KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Hosea Franklin was named to the All-MIAA first team while six other members of the Lincoln football team received all-conference honorable mention accolades, the league office announced on Tuesday (Nov. 19).

Franklin, a sophomore running back, has led the MIAA in rushing the entire season, beginning with a school record 251-yard game in the opener against Washburn. Franklin, the only league player to rush for over 1,000 yards, finished with a program single-season record 1,359 yards on 226 carries for an average of 6.0 yards per attempt. Franklin finished the year ranked in the top-10 in NCAA Division II in both total rushing yards and rushing yards per game (123.6), and his 132.5 all-purpose yards per game ranked fourth in the MIAA.

Six other LU players earned all-conference recognition, including Cody Alexander, JaJuan Chambers, Elex Harris, Jr., Quan Mason, Michael Smith and Cyril Spells.

Alexander, a sophomore defensive back, recovered three fumbles to lead the MIAA and rank fifth in NCAA Division II. Alexander also intercepted three passes, one of which was returned 81 yards for a touchdown in Lincoln's win over Northeastern State, and ended the season second among the Blue Tigers with 69 total tackles. Alexander additionally broke up two passes, forced a fumble and made 4.5 tackles for loss on the season.

Chambers, a defensive end, capped off his senior season with six tackles for loss and three sacks. Chambers, who was also credited with a pair of quarterback hurries, made 29 tackles on the year, 25 of which were solo.

Harris, a senior who played halfback, fullback, tight end and on the offensive line throughout the course of the season, started every game in 2019 for the Blue Tigers. His blocking helped open lanes for Franklin to set two program records and lead the MIAA while finishing in the top-10 in the nation in rushing.

Mason, a junior defensive lineman, recorded the only safety of the season by the Blue Tiger defense. Mason, who had three hurries on the year, posted five tackles for loss while matching Chambers with 29 total tackles.

Smith, a sophomore defensive end, led the Blue Tigers with 6.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. Smith made 23 total takedowns on the season and was credited with two hurries as well as a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Spells, a junior, anchored the team's offensive line as the starting center this season. In addition to providing key blocks during a record-breaking season, Spells helped Lincoln post the 48th-best rushing attack in NCAA Division II.

2019 All-MIAA Postseason Awards
Offensive Player of the Year - Brook Bolles - Central Missouri
Defensive Player of the Year - Spencer Phillips - Northwest Missouri
Special Teams Player of the Year - Dante Brown - Fort Hays State
Freshman of the Year - TJ Davis - Nebraska Kearney 
Coach of the Year - Jim Svoboda - Central Missouri

First-Team
Quarterback - Brook Bolles - Central Missouri
Running Back - Hosea Franklin - Lincoln
Wide Receiver - Shae Wyatt - Central Missouri
Wide Receiver - Lorenzo West - Pittsburg State
Tight End - Zach Davidson - Central Missouri
All-Purpose Back - Harley Hazlett - Fort Hays State
Offensive Line - Jake Heckler - Central Missouri
Offensive Line - Tyler Stilwell - Central Oklahoma
Offensive Line - Austin Unterreiner - Emporia State
Offensive Line - Hayden Eatinger - Missouri Western
Offensive Line - Tanner Owen - Northwest Missouri
Offensive Line - Kyle Hinton - Washburn
Defensive Line -Ubong Udom - Central Missouri
Defensive Line - Hinwa Allieu - Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Line -Spencer Phillips - Northwest Missouri
Defensive Line -Simanu'a Thomas - Pittsburg State
Linebacker - Kolesen Crane - Central Missouri
Linebacker - Jace McDown - Emporia State
Linebacker - Sal Silvio - Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Back- O'Shay Harris - Central Oklahoma
Defensive Back- Lawson Holbert - Emporia State
Defensive Back - Sam Webb - Missouri Western
Defensive Back - Blake Bayer - Northwest Missouri
Defensive Back - KiAnte Hardin - Pittsburg State
Kicker - Dante Brown - Fort Hays State
Punter - Zach Davidson - Central Missouri
Kick/Punter Returner - Trey Vaval - Missouri Western

Second-Team
Quarterback - Chance Fuller - Fort Hays State
Quarterback - Braden Wright - Northwest Missouri
Running Back - Justin Rankin - Northwest Missouri
Wide Receiver - James Letcher, Jr. - Washburn
Wide Receiver - Imoni Donadelle - Northwest Missouri
Tight End - Marqus Andrews - Northwest Missouri
All-Purpose Back - TJ Davis - Nebraska Kearney
Offensive Line - Corey Hoelck - Nebraska Kearney
Offensive Line - Ted Hessing - Fort Hays State
Offensive Line - Shawn Rouse - Missouri Western
Offensive Line - Josh Stoltenberg - Nebraska Kearney
Offensive Line - Ben Sinclair - Pittsburg State
Defensive Line - Javaris Sanders - Fort Hays State
Defensive Line - Parker Bass - Emporia State
Defensive Line - Jordan Ingraham - Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Line - Zach Howard - Northwest Missouri
Defensive Line - Sam Roberts - Northwest Missouri
Linebacker - Richard Jordan, Jr. - Missouri Southern
Linebacker - Anthony Williams - Missouri Western
Linebacker - Jackson Barnes - Northwest Missouri
Defensive Back- Codie Bell - Central Missouri
Defensive Back- Gary Woods II - Emporia State
Defensive Back - Tanner Hoekman - Fort Hays State
Defensive Back - Josh Wright - Washburn
Kicker - Parker Sampson - Northwest Missouri
Punter - Lane Spiker - Washburn
Kick/Punt Returner - Lorenzo West - Pittsburg State

Third-Team
Quarterback - Wyatt Steigerwald - Missouri Western
Running Back - Devante Turner - Central Missouri
Running Back - David Goodwin - Nebraska Kearney
Wide Receiver - Layne Bieberle - Fort Hays State
Wide Receiver - Dustin Basks - Central Oklahoma
Wide Receiver - Sedarius Young - Nebraska Kearney
Tight End - Daunte McGee - Central Oklahoma
All-Purpose Back - Shamar Griffith - Missouri Western
Offensive Line - Dan Sunderman - Central Missouri
Offensive Line - Amari Angram-Boldin - Fort Hays State
Offensive Line - Nick George - Central Oklahoma
Offensive Line - Steve Williams - Emporia State
Offensive Line -  Jacob Olson - Missouri Western
Offensive Line -  Ryan Spelhaug - Northwest Missouri
Offensive Line - Cole Baughman - Pittsburg State
Defensive Line - Michael Rios - Central Oklahoma
Defensive Line - Dre'Quan Brown - Central Oklahoma
Defensive Line - Marek Thompson - Emporia State
Defensive Line - Zeke Wall - Pittsburg State
Defensive Line - Tyler Baska - Missouri Western
Defensive Line - Cole Morris - Pittsburg State
Linebacker - Bryan Burns - Central Oklahoma
Linebacker - Sam Phillips - Northwest Missouri
Linebacker - Chase Johnston - Pittsburg State
Defensive Back- Jordan Starks - Fort Hays State
Defensive Back- Trey Washington - Northwest Missouri
Defensive Back - Morgan Selemaea - Pittsburg State
Defensive Back - KJ Turner - Washburn
Kicker - Jared Vincent - Pittsburg State
Punter - Todd Morrow - Pittsburg State
Kick/Punt Returner - Devante Turner - Central Missouri
Kick/Punt Returner - James Letcher, Jr. - Washburn

Honorable Mentions

Central Missouri - Koby Wilkerson - RB, Cameron Saunders - WR, Dominick Puni - OL, Jacob Wiggins - DL, John Embrey - LB, Deven Smith - LB

Central Oklahoma - Chandler Garrett - QB, TJ Roberts - RB, Seth Carmack - OL, Jakarri Hunt - DB, Kolby Underwood - DB, Alex Quevedo - K

Emporia State - Carlos Grace - RB, Estevan Arana - OL, Tyler Banta - OL, Gee Stanley - LB, Dawson Hammes - LB, Jaedon Pool - DB, Kyle Rinck - DB

Fort Hays State - Charles Tigner - RB, Manny Ramsey - WR, Matt Wendelberger - TE, Sheldon Schmidt - DL, Kolt Trachsel - LB, Hayden Kreutzer - DB

Lincoln - Cyril Spells - OL, Elex Harris - TE, Jajuan Chambers - DL, JaQuan Mason - DL, Michael Smith - DL, Cody Alexander - DB

Missouri Southern - Jacob Park - QB, Brian Boyd - WR, Ben Phillips - WR, Keandre Bledsoe - TE, Charles West - APB, Colton Winder - LB

Missouri Western - Markel Smith - RB, Cam Grandy - TE, Isaiah Colbert - OL, Arnold Crayton - DL, Cameron Ravenell - DL, Evan Chohon - LB, DJ Stirgus - DB

Nebraska Kearney - Dayton Sealey - RB, Darrius Webb - RB, Kolin Kenton - OL, Kooper Reece - OL, Zach Sullivan - LB, LaRoy James - DB

Northeastern State - Kevin Jackson - RB, Caleb Hash - OL, Jason Staggs - OL, Ukoh Essang - DL, Lane Yoder - LB, Ty Nichols - DB

Northwest Missouri - Isaiah Strayhorn - RB, Gabe Bautz - OL, Mike Ehlke - DL, Andy Hessler - LB, Jacob Gassman - DB, Chama Pierre - DB 

Pittsburg State - Tyler Adkins - RB, Brenner Clemons - WR, Jackson Krull - TE, Ryan Dodd - OL, Anders Vance - OL, Kaden Roy - LB

Washburn - Mitch Schurig - QB, Zach Willis - RB, Colin Wilson - WR,  Marcus Meier - TE, Grant Bruner - LB, Marquise Manning - DB