Bryan Harsin named to Dodd Trophy Midseason Watch List
Officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl released the midseason watch list for the 2019 Dodd Trophy. The list includes 22 of the nation’s top college football coaches representing seven conferences and Notre Dame.
The Dodd Trophy, college football’s most coveted coaching award, celebrates the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity – the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd’s philosophy.
The midseason watch list was created through a selection process by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, taking into consideration each program’s current performance during the 2019 season, Academic Progress Rate (APR), and each coach’s commitment to service and charity in the community.
Considering The Dodd Trophy represents more than just a coach’s performance on the field, a coach in his first year, who has not had a full season to establish his own impact on APR and the local community, is not eligible to win.
“This group of coaches go out every single day and work hard to embody the scholarship, leadership and integrity that Coach Dodd cared about so much,” said Jim Terry, chairman of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation. “This award is more than just winning on the field, and every one of these coaches cares deeply about seeing his players grow and mature as young men on top of winning football games. That is what The Dodd Trophy is all about.”
The 2019 Dodd Trophy Midseason Watch List:
Coach:
School:
Current AP Ranking:
Current Record
APR Score:
Paul Chryst
Wisconsin (Big Ten)
No. 6
6-0
979
Mario Cristobal
Oregon (Pac-12)
No. 12
5-1
968
Sonny Dykes
SMU (American)
No. 19
6-0
967
Herm Edwards
Arizona State (Pac-12)
No. 17
5-1
980
Kirk Ferentz
Iowa (Big Ten)
No. 23
4-2
973
Luke Fickell
Cincinnati (American)
No. 21
5-1
983
P.J. Fleck
Minnesota (Big Ten)
No. 20
6-0
978
James Franklin
Penn State (Big Ten)
No. 7
6-0
979
Jim Harbaugh
Michigan (Big Ten)
No. 16
5-1
982
Bryan Harsin
Boise State (Mountain West)
No. 14
6-0
979
Tom Herman
Texas (Big 12)
No. 15
4-2
972
Brian Kelly
Notre Dame (Independent)
No. 8
5-1
966
Gus Malzahn
Auburn (SEC)
No. 11
5-1
982
Dan Mullen
Florida (SEC)
No. 9
6-1
975
Ed Orgeron
LSU (SEC)
No. 2
6-0
951
Chris Petersen
Washington (Pac-12)
No. 25
5-2
991
Matt Rhule
Baylor (Big 12)
No. 18
6-0
976
Lincoln Riley
Oklahoma (Big 12)
No. 5
6-0
966
Nick Saban
Alabama (SEC)
No. 1
6-0
984
Kirby Smart
Georgia (SEC)
No. 10
5-1
963
Dabo Swinney
Clemson (ACC)
No. 3
6-0
992
Kyle Whittingham
Utah (Pac-12)
No. 13
5-1
989
