Idaho punter Cowan makes FWAA All-American team
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 14 years AGO
Junior punter Bobby Cowan became the second Idaho player is school history to be chosen to the Football Writers' Association of America All-American team.
Cowan, from Vancouver, Wash., continued this year to make his mark as one of the best punters in Idaho football history. In 2011, his 88 punts tied Ron Davis (1970) for the single-season record, while his 4,084 punting yards set a Vandal single-season mark. His average of 46.4 per kick is second best for a single-season. He also has the school's third- and seventh-best single-season averages.
His 2011 average was second best in the NCAA. He moved to the top of Idaho's career punting average list at 45.2 - 2.6 yards longer than the previous career mark set by Steve Hunter (1971-72). His 189 career punts are fourth all-time and his 8,552 career yards are third all-time.
He has a career-best punt of 76 yards and 65 (34.4 percent) of his 189 punts have been 50 yards or longer.
n Senior Korey Toomer, a linebacker from Las Vegas, was heralded Saturday night as the Most Valuable Player for the Vandals at the team's annual awards ceremony and banquet at the University Inn-Best Western.
Toomer also earned the team's Defensive Player of the Year honor after leading the team in tackles for loss (10.5) and quarterback sacks (four). He finished the season with 68 total tackles - fifth on the team, and had one pass interception, four breakups, three hurries, one blocked kick and one fumble recovery.
Where he garnered additional attention was in his late-season role at fullback where he scored one two-point conversion and three touchdowns on nine carries totaling 27 yards.
Also honored Saturday night were: Kama Bailey (Offensive Player of the Year and co-Wayne Anderson Coaches Award), Bobby Cowan (Special Teams Player of the Year), Michael Cosgrove and Matt Cleveland (Wayne Walker Ironman awards), TreShawn Robinson (Vandal Pride Strength Award and Hec Edmundson Most Inspirational Award), Quin Ashley (co-Wayne Anderson Coaches Award), Daniel Micheletti (Kathy Clark Scholar-Athlete), John McKinley and Tyler Brooks (Special Teams Ironman awards), Dominique Blackman (Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year), Quinton Bradley (Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year), and Jake Manley (Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year).