Jan. 26, 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Twenty-three TCU football players garnered postseason accolades in 2009, including seven All-Americans, while head coach
Gary Patterson received nine National Coach of the Year honors.
In defensive end Jerry Hughes, center Jake Kirkpatrick and linebacker Daryl Washington, TCU had three first-team All-Americans for the first time since 1938 (quarterback Davey O'Brien, center Ki Aldrich, tackle I.B. Hale).
Hughes, just the second two-time consensus All-American in TCU history (Darrell Lester, 1934-35), won the Lott Trophy and Ted Hendricks Award.
Included below is an updated list, as of Jan. 26, of postseason honors for the 2009 Horned Frog football team.
Gary Patterson, Head Coach
*Bobby Dodd Award winner
*Eddie Robinson Award winner
*Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year winner
*George Munger Award winner
*Woody Hayes Award winner
*National Coach of the Year, Associated Press
*National Coach of the Year, Walter Camp Football Foundation
*National Coach of the Year, Sporting News
*National Coach of the Year, American Football Coaches Association
*Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year
*Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, Sporting News
Dick Bumpas, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach
*Broyles Award Finalist
Tanner Brock, LB
*Second-Team Freshman All-American, Phil Steele's College Football Preview
Marcus Cannon, OT
*First-Team All-Mountain West Conference
*First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
Tank Carder, LB
*Second-Team All-Mountain West Conference
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
Andy Dalton, QB
*Honorable-Mention All-American, SI.com
*Honorable-Mention All-American, CollegeFootballNews.com
*Manning Award Finalist
*Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year
*Mountain West Conference Offensive Most Valuable Player, Sporting News
*First-Team All-Mountain West Conference
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
Wayne Daniels, DE
*Second-Team All-Mountain West Conference
Ross Evans, PK
*First-Team All-Mountain West Conference
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
Evan Frosch, TE
*Honorable-Mention All-Mountain West Conference
Cory Grant, DT
*Second-Team All-Mountain West Conference
Clint Gresham, DS
*Texas vs. the Nation Challenge
*NFL Combine invitation
Antoine Hicks, WR
*Honorable-Mention All-Mountain West Conference
Jerry Hughes ^, DE
*Lott Trophy winner
*Ted Hendricks Award winner
*First-Team All-American, Walter Camp Football Foundation
*First-Team All-American, Associated Press
*First-Team All-American, American Football Coaches Association
*First-Team All-American, Football Writers Association of America
*First-Team All-American, Sporting News
*First-Team All-American, ESPN.com
*First-Team All-American, SI.com
*First-Team All-American, CollegeFootballNews.com
*First-Team All-American, CBSSports.com
*First-Team All-American, Rivals.com
*First-Team All-American, Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
*Honorable-Mention All-American, Pro Football Weekly
*Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year
*Mountain West Conference Defensive Most Valuable Player, Sporting News
*First-Team All-Mountain West Conference
*Defensive Player of the Year in Texas, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
*Best Defensive Lineman in Texas, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
*First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
*Rotary Lombardi Award Finalist
*Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalist
*Walter Camp Player of the Year Finalist
*Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Finalist
*Second-Team All-Decade, CollegeFootballNews.com
*Senior Bowl invitation
*NFL Combine invitation
^Second two-time consensus All-American in TCU history (Darrell Lester, 1934-35)
Bart Johnson, WR
*Academic All-District, ESPN The Magazine
Tejay Johnson, S
*Second-Team All-Mountain West Conference
Jeremy Kerley, PR
*Second-Team All-American, Rivals.com
*Honorable-Mention All-American, CollegeFootballNews.com
*Honorable-Mention All-American, Pro Football Weekly
*Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year
*First-Team All-Mountain West Conference (Return Specialist)
*Honorable-Mention All-Mountain West Conference (Wide Receiver)
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football (Return Specialist)
Jake Kirkpatrick, C
*First-Team All-American, SI.com
*Third-Team All-American, Rivals.com
*Rimington Trophy Finalist
*Second-Team All-Mountain West Conference
Marshall Newhouse, OT
*Third-Team All-American, Rivals.com
*Honorable-Mention All-American, SI.com
*First-Team All-Mountain West Conference
*Best Offensive Lineman in Texas, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
*First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
*East-West Shrine Game invitation
*NFL Combine invitation
Rafael Priest, CB
*Third-Team All-American, Sporting News
*First-Team All-Mountain West Conference
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
Nick Sanders, CB
*First-Team All-Mountain West Conference
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
Matthew Tucker, TB
*Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, Sporting News
Joseph Turner, TB
*Second-Team All-Mountain West Conference
*East-West Shrine Game invitation (will not play due to injury)
Daryl Washington, LB
*First-Team All-American, ESPN.com
*Second-Team All-American, Sporting News
*Third-Team All-American, Rivals.com
*Honorable-Mention All-American, Pro Football Weekly
*Dick Butkus Award Semifinalist
*First-Team All-Mountain West Conference
*Best Linebacker in Texas, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
*First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football
*All-Bowl Team, Sporting News
*Senior Bowl invitation
*NFL Combine invitation
Ed Wesley, TB
*Honorable-Mention All-Mountain West Conference
Jimmy Young, WR
*Honorable-Mention All-Mountain West Conference
