Moore Named To Butkus Award Watch List
August 19, 2004 | Football
The Watch List will be narrowed to 10 semifinalists on Thursday, Oct. 14, and trimmed down to three via a national teleconference with the players, coaches and members of the media, and Butkus Award officials on Thursday, Nov. 11.
Moore was also recently named to the Lombardi Award Watch List, which is annually presented to the nation's top lineman on either side of the ball or a linebacker.
Moore ranked second in Conference USA and the nation averaging 13.5 tackles a game for the Pirates last season. Moore, who earned second-team All C-USA honors last season, tied a league record with a 24-tackle performance in the 2003 season-opener vs. Cincinnati.
Moore and his teammates open the 2004 season against No. 10 West Virginia in Morgantown on Sept. 4. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m.
2004 Butkus Award Watch List
Mike Anderson- Idaho; Brian Atkinson- Northern Illinois
Andy Avalos- Boise State;
Darryl Blackstock- Virginia
Michael Boley- Southern Miss;
Ahmad Brooks- Virginia;
Nick Bunting- Tulsa;
Kevin Burnett- Tennessee;
Bobby Carpenter- Ohio State;
Channing Crowder- Florida;
Will Derting- Washington State;
Paul Duren- Oklahoma State;
Jamar Enzor- Cincinnati;
Alfred Fincher- Connecticut;
Richard Glover- New Mexico State;
Mike Goolsby- Notre Dame;
Chad Greenway- Iowa;
Matt Grootegoed- USC;
Scott Gyorko- West Virginia;
Spencer Havner- UCLA;
A.J. Hawk- Ohio State;
Leroy Hil- Clemson;
Abdul Hodge- Iowa;
Wendell Hunter- California;
D'Qwell Jackson- Maryland;
Derrick Johnson- Texas;
Anthony Jordan- Toledo;
James Kinney- Missouri;
Wade Koehl- Houston;
Maurice Lloyd- Connecticut;
Justin London- UCLA;
Eric Mahl- Kent State;
Matt McCoy- San Diego State;
Robert McCune- Louisville;
Lance Mitchell, Oklahoma;
Chirs Moore- East Carolina;
Kirk Morrison- San Diego State;
Terna Nande- Miami (OH);
Stephen Nicholas- USF;
A.J. Nicholson- Florida State;
Moses Osemwegie- Vanderbilt;
Jonathan Pollard- Oregon State;
Kellen Pruitt- Syracuse;
Lawrence Reid- Michigan;
Stanford Rhule- UCF;
Robert Rodriguez- UTEP;
Barrett Ruud- Nebraska;
DeMeco Ryans- Alabama;
Adam Seward- UNLV;
Kevin Simon- Tennessee;
Ted Sims- Kansas State;
Matt Sinclair- Illinois;
Kelvin Smith- Syracuse;
Ron Stanley- Michigan State;
Lofa Tatupu- USC;
Pat Thomas- NC State;
Odell Thurman- Georgia;
Gabriel Toomey- Kansas;
Lionel Turner- LSU;
Rian Wallace- Temple;
Justin Warren- Texas A&M;
Robert Watts- Utah State;
Leon Williams- Miami (FL);
Zac Woodfin- UAB;
Pierre Woods- Michigan.
