Oct. 31, 2016
By Charles Goldberg
AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. — Five straight wins and a contender in the SEC West has Auburn's Gus Malzahn on the midseason watch list for the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year award.
The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Chick-Fil-A Bowl announced the watch list of 18 coaches Monday.
Auburn, coming off a 40-29 win over Ole Miss, is 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the Southeastern Conference heading to Saturday's 11 a.m. game against Vanderbilt.
The Bobby Dodd Award is presented to a coach "with the highest ideals of leadership, scholarshipand integrity on and off the field," says the award foundation. The award also considers winning records, superior Academic Progress Rate scores and graduation rates, as well as a strong commitment to service within their communities.
The 2016 Dodd Trophy midseason watch list:
| Coach | School: | Current AP Ranking: | Past Winner: |
Paul Chryst | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | No. 11 | |
Larry Fedora | North Carolina (ACC) | No. 21 | |
P.J. Fleck | Western Michigan (MAC) | No. 20 | |
Jim Harbaugh | Michigan (Big Ten) | No. 2 | |
Bryan Harsin | Boise State (Mountain West) | No. 13 | |
Dana Holgorsen | West Virginia (Big 12) | No. 10 | |
Mike MacIntyre | Colorado (Pac-12) | No. 23 | |
Gus Malzahn | Auburn (SEC) | No. 15 | |
Jim McElwain | Florida (SEC) | No. 14 | |
Urban Meyer | Ohio State (Big Ten) | No. 6 | |
Ken Niumatalolo | Navy (American) | No. 22 | |
Chris Peterson | Washington (Pac-12) | No. 4 | 2010 Dodd Trophy |
Mike Riley | Nebraska (Big Ten) | No. 7 | |
Nick Saban | Alabama (SEC) | No. 1 | 2014 Dodd Trophy |
Bob Stoops | Oklahoma (Big 12) | No. 16 | 2003 Dodd Trophy |
Kevin Sumlin | Texas A&M (SEC) | No. 9 | |
Dabo Swinney | Clemson (ACC) | No. 3 | 2011 Dodd Trophy |
Kyle Whittingham | Utah (Pac-12) | No. 17 | |