USD Football 1999

USD GTE/Academic All-Americans ---- 40

CoSIDA/GTE Academic

All-Americans

Dan Herbert Def ensive Back 1981

The CoSIDNGTE Academic All-Ameri ca Football Team, selected annually by members ofthe College Sports Informati on Directors ofAmerica, honors the nation's best student-athletes. Just as the balancing of football and academics is difficult, the standards for nomination and selection to the team are rigorous. To be nominated, a varsity starter or key reserve player must have a minimum 3.200 cumulati ve grade-point average (on a 4.000 scale). The program began in the 1950s with honorees in football; later, basketball and baseball all-academic teams were added. Academic and athleti cs biographical data of nominees are prepared in ballot form and mai led to the CoSIDA membership, who vote in each of eight di stricts. From the eight district teams comes a national ballot, distributed to the 1,400 members for the final all -academic team. "The achievements ofthese young men should truly be commended," saidNBC sportscaster Dick Enberg, spokesperson for the GTE academic all-Ameri ca team. "I often wonder where college students find the time and energy to play a demanding sport like football, excel in the classroom and be acti ve on campus and in their communities. To me, these are trul y all-Americans." Below is a look at USD's football GTE Academic All-Americans: Dan Herbert Herbert was a four-year letterwinner ( 1978-8 1) and in hi s senior campaign set a school record for interceptions in a season with 8 (still the current mark) ... the 198 1squad fi nished 9- 1... besides earni ng GTE Academic All-America honors, Dan earned Kodak College Di vision II All-America honors, was selected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (San Diego Chapter) and participated in the 198 1Blue-Gray All-Star game. Dan is an attorney in San Diego. Jeff Mansukhani Jeff played four years between 1984- 1987 as a wide receiver and kick returner ... he was selected 2nd TeamGTE/Academic AlI-American after hisj unior season when he hauled in a team-best 49 receptions for8 I I yards ( 16.6 average) and 7 touchdowns ... healso averaged 15.6 yards on 9 punt returns and 23.3 yards on 18 kickoffreturns ... his senior year ( 1987) he caught 17 receptions for 338 yards ( 19.9 average) and 3 touchdowns.:. he was a two-time USO Offensive Playerof the Year. Jeff is an attorney at law . Bryan Day ------------------- Bryan pl ayed four years between 1985-88 as a defensive back ... he was the school's first two-ti me First TeamGTE Academic All-American ( 1987 & 1988) ... he lead the Toreros' in tackles both hisjunior and senior campaigns and was a two-time USO Defensive Pl ayerof the Year ... in 1988 he tallied 88 tackles to go with 3 quarterback sacks (- 17 yards), 2 forced fumbles, 4 fumbl e recoveries, 8 pass defl ections and 2 interceptions ... in 1987 he totaled 9 1tackles and 6 interceptions ...he carried a 3.78grade point average in Business/Economics. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada where he is an attorney. John Gomez John played four years at USO ( 1985-88) and earned 2nd TeamGTE/Academic All-America honors hi s seni or year ( l 988)asa defensive li neman ... he started his career at USO as a linebacker before moving to the line for hi s final two seasons ... he started 7 games in 1987 when the team recorded four shutouts on their way to a 6-3- 1season ... in 1988 he totaled 34 tackles in 9 starts with I quarterback sack and 8 quarterback hurries. John resides in Orange County where he is an attorney. Doug Popovich Doug became the school's second student-ath lete to be selected twice as a Fi rst Team GTE/Academic All -American ( 1994, 1995) ... a two-time USO Defensive Player of the Year, Doug lead the team in tackles both hisjunior ( 142) and senior ( 125) campaigns ... three times he was selected the team's James B. Orwig Scholar Athlete of the Year .. . he was named a $25,000 Burger King Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 7, 1996) and earned a $5,000 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship ... anOcean Studies major at USO with a 3.88 grade-point-average, Doug was accepted into Yale Uni versity's Graduate School. Jeb Dougherty---------------- In 1996 Jeb was selected First Team GTE/Academic All-America after leading the Toreros in tackles ( 11 3) and averaging 28.0 yards per kickoff return ... in addition, he was named Associated Press I-AA Third Team All -America; First Team AII-PFL; PFL All -Academic; a $ 10,000 Burger King Scholar– Athleteofthe Week;and the team's Defensive Playerofthe Year ... during hisjuniorcampaign he earned 2nd Team GTE/Academic All -America honors as a defensive back ... a two-sport star, he was a Third TeamGTE Academic All-America selecti on in baseball his senior year in 1997 ... he was drafted in the 1997 June major league draft by the Anaheim Angels.

Jeff Mansukhani Wide Receiver 1986

Bryan Day Defensive Back 1987, 1988

John Gomez Def ensive Line 1988

Doug Popovich Defensive Back 1994, 1995

Jeb Dougherty Defensive Back 1995, 1996