LANCASTER, Pa. – The awards are continuing to roll in for Gary Lewis as he was named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America team. The honor is just the latest for the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year and Gagliardi Trophy (Division III Heisman) semifinalist.

Lewis earned second-team All-America honors from the AFCA to become the team's third All-American in the past four seasons after the Diplomats had not had an All-American in almost a decade. With his second-team accolade, Lewis is the program's highest ranked All-American since place kicker Dan Eggertsson was named a first-team All-American following the 2004 season. Lewis is the first wide receiver to earn All-America recognition since Justin Salton received honorable mention status during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. Dale Amos is the only wide receiver in program history to achieve higher All-America honors as he reached second-team status in 1987 before first-team recognition in 1988 and 1989.

Lewis was named the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year as he led the Diplomats to an undefeated conference record during the regular season which resulted in the program's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The 2025 season also marked the second time in which Lewis has been named a first-team All-Centennial Conference selection.

Selected as a team captain, Lewis caught 59 passes for 1,055 yards to go along with a school-record 18 touchdown receptions. He additionally rushed for a touchdown during the season-opening win at Lebanon Valley. Lewis went for over 100 yards receiving on three different occasions and had at least 90 receiving yards in four other games. His best single-game performance came when he scored four touchdowns on 221 yards receiving versus Catholic. He scored a touchdown in every single game except the 52-20 win over Ursinus and had multiple touchdowns during seven of the team's 11 games.

In addition to breaking his own school record for touchdown receptions in a single season, Lewis' 1,055 yards receiving were the most by an F&M player since 2017 and the sixth-highest single-season total in program history. Lewis averaged nearly 18 yards per reception while setting new school benchmarks for touchdowns scored (19) and points scored (114) in a single season.

Lewis finished his career with 2,896 receiving yards to rank third all-time in program history. His 40 career receiving touchdowns, 41 touchdowns scored, and 246 career points scored all established new school career records. He finished his career ranked 10th at F&M with 3,045 all-purpose yards.