Dec. 12, 2000
Football: Tim Johnson Named AFCA All-American
    Waco, Texas -- Youngstown State senior linebacker Tim Johnson was named to the AFCA I-AA Coaches All-America first-team, the American Football Coaches Association announced on Tuesday.
    Johnson (Fairfield, Ala.) recorded 180 tackles in his final year as the Penguins finished the season with a 9-3 mark. For his two-year career he finished with 401 total tackles and 10 interceptions, both school marks for a two-year player. He was also a first-team All-Gateway Conference selection.

2000 AFCA Division I-AA Coaches' All-America Team 

Offense
WR Stephen Campbell, Sr., Brown
WR Alex Bannister, Sr., Eastern Kentucky
TE Ryan Prince, Sr., Weber State
OL Brian McDonald, Sr., Lehigh
OL J.T. Herfurth, Sr., Albany (N.Y.)
OL Eric Beatty, Sr., Richmond
OL Mike Clare, Sr., Harvard
OL Freddie Moore, Sr., Florida A&M
QB Matt Cannon, Sr., Southern Utah
RB Louis Ivory, Jr., Furman
RB Charles Dunn, Sr., Portland State

Defense
DL Mike Foster, Sr., Drake
DL Andrew Hollingsworth, Sr., Towson State
DL Andy Petek, Sr., Montana
DL Khary Williams, Sr., Hofstra
LB Edgerton Hartwell, Sr., Western Illinois
LB Brian McKenna, Sr., Delaware
LB Tim Johnson, Sr., Youngstown State
DB C.J. Carroll, Sr., Southwest Texas State
DB Bobby Sippio, So., Western Kentucky
DB Kevin Eiben, Sr., Bucknell
DB Corey Hall, Sr., Appalachian State

Specialists
P  David Beckford, So., Alabama State
PK Lawrence Tynes, Sr., Troy State
RS Brian Westbrook, Jr., Villanova