Dec. 12, 2009
The Red Menace Fan Appreciation Award
Senior C Erik Cook (Albuquerque Cibola) & Senior OG Joshua Taufalele (San Jose, Calif.)
Most Valuable Offensive Scout
Freshman C Dillon Farrell (Baton Rouge, La.)
Most Valuable Defensive Scout
Freshman DT Daniel Mena (New Caney, Texas)
Chuck Cummings Award: Most Inspirational Player
Senior S Frankie Solomon (Dallas, Texas)
Outstanding Offensive Lineman
Senior OG Joshua Taufalele (San Jose, Calif.)
Zia Award: Most Valuable New Mexico Player
Senior LB Clint McPeek (Albuquerque La Cueva)
Lobo Club Award: Unselfish Devotion to Team
Senior QB Donovan Porterie (Port Arthur, Texas) & Senior LB Tray Hardaway (Olive Branch, Miss.)
Leading Tackler
Sophomore LB Carmen Messina (Addison, Ill.)
Outstanding Special Teams Player
Senior Victor James (Denver, Colo.)
Clyde Hill Award: Most Improved Player
Senior WR Daryl Jones (Tampa, Fla.) & Senior DT Kendall Briscoe (Dallas, Texas)
Col. H.J. Golightly Award: Most Valuable Defensive Player
Sophomore LB Carmen Messina (Addison, Ill.)
Reese Hill Award: Most Valuable Offensive Player
Senior C Erik Cook (Albuquerque Cibola)
Bill Brannin Award: Most Valuable Player
Senior C Erik Cook (Albuquerque Cibola)
Team Captains of the Year
Offense – Senior C Erik Cook (Albuquerque Cibola) & Senior WR Victor James (Denver, Colo.)
Defense – Sophomore LB Carmen Messina (Addison, Ill.) & Senior DT Kendall Briscoe (Dallas, Texas)
NOTES
-Erik Cook is the first offensive lineman to win the Bill Brannin Award for Most Valuable Player since 1966 (center Wally Seis)…offensive linemen (including 2 centers) also won the MVP award in 1957, ’60, ’61, and ’63
-New Mexico products have won 10 of the last 12 Most Valuable Player awards, including 8 of the last 9
-Cook is the first offensive lineman ever to win the Reese Hill Award for Most Valuable Offensive Player
-Carmen Messina is the youngest player to win the Col. H.J. Golightly Award for Most Valuable Defensive Player since 1994 (Rs-Fr. LB Blake Irwin)