Bowling Green State University Athletics
Lewis Named FWAA Second Team All-America
December 14, 2015 | Football
FWAA Press Release
DALLAS, Texas—The 2015 AutoNation FWAA All-America Team was announced on Monday by the Football Writers Association of America. Bowling Green State University sophomore wide receiver Roger Lewis was named second team All-America, marking the second straight day he has garnered All-America honors after gaining recognition from the Associated Press on Sunday. Lewis, who leads the nation with 1,476 receiving yards, is the first Bowling Green player since Chris Jones in 2012 to earn FWAA All-America honors. 24 players have earned All-America status in the 96-year history of Bowling Green football.
Lewis, a native of Pickerington, Ohio, was also a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award this season. He leads the country with 1,476 yards this year and is third in the nation with 15 receiving touchdowns. He has had seven 100-yard games this season, three of them going for more than 200 yards. After just 27 career games, Lewis' 2,569 receiving yards are fifth in school history for a career. He has 22 career touchdown catches and has been named first team All-MAC in each of his first two seasons.
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This season, AutoNation is the title sponsor of the FWAA team, in conjunction with its season-long presentation of weekly FWAA national players and teams of the week, for which it made donations to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation in each recipient's name. For the fourth straight season, the announcement of the team, the second-longest continuously-published team in major college football, will be featured on SiriusXM Radio's "College Football Nation." A two-hour special hosted by Mark Packer and Matt Leinart airs today at 5 p.m. ET.
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Since 1945, the FWAA All-America Team has been among the five teams used to formulate the NCAA's annual consensus All-America team, which will be announced Thursday. Since the 2002 season, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), The Associated Press, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation have joined the FWAA as the five designated selectors by the NCAA.
Also representing the 2015 AutoNation FWAA All-America Team from Alabama, which is in the College Football Playoff at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, are defensive lineman and Outland Trophy finalist A'Shawn Robinson, linebacker Reggie Ragland and center Ryan Kelly, the Rimington Trophy winner. Tide defensive back Eddie Jackson was selected to the second team.
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The FWAA's All-America Committee selected this 72nd annual team based on nominations from the entire membership. "In our 75th year as an organization, the task of picking an All-America team remains among the most pleasant we tackle," said Lee Barfknecht of the Omaha World-Herald, the 2015 FWAA President. "Honoring the best of the best in football and the best of the best among young people is worth celebrating. Our All-America Committee worked hard and prepared well to come up with a team well worth the attention it will receive."
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This is just the third season in the modern era (post-1950) that the FWAA has named a second team. There were 13 seniors, seven juniors and six sophomores selected to the first team. The conference breakdown for those players is as follows: SEC (7), Big Ten (5), ACC (4), Pac-12 (4), Big 12 (3), American Athletic (1), Mid-American (1) and Independents (1).
DALLAS, Texas—The 2015 AutoNation FWAA All-America Team was announced on Monday by the Football Writers Association of America. Bowling Green State University sophomore wide receiver Roger Lewis was named second team All-America, marking the second straight day he has garnered All-America honors after gaining recognition from the Associated Press on Sunday. Lewis, who leads the nation with 1,476 receiving yards, is the first Bowling Green player since Chris Jones in 2012 to earn FWAA All-America honors. 24 players have earned All-America status in the 96-year history of Bowling Green football.
Lewis, a native of Pickerington, Ohio, was also a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award this season. He leads the country with 1,476 yards this year and is third in the nation with 15 receiving touchdowns. He has had seven 100-yard games this season, three of them going for more than 200 yards. After just 27 career games, Lewis' 2,569 receiving yards are fifth in school history for a career. He has 22 career touchdown catches and has been named first team All-MAC in each of his first two seasons.
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This season, AutoNation is the title sponsor of the FWAA team, in conjunction with its season-long presentation of weekly FWAA national players and teams of the week, for which it made donations to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation in each recipient's name. For the fourth straight season, the announcement of the team, the second-longest continuously-published team in major college football, will be featured on SiriusXM Radio's "College Football Nation." A two-hour special hosted by Mark Packer and Matt Leinart airs today at 5 p.m. ET.
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Since 1945, the FWAA All-America Team has been among the five teams used to formulate the NCAA's annual consensus All-America team, which will be announced Thursday. Since the 2002 season, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), The Associated Press, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation have joined the FWAA as the five designated selectors by the NCAA.
Also representing the 2015 AutoNation FWAA All-America Team from Alabama, which is in the College Football Playoff at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, are defensive lineman and Outland Trophy finalist A'Shawn Robinson, linebacker Reggie Ragland and center Ryan Kelly, the Rimington Trophy winner. Tide defensive back Eddie Jackson was selected to the second team.
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The FWAA's All-America Committee selected this 72nd annual team based on nominations from the entire membership. "In our 75th year as an organization, the task of picking an All-America team remains among the most pleasant we tackle," said Lee Barfknecht of the Omaha World-Herald, the 2015 FWAA President. "Honoring the best of the best in football and the best of the best among young people is worth celebrating. Our All-America Committee worked hard and prepared well to come up with a team well worth the attention it will receive."
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This is just the third season in the modern era (post-1950) that the FWAA has named a second team. There were 13 seniors, seven juniors and six sophomores selected to the first team. The conference breakdown for those players is as follows: SEC (7), Big Ten (5), ACC (4), Pac-12 (4), Big 12 (3), American Athletic (1), Mid-American (1) and Independents (1).
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