Toledo, Ohio – Senior quarterback Logan Woodside (Frankfort, Ky.) was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year and the Vern Smith Leadership Award winner, the Mid-American Conference announced today.
 
        Jason Candle was named the MAC Coach of the Year after leading the Rockets to a 10-2 record in his second year as head coach. The Rockets won the MAC West Division with a 7-1 league record and will play East Division champion Akron for the MAC championship title on Saturday.
 
        Woodside was 225-of-345 passing for 3,451 yards and 24 touchdowns this season. His 3,451 passing yards leads the MAC and ranks 13^th nationally, while his 24 touchdown passes also leads the MAC and is tied for 24^th in the country. During his Rockets career, Woodside became the first player in program history to throw for over 10,000 yards as he set the Toledo career passing record with 10,083 career yards and 89 career touchdown passes. His 10,083 career passing yards ranks 14^th in MAC history, while his 89 career passing touchdowns is tied for seventh in league history. In addition, Woodside's career completion percentage of 65.5% ranks third in MAC history.
 
        The Vern Smith Leadership Award, named for former Toledo Athletic Director Vern Smith, has been awarded annually to the league's most outstanding player every year since 1982. Woodside is the fourth Rocket to have won the award. The others were Wasean Tait (1995), Bruce Gradkowski (2005) and Greg Mancz (2014).
 
        Woodside was one of seven Rockets who earned first-team All-MAC honors, the most first-team honorees in the conference. This is his second consecutive season as a first-team All-MAC quarterback, the first Rocket QB to accomplish back-to-back first-team honors since Gene Swick, who was a three-time first-teamer from 1973-75.
 
        Sophomore Diontae Johnson (Ruskin, Fla.) earned all-league honors at three positions: wide receiver (first-team), punt returner (first team) and kickoff returner (second team). He is the first Rocket to make All-MAC at three positions since Eric Page in 2011. The other Rockets on the first team were senior running back Terry Swanson (Aliquippa, Pa.), senior offensive linemen Elijah Nkansah (Mason, Ohio) and Brant Weiss (Sunbury, Ohio), and junior placekicker Jameson Vest (Peachtree City, Ga.). Junior defensive end Olasunkanmi Adeniyi (Houston, Texas) earned second-team All-MAC honors.
 
        Johnson leads the Rockets and is third in the MAC with 63 receptions this season. He is second in the conference and seventh in the nation with 11 touchdown receptions. He is averaging 6.1 yards per punt return and 23.5 yards per kickoff return, and is fifth in the nation in all-purpose yards (159.1).
 
        Swanson has rushed for 1,139 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. He leads the MAC with 103.5 yards per game and ranks fifth on Toledo's career rushing list with 3,377 yards.
 
        Nkansah and Weiss are part of an offensive line that has helped lead the Rockets to a MAC-leading 505.7 yards per game. Toledo also averages 38.7 points per game, second in the league and just off the pace set by Ohio (38.9).
 
        Vest leads the MAC and is second in the country with 24 field goals. He also tops the MAC in field-goal percentage, having made 24 of his 28 attempts (85.7%).  
 
        Adeniyi leads the Rockets and is tied for third in the MAC with 16.5 tackles for loss, the most by Toledo player since Mike Alston had 17.0 in 2006. Adeniyi leads UT with 6.5 sacks and is second on the team with 57 tackles.
 
 
2017 MAC Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year:  Jason Candle, Toledo
Offensive Player of the Year:  QB Logan Woodside, Toledo
Defensive Player of the Year:  DE Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois
Special Teams Player of the Year: KR Darius Phillips, Western Michigan
Freshman of the Year:  QB Marcus Childers, Northern Illinois
Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner:  QB Logan Woodside, Toledo
 
2017 FIRST TEAM ALL-MAC
2017 All-MAC First Team Offense
Position – Name - School
Quarterback – Logan Woodside, Toledo @
Offensive Linemen – Max Scharping, Northern Illinois @
Offensive Linemen – Chukwuma Okorafor, Western Michigan @
Offensive Lineman – Elijah Nkansah, Toledo
Offensive Linemen – Brant Weiss, Toledo
Offensive Linemen – John Keenoy, Western Michigan #
Tight End – Shane Wimann, Northern Illinois
Wide Receiver – Diontae Johnson, Toledo
Wide Receiver – Anthony Johnson, Buffalo
Wide Receiver – James Gardner, Miami ^
Wide Receiver – Sergio Bailey II, Eastern Michigan ^
Running Back – Jarvion Franklin, Western Michigan #&
Running Back – Terry Swanson, Toledo *
Placekicker – Jameson Vest, Toledo
 
2017 All-MAC First Team Defense
Position – Name - School
Outside Linebacker – Ulysees Gilbert, Akron @
Outside Linebacker – Jim Jones, Kent State
Inside Linebacker – Khalil Hodge, Buffalo #
Inside Linebacker – Quentin Poling, Ohio @!
Down Lineman – Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois
Down Lineman – Maxx Crosby, Eastern Michigan
Down Lineman – Joe Ostman, Central Michigan #%
Down Lineman – Anthony Winbush, Ball State ^
Defensive Back – Amari Coleman, Central Michigan @
Defensive Back – Darius Phillips, Western Michigan @*
Defensive Back – Brody Hoying, Eastern Michigan
Defensive Back – Shawun Lurry, Northern Illinois #=
Punter – Joe Davidson, Bowling Green @=
 
2017 All-MAC First Team Specialists
Position – Name - School
Kickoff Return Specialist – Darius Phillips, Western Michigan #%
Punt Return Specialist – Diontae Johnson, Toledo
 
 
2017 SECOND TEAM ALL-MAC
2017 All-MAC Second Team Offense
Position – Name - School
Quarterback – Nathan Rourke, Ohio
Offensive Lineman – Jake Pruehs, Ohio ^
Offensive Lineman – Jimmy Leatiota, Eastern Michigan
Offensive Lineman – Joe Lowery, Ohio
Offensive Lineman – Luke Juriga, Western Michigan
Offensive Lineman – Joe Anderson, Ohio
Tight End – Donnie Ernsberger, Western Michigan ^
Wide Receiver – Corey Willis, Central Michigan #
Wide Receiver – Justin Hall, Ball State
Wide Receiver – Papi White, Ohio
Wide Receiver – Teo Redding, Bowling Green
Running Back – A.J. Ouellette, Ohio
Running Back – Jonathan Ward, Central Michigan
Placekicker – Jake Suder, Bowling Green
 
2017 All-MAC Second Team Defense
Position – Name - School
Outside Linebacker – Bobby Jones IV, Northern Illinois
Outside Linebacker – Chad Moore, Ohio
Inside Linebacker – Robert Spillane, Western Michigan #
Inside Linebacker – Malik Fountain, Central Michigan @
Down Lineman – Jeremiah Harris, Eastern Michigan ^
Down Lineman – Olasunkanmi Adeniyi, Toledo
Down Lineman – Demone Harris, Buffalo
Down Lineman – Jon Cunningham, Kent State ^
Defensive Back – Alvin Davis, Akron
Defensive Back – Josh Cox, Central Michigan ^
Defensive Back – Sam Beal, Western Michigan
Defensive Back – Javon Hagan, Ohio #
Punter – Derek Adams, Kent State
 
2017 All-MAC Second Team Specialists
Position – Name - School
Kickoff Return Specialist – Diontae Johnson, Toledo
Punt Return Specialist – Darius Phillips, Western Michigan #
 
 
2017 THIRD TEAM ALL-MAC
2017 All-MAC Third Team Offense
Position – Name - School
Quarterback – Brogan Roback, Eastern Michigan
Offensive Lineman – JP Quinn, Central Michigan
Offensive Lineman – Jordan Steckler, Northern Illinois
Offensive Lineman – James O'Hagan, Buffalo ^
Offensive Lineman – Vinnie Palazeti, Ball State
Offensive Lineman – Jordan Rigg, Miami
Tight End – Tyler Conklin, Central Michigan
Wide Receiver – Mark Chapman, Central Michigan
Wide Receiver – Scott Miller, Bowling Green @
Wide Receiver – Tra'Von Chapman, Akron
Wide Receiver – Spencer Tears, Northern Illinois
Running Back – Jordan Huff, Northern Illinois
Running Back – Andrew Clair, Bowling Green
Placekicker – Louie Zervos, Ohio @
 
2017 All-MAC Third Team Defense
Position – Name - School
Outside Linebacker – Jawuan Johnson, Northern Illinois
Outside Linebacker – Asantay Brown, Western Michigan #!
Inside Linebacker – Jason Beck, Eastern Michigan
Inside Linebacker – Nate Locke, Bowling Green
Down Lineman – Chuck Harris, Buffalo
Down Lineman – Josh Corcoran, Northern Illinois
Down Lineman – Jamal Davis, Akron
Down Lineman – Ikeem Allen, Kent State
Defensive Back – Heath Harding, Miami @
Defensive Back – Demetrius Monday, Kent State =
Defensive Back – Bradd Ellis, Ohio
Defensive Back – Vince Calhoun, Eastern Michigan
Punter – Derek Mitchell, Western Michigan
 
2017 All-MAC Third Team Specialists
Position – Name - School
Kickoff Return Specialist – Malik Dunner, Ball State
Punt Return Specialist – Papi White, Ohio
 
 
@ 2016 First-Team All-MAC
# 2016 Second-Team All-MAC
^ 2016 Third-Team All-MAC
 
= 2015 First-Team All-MAC
* 2015 Second-Team All-MAC
! 2015 Third-Team All-MAC
 
& 2014 First-Team All-MAC
+ 2014 Second-Team All-MAC
% 2014 Third-Team All-MAC