Timothy Flanders AP All-America
12/19/2013 2:50:00 PM | Football
Timothy Flanders, the all-time leading rusher and scorer for both Sam Houston State University and the Southland Conference, has been named as a second team selection on the 2013 Associated Press All-America team.
The only Southland player ever to rush for more than 5,000 yards and score more than 400 points, Flanders' selection marks the first time a Sam Houston football player has been named to the prestigious AP All-America squad three consecutive seasons. Flanders was a second team selection in 2011 and a third team honoree in 2012.
The senior from Midwest City, Okla., has been selected to 13 All-America squads during his four seasons at Sam Houston. He is the first Bearkat player to be named as an All-Southland Conference first team performer four years in a row. He also is the first running back ever to lead the league in rushing four consecutive seasons.
Flanders rushed for 1,430 yards and 14 touchdowns during the 2013 season, his third year in a row to gain more than 1,000 yards on the ground. He helped lead Sam Houston to a 9-5 record and the Bearkats' third consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championships playoff berth. The Kats are one of only three programs in the country to earn FCS playoff berths each of the past three years.
Rushing for 5,664 yards and scoring 420 points during his career, Flanders stands No. 3 in FCS career rushing touchdowns (66) and No. 6 in all-time FCS rushing yards and scoring.
ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-AMERICA TEAM
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Jimmy Garoppolo, senior, 6-foot-3, 222 pounds, Eastern Illinois.
Running backs — Terrance West, junior, 5-11, 223, Towson; Zach Zenner, junior, 6-0, 220, South Dakota State.
Linemen — Billy Turner, senior, 6-6, 314, North Dakota State; Eric Pike, senior, 6-5, 298, Towson; Dakota Dozier, senior, 6-5, 303, Furman; Ashton Miller, senior, 6-2, 300, Eastern Washington; Danny Kistler, senior, 6-8, 315, Montana.
Receivers — Erik Lora, senior, 5-11, 190, Eastern Illinois; Cooper Kupp, redshirt freshman, 6-2, 195, Eastern Washington.
Tight End — MyCole Pruitt, junior, 6-3, 250, Southern Illinois.
All-purpose player — Fabian Truss, senior, 5-9, 185, Samford.
Kicker — Seth Sebastien, senior, 5-10, 180, Southeastern Louisiana.
DEFENSE
Linemen — Brad Daly, senior, 6-1, 240, Montana State; Shaquille Riddick, junior, 6-7, 240, Gardner-Webb; Davis Tull, junior, 6-3, 240, Chattanooga; Sullivan Grosz, senior, 6-4, 295, Cal Poly.
Linebackers — Stephon Robertson, senior, 5-11, 230, James Madison; Justin Shade, senior, 5-11, 229, Samford; Jordan Tripp, senior, 6-3, 235, Montana.
Backs — Daniel Fitzpatrick, junior, 6-2, 210, Tennessee State; Marcus Williams, senior, 5-11, 192, North Dakota State; Caleb Schaffitzel, junior, 6-0, 214, Missouri State; Jerome Couplin, senior, 6-2, 215, William & Mary.
Punter — Kyle Loomis, junior, 6-2, 210, Portland State.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Vernon Adams, sophomore, Eastern Washington.
Running backs — Timothy Flanders, senior, Sam Houston State; Lorenzo Taliaferro, senior, Coastal Carolina.
Linemen — Kadeem Edwards, senior, Tennessee State; Chris Elkins, senior, Youngstown State; Bryan Witzmann, senior, South Dakota State; Arinze Agada, senior, McNeese State; Garrett Frye, junior, Georgia Southern.
Tight End — AC Leonard, junior, Tennessee State.
Receivers — Sam Ajala, junior, Fordham; Lee Kurfis, senior, Lehigh.
All-purpose player — Xavier Roberson, sophomore, Southeastern Louisiana.
Kicker — Ray Early, senior, Furman.
DEFENSE
Linemen — Zach Hodges, senior, Harvard; Terrence Fede, senior, Marist; Anthony Bass, junior, Tennessee State; Ryan Drevlow, senior, North Dakota State.
Linebackers — Quinn Backus, junior, Coastal Carolina; Joe Thomas, senior, South Carolina State; Tyler Starr, senior, South Dakota.
Backs — Kendall James, senior, Maines; Jaquiski Tartt, junior, Samford; T.J. Lee, senior, Eastern Washington; Nick Addison, junior, Bethune Cookman.
Punter —Chad Zinchini, senior, Tennessee Tech.
THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Brock Jensen, senior, North Dakota State.
Running backs — Kyle Harbridge, senior, St. Francis, Pa.; D.J. Adams, senior, Portland State.
Linemen — Dominic Pagliara, senior, Eastern Illinois; Jamey Cheatwood, senior, Coastal Carolina; Collin Seibert, junior, Eastern Illinois; Jared Singleton, senior, Wofford; Robert Booker, sophomore, Missouri State.
Tight end — Justin Perillo, senior, Maine.
Receivers — Jeremy Butler, senior, Tennessee-Martin; Lee Doss, senior, Southern University.
All-purpose player — Greg Hardin, senior, North Dakota.
Kicker — Colton Cook, senior, Southern Utah.
DEFENSE
Linemen — Caraun Reid, senior, Princeton; Colton Underwood, senior, Illinois State; Robert Simpson, senior, Mississippi Valley State; Mike Reilly, junior, William & Mary.
Linebackers — Lynden Trail, junior, Norfolk State; Tony Bell, junior, Tennessee-Martin; Grant Olson, senior, North Dakota State.
Backs — Lucky Dozier, senior, Northern Arizona; Jacob Hagen, junior, Liberty; J.D. Roussel, junior, Sacred Heart; Qua Cox, senior, Jackson State.
Punter — Justin Weldon, senior, Sacramento State.
