The 2008
All-Fraternity All-American Football Teams
The
North-American Interfraternity Conference is pleased to announce separate first
teams for NCAA Division I FBS/FCS and Division II-III/NAIA teams. Among
honorees are numerous bowl game participants, all-conference standouts, pro
prospects and high-ranking players in final NCAA statistics for all divisions.
Nominations were submitted by various fraternity headquarters, Greek advisors
and sports information directors at schools, in addition to research done by
selector Jay Langhammer.
NCAA Division I FBS & FCS First Team
Coach of the Year
Urban
Meyer, Sigma Chi - University of Florida
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Corey Leonard, Pi Kappa
Alpha-Arkansas State
Running Back - Mike McLeod, Zeta
Psi-Yale
Fullback - Owen Marecic, Delta Tau
Delta-Stanford
Tight End - Colin Cloherty, Theta
Delta Chi-Brown
Wide Receiver - Scotty McKenzie, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon-Colorado
Wide Receiver - Bobby Sewall, Theta
Delta Chi-Brown
Lineman - Ben Muth, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon-Stanford
Lineman - Nick Hennessey, Delta
Upsilon-Colgate
Lineman - Marlon Davis, Kappa Alpha
Psi-Alabama
Lineman - Jason Fox, Pi Kappa
Alpha-Miami FL
Center - Ryan McMahon, Theta
Chi - Florida State
DEFENSE
Lineman - Eric Lorig, Delta Tau
Delta-Stanford
Lineman - Aaron Maybin, Kappa Alpha
Psi-Penn State
Lineman - Brian Jackson, Chi
Psi-Lehigh
Linebacker - Bobby Abare, Zeta
Psi-Yale
Linebacker - Andre Sexton, Kappa Alpha
Psi-Oklahoma State
Linebacker - Michael Mohamed, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon-Cal-Berkeley
Linebacker - Ryan Koepke, Theta
Chi-Valparaiso
Back - Myron Rolle, Kappa Alpha
Psi-Florida State
Back - Nick Harris, Kappa Alpha
Psi-Oklahoma
Back - Ricky Price, Kappa Alpha
Psi-Oklahoma State
Back - Marquis Johnson, Kappa Alpha
Psi-Alabama
SPECIALISTS
Kicker - Dustin Rivest, Phi Gamma
Delta-Florida International
Punter - Derek Epperson, Pi Kappa
Alpha-Baylor
Deep Snapper - Brian Selman, Beta
Theta Pi-Alabama
Kick Holder - Jake Wesch, Sigma Phi
Epsilon-Nebraska
Division I FBS & FCS Honorable Mention
Offense
Quarterbacks - Mike Dougherty, Brown Theta Delta
Chi; Mike Hartline, Kentucky Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Paul McCall, Florida
International Phi Gamma Delta; Ben Ostermann, Drake Pi Kappa Alpha; D'Vontrey
Richardson, Florida State Pi Kappa Alpha
Running Backs/Fullbacks - Dereck Knight, Brown Theta Delta
Chi; Luke Siluwa, Cornell Sigma Nu; Ross Wiemer, Valparaiso Theta Chi
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends - Brandon Clark, Presbyterian Pi
Kappa Alpha; Buddy Farnham, Brown Theta Delta Chi; Bart Johnson, TCU Lambda Chi
Alpha; Ryan Myers, Valparaiso Lambda Chi Alpha; John Sheffield, Yale Zeta Psi;
Ryan Whelan, Stanford Delta Tau Delta; Alex White, Butler Delta Tau Delta;
Thomas White, Baylor Phi Gamma Delta
Tackles/Guards - Matthew Adkins, Brown Theta Delta
Chi; Kevin Bannon, Tennessee-Martin Pi Kappa Alpha; Brad Coley, Appalachian
State Delta Tau Delta; Darius Dale, Yale Zeta Psi; Lane Friewald, Central
Arkansas Pi Kappa Alpha; Brad Gordon, Central Arkansas Pi Kappa Alpha; Paul
Jasinowski, Brown Theta Delta Chi; Steve Jonas, Colgate Delta Upsilon; Shane
Kelly, Brown Theta Delta Chi; Chris Kovalcik, Pennsylvania Delta Psi; Nic
Lanzo, Presbyterian Pi Kappa Alpha; Chris Marinelli, Stanford Delta Tau Delta;
Andrew Phillips, Stanford Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Alex Rapp, Dartmouth Theta Delta
Chi; Zach Reckman, Purdue Pi Kappa Alpha; Mitchell Waters, Samford Sigma Nu
Centers - Boomer Cunningham, Central Arkansas
Sigma Phi Epsilon; Ty Davis, Yale Zeta Psi; Brad Serini, Florida International
Pi Kappa Alpha; Jared Tavernier, Presbyterian Pi Kappa Alpha; Jon Weber,
Samford Sigma Nu
Kickers - Ben Bologna, Princeton Kappa Alpha Order; Randy Bullock, Texas A&M Delta
Tau Delta; Matthew Cesari, Furman Sigma Nu; Tom Mante, Yale Zeta Psi
Deep Snappers - Austin Burns, Texas Tech Kappa
Alpha Order; Chase Donner, Butler Delta Tau Delta; William Harvey, Texas Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Trey Jurgens, Murray State Sigma Phi Epsilon
Kick Holders - Clayton Crofoot, Auburn Beta Theta
Pi; Scott Deke, Virginia Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Paul McCall, Florida
International Phi Gamma Delta
NCAA Division I FBS
& FCS Honorable Mention
Defense
Linemen - Andrew Asbell, Drake Pi Kappa
Alpha; James Develin, Brown Theta Delta Chi; Joe Hathaway, Yale Delta Kappa
Epsilon; Kyle Hawari, Yale Delta Kappa Epsilon; David Howard, Brown Theta Delta
Chi; Ricky Jones, Furman Kappa Alpha Order; Todd Rinaldo, Bucknell Sigma Alpha
Epsilon; Taylor Scott, Central Arkansas Pi Kappa Alpha; Dain Taylor, Drake Pi
Kappa Alpha; Jason Williams, Western Illlinois Delta Upsilon
Linebackers - Will Bonilla, SMU Kappa Alpha
Order; Tyler Clawson, Florida International Pi Kappa Alpha; Jonathan May, Brown
Theta Delta Chi; Colin McCarthy, Miami FL Pi Kappa Alpha; Jay Pilkerton, Yale
Delta Kappa Epsilon; Steve Ziogas, Brown Theta Delta Chi
Backs - Larry Abare, Yale Zeta Psi; Eli
Crawford, Valparaiso Theta Chi; Kyle Himmelwright, Valparaiso Theta Chi; Gus
Krimm, Cornell Sigma Nu; Josh Powers, Pennsylvania Beta Theta Pi; Paul Rice,
Yale Zeta Psi; Steve Santoro, Yale Zeta Psi; Evan Van Dolah, Arkansas State Pi
Kappa Alpha; Matt Watkins, Valparaiso Theta Chi; Sean Wiser, Stanford Delta Tau
Delta
Punters-Jonathan Beard, Central Arkansas Pi
Kappa Alpha; Trent Hawk, Furman Kappa Alpha Order; Bob Hooper, Samford Sigma
Nu; Mike Knall, Oklahoma Delta Tau Delta; Jimmy Maners, Clemson Kappa Alpha Order;
Tom Mante, Yale Zeta Psi; Nick Maxwell, Cornell Sigma Nu; Bradley Russo,
Northwestern State Kappa Alpha Order
Coaches
Mike Ayers,
Wofford Lambda Chi Alpha; Mike Bellotti, Oregon Delta Sigma Phi; Dick Biddle,
Colgate Kappa Alpha Order; Bobby Bowden, Florida State Pi Kappa Alpha; Mack
Brown, Texas Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Pete Carroll, USC Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Bill
Cubit, Western Michigan Sigma Phi Epsilon; Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech Kappa
Alpha Order; Joe Paterno, Penn State Delta Tau Delta; Gary Patterson, TCU
Acacia; Jim Tressel, Ohio State Alpha Tau Omega
NCAA Division II-III/NAIA First Team
Coach of the Year
Mike
Sirianni, Washington & Jefferson - Alpha Tau Omega
Offense
Quarterback - Garrett DeWitt, Delta
State Kappa Alpha Order
Running Back - Kyle Toot, Kenyon Beta
Theta Pi
Running Back - Deon Horne, Willamette
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Tight End - Bryan Cryder, Missouri
S&T Sigma Phi Epsilon
Wide Receiver - Tyler Thiems, Hanover
Beta Theta Pi
Wide Receiver - Mike Greaving,
Missouri S&T Sigma Nu
Lineman - Yancy Edwards, Kenyon Beta
Theta Pi
Lineman - Jake Forshey, Willamette
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Lineman - Anthony Morello, Union NY
Theta Delta Chi
Lineman - Nate Frogge, Washington MO
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Center - Ian Yearwood, DePauw Delta
Tau Delta
Defense
Lineman - Clay Crites, Carnegie Mellon
Beta Theta Pi
Lineman - Les Hammers, Truman State
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Lineman - Darryl Kennon, Wabash Beta
Theta Pi
Linebacker - Mason Mosby, Rhodes Sigma
Alpha Epsilon
Linebacker - John Lawrence, Hamilton
Psi Upsilon
Linebacker - Aleksey Tigay, Carnegie
Mellon Beta Theta Pi
Linebacker - John Peters, Union NY
Theta Delta Chi
Back - Adam Sides, W.P.I. Sigma Phi
Epsilon
Back - Tom Oliver, Rhodes Sigma Alpha
Epsilon
Back - Robbie Woodward, Missouri
S&T Sigma Nu
Back - Arlin Taylor, Willamette Sigma
Alpha Epsilon
Specialists
Kicker - Jordan Havercamp, DePauw
Sigma Chi
Punter - Jamie Hanson, Missouri
Western State Tau Kappa Epsilon
Division II-III/NAIA
Honorable Mention
Offense
Quarterbacks - Spud Dick, DePauw Delta Tau Delta;
Derek Eitel, Rose-Hulman Phi Gamma Delta; Mike Hermanson, Kenyon Beta Theta Pi;
John Kieman, Chicago Phi Gamma Delta; Terry Mayo, Texas A&M-Commerce Pi
Kappa Alpha; Justin Wells, W.P.I. Sigma Phi Epsilon
Running Backs/Fullbacks - Mikael Glidden, Trine Sigma Phi
Epsilon; Dan Kizior, Knox Beta Theta Pi; Jeff Langley, Trine Sigma Phi Epsilon;
Ryan Phillips, Carnegie Mellon Beta Theta Pi; Trey Reliford, University of the
South Beta Theta Pi; Ryan Rempel, Moravian Sigma Phi Epsilon; Bryan Wong,
Rose-Hulman Phi Gamma Delta; Derrick Yoder, Wabash Delta Tau Delta
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends - Bruce Bentley, University of the
South Kappa Alpha Order; Stephen Black, Tufts Pi Kappa Alpha; Ray Davis, R.P.I.
Theta Chi; Reed Eason, Rose-Hulman Phi Gamma Delta; Max Foster, Hamilton Psi
Upsilon; Chris Gasbarra, DePauw Beta Theta Pi; Jon Gubish, Westminster PA Sigma
Nu; Brendan Howe, Carnegie Mellon Beta Theta Pi; Tyler Kankolenski, Westminster
MO Delta Tau Delta; Scott Liska, Wabash Lambda Chi Alpha; Bryan Mulligan,
DePauw Delta Tau Delta; Alex Ramirez, Randolph-Macon Lambda Chi Alpha; Nate
Richter, Rose-Hulman Phi Gamma Delta; William Schiefelbein, West Virginia
Wesleyan Kappa Alpha Order; Chad Shank, Westminster MO Beta Theta Pi; Bobby
Smart, Hanover Beta Theta Pi; Joe Stoner, Chicago Phi Gamma Delta; Derek
Wisniewski, Carnegie Mellon Beta Theta Pi
Tackles/Guards - Bryan Decker, Chicago Phi Gamma
Delta; Chris Donlon, Carnegie Mellon Beta Theta Pi; Casey Ellinger, DePauw
Delta Tau Delta; Andrew Grando, Moravian Sigma Phi Epsilon; James Greenlee,
Trine Sigma Phi Epsilon; Richard Hahn, Washington & Lee Kappa Alpha Order;
Ben Hammer, Illinois Wesleyan Phi Gamma Delta; Pat Hillenburg, Franklin Lambda
Chi Alpha; John Krumme, Missouri S&T Sigma Phi Epsilon; Will Lamkin,
Westminster MO Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Brad Latham, Delta State Kappa Alpha Order;
Eric Lundorf, DePauw Phi Kappa Psi; Lou Mastrini, Gettysburg Sigma Alpha
Epsilon; Kurtis Meyer, Carnegie Mellon Beta Theta Pi; Seth Qualls, Franklin
Lambda Chi Alpha; Sam Walthall, Gettysburg Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Nick Zee-Cheng,
Rose-Hulman Alpha Tau Omega
Centers - Ramsey Arnold, Carnegie Mellon Beta
Theta Pi; Greg Kurkis, Washington & Lee Kappa Alpha Order; Jim McAnelly,
Chicago Phi Gamma Delta
Kickers - Josh Huson, Gettysburg Sigma Alpha
Epsilon; Brian Tiefenbruck, Illinois Wesleyan Phi Gamma Delta; Ryan Verissimo,
Chicago Phi Gamma Delta
NCAA Division II-III/NAIA Honorable Mention
Defense
Linemen - Tighe Burke, Knox Beta Theta Pi;
John Emerson, Chicago Phi Gamma Delta; Alex Fitch, DePauw Delta Tau Delta;
Lester Jones, Westminster MO Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Justin Kaderabek, Chicago Phi
Gamma Delta; Sean Kennedy, Carnegie Mellon Beta Theta Pi; Tommy Matteo,
Washington & Lee Kappa Alpha Order; Michael McNelis, DePauw Delta Tau
Delta; Scott Russell, Washington & Lee Kappa Alpha Order
Linebackers - Marty Dertz, Knox Beta Theta Pi;
Colby Langston, Millsaps Kappa Alpha Order; Stefan Nicotra, W.P.I. Sigma Phi
Epsilon; Evan Ray, Kenyon Beta Theta Pi; Clyde Robinson, Averett Pi Kappa
Alpha; Dan Runnals, Kenyon Psi Upsilon; Socrates Zacharias, Carnegie Mellon Beta
Theta Pi
Backs - Scott Ahonen, Randolph-Macon Lambda
Chi Alpha; Ryan Bettencourt, Willamette Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Mario Camerota,
Westminster PA Sigma Nu; Frank Chor, Chicago Phi Gamma Delta; Eric Dardozzi,
Randolph-Macon Lambda Chi Alpha; Addrian Frederick, Wabash Beta Theta Pi; Marc
Hoeppner, DePauw Delta Tau Delta; Josh Kreske, Carnegie Mellon Beta Theta Pi;
Corrie Latta, Trine Sigma Phi Epsilon; Chris Learny, Chicago Phi Gamma Delta;
Neal Loftus, Illinois Wesleyan Phi Gamma Delta; David Love, Washington &
Lee Kappa Alpha Order; Steve McGovern, Carnegie Mellon Beta Theta Pi; Alex
Ploesser, Westminster MO Beta Theta Pi; Stuart Rast, University of the South
Kappa Alpha Order; Frederick Reid, Averett Pi Kappa Alpha; Kyle Wagner,
Westminster MO Beta Theta Pi; Kiel Wolf, Westminster PA Sigma Nu
Punters - Reed Eason, Rose-Hulman Phi Gamma
Delta; Nathaniel Fitzsimmons, Trine Sigma Phi Epsilon; Richard Pattison,
Carnegie Mellon Beta Theta Pi
Coaches
Tim Clifton,
Mars Hill Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Steve Englehart, Rose-Hulman Pi Kappa Alpha;
Matt Walker, DePauw Alpha Tau Omega; Bill Zwann, West Chester Sigma Phi Epsilon