In 1929 he was chosen for an All-Southern team selected by football fans throughout the south and published by the Central Press newspapers.
Koch was chosen the outstanding defensive player in the East-West Shrine Game at San Francisco's Kezar Stadium.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported, "there were a lot of great linemen in that game .
In 1940, Harry Stuhldreher, quarterback of Notre Dame's Four Horsemen, and Rice named Koch to their All-Time All-American team for publication.
Koch was big, fast, smart and aggressive - a powerful lineman with a keen football brain.