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Collegefootballnews.com Releases All-Conference USA Team And Top 30 Players
Dec. 9, 2005 HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Collegefootballnews.com named senior linebacker Kevis Coley Conference USA's Defensive Player of the Year today, as the web site released its All-Conference USA Team and Top 30 players. The site named junior offensive lineman George Batiste, senior safety Trevis Coley, Kevis Coley and senior punter Luke Johnson to its all-league team. In addition, Kevis was rated the No. 3 player in the league, Batiste the No. 16, while Trevis the No. 17 ranked player in Conference USA this season. Senior quarterback Dustin Almond was rated the No. 5 quarterback in Conference USA this season, Batiste the No. 2 offensive lineman, Kevis Coley the top linebacker, Trevis Coley the top defensive back, Johnson the No. 1 kicker and McCaleb the No. 4 kicker. Kevis Coley, the 2005 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year, earned first team All-Conference USA honors this season. He finished the regular season with a team-high 144 total tackles (13.1 tackles per game), leading Conference USA and ranking No. 4 nationally. It was also the ninth best single-season performance in school history. He also had 78 solo tackles on the season, leading the team and Conference USA, while tying for No. 6 nationally. He also had 66 assisted tackles, which led the team and tied for first in Conference USA. McCaleb, an honorable mention All-American selection by SI.com, earned second team All-Conference USA honors for the second-straight season in 2005. He finished the season connecting on 22-of-27 field goals and 34-of-35 extra points, finishing as the top field goal kicker in Conference USA and No. 2 nationally (2.0). He also finished No. 2 in Conference USA and No. 14 nationally in scoring (9.09). Batiste earned first team offense All-Conference USA honors for the first time in his career. Batiste is the team's first offensive lineman to earn first team honors since Jeremy Parquet earned first team honors in 2003. Batiste did not allow a sack in 2005, and was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in five games on the year, and only allowed one in the final five games. Johnson, tabbed an honorable mention All-American by SI.com on Wednesday, earned first-team All-Conference USA honors for the first time in his career. He led Conference USA with a 45.3 punting yard average (50 punts, 2,263 yards), tying for the second best performance in school history, matching Ray Guy's 45.3-yard average in 1970. The punting unit finished No. 2 in Conference USA and No. 10 nationally (37.78). Southern Miss finished 6-5 overall and 5-3 in Conference USA and recently accepted an invitation to play in the New Orleans Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m., CT, its eighth bowl game in the past nine years, including four straight. The 6-5 record also is the 12th straight winning season for the Golden Eagles, who is one of only seven schools that have achieved the mark. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets from the Southern Miss Ticket Office. Premium sideline tickets are $40 each, Goal line tickets are $20 each and Southern Miss student tickets are $20 each. Priority ticket deadline is Fri., Dec. 9 at 1 p.m., and for ticket information call 1-800-844-TICK, 601-266-5418 or visit www.southernmiss.com. Collegefootballnews.com First Team Offense
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