Dec. 20, 2011
For the first time since 1984 and for just the third time in school history, South Carolina has a consensus All-American. Senior defensive end Melvin Ingram earned that distinction, joining 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers and Gamecock Great Del Wilkes (1984).
But Ingram was not the only Gamecock to earn post-season accolades. In fact, 14 Carolina standouts were cited for their efforts during the 2011 campaign. This group, along with a cast of others, helped Carolina finish the regular season with a 10-2 record and a national top-10 ranking.
Here is the list of post-season award winners, along with the organization that recognized them:
2012 POST-SEASON HONORS
2nd-team All-American Associated Press
2nd-team All-American Rivals.com
2nd-team All-SEC Associated Press
2nd-team All-SEC Rivals.com
3rd-team All-SEC Phil Steele
1st-team Freshman All-American CollegeFootballNews.com
1st-team Freshman All-American CBSSports.com
1st-team Freshman All-American FoxSportsNext.com
1st-team Freshman All-American Phil Steele
2nd-team Freshman All-American Rivals.com
SEC All-Freshman SEC Coaches
SEC All-Freshman Rivals.com
Honorable Mention All-American SportsIllustrated.com
Freshman Defensive Player of the Year FoxSportsNext.com
1st-team Freshman All-American Sporting News
1st-team Freshman All-American FoxSportsNext.com
1st-team Freshman All-American Rivals.com
1st-team Freshman All-American CollegeFootballNews.com
1st-team Freshman All-American CBSSports.com
1st-team Freshman All-American Phil Steele
2nd-team All-SEC SEC Coaches
3rd-team All-SEC Phil Steele
SEC Freshman of the Year SEC Coaches
SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year Rivals.com
SEC All-Freshman SEC Coaches
SEC All-Freshman Rivals.com
SEC All-Freshman SEC Coaches
1st-team All-American Associated Press
1st-team All-American AFCA
1st-team All-American Walter Camp
1st-team All-American Sporting News
1st-team All-American SportsIllustrated.com
1st-team All-American ESPN.com
1st-team All-American Rivals.com
1st-team All-American CBSSports.com
1st-team All-American Pro Football Weekly
2nd-team All-American Phil Steele
1st-team All-SEC Associated Press
1st-team All-SEC SEC Coaches
1st-team All-SEC ESPN.com
1st-team All-SEC Phil Steele
1st-team All-SEC Rivals.com
South Carolina Defensive Player of the Year Greenville Touchdown Club
Honorable Mention All-America Pro Football Weekly
2nd-team All-SEC Associated Press
2nd-team All-SEC Phil Steele
2nd-team All-SEC Rivals.com
3rd-team All-SEC Phil Steele
2nd-team All-SEC Associated Press
2nd-team All-SEC SEC Coaches
2nd-team All-SEC Rivals.com
2nd-team All-SEC Phil Steele
1st-team Freshman All-American Sporting News
2nd-team Freshman All-American CollegeFootballNews.com
3rd-team Freshman All-American Phil Steele
SEC All-Freshman Rivals.com
Honorable Mention All-SEC Associated Press
1st-team All-SEC Associated Press
1st-team All-SEC Phil Steele
1st-team All-SEC ESPN.com
2nd-team All-SEC SEC Coaches
2nd-team All-SEC Rivals.com
Honorable Mention Freshman All-American CollegeFootballNews.com
2nd-team Academic All-American CoSIDA
