Dabo Swinney Fast Approaching Tommy Bowden Level of Sucess At Clemson

In two plus seasons as the head coach at Clemson, Swinney has a 13-9 record in ACC games hurt by a 4-4 record in 2010.  That winning percentage is only slightly better than Tommy Bowden's.

Swinney has already completed part one of the typical job removal by hiring a new offensive coordinator.  Most coaches only get one opportunity to do that before they are next on the chopping block.

Swinney does have one thing on his resume that Bowden doesn't. An ACC Championship Game appearance. 

But is that enough to save him if he goes 7-5 and/or loses to South Carolina again next season, Clemson fans?

On a slightly related note, people close to Rich Rodriguez say he is likely to take a year off and look for a head job after next season with the South being a likely destination.  Rodriguez cut his teeth in FBS as Bowden's offensive coordinator at Tulane and Clemson, where he coached Woody Dantzler, before taking the West Virginia job.

Best and worst ACC conference records in BCS era

coach	W	L	%		coach	W	L	%
Frank Beamer	49	11	81.67		Ted Roof	03	33	08.33
Bobby Bowden	71	26	73.20		Carl Franks	03	25	11.11
George O’Leary	22	10	68.75		Mike London	01	07	12.50
Paul Johnson	17	08	68.00		Tommy West	01	07	12.50
George Welsh	16	08	66.67		Fred Goldsmith	02	14	12.50
Jimbo Fisher	06	03	66.67		David Cutcliffe	05	19	20.83
Jeff Jagodzinski	11	07	61.11		Jim Caldwell	09	23	28.13
Dabo Swinney	13	09	59.09		John Bunting	13	27	32.50
Larry Coker	14	10	58.33		Ron Vanderlinden	13	19	40.63
Tommy Bowden	43	32	57.33		Jim Grobe	30	43	41.10