Dec. 26, 2005
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Senior quarterback Lamar Owens (Savannah, Ga.), junior linebacker Rob Caldwell (St. John, Ind.) and sophomore kicker Joey Bullen (St. Simons, Island, Ga.) have been named to the All-East football team by the ECAC. The three helped lead Navy to an 8-4 record, a third-straight Commander-In-Chief's Trophy for the first time in school history, a third-straight bowl appearance for the first time in school history and a second-straight bowl win for the first time in school history.
Owens directed a Navy offense that averaged 34.2 points and a nation's best 319.3 yards per game on the ground as he rushed for a team-high 880 yards and 11 touchdowns while throwing for 1,299 yards and six touchdowns.
Caldwell finished the year with 140 tackles, 31 more than his next closest teammate as he will finish as one of the Top-10 tacklers in the nation. Caldwell added 7.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks to his resume.
Bullen made 52 of his 53 extra-point attempts and was nine out of 12 on field goals, none bigger than his 46 yard field goal as time expired against Air Force that gave Navy a thrilling 27-24 victory over Air Force.
2005 All-East Football Team
First Team Offense Offensive Line: John Glass (Rutgers) Offensive Line: John Gross (Temple) Offensive Line: Garin Justice (West Virginia) Offensive Line: Dan Mozes (West Virginia) Offensive Line: Jeremy Trueblood (Boston College) Wide Receiver: Will Blackmon (Boston College) Wide Receiver: Greg Lee (Pittsburgh) Quarterback: Lamar Owens (Navy) Running Back: Carlton Jones (Army) Tight End: Clark Harris (Rutgers)
First Team Defense Defensive Line: Mathias Kiwanuka (Boston College) Defensive Line: Ryan LaCasse (Syracuse) Defensive Line: Mike Mendenhall (Temple) Defensive Line: Ryan Neil (Rutgers) Linebacker: H.B. Blades (Pitt) Linebacker: Rob Caldwell (Navy) Linebacker: James Hargrave (Connecticut) Linebacker: Kevin Lee (West Virginia) Defensive Back: Caleb Campbell (Army) Defensive Back: Josh Lay (Pitt) Defensive Back: Mike Lorello (West Virginia) Defensive Back: Anthony Smith (Syracuse)
First Team Special Teams Punter: Brendan Carney (Syracuse) Kicker: Joey Bullen (Navy) Return Specialist: Willie Foster (Rutgers)
Player of the Year: Mathias Kiwanuka (Boston College) Rookie of the Year: Steve Slaton (West Virginia)
