Rebels Earn Awards
Joining Beau Belle on the Mountain West Conference Award lists were four more Rebels. Senior cornerback Mil’Von James was voted to the Second Team-All Mountain West Conference after leading the nation with 19 pass deflections. He would finish his career at UNLV with 45 tackles, two force fumbles and one interception. Despite a struggling defense James would be part of the reason that would help land UNLV with the 23rd best best pass defense in the nation.Earning honorable mentions from the Mountain West were sophomore wide receiver Ryan Wolfe, junior Frank Summers, and freshmen offensive lineman Matt Murphy. Wolfe led the Rebels with 66 receptions on the year while notching 784 yards and two touchdowns. Summers who became known for his smash-mouth style fell just short of the 1,000 yard mark with 928. He rushed for six touchdowns and caught four becoming the first player in school history to lead the team in both rushing and receiving touchdowns. Murphy earned the recognition after being a rare true freshman starter and becoming UNLV’s most reliable lineman of the season.The following is a complete list of the awards given out by the Moutain West Conference:
*Media’s selection and consensus choice nationally
2007 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year
Chad Hall, Sr., RB/WR, Air Force
Defensive Player of the Year
Beau Bell, Sr., LB, UNLV
Freshman of the Year
Harvey Unga, RB, BYU
Coach of the Year
Troy Calhoun, Air Force
2007 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
Offense
POS PLAYER CL SCHOOL
QB Max Hall So. BYU
WR Travis Brown Sr. New Mexico
WR Marcus Smith Sr. New Mexico
RB Chad Hall Sr. Air Force
RB Rodney Ferguson Jr. New Mexico
TE Dennis Pitta So. BYU
OL Blaine Guenther Sr. Air Force
OL Ray Feinga Jr. BYU
OL Dallas Reynolds Jr. BYU
OL Devin Clark Sr. New Mexico
OL Vince Natali Sr. New Mexico
PK John Sullivan Sr. New Mexico
PR/KR Brian Bonner Sr. TCU
Defense
POS PLAYER CL SCHOOL
DL Jan Jorgensen So. BYU
DL Tyler Donaldson Sr. New Mexico
DL Chase Ortiz Sr. TCU
DL Martail Burnett Sr. Utah
LB Jon Rabold Sr. Air Force
LB Bryan Kehl Sr. BYU
LB Beau Bell Sr. UNLV
DB Carson Bird Sr. Air Force
DB DeAndre Wright Jr. New Mexico
DB Steve Tate Sr. Utah
DB Julius Stinson Sr. Wyoming
P Louie Sakoda Jr. Utah
SECOND TEAM
Offense
POS PLAYER CL SCHOOL
QB Kevin O’Connell Sr. San Diego State
WR Austin Collie So. BYU
WR Brett Swain Sr. San Diego State
RB Harvey Unga Fr. BYU
RB Darrell Mack Jr. Utah
TE Wade Betschart Sr. Wyoming
OL Nick Charles So. Air Force
OL Nick Allotta Sr. Colorado State
OL Blake Schlueter Jr. TCU
OL Zane Beadles So. Utah
OL Robert Conley Jr. Utah
PK Louie Sakoda Sr. Utah
PR/KR Derrek Richards Sr. Utah
Defense
POS PLAYER CL SCHOOL
DL Jesse Nading Sr. Colorado State
DL Michael Tuohy Sr. New Mexico
DL Gabe Long Sr. Utah
DL John Fletcher So. Wyoming
LB Drew Fowler Sr. Air Force
LB Kelly Poppinga Sr. BYU
LB Jason Phillips Jr. TCU
DB Stephen Hodge Jr. TCU
DB David Roach Sr. TCU
DB Mil’Von James Sr. UNLV
DB Brice McCain Jr. Utah
P Michael Hughes Sr. San Diego State
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION
Air Force: Shaun Carney, Sr., QB; Travis Dekker, Jr., TE; Ryan Kemp, Jr.,
DL; Chris Thomas, So., DB.
BYU: Austin Collie, So., KR; Quinn Gooch, Sr., DB.
Colorado State: Jeff Horinek, Jr., LB; Gartrell Johnson, Jr., RB; Jimmie
Kaylor, Sr., P; Damon Morton, Sr., WR; Eric Sandie, Sr., DL; LB; Darryl Williams, Sr., DB.
New Mexico: Glover Quin, Jr., DB; Jordan Scott, Sr., P; O.J. Swift, Sr.,
DB.
San Diego State: Russell Allen, Jr., LB; Ray Bass, Sr., DB; Mike Kravtez,
Sr., OL; Nick Osborn, Sr., DL; Will Robinson, Sr., OL.
TCU: Robert Henson, Jr., LB; Chris Manfredini, Sr., PK; Marshall
Newhouse, So., OL; Rafael Priest, So., DB; Derek Wash, Sr., P.
UNLV: Matt Murphy, Fr., OL; Frank Summers, Jr., RB; Ryan Wolfe, So.,
WR.
Utah: Robert Johnson, So., DB; Paul Kruger, Fr., DL; Derrek Richards,
Sr., WR; Stevenson Sylvester, So., LB.
Wyoming: Ward Dobbs, Jr., LB; Kyle Howard, Jr., OL; Mitch Unrein, So.,
DL; Billy Vinnedge, Sr., P..
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