Browne Named Academic All-District
11/14/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 14, 2003
TCU senior placekicker Nick Browne has been named to the first team on the 2003 CoSIDA Academic District VI football squad.
In the classroom, Browne carried a 3.97 GPA while completing a bachelor's degree in finance in May. He is currently working on his master's degree at TCU.
For the second straight year, Browne is a semifinalist for the 2003 Lou Groza Award, given to the nation's top placekicker. He has been successful on 13 of his last 14 field goal attempts and is 18-for-21 on the season. Browne is a perfect 3-for-3 in his career from 50 yards out, including one vs. Vanderbilt earlier this year. He is tied for fifth in the nation with an average of 2.00 field goals made per game. He has been named the C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week four times this season and eight times in his career. The 5-10, 172-pounder from Garland, Texas is tied with 1995 Lou Groza Award winner Michael Reeder for the top spot on the all-time scoring list for kickers at TCU with 259 points and is tied with Reeder for second in career points at TCU regardless of position.
Browne was a pre-season all-America candidate and the defending placekicker on the first team Verizon academic all-America squad. He was Playboy magazine's 2003 Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He was a first team all-league selection a year ago and was the pre-season co-favorite to win the 2003 Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year award.
