2012 MIAC FOOTBALL AWARDS

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nine Augsburg College football players earned honors from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for their play during the 2012 season, it was announced recently.

Four Auggies earned All-MIAC first-team honors -- quarterback Ayrton Scott (FY, Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest HS), wide receiver Tyler Swanson (JR, Lakeville, Minn./North HS), tight end Adam Carl (JR, Eagan, Minn.) and offensive lineman Brian Rud (SR, Lonsdale, Minn./Montgomery-Lonsdale HS). Four Auggies were named to the All-MIAC second-team -- defensive lineman Chris DeVet (SO, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS), linebacker Bryce Vee (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS), defensive back/wide receiver Hakeem Bourne-McFarlane (JR, Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS) and offensive lineman Chad Thompson (JR, Maple Grove, Minn.). Offensive lineman Eric Dooley (SR, Eagan, Minn.) earned All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team honors.

Carl earned All-MIAC first-team honors for the second straight year, while Thompson and Vee earned All-MIAC second-team honors for the second straight year. It is the first All-MIAC honors for the other six Auggies who earned recognition.
Scott is one of only two first-year players named among the 74 student-athletes named to the two All-MIAC teams, and the lone first-year player among the 37 named to the All-MIAC first team.

Scott had one of the most dynamic seasons of any first-year player in the nation in 2012, setting a single-season school record for rushing yardage, rushing for 1,436 yards on 209 carries. His 143.6 rushing yards per-game average ranks him eighth among NCAA Division III players nationally (the only first-year player among the top 29 rushers nationally). Combined with his 2,245 passing yards, Scott's 3,681 yards of total offense were third-most among Division III players nationally this season. He had 300-plus yards of total offense in seven games this season.

Scott led the MIAC in rushing yardage (overall games), as one of only two conference players to record more than 1,000 rushing yards this season. His 209 carries were tops among MIAC players (fourth-most in a single season in school history) and his 12 rushing touchdowns were second-most among MIAC players. Scott rushed for 100-plus yards in nine of his 10 games. In league games-only, Scott had 1,114 rushing yards – the lone MIAC player to record 1,000 rushing yards or more in eight conference games.

Scott's 2,245 passing yards were second-most among MIAC quarterbacks this season, while his 26 touchdown passes led the league. He completed 173-of-283 passes and had just 12 interceptions.

Carl finished third among MIAC players in receiving yardage in overall statistics, with a team-best 640 receiving yards on 53 catches (second-most among MIAC players). His eight touchdown receptions were fourth-most among MIAC players, with all three totals tops among conference tight ends. Carl had four 100-yard receiving games this season. In his 28-game collegiate career, Carl has 112 receptions for 1,257 yards and 15 touchdowns (14 receiving, one rushing).

Swanson caught 37 passes for 604 yards and a team-best 11 touchdowns, tied for the league lead in receiving touchdowns while standing fifth among MIAC receivers in receiving yardage, third in yards per-catch (16.3) and eighth in receptions. He had 60-plus receiving yards in five games this season. In his 31-game college career, Swanson has 81 receptions for 1,224 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Thompson, Rud and Dooley were starters on an Augsburg offensive line that had one of its most successful seasons in recent years in 2012. As a team, Augsburg produced 4,712 yards of total offense – second-most among MIAC teams in overall statistics and 20th-most among NCAA Division III squads nationally. Augsburg's 237.9 rushing yardage per-game was third-most among MIAC teams and 27th-most nationally, while its 233.3 passing yardage per-game was third-most among MIAC teams. Augsburg's 38.0 points per-game were tops among MIAC teams and 24th-best nationally among Division III squads. Augsburg produced 400-plus yards of total offense in nine of its 10 games, eclipsing the 500-yard barrier five times. Augsburg's rushing offense eclipsed the 200-yard mark in six games this season.

Augsburg's offensive line allowed just 31 tackles for-loss this season – third-fewest among NCAA Division III teams nationally – and its six sacks allowed this year (0.6 per-game) were tied for eighth-fewest among Division III teams nationally.

Dooley was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, as part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.

Thompson and Vee were also named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, earlier this season.

Vee led the Auggies in tackles for the second straight year, compiling 99 total tackles (30 solo), including 5.0 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks. He also had an interception, two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and a quarterback hurry this season. He claimed at least nine total tackles in nine of Augsburg's 10 games this season, including four double-digit efforts -- 13 tackles in games against Hamline (three solo) and Macalester (eight solo), 11 (seven solo) against St. Thomas, and 10 (four solo) against Carleton. Vee's 99 tackles ranked sixth among MIAC players in overall statistics.

A three-year starter for the Auggies, Vee finished his career with 293 total tackles (85 solo), with 11.5 tackles for-loss, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, nine pass breakups, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick. He had at least one tackle in each of his 39 career games, while recording 11 double-digit tackle efforts in his career. He ended his career third on a list of 10 Auggies who have recorded 200-plus career tackles since the 2000-03 seasons.

In his first year as a starter on the defensive line, DeVet finished tied for third on the team in tackles with 52 (21 solo), including a team-best 8.5 tackles for-loss. He had 2.5 sacks, a pass breakup, three quarterback hurries and a forced fumble this season. He had five or more tackles in seven games this season, including a season-best 11 (four solo) against Concordia-Moorhead. DeVet's 8.5 tackles for-loss were tied for seventh-best among MIAC players in overall statistics.

A wide receiver his first two seasons as an Auggie, Bourne-McFarlane shifted to defense this season as a defensive back. He played on both sides of the football, as both a defensive back and as a receiver, later in the season. This year, he finished fifth on the team in tackles with 50 (28 solo), while recording a team-best five interceptions and eight passes defensed (three pass breakups), including one interception returned for a touchdown. His five interceptions were tied for second-most among MIAC players in overall statistics this season.

On offense, Bourne-McFarlane caught 14 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns. He also served as one of Augsburg's primary kick and punt returners this season, returning 17 kicks for 381 yards (22.4 yards per-return, third-best among MIAC players) and a touchdown, while returning 11 punts for 117 yards (10.6 yards per-return, third-best among MIAC players). His 776 all-purpose yards were third-most on the team this season. In his 30 career games as an Auggie, Bourne-McFarlane has 98 receptions for 1,304 yards and 10 touchdowns, while claiming 53 tackles (30 solo) and six interceptions in his career.

Under eighth-year head coach Frank Haege, Augsburg finished 7-3 overall, 5-3 in MIAC play -- the best overall record for the Auggies since finishing 10-2 overall (9-1 MIAC) in its 1997 MIAC championship season. The 7-3 record also marks Augsburg's second straight above-.500 overall finish -- the first time Augsburg has finished above-.500 in consecutive seasons since a three-year stretch from 1997 to 1999.