LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – A pair of former Millsaps’ All-Americans and multi-time conference Players-of-the-Year – quarterback Juan Joseph and linebacker Will Hawkins – highlight an impressive list of past standouts named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference’s 30th Anniversary football team. Complete Release
On the offensive side of the ball, the team is made up of two quarterbacks, six running backs, five receivers, one tight end, two athletes, six offensive linemen, one placekicker and one kick returner. Defensively, the squad is made up of six defensive linemen, six linebackers, six defensive backs, two punters and one punt returner.
Athletes who participated in conference competition between the fall of 2005 through 2016, when the league ceased to sponsor the sport, and had been named to at least two All-SCAC teams and/or were a selected as a Player-of-the-Year in their respective sport were eligible for selection.
The league selected 15th Anniversary teams during the 2005-06 academic year – those selections can be found here.
The SCAC, which last sponsored football in 2016, saw 12 institutions play under the conference umbrella since 2005, with 10 having at least one representative on the all-anniversary team.
Trinity University paced the SCAC with 10 selections on the all-anniversary football team, while former league members Millsaps College and DePauw University followed with seven each on the squad. Texas Lutheran University saw five former standouts named to the team with former league members Centre College and Rhodes College represented by four and three student-athletes, respectively. Southwestern has three former student-athletes each named to the team and Austin College followed with two honorees to round out the current conference membership. Rounding out the list, former members, The University of the South, and Birmingham-Southern College had two and one honorees respectively named to the all-anniversary team.
SCAC FOOTBALL – 30TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM
- Juan Joseph, Millsaps College – Quarterback
- Spud Dick, DePauw University – Quarterback
- Marquis Barrolle, Texas Lutheran University – Running Back
- Jeremiah Marks, DePauw University – Running Back
- Jonathan Pinque, Centre College – Running Back
- Madison Ross, Austin College – Running Back
- Shane Bowser, Millsaps College – Running Back
- Shawn Morris, Birmingham-Southern College – Running Back
- Alex Koors, DePauw University – Wide Receiver
- Riley Curry, Trinity University – Wide Receiver
- Matt Gillen, Southwestern University – Wide Receiver
- Caleb Oliver, Texas Lutheran University – Wide Receiver
- Bryan Mulligan, DePauw University – Wide Receiver
- Greg Harrell, Austin College – Tight End
- Walter Arrington, Birmingham-Southern College – Athlete
- Matthew Kennemer, Trinity University – Athlete
- Ben Hume, Centre College – Offensive Line
- Kendall Wilkerson, Texas Lutheran University – Offensive Line
- Lewis Brown, DePauw University – Offensive Line
- John Shivers, Millsaps College – Offensive Line
- Kerry Pappas, DePauw University – Offensive Line
- Conner Cox, Trinity University – Offensive Line
- Tyler Brandenburg, Texas Lutheran University – Placekicker
- Michael Galatas, Millsaps College – Kick Returner
- Dustin Allen, Trinity University – Defensive Line
- Justin Broussard, Southwestern University – Defensive Line
- Dustin Hertel, DePauw University – Defensive Line
- Luke Packard, Trinity University – Defensive Line
- Casey Younger, Millsaps College – Defensive Line
- Alejandro Anzaldua, Trinity University – Defensive Line
- Will Hawkins, Millsaps College – Linebacker
- Adam Hay, Centre College – Linebacker
- Desmond Hendricks, Rhodes College – Linebacker
- Julian Turner, Trinity University – Linebacker
- Mason Mosby, Rhodes College – Linebacker
- Brian Steinert, Rhodes College – Linebacker
- Nik Kelly, Southwestern University – Defensive Back
- Alfonza Knight, The University of the South – Defensive Back
- Drake Dowling, Texas Lutheran University, Defensive Back
- Marcus Harris, Millsaps College – Defensive Back
- Jai Boatman, Trinity University – Defensive Back
- Chalankis Brown, The University of the South – Defensive Back
- Jordan Gay, Centre College – Punter
- Kyle Trella, Trinity University – Punter
- Robert Kelner, Trinity University – Punt Returner
Joining Juan Joseph of Millsaps at the quarterback position is DePauw’s Spud Dick.
Joseph, a three-time SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year honoree, amassed 9,295 passing yards (second in SCAC history) and 87 passing touchdowns (third in SCAC history). He still claims the Millsaps and SCAC record of 149 straight completions without an interception and his 9,832 yards of total offense also stands as a school and conference record. Joseph spearheaded the resurgence of the Majors program and led the team to two consecutive SCAC titles, including the best season in program history his senior year in 2008 at 11-1.
Dick was a three-time All-SCAC performer during his career at DePauw, including First Team accolades in 2009 as a senior. He capped off his career by earning First Team All-Region honors and was named the D3Football.com Region Player-of-the-Year. He is the conference’s all-time leader in passing yards with 9,312 and ranks third all-time in total offense with 9,293 total yards. He finished fourth all-time with 76 passing touchdowns and his 71.3 percent completion percentage in 2009 in the highest completion percentage for a single season in league history.
Selections to the stable of running backs on the all-anniversary team includes Marquis Barolle of Texas Lutheran, Jeremiah Marks of DePauw, Jonathan Pinque of Centre, Madison Ross of Austin College, Shane Bowser of Millsaps and Shawn Morris of Birmingham-Southern.
Barolle is the all-time leading rusher for TLU and the SCAC after completing his career with 3,991 yards. He surpassed the former SCAC mark of 3,897 held by Tim McDaniel of Centre College (1988-1991). In the sixth game of this year, Barrolle moved past TLU Hall of Famer Royce Johnson (3,537 yards) for the TLU all-time rushing lead and posted a school-record 4,867 all-purpose career yards and 38 total touchdowns (33 rushing, five receiving). When he rushed for 1,792 rushing yards in 2014, he led all of NCAA Division III and charted the second-highest single-season total in SCAC history. Barrolle was the SCAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2014 and the SCAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2016. A three-time First Team All-SCAC honoree, he is only the third running back to be named SCAC Offensive POTY twice.
A workhorse back, Marks earned First-Team All-SCAC honors all four years at DePauw and sits third in conference history for rushing yards (3,869). He is the program's all-time rushing leader, almost 1,000 yards clear of the second-highest total of 2,941 yards held by Bart Simpson (1971-74). Marks is the league's all-time leading scorer with 56 touchdowns and led the league in touchdowns all four seasons.
Pinque finished his career at Centre as a four-time All-SCAC performer that included three appearances on the First Team in 2008, 2009 and 2011. He led the conference in rushing in 2009 (886) and finished 11th all-time in SCAC history with 2,909 yards rushing. His 46 total touchdowns rank him third all-time in SCAC history and his 40 rushing touchdowns is also third best is league history. Pinque was named Third Team All-Region in 2009.
Ross made a splash early for Austin College, being named the SCAC Offensive Newcomer of the Year in 2012. After missing most of his sophomore year due to injury, Ross bounced back with 965 yards and nine touchdowns in 2014, averaging 6.2 yards-per-carry to earn first team All-SCAC accolades. His senior year he led the conference with 1,014 rushing yards and scored 11 times on the ground to earn first team honors once again, finishing his career with 3,275 all-purpose yards and 29 touchdowns. Ross was also a two-time first team CoSIDA Academic All-American and was named the SCAC Man of the Year as a senior.
A three-time First Team All-SCAC student-athlete in 2008, 2009 and 2010, Bowser was also named SCAC Co Newcomer-of-the-Year in 2008 at Millsaps. As a junior in 2009, Bowser earned Third Team All-Region honors and then tied for the league lead in scoring with 96 points and touchdowns with 16 as a senior. His 1,088 yards rushing in 2010 ranks 23rd all-time for a single season in SCAC history and he is tied for 13th all-time with 34 total touchdowns and 14th in scoring for non-kickers with 204 total points.
Morris, the 2011 SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year and First Team selection, finished his career ranked in the top 10 in several offensive categories. He finished 14th all-time in rushing (2,701), ninth all-time in yards per game (93.1), eighth all-time in scoring for non-kickers (240 points), seventh all-time in total touchdowns (40) and fourth all-time in rushing touchdowns (40). Morris’ 2011 season was outstanding, as he led the league in rushing (1,449), touchdowns (17) and scoring (102) en route to being named First Team All-Region and All-American. His 332 yards rushing against Millsaps in 2011 is an SCAC record for rush yards in a single game and his 8.6 yards-per-attempt that season is tops for any running back in a single season.
Five receivers were recognized by the all-anniversary voters. The group includes Alex Koors and Bryan Mulligan of DePauw, Riley Curry of Trinity, Matt Gillen of Southwestern and Caleb Oliver of Texas Lutheran.
A three-time All-SCAC First Team selection and the SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year in both 2009 and 2010, Koors is one of only four receivers to earn the league's highest offensive award and the only one to earn multiple Player-of-the-Year honors. He remains the league's all-time leader for receiving yards (3,850), receptions (255) and receiving touchdowns (42).
Mulligan was a four-time All-SCAC wide receiver during his career at DePauw, highlighted by First Team selections in both 2007 and 2009. He was part of a receiving corps that helped the Tigers lead the SCAC in both total offense (429.9 YPG) and passing offense (320.5 YPG) in 2009 en route to DePauw earning a Co-SCAC Championship. His 15 receptions in a 2007 victory over rival Wabash is tied for the fifth most receptions in a single game. Mulligan finished his career eight all-time in SCAC history with 2,429 receiving yards and tied for second all-time with 217 receptions.
Curry was a four-time All-SCAC First Team receiver at Trinity who ranks second all-time in league history in receptions (217) and fifth all-time for receiving yards (2,701). His 25 career TD receptions ranks him sixth among conference receivers. Curry will forever be linked to receiving the 15th and final lateral and scoring the winning touchdown in the Mississippi Miracle game against Millsaps.
Gillen was a four-time First Team All-SCAC wide receiver at Southwestern, earning a share of the SCAC Offensive Player of the Year award in 2016 after leading the conference in receiving yards (951) and receptions (73). He set a SCAC record with five receiving touchdowns on Oct. 15, 2016 and is seventh in SCAC history for career receiving yards with 2,523, sixth in career receiving average (76.5 yards per game), and fifth in career receptions (187).
Oliver started his career at TLU as a defensive back, but when he moved to receiver full-time for the start of the 2014 season, his career began to flourish. Starting that season, in which he was an integral part of the Bulldogs' 2014 NCAA playoff run, Oliver put together three consecutive All-SCAC seasons (2014, 2015, 2016). He was a member of three SCAC Championship squads (2013, 2014, 2015), and is tied for 11th in SCAC history with 22 career touchdowns. In 2014, Oliver caught 11 touchdown passes – 10th in SCAC history for single-season TD catches – and had 39 total receptions. Oliver finished his Bulldog career with 105 receptions, 1,756 receiving yards, and 22 career receiving TDs.
The lone tight end to be named to the 30th Anniversary squad was Austin College’s Greg Harrell.
A Plano, Texas native, Harrell began his college career at the NCAA Division I level at Navy before transferring back home to Austin College, where he was a first team All-SCAC selection in both of his seasons with the ‘Roos. Harrell led the ‘Roos in every receiving category in each of his two years, totaling 82 receptions for 1,359 yards and 12 touchdowns in 19 games. He averaged 16.6 yards-per-catch and 71.5 yards-per-game in his two seasons at Austin College.
Two other outstanding offensive weapons were selected to the all-anniversary team as athletes for their diverse skill set in Birmingham-Southern’s Walter Arrington and Trinity’s Matthew Kennemer.
Arrington was a threat all over the field during his four-year career at Birmingham-Southern, earning All-SCAC honors four consecutive seasons, including First Team accolades in 2008 and 2010 as a running back. In 2007 as a wide receiver, Arrington was voted the SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year and Second Team All-SCAC. His 1,185 yards rushing in 2010 led the SCAC and marks the 13th best single season in conference history. A dynamic kick returner, Arrington finished sixth all-time in SCAC history with 1,426 kick return yards. In total, he accounted for 4,744 all-purpose yards with 32 total touchdowns that ranks him 15th all-time in SCAC history.
Kennemer was a First Team All-SCAC selection at three different positions in his career, garnering recognition as a wide receiver, punter, and returner. He won back-to-back SCAC Special Teams Player of the Year awards in 2012 and 2013 (co) and was a six-time Special Teams Player of the Week in the SCAC. Kennemer ranks in the top 10 in league history for career kickoff return yards and kick return average, as well as in the top 15 in SCAC history in career punt return yards and punt return average.
Along the offensive line, six former SCAC standouts were selected to the all-anniversary team. Honorees include Ben Hume of Centre, Kendall Wilkerson of Texas Lutheran, Lewis Brown of DePauw, John Shivers of Millsaps, Kerry Pappas of DePauw and Conner Cox of Trinity.
A three-time First Team All-SCAC tackle, Hume, as a senior, helped lead Centre to its best season in years as the 2011 Colonels went 9-2, led the SCAC in scoring offense, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs - the only appearance for the program in the SCAC era. That season, Hume was recognized as an All-American by the AFCA, Associated Press and D3football.com.
A four-year starter (two in the SCAC), Wilkerson paved the way for NCAA DIII rushing leader and fellow 30th anniversary member Marquis Barrolle and the TLU rushing attack, which ranked 14th in all of NCAA DIII in 2014. A Third Team D3football.com All-American and First Team All-South Region selection, Wilkerson led a Bulldog offense that ranked eighth in total offense (498.0 per game), 19th in scoring offense (40.5), 22nd in sacks allowed (only 11 in 11 games), and ninth in first downs offense (288). Wilkerson was a two-time All-SCAC First Team selection.
A First Team All-SCAC offensive lineman in both 2009 and 2010, Brown was a key protector to a DePauw offense that led the league in total offense in 2009 (429.9 YPG) and passing offense in both 2009 (320.5 YPG) and 2010 (292.9 YPG). A member of the Tigers’ 2009 Co-SCAC Championship team and 2010 outright SCAC Championship squad – teams that both made NCAA appearances – Brown was named Third Team All-Region in 2010.
Shivers was a three-time All-SCAC guard for Millsaps during the program's most successful run as a member of the conference. The Majors won or shared a SCAC title each of his four seasons, and he helped pave the way for the league's highest-scoring offense as the Majors led the SCAC in scoring each of those seasons. He was named a D3football.com All-American in 2008.
Pappas earned First Team All-SCAC honors in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and was a member of DePauw’s 2005 Co-SCAC Championship team. Pappas earned Third Team All-Region honors in both 2005 and 2007 and paved the way for Jeremiah Marks who led the league in rushing in both 2006 and 2007 and a DePauw rushing offense that led the league in 2005 with 223.6 rushing yards per game.
Cox is the only offensive lineman in the SCAC to earn four straight All-SCAC honors during this time, snagging First Team recognition in 2012, 2013, and 2014. He earned a spot on the D3football.com Team of the Week after leading the Tiger offense to 369 yards rushing in a 62-7 victory. Cox was an integral part of Trinity’s most recent SCAC Championship and subsequent NCAA Playoff appearance in 2011.
Two standout special teams performers were recognized for their contributions as Texas Lutheran’s Tyler Brandenburg was named as the all-anniversary placekicker and Millsaps’ Michael Galatas was selected the league’s kick return specialist.
Brandenburg was a two-time All-SCAC Special Teams Player of the Year (2013, 2014), and was a D3football.com All-Region selection in 2014 for the TLU Bulldogs. A 2014 USA Football All-American and a four-time SCAC Player of the Week, Brandenburg set the TLU single-season scoring record in 2014 with 101 points – a record that had stood for 43 years. Brandenburg made 17 field goals in 2014, tying the TLU record and setting a new SCAC single-season mark. That year, Brandenburg was tied for third in the nation in field goals made per game (1.5) at the conclusion of the regular season.
Galatas, a three-time All-SCAC selection as well as a three-time SCAC Special Teams Player-of-the-Year selection, is second all-time in kick return yardage with 1,670. He still holds the SCAC record for most kick return yards in a single game with 237.
Selections to the defensive lineman core of the all-anniversary team include Dustin Allen of Trinity, Justin Broussard of Southwestern, Dustin Hertel of DePauw, Luke Packard of Trinity, Casey Younger of Millsaps and Alejandro Anzaldua of Trinity.
Allen was a three-time First Team All-SCAC defensive lineman for the Tigers who was a member of three conference title-winning teams. Trinity led the SCAC in total defense three of his years on campus and he earned All-America honors from Football Gazette and D3football.com in 2005 and D3football.com in 2006.
Broussard was a four-time All-SCAC First Team selection and the first All-American in modern program history at Southwestern, earning Second Team All-American status in 2016. He was the 2016 SCAC Defensive Player of the Year after recording 15.5 sacks for a loss of 94 yards with 60 tackles (28 solo tackles), including 20.5 for loss (121 yards). Broussard also earned two All-Region honors. Broussard holds the SCAC record for most sacks in a game (5.5, set on Oct. 15, 2016) and has the second-most career sacks in conference history with 37.
Hertel, the SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year in 2006, was a Football Gazette and D3football.com All-American as well as the Football Gazette Defensive Lineman-of-the-Year in 2006. A two-time All-SCAC selection, Hertel was a key member of the DePauw defense that led the SCAC in rushing defense and scoring defense in 2004.
Packard set the Trinity and SCAC record with 16.5 sacks in 2016, which earned him Third Team All-America honors from D3football.com that season. He was a three-time First Team All-SCAC honoree who earned six SCAC Defensive Player of the Week awards and was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week on three occasions. Packard is sixth in SCAC history in career sacks but is Trinity’s all-time leader in that category.
A two-time First Team All-SCAC performer on the defensive line in 2006 and 2007, Younger was named SCAC Co-Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a senior (2007) at Millsaps. Younger anchored a defense that led the league in total defense (251.1 YPG), rushing defense (93.3 YPG) and defensive scoring (11.9 PPG) in 2007. A member of the Majors’ 2006 SCAC Championship squad and 2007 SCAC Co-Championship team, Younger capped off his career by earning First Team All-Region and Honorable Mention All-American honors as a senior.
Anzaldua earned First Team All-Conference honors in each of his four seasons at Trinity, including three straight selections in the SCAC before the Tigers joined the SAA. He was an All-Region selection by D3football.com in 2017 – a year in which he led the team in tackles for loss, sacks, and QB hurries. Despite being a nose guard, Anzaldua also finished third in total tackles for Trinity that season.
Joining Hawkins at the linebacker position of the 30th Anniversary team are Desmond Hendricks, Mason Mosby and Brian Steinert of Rhodes, Adam Hay of Centre, and Julian Turner of Trinity.
A two-time SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year (2009 and 2010), Hawkins played on three conference championship squads while roaming the defensive second level at Millsaps. In addition to being a two-time First-Team All-SCAC honoree, he earned All-America honors in both 2009 (D3football.com) and 2010 (D3football.com, Associated Press and AFCA).
The 2007 SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year, Hendricks was a three-time First Team all-conference performer for the Lynx. He still holds the SCAC single-game record when he posted 7.5 tackles for loss in a 2008 game against Washington (Mo.) University. With Hendricks anchoring the unit, Rhodes College led the SCAC in total defense in 2006 and 2008.
Mosby was a two-time All-SCAC performer at Rhodes, highlighted by his First Team and Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors in 2008. That season, Mosby’s 118 tackles tied for the eight most in a single season in conference history and his 66 solo tackles tied for ninth-best in a single SCAC season. He helped lead a defense that was tops in the SCAC for total defense (269.3 YPG), rushing defense (104.8) and passing defense (164.5) in 2008. Mosby was named Second Team All-Region in 2008.
A 2005 Football Gazette Second Team All-American and Second Team All-Region performer, Rhodes’ Steinert earned back-to-back First Team All-SCAC accolades in 2004 and 2005. His four sacks against Washington University in 2005 is tied for the seventh-most sacks in a single game in SCAC history. Steinert finished his career with 268 tackles, 33.5 tackles-for-loss and four forced fumbles.
Hay earned three appearances on the All-SCAC team during his career at Centre, including back-to-back First Team honors in 2007 and 2008. A two-time All-Region honoree, he picked up First Team honors in 2007 and Second Team honors in 2008, Hay was named Honorable Mention All-American in 2007. His 25 tackles against Austin College in 2007 is tied for the second-most in a single contest in SCAC history. Hay finished his career eighth all-time in SCAC history with 402 total tackles after posting the second-most (138) and 15th-most (109) tackles in a single conference season, respectively, as a junior and senior.
Turner earned back-to-back nods as the SCAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 and was a three-time First Team All-SCAC selection. He is one of just eight players to win the top defensive honor more than once. Turner was named First Team All-Region by D3football.com in 2015 and his 109 tackles that season still rank 15th (tied) in SCAC history for a single season. He was also a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award as one of the nation’s best small college defensive players.
Six former defensive backs were elected to the team, including Alfonza Knight and Chalankis Brown of Sewanee. Joining Knight and Brown were Nik Kelly of Southwestern, Drake Dowling of Texas Lutheran, Marcus Harris of Millsaps and Jai Boatman of Trinity.
Knight was a three-time All-SCAC defensive back during his career at Sewanee including back-to-back appearances on the First Team in 2010 and 2011. His play help lead a Tiger defense that was tops in the league in passing defense, allowing just 169.7 yards per game through the air in 2009. Knight earned Third Team All-Region honors in 2010 after recording 68 solo tackles, the eight-most all-time in a single SCAC season. He finished his career with 277 tackles, 14 passes defended, 11.5 tackles-for-loss, five interceptions and four forced fumbles.
A four-time All-SCAC performer, Brown twice was named to the First Team in 2008 and 2009 during his career at Sewanee. In 2008, Brown led the SCAC with seven interceptions, including four in a single game against Colorado College, the second-most in a contest in SCAC history on his way to being named Third Team All-Region. Brown completed his career with 178 total tackles, 27 passed defended, 11 interceptions, nine tackles-for-loss and four blocked kicks.
Kelly is a three-time First Team All-SCAC selection as a defensive back at Southwestern. He was the 2014 SCAC Newcomer of the Year and finished with 134 career tackles (98 solo). He led the SCAC in interceptions in 2014 (6) and 2016 (4), finishing his career with a school-record 17 interceptions and 41 pass breakups. Kelly was also a dynamic threat in special teams, earning two SCAC Special Teams Player of the Year awards. He finished with 949 kick return yards on 40 attempts for an average of 23.7 yards, scoring one touchdown of 89 yards, and returned 42 punts for 256 yards and a touchdown.
Dowling was a three-time All-SCAC First Team selection as a safety in the Bulldog secondary. He led TLU to SCAC Championships in 2013, 2014, and 2015, and was a key part of the Bulldogs' 2014 run to the NCAA Division III playoffs. Dowling was a five-time SCAC Player of the Week selection, securing the honor three times for defense and two times for his efforts on special teams. He was twice named to the D3football.com All-Region team. In TLU's DIII era, Dowling ranks third in interceptions (13), eighth in tackles (192), and third in punt return yardage (349). Over his last three seasons, he averaged 6.0 tackles per game, recorded 12 total tackles for loss and posted a defensive touchdown each year.
A member of three SCAC Championship teams, including outright titles in 2006 and 2008 at Millsaps, Harris was a three-time All-SCAC performer – highlighted by appearances on the First Team in both 2006 and 2008. His efforts helped the Majors lead the SCAC in scoring defense in both 2007 (11.9 PPG) and 2008 (16.1 PPG). A two-time All-Region honoree in 2006 (Third Team) and 2008 (Second Team), Harris garnered Football Gazette Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2006. His 22 passes defended in 2006 is the second most in an SCAC single season and he finished his career with 15 interceptions, tied for 11th most in conference history.
Boatman led the SCAC in interceptions in his final year at Trinity, which led to his being named to the All-SCAC First Team for the second straight season, as well as a spot on the D3football.com All-Region Team in 2015. Boatman finished his career with 10 interceptions for the Tigers, helping the team to the NCAA Playoffs after winning the SCAC title in 2011.
Former Trinity student-athletes garnered two of the special teams awards as Kyle Trella was one of two punters selected to the anniversary team and Robert Kelner was selected as the team’s punt returner. Joining Trella as the other punter was Centre’s Jordan Gay.
Trella averaged 41.7 yards per punt for this career, the second-highest average in the SCAC-era. His 44.0 yards per punt average in 2009 remains the SCAC single season record and the performance earned him First Team All-SCAC and D3football.com All-America honors. He was also an all-American in 2011 (BSN and D3football.com) when he averaged 42.5 yards per punt.
Gay was a two-time First Team All-SCAC punter and the 2011 SCAC Special Teams Player-of-the-Year. He earned SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Years in 2010 when he led the SCAC in punting in 2010 at 43.1 yards per punt (second-highest average in league history). Centre ranked second in Division III in net punting that season. In 2011, he averaged a league-high 42.6 yards per punt - good for seventh in the nation. After graduation, Gay signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent and served as the Buffalo Bills' primary kicker at the start of the 2015 season.
A three-time First-Team All-SCAC selection, Kelner was the league's Special Teams Player-of-the-Year in 2004 and the league's Offensive Player-of-the-Year in 2005 - the only player in SCAC history to win each award. He is second on the league's all-time punt returns list with 1,021 yards (11.74 yards per return) in addition to being 11th on the league's all-time receiving list with 2,269 yards.
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference will be announcing 30th Anniversary teams in 21 sports throughout the 2020-21 academic year.
The SCAC was formed in 1991 after a reorganization of its predecessor, the College Athletic Conference (CAC). The CAC dates to 1962 with four charter members: Centre College, Southwestern @ Memphis (now Rhodes College), Sewanee-The University of the South, and Washington & Lee (Va.) University. Washington (Mo.) University joined the CAC later that same year.
The SCAC was formed to provide an association through which the member institutions may encourage organized competition in intercollegiate sports among teams representative of their respective student bodies. Members of this conference share a commitment to priority of the overall quality of academic standards and quality educational experiences.
