Michael Collins Is Named First Team All-ACC
11/27/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 27, 2001
Senior offensive guard Michael Collins, an integral part of Wake Forest teams that posted winning records in 1999 and 2001, was named first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference today.
Collins, 6-6 and 292 pounds from Hickory (NC), is the first Wake Forest player to earn first team honors since linebacker Dustin Lyman in 1999. He is the first Deacon offensive player to earn first team honors since Ben Coleman, Todd Dixon and John Henry Mills in 1992.
Four Demon Deacons were named second team All-ACC. Junior tailback Tarence Williams, junior defensive end Calvin Pace, junior defensive end Nate Bolling and return specialist John Stone all earned second team honors. Senior center Vince Azzolina earned honorable mention.
Collins anchored a veteran and talented Wake Forest offensive line in 2001. The Deacons rushed for 221.6 yards and passed for 168.5 yards per game for an average of 390.2 yards of total offense per contest. Deacon quarterbacks were sacked just 13 times in 11 games.
Williams rushed for 1,018 yards in just 10 games in 2001. He averaged more than 100 yards per game and rushed for 10 touchdowns. Pace recorded 62 tackles, including 18 for losses and 10 quarterback sacks. Bolling earned 73 tackles, 21 for losses and five sacks. Stone averaged 108.8 yards of all-purpose yardage per game and was one of the nation's top returners. He averaged 26.7 yards per kickoff return including one 93-yarder for a touchdown.
Last season no Deacons were named first or second team.
Wake Forest concluded the regular season with a 6-5 record under first-year coach Jim Grobe.
2001 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Football Honors (69 ballots, 2 points 1st team, 1 point second team)
1ST TEAM - OFFENSE QB Woody Dantzler, Sr., Clemson 66 RB Bruce Perry, So., Maryland 136 RB Joe Burns, Jr., Georgia Tech 115 WR Billy McMullen, Jr., Virginia 127 WR Kelly Campbell, Sr., Georgia Tech 84 TE Mike Hart, Sr., Duke 93 OT Brett Williams, Jr., Florida State 121 OT Nat Dorsey, Fr., Georgia Tech 70 OG Todd Wike, Jr., Maryland 110 OG Michael Collins, Sr., Wake Forest 87 OC Melvin Fowler, Sr., Maryland 96 PK Luke Manget, Jr., Georgia Tech 78
2ND TEAM - OFFENSE QB Shaun Hill, Sr., Maryland 64 RB Tarence Williams, Jr., Wake Forest 65 RB Ray Robinson, Sr., NC State 53 WR Guilian Gary, Sr., Maryland 56 WR Javon Walker, Sr., Florida State 51 TE Willie Wright, Sr., NC State 82 OT Akil Smith, Jr., Clemson 60 OT Matt Crawford, Jr., Maryland 53 OG Montrae Holland, Jr., Florida State 73 OG Will Merritt, Gr., Clemson 64 OC Kyle Young, Gr., Clemson 48 PK Xavier Beitia, Fr., Florida State 60
HONORABLE MENTION (20 or more points) - QB - George Godsey, Sr., Georgia Tech (46), Philip Rivers, So., NC State (21). RB - Chris Douglas, So, Duke (20). WR - Talman Gardner, Jr., Florida State (35). OT - Jeremese Jones, Sr., Virginia (29), Chris Colmer, So., NC State (28), Jason Kemble, Sr., Georgia Tech (20). OG - Evan Routzahn, Sr., Virginia (24), T.J. Watkins, Gr., Clemson (21). OC - Adam Metts, Sr., North Carolina (26), Vince Azzolina, Sr., Wake Forest (26). PK - Nick Novak, Fr., Maryland (39), Jeff Reed, Sr., North Carolina (29).
1ST TEAM - DEFENSE DL Julius Peppers, Jr., North Carolina 138 DL Greg Gathers, Jr., Georgia Tech 124 DL Ryan Sims, Sr., North Carolina 102 DL Darnell Dockett, So., Florida State 81 LB E.J. Henderson, Jr., Maryland 135 LB Levar Fisher, Sr., NC State 135 LB Bradley Jennings, Sr., Florida State 82 DB Chris Hope, Sr., Florida State 115 DB Terrence Holt, Jr., NC State 111 DB Tony Jackson, Sr., Maryland 105 DB Tony Okanlawon, Sr., Maryland 97 SP Kelley Rhino, Jr., Georgia Tech 69 P Brooks Barnard, Jr., Maryland 119
2ND TEAM - DEFENSE DL Nick Rogers, Sr., Georgia Tech 70 DL Corey Smith, Sr., NC State 54 DL Nate Bolling, Sr., Wake Forest 47 DL Calvin Pace, Jr., Wake Forest 35 LB David Thornton, Sr., North Carolina 48 LB Chad Carson, Sr., Clemson 41 LB Angelo Crowell, Jr., Virginia 39 DB Michael Waddell, Jr., North Carolina 73 DB Jeremy Muyres, Jr., Georgia Tech 48 DB Charles Hafley, Gr., Clemson 47 DB Shernard Newby, Jr., Virginia 43 SP John Stone, Sr., Wake Forest 51 P Mike Abrams, Sr., Virginia 69
HONORABLE MENTION - DL - Alonzo Jackson, Jr., Florida State (32), Charles Hill, Sr., Maryland (32), Monsanto Pope, Sr., Virginia (30). LB - Recardo Wimbush, Jr., Georgia Tech (36), Michael Boulware, So., Florida State (28), Kendyll Pope, So., Florida State (20). DB - Marvious Hester, Jr., Georgia Tech (38), Randall Jones, Sr., Maryland (35), Brian Williams, Sr., NC State (25). SP - Terrence Holt, Sr., NC State (27), Ronnie Hamilton, Sr., Duke (23).