TCU's Gary Patterson has been named American Football Monthly's 2010 Coach of the Year.
Patterson led the Horned Frogs to a No. 2 ranking and 13-0 season, capped by a 21-19 victory over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
The Horned Frogs are the only team in the nation to finish in the top 10 in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls over the last three seasons. The 2010 campaign also saw TCU make its second-straight BCS appearance.
TCU posted the first 13-win campaign in its history while also recording the first undefeated season since its 1938 national championship team was 11-0. The No. 2 ranking was also the Horned Frogs' highest finish in a poll since being No. 1 in 1938.
Despite losing two defensive All-Americans to the first two rounds of the National Football League draft and a pair of four-year starters at cornerback, Patterson led TCU to the nation's top ranking in total defense for a third straight season.
Patterson is 98-28 in 10 years as TCU's head coach. His .778 winning percentage is second among active coaches with a minimum of five years experience.
With 98 victories, Patterson is 12 shy of surpassing Dutch Meyer (109) for the most wins in TCU history. Meyer coached TCU to its 1935 and 1938 national championships.
Patterson received nine National Coach of the Year honors last season when he led the Horned Frogs to a 12-1 record, No. 6 ranking and Fiesta Bowl appearance.
