Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Holds Football Awards Banquet
December 08, 2001 | Football
Dec. 8, 2001
Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University football team celebrated its outstanding turnaround at its annual awards banquet, Saturday. BGSU finished 8-3 this season, a six-game improvement over their 2-9 showing in 2000. MAC Coach of the Year Urban Meyer spent most of the evening glowing about the impact the departing senior class had on this year's success. Senior All-American nose tackle Brandon Hicks was honored as the team's most valuable player. Fifteen awards were bestowed on players, one on a former Falcon standout and one on a contributor/supporter.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (As selected by his peers)
92 Brandon Hicks Named MAC Defensive Player of the Year and fourth team All-American by the Sporting News... consensus first-team All-MAC ...Vern Smith Award nominee... finished as active career leader in sacks (20) and TFL's (43)...had 175 career tackles...had six stops against Northwestern...had four TFL's and two sacks against Miami...notched a safety against Akron...tied a career-high three sacks against Marshall...scored his second career TD with a 31-yard interception return against Temple...earned East Division Player of the Week...also had two sacks among his seven tackles...had four tackles, a QB hurry, and a pass deflection at Missouri.
PRESIDENT'S AWARD
(Given to the player who combines athletic and academic success)
44 Chris Haneline Has 157 career tackles...finished second on the team with 78 tackles... also posted 11 tackles for a loss and five sacks...had an interception, five pass deflections, seven quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, a blocked kick and a fumble recovery...named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week after he had nine tackles against Toledo...earned MAC East Defensive Player of the Week with 18 stops against Northwestern ...also forced a fumble and had a sack...led the team with seven tackles against Ohio...had six tackles and a blocked kick against WMU...had seven tackles and a forced fumble against Kent State...had seven tackles and a sack against Marshall...had an interception on the second play from scrimmage to set up the first Falcon score against Buffalo...has a 3.34 gpa in criminal justice.
CAPTAINS
(As selected by their peers)
2 Khary Campbell First-team All-MAC selection by the Sporting News and second-team pick by the coaches...second active leading tackler with 298 stops...team captain...had eight tackles and an interception against Toledo...had a career-high 17 tackles against Northwestern...led the MAC in fumble recoveries (5)...scored his second career TD, a 45-yard fumble recovery, against Marshall...had eight tackles against Marshall...had seven tackles against Temple...had nine tackles and two pass deflections at Missouri.
4 Kurt Gerling Team captain...caught a pass in each of the 41 games he played.....ranks seventh in BGSU history with 2,191 yards receiving and eighth with 152 receptions for his career...had 18 career TD's...had a season-best seven catches for 72 yards at Northwestern... had four catches for 56 yards and a TD against Toledo...caught 36 passes for 436 yards and six TD's as a senior...1999 MAC Freshman of the Year.
90 Ryan Wingrove 131 tackles, 14 sacks and 38 TFL's in his career...team captain...had eight tackles and two sacks against Toledo... had 56 tackles, 16 for a loss and six sacks...had seven tackles and recovered a fumble at Northwestern...had a career-high 10 tackles and three TFL's against Miami...had six tackles, a sack and two forced fumbles against KSU...second on the team with seven tackles for a loss...had five tackles, including two for a loss against Temple...had five tackles and a sack at Missouri .
76 Malcolm Robinson Team captain...made his 33rd consecutive start, and 22nd at right tackle, against Toledo ...started all 11 games at right tackle in 2000...in 1999, earned his first letter by starting all 11 games (10 at defensive tackle, one at nose guard).
COACHES AWARD
(Given to the player with the best attitude)
26 Chad Long Named first-team All-MAC by collegefootballnews.com...active BGSU leader with 380 tackles...had nine tackles and a career-best two interceptions against Northwestern...had 11 tackles and an interception against Miami...led team with seven stops against WMU...had eight tackles against Marshall...had his first career TD with a 30-yard fumble recovery against Temple...had seven tackles.
CARLOS JACKSON INSPIRATION AWARD
(Given to the player who shows leadership and inspiration)
10 Garry Fisher Had 155 career tackles in 33 starts...had 46 tackles, 8 for a loss and three sacks...had seven tackles against Northwestern...posted his first career interception against Temple...also had half a sack against the Owls...had five tackles against Missouri.
KEN SCHOENI AWARD
(Given to player who shows the most toughness and desire)
4 Kurt Gerling Team captain...overcame offseason knee surgery... caught a pass in each of the 41 games he played.....ranks seventh in BGSU history with 2,191 yards receiving and eighth with 152 receptions for his career...had 18 career TD's...had a season-best seven catches for 72 yards at Northwestern... had four catches for 56 yards and a TD against Toledo...caught 36 passes for 436 yards and six TD's as a senior...1999 MAC Freshman of the Year.
GLENN SHARP AWARD
(Given to a former Falcon football who has had a positive impact on the current program)
Dave Preston The former All-American running back was a visible supporter of this year's squad...he played several seasons with the Denver Broncos and is president of their alumni group...currently a businessman in Colorado.
DOYT PERRY AWARD
(Given to a distinguished contributor to Falcon football.)
J.D. Pugh Local businessman with Modern Woodmen Life Insurance... coordinates chain gang at home games... sponsor of Falcon television coaches shows.
ORANGE HELMET AWARD
(Given to the player who shows the most spirit, intensity and passion for football)
91 Chris Glantzis Finished fourth on the team with 57 tackles, including 13 tackles for a loss and five sacks...forced a team-high four fumbles... added five pass deflections...Had seven stops against Northwestern...posted eight tackles against Miami...had five tackles, including three for a loss at Akron...had four tackles, two forced fumbles and two TFL's against Kent State...had a team-high eight tackles against Marshall...also had two QB hurries...had six tackles and a half-sack against Temple... had seven tackles, two breakups and a QB hurry against Buffalo... also started at Missouri.
FUTURE
12 TJ Carswell
Played in 11 games... had eight tackles and was a special teams and scout team standout.
MOST VALUABLE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
90 Ryan Wingrove 131 tackles, 14 sacks and 38 TFL's in his career...team captain...had eight tackles and two sacks against Toledo... had 56 tackles, 16 for a loss and six sacks...had seven tackles and recovered a fumble at Northwestern...had a career-high 10 tackles and three TFL's against Miami...had six tackles, a sack and two forced fumbles against KSU...second on the team with seven tackles for a loss...had five tackles, including two for a loss against Temple...had five tackles and a sack at Missouri.
MOST VALUABLE LINEBACKER
2 Khary Campbell First-team All-MAC selection by the Sporting News and second-team pick by the coaches...second active leading tackler with 298 stops...team captain...had eight tackles and an interception against Toledo...had a career-high 17 tackles against Northwestern...led the MAC in fumble recoveries (5)...scored his second career TD, a 45-yard fumble recovery, against Marshall...had eight tackles against Marshall...had seven tackles against Temple...had nine tackles and two pass deflections at Missouri.
MOST VALUABLE DEFENSIVE BACK
9 Sergio Lund Made 27 career starts and had 170 tackles...Had his first career interception at Akron...has 157 career tackles...forced the team's only turnover at WMU...had seven tackles against Marshall ...had seven tackles and a forced fumble against Temple...had five tackles and recovered a fumble at Missouri.
MOST VALUABLE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
76 Malcolm Robinson Team captain...made his 33rd consecutive start, and 22nd at right tackle, against Toledo ...started all 11 games at right tackle in 2000...in 1999, earned his first letter by starting all 11 games (10 at defensive tackle, one at nose guard).
MOST VALUABLE RECEIVER
1 Robert Redd A consensus first-team All-MAC performer...set a BGSU record with 72 catches this season for 884 yards and nine TD's...has 1,753 receiving yards and 14 TD's in his career...caught a career-best 12 passes for 168 yards and 2 TDs against Northwestern ...caught the game winner with 35 seconds remaining... second in the MAC in punt returns...had a 61-yard punt return for a TD against Miami...had a career-high with 10 catches at WMU...set a school-record with 215 receiving yards at Marshall...caught nine passes and three TD's in that record-setting game.
MOST VALUABLE OFFENSIVE BACK
27 John Gibson Finished his career with 1,199 yards and 10 TD's... made 10 career starts... rushed 97 times for 444 yards... had three TD's ... averaged 4.6 yards per carry... posted his second career 100-yard effort (116) against WMU ...had a career-long 41-yard gain in that game...had 85 rushing yards against Kent State...had 55 yards on 10 carries and a TD at Missouri.
MOST VALUABLE SPECIAL TEAMS
48 Pat Fleming Averaged 40.1 yards per punt...landed 20 inside the 20-yard line...averaged 40 yards per punt in his career...averaged a career-best 46.6 yards per punt against Miami...landed five inside the 20...had four of his punts land inside the 20-yard line...averaged 43.1 yards per punt at Missouri...had a 62-yard effort and put three inside the 20.
