ITHACA, N.Y. – After exceeding all preseason predictions en route to a 5-5 season, the Cornell football team earned plenty of hardware when the All-Ivy League selections were announced on Tuesday morning. The Big Red had four first-teamers and 11 total selections, the program's biggest haul since collecting five first team and 12 total selections in 2005. Voting on the all-league teams was done by the eight head coaches.

Leading the Big Red first-team selections were record-breaking sophomore quarterback Jeff Mathews and senior wide receiver Shane Savage, place-kicker Brad Greenway and returner Rashad Campbell . Campbell headlined the second team as a defensive back and was joined by wide receiver Kurt Ondash and left tackle JC Tretter. Honorable mention All-Ivy picks included seniors Ryan Houska at tight end, Zack Imhoff at defensive end and linebacker Brandon Lainhart, as well as junior wide receiver Luke Tasker.

Mathews, the 2010 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, is the first Cornell quarterback to earn first-team honors since Ryan Kuhn in 2005. He set Cornell and Ivy League records for passing yardage in a game (548 yards at Penn) and season (3,412 yards), while also setting Big Red records for Cornell records for touchdown passes (25), total offense (3,274 yards), completion percentage (.679) and passing efficiency (162.60). The first sophomore captain in Cornell history, he ranked third nationally in passing yards per game and pass efficiency, fourth in total offense and 10th in points responsible for. A two-time Ivy League and national player of the week, Mathews posted two of the top three passing games in conference history and ended the year with six 300-yard games, three 400-yard games and two 500-yard games. Against the top three pass defenses in the Ivy League (Dartmouth, Penn and Brown), Mathews completed 70 percent of his passes and averaged 405.7 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions. His 341.2 yards per game was more than 100 yards per game higher than any other passer in the Ivy League.

Savage was also a first-team selection for the first time after leading the Ivy League in receptions (65), receiving yards (1080) and receiving touchdowns (12). He finished fifth nationally in yards per game and 13th in receptions per game while setting school records for season yards and touchdowns. Savage averaged 123 yards per game in league games (860 yards) with nine touchdowns in seven contests.  His 12 touchdowns ranks sixth all-time in a season in Ivy history, and his three touchdowns against both Columbia and Penn tied a school record. A first-team Capital One Academic All-District selection, Savage posted four 100-yard games in 2011 and had four contests with multiple touchdowns. He had 199 receiving yards vs. Columbia, the second-highest total in a game in Cornell history.

Greenway led the Ivy League in scoring (7.5 points per game), ranking 41st nationally, and set the Cornell kick scoring record for a career (189 points) and season (75 points). His 189 career points ranks third all-time in Big Red history. Greenway finished 18th nationally in field goals (13, 1.3 per game), a mark that was second in the Ancient Eight. He was the only kicker in the Ivy League to post a perfect season on extra-point kicks (36-of-36) and was 5-of-5 on field goals of 40 yards or more. The two-time Special Teams Player of the Week also kicked off and punted for Cornell and was the team's captain on special teams. He is a nominee for the Fred Mitchell Award.

Campbell's spot on the first team as a returner was well-deserved. He set an Ivy League record for kick return yards in a season (994) and became the first Cornellian to score on two kickoff returns in a season, the only Ivy player with multiple returns for a score. He ranked second in the Ancient Eight in kick return average among those with at least 20 returns and earned Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week once. His 1,921 career kickoff return yards ranks third all-time in the Ivy League.

Campbell's second-team nod as a defensive back was also well-earned after leading the Ivy League and ranking 20th nationally with his four interceptions. He was second on the team in tackles (78), good for ninth in the Ivy League. Campbell added 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.  He had 14 tackles against Dartmouth and recorded two interceptions, a pass breakup and a tackle for loss against Penn. Campbell was second among defensive backs in the Ivy League in tackles for loss (6.5) and served as a defensive captain.

The explosive offense also featured second teamers Tretter and Ondash.

Tretter started all 10 games at left tackle, protecting Mathews' blind side and allowing the Big Red to set new Cornell and Ivy passing records. The converted tight end was in his first year on the offensive line and was a key reason the Big Red nearly cut its sacks allowed in half from 2010 despite all of the passing attempted.

Ondash had a breakout junior year, ranking 21st nationally in yards per game (85.6) and 38th in receptions per game (5.4), marks that were second and fourth in the Ivy League. He had three 100-yard receiving games in 2011 and totaled 54 catches for 856 yards and five touchdowns. Ondash had an 87-yard touchdown catch vs. Bucknell, the fifth-longest passing TD in school history, and posted 197 receiving yards against Penn, the third-highest total in Cornell history.

Tasker joined Savage and Ondash to create the most formidable receiving threesome in school history.  He finished his junior season ranked 22nd nationally in receptions per game (5.8) and 23rd in receiving yards per game (83.2), numbers that ranked second and third in the Ivy League in 2011. Tasker's 832 receiving yards ranks seventh in a single season at Cornell. He caught four touchdowns on the season and ran for a fifth, posting three 100-yard receiving games along the way. Tasker hauled in 12 catches against Columbia, a total that tied for third all-time at Cornell in receptions in a game. He served as special teams captain and was the team's primary punt returner and holder on placements.

Houska continued to be undervalued as arguably the most versatile player in the Ancient Eight. The tight end/running back led team in rushing yardage (404) and rushing touchdowns (5) after selflessly shifting positions midway through the year. The team MVP as a junior caught 17 passes for 136 yards. While running out of the Wildcat formation, Houska ran, threw and caught touchdown passes during his career.

The defensive efforts for much of the season were led by captain Zack Imhoff, who ranked second in the Ivy League in sacks (8.5) and first in tackles for loss (17.0). His 17.0 tackles for loss ranked fourth in a season all-time at Cornell and was 11th nationally. Imhoff's 8.5 sacks placed 21st nationally. Imhoff was third among all defensive linemen in the Ivy League in tackles (57) and also blocked two kicks and forced three turnovers, leading the Ivy League. He was once Defensive Player of the Week after moving from linebacker to defensive end. Imhoff had 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick vs. Wagner and notched 13 stops with 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a key forced fumble against Colgate. He registered 13 tackles, including 3.0 for a loss at Princeton. A master of the big play, Imhoff had his first career interception at Dartmouth, returning it 10 yards for a touchdown, and also blocked an extra point.

His high school teammate, Lainhart, ranked second in the Ivy League and led the Big Red with 92 tackles. His 9.2 tackles per game ranked 47th nationally, and he added 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and two fumble recoveries and a forced a fumble. Lainhart's 254 career tackles, ranks 11th all-time at Cornell. He posted four games with double figure tackles and was second in the Ivy League with two fumbles recovered.

Cornell will return nine offensive and eight defensive starters from this season's team that went 5-5 (3-4 Ivy) under second-year head coach Kent Austin. The Big Red will return five All-Ivy offensive players when the team opens spring practice.