Ryan Silverfield and Seth Henigan receive Tennessee Sports Writers Association awards

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - University of Memphis head football coach Ryan Silverfield was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Coach of the Year and quarterback Seth Henigan was named the TSWA Player of the Year.

The award makes Silverfield the first Memphis head coach to be named TSWA Coach of the Year twice as he earned his first in 2020.

Henigan is the fourth Tigers players to earn the award and the first since former Tigers quarterback Brady White in 2020.

Silverfield and Henigan led the Tigers to a 10-3 season in 2023, capped off with a 36-26 win in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl over Iowa State. The 10-win season is the fifth in program history, and the fourth bowl win for Silverfield, which is the most in school history.

Silverfield’s 31 wins are the second-most in program history for a head coach in his first four seasons, also tied fourth nationally among head coaches hired in 2020.

The Tigers has nine-student athletes earn All-AAC honors in 2023, the most for the team since 2019.

In 2023, Henigan earned second-team All-AAC honors after completing 318 passes for 3,883 yards and 32 touchdowns. Henigan set the program’s single-season marks for completions and attempts, and tied the completions percentage record at .668. He also rushed for five touchdown in 2023.

Henigan was named MVP of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl after scoring five total touchdowns. In the game, Hengan became the program’s career leader in completions (838) and passing yards (10,773).

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