Eleven Gateway players earned Associated Press All-America honors, including OL Chris Price and LB Sherrod Coates of Western Kentucky; PK Mackenzie Hoambrecker of UNI; and punter Mike Scifres of Western Illinois, who earned first-team plaudits. It marks just the fourth time in league history that as many as four earned first-team AP honors.

The 11 honorees mark the highest number of Gateway players honored in an Associated Press All-America unit since 1987. In addition to Price, Coates, Hoambrecker and Scifres, the following players earned second-team AP All-America honors:
RB P.J. Mays, Youngstown State
OL Buster Ashley, Western Kentucky
LB Boomer Grigsby, Illinois State
DB Alexis Moreland, Southern Illinois Third-teamers from the Gateway include:
PK Justin Langan, Western Illinois
WR Stacy Coleman, Western Illinois DL Jonathan Friend, Illinois State

2002 I-AA All-America Team
By The Associated Press
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Tony Romo, Eastern Illinois, 6-3, 215, senior, Burlington, Wis.
Running backs - Jay Bailey, Austin Peay, 6-0, 205, senior, Clarksville, Tenn.; J.R. Taylor, Eastern Illinois, 6-2, 215, senior, Mount Zion, Ill.
Receivers - Tramon Douglas, Grambling State, 6-1, 205, junior, Baton Rouge, La.; Carl Morris, Harvard, 6-3, 200, senior, Sterling, Va.; Willie Ponder, Southeast Missouri State, 6-2, 195, senior, Tulsa, Okla.
Linemen - Dwight Beard, William & Mary, 6-4, 300, senior, Shippensburg, Pa.; Charles Clarke, Georgia Southern, 6-2, 280, senior, Pace, Fla.; Jason Davis, McNeese State, 6-0, 319, senior, Lake Charles, La.; Dylan McFarland, Montana, 6-6, 290, junior, Kalispell, Mont.; Chris Price, Western Kentucky, 6-0, 290, senior, Indianapolis
Placekicker - MacKenzie Hoambrecker, Northern Iowa, 6-0, 202, senior, Davenport, Iowa
All-purpose - DaShaun Morris, Delaware State, 6-0, 175, junior, Orange, N.J.
DEFENSE
Linemen - Josh Jeffries, Appalachian State, 6-2, 265, senior, Rougemont, N.C.; Roy Locks, Northwestern State, 5-11, 240, senior, Orange, Texas; Robert Mathis, Alabama A&M, 6-0, 227, senior, Atlanta; Freddy Pesqueira, Georgia Southern, 6-1, 241, senior, Acworth, Ga.
Linebackers - Sherrod Coates, Western Kentucky, 6-2, 225, senior, Boynton Beach, Fla.; Stephen Cooper, Maine, 6-1, 220, senior, Wareham, Mass.; Nick Ricks, Eastern Illinois, 6-0, 200, junior, Deerfield Beach, Fla.; Roderick Royal, McNeese State, 6-1, 241, junior, Baton Rouge, La.
Backs - Mark Kasmer, Dayton, 6-1, 193, senior, Brecksville, Ohio; Rashean Mathis, Bethune-Cookman, 6-2, 185, senior, Jacksonville, Fla.; Hadley Prince, McNeese State, 5-9, 195, senior, Sulphur, La.; Trey Young, Montana, 6-0, 195, senior, San Diego
Punter - Mike Scifres, Western Illinois, 6-2, 230, senior, Norco, La.

SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Brett Gordon, Villanova
Running backs - Gary Jones, Albany (N.Y.); P.J. Mays, Youngstown State
Receivers - Casey Cramer, Dartmouth; Chas Gessner, Brown; Aryvia Holmes, Samford
Linemen - Buster Ashley, Western Kentucky; Mike Brigandi, Hofstra; Kevin Hill, Eastern Illinois; Terry Riley, Grambling State; Jeff Santacroce, Lehigh
Place-kicker - Jesse Obert, Dayton
All-purpose - Chaz Williams, Georgia Southern
DEFENSE
Linemen - Jared Allen, Idaho State; Joseph Crear, Mississippi Valley State; Anthony Jones, Wofford; Adam Lord, Bucknell Linebackers - Elgin Andrews, Jackson State; Josh Cain, Chattanooga; Boomer Grigsby, Illinois State; Renauld Williams, Hofstra Backs - Leigh Bodden, Duquesne; Levy Brown, Florida A&M; Alexis Moreland, Southern Illinois; Lenny Williams, Southern
Punter - Mark Gould, Northern Arizona

THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Bruce Eugene, Grambling State
Running backs - Stephan Lewis, New Hampshire; Kirwin Watson, Fordham
Receivers - Stacy Coleman, Western Illinois; Nick Eller, Eastern Illinois; Cortez Hankton, Texas Southern
Linemen - Greg Barnum, Stephen F. Austin; Nathan Frowsing, St. Mary's (Calif.); Napolean Joseph, Bethune-Cookman; Trevor Krieger, Furman; Joe Patrick, Appalachian State
Place-kicker - Justin Langan, Western Illinois
All-purpose - Zuriel Smith, Hampton

DEFENSE
Linemen - Steve Anzalone, Northeastern; Jonathan Friend, Illinois State; Isaac Hilton, Hampton; Chris Parker, Morehead State
Linebackers - Lernard Mack, Texas Southern; Dan Mulhern, Delaware; Greg Pitts, Southwest Texas; Joe Sentipal, Monmouth Backs - Vince Alexander, Pennsylvania; Kane Ioane, Montana State; Chris Thompson, Nicholls State; David Young, Georgia Southern
Punter - Brent Barth, VMI