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| Awarded for | Division I FBS head coach whose team excels on the field, in the classroom and in the community. |
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| Location | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Peach Bowl (The selection is done by a committee of college football experts.) |
| History | |
| First award | 1976 |
| Most recent | Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame (2024) |
| Website | http://www.thedoddtrophy.com/ |
The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award is an annual college football award given to the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision head coach whose team excels on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. The award is named for Bobby Dodd, longtime head football coach at Georgia Tech and was established in 1976 to honor the values that Dodd exemplified. Award recipients are chosen by a selection committee composed of college football experts and all previous recipients. The recipient is announced during halftime of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta. A formal presentation is held later, usually on the university campus of the recipient. Winners from the previous two seasons, as well as coaches in their first year at their current programs, are ineligible for the award.[1]
- ^ "Willie Fritz Wins 2022 Dodd Trophy" (Press release). Peach Bowl, Inc. December 31, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.