Monday, January 12, 2009

Conference Title Results & RUTS Season 2 Awards

ACC Championship Game
Revenge Of The Tigers! Clemson Routs Hokies

6 INTs Leads Tigers Back To BCS Title Game

#1 Clemson - 55
#3 VA Tech - 7
Player of the Game:
Willy Korn (QB) - 11/12 passing, 169 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTS
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SEC Championship Game
LSU Wins Defensive Battle Over Gators

Tigers Claim Back-To-Back SEC Titles, But Left Out Of BCS Title Game

#4 LSU - 20
#12 Florida - 3
Player of the Game:
Trindon Holliday (RB/WR) - 10 carries, 79 yards, 2 rushing TDs; 4 receptions, 19 yards

Highlights~
Florida forces LSU to punt in the 2nd Qtr, but LSU's Jai Eugene picks off a Cameron Newton Pass on the next snap. (score is LSu 7, FL 3)

Two plays after Eugene's INT, Florida's Dustin Doe picks off an LSU pass to swing momentum back to the Gators. (score is LSU 7, FL 3)

Trindon Holliday busts a 51 yard TD run midway through the 3rd qtr, giving LSU a 17-3 lead.
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Heisman Winner: CJ Spiller, RB Clemson
Runner Ups: Preston Parker, Trindon Holliday, C. Ponder, Bert Reed
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BCS Standings:
1. Clemson
2. TCU
3. LSU
12. Florida State
15. VA Tech
19. Florida
20. Miami
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All-Americans
1st Team
QB - Ponder, FSU
HB - Spiller, Clemson
HB - Holliday, LSU
WR - Parker, FSU
WR - Reed, FSU
RG - Humphries, Clemson
DE - Bowers, Clemson
DE - Sapp, Clemson
DT - Mincey, FSU
CB - Butler, Clemson
CB - Maxwell, Clemson
FS - Chancellor, VA Tech
SS - Coleman, LSU
Returner - Brown, Miami

2nd Team
QB - Lee, LSU
HB - Butler, VA Tech
WR - Toliver, LSU
WR - Harvin, Florida
LT - Brown, VA Tech
C - Barnie, Florida
MLB - Conner, Clemson
CB - Gilcrest, Clemson
CB - Eugene, LSU
FS - Adams, Clemson
SS - McDaniel, Clemson
K - Jackson, Clemson
Returner - Van Dyke, Miami
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EA Sports Award Winners

Maxwell Award (Best off player)- Spiller, Clemson
Bednarik (best def player)- Butler, Clemson
O'Brien (best QB) - Ponder, FSU
Walker (best rb) - Spiller, Clemson
Best WR - Parker, FSU
Lombardi (best D-lineman) - Bowers, Clemson
Thorpe (best DB) - Butler, Clemson
Best Returner - Holliday, LSU
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RUTS SEASON 2 STATS LEADERS

Best QB Rating - Lee, LSU, 238.7
Passing Yards - Ponder, FSU, 6,050
TD Passes - Ponder, FSU, 75
Fewest INTs - Korn, Clemson, 9 & Lee, LSU, 9
Rushing Yards - Butler, VA Tech, 1243
Rushing TDs - Spiller, Clemson, 34
Receiving Yards - Parker, FSU, 2698
Receiving TDs - Parker, FSU, 41
Pancake Blocks - Brown, VA Tech, 23
Tackles - Finch, Florida, 91
INTs - Butler, Clemson, 9
INT TDs - Butler, Clemson 6
FGs Made - Stugis, Florida, 14 & Keys, VA Tech, 14
Kick Return Avg. - Brown, Miami, 42.4 yards
Kick Return TDs - Brown, Miami, 5
Punt Return Avg. - Holliday, LSU, 31.8 yards
Punt Return TDs - Holliday, LSU, 6

Game of the Year (as voted on by RUTS members)
Week 14
Miami - 31
#1 LSU - 29

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

BACK-2-BACK ACC titles, and soon to be national champs again! The juggernaut at Clemson keeps rollin!