Dec. 8, 2009
IRVING (C-USA/SMU) - Thirteen SMU Mustangs earned 15 selections to the 2009 All-Conference USA football teams, as selected by the league's 12 head football coaches, the league office announced today. Senior Emmanuel Sanders earned two first-team selections - being honored as a wide receiver and punt returner. Senior linebacker Chase Kennemer also made the first team.
Sanders has 91 receptions for 1,215 yards; both SMU single-season records. As a punt returner, he led C-USA with a 15.4 average. Kennemer led SMU with 126 tackles. His average of 10.5 tackles per game ranks second in C-USA and 13th nationally.
Sophomore offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum, Jr., represented SMU on the second team. Beachum started all 12 games at left tackle and has started all 24 games of his SMU career.
Ten Mustangs earned Honorable Mention, with senior Bryan McCann getting a pair of selections as a defensive back and kick returner. SMU had three honorees on offense - Shawnbrey McNeal (RB - 1,125 yards and nine TDs rushing and 24 catches for 230 yards and two TDs), J.T. Brooks (10 starts at right tackle), and Josh LeRibeus (12 starts at left guard). Eight SMU defenders got a nod, including McCann (53 tackles, three interceptions), Rock Dennis (57 tackles, four interceptions), Pete Fleps (74 tackles), Youri Yenga (49 tackles, five for-loss, two sacks), Taylor Thompson (39 tackles, 4.5 sacks), Marquis Frazier (41 tackles, four sacks), and Margus Hunt (7 blocked kicks - second-highest total for a season in NCAA history, 1.5 sacks). McCann earned the special teams selection for SMU (33 KOR, 808 yards, 24.5 yard avg.).
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2009 C-USA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB- Case Keenum, Jr., Houston
RB- Curtis Steele, Sr., Memphis
RB- Donald Buckram, Jr., UTEP
OL- Sean Allen, Sr., East Carolina
OL- Ryan Hebert, Sr., Southern Miss
OL- Jake Seitz, Sr., UAB
OL- Jah Reid, Jr., UCF
OL- Mike Aguayo, Jr., UTEP
TE- Cody Slate, Sr., Marshall
WR- Dwayne Harris, Jr., East Carolina
WR- James Cleveland, Jr., Houston
WR- Emmanuel Sanders, Sr., SMU
DEFENSE
DL- Linval Joseph, Jr., East Carolina
DL- C.J. Wilson, Sr., East Carolina
DL- Jarvis Geathers, Sr., UCF
DL- Bruce Miller, Jr., UCF
LB- Mario Harvey, Sr., Marshall
LB- Chase Kennemer, Sr., SMU
LB- Cory Hogue, Sr., UCF
DB- Emmanuel Davis, So., East Carolina
DB- Van Eskridge, Sr., East Carolina
DB- Eddie Hicks, Sr., Southern Miss
DB- Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith, Sr., UTEP
SPECIAL TEAMS
K- Craig Ratanamorn, Sr., Marshall
P- Matt Dodge, Sr., East Carolina
KR- Tyron Carrier, So., Houston
PR- Emmanuel Sanders, Sr., SMU
LS- Sean McClellan, Sr., Marshall
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB- Joe Webb, Sr., UAB
RB- Darius Marshall, Jr., Marshall
RB- Damion Fletcher, Sr., Southern Miss
OL- Terence Campbell, Sr., East Carolina
OL- Jarve Dean, Jr., Houston
OL- Daniel Baldridge, Sr., Marshall
OL- Scott Mitchell, Jr., Rice
OL- Kelvin Beachum, So., SMU
TE- Leroy Banks, Sr., Southern Miss
WR-Patrick Edwards, So., Houston
WR- Duke Calhoun, Sr., Memphis
WR- DeAndre Brown, So., Southern Miss
WR- Damaris Johnson, So., Tulsa
DEFENSE
DL- Tyrell Graham, Sr., Houston
DL- Albert McClellan, Sr., Marshall
DL- Scott Solomon, Jr., Rice
DL- Torrell Troup, Sr., UCF
LB- Nick Johnson, Sr., East Carolina
LB- Marcus McGraw, So., Houston
LB- Korey Williams, So., Southern Miss
DB- Brandon Brinkley, Sr., Houston
DB- James Lockett, Sr., Tulsa
DB- Hiram Atwater, Jr., UAB
DB- Josh Robinson, Fr., UCF
SPECIAL TEAMS
K- Ben Hartman, Sr., East Carolina
P- Matt Reagan, Sr., Memphis
KR- Dwayne Harris, Jr., East Carolina
PR- Damaris Johnson, So., Tulsa
LS- Cody Tawater, Sr., Southern Miss
HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE
QB- Brett Hodges, Sr., UCF
QB- Trevor Vittatoe, Jr., UTEP
RB- Dominique Lindsay, Sr., ECU
RB- Shawnbrey McNeal, Jr., SMU
RB- Andre Anderson, Sr., Tulane
RB- Charles Clay, Jr., Tulsa
RB- Brynn Harvey, So., UCF
OL- D.J. Scott, Jr., ECU
OL- Willie Smith, Jr., ECU
OL- Carl Barnett, Sr., Houston
OL- Chris Thompson, So., Houston
OL- Chad Schofield, Jr., Marshall
OL- Dominik Riley, Jr., Memphis
OL- Davon Allen, So., Rice
OL- Jake Hicks, So., Rice
OL- J.T. Brooks, So., SMU
OL- Josh LeRibeus, So., SMU
OL- Kyle Burkhart, Sr., Southern Miss
OL- Cameron Zipp, Jr., Southern Miss
OL- Nick Landry, Sr., Tulane
OL- Andrew Nierman, Jr., Tulane
OL- Matt McCants, So., UAB
OL- Tanner Cullumber, Jr., UTEP
OL- Rod Huntley, Jr., UTEP
OL- Alex Solot, Jr., UTEP
OL- Cameron Rashcke, Sr., UTEP
TE- Lee Smith, Fr., Marshall
TE- Charles Clay, Jr., Tulsa
TE- Jeffrey Anderson, Jr., UAB
WR- Tyron Carrier, So., Houston
WR- Carlos Singleton, Sr., Memphis
WR- Gerald Baptiste, Sr., Southern Miss
WR- Jeremy Williams, Sr., Tulane
WR- Jeff Moturi, Sr., UTEP
DEFENSE
DL- Scotty Robinson, Sr., East Carolina
DL- Jay Ross, Sr., East Carolina
DL- Vinny Curry, Jr., Marshall
DL- Michael Janac, Jr., Marshall
DL- Cheta Ozougwu, Jr., Rice
DL- Marquis Frazier, Jr., SMU
DL- Margus Hunt, Fr., SMU
DL- Taylor Thompson, So., SMU
DL- Terrance Conner, Sr., Southern Miss
DL- Anthony Gray, Jr., Southern Miss
DL- Cordarro Law, So., Southern Miss
DL- Adam Kwentua, Jr., Tulane
DL- Cory Dorris, Fr., Tulsa
DL- Wilson Garrison, Sr., Tulsa
DL- Bryant Turner, Jr., UAB
DL- Steve Riddick, Sr., UTEP
DL- Aaron King, Sr., UTEP
DL- Robert Soleyjacks, Jr., UTEP
LB- Jeremy Chambliss, Sr., East Carolina
LB- Youri Yenga, Jr., SMU
LB- Pete Fleps, Jr., SMU
LB- Ronnie Thornton, So., Southern Miss
LB- Travis Burks, Sr., Tulane
LB- Mike Bryan, Sr., Tulsa
LB- Derrick Hallman, Jr., UCF
LB- Lawrence Young, Jr., UCF
DB- Levin Neal, Sr., East Carolina
DB- Travis Simmons, Jr., East Carolina
DB- DeQuan Bembry, So., Marshall
DB- Ashton Hall, Sr., Marshall
DB- Travis Bradshaw, So., Rice
DB- Andrew Sendejo, Sr., Rice
DB- Rock Dennis, Sr., SMU
DB- Bryan McCann, Sr., SMU
DB- C.J. Bailey, Jr., Southern Miss
DB- Chinonso Echebelm, Sr., Tulane
DB- Cornelius Brown, Sr., UTEP
DB- Braxton Amy, Jr., UTEP
DB- Clarence Ward, Sr., UTEP
SPECIAL TEAMS
K- Matt Reagan, Sr., Memphis
K- Matt Syzmanski, Jr., SMU
K- Kevin Fitzpatrick, So., Tulsa
P- Michael Such, Jr., Tulsa
P- Greg Hiett, Sr., UTEP
KR- Bryan McCann, Sr., SMU
KR- Freddie Parham, Sr., Southern Miss
KR- Damaris Johnson, So., Tulsa
PR- Tracy Lampley, Fr., Southern Miss
PR- Jeff Moturi, Sr., UTEP
LS- William Smith, So., East Carolina
LS- Keenan Bratcher, Jr., Memphis
LS- Charley Hughlett, So., UCF
