MVFC Announces Specialty Awards

by MVFC/YSU

Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 8:50 am

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
#16 QB Brock Jensen, North Dakota State, 6-3, 225, Sr., Waupaca, Wis. (Waupaca HS)
    FCS record holder with 44 career victories…League leader in total offense and passing efficiency…Ranks fourth nationally in efficiency and seventh in completion percentage…NDSU record holder with 26 TD passes this season…NDSU’s all-time leader in pass attempts, completions, yards, TD passes and total offense…Directed NDSU to come-from-behind win at Kansas State connecting on 14 of 15 passes in the second half and 7 of 7 on the final drive (18 plays, 80 yards, 8:30)…Leads the Bison with 12 rushing first downs in third-down situations…All-MVFC second team 2012.

Voting (Points)
81 -- Brock Jensen, North Dakota State
46 -- Zach Zenner, South Dakota State
11 -- Kurt Hess, Youngstown State
10 -- David Johnson, UNI

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
#11 LB – Tyler Starr, South Dakota, SR, 6-5, 250, Little Rock, Iowa (George-Little Rock High)
    71 tackles (42 solo), 15 TFL (80 yds), 9.0 sacks (67 yds), 1 INT, 4 BRUP, 5 QBH, 4 FF ... Nation’s active career leader in forced fumbles (13) … also ranks second in solo tackles for loss (39) and fourth in total sacks (27.0) … earned all those achievements in just three years of play … Coyotes’ all-time leader in sacks with 27.0 (all solo) … MVFC’s overall leader in forced fumbles (4), sacks (9.0) and tackles-for-loss (15.0) … finished fifth in the nation in forced fumbles, 14th in sacks and 23rd in tackles-for-loss … was USD’s second-leading tackler … had at least six tackles in each of his last eight games … had three games with two sacks … had a season-high eight tackles, two sacks and three tackles-for-loss in a win against Missouri State … got his first collegiate interception against Western Illinois … had seven tackles, a sack and forced a fumble against Youngstown State

Voting (Points)
50 -- Tyler Starr, South Dakota
34 -- Grant Olson, North Dakota State
31 -- Caleb Schaffitzel, Missouri State
14 -- R.C. Kilgore, South Dakota State
12 -- Colton Underwood, Illinois State

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
#29 Martin Ruiz, TB, Youngstown State, 5-11, 195, Fr., Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)
    Set a school freshman records with 192 carries, 1,094 yards and 15 touchdowns…averaged 91.2 yards per game and 5.7 per carry…had four 100-yard rushing performances, three of which were in MVFC play…had a high of 199 against Western Illinois…had 131 at South Dakota and 141 at Indiana State…in league play, rushed for 831 yards on 147 attempts and scored eight touchdowns…averaged 103.9 yards per game…had 1,585 all-purpose yards (235 on 10 kickoff returns and 20 receptions for 256 yards)…scored touchdowns in nine of 12 games.

Voting (Points)
62 -- Martin Ruiz, Youngstown State
43 -- J.C. Baker, Western Illinois
19 -- Jameer Thurman, Indiana State
16 -- Makinton Dorleant, UNI

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
#29 Martin Ruiz, TB, Youngstown State, 5-11, 195, Fr., Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)

Voting (Points)
78 -- Martin Ruiz, Youngstown State
23 -- Jameer Thurman, Indiana State
19 -- Trenton Norvell, Western Illinois
17 -- Trevor Bouma, South Dakota
13 -- Blake Winkler, Illinois State

COACH OF THE YEAR
Craig Bohl, North Dakota State
   Back-to-back FCS national championships and three straight Missouri Valley Football Conference titles…Longest active winning streak in the FCS with an MVFC-record 20 games…Team has won 11 straight home contests and 17 straight away from home…Four straight wins over FBS opponents including 24-21 victory at Kansas State in the season opener, improving to 7-3 in FBS games…Broke the school’s career wins record with his 92nd victory against Delaware State on ESPN College GameDay’s visit to NDSU...Career record 100-32 in 11th season.

Voting (Points)
87 -- Craig Bohl, North Dakota State
23 -- John Stiegelmeier, South Dakota State
20 -- Terry Allen, Missouri State
8 -- Joe Glenn, South Dakota
6 -- Bob Nielson, Western Illinois

 

    PREVIOUS WINNERS

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
1985 Mike Smith, QB, Northern Iowa
1986 Sean Payton, QB, Eastern Illinois
1987 Carl Boyd, RB, Northern Iowa
1988 Paul Singer, QB, Western Illinois
1989 DeAndre Smith, QB, Missouri State
1990 DeAndre Smith, QB, Missouri State
1991 Derrick Franklin, RB, Indiana State
1992 Toby Davis, RB, Illinois State
1993 Kurt Warner, QB, Northern Iowa
1994 Rob St. Sauver, QB, Western Illinois
1995 Dedric Ward, WR, Northern Iowa
1996 Dedric Ward, WR, Northern Iowa
1997 Aaron Stecker, RB, Western Illinois
1998 Karlton Carpenter, RB, S. Illinois
1999 Cornell Craig, WR, S. Illinois
2000 Charles Tharp, RB, Western Illinois
2001 P.J. Mays, RB, Youngstown State
2002 Russ Michna, QB, Western Illinois
2003 Russ Michna, QB, Western Illinois
2004 Joel Sambursky, QB, S. Illinois
2005 Laurént Robinson, WR, Illinois State
2006 Marcus Mason, RB, Youngstown St.
2007 Eric Sanders, QB, Northern Iowa
2008 Herb Donaldson, RB, Western Illinois
2009 Deji Karim, RB, Southern Illinois
2010 Matt Barr, QB, Western Illinois
2011 Shakir Bell, RB, Indiana State
2012 Matt Brown, QB, Illinois State

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
1985 James Houston, LB, Illinois State
1985 Mark Farley, LB, Northern Iowa
1986 Brian Gant, LB, Illinois State
1987 Matt Soraghan, LB, Missouri State
1988 John Jurkovic, DT, Eastern Illinois
1989 John Jurkovic, DT, Eastern Illinois
1990 Tim Lance, DB, Eastern Illinois
1991 William Freeney, LB, Northern Iowa
1992 William Freeney, LB, Northern Iowa
1993 Andre Allen, LB, Northern Iowa
1994 Andre Allen, LB, Northern Iowa
1995 Tim Carver, LB, Eastern Illinois
1996 Mike Miano, DL, Missouri State
1997 Harry Deligianis, DT, Youngstown State
1998 James Milton, LB, Western Illinois
1999 Edgerton Hartwell, LB, Western Illinois
2000 Edgerton Hartwell, LB, Western Illinois
2001 Adam Vogt, LB, Northern Iowa
2002 Boomer Grigsby, LB, Illinois State
2003 Boomer Grigsby, LB, Illinois State
2004 Boomer Grigsby, LB, Illinois State
2005 Brent Hawkins, DE, Illinois State
2006 Cameron Siskowic, LB, Illinois State
2007 Brannon Carter, LB, Northern Iowa
2008 James Ruffin, DE, Northern Iowa
2009 Danny Batten, DE, South Dakota State
2009 James Ruffin, DE, Northern Iowa
2010 Kyle Glazier, LB, Western Illinois
2011 L.J. Fort, LB, Northern Iowa
2012 Marcus Williams, DB, N. Dakota State

NEWCOMERS OF THE YEAR
1994 Buck Phillips, CB, WIU
1995 Jason Cannon, WR, MSU
1996 Vince Bruno, LB, WIU
1997 Aaron Stecker, RB, WIU
1998 David Bowens, DL, WIU
1999 Charles Tharp, RB, WIU
2000 Teddy Sims, LB, SIU
2001 Julian Reese, QB, INS
2002 M. Abdulqaadir, RB, SIU
2003 Terrance Freeney, RB, UNI
2004 Brandon Jacobs, RB, SIU
2005 Marcus Mason, RB, YSU
2006 Darian Williams, RB, UNI
2007 Ferlando Williams, WR, YSU
2008 Brandon Summers, QB, YSU
2009 Antoine Wilkinson, LB, MSU
2010 Tirrell Rennie, QB, UNI
2011 Jewel Hampton, RB, SIU
2012 Sawyer Kollmorgen, QB, UNI

FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR
1999 Dusty Burk, QB, ILS
2000 Lee Russell, OLB, WIU
2001 Tom Petrie, QB, UNI
2002 Joel Sambursky, QB, SIU
2003 Justin Haddix, QB, WKU
2004 Eric Sanders, QB, UNI
2005 Tom Nelson, DB, ILS
2006 Brandin Jordan, LB, SIU
2007 Cody Kirby, QB, MSU
2008 Kamryn Keys, RB, YSU
2009 Matt Brown, QB, ILS
2010 Kurt Hess, QB, YSU
2011 Austin Sumner, QB, SDSU
2012 Sawyer Kollmorgen, QB, UNI

‘BRUCE CRADDOCK’ COACHES OF THE YEAR
1985 Darrell Mudra, Northern Iowa
1986 Al Molde, Eastern Illinois
1987 Darrell Mudra, Northern Iowa
1987 Bruce Craddock, Western Illinois
1988 Bruce Craddock, Western Illinois
1989 Jesse Branch, Missouri State
1990 Jesse Branch, Missouri State
1991 Terry Allen, Northern Iowa
1992 Terry Allen, Northern Iowa
1993 Terry Allen, Northern Iowa
1994 Terry Allen, Northern Iowa
1995 Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois
1996 Terry Allen, Northern Iowa
1997 Randy Ball, Western Illinois
1998 Todd Berry, Illinois State
1999 Todd Berry, Illinois State
2000 Don Patterson, Western Illinois
2001 Mark Farley, Northern Iowa
2002 Don Patterson, Western Illinois
2003 Jerry Kill, Southern Illinois
2004 Jerry Kill, Southern Illinois
2005 Jon Heacock, Youngstown State
2006 Jon Heacock, Youngstown State
2007 Mark Farley, Northern Iowa
2008 Dale Lennon, Southern Illinois
2009 Dale Lennon, Southern Illinois
2010 Trent Miles, Indiana State
2011 Craig Bohl, North Dakota State
2012 Craig Bohl, North Dakota State

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