy Guilfoyle (Simsbury), Alex Pagliarini (St. Joseph)

DB: James Goetz (Weston), Alex Hanna (Ridgefield), Jake Thaw (Staples), Jack Zingaro (Newtown)

DL: Ben Corniello (Daniel Hand)*, Joe DiGello (Amity Regional)#, Edward Iuteri (Greenwich), Jermaine Williams (St. Joseph)

Special Teams

PK:  Noe Ruelas (Hall)

P: AJ Konstanty (Staples)

Returner: Colin McCabe (Daniel Hand)

Second Team Walter Camp All-Connecticut – 2019

Offense

QB: Drew Pyne (New Canaan)

RB: Roberto Salas (Platt), James Tarver (Maloney)

WR: Andrew Cote (Norwich Free Academy), Connor Pace (Wethersfield)

TE: Jaquan Dufour (Rockville)

OL:  Nick Dilorio (St. Joseph), Reid Englert (Ridgefield), Matthew Gulbin (Wilton), Jaylen John (Platt), Sam Papp (Norwalk)

Defense

LB: Billy Carr (Southington), Cole DaSilva (St. Joseph), Sam Wilson (Darien)

DB: Johnny Carreiro (Southington), Shykeem Harmon (Ansonia), Kamron Moreno (Maloney), Tyler Pjatek (Shelton)

DL: Jah Joyner (Danbury), James Knox (Newtown), Mike Lockavitch (Shelton), Braedon McCarthy (Sheehan), Michael Morrissey (St. Joseph)

Special Teams

PK: Austin Jose (St. Joseph)

P: Jack Mulligan (Newtown)

Returner: Jalen Gopie (Waterbury Career)

* – 2018 Walter Camp All-Connecticut First Team honoree

# – 2018 Walter Camp All-Connecticut Second Team honoree

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St. Joseph High School to Receive Walter Camp’s 2019 “Joseph W. Kelly” Award

The St. Joseph of Trumbull Cadets, the Class L state champion and No. 1 team in the state’s high school football season-ending polls, is the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s choice to receive the 2019 Joseph W. Kelly Award. 

The Kelly Award is presented annually to Connecticut’s top high school football team.

It is the second time St. Joseph has won the award – the other was in 1982.  It was also the fifth straight year a team from the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC) has earned the honor, eclipsing the previous record held by the Southern Connecticut Conference (2009-2012).

“Utilizing a stingy defense and an explosive offense, St. Joseph was exceptional on its way to its third straight championship season,” said Walter Camp Football Foundation President Mario Coppola.  “We salute Coach Joe Della Vecchia, his staff and players on an outstanding season.”

St. Joseph went 10-0 during the 2019 regular-season, outscoring its opponents by an average of 50.7 to 6.1.  The Cadets then defeated Wilton, 49-7, in the Class L quarterfinals on December 3.  In the semifinals, St. Joseph defeated New Canaan, 42-0, and culminated its championship season with a hard-fought 17-13 victory over previously undefeated Daniel Hand on December 14.    It was the Cadet’s third state title with all coming in three different classes (Class S, M and L).

In their 13 games, the Cadets averaged 47.3 points per game, allowing just 6.2 a game.

Coach Della Vecchia and the St. Joseph team will be recognized at the Foundation’s annual national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Yale University’s Lanman Center.   Walter Camp Player of the Year Joe Burrow, along with members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-America team, and other major award winners (Man of the Year-Curtis Martin; Distinguished American-Chris Berman), will be honored.

Earlier that day, St. Joseph, along with the three other state football champions (Newtown-LL, Weston-M and Sheehan-S) will also be feted the organization’s High School Breakfast of Champions event at the Omni New Haven Hotel.   Also that morning, the Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team, High School Player and Coach of the Year will also be recognized.

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.

Walter Camp “Joseph W. Kelly Award” Connecticut High School Champions

2019 – St. Joseph (Trumbull)

2018 – Greenwich

2017 – Darien

2016 – Darien

2015 – Darien

2014 – Southington

2013 – Ansonia

2012 – Daniel Hand (Madison)

2011 – Xavier (Middletown)

2010 – Xavier (Middletown)

2009 – Notre Dame (West Haven)

2008 – New Canaan

2007 – Ansonia

2006 – Ansonia

2005 – Xavier (Middletown)

2004 – Daniel Hand (Madison)

2003 – New Britain

2002 – West Haven

2001 – New Britain

2000 – Fitch (Groton)

1999 – Bloomfield

1998 – Bloomfield

1997 – Daniel Hand (Madison)

1996 – Weaver (Hartford)

1995 – Cheshire

1994 – Cheshire

1993 – Cheshire

1992 – Cheshire

1991 – Notre Dame (West Haven)

1990 – Derby

1989 – Ansonia

1988 – Stratford

1987 – East Catholic (Manchester)

1986 – Trumbull

1985 – Hillhouse (New Haven)

1984 – Middletown

1983 – Ansonia

1982 – St. Joseph’s (Trumbull)

1981 – Naugatuck

1980 – Trumbull

1979 – Newington

1978 – Amity (Woodbridge)

1977 – Trumbull

1976 – Fitch (Groton)

2019 Walter Camp All-America Notebook

A Little History

This is the 130th edition of the Walter Camp All-America team – the nation’s oldest All-America team. Twenty-six players have been selected to the first team by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.  In addition, 25 players were selected to the Second Team.

• From 1889 to 1964, eleven players were selected.

• In 1965, both offensive and defensive teams were picked.

• In 1972, the first punter (Ray Guy, Southern Mississippi) was honored.

• In 1975, the first placekicker (Chris Bahr, Penn State) was selected.

• In 1998, the first-ever Second Team All-America team was recognized.

• In 2001, the first kick returner (Herb Haygood, Michigan State) was picked.

Conference Info

In all, 32 different schools from eight conferences were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 51 players selected).    LSU and Wisconsin each have three First Team honorees.   Ohio State has five All-Americans (2 First Team, 3 Second Team), while LSU has four (3 First Team, 1 Second team).  Overall, the Big Ten Conference had the most honorees (15), followed by the Southeastern Conference (13) and Pac-12 (7).

Then and Now

Eighteen different schools are represented on the 2019 Walter Camp All-America First Team.  Of the 18 schools, Minnesota has the most storied tradition of placing members on the team. The Golden Gophers had their first selection in 1909, quarterback John McGovern.   This year, Minnesota has one First Team selection (defensive back Antoine Winfield, Jr.).   Since 1903, Minnesota has had 30Walter Camp All-Americans.

Class Distinction

Of the 26 First Team selections, ten are seniors.  There are ten juniors and six sophomores.  On the Second Team (25 total selections), there are seven seniors, 11 juniors, six sophomores and one freshman (LSU defensive back Derek Stingley, Jr.). 

Player of the Year Joe Burrow

The 53rd recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, senior quarterback Joe Burrow is the first LSU player to win the prestigious honor.   Overall, Burrow is the 21st quarterback to earn the award.   Burrow is also the ninth player from a SEC school to win the award.   

The 2019 Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Burrow has thrown for 4,715 yards and 48 touchdowns – both SEC single-season records – with only six interceptions. Burrow has helped LSU score 47.8 points per game, good for third place among all FBS teams.   Burrow is also the first LSU quarterback to earn Walter Camp All-America honors.

Three Times a Charm

Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor is a Walter Camp All-American for the third time.  After earning Second Team All-America honors as a freshman, Taylor has been a First Team selection in 2018 and 2019.    Taylor joins former Badger great Ron Dayne (1998 and 1999) as a two-time Walter Camp First Team All-America selection.

All-American Notables

  • Defensive back Grant Delpit (LSU) is a repeat First Team All-American. Delpit is the first LSU two-time All-American since running back Charles Alexander (1977 and 1978).
  • First Team offensive lineman Andrew Thomas (Georgia) was a Second Team selection in 2018.
  • Second Team honoree Kenny Willekes (Michigan State) was a Second Team selection in 2018. Second Team punter Braden Mann (Texas A&M) was a First Team selection a year ago.

Welcome to the Club

Two schools — Florida Atlantic (tight end Harrison Bryant) and Boise State (defensive end Curtis Weaver) – have their first-ever Walter Camp First Team All-America selection.  

Geaux Tigers

LSU has three First Team All-Americans for the second straight season.  

Buckingham Ulysses Badger

Wisconsin has three First Team All-Americans for the second time.  In 1998, Ron Dayne (RB), Tom Burke (DL) and Aaron Gibson (OL) were recognized as First Team All-Americans.

Walter Camp Weekend is Jan. 16-18

The 2019 Walter Camp All-America team will be honored at the organization’s 53rd annual national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven, CT.  

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Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2019 All-America Teams – the 130th Selected

Led by 2019 Player of the Year Joe Burrow, top-ranked LSU has four players on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Teams, the 130th honored by the organization.  The nation’s oldest All-America squad was announced this evening on The Home Depot ESPN College Football Awards Show.

Click here for the Walter Camp All-America Notebook

In all, 32 different schools from eight conferences were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 51 players selected).     

LSU (13-0) has three First Team honorees, and one on the Second Team. Second-ranked Ohio State has five All-Americans (2 First Team, 3 Second Team), while three Clemson players were named (2 First Team, 1 Second Team).   Fourth-ranked Oklahoma had two honorees.

Overall, the Big Ten Conference had the most honorees (15), followed by the Southeastern Conference (13) and Pac-12 (7).

The Walter Camp All-America teams are selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision schools and certified by Marcum LLP, a New Haven-based accounting firm. Walter Camp Football Foundation President Mario Coppola was pleased with the voting participation.  “We are very appreciative of the continuing cooperation of the head coaches and sports information directors in our annual effort to honor the nation’s most outstanding college players.”

Leading the First Team offensive unit is Burrow, a senior quarterback who was also selected the 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year.  Second in the nation in passing efficiency (201.5), Burrow has passed for 46 touchdowns and 4,715 yards to lead a high-scoring Tiger offensive unit, one that averages 47.8 points per game.

Joining Burrow in the backfield are the junior Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) and sophomore Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State).  A repeat Walter Camp First Team All-American, Taylor has rushed for 1,909 yards and 21 touchdowns, while Hubbard has rushed for a nation’s leading 1,936 yards and has scored 21 touchdowns.

Junior CeeDee Lamb (Oklahoma) and sophomore Ja’Marr Chase (LSU) are the wide receivers.  Lamb has 58 catches for 1,208 yards and 14 touchdowns, while Chase has 73 catches for 1,498 yards and 18 touchdowns.   

The tight end is senior Harrison Bryant (Florida Atlantic).  Bryant has 65 receptions for 1,004 yards and seven touchdowns for the Conference USA-champion Owls this season.

On the offensive line, senior John Simpson (Clemson) is joined by sophomore Penei Sewell (Oregon) and juniors Tristan Wirfs (Iowa) and Andrew Thomas (Georgia).  Thomaswas a Second Team All-America honoree last season.   Junior Tyler Biadasz (Wisconsin) is the offensive center.

Placekicker Rodrigo Blankenship (Georgia) earns First Team honors after converting 25 field goals and all 44 of his point-after-kicks this season for the Bulldogs.

Leading the defensive unit is junior Chase Young (Ohio State). Young has 21 tackles for loss and 16.5 quarterback sacks from his defensive end position. Young is joined in the defensive interior by two seniors – Derrick Brown (Auburn) and Bradlee Anae (Utah) – and two juniors – James Lynch (Baylor) and Curtis Weaver (Boise State).

Junior Isaiah Simmons (Clemson), who has 93 tackles and six quarterback sacks for the Tigers, leads the linebacker corps.  Simmons is joined by seniors Evan Weaver (California) and Zack Baun (Wisconsin).  Weaver is the nation’s leader in total tackles with 173 (14.4 per game).

Junior Grant Delpit (LSU) is a repeat First Team All-American in the defensive secondary.  Delpit is joined by senior J.R. Reed (Georgia), junior Jeff Okudah (Ohio State) and sophomore Antoine Winfield (Minnesota).  

The punter is junior Max Duffy (Kentucky), who averages a nation’s leading 48.6 yards per punt.  The kick returner is senior Joe Reed (Virginia), who averages 34.7 yards per kickoff return and has returned two for touchdowns.

Second Team Notables

Leading the Second Team is sophomore quarterback Justin Fields (Ohio State). Fields has passed for 2,953 yards and 40 touchdowns and has rushed for 10 more scores.    Fields is joined by his teammate, sophomore running back J.K. Dobbins (1,829 yards, 20 touchdowns). 

Running back Travis Etienne (Clemson) is a repeat Second Team All-American after rushing for 1,500 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Defensive end Kenny Willekes (Michigan State) is a Second Team All-American for the second straight year, while punter Braden Mann (Texas A&M) earns Second Team accolades after being on the First Team a year ago.

Three Alabama players made the Second Team – offensive lineman Jedrick Wills, linebacker Xavier McKinney and kick returner Jayden Waddle.  It is the first time since 2010 that the Crimson Tide did not have a Walter Camp First Team All-American.

There is one freshman among the 51 All-Americans – first-year defensive back Derek Stingley, Jr. (LSU).  Stingley has six interceptions and 15 pass break ups for the Tigers.

Members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-America teams and other major award winners (Distinguished American-Chris Berman, Man of the Year-Curtis Martin), will be honored at the organization’s national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Yale University’s Lanman Center.

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients.

2019 Walter Camp All-America Teams

First Team Offense

Pos.     Name, School                                                 Hgt      Wgt     Class   Hometown

WR      Ja’Marr Chase, LSU                                       6-1       200      Soph.   Harvey, LA

WR      CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma                               6-2       191      Jr.        Richmond, TX

TE       Harrison Bryant, Florida Atlantic                   6-5       240      Sr.        Gray, GA

OL       Andrew Thomas, Georgia @                          6-5       320      Jr.        Lithonia, GA

OL       Penei Sewell, Oregon                                      6-6       325      Soph.   Malaeimi, American Samoa

OL       John Simpson, Clemson                                  6-4       330      Sr.        North Charleston, SC

OL       Tristan Wirfs, Iowa                                         6-5       322      Jr.        Mount Vernon, IA

C         Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin                                6-3       321      Jr.        Amherst, WI

QB      Joe Burrow, LSU                                            6-4       216      Sr.        Athens, OH

RB       Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin %                        5-11     221      Jr.        Salem, NJ

RB       Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State                   6-1       207      Soph.   Sherwood Park, CA

PK       Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia                       6-1       191      Sr.        Marietta, GA

First Team Defense

Pos.     Name, School                                                 Hgt      Wgt     Class   Hometown

DL       Chase Young, Ohio State                               6-5       265      Jr.        Cheltenham, MD

DL       Derrick Brown, Auburn                                  6-5       318      Sr.        Sugar Hill, GA

DL       Bradlee Anae, Utah                                        6-3       265      Sr.        Laie, HI

DL       James Lynch, Baylor                                       6-4       295      Jr.        Round Rock, TX

DL       Curtis Weaver, Boise State                             6-3       265      Jr.        Long Beach, CA

LB       Isaiah Simmons, Clemson                               6-4       230      Jr.        Olathe, KS

LB       Evan Weaver, California                                 6-3       235      Sr.        Spokane, WA

LB       Zack Baun, Wisconsin                                    6-3       235      Sr.        Brown Deer, WI

DB      Jeff Okudah, Ohio State                                 6-1       200      Jr.        Grand Prairie, TX

DB      Grant Delpit, LSU #                                       6-3       203      Jr.        Houston, TX

DB      J.R. Reed, Georgia                                          6-1       194      Sr.        Frisco, TX

DB      Antoine Winfield, Jr., Minnesota                   5-10     205      R-Soph. The Woodlands, TX

P          Max Duffy, Kentucky                                                6-1       186      Jr.        Perth, Australia

KR      Joe Reed, Virginia                                          6-1       215      Sr.        Charlotte Court House, VA

Second Team Offense

Pos.     Name, School                                                 Hgt      Wgt     Class   Hometown

WR      Michael Pittman, USC                                    6-4       22        Sr.        Woodland Hills, CA

WR      Omar Bayless, Arkansas State                        6-3       207      R-Sr.    Laurel, MS

TE       Noah Gray, Duke                                            6-4       240      Jr.        Leominster, MA

OL       Wyatt Davis, Ohio State                                 6-4       313      Soph.   Bellflower, CA

OL       Jedrick Wills, Alabama                                   6-5       320      Jr.        Lexington, KY

OL       Colton McKivitz, West Virginia                     6-7       312      R-Sr.    Jacobsburg, OH

OL       Ben Bredeson. Michigan                                6-5       325      Sr.        Hartland, WI

C         Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma                          6-3       315      Soph.   Shawnee, OK

QB      Justin Fields, Ohio State                                 6-3       225      Soph.   Kennesaw, GA

RB       J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State                                5-10     216      Jr.        La Grange, TX

RB       Travis Etienne, Clemson @                            5-10     200      Jr.        Jennings, LA

PK       Keith Duncan, Iowa                                       5-10     180      Jr.        Weddington, NC

Second Team Defense

Pos.     Name, School                                                 Hgt      Wgt     Class   Hometown

DL       AJ Epenesa, Iowa                                           6-6       280      Jr.        Glen Carbon, IL

DL       Jaylen Twyman, Pittsburgh                             6-2       290      R-Soph. Washington, DC

DL       Leki Fotu, Utah                                              6-5       335      Sr.        West Valley City, UT

DL       Kenny Willekes, Michigan State @                6-4       260      Jr.        Rockfield, MI

LB       Micah Parsons, Penn State                              6-3       245      Soph.   Harrisburg, PA

LB       Jordyn Brooks, Texas Tech                             6-1       245      Sr.        Houston, TX

LB       Hamilcar Rashad, Oregon State                     6-4       236      R-Jr.    Phoenix, AZ

DB      Xavier McKinney, Alabama                           6-1       200      Jr.        Roswell, GA

DB      Derek Stingley, LSU                                      6-1       190      Fr.        Baton Rouge, LA

DB      Luq Barcoo, San Diego State                         6-1       175      Sr.        San Diego, CA

DB      Jaylon Johnson, Utah                                      6-0       190      Jr.        Fresno, CA

P          Braden Mann, Texas A&M #                         5-11     190      Sr.        Houston, TX

KR      Jaylen Waddle, Alabama                                5-10     182      Soph.   Houston, TX

# – 2018 Walter Camp First Team All-American

@ – 2018 Walter Camp Second Team All-American

% – 2017 Walter Camp Second Team and 2018 First Team All-American

LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow is the 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year

LSU senior quarterback Joe Burrow (Athens, OH) has been selected as the 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year.   The Walter Camp Player of the Year is voted on by the nation’s 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.

Other finalists for the 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year award included quarterback Justin Fields (Ohio State), running backs Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State) and Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) and defensive end Chase Young (Ohio State).

The 53rd recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, Burrow is the first LSU player to win the prestigious honor.   Overall, Burrow is the 21st quarterback to earn the award.   Burrow is also the ninth player from a Southeastern Conference school to win the award.   Burrow is also the first LSU quarterback to earn Walter Camp First Team All-America honors.

Burrow has been a standout for the SEC champion and top-ranked Tigers (13-0), who will face #4 Oklahoma in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff on December 28 at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. 

The 2019 SEC Offensive Player of the Year, Burrow (342-of-439, 77.9%) has thrown for 4,715 yards and 48 touchdowns – both LSU and SEC single-season records – with only six interceptions. Burrow’s 48 touchdown passes rank first in the nation. 

Burrow has helped LSU score 47.8 points per game, good for third place among all FBS teams.   He has thrown for 300 or more yards in eleven games this season, including a season-best 489 in a win over Ole Miss on Nov. 16.    A week earlier, Burrow threw for 393 yards and three touchdowns in a 46-41 victory over then top-ranked Alabama and earned Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week honors.

Burrow, along with members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-America team, and other major award winners (Distinguished American-Chris Berman and Man of the Year-Curtis Martin), will be honored at the organization’s national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Yale University’s Lanman Center in New Haven.

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients.

Walter Camp Players of the Year

2019 – Joe Burrow, QB, LSU

2018 – Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama

2017 – Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma

2016 – Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville 

2015 – Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama

2014 – Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon

2013 – Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State

2012 – Manti Te’o, LB, Notre Dame

2011 – Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

2010 – Cam Newton, QB, Auburn

2009 – Colt McCoy, QB, Texas

2008 – Colt McCoy, QB, Texas

2007 – Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

2006 – Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State

2005 – Reggie Bush, RB, USC

2004 – Matt Leinart, QB, USC

2003 – Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Pittsburgh

2002 – Larry Johnson, RB, Penn State

2001 – Eric Crouch, QB, Nebraska

2000 – Josh Heupel, QB, Oklahoma

1999 – Ron Dayne, RB, Wisconsin

1998 – Ricky Williams, RB, Texas

1997 – Charles Woodson, DB, Michigan

1996 – Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida

1995 – Eddie George, RB, Ohio State

1994 – Rashaan Salaam, RB, Colorado

1993 – Charlie Ward, QB, Florida State

1992 – Gino Torretta, QB, Miami

1991 – Desmond Howard, WR, Michigan

1990 – Raghib Ismail, WR, Notre Dame

1989 – Anthony Thompson, RB, Indiana

1988 – Barry Sanders, RB, Oklahoma State

1987 – Tim Brown, WR, Notre Dame

1986 – Vinny Testaverde, QB, Miami

1985 – Bo Jackson, RB, Auburn

1984 – Doug Flutie, QB, Boston College

1983 – Mike Rozier, RB, Nebraska

1982 – Herschel Walker, RB, Georgia

1981 – Marcus Allen, RB, USC

1980 – Hugh Green, DE, Pittsburgh

1979 – Charles White, RB, USC

1978 – Billy Sims, RB, Oklahoma

1977 – Ken MacAfee, TE, Notre Dame

1976 – Tony Dorsett, RB, Pittsburgh

1975 – Archie Griffin, RB, Ohio State

1974 – Archie Griffin, RB, Ohio State

1973 – John Cappelletti, RB, Penn State

1972 – Johnny Rodgers, RB, Nebraska

1971 – Pat Sullivan, QB, Auburn

1970 – Jim Plunkett, QB, Stanford

1969 – Steve Owens, RB, Oklahoma

1968 – O.J. Simpson, RB, USC

1967 – O.J. Simpson, RB, USC

Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces Five Finalists for 2019 Player of the Year Award

Two quarterbacks, two running backs and one defensive end comprise the list of five finalists for the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2019 Player of the Year award.

Quarterbacks Joe Burrow (LSU, senior) and Justin Fields (Ohio State, sophomore) and running backs Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State, sophomore) and Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin, junior), join junior defensive end Chase Young (Ohio State, junior) as the five finalists.

The 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, who is voted on by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced on Thursday, December 12 during the 6 p.m. edition of ESPN SportsCenter.

Ranked second in the nation in passing efficiency (203.0), Burrow has passed for 4,366 yards and 44 touchdowns for the second-ranked Tigers (12-0).  Fields has accounted for 47 touchdowns (37 passing, 10 rushing) and ranks fourth in the nation with a 190.2 passing efficiency rating for the top-ranked Buckeyes (12-0).    Hubbard is the nation’s rushing leader (1,936) and has scored 21 touchdowns for the 25th-ranked Cowboys (8-4).  Taylor is the nation’s second-leading rusher (1,761) and has scored 25 touchdowns (20 rushing, 5 receiving) for the eighth-ranked Badgers (10-2).  Young has been a dominant force for the Buckeyes with 38 tackles, 16.5 quarterback sacks and seven forced fumbles.

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was the 2018 Walter Camp Player of the Year.

The 2019 winner will then receive his trophy at the Foundation’s 53rd annual national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Yale University’s Lanman Center.

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side.  The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and continue the tradition of selecting an annual All-America team. Visit www.waltercamp.org.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. Visit www.ncfaa.org.

Buffalo RB Jaret Patterson and Clemson LB Isaiah Simmons Named Walter Camp FBS Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN, for games ending November 30.

About the Award: This is the 16th year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JARET PATTERSON, BUFFALO

Sophomore, Running Back, Glendale, MD/Saint Vincent Pallotti

Jaret Patterson rushed for a school-record 298 yards (on 26 carries) and scored a Mid-American Conference record six touchdowns as Buffalo defeated Bowling Green, 49-7.  Patterson scored on runs of 81, 35, 30, 9, 1 and 1 yards as the Bulls improved to 7-5.

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Notes: Jaret Patterson is the first Buffalo player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since the award began in 2004.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ISAIAH SIMMONS, CLEMSON

RS Junior, Linebacker, Olathe, KS/Olathe North

Isaiah Simmons posted 10 tackles, including two tackles-for-loss and one quarterback sack as third-ranked Clemson defeated South Carolina, 38-3.  Simmons led a Clemson (12-0) defense that allowed just 172 yards of total offense in the contest.

Notes: Isaiah Simmons earns Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season (Sept. 15) and the third Clemson honoree this season.  Simmons is also the 10th Clemson player to earn the recognition since 2004.

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Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org,@WalterCampFF) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org