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Dabo Swinney

2008-2025Clemson

One defining stop at Clemson.

Dabo Swinney coached 18 seasons, won 79.3%, and posted an average SRS of 16.2. Best season: 2018 Clemson. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

180-47

Career Win %

79.3%

Seasons

18

Career Span

18 years

Average SRS

16.2

Peak SRS

32.7

Best Finish

#1

Consistency

32.9

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Dabo Swinney
EliteStrongAverageLean
2008Actual season year • SRS range 6.2 to 32.72025

Active comparison point

Dabo Swinney2018

Selected

2018 Clemson

Best season

15-0 • SRS 32.7 • SP Overall 29.7

Win %

100.0%

YoY SRS

+6.8

SP Off / Def

43.0 / 12.6

Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

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School Tenures

Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

Clemson

2008-202518 seasons

Avg SRS 16.2 • Win % 79.3%

Longest Tenure

Clemson • 18 seasons

Best Tenure

Clemson • 16.2 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Clemson • 79.3%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.

Overall Strength

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

Dabo Swinney sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Dabo Swinney sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Dabo Swinney

Elite

Raw avg SP Overall: 18.5

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Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Clemson

2008-2025180-47

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 16.2Win % 79.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

10.0 during vs 8.0 baseline

+2.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

16.2 during vs 11.6 baseline

+4.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

18.5 during vs 14.4 baseline

+4.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

77.8% during vs 60.0% baseline

+17.8%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Clemson 2018

15-0SRS 32.7

Biggest Improvement

Clemson 2012

11-29.7 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Clemson 2019

14-1SP Off 43.5

Best Defensive Season

Clemson 2017

12-2SP Def 8.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Clemson 2025

0-0SRS 6.2

Biggest Drop

Clemson 2010

6-7-6.9 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

Clemson202500006.29.527.518.9-5.7
Clemson202414104071.4%#14#1411.913.335.420.9+1.1+2.2%
Clemson20231394069.2%#9#2010.810.529.319.0-3.1-9.3%
Clemson202214113078.6%#4#1313.917.634.918.5+2.8+1.7%
Clemson202113103076.9%#3#1411.118.728.311.6-6.4%
Clemson202012102083.3%#1#3-10.0%
Clemson201915141093.3%#1#228.628.143.514.6-4.1-6.7%
Clemson2018151500100.0%#232.729.743.012.6+6.8+14.3%
Clemson201714122085.7%#5#425.926.436.58.3+0.6-7.6%
Clemson201615141093.3%#2#125.328.743.514.1+3.00.0%
Clemson201515141093.3%#12#222.324.041.917.2+8.4+16.4%
Clemson201413103076.9%#16#1513.918.129.011.6-4.3-7.7%
Clemson201313112084.6%#8#818.224.542.419.6+2.20.0%
Clemson201213112084.6%#14#1116.018.541.524.1+9.7+13.2%
Clemson201114104071.4%#226.37.835.428.9-2.0+25.3%
Clemson20101367046.2%8.310.124.013.3-6.9-18.1%
Clemson20091495064.3%#2415.216.431.114.4+6.8+7.1%
Clemson2008743057.1%#98.412.827.014.2

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