2011 MAC All-Conf. Teams
& Top 30 Players
East
Akron |
Bowling
Green
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Buffalo
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Kent State
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Miami Univ.
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Ohio
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Temple
West
Ball State |
Central
Mich
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Eastern
Mich
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Northern
Illinois |
Toledo
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West
Michigan
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Conf. |
Overall |
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Ohio
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6 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
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Temple |
5 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
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Kent St |
4 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
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BGSU |
3 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
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Miami |
3 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
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Buffalo
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2 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
| Akron |
0 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
| West |
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Conf. |
Overall |
| NIU |
7 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
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Toledo
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7 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
| WMU |
5 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
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Ball St |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| EMU
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4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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CMU
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2 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
Players of the Week
9/3 RB Bernard Pierce, Temple
9/10 QB Chandler Harnish, NIU
9/17 QB Alex Carder, WMU
9/24 RB Bernard Pierce, Temple
10/1 QB Alex Carder, WMU
10/8 RB Branden Oliver, UB
10/15 QB Chandler Harnish, NIU
10/23 QB Keith Wenning, BS
10/29 WR Jordan White, WM
11/5 QB Chandler Harnish, NI
11/12 QB Alex Carder, WMU
11/19
RB Branden Oliver, UB
11/26 QB Tyler VanTubbergen, WM
Games of the Week
9/3 Ball State 27 … Indiana 20
9/10
at Kansas 45 ... NIU 42
9/17 Wyoming 28 … at Bowling Green 27
9/24 at Syracuse 33 … Toledo 30 OT
10/1 Western Michigan 38 … at Connecticut 31
10/8 at Buffalo 38 … Ohio 37
10/15 Eastern Michigan 35 … at Central Michigan 28
10/23
Northern Illinois 31 ... at Buffalo 30
10/29 Central Michigan 23 ... at Akron 22
11/5 NIU 63 ... Toledo 60
11/12
at Toledo 66 ... WMU 63
11/19 Ohio 29 … at Bowling Green 28
11/26 Ohio 21 ... at Miami 14
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2011 CFN MAC Offensive Player of the Year
QB Chandler Harnish, Sr. Northern Illinois
219-of-348 for 2,942 yards, 26 touchdowns, five
interceptions, and 1,382 rushing yards and 11 scores
2011 CFN MAC Defensive Player of the Year
LB Brian Wagner, Jr. Akron
147 tackles (second in the nation), eight tackles
for loss, one sack
2011 CFN All-MAC Offense
QB – Chandler Harnish, Sr, Northern Illinois
RB – Branden Oliver, Soph. Buffalo
RB – Bernard Pierce, Jr. Temple
WR – Eric Page, Jr. Toledo
WR – Jordan White, Sr. Western Michigan
TE – Evan Rodriguez, Sr. Temple
OL – Brandon Brooks, Sr. Miami
OL – Joe Flading, Sr. Ohio
OL – Trevor Olson, Sr. Northern Illinois
OL – Mike VanDerMeulen, Sr. Toledo
OL – Scott Wedige, Sr. Northern Illinois
PK – Mathew Sims, Soph. Northern Illinois
KR – Matt Brown, Jr. Temple
2011 CFN All-MAC Defense
DL – Chris Jones, Jr. Bowling Green
DL – Roosevelt Nix, Soph. Kent State
DL – Drew Nowak, Sr. Western Michigan
DL – Tremayne Scott, Jr. Ohio
LB – Khalil Mack, Soph. Buffalo
LB – Brian Wagner, Jr. Akron
LB – Dwayne Woods, Jr. Bowling Green
DB – Jahleel Addae, Jr. Central Michigan
DB – Sean Baker, Sr. Ball State
DB – Desmond Marrow, Sr. Toledo
DB – Johnnie Simon, Soph. Western Michigan
P – Brian Schmiedebusch, Soph. BGSU
PR – Jordan White, Sr. Western Michigan
3 Biggest Surprises
1. Eastern Michigan. Beating Howard and Alabama State was hardly shocking, and beating Akron and Central Michigan wasn’t any big deal, but this is Eastern Michigan; no win can be taken for granted. Going 6-6 made this the best season in well over a decade.
2. Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton. Iowa State transfer Phil Bates was supposed to run the show, but Tettleton took over the job late in fall camp and took the Bobcats to the MAC title game.
3. Dan Doeren is still the Northern Illinois head coach. Toledo’s Tim Beckman took off for Illinois, but it’s Doeren who actually got the MAC title. He should’ve been the hire at Kansas instead of Charlie Weis.
3 Biggest Disappointments
1. Central Michigan and quarterback Ryan Radcliff. The Chippewas shocked Northern Illinois, but South Carolina State and Akron were the only other wins. Radcliff threw for 3,286 yards and 25 scores, but he threw 16 picks and didn’t lead the way to wins.
2. Miami University. After winning the MAC title and
with so much promise and potential, the RedHawks
regressed back to form winning just four games and
losing the last three games of the year all by a
touchdown or less.
3. Akron going 1-11. The Zips weren’t supposed to win the MAC, but they came up with their second straight 1-11 season and failed to beat an FBS team. The program has won just five games in three years and is starting from scratch again.
Best MAC Game of the Season
11/12
at Toledo 66 ... Western Michigan 63
It was one of the wildest games of the 2011 college
football season with Western Michigan rolling up 635
yards of total offense with Alex Carder throwing for
548 yards and seven scores, and Jordan White
catching 16 passes for 238 yards and three scores
... and losing. Toledo cranked out 804 yards of
total offense and held on for dear life in the final
moments.
Second Best Game: 11/5 Northern Illinois 63 ... Toledo 60
Third Best Game: 10/8 at Buffalo 38 … Ohio 37
Coach of the Year – Ron English, Eastern Michigan
2) Dan Doeren, Northern Illinois, 3) Frank Solich, Ohio
Performances of the Year
1) Western Michigan QB Alex Carder completed
38-of-59 passes for 548 yards and seven touchdowns,
and ran for a score, in the 66-63 loss to Toledo on
November 8th.
2) Toledo QB Austin Dantin completed 20-of-33 passes
for 321 yards and five touchdowns, and ran 11 times
for 60 yards and a score, in the 63-60 loss to
Northern Illinois.
3) Western Michigan QB Tyler VanTubbergen completed
19-of-21 passes for 252 yards and six touchdowns,
and ran seven times for 60 yards and a score, in the
68-19 win over Akron on November 25th.
Top Freshman – LB C.J. Malauulu, Kent State
The Best MAC Players of 2011
1. QB Chandler Harnish, Sr, NIU
2. WR Jordan White, Sr. WMU
3. RB Bernard Pierce, Jr. Temple
4. LB Brian Wagner, Jr. Akron
5. QB Alex Carder, Jr. WMU
6. WR Eric Page, Jr. Toledo
7. DT Drew Nowak, Sr. WMU
8. RB Branden Oliver, Soph. Buffalo
9. S Jahleel Addae, Jr. CMU
10. RB Adonis Thomas, Sr. Toledo
11. LB Khalil Mack, Soph. Buffalo
12. DE Tremayne Scott, Jr. Ohio
13. QB Tyler Tettleton, Soph. Ohio
14. DE Roosevelt Nix, Soph. Kent State
15. DE Chris Jones, Jr. Bowling Green
16. DE Adrian Robinson, Sr. Temple
17. LB Dwayne Woods, Jr. BGSU
18. WR Kamar Jorden, Sr. BGSU
19. S Sean Baker, Sr. Ball State
20. LB Travis Freeman, Jr. Ball State
21. LB Noah Keller, Sr. Ohio
22. C Scott Wedige, Sr. NIU
23. P Brian Schmiedebusch, Soph. BGSU
24. LB Tahir Whitehead, Sr. Temple
25. OT Mike VanDerMeulen, Sr. Toledo
26. P Brandon McManus, Jr. Temple
27. CB Desmond Marrow, Sr. Toledo
28. OT Joe Flading, Sr. Ohio
29. S Johnnie Simon, Soph. WMU
30. RB Donte Harden, Sr. Ohio