At Midwestern State

Senior (2007)

• started each of Midwestern's 11 games at the center position.
• earned Associated Press and Daktronics All-America honors after spearheading a blocking unit that paved the way for NCAA Division II's top offense.
• the Mustangs averaged 44.5 points per game while racking up 549.4 total yards per game which including 316.5 yards per constest on the ground and 232.9 yards through the air.

Honors and Awards

• 2007 Associated Press Second Team Little All-American
• 2007 Daktronics Second-Team All-American
• 2007 D2Football.com Second-Team All-American
• 2007 Don Hansen's Football Gazette Third-Team All-American
• 2007 Daktronics First-Team All-Super Region 4
• 2007 Don Hansen's Football Gazette First-Team All-Super Region 4
• 2007 First-Team All-LSC South Division
• 2007 Don Hansen's Football Gazette Preseason All American
• 2007 All-Lone Star Conference South Division First Team

Junior (2006)

• became the first MSU player honored by the Associated Press Little All-America team in 50 years after starting 12 games at the center position.
• led an offensive line that was the base of the most prolific regular season offense in the nation averaging 436.5 yards of total offense a game with 242 of those yards coming on the ground.
• offensive line unit allowed one sack a game.

Honors and Awards

• 2006 Associated Press Third-Team Little American
• 2006 Daktronics Second-Team All-American
• 2006 Don Hansen's Football Gazette Honorable Mention All-American
• 2006 Daktronics First-Team All-Southwest Region
• 2006 Don Hansen's Football Gazette Second-Team All-Southwest Region

At Blinn College

• earned NJCAA All-America honors and was a two-time all-conference selection while helping Blinn College to a Grand Isles Bowl championship in 2004.

At Katy High School

• helped coach Chris Massey’s Katy High School squad to a perferect 16-0 mark and Class 5A state championship as a senior in 2001.

Personal

Tony, a mechanical engineering major, is the son of Joe and Jan Burson of Bellville, Texas… is married to the former Ashley Cartwright... he was born March 27, 1984...