(1979-1989): Coach Ford, for three and a half decades, was the only coach to bring a National Championship to Clemson. He is famous for his 1981 squad, which went undefeated and upset Tom Osborne’s Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Orange Bowl to claim the National Championship as the only undefeated team in the nation (12-0). The Tigers were no one hit wonder under Ford, though. In his 11 seasons at Clemson, the Tigers won the ACC six times (though 1983 is not recognized due to NCAA probation dating to transgressions under Charley Pell). From 1981 to 1983 the Tigers went 19-0 in ACC play.
Greatest Football Coaches in Clemson History: #2 Danny Ford
