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MAC 2016 Post Season Football Awards
MAC 2016 Post Season Football Awards
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Phillips, a native of Detroit, Mich., has been an electrifying runner throughout his collegiate career and has both a
punt return and kickoff return for a touchdown during the 2016 season. Phillips has 16 punt returns for 169 yards
(10.6 avg.) and one return for a touchdown this season. In addition, Phillips has 31 kickoff returns for 718 yards
(23.2 avg.) and one touchdown this year.
A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Terrell was voted by the Conference head coaches as the 35th Vern Smith
Leadership Award winner. The award is presented annually in honor of Vern Smith, the former University
of Toledo Athletic Director. Terrell has started all 12 games and has thrown for 3,086 yards on 228-318
passing and 30 touchdowns. Terrell ranks third in the nation in passing efficiency with a 183.7 rating on his
30-to-1 touchdowns-to-interception ratio. His 30 touchdowns are tied for 10th in the nation. Terrell has
climbed the MAC all-time passing records charts as he now ranks fourth in MAC history with 93 career
passing touchdowns and fifth in MAC history with 11,641 passing yards.
Toledo led the way in 2016 with seven First-Team selections, followed by Western Michigan and Ohio with four
First-Team selections each. Overall, Western Michigan set the pace with 14 All-MAC honorees, followed by
Toledo with 12 honorees and Ohio with 10 honorees.
Western Michigans Corey Davis was the only three-time First Team All-MAC honoree in this years honors.
There were a total of five students named to their second consecutive First-Team selection: offensive lineman
Storm Norton (Toledo), wide receiver Corey Davis (Western Michigan), defensive lineman Terence Waugh (Kent
State), punter Joe Davidson (Bowling Green) and kick returner Aregeros Turner (Northern Illinois).
2016 MAC Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan
Offensive Player of the Year: WR Corey Davis, Western Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year: DE Tarell Basham, Ohio
Special Teams Player of the Year: KR Darius Phillips, Western Michigan
Freshman of the Year: S Javon Hagan, Ohio
Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: QB Zach Terrell, Western Michigan
2016 FIRST TEAM ALL-MAC
2016 All-MAC First Team Offense
Position Name - School
Quarterback Logan Woodside, Toledo
Offensive Linemen Taylor Moton, Western Michigan !
Offensive Linemen Storm Norton, Toledo ^
Offensive Lineman Chukwuma Okorafor, Western Michigan
Offensive Linemen Max Scharping, Northern Illinois
Offensive Linemen Mike Ebert, Toledo
Tight End Michael Roberts, Toledo
Wide Receiver Corey Davis, Western Michigan ^&@
Wide Receiver Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois *
Wide Receiver Cody Thompson, Toledo
Wide Receiver Scott Miller, Bowling Green
Running Back Kareem Hunt, Toledo *&
Running Back James Gilbert, Ball State
Placekicker Louis Zervos, Ohio
2016 All-MAC First Team Defense
Position Name - School
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