 Perno withDave Van Horn inBaum Stadium | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Clarke Central HS (GA) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1967-07-05)July 5, 1967 (age 58) Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1987 | Middle Georgia College |
| 1988–1991 | Georgia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Baseball | |
| 1993–1995 | Marshall (assistant) |
| 1996 | Middle Georgia (assistant) |
| 1997–2001 | Georgia (assistant) |
| 2002–2013 | Georgia |
| Football | |
| 2015–present | Clarke Central HS (GA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 390–333–1 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2SEC (2004, 2008) | |
| Awards | |
| |
David Perno (born July 5, 1967) is an Americancollege baseballcoach who most recently served as the head baseball coach at theUniversity of Georgia. In 12 seasons he compiled a record of 384-329-1. He led the program to fiveNCAA tournaments, including threeCollege World Series. He was named the 2004 Coach of the Year byBaseball America. That same year, he won his first SEC championship. His 2006 team went 47–23, but the next year, however, they went 23–33. In 2008, his team did much better, going 45–25–1 (20–9–1 SEC) and won his second SEC championship. That one tie was atLSU due to an SEC travel curfew. He was named the SEC coach of the year and was the national runner-up to theFresno State Bulldogs at the College World Series. He is a former player and assistant coach at Georgia. Two players suffered paralyzing injuries — Chance Veazey in a scooter accident and Jonathan Taylor in a game — in a span of less than two years from 2009 to 2011. He was dismissed by UGA Athletic Director Greg McGarity after the 2013 season.
In December 2015, Perno was named head football coach at his alma mater,Clarke Central High School inAthens, Georgia, where he won a state title as a player in 1985 and played for another in 1984.[1]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Bulldogs(Southeastern Conference)(2002–2013) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Georgia | 32–29 | 15–15 | 3rd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2003 | Georgia | 29–26 | 10–20 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2004 | Georgia | 45–23 | 19–11 | 1st (East) | College World Series | ||||
| 2005 | Georgia | 30–25 | 12–17 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2006 | Georgia | 47–23 | 18–12 | 2nd (East) | College World Series | ||||
| 2007 | Georgia | 23–33 | 11–19 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2008 | Georgia | 45–25–1 | 20–9–1 | 1st (East) | College World Series Runner-up | ||||
| 2009 | Georgia | 38–22 | 15–15 | 3rd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Georgia | 16–37 | 5–23 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2011 | Georgia | 33–32 | 16–14 | 4th (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Georgia | 31–26 | 14–15 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2013 | Georgia | 21–32 | 7–20 | 7th (East) | |||||
| Georgia: | 390–333–1 | 162–190–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 390–333–1 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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