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SCSMA Releases All-SoCon Football Teams
Nov. 26, 2008
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southern Conference Sports Media Association (SCSMA) released its postseason football awards on Wednesday. Samford placed five players on the All-Conference teams and freshman quarterback Dustin Taliaferro was named the league's Freshman of the Year. The honor was the second Freshman of the Year award for Taliaferro, as he received the award from the league's head coaches on Tuesday. Taliaferro had a strong debut season as Samford's quarterback. The freshman completed 151-of-225 passes for 1,745 yards and 13 touchdowns. He had an efficiency rating of 146.88 for the season. He threw for a career-high 336 yards and three touchdowns against 18th-ranked Furman. Appalachian State's Armanti Edwards was named the SoCon's Offensive Player of the Year, while Georgia Southern's Chris Covington was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year. ASU head coach Jerry Moore was named Coach of the Year after leading his team to an undefeated conference season Sophomore running back Chris Evans and sophomore defensive lineman Patrick Hatcher were both named first-team All-Conference. Evans, who was also named to the coaches' All-Conference team, led the SoCon in rushing and set a Samford single-season record with 1,284 yards on 260 carries. Evans averaged 116.7 yards per game and became the first running back in Samford history to rush for over 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. Evans rushed for at least 100 yards in six of the team's eight Southern Conference games this season. Hatcher led Samford with 5.5 sacks on the season. He registered 33 tackles on the season, and he was second on the team with 9.5 tackles for a loss. He had a career-high eight tackles and three sacks in Samford's homecoming win over The Citadel.
Senior offensive lineman Mitchell Waters, sophomore linebacker Bryce Smith and sophomore safety Andy Davis were named to the SCSMA's second team All-Conference team.
Waters started all 11 games on the offensive line for the Bulldogs. He was one of the leaders of the offensive line that was one of the strengths of the Samford team this season, producing Samford's first back-to-back 1,000-yard rusher. Smith, who was also named to the coaches' All-Conference team, led the Bulldogs in tackles this season with 92, including 63 solo stops. He also led the team with five interceptions on the season. Smith had a career-high 13 tackles and an interception in Samford's first Southern Conference game at eighth-ranked Elon. Despite missing two games with a shoulder injury, Davis finished fourth on the team in tackles with 45. Davis was tied for third on the team in interceptions with two. Davis had his strongest game in Samford's win at Georgia Southern. He had two key interceptions in the game, including one on GSU's final possession of the game to seal the win. Davis was also named to the coaches' All-Conference team on Tuesday. Samford finished the 2008 season with a 6-5 record, the first winning season for the Bulldogs since 2003. The team finished 4-4 in Southern Conference play, good for a tie for fourth place after being picked to finish ninth out of nine teams in the league's preseason polls. 2008 SCSMA All-Southern Conference Football Team
Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year - Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State*
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First Team Defense
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