Never in a nine-year span has Clemson had the success it has reached under Dabo Swinney. Keep in mind, the program has had some great runs under College Football Hall of Famers Frank Howard and Danny Ford.
And though Howard put Clemson on the map with his great teams of the late 1940s and ’50s and Ford brought the program consistent national recognition with the 1981 National Championship and 87 wins in the 1980s, Swinney has taken the program to an entirely different level.
Clemson is now considered an elite program, one of the five best in college football year in and year out. The Tigers have won 97 games under Swinney in his nine full seasons as a head coach. They won the 2016 National Championship, played for the national championship in 2015 and have made it to the College Football Playoff in each of the last three seasons.
Under Howard and Ford, Clemson went to a combined four major bowl games … 1951 Orange Bowl, 1957 Orange Bowl, 1959 Sugar Bowl and the 1982 Orange Bowl. Since Swinney has been in char
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And though Howard put Clemson on the map with his great teams of the late 1940s and ’50s and Ford brought the program consistent national recognition with the 1981 National Championship and 87 wins in the 1980s, Swinney has taken the program to an entirely different level.
Clemson is now considered an elite program, one of the five best in college football year in and year out. The Tigers have won 97 games under Swinney in his nine full seasons as a head coach. They won the 2016 National Championship, played for the national championship in 2015 and have made it to the College Football Playoff in each of the last three seasons.
Under Howard and Ford, Clemson went to a combined four major bowl games … 1951 Orange Bowl, 1957 Orange Bowl, 1959 Sugar Bowl and the 1982 Orange Bowl. Since Swinney has been in char
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