Adam Scheier (born April 12, 1973) is an

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coach and former player. He currently works for

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. He previously served as the

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interim head coach during the

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, as

Dave Clawson David Paul Clawson (born August 16, 1967) is an American retired college football coach and former player. He most recently served as the head football coach at Wake Forest University, where he was named the 2021 ACC Coach of the Year. Clawson ...

had left to take the head coaching job at

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. He also served as the

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coordinator for the

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team.

Playing career

Scheier played

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where he was named the Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior. He earned his degree in psychology from Dartmouth shortly after his playing career concluded in 1995. He began coaching at Dartmouth the following year.

Head coaching record

References

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