Three Bloomsburg Players Named to Don Hansen's Football All-America Team

Jamar Brittingham

BLOOMSBURG- Sophomore runningback Jamar Brittingham (Levittown/ Neshaminy), senior offensive tackle Jahri Evans (Philadelphia/ Frankfurt), and senior guard John Moser (Newmanstown/ ELCO) have been named to the 2005 Don Hansen's Football Gazette NCAA Division II All-America Team. Brittingham and Evans were named to the first team, while Moser was named to the second team. In addition, Brittingham shared Offensive Back of the Year honors along with East Stroudsburg quarterback Jimmy Terwilliger.

Brittingham was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Player of the Year and finished third in the balloting for the Harlon Hill Award, Division II's Player of the Year Award. He became just the second sophomore, and first since 1987, to be one of the three finalists for the award. He was also named first team A.P. Little America and was a first team All-American according to Daktronics and D2football.com

During the season he rushed for 2,260 yards and scored 32 rushing touchdowns with both marks breaking school and PSAC records. He also caught 20 passes for 299 yards and scored two scores giving him 34 touchdowns for the year. His rushing average of 188.3 and scoring average of 17 points per game not only led Division II, but all three divisions of football. His 204 total points was also the third highest single season scoring total in NCAA Division II history, while his rushing average was the ninth best in NCAA D-II history. In two years of play, Brittingham also ranks first all-time in Division II with 13.6 points per game.

Jahri Evans

Brittingham had five games this year in which he went over the 200 yard mark, including a 200-yard game against East Stroudsburg on October 1st and a 211-yard performance against West Chester on October 29th. He also scored the game-winning touchdown in both games. His career best game came in the 2005 season opener when he rushed for 250 yards against Slippery Rock.

Evans, a 6-4, 340 pound offensive tackle, is regarded as one of the best offensive lineman in the country. He anchored a line that was ranked eight nationally in rushing offense at 284.3 yards per game and was 10th in total offense with 473.4 yards per game. Evans graded out at 95% each game and was involved in many second and third level blocks and numerous pancake blocks. He was also part of an offensive line that allowed just 13 sacks in 12 games. In addition, Evans' blocking allowed 46 of the team's 66 touchdowns (69 percent) to come on the ground.

Evans has also been named to the first team A.P. Little America team; first team American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America team ; All-PSAC East first team, Daktronics and D2football.com first team All-American, and played in the Las Vegas All-American Classic on January 14th. He was also a finalist for the Gene Upshaw award, which honors the nation's top offensive lineman in Division II each season.

In his junior year Evans was named first team A.P. Little America, first team AFCA; first team d2football.com; first team Don Hansen All-Northeast region and first team Daktronics All-Northeast region and was a finalist for the Gene Upshaw award.

John Moser

John Moser, a 6-1-260 pound guard, earned All-Region and All-PSAC Second Team honors in 2005. Moser also helped anchor one of the most potent rushing attacks in Division II. In addition, Moser was named to the Don Hansen Football Gazette Pre-Season All-American team in 2005 and was an All-PSAC selection in 2004 as well.

The combination of Brittingham, Moser, and Evans helped the Huskies lead the PSAC in rushing offense by nearly 60 yards per game over the second place team.

This marks the 18th year Don Hansen's Football Gazette, a recognized authority on small college football, has selected an NCAA Division II All-America team. The national publication selected All-Region teams with the first-team and second-team All-Region players from each of the four geographic regions (Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest) making up the national ballot, which was voted upon by a 25-member national panel.

A total of 155 players earned some form of Football Gazette All-America honors. Players from 68 of the 150 football-playing schools in Division II earned Football Gazette All-America accolades. A pair of NCAA-II playoff qualifiers - North Alabama and North Dakota - led the way by placing three players apiece on the first-team All-America squad.