Wednesday, December 5, 2007
SMU football’s Morstead named first-team All-Conference USA
SMU punter Thomas Morstead has been named first-team 2007 All-Conference USA by the league's 12 coaches, the conference office announced today. Also honored on Tuesday was defensive end Justin Smart, who was named to the All-Conference USA Freshman Team.
Morstead, a junior from Pearland, Texas, led Conference USA and ranked ninth in the nation with a 44.6-yard average and helped SMU rank second nationally in net punting in 2007. His average is the third best in a single season ever on the Hilltop and his current career average (44.3) is best all-time at SMU. Of his 57 punts this season, 21 landed inside the 20, only four were touchbacks and only 18 were returned for positive yardage.
Morstead is just the fourth Mustang to earn first-team All-Conference honors since 2002, joining Adrian Haywood, Justin Rogers and Joe Sturdivant, who garnered honors in 2006.
Five Mustangs - kick returner Jessie Henderson, offensive tackle Caleb Peveto, wideouts Emmanuel Sanders and Zack Sledge and quarterback Justin Willis - earned honorable mention.
Smart, a native of Marshall, Texas, started six games in 2007. He finished the year with 29 tackles, including a season-high seven tackles at Houston. He had six tackles in the season finale at Memphis and had four stops at Tulsa.
Sam Bennett, James Mapps, Bryan McCann, Emmanuel Sanders and Justin Willis earned All-Freshman honors in 2006.
2007 C-USA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Paul Smith, Sr., Tulsa
Running Back- Matt Forte', Sr., Tulane
Running Back- Kevin Smith, Jr., UCF
Offensive Lineman- Jeff Akeroyd, Sr., Houston
Offensive Lineman- Chris Clark, Sr., Southern Miss
Offensive Linemen- O'Neill Cousins, Sr., UTEP
Offensive Lineman- Doug Legursky, Sr., Marshall
Offensive Lineman- Andy Smith, Sr., Memphis
Tight End- Shawn Nelson, Jr., Southern Miss
Wide Receiver- Donnie Avery, Sr., Houston
Wide Receiver- Jarett Dillard, Jr., Rice
Wide Receiver- Jeff Moturi, So., UTEP
DEFENSE
Defensive Lineman- Matthew Chatelain, Sr., Southern Miss
Defensive Lineman- Leger Douzable, Sr., UCF
Defensive Lineman- Phillip Hunt, Jr., Houston
Defensive Lineman- Martavius Prince., Sr., Southern Miss
Linebacker- Chris Chamberlain, Sr., Tulsa
Linebacker- Nelson Coleman, Sr., Tulsa
Linebacker- Gerald McRath, So., Southern Miss
Defensive Back- Joe Burnett, Jr., UCF
Defensive Back- Quintin Demps, Sr., UTEP
Defensive Back- Will Dunbar, Sr., UAB
Defensive Back- Brandon Sumrall, Sr., Southern Miss
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker- Jose Martinez, Jr., UTEP
Punter- Thomas Morstead, Jr., SMU
Kick Returner- Chris Johnson, Sr., East Carolina
Punt Returner- Joe Burnett, Jr., UCF
Long Snapper- Michael Buscemi, Sr., UCF
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback - Chase Clement, Jr., Rice
Running Back- Chris Johnson, Sr., East Carolina
Running Back- Anthony Alridge, Sr., Houston
Running Back- Damion Fletcher, So., Southern Miss
Offensive Lineman- Josh Coffman, Sr., East Carolina
Offensive Lineman- Nick Dean, Sr., Southern Miss
Offensive Lineman- Robby Heos, Sr., Rice
Offensive Lineman- Ryan McKee, Jr., Southern Miss
Offensive Lineman- Josh Sitton., Sr., UCF
Offensive Lineman- Kyle Smith, Sr., UCF
Tight End- Cody Slate, So., Marshall
Wide Receiver- Duke Calhoun, So., Memphis
Wide Receiver- Trae Johnson, Fr., Tulsa
Wide Receiver- Brennan Marion, Jr., Tulsa
DEFENSE
Defensive Lineman- Moton Hopkins, Jr., Tulsa
Defensive Lineman- Keith Shologan, Sr., UCF
Defensive Lineman- Zack Slate, Jr., East Carolina
Defensive Lineman- C.J. Wilson, So., East Carolina
Linebacker- Jeremy Jones, Sr., UTEP
Linebacker- Jake Kasser, Sr., Memphis
Linebacker- Brian Raines, Jr., Rice
Defensive Back- Kenneth Fontennette, Jr., Houston
Defensive Back- Sha'Reff Rashad, Sr., UCF
Defensive Back- Van Eskridge, So., East Carolina
Defensive Back- C.J. Spillman, Jr., Marshall
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker- Swayze Waters, Jr., UAB
Punter- Britt Barefoot., So., Southern Miss
Kick Returner- Donnie Avery, Sr., Houston
Punt Returner- Quintin Demps, Sr., UTEP
Long Snapper- Norby Juist., Jr., Houston
HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
Quarterback - Case Keenum, Fr., Houston
Quarterback - Bernard Morris, Sr., Marshall
Quarterback - Martin Hankins, Sr., Memphis
Quarterback - Justin Willis, So., SMU
Quarterback - Jeremy Young, Sr., Southern Miss
Quarterback - Trevor Vittatoe, Fr., UTEP
Running Back- Jay Sonnhalter, Sr., East Carolina
Running Back- Tarrion Adams, Jr., Tulsa
Running Back- Charles Clay, Fr., Tulsa
Running Back- Marcus Thomas, Sr., UTEP
Offensive Lineman- Matt Butler, So., East Carolina
Offensive Lineman- Doug Palmer, So., East Carolina
Offensive Lineman- Carl Barnett, So., Houston
Offensive Lineman- Michael Bloesch, Jr., Houston
Offensive Lineman- Dustin Dickinson, Sr., Houston
Offensive Lineman- Sebastian Vollmer, Jr., Houston
Offensive Lineman- Brandon Pearce, Jr., Memphis
Offensive Lineman- David Berken, Jr., Rice
Offensive Lineman- Caleb Peveto, Sr., SMU
Offensive Lineman- Calvin Wilson, Jr., Southern Miss
Offensive Lineman- Aryan Barto, Sr., Tulane
Offensive Lineman- Troy Kropog, Jr., Tulane
Offensive Lineman- Michael Parenton, Jr., Tulane
Offensive Lineman- Justin Morsey, Jr., Tulsa
Offensive Lineman- Rodrick Thomas, Jr., Tulsa
Offensive Lineman- Jake Seitz, So., UAB
Offensive Lineman- Adam Truitt, Sr., UAB
Offensive Lineman- Pat Brown, Jr., UCF
Offensive Lineman- Mike Aguayo, So., UTEP
Offensive Lineman- Robby Felix, Jr., UTEP
Tight End- Davon Drew, Jr., East Carolina
Tight End- Mark Hafner, Jr., Houston
Tight End- Brett Russell, Jr., Memphis
Tight End- David Sigler, Sr., UAB
Tight End- Michael Merritt, Sr., UCF
Tight End- Jake Sears, Sr., UTEP
Wide Receiver- Jamar Bryant, So., East Carolina
Wide Receiver- Jeron Harvey, Sr., Houston
Wide Receiver- Maurice Jones, Jr., Memphis
Wide Receiver- Carlos Singleton, So., Memphis
Wide Receiver- Earnest Williams, Jr., Memphis
Wide Receiver- James Casey, Fr., Rice
Wide Receiver- Emmanuel Sanders, So., SMU
Wide Receiver- Zack Sledge, Sr. SMU
Wide Receiver- Torris Magee, Fr., Southern Miss
Wide Receiver- Frantrell Forrest, Fr., UAB
Wide Receiver- Joseph Webb, So., UAB
Wide Receiver- Lorne Sam, Sr., UTEP
Wide Receiver- Joe West, Sr., UTEP
DEFENSE
Defensive Lineman- Khalif Mitchell, Jr., East Carolina
Defensive Lineman- Jay Ross, So., East Carolina
Defensive Lineman- Ell Ash, Jr., Houston
Defensive Lineman- Byron Tinker, Sr., Marshall
Defensive Lineman- Clinton McDonald, Jr., Memphis
Defensive Lineman- Robert Henderson, Sr., Southern Miss
Defensive Lineman- Antonio Harris, Sr., Tulane
Defensive Lineman- Reggie Scott, Jr., Tulane
Defensive Lineman- Avery Williams, Sr., Tulane
Defensive Lineman- Brandon Jones, Sr., Tulsa
Defensive Lineman- Bruce Miller, So., UCF
Linebacker- Pierre Bell, Jr., East Carolina
Linebacker- Fred Wilson, Sr., East Carolina
Linebacker- Trent Allen, Sr., Houston
Linebacker- Brendan Pahulu, Sr., Houston
Linebacker- Byron Kitchens, Jr., Marshall
Linebacker- Evan Lee, Jr., Tulane
Linebacker- Alain Karatepeyan, Sr., Tulsa
Linebacker- Joe Henderson, Jr., UAB
Linebacker- Adam Vincent, Jr., UTEP
Defensive Back- Travis Williams, Sr., East Carolina
Defensive Back- Rocky Schwartz, Sr., Houston
Defensive Back- LaKeitharun Ford, Sr., Memphis
Defensive Back- Gary Anderson, Sr., Rice
Defensive Back- Brandon King, Jr., Rice
Defensive Back- Andrew Sendejo, So., Rice
Defensive Back- David Skehan, Sr., Tulane
Defensive Back- Steve Craver, Sr., Tulsa
Defensive Back- Charles Davis, So., Tulsa
Defensive Back- Anthony Germany, Sr., Tulsa
Defensive Back- Roy Roberts, Jr., Tulsa
Defensive Back- Kevin Sanders, Jr., UAB
Defensive Back- Jason Venson, Sr., UCF
Defensive Back- Braxton Amy, So., UTEP
Defensive Back- Cornelius Brown, So., UTEP
Defensive Back- Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith, So., UTEP
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker- T.J. Lawrence, Sr., Houston
Placekicker- Justin Estes, Fr., Southern Miss
Placekicker- Michael Torres, Sr., UCF
Punter- Chase Turner, Jr., Houston
Punter - Swayze Waters, Jr., UAB
Kick Returner- Michael Grandberry, Jr., Memphis
Kick Returner- Jessie Henderson, Jr., SMU
Kick Returner- Ade Tuyo, Sr., Tulane
Kick Returner- Roy Roberts, Jr., Tulsa
Kick Returner- Curtis Francis, Sr., UCF
Kick Returner- Fred Rouse, So., UTEP
Punt Returner- Emmanuel Spann, Jr., Marshall
Punt Returner- Earnest Williams, Jr., Memphis
Long Snapper- Wilson Raynor, Jr., East Carolina
Long Snapper- Craig Gelhardt, Jr., Tulane
Long Snapper- John Warren, Jr., Tulsa
Long Snapper- Jeff Hamby, Jr., UAB
2007 C-USA FOOTBALL ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback - Case Keenum, Houston
Running Back - Darius Marshall, Marshall
Running Back - Charles Clay, Tulsa
Offensive Lineman - D.J. Scott, East Carolina
Offensive Lineman - Josh Evans, Marshall
Offensive Lineman - Dominik Riley, Memphis
Offensive Lineman - Scott Mitchell, Rice
Offensive Lineman - Andrew Nierman, Tulane
Offensive Lineman - Jah Reid, UCF
Tight End - Jeffrey Anderson, UAB
Wide Receiver - James Casey, Rice
Wide Receiver - Trae Johnson, Tulsa
DEFENSE
Defensive Lineman - Linval Joseph, East Carolina
Defensive Lineman - Scott Soloman, Rice
Defensive Lineman - Justin Smart, SMU
Defensive Lineman - Bruce Miller, UCF
Linebacker - Mike Tashman, UAB
Linebacker - Derrick Hallman, UCF
Linebacker - Darius Nall, UCF
Defensive Back - Travis Simmons, East Carolina
Defensive Back - Loyce Means, Houston
Defensive Back - C.J. Bailey, USM
Defensive Back - Chico Hunter, USM
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker - Justin Estes, Southern Miss
Punter - Kyle Peterson, UTEP
Kick Returner - Trae Johnson, Tulsa
Punt Returner - Dwayne Harris, East Carolina
Long Snapper - Keenan Bratcher, Memphis
Source: SMU
