USA TODAY tallies salary bonuses for Dabo Swinney, college football

Former Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott looks to rack up the bonuses like his former boss soon at Virginia.

Brandon Rink · Assoc. Editor / Staff Writer · Wednesday, January 12 2022

As you would expect, the postseason bonus wasn't on the level of recent years for Clemson coach Dabo Swinney.

Making a non-Playoff bowl game with at least eight wins yielded him a $50,000 bonus, according to the USA TODAY.

A statement on the different stages the programs are in, Cheez-It Bowl opposing coach Matt Campbell at Iowa State brought in $300,000 in bonuses for the Cyclones' 7-6 campaign ($50,000 for bowl eligibility; $250,000 for seven regular-season wins).

Within the state, South Carolina's Shane Beamer is receiving $100,000 for bowl eligibility and Coastal Carolina's Jamey Chadwell picked up $600,000 in bonuses for bowl eligibility, a bowl win and top-50 finishes in rankings.

In the last non-pandemic affected season, Swinney tallied $600,000 in bonuses ahead of the 2020 national title game versus LSU. He notched incentives for both making the ACC title game and winning it, a Playoff semifinal appearance and winning it and also one for academic success.

According to USA TODAY, Swinney set a record among public-school coaches in the 2016 season with $1.525 million in bonuses for the national-title campaign.

Swinney had the third-highest yearly salary among active coaches to close the regular season (USA TODAY).