BCSP Notes . . .
SIAC Grid StarsFort Valley State running back Derrick Wimbush took home the league's most valuable player award but Albany State and Tuskegee dominated selections on the 2004 All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football team.
Undefeated league champion Albany State placed five players on the first team led by defensive end Walter Curry picked as the conference's defensive player of the year. ASU head coach James "Mike" White won coach of the year. Runner-up Tuskegee placed eight players on the first team led by QB Kevin Huff. Albany State had another eight players selected to the second team while Tuskegee added two.
Wimbush ran away with the conference rushing title totalling 1,840 yards, the best total in all of black college football, averaging 167.3 yards per game, more than 80 yards per game over Miles' Taurus Carr (830 yards, 83 ypg.), who was also named to the first team. Wimbush also led the SIAC in all-purpose yards and scoring (22 TDs, 132 points).
Curry, a defensive end, grabbed his second straight defensive player award after totalling 56 tackles with 8.5 sacks. FVSU freshman QB Willis Copeland was named the top freshman.
2004 ALL-SIAC FOOTBALL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Offense
TE: Edward Harper, Albany State OL: Julius Coates and
Rodney Maywood, Albany State; Jason Shepherd, Fort Valley
State; Marvin Irving, Miles; Charlie Thorton, Tuskegee
WR: Gordon Miles, Kentucky State; Harry Williams, Tuskegee
RB: Derrick Wimbush, Fort Valley State; Taurus Carr, Miles College
QB: Kevin Huff, Tuskegee
Defense
DL: Walter Curry and Jarvis Davis, Albany State; Kenny
Smith, Benedict; Jordan Brumbaugh, Tuskegee
LB: Sam Evans, Fort Valley State; Larry Brown, Lane;
Torres Mozley, Tuskegee DB: Marcus Wright, Kentucky State;
Reggie Inge, Lane College; Jesse Bailey, Miles; Dimitri
Patterson, Tuskegee
Special Teams
KR: Rashad Moultin, Fort Valley State
P: Travis Gumbs, Tuskegee PR: Kenny Henderson, Tuskegee
SECOND TEAM
Offense
TE: Adam Bailey, FVSU OL: Lalef Lewis, CAU;
Antwon Chance, FVSU; Wayne Jones, KSU; Ron Simmons, ASU;
Robert Bailey, TU WR: Alvin Ray Jackson, ASU; Jacoby Jones, LC
RB: Antonio Atkins, and Antwan Andrews, ASU
QB: Uyl Joyner, ASU
Defense
DL: Jeff Nweke, FVSU; LaBaron Steele KSU; James
Byner, MC; Johnny Williams, TU LB: Demetrius Isom and
Sentell Harris, ASU; DeAnthony Weems, MC
DB: Tigh Thrift, LC; Quinton Allen and Ray Johnson, MC; Robert Harris, MHC
Special Teams:
KR: Dontreal Williams, ASU; P: Andrew Jacas, FVSU
PR: Vernon Dozier, MC
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