Friday 10/28/2011
Oct. 28, 2011
Below is an up-to-date list of all of the honors and awards earned by Clemson football players, coaches and the team as of Friday, October 28, 2011.
PLAYER HONORS & AWARDS
#83 Dwayne Allen, TE John Mackey Award National Tight End of the Week vs. Auburn One of 16 Semifinalists for John Mackey Award First-team Midseason All-American by CBSSportsline.com and ESPN.com Second-team Midseason All-American by Phil Steele and si.com
#10 Tajh Boyd, QB ACC Back of the Week vs. Auburn, Florida State and North Carolina Manning Award National Quarterback of the Week vs. Auburn, Florida State, Maryland and North Carolina Semifinalist (one of 16) for Davey O’Brien Award Named to Manning Award Watch List at midseason ACC Player of the Week by Rivals.com vs. Florida State
#40 Andre Branch, DE ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week vs. Virginia Tech National second team Midseason All-America by ESPN.com, CBSSportsline.com, Phil Steele and si.com Overall ACC Player of the Week vs. Virginia Tech
#90 Kourtnei Brown, DE ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week vs. North Carolina Football Writers Association National Defensive Player of the Week vs. North Carolina Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week vs. North Carolina National Defensive Performer of the Week by College Football Performance Awards vs. North Carolina National Defensive Lineman of the Week by College Football Performance Awards
#39 Chandler Catanzaro, PK Midseason first-team All-American by ESPN.com ACC Specialist of the Week vs. Boston College Lou Groza National Kicker of the Week vs. Boston College
#23 Andre Ellington, RB ACC Back of the Week vs. Maryland
#55 Dalton Freeman, C Preseason Candidate for the Rimington Award
#98 Brandon Thompson, DT Second-team Midseason All-American by CBSSportsline.com, Phil Steele and ESPN.com
#72 Landon Walker, OT ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week vs. North Carolina
#2 Sammy Watkins, WR ACC Rookie of the Week vs. Wofford, Auburn, Boston College and Maryland ACC Receiver of the Week vs. Auburn, Florida State and Maryland National Freshman of the Week by Rivals.com vs. Auburn, Florida State and Maryland National Player of the Week by Rivals.com vs. Maryland ACC Player of the Week by Rivals.com vs. Maryland Paul Hornung Co-Player of the Week vs. Maryland Midseason addition to Maxwell Award Watch List
#46 Tig Willard, LB ACC Linebacker of the Week vs. Boston College
#96 Dawson Zimmerman, P One of 10 Finalists for Lowe’s Senior Class Award
COACHING HONORS & AWARDS
Head Coach Dabo Swinney One of 16 semifinalists for Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year Award On Watch List at midseason for Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris National Offensive Coordinator of the Week by Rivals.com vs. Auburn
Defensive Coordinator Kevin Steele National Defensive Coordinator of the Week by Rivals.com vs. Virginia Tech
TEAM HONORS & AWARDS
National Team of the Week by Football Writers Association vs. Florida State Ranked fifth in BCS rankings on October 23, highest ranking in school history Became Bowl eligible on October 7, earliest date on the calendar to become bowl eligible Ended Defending National Champion Auburn’s 17-game winning streak, the longest winning streak in the nation at the time
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