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The Tigers compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The team has had 25 head coaches since it began play in the 1896 season. [1] Since October 2008, Dabo Swinney has served as Clemson's head coach. [2] The team has played in 1,050 games over 116 seasons. [3]
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (2011) 2× ACC Coach of the Year (2015, 2018) William Christopher "Dabo" Swinney ( / ˈdæboʊ ˈswiːniː /; [ 1] born November 20, 1969) is an American football coach, currently serving as the head football coach at Clemson University. Swinney took over as head coach of the Clemson Tigers seven games into the 2008 ...
The team has had 22 head coaches. Clemson started organized basketball with the nickname Tigers in 1912. The men's program has played in more than 2,500 games in 105 seasons. In those seasons, seven coaches have led the Tigers to at least one postseason tournament: Tates Locke, Bill Foster, Cliff Ellis, Rick Barnes, Larry Shyatt, Oliver Purnell ...
Also during this time the Tigers recorded a 27–20 win in Tallahassee in 2006 which broke a 17-year losing streak in Doak Campbell Stadium. 2007 was the last Bowden Bowl game as Tommy resigned as head coach in October 2008. No. 3 Clemson pulled off a thriller in Tallahassee in 2016, 37–34, over the No. 12-ranked Seminoles.
Clemson rugby has been led since 2010 by head coach Justin Hickey, [70] who has also served as team manager for the U.S. national under-20 team. [70] Clemson's best season was 1996, when the team advanced to the national college rugby quarterfinals. Clemson also advanced to the round of 16 of the national playoffs for three consecutive years ...
The current coach is Erik Bakich, who took over the head coaching position in 2023. Bill Wilhelm is the all-time leader in games coached (1,707), seasons coached (36), and total wins (1,161). [2] John Heisman has the highest winning percentage of any Tiger coach with a 28–6–1 record (.814) in his three years in Clemson. [2]
Clemson's 2024 Elite Eight finish is Brownell's best as a head coach. Brownell also led Clemson to their second victory in Chapel Hill on February 6, 2024, defeating #3 UNC 80-76, and boasted ranked non-conference wins over in-state rival South Carolina and Alabama in the ACC–SEC Challenge, who would later end Clemson's season in the Elite Eight.
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney talks with N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren after the Wolfpack’s 24-17 victory over Clemson at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.