SPARTANBURG, S.C. - If there was any question as to how dominant Appalachian State University football was in the Southern Conference this season, it has been answered, as Appalachian swept the conference's five individual awards and had 19 representatives on the 2006 all-SoCon teams, as voted on by the league's coaches and announced by the conference office on Wednesday. Running back Kevin Richardson (Elizabethtown, N.C.) and defensive end Marques Murrell (Fayetteville, N.C.) were named the league's Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, offensive guard Kerry Brown (Marietta, Ga.) earned the SoCon's Jacobs Blocking Trophy, quarterback Armanti Edwards (Greenwood, S.C.) was voted the conference's Freshman of the Year and head coach Jerry Moore earned Coach of the Year accolades for the second-straight season and fifth time of his illustrious career. Appalachian is the first team to sweep the SoCon's individual honors since 1968, when there were only three awards. Richmond's Buster O'Brien, Wayne Fowler and Frank Jones were named the league's top player, lineman and coach, respectively, that season. Thirteen Mountaineers garnered first-team all-conference recognition: tight end Daniel Bettis (Roswell, Ga.), Brown, Edwards, offensive tackle Matt Isenhour (Maiden, Ga.), return specialist Dexter Jackson (Dunwoody, Ga.), safety Corey Lynch (Cape Coral, Fla.), wide receiver William Mayfield (Durham, N.C.), Murrell, kicker Julian Rauch (Gastonia, N.C.), Richardson, offensive guard Jeremy Robertson (Columbus, Ga.), center Scott Suttle (Charlotte, N.C.) and defensive back Jeremy Wiggins (Macon, Ga.). Offensive tackle Mario Acitelli (Charlotte, N.C.), defensive tackle Omarr Byrom (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Jackson (this time as a wide receiver), linebacker Monte Smith (Shelby, N.C.), defensive end Gary Tharrington (Middlesex, N.C.) and cornerback Jerome Touchstone (Riverdale, Ga.) all received second-team accolades. Additionally, linebacker Pierre Banks (Durham, N.C.) collected second-team all-conference from the Southern Conference Media Association. The 20 total representatives on the coaches' and media teams shattered the school record of 16 set in 1989. Richardson, a finalist for the Walter Payton Award (Division I FCS Player of the Year), is Appalachian's third-straight SoCon Offensive Player of the Year, following DaVon Fowlkes (2004) and Richie Williams (2005), and the fifth all-time (Rick Beasley - 1979, John Settle - 1986). Only a junior, Richardson ran for 1,065 yards and 19 touchdowns in the regular season. He is just one rushing touchdown shy of the tying single-season school record of 20 set by Settle in '86. Murrell is ASU's ninth SoCon Defensive Player of the Year, joining Anthony Downs (1987), Rico Mack (1991), Avery Hall (1992), Dexter Coakley (1994-96), Josh Jeffries (2002) and K.T. Stovall (2003). Despite facing double- and triple-team blocking on nearly every play throughout the season, the Buck Buchanan Award (FCS Defensive Player of the Year) finalist still managed to lead the SoCon in forced fumbles (4) and tackles by a lineman (65). He ranked second in the league in sacks (7) and tied for fifth in tackles for loss (11). Brown is ASU's second-consecutive Jacobs Blocking Trophy recipient, following Isenhour, who also claimed the award as a junior a season ago. The 6-6, 300-pounder leads the Mountaineers' veteran offensive front with 92 knockdowns in 10 graded performances this season (9.2 per game). He is Appalachian's seventh all-time recipient of the SoCon's oldest award, joining Gil Beck (1976-77), Mike Callaway (1986), James Hardman (1987), Derrick Graham (1989) and Isenhour (2005). Edwards is Appalachian's first SoCon Freshman of the Year since Coakley in 1993 and the only fifth overall (Settle - 1983, Tim Sanders - 1985 and Chip Hooks - 1991). He has led the Apps to a perfect 9-0 record as a starter and set ASU freshman records for passing yards (1,551), touchdown passes (11) and total offense (2,321 yds.). He leads all freshmen (true or redshirt) nationally in pass efficiency (140.2), total offense and points responsible for (120). Moore, a finalist for the Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year Award, stretched his SoCon-record number of Coach of the Year awards to five (1991, 1994, 1995, 2005). Last season, he became the first mentor in league history to collect the honor four times. The 18th-year head coach of the Mountaineers is the winningest coach in SoCon history. He and Sparky Woods (1985-87) are the only ASU coaches to ever win the award, but have combined to do so eight times. Official Southern Conference announcement, including complete list of honorees