North Carolina State University Athletics
Wilson Named to All-ACC Academic Football Team
2/17/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Feb. 17, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State's Russell Wilson was named to the 2010 All-ACC Academic Football Team as announced today by the conference office. The honor marks Wilson's second appearance on the list, having been named to the same team in 2009. He was also named to the All-ACC Academic Baseball Team in 2010.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.
Wilson graduated this past May with a degree in communication and was enrolled in postgraduate courses during the season.
Wilson, a second-team All-ACC selection, led the league in total offense (3,998 yards), with the fourth highest single-season total in league history. He also led the ACC in touchdown responsibility (37), the second-best single-season total for an ACC player, and in touchdown passes (28).
Wilson completed his junior season ranked eighth on the ACC career total offense list with 9,628 yards, 13th in passing yardage (9,377), second in touchdown responsibility (93) and third in touchdown passes (76).
