Frank Howard
Frank Howard went 165–118–12 as a head coach, 1940–1969, at Clemson. Share
- Record
- 165–118–12 career
- Seasons
- 30
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Hall of Fame
- 1989 inducted
- Best season
- 1950 9–0–1, No. 10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Clemson | 6–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1941 | Clemson | 7–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1942 | Clemson | 3–6–1 | 9th | |||
| 1943 | Clemson | 2–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1944 | Clemson | 4–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1945 | Clemson | 6–3–1 | 4th | |||
| 1946 | Clemson | 4–5 | T–10th | |||
| 1947 | Clemson | 4–5 | 12th | |||
| 1948 | Clemson | 11–0 | 1st | Gator Bowl W | 11 | |
| 1949 | Clemson | 4–4–2 | T–7th | |||
| 1950 | Clemson | 9–0–1 | 2nd | Orange Bowl W | 10 | |
| 1951 | Clemson | 7–3 | 5th | Gator Bowl L | 19 | |
| 1952 | Clemson | 2–6–1 | ||||
| 1953 | Clemson | 3–5–1 | 6th | |||
| 1954 | Clemson | 5–5 | 5th | |||
| 1955 | Clemson | 7–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1956 | Clemson | 7–2–2 | 1st | Orange Bowl L | 19 | |
| 1957 | Clemson | 7–3 | T–3rd | 18 | ||
| 1958 | Clemson | 8–3 | 1st | Sugar Bowl L | 12 | |
| 1959 | Clemson | 9–2 | 1st | Bluebonnet Bowl W | 11 | |
| 1960 | Clemson | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 1961 | Clemson | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1962 | Clemson | 6–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1963 | Clemson | 5–4–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1964 | Clemson | 3–7 | 7th | |||
| 1965 | Clemson | 5–5 | T–1st | |||
| 1966 | Clemson | 6–4 | 1st | |||
| 1967 | Clemson | 6–4 | 1st | |||
| 1968 | Clemson | 4–5–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1969 | Clemson | 4–6 | T–3rd |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
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Harry OlszewskiConsensus All‑American, 1967
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 36 | 9–26–1 | 26% |
| Against top-10 teams | 16 | 2–14 | 13% |
| Against rivals | 115 | 44–66–5 | 40% |
| Conference games | 154 | 100–49–5 | 67% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 111 | 53–46–12 | 53% |
| At home | 117 | 82–30–5 | 72% |
| On the road | 166 | 76–83–7 | 48% |
| At neutral sites | 12 | 7–5 | 58% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 177 | 125–42–10 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 118 | 40–76–2 | 35% |
His own 295 games on file, 1940–1969, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Enright 1940–1955 | 4–9–1 | South Carolina, Georgia Pre-Flight | 14 | |
| Earle Edwards 1956–1968 | 8–4 | NC State | 12 | |
| D.C. Walker 1940–1950 | 4–7 | Wake Forest | 11 | |
| Ralph Jordan 1951–1969 | 1–9 | Auburn | 10 | |
| Bobby Dodd 1945–1966 | 1–8 | Georgia Tech | 9 | |
| Beattie Feathers 1944–1951 | 6–2 | NC State | 8 | |
| James Hickey 1959–1966 | 6–2 | North Carolina | 8 | |
| Bill Murray 1957–1965 | 3–4 | Duke | 7 | |
| Thomas Nugent 1959–1965 | 2–5 | Maryland | 7 | |
| Robert King 1958–1964 | 6–0 | Furman | 6 |
Frank Howard’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolinaseries | 30 | 13–15–2 |
| Wake Forestseries | 29 | 20–8–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 24 | 17–7 |
| Furmanseries | 19 | 19–0 |
| Presbyterianseries | 18 | 17–1 |
| Marylandseries | 18 | 8–9–1 |
| Auburnseries | 18 | 5–12–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 14 | 2–12 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931–39 | Clemson | Line coach | |
| 1940–69 | Clemson | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jess NeelyClemson
Assistants who became head coaches
- Russ CohenLSU, Cincinnati
- Art BakerFurman, The Citadel, East Carolina
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Neely | Clemson | 1931–39 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Cohen | Clemson, 1947–54: backfield coach and defense | LSU, Cincinnati | |
| Art Baker | Clemson, 1965–69: running backs coach | Furman, The Citadel, East Carolina |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.