Troy Andersen
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Bobcat Linebacker Troy Andersen Earns FCS ADA National Defensive Player of the Year Honors
1/6/2022 8:02:00 AM | Football
Montana State senior reels in first national player of the year award
FRISCO, Texas - Montana State senior linebacker Troy Andersen earned National Defensive Player of the Year honors from the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association (FCS ADA) on Wednesday.
The award marks the first national player of the year honor for Andersen, from Dillon, Montana, who is a unanimous First Team All-America this season. He also landed Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year honors and is one of the top three in votes received for the Stats Perform Buck Buchanan Award, which is announced Friday night.
Andersen finished 11th in the FCS in total tackles and 12th in solo tackles. He has double-digit tackles in seven of the team's last eight games and has 140 total tackles, 14 for a loss, with three sacks this season. He also intercepted two passes and broke up seven others.
Montana State faces North Dakota State for the FCS National Championship on Saturday at 10 am MT in Frisco, Texas. The game airs on ESPN2 and is available on the Bobcat Radio Network around Montana and via msubobcats.com, and on Westwood One Radio Network nationally.
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The award marks the first national player of the year honor for Andersen, from Dillon, Montana, who is a unanimous First Team All-America this season. He also landed Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year honors and is one of the top three in votes received for the Stats Perform Buck Buchanan Award, which is announced Friday night.
Andersen finished 11th in the FCS in total tackles and 12th in solo tackles. He has double-digit tackles in seven of the team's last eight games and has 140 total tackles, 14 for a loss, with three sacks this season. He also intercepted two passes and broke up seven others.
Montana State faces North Dakota State for the FCS National Championship on Saturday at 10 am MT in Frisco, Texas. The game airs on ESPN2 and is available on the Bobcat Radio Network around Montana and via msubobcats.com, and on Westwood One Radio Network nationally.
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