Dec. 5, 2006
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Conference USA announced its 2006 Coaches All-Conference football teams today, as selected by the 12 head football coaches. Each school was represented with at least four selections, with C-USA Champion Houston producing a league-high 12 total selections, followed by Tulsa with 11 and East Division Champion Southern Miss with 10 players on the squad.
Headlining Houston's all-conference players is senior QB Kevin Kolb. Kolb leads the league and ranks 12th in the nation in passing this season and is UH's all-time leader in passing yards. He is joined on the first team by Cougar senior offensive lineman Sterling Doty, senior linebacker Wade Koehl and senior defensive back Will Gulley.
Tulsa's 11 all-league members include four first team choices. Offensive lineman Jeff Perrett is joined by defensive lineman Robert Latu, linebacker Nick Bunting and defensive back Bobby Blackshire on the first unit.
Southern Miss produced a pair of first team offensive lineman in seniors George Batiste and Travis Cooley. That duo help paved the way for true freshman RB Damion Fletcher, who set new school and conference records for rushing yards by a freshman with 1,335.
UTEP produced nine members on the All-Conference squads, while East Carolina had eight and Rice, SMU and UAB each had six players earn recognition on the teams. Three members of the UTEP special teams earned first team honors, as kicker Reagan Schneider is joined by kick returner Johnnie Lee Higgins and long snapper Aaron King. East Carolina's honorees included offensive lineman Eric Graham, wide receiver Aundrae Allison and kick returner Chris Johnson, all named to the second team. Rice's choices were led by record-setting sophomore wide receiver Jarett Dillard, SMU's included first team defensive lineman Justin Rogers and UAB's were topped by defensive lineman Larry McSwain.
Marshall joined Houston, Southern Miss and Tulsa in garnering four first team choices, led by junior RB Ahmad Bradshaw, the league's leader in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. The Thundering Herd had five total selections. Memphis, Tulane and UCF all four had four total choices. Memphis' picks were led by first team punter Michael Gibson, Tulane listed second team defensive back Israel Route and punter Chris Beckman, while UCF had first team punt returner Joe Burnett and second team running back Kevin Smith.
C-USA will announce the coaches selections for Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams Players of the Year, as well as the Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year on Wednesday.
Five Conference USA teams will play in bowl games this holiday season. Houston will face South Carolina in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Southern Miss takes on Ohio in the GMAC Bowl, Tulsa tackles Utah in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, East Carolina battles South Florida in the Papajohns.com Bowl and Rice takes on Troy in the R+ L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
2006 C-USA FOOTBALL COACHES ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Kevin Kolb, Sr., HoustonRunning Back- Ahmad Bradshaw, Jr., MarshallRunning Back- Damion Fletcher, Fr., Southern MissOffensive Lineman- George Batiste, Sr., Southern MissOffensive Lineman- Sterling Doty, Sr., HoustonOffensive Lineman- Travis Cooley, Sr., Southern MissOffensive Lineman- Doug Legursky, Jr., MarshallOffensive Lineman- Jeff Perrett, Sr., TulsaTight End- Shawn Nelson, So., Southern MissWide Receiver- Jarett Dillard, So., RiceWide Receiver- Johnnie Lee Higgins, Sr., UTEPWide Receiver- Mike Walker, Sr., UCF
DEFENSE
Defensive Lineman- Robert Latu, Sr., TulsaDefensive Lineman- Albert McClellan, So., MarshallDefensive Lineman- Larry McSwain, Sr., UABDefensive Lineman- Justin Rogers, Sr., SMULinebacker- Nick Bunting, Sr., TulsaLinebacker- Troy Collavo, Sr., UTEPLinebacker - Wade Koehl, Sr., HoustonDefensive Back- Bobby Blackshire, Sr., TulsaDefensive Back- Quintin Demps, Jr., UTEPDefensive Back- Will Gulley, Sr., HoustonDefensive Back- Curtis Keyes, Sr., Marshall
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker- Reagan Schneider, Sr., UTEPPunter- Michael Gibson, Sr., MemphisKick Returner- Johnnie Lee Higgins, Sr., UTEPPunt Returner- Joe Burnett, So., UCFLong Snapper- Aaron King, Sr., UTEP
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Paul Smith, Jr., TulsaRunning Back- Anthony Alridge, Jr., HoustonRunning Back- Kevin Smith, So., UCFOffensive Lineman- Jeff Akeroyd, Jr., HoustonOffensive Lineman- Aaron Dannenhauer, Sr., TulsaOffensive Lineman- Eric Graham, Sr., East CarolinaOffensive Lineman- Jon Hameister-Ries, Sr., TulsaOffensive Lineman- Julius Wilson, Sr., UABTight End- Ryan Kennedy, Sr., SMUWide Receiver- Aundrae Allison, Sr., East CarolinaWide Receiver- Vincent Marshall, Sr., HoustonWide Receiver- Idris Moss, Sr., Tulsa
DEFENSE
Defensive Lineman- Courtney Gordon, Sr., RiceDefensive Lineman- Adrian Haywood, Sr., SMUDefensive Lineman- Marquay Love, Sr., HoustonDefensive Lineman- Martavius Prince, Jr., Southern MissLinebacker- Nelson Coleman, Jr., TulsaLinebacker - Orlandus King, Sr., UABLinebacker- Brian Raines, So., RiceDefensive Back- Willie Gaston, Sr., HoustonDefensive Back- Nick Graham, Sr., TulsaDefensive Back- Israel Route, Sr., TulaneDefensive Back- Joe Sturdivant, Sr., SMU
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker- Darren McCaleb, Sr., Southern MissPunter- Chris Beckman, Sr., TulaneKick Returner- Chris Johnson, Jr., East CarolinaPunt Returner- Johnnie Lee Higgins, Sr., UTEPLong Snapper- Mike Buscemi, Sr., UCF
THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Jordan Palmer, Sr., UTEPRunning Back- Jackie Battle, Sr., HoustonRunning Back- Matt Forte, Jr., TulaneRunning Back- Quinton Smith, Sr., RiceOffensive Lineman- Blake Butler, Sr., MemphisOffensive Lineman- Chris Clark, Jr., Southern MissOffensive Lineman- Josh Coffman, Sr., East CarolinaOffensive Lineman- Brandon Pearce, So., MemphisOffensive Lineman- Robby Heos, Jr., RiceTight End- Davon Drew, So., East CarolinaWide Receiver- Donnie Avery, Sr., HoustonWide Receiver- Bobby Chase, Sr., SMUWide Receiver- Damarcus Davis, Sr., Tulane
DEFENSE
Defensive Lineman- Marcus Hands, Jr., East CarolinaDefensive Lineman- Robert Henderson, Jr., Southern MissDefensive Lineman- Phillip Hunt, So., HoustonDefensive Lineman- Alex Obomese, Sr., UTEPLinebacker- Reggie Carrington, Sr., SMULinebacker- Chris Chamberlain, So., TulsaLinebacker- Quentin Cotton, So., East CarolinaLinebacker- Joe Henderson, So., UABDefensive Back- Will Dunbar, Jr., UABDefensive Back- Caleb Hendrix, Sr., Southern MissDefensive Back- Brandon Sumrall, Jr., Southern MissDefensive Back- Brandon McDonald, Sr., Memphis
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker- Robert Lee, Sr., East CarolinaPunter- Ryan Dougherty, Sr., East CarolinaKick Returner- Marculus Elliott, Sr., UABPunt Returner- Emmanuel Spann, So., MarshallLong Snapper- Drew Clardy, Sr., Rice
HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE
Quarterback- James Pinkney, Sr., East CarolinaQuarterback- Chase Clement, So., RiceQuarterback- Justin Willis, Fr., SMUQuarterback- Lester Ricard, Sr., TulaneRunning Back- Brandon Fractious, Sr., East CarolinaRunning Back- Joseph Doss, Jr., MemphisRunning Back- Tarrion Adams, So., TulsaRunning Back- Courtney Tennial, Jr., TulsaRunning Back- Dan Burks, Sr., UABRunning Back- Corey White, Sr., UABOffensive Lineman- Dustin Dickinson, Jr., HoustonOffensive Lineman- Lute Barber, Jr., RiceOffensive Lineman- Austin Wilkinson, So., RiceOffensive Lineman- Kenard Burley, Jr., SMUOffensive Lineman- Ben Poynter, Jr., SMUOffensive Lineman- Ryan McKee, So., Southern MissOffensive Lineman- Donald Madlock, Sr., TulaneOffensive Lineman- Michael Parenton, So., TulaneOffensive Lineman- Derek Rogers, Sr., TulaneOffensive Lineman- Patrick Brown, So., UCFOffensive Lineman- Kyle Smith, Jr., UCFOffensive Lineman- Robby Felix, So., UTEPOffensive Lineman- Tyler Ribitski, So., UTEPTight Ends- Mark Hafner, So., HoustonTight Ends- Cody Slate, Fr., MarshallTight Ends- Jerome Landry, Sr., TulaneTight Ends- LaDarrius Stanley, Sr., UABWide Receivers- Phillip Henry, Jr., East CarolinaWide Receivers- Jeron Harvey, Jr., HoustonWide Receivers- Duke Calhoun, Fr., MemphisWide Receivers- Ryan Scott, Sr., MemphisWide Receivers- Joel Armstrong, Jr., RiceWide Receivers- Tommy Henderson, So., RiceWide Receivers- Emmanuel Sanders, Fr., SMUWide Receivers- Preston Brown, Sr., TulaneWide Receivers- Jeremy Williams, Fr., TulaneWide Receivers- Ryan Bugg, Sr., TulsaWide Receivers- Rocky Ross, So., UCFWide Receivers- Daniel Robinson, Sr., UTEPDefensive Lineman- Mark Robinson, Jr., East CarolinaDefensive Lineman- Zach Slate, So., East CarolinaDefensive Lineman- Greg Terrell, Fr., MemphisDefensive Lineman- George Chukwu, Jr., RiceDefensive Lineman- DeJuan Cooper, Sr., RiceDefensive Lineman- Will Wood, Sr., RiceDefensive Lineman- Brandon Bonds, Sr., SMUDefensive Lineman- Cory Muse, Jr., SMUDefensive Lineman- Matthew Chatelain, Sr., Southern MissDefensive Lineman- Antonio Harris, Jr., TulaneDefensive Lineman- Frank Morton, Jr., TulaneDefensive Lineman- Moton Hopkins, So., TulsaDefensive Lineman- Terrel Nemons, So., TulsaDefensive Lineman- Jermaine McElveen, Sr., UABDefensive Lineman- Leger Douzable, Jr., UCFDefensive Lineman- Chris Welsh, Sr., UCFDefensive Lineman- Justin Hanel, Sr., UTEPDefensive Lineman- Zach West, Sr., UTEPLinebacker- Pierre Bell, So., East CarolinaLinebacker - Van Eskridge, Fr., East CarolinaLinebacker - Fred Wilson, Jr., East CarolinaLinebacker - Trent Allen, Jr., HoustonLinebacker - Matt Couch, Jr., MarshallLinebacker - Josh Johnson, So., MarshallLinebacker - Marcus Rucker, Sr., RiceLinebacker - Wilton McCray, Jr., SMULinebacker - Gerald McRath, Fr., Southern MissLinebacker - Evan Lee, So., TulaneLinebacker - Joe Goosby, Jr., TulaneLinebacker - Alain Karatepeyan, Jr., TulsaLinebacker - Mastaki Smith, Sr., UABDefensive Back - Jamar Flournoy, Sr., East CarolinaDefensive Back - Pierre Parker, Sr., East CarolinaDefensive Back - Kasey Ross, Sr., East CarolinaDefensive Back - Travis Williams, Jr., East CarolinaDefensive Back - Kenneth Fontenette, So., HoustonDefensive Back - Andray Downs, Sr., RiceDefensive Back - Brandon King, So., RiceDefensive Back - Ja'Corey Shepherd, So., RiceDefensive Back - Chad Price, Sr., RiceDefensive Back - Jasper Faulk, Sr., Southern MissDefensive Back - David Skehan, Jr., TulaneDefensive Back - Sha'Reff Rashad, Jr., UCFDefensive Back - Josh Ferguson, Jr., UTEPDefensive Back - Joe Fleskoski, Sr., UTEPDefensive Back - Bryant Tisdale, Sr., UTEPKicker - Ben Bell, So., HoustonKicker- Clark Fangmeier, Fr., RiceKicker-Jarod Tracy, Jr., TulsaPunter-Jared Scruggs, Sr., RicePunter-Thomas Morstead, So., SMUKick Returner- Anthony Alridge, Jr., HoustonKick Returner- Michael Grandberry, So., MemphisKick Returner- Jessie Henderson, So., SMUPunt Returner- Brandon McDonald, Sr., MemphisPunt Returner- Blake Warren, Sr., SMUPunt Returner- Jasper Faulk, Sr., Southern MissLong Snapper- Wilson Raynor, So., East CarolinaLong Snapper- Rusty Clayton, Sr., MemphisLong Snapper- Jackson Taylor, So., SMULong Snapper- Stephen Daigle, Sr., Southern MissLong Snapper- Craig Gelhardt, So., TulaneLong Snapper- John Warren, So., Tulsa