Walter Camp All-Time All-America Team – DEFENSIVE BACKS
The Walter Camp All-America team is the nation’s oldest All-America team. In 2019, The Foundation honored its 130th All-America team, continuing the great tradition began by the “Father of American football,” Walter Camp.
The Walter Camp Foundation is proud to be part of the College Football 150 celebration.
Over an eight-day span, the Foundation will recognize its All-Time All-Americans by position.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Deion Sanders, Florida State
Nile Kinnick, Iowa
John Lattner, Notre Dame
Jim Thorpe, Carlisle
Charles Woodson, Michigan
Dre Bly, North Carolina
Ronnie Lott, USC
Terry Hoage, Georgia
Tommy Casanova, LSU
Kenny Easley, UCLA
Jack Tatum, Ohio State
Tim McDonald, USC
Eric Berry, Tennessee
Mike Doss, Ohio State
Champ Bailey, Georgia
OTHER POSITIONS
Walter Camp Announces 2019 FCS All-America Team
2019 Walter Camp FCS All-America Team
Offense
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
WR Chris Rowland, Tennessee State 5-8 180 Sr. Nolensville, TN
WR Cade Johnson, South Dakota State 5-10 180 Jr. Papillion, NE
TE Adam Trautman, Dayton 6-6 253 Sr. Williamsburg, MI
OL Dillon Radunz, North Dakota State 6-6 298 Jr. Becker, MN
OL Zack Johnson, North Dakota State 6-5 290 Sr. Blaine, MN
OL PJ Burkhalter, Nicholls State 6-3 330 R-Jr. Franklinton, LA
OL Jackson Scott-Brown, Northern Iowa 6-4 321 Sr. Council Bluffs, IA
C Zach Larsen, Southern Utah* 6-1 301 Sr. Draper, UT
QB Trey Lance, North Dakota State 6-3 221 R-Fr. Marshall, MN
RB James Robinson, Illinois State 5-10 220 Sr. Rockford, IL
RB Pete Guerriero, Monmouth 5-10 190 Jr. Lyndhurst, NJ
PK Luis Aguilar, Northern Arizona 6-1 190 Jr. Nogales, AZ
DEFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
DL Derrek Tuszka, North Dakota State 6-5 246 Sr. Warner, SD
DL Ron’Dell Carter, James Madison 6-3 269 R-Sr. Baltimore, MD
DL Sully Laiche, Nicholls State 6-2 270 Sr. Gramercy, LA
DL Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky 6-4 245 R-Sr. Dayton, OH
LB Dante Olson, Montana 6-3 240 R-Sr. Medford, OR
LB Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri State* 6-0 238 Sr. Louisville, KY
LB Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota St. 6-2 230 Sr. Sioux City, IA
DB Kordell Jackson, Austin Peay 5-11 163 Jr. Birmingham, AL
DB Anthony Adams, Portland State 6-0 180 Soph. Newburg, OR
DB Brandon Easterling, Dayton 6-0 203 Jr. Fairborn, OH
DB Greg Liggs, Elon 5-11 198 Sr. Greensboro, NC
P Alex Pechin, Bucknell 6-0 210 Sr. Kennett Square, PA
KR Earnest Edwards, Maine 5-10 175 Sr. Rochester, NY
* 2018 Walter Camp All-American
Walter Camp All-Time All-America Team – SPECIAL TEAMS
The Walter Camp All-America team is the nation’s oldest All-America team. The Foundation will honor its 130th All-America team in 2019, continuing the great tradition began by the “Father of American football,” Walter Camp.
The Walter Camp Foundation is proud to be part of the College Football 150 celebration. Over an eight-day span, the Foundation will recognize its All-Time All-Americans by position.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Notes: Punters were first selected in 1972. A placekicker was first selected in 1975. A kick returner was first selected in 2011.
Ray Guy, Southern Miss, P
Todd Sauerbrun, West Virginia, P
Reggie Roby, Iowa, P
Brad Maynard, Ball State, P
Morten Andersen, Michigan State, PK
John Lee, UCLA, PK
Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State, PK
Kevin Butler, Georgia, PK
Daniel Carlson, Auburn, PK
Roberto Aguayo, Florida State, PK
C.J. Spiller, Clemson, KR
Devin Hester, Miami, KR
Tyler Lockett, Kansas State, KR
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
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
