Five Mustangs Named First-Team All-Conference

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

Five Mustangs Named First-Team All-Conference
Most SMU Selections Since 1984; Three More Named Second-Team

Dec. 7, 2010

IRVING (SMU/C-USA) - Five SMU student-athletes have been named first-team All-Conference USA, the league office announced today. The five selections mark the most for SMU since 1984, when seven student-athletes were named first-team All-Southwest Conference. Mustang standouts Kelvin Beachum, Jr., Ja'Gared Davis, Zach Line, Aldrick Robinson and Taylor Thompson were selected for the team by the league's 12 head coaches.

Beachum, a junior from Mexia, Texas, has started all 12 games this season at left tackle for an SMU offense that has rolled up a school-record 5,391 yards of total offense.

Davis, a Crockett, Texas, native, has notched 82 tackles this season, with 15 for-loss, along with nine sacks. He has also scored TDs on a fumble return and a blocked field goal return.

Line, a sophomore from Oxford, Mich., has rushed for 1,391 yards this season, which is third-best at SMU, trailing only Eric Dickerson's 1981 and 1982 seasons. He also leads C-USA at 107.0 yards per game.

Robinson, a Waxahachie native, has tallied 1,225 receiving yards this season to become the only Mustang with two 1,000-yard seasons. The senior has also notched 13 TD grabs this season, setting a new SMU record and enters the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl with a receiving TD in seven straight games, which is the record at SMU.

Thompson, a junior, has racked up 32 stops in 2010 with 4.5 sacks. The Prosper, Texas, native has started every game at defensive end and is an anchor in SMU's 3-4 scheme.

Also honored were second-team choices Chris Banjo, Cole Beasley and Youri Yenga. Honorable mention picks were J.T. Brooks, Richard Crawford, Pete Fleps, Margus Hunt, Blake McJunkin, Kyle Padron and Taylor Reed.

C-USA champion UCF and West Division champion SMU produced the most total selections with eight and the most first team choices with five.

First-year Darryl Fields was also honored as he was named kick returner for the All-Freshman team.

The All-Conference Mustangs and their teammates take the field again on Dec. 30, when they play in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. For more information on SMU's appearance in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, click here.

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FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE
QB- G.J. Kinne, Sr., Tulsa
RB- Bryce Beall, Jr., Houston
RB- Zach Line, So., SMU
OL- Kelvin Beachum, Jr., SMU
OL- Matt McCants, Jr., UAB
OL- Jah Reid, Sr., UCF
OL- Willie Smith, Sr., East Carolina
OL- Chris Thompson, Jr., Houston
OL- Cameron Zipp, Sr., Southern Miss
TE- Johdrick Morris, Sr., Southern Miss
WR- Dwayne Harris, Sr., East Carolina
WR- Patrick Edwards, Jr., Houston
WR- Aldrick Robinson, Sr., SMU

DEFENSE
DL- Vinny Curry, Jr., Marshall
DL- Bruce Miller, Sr., UCF
DL- Cheta Ozougwu, Sr., Rice
DL- Taylor Thompson, Jr., SMU
LB- Ja'Gared Davis, So., SMU
LB- Mario Harvey, Sr., Marshall
LB- Jamon Hughes, Sr., Memphis
DB- Philip Davis, Sr., Tulane
DB- Kemal Ishmael, So., UCF
DB- Marco Nelson, Fr., Tulsa
DB- Josh Robinson, So., UCF

SPECIAL TEAMS
K- Danny Hrapmann, Jr., Southern Miss
P- Kyle Martens, Jr., Rice
KR- Quincy McDuffie, So., UCF
PR- Dwayne Harris, Sr., East Carolina
PR- Damaris Johnson, Jr., Tulsa
LS- Brandon Long, Sr., Rice

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE
QB- Austin Davis, Jr., Southern Miss
RB- Orleans Darkwa, Fr., Tulane
RB- Ronnie Weaver, Jr., UCF
OL- Clint Anderson, Jr., Tulsa
OL- Rod Huntley, Sr., UTEP
OL- Dominik Riley, Sr., Memphis
OL- Chad Schofield, Sr., Marshall
OL- Isaiah Thompson, Sr., Houston
TE- Lee Smith, Sr., Marshall
WR- Cole Beasley, Jr., SMU
WR- Lance Lewis, Jr., East Carolina
WR- Damaris Johnson, Jr., Tulsa

DEFENSE
DL- Anthony Gray, Sr., Southern Miss
DL- Elliott Henigan, Jr., UAB
DL- Cordarro Law, Jr., Southern Miss
DL- Darius Nall, Jr., UCF
LB- Trent Mackey, So., Tulane
LB- Marcus McGraw, Jr., Houston
LB- Youri Yenga, Sr., SMU
DB- Travis Bradshaw, Jr., Rice
DB- Emanuel Davis, Jr., East Carolina
DB- Chris Banjo, Jr., SMU
DB- Justin Wilson, Sr., Southern Miss
DB- Travaun Nixon, Jr., UTEP

SPECIAL TEAMS
K- Michael Barbour, Jr., East Carolina
P- Michael Such, Sr., Tulsa
KR- Damaris Johnson, Jr., Tulsa
PR- Patrick Edwards, Jr., Houston
LS- Charley Hughlett, Jr., UCF

HONORABLE MENTION

OFFENSE
QB- Dominique Davis, Jr., East Carolina
QB- Kyle Padron, So., SMU
QB- Bryan Ellis, Jr., UAB
QB- Trevor Vittatoe, Jr., UTEP
RB- Jonathan Williams, Sr., East Carolina
RB- Sam McGuffie, So., Rice
RB- Kendrick Hardy, Fr., Southern Miss
RB- Charles Clay, Sr., Tulsa
RB- Pat Shed, Jr., UAB
RB- Joe Banyard, Jr., UTEP
OL- Jake Hicks, Jr., Rice
OL- J.T. Brooks, Jr., SMU
OL- Blake McJunkin, Jr., SMU
OL- Joe Duhon, So., Southern Miss
OL- Lamar Holmes, Jr., Southern Miss
OL- Pete Hendrickson, Sr., Tulane
OL- Andrew Nierman, Sr., Tulane
OL- Tyler Holmes, Jr., Tulsa
OL- Nick Pieschel, Jr., UCF
OL- Anthony McNac, Sr., UTEP
OL- Alex Solot, Sr., UTEP
TE- Cody Sparks, Sr., Tulane
TE- Charles Clay, Sr., Tulsa
TE- Jeffery Anderson, Sr., UAB
TE- Adam Nissley, Jr., UCF
WR- James Cleveland, Sr., Houston
WR- Aaron Dobson, So., Marshall
WR- Marcus Rucker, So., Memphis
WR- Vance McDonald, So., Rice
WR- Kelvin Bolden, Jr., Southern Miss
WR- Casey Robottom, Sr., Tulane
WR- Mike Jones, Sr., UAB
WR- Brian Watters, Sr., UCF
WR- Kris Adams, Sr., UTEP

DEFENSE
DL- Josh Smith, Sr., East Carolina
DL- Dontari Poe, So., Memphis
DL- Frank Trotter, Jr., Memphis
DL- John Gioffre, Jr., Rice
DL- Margus Hunt, So., SMU
DL- John Henderson, Sr., Southern Miss
DL- Justin Adams, Sr., Tulane
DL- Dezman Moses, Jr., Tulane
DL- Cory Dorris, So., Tulsa
DL- Odrick Ray, Sr., Tulsa
DL- Tyrunn Walker, Jr., Tulsa
DL- Bryant Turner, Sr., UAB
DL- David Williams, Sr., UCF
DL- Robert Soleyjacks, Sr., UTEP
LB- Dustin Lineback, Sr., East Carolina
LB- Sammy Brown, Jr., Houston
LB- Pete Fleps, Sr., SMU
LB- Taylor Reed, So., SMU
LB- Jamie Collins, So., Southern Miss
LB- Korey Williams, Jr., Southern Miss
LB- Tanner Antle, Sr., Tulsa
LB- Curnelius Arnick, Jr., Tulsa
LB- Shawn Jackson, Fr., Tulsa
LB- Marvin Burdette, So., UAB
LB- Derrick Hallman, Sr., UCF
LB- Isaiah Carter, Jr., UTEP
DB- Donald Brown, So., Marshall
DB- Omar Brown, Jr., Marshall
DB- Richard Crawford, Jr., SMU
DB- Chico Hunter, Sr., Southern Miss
DB- Alex Wacha, Sr., Tulane
DB- John Flanders, Jr., Tulsa
DB- Dexter McCoil, So., Tulsa
DB- T.J. Ballou, Jr., UAB
DB- Jamie Bender, Jr., UAB
DB- Deshawn Grayson, So., UTEP
DB- Wiston Jeune, Sr., UTEP

SPECIAL TEAMS
K- Paulo Henriques, So., Memphis
K- Cairo Santos, Fr., Tulane
P- Tom Hornsey, Fr., Memphis
P- Ian Campbell, So., UTEP
KR- Marlon McClure, So., UTEP
PR- Josh Robinson, So., UCF
PR- Marlon McClure, So., UTEP
LS- Keenan Bratcher, Sr., Memphis
LS- Creighton Nelms, Jr., Southern Miss
LS- Jonathan Edwards, So., Tulane
LS- Taylor Klein, So., UAB
LS- Matt Camilli, Jr., UTEP

[that's great raplh]

Congrats.

[ponyte]

Great job to all Mustangs named or mentioned. About time the conference recognized the talent at SMU. And only one Sr. in the 1st five.

[Big Hoss]

Interesting that Thompson made the 1st team here (deservedly so) and Phil Steele didn't even have him on his 4th team all-conference. Nice work to all!

[SmooTen]

I think Banjo should have gotten one of these last year.

[RGV Pony]

I think Banjo should have gotten one of these last year.

yeah but he was probably overshadowed by the other safety back there

[SmooTen]

ha i doubt that. They complimented each other very well. He allowed Banjo to play in the box and be the force that he is and that gave him free range of the middle