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How much have we really seen of Clawson football? This smells of the head coach micro managing to me. If we can't get Davis, Muschamp, or someone of great caliber....I say give the keys to Clawson for a few years. Those of you blaming all of this on Clawson need to realize he's only been there a short while. I certainly give a new head coach the luxury of bringing in his own players to play in his system, so why should it be any different for an OC??? I don't know if he can do it or not...but here's the thing....I'D RATHER SEE HIM HAVE A SHOT THAN KEEP FULMER AROUND FOR ANOTHER GAME. No one we bring in is going to be a sure fire winner....so why not let him see what he can do with actual CONTROL over the offense! Below's his bio:
Head Coach Dave Clawson's Bio
Dave Clawson, Richmond's fourth-year head coach, has proven himself as a program builder after just eight years as a head coach.
Clawson, 40, guided the biggest two-year turnaround in Spider football's 124-year history in his first two seasons, going 3-8 in 2004 and 9-4 in 2005. The Spiders finished a storybook season in 2005 which included a six-win turnaround from 2004, an eight-game win streak and a nine-game win streak over I-AA opponents. Clawson helped the Spiders to their third Atlantic 10 Conference title in eight years and guided them into the NCAA I-AA Playoffs for the first time since the 2000 season.
Clawson, who was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year twice at Fordham, was awarded the 2005 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in only his second year in the league. It marked his third Conference Coach of the Year honor in his first seven years as a head coach.
National honors came Clawson's way that same season as he garnered the National Coach of the Year award from I-AA.org. That award made Clawson a two-time national award honoree, earning it once at two different schools. Clawson was also given both the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID) Commonwealth Coach of the Year honor and the Richmond Touchdown Club College Coach of the Year award over the likes of Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer and Virginia's Al Groh.
As the Clawson Era rolls into its fourth season, the Spiders continue to steamroll under his guidance. The offense has combined for 8,817 yards over the past two seasons, which is the most-ever in back-to-back seasons in Richmond football history.
Richmond has combined to win at least 15 games for the first time in consecutive seasons since 1997-98. His squads combined to allow just 430 points dating back to the beginning of 2005, marking the fewest points allowed in consecutive seasons since opponents scored 391 points from 2001-02.
Twenty-four All-Conference honors have been won by Clawson-coached players in his first three years on the Richmond campus. That list is headlined by Adam Goloboski's back-to-back First Team All-Atlantic 10 mentions in 2005 and 2006, Sherman Logan's A-10 Defensive Rookie of the Year honor in 2005 and Eric Ward's 2006 A-10 Offensive Rookie of the Year.
After posting a school-record 4,957 yards of total offense in 2005, the Spiders tacked another impressive season on the record books with 3,860 yards last year (10th-best in school history). Clawson's 2005 season featured a senior-laiden offense under the direction of future NFL player, quarterback Stacy Tutt. Redshirt freshman QB Eric Ward led the offense last season.
Clawson also aided in individual achievement during the 2005 season, as Tutt placed himself in second place all-time on the Spiders' single-game total offense list. The Richmond quarterback threw for 376 yards and rushed for 74 yards (450 total yards) in the Spiders' double-overtime win against Hofstra. Tutt's 3,047 yards of total offense in 2005 gave him the all-time career lead for the Spiders, while his career total of 6,872 ranks second all-time in Richmond annals.
The successes over the last three years are no surprise, considering what Clawson's prior teams had shown. Clawson's offense shattered 16 team and 45 individual records in his five years at Fordham (1999-2003). While in the Bronx he led a program which had endured 12-straight losing seasons, to a resurgence which produced the 14th-best winning percentage in I-AA football over his final three seasons (72.2 percent/26-10 record). The Rams' 19 combined wins in 2002 and 2003 were the most in back-to-back seasons since 1918-19.
A two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year (2001 and 2002), Clawson earned 2002 I-AA National Coach of the Year honors from Schutt Sports/American Football Monthly after guiding the Rams to their first-ever conference championship and I-AA playoff appearance. That Fordham squad defeated Northeastern in the playoff's first round and finished the fall ranked No. 12 nationally.
During his tenure on Rose Hill, Clawson coached 38 All-Conference performers, including 12 in 2003 when the Rams went 9-3. Fordham boasted the league's best scoring offense (32.9), pass offense (260.2), pass defense (171.5) and field goal percentage (78.6) in 2003.
His attacking offense provided prolific individual performances, establishing school record holders for passing, Kevin Eakin with 6,112 career yards; receiving, Javarus Dudley with 101 receptions for 1,439 yards (2002); and rushing, Kirwin Watson, 1,477 yards and 20 rushing touchdowns (2002).
Clawson is also dedicated to his student-athletes' success off the field, producing an exceptional graduation rate. While at Fordham, the Youngstown, N.Y., native improved the program by reorganizing the Gridiron Club to increase membership and fund raising which enhanced recruiting.
An All-Conference quarterback has emerged from Clawson's offense nine of the past 13 years, including all three of his final years at Fordham. The other four honorees came in Clawson's tenure as offensive coordinator at Villanova (1996-98) and Lehigh (1994-95).
While at Villanova, the Wildcats established 70 school records and went to the I-AA playoffs in 1996 and 1997. Under Clawson's tutelage, Brian Finneran won the Walter Payton award, given to I-AA's Most Outstanding Player, and Brian Westbrook became the first student-athlete in NCAA history to gain more than 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in a season.
A 1989 graduate of Williams College (Mass.), Clawson entered the coaching ranks at Albany where he earned his master's degree in 1992. After two years with the Great Danes (1989-90), Clawson went to Buffalo for two years (1991-92) where the Bulls' offense set 36 school records, including points and yards in a season.
In 1993, Clawson joined the Lehigh coaching staff where he worked until 1995. The Mountain Hawks won the Patriot League title his first and last years, while the offense led the league in scoring, total offense and pass offense each of his final two seasons. Rabih Adbullah, who later played for the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New England Patriots, set a school record with 1,536 rushing yards.
Clawson and his wife, Catherine, are the parents of two children, Courtney and Eric.
Head Coach Dave Clawson's Bio
Dave Clawson, Richmond's fourth-year head coach, has proven himself as a program builder after just eight years as a head coach.
Clawson, 40, guided the biggest two-year turnaround in Spider football's 124-year history in his first two seasons, going 3-8 in 2004 and 9-4 in 2005. The Spiders finished a storybook season in 2005 which included a six-win turnaround from 2004, an eight-game win streak and a nine-game win streak over I-AA opponents. Clawson helped the Spiders to their third Atlantic 10 Conference title in eight years and guided them into the NCAA I-AA Playoffs for the first time since the 2000 season.
Clawson, who was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year twice at Fordham, was awarded the 2005 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in only his second year in the league. It marked his third Conference Coach of the Year honor in his first seven years as a head coach.
National honors came Clawson's way that same season as he garnered the National Coach of the Year award from I-AA.org. That award made Clawson a two-time national award honoree, earning it once at two different schools. Clawson was also given both the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID) Commonwealth Coach of the Year honor and the Richmond Touchdown Club College Coach of the Year award over the likes of Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer and Virginia's Al Groh.
As the Clawson Era rolls into its fourth season, the Spiders continue to steamroll under his guidance. The offense has combined for 8,817 yards over the past two seasons, which is the most-ever in back-to-back seasons in Richmond football history.
Richmond has combined to win at least 15 games for the first time in consecutive seasons since 1997-98. His squads combined to allow just 430 points dating back to the beginning of 2005, marking the fewest points allowed in consecutive seasons since opponents scored 391 points from 2001-02.
Twenty-four All-Conference honors have been won by Clawson-coached players in his first three years on the Richmond campus. That list is headlined by Adam Goloboski's back-to-back First Team All-Atlantic 10 mentions in 2005 and 2006, Sherman Logan's A-10 Defensive Rookie of the Year honor in 2005 and Eric Ward's 2006 A-10 Offensive Rookie of the Year.
After posting a school-record 4,957 yards of total offense in 2005, the Spiders tacked another impressive season on the record books with 3,860 yards last year (10th-best in school history). Clawson's 2005 season featured a senior-laiden offense under the direction of future NFL player, quarterback Stacy Tutt. Redshirt freshman QB Eric Ward led the offense last season.
Clawson also aided in individual achievement during the 2005 season, as Tutt placed himself in second place all-time on the Spiders' single-game total offense list. The Richmond quarterback threw for 376 yards and rushed for 74 yards (450 total yards) in the Spiders' double-overtime win against Hofstra. Tutt's 3,047 yards of total offense in 2005 gave him the all-time career lead for the Spiders, while his career total of 6,872 ranks second all-time in Richmond annals.
The successes over the last three years are no surprise, considering what Clawson's prior teams had shown. Clawson's offense shattered 16 team and 45 individual records in his five years at Fordham (1999-2003). While in the Bronx he led a program which had endured 12-straight losing seasons, to a resurgence which produced the 14th-best winning percentage in I-AA football over his final three seasons (72.2 percent/26-10 record). The Rams' 19 combined wins in 2002 and 2003 were the most in back-to-back seasons since 1918-19.
A two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year (2001 and 2002), Clawson earned 2002 I-AA National Coach of the Year honors from Schutt Sports/American Football Monthly after guiding the Rams to their first-ever conference championship and I-AA playoff appearance. That Fordham squad defeated Northeastern in the playoff's first round and finished the fall ranked No. 12 nationally.
During his tenure on Rose Hill, Clawson coached 38 All-Conference performers, including 12 in 2003 when the Rams went 9-3. Fordham boasted the league's best scoring offense (32.9), pass offense (260.2), pass defense (171.5) and field goal percentage (78.6) in 2003.
His attacking offense provided prolific individual performances, establishing school record holders for passing, Kevin Eakin with 6,112 career yards; receiving, Javarus Dudley with 101 receptions for 1,439 yards (2002); and rushing, Kirwin Watson, 1,477 yards and 20 rushing touchdowns (2002).
Clawson is also dedicated to his student-athletes' success off the field, producing an exceptional graduation rate. While at Fordham, the Youngstown, N.Y., native improved the program by reorganizing the Gridiron Club to increase membership and fund raising which enhanced recruiting.
An All-Conference quarterback has emerged from Clawson's offense nine of the past 13 years, including all three of his final years at Fordham. The other four honorees came in Clawson's tenure as offensive coordinator at Villanova (1996-98) and Lehigh (1994-95).
While at Villanova, the Wildcats established 70 school records and went to the I-AA playoffs in 1996 and 1997. Under Clawson's tutelage, Brian Finneran won the Walter Payton award, given to I-AA's Most Outstanding Player, and Brian Westbrook became the first student-athlete in NCAA history to gain more than 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in a season.
A 1989 graduate of Williams College (Mass.), Clawson entered the coaching ranks at Albany where he earned his master's degree in 1992. After two years with the Great Danes (1989-90), Clawson went to Buffalo for two years (1991-92) where the Bulls' offense set 36 school records, including points and yards in a season.
In 1993, Clawson joined the Lehigh coaching staff where he worked until 1995. The Mountain Hawks won the Patriot League title his first and last years, while the offense led the league in scoring, total offense and pass offense each of his final two seasons. Rabih Adbullah, who later played for the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New England Patriots, set a school record with 1,536 rushing yards.
Clawson and his wife, Catherine, are the parents of two children, Courtney and Eric.
