Ferris State Lands Two On 2001 Football Gazette All-America Team
Clarence Coleman Honored as Most Valuable Receiver for Second Straight Year
Senior flanker Clarence Coleman (Miami, Fla.) of the Ferris State University football team added to his list of 2001 postseason honors after being selected the 2001 Don Hansen's Football Gazette NCAA Division II's Most Valuable Receiver for the second consecutive year. Coleman, who also received first-team All-America recognition for the second straight season, joined junior defensive end Bo Moore (Montrose) as the lone FSU representatives to attain All-America honors by the publication. Moore was named to the honorable mention team.
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) featured 16 representatives on the publication's four All-America teams.
The NCAA-II all-time leader in career pass receptions (323) and receiving yards (4,983), Coleman has been selected to virtually every 2001 postseason All-America First Team - American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), D2Football.com, Daktronics, Inc., and The Associated Press.
Coleman was among nine national finalists for the 2001 Harlon Hill Trophy as the NCAA-II College Football Player of the Year and finished fifth overall with 52 points in the final balloting. He's scheduled to compete in the 2002 Whataburger Cactus Bowl Division II All-Star Game Friday, Jan. 11, which will be held at Texas A&M University-Kingsville's Javelina Stadium in Kingsville, Texas.
Both a two-time (2000-01) All-GLIAC First-Team pick and FSU Most Valuable Player, Coleman led the nation this season in all-purpose yards (2,618) while ranking third nationally in receiving yards (122.4 ypg.), tied for fourth in receptions (8.5 rpg.) and sixth in punt returns (15.9 ypr.). Coleman, the 2001 GLIAC Co-Offensive Back of the Year, registered 572 yards on 36 punt returns and had 29 kickoff returns for 661 yards (22.8 ypr.) this season. He also had 84 receptions for 1,346 yards and 12 touchdowns while averaging 14.3 yards per catch in 11 contests. The 5-11, 182-pound Coleman concluded his four-year career with 42 touchdown receptions while averaging 7.7 receptions per game, 15.4 yards per catch and 118.6 receiving yards a contest in 42 career outings. The 2000 consensus All-American closed out his career ranking among all four NCAA division career leaders in six statistical categories - second in receptions, third in receiving yards, sixth in all-purpose yards (8,009), ninth in receiving yards per game, tied for 13th in receptions per contest and tied for 16th in touchdown receptions. Coleman, who holds 11 school career and single-season records, totaled 11 double-figure reception games and 27 100-yard plus receiving single-game performances in his career. The Ferris State wideout is also the GLIAC's all-time record holder in receptions (291), receiving yards (4,594), all-purpose yards (7,227), punt return touchdowns (five) and receiving touchdowns (40). A 2001 All-GLIAC First-Teamer, Moore placed third among the team's tackle leaders with a personal career-best 68 stops (47 solos) in 11 contests. He paced the Bulldogs in tackles for loss with 15.5 for 63 yards, including 10 quarterback sacks (nine solo) for minus 47 yards, and had a team-leading 23 quarterback hurries. Moore, the recipient of FSU's Most Improved Defensive Player Award this season, finished the 2001 campaign tied for 17th nationally in quarterback sacks (0.91 avg.) and ranked third among the conference's sack leaders. He also attained Daktronics, Inc. All-Northeast Region Second-Team accolades for the 2001 campaign.
Ferris State concluded the 2001 season at 7-4 overall, which included a 7-3 conference mark (third place).
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