Football | October 31, 2016
ATLANTA – Western Michigan head football coach
P.J. Fleck has been named to the 2016 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year mid-season watch list, the Dodd Trophy Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl announced. The list includes 18 of the nation's top college football coaches representing all Power 5 conferences, the American Athletic Conference, Mid-American Conference and Mountain West Conference.
The head coaches on the watch list represent programs with the highest ideals of leadership, scholarship and integrity on and off the field – the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd's philosophy. Each of the coaches sits at the helm of programs with winning records, superior Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores and graduation rates, as well as a strong commitment to service within their communities.
This is the second coach of the year watch list Coach Fleck has been named to, after being named to the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List earlier this month.
Other coaches on the Dodd Trophy Watch List include
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P.J. Fleck Western Michigan
Paul Chryst Wisconsin
Larry Fedora North Carolina
Jim Harbaugh Michigan
Bryan Harsin Boise State
Dana Holgorsen West Virginia
Mike MacIntyre Colorado
Gus Malzahn Auburn
Jim McElwain Florida
Urban Meyer Ohio State
Ken Niumatalolo Navy
Chris Petersen Washington
Mike Riley Nebraska
Nick Saban Alabama
Bob Stoops Oklahoma
Kevin Sumlin Texas A&M
Dabo Swinney Clemson
Kyle Wittingham Utah
As the season continues, an updated watch list will be released in November.
A voting panel of all previous winners, plus a committee made up of national college football media members, a member of the Dodd family and two College Football Hall of Fame members will determine the 2016 recipient. The winner of The Dodd Trophy will be announced in Atlanta during Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl week.
