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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/admiraltarkin on 2025-09-15 16:59:28+00:00.

Original Title: Despite a .787 win percentage over 18 years at Clemson, Dabo Swinney’s coaching tree has been surprisingly unaccomplished, with an overall win percentage of just .359 and 2 winning seasons across 14 completed seasons


Individual Coaching Records

Brent Venables (Oklahoma head coach)

  • 25-17 (12-14 in the Big XII & SEC)

Tony Elliott (Virginia head coach)

  • 13-24 (6-17 in the ACC)

Chad Morris, (former SMU, Arkansas head coach)

  • SMU 14-22 (8-16 in the AAC)
  • Arkansas 4-18 (0-14 in the SEC)

Jeff Scott (former USF head coach):

  • 4-26 (1-19 in the AAC)

Combined his assistants have:

Overall Record:

  • 60-107 (.359)

Conference Record:

  • 27-80 (.252)

Conference Titles:

  • 0 across 14 completed seasons

Winning Seasons:

  • 2

Losing Seasons:

  • 12

Some people also count Billy Napier, but Dabo never hired him into Clemson and he was fired by him so I don’t really count him but I guess that’s a question for Clemson fans.