An illustrious coaching heritage is embedded in the foundation of Clemson football. At the dawn of the 20th century, the Tigers were led by future College Football Hall of Famer John Heisman. Hall of Famers Jess Neely, Frank Howard and Danny Ford followed in Heisman’s winning tradition.
Now entering his 17th season (and 16th full season) as Clemson’s head coach in 2024, Dabo Swinney has already carved his name into that foundation, elevating himself amid a pantheon of Clemson greats as both the program’s all-time winningest coach and the first in program history to lead Clemson to multiple national championships.
Swinney enters the 2024 season as the nation’s active leader in winning percentage among head coaches with at least 10 years of experience. His 170 wins are the most of any active coach whose entire head coaching tenure has come at one school, and he has produced the most of any active coach.
Swinney’s stratospheric start to his head coaching career placed his record not only among Clemson legends but also among the names of the winningest leaders in the 150-plus years of major college football.
Swinney coached the 200th game of his career in the 2022 Orange Bowl, and his 161-39 record through 200 career games positioned him alongside College Football Hall of Famers Bob Stoops and Robert Neyland for the fifth-most wins through 200 games in FBS history. His 161 career wins at the time also passed Stoops for the second-most through the first 15 seasons of a career in FBS annals despite Swinney being limited to only seven games in his first season while serving in an interim capacity.
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.
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS
Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Passing Game Coordinator/Tight Ends
Offensive Line
Running Backs
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS
Associate Head Coach/Defensive Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Tackles
Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
Defensive Ends
Chief of Football Administration
Senior Director of Facility Management
Senior Director of Recruiting and Player Development
Director of Football Academics and Freshman Transition
Director of Football Office Operations
Director of Applied Science
Director of High School Relations/Third-Year Transition
Director of Recruiting Strategy
Director of Football Administration and Player Personnel
Director of Recruiting Operations
Director of Football Operations and External Affairs
Director of Football Video & Technology
Director of Football Scouting
Director of Football Creative Media
Director of Football Security
Assistant Athletic Director, Football Communications
Director of Football Equipment
Associate Director of Recruiting and High School Relations
Assistant Director of Football Operations
Assistant Director of Football Creative Media
Assistant Director of Football Video & Technology
Assistant Director of Football Coaching Video & Technology
Assistant Director of Football Equipment
Executive Assistant to the Head Coach
Assistant to the Head Coach & Freshman Transition
Assistant Director of Recruiting Operations
Assistant Director of Football Internal Creative & Technology
Assistant Director of On-Campus Recruiting
Assistant Manager for Football Administration and Facilities
Name, Image & Likeness Coordinator
Coordinator of Football Programming & Sophomore Transition
Director of Special Teams
Special Assistant to the Offense
Senior Defensive Assistant
Senior Offensive Assistant
Defensive Analyst
Special Teams Analyst
Defensive Player Development
Offensive Player Development
Special Teams Player Development
Offensive Video Graduate Assistant
Defensive Graduate Assistant
Offensive Graduate Assistant
Director of Football Strength & Conditioning
Associate Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach
Senior Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning Coach
Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning Coach
Strength & Conditioning Graduate Assistant
Assistant Athletic Director, Football Player Relations
Director of Life Skills & Community Service
Director of Career & Professional Development
Director of Former Player Engagement & Development
Player Relations Coordinator
Life Coach
Director of Football Performance Nutrition
Assistant Director of Football Nutrition
Executive Performance Chef
PHYSICIAN
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST
Director of Football Athletic Training
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Director of Physical Therapy
