National/Regional Honors Current schools only College Football Hall of Fame 1977 – Kenny Caldwell, LB (1st); 1978 – Kenny Caldwell, LB (1st); 1987 – Tom The College Football Hall of Fame was founded in 1955 and moved into Frooman, RB (1st); 1989 – Tom Frooman, RB (1st); 2001 – Travis Stephens, LB its current home in South Bend, Ind., on August 25, 1997. To be selected, a (2nd) nominated player must be out of college at least 10 years and a first team AllElon (2): 2003 – Brandon Mason, C (2nd); 2004 – Brandon Mason, C (1st) America selection by a major selector during his career. The voting is done by a Furman (15): 1976 – Jeff Holcomb, T (1st); 1984 – Brian Jager, RB (2nd); 1985 12-member panel made up of athletic directors, conference and bowl officials – Brian Jager, RB (1st); 1986 – Steve Squire, DB (2nd); 1988 – Kelly Fletcher, DE and media representatives. Listed below are players and coaches from current (1st); 1989 – Kelly Fletcher, DE (1st); Chris Roper, LB (1st); Mike Wood, K (2nd); and former Southern Conference schools who have been selected and the year 1990 – Eric Walter, G (2nd); 1991 – Eric Walter, G (1st); 1999 – Stuart Rentz, RB they were inducted. (1st); Marion Martin, LB (2nd); 2000 – Marion Martin, LB (1st); 2002 – Rodney Johnson, CB (2nd); 2006 – Adi Filipovic, OL (1st) Charlie Bachman, Florida (1978) Georgia Southern (4): 1995 – Edward Thomas, DL (2nd); Rob Stockton, DB Bill Banker, Tulane (1977) (1st); 1998 – Voncellies Allen, DL (2nd). 1999 – Voncellies Allen, DL (1st) Mike Barber, Marshall (2005) Western Carolina (4): 1976 – Mike Wade, LB (1st). 1984 – Eddie Maddox, Bernie Bierman, Tulane (1955) RB (1st). 1985 – Eddie Maddox, RB (2nd). 2003 – Jason Whaley, OL (1st) Robert Bomar, Vanderbilt (1956) Wofford (3): 2000 – Brian Bodor, DL (1st). 2004 – Ben Whitney, DE (2nd). Bruce Bosley, West Virginia (1982) 2005 – Katon Bethay, DL (1st) John Mack Brown, Alabama (1957) Paul “Bear” Bryant, Maryland, 1986 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame John L. Cain, Alabama (1973) APPALACHIAN STATE (1): 1992 – D.J. Campbell Ed Cameron, Washington & Lee (1976) THE CITADEL (3): 1985 – Ted Willard; 1990 – William Phillips. 1996 – Derek Jerry Claiborne, Virginia Tech (1999) Beres Jack Cloud, William & Mary (1990) DAVIDSON (1): 1963 – Russell Walls Dexter Coakley, Appalachian State (2011) ELON (1): 2004 – Brandon Mason Fred Crawford, Duke (1973) FURMAN (5): 1985 – Brian Jager; 1986 – Steve Squire; 1987 – Tim Stepp; 1989 – Carroll Dale, Virginia Tech (1987) Chris Roper; 2000 – Marion Martin Jerry Dalrymple, Tulane (1954) VMI (7): 1978 – Robert Bookmiller; 1979 – Craig Jones; 1982 – Thomas Al DeRogatis, Duke (1986) Gottwald; 1984 – David Twillie; 1987 – Daniel Young; 1988 – Anthony Bobby Dodd, Tennessee (1959) McIntosh; 1989 – Charles Plageman Michael Donahue, LSU (1951) WESTERN CAROLINA (1): 2003 – Jason Whaley Jim Donnan, Marshall (2009) William Beattie Feathers, Tennessee (1955) NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners Herman Hickman, Jr., Tennessee (1959) The NCAA postgraduate scholarship program was established in 1964. To Dan Hill, Jr., Duke (1962) qualify, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.00 grade-point average on a 4.00 Jimmy Franklin Hitchcock, Auburn (1954) scale during their collegiate careers and perform with distinction in varsity Lou Holtz, William & Mary (2009) football. Listed below are past Southern Conference NCAA postgraduate Frank Howard, Clemson (1989) scholarship winners. Allison “Pooley” Hubert, Alabama (1964) APPALACHIAN STATE (2): 1978 – Gill Beck; 1993 – D.J. Campbell Sam Huff, West Virginia (1980) THE CITADEL (4): 1974 – Tommy Leitner; 1979 – Kenny Caldwell; 1984 – Bill Stan Jones, Maryland (2000) West; 1996 – Derek Beres Charlie Justice, North Carolina (1961) FURMAN (9): 1977 – Jeff Holcomb; 1982 – Charlie Anderson; 1984 – Ernest Steve Lach, Duke (1980) Gibson; 1986 – Brian Jager; 1987 – Steve Squire; 1990 – Chris Roper; 1992 – Lester Lautenschlaeger, Tulane (1975) Paul Siffri; Eric Walter; 1996 – Philly Jones George McAfee, Duke (1961) GEORGIA SOUTHERN (1): 2000 – Voncellies Allen Jack McDowall, North Carolina State (1975) VMI (2): 1979 – Bob Bookmiller; 1980 – Craig Jones Eugene McEver, Tennessee (1954) WESTERN CAROLINA (1): 1993 – Thomas Jackson Banks McFadden, Clemson (1959) Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt (1951) FCS Athletic Directors Academic All-Star Team Dick Modzelewski, Maryland (1993) APPALACHIAN STATE (3): 2007 – Pierre Banks, LB; 2008 – Pierre Banks, LB; 2010 Jess Neely, Vanderbilt, Clemson (1971) – Orry Frye, OL; 2012 – Tony Washington, WR Robert Neyland, Tennessee (1956) THE CITADEL (6): 1999 – Chip Simmons, OL; 2000 – Travis Stephens, LB; 2001 Clarence “Ace” Parker, Duke (1955) – Travis Stephens, LB; 2009 – Jordon Gilmore, LB; 2010 – Tolu Akindele, LB; G. Barney Poole, North Carolina (1974) 2011 – Tolu Akindele, LB; 2012 – Brandon McCladdie, DB Peter Pund, Georgia Tech (1963) ELON (6): 2003 – Brandon Mason, C; 2004 – Brandon Mason, C; 2006 – Wes Buster Ramsey, William & Mary (1978) Pope, QB; 2009 – A.J. Harris, RB; 2010 – A.J. Harris, RB; 2011 – A.J. Harris, RB Jack Scarbath, Maryland (1983) FURMAN (6): 2000 – Marion Martin, LB; 2001 – Rodney Johnson, DB; Trent Clark Shaughnessy, Maryland (1968) Sansbury, TE; 2002 – Rodney Johnson, DB; 2006 – Adi Filipovic, OL; 2007 – Buck Shaw, North Carolina State (1972) Jerome Felton, FB Monk Simons, Tulane (1963) GEORGIA SOUTHERN (4): 1998 – Voncellies Allen, DT; 2000 – Geno Tutera, NT; Fred Sington, Alabama (1985) 2002 – Charles Clarke, C; 2007 – Daniel Jordan, P Vernon Smith, Sr., Georgia (1979) SAMFORD (1): 2009 – Ty Levie, FS Carl Snavely, North Carolina (1965) CHATTANOOGA (5): 1998 – Brian Hampton, QB; 2009 – Steven Smigelsky, LB; W.D. Spears, Vanderbilt (1962) 2010 – Joel Bradford, WR; 2011 – Joel Bradford, WR; 2011 – Adam Miller, OL; Jim Tatum, Maryland (1984) 2012 – Adam Miller, OL Eric Tipton, Duke (1965) WESTERN CAROLINA (3): 2000 – Caesar Campana, WR; 2002 – Jason Whaley, Dale Van Sickel, Florida (1975) OL; 2003 – Jason Whaley, OL; 2012 – Conner Orr, TE; Rock Williams, LB Wallace Wade, Alabama, Duke (1955) WOFFORD (20): 1998 – Eric Cole, OL; 1999 – Eric Nash, OL; 2000 – Brian Bodor, Bob Ward, Maryland (1980) DT; Eric Nash, OL; 2001 – Darren Brown, PK; Ben Foster, RB; Eric Nash, OL; Art Edward Weiner, North Carolina (1992) 2002 – J.R. McNair, RB; Chase Corn, LB; 2003 – J.R. McNair, RB; 2004 – Jeff Zolman, QB; Josh Smith, LB; 2005 – Katon Bethay, DL; Josh Smith, LB; 2007 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans – Kevin Adleman, LB; 2008 – Ben Quick, OL; 2009 – Mitch Allen, QB; 2010 Appalachian State (4): 1975 – Gill Beck, C (2nd); 1976 – Gill Beck, C (2nd); – Mitch Allen, QB; 2010 – Pat Illig, OL; 2011 – Mitch Allen, QB; 2012 – Eric 1977 – Gill Beck, C (1st); 1992 – D.J. Campbell, QB (1st) Breiteinstein, RB; Calvin Cantrell, OL The Citadel (7): 1963 – Vince Petno, WR (1st); 1976 – Kenny Caldwell, LB (1st);
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