CLEVELAND, OH – The North Coast Athletic Conference is celebrating its 40th playing season by selecting All-Decade teams in all 23 championship sports. Student-athletes that competed in the NCAC between the 2013-14 and the 2022-23 seasons who earned Player of the Year honors, or who earned a minimum of three all-NCAC first-team nods were named to the team.
In football, 26 student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding accomplishments on the gridiron.
In the last 10 years, four different North Coast Athletic Conference teams have earned a league title in football including Denison (2018-19), DePauw (2021-22), Wabash (2015, '18-19), and Wittenberg (2013-14, '16-19). Over the course of the decade, there were repeat co-champions, as Denison, Wabash, and Wittenberg shared the crown in both 2018 and 2019. No champions were named in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Founded in 1983, the North Coast Athletic Conference currently consists of nine academically selective NCAA Division III colleges and universities - Denison University, DePauw University, Hiram College, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wabash College, Wittenberg University and the College of Wooster along with affiliate members Allegheny College, Earlham College, Transylvania University and Washington & Jefferson College (field hockey). The NCAC sponsors 23 championship sports, 11 for men and 12 for women.
NCAC 40th Anniversary Football All-Decade Team
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Years Competed |
Player of the Year |
All-NCAC |
Other Award |
| First |
Second |
Hon. Mention/Third |
| Joey Annee |
WAB |
P |
2018-21 |
2021, 2019 Special Teams |
2021, 2019 |
|
|
|
| Chase Balla |
ALL |
RS |
2017-20 |
2018 Special Teams |
2019 (OLB), 2019 (RS), 2018 |
|
2017 |
|
| Josh Bannick |
WIT |
DL |
2013-15 |
|
2015, 2014, 2013 |
|
|
|
| DuShawn Brown |
DEN |
WR |
2013-15 |
2014 Offensive |
2015, 2014 |
|
|
|
| Austin Brown |
WAB |
DB |
2013-16 |
|
2016, 2015, 2014 |
|
|
|
| Cody Buresh |
WAB |
DL |
2013-14 |
2014 Defensive |
2014, 2013 |
|
|
|
| Ethan Buresh |
WAB |
DL |
2013-16 |
|
2016, 2015, 2014 |
|
|
|
| Jack Drake |
DPU |
P |
2019-22 |
2022 Special Teams |
2022 |
|
|
|
| Chandler Ferko |
WIT |
DL |
2014-17 |
2017 Defensive |
2017 |
2016, 2015 |
|
|
| Reed Florence |
WIT |
QB |
2013 |
2013 Offensive |
2013 |
|
|
|
| Canaan Gebele |
DEN |
QB |
2015-18 |
2018 Offensive |
2018 |
2017, 2016 |
|
|
| Will Gingery |
WIT |
K/P |
2013-16 |
2016 Special Teams |
2016 (K), 2016 (P), 2015 (P) |
2015 (K) |
|
|
| Brevon Gude |
DPU |
OLB |
2020-23 |
2022 Defensive |
2022, 2021 |
|
|
|
| Dustin Holmes |
WIT |
ILB |
2014-16 |
2016 Defensive |
2016 |
2015 |
|
|
| Matt Hunt |
DPU |
QB |
2013-16 |
2016 Offensive |
2016, 2015 |
|
2014 |
|
| Nate Keirn |
DEN |
DL |
2016-19 |
2019 Defensive |
2019, 2018 |
|
2017 |
|
| Tyler McCullen |
WAB |
DL |
2013-15 |
2015 Defensive |
2015, 2014, 2013 |
|
|
|
| Alex Minton |
DEN |
RB |
2017-19 |
2019 Offensive |
2019, 2018 |
2017 |
|
|
| Gary Muntean |
WOO |
QB |
2014-17 |
2017 Offensive |
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
| Nate Scola |
WAB |
ILB |
2013 |
2013 Defensive |
2013 |
|
|
|
| Jonathan Seay |
WIT |
ILB |
2016-19 |
2018 Defensive |
2019, 2018, 2017 |
|
|
|
| Liam Thompson |
WAB |
QB |
2019-23 |
2022, 2021 Offensive |
2022, 2021, 2019 |
|
|
Newcomer 2019 |
| Alex Victor |
ALL |
WR |
2016-19 |
|
2019, 2018, 2017 |
|
|
|
| Bryant Walker |
OBE |
P |
2017 |
2017 Special Teams |
2017 |
|
|
|
| Joe Zanca |
DPU |
DL |
2017-21 |
2021 Defensive |
2021 |
2019 |
|
|
| Mason Zurek |
WAB |
RB |
2013-15 |
2015 Offensive |
2015, 2014 |
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Bold = current student-athlete