William Christopher "Dabo" Swinney (/ ˈ d æ b oʊ ˈ s w iː n iː /; [1] born November 20, 1969) is an American college football coach, currently serving as the head football coach at Clemson University.

Swinney surpassed the legendary Howard as Clemson’s all-time winningest coach on Nov. 4, 2023, in a 31-23 defeat of No. 12 Notre Dame at Death Valley. The win was the 166th of his career in only his 209th career game.

Now entering his 18th season (and 17th full season) as Clemson’s head coach, Dabo Swinney has already carved his name into that foundation, elevating himself amid a pantheon of Tiger greats as both the program’s all-time winningest coach and the first in history to lead Clemson to multiple national championships.

Now entering his 14th season (and 13th full season) as Clemson’s head coach, Dabo Swinney has already carved his name into that foundation, elevating himself amid a pantheon of Clemson greats by becoming the first coach in program history to lead Clemson to …

Since October 2008, Dabo Swinney has served as Clemson's head coach. [2] The team has played in over 1,300 games over 129 seasons. [3] [4] In that time, eight coaches have led Clemson to postseason bowl games: Jess Neely, Frank Howard, Charley Pell, Danny Ford, Ken Hatfield, Tommy West, Tommy Bowden, and Swinney. [1]

coach, Swinney has directed Clemson to a 101-30 overall record (.771, best by a Tiger coach) and 61-16 ACC regular-season mark (.792). He has also led the Tigers to the ACC Championship Game five times, won four ACC titles, won or shared six ACC Atlantic Division titles and won seven bowl games (five against top-10 teams).

Jan 6, 2025 · On Monday, head coach Dabo Swinney officially announced that defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin will not be returning to the coaching staff next season.

Dec 21, 2024 · Dabo Swinney is one of the more well-known coaches in college football. In 17 seasons at Clemson, Swinney has brought the Tigers' football program's brand to the national level by winning two...

Jan 12, 2025 · Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney is positioned to find himself in more select company in 2025. Given returning personnel , the Tigers are expected to debut inside of the top 10 next season. Clemson debuted at No. 14 in the Associated Press Poll last August.

Sep 27, 2024 · Dabo Swinney is set to reach a major milestone on Saturday as No. 17 Clemson takes on Stanford at Memorial Stadium. Swinney is closing in on his 100th career home win with an impressive...