Mansfield University has NCAA
Division II all-purpose yardage leader, third leading rusher, eighth leading
scorer and 11th top punt returner.
But Poohbear McNeal is not the
best player in NCAA Division II.
According to MU coaches, opponent
coaches and media – Dan Holland is the best player and our Harlon Hill Candidate.
“Dan Holland was the NCAA
Division II Linebacker of the Year last season and may be even better this year”,
East Stroudsburg
Head Coach Denny Douds
“Some schools pad their guys stats and you say, ‘No way,’ –
that’s not true about Dan Holland -- he’s legit,” Bloomsburg
University Head Coach Danny Hale
“
Holland
is
a great player. He’s Phenomenal. If you look at this game (
Mansfield
)
on film you’d say, ‘geez, 75 percent of the time they ran away from
Holland
,’
and the truth is, we did. I hope people think I’m a smart coach because I
realize, ‘hey, that kid is good, let’s run somewhere else.”
West
Chester
University
Head Coach Bill Zwaan
Please consider before voting.
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Holland
was
named the PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight time.
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Holland
led
the PSAC in total tackles and tackles for a loss.
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Holland
is
the first player in school history and one of the few in conference history to
earn First Team All-Conference honors each of his four seasons.
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Holland
has been invited to play in the Cactus Bowl
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Although the team will not be released until December, Holland
has already been notified he is a First Team AFCA Division II All-American
selection.
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Holland
ranks sixth in the nation in total tackles with 136.
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Holland
ended his career with 501 total tackles and 315 solo tackles.
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Holland
ranks third in the nation in solo tackles (81).
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Holland
was named Football Gazette Division II Tri-Defensive Player of the Week.
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Holland
was named PSAC East Defense Player of the Week
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Holland
has the second and third highest tackle games in the PSAC this season recording
19 tackles (13 solo) in a win over Kutztown University and 18 tackles (14 solo)
in win over California University.
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Holland
has blocked three kicks this season.
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Holland
has returned three kickoffs for 69 yards this season.
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Mansfield
is 8-3 on the season, the most wins in the school’s 112-year football history.
The Mountaineers won five more games than last season.
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Holland
was the Football Gazette NCAA Division II Linebacker of the Year last season when
he led the nation in tackles and solo tackles.
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Holland
was a consensus All-American in 2002. D-II
National Linebacker of the year, First Team NCAA Div. II Football Gazette
All-American, First Team Daktronics All-American, Second Team D2Football.com
All-American, Third Team AP Little All-American
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Holland
is a four-time First Team All-PSAC East selection, 2003, 2002 PSAC East
Defensive Player of the Year and 2000 PSAC Rookie of the Year.
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Holland
has recorded 100 or more tackles all four seasons.
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Holland
has been in the top six tackles leaders in NCAA Division II each of his four
seasons.
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Holland
has started every game since his freshman season (41).
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More than 20 NFL Teams have visited campus to see
Holland
.
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Holland
Verizon
District II Academic All-American and
is a three-time PSAC Presidential-Scholar Athlete with better than a
3.40 GPA in special education.
TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd
2000................ 10 81 41 122 17.0-80 7 0 0 1
2001................ 10 68 34 102 13.5-33 5 2 2 0
2002................ 10 85 56 141 15.5-63 1 1 3 0
2003................ 11 81 55 136 8.0-35 2 1 1 3
TOTAL............... 41 315 186 501 54.0-211 15 4 6 4
SACKS G UA A Total Yds
2000................ 10 5 2 6.0 53
2001................ 10 1 2 2.0 15
2002................ 10 6 0 6.0 38
2003................ 11 2 0 2.0 14
TOTAL............... 41 14 4 16.0 120
