2001
All-American first-team selection by
The NFL Draft Report, earning third-team honors from the Sports
Network…One of sixteen players vying for the Walter Payton Award, given
to the top performer in the NCAA Division 1-AA ranks…All-Southland
Football League first-team and Player of the Year choice… Earned SFL
Player of the Week honors vs. Jacksonville State and Southwest Texas
State…Only the fifth passer in school history to throw for over 2000
yards in a regular season, as he led the league and ranked fourteenth in
the nation in passing…Completed 259 of 429 passes (60.4%) for 3481 yards,
32 touchdowns and only 12 interceptions in thirteen games, topping the
old school season-records of 168 completions for 2503 yards and 21
touchdowns by Chris Chaloupka in 1999 and 311 pass attempts by Lanny
Dycus in 1984…His pass completion percentage of 60.4 is surpassed only by
Chaloupka (62.0% in 1999)…Threw for over 300 yards in five of his last
six contests…Third on the team with 112 carries for 351 yards (3.1 avg)
and six scores…Averaged 294.77 yards per game in total offense.
Louisiana-Monroe:-Completed
17 of 31 passes for 188 yards and a 12-yard score to Jonnathon Cooper,
adding a 41-yard touchdown run in his first game with the Bearkats.
Tarleton State:-Ran
for a 2-yard score and completed 14 of 16 attempts (87.5%) for 224 yards,
including 3 touchdowns.
Northern Illinois:-Threw
for 318 yards on 25 of 38 attempts with a 6-yard score to tight end Keith
Heinrich.
Mississippi Valley:-Threw
touchdown passes of 7 yards to Brian Null and 29 yards to Cooper.
Northwestern State (La.):-Completed
20 of 27 passes for 167 yards and a 5-yard touchdown to Cooper.
Nicholls State:-Passed
for 271 yards and 4 touchdowns on 18 of 29 passes, including 15, 10 &
42-yarders to Cooper as he also gained 62 yards with a 1-yard score on 13
rushes.
Stephen F. Austin:-Threw
touchdown passes of 12 & 32 yards to Cooper and ran for 98 yards on 15
carries.
Montana (1-AA Playoffs):-Gained
344 yards on 30 of 50 passes. |