NEW HAVEN, CT – Jacksonville State's
Griffin Thomas was named to the Walter Camp's 2013 Football Championship Subdivision All-America team, which was selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the FCS schools and announced on Wednesday.
It marks the third All-America team that Griffin has been named after earning second-team honors by The Sports Network earlier on Wednesday.
"The Walter Camp All-America team is special because it is selected by the coaches and sports information directors at FCS schools," said Jacksonville State head coach Bill Clark. "It really speaks volumes about the type of season that Griffin had and I'm extremely happy he was voted on this prestigious All-America team."
Thomas finished as one of the top kickers in the country after setting numerous Ohio Valley Conference and school records during the 2013 season and was a first-team All-OVC selection.
The Snellville, Ga., native set the OVC records for made field goals (24) field goal attempts (32) and points scored by kicking (134), and he also finished 62-of-63 on extra points this season, which were also both school records.
Jacksonville State finished its most successful season in the school's Division I history by posting an 11-4 record and advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA playoffs under Clark.
In all, players from eight different conferences and 21 institutions are represented on the 2013 Walter Camp FCS All-America team. The Big Sky Conference had the most selections with 5, while the Colonial Athletic Association and Missouri Valley Conference each had four honorees. Four schools, including three of the 2013 FCS Playoff semifinalists (North Dakota State, Towson and Eastern Washington), had multiple honorees. Eastern Illinois also had two selections.
Walter Camp, "The Father of American Football," first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting All-America teams for the Football Bowl and Championship subdivisions.
2013 Walter Camp Football Championship Subdivision All-America Team
OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
WR Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois # 5-10 190 Sr. Miami, FL
WR Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington 6-2 195 Fr. Yakima, WA
TE Andrew Robustelli, Jacksonville 6-3 210 Jr. Sarasota, FL
OL Dakota Dozier, Furman 6-5 303 Sr. West Columbia, SC
OL Eric Pike, Towson 6-5 298 Sr. Landover, MD
OL Billy Turner, North Dakota State # 6-6 314 Sr. Shoreview, MN
OL Danny Kistler, Jr., Montana 6-8 315 Sr. Seattle, WA
C Ashton Miller, Eastern Washington 6-2 300 Sr. Vancouver, WA
QB Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois 6-3 222 Sr. Arlington Heights, IL
RB Terrance West, Towson 5-11 223 Jr. Baltimore, MD
RB Zach Zenner, South Dakota State # 6-0 220 Jr. Eagan, MN
PK Griffin Thomas, Jacksonville State 6-0 198 Sr. Snellville, GA
DEFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
DL Shaquille Riddick, Gardner-Webb 6-7 240 Jr. Akron, OH
DL Davis Tull, Chattanooga 6-3 240 Jr. Knoxville, TN
DL Brad Daly, Montana State 6-1 240 Sr. Helena, MT
DL Terrance Fede, Marist 6-5 270 Sr. Nyack, NY
LB Justin Shade, Samford 5-10 229 Sr. Birmingham, AL
LB Stephon Robertson, James Madison # 5-11 230 Sr. Alexandria, VA
LB Quinn Backus, Coastal Carolina 5-10 215 Jr. Greenwood, SC
DB Jerome Couplin, William & Mary 6-2 215 Sr. Upper Marlboro, MD
DB Caleb Schaffitzel, Missouri State 6-0 214 Jr. Fair Grove, MO
DB Marcus Williams, North Dakota State * 5-11 192 Sr. Minneapolis, MN
DB Daniel Fitzpatrick, Tennessee State 6-2 210 Jr. Fort Wayne, IN
P Kyle Loomis, Portland State 6-2 210 Jr. Roseburg, OR
KR Xavier Roberson, Southeastern Louisiana 5-9 170 Soph. Atlanta, GA
* – 2011 and 2012 Walter Camp FCS All-America selection
# – 2012 Walter Camp All-America selection
