Hall of Fame
Andy Boyd was a four-year starter at safety who totaled 314 tackles and 10 interceptions for his career. During Boyd’s time at UT, the Rockets had a 33-13 record (22-8 MAC) and won MAC West Division titles in 1998, 2000, and 2001. Boyd was named UT’s Most Outstanding Defensive Back in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and also made the MAC Academic Honor Roll in those three years. As a redshirt freshman in 1998, Boyd had 76 tackles and three interceptions, making the Football News’ First-Team Freshman All-America squad and Football News’ All-MAC First-Team. He also received the Norman Cohen award for UT’s Most Outstanding Freshman. His biggest play came on a fourth-quarter interception against Central Michigan that set up the game-winning field goal and won the MAC West Division title for UT. Boyd had 61 tackles and three interceptions as a sophomore, making the game-saving tackle on the game’s final play in a 31-26 victory over Tony Romo and Eastern Illinois that season. During his junior year in 2000, Boyd made 95 tackles and three picks, and was named All-MAC by The Sporting News. In Boyd’s senior year in 2001, he was named a team captain, leading the Rockets to a MAC Championship. He had 82 tackles and one interception, and broke up the potential game-winning pass in the end zone on fourth down to clinch Toledo’s 23-16 victory over Cincinnati in the 2001 Motor City Bowl. After graduation, Boyd served the Rockets as a volunteer coach (2002), a graduate assistant coach (2003-04), an assistant coach (2005-09) and director of high school relations (2010). He also served as color commentator on Rocket football broadcasts from 2011-15.
