University of Tennessee Athletics
Colquitt Named to Football Writers Association All-America Squad
November 25, 2003 | Football
Nov. 25, 2003
Tennessee punter Dustin Colquitt was named to the 2003 Football Writers Association's All-America team announced today.
Colquitt, a junior from Knoxville, leads the Southeastern Conference and currently ranks fifth nationally with a 46.0 average this season. As a result of his booming punts, Tennessee ranks seventh in the nation in net punting with a 40.5-yard average.
Over the last two seasons, Colquitt has averaged 44.70 yards per punt. His career average of 43.18 ranks second all-time at UT, while he has pinned opponents deep by placing 53 of 171 punts (31.0 percent) inside the 20. He has 42 punts of 50 yards or more in his career.
Colquitt, whose father, Craig, and cousin Jimmy, also starred at punter for the Vols, has been named the SEC's Special Teams Player of the Week twice this season. His most recent honor came after the Vols' 23-20-overtime win over South Carolina when he had a career-high five punts of 50 yards or more for a 51.7-yard average, including a 63-yarder. He kept the Gamecocks backed up by placing four of his seven boots inside the 20 with three settling inside the 5-yard line.
"Without question the name Colquitt rings in the ears of Tennessee fans for their great punting," Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer said. "They have made the difference in many games. I can't remember seeing a better example of punting and playing field position than in the overtime win against South Carolina. Tennessee fans will remember it for a long time."
Craig Colquitt earned All-SEC honors for the Vols in 1976-77 before a long NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, while Jimmy Colquitt was a two-time All-America selection (1982-83).
Top-ranked Oklahoma dominated the 2003 FWAA All-America team with an unprecedented six players on the 25-man team.
The FWAA All-America team is the second oldest continuously published team in college football. And this is the most players by one school on the team since the FWAA started selecting an All-America squad in 1944.
During the modern era of college football, Miami, Fla., had four players on the 2000 FWAA team.
Oklahoma quarterback Jason White and wide receiver Mark Clayton were selected on the offensive team. Cornerback Derrick Strait, tackle Tommie Harris and linebacker Teddy Lehman made the defensive team. OU's Antonio Perkins, a punt returner, cracked the special teams list.
Southern California landed three players on the team _ wide receiver Mike Williams, offensive lineman Jacob Rogers and defensive end Kenechi Udeze. Miami, Fla., and Virginia Tech had two each on the squad. Tight end Kellen Winslow and defensive back Sean Taylor of Miami made the team. The Hokies' center Jake Grove and running back Kevin Jones were selected.
Arkansas offensive tackle Shawn Andrews and Lehman were the only repeat All-Americas from the 2002 FWAA Team.
Because the passing game has exploded on the college scene and many schools are using three wide receivers and one-back sets, the nine-member FWAA All-America selection committee voted to use that configuration when naming the 2003 team for the first time. In the past, the FWAA at times has selected three wide receivers, but dropped the tight end from the team.
The FWAA's 25-man team will be honored on Dec. 12 in Orlando, Fla., by Florida Citrus Sports during a banquet under the stars at the Citrus Bowl. FCS is the organizing group tbat produces the Capital One Bowl and the Mazda Tangerine Bowl among other events.
On Monday, the FWAA will announce three finalists for the Outland Trophy, which has been award to the top interior linemen in college football since 1946.
OFFENSE.
WR-Mark Clayton, Oklahoma
WR-Mike Williams, Southern California
WR-Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh
TE-Kellen Winslow, Miami, Fla.
OL-Robert Gallery, Iowa
OL-Shawn Andrews, Arkansas
C-Jake Grove, Virginia Tech
OL-Alex Barron, Florida State
OL-Jacob Rogers, Southern California
QB-Jason White, Oklahoma
RB-Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech
DEFENSE
LB-Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma
LB-Derrick Johnson, Texas
LB-Grant Wiley, West Virginia
DE-Dave Ball, UCLA
DT-Tommie Harris, Oklahoma
DT-Chad Lavalais, LSU
DE-Kenechi Udeze, Southern California
DB-Derrick Strait, Oklahoma
DB-Sean Taylor, Miami, Fla.
DB-Will Allen, Ohio State
DB-Keiwan Ratliff, Florida.
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK-Nick Browne, TCU
P-Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee
KR-Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma
