Bo Moore Named To 2002 D2Football.Com’s All-America Team

Bulldog Defensive Lineman Receives Second-Team Honors

Members of the 2002 D2Football.com All-America Team were chosen by members of the D2Football.com staff. Throughout the extensive selection process, many players across the country were considered on the basis of statistics, individual accomplishments and team accomplishments.

Moore was among five defensive linemen named to the second team, which includes Grand Valley State’s Keyonta Marshall. Both Moore and Marshall were recognized as co-recipients of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s (GLIAC) Defensive Linemen of the Year this season. The GLIAC had a total of 13 representatives named to either the first, second or honorable mention teams by D2Football.com, including nine players from 2002 NCAA Division II National Champion Grand Valley State. The 2002 D2Football.com All-America Team consists of five first-team repeat performers from 2001 while 20 individuals overall were honored by the online media service for the second consecutive season.

A two-time (2001-02) All-GLIAC First-Team selection, Moore totaled 35 tackles (25 solo) this season to place 10th on the squad while recording 15 tackles for a loss of 88 yards and a team-high tying 10 sacks for minus 74 yards. Moore, a co-recipient of FSU’s Most Valuable Defensive Lineman Award this campaign, notched a season-best six tackles at Findlay (11/2) and garnered five stops against Wayne State (9/28). The FSU defensive co-captain tied for sixth place in quarterback sacks among the 2002 NCAA-II statistical leaders.

The 6-2, 235-pound Moore concluded his four-year career with 137 total tackles (93 solo) in 38 career outings. A 2002 preseason All-America pick by both Lindy’s and Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette, Moore also registered 36 tackles for a loss of 200 yards, including 23 pass sacks for minus 137 yards. A season ago, Moore set a personal career high with 68 tackles (47 solo) to place third among the team’s tackle leaders. He paced the Bulldogs in tackles for loss with 15.5 for 63 yards and had 10 sacks for minus 47 yards to go along with a team-leading 23 quarterback hurries. Moore, who was named Ferris’ Most Improved Defensive Player a season ago, concluded the 2001 campaign tied for 17th nationally in sacks (0.91 avg.) and ranked third among the conference’s sack leaders en route to attaining second-team Daktronics, Inc. All-Northeast Region Team and Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette All-America Honorable Mention accolades.

Ferris State concluded the 2002 gridiron campaign at 5-5 overall and finished sixth in the GLIAC with a 4-5 record.