After 17 years leading Clemson, coach Dabo Swinney stands alone as the winningest coach in the history of the ACC.
The Tigers boss won his conference-best 174th game Saturday evening when No. 15 Clemson defeated Florida State 29–13. With the victory, he ironically passed longtime Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden on the ACC's all-time list.
Swinney, 54, has led the Tigers to two national championships and eight conference championships since taking over for ex-coach Tommy Bowden—Bobby's son—in 2008.
College Football Reference's leaderboard recognizes Swinney as the 40th-winningest coach in the history of major college football. Only Mack Brown of North Carolina, Kirk Ferentz of Iowa, and Brian Kelly of LSU have more wins among active coaches.
𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙚.
— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) October 6, 2024
Congratulations, Coach Swinney! pic.twitter.com/s0XgSUI2L6
Most career wins by a head coach - Atlantic Coast Conference history (1953-present):
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) October 6, 2024
174- Dabo Swinney (Via tonight's 29-13 @ClemsonFB victory over Florida State)
173- Bobby Bowden
134- George Welsh
113- Frank Beamer
110- Mack Brown
98- Bill Dooley
96- Frank Howard
96- Danny Ford pic.twitter.com/FTSZUhN5ld
Coaches within striking distance on the all-time leaderboard for Swinney this season include Gary Patterson, Darrell Royal and Johnny Majors.
Clemson—still very much alive for national and conference accolades—is scheduled to play at Wake Forest next Saturday.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Dabo Swinney Becomes ACC's Winningest Coach With Clemson Win Over Florida State.
