Walter Camp 2021 Preseason All-America Teams Announced
The Walter Camp Football Foundation, an all-volunteer organization and caretaker of the nation’s oldest college football All-America team, has announced its 2021 Preseason All-American teams.
Eight players who earned Walter Camp All-American recognition in 2019 and/or 2020 are on the 2021 preseason list. Leading the First Team preseason offensive unit is junior running back Breece Hall (Iowa State), who returns to the Cyclones after rushing for 1,572 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2020. On defense, Northwestern redshirt sophomore strong safety Brandon Joseph (49 tackles) is a First Team preseason All-American after earning First Team honors a year ago.
Offensive lineman Cain Madden, who earned Second Team honors a year ago for Marshall, has transferred to Notre Dame and will play for the Fighting Irish this fall. Notre Dame teammate Kyle Hamilton (63 tackles in 2020)is a First Team preseason All-American this year after earning Second Team honors a year ago.
Punter Jake Camarda (Goergia), a second team All-America selection a year ago, is on the 2021 preseason list along with LSU junior Derek Stingley, Jr., who was a First Team All-American in 2019. Iowa State tight end Charlie Kolar and Iowa offensive lineman Tyler Linderbaum were both Walter Camp Second Team All-Americans a year ago.
In all, 29 different schools from eight conferences are represented on the Preseason All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 50 players selected).
2021 Walter Camp Preseason All-America Teams
First Team Offense
WR: Chris Olave (Ohio State), Justyn Ross (Clemson)
TE: Charlie Kolar (Iowa State)
OL: Darian Kinnard (Kentucky), Kenyon Green (Texas A&M), Evan Neal (Alabama), Thayer Munford (Ohio State)
C: Tyler Linderbaum (Iowa)
QB: Sam Howell (North Carolina)
RB: Breece Hall (Iowa State), Mohamed Ibrahim (Minnesota)
PK: Cade York (LSU)
First Team Defense
DL: Kayvon Thibodeaux (Oregon), Bryan Bresee (Clemson), DeMarvin Leal (Texas A&M), Haskell Garrett (Ohio State)
LB: Will Anderson, Jr. (Alabama), Mike Rose (Iowa State), Nick Bonitto (Oklahoma)
DB: Derek Stingley, Jr (LSU), Kyle Hamilton (Notre Dame), Ahmad Gardner (Cincinnati), Brandon Joseph (Northwestern)
P: Lou Hedley (Miami)
KR: Marcus Jones (Houston)
Second Team Offense
WR: Marvin Mims (Oklahoma), George Pickens (Georgia)
TE: Jalen Wydermyer (Texas A&M)
OL: Jamaree Salyer (Georgia), Jordan McFadden (Clemson), Cain Madden (Notre Dame), Jaxson Kirkland (Washington)
C: Colin Newell (Iowa State)
QB: Spencer Rattler (Oklahoma)
RB: Sincere McCormick (UTSA), Bijan Robinson (Texas)
PK: Anders Carlson (Auburn)
Second Team Defense
DL: Myles Murphy (Clemson), Jordan Davis (Georgia), Myjai Sanders (Cincinnati), Calijah Kancey (Pittsburgh)
LB: Edefuan Ulofoshio (Washington), Devin Lloyd (Utah), Micah McFadden (Indiana)
DB: Eli Ricks (LSU), Josh Jobe (Alabama), Tre’vius Hodges-Tomlinson (TCU), Kaiir Elam (Florida)
P: Jake Camarda (Georgia)
KR: Aron Cruickshank (Rutgers)
Who is Walter Camp?
Walter Camp, considered the “Father of American Football,” first named an All-American team in 1889. The 2021 season will be the 132nd edition of the team.
In late November, the 2021 All-America teams will be selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision schools and will be certified by Marcum’s New Haven-based accounting firm.
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 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.
The 2021 Walter Camp National Virtual Awards Show, presented by Innovative Health Plan II – Powered by AmWINS
In January, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced its 131st College Football All-America teams, the oldest All-America squad in the nation and major award winners — Player of Year DeVonta Smith (Alabama), Coach of Year Jamey Chadwell (Coastal Carolina) and Connecticut Player of Year Andrew Stueber (Michigan).
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation was not able to host its annual Walter Camp Weekend Festivities, which includes the black-tie National Awards Dinner on the Yale University Campus.
With the assistance of the All-America sports information directors and the team at GuyMark Studios, the Foundation is presenting the National Awards Virtual Show, presented by Innovative Health Plan II – Powered by AmWINS, which is now available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/OOkzt3qcJmw
“The 2020 college football season was certainly one we have never experienced,” Foundation President Mario Coppola said. “That is why it is an honor and privilege to continue our Foundation’s tradition of honoring the best players and coaches, albeit in a virtual fashion. We thank our sponsors and partners for their support to get this done. We hope you enjoy it.”
Led by Award Show host and current ESPN/ABC personality Kevin Negandhi, the Walter Camp National Awards virtual show is a 45-minute celebration of the 2020 college football season highlighting the Foundation’s 131st All-America team, and is presented by Innovative Health Plan II – Powered by AmWINS.
The 2020 Walter Camp All-America team consists of 51 players – 25 on the First team and 26 on the Second Team, as selected by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors. In all, 35 different schools from 11 conferences were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 51 players selected). National champion Alabama had six First Team honorees – the most by a single team since Harvard had five selections (out of 11 total players) to the 1914 Walter Camp All-America team.
The 54th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, presented by McDermott Lexus of New Haven, is Alabama senior wide receiver DeVonta Smith. Smith is the third Alabama player to win the prestigious honor, joining quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (2018) and running back Derrick Henry (2015). Smith is the sixth wide receiver to earn the award, and the first since Larry Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh) in 2003. Smith is also the tenth player from a SEC school to win the award since it began in 1967.
The 2020 Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Smith recorded nation-leading totals in receptions (117), receiving yards (1,856) and touchdowns (23) for the national champion Crimson Tide, who defeated Ohio State, 52-24, in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan. 11.
The Walter Camp Coach of Year, presented by KeyBank, is Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell. Chadwell led the Chants to the program’s first-ever Sun Belt Conference Championship title and an 11-0 overall regular-season mark, including a perfect 8-0 conference record. Coastal then played in the program’s first-ever bowl game on Dec. 26 against No. 23 Liberty in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
The Connecticut Player of Year, presented by Generation UCAN, is Andrew Stueber, a senior offensive lineman from the University Michigan and resident of Darien.
Walter Camp National Awards Virtual Show, presented by Innovative Health Plan II – Powered by AmWINS – https://youtu.be/OOkzt3qcJmw
Player of Year, presented by McDermott Lexus of New Haven
DeVonta Smith, senior, wide receiver, Alabama
Coach of Year, presented by KeyBank
Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina
Connecticut Player of Year, presented by Generation UCAN
Andrew Stueber, Senior, offensive lineman, Michigan
2020 Walter Camp All-America Teams, presented by Innovative Health Plan II – Powered by AmWINS
Former Walter Camp All-Americans – Will Shields (Nebraska), Hugh Green (Pittsburgh), Luke Keuchly (Boston College), Morten Andersen (Michigan State), Tim Brown (Notre Dame), David Fulcher (Arizona), Herschel Walker (Georgia) and Matt Leinart (USC) – are featured on the virtual show.
Michigan’s Andrew Stueber Named Walter Camp Connecticut Player of the Year
University of Michigan senior offensive lineman Andrew Stueber (Darien, 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.
An Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection, Stueber started at right tackle and right guard for the Wolverines this fall. Stueber is the first Michigan player to earn Walter Camp Connecticut Player of Year honors. Stueber did not take any penalties and surrendered just one sack among four total pressures all season. He was awarded a pass-blocking efficiency grade of 98.3, among the highest scores in the Big Ten.
An Academic All-Big Ten honoree, Stueber is currently enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business pursuing a degree in business administration.
A native of Darien, Stueber attended Darien High School was coached by Rob Trifone. He led the Blue Wave to two state titles (2015 and 2016) was a two-time Walter Camp All-Connecticut first team honoree.
Stueber joins the members of the 2020 Walter Camp All-America First and Second teams, Player of the Year DeVonta Smith (Alabama) and Coach of the Year Jamey Chadwell (Coastal Carolina) as the 2020 honorees.
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.
2020 – Andrew Stueber, OL, Michigan
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
2020 Walter Camp All-America Teams
A Little History
This is the 131st edition of the Walter Camp All-America team – the nation’s oldest All-America team. Twenty-five players were selected to the first team by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors. In addition, 26 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, 35 different schools from 11 conferences were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 51 players selected). Overall, the Southeastern Conference has the most honorees (12), followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference (11), Big Ten (7) and Big-12 (7).
Alabama has six First Team honorees – the most by a single team since Harvard had five selections (out of 11 total players) to the 1914 Walter Camp All-America team.
Notre Dame and Pittsburgh each have two First Team selections. The Fighting Irish also have two Second Team honorees.
Player of the Year DeVonta Smith
The 54th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, DeVonta Smith is the third Alabama player to win the prestigious honor, joining quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (2018) and running back Derrick Henry (2015). Smith is the sixth wide receiver to earn the award, and the first since Larry Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh) in 2003. Smith is also the tenth player from a SEC school to win the award since it began in 1967. The 2020 Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Smith has recorded nation-leading totals in receptions (105), receiving yards (1,641) and touchdowns (20) for the top-ranked Crimson Tide, who will play Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan. 11.
Good to See You Again
Two players on the 2020 Walter Camp All-America teams are repeat selections. First Team offensive lineman Wyatt Davis (Ohio State) was a Second Team honoree in 2019. Second Team running back Travis Etienne (Clemson) earned Second Team honors last season.
Then and Now
Eighteen different schools are represented on the 2020 Walter Camp All-America First Team. Of the 18 schools, Pittsburgh has the most storied tradition of placing members on the team. The Panthers had their first selection in 1915, center Bob Peck. This year, Pittsburgh has two First Team selections (defensive ends Rashad Weaver and Patrick Jones II). Since 1903, Pittsburgh has had 39 Walter Camp All-Americans, including three-time recipient Hugh Green (1978 to 1980).
Class Distinction
Of the 25 First Team selections, ten are seniors and three have graduate status. There are ten juniors, one sophomore and one freshman (Northwestern DB Brandon Joseph).
On the Second Team (26 total selections), there are 10 juniors and nine seniors. There are five sophomores and two have graduate status.
2020 Walter Camp All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt. Wgt. Year Hometown
WR DeVonta Smith, Alabama 6-1 175 Sr. Amite, LA
WR Elijah Moore, Ole Miss 5-9 184 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, FL
TE Kyle Pitts, Florida 6-6 246 Jr. Philadelphia, PA
OL Alex Leatherwood, Alabama 6-3 312 Sr. Pensacola, FL
OL Liam Eichenberg, Notre Dame 6-6 302 Grad Cleveland, OH
OL Wyatt Davis, Ohio State * 6-4 315 Jr. Bellflower, CA
OL Brady Christensen, BYU 6-6 300 Jr. Bountiful, UT
C Landon Dickerson, Alabama 6-6 325 Sr. Hickory, NC
QB Mac Jones, Alabama 6-3 214 Jr. Jacksonville, FL
RB Najee Harris, Alabama 6-2 230 Sr. Antioch, CA
RB Breece Hall, Iowa State 6-1 215 Soph. Wichita, KS
PK Jose Borregalas, Miami 5-10 205 Sr. Miami, FL
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt. Wgt. Year Hometown
DL Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina 6-2 260 Grad Aiken, SC
DL Daviyon Nixon, Iowa 6-3 305 Jr. Kenosha, WI
DL Rashad Weaver, Pittsburgh 6-5 270 Grad Fort Lauderdale, FL
DL Patrick Jones II, Pittsburgh 6-5 260 Sr. Chesapeake, VA
LB Zaven Collins, Tulsa 6-4 260 Jr. Hominy, OK
LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame 6-1 215 Sr. Hampton, VA
LB Joseph Ossai, Texas 6-4 253 Jr. Conroe, TX
DB Brandon Joseph, Northwestern 6-1 192 Fr. College Station, TX
DB Patrick Surtain II, Alabama 6-2 202 Jr. Plantation, FL
DB Shemar Jean-Charles, Appalachian State 5-11 190 Sr. Miramar, FL
DB Talanoa Hufanga, USC 6-1 215 Jr. Corvallis, OR
P Pressley Harvin III, Georgia Tech 6-0 255 Sr. Alcolu, SC
KR Avery Williams, Boise State 5-9 195 Sr. Pasadena, CA
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt. Wgt. Year Hometown
WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas 5-9 174 Sr. Houston, TX
WR Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State 6-0 190 Sr. Fort Worth, TX
TE Charlie Kolar, Iowa State 6-6 257 Jr. Norman, OK
OL Kenyon Green, Texas A&M 6-4 325 Soph. Humble, TX
OL Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech 6-5 314 Jr. Upper Marlboro, MD
OL Aaron Banks, Notre Dame 6-6 330 Sr. Alameda, CA
OL Cain Madden, Marshall 6-3 313 Sr. South Webster, OH
C Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa 6-3 289 Soph. Solon, IA
QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson 6-6 220 Jr. Cartersville, GA
RB Jaret Patterson, Buffalo 5-9 195 Jr. Glendale, MD
RB Travis Etienne, Clemson * 5-10 205 Sr. Jennings, LA
PK Jake Oldroyd, BYU 6-1 195 Soph. Southlake, TX
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt. Wgt. Year Hometown
DL Jaelan Phillips, Miami 6-5 266 Jr. Redlands, CA
DL Patrick Johnson, Tulane 6-3 255 Sr. Chattanooga, TN
DL Cade Hall, San Jose State 6-2 260 Jr. Morgan Hill, CA
DL Haskell Garrett, Ohio State 6-2 299 Sr. Las Vegas, NV
DL Darius Stills, West Virginia 6-1 285 Sr. Fairmont, WV
LB Nick Bolton, Missouri 6-0 232 Jr. Frisco, TX
LB Zion Tupuola-Fetui, Washington 6-3 280 Soph. Pearl City, HI
LB Grant Morgan, Arkansas 5-11 222 Grad. Greenwood, AR
DB Shaun Wade, Ohio State 6-1 195 Grad. Jacksonville, FL
DB Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame 6-4 219 Soph. Atlanta, GA
DB Shakur Brown, Michigan State 5-11 190 Jr. Stockbridge, GA
DB Trevon Moehrig, TCU 6-2 202 Jr. Spring Branch, TX
P Jake Camarda, Georgia 6-2 180 Jr. Norcross, GA
KR Trestan Ebner, Baylor 5-11 208 Sr. Henderson, TX
* 2019 Walter Camp Second Team All-America selection
Alabama Wide Receiver DeVonta Smith is the 2020 Walter Camp Player of the Year
University of Alabama senior wide receiver DeVonta Smith (Amite, LA) has been selected as the 2020 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.
The 54th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, Smith is the third Alabama player to win the prestigious honor, joining quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (2018) and running back Derrick Henry (2015).
Overall, Smith is the sixth wide receiver to earn the award, and the first since Larry Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh) in 2003. Smith is also the tenth player from a SEC school to win the award since it began in 1967.
Smith has been the catalyst for top-ranked Alabama’s high-octane offense. He leads the nation in receptions (105), receiving yards (1,641), receiving touchdowns (20) and all-purpose yards (1,912). He holds the Alabama single-season record for receiving touchdowns, while ranking second in both receiving yards and receptions.
The 2020 SEC Offensive Player of the Year, Smith has eclipsed at least 100 yards receiving in eight of 12 contests in 2020, including a pair of 200-plus yard performances highlighted by his 219-yard effort at LSU.
He is just the third player in SEC history with 1,200 receiving yards in multiple seasons and the fourth Crimson Tide wideout to eclipse the 1,000-yard marker in multiple seasons.
Smith was dominant in the Crimson Tide’s five games against ranked opponents, totaling 46 receptions for 715 yards and nine touchdowns. In addition, Smith has nine punt returns for 219 yards and a touchdown to go with three kickoffs totaling 46 yards
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
2020 – DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
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
Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell Selected 2020 Walter Camp Coach of the Year
Jamey Chadwell, head coach of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, is the Walter Camp 2020 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.
Chadwell is the first coach from Sun Belt Conference to earn the award.
Chadwell, who was named the 2020 Sun Belt Coach of the Year, was also recently named the Werner Ladder AFCA FBS Region 2 Coach of the Year.
Chadwell led the Chants to the program’s first-ever Sun Belt Conference Championship title and an 11-0 overall regular-season mark, including a perfect 8-0 conference record. Coastal then played in the program’s first-ever bowl game on Dec. 26 against No. 23 Liberty in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
This season marked Coastal Carolina’s first-ever undefeated regular season and the first time that the Chanticleers have been ranked in either the Associated Press Top 25 Poll or the Amway Coaches Poll presented by USA Today Sports. In 2020, the Chanticleers posted two wins over FBS top 25 nationally-ranked opponents, including the first in program history, four wins over top 50 opponents, and ranked as high as No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. 11 in the Amway Coaches Poll.
The team earned 16 selections to the 2020 All-Sun Belt team, including 10 first-team selections. They also secured five of the conference’s six individual awards: Player and Freshman of the Year (quarterback Grayson McCall); Defensive Player of the Year (defensive end Tarron Jackson); Newcomer of the Year (cornerback D’Jordan Strong) and Coach of the Year (Chadwell).
Previously a head coach at North Greenville (Div. 2), Delta State (Div. 2) and Charleston Southern (FCS), Chadwell joined the Coastal Carolina program in 2017 as offensive coordinator, the program’s first year at the FBS level. He led the team to a 3-9 record as interim coach that year in place of Joe Moglia, who missed coaching while on medical leave. He was named head coach at Coastal Carolina on Jan. 18, 2019.
Chadwell was a four-year letterman at East Tennessee State University (1996-99) and was a two-year team captain for the Buccaneers. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics and business education in May 2000 from East Tennessee State. He also completed his Master’s in Business Administration from Charleston Southern in May 2006.
Chadwell and his wife Solmaz have three children.
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
2020 – Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina
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
