Dec. 6, 2001
Notre Dame, Ind. – Notre Dame senior Anthony Weaver earned second-team All-America honors today from ABC Sports Online.
Weaver was the leader of the Irish defense all season. A ’01 captain, the defensive end from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., finished third on the Irish in tackles with 59, including 21 for loss and seven sacks. Weaver, who collegefootballnews.com ranked as the third-best independent player in the country this season, also had an interception, three pass deflections and three forced fumbles on the year, leading an Irish defense that ranked 13th in total defense and 22nd nationally in scoring defense. A Lombardi Award candidate at the beginning of ’01, Weaver also was named an honorable mention All-American by Football News and earned all-independent accolades from Football News and collegefootballnews.com.