The Zeitgeist List · coaching

Cecil Ingram

Followed Frank Howard. Cecil Ingram slid Clemson from National Program II to National Program III in 3 seasons.

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1970–1972 · 1 stint

Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Clemson, 3 seasons

−7.2

National Program III → Regional Program I.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

2–1 against his rivals. Winless in 3 tries against Bill Dooley.

Rivalry record

2–1

66.7% · 1 rival

One-score games

4–4

50.0% · margin ≤8

Rivalry ledger

South Carolina2–167%

The toughest matchup

vs. Bill Dooley0–3

3 meetings, 1970–1972

’70 L’71 L’72 L

0% win rate across a real, 3-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.

Performance by opponent class

Power Program

0–5 0.0%

National Program

1–9 10.0%

Regional Program

11–7 61.1%

Coaching career

1970–1972

Clemsoncaretaker

National Program II → National Program III

Cecil Ingram slid Clemson from National Program II to National Program III in 3 seasons.

9th-best Clemson tenure of 10 by the numbers.

Followed Frank Howard (1940–1969) · succeeded by Red Parker (1973–1976).

4 NFL Draft picks: Charlie Waters (1970), David Thompson (1971), John McMakin (1972), Rick Harrell (1973)

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