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SCHENECTADY, NY -- The 2009 Union football team was honored on January 30 at the 12th Annual John Speer Union College Football Banquet held at Mallozzi's Banquet House in Schenectady. The event honored the 21 seniors and their teammates, and many awards were presented to the Dutchmen during the evening. A highlight video presentation concluded the evening,
Union finished the 2009 season with an 8-3 record and was Co-Champion of the Liberty League with Susquehanna. It was Union's 29th consecutive non-losing season, and the ninth eight victory season in Head Coach
John Audino's 18 seasons at Union. The Dutchmen won the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl at home over Hartwick, and also returned The Dutchman Shoes Trophy to the Union campus with the victory at home over RPI.
Senior linebacker
John Peters was named the East Regional Finalist for the Gagliardi Trophy. Two players received All-American honors (Peters and offensive lineman
Colin Berry), three players competed in the Senior All Star Game (Peters, Berry and offensive lineman
Tim Furcillo), five players were selected to the ECAC All Star Team, and four were named to the D3Football.com All Region Team. A total of 18 players were named to the Liberty League All Star Team, and the Dutchmen had six Offensive Performer weekly awards (the most in the Liberty League), six Defensive honors (tied for the most), two Special Team selections and a Rookie of the Week from the league.
The Dutchmen seniors won a total of 25 games in their four seasons. During that time, this squad won 74% of their Liberty League games. The senior class won two Liberty League Championships and an ECAC Championship. This unit competed in three post-season tournaments, including an NCAA game, and two ECAC games.
The 2009 Union College Football Player Award recipients:
Richard E. Roberts '50 Service to Football Award: John Peters
Academic Award: Matt Santa Barbara
Leadership Award: Connor Cohn
Coaches Award: Andrew Cassin
Rookie of the Year: Tim Hersey
Most Improved Offense: Alex Scheier
Trainers Award: Charles Hovsepian
James C. Kochan '98 Lineman Award: Colin Berry
Ronald F. Plumb '80 Award: Jared Gourrier
Dedication Award: Eric Aronowitz
Special Teams MVP: Blaise Ancona
Mark Stokes '03 Defensive MVP: Charles Hovsepian
Defensive MVP: John Peters
Offensive MVP: Chris Coney
Arcidiacono Award: Chris Coney
Faculty-Staff Award: Pam RItter (Family Leadership Giving Director)
Special Appreciation Award: Jeff Coombs, Charles Kaliades, Ian Clemente (Manager)
