The Clemson Insider · Mar 8
Former Tiger on Clemson: ‘This Year We’re Gonna Be Back’
Last year, Clemson was ranked No. 4 in the preseason AP Poll and came into the season with national championship expectations, only to go 7-6 and finish the year with a loss to Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl.
That 7-6 record in 2025 marks the second-worst season in Dabo Swinney’s tenure as Clemson’s head coach. The only worse season was 2010, when the Tigers went 6-7.
While last season was a hugely disappointing one, multiple former Tigers believe that Swinney will get his program back on the right track.