CHARLESTON, S.C. – Five members of The Citadel football team were included in the 2016 Hampshire Honor Society announced Wednesday.

Dane Anderson, Brandon Eakins, Eric Goins, Hunter Morris and James Riley all received the prestigious academic honor, presented by the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame.

The NFF Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of football players in their final season of eligibility from all divisions who maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.2 throughout their college career. Qualifications also include being a starter or significant contributor and meeting all NCAA/NAIA-mandated progress towards degree requirements.

Anderson, who is an exercise science major, served as the Bulldogs' holder for extra points and field goal attempts. The North Augusta, South Carolina, native appeared in all 25 games over his final two seasons, including 2015 when Goins broke The Citadel's single-season made field goals record and was a perfect 42-of-42 on PAT attempts. Anderson held for the longest field goal against an FBS opponent in school history in the Bulldogs' 23-22 win at South Carolina and held for the game-winning field goal as time expired in The Citadel's 41-38 win at Coastal Carolina in the first round of the FCS Playoffs.

Eakins graduated in three-and-a-half years with a bachelor's degree in sport management and has a 3.68 GPA in his master's program. He was named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll three times and earned the Southern Conference Commissioner's Medal for excelling in the classroom. On the field, the McClellanville, South Carolina, native appeared in all 25 games of his final two seasons and led the team with 14 receptions, 216 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in 2015.

Goins carries a 3.95 GPA and is graduating with a degree in political science and double minors in business and national intelligence and homeland security. The Citadel's Special Teams Player of the Year, a second-team All-Southern Conference selection and Fred Mitchell Award finalist, Goins scored 90 points courtesy of 16-of-21 on field goals and a perfect 42-of-42 on PAT attempts. His field goals total, which included a school-record five against VMI, was a school record, while his total points ranked second on the program's single-season list and his PAT attempts were fourth. The Herndon, Virginia, native made the longest field goal in program history against an FBS opponent with a 48 yarder at South Carolina and gave the Bulldogs their first road playoff win by converting the game-winning, 43-yard field goal at Coastal Carolina.

Morris appeared in 24 games as The Citadel's long snapper for the final two seasons of his collegiate career. The criminal justice major from Kannapolis, North Carolina, handled primary snapping duties for field goals and extra points in 2015 and was the Bulldogs' long snapper for field goals, extra points and punts in 2014. As the snapper, Morris played a vital role in Goins' record-breaking 2015 campaign. In his career, Morris appeared in 36 games and registered three tackles.

Riley, majoring in business administration, was voted a team captain from his linebacker position in 2015. He finished the season with 103 tackles, including 9.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, six quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, one interception and one fumble recovery. He was the first Bulldog to record 100 tackles in a season since 2011, and his tackles mark tied for the third-highest single-season total in school history. His average of 7.9 tackles per game in 2015 ranked ninth in the SoCon. The Mobile, Alabama, native finished his career with 260 tackles to rank fifth on the program's all-time list.

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