Huettel Headlines Three Falcons Named To Phil Steele All-America Teams
December 17, 2015 | Football
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Phil Steele has released his postseason All-America teams, naming three Bowling Green State University football players as 2015 All-Americans. Headlining the three All-Americans for Bowling Green is Alex Huettel, who was named first team All-America on the offensive line by Steele. He is joined by wide receiver Roger Lewis (second team) and quarterback Matt Johnson (fourth team).
Huettel in 2015
Has started all 13 games this season leading up to the GoDaddy Bowl … has made 54-straight starts – the third-longest streak in the nation … named second team All-MAC for the third-consecutive season … named to the Rotary Lombardi Award preseason watch list … tabbed first team All-MAC by both Phil Steele and Athlon Sports in the preseason … part of an offensive line that has scored 44.2 points per game, which is fifth-best in the country … a leader in the rushing game that has averaged 178.2 yards per game … a part of an offensive line that ranks third in the nation in passing yards per game (376.1), and fourth in the country in total offense (561.0).
Lewis in 2015
Started and played in all of Bowling Green's 13 games to this point … leads the nation in receiving yards with 1,476, and sits third in the country with 15 touchdowns … averaging 113.5 yards per game, which ranks fourth in the nation … named first team All-MAC for the second-consecutive season … named the recipient of the Paul Warfield Award, presented by The Touchdown Club of Columbus and awarded annually to college football's top receiver … named a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist … averaging a team-high 18.0 yards per reception … scored a touchdown in nine of Bowling Green's 13 games in 2015 … scored at least two touchdowns in five games … has caught a pass in all 27-career games … the only player in school history to have at least 200 yards receiving in back-to-back games, as he registered 200 yards at Maryland and 261 yards against Memphis … torched the Maryland secondary to the tune of 15 receptions for 200 yards and two scores … caught 10 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown in Bowling Green's MAC opener at Buffalo … had a career day against Memphis, catching seven passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns … the only player to have three, 200-yard receiving games in a career, let alone a single season … had a five-game stretch from early October to mid-November where he caught at least one touchdown, and had at least 100 receiving yards in each game … scored a touchdown in six-consecutive games spanning early October to mid-November … currently ranks second in school history for receiving yards (1,476) and touchdowns (15) across a single season … sits tied for sixth for receptions in a single season with 82.
Johnson in 2015
Started and played in all of BGSU's 13 games leading up to the GoDaddy Bowl … named Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year … named first team All-MAC … honored as the MAC's Vern Smith Leadership Award recipient … the winner of the prestigious Sammy Baugh Award, as announced by The Touchdown Club of Columbus and awarded to the nation's top passer each season … tabbed as the MAC East Offensive Player of the Week six times in 2015 … entering the GoDaddy Bowl, has passed for a school- and MAC-record 4,700 yards and 43 touchdowns … his 4,700 passing yards leads the nation, while his 43 touchdown passes ranks second … currently second in the country, averaging 361.5 passing yards per game … needs 300 passing yards to become just the 13th player in NCAA FBS history to surpass 5,000 yards passing in a single season … heading into the bowl game completing 68.8 percent of his passes, and owns a 166.11 efficiency rating … became the first player in school history to throw for 400 yards in back-to-back contests, as he started the 2015 season by throwing for over 400 yards in the Falcons' first four games … threw for a career-high 491 yards and a school-record six touchdowns in a win at Maryland – his first win over a Power 5 Conference school … tossed at least five touchdowns in three straight games in mid-October … in a four-game stretch in October – playing Massachusetts, Akron, Kent State and Ohio – threw for 19 touchdowns and one interception … having played just two seasons, his 70-career touchdown passes ranks second all-time in school history for a career, needing just one touchdown toss in the bowl game to tie the record … currently ranks third in school history with 8,599-career passing yards … currently ranks second in school history for pass attempts in a single season with 535 … currently second in school history for completions in a single season with 368, needing just six completions to break the record.
Huettel in 2015
Has started all 13 games this season leading up to the GoDaddy Bowl … has made 54-straight starts – the third-longest streak in the nation … named second team All-MAC for the third-consecutive season … named to the Rotary Lombardi Award preseason watch list … tabbed first team All-MAC by both Phil Steele and Athlon Sports in the preseason … part of an offensive line that has scored 44.2 points per game, which is fifth-best in the country … a leader in the rushing game that has averaged 178.2 yards per game … a part of an offensive line that ranks third in the nation in passing yards per game (376.1), and fourth in the country in total offense (561.0).
Lewis in 2015
Started and played in all of Bowling Green's 13 games to this point … leads the nation in receiving yards with 1,476, and sits third in the country with 15 touchdowns … averaging 113.5 yards per game, which ranks fourth in the nation … named first team All-MAC for the second-consecutive season … named the recipient of the Paul Warfield Award, presented by The Touchdown Club of Columbus and awarded annually to college football's top receiver … named a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist … averaging a team-high 18.0 yards per reception … scored a touchdown in nine of Bowling Green's 13 games in 2015 … scored at least two touchdowns in five games … has caught a pass in all 27-career games … the only player in school history to have at least 200 yards receiving in back-to-back games, as he registered 200 yards at Maryland and 261 yards against Memphis … torched the Maryland secondary to the tune of 15 receptions for 200 yards and two scores … caught 10 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown in Bowling Green's MAC opener at Buffalo … had a career day against Memphis, catching seven passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns … the only player to have three, 200-yard receiving games in a career, let alone a single season … had a five-game stretch from early October to mid-November where he caught at least one touchdown, and had at least 100 receiving yards in each game … scored a touchdown in six-consecutive games spanning early October to mid-November … currently ranks second in school history for receiving yards (1,476) and touchdowns (15) across a single season … sits tied for sixth for receptions in a single season with 82.
Johnson in 2015
Started and played in all of BGSU's 13 games leading up to the GoDaddy Bowl … named Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year … named first team All-MAC … honored as the MAC's Vern Smith Leadership Award recipient … the winner of the prestigious Sammy Baugh Award, as announced by The Touchdown Club of Columbus and awarded to the nation's top passer each season … tabbed as the MAC East Offensive Player of the Week six times in 2015 … entering the GoDaddy Bowl, has passed for a school- and MAC-record 4,700 yards and 43 touchdowns … his 4,700 passing yards leads the nation, while his 43 touchdown passes ranks second … currently second in the country, averaging 361.5 passing yards per game … needs 300 passing yards to become just the 13th player in NCAA FBS history to surpass 5,000 yards passing in a single season … heading into the bowl game completing 68.8 percent of his passes, and owns a 166.11 efficiency rating … became the first player in school history to throw for 400 yards in back-to-back contests, as he started the 2015 season by throwing for over 400 yards in the Falcons' first four games … threw for a career-high 491 yards and a school-record six touchdowns in a win at Maryland – his first win over a Power 5 Conference school … tossed at least five touchdowns in three straight games in mid-October … in a four-game stretch in October – playing Massachusetts, Akron, Kent State and Ohio – threw for 19 touchdowns and one interception … having played just two seasons, his 70-career touchdown passes ranks second all-time in school history for a career, needing just one touchdown toss in the bowl game to tie the record … currently ranks third in school history with 8,599-career passing yards … currently ranks second in school history for pass attempts in a single season with 535 … currently second in school history for completions in a single season with 368, needing just six completions to break the record.
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