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Trio of Zips Earn All-MAC Football Accolades
December 15 | Football
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2020 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AWARDS RELEASE
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Led by junior RB Teon Dollard (Lake City, Fla.), who was honored as a First-Team All-Mid-American Conference football selection, a trio of Akron student-athletes garnered All-MAC accolades as announced by the league on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Redshirt junior ILB Bubba Arslanian (Aurora, Ohio) and sophomore CB A.J. Watts (Columbus, Ga.) were tabbed as second- and third-team honorees, respectively.
Dollard became the first Zip to garner first-team honors at running back, while representing the fourth offensive player to earn first-team league accolades. He rushed for 666 yards on 112 carries en route to scoring a team-high six touchdowns.
Dollard is rated 14th in the NCAA in rushing (111.0), 28th in rushing yards per carry (5.95), 42nd in rushing yards (666) and 53rd in all-purpose yards (115.83). He is ranked second in the MAC in rushing yards (666) and rushing touchdowns (6) and fourth in rushing yards per game (111.0).
Dollard's 202 yards against Kent State (Nov. 17) represented the highest single-game rushing total since Dennis Kennedy posted a 277-yard effort against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 18, 2008. He also finished with four touchdowns on the ground against the Golden Flashes, the most for a Zip since Bobby Hendry rushed for five scores versus Eastern Michigan on Nov. 24, 2001. Dollard also added totals of 185 and 165 yards, respectively, on the ground versus Bowling Green (Dec. 5) and Ohio (Nov. 10).
A team captain, Arslanian earned all-conference accolades for the first time, as he was tabbed a Second-Team All-MAC honoree after turning in a dominant season as one of the premier linebackers in both the MAC as well as the NCAA in 2020, leading the defensive efforts for the Zips.
Becoming the sixth Akron linebacker to earn second-team league recognition, he is rated second in the NCAA in solo tackles (7.8) and in total tackles (12.3), while ranking 18th among active career leaders in the NCAA in total tackles per contest (7.07), 48th in assisted tackles (104), 50th in solo tackles per game (3.60) and 63rd in total tackles (212).
In MAC play, Arslanian headlines the league in total tackles (74), solo tackles (47) and tackles per game (12.3), while ranking sixth in assisted tackles (27) and eighth in sacks (0.50). His 16-tackle performance against Bowling Green represents the second-best single-game effort in the MAC this season.
Arslanian has had 10 or more total tackles in 14 of the last 18 games overall. He led the Zips in tackles all six games this season and seven straight overall and in nine of Akron's last 11 contests dating back to the 2019 campaign.
Earning Third-Team All-MAC recognition at defensive back as Watts, who led the Zips in interceptions (2), pass break-ups (2) and forced fumbles (1), while ranking second in tackles (29) and solo tackles (22) and fourth in assisted tackles (7).
In MAC play, Watts was second in the league in interceptions (2), third in interceptions per game (0.33) and 19th in solo tackles (22).
He capped his campaign with interceptions in back-to-back games against Bowling Green (Dec. 5) and Buffalo (Dec. 12).
2020 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AWARDS RELEASE
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Led by junior RB Teon Dollard (Lake City, Fla.), who was honored as a First-Team All-Mid-American Conference football selection, a trio of Akron student-athletes garnered All-MAC accolades as announced by the league on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Redshirt junior ILB Bubba Arslanian (Aurora, Ohio) and sophomore CB A.J. Watts (Columbus, Ga.) were tabbed as second- and third-team honorees, respectively.
Dollard became the first Zip to garner first-team honors at running back, while representing the fourth offensive player to earn first-team league accolades. He rushed for 666 yards on 112 carries en route to scoring a team-high six touchdowns.
Dollard is rated 14th in the NCAA in rushing (111.0), 28th in rushing yards per carry (5.95), 42nd in rushing yards (666) and 53rd in all-purpose yards (115.83). He is ranked second in the MAC in rushing yards (666) and rushing touchdowns (6) and fourth in rushing yards per game (111.0).
Dollard's 202 yards against Kent State (Nov. 17) represented the highest single-game rushing total since Dennis Kennedy posted a 277-yard effort against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 18, 2008. He also finished with four touchdowns on the ground against the Golden Flashes, the most for a Zip since Bobby Hendry rushed for five scores versus Eastern Michigan on Nov. 24, 2001. Dollard also added totals of 185 and 165 yards, respectively, on the ground versus Bowling Green (Dec. 5) and Ohio (Nov. 10).
A team captain, Arslanian earned all-conference accolades for the first time, as he was tabbed a Second-Team All-MAC honoree after turning in a dominant season as one of the premier linebackers in both the MAC as well as the NCAA in 2020, leading the defensive efforts for the Zips.
Becoming the sixth Akron linebacker to earn second-team league recognition, he is rated second in the NCAA in solo tackles (7.8) and in total tackles (12.3), while ranking 18th among active career leaders in the NCAA in total tackles per contest (7.07), 48th in assisted tackles (104), 50th in solo tackles per game (3.60) and 63rd in total tackles (212).
In MAC play, Arslanian headlines the league in total tackles (74), solo tackles (47) and tackles per game (12.3), while ranking sixth in assisted tackles (27) and eighth in sacks (0.50). His 16-tackle performance against Bowling Green represents the second-best single-game effort in the MAC this season.
Arslanian has had 10 or more total tackles in 14 of the last 18 games overall. He led the Zips in tackles all six games this season and seven straight overall and in nine of Akron's last 11 contests dating back to the 2019 campaign.
Earning Third-Team All-MAC recognition at defensive back as Watts, who led the Zips in interceptions (2), pass break-ups (2) and forced fumbles (1), while ranking second in tackles (29) and solo tackles (22) and fourth in assisted tackles (7).
In MAC play, Watts was second in the league in interceptions (2), third in interceptions per game (0.33) and 19th in solo tackles (22).
He capped his campaign with interceptions in back-to-back games against Bowling Green (Dec. 5) and Buffalo (Dec. 12).
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