The Clemson Insider · Mar 13
Swinney: ‘Nobody’s Fault but Mine’
Clemson was ranked No. 4 in last year’s preseason AP Poll and came into the 2025 season with national championship expectations, only to go 7-6 and finish the year with a 22-10 loss to Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Considering how things turned out for the Tigers, Dabo Swinney’s team was obviously a major disappointment. Now, Clemson hopes to turn the page and heads into the 2026 campaign hoping to bounce back from the second-worst season in Swinney’s tenure as Clemson’s head coach. The only season worse than last year record wise was the Tigers’ 6-7 campaign in 2010.