Officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. today announced that Alabama head football coach Nick Saban has been selected as The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week presented by PNC.
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.
The Alabama Crimson Tide secured a top-15 win on the road defeating No. 11 Florida 31-29 in Gainesville. The Tide jumped out to a 21-3 lead in the first quarter and held off a late Gator rally to extend the program’s overall winning streak to 17 games, along with a 32-game winning streak against the SEC East.