Individual awards won by the Utes in 2008-09
KYLE WHITTINGHAM
• AFCA National Coach of the Year
• Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year
LOUIE SAKODA, P/K
• Utah's first unanimous All-American
• First-team All-American (Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and Sporting News.)
• MWC Special Teams Player of the Year
• Senior Bowl invitee
• NCAA Today's Top VIII Award
• 2008 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete • All-MWC first team (kicker, punter)
BRIAN JOHNSON, QB
• MWC Offensive Player of the Year
• Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player
• All-MWC first team
ZANE BEADLES, OL
• All-MWC first team
ROBERT CONLEY, OL
• All-MWC first team
PAUL KRUGER, DE
• All-MWC first team
BRICE MCCAIN, CB
• All-MWC first team
SEAN SMITH, CB
• All-MWC first team
FREDDIE BROWN, WR
• All-MWC second team
KOA MISI, DE
• All-MWC second team
STEVENSON SYLVESTER, LB
• All-MWC second team
ZANE TAYLOR, OL
• All-MWC honorable mention
DAVID REED, KR
• All-MWC honorable mention
GREG NEWMAN, DL
• All-MWC honorable mention
MIKE WRIGHT, LB
• All-MWC honorable mention
TEAM ACCOLADES
• Bowl Championship Series
• Only undefeated team in the nation
• Best rankings in school history — No. 2 (AP) and No. 4 (USA Today)
• Longest active win streak in nation (14 games)
• School-record 13 wins in a season
• Nation's longest current bowl win streak (eight straight)
• 4-0 vs. Top 25 teams (Alabama, BYU, Oregon State, TCU)
• 6-0 vs. bowl teams
• Outright conference champions