Mullen Named to Dodd Trophy Watch List
Thursday, July 25, 2019 | Football
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl released the preseason watch list for the 2019 Dodd Trophy on Thursday, as Florida head football coach Dan Mullen was named to the list. Mullen is included as one of 23 of the nation's top college football coaches representing all Power Five conferences, as well as the AAC, Mountain West and two independents.
The Dodd Trophy, college football's most coveted national coaching award, is annually awarded to celebrate the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity.
Mullen, who led UF to a 10-3 record (5-3 SEC), became the sixth FBS head coach to take a team to a New Year's Six bowl game in his first season since the CFP was introduced in 2014. Moreover, he became the fourth such head coach to win the NY6 bowl. Also, Mullen became the third head coach in history to win 10 games in a debut season with a current Power Five program after inheriting a team that won less than five games the year prior. Florida is one of five FBS teams that finished under .500 the previous year and won 10 games the following season. Mullen's imprint was really felt on offense as UF recorded the second-highest jump of any FBS team in scoring offense. Florida rose 86 spots (from tied for 108th in 2017 to 22nd in 2018).
Florida's No. 6 ranking in the final 2018 USA Today Coaches' Top 25 Poll marked its highest finish since it ended the 2009 season ranked No. 3. It is the Gators' first top-10 finish in both the Coaches' and AP Poll since 2012, when they ended the year at No. 10 and 9, respectively. In addition, this was the second time in school history (1983) UF finished in the AP Poll's top 10 of after starting the year unranked.
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The Dodd Trophy, college football's most coveted national coaching award, is annually awarded to celebrate the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity.
Mullen, who led UF to a 10-3 record (5-3 SEC), became the sixth FBS head coach to take a team to a New Year's Six bowl game in his first season since the CFP was introduced in 2014. Moreover, he became the fourth such head coach to win the NY6 bowl. Also, Mullen became the third head coach in history to win 10 games in a debut season with a current Power Five program after inheriting a team that won less than five games the year prior. Florida is one of five FBS teams that finished under .500 the previous year and won 10 games the following season. Mullen's imprint was really felt on offense as UF recorded the second-highest jump of any FBS team in scoring offense. Florida rose 86 spots (from tied for 108th in 2017 to 22nd in 2018).
Florida's No. 6 ranking in the final 2018 USA Today Coaches' Top 25 Poll marked its highest finish since it ended the 2009 season ranked No. 3. It is the Gators' first top-10 finish in both the Coaches' and AP Poll since 2012, when they ended the year at No. 10 and 9, respectively. In addition, this was the second time in school history (1983) UF finished in the AP Poll's top 10 of after starting the year unranked.
NCFAA Preseason Watch Lists Unveiling Schedule
May 17
- Lott IMPACT Trophy
- Bednarik Award, Maxwell Award
- CJ Henderson & Jabari Zuniga (Bednarik Award)
- Feleipe Franks & Lamical Perine (Maxwell Award)
- Davey O'Brien Award
- Doak Walker Award
- Mackey Award, Rimington Trophy
- Nick Buchanan (Rimington Trophy)
- Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, Butkus Award
- CJ Henderson (Paycom Jim Thorpe Award)
- Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- CJ Henderson & Jabari Zuniga (Bronko Nagurski Trophy)
- Lou Groza Award, Ray Guy Award
- Evan McPherson (Lou Groza Award)
- Tommy Townsend (Ray Guy Award)
- Paul Hornung Award, Wuerffel Trophy, Dodd Trophy
- Kadarius Toney (Paul Hornung Award)
- Tyrie Cleveland (Wuerffel Trophy)
- Dan Mullen (Dodd Trophy)
- Walter Camp Award
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