List of Nicholls Colonels football All-Americans

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The Nicholls Colonels football team, representing Nicholls State University, has had 15 players selected as college football All-Americans. Of those 15 players, 3 were multiple winners, as so-designated by NCAA rules. Center Jay Pennison was selected Second Team AP All-American following the 1982 and 1983 seasons. Defensive back Darryl Pounds was selected Second Team AP All-American in 1991 and First Team AP All-American in 1994. Defensive back Lardarius Webb was selected Walter Camp Foundation First Team All-American in 2007 and First Team AP All-American in 2008.

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All-American selections are individual player recognitions made after each season when numerous publications release lists of their ideal team. The NCAA recognizes five All-America lists: the Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). [1] In order for an honoree to earn a "consensus" selection, he must be selected as first team in three of the five lists recognized by the NCAA, and "unanimous" selections must be selected as first team in all five lists. [1]

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Selectors

AABAll-America BoardAFCAAmerican Football Coaches of AmericaAP Associated Press
CO Collier's Weekly CNNSICNN/Sports IllustratedCP Central Press Association CSWCollege Sports Writers
DWDavis J. WalshESEd SullivanFNThe Football NewsFWAA Football Writers Association of America
INSInternational News ServiceKCSKansas City StarLATLos Angeles TimesLIBLiberty Magazine
LK Look magazine NANANorth American Newspaper AllianceNB Norman E. Brown NEANewspaper Editors Association
NLNavy LogNYEPNew York Evening PostNYS New York Sun OF Oscar Fraley
PD Parke H. Davis SHScripps-HowardTimeTime MagazineTSNThe Sporting News
UP United Press UPI United Press International WC Walter Camp WDWalter Dobbins

Selections

List of All-Americans showing the year won, player, position and selectors
YearPlayer namePositionSelector(s)
1976 Gerald Butler WR Kodak First Team (AFCA)
1977 Rusty Rebowe LB AP First Team; Kodak First Team (AFCA); NCAA All-American
1981 Dwight Walker WR AP First Team; Kodak First Team (AFCA)
1982 Clint Conque LB AP First Team
1982 Jay Pennison OL AP Second Team
1983 Jay Pennison OL AP Second Team
1984Dewayne Harrison TE AP First Team
1985Lynn Bychurch OL AP Second Team
1986 Mark Carrier WR AP First Team; Kodak First Team (AFCA)
1987Alfred Dorsey WR AP Second Team
1987Karl Hill DB AP Third Team
1987Reed Pere’ OL AP Third Team
1991 Darryl Pounds DB AP Second Team
1994Brian Desselles P AP Second Team
1994 Darryl Pounds DB AP First Team
2007 Kareem Moore DB AP Second Team
2007 Lardarius Webb DB Walter Camp Foundation First Team
2008 Lardarius Webb DB AP First Team

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References

  1. 1 2 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (November 15, 2011). "2010–11 NCAA Statistics Policies & Guidelines" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
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