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Gerhart named to AFCA All-America team

Toby Gerhart celebrates following the 45-38 win over Notre Dame
Toby Gerhart celebrates following the 45-38 win over Notre Dame
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Stanford football Heisman Trophy hopeful Toby Gerhart was named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America Team today.

Gerhart set a Stanford single-season rushing record with 1,736 yards this year and his 26 rushing touchdowns is a single-season Pac-10 record.

Gerhart is joined in the All-America backfield by another Heisman hopeful, Alabama running back Mark Ingram.

Here is the complete list of the 2009 AFCA Coaches’ All-America Team:

Offense WR Golden Tate (Notre Dame) WR Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati) TE Dennis Pitta (BYU) OL Mike Johnson (Alabama) OL Russell Okung (Oklahoma) C Chris Hall (Texas) OL Trent Williams (Oklahoma) OL Mike Iupati (Idaho) QB Colt McCoy (Texas) RB Mark Ingram (Alabama) RB Toby Gerhart (Stanford)

Defense DL Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska) DL Jerry Hughes (TCU) DL Jared Odrick (Penn State) DL Derrick Morgan (Georgia Tech) DL Brian Price (UCLA) LB Rolando McClain (Alabama) LB Greg Jones (Michigan State) DB Eric Berry* (Tennessee) DB Joe Haden (Florida) DB Javier Arenas (Alabama) DB Earl Thomas (Texas)

Specialists P Drew Butler (Georgia) PK Kai Forbath (UCLA) AP C.J. Spiller (Clemson)

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