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Dabo Swinney

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Dabo Swinney​

Swinney running down the hill before a game in 2008.​

Sport(s)​

Football​

Current position​

Title​

Head coach​

Team​

Clemson​

Conference​

ACC​

Record​

39–21​

Biographical details​

Born​

November 20, 1969 (age 43)
Birmingham, Alabama​

Playing career​

1990–1992​

Alabama​

Position(s)​

Wide receiver​

Coaching career (HC unless noted)​

1993–1995
1996–2001
2003–2008
2008–present​

Alabama (GA)
Alabama (WR/TE)
Clemson (Asst HC/WR)
Clemson​

Head coaching record​

Overall​

39–21​

Bowls​

1–3​

Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse​

William Christopher "Dabo" Swinney (born November 20, 1969) is the head coach of the Clemson University Tigers football team.

 

[edit] Playing career

Swinney was raised in Pelham, Alabama, and attended the University of Alabama, where he joined the Crimson Tide football program as a walk-on wide receiver in 1989. He earned a scholarship and lettered on three teams (1990–1992), including the Crimson Tide's 1992 National Championship team. During his time as an undergraduate at Alabama, Swinney was twice named an Academic All-SEC and SEC Scholar Athlete Honor Roll member. He received his degree in commerce & business administration in 1993 as well as a master's degree in business administration from Alabama in 1995.
[edit] Coaching career

[edit] Alabama

In December 1995 he received his M.B.A from Alabama and became a full-time coach for the Crimson Tide, in charge of wide receivers and tight ends. He was fired with all of head coach Mike DuBose's staff in early 2001.[1]
Swinney sat out the 2001 season while receiving his contractual payments from Alabama. His former strength coach at Alabama, Rich Wingo, had become president of Birmingham-based AIG Baker Real Estate and offered him a job. From April 2001 through February 2003, he did not coach and instead worked for AIG Baker Real Estate on development projects in Alabama.[1]
[edit] Clemson

In 2002, his former position coach at Alabama, Tommy Bowden, made an offer for him to join his staff and coach wide receivers at Clemson, and Swinney joined in 2003. He took over as Recruiting Coordinator from popular longtime coordinator Rick Stockstill. Swinney proved to be both an excellent wide receivers coach as well as recruiting coordinator, coaching ACC-leading receivers and being named one of the nation's top 25 recruiters in 2007 by Rivals.com.[1]
Swinney was named the interim head football coach on October 13, 2008, after previous head coach Tommy Bowden resigned six games into the 2008 season.[2] The Tigers had started the year ranked #9 in the preseason polls, but then went 3–3 (1–2 ACC) in their first six games.[3] Swinney was surprised by his promotion since he had been a real estate developer just a few years before; at the time he was informed he was working with the wide receivers on their upcoming game.[4]
With a reputation as a top-notch recruiter, Swinney was chosen over Clemson defensive coordinator Vic Koenning (former head coach of Wyoming), and associate head coach Brad Scott (former head coach of South Carolina).[5] Swinney's first actions as interim head coach were to fire offensive coordinator Rob Spence and introduce a new tradition, the "Tiger Walk", where all players and coaches walk through the parking lot outside Memorial Stadium about two hours before a game as they head inside for final game preparations.[6] On November 1, 2008, Swinney claimed his first victory as the Tigers' head coach by defeating Boston College, breaking Clemson's six-game losing streak against the Eagles. On November 29, 2008, Swinney coached Clemson to a 31–14 win over South Carolina in the annual rivalry game, after which Clemson became bowl eligible, and Swinney's interim status was removed after a vote of confidence by Kirk Fowler.
During the 2009 season, Swinney's first full season at the helm, Clemson finished the season with a record of 9–5, won the Atlantic Division title of the Atlantic Coast Conference, defeated Kentucky 21–13 in the 2009 Music City Bowl, and finished the season ranked in the top 25. On December 1, 2008, Swinney received a five-year contract to become Clemson's full-time head coach.[7][8]
In 2010, Swinney led Clemson to a 6–7 season. Of the 7 losses, 6 were by less than 10 points and 5 were by 6 points or less.
In 2011, Swinney lead the Tigers to an 10–3 record that included an ACC Championship and a trip to the Orange Bowl. Prior to the game Swinney stated that his defense would be talked about after the game and it is still talked about because, #15 Clemson would go on to lose to the #23 West Virginia Mountaineers in the 2012 Orange Bowl, 70–33, conceding an all-time record number of points scored in a quarter (35), half (49) and game (70) in the 109-year history of bowl games.[9] Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele was fired after the game.[10]
[edit] Personal

Swinney's nickname was given to him as an infant by his parents when his then-17-month-old brother would try to enunciate "that boy" when referring to Swinney.[11] He married the former Kathleen Bassett in 1994 and has three sons.
Swinney's desk at Clemson features a sign that notes "There is nothing less important than the score at halftime."[4] While in college at the University of Alabama, Swinney was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.

 

I feel sorry for L.S.U. because Alabama in way, shape, & form never give up or lose to L.S.U. Why!!?? They are better than L.S.U. & this means all of us. Sooner than later we must accept this!

 

Are you drinking or merely high?

 

This is a weird thread. First, I was inaccurately lead to believe a coaching legend picked against us, but when I opened it to find out who it was, I was instead treated (and I use that word sarcastically) to a bio of Clemson's coach; which was then followed by a random, out of place, and totally incorrect proclamation that Bama never loses to us.

Like Stacey, I too have to assume the OP is drunk, high, or both.

 

I think he didn't notice that the best drug thread already exists!!!

He's a Tiger, but an unoriginal one of the Carolina variety.

 

What kind of idiot would name a kid DABO?

 

Something like this may be closer to the truth.

 

I've heard recently rumors that indicate Alabama is connected to organized crime. Coach Dabo may be a dumb but so is Ole Miss head coach Freeze & frankly L.S.U. played pretty bad versus him most of the game & versus Auburn & stunk versus Towsen State. Physically L.S.U. was bullwhipped in the 2nd half by Florida & crawled past Arkansas. On the other flipside L.S.U. looked powerful against U.S.C.e and physically pounded Alabama's ass.(a loss) I honestly do not have an opinion except that L.S.U. is tough (on rare occassions)

 

No argument here....but does that indicate that Clempsum has superior talent and coaching ???