Coaches
Dabo Swinney
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dabo Swinney*
Head coach, Clemson · Played at Alabama 1990-1992 · alma mater (CFBD): Alabama
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-1995 | Alabama | GA | GA | not known |
| 1996 | Alabama | Position | WR/TE | not known |
| 1997 | Alabama | Position | TE | Mike DuBose |
| 1998-2000 | Alabama | Position | WR | Mike DuBose |
| 2003-2006 | Clemson | Position | WR/RC | Tommy Bowden |
| 2007-2008 | Clemson | Position | AHC/WR/RC | Tommy Bowden (2007) |
| 2008 | Clemson | Head coachinterim | interim HC/OC | not known |
| 2009- | Clemson | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Clemson | Co-offensive coordinator (interim) | 80 | 73 | 92 | 35 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Clemson | 4-3 (7 of 13) | 9 → - | 80 | 19 | 12.8 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Clemson | 9-5 | - → 24 | 107 | 11 | 16.4 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Clemson | 6-7 | - → - | 103 | 15 | 10.1 | 64% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Clemson | 10-4 | - → 22 | 60 | 63 | 7.8 | 46% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Clemson | 11-2 | 14 → 11 | 22 | 39 | 18.5 | 71% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Clemson | 11-2 | 8 → 8 | 27 | 16 | 24.5 | 85% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Clemson | 10-3 | 16 → 15 | 87 | 2 | 18.1 | 85% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Clemson | 14-1 | 12 → 2 | 18 | 5 | 24.0 | 77% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Clemson | 14-1 | 2 → 1 | 33 | 6 | 28.7 | 93% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Clemson | 12-2 | 5 → 4 | 36 | 2 | 26.4 | 93% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Clemson | 15-0 | 2 → - | 3 | 2 | 29.7 | 86% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Clemson | 14-1 | 1 → 2 | 5 | 3 | 28.1 | 100% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Clemson | 10-2 | 1 → 3 | 15 | 9 | 26.1 | 93% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Clemson | 10-3 | 3 → 14 | 113 | 5 | 18.7 | 83% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Clemson | 11-3 | 4 → 13 | 69 | 10 | 17.6 | 77% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Clemson | 9-4 | 9 → 20 | 91 | 10 | 10.5 | 79% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Clemson | 10-4 | 14 → 14 | 25 | 52 | 13.3 | 69% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Clemson | 7-6 | 4 → - | 59 | 38 | 9.5 | 71% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Clemson | 6-3 | - → - | 126 | 53 | 3.3 | 54% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Mike DuBose · Alabama 1997-2000 (Position)
- Tommy Bowden · Clemson 2003-2007 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 30
- Billy Napier* · Clemson 2008-2010 (OC, Other, Position)
- Chris Rumph · Clemson 2008-2026 (Position)
- David Blackwell · Clemson 2008 (Position)
- Jeff Scott · Clemson 2008-2019 (OC, Other, Position)
- Rob Spence · Clemson 2008 (OC, Position)
- Vic Koenning · Clemson 2008 (DC, Position)
- Charlie Harbison · Clemson 2009-2012 (DC, Position)
- Kevin Steele · Clemson 2009-2011 (DC, Position)
- Wes Goodwin · Clemson 2009-2024 (Analyst, DC, GA, Position)
- Chad Morris · Clemson 2011-2026 (Analyst, OC, Position)
- Marion Hobby · Clemson 2011-2016 (DC, Position)
- Robbie Caldwell · Clemson 2011-2021 (Position)
- Tony Elliott* · Clemson 2011-2021 (OC, Other, Position)
- Zac Alley · Clemson 2011-2014 (Other)
- Brent Venables* · Clemson 2012-2021 (DC, Other, Position)
- Brandon Streeter · Clemson 2015-2022 (OC, Other, Position)
- Mike Miller · Clemson 2015-2026 (Other)
- Mickey Conn · Clemson 2016-2025 (Analyst, DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Todd Bates · Clemson 2017-2021 (Other, Position)
- Terry Bowden · Clemson 2019-2020 (GA)
- Chandler Whitmer · Clemson 2020 (GA)
- Ted Roof · Clemson 2021 (Analyst)
- John Grass · Clemson 2022-2025 (Analyst)
- Kyle Richardson · Clemson 2022-2026 (OC, Position)
- Nick Eason · Clemson 2022-2026 (DC, Other, Position)
- Garrett Riley · Clemson 2023-2025 (OC, Position)
- John Scott Jr. · Clemson 2024-2025 (Other)
- Matt Luke · Clemson 2024-2026 (OC, Other, Position)
- Mike Houston · Clemson 2025-2026 (Other)
- Tom Allen · Clemson 2025-2026 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 57
- Joe Craddock · SMU 2015-2017 (OC, Position) · under Chad Morris
- Van Malone · SMU 2015-2017 (DC) · under Chad Morris
- G.J. Kinne* · SMU 2017 (GA) · under Chad Morris
- Jeff Traylor* · SMU 2017 (Other, Position) · under Chad Morris
- Austin Armstrong · Louisiana 2018-2020 (GA, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Arkansas 2018-2019 (Position, ST coord.) · under Chad Morris
- John Chavis · Arkansas 2018-2019 (DC, Position) · under Chad Morris
- Matt Powledge · Louisiana 2018-2019 (Position, ST coord.) · under Billy Napier
- Patrick Toney · Louisiana 2018-2021 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Rob Sale · Louisiana 2018-2020 (OC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Ron Cooper · Arkansas 2018-2019 (Position) · under Chad Morris
- Ron Roberts · Louisiana 2018-2019 (DC) · under Billy Napier
- Alonzo Hampton · Arkansas 2019 (Analyst) · under Chad Morris
- Charlie Weis Jr. · South Florida 2020-2021 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Scott
- Ernie Sims · South Florida 2020-2022 (Analyst, DC, Position) · under Jeff Scott
- Glenn Spencer · South Florida 2020-2021 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Scott
- George Barlow · South Florida 2021-2022 (Position) · under Jeff Scott
- Jeff Burris · Louisiana 2021 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Matt Viator · Louisiana 2021 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Michael Desormeaux* · Louisiana 2021 (OC) · under Billy Napier
- Rich Rodriguez* · UL Monroe 2021 (OC, Other, Position) · under Terry Bowden
- Tim Leger · Louisiana 2021 (OC) · under Billy Napier
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2022-2026 (Position) · under Brent Venables
- Bob Shoop · South Florida 2022 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Scott
- Brandon Hall · Oklahoma 2022-2026 (Position) · under Brent Venables
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2022 (Position) · under Brent Venables
- Desmond Kitchings · Virginia 2022-2026 (OC, Position) · under Tony Elliott
- Jay Bateman · Florida 2022-2023 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Jay Valai · Oklahoma 2022-2025 (DC) · under Brent Venables
- Jeff Lebby* · Oklahoma 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Brent Venables
- Joe Jon Finley · Oklahoma 2022-2025 (OC, Position) · under Brent Venables
- John Rudzinski · Virginia 2022-2026 (DC, Position) · under Tony Elliott
- Matt Kubik · UL Monroe 2022-2023 (OC) · under Terry Bowden
- Matt Wells · Oklahoma 2022-2023 (Analyst) · under Brent Venables
- Sean Spencer · Florida 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Taylor Lamb · Virginia 2022-2026 (Position) · under Tony Elliott
- Travis Trickett · South Florida 2022 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Scott
- Ty Darlington · Florida 2022 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Billy Gonzales · Florida 2023-2025 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Broderick Fobbs · UL Monroe 2023 (Position) · under Terry Bowden
- Dave Patenaude · Virginia 2023 (Analyst) · under Tony Elliott
- Eric Kiesau · Florida 2023-2025 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Jason Rollins · UL Monroe 2023 (ST coord.) · under Terry Bowden
- John Donovan · Florida 2023-2025 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Russ Callaway · Florida 2023-2025 (OC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Seth Littrell · Oklahoma 2023-2024 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Brent Venables
- Dan Enos · Florida 2024 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Kevin Johns · Oklahoma 2024 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Brent Venables
- Ben Arbuckle · Oklahoma 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Brent Venables
- Kevin Wilson · Oklahoma 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Brent Venables
- Nate Dreiling · Oklahoma 2025-2026 (Position) · under Brent Venables
- Robert Bala · Florida 2025 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Florida 2025 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Vinnie Sunseri · Florida 2025 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Brandon Bailey · James Madison 2026 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Cam Aiken · James Madison 2026 (OC) · under Billy Napier
- Jason Witten · Oklahoma 2026 (OC, Position) · under Brent Venables
Level 3: on their staffs · 34
- Justin Burke · UTSA 2020-2025 (Analyst, OC, Position, ST coord.) · under Jeff Traylor
- Matt Mattox · UTSA 2020-2022 (OC, Other, Position) · under Jeff Traylor
- Tyrone Nix · UTSA 2020 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Traylor
- Will Stein*+ · UTSA 2020-2022 (OC, Other, Position) · under Jeff Traylor
- Jess Loepp · UTSA 2021-2026 (DC) · under Jeff Traylor
- Rod Wright · UTSA 2021 (DC) · under Jeff Traylor
- Jorge Munoz · Louisiana 2022-2026 (Other) · under Michael Desormeaux
- LaMar Morgan · Louisiana 2022-2023 (DC) · under Michael Desormeaux
- Craig Stutzmann · Texas State 2023 (Other, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Daniel Da Prato · Texas State 2023-2024 (Other, ST coord.) · under G.J. Kinne
- Dexter McCoil · Texas State 2023-2025 (DC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Jonathan Patke · Texas State 2023 (DC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Mack Leftwich · Texas State 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Rod Smith · Jacksonville State 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Rich Rodriguez
- Anthony Tucker · Mississippi State 2024-2026 (Other, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Texas State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Coleman Hutzler · Mississippi State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Jim Salgado · Louisiana 2024-2026 (DC) · under Michael Desormeaux
- Luke Olson · Jacksonville State 2024 (DC) · under Rich Rodriguez
- Matt Barnes · Mississippi State 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Scott Stoker · Louisiana 2024-2026 (Position) · under Michael Desormeaux
- Jack Bicknell · West Virginia 2025 (Position) · under Rich Rodriguez
- Jordan Shoemaker · Texas State 2025-2026 (OC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Landon Keopple · Texas State 2025-2026 (OC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Larry Porter · West Virginia 2025 (Position) · under Rich Rodriguez
- Matthew Gregg · Texas State 2025-2026 (DC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Mike MacIntyre · Mississippi State 2025 (Analyst) · under Jeff Lebby
- Paul Rhoads · Mississippi State 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Jeff Lebby
- Vincent Dancy · Mississippi State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Matt Brock · Mississippi State 2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Philip Montgomery · Mississippi State 2026 (Other, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Rick Bowie · UTSA 2026 (OC) · under Jeff Traylor
- Will Windham · Texas State 2026 (DC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Zach Arnett · Mississippi State 2026 (DC) · under Jeff Lebby
Coached together
- Ellis Johnson · Alabama 1993-2000 · him GA, Position, them DC, Position
- Mickey Conn · Alabama 1996-1997 · him Position, them GA
- Jeremy Pruitt · Alabama 1997 · him Position, them GA
- Neil Callaway · Alabama 1997-2000 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Charlie Harbison · Alabama 1998-2000 · him Position, them Position
- Charlie Stubbs · Alabama 1998-2000 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Alabama 1998-2000 · him Position, them GA
- Mike Bloomgren · Alabama 1999-2000 · him Position, them GA
- Billy Napier* · Clemson 2003-2010 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them GA, OC, Other, Position
- David Blackwell · Clemson 2003-2008 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- John Lovett · Clemson 2003-2004 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Tommy Bowden · Clemson 2003-2008 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Brandon Streeter · Clemson 2004-2022 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them GA, OC, Other, Position
- Marion Hobby · Clemson 2005-2016 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Rob Spence · Clemson 2005-2008 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Vic Koenning · Clemson 2005-2008 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Rumph · Clemson 2006-2026 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Willie Simmons* · Clemson 2006 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Jeff Scott · Clemson 2008-2019 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Charlie Harbison · Clemson 2009-2012 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kevin Steele · Clemson 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Wes Goodwin · Clemson 2009-2024 · him Head coach, them Analyst, DC, GA, Position
- Chad Morris · Clemson 2011-2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Robbie Caldwell · Clemson 2011-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tony Elliott* · Clemson 2011-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Zac Alley · Clemson 2011-2014 · him Head coach, them Other
- Brent Venables* · Clemson 2012-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Mike Miller · Clemson 2015-2026 · him Head coach, them Other
- Mickey Conn · Clemson 2016-2025 · him Head coach, them Analyst, DC, Position, ST coord.
- Todd Bates · Clemson 2017-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Terry Bowden · Clemson 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them GA
- Chandler Whitmer · Clemson 2020 · him Head coach, them GA
- Ted Roof · Clemson 2021 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- John Grass · Clemson 2022-2025 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Kyle Richardson · Clemson 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Nick Eason · Clemson 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Garrett Riley · Clemson 2023-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- John Scott Jr. · Clemson 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them Other
- Matt Luke · Clemson 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Houston · Clemson 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them Other
- Tom Allen · Clemson 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
Played together
- Mickey Conn · Alabama 1990-1992