Clawson Named Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award Finalist
12/21/2021 11:00:00 AM | Football
This marks the second finalist honor Dave Clawson has been placed on in the last week.
ATLANTA, Ga. – Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson was named a Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, as announced by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Tuesday.
Clawson, who is in his eighth year as the Demon Deacons head coach, was one of five finalists who were named Tuesday. The Award is given annually to the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision head coach whose team excels on the field, in the classroom, and in the community.
The winner of the 2021 Dodd Trophy will be announced in Atlanta during bowl week at this year's Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
In the last week, Clawson has been named a finalist for both the Dodd Trophy, the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award Coach of the Year finalist and a semifinalist for the George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award.
Additionally, he was named both the 2021 ACC Coach of the Year by the ACC and the Associated Press, the ninth time a Wake Forest head coach has been honored as the ACC Football Coach of the Year and the first since 2006.
Wake Forest's 10-3 record this season marks the second time in program history that it has won double-digit games and Coach Clawson is now only head coach in NCAA history to win at least 10 games in a single season at four different Division I institutions.
Wake Forest is 15-2 at home since the start of the 2019 season. Additionally with a perfect 6-0 mark this season, the Deacs recorded their first undefeated home record for the first time since 1979 and just the third time since Wake Forest's 1970 ACC Championship team. Meanwhile, six home wins ties the program record that was set in 2019.
Wake Forest has won nine-straight games inside Truist Field which marks the longest home winning streak in program history. The streak dates back to the win over Campbell on Oct. 2, 2020.
Wake Forest is tied for 10th in the country to play at least nine bowl eligible teams entering the Championship Weekend of the season.
Wake Forest placed a program-record 15 players on the 2021 All-ACC Teams last week and ranks fifth among all FBS teams in scoring at 41.2 points per game.
Nationally after climbing into the top 10 of the Associated Press and Amway Coaches Poll this season, the Wake Forest football team achieved its highest ranking in the College Football Playoff Poll in school history when the first ranking was released on Nov. 2 as the Demon Deacons were tabbed as the No. 9 this week according to the CFP selection committee.
Dave Clawson is 50-48 in his eight-year tenure with the Demon Deacons. He is one just five head coaches in program history to have a winning record in his coaching career at Wake Forest and the first since D.C. "Peahead" Walker (77-51-6; 1937-50).
In addition to its success on the field, the football program currently boasts a 990, the highest among every program on the list. Additionally, Wake Forest is the only FBS program in the nation to have a 990+, a 90-plus graduation rate and six or more bowl games under their current head coach.
