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Today in 1978: Clemson Names 30-Year Old Danny Ford Head Coach
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Today in 1978: Clemson Names 30-Year Old Danny Ford Head Coach

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Dec 5, 2023, 11:00 AM
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And both Clemson and a certain Clemson Legend are on their way to greatness!!

As described by Tim Bourret:

“So on Monday, Dec. 5, an Alabama graduate was promoted from an offensive position coach to become Clemson’s head coach even though he had never been a coordinator. Where have we heard that before? Forty years later, the only coaches who have won the national title at Clemson have fit that description.

Ford hit the ground running, beating Woody Hayes and Ohio State in the 1978 Gator Bowl. Then in 1979, his first full season at age 31, he led the Tigers to a 16-10 win at Notre Dame, still the second-youngest coach to beat the Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium.”

And in 1981:

“The preseason unranked Tigers gained top-10 wins over Georgia (Herschel Walker’s only regular-season loss as a Bulldog), North Carolina, which featured the first matchup of top-10 teams in ACC history, and Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. Clemson was the only perfect team (12-0) that year and the only team to finish with three wins over teams in the final top 10.

Ford had gone from offensive line coach to national championship coach in just three years, and at the age of 33 years, three month and two days, he had broken Bud Wilkinson’s record as the youngest coach to win the title.”

https://clemsontigers.com/danny-ford-2021-program-story/
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