44. Dave Clawson, Wake Forest (64 in 2016)
Clawson came to Wake Forest with the reputation as a coach who knew how to rebuild a program. And after three seasons, it’s safe to say Clawson has the Demon Deacons trending in the right direction and poised to become a consistent bowl team in the ACC. After back-to-back 3-9 finishes to start his tenure, Clawson guided Wake Forest to a 7-6 record last season. Additionally, the Demon Deacons capped 2016 with their first bowl appearance since 2011. Wake Forest is the fourth program Clawson has successfully brought improvement to as a head coach. He inherited a Fordham program that went 0-11 in his first year (1999) but improved to 9-3 by 2003. Clawson went 29-20 at Richmond from 2004-07 and also accumulated a 32-30 record in five years at Bowling Green (2009-13).
Wake opponents this year by ranking (previous ranking)
4- Jimbo Fisher FSU (7)
5- Dabo Swinney Clemson (9)
10- Bobby Petrino UL (12)
16- David Cutcliffe Duke (15)
25- Brian Kelly ND (10)
26- Paul Johnson GT (38)
45- Dino Babers Cuse (46)
53- Scott Satterfield (67)
61- Dave Doeren NC ST (63)
62- Steve Addazio BC (47)
95- Matt Wells Utah St (66)
Other ACC coaches
14- Mark Richt Miami (16)
20- Justin Fuente VaTech (33)
35- Larry Fedora UNC (36)
39- Pat Narduzzi Pitt (39)
52- Bronco Mendenhall UVA (43)
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Clawson came to Wake Forest with the reputation as a coach who knew how to rebuild a program. And after three seasons, it’s safe to say Clawson has the Demon Deacons trending in the right direction and poised to become a consistent bowl team in the ACC. After back-to-back 3-9 finishes to start his tenure, Clawson guided Wake Forest to a 7-6 record last season. Additionally, the Demon Deacons capped 2016 with their first bowl appearance since 2011. Wake Forest is the fourth program Clawson has successfully brought improvement to as a head coach. He inherited a Fordham program that went 0-11 in his first year (1999) but improved to 9-3 by 2003. Clawson went 29-20 at Richmond from 2004-07 and also accumulated a 32-30 record in five years at Bowling Green (2009-13).
Wake opponents this year by ranking (previous ranking)
4- Jimbo Fisher FSU (7)
5- Dabo Swinney Clemson (9)
10- Bobby Petrino UL (12)
16- David Cutcliffe Duke (15)
25- Brian Kelly ND (10)
26- Paul Johnson GT (38)
45- Dino Babers Cuse (46)
53- Scott Satterfield (67)
61- Dave Doeren NC ST (63)
62- Steve Addazio BC (47)
95- Matt Wells Utah St (66)
Other ACC coaches
14- Mark Richt Miami (16)
20- Justin Fuente VaTech (33)
35- Larry Fedora UNC (36)
39- Pat Narduzzi Pitt (39)
52- Bronco Mendenhall UVA (43)
Click to read the entire list
