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Clemson Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Clemson.
- Indexed coaches
- 22
- Coach seasons
- 255
- Wins leader
- Dabo Swinney
Coach record table
Sorted by career wins among coaches with at least one indexed game and one indexed season.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Top-10 Finishes | Peak SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dabo Swinney Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 2008-2025 · 18 seasons | 187-53 | 77.9% | 6 | 32.7 |
| Jess Neely Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1931-1966 · 36 seasons | 187-159-17 | 53.9% | 4 | 23.8 |
| Ken Hatfield Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1979-2005 · 27 seasons | 168-140-4 | 54.5% | 1 | 19.4 |
| Frank Howard Longevity Coach | 1940-1969 · 30 seasons | 165-118-12 | 58.0% | 1 | 14.5 |
| John Heisman Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1902-1927 · 26 seasons | 148-60-14 | 69.8% | 0 | 29.1 |
| Danny Ford Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1978-1997 · 17 seasons | 121-60-5 | 66.4% | 4 | 25.2 |
| Tommy Bowden Consistent Winner, Program Stabilizer | 1997-2008 · 12 seasons | 90-49 | 64.8% | 1 | 14.6 |
| Tommy West Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1993-2009 · 15 seasons | 80-89 | 47.3% | 0 | 12.1 |
| Frank Dobson Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1910-1939 · 15 seasons | 58-62-7 | 48.4% | 0 | 1.8 |
| Red Parker Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1966-1976 · 11 seasons | 56-59-2 | 48.7% | 0 | 7.5 |
| Charley Pell Peak Dominator, Defense-First | 1977-1984 · 8 seasons | 51-30-4 | 62.4% | 3 | 22.7 |
| Josh Cody Longevity Coach | 1927-1939 · 8 seasons | 46-35-3 | 56.5% | 0 | 5.1 |
| Edward Stewart Volatile Builder | 1916-1926 · 8 seasons | 41-23-5 | 63.0% | 0 | 21.2 |
| Edward Donahue Balanced | 1917-1920 · 4 seasons | 21-12-3 | 62.5% | 0 | 3.7 |
| Bob Williams Longevity Coach | 1906-1926 · 6 seasons | 21-19-6 | 52.2% | 0 | -1.9 |
| Eddie Cochems Balanced | 1905-1908 · 3 seasons | 16-7-3 | 67.3% | 0 | 20.9 |
| Cecil Ingram Defense-First | 1970-1972 · 3 seasons | 12-21 | 36.4% | 0 | 0.9 |
| Bud Saunders Balanced | 1923-1926 · 4 seasons | 9-17-1 | 35.2% | 0 | -7.4 |
| Frank Shaughnessy Balanced | 1907-1907 · 1 seasons | 4-4 | 50.0% | 0 | -7.3 |
| Shack Shealy Balanced | 1904-1904 · 1 seasons | 3-3-1 | 50.0% | 0 | -4.9 |
| Wayne Hart Balanced | 1916-1916 · 1 seasons | 3-6 | 33.3% | 0 | -26.3 |
| John Stone Balanced | 1908-1908 · 1 seasons | 1-6 | 14.3% | 0 | -19.4 |