ESU Recent Greats Brian Shay, 1995-98 1998
1997
1996
Harlon Hill Winner 1st-Team All-American 1st-Team All-MIAA
Harlon Hill Runner-Up 1st-Team All-American MIAA Offensive MVP
Harlon Hill Candidate 1st-Team All-American 1st-Team All-MIAA
NCAA All Division Records
• Most Career Games of 200 yards or more rushing -- 15 • Most All-Purpose Yards in a Career -- 9,301
NCAA II Records
• Career Rushing Yards -- 6,958 (2nd All-Time) • Most All-Purpose Yards in a Season -- 2,819, 1998 • Most All-Purpose Yards by two players on the same team in a season -- Shay and Chet Pobolish, 4,112 yards, 1996. • Most Rushing Yards in a Half --226 vs. CMSU, 1996. • Most Points scored by two players on the same team in a season -- Shay and Jarett Vito, 266, 1997. • Most TDs scored by two players on the same team in a season -- Shay and Jarett Vito, 42. 1997. (Ties mark set by Heath Sherman and Johnny Bailey of Texas A & M-Kingsville, 1986.)
Team-by-Team Career Totals
1998 Harlon Hill Award Vote Totals (First place votes in parenthesis)
Opp. G Att. Yds. TD Friends 1 6 47 0 Wayne State 1 23 190 2 NW Oklahoma 1 19 107 1 North Dakota State 1 21 224 2 Ft. Hays State 4 70 451 7 Pittsburg State 4 91 482 4 Southwest Baptist 4 91 686 11 Truman State 4 105 585 6 Missouri Western 4 84 669 4 Missouri Southern 4 99 655 8 Central Missouri 4 101 744 9 Washburn 4 112 1,010 10 Missouri-Rolla 4 84 643 12 NW Missouri 4 96 464 5 Totals 44 1,007 6,958 81
1. Brian Shay, ESU (88). . . . . . . . . 303 2. Corte McGuffey, N. Colorado (9). . . . . . . 118 3. Jeff Fox, Grand Valley State (2). . . . . . . . . 76 4. Damian Beane, Shepherd (6) . . . . . . . . . . 70 5. Reggie Donner, C. Oklahoma (2) . . . . . . . 36 Damon Thompson, Virginia State (5). . . . . 36 7. Kevin Daft, UC-Davis (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 8. Anthony Giovingo, UA-Monticello (2). . . . . 18
Dontaye McCoy, 1999-2002 2002
2001
2000
1999
Harlon Hill Candidate 1st-Team All-American MIAA Defensive MVP
2nd-Team All-American 1st-Team All-MIAA
2nd-Team All-American 1st-Team All-MIAA
2nd-Team All-MIAA
• McCoy was the first Hornet to earn at least second team All-MIAA honors in each of his four years. • McCoy was named to an unprecedented five AllAmerican teams following his senior season: • AP Little All-American • AFCA All-American • CoSIDA All-American • Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-American • D2Football.com All-American
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Career Tackles (since 1978)
1. Matt Koehler..............................................413 1986-90 2. Gerard Clemons........................................ 378 1996-99 3. Dennis Ford...............................................358 1983-86 4. Dontaye McCoy.......................... 341 1999-02 5. Bart Kuhlman............................................333 1978-81 Career Interceptions
1. Kelly Nusser...............................................14 1980-83 2. Dontaye McCoy........................... 13 1999-02 3. Mike Reese....................................... 11 1994-95