Allen Receives All-America Honorable Mention Recognition

UW-Oshkosh center Eric Allen (Sr. • Markesan) has been named as a honorable mention selection on the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III All-America Football Team by D3football.com.

This past season, Allen started six of the 10 contests that he played in. His exceptional blocking allowed the Titans to rush for 20 touchdowns and average 4.9 yards per rushing attempt. In the air, UW-Oshkosh reached the end zone 20 times and averaged 13.7 yards per pass completion.

UW-Oshkosh finished the year ranked 36th in the NCAA Division III in rushing offense, 39th in total offense and 89th in passing offense.

Allen's performance during the 2011 season earned him All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) first-team honors. He was a second-team selection on D3football.com's NCAA Division III All-West Region squad.

Allen missed the 2010 season with an injury. In 2009, Allen started all 10 games and helped the Titans average 200.5 yards rushing and 222.6 yards passing per contest. Allen played in 27 games during his UW-Oshkosh career.

D3football.com's 2011 NCAA Division III All-America Football Team featured seven players from the WIAC. National champion UW-Whitewater owned five of those selections, including running back Levell Coppage, offensive tackle Logan Allemand and linebacker Greg Arnold as first-team picks. The Warhawks also had defensive tackle Casey Casper named to the second team and quarterback Matt Blanchard to the third. UW-La Crosse had cornerback Derek Dreher voted to the second team and punter Christian Hallingstad to the third.

Allen was the only WIAC player to gain honorable mention recognition.

Major award winners were Coppage as the Offensive Player of the Year and University of Mount Union (Ohio) linebacker Nick Driskill as the Defensive Player of the Year. UW-Whitewater's Lance Leipold was named the Coach of the Year.

UW-Oshkosh finished the 2011 season with a 7-3 record, including a 5-2 mark in the WIAC. The Titans finished second in the WIAC standings for their highest placement since 1976.