ST. JOSEPH – The final home game of the 50^th season of Griffon Football comes this Saturday and with that comes a look at the last 10 years for the program.
 
Each home week this season, we've looked back at a decade in Griffon Football history with in-depth information on that 10-year period's All-Decade team as selected by Griffon Football Alumni.
 
HONORING THE 2010s
The 2010s have brought the program its highest point and one of the more challenging times in recent memory. With one season remaining, the decade has seen the second most wins (65) of any in the program's 50 seasons.
 
No three-year period in Griffon Football history produced more victories than the first three seasons of the '10s. Three straight NCAA Division II Playoff seasons kicked off the decade with eight wins in 2010, nine in 2011 and the program's first outright MIAA Championship in a 12-win 2012 season, still the best in program history. After narrowly missing the playoffs numerous times in the previous decade, the Griffons broke through to get there in 2010 and 2011 before heartbreaking losses to Northwest Missouri in the first round each year. In 2012, it was Missouri Western's turn as the Griffons fought back from an early deficit to come back and defeat the Bearcats in the closing minutes to claim the conference title and avoid a third-straight rivalry postseason match-up. Missouri Western broke through for its first two playoff victories, defeating Minnesota Duluth in a triple-overtime thriller at Spratt Stadium a week before running away from Henderson State on the road. The unforgettable season ended a week later with a close loss at Minnesota State in the NCAA DII quarterfinals.
 
Beyond the great team accomplishments, the decade will be remembered for producing some of the program's greatest athletes. The top-two rushers in Griffon history came back-to-back in Michael Hill and Raphael Spencer. Hill finished as the runner-up in the Harlon Hill voting for the nation's top Division II player in 2012. A number of players from the decade went on to play in the NFL, including two draft picks in Greg Zuerlein and David Bass. Hill, Zuerlein, Bass and Michael Jordan combined for 24 of the decade's 49 All-American honors.
 
THE 2010s ALL-DECADE TEAM
 
QB          Travis Partridge (2010-13)
•             #1 Rushing Touchdowns – 36
•             #3 Passing Yards – 6,754
•             #3 Passing Touchdowns – 70
•             #3 Completions – 551
•             #3 Total Offense – 8,315
•             T-#4 Points – 216
•             #3 Touchdowns – 36
•             2011 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2012 1st Team All-MIAA
•             2012 H.M. Don Hansen All-American
•             2012 1st team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2012 H.M. BSN All-American
•             2012 2nd team CoSIDA All-Region
•             2013 H.M. All-MIAA
 
RB          Michael Hill (2009-12)
•             #1 Rushing Yards – 4,969
•             #1 Rushing Attempts – 928
•             #2 Rushing Touchdowns – 35
•             #3 Rushing Yards/Game – 99.4
•             #1 Most 100-yard Rushing Games – 20
•             #5 Total Offense – 4,969
•             #1 All-Purpose Yards – 5,851
•             #2 Points – 264
•             #2 Touchdowns – 44
•             2010 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2011 1st team All-MIAA
•             2011 2nd team All-Region
•             2011 2nd team  Don Hansen All-Region
•             2011 H.M. Don Hansen All-American
•             2011 H.M. BSN All-American
•             2012 D2Football.com Offensive Player of the Year
•             2012 1st team D2Football.com All-American
•             2012 Runner-Up for Harlon Hill Trophy
•             2012 MIAA Offensive Player of the Year
•             2012 1st team All-MIAA
•             2012 1st team CoSida All-American
•             2012 1st team CoSIDA All-Region
•             2012 1st team BSN All-American
•             2012 Raycom College Football All-Star Classic MVP
 
RB          Raphael Spencer (2012-15)
•             #2 Rushing Yards – 4,234
•             #2 Rushing Attempts – 750
•             #4 Rushing Touchdowns – 31
•             #2 All-Purpose Yards – 4,651
•             #7 Points – 186
•             T-#6 Touchdowns – 31
•             2013 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2014 1st team All-MIAA
•             2014 3rd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2015 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2015 3rd team Don Hansen All-Region
 
WR         Tyron Crockom (2009-13)
•             #8 Receptions – 113
•             2012 H.M. All-MIAA
 
WR         Tarrell Downing (2009-12)
•             #8 Punt Return Yards – 459
•             #5 Kick Return Yards – 1,276
•             2010 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2011 H.M. All-MIAA
 
TE           Reggie Jordan (2010-13)
•             2012 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2012 H.M. D2Football.com All-American
•             2013 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2013 H.M. D2Football.com All-American
 
OL          Travis Anderson (2012-16)
•             2014 1st team All-MIAA
•             2014 3rd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2015 1st team All-MIAA
•             2015 2nd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2015 H.M. Don Hansen All-American
•             2016 1st team All-MIAA
•             2016 2nd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2016 2nd team CoSIDA All-Region
 
OL          Macon Allan (2009-12)
•             2011 1st team All-MIAA
•             2011 2nd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2011 H.M. Don Hansen All-American
•             2012 1st team All-MIAA
•             2012 1st team CoSIDA All-Region
•             2012 1st team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2012 2nd team Don Hansen All-American
•             2012 2nd team CoSIDA All-American
•             2012 3rd team AP Little-American
•             2012 3rd team BSN All-American
•             2012 H.M. D2Football.com All-American
 
OL          Max Oeser (2014-17)
•             2016 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2017 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2017 1st team CoSIDA Academic All-District
 
OL          Leonard Wester (2012-15)
•             2014 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2015 H.M. All-MIAA
•             Played Three Seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 
OL          Hayden Eatinger (2016-19)
•             2016 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2017 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2018 1st team All-MIAA
•             2018 3rd team Don Hansen All-Region
 
K             Greg Zuerlein (2011)
•             2011 1st team All-MIAA
•             2011 MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year
•             2011 1st team CoSIDA All-Region
•             2011 1st team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2011 1st team Don Hansen All-American
•             2011 1st team BSN All-American
•             2011 1st team AFCA All-American
•             2011 1st team CoSIDA All-American
•             2011 AP Little All-American
•             2012 6th Round Draft Pick of St. Louis Rams
•             2017 NFL All-Pro
•             2017 NFL Pro Bowl
•             Kicked in Super Bowl LIII
 
KR/PR                  Brandin Dandridge (2015-18)
•             2017 3rd team All-MIAA (DB)
•             2018 1st team All-MIAA (Returner)
•             2018 2nd team All-MIAA (DB)
•             2018 1st team Don Hansen All-Region (Returner)
•             2018 3rd team Don Hansen All- Region (DB)
•             2018 H.M. Don Hansen All-American (Returner)
 
All Purpose         Dom Thomas (2011-14)
•             Rushed for 1,047 yards and 11 touchdowns
•             767 career kick return yards
 
DL          David Bass (2009-12)
•             #1 Tackles for Loss – 56
•             #1 Sacks – 40.5
•             2010 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2011 1st team All-MIAA
•             2011 1st team CoSIDA All-Region
•             2011 1st team Don Hansen All-American
•             2011 1st team BSN All-American
•             2011 1st team CoSIDA All-American
•             2011 2nd team AP Little All-American
•             2011 1st team D2Football.com All-American
•             2012 1st team All-MIAA
•             2012 1st team CoSIDA First Team All-Region
•             2012 1st team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2012 2nd team D2Football.com All-American
•             2012 3rd team BSN All-American
•             2012 2nd team AP Little All-American
•             2012 2nd team CoSIDA All-American
•             2012 3rd team Don Hansen All-American
•             2013 7th round draft pick – Oakland Raiders
•             Played Five Seasons in the NFL
 
DL          Austin Baska (2010-13)
•             2011 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2011 3rd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2013 2nd team All-MIAA
 
DL          Arbanas Elliott (2012-15)
•             2013 3rd team All-MIAA
•             2014 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2015 2nd team All-MIAA
 
DL          Ben Pister (2009-12)
•             2011 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2011 2nd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2011 H.M. Don Hansen All-American
•             2011 2nd team D2Football.com All-American
•             2012 1st team All-MIAA
•             2012 2nd team CoSIDA All-Region
•             2012 3rd team BSN All-American
•             2012 3rd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2012 2nd team D2Football.com All-American
 
LB           Yomi Alli (2011-15)
•             2013 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2014 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2015 1st team All-MIAA
•             2015 3rd team Don Hansen All-Region
 
LB           Stephen Juergens (2011-14)
•             2013 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2014 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2014 2nd team All-Region
 
LB           Cody Lindsay (2014-17)
•             #2 Tackles for Loss – 53
•             #3 Sacks – 22.5
•             2014 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2015 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2016 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2017 1st team All-MIAA
•             2017 2nd team CoSIDA All-Region
 
DB          Michael Jordan (2012-15)
•             T-#2 Interceptions – 16
•             #1 Interception return touchdowns – 3
•             #1 Passes Defended – 58
•             2012 MIAA Freshman of the Year
•             2012 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2013 1st All-MIAA
•             2013 2nd team CoSIDA All-Region
•             2013 3rd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2014 1st team All-MIAA
•             2014 1st team AFCA All-American
•             2014 1st team D2football.com All-American
•             2014 2nd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2014 2nd team CoSIDA All-Region
•             2014 3rd team AP Little All-American
•             2014 H.M. Don Hansen All-American
•             2015 1st team All-MIAA
•             2015 1st team CoSIDA All-Region
•             2015 1st team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2015 1st team AFCA All-American
•             2015 1st team CoSIDA All-American
•             2015 1st team D2Football.com All-American
•             2015 1st team Don Hansen All-American
•             2015 1st team AP Little All-American
•             2015 Cliff Harris Award finalist
•             Played Three Seasons in NFL
 
DB          Jack Long (2008-11)
•             2010 1st team All-MIAA
•             2010 3rd team Don Hansen All-Region
 
DB          Shane Simpson (2009-12)
•             2011 1st team All-MIAA
•             2012 2nd team All-MIAA
 
DB          Jonathan Owens (2014-17)
•             2015 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2017 2nd team All-MIAA
•             Spent One Season with Arizona Cardinals
 
P             Scott Groner (2011-14)
•             #1 Punt Average – 42.54
•             #1 Punt Yards – 8,508
•             2011 H.M. All-MIAA
•             2011 2nd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2011 2nd team Don Hansen All-American
•             2011 H.M. BSN All-American
•             2013 1st team All-MIAA
•             2013 2nd team CoSIDA All-Region
•             2013 1st team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2013 H.M. Don Hansen All-American
•             2014 1st team All-MIAA
•             2014 2nd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2014 H.M. Don Hansen All-American
                             
SPECIAL MENTION
 
DB          Sam Brown (2012-15)
•             2015 2nd team All-MIAA
•             1 season with the Baltimore Ravens
 
K             Tyler Basch (2016-18)
•             #6 PATs Made – 64
•             #2 Field Goals Made – 30
•             2017 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2018 2nd team All-MIAA
•             2018 2nd team Don Hansen All-Region
•             2018 H.M. Don Hansen All-American