Five Southwestern College football players have been named 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Across the nation 244 football student-athletes received this honor.

Student-athletes are nominated by their institution's head coach and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status in order qualify for the honor.

Southwestern College football players recognized include: Wayne Clutter, Colwich; Cass Myers, South Haven; William Butler, Mount Vernon, Texas; Zak Tazkargy, Wellington; and Zach Thimmesch, Andover.