| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 16, 1954 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1979 | Banks HS (AL) (assistant) |
| 1980–1981 | Banks HS (AL) |
| 1982 | Tennessee (assistant) |
| 1983–1988 | Tennessee (TE) |
| 1989 | Tennessee (RB) |
| 1990–1991 | Tennessee (QB) |
| 1992 | Tennessee (PGC/QB) |
| 1993–1994 | Tennessee (OC/QB) |
| 1995–1998 | Tennessee (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 1998–2004 | Ole Miss |
| 2006–2007 | Tennessee (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2008–2021 | Duke |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 121–126 |
| Bowls | 7–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SEC Western Division (2003) ACC Coastal Division (2013) | |
| Awards | |
| Broyles Award (1998) SEC Coach of the Year (2003) ACC Coach of the Year (2012, 2013) Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2013) The Sporting News Co-Coach of the Year (2013) Maxwell Football Club Coach of the Year (2013) Bobby Dodd Coach of The Year (2013) AFCA Coach of the Year (2013) | |
David Nelson Cutcliffe (born September 16, 1954) is the Special Assistant to the Commissioner for Football Relations at the Southeastern Conference and former college football coach, most recently head coach of the Duke University Blue Devils. Under Cutcliffe, in 2012 the Blue Devils ended an 18-year bowl drought and also brought the Victory Bell back to Duke after beating arch-rival University of North Carolina. The following season, Cutcliffe led the team to a second straight bowl appearance, another win over North Carolina, an Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division championship and the first 10-win season in school history.[1] He also earned multiple college football coach of the year awards from the Walter Camp Football Foundation,[2] the Maxwell Football Club, and the Bobby Dodd Foundation.[3]