Jan. 3, 2011
Football 2010 Awards and Honors
Team Awards
MVP Offense: QB Nick Foles, QB Matt Scott, QB Bryson Beirne - co-winners
MVP Defense: DE Brooks Reed
MVP Special Teams: CB Mike Turner
MVP Scout team Offense: WR Dan Buckner
MVP Scout team Defense: DT Aiulua Fanene
Tedy Bruschi Award: C Colin Baxter
All-America
WR Juron Criner, cbssports.com 2nd team; Sports Illustrated 2nd team; Rivals.com third-team
C Colin Baxter, Rivals.com second-team
DT Justin Washington, The Sporting News 1st-team All-Freshman, CFN 1s-team Freshman All-America;
2nd-team Phil Steele Publications All-Freshman
East-West Shrine Game
OT Adam Grant
DE Ricky Elmore
Rimington Trophy
C Colin Baxter, Finalist
All-Pac-10
WR Juron Criner, first-team
DE Brooks Reed, first-team
OT Adam Grant, second-team
DE Ricky Elmore, second-team
C Colin Baxter, second-team
Honorable mention - LB Paul Vassallo, QB Nick Foles, WR David Douglas, WR Keola Antolin
Valero Alamo Bowl
Sportsmanship Award - WR David Douglas
Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic
SS Anthony Wilcox, first team
LB Jake Fischer, first team
K John Bonano, first team
DB Adam Hall, second team
LB R.J. Young, second team
Honorable mention: Nick Foles, David Roberts, Jack Baucus, A.J. Simmons
Pac-10 Players of the Week
QB Nick Foles - Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week (Iowa)
KOR Travis Cobb - Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week (Iowa)
CB Shaquille Richardson - Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week (Washington State)
LB Paul Vassallo - Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week (Washington)
QB Matt Scott - Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week (Washington)
LB Jake Fischer - Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week (UCLA)
Academic Momentum Award from Scholar-Baller/National Consortium for Academics and Sports
OG Jovon Hayes (UA's second consecutive - Earl Mitchell 2009)
College Football Performance Awards:
Travis Cobb - National KR of the Week - Sept. 18 Iowa
Trevin Wade - National DB of the Week - Sept. 18 iowa
Derek Earls - Honorable Mention LB of the Week - Sept 18 Iowa
Nick Foles - honorable mention QB of the Week - Oct. 9 OSU
Juron Criner - honorable mention WR of the Week - Oct 9 OSU
Alex Zendejas - National PK of the Week - Oct. 30 UCLA
Nick Foles - honorable mention QB of the Week - Nov. 13 USC
Terrence Miller - honorable mention TE of the Week - Nov. 13 USC
Terrence Miller - honorable mention TE of the Week - Nov. 26 Ore
Lolomana Mikaele - honorable mention DL of the Week - Nov. 26 Ore
Ricky Elmore - honorable mention DL of the week - Dec. 2 ASU
ESPN Weekly Helmet Sticker
Arizona Defensive Line - vs. Iowa
Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week
Shaquille Richardson - Honorable mention (vs. WSU)
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week
Arizona (vs. Iowa)
Walter Camp Alumni Award, 2010
Tedy Bruschi (DE 1992-95)
UA's John Button Salmon Award
Dick Tomey - head coach 1987-2000
Jersey Retirements
CB Antoine Cason, 2004-07
S Chuck Cecil, 1984-87
CB Darryll Lewis, 1987-90
CB Chris McAlister, 1996-98
LB Ricky Hunley, 1980-83
PK Steve McLaughlin, 1991-94
DT Rob Waldrop, 1990-93
C.A.T.S. Student-Athlete of the Month
LB Paul Vassallo - September
K John Bonanao - Nov-Dec.
2010 Watch Lists
C Colin Baxter - Rimington Trophy, Outland Trophy
QB Nick Foles - Davey O'Brien Award, Manning Award
DE Ricky Elmore - Ted Hendricks Award final watch list
CB Trevin Wade - Thorpe Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award
WR Juron Criner - Biletnikoff Award
PK Alex Zendejas - Lou Groza Award
UA December Degree Candidates
OG Conan Amituanai, Long Beach, Calif.
WR Derick Barkum, Brawley, Calif.
C Colin Baxter, Rolling Hills, Calif.
QB Bryson Beirne, Honolulu, Hawaii
RB Glyndon Bolasky, Tucson
P Keenyn Crier, Spring, Texas
WR Kyle Day, Sahuarita, Ariz.
OT Michael Diaz, Montbello, Calif.
DE Cory Elmore, Simi Valley, Calif.
DE Ricky Elmore, Simi Valley, Calif.
DT Lolomana Mikaele, Honolulu, Hawaii
RB Kevin Morris, Seattle, Wash.
S Joseph Perkins, Gardena, Calif.