Top 25
3-35
- Games
- 38
- Win rate
- 7.9%
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Frank Howard
1940-1969 • Clemson
One defining program at Clemson.
Frank Howard's coaching record is 165-118-12, highlighted by seasons at Clemson from 1940 to 1969.
Frank Howard coached 30 seasons, won 58.0%, and posted an average SRS of 3.5. Best season: 1959 Clemson. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stint defined the run.
- Career record
- 165-118-12
- Career win rate
- 58.0%
- Average SRS
- 3.5
- Peak SRS
- 14.5
Career Dossier
One glance at the full arc.
The profile below keeps the headline numbers visible, then moves into tenure shape, school impact, and full season detail.
- Seasons coached
- 30
- Career span
- 30 years
- Best finish
- #10
- Consistency
- 29.4
Primary school anchor
Clemson
Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 72.4.
Quick Answers
Records fans search first
Headline records use countable season rows after completed-game fallback. Partial seasons and provisional placeholders are called out separately.
- Overall record
- 165-118-12
- Clemson record
- 165-118-12
- Full-season record
- 165-118-12
- Vs AP Top 10
- 1-21
- Vs AP Top 5
- 0-12
- Vs South Carolina
- 13-15-2
- Postseason / bowl record
- 3-3
- CFP record
- 0-0
- National titles
- 0
295 countable games, 58.0% win rate.
30 countable seasons at Clemson.
30 full season rows; partial and backfilled current rows are separated.
22 games using AP ranking at game time.
12 games using AP ranking at game time.
Palmetto Bowl games in this dataset.
6 scored postseason games in this dataset.
0 College Football Playoff-labeled games since 2014.
Matched by coach team-season against the national championship dataset.
Record definition and data status
Career records use countable coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are excluded from aggregates until a completed-game fallback can verify the record.
Completed-game fallback uses scored games joined by coach, team, and season; advanced ratings are left blank when the season summary has not supplied them.
Latest completed coached game in this dataset: Nov 22, 1969. Current and future zero-game placeholders are kept visible but excluded from headline records.
Career Arc
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stint appears.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Frank Howard
EliteStrongAverageLean
1940Actual season year • SRS range -26.2 to 14.51969
Active comparison point
Frank Howard • 1959
1959 Clemson
Best season9-2 • SRS 14.5 • SP Overall —
Win %
81.8%
YoY SRS
+9.3
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#11
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Ranked opponent record
Track career record against ranked opponents with switchable poll source and ranking timing.
Using AP Top 25 rankings at the time of each game; week-one games use the week-one ranking release when available.
Top 10
1-21
- Games
- 22
- Win rate
- 4.5%
Top 5
0-12
- Games
- 12
- Win rate
- 0.0%
View ranked game results38
| 1969 Regular Week 5 | Clemson | Auburn | #15 | L0-51 |
| 1969 Regular Week 3 | Clemson | Georgia | #7 | L0-30 |
| 1967 Regular Week 4 | Clemson | Georgia | #5 | L17-24 |
| 1966 Regular Week 7 | Clemson | USC | #5 | L0-30 |
| 1966 Regular Week 5 | Clemson | Alabama | #3 | L0-26 |
| 1966 Regular Week 4 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | #9 | L12-13 |
| 1965 Regular Week 5 | Clemson | Georgia | #5 | L9-23 |
| 1963 Regular Week 3 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | #7 | L0-27 |
| 1963 Regular Week 2 | Clemson | Oklahoma | #3 | L14-31 |
| 1962 Regular Week 7 | Clemson | Auburn | #10 | L14-17 |
| 1962 Regular Week 2 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | #8 | L9-26 |
| 1960 Regular Week 7 | Clemson | Duke | #15 | L6-21 |
| 1959 Regular Week 4 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | #3 | L6-16 |
| 1959 Postseason Week 1 | Clemson | TCU | #7 | W23-7 |
| 1958 Regular Week 9 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | #20 | L0-13 |
| 1958 Postseason Week 1 | Clemson | LSU | #1 | L0-7 |
| 1957 Regular Week 10 | Clemson | Duke | #11 | L6-7 |
| 1957 Regular Week 4 | Clemson | NC State | #13 | L7-13 |
| 1956 Regular Week 10 | Clemson | Miami | #6 | L0-21 |
| 1956 Postseason Week 1 | Clemson | Colorado | #20 | L21-27 |
| 1955 Regular Week 10 | Clemson | Auburn | #12 | L0-21 |
| 1955 Regular Week 9 | Clemson | Maryland | #2 | L12-25 |
| 1954 Regular Week 10 | Clemson | Auburn | #18 | L6-27 |
| 1954 Regular Week 9 | Clemson | Maryland | #17 | L0-16 |
| 1954 Regular Week 4 | Clemson | Florida | #14 | W14-7 |
| 1953 Regular Week 10 | Clemson | Auburn | #16 | L19-45 |
| 1953 Regular Week 8 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | #5 | L7-20 |
| 1953 Regular Week 3 | Clemson | Maryland | #4 | L0-20 |
| 1952 Regular Week 10 | Clemson | Kentucky | #19 | L14-27 |
| 1952 Regular Week 4 | Clemson | Maryland | #2 | L0-28 |
| 1952 Regular Week 3 | Clemson | Villanova | #14 | L7-14 |
| 1950 Postseason Week 1 | Clemson | Miami | #15 | W15-14 |
| 1949 Regular Week 3 | Clemson | Rice | #9 | L7-33 |
| 1947 Regular Week 4 | Clemson | Wake Forest | #15 | L14-16 |
| 1946 Regular Week 5 | Clemson | Wake Forest | #13 | L7-19 |
| 1946 Regular Week 3 | Clemson | Georgia | #7 | L12-35 |
| 1944 Regular Week 6 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | #9 | L0-51 |
| 1942 Regular Week 5 | Clemson | Boston College | #3 | L7-14 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Clemson
1940-1969 • 30 seasons
Avg SRS 3.5 • Win % 58.0%
- Longest tenure
- Clemson • 30 seasons
- Best tenure
- Clemson • 3.5 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Clemson • 58.0%
Style and Strength Profile
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Frank Howard
Insufficient sample
- Raw avg SP Overall
- —
- Percentile
- —
Insufficient sample
Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.
Impact by school
See how each stint compared with what that program usually looked like outside that same span.
Clemson
1940-1969 • 165-118-12
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 3.5Win % 58.0%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.5 during vs 6.2 baseline
-0.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.5 during vs 5.0 baseline
-1.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+0.0%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Clemson 1959
9-2 • SRS 14.5
Biggest Improvement
Clemson 1944
4-5 • 20.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Lowest SRS Season
Clemson 1943
2-6 • SRS -26.2
Biggest Drop
Clemson 1943
2-6 • -24.8 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Clemson | 1969 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | -5.9 | — | — | — | -13.0 | -5.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1968 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | 7.1 | — | — | — | -1.8 | -15.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1967 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 8.9 | — | — | — | +2.0 | 0.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1966 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 6.9 | — | — | — | +3.2 | +10.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1965 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 3.7 | — | — | — | +7.3 | +20.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1964 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | -3.6 | — | — | — | -11.3 | -25.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1963 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | 7.7 | — | — | — | +0.9 | -5.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1962 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 6.8 | — | — | — | -4.1 | +10.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1961 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 10.9 | — | — | — | +10.1 | -10.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1960 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | #9 | — | 0.8 | — | — | — | -13.7 | -21.8% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1959 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #18 | #11 | 14.5 | — | — | — | +9.3 | +9.1% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1958 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #18 | #12 | 5.2 | — | — | — | -7.7 | +2.7% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1957 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 12.9 | — | — | — | +4.7 | -2.7% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1956 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 72.7% | — | #19 | 8.2 | — | — | — | +4.9 | +2.7% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1955 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 3.3 | — | — | — | -1.4 | +20.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1954 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 4.7 | — | — | — | +9.6 | +11.1% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1953 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 38.9% | — | — | -4.9 | — | — | — | -3.0 | +11.1% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1952 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 27.8% | — | — | -1.9 | — | — | — | -8.7 | -42.2% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1951 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | #19 | 6.8 | — | — | — | -5.6 | -25.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1950 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 95.0% | — | #10 | 12.4 | — | — | — | +19.0 | +45.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1949 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | -6.6 | — | — | — | -18.7 | -50.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1948 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | #11 | 12.1 | — | — | — | +11.0 | +55.6% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1947 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | +1.6 | 0.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1946 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -0.5 | — | — | — | -11.4 | -20.6% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1945 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | 10.9 | — | — | — | +16.4 | +20.6% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1944 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -5.5 | — | — | — | +20.7 | +19.4% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1943 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -26.2 | — | — | — | -24.8 | -10.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1942 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 35.0% | — | — | -1.4 | — | — | — | -10.8 | -42.8% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1941 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | — | — | 9.4 | — | — | — | +2.3 | +5.6% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1940 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 72.2% | — | — | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | — | Season summary |
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