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.
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]
Key
Selectors
AAB | All-America Board | AFCA | American Football Coaches of America | AP | Associated Press | ||
CO | Collier's Weekly | CNNSI | CNN/Sports Illustrated | CP | Central Press Association | CSW | College Sports Writers |
DW | Davis J. Walsh | ES | Ed Sullivan | FN | The Football News | FWAA | Football Writers Association of America |
INS | International News Service | KCS | Kansas City Star | LAT | Los Angeles Times | LIB | Liberty Magazine |
LK | Look magazine | NANA | North American Newspaper Alliance | NB | Norman E. Brown | NEA | Newspaper Editors Association |
NL | Navy Log | NYEP | New York Evening Post | NYS | New York Sun | OF | Oscar Fraley |
PD | Parke H. Davis | SH | Scripps-Howard | Time | Time Magazine | TSN | The Sporting News |
UP | United Press | UPI | United Press International | WC | Walter Camp | WD | Walter Dobbins |
Selections
Year | Player name | Position | Selector(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 |
1984 | Dewayne Harrison | TE | AP First Team |
1985 | Lynn Bychurch | OL | AP Second Team |
1986 | Mark Carrier | WR | AP First Team; Kodak First Team (AFCA) |
1987 | Alfred Dorsey | WR | AP Second Team |
1987 | Karl Hill | DB | AP Third Team |
1987 | Reed Pere’ | OL | AP Third Team |
1991 | Darryl Pounds | DB | AP Second Team |
1994 | Brian 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 |
References
- ^ a b National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (November 15, 2011). "2010–11 NCAA Statistics Policies & Guidelines" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 28, 2013.