The announcement was made tonight at halftime on ESPN at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl game between Auburn and Virginia. Swinney is the first Clemson football coach to win a National Coach of the Year honor since 1981 when Danny Ford was named National Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association and the Football Writers Association.
Per The AP
Associated Press
ATLANTA -- Clemson's Dabo Swinney, who took the Tigers to 10 wins, including a win over Virginia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, has been named the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year.
Swinney was announced as the unanimous winner of the award, which recognizes "the highest ideals on and off the field," at halftime of Saturday night's Chick-fil-A Bowl.
The winner of award is picked each year by votes from a panel which includes previous winners.
Led by Swinney, Clemson (10-3) will play West Virginia in the Discover Orange Bowl on Wednesday. The award will be presented to Swinney on the Clemson campus in March.
Boise State's Chris Petersen won the 2010 award.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press
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