2008 Football Roster
Roster
McCoy, Greg

Jersey Number 7
Greg McCoy
- Position:
- CB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 181
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Woodrow Wilson
- Prev School:
- Woodrow Wilson
Bio
2011: A CBSSports.com and Yahoo! Sports first-team All-American at kick returner ... tabbed by Phil Steele Publications as a second-team All-American ... Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year ... first-team All-MW selection as a kick returner and an honorable-mention pick at cornerback ... Poinsettia Bowl Defensive Most Valuable Player in the 31-24 victory over Louisiana Tech ... his interception and 24-yard return late in the second quarter set up a game-tying TCU touchdown ... added two stops and two pass breakups in the game ... totaled 32 tackles on the season ... had a TCU-high seven pass breakups while tying for the team lead with two interceptions ... collected a career-high eight tackles, seven solo, and a fumble recovery in the win at Boise State ... grabbed an interception to go with three tackles against SMU ... his seven career picks led all active Horned Frogs in 2011 ... started all 13 games, registering a tackle in 11 contests ... led the Mountain West and ranked sixth nationally in kickoff return average at 30.6 yards ... returned a kick 94 yards for a touchdown to begin the second half against Louisiana-Monroe, marking the first for TCU to begin the second half since 2005 ... also enjoyed a 99-yard kickoff return for a score against UNLV ... had the second- and third-longest kickoff returns in 11 seasons under head Gary Patterson, surpassed only by Cory Rodgers[apos] 100-yard effort at BYU in 2005 ... totaled a TCU single-game record 229 kickoff return yards on six attempts (38.2 avg.) against Baylor, highlighted by 73- and 68-yard efforts to set up TCU scores ... averaged 35.3 yards per return at Wyoming, taking three kicks for 106 yards ... two-time MW Special Teams Player of the Week honoree after his performances against Louisiana-Monroe and Baylor ... named 'Best Athlete in the Mountain West' by Sporting News in the preseason.
2010: Started all 13 games at cornerback ... also made a major contribution on special teams ... ranked 10th on TCU with a career-high 30 tackles, including 24 solo stops ... his career-best six pass breakups placed second ... recorded a season-best five stops and a key pass breakup in the 21-19 Rose Bowl win over Wisconsin ... had interceptions in back-to-back weeks versus Utah and San Diego State ... tallied four stops and a pass breakup at Colorado State ... registered at least two tackles in the opening five games and in nine of 13 contests overall ... returned five kickoffs for 167 yards (33.4 avg.) ... broke loose for a season-long 56-yard return at New Mexico.
2009: Contributed at both cornerback and special teams ... made two starts at corner, including the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl ... had a career-high seven tackles, all solo, to go with a pass breakup against Boise State ... his first collegiate start was at San Diego State ... responded with an interception and four tackles ... returned a kickoff 81 yards for a touchdown at Wyoming ... it began a run of 35 consecutive TCU points after Wyoming had tied the game at 10-10 in the second quarter ... also had a pick and pass breakup against the Cowboys ... came back the next week with a 55-yard kickoff return against New Mexico ... also had a 53-yard effort versus SMU ... averaged 35.9 yards on 10 returns for the season ... tied for third on TCU with two interceptions ... recorded three stops and a pass breakup at Air Force ... had a PBU versus BYU.
2008: Fastest member of the Frogs ... played in 12 of 13 games ... added depth to the cornerback position while contributing on special teams ... had at least one tackle in seven contests ... recorded his first interception to go with a 24-yard return and solo stop in the 54-7 win over Wyoming ... had a season-best two tackles in the 44-14 victory over Air Force.
2007: Redshirted.
High School: Received 4-A Most Valuable Player honors as a senior ... was also first-team all-area at wide receiver ... totaled 37 receptions for 834 yards and 10 touchdowns ... ranked 37th on SportsDay[apos]s Area Top 100 ... named Woodrow Wilson[apos]s team MVP ... first-team all-district at defensive back his junior year and a second-team selection at wide receiver ... recorded three interceptions and scored over 10 touchdowns.
Personal: Mother is Neancia McCoy ... a communications major ... attended the same high school as former TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Davey O[apos]Brien.
Kickoff Returns
Defense
Season | GP/S | UT | AT | TT | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | FR | FF |
2008 | 12/0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 13/2 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 13/13 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | 13/13 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 51/28 | 71 | 21 | 92 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 |
7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Season | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 10 | 359 | 35.9 | 1 | 81 |
2010 | 5 | 167 | 33.4 | 0 | 56 |
2011 | 37 | 979 | 30.6 | 2 | 99 |
Career | 52 | 1505 | 28.9 | 3 | 99 |
TCU Football | Sonny Dykes and Players Weekly Press Conference (vs. Abilene Christian)
Tuesday, September 09
TCU Football | Sonny Dykes and Players Weekly Press Conference (vs. Abilene Christian)
Tuesday, September 09
Head Coach Sonny Dykes and Players - Weekly Press Conference (Bye Week 1)
Thursday, September 04
Football: Postgame at North Carolina
Tuesday, September 02