CHARLESTON, S.C. - Aaron Miller, Joe Crochet and Craig Miller headlined the award winners at The Citadel's annual football banquet held Wednesday night at the Holliday Alumni Center.

Aaron Miller was named the team's offensive player of the year. The senior quarterback ranked second in the Southern Conference with 1,080 rushing yards, the highest total by a Bulldog since 1998, and finished the regular season 31st in the nation and second among quarterbacks.

He was twice named the SoCon Offensive Player of the Week in 2014. Against Charlotte he rushed for a career-high 197 yards and passed for 136 and two touchdowns. He then accounted for 233 total yards and four touchdowns in a victory over Furman.

Miller finished his career with 1,852 yards on the ground, the fourth most of any quarterback in Citadel history, and his 24 rushing touchdowns ranks seventh regardless of position. He passed for 1,970 yards over the past four years and ranks 11th in school history with 3,822 yards of total offense.

Crochet earned top defensive honors after recording 32 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries while starting nine times. The sophomore defensive end forced three fumbles including two in the season finale against VMI and recovered two others. He had a season-high five tackles against Wofford and 1.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage against Furman.

Craig Miller was tabbed as the special teams player of the year. The junior played in all 12 contests in his first season on the active roster, and his seven special teams stops, including two against Gardner-Webb, led the Bulldogs. Miller also saw some action at slot back during the course of the season.

The evening got underway with the recognition of 60 lettermen including seniors Julian Baxter (safety), Victor Hill (offensive line), Aaron Miller (quarterback), Cam Mobley (defensive tackle), Rah Muhammad (bandit), Justin Oxendine (defensive end), Carl Robinson (linebacker), Walker Smith (cornerback), Jake Stenson (slot back), Kevin Thornton (defensive back) and Dalton Trevino (slot back).

Miller, Muhammad, Robinson and Stenson were announced as permanent team captains for the 2014 season.

Muhammad, who also received the Team Military Captain Award, ranked second on the team with 70 tackles and played in 41 games during his career with 29 starts. He posted a total of 166 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss over the past four years. Robinson started 34 of 37 games during his career and had 241 tackles, tied for the eighth most this century.

Stenson was the recipient of the Linwood Sikes Award for outstanding effort in games, practice and offseason workouts. During his senior year he was third on the team with 597 rushing yards and scored four touchdowns. He had career-high games of 120 yards against Coastal Carolina and VMI.

Mobley earned the Team Before Self Award from The Citadel Brigadier Foundation. During his senior season, the defensive tackle started all 12 games and played in a total of 43 contests with 26 starts during his career. Mobley made 25 tackles this fall, including three tackles for loss and shared a sack against Furman.

Junior offensive guard Sam Frye (first team) and junior defensive tackle Mitchell Jeter (second team) were honored for their selection to the All-SoCon team as were slot back Cam Jackson, B-back Isiaha Smith and cornerback Dee Delaney for their inclusion on the league's all-freshman team.

Frye picked up The Citadel Football Association Blood & Guts Award, epitomizing the player who gives total effort on the practice field. Frye anchored an offensive line that paved the way for the Bulldogs to rank second in the nation with 347 yards rushing per game. He has started all 24 games the past two seasons and was on the field for all 907 offensive snaps in 2014.

Fellow offensive lineman Kyle Weaver received the Cal McCombs Award, which is given to the player who best represents the virtues of moral character, courage, contribution and commitment. Weaver moved into the starting lineup as a redshirt freshman and was on the field for 895 of The Citadel's 907 offensive snaps, going the distance in all but one game.

The Ann Seignious Award for academic and football excellence was presented to sophomore safety Malik Diggs. He ranked third on the team with 67 tackles and had his first career interception against Western Carolina. Diggs was the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after making nine tackles and recovering two fumbles against VMI and has a 3.15 cumulative grade point average.

The JB Weber Academic Achievement Award went to junior defensive lineman Paul Brown. A member of the team the past four years, Brown has taken advantage of every opportunity he has been afforded at the school and is graduating with a degree in business administration.

The scout team players of the year were Greg DiCocco (offense), Steven Knowles (defense) and Tremaine Shivers (special teams). Equipment department fixture Will Small was presented with the Kickoff Tee Go-Getter Award for the fastest, most focused individual in the SoCon. He was the runner-up in the league in a season-long battle with Chattanooga.