12.13.2000

2000 Football Awards

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Conference USA Announces Football Players of the Year Louisville's Smith Named Conference USA Football Coach of the Year Conference USA Announces Football All-Conference Teams Conference USA Announces Football All-Freshman Team Cincinnati's Ruffin Named FWAA All-American Ruffin, Floyd Named To Walter Camp All-America Team Jonathan Ruffin Wins Lou Groza Award Six C-USA Players Honored by Football News Three C-USA Players Named to AP All-American Team

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dave Ragone, QB, Louisville

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Wayne Rogers, LB, Houston
Cedric Scott, DE, Southern Miss

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jonathon Ruffin, Cincinnati

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Mewelde Moore, RB, Tulane

COACH OF THE YEAR
John L. Smith, Louisville

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ALL-CONFERENCE USA TEAMS
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Dave Ragone, So., Louisville
RB - Ray Jackson, Jr., Cincinnati
RB - Michael Wallace, Sr., Army
OL - Sherwin Lacewell, Sr., East Carolina
OL - Josh Lovelady, Sr., Houston
OL - Jason Padget, Sr., Louisville
OL - Bernard Robertson, Sr., Tulane
OL - Doug Rosfeld, Sr., Cincinnati
TE - Ronnie Ghent, So., Louisvillle
WR - Deion Branch, Jr., Louisville
WR - Adrian Burnette, Sr., Tulane

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Andre Arnold, Jr., Memphis
DL - Marcus Bell, Sr., Memphis
DL - Cedric Scott, Sr., Southern Miss
DL - DeQuincy Scott, Sr., Southern Miss
LB - Pernell Griffin, Jr., East Carolina
LB - Wayne Rogers, Sr., Houston
LB - Kamal Shakir, Sr., Memphis
DB - Idrees Bashir, Jr., Memphis
DB - Leo Barnes, Sr., Southern Miss
DB - Anthony Floyd, So., Louisville
DB - Michael Stone, Sr., Memphis

FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Jonathon Ruffin, So., Cincinnati
P - Casey Roussel, Jr., Tulane
RS - Keith Stokes, Sr., East Carolina

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB - David Garrard, So., East Carolina
QB - Patrick Ramsey, Jr., Tulane
RB - Jegil Dugger, Jr., UAB
RB - Leonard Henry, Jr., East Carolina
OL - Billy Clay, Sr., Southern Miss
OL - Tony Dollison, Sr., UAB
OL - Paul Henderson, Jr., Army
OL - Joe O'Shaughnessy, Sr., Louisville
OL - Andy Weinheimer, Jr., Cincinnati
TE - Billy Kendall, Sr., Memphis
WR - Arnold Jackson, Sr., Louisville
WR - Brian Robinson, So., Houston

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Donovan Arp, Sr., Louisville
DL - Michael Josiah, So., Louisville
DL - Mario Monds, Sr., Cincinnati
DL - Bryan Thomas, Sr., UAB
LB - Troy Evans, Sr., Cincinnati
LB - Rashad Harris, Sr., Louisville
LB - Jerry Phillips, Sr., Tulane
DB - DeJuan Gossett, Sr., Cincinnati
DB - Rashad Holman, Sr., Louisville
DB - Ray Walls, Sr., Southern Miss
DB - Chad Williams, Jr., Southern Miss

SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Rhett Gallego, Jr., UAB
P - Adam Wulfeck, Jr., Cincinnati
RS - Zek Parker, Sr., Louisville

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ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - J.P. Losman, Tulane
RB - Jeremiah Bonds, Memphis
RB - Mewelde Moore, Tulane
OL - Brendon Drysdale, Tulane
OL - Jim Hicks, Southern Miss
OL - Al James, Houston
OL - Brian Rimpf, East Carolina
OL - Josh Shneyderov, Cincinnati
TE - Richard Owens, Louisville
WR - Kenneth Johnson, Southern Miss
WR - Roydell Williams, Tulane

DEFENSE
DL - Odene Brathwaite, Army
DL - Lonnie Crayton, Tulane
DL - Terrell Paul, Southern Miss
DL - Josh Tubbs, Houston
DL - Dewayne White, Louisville
LB - Rod Davis, Southern Miss
LB - Vonta Leach, East Carolina
LB - Coot Terry, Memphis
DB - Greg Brooks, Southern Miss
DB - Jason Brown, Memphis
DB - Lynaris Elpheage, Tulane
DB - Heard Robinson, Houston

SPECIAL TEAMS
K - Wade Tydlacka, Louisville
RS - Kenneth Johnson, Southern Miss