Mid-American Conference football individual awards
Special Teams Player of the Year -- Winners
Table:
Season
Player
School
Position

1998
Brad Selent
Western Michigan
K

1999
Dave Zastudil
Ohio

2000
Justin McCareins
Northern Illinois

2001*
Dave Zastudil (2)
Ohio

2001*
Steve Azar
Northern Illinois

2002
Dan Sheldon
Northern Illinois

2003
Steve Azar (2)
Northern Illinois

2004
Ryne Robinson
Miami

2005
Jason Robbins
Toledo

2006
Brian Jackson
Ball State

2007
Brett Kern
Toledo

2008
Antonio Brown
Central Michigan

2009
Antonio Brown (2)
Central Michigan

2010
Eric Page
Toledo

2011
Matt Weller
Ohio
K

2012
Dri Archer
Kent State
KR

2013
Jeremiah Detmer
Toledo
K

2014
Scott Secor
Ball State
K

2015
Aregeros Turner
Northern Illinois
KR

2016
Darius Phillips
Western Michigan
KR

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The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season , play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-A level , began in late summer 1998 and culminated with the major bowl games in early January 1999 . It was the first season of the Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) , which saw the Tennessee Volunteers win the national championship , one year after star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the National Football League ( NFL ) . Tennessee defeated the Florida State Seminoles , 23-16 , in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe , Arizona , to secure the inaugural BCS National Championship . The BCS combined elements of the old Bowl Coalition and the Bowl Alliance it replaced . The agreement existed between the Rose , Fiesta , Sugar , and Orange bowl games , with the Cotton Bowl Classic diminishing in status since the breakup of the Southwest Conference . Like the Bowl Alliance , a national championship game would rotate between the four bowls , with the top two teams facing each other . These teams were chosen based upon a BCS poll , combining the AP Poll , the Coaches Poll , and a computer component . The computer factored in things such as strength of schedule , margin of victory , and quality wins without taking into account time ( in other words , a loss early in the season and a loss late in the season were on equal footing ) . Like the Bowl Coalition , the BCS bowls not hosting the national championship game would retain their traditional conference tie-ins . The first run of the Bowl Championship Series was not without controversy as Kansas State finished third in the final BCS standings , but was not invited to a BCS bowl game . Ohio State ( ranked 4th ) and two-loss Florida ( 8th ) received the at-large bids instead . Also , Tulane went undefeated , but finished 10th in the BCS standings and was not invited to a BCS bowl because of their low strength of schedule .
The Western Michigan Broncos football program represents Western Michigan University in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I and the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) . Western Michigan has competed in football since 1906 , when they played three games in their inaugural season . In 1927 , WMU joined four other schools ( Central Michigan University , Eastern Michigan University , Ferris State University , and Wayne State University ) to form the Michigan Collegiate Conference . Western Michigan then moved to its present conference in 1948 . Prior to 1939 , Western Michigan 's athletic teams were known as the Hilltoppers . Western Michigan 's football team has had 16 head coaches in its history and is currently coached by Tim Lester . WMU 's main rival is the Central Michigan University Chippewas and they play for the WMU-CMU Rivalry Trophy . As of 2018 , the Broncos own a 49-38-2 advantage in the series . In 2002 , Western Michigan won the rivalry game at Central Michigan for the first time since 1973 , snapping a 12-game winless streak ( 0-11-1 ) . In the 2018 season , Western Michigan defeated Central Michigan , 35-10 . The win was the Broncos ' sixth in the last eight contests against the Chippewas . Western Michigan University played in the inaugural International Bowl in 2007 in Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions , defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl . Florida State became the first team in history to start out preseason # 1 and remain there through the entire season . Their 12-0 season gave them 109 victories in the '90s , the most for any decade . Virginia Tech also had a remarkable season behind freshman quarterback Michael Vick , who was being touted as college football 's best player . Vick was outshined in the national championship game by Florida State wide receiver Peter Warrick . Warrick had early problems with the law , charged with a misdemeanor he sat out two games early in the season . But he scored three touchdowns in the title game , earning MVP honors . The BCS adopted a new rule after the previous season , nicknamed the Kansas State Rule , which stated that any team ranked in the top four in the final BCS poll is assured of an invitation to a BCS bowl game . A lot of teams faced debacles . East Carolina faced Hurricane Floyd , and in that same week , faced the # 9 Miami Hurricanes . The Pirates were down , 23-3 , but scored 24 unanswered points to win the football game , 27-23 . Kansas State finished 6th in the BCS standings but again received no BCS bowl invitation , this time being passed over in favor of Michigan ( ranked 8th ) .
David Michael Zastudil ( born October 26 , 1978 ) is a former American football punter . He played college football at Ohio , and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens .
The Ohio Bobcats football team is a major intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University . The team represents the university as the senior member of the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) , playing at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level . The Bobcats have played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens , Ohio since 1929 . Ohio University is also the first team to produce a shut out during an MAC Bowl game . The Ohio Bobcats football 's first game is reported in 1894 , an 8-0 loss to Marietta College . Since then , the Bobcats have posted an over 500 wins over their 125-year existence and over 200 wins in their 72 years in MAC games . The Bobcats have won five MAC championships , in 1953 , 1960 , 1963 , 1967 , and 1968 , and four MAC East Division championships , in 2006 , 2009 , 2011 , and 2016 . Prior to joining the MAC , the Bobcats won six Buckeye Athletic Association championships , in 1929 , 1930 , 1931 , 1935 , 1936 , and 1938 . In 1960 , the Bobcats were crowned National Small College Champions after compiling a 10-0 record under Bill Hess . The Bobcats have appeared in twelve bowl games , losing 15-14 to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl , losing 49-42 to Richmond in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl , falling 28-7 to Southern Mississippi in the 2007 GMAC Bowl , losing 21-17 to Marshall in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl , and a defeat at the hands of Troy in the 2010 New Orleans Bowl . Ohio won their first bowl game on December 17 , 2011 with a 24-23 victory over the Utah State Aggies in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl . Ohio followed up that bowl win with another in 2012 over Louisiana-Monroe in the 2012 Independence Bowl , by the score 45-14 .
The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer . Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was in his second season as head coach , having been the defensive coordinator of Steve Spurrier 's 1996 National Champion Florida Gators , and also having helped Bill Snyder turn the Kansas State Wildcats around in the early 1990s . Stoops erased a three-game losing streak against rival Texas by a score of 63-14 , one of the worst defeats in Texas ' football history . Despite the lopsided victory , this game marked a return of the Red River Shootout to a rivalry game with national title implications . The BCS title game was not without controversy , as the system shut fourth-ranked Washington out of the championship game , despite being the only team who had beaten each # 2 Miami and # 5 Oregon State and having the same 10-1 record as # 3 Florida State during the regular season . 10-1 Miami , who handed # 3 Florida State their only loss , was ranked higher in both the AP Writers ' Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches ' Poll , and had the same record as the Seminoles , was also seen as a possible title contender . Virginia Tech also was left out of the BCS bowls , despite being ranked higher than one of the at-large teams , Notre Dame . The South Carolina Gamecocks broke a 21-game losing streak , stretching back into 1998 , to go 8-4 including a win over Ohio State in the Outback Bowl . Two new bowl games began in the 2000 season : the Silicon Valley Bowl , which had a contractual tie-in with the WAC , and the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl .
Justin Morgan McCareins ( born December 1 , 1978 ) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League . He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft . He also played for the New York Jets . He played college football at Northern Illinois .
The Northern Illinois Huskies football team are a college football program representing Northern Illinois University ( NIU ) in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of college football . NIU football plays its home games at Huskie Stadium on the campus of the Northern Illinois University in DeKalb , Illinois . The Huskies compete in the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) as a member of the West Division , where they have won five championships in 1983 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 and 2018 . They have played in twelve post-season bowl games since 2004 , most notably the 2013 Orange Bowl .
The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning the national title for the fifth time . The Hurricanes were led by Larry Coker , who was in his first year as head coach after five years as Miami 's offensive coordinator under Butch Davis and became the first head coach since 1989 's Dennis Erickson from the University of Miami to win a national title in his first season . Coker had the benefit of inheriting a star-studded program that Davis had rebuilt in the aftermath of NCAA sanctions in the mid-to-late '90s . Miami completed a perfect 12-0 season , which culminated in a 37-14 win over Nebraska in the Rose Bowl BCS National Championship Game . In yet another controversial season for the BCS , ( AP ) # 4 Nebraska was chosen as the national title opponent despite not having even played in the Big 12 championship game . The Huskers went into their last regularly scheduled game at Colorado undefeated , but left Boulder having lost the game by a score of 62-36 . The Buffaloes went on to win the Big 12 championship game . The BCS computers , among other things , did n't weigh later games any more heavily than earlier games , and one-loss Nebraska came out ahead of two-loss # 3 Colorado and one-loss , # 2 Oregon . Some fans chanted number 4 at the title game held at the Rose Bowl . Florida State did not win the ACC championship for the first time since joining the conference in 1991 , losing out to Maryland . Steve Spurrier left the Florida Gators at the end of the season to coach the Washington Redskins , accepting what was then the largest salary for an NFL head coach . The season had one of the more competitive Heisman Trophy races with Eric Crouch of Nebraska winning by only a small margin over Rex Grossman of Florida .
The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a double overtime national championship game . Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated . The underdog Buckeyes defeated the defending-champion Hurricanes 31-24 , ending Miami 's 34-game winning streak . Jim Tressel won the national championship in only his second year as head coach . Rose Bowl officials were vocally upset over the loss of the Big Ten champ from the game . Former New England Patriots coach Pete Carroll returned the USC Trojans to a BCS bid in only his second season as head coach . Notre Dame also returned to prominence , as Tyrone Willingham became the first coach in Notre Dame history to win 10 games in his first season . Beginning with the 2002 season , teams were allowed to schedule twelve regular season games instead of eleven leading to additional revenues for all teams and allowing players the enhanced opportunity to break various statistical records .
The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy , resulting in a split national championship . This was the first split title since the inception of the BCS , something the BCS intended to eliminate . At season 's end , three BCS Automatic Qualifying ( AQ ) conference teams finished the regular season with one loss , with only two spots available in the BCS National Championship Game . Three BCS Non-Automatic Qualifying ( Non-AQ ) conference teams also finished with one loss , TCU , Boise State and Miami ( OH ) , stirring the debate of the BCS being unfair to BCS Non-AQ conference teams . LSU defeated Oklahoma in the 2004 Sugar Bowl , securing the BCS National Championship , as the ESPN/USA Today Coaches ' Poll was contractually obligated to vote the winner of the BCS National Championship Game # 1 . Meanwhile , when AP # 1 USC beat ( number 5 ) Michigan in the 2004 Rose Bowl , the AP voters kept USC in the top spot , and USC secured the AP title . Army became the first team in NCAA Division I-A football modern history to finish the season 0-13 . The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award sponsored by ESPN chose USC coach Pete Carroll as their award recipient , while the Paul Bear Bryant Award , voted on by an association of sportswriters , chose LSU coach Nick Saban . The Orange Bowl game was noteworthy in that Miami and Florida State previously had scheduled to play each other on Labor Day in 2004 . Playing in the Orange Bowl ensured that their next meeting would be each of their very next games and their first of the 2004 season .
Stephen Thomas Azar ( born April 11 , 1964 ) is an American country music artist of Lebanese descent . Azar is a hit songwriter , recording artist , music producer , golfer and philanthropist .
The 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The regular season began on August 28 , 2004 and ended on December 4 , 2004 . The postseason concluded on January 4 , 2005 with the Orange Bowl , which served as the season 's BCS National Championship Game . USC defeated Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl by a score of 55-19 , which earned the Trojans their second consecutive AP title and first-ever BCS title . The Orange Bowl win and accompanying BCS title were later vacated as part of the sanctions levied against USC following an NCAA investigation . USC appealed the decision but was denied by the NCAA , and the 2004 BCS title was officially vacated on June 6 , 2011 .
Ryne Robinson ( born November 4 , 1984 ) is a former American football wide receiver . He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Miami University . He is a graduate of Central Catholic High School ( Toledo , Ohio ) . Robinson has also been a member of the Florida Tuskers .
The Miami RedHawks football ( known as the Miami Redskins before 1996 ) program represents Miami University , located in Oxford , Ohio , in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level . The RedHawks compete in the Mid-American Conference and are known for producing several high-profile head coaches , earning it the nickname Cradle of Coaches . The team is currently coached by Chuck Martin and play their home games at Yager Stadium .
The 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
The Toledo Rockets football team is a college football program in Division I FBS , representing the University of Toledo . The Rockets compete in the Mid-American Conference . Toledo began playing football in 1917 , although it did not field teams in 1931 , and 1943-1945 . Since the inception of the AP Poll in 1936 Toledo has finished in the Top 25 four times . Its highest finish came in 1970 when it ranked # 12 after finishing 12-0-0 . The University of Toledo has a 10-7 record in bowl games . The Rockets were the 2017 MAC champions . The team 's current head coach is Jason Candle .
The 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The regular season began on August 31 , 2006 and ended on December 2 , 2006 . The postseason concluded on January 8 , 2007 with the BCS National Championship Game in Glendale , Arizona , where the # 2 Florida Gators defeated the # 1 Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 41-14 to win the national title . The Boise State Broncos were the year 's only undefeated team in both levels of Division I football after defeating Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl .
Brian Jackson ( born May 4 , 1987 ) is a former American football cornerback . He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2010 . He played college football at Oklahoma . He has also played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Rams .
The Ball State Cardinals football team is a college football program representing Ball State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) college football . Mike Neu is the current head coach . Ball State plays its home games on Scheumann Stadium on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie , Indiana . The Cardinals compete in the Mid-American Conference as a member of the West Division . The Cardinals have a 421-381-32 record , which ranks below the top 50 most victories among NCAA FBS programs . Ball State was originally classified as a teacher 's college , participating in the National Junior College Athletic Association ( NJCAA ) from 1937 until 1956 . In 1957 , they were classified as a Small College school until 1972 . Ball State received Division II classification in 1973 , before becoming a Division I-AA program in 1975 and a Division I-A ( now FBS ) program in 1981 , dropping to Division I-AA for a single season ( 1982 ) before returning to Division I-A .
The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The regular season began on August 30 , 2007 and ended on December 1 , 2007 . The postseason concluded on January 7 , 2008 with the BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans , where the # 2-ranked LSU Tigers defeated the # 1 Ohio State Buckeyes to win their second BCS and third overall national title . For just the second time in the Bowl Championship Series era , no FBS team finished the season undefeated . Kansas was the only team from a BCS automatic-qualifying conference to finish the entire season with just one loss .
Brett Alan Kern ( born February 17 , 1986 ) is an American football punter for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . He played college football at Toledo .
The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The regular season began on August 28 , 2008 and ended on December 6 , 2008 . The postseason concluded on January 8 , 2009 with the BCS National Championship Game in Miami Gardens , Florida , which featured the top two teams ranked by the Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) : the # 2 Florida Gators and # 1 Oklahoma Sooners . Florida defeated Oklahoma by a score of 24-14 to win their second BCS title in three years and third overall national championship in school history . The Utah Utes were selected national champions by Anderson & Hester after beating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2009 Sugar Bowl , finishing the season as the nation 's only undefeated team .
Antonio Tavaris Brown Sr. ( born July 10 , 1988 ) is an American football wide receiver . Raised in Liberty City , Miami , Brown attended Miami Norland High School , where he competed in both football and track . He played college football at Central Michigan University , where he earned All-American honors in 2008 and 2009 as a punt returner . A sixth-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010 , Brown has amassed more receptions than any other player since he entered the league . During Brown 's first season with the Steelers , the team advanced to Super Bowl XLV but lost to the Green Bay Packers . He finished his rookie season with 16 receptions for 167 yards in ten games . During his second NFL season , he became the first player in NFL history to have more than 1,000 yards receiving and returning in the same year . For his efforts , Brown was selected as a punt returner for the 2012 Pro Bowl . In 2013 , he became the only receiver in NFL history to record five receptions and at least 50 yards in every single game of an NFL season . Although his on-the-field productivity continued over the next several seasons , including leading the league in receptions and receiving yards in 2014 , receptions in 2015 , receiving yards in 2017 , and receiving touchdowns in 2018 , Brown 's relationship with the Steelers soured , especially with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger , and he eventually requested a trade . In 2019 , Brown was traded to the Oakland Raiders , who then made him the highest-paid receiver in the league . However , his time in Oakland was short-lived , and following several off-the-field incidents , including a confrontation with general manager Mike Mayock , the team released Brown without him ever playing a regular-season game .
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Eric Anthony Page ( born September 23 , 1991 ) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner who is currently a free agent . He played college football for the University of Toledo , and received consensus All-American honors . The Denver Broncos signed him as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL Draft .
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The 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The regular season began on August 26 , 2016 and ended on December 10 , 2016 . The postseason concluded on January 9 , 2017 with the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship , where the Clemson Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide to claim their second national title in school history . The championship game was a rematch of the 2016 edition won by Alabama .
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