Swinney Makes ACC History

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney made ACC history on Saturday night. With the 15th-ranked Tigers’ 29-13 win over Florida State on Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium, Swinney surpassed the legendary Seminoles head coach on the playing surface that bears his name. Swinney earned his 174th career win on Saturday, moving past Bowden for […]

Swinney Ties Bobby Bowden

CLEMSON — Dabo Swinney has a number of mementos in his office from all of Clemson’s accomplishments during his time in Tiger Town. However, one of his most treasured pieces is a picture he took with late Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden. The picture with the Hall of Fame Football Coach came prior to […]

Bart Boatwright’s Photo Gallery: Bowden Ceremony

During Saturday’s game between Clemson and Florida State Bobby Bowden was recognized by the Tigers.  Former Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden was back in Death Valley for the ceremony.  It was his first trip back to Clemson since he was removed. Check out some great pictures from the celebration in Bart Boatwright’s Photo Gallery.

Bowden’s return to Clemson feels like 1999

When Tommy Bowden walks on to Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, it will feel like it is 1999. “I think the situation I can relate it to mostly was the first time I played Florida State when my father was coaching,” he said. Of course, 1999 was Bowden’s first season as Clemson’s […]

Clemson welcomes Tommy Bowden back Saturday as they honor Bobby Bowden

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said during his radio call-in show Monday evening that Clemson will pay tribute to the late great Bobby Bowden during Saturday’s game against Florida State at Death Valley. Bowden, who was FSU’s head coach from 1976-2009, passed away in August at the age of 91 after being diagnosed with pancreatic […]

Swinney on hand for celebration of Bobby Bowden’s life

It was a celebration of a life well lived. That is pretty much the way Dabo Swinney described Saturday’s public funeral service for longtime Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden. Swinney flew down to Tallahassee, Florida to give his condolences to Bowden’s Family at the Tucker Civic Center on the campus of Florida State University. […]

Podcast: What was Bowden’s impact on Dabo Swinney?

Levon Kirkland and myself discuss the legacy of Hall of Fame Football Coach Bobby Bowden and his own impact on Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. We also share our own personal memories of Coach Bowden. Swinney joins the podcast to discuss what Bowden meant to him and college football. We also have interviews with safety […]

Swinney recalls his final conversation with Bobby Bowden

The last time Clemson’s Dabo Swinney spoke with Hall of Fame head coach Bobby Bowden was two weeks ago, while he sat in the same end zone where Bowden’s Florida State Seminoles ran perhaps the most famous trick play in the history of college football – Puntrooskie. “I told him I am sitting in the […]

Swinney shares great stories and memories of Bobby Bowden

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney spoke to the media after the third day of fall camp on Monday and commented on Hall of Fame head coach Bobby Bowden, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 91. Time to get the latest Clemson apparel to show your Tiger pride. Order your officially licensed Clemson […]

‘He was just the best’: Dabo Swinney fondly recalls Bobby Bowden’s interactions, impact

When Florida State coaching legend Bobby Bowden publicly revealed last month he had a terminal illness, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney admitted he’d known about Bowden’s condition for a couple of weeks. Bowden succumbed to his fight with what was later revealed to be  pancreatic cancer Sunday. Bowden, known most for leading FSU to 315 wins, […]