Bowling Green State University Athletics
Harris Named MVP of 2002 Football Team
December 15, 2002 | Football
Dec. 15, 2002
Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University football team celebrated its outstanding season at its annual awards banquet, Sunday. The Falcons, who finished 9-3 were ranked as high as 16th in the country and were in the national polls for five straight weeks. Junior Josh Harris was honored as the team's Most Valuable Player. Fifteen awards were presented to athletes, as well as awards presented to a former player and a supporter of Falcon football.
2002 Falcon Football Awards
Most Valuable Player: Josh Harris
President's Award (Academic): Chris Haneline
Captains Award: Chris Haneline, Jon Mazur, Andy Sahm, Robert Redd
Coaches Award: Andy Sahm
Carlos Jackson (Leadership-Inspiration) Award: Jon Mazur
Ken Schoeni (Toughness/Desire) Award: Jerry Wagner/Marcus Allen
Glenn Sharp (Former Player): Ryan Wingrove
Doyt Perry (Supporter): Jerry Batt
Orange Helmet Award: Greg Kupke
Future: Jamien Johnson
Top Defensive Lineman: Alex Glantzis
Top Linebacker: Mitch Hewitt
Top Defensive Back: Jason Morton
Top Offensive Lineman: Dennis Wendel
Top Receiver: Robert Redd
Top Offensive Back: Joe Alls
Special Teams: Pat Fleming/Joe Gutierrez
Honoree's Bios
Marcus Allen * #28 LB * 6-1 *212 * 5/SR * Columbus, OH (Beechcroft)
Totalled 36 tackles on the year ... had five tackles vs. Kent State ... had 10 tackles, including one for loss, and recorded his first career interception vs. Ball State ... broke up another BSU pass and forced a fumble in that game ... recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a TD at Central Michigan ... had four tackles and pass breakup vs. Western Michigan ... made seven stops in the Ohio game ... played in all 12 games, earning the start vs. BSU and KSU ... has six career starts.
Joe Alls * #22 TB *5-10 *195 *5/SR * Sterling Heights, MI (Stevenson)
Rushed for 801 yards in ten games ... averaged 6.6 yards per carry, ... rushed for 86.33 yards per game ... caught his first career TD pass at Northern Illinois ... ran for a career-high 179 yards vs. Kent State, including two TDs ... the eighth 100-plus yard game of his career ... had four games of 100 or more yards rushing this year ... also caught four passes for 16 yards vs. the Flashes ... ran for 103 yards vs. Ball State ... also caught two passes for 31 yards vs. the Cards ... prior to BSU game, missed two-plus games due to shoulder injury suffered vs. Ohio ... earned MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for 161 yards against Kansas ... threw a 15-yard TD pass to Josh Harris against the Jayhawks ... eighth active leader in career rushing in the MAC with 2,137 yards (435 carries, 4.9 avg.) ... rushed for 119 yards on 16 carries vs. Missouri ... had 66 yards on eight carries vs. Tennessee Tech.
Pat Fleming *#48 P * 6-2 * 190 * 5/SR * Ottawa, Ontario (Earl of March)
Was a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award ... finished the year eighth in the MAC in punting (39.22) ... MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week after the Kansas game ... had seven punts for a 48.3-yard average in that game, including a 61-yarder ... has averaged 39.9 yards per punt during his career...landed three of his six punts vs. Western Michigan inside the 20-yard line ... four of his five punts against Tennessee Tech landed inside the 20 ... on the year, put 21 of his 51 punts inside the opponents' 20.
Alex Glantzis *#93 DL *6-4 *280 *SR/SR *Mentor, OH (Mentor)
Named to the All-MAC second team...had seven tackles, including one for a loss against Toledo...had eight tackles vs. Kent State and at NIU ... recovered a fumble vs. BSU ... named MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 21) after blocking potential game-winning field goal vs. Western Michigan ... also had eight tackles (two for loss) vs. WMU ... had 59 tackles on the year ...was third on the team with eight TFLs (-26) ... named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week after making nine tackles, three for a loss and two forced fumbles against Kansas ... tied for third in the MAC in fumbles forced (three) ... has made 23 career starts ... lone returning starter from a group which allowed just 86.3 yards per game on the ground last year ... started 23 consecutive games.
Chris Haneline *#44 LB *6-1 *225 *5/SR *North Olmsted, OH/St. Ignatius
Team captain ...named to the All-MAC second team... had 95 tackles to lead the team ... 52 of those were of the solo variety ... had seven tackles vs. Toledo...had four tackles vs. EMU ... recorded eight tackles vs. South Florida ... made a team-high 14 tackles, including one for a loss, vs. Kent State ... made a team-high 15 tackles, including three for loss, vs. BSU ... named the MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week after that game, on Oct. 29 ... had nine tackles vs. Ohio, CMU and WMU ... made eight stops vs. Missouri and six against Kansas ... has eight TFLs (-16) ... lone sack came vs. TTU ... most experienced player on the defensive side of the ball ... has made 27 career starts.
Josh Harris * #5 QB *6-3 *225 *JR/JR *Westerville, OH/North
Finished the season second in the country in points responsible for (21.09) ... also ranked among the NCAA leaders in total offense (16th, 263.50) and scoring (fourth, 11.17) ... led the MAC in scoring, and was seventh in the league in passing efficiency (125.3) and passing yards per game (202.1) ... was fifth in the league in total offense (263.50) ... ranked 11th among the MAC's active career rushing leaders (1,643) and eighth among active league passers (3,690) ... tied for ninth among MAC scoring leaders (200) ... on the year, rushed for 737 yards and 20 TDs ... had 2,425 passing yards, going 198-of-353 with 19 TDs and 11 picks ... also had three receptions, two of them for TDs, for a total of 49 yards ... broke BGSU single-season record with 22 TDs (20 rushing, two receiving) ... in the Toledo game, rushed for three touchdowns and broke record for total offense with 3,162 yards (3,009, Brian McClure )... also broke the single season record for TD's scored with 20 (19, Preston)...in the EMU game, broke the BGSU single-season record for points scored (116, was 114 by Bernard White '85 and Dave Preston '74)...also broke records for most plays in a season (539) and most touchdowns scored or passed for (41)... also in the EMU game, eclipsed the 5,000-total-yard mark for his career (3,525 passing/1,585 rushing) ... threw for three touchdowns and ran for two against EMU, finishing with 206 passing yards (16-of-25) and 34 rushing yards (nine carries) ... completed 27 passes in a career-high 52 attempts for 271 yards and two TDs at NIU ... completed 75% of his passes (18-of-24) for 201 yards, including 2 TDs vs. Kent State ... did not score a TD vs. Ball State, ending a streak in which he rushed for at least two TDs in eight consecutive games ... named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21) after accounting for five TDs and 350 yards of total offense in 48-45 OT win vs. WMU ... named MAC West Offensive POW and MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week after his performance in the Ohio game ... ran for 75 yards and was 19-of-24 for 297 yards through the air vs. the Bobcats ... also earned Scholar-Athlete honors after the Mizzou game ... rushed for a season-high 138 yards (60 in the fourth quarter) and threw for 176 yards at CMU ... at Kansas, scored a career-high three rushing TDs and accounted for 236 yards of total offense (98 rushing/138 passing) ... also caught his third career TD pass ... threw for 311 yards (16/31) and rushed for 66 vs. Missouri ... also caught a 34-yard TD pass vs. the Tigers ... is 11-3 as a starter in his career ... accounted for four touchdowns (two rushing and two throwing) vs. Tennessee Tech.
Mitch Hewitt *#11 LB *6-1 *220 *SR/JR *Chardon, Oh (Chardon)
Had 84 tackles, third on the team ...started all 12 games ...recorded nine tackles against Toledo...had four tackles vs. EMU ... recorded eight tackles vs. South Florida, including one for a loss ... had nine stops at NIU ... named MAC Defensive Player of the Week making 12 tackles vs. BSU ... tied for the MAC lead with three recovered fumbles this year ... has made 14 career starts ... scored two TDs in as many weeks ... recovered a fumble for a score against Kansas ... also had his first career interception vs. Missouri, which he promptly returned 27 yards for a TD ... made 10 tackles in the Missouri game ... had nine tackles against Western Michigan ... had six TFLs (-17) and one sack on the year.
Greg Kupke *#66 OL *6-3 *290 *5/SR *Sterling Heights, MI (HENRY FORD)
Started all 12 games this year at right guard ... made 26 career starts... helped BG to national rankings of third in scoring offense (40.83), eighth in total offense per game (448.92) and 15th in rushing offense (219.08).
Jon Mazur *#72 OL *6-2 *290 *5/SR *Akron, OH (Springfield)
Team captain... was a candidate for the Dave Rimington award... ranked as one of the top 25 centers in the country by The Sporting News ... most experienced starter on the offensive line with 34 career starts, including all 12 this year ... helped BG to national rankings of third in scoring offense (40.83), eighth in total offense per game (448.92) and 15th in rushing offense (219.08).
Jason Morton *#19 DB *6-0 *195 *JR/JR *Columbus, OH (Independence)
Played in all 12 games, starting in 11 ... finished second on the team with 85 tackles ... second on the team with 11 passes broken up ... recorded a career-high 14 tackles against Toledo...had three tackles and two pass breakups vs. EMU ... recorded eight tackles vs. South Florida... had 10 tackles at NIU ... forced two fumbles and recovered one this year ... had nine tackles at Kent State ... seven tackles and an interception vs. BSU ... had 11 tackles vs. Ohio and seven vs. both TTU and Missouri ... had five TFLs (-15) ... has made 16 career starts ... had his second career interception vs. Tennessee Tech ... named team's Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in that TTU game.
Robert Redd *#1 WR *5-10 *200 *5/SR *Dayton, OH (Wayne)
Named to All-MAC first team...led BG in receiving, with 83 catches for 973 yards and nine TDs ... averaged 81.08 receiving yards per game ... averaged 6.7 yards on 31 punt returns ... listed as the MAC's "Most Dangerous Player" in The Sporting News' Conference Call ...finished the season ranked ninth in the nation in receptions per game (6.92)...finished the season ranked second in the MAC in receptions per game and sixth in receiving yards per game (81.08) ... ranked among the MAC's active leaders in both receiving (third, 2,726 career yards) and scoring (T-9th, 150 pts.) ... holds the school's all-time receptions mark with 211 ... is second in BGSU history (and eighth in MAC history) with 25 career TD catches ... his uncle, Ronnie Redd (1991-94) currently holds the school record with 27 ... had nine TD catches this year, which was only two away from the BG single-season record (11, Jim Ladd, 1952) ... in EMU game, broke BGSU single-season record for receptions (78, broke his own mark of 72 set last year) and career-receiving yards (2,686, was 2,679 by Stan Hunter 1982-85) ... had seven catches for 97 yards vs. EMU ... caught 11 passes for 128 yards vs. South Florida ... became the school's all-time receptions leader with his 14 catches at NIU ... had 119 yards receiving ... had five catches for 40 yards vs. BSU ... tied his career best with three TD catches vs. Ohio ... earned MAC West Offensive P-O-W honors after catching 10 passes for 209 yards and a TD vs. Missouri ... that performance made him the first Falcon ever to have 200 receiving yards in a game at Perry Stadium ... leads all current Falcons with a total of 38 career starts ... team captain ... consensus pre-season All-MAC pick ... a first-team All-MAC selection in 2001.
Andy Sahm *#15 QB *6-6 *225 *5/SR *Indianapolis, IN (Chatard)
Team captain ... was 25-of-37 for 244 yards with four TDs through the air ... had a 158.64 pass efficiency rating on the season ... had 98 rushing yards this fall ...was 8-for-10 with 78 yards and two TDs against EMU ... went 4-of-8 for 50 yards against South Florida... had a 12 yard touchdown run vs. Kent State....broke loose for a career-long 65 yard run against Kansas ... that run was the longest non-scoring rush in school history ... made 24 career starts ... in 39 career games at BGSU, Sahm completed 55.5 percent of his passes and threw for 4,148 yards and 30 TDs ... started seven of the first eight games of the 2001 season, ranking fourth in the league in pass efficiency (126.1) and ninth in passing yards per game (132.6) ... completed a career-best 61.6% of his passes in 2001.
Jerry Wagner *#37 db *5-11 *200 *5/SR *Dayton, Oh (Colonel White)
Played in 11 games, making six starts ... had 38 tackles on the season, including five for a loss ... had three tackles and nine-yard INT return vs. EMU ... had six tackles vs. NIU... had eight tackles at CMU and six vs. TTU ... had a pair of TFLs vs. both TTU and Missouri ... had seven passes defended ... has a career total of seven starts.
Dennis Wendel *#78 OL *6-7 *303 *SR/JR *St. Henry, OH (St. Henry)
Named to All-MAC second team...started in 23 consecutive games... made 27 career starts, second-most on the offensive line behind Jon Mazur ... helped BG to national rankings of third in scoring offense (40.83), eighth in total offense per game (448.92) and 15th in rushing offense (219.08).
