Courtesy of Hawai’i Athletics
WACO, Texas – University of Hawai’i placekicker Kansei Matsuzawa became the first player in program history to be named consensus All-American after earning first team honors by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).
The Tokyo, Japan named has been named to the first team in the first three All-America teams that make up the NCAA’s annual consensus team – Walter Camp Foundation and Associated Press. The final two All-America teams – The Sporting News and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) – will be announced in the coming days
Matsuzawa joins former Rainbow Warrior great Jason Elam as the only two UH players named to the AFCA All-America first team. Earlier this season, the “Tokyo Toe” broke Elam’s school record for consecutive field goals made and finished the regular season 25-of-26 in field goal attempts.
On Monday, Matsuzawa became only the second Rainbow Warrior named to the AP All-America first team and last week, he was the first UH player to earn first-team All-America honors by Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Several weeks ago, the AFCA honored UH head coach Timmy Chang as the Region 5 Coach of the Year, a first for a Hawai’i coach.
Thus far, Matsuzawa has been named a first-team All-American by four organizations – AFCA, Associated Press, CBS Sports, and Walter Camp – and to the second team by several others.
All-America Teams
AFCA – First Team
Associated Press – First Team
CBS Sports – First Team
Walter Camp – First Team
The Athletic – Second Team
Sports Illustrated – Second Team
Sports Info Solutions – Second Team
USA Today – Second Team
On3 – Second Team
