2011 Don Hansen Football Gazette All-American Listing
PITTSBURG, Kan. - After putting together a record breaking effort in 2011 junior tailback Jordan Roberts has been named a Second Team All-American by national publication Don Hansen's Football Gazette, Thursday afternoon.
Roberts guided the Golden Eagles (5-6) with a single-season rushing record of 1,430 yards while finishing No. 2 in NCAA Division II with a school-record 2,274 all-purpose yards. He notched a conference-high 18 touchdowns while earning first-team All-WVIAC accolades. His rushing totals made him one of the top-10 runners in all of NCAA Division II.
In his junior campaign, Roberts accounted for 9.82 points per game for Charleston, which was ranked as 12th best in Division II. He also booked two of the longest runs in the country with an 88-yard breakaway (No. 7) against UNC-Pembroke and an 80-yard touchdown scamper (No. 17) vs. WV State.
He joined eight additional players from the West Virginia Conference receiving All-American honors.
The Don Hansen Division II All-America Team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988.
The Don Hansen Football Committee selected All-Super Region teams in December and early January, with the first team and second-team All-Super Region players advancing to the national ballot.
A total of 183 players earned some form of Don Hansen All-America honors. Players from 84 of the 152 football-playing schools in Division II earned Don Hansen All-America accolades.
National Champion Pitt State led the way by placing eight players on the All-America squad, while national runner-up Wayne (Mich.) State, national semifinalist Delta State and national quarterfinalist New Haven (Conn.) garnered seven individuals apiece.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Hansen National Coordinator Dan Wilkes, Associate AD/Marketing & Communications at Pittsburg State University, at 620-235-4147 (dwilkes@pittstate.edu).
