Officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl today announced that Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly has been selected as The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week.
The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week award honors a football coach who led his team to a significant victory during the previous week, while also embodying the award’s three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity.
No. 4 ranked Notre Dame upset No. 1 Clemson, 47-40, in a double-overtime thriller that ended the Tigers’ 36-game regular-season winning streak. The Irish led the Tigers for the majority of the game, until Clemson broke through to take a 33-26 lead. With 1:48 left on the clock.
The win represents Notre Dame’s first victory over a No. 1 team since 1993 and marks Notre Dame’s ninth win over an Associated Press No. 1, which is tied for the second most all-time.
“This was a historic win for the Irish football program that puts them right in the driver’s seat for the ACC Championship,” said Jim Terry, chairman of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation. “Coach Kelly is a former Dodd Trophy winner, so it’s no surprise to us that he continues to put a well-coached team on the field each week and compete at the national level.”
The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week award honors a football coach who led his team to a significant victory during the previous week, while also embodying the award’s three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity.
No. 4 ranked Notre Dame upset No. 1 Clemson, 47-40, in a double-overtime thriller that ended the Tigers’ 36-game regular-season winning streak. The Irish led the Tigers for the majority of the game, until Clemson broke through to take a 33-26 lead. With 1:48 left on the clock.
The win represents Notre Dame’s first victory over a No. 1 team since 1993 and marks Notre Dame’s ninth win over an Associated Press No. 1, which is tied for the second most all-time.
“This was a historic win for the Irish football program that puts them right in the driver’s seat for the ACC Championship,” said Jim Terry, chairman of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation. “Coach Kelly is a former Dodd Trophy winner, so it’s no surprise to us that he continues to put a well-coached team on the field each week and compete at the national level.”
