Silva Earns ECAC Div. III North Offensive Player of the Year; Three Others Named All-Stars

Framingham, Mass.- Senior quarterback Matt Silva (Dracut, Mass.) has been selected as the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III North Offensive Player of the Year. Silva and classmate, center Nick Stanfield (Everett, Mass.) were chosen as first team all-stars while senior defensive lineman Quentin Jones (Springfield, Mass.) and senior safety Matt Mangano (Winchester, ME) have been named to the second team.   

Silva continues to accrue honors after a record breaking senior season.  Earlier this month he earned his first D3football.com recognition after being tabbed as the MASCAC's Offensive Player of the Year and a first team all-conference selection.  Silva ranked among the nation's and conference's leaders in most passing categories throughout the year.  He completed 264-of-411 passes for 3,168 yards with a school record 41 touchdowns with just seven interceptions.  Silva, who currently holds 12 FSU passing records, established new school records for touchdowns in a game (6), touchdowns in a season (41), yards passing in a game (510) and season (3,168) during his senior campaign. Silva also received a pair of New England Football Writer's Gold Helmet Awards, the NEFW Season Gold Helmet Award and he was selected as the recipient of the 2015 Joseph P. Zabilski Award which is presented annually by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to the top offensive and defensive player in Division II and III.

Stanfield adds to his hardware following a stellar senior season.  Stanfield was previously named to the D3football.com All-Region Team as well as All-New England by the New England Football Writers after repeating as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Offensive Lineman of the Year.  Stanfield is a three time All-MASCAC first team selection and was tabbed as the New England Football Conference's (NEFC) Offensive Rookie of the Year after his freshman season in 2012.  Stanfield anchored the Rams offensive line in 2015 as the Rams offense averaged 435 yards and 38 points per game while allowing just 15 sacks on the year.

Quentin Jones earns his first All-Star nod after earning back-to-back All-MASCAC honors and a D3football.com All-North selection. Jones, a senior, led the MASCAC in sacks racking up 11 on the year for a conference best loss of 72 yards. Jones recorded 46 total tackles on the year with 32 solo stops including 16.5 for a loss.

Mangano, the MASCAC Defensive Player of the Year and a first team all-conference selection, garners his first All-Star honors after recording 53 tackles, including 37 solo and three for a loss, during his final season.  Mangano, a D3football.com All-Region and NEFW All-New England selection, tallied two interceptions that he returned for 32 yards, five pass breakups and a blocked kick during his final season with the Rams.

The Rams closed their season with a 9-2 overall record and an 8-0 mark in the MASCAC earning the conference's first automatic-qualifier into the NCAA Tournament.