Virginia Union running back Curtis Allen Named 2025 Walter Camp Division II Player of Year
Virginia Union University senior running back Curtis Allen has been named the 2025 Walter Camp Division II Player of the Year, capping off a historic season.
In just his first year as the Panthers’ starting running back, Allen delivered a record-breaking campaign that earned him national acclaim. He rushed for an NCAA Division II single-season record 2,409 yards and led the nation with 30 rushing touchdowns — all accomplished in just 12 games. His explosive performance helped propel Virginia Union to a standout season and national recognition.
Allen rushed for more than 100 yards in every game this season and surpassed the 200-yard mark four times. His defining performance came on November 1 against Bluefield State, when he finished with 369 rushing yards and five touchdowns.
The 2025 Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in Division II football, Allen is the first player from a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to win the Harlon Hill Trophy.
A native of Petersburg, Va., Allen played scholastically at Prince George High School.
Walter Camp Div. II Player of Year
2025 – Curtis Allen, RB, Virginia Union
2024 – Zach Zebrowski, QB, Central Missouri
2025 Walter Camp Division II All-America Team
Here is the 2025 Walter Camp Division II All-America Team
Offense
Wide Receiver: Gage Florence (MSU Moorhead), T.J. Chukwurah (Black Hills State)
Tight End: Luke Dehnicke (Minnesota Duluth)
Offensive Line: Tim Anderson (Ferris State), Joe Cooper (Slippery Rock), Jake Mitchell (Harding), Ryan Schernecke (Kutztown)
Center: Slade Edwards (Central Washington)
Quarterback: Jack Strand (MSU Moorhead)
Running Back: Curtis Allen (Virginia Union), Andrew Miller (Harding)
Placekicker: Manaki Watanabe (Ashland)
Defense
Defensive Line: Kenyon Garner (Livingstone), Michael Shimek (Ashland), Amarie Fleming (Allen), Tyler King (Central Washington)
Linebacker: Landon Boss (Emporia State), Ja’Kobe Clinton (West Florida), Brandon Hile (Kutztown)
Defensive Back: Parker Knutson (Southwest Minnesota State), Trevor Romaldo (New Mexico Highlands), Justin Payoute (Ferris State), Jordan Rogers (Pittsburg State)
Punter: Lucas LeSieur (Colorado School of Mines)
Kick Returner: Keiren Jackson (Edward Waters)
Kutztown University’s Jim Clements has been named the 2025 Walter Camp Division II Coach of the Year
Kutztown University’s Jim Clements has been named the 2025 Walter Camp Division II Coach of the Year, capping off a record-breaking season that solidified the Golden Bears as a national powerhouse.
Clements, in his 11th season at the helm, led Kutztown to a 14-1 overall record, their third consecutive PSAC East and PSAC Championship titles, and a berth in the NCAA Division II national semifinals. The Golden Bears also captured their second Super Region 1 championship in three years and extended their regular-season winning streak to 31 games, the longest active streak in Division II football.
Under Clements’ guidance, the Golden Bears set multiple program records in 2025, including most wins in a season and highest points scored. His overall record at Kutztown now stands at 104-30 (.776), with five seasons of 10 or more wins.
Tennessee Tech’s Bobby Wilder is the Walter Camp 2025 Football Championship Subdivision Coach of the Year
Tennessee Tech’s Bobby Wilder is the Walter Camp 2025 Football Championship Subdivision Coach of the Year.
This is the third year the Walter Camp Foundation has given this award. University at Albany’s Greg Gattuso earned the honor in 2023, while Stony Brook’s Bill Cosh was the 2024 honoree.
Wilder was hired in December 2023 and has already led the Golden Eagles to back-to-back OVC–Big South championships in 2024 and 2025. In 2025, Wilder guided the Golden Eagles to its first-ever 11-win season, its second-straight OVC-Big South Football Association Championship (with a perfect 8-0 league mark) and its first outright Conference Title in 50 years.
TTU started the season 10-0 for the first time in program history and suffered only one loss, at FBS foe Kentucky. The Golden Eagles won 15-straight games against FCS competition dating back to last season and earned the No. 13 seed for the 2025 FCS Playoffs, only the second FCS playoff berth in program history. The team also earned its highest Top 25 ranking in school history (No. 5).
During the regular season Tennessee Tech ranked first nationally in defensive touchdowns (5), second in rushing defense (76.1 yards/game), team sacks (3.75/game) and team tackles for loss (8.6/game), fifth in scoring offense (40.2 points/game), seventh in total defense (292.6 yards/game) and 11th in scoring defense (17.7 points/game).
Tech qualified for its second-ever NCAA postseason berth (previously in 2011) and hosted for the first time in program history.
A native of Madison, Maine, Wilder played quarterback at the University of Maine from 1983–1986.
He served as a graduate assistant at Boston College (1988–1989) before coaching at his alma mater from 1990 to 2006. He served as the head coach at Old Dominion from 2009–2019), where he built the program from scratch and led them to national prominence in FCS before moving to FBS. He became Tennessee Tech’s 13th head coach in December 2023.
Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880. Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team.
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. The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients dating back to 1935.
Walter Camp FCS Coach of Year
2025 – Bobby Wilder, Tennessee Tech
2024 – Billy Cosh, Stony Brook
2023 – Greg Gattuso, University at Albany
Youngstown State quarterback Beau Brungard is the Walter Camp 2025 FCS Player of the Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven
Youngstown State University junior quarterback Beau Brungard is the 2025 Walter Camp Football Championship Subdivision Player of the Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven.
This is the third year the Walter Camp Foundation has given this award – former Monmouth running back Jaden Shirden earned the honor in 2023, and former Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott was selected in 2024.
A dual-threat, Brungard completed 277 of 403 passes (68.7%) for 3,230 yards, 26 touchdowns, and only three interceptions, posting a passer rating of 155.9.. He rushed for 1,378 yards on 225 carries, scoring 24 rushing touchdowns, and even added one receiving touchdown.
The 2025 Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year, he was named a Walter Camp First Team All-American and was selected one of three finalists for the 2025 Walter Payton Award, given annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the FCS.
Youngstown State finished the 2025 football season with an 8–5 overall record (5–3 in MVFC play), ranked No. 14 in the STATS FCS poll and No. 13 in the Coaches poll, advancing to the FCS playoffs before a narrow 43–42 first-round loss to Yale. In that game, Brungard accounted for 407 total yards (317 passing, 90 rushing) and six touchdowns (3 passing, 3 rushing).
A native of New Middletown, Ohio, Brunhard attended Springfield Local High School before attending YSU.
Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880. Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team.
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. The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients dating back to 1935.
Walter Camp FCS Players of Year
2025 – Beau Brungard, QB, Youngstown State
2025 Walter Camp Football Championship Subdivision All-America Team
Here is the 2025 Walter Camp Football Championship (FCS) Subdivision All-America Team.
OFFENSE
Wide Receiver: Josh Derry (Monmouth), Nico Brown (Yale)
Tight End: Chris Corbo (Dartmouth)
Offensive Line: Hunter Smith (Tarleton State), Netinho Oliveiri (Penn), JT Cornelius (Monmouth), Titan Fleischmann (Montana State)
Center: Erik Gray (Stephen F. Austin)
Quarterback: Beau Brungard (Youngstown State)
Running Back: Joshua Dye (Southern Utah), L.J. Phillips (South Dakota), Eli Gilman (Montana)
Placekicker: Ryan Short (Butler)
DEFENSE
Defensive Line: Lando Brown (Southern Utah), Josh Stoneking (Furman), Andrew Zock (Mercer), Kahmari Brown (Elon)
Linebacker: Tyler Ochojski (Lehigh), A.J. Pena (Rhode Island), Caden Dowler (Montana State), Tye Niekamp (Illinois State)
Defensive Back: Maximus Pulley (Wofford), Jarod Washington (South Carolina State), Kasyus Kurns (Tarleton State)
Punter: Ben Shrewsbury (VMI)
Kick Returner: Ja’Briel Mace (Villanova)
