Frank Howard

Head coach, Clemson, 1940 to 1969

Now

Career arc

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerFBS medianClemsonSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelClemson when he took over: 34.0 (National Program II), its final 1939 readingClemson, 1940: 6-2-1, National Program II1940Clemson, 1941: 7-2, National Program IClemson, 1942: 3-6-1, National Program IIClemson, 1943: 2-6, National Program IIIClemson, 1944: 4-5, National Program IIIClemson, 1945: 6-3-1, National Program IIIClemson, 1946: 4-5, National Program IIIClemson, 1947: 4-5, National Program IIIClemson, 1948: 11-0, National Program IIClemson, 1949: 4-4-2, National Program IIClemson, 1950: 9-0-1, National Program IClemson, 1951: 7-3, National Program IClemson, 1952: 2-6-1, National Program IIClemson, 1953: 3-5-1, National Program IIClemson, 1954: 5-5, National Program IIClemson, 1955: 7-3, National Program IIClemson, 1956: 7-2-2, National Program IIClemson, 1957: 7-3, National Program IIClemson, 1958: 8-3, National Program IIClemson, 1959: 9-2, Power Program IIIClemson, 1960: 6-4, Power Program IIIClemson, 1961: 5-5, Power Program IIIClemson, 1962: 6-4, Power Program IIIClemson, 1963: 5-4-1, Power Program IIIClemson, 1964: 3-7, National Program IClemson, 1965: 5-5, National Program IIClemson, 1966: 6-4, National Program IIClemson, 1967: 6-4, National Program IIClemson, 1968: 4-5-1, National Program IIClemson, 1969: 4-6, National Program IIClemson, 1969: 4-6, National Program II1969+9.6best: 1959gray dashed: rival programs · ○ the program when he took over · Dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time