SAN JOSE, Calif. — From the day he was first named the head coach at Clemson, Dabo Swinney’s plan was to build Clemson into one of the nation’s elite programs.
He has done exactly that.
In his 10 years at Clemson he has posted a 114-30 record. He has guided the Tigers to five ACC Championships, won eight bowl games, a national championship and on Monday he and the Tigers will play in their third national championship game when they play top-ranked Alabama at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
To put that into perspective, Clemson played for a national championship just one other time in the first 113 years prior to Swinney.