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Sports // Colleges
Register Staff
Dec. 10, 2015 Updated: July 24, 2017 7:34 p.m.
Dabo Swinney, head coach of the top-ranked and undefeated Clemson Tigers, has been named the Walter Camp Coach of the Year. He was selected by the nation's 129 FBS head coaches and sports information directors.
Swinney is the first Clemson coach to receive the honor. Under Swinney's direction, Clemson is 13-0 and No. 1 in the playoff rankings.
The Tigers captured the ACC championship with a 45-37 victory over North Carolina on Saturday. Clemson will face No. 4 Oklahoma in the national semifinals on Dec. 31 in Miami.
A native of Pelham, Alabama, Swinney attended Alabama where he was a walk-on wide receiver who went on to earn a scholarship. He played on the Crimson Tide's 1992 national championship squad.
He served as an assistant coach at Alabama from 1993 to 2000 and was hired at Clemson in 2003 as recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach. He was named interim head coach in 2008 and helped lead the Tigers to a Gator Bowl berth. He had the interim tag removed on Dec. 1 of that year.
Swinney has a 74-26 career coaching record (.740), including double-digit victories in each of the last four seasons.
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney celebrates after defeating North Carolina 45-37 in the ACC championship game on Saturday in Charlotte, N.C.Bob Leverone — The Associated Press