2011 Big East All-Conf. Teams
& Top 30 Players
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CFN All-Big East Team & Top 30 Players
| Big East Standings |
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Conf. |
Overall |
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Cincinnati |
5 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
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W. Virginia |
5 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
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Louisville |
5 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
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Rutgers
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4 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
| Pitt |
4 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
| Conn. |
3 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
| USF |
1 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
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Syracuse |
1 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
Players of the Week
9/3 S Jerrell Young, USF
9/10 QB B.J. Daniels, USF
9/17 QB Geno Smith, WV
9/24 WR Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers
10/1 RB Ray Graham, Pitt
10/8 QB Geno Smith, WVU
10/15 RB Isaiah Pead, UC
10/22 QB Zach Collaros, UC
10/29 QB Tino Sunseri, Pitt
11/5 RB Lyle McCombs, Conn
11/12 QB B.J. Daniels, USF
11/19 RB Jawan Jamison, RU
11/26 RB Isaiah Pead, UC
Games of the Week
9/3 at Syracuse 36 … Wake Forest 29 OT
9/10 at Vanderbilt 24 … Connecticut 21
9/17 at Iowa 31 … Pitt 27
9/24 at Syracuse 33 … Toledo 30 OT
10/1 Western Michigan 38 … at Connecticut 31
10/8 Syracuse 37 … at Tulane 34
10/15 at Rutgers 21 … Navy 20
10/22 Cincinnati 37 … at South Florida 34
10/29 West Virginia 41 … at Rutgers 31
11/5 Louisville 38 … at West Virginia 35
11/12 West Virginia 24 … at Cincinnati 21
11/19 Miami 6 … at South Florida 3
11/26 at West Virginia 21 ... Pitt 20
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2011 CFN Big East Offensive Player of the
Year
RB Isaiah Pead, Sr. Cincinnati
209 carries for 1,110 yards and 11 touchdowns, and
36 catches for 304 yards and three scores
2011 CFN Big East Defensive Player of the
Year
DT Derek Wolfe, Sr. Cincinnati
64 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, ten sacks, two
forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, and six
quarterback hurries
2011 CFN All-Big East Offense
QB – Geno Smith, Jr. West Virginia
RB – Lyle McCombs, Fr. Connecticut
RB – Isaiah Pead, Sr. Cincinnati
WR – Stedman Bailey, Soph. West Virginia
WR – Mohamed Sanu, Jr. Rutgers
TE – Nick Provo, Sr. Syracuse
OL – Don Barclay, Sr. West Virginia
OL – Randy Martinez, Sr. Cincinnati
OL – Moe Petrus, Sr. Connecticut
OL – Justin Pugh, Jr. Syracuse
OL – Andrew Tiller, Sr. Syracuse
PK – Dave Teggart, Sr. Connecticut
KR – Tavon Austin, Jr. West Virginia
2011 CFN All-Big East Defense
DL – Aaron Donald, Soph. Pittsburgh
DL – Kendall Reyes, Sr. Connecticut
DL – Trevardo Williams, Jr. Connecticut
DL – Derek Wolfe, Sr. Cincinnati
LB – Khaseem Greene, Jr. Rutgers
LB – DeDe Lattimore, Soph. South Florida
LB – J.K. Schaffer, Sr. Cincinnati
DB – Adrian Bushell, Jr. Louisville
DB – Logan Ryan, Soph. Rutgers
DB – Hakeem Smith, Soph. Louisville
DB – Keith Tandy, Sr. West Virginia
P – Pat O’Donnell, Jr. Cincinnati
PR – Tavon Austin, Jr. West Virginia
3 Biggest Surprises
1. Louisville finishing in a three-way tie atop the conference in head coach Charlie Strong’s second season.
2. Rutgers going 8-4 with a team many picked in the preseason to finish in the Big East cellar.
3. The play of a resurgent Cincinnati D that leads the country in sacks, and has racked up 30 takeaways.
3 Biggest Disappointments
1. The collapse of South Florida, which opened the year 4-0, including an upset of Notre Dame, yet won just once in the final eight games.
2. The inability of Connecticut to build on last year’s Big East championship by missing the postseason entirely.
3. Syracuse’s five straight losses to close out the regular season, failing to capture the victory needed to procure back-to-back bowl invitations.
Best Big East Game of the Season
Oct. 22 Cincinnati 37 … South Florida 34
No game signified that the Bearcats had turned the corner in Butch Jones second season than this one in Tampa. On four separate occasions, Cincinnati erased a South Florida lead in a seesaw game that twisted and turned repeatedly. The visitors finally pulled it out on a Zach Collaros scamper into the end zone with only 20 seconds left on the clock.
Second Best Game: Nov. 25
West Virginia 21 … Pittsburgh 20
Third Best Game: Nov. 5 Louisville 38 … at West Virginia 35
Coach of the Year – Charlie Strong, Louisville
2) Greg Schiano, Rutgers, 3) Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia
Performances of the Year
1) Sept. 29 – Pitt RB Ray Graham put on a one-man show in front of a national TV audience, splicing the South Florida defense for 226 yards and two scores on 26 carries in a Panthers’ blowout win.
2) Nov. 25 – West Virginia DE Julian Miller unveiled a few new moves in this year’s Backyard Brawl, whipping a hapless Pittsburgh offensive line for a dozen tackles and four sacks.
3) Oct. 1 – Unheralded West Virginia rookie RB Dustin Garrison burst on to the scene at the expense of Bowling Green, turning 32 carries into 291 yards rushing and a pair of scores.
Top Freshman - RB Lyle McCombs, Connecticut
The Best Big East Players of 2011
1. DT Derek Wolfe, Sr. Cincinnati
2. RB Isaiah Pead, Sr. Cincinnati
3. QB Geno Smith, Jr. West Virginia
4. LB Khaseem Greene, Jr. Rutgers
5. LB J.K. Schaffer, Sr. Cincinnati
6. DT Kendall Reyes, Sr. Connecticut
7. WR Stedman Bailey, Soph. West Virginia
8. DE Trevardo Williams, Jr. Connecticut
9. WR Mohamed Sanu, Jr. Rutgers
10. WR Tavon Austin, Jr. West Virginia
11. CB Keith Tandy, Sr. West Virginia
12. QB Zach Collaros, Sr. Cincinnati
13. LB DeDe Lattimore, Soph. South Florida
14. LB Dexter Heyman, Sr. Louisville
15. DE Aaron Donald, Soph. Pittsburgh
16. LB Sio Moore, Jr. Connecticut
17. LB Najee Goode, Sr. West Virginia
18. DE Bruce Irvin, Sr. West Virginia
19. DT Chas Alecxih, Jr. Pittsburgh
20. DT Justin Francis, Sr. Rutgers
21. RB Lyle McCombs, Fr. Connecticut
22. RB Antwon Bailey, Sr. Syracuse
23. OT Justin Pugh, Jr. Syracuse
24. S Hakeem Smith, Soph. Louisville
25. OG Andrew Tiller, Sr. Syracuse
26. CB Adrian Bushell, Jr. Louisville
27. WR Alec Lemon, Jr. Syracuse
28. LB Max Gruder, Sr. Pittsburgh
29. RB Darrell Scott, Jr. South Florida
30. LB Brandon Lindsey, Sr. Pittsburgh