LAKE CHARLES – McNeese free safety Wallace Scott became the first Cowboy football player since 2006 to earn All-American honors by the AFCA, the organization announced on Monday.
 
The AFCA has selected an all-American team since 1945 and currently selects team in all five of its divisions and what makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the coaches. Also, only one team is selected to make it more prestigious to be named.
 
Bryan Smith is the last McNeese football player to have earned AFCA All-American honors.
 
With his award on Monday, Scott has now been named to three all-American teams – STATS, AP, and now AFCA. He's the first Cowboy player to earn a spot on three of the major organization all-American teams since Bryan Smith was a consensus all-American in 2006 when he added a spot on the Walter Camp team.
 
Scott's selection gives McNeese 13 AFCA All-Americans in school history.
 
Scott, a native of Weyanoke, was one of the leaders of the Cowboys who finished the regular season with a perfect 10-0 mark and won its league-record 14^th championship. The defensive leader helped carry a defensive unit that ranked No. 1 in the Southland Conference this past season in total defense (300.2 ypg), rushing defense (87.4 ypg), and scoring defense (13.2 ppg). McNeese ranked No. 12, 4, and 3 respectively in those categories in the FCS.
 
The Cowboys also ranked No. 1 in the league and 6th nationally in first downs defense, No. 1 in SLC and 3 in FCS in red zone defense; No. 1 in SLC and 2 FCS in 4th down conversion defense; and No. 1 in SLC and 7 FCS in 3rd down conversion defense.
 
The three-time conference defensive player of the week finished the season with 59 total tackles with two sacks and 5.5 tackles for a loss. He set a school record with two fumble recoveries for a touchdown in a season and 142 fumble return yards in a season.
 
Scott and the McNeese defense allowed just three rushing touchdowns in the regular season and allowed one player to break the century mark rushing in a game.
 
He was named the Southland Conference's Defensive Player of the Year while picking up first team all-conference honors.
 
2015 AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' All-America Team
Offense
Pos          Name       Ht.            Wt.           Cl.             School    Coach     Hometown (High School)
WR           *Cooper Kupp        6-2            205           Jr.             Eastern Washington             Beau Baldwin         Yakima, Wash. (Davis)
WR          Jake Wieneke        6-4            210           So.           South Dakota State               John Stiegelmeier                  Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove)
TE             Ben Braunecker    6-4            240           Sr.            Harvard  Tim Murphy             Ferdinand, Ind. (Forest Park)
OL           Casey Dunn            6-3            285           Jr.             Jacksonville State                 John Grass             Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville)
OL           Donald Jackson III                6-2            290           Sr.            Sam Houston State               K.C. Keeler             Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore)
OL           Corey Levin            6-5            305           Jr.             Tennessee-Chattanooga    Russ Huesman      Dacula, Ga. (Dacula)
OL           Nick Ritcher            6-6            304           RSr.         Richmond                Danny Rocco         Raleigh, N.C. (Ravenscroft)
OL           Sean Meehan         6-5            300           Sr.            North Dakota          Bubba Schweigert                  Trevor, Wis. (Wilmot)
QB          Alex Ross                6-1            205           Sr.            Coastal Carolina   Joe Moglia               Alpharetta, Ga. (Buford)
RB            Marshaun Coprich                  5-9            190           So.           Illinois State           Brock Spack          Victorville, Calif. (Oak Hills) 
RB           Kade Harrington    5-9            190           Jr.             Lamar      Ray Woodard         Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood)
 
Defense
Pos          Name       Ht.            Wt.           Cl.             School    Coach     Hometown (High School)
DL             Keionta Davis        6-4            260           Jr.             Tennessee-Chattanooga   Russ Huesman      Chattanooga, Tenn. (Red Bank)
DL           Dino Fanti                6-1            265           RSr.         Eastern Illinois      Kim Dameron          Venice, Fla. (Venice)
DL           Javon Hargrave    6-2            295           Sr.            South Carolina State             Buddy Pough         Salisbury, N.C. (North Rowan)
DL           Tyrone Holmes      6-4            250           Sr.            Montana                   Bob Stitt                   Eagle Point, Ore. (Eagle Point)
LB             Deon King                6-1            235           Sr.            Norfolk State          Latrell Scott            Reston, Va. (South Lakes)
LB           Darnell Sankey      6-2            250           Sr.            Sacramento State                  Jody Sears             San Jose, Calif. (Branham)
LB           Myke Tavarres      6-2            220           Sr.            Incarnate Word     Larry Kennan         Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Ridge)
DB           Deiondre' Hall         6-2            190           Sr.            Northern Iowa        Mark Farley             Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs)
DB           DeAndre Houston-Carson   6-2            195           Sr.            William & Mary       Jimmye Laycock  Woodford, Va. (Massaponax)
DB           Donald Payne        6-1            217           Jr.             Stetson  Roger Hughes        Fayetteville, Ga. (Landmark Christian)
DB            Wallace Scott        6-1            211           Sr.            McNeese State     Matt Viator              Weyanoke, La. (West Feliciana)
 
Specialists
Pos          Name       Ht.            Wt.           Cl.             School    Coach     Hometown (High School)
P              Ryan Hawkins        5-11         185           Sr.            Northern Arizona  Jerome Souers      Peoria, Ariz. (Sunrise Mountain)
PK           Lance Geesey       5-10         180           RJr.          Saint Francis (Pa.)                 Chris Villarrial         Harrisburg, Pa. (Cumberland Valley)
AP           Willie Quinn             5-5            145           Sr.            Southern                  Dawson Odums     Miami, Fla. (Jackson)