Powerratedsports.com All-Bilo FCS RB of the Year 2011

We continue with our individual position awards in FCS football with our All-Bilo FCS Running Back of the Year Award for 2011. The finalists for the award this season are as follows:

Zach Bauman, Northern Arizona
Migue Maysonet, Stony Brook
Shakir Bell, Indiana State
Matt Denham, Eastern Kentucky
Eric Breitenstein, Wofford
Tim Flanders, Sam Houston State

And the winner of the All-Bilo 2011 FCS Running Back of the Year Award is...


Shakir Bell, Indiana State
The Sycamores made further improvements to their program this season, and nobody personified that more than Shakir Bell. Bell rushed for 1670 yards on the season with 14 TDs, and led the nation with a 151.82 yard per game rushing average. Bell carried the footbal 230 times for the Sycamores, and averaged 7.26 yards per carry on the season. ISU finished 6-5 and fell short of the playoffs, but because of players like Bell, Indiana State is no longer the laughing stock that they were just a coupld of short seasons ago.
Congratulations to Shakir Bell, and to the Indiana State Program!