Central Michigan senior quarterback Dan LeFevour was named Vern Smith Leadership Award winner and headed up a list of Mid-American Conference all-stars, the league announced Wednesday.
The Vern Smith Leadership Award is presented to the conference's most valuable player. LeFevour, who leads his team against Ohio in the MAC Championship game Friday at Ford Field in Detroit, was also the MAC's Offensive Player of the Year. Adrian Robinson of Temple earned Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Other 2009 MAC Special Awards went to:
Al Golden, Temple, Coach of the Year
Antonio Brown, Central Michigan, Special Teams Player of the Year.
Bernard Pierce, Temple, Freshman of the year.
LeFevour had now earned MAC First Team honors four times. He was named to the Second Team in 2008 and was a MAC First Team selection the two previous years. This was Robinson's first All-MAC honor. Toledo safety Barry Church, meanwhile, ran the table by winning All-MAC First Team honors for the fourth consecutive year.
Temple led the way with eight players on the first team. Five of those spots were on the defensive side of the ball. Central Michigan put six players on the first team - three on offense, two on defense and one on special teams.
Ohio University, which will face CMU in Friday's title game, put three players on the All-MAC first team. Two of the selections were
part of the Bobcats kicking teams.
All-MAC First Team
Offense
Quarterback - Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan #^~
Center - Eddie Adamski, Northern Illinois %
Offensive Lineman - Allen Ollenburger, Central Michigan
Offensive Lineman - Jason Onyebuagu, Northern Illinois %
Offensive Lineman - Darius Morris, Temple
Offensive Lineman - Colin Madison, Temple
Tight End - Jesse Rack, Buffalo
Wide Receiver - Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green
Wide Receiver - Antonio Brown, Central Michigan @
Wide Receiver - Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo @&
Wide Receiver - Stephen Williams, Toledo #!
Running Back - Bernard Pierce, Temple
Running Back - Chad Spann, Northern Illinois
Placekicker - Matt Weller, Ohio
Defense
Outside Linebacker - Lee Renfro, Ohio
Outside Linebacker - Elijah Joseph, Temple
Inside Linebacker - Nick Bellore, Central Michigan @
Inside Linebacker - Cobrani Mixon , Kent State
Down Lineman - Andre Neblett, Temple #!
Down Lineman - Adrian Robinson, Temple
Down Lineman - Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple
Down Lineman - Frank Zombo, Central Michigan @
Defensive Back - Barry Church, Toledo @^~
Defensive Back - Davonte Shannon, Buffalo @^
Defensive Back - Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple
Defensive Back - Brian Lainhart , Kent State #
Punter - Matt Rinehart, Kent State
Specialists
Kickoff Return Specialist - Chris Garrett, Ohio
Punt Return Specialist - Antonio Brown, Central Michigan @^
All-MAC Second Team
Offense
Quarterback - Tim Hiller, Western Michigan %
Center - Colin Miller, Central Michigan
Offensive Lineman - Peter Bittner, Buffalo
Offensive Lineman - Brandon Brooks, Miami
Offensive Lineman - Anthony Parker, Western Michigan
Offensive Lineman - Devin Tyler, Temple
Tight End - Jimmy Scheidler, Bowling Green
Wide Receiver - Eric Page, Toledo
Wide Receiver - Bryan Anderson, Central Michigan @!~
Wide Receiver - Taylor Price, Ohio
Wide Receiver - LaVon Brazill , Ohio
Running Back - Brandon West, Western Michigan %!
Running Back - MiQuale Lewis, Ball State @
Placekicker - Mike Salerno, Northern Illinois #
Defense
Outside Linebacker - Austin Pritchard, Western Michigan @
Outside Linebacker - Robert Eddins, Ball State
Inside Linebacker - Brian Wagner, Akron
Inside Linebacker - Noah Keller , Ohio #
Down Lineman - Brandon Crawford, Ball State #&
Down Lineman - Jake Coffman, Northern Illinois
Down Lineman - Monte Simmons, Kent State
Down Lineman - Brandon Bice, Northern Illinois
Defensive Back - Mike Newton, Buffalo #
Defensive Back - Thad Turner , Ohio
Defensive Back - Josh Gordy, Central Michigan
Defensive Back - Miguel Graham, Akron
Punter - Zach Johnson, Eastern Michigan
Specialists
Kickoff Return Specialist - James Nixon, Temple
Punt Return Specialist - LaVon Brazill , Ohio
All-MAC Third Team
Offense
Quarterback - Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green
Center - John Palumbo, Temple
Offensive Lineman - Joe Flading, Ohio
Offensive Lineman - Shane Steffy, Bowling Green
Offensive Lineman - Chris Rodgers, Ohio
Offensive Lineman - Corey Woods, Akron
Tight End - Steve Maneri, Temple
Wide Receiver - Robert Arnheim, Western Michigan
Wide Receiver - Juan Nunez, Western Michigan %
Wide Receiver - Armand Robinson, Miami
Wide Receiver - Brett Hamlin, Buffalo
Running Back - DaJuane Collins, Toledo %
Running Back - Me’co Brown, Northern Illinois
Placekicker - Alex Steigerwald, Toledo
Defense
Outside Linebacker - Andre Hatchett, Eastern Michigan
Outside Linebacker - Amara Kamara, Temple
Inside Linebacker - Alex Joseph, Temple
Inside Linebacker - Archie Donald, Toledo
Down Lineman - Almondo Sewell, Akron %!
Down Lineman - Ernie Hodge, Ohio
Down Lineman - Larry Knight, Central Michigan
Down Lineman - Sean Murnane, Central Michigan %
Defensive Back - Gerald Moore, Ohio
Defensive Back - Dominique Harris, Temple
Defensive Back - Anthony Kokal, Miami
Defensive Back - Jalil Carter, Akron
Punter - Ben Armer, Western Michigan
Specialists
Kickoff Return Specialist - Dashan Miller, Akron
Punt Return Specialist - Tommy Davis, Northern Illinois
@ 2008 First team All-MAC
# 2008 Second team All-MAC
% 2008 Third team All-MAC
^ 2007 First team All-MAC
! 2007 Second team All-MAC
& 2007 Third team All-MAC
~ 2006 First team All-MAC
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