Clemson Dominates National Champion Coaches

May 12, 2017, 9:29 AM

Hi all. I apologize if I am reposting the same info twice. I tried to make this post earlier, but I must have not done it correctly. I am new to the board, but I have enjoyed reading this forum for a long time. In fact, my wife thinks I should be concerned about enjoying Tigernet a bit too much.

Ever hear people talk about the importance of a person's last impression of someone else? Well, our Tigers have given quite the last impression to the most recent national title winning head coaches.

I LOVE the fact that Urban Meyer and Nick Saban each has a loss to the Tigers as his most recent memory of facing Clemson. But they are not the only ones to have lost their most recent games against Clemson. Since 1980, the vast majority of the previous National Championship winning coaches has a loss as his final (or most recent) memory of facing Clemson as well.

Unless I have miscounted, there have been 29 head coaches to win a national title since 1980. Of course, some of those coaches have won multiple titles. In some years, there was more than one head coach to claim a title -- back when the AP and the Coaches polls each determined a national champion.

Again assuming my quick counting skills are accurate, those 29 title winning head coaches have A COLLECTIVE 2-25 RECORD in their last games against Clemson. 2 and 25!! In compiling this record, I counted a coach's last game vs Clemson for each time he won the title (so I counted Saban five times, for example, since he has won titles). Also, there have been 10 title winners who have not faced Clemson as a head coach.

Obviously, this statistic could change each year Clemson faces one of these coaches. It could potentially change as often as each year, for example, as long as Jimbo Fisher stays at FSU.

Here is the list of the last National Title winning coaches. Again, as of today in Spring/Summer 2017, TWO and TWENTY-FIVE (2-25)!!

Clemson has made quite the lasting impression!

Year: Coach (School) -- Last game vs. Clemson: Date: Score (Won/Lost)

2016: Dabo - Clemson! Go Tigers!!

2015: Saban, Alabama -- Last game vs. Clemson: 1/9/17: Clemson 35 Bama 31 (Lost)
2014: Meyer, Ohio State -- Last game vs. Clemson: 12/31/16: Clemson 31 OSU 0 (Lost)
2013: Fisher, FSU -- Last game vs. Clemson: 10/29/16: Clemson 37 FSU 34 (Lost)
2012: Saban, Alabama -- Last game vs. Clemson: 1/9/17: Clemson 35 Bama 31 (Lost)
2011: Saban, Alabama -- Last game vs. Clemson: 1/9/17: Clemson 35 Bama 31 (Lost)
2010: Chizik, Auburn -- Last game vs. Clemson: 9/1/12: Clemson 26 Auburn 19 (Lost)
2009: Saban, Alabama -- Last game vs. Clemson: 1/9/17: Clemson 35 Bama 31 (Lost)
2008: Meyer, Florida -- Last game vs. Clemson: 12/31/16: Clemson 31 OSU 0 (Lost)
2007: Miles, LSU -- Last game vs. Clemson: 12/31/12: Clemson 25 LSU 24 (Lost)
2006: Meyer, Florida -- Last game vs. Clemson: 12/31/16: Clemson 31 OSU 0 (Lost)
2005: Brown, Texas -- Last game vs. Clemson: 11/15/97: UNC 17 Clemson 10 (Won)
2004: Carrol, USC -- Last game vs. Clemson: Has not faced Clemson
2003: Saban, LSU -- Last game vs. Clemson: 1/9/17: Clemson 35 Bama 31 (Lost)
2002: Tressel, Ohio State -- Last game vs. Clemson: Has not faced Clemson
2001: Coker, Miami -- Last game vs. Clemson: 9/17/05: Miami 36 Clemson 30 (3 OT)(Won)
2000: Stoops, Oklahoma -- Last game vs. Clemson: 12/31/15: Clemson 37 Oklahoma 17: (Lost)
1999: Bowden, FSU -- Last game vs. Clemson: 11/7/09: Clemson 40 FSU 24 (Lost)
1998: Fulmer, Tennessee -- Last gem vs. Clemson: 1/2/04: Clemson 27 Tenn 14 (Lost)
1997 (AP): Carr, Michigan -- Last game vs. Clemson: Has not faced Clemson
1997 (Coaches): Osborne, Nebraska -- Last game vs. Clemson: 1/1/82: Clemson 22 Nebraska 15 (Lost)
1996: Spurrier, Florida -- Last game vs. Clemson: 11/29/14: Clemson 35 SCar 17 (Lost)
1995: Osborne, Nebraska -- Last game vs. Clemson: 1/1/82: Clemson 22 Nebraska 15 (Lost)
1994: Osborne, Nebraska -- Last game vs. Clemson: 1/1/82: Clemson 22 Nebraska 15 (Lost)
1993: Bowden, FSU -- Last game vs. Clemson: Clemson 40 FSU 24 (Lost)
1992: Stallings, Alabama -- Last game vs. Clemson: Has not faced Clemson
1991: Erickson, Miami (AP) -- Last game vs. Clemson: Has not faced Clemson
1991: James, Washington (Coaches) -- Last game vs. Clemson: Has not faced Clemson
1990: McCartney, Colorado (AP) -- Last game vs. Clemson: Has not faced Clemson
1990: Ross, Ga Tech (Coaches) -- Last game vs. Clemson: 9/28/91" Clemson 9 Ga Tech 7 (Lost)
1989: Erickson, Miami -- Last game vs. Clemson: Has not faced Clemson
1988: Holtz, Notre Dame -- Last game vs. Clemson: 11/20/04: Clemson 29 SCar 7 (Lost)
1987: Johnson, Miami -- Last game vs. Clemson: Has not faced Clemson
1986: Paterno, Penn St -- Last game vs. Clemson: 1/1/88: Clemson 35 Penn St 0 (Lost)
1985: Switzer, Oklahoma -- Last game vs. Clemson: 1/1/89: Clemson 13 Oklahoma 6 (Lost)
1984: Edwards, BYU -- Last game vs. Clemson: Has not faced Clemson
1983: Schellenberger, Miami -- Last game vs. Clemson: 9/2/06: Clemson 54 Fla Atlantic 6 (Lost)
1982: Paterno, Penn St -- Last game vs. Clemson: 1/1/88: Clemson 35 Penn St 0 (Lost)

1981: Danny - Clemson! Go Tigers!!

1980: Dooley, UGa -- Last game vs. Clemson: 9/19/87: Clemson 21 UGa 20 (Lost)

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Clemson Dominates National Champion Coaches

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^^^^ YES "Prof"

Re: Clemson Dominates National Champion Coaches

Good point. Makes the stat 1-25 vs. Clemson

.....and that triple OT game with Miami being against

God it was hot that day.***

BRUTAL!!***

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Buck Mack Frown!***

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