The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Clark Named Semifinalist for MFC Collegiate Coach of the Year Award
11/21/2018 12:29:00 PM | Football
BIRMINGHAM - For a second-consecutive year, UAB football head coach Bill Clark has been named a semifinalist for the George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award, presented annually by the Maxwell Football Club.
Clark is one of 18 semifinalists and one of two coaches from Conference USA. Along with Clark, the other semifinalists include: Dino Babers (Syracuse), Butch David (FIU), Luke Fickell (Cincinnati), Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), Josh Heupel (UCF), Brian Kelly (Notre Dame), Mike Leach (Washington State), Lance Leipold (Buffalo), Jeff Monken (Army), Ed Orgeron (LSU), Lincoln Riley (Oklahoma), Nick Saban (Alabama), Kirby Smart (Georgia), Mark Stoops (Kentucky), Dabo Swinney (Clemson), Matt Wells (Utah State) and Kyle Whittingham (Utah).
Semifinalist voting for the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year award will begin on Monday Nov. 26th and close on Monday, Dec. 10th. The finalist round will include the top three coaches as selected in the semifinalist round. Finalist voting will open Dec. 11th and run until Dec. 27th. The winner will be announced Dec. 28th.
The formal presentation of the George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award will take place at the Maxwell Football Club's National Awards Gala on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Tropicana Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Clark was recognized at last year's MFC Awards Gala for UAB's efforts in its return to the field. Clark was presented the 2017 Thomas Brookshire Spirit Award.
In 2018, Clark has taken UAB to a new level as the Blazers enter this weekend's regular season finale at Middle Tennessee with an overall record of 9-2 and 7-0 in C-USA, both of which are new program records.
The 2018 Conference USA West Division Champion, UAB will be playing in its first C-USA championship game on Dec. 1, and can secure home field advantage with a win this weekend.
On Nov. 11, UAB cracked the Amway Coaches Poll Top-25 for the first time in school history, marking just the second time UAB has ever been ranked (2004 in BCS ranking).
Since UAB's return to the playing field, UAB has compiled an overall record of 17-7 and a league-best mark of 13-2 in Conference USA action.
UAB and Middle Tennessee kick off this Saturday at 2 p.m. CST in Murfreesboro on ESPN3.
The Blazers will play either Middle Tennessee or FIU in the championship game. A win for FIU over Marshall on Saturday will give the Panthers the East Division crown. Middle Tennessee needs to beat UAB and have FIU lose to the Thundering Herd to play in the title game.
Clark is one of 18 semifinalists and one of two coaches from Conference USA. Along with Clark, the other semifinalists include: Dino Babers (Syracuse), Butch David (FIU), Luke Fickell (Cincinnati), Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), Josh Heupel (UCF), Brian Kelly (Notre Dame), Mike Leach (Washington State), Lance Leipold (Buffalo), Jeff Monken (Army), Ed Orgeron (LSU), Lincoln Riley (Oklahoma), Nick Saban (Alabama), Kirby Smart (Georgia), Mark Stoops (Kentucky), Dabo Swinney (Clemson), Matt Wells (Utah State) and Kyle Whittingham (Utah).
Semifinalist voting for the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year award will begin on Monday Nov. 26th and close on Monday, Dec. 10th. The finalist round will include the top three coaches as selected in the semifinalist round. Finalist voting will open Dec. 11th and run until Dec. 27th. The winner will be announced Dec. 28th.
The formal presentation of the George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award will take place at the Maxwell Football Club's National Awards Gala on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Tropicana Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Clark was recognized at last year's MFC Awards Gala for UAB's efforts in its return to the field. Clark was presented the 2017 Thomas Brookshire Spirit Award.
In 2018, Clark has taken UAB to a new level as the Blazers enter this weekend's regular season finale at Middle Tennessee with an overall record of 9-2 and 7-0 in C-USA, both of which are new program records.
The 2018 Conference USA West Division Champion, UAB will be playing in its first C-USA championship game on Dec. 1, and can secure home field advantage with a win this weekend.
On Nov. 11, UAB cracked the Amway Coaches Poll Top-25 for the first time in school history, marking just the second time UAB has ever been ranked (2004 in BCS ranking).
Since UAB's return to the playing field, UAB has compiled an overall record of 17-7 and a league-best mark of 13-2 in Conference USA action.
UAB and Middle Tennessee kick off this Saturday at 2 p.m. CST in Murfreesboro on ESPN3.
The Blazers will play either Middle Tennessee or FIU in the championship game. A win for FIU over Marshall on Saturday will give the Panthers the East Division crown. Middle Tennessee needs to beat UAB and have FIU lose to the Thundering Herd to play in the title game.
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