Late in the regular season, NFL Network analyst Joe Theismann said any media member that didn’t vote for Jim Harbaugh as AP Coach of the Year should have their voting privileges revoked.

As it turns out, only five voters need to have their hand slapped with their ballot.

The 49ers first-year coach was named AP Coach of the Year today in a landslide. Harbaugh earned 45 votes, Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy had three and Denver’s John Fox had two.

Harbaugh is the first 49ers coach to be named AP Coach of the Year since Bill Walsh in 1981. Both Harbaugh and Walsh won the award after the Niners went 13-3 following 6-10 seasons.

Quarterback Alex Smith accepted the award on Harbaugh’s behalf at the NFL Awards Show in Indianapolis. The show will be tape-delayed on the West Coast and will air at 9 p.m. today on NBC and the NFL Network.

* Niners defensive end Aldon Smith finished second to Denver linebacker Von Miller for the AP’s Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Miller had 39 votes and Smith took the other 11.

The voters likely favored Miller because he was an every-down player while Smith was primarily a pass-rushing specialist.

Miller, who had 15 starts, had 64 tackles, 11.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. Smith had 37 tackles, 14 sacks and two forced fumbles. According to Pro Football Focus, Miller played 400 more defensive snaps than Smith this season (1,016 to 616).

* Niners defensive tackle Justin Smith finished third in the voting for AP Defensive Player of the Year, an award won by Baltimore linebacker Terrell Suggs.

Suggs had 21 votes, Vikings defensive end Jared Allen had 15 and Smith had six.

* Alex Smith finished third in the voting for the AP Comeback Player of the Year, which was won by Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford.

Stafford had 21 votes and Browns linebacker D’Qwell Jackson had 15. Smith received seven votes.

