Clemson Football: Ranking all 11 seasons of the Dabo Swinney era

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 29: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers greets fans during the Tiger Walk prior to the game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Memorial Stadium on August 29, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images) /

4 of 11

8. 2011 (First ACC Championship)

Record: 10-4

Notable Games:

38-24 win vs. No. 21 Auburn
35-30 win vs. No. 11 Florida State
23-3 win at No. 11 Virginia Tech
31-17 loss at Georgia Tech
34-13 loss at No. 14 South Carolina
38-10 win vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship
70-33 loss to West Virginia in the Orange Bowl

For the next season ranked, you have to go back a few years.

After an abysmal 2010 season- the worst in the Dabo era- Clemson finished the regular season with a 9-3 record and made the trip to the ACC Championship for the second time in the past three seasons. Though most analysts didn’t give them a chance, they came away with a big-time 38-10 win over No. 5 Virginia Tech to win their first conference title in more than two decades.

Clemson also went on to lose the Orange Bowl 70-33 to West Virginia. While that is a loss many Tiger fans would like to forget, it did lead to the firing of Kevin Steele and the subsequent hiring of Brent Venables, and we all know how that turned out.

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