MAC Announces 2001 All-League Football Team
Nov. 26, 2001
2001 All-MAC Football Team Announced
10 First Teamers and 15 Overall Repeat From 2000 Team
Cleveland, Ohio --The 2001 All-Mid American Conference football team was announced today and 15 honorees from last
year's team were recognized again with those accolades. Earning first-team All-MAC honors for the fourth consecutive season
was Ohio punter Dave Zastudil and for third consecutive season was Toledo running back Chester Taylor. Repeating from last
year's first team, along with Zastudil and Taylor, are Northern Illinois tailback Thomas Hammock, Marshall linebacker Max
Yates and Western Michigan defensive lineman Anthony Allsbury.
First time first-team selections that were second-team all-MAC last year are Akron offensive lineman Konrad Dean, Ball State
running back Marcus Merriweather, Bowling Green defensive lineman Brandon Hicks and Western Michigan defensive back
Ronald Rogers. NIU placekicker Steve Azar was named first-team after an honorable mention selection last year. Toledo
placekicker Todd France was named honorable mention all-MAC, the fourth year in a row he has been named to the all-league
team.
MAC East champion Marshall led the way with 15 selections to the league's top 60 players as voted by the 13 head coaches.
Toledo, Western Michigan and Northern Illinois each had seven representatives. Three freshmen were named to the squad, as
were 10 sophomores, 19 juniors and 28 seniors.
First Team Offense
TE-Greg Kellett, Marshall (Sr., Columbia, Md.)
C-Paul Thaler, Miami (Sr., Cleves, Ohio)
OL-Konrad Dean, Akron (Sr., Jackson, N.J.)**
OL-Steve Sciullo, Marshall (Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa.)
OL-Brian Hallett, Kent State (Sr., Norton, Ohio)
OL-Nathan McPeek, Marshall (So., Russell, Ky.)
WR-Darius Watts, Marshall (So., College Park, Ga.)
WR-Josh Davis, Marshall (Fr., Hickory Grove, S.C.)
WR-Robert Redd, Bowling Green (Jr., Dayton, Ohio)
QB-Byron Leftwich, Marshall (Sr., Washington, D.C.)
RB-Chester Taylor, Toledo (Sr., River Rouge, Mich.)++/##
RB-Marcus Merriweather, Ball State (Jr., Fort Wayne, Ind.)**
RB-Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois (Jr., Fort Wayne, Ind.)++
PK-Steve Azar, Northern Illinois (So., Colorado Springs, Colo.)^^
First Team Defense
OLB-James Harrison, Kent State (Sr., Akron, Ohio)
OLB-Matt Robillard, Miami (Jr., Milford, Conn.)
ILB-Max Yates, Marshall (Sr., Newport News, Va.)**/++
ILB-Terrell Jones, Miami (So., St. Louis, Mo.)
DL-Brandon Hicks, Bowling Green (Sr., Fairbon, Ohio)**
DL-David Brockmore, Toledo (Sr., Strongsville, Ohio)
DL-Ralph Street, Marshall (Sr., Mims, Fla.)
DL- Anthony Allsbury, Western Michigan (Jr., Bronson, Mich.)++
DB-Ronald Rogers, Western Michigan (Sr., Miami, Fla.)**
DB-Tedaro France, Central Michigan (Sr., New Haven, Mich.)
DB-Chris Crocker, Marshall (Jr., Chesapeake, Va.)
DB-Vince Thompson, Northern Illinois (Jr., Chicago, Ill.)
P-Dave Zastudil, Ohio, (Sr., Bay Village, Ohio)**/++/&&
++(2000 first-team all-MAC), ##(1999 first-team all-MAC), &&(first-team all-MAC 1998), **(2000 second team all-MAC),
^^(2000 honorable mention all-MAC).
Second Team Offense
TE-Mobolaji Afariogun, Western Michigan (Jr., Detroit, Mich.)++
C-Anders Hill, Central Michigan (Sr., Iron Mountain, Mich.)
OL-Nick Kaczur, Toledo (Fr., Brantford, Ontario)
OL-Matt Comer, Toledo (Sr., Strongsville, Ohio)
OL-Tim Vincent, Northern Illinois (Jr., Galena, Ill.)
OL-Stephen Peretta, Marshall (Jr., Garden City, N.Y.)
WR-Josh Bush, Western Michigan (Sr., Miami, Fla.)
WR-Darrell Hill, Northern Illinois (Sr., Country Club Hills, Ill.)
WR-Denero Marriott, Marshall (Sr., Inwood, W.Va.)
(tie)QB-Tavares Bolden, Toledo (Sr., Cleveland, Ohio)++
(tie)QB-Ben Roethlisberger, Miami (Fr., Findlay, Ohio)
RB-Terrence Jackson, Central Michigan (So., Somerset, N.J.)
RB-Franklin Wallace, Marshall (So., Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
RB-David Alston, Kent State (So., Willingboro, N.J.)
PK-Zac Derr, Akron (Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Second Team Defense
OLB-Kenny Philpot, Eastern Michigan (Sr., Chicago, Ill.)
OLB-Khary Campbell, Bowling Green (Sr., Toledo, Ohio)
ILB-Scott Russell, Eastern Michigan (Sr., Chicago, Ill.)
ILB-Sam Goines, Marshall (Sr., Landover Hills, Md.)
DL-Evan Triggs, Ball State (Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.)
DL-Orlando Washington, Marshall (Jr., Accoville, W.Va.)
DL-Jason Babin, Western Michigan (So., Paw Paw, Mich.)
DL-Jake McLean, Toledo (Sr., Grand Ledge, Mich.)
DB-Janssen Patton, Bowling Green (So., Stone Mountain, Ga.)
DB-Akil Grant, Northern Illinois (So., Kankakee, Ill.)
DB-Jermaine Lewis, Western Michigan (Jr., Waukegan, Ill.)**
DB-Craig Rohlfs, Buffalo (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio)
P-Curtis Head, Marshall (Jr., Shelbyville, Ky.)
Honorable Mention (top five remaining selected)
TE-Craig Bartoszek, Buffalo (Jr., Salamanca, N.Y.)
PK-Todd France, Toledo (Sr., Maumee, Ohio)++
OLB-Larry Williams, Northern Illinois (Jr., Chicago, Ill.)++
WR-Kevin Walter, Eastern Michigan (Jr., Libertyville, Ill.)
ILB-Brian Lape, Western Michigan (Jr., Jackson, Mich.)
