Wake Forest announced on Monday the resignation of head football coach Dave Clawson after eleven seasons at the helm. Clawson, 57, leaves with an overall record of 67-69 and seven bowl appearances (5-2).
“Coaching at Wake Forest has been the honor of my career,” Clawson said. “This is a special place with extraordinary people, and I am deeply grateful for the relationships I’ve built over the last 11 years. Together, we achieved things that many thought impossible, and I step down knowing I gave everything I had for this program and University. I want to thank our players, coaches and staff for their unwavering support and dedication since my arrival to help build a sustainable winning program. With that, I am so grateful for our student body, fans and so many special Wake Foresters who invested their time, efforts and money into helping us win. While this chapter is ending, my pride in what we’ve built here will never fade. After completing my 25th season as a head coach and 36th-straight in college football, the timing is right for me and my family to step away into this new role within Wake Forest University.”
Prior to his 2014 arrival in Winston-Salem, Clawson was the head coach at Bowling Green (2009-13), Richmond (2004-07) and Fordham (1999-2003) and also spent the 2008 season as Phillip Fulmer’s OC at Tennessee.
“Dave Clawson has been the epitome of integrity, innovation, and excellence in college football,” said AD John Currie. “He elevated Wake Forest football to unprecedented heights, not only through success on the field but also by fostering the development of young men as leaders in life. Quite simply, Dave Clawson’s leadership, competitive drive and strategic instincts have made football at Wake Forest important, and a flagship program for our entire community and University at a scale that might have been unimaginable to most when he arrived 11 years ago.”
