PHILADELPHIA, Pa.--North Dakota State University running back Pat Paschall was named to the 2009 Sports Network Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) All-America first team released Wednesday, Dec. 23. He was named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation FCS All-America team, the AFCA FCS Coaches' All-America team, and the Associated Press FCS All-America first team.
Paschall, a 5-foot-11 1/2 senior from St. Louis, Mo., becomes the first Bison player to earn first team Sports Network, Associated Press and AFCA Coaches Division I FCS All-America honors. He was second in Missouri Valley Football Offensive Player of the Year balloting to Southern Illinois running back Deji Karim. He was a first-team all-MFVC selection.
Walter Payton Award winner Armanti Edwards and Buck Buchanan Award recipient Arthur Moats head up the 2009 Sports Network
Football Championship Subdivision All-America team.
Paschall finished No. 1 in rushing in the NCAA Division I FCS statistics, averaging 139.70 yards per game. Paschall was also 5th in scoring (9.6 ppg) and 9th in all-purpose yards (158.30) nationally.
Paschall rushed 27 times for 140 yards and three touchdowns in North Dakota State's 39-35 loss to Youngstown State on Nov. 21. He finished the season with 1,397 yards and 16 TDs on 207 rushes for an average of 6.75 yards per carry. It was the 10th 100-yard rushing effort for Paschall in 10 games this season and the 14th 100-yard rushing performance in his Bison career.
Paschall moved up three spots on the NDSU all-time charts into 8th position and finished his career with 2,528 yards on 399 carries and 23 touchdowns in 29 career games. He passed Doug Lloyd (2,410 yards, 1985-88), Kevin Feeney (2,473 yards, 1995-98) and former teammate Tyler Roehl (2,512 yards, 2004-08) against Youngstown State.
North Dakota State finished the season with a 3-8 record overall including a 2-6 mark in the MVFC.
The Colonial Athletic Association led all conferences with 20 selections, followed closely by the Big Sky with 17, the Missouri Valley with 12 and the Southern Conference with 11. All 14 FCS conferences were represented by at least one player.
2009 Sports Network FCS All-America Team
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE:
QB - Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State, Sr;
RB - Deji Karim, Southern Illinois, Sr;
RB - Pat Paschall, North Dakota State, Sr;
FB - Tommy Fraser, Coastal Carolina, Sr;
WR - Terrell Hudgins, Elon, Sr;
WR - Marc Mariani, Montana, Sr;
WR - Tim Toone, Weber State, Sr;
TE - Clay Harbor, Missouri State, Sr;
C - Kyle Mutcher, Weber State, Sr;
G - Jeff Hansen, Montana State, Sr;
G - Matthew McCrackern, Richmond, Sr;
T - Vladimir Ducasse, Massachusetts, Sr;
T - Ben Ijalana, Villanova, Jr;
AP - Matt Szczur, Villanova, Jr.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE:
DE - Arthur Moats, James Madison, Sr;
DE - Danny Batten, South Dakota State, Sr;
DL - Christian Anthony, Grambling, Jr;
DT - Sean Lissemore, William & Mary, Sr;
DT - Mychal Savage, Youngstown State, Sr;
LB - Matt Coen, Lehigh, So;
LB - Brandin Jordan, Southern Illinois, Sr;
LB - J.C. Sherritt, Eastern Washington, Jr;
LB - D.J. Smith, Appalachian State, Jr;
CB - Cortez Gilbert, Appalachian State, Sr;
CB - Josh Morris, Weber State, Sr;
SS - Jeromy Miles, Massachusetts, Sr;
FS - Mark LeGree, Appalachian State, Fs;
S - Terrell Whitehead, Norfolk State, S.
FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS:
PK - Matt Bevins, Liberty, So;
P - Trevor Ward, Southern Utah, Sr;
KR - Mareo Howard, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, So;
PR - Leroy Vann, Florida A&M, Sr.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE:
QB - Matt Nichols, Eastern Washington, Sr;
RB - Chase Reynolds, Montana, Jr;
RB - David Sinisi, Monmouth, Sr;
FB - Bo Bolen, Weber State, Fr;
WR - Ed Berry, Northern Arizona, Sr;
WR - Jason Caldwell, Fordham, Sr;
WR - Tysson Poots, Southern Utah, Jr;
TE - Scott Sicko, New Hampshire, Sr;
C - Austin Steichen, Northern Iowa, Sr;
G - Mario Acitelli, Appalachian State, Sr;
G - David Harrison, Elon, Sr;
T - Derrick Hardman, Eastern Kentucky, Sr;
T - James Williams, Harvard, Sr;
AP - Terrence Holt, Austin Peay, Jr.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE:
DE - Dane Fletcher, Montana State, Sr;
DE - Adrian Tracy, William & Mary, Sr;
DL - Austen Lane, Murray State, Sr;
DT - Christian Clark, Sacramento State, Jr;
DT - Martin Parker, Richmond, Jr;
LB - George Howard, Morgan State, Sr;
LB - Adrian McLeod, Western Carolina, Sr;
LB - Terrence Thomas, Villanova, Jr;
LB - Jabara Williams, Stephen F. Austin, Jr;
CB - Korey Lindsey, Southern Illinois, Jr;
CB - Patrick Stoudamire, Western Illinois, Sr;
SS - Terrence Klein, New Hampshire, Sr;
FS - Charles Graves, Delaware, Sr;
S - J.J. Vercammen, Dayton, Jr.
SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS:
PK - Zach Kutch, Illinois State, Sr;
P - Jonathan Plisko, Old Dominion, Fr;
KR - Scotty McGee, James Madison, Sr;
PR - Kiare Thompson, Grambling, Jr.
THIRD TEAM OFFENSE:
QB - *Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State, Sr;
QB - *Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross, Sr;
RB - Brent Grimes, Central Arkansas, Sr;
RB - Toddrick Pendland, McNeese State, Jr;
FB - Marlin Meeks, Nicholls State, Sr;
WR - Duane Brooks, Stephen F. Austin, Sr;
WR - Pat Simonds, Colgate, Sr;
WR - Juamorris Stewart, Southern, Sr;
TE - Nathan Overbay, Eastern Washington, Sr;
C - Chaz Millard, Eastern Illinois, Sr;
G - Dorian Brooks, James Madison, Sr;
G - Terran Hillesland, Montana, Sr;
T - Levi Horn, Montana, Sr;
T - David Pickard, Southern Illinois, So;
AP - Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington, Jr.
THIRD TEAM DEFENSE:
DE - Tim Knicky, Stephen F. Austin, Sr;
DE - Tim Kukucka, Villanova, Sr;
DL - James Ruffin, Northern Iowa, Sr;
DT - Sam Daniels, James Madison, Sr;
DT - Ko Quaye, South Dakota, Sr;
LB - Kadarron Anderson, Furman, So;
LB - Luke Bonus, Hofstra, Sr;
LB - Rob Damon, Rhode Island, Jr;
LB - Jacque Roman, Appalachian State, Sr;
CB - Jeremy Caldwell, Eastern Kentucky, So;
CB - T.J. Heath, Jacksonville State, Jr;
SS - Anthony Beck, Prairie View, Sr;
FS - Jason House, Southern, Jr;
S - Anthony DiMichele, Holy Cross, Jr.
THIRD TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS:
PK - Armando Cuko, Massachusetts, Sr;
P - Jon Vanderwielen, Idaho State, Sr;
KR - Buddy Farnham, Brown, Sr;
PR - Andre Roberts, The Citadel, Sr.
* - Tied with the same number of votes.
Courtesy: Dennis Hoff
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