Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Honored by collegefootballnews.com
November 29, 2001 | Football
Nov. 29, 2001
Collegefootballnews.com has named four Falcons to their 2001 first-team All-MAC squad and selected BGSU Coach Urban Meyer as the leagues Coach of the Year.
Junior wide receiver Robert Redd is the Falcons lone representative on offense, while senior nose tackle Brandon Hicks, senior strong safety Chad Long, and sophomore defensive back Janssen Patton earned first-team honors.
In addition, the publication rated the top thirty players regardless of position. Leading the way for BGSU was sophomore quarterback Josh Harris who was rated the eighth best player in the MAC this year. Hicks was rated 17th, while Redd was chosen #20.
collegefootballnews.com 2001 All-MAC TeamOffensive Player of the Year: Byron Leftwich, Marshall Defensive Player of the Year: Max Yates, Marshall Coach of the Year: Urban Meyer, Bowling Green
Offense QB Byron Leftwich, Jr. Marshall RB Marcus Merriweather, Sr. Ball State RB Chester Taylor, Sr. Toledo WR Robert Redd, Jr. Bowling Green WR Darius Watts, Soph. Marshall TE Gregg Kellett, Sr. Marshall OL Konrad Dean, Sr. Akron OL Brian Hallett, Sr. Kent State OL Nathan McPeek, Soph. Marshall OL Steve Sciullo, Jr. Marshall OL Paul Thaler, Sr. Miami PK Steve Azar, Soph. NIU KR Donta Greene, Jr. Toledo
Defense DL Anthony Allsbury, Jr. WMU DL David Bockmore, Sr. Toledo DL Brandon Hicks, Sr. Bowling Green DL Ralph Street, Sr. Marshall LB James Harrison, Sr. Kent State LB Terrell Jones, Soph. Miami LB Max Yates, Sr. Marshall DB Chad Long, Sr. Bowling Green DB Janssen Patton, Soph, Bowling Green DB Ronald Rogers, Sr. WMU DB Vince Thompson, Jr. NIU P Dave Zastudil, Sr. Ohio
TOP 30 PLAYERS REGARDLESS OF POSITION. 1. QB Byron Leftwich, Jr. Marshall 2. RB Chester Taylor, Sr. Toledo 3. WR Darius Watts, Soph. Marshall 4. LB Max Yates, Sr. Marshall 5. LB James Harrison, Sr. Kent State 6. QB Ben Roethlisberger, Fr. Miami 7. RB Marcus Merriweather, Sr. Ball State 8. QB Josh Harris, Soph. Bowling Green 9. RB Thomas Hammock, Jr. Northern Illinois 10. QB Tavares Bolden, Sr. Toledo 11. DB Vince Thompson, Jr. Northern Illinois 12. DE David Bockmore, Sr. Toledo 13. P Dave Zastudil, Sr. Ohio 14. LB Tom Ward, Jr. Toledo 15. QB Jeff Welsh, Sr. Western Michigan 16. LB Larry Williams, Jr. Northern Illinois 17. DT Brandon Hicks, Sr. Bowling Green 18. LB Kenny Philpot, Sr. Eastern Michigan 19. DE Anthony Allsbury, Sr. Western Michigan 20. WR Robert Redd, Jr. Bowling Green 21. WR Josh Davis, Soph. Marshall 22. DE Ralph Street, Sr. Marshall 23. QB Joshua Cribbs, Fr. Kent State 24. WR Darrell Hill, Sr. Northern Illinois 25. OT Konrad Dean, Sr. Akron 26. LB Nick Duffy, Soph. Northern Illinois 27. LB Scott Russell, Sr. Eastern Michigan 28. RB Terrence Jackson, Soph. Eastern Michigan 29. DE Evan Triggs, Sr. Ball State 30. CB Ronald Rogers, Sr. Western Michigan
