Howard, Musa Earn First-Team Football Selection

November 10, 2005

Richardson, TX - Southwestern Oklahoma State had two football players selected to the Lone Star Conference’s highest squad in an announcement by the league office Wednesday.

Wide receiver Danny Howard and defensive back Tommy Musa were among 29 football players voted to the LSC’s North Division first-team. Players were selected by a vote of the six league coaches.

Linebacker Michael Hart and defensive lineman Terry Joiner were both second-team selections for the Bulldogs.

Howard, a senior from Oklahoma City’s John Marshall High School, set a school single-season receiving record by catching 50 passes this year. He also set school marks for most receptions and yards in a game when he caught 12 passes for 248 yards against Northeastern State earlier this year. Howard finished his career as the school’s second-leading all-time receiver with 116 catches for 1,939 yards and eight touchdowns.

Musa, a transfer from California’s Mt. San Antonio, was the leader of a SWOSU secondary that ended up the year as the league’s toughest to throw against. Musa finished with 71 tackles, intercepted two passes and returned a fumble 50 yards for a score while playing in just nine of the team’s 11 games.

Hart, a senior from Oklahoma City, was the team’s leading tackler with 88 stops. After playing his first three years in the secondary Hart switched to linebacker and ended his four-year career with 302 tackles and four interceptions.

Joiner, a senior from Seattle, Wash., had more tackles behind the line of scrimmage than any SWOSU player this year with 12 ½ stops. He finished with 53 tackles and in his two years at SWOSU had 15 quarterback sacks.