Dabo Swinney’s dad Ervil Swinney is never far from the thoughts of Clemson’s head coach, but during Saturday’s victory over Notre Dame, Dabo felt even closer to Ervil.
Saturday’s 31-23 victory over the Fighting Irish was big for a lot of reasons – it broke a two-game losing streak, pushed the Tigers over .500 with a 5-4 record, and was also the 166th victory of Swinney’s career.
Those 166 victories put him a victory ahead of the late College Football Hall of Famer Frank Howard. Swinney had tied Howard's record, which had stood for 54 years, against Wake Forest in early October.