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2012 Furman Football Yearbook

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2012 FURMAN PALADINS p FOOTBALL The Players 85 Kevin ALLMAN Atlanta, Georgia WR p 6-3 p 209 p Junior demic Honor Roll. 2009 — Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibil- ity...recipient of Furman's Purple Pounder Award, given annually to a true freshman...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. High School: 2009 graduate of Marist (4A) High School, which also produced Paladin wide receiver Jordan Snellings and linebacker Preston Furry...football coach was Alan Chadwick...two- way starter at wide receiver and defensive back...caught three touchdown passes and averaged 22.9 yards per catch playing in a wishbone offense...registered 65 tackles, 10 pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and a pair of interceptions in helping key Marist to a 13-game winning streak, region championship, and state runner-up finish...team beat state champion Tucker, 38-0, during the regular season. Personal: Full name is Kevin Scott Allman...born February 4, 1990, in Los Angeles, California... son of Scott and Ginny Allman...has a sister, Kelsey...uncle, Martin Bradley, played football at Georgia Tech...uncle, Pat Snuffer, played at Tulane...accounting major...carries a 3.23 GPA. 70 Charlie ANDERSON Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery Academy OT p 6-0 p 275 p R-Freshman on offensive and defensive lines...served as team captain and earned first team All-Metro Mont- gomery honors in 2010...two-time offensive line player of the week selection as a senior...also played basketball and baseball, and participated in track...served as team captain in basketball as a sophomore, junior, and senior...competed in the javelin and shot put, recording the second longest throw (141'4") in the javelin in school history and second best mark in Alabama's 2A and 3A ranks in 2011...two-time Furman University Football Camp participant...very active in school extracurricular, church, and community service activities. Personal: Full name is Charles L. Anderson, Jr...born April 7, 1993, in Montgomery, Alabama... son of Charlie and Linda Anderson...has three brothers: Roscoe, Sterling, and Brian...father was one of the finest offensive linemen in Furman history — a four-year letterman (1978-81), two- time first team All-Southern Conference selection, two-time SoCon Jacobs Blocking Award hon- oree (the only two-time honoree among Furman's 19 Jacobs Blocking Award selections), NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship recipient, and member of Furman's Athletic Hall of Fame...undeclared major. 2011 — Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility. High School: 2011 graduate of Montgomery (3A) Academy... football coach was Chris Cournoyer...two-year, two-way starter 88 Colin ANDERSON Dallas, Texas TE p 6-4 p 237 p Senior Sporting News Fabulous Fifty All-America accolades after catching a team leading 40 passes for 696 yards and seven touchdowns...captured College Football Performance Awards FCS Tight End Award...consensus All-SoCon selection in separate balloting by SoCon head coaches and me- dia...17.4 yards per catch and seven touchdown receptions led all FCS tight ends...caught career high nine passes for 110 yards versus Samford...had six catches for career high 132 yards versus Elon...collected five receptions for 87 yards and two touchdowns (29 & 34 yards) against Western Carolina (47-21 win)...in one stretch caught TD passes in five consecutive games...nabbed four re- ceptions for 61 yards and a score in a 26-21 victory over fourth-ranked Wofford...registered a 47- 2012 — Sports Network FCS preseason All-America first team selection...also named to coaches first team preseason All- SoCon squad. 2011 — Registered the most impressive sea- son of any FCS tight end...landed Sports Network and Walter Camp Foundation first team All-America honors and College 12 Principia Upper School (Mo.) 2011 — Saw reserve and special teams duty in 10 games... named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2010 — Earned his first action as a reserve receiver and member of special teams, appearing in all 11 games...named to the SoCon Aca- Marist High School yard touchdown pass to Sederrik Cunningham in Furman's season ending 54-32 loss to Florida... took home Furman's Best Receiver Award following the season...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2010 — Took over starting duties at tight end following the graduation of All-SoCon performer Chris Truss...performed well, catching 16 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns... ranked fourth on the team in receptions and second in touchdown catches...recorded receptions in nine games...top performance came against Chattanooga (4 rec., 70 yds., 2 TDs), with scoring grabs covering 17 and 27 yards...had a 12-yard touchdown catch vs. Howard (56-14 win)...caught three passes for 40 yards against The Citadel (31-14 win) and had a season best 31-yard catch at Elon. 2009 — Saw limited action in all 11 games but displayed solid ability, catching four passes for 105 yards and a touchdown...pulled down a 29-yard reception in heavy coverage to give Fur- man a first down at the Chattanooga 1-yard line and set up a late second quarter touchdown in an eventual 38-20 victory...had a 33-yard touchdown catch versus Appalachian State...finished his season with a 29-yard catch versus Wofford (58-21 win)...inaugural recipient of Furman's Spear Sedgely Hustle Award following the season...selected to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2008 — Member of scout team...did not see any action. High School: 2008 graduate of The Principia School...football coach was Brad Warick...two-year starter at quarterback and safety...team captain and MVP his senior year...two-time all-league all-star selection. Personal: Full name is Colin Tyler Anderson...son of Scott and Stephanie Anderson...born No- vember 21, 1989, in Gaithersburg, Maryland...father played three sports at Principia College...is a direct descendant of Gen. Robert C. Anderson, who was captain and in command of Union forces at Fort Sumter at the start of the Civil War...business administration major. Rushes: 1 vs. Elon (2010) Rushing Yardage: 6 vs. Elon (2010) Longest Rush: 6 vs. Elon (2010) Passing Attempts: 1 vs. Florida (2011) Passing Completions: 1 vs. Florida (2011) Passing Yards: 47 vs. Florida (2011) Passing Touchdowns: 1 vs. Florida (2011) Longest Pass Completion: 47 vs. Florida (2011) Receptions: 9 vs. Samford (2011)...Tied Furman TE record Receiving Yards: 132 vs. Elon (2011) Touchdown Receptions: 2 vs. Chattanooga (2010) & Western Carolina (2011) Longest Reception: 58 vs. Georgia Southern (2011) COLIN ANDERSON'S CAREER HIGHS/STATISTICS RUSHING 2009 ........................11-0 .............0 ................0 ............ 0 ............... 0 ................0.0 ............... 0.0 2010 ......................11-11 .............1 ................6 ............ 0 ............... 6 ................6.0 ............... 0.5 2011 ......................11-11 .............0 ................0 ............ 0 ............... 0 ................0.0 ............... 0.0 TOTAL ...............33-22 ...........1 .............6 ...........0 ............ 6 .............6.0 ............ 0.2 G-GS ATT YDS TD LG Avg/C Avg/G PASSING 2009 ...............11-0 ............0 ............ 0 ..........0 .......... 0 .........0 ........... 0 ........... 0.0 ........ 0.0 2010 ..............11-11 ............0 ............ 0 ..........0 ........... 0 ..........0 ............ 0 ............ 0.0 .......... 0.0 2011 ..............11-11 ............1 ............ 1 ..........0 ......... 47 ..........1 .......... 47 ........ 100.0 ...... 824.8 TOTAL ........ 33-22 ......... 1 .......... 1 ........0 ........47 ........ 1 ........ 47 ..... 100.0 ....824.8 G ATT COMP INT YDS TD LNG PCT EFF RECEIVING 2009 ....................... 11-0 ..............4 .............105 ............ 1 ............. 33 ..............26.2 ................9.5 2010 ..................... 11-11 ............16 .............242 ............ 3 ............. 31 ..............15.1 ..............22.0 2011 ..................... 11-11 ............40 .............696 ............ 7 ............. 58 ..............17.4 ..............63.3 TOTAL ...............33-22 .........60 ........ 1043 .........11 ...........58 ...........17.4 ...........31.6 G-GS REC YDS TD LG Avg/C Avg/G SCORING 2009 ....................... 11-0 ..........1 ..........0.......... 1 ...........0 .........0 ...........0 .......0 ........ 6 .........0.5 2010 ..................... 11-11 ..........3 ..........0.......... 3 ...........0 .........0 ...........0 .......0 ...... 18 .........1.6 2011 ..................... 11-11 ..........7 ..........0.......... 7 ...........0 .........0 ...........0 .......0 ...... 42 .........3.8 TOTAL ...............33-22 ..... 11 ....... 0 ......11 ......... 0 ....... 0 .........0 ...... 0 .....66 .......2.0 G-GS TD RUS REC RET PAT 2PAT FG TOT Avg/G 33 Marcus ANDERSON Dallas, Georgia RB p 5-9 p 198 p Freshman second team honors as a punter in 2011...also starred in soccer...named county and region player High School: 2012 graduate of North Paulding (5A) High School...saw action at running back, wide receiver, defensive back, kicker, and punter...football coach was Heath Webb... earned first team all-conference honors as a wide receiver and North Paulding High School

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