RICHMOND?S MCCRACKEN AND MADISON?S MOATS LEAD CAA FOOTBALL?S LIST OF 2009 ALL-AMERICANS
RICHMOND, Va. (January 7, 2010) -- After Villanova captured CAA Football’s second-straight and fourth NCAA Division I National Championship in seven seasons, the league logged an impressive number of 73 All-America honors as announced by several publications since the conclusion of the 2009 season. Headlining the honorees as CAA Football’s only consensus First Team All-America selections are Richmond’s senior offensive lineman Matt McCracken and James Madison’s senior end Arthur Moats.
Moats, the league’s 2009 Defensive Player of the Year and only its second Buck Buchanan National Defensive Player of the Year winner, was among the league leaders in sacks, tackles for loss and defensive linemen tackles at the end of the 2009 season. The Portsmouth, Va., native made 90 tackles in 11 games this season for a mark of 8.2 per game. His 2.14 tackles for loss per game not only led the league, but also ranked as the best mark in the nation. Moats trailed only William and Mary defensive end Adrian Tracy in the sack category after garnering 11 in 10 games this year.
McCracken, the first consensus All-America honoree at Richmond since 1992, was a three-time All-CAA Football honoree dating back to his sophomore season in 2007 season. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native, was part of a Spider squad which finished the 2009 season with an 11-2 mark and was one of two CAA Football Conference Champions. The Spiders’ offensive line, led by McCracken, allowed a league-low game average of just 1.38 sacks over 13 games in 2009. Richmond’s offense also finished third in the league with a 29.9 point/game average this season.
The 20 total Sports Network All-America honorees out of CAA Football in 2009 bumps its total to 296 All-America winners since the 1987 season.
The league’s seven American Football Coaches Association All-Americans sets a new league record for the most in one season. Prior to 2009 the league had not had more than five AFCA All-America picks in a season, which happened in 1988, 1991, 1994 and 2006. CAA Football’s total of seven AFCA All-Americans in 2009 push the league’s total to 98 since the 1979 season, the most of any league at the FCS level.
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Below is a list of CAA Football’s 73 total All-America honorees.
| Sports
Network |
| FIRST TEAM |
| OG |
Matt McCracken |
Richmond |
Senior |
| OT |
Vladimir Ducasse |
Massachusetts |
Senior |
| OT |
Ben Ijalana |
Villanova |
Junior |
| AP |
Matt Szczur |
Villanova |
Junior |
| DE |
Arthur Moats |
James Madison |
Senior |
| DT |
Sean Lissemore |
William and Mary |
Senior |
| SS |
Jeromy Miles |
Massachusetts |
Senior |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| TE |
Scott Sicko |
New Hampshire |
Senior |
| DE |
Adrian Tracy |
William and Mary |
Senior |
| DT |
Martin Parker |
Richmond |
Junior |
| LB |
Terence Thomas |
Villanova |
Junior |
| SS |
Terrence Klein |
New Hampshire |
Senior |
| FS |
Charles Graves |
Delaware |
Senior |
| KR |
Scotty McGee |
James Madison |
Senior |
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| THIRD TEAM |
| OG |
Dorian Brooks |
James Madison |
Senior |
| DE |
Tim Kukucka |
Villanova |
Senior |
| DT |
Sam Daniels |
James Madison |
Senior |
| LB |
Luke Bonus |
Hofstra |
Senior |
| LB |
Rob Damon |
Rhode Island |
Junior |
| PK |
Armando Cuko |
Massachusetts |
Senior |
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| American Football
Coaches Association |
| TE |
Scott Sicko |
New Hampshire |
Senior |
| OL |
Matt McCracken |
Richmond |
Senior |
| DL |
Arthur Moats |
James Madison |
Senior |
| DL |
Adrian Tracy |
William and Mary |
Senior |
| DB |
Charles Graves |
Delaware |
Senior |
| DB |
Justin Rogers |
Richmond |
Junior |
| PK |
Armando Cuko |
Massachusetts |
Senior |
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| Walter Camp
Foundation |
| WR |
Matt Szczur |
Villanova |
Junior |
| OL |
Matt McCracken |
Richmond |
Senior |
| OL |
Ben Ijalana |
Villanova |
Junior |
| DL |
Arthur Moats |
James Madison |
Senior |
| DL |
Adrian Tracy |
William and Mary |
Senior |
| DB |
Jeromy Miles |
Massachusetts |
Senior |
| DB |
Charles Graves |
Delaware |
Senior |
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| Associated Press |
| FIRST TEAM |
| OL |
Matt McCraken |
Richmond |
Senior |
| OL |
Vladimir Ducasse |
Massachusetts |
Senior |
| AP |
Matt Szczur |
Villanova |
Junior |
| DL |
Arthur Moats |
James Madison |
Senior |
| DB |
Jeromy Miles |
Massachusetts |
Senior |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| OL |
Ben Ijalana |
Villanova |
Junior |
| TE |
Scott Sicko |
New Hampshire |
Senior |
| DL |
Adrian Tracy |
William and Mary |
Senior |
| DB |
Charles Graves |
Delaware |
Senior |
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| THIRD TEAM |
| OL |
Dorian Brooks |
James Madison |
Senior |
| DL |
Tim Kukucka |
Villanova |
Senior |
| DB |
Justin Rogers |
Richmond |
Junior |
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| College Sporting
News |
| Defensive Player of the Year |
Arthur Moats |
James Madison |
Senior |
| Offensive Lineman of the Year |
Matt McCracken |
Richmond |
Senior |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player |
Matt Szczur |
Villanova |
Junior |
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| OG |
Dorian Brooks |
James Madison |
Senior |
| OT |
Vladimir Ducasse |
Massachusetts |
Senior |
| OL |
Michael Silva |
Richmond |
Senior |
| TE |
Scott Sicko |
New Hampshire |
Senior |
| DT |
Martin Parker |
Richmond |
Junior |
| DT |
Sean Lissemore |
William and Mary |
Senior |
| DE |
Adrian Tracy |
William and Mary |
Senior |
| LB |
Eric McBride |
Richmond |
Junior |
| LB |
Tyler Holmes |
Massachusetts |
Sophomore |
| DB |
Terrence Klein |
New Hampshire |
Senior |
| KR |
Scotty McGee |
James Madison |
Senior |
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| HONORABLE MENTION |
| QB |
Eric Ward |
Richmond |
Senior |
| QB |
Chris Whitney |
Villanova |
Junior |
| FB |
Everette Benjamin |
Hofstra |
Junior |
| OT |
Ben Ijalana |
Villanova |
Junior |
| DE |
Tim Kukucka |
Villanova |
Senior |
| DT |
Phil Matusz |
Villanova |
Senior |
| LB |
Rob Damon |
Rhode Island |
Junior |
| LB |
Terence Thomas |
Villanova |
Junior |
| CB |
Justin Rogers |
Richmond |
Junior |
| CB |
Dino Vasso |
New Hampshire |
Junior |
| S |
Charles Graves |
Delaware |
Senior |
| PK |
Armando Cuko |
Massachusetts |
Senior |
| PK |
Brian Pate |
William and Mary |
Senior |