Coaching History
Clemson Football Coaches
Season-by-season coaching records, tenure arcs, and linked CFBTrack profiles for Clemson.
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Coaches
22
Indexed Record
794-475-44
Best Win %
John Heisman 80.8%
All-time coaching ledger
Records use fallback-adjusted coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are not included in the table totals.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Best SRS | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dabo Swinney | 2008-2025 • 18 seasons | 187-53 | 77.9% | 32.7 | #1 |
| Tommy Bowden | 1999-2008 • 10 seasons | 72-45 | 61.5% | 14.6 | #16 |
| Tommy West | 1993-1998 • 6 seasons | 31-28 | 52.5% | 12.1 | #23 |
| Ken Hatfield | 1990-1993 • 4 seasons | 32-13-1 | 70.7% | 19.4 | #9 |
| Danny Ford | 1978-1989 • 12 seasons | 96-29-4 | 76.0% | 25.2 | #1 |
| Charley Pell | 1977-1978 • 2 seasons | 18-4-1 | 80.4% | 18.5 | #6 |
| Red Parker | 1973-1976 • 4 seasons | 17-25-2 | 40.9% | 7.5 | — |
| Cecil Ingram | 1970-1972 • 3 seasons | 12-21 | 36.4% | 0.9 | — |
| Frank Howard | 1940-1969 • 30 seasons | 165-118-12 | 58.0% | 14.5 | #10 |
| Jess Neely | 1931-1939 • 9 seasons | 43-35-7 | 54.7% | 15.4 | #12 |
| Josh Cody | 1927-1930 • 4 seasons | 29-11-1 | 72.0% | 0.5 | — |
| Bob Williams | 1906-1926 • 6 seasons | 21-19-6 | 52.2% | -1.9 | — |
| Bud Saunders | 1923-1926 • 4 seasons | 9-17-1 | 35.2% | -7.4 | — |
| Edward Stewart | 1921-1922 • 2 seasons | 6-10-2 | 38.9% | -5.8 | — |
| Edward Donahue | 1917-1920 • 4 seasons | 21-12-3 | 62.5% | 3.7 | — |
| Wayne Hart | 1916-1916 • 1 seasons | 3-6 | 33.3% | -26.3 | — |
| Frank Dobson | 1910-1912 • 3 seasons | 11-12-1 | 47.9% | -5.6 | — |
| John Stone | 1908-1908 • 1 seasons | 1-6 | 14.3% | -19.4 | — |
| Frank Shaughnessy | 1907-1907 • 1 seasons | 4-4 | 50.0% | -7.3 | — |
| Eddie Cochems | 1905-1905 • 1 seasons | 3-2-1 | 58.3% | 1.6 | — |
| Shack Shealy | 1904-1904 • 1 seasons | 3-3-1 | 50.0% | -4.9 | — |
| John Heisman | 1902-1903 • 2 seasons | 10-2-1 | 80.8% | 7.2 | — |
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