ECAC Hosts 80th Annual Eastern College Football Awards Banquet
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) recognized the accomplishments of tremendous student-athletes, coaches, officials and administrators at the annual Eastern College Football Awards Banquet on Feb. 25 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Each year, the ECAC along with the Metropolitan New York Football Writers acknowledge the achievements across Divisions I, II and III. There were over 250 people in attendance to celebrate the honorees and Jack Ford served as emcee for the evening.
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ECAC Teams of the Year
Division I FBS – Temple University
Division I FCS – Fordham University
Division II – Newberry College
Division III – Johns Hopkins University
Lambert Cup Winners
Division I FBS – United States Naval Academy
Division I FCS – Dartmouth College, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University
Division II – Shepherd University
Division III – Wesley College
Red Hill Awards
Dan Donermeyer – Western New England Chapter
Alex Davidson – Metro Chapter
Dan Richard – Boston Chapter
Individual Award Winners in Attendance:
Rookie of the Year Awards
DIII North Defensive Rookie of the Year – William Rivera, Endicott College
DIII South Defensive Rookie of the Year – Shane Gaines, Salisbury University
DIII South Offensive Rookie of the Year – Mike Knight, Albright College
DII Defensive Rookie of the Year – Shaquille James, West Chester University
DII Offensive Rookie of the Year – Rob Nittolo, Southern Connecticut State University
DI FCS Defensive Rookie of the Year – Julian Cox, University at Albany
DI FCS Offensive Rookie of the Year – Dominick Bragalone, Lehigh University
Player of the Year Awards
DIII South Offensive Player of the Year – Joe Callahan, Wesley College
DII Offensive Player of the Year – Romelo Doctor, Newberry College
DI FCS Defensive Player of the Year – Christian Kuntz, Duquesne Univeristy
DI FCS Offensive Player of the Year – Chase Edmonds, Fordham University
DI FBS Offensive Player of the Year– Keenan Reynolds, United States Naval Academy
Coach of the Year Awards
DIII North Coach of the Year - Keith Emery, Western New England
DIII South Coach of the Year - John Marzka, Albright College
DII Coach of the Year – Bill Zwaan, West Chester University
DI FCS Coach of the Year - Dan Hunt, Colgate University
DI FBS Coach of the Year - Matt Rhule, Temple University
Metropolitan New York Football Writers / USA College Football Awards
Division III Jay Berwanger Offensive Player of the Year - Joe Callahan, Wesley College
Division III Rocky Myers Defensive Back of the Year - Billy Shimko, Montclair State University
Joseph Sheehan FBS Coach of the Year Award - Matt Rhule, Temple University
Bob Ford FCS Coach of the Year Award - Chris Villarrial, Saint Francis University
USA College Football Division II Coach of the Year Award - George Mihalik, Slippery Rock University
Jim Butterfield Division III Coach of the Year Award - Mike Delong, Springfield College
USA College Football JUCO Coach of the Year - Cameron Chadwick, Globe Institute of Technology
Jimmie McDowell Media & Communications Award - Chuck Sullivan, American Athletic Conference
Kathy Slattery Division I Communications Award - Molly O’Mara, UMass
Pete Nevins Division II Communications Award - Tom Maguire, Bloomsburg University
Bob Kenworthy Division III Communications Award - Michael Scala, Montclair State University
All-Stars in Attendance
FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION
From Temple
Senior, Defensive Back, Alex Wells
Senior, Offensive Lineman, Eric Lofton
Senior Defensive Lineman, Nate D. Smith
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION
From Fordham
Senior, Offensive Lineman, Garrick Mayweather
Graduate Student, Linebacker, Stephen Hodge
DIVISION TWO
From Southern Connecticut
Junior, Linebacker, Kayjuan Bynum
Senior, Defensive Lineman, Kameron Tedder
Junior, Wide Reciever, Devante Jenkins
From West Chester
Sophomore, Offensive Lineman, Tyler Drob
Junior, Offensive Lineman, Doug Gilbert
Senior, Defensive Lineman, Andrew Cohen
Junior, Defensive Back, Ted Patton
DIVISION THREE
From Wesley
Junior, Defensive Back, Andre Connally
Junior, Running Back, Jamar Baynard
Junior, Wide Reciever, Bryce Shade
Sophomore, Offensive Lineman, Matt Gono
Junior, Offensive Lineman, Austin Eagle
Senior, Offensive Lineman, Matthew Schmidt
From St. Lawrence
Junior, Defensive Lineman, Chyron Brown-Wallace
Junior, Tight End, Mitch Gallagher
Senior, Defensive Back, James Holley-Grisham
SENIOR, DEFENSIVE BACK, LEONDRE SIMMON
From SUNY Maritime
Senior, Linebacker, Kameron Knight
Senior, Kicker, Diogo Dietrich