2013 SAC Football Headlines
Following the completion of the 2014 NFL Draft, five former SAC players have signed undrafted free agent or rookie tryout deals with teams across the league.
D2Football.com has announced its 2013 All-America Team, featuring seven student-athletes from the SAC.
Wingate University's Special Olympics Field Day is one of 26 conference and independent winners of the 2014 NCAA Division II Award of Excellence, recognizing events and activities which exemplify the type of community engagement the division emphasizes.
19 SAC football players have earned spots on the 2013 Don Hansen Division II All-America Team, led by first-team fullback selection Isaiah Whitaker of Lenoir-Rhyne.
A total of 33 student-athletes from the SAC have been selected to the 2013 Don Hansen All-Super Region II football team, led by Tusculum quarterback Bo Cordell, the region’s Offensive Player of the Year.
Lenoir-Rhyne saw its historic season fall one win shy of the NCAA Division II football national title after losing to Northwest Missouri St. 43-28 on Saturday.
Four student-athletes from the SAC have been selected to the 2013 Daktronics All-America Football Team, including a pair of first-team picks from NCAA Championship finalist Lenoir-Rhyne.
Lenoir-Rhyne ran past West Chester 42-14 on Saturday, sending the Bears to the NCAA Division II Football Championship national title game. L-R is the first SAC team to reach the national championship since 1999.
Eight SAC football student-athletes have been named to the 2013 Beyond Sports Network All-America Team, it was announced on Thursday.
Wingate senior quarterback Robbie Nallenweg has been selected as the 2013 SAC Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year, becoming the seventh player in conference history to repeat as the award’s recipient.
Lenoir-Rhyne defeated North Alabama 42-39 on Saturday afternoon, advancing to the national semifinals of the NCAA Division II Football Championship. The Bears become the first SAC team to reach the semifinals since Carson-Newman in 2009.
Wingate junior Brandon Ellington and Lenoir-Rhyne junior Joe Anderson have been selected to the Capital One Academic All-America Football Second Team, CoSIDA has announced.
Tusculum quarterback Bo Cordell has been named the Daktronics Football Super Region II Offensive Player of the Year, and leads a list of 27 SAC players selected to the Daktronics All-Region Team.
The Lenoir-Rhyne football team (11-1) moved into the NCAA Division II Football Championship national quarterfinals after coming from behind to defeat Carson-Newman (10-3), 27-20, Saturday afternoon at Moretz Stadium.
The field of 28 candidates has been trimmed to nine and Tusculum College quarterback Bo Cordell has been named a national finalist for the 2013 Harlon Hill Trophy, recognizing the NCAA Division II College Football Player of the Year.
No. 18 Carson-Newman (10-2) opened the first round of the NCAA Division II Football Championship against a familiar foe Saturday afternoon at Burke-Tarr Stadium. The Eagles jumped out to a 21-0 lead before stiff-arming No. 25 Newberry (9-3) for a 37-27 first-round win.
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