David Perno

David Perno is the former head baseball coach at the University of Georgia. In 12 seasons he compiled a record of 384-329-1. He led the program to five NCAA tournaments, including three College World Series. He was named the 2004 Coach of the Year by Baseball 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 at LSU due to an SEC travel curfew. He was named the SEC coach of the year and was the national runner-up to the Fresno 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.

David Perno

Perno with Dave Van Horn in Baum Stadium
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Clarke Central HS (GA)
Biographical details
Born	(1967-07-05) July 5, 1967 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
2 SEC (2004, 2008)
Awards
Baseball America Coach of the Year (2004) 2× SEC Coach of the Year (2004, 2008)

In December 2015, Perno was named head football coach at his alma mater, Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia, where he won a state title as a player in 1985 and played for another in 1984.

Head coaching record

College baseball

Statistics overview

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         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion