Dabo Swinney has always said the 2010 football season played a big role in the success of the program’s present state. However, until Friday, no one truly knew why.
The 2010 football season was a tough year for Clemson as it lost five games by five points or less. The Tigers went 6-7, which concluded with back-to-back losses to South Carolina and South Florida in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte.
Swinney has even admitted he was worried if he still had a job after the Tigers were beat 29-7 at home that year by the Gamecocks.