WESTMONT, IL –- Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette declared Elon University senior offensive lineman Scott McLain (Springfield, VA/West Springfield H.S.) a First Team NCAA-IAA All-American Saturday afternoon.

The 6-4, 295-pound right guard becomes the 39th Elon All-American football player to be tabbed to either a first, second or third postseason team during the program’s 80-year history. Along with all Football Gazette First Team All-Americans, McLain’s name will be forever listed in the annual NCAA Football Record Book.

Elon’s lone senior offensive starter this past year, McLain helped the Phoenix to finish the regular season ranked 18th among the country’s 123 NCAA-IAA teams in rushing offense. Elon averaged 212.6 yards per game on the ground during the 2001 season.

A two-time Football Gazette National Offensive Lineman of the Week this fall, McLain entered the year as a Football Gazette First Team Preseason All-American. In 2000, he emerged from Elon’s 7-4 campaign as a Football Gazette Third Team All-American.

The Phoenix finished the 2001 campaign with an uncharacteristic 2-9 record, suffering seven losses to nationally-ranked teams while playing the country’s toughest schedule (www.ncaa.org) for the third consecutive season.

Elon Postseason Football All-Americans

1938 -- Joe Golombeck (First Team)

1949 -- Arnold Melvin (First Team)

1950 -- Sal Gero (First Team)

1951 -- Sal Gero (Second Team)

1958 -- Tony Carcaterra (First Team)

1961 -- George Wooten (Second Team)

1963 -- Willie Tart (First Team)

1964 -- Jerry Rowe (Second Team)

1968 -- Richard McGeorge (First Team)

1969 -- Richard McGeorge (First Team)

1973 -- Glenn Ellis (First Team)

1973 -- Freddie Long (First Team)

1973 -- Nick Angelone (Second Team)

1973 -- John Muir (Second Team)

1974 -- Brent Sexton (Second Team)

1976 -- Danny Bass (First Team)

1976 -- Ricky Locklear (First Team)

1977 -- Danny Bass (First Team)

1978 -- Bobby Hedrick (Second Team)

1980 -- Bobby Hedrick (First Team)

1980 -- Chris Worst (Second Team)

1981 -- Phil Renn (First Team)

1981 -- Chris Worst (First Team)

1981 -- Tony Pethel (Second Team)

1981 -- Stanley Tootoo (Second Team)

1984 -- Royce Fentress (First Team)

1985 -- Grady Williams (Second Team)

1986 -- Dwayne Clark (First Team)

1986 -- Ricky Sigmon (First Team)

1987 -- Chuck Ward (Second Team)

1988 -- Dwayne Clark (Second Team)

1988 -- Tony DiPietro (Second Team)

1992 -- Lamar Adams (First Team)

1992 -- Maurice Vezina (First Team)

1992 -- Rod Clark (Second Team)

1993 -- Robert Burnett (First Team)

2000 -- Roger Allen (Third Team)

2000 -- Scott McLain (Third Team)

2001 -- Scott McLain (First Team)

-- ELON --