Orediggers’ Brandon Spencer named NAIA All-American

The following is a release from the Montana Tech Sports Information Department;

WACO, Texas -- Brandon Spencer is the 30th All-American in Montana Tech football history!

The Orediggers' senior center landed a spot on the American Football Coaches Association's NAIA All-America second team, the AFCA announced Wednesday.

Spencer, a business and information technology major from Lolo, anchored one of the most productive offensive lines in the NAIA in 2024. Under his leadership, Tech ranked in the NAIA's top 10 in scoring, rushing yards, yards per carry, yards per completion, first downs, third-down percentage, fourth-down percentage, and time of possession.

Spencer's honor marks the second-straight season an Oredigger earned AFCA All-America honors; punter Andrew Almos was a first-team selection in 2023.

Montana Tech finished the season with a 9-3 record and reached the NAIA Football Championship Series for the second-straight season.

The Orediggers earned the No. 7 seed in the national playoff and earned a first-round bye in the bracket. No. 10 Northwestern (Iowa) defeated the Diggers, 32-29, in the second round on November 30.

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Montana Tech's AFCA All-Americans

(Parentheses denote team honored, if available)
1969 - Dan Gilman
1970 - Don Heater (2nd)
1971 - Don Heater
1973 - Jim Persons
1979 - Wade Bristol (2nd)
1983 - Jerry Ogrin (2nd)
1990 - Jeff Muralt
1992 - Evan Lowe
1993 - Evan Lowe
1994 - Chuck Forgery, Shaun Smith, Mike Turcotte
1995 - Paul Hladky, Jake Petersen (2nd), Ty Starkel (2nd)
1996 - Guy Hall, Paul Hladky, Brian Larson, Mike Schumaker
1997 - Blaine Hardy, Paul Hladky, Mark Jensen (2nd), Dustin Sersland
1998 - Blaine Hardy (2nd)
1999 - Travis Hettick (2nd)
2001 - Jay LeProwse
2005 - Adam Cotton, Chad Erwin
2006 - J.J. Perino
2007 - J.J. Perino
2009 - Stephan Burns
2014 - David Meis (2nd)
2015 - Nolan Saraceni (1st)
2016 - Nolan Saraceni (1st), Gunnar Kayser (2nd)
2023 - Andrew Almos (1st)
2024 - Brandon Spencer (2nd)

WACO, Texas -- Brandon Spencer is the 30th All-American in Montana Tech football history!

The Orediggers' senior center landed a spot on the American Football Coaches Association's NAIA All-America second team, the AFCA announced Wednesday.

Spencer, a business and information technology major from Lolo, anchored one of the most productive offensive lines in the NAIA in 2024. Under his leadership, Tech ranked in the NAIA's top 10 in scoring, rushing yards, yards per carry, yards per completion, first downs, third-down percentage, fourth-down percentage, and time of possession.

Spencer's honor marks the second-straight season an Oredigger earned AFCA All-America honors; punter Andrew Almos was a first-team selection in 2023.

Montana Tech finished the season with a 9-3 record and reached the NAIA Football Championship Series for the second-straight season.

The Orediggers earned the No. 7 seed in the national playoff and earned a first-round bye in the bracket. No. 10 Northwestern (Iowa) defeated the Diggers, 32-29, in the second round on November 30.

Visit Montana Tech athletics' home online, GoDiggers.com, anytime for up-to-the-minute news and coverage of the Orediggers. Give Montana Tech athletics a like on Facebook, and follow the Orediggers on X at @MTechDiggers.