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padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;">Biographical details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1948-04-02</span>) </span>April 2, 1948<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 76)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Gadsden,_Alabama" title="Gadsden, Alabama">Gadsden, Alabama</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Playing career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1967–1969</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Position(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">Offensive tackle</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Coaching career (<a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">HC</a> unless noted)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1973</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a> (OL)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1974–1976</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football" title="Virginia Tech Hokies football">Virginia Tech</a> (OL)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1977–1978</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Clemson_Tigers_football" title="Clemson Tigers football">Clemson</a> (OL)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1978–1989</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;">Clemson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1993–1997</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;">Head coaching record</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Overall</th><td class="infobox-data">122–59–5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bowls</th><td class="infobox-data">6–3</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Accomplishments and honors</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Championships</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;">1 <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national</a> (1981)<br />5 <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> (1981–1982, 1986–1988)<br />1 <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC Western Division</a> (1995)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFCA_Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="AFCA Coach of the Year">AFCA Coach of the Year</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Robinson_Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year">Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_honors#Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic Coast Conference football honors">ACC Coach of the Year</a> (1981)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams" title="List of All-SEC football teams">All-SEC</a> (<a href="/wiki/1969_All-SEC_football_team" title="1969 All-SEC football team">1969</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="background-color: #fb0; font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a><br />Inducted in 2017 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2405">profile</a>)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Danny Lee Ford</b> (born April 2, 1948) is a former <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> player and coach. He played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama" title="University of Alabama">University of Alabama</a> from 1967 to 1969. He served as the head football coach at <a href="/wiki/Clemson_University" title="Clemson University">Clemson University</a> from 1978 to 1989 and at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Arkansas" title="University of Arkansas">University of Arkansas</a> from 1993 to 1997, compiling a career record of 122–59–5. During his 12 seasons as head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Clemson_Tigers_football" title="Clemson Tigers football">Clemson Tigers</a>, he captured five <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> titles and won six <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl games</a>. Ford's <a href="/wiki/1981_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1981 Clemson Tigers football team">1981 Clemson team</a> completed a 12–0 season with a win in the <a href="/wiki/1982_Orange_Bowl" title="1982 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> and was named the consensus <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national champion</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Ford&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After graduating from <a href="/wiki/Gadsden_City_High_School" title="Gadsden City High School">Gadsden High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gadsden,_Alabama" title="Gadsden, Alabama">Gadsden, Alabama</a> in 1966, Ford was an All-<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> selection under <a href="/wiki/Bear_Bryant" title="Bear Bryant">Paul "Bear" Bryant</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama" title="University of Alabama">University of Alabama</a>, where he played in three bowl games. He received a bachelor's degree in industrial arts in 1970 and a master's degree in special education in 1971 from Alabama. Ford coached as an assistant at Alabama and <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech" title="Virginia Tech">Virginia Tech</a> before joining <a href="/wiki/Charley_Pell" title="Charley Pell">Charley Pell</a>'s staff at Clemson. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clemson">Clemson</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Ford&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Clemson"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pell left for the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">University of Florida</a> after the end of the 1978 season, and Ford was named his successor. He led the Tigers in the <a href="/wiki/1978_Gator_Bowl" title="1978 Gator Bowl">1978 Gator Bowl</a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/1978_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a>, 17–15. That game is more remembered, however, for an incident in which Buckeye coach <a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Woody Hayes</a> punched Clemson nose guard Charlie Bauman. Hayes was fired the next day. </p><p>In 1981, Ford led Clemson to a 12–0 record and the national championship—the first national title in the school's 98-year history. They won the title by defeating <a href="/wiki/1981_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1981 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1982_Orange_Bowl" title="1982 Orange Bowl">1982 Orange Bowl</a>. Nebraska was the third top-10 team upended by the Tigers that year, the others being defending national champion <a href="/wiki/1981_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1981 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football" title="North Carolina Tar Heels football">North Carolina</a>. (All three of these teams remained ranked in the top 10 at the end of the season in the final poll.) As of the 2020 season, Ford is still the youngest coach to win a national championship, doing so at age 33.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Just days after the 1982 season ended, however, the Tigers were found guilty of recruiting violations. While most of them occurred under Pell, the NCAA found they had continued under Ford. The Tigers were barred from bowl games in 1982 and 1983, and kicked off live television in 1983 and 1984. </p><p>Ford didn't take long to recover from the probation, and won three straight <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> titles from 1986 and 1988. In 1989, Clemson registered a 10–2 season and top-12 national ranking for the fourth straight season.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ford closed his career with a 27–7 win over <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers" title="West Virginia Mountaineers">West Virginia</a> (and their <a href="/wiki/All-America" title="All-America">All-America</a> quarterback <a href="/wiki/Major_Harris_(American_football)" title="Major Harris (American football)">Major Harris</a>) in the Gator Bowl. In the decade of the 1980s, Clemson had the nation's fifth-highest winning percentage. </p><p>While at Clemson, Ford defeated a number of coaches later inducted into the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Dan_Devine" title="Dan Devine">Dan Devine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Joe Paterno</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Osborne" title="Tom Osborne">Tom Osborne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Switzer" title="Barry Switzer">Barry Switzer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bowden" title="Bobby Bowden">Bobby Bowden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vince_Dooley" title="Vince Dooley">Vince Dooley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Nehlen" title="Don Nehlen">Don Nehlen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Woody Hayes</a>. </p><p>Ford resigned on January 18, 1990, after a falling out with Clemson administration. He was subsequently cleared in an NCAA investigation that also was announced around that time.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ford compiled a 96–29–4 (.760) record at Clemson, including a 6–2 bowl record.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of his resignation, he was the second-winningest coach in school history, behind only <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(American_football)" title="Frank Howard (American football)">Frank Howard</a>–a distinction he would maintain until 2017, when he was passed by current coach <a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Dabo Swinney</a>. He was the third winningest coach in the country on a percentage basis after the 1989 season. Ford also coached 21 All-Americans and 41 players who went on to play in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>, during his 11 seasons at Clemson. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arkansas">Arkansas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Ford&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Arkansas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kines" title="Joe Kines">Joe Kines</a> brought Ford to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Arkansas" title="University of Arkansas">University of Arkansas</a> in 1992 to help with the clean-up following <a href="/wiki/Frank_Broyles" title="Frank Broyles">Frank Broyles</a>' firing of <a href="/wiki/Jack_Crowe" title="Jack Crowe">Jack Crowe</a> (Ford's former offensive coordinator at Clemson) after a loss to <a href="/wiki/The_Citadel_(military_college)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Citadel (military college)">The Citadel</a>. This immediately led to speculation that Ford would be named head coach on a permanent basis. The speculation bore fruit after the season, when Ford was named head coach. He led Arkansas to an SEC West championship in 1995 on the legs of <a href="/wiki/Madre_Hill" title="Madre Hill">Madre Hill</a> and the defensive genius of <a href="/wiki/Joe_Lee_Dunn" title="Joe Lee Dunn">Joe Lee Dunn</a>, after emerging from two years under Crowe. However, this was one of only two winning seasons the Razorbacks notched in Ford's tenure. Broyles fired Ford following back-to-back 4–7 campaigns. Ford finished 26–30–1 in five seasons with the Razorbacks. </p><p>It was ironic that Ford ended up at Arkansas, since his replacement at Clemson was former Razorback head coach <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hatfield" title="Ken Hatfield">Ken Hatfield</a>, who had had his own falling out with Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles. Hatfield took the Clemson job in January 1990, less than a week after Ford resigned, without even visiting the campus. </p><p>Ford proved to be a solid recruiter, as his replacement at Arkansas, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Nutt" title="Houston Nutt">Houston Nutt</a>, went on to win 17 games in the 1998 (9–3) and 1999 (8–4) seasons combined, to include a 1998 SEC West co-championship and a Cotton Bowl championship on January 1, 2000, with a victory over Texas. Both of those squads included players Ford had recruited to Arkansas.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family">Family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Ford&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ford and his wife, Deborah, have four children, Jennifer, Ashleigh, Elizabeth, and Lee. They currently reside in <a href="/wiki/Central,_South_Carolina" title="Central, South Carolina">Central, South Carolina</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Ford&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Overall </th> <th>Conference</th> <th>Standing </th> <th>Bowl/playoffs </th> <th>Coaches<sup>#</sup> </th> <th>AP<sup>°</sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:center;" colspan="9"><b><a href="/wiki/Clemson_Tigers_football" title="Clemson Tigers football">Clemson Tigers</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1978–1989)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1978 NCAA Division I-A football season">1978</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1978 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>1–0<sup id="cite_ref-1978season_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978season-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1978season_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978season-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1978season_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978season-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1978_Gator_Bowl" title="1978 Gator Bowl">Gator</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">7</td> <td style="text-align:right">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1979 NCAA Division I-A football season">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1979 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>8–4</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>T–2nd</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1979_Peach_Bowl" title="1979 Peach Bowl">Peach</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1980 NCAA Division I-A football season">1980</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1980 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>6–5</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>T–4th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fc6"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1981 NCAA Division I-A football season">1981</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1981 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>12–0</td> <td>6–0</td> <td>1st</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1982_Orange_Bowl" title="1982 Orange Bowl">Orange</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1982 NCAA Division I-A football season">1982</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1982 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>9–1–1</td> <td>6–0</td> <td>1st</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1983 NCAA Division I-A football season">1983</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1983 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>9–1–1</td> <td>7–0</td> <td>1st</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right">11 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1984 NCAA Division I-A football season">1984</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1984 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>7–4</td> <td>5–2</td> <td>2nd</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division I-A football season">1985</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1985_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1985 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>6–6</td> <td>4–3</td> <td>4th</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1985_Independence_Bowl" title="1985 Independence Bowl">Independence</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1986 NCAA Division I-A football season">1986</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1986 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>8–2–2</td> <td>5–1–1</td> <td>1st</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1986_Gator_Bowl" title="1986 Gator Bowl">Gator</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">19</td> <td style="text-align:right">17 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division I-A football season">1987</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1987 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>10–2</td> <td>6–1</td> <td>1st</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1988_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1988 Florida Citrus Bowl">Florida Citrus</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">10</td> <td style="text-align:right">12 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1988 NCAA Division I-A football season">1988</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1988 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>10–2</td> <td>6–1</td> <td>1st</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1989_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1989 Florida Citrus Bowl">Florida Citrus</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">8</td> <td style="text-align:right">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1989 NCAA Division I-A football season">1989</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1989 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>10–2</td> <td>5–2</td> <td>3rd</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1989_Gator_Bowl_(December)" title="1989 Gator Bowl (December)">Gator</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">11</td> <td style="text-align:right">12 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" scope="row"><b>Clemson:</b> </td> <td>96–29–4</td> <td>56–16–1</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:center;" colspan="9"><b><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas Razorbacks</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1993–1997)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1993 NCAA Division I-A football season">1993</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="1993 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a> </td> <td>6–4–1</td> <td>4–3–1</td> <td>3rd <small>(Western)</small></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1994 NCAA Division I-A football season">1994</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="1994 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a> </td> <td>4–7</td> <td>2–6</td> <td>T–4th <small>(Western)</small></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#bff"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1995 NCAA Division I-A football season">1995</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="1995 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a> </td> <td>8–5</td> <td>6–3</td> <td>1st <small>(Western)</small></td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1995_Carquest_Bowl_(December)" title="1995 Carquest Bowl (December)">Carquest</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1996 NCAA Division I-A football season">1996</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="1996 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a> </td> <td>4–7</td> <td>2–6</td> <td>T–5th <small>(Western)</small></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division I-A football season">1997</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a> </td> <td>4–7</td> <td>2–6</td> <td>T–5th <small>(Western)</small></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" scope="row"><b>Arkansas:</b> </td> <td>26–30–1</td> <td>16–24–1</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dddddd"> <td colspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center"><b>Total:</b></td> <td>122–59–5</td> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9"><small><span style="background-color:#ffcc66; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> National championship   <span style="background-color:#ffff99; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> Conference title   <span style="background-color:#bbffff; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> Conference division title or championship game berth</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><sup>#</sup>Rankings from final <a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches 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class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Caldwell" title="Charlie Caldwell">Caldwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Chuck Taylor (American football)">Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Munn" title="Clarence Munn">Munn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tatum" title="Jim Tatum">Tatum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Russell_Sanders" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Russell Sanders">Sanders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Duffy_Daugherty" title="Duffy Daugherty">Daugherty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Bowden_Wyatt" title="Bowden Wyatt">Wyatt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Dietzel" title="Paul 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(American football)">Cahill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/John_Pont" title="John Pont">Pont</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Bo_Schembechler" title="Bo Schembechler">Schembechler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Charles_McClendon" title="Charles McClendon"> McClendon</a> & <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Royal" title="Darrell Royal">Royal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bear_Bryant" title="Bear Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/John_McKay_(American_football)" title="John McKay (American football)">McKay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Bear_Bryant" title="Bear Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Grant_Teaff" title="Grant Teaff">Teaff</a></span></li> <li><span 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title="LaVell Edwards">Edwards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Fisher_DeBerry" title="Fisher DeBerry">DeBerry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Dick_MacPherson" title="Dick MacPherson">MacPherson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Don_Nehlen" title="Don Nehlen">Nehlen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McCartney" title="Bill McCartney">McCartney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Ross" title="Bobby Ross">Ross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lewis_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Lewis (American football coach)">B. Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Stallings" title="Gene Stallings">Stallings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Alvarez" title="Barry Alvarez">Alvarez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Osborne" title="Tom Osborne">Osborne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Barnett" title="Gary Barnett">Barnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Snyder" title="Bruce Snyder">Br. Snyder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Carr" title="Lloyd Carr">Carr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Fulmer" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Fulmer">Fulmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Beamer" title="Frank Beamer">Beamer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Stoops" title="Bob Stoops">Stoops</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Coker" title="Larry Coker">Coker</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Friedgen" title="Ralph Friedgen">Friedgen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tressel" title="Jim Tressel">Tressel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Carroll" title="Pete Carroll">Carroll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Tuberville" title="Tommy Tuberville">Tuberville</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Grobe" title="Jim Grobe">Grobe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mangino" title="Mark Mangino">Mangino</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Whittingham" title="Kyle Whittingham">Whittingham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Patterson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Chip_Kelly" title="Chip Kelly">C. Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Les_Miles" title="Les Miles">Miles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kelly_(American_football_coach)" title="Brian Kelly (American football coach)">B. Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/David_Cutcliffe" title="David Cutcliffe">Cutcliffe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Patterson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Swinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Mike_MacIntyre" title="Mike MacIntyre">MacIntyre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Frost" title="Scott Frost">Frost</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Leach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Orgeron" title="Ed Orgeron">Orgeron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Allen_(American_football)" title="Tom Allen (American football)">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Fickell" title="Luke Fickell">Fickell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Dykes" title="Sonny Dykes">Dykes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Kalen_DeBoer" title="Kalen DeBoer">DeBoer</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Eddie_Robinson_Coach_of_the_Year_Award_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Dietzel" title="Paul Dietzel">Dietzel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Schwartzwalder" title="Ben Schwartzwalder">Schwartzwalder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Murray_Warmath" title="Murray Warmath">Warmath</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Royal" title="Darrell Royal">Royal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/John_McKay_(American_football)" title="John McKay (American football)">McKay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Royal" title="Darrell Royal">Royal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Parseghian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Duffy_Daugherty" title="Duffy Daugherty">Daugherty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cahill_(American_football)" title="Tom Cahill (American football)">Cahill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/John_Pont" title="John Pont">Pont</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Bo_Schembechler" title="Bo Schembechler">Schembechler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Agase" title="Alex Agase">Agase</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Devaney" title="Bob Devaney">Devaney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/John_McKay_(American_football)" title="John McKay (American football)">McKay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Majors" title="Johnny Majors">Majors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Grant_Teaff" title="Grant Teaff">Teaff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Majors" title="Johnny Majors">Majors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Holtz" title="Lou Holtz">Holtz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Earle_Bruce" title="Earle Bruce">Bruce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Vince_Dooley" title="Vince Dooley">Dooley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Schnellenberger" title="Howard Schnellenberger">Schnellenberger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/LaVell_Edwards" title="LaVell Edwards">Edwards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Fisher_DeBerry" title="Fisher DeBerry">DeBerry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Dick_MacPherson" title="Dick MacPherson">MacPherson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Holtz" title="Lou Holtz">Holtz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McCartney" title="Bill McCartney">McCartney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Ross" title="Bobby Ross">Ross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Don_James_(American_football)" title="Don James (American football)">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Stallings" title="Gene Stallings">Stallings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bowden" title="Terry Bowden">Bowden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Brooks" title="Rich Brooks">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Barnett" title="Gary Barnett">Barnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Snyder" title="Bruce Snyder">Snyder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Price" title="Mike Price">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Phillip_Fulmer" title="Phillip Fulmer">Fulmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Beamer" title="Frank Beamer">Beamer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Stoops" title="Bob Stoops">Stoops</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Friedgen" title="Ralph Friedgen">Friedgen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tressel" title="Jim Tressel">Tressel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Saban</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Meyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Weis" title="Charlie Weis">Weis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Schiano" title="Greg Schiano">Schiano</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mangino" title="Mark Mangino">Mangino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Saban</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Patterson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Chip_Kelly" title="Chip Kelly">C. Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Gundy" title="Mike Gundy">Gundy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kelly_(American_football_coach)" title="Brian Kelly (American football coach)">B. 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