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2014 CLEMSON TIGERS
Football
Clemson (18,17) at Georgia Tech (24,23)
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Kickoff: Noon
Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000)
Atlanta, Ga
Television : ESPN
Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards
Clemson Radio
(Don Munson, Rodney Williams, Patrick Sapp)
Series Record: Georgia Tech leads 50-27-2
at Atlanta: Tech leads 43-13-2
at Clemson: Clemson leads 12-6
First Meeting:
Clemson 23-0 in Augusta, Ga.
As ACC Foes: Tied 16-16
Last Meeting: Clemson 55-31 in 2014
Last Game at Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech 31-17 in 2011
Last Clemson win at Tech: 39-3 in 2003
Streaks:
Clemson won 2 in row, 3 of 4
Tech won 4 in row at Tech, 5 in row away from
Clemson
Clemson 2014 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Aug. 30
at Georgia
Sept. 6
SC STATE
Sept. 20 at Florida State
Sept. 27 NORTH CAROLINA
Oct. 4 NC STATE
Oct. 11 LOUISVILLE
Oct. 18 at Boston College
Oct. 25 SYRACUSE
Nov. 6 at Wake Forest
Nov. 15 at Georgia Tech
Nov. 22 GEORGIA STATE
Nov. 29 SOUTH CAROLINA
#Overtime
TV Score/Time
ESPN
21-45
RSN
73-7
ABC
#17-23
ESPNU
50-35
ESPNU
41-0
ESPNU
23-17
ESPNU
17-13
ESPNU
16-6
ESPN
34-20
ESPN
Noon
Clemson SID Contacts
AsstAD/Director of Communications/Football:
Tim Bourret, Notre Dame 1977
Asst AD/Director of Athletic Communications:
Joe Galbraith, Mississippi State, 2001
Associate SID : Phillip Sikes, Clemson, 2002
Associate SID: Brian Hennessy, Clemson 1998
FB Credentials: Sam Blackman, Clemson, 1985
SID Office Phone:
(864) 656-2114
SID Fax Machine:
(864) 656-0299
Bourret E-Mail:
btimoth@clemson.edu
Press Box:
(864) 654-3326
SID Address:
P.O. Box 31, Clemson, SC 29633
Overnight Mailing Address: 100 Perimeter Road, Clemson, SC 29634
Ticket Office: 1-800-CLEMSON
www.ClemsonTigers.com
Clemson Tigers
Record, 2014..............................................7-2, 6-1 ACC
Location.......................................................Clemson, SC
Colors............................... Clemson Orange and Regalia
Enrollment.............................................................20,768
Athletic Director......... Dan Radakovich (Indiana, PA, ‘80)
Head Coach......................Dabo Swinney, Alabama ‘93
Clemson Record/6th full year)...................... 58-25 (.699)
Home Record.............................................. 37-6 (.860)
Away Record............................................. 16-15 (.516)
vs. ACC Teams ........................................ 40-14 (.741)
Record against Georgia Tech......................................3-4
Offensive Coordinator:.................................. Chad Morris
Defensive Coordinator:.............................Brent Venables
Twitter...........................................................@clemsonfb
Website:..............................................clemsontigers.com
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Record, 2014..........................................8-2, 4-2 in ACC
Location..........................................................Atlanta, Ga
Colors....................................................Old Gold & white
Enrollment.............................................................21,000
Athletic Director............. Mike Bobinski (Notre Dame ‘79)
Head Coach...... Paul Johnson (Western Carolina’ 79)
School Record...................................55-34 (7th season)
Overall........................................162-73 (18th season)
Offensive Coordinator:................................ Paul Johnson
Defensive Coordinator........................................Ted Roof
Record vs Clemson.....................................................4-3
Football SID..................................................Chris Yandle
Phone.................................................... (404) 894-6283
E-mail................................... cyandle@gtaa.gatech.edu
Website:.............................................RamblinWreck.com
Media Information
Dabo Swinney Press Conference
Head Coach Dabo Swinney holds his weekly
press conference each Tuesday at the West Endzone Team Room of Memorial Stadium. He will be
available at 11:00 AM. The press conference will
also be available over ClemsonTigers.com.
Clemson players will be available after Swinney’s press conference. Coach Swinney is also
available each Sunday after a game at 6:00 PM.
Contact Tim Bourret for the number. Swinney
is also available on the ACC teleconference on
Wednesday and after practice.
Clemson Player Interviews
Contact Football Communications Director Tim
Bourret each Sunday before 4:00 PM at (864) 6561926 with specific player requests for the week.
We will conduct player interviews on Mondays and
Tuesdays from 10:30 to 1:45 PM at the second floor
player lounge of the West Endzone at Memorial
Stadium.
Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris is available
on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. and Defensive
Coordinator Brent Venables is available Tuesdays
during the lunch hour.
ACC Teleconference
Each head coach is available on the ACC
teleconference every Wednesday throughout the
season for 10 minutes. Coach Swinnney is available at 10:30 AM each Wednesday. To access the
number contact the ACC office.
Bi-Lo Tiger Calls
Each Monday night during the season Coach
Swinney and Don Munson will host Bi-L0 Tiger
calls from the studio at the Jervey Athletic Center.
The program begins at 8:00 PM and will be
broadcast over the Clemson Radio Network and
clemsontigers.com.
10:30 AMDabo Swinney, Clemson
10:40 AM Jimbo Fisher, Florida State
10:50 AMBobby Petrino, Louisville
11:00 AM Scott Shafer, Syracuse
11:10 AM Dave Clawson, Wake Forest
11:20 AM Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
11:30 AM Larry Fedora, North Carolina
11:40 AM Paul Chyrst, Pittsburgh
11:50 AM Al Golden, Miami (FL)
Noon
Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
12:10 PM Mike London, Virginia
12:20 PM Steve Addazio, Boston College
12:30 PM David Cutcliffe, Duke
12:40 PM Dave Doeren, NC State
For ACC Information go to: www.TheACC.com.
This site will have the latest ACC release and a link
to the football media guide.
Credentials: Credentials to Clemson football
games are available on the Sports System
website.
Clemson Personnel Update
Zac Brooks (RB) Out for season, foot injury sustained August 18 in practice.
Travis Blanks (SAF)--Out, Recovering from torn
ACL suffered in 2013. Will redshirt season.
Martin Jenkins (CB)-Midfoot sprain. Missed four
games, then played vs. Syracuse, but reinjured
foot. Missed Wake Forest and out for Georgia
Tech.
Adam Choice (RB)--Out for season with torn ACL
suffererd at Boston College.
Charone Peake (WR)--Missed last six games due
to knee injury. Questionable for Georgia Tech.
Jay Guillermo (OL)-Missed last three games with
foot injury. Questionable for Georgia Tech.
Deshaun Watson (QB)--Broken throwing hand vs.
Louisville. Probable for Georgia Tech.
Robert Smith (DB)--Will sit out first half of Georgia
Tech game due to targeting foul against Wake
Forest.
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2014 STANDINGS
Atlantic Division ACC
Florida State
6-0
Clemson
6-1
Louisville
5-3
Boston College
3-3
Syracuse
1-5
NC State
1-5
Wake Forest
0-5
Home Away
5-0
3-0
5-0
2-2
4-1
3-2
2-4
4-0
1-5
2-1
3-3
2-2
2-3
0-4
Over
9-0
7-2
7-3
6-4
3-7
5-5
2-7
Coastal Division ACC
Duke
4-1
Georgia Tech
5-2
Miami (FL)
3-2
Pittsburgh
2-3
North Carolina
2-3
Virginia
2-4
Virginia Tech
1-4
Home Away
4-0
4-1
4-1
4-1
5-0
1-3
2-4
2-1
3-1
1-4
4-2
0-4
2-4
2-1
Over
8-1
8-2
6-3
4-5
4-5
4-6
4-5
This week’s games
November 15
Clemson at Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech at Duke
Florida State at Miami (FL)
Pittsburgh at North Carolina
Wake Forest at NC State
ESPN Noon
ESPNU Noon
ABC
8 pm
ACC
12:30
RSN
3:30
Next week’s ACC Games
November 20
North Carolina at Duke
ESPN 7:30
November 22
Louisville at Notre Dame
NBC
3:30
Boston College at Florida StateTBA
Georgia State at Clemson
RSN
3:30
Miami (FL) at Virginia
TBA
Syracuse at Pittsburgh
ESPNU 3:30
Virginia Tech at Wake Forest ACC
12:30
`Clemson Pronunciations
Dabo Swinney
DA-boh SWEE-nee
Stephone Anthony
steh-FAHN
Kalon Davis
KAY-lehn
Jay Guillermo
gee-AYR-mo
Germone Hopper
juhr-MAHN
Jadar Johnson
juh-DAHR
Jayron Kearse
JAY-rahn
Ammon Lakip
A-muhn LAY-kihp
Eric Mac Lain
mak-LAYN
Ebenezer Ogundeko
oh-guhn-DEH-koh
Charone Peake
shuh-RAHN
Nick Schuessler
SHOOS-luhr
Cordrea Tankersley
cohr-DRAY
Korrin Wiggins
kohr-RIHN
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Tickets Available for Georgia State
Single-game tickets for the November 22
game with Georgia State, are available through
the Clemson Athletic Ticket office. Fans can
purchase tickets in person between 8 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., via phone at 1-800-CLEMSON, or on
ine at clemsontigers.com.
Clemson vs. Georgia Tech Series
•Georgia Tech holds a 50-27-2 lead in
the series against Clemson. Georgia Tech has
beaten Clemson more than any other school.
Forty-three of the wins have taken place in
Atlanta where the Yellow Jackets hold a 43-13-2
lead in the series. Clemson has a winning
record over Georgia Tech in games at Clemson,
12-6. Tech never came to Clemson to face the
Tigers until 1974. Since Georgia Tech joined the
ACC for the 1983 football season, the teams are
tied at 16 wins apiece.
•Twelve of the last 19 games have
been decided by five points or less, including a
six-game streak between 1996-01 in which every
game was decided by exactly three points. That
might be a first in college football history. We
aren’t talking by three points or less, but exactly
three points. Eleven of Georgia Tech’s last
13 wins in the series have been decided by a
touchdown or less.
•Clemson has won the last two games
and three of the last four. But, all three of those
wins have been at Clemson. The home team
has won each of the last five games. The last
win for the visitor took place at Clemson in 2008
when Georgia Tech downed Clemson 21-17 in
Dabo Swinney’s first game as Clemson coach.
•This will be Dabo Swinney’s eighth
game against Georgia Tech as Clemson coach
in just his 84th career game as a head coach.
Swinney is 3-4 against Georgia Tech, but three
of the four losses have been close. In 2008, in
his first game as a head coach (he took over the
Monday before the Saturday game), Georgia
Tech defeated the Tigers 21-17 in a thrilling
game at Death Valley.
In 2009, Georgia Tech won in Atlanta
in the regular season 30-27 and in the ACC
Championship game in Tampa by a 39-34 score.
That ACC championship game was a bizarre
affair as neither team punted and both teams
gained at least 300 yards rushing. It was the first
game in Clemson history that both teams didn’t
punt, and the only FBS game in college football
in 2009 in which both teams had at least 300
yards rushing.
•Clemson was victorious in 2006
behind the running of James Davis and C.J.
Spiller. The duo combined for 332 yards rushing
and four touchdowns, three rushing, in the 31-7
Clemson win at Clemson, a day in which ESPN’s
College Gameday was in town for the first time.
Davis had a career high 216 yards rushing and
Spiller became the first player in Clemson history
with a touchdown rush and a touchdown reception of at least 50 yards in the same game.
•This series dates to a 23-0 Clemson
win in Augusta, GA in 1898, just the 11th game
in Clemson football history. In fact, Clemson
won the first four games of the series, including
games in 1902 and 1903 when John Heisman
was at the helm. Clemson defeated Georgia
Tech in Atlanta 73-0 in 1903 with Heisman as
head coach. Heisman then left Clemson after
that season to become Georgia Tech’s head
coach.
•Clemson has struggled in Atlanta over
the years as Tech has a 43-13-2 advantage in
the series in games there. Clemson has lost four
in a row in Atlanta with the last win coming in
2003 by a 39-3 score.
•Clemson has won in the city of Atlanta
since 2003 however. The Tigers defeated
Auburn and LSU in the Georgia Dome during the
2012 season.
Heisman Worked at Both Schools
John Heisman coached at both Clemson and Georgia Tech. He coached the Tigers
program from 1900-03 and led the Tigers to a
19-3-2 record and two conference championships. Clemson won the SIAA conference title in
1900 and 1902 under Heisman and played in its
first “postseason” game ever in 1903.
Clemson played Cumberland in
Montgomery, AL on November 26, 1903 in what
was called “the championship of the South.”
The contest ended in an 11-11 tie. That was
his last game as Clemson coach, as he left after
the season to become the first full time football
coach at Georgia Tech, who paid him $2,250 per
year and 30 percent of the net gate receipts for
home games.
Later as Georgia Tech coach in 1916,
Heisman defeated Cumberland 222-0 in the
highest scoring game (by one team) in college
football history. His Clemson team of 1901
defeated Guilford College 122-0 and that is the
highest scoring game by the Tigers in history.
So, Heisman coached the highest scoring game
in each school’s history.
Heisman had a 102-29-7 record at
Georgia Tech for a .779 winning percentage.
His 19-3-2 record at Clemson computes to a
.833 winning percentage. He is the winningest
coach in Clemson history on a winning percentage basis (minimum of four seasons) and is the
winnningest coach in Georgia Tech history on a
percentage basis.
Heisman is one of the all-time examples that coaching can make a difference. As
Clemson coach he was 2-0 against Georgia Tech
and outscored the Yellow Jackets, 117-5. In 13
games as Georgia Tech coach against Clemson
he was 10-2-1 and won each of the last nine
games. Clemson scored just 15 points in those
nine games combined.
One other unusual note on Heisman
from a Clemson standpoint took place on October 28, 1903. Clemson defeated NC State 24-0
in Columbia that day at the State Fairgrounds.
After the game, Heisman married Evelyn
Barksdale in Columbia. He is the only coach in
Clemson history to win a football game and get
married on the same day.
Tigers Seek First Win at Tech since 2003
Clemson has not won over Georgia Tech
in Atlanta since 2003, a 39-3 Clemson victory.
The Tigers have lost four in a row to Georgia
Tech at Grant Field by a total of 28 points, so
Clemson still has a scoring margin of eight points
over Georgia Tech over the last five meetings
there even though Tech is 4-1 in those games.
Clemson’s last win there over Tech came
in September of 2003 when Charlie Whitehurst
led the Tigers with 298 yards passing and three
touchdowns. One of the touchdown passes went
to current Clemson running backs coach Tony
Elliott, who was a senior receiver on that team.
Clemson’s defense that night was led by John
Leake, who had 14 tackles. Leake went on to
play for the Atlanta Falcons.
It is tough to find a common problem
for the Tigers in the four consecutive losses
over Tech in Atlanta. Clemson has not won the
turnover margin in any of the four games. Tech
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NATIONAL RANKINGS
Associated Press Top 25
(November 9, 2014)
Rk School (First Place)
1. Mississippi State (48)
2. Florida State (12)
3. Oregon
4. Alabama
5. TCU
6. Baylor
7. Arizona State
8. Ohio State
9. Auburn
10. Mississippi
11. Nebraska
12. Michigan State
13. Kansas State
14. UCLA
15. Notre Dame
16. Georgia
17. Arizona
18. Clemson
19. Duke
20. LSU
21. Marshall
22. Wisconsin
23. Colorado State
24. Georgia Tech
25. Utah
Rec
9-0
9-0
9-1
8-1
8-1
8-1
8-1
8-1
7-2
8-2
8-1
7-2
7-2
8-2
7-2
7-2
7-2
7-2
8-1
7-3
9-0
7-2
9-1
8-2
6-3
Pts
1488
1446
1334
1326
1273
1193
1142
1086
981
948
830
782
742
691
630
622
471
457
431
429
297
225
128
127
87
thers: Oklahoma 85, Texas A&M 83, Missouri 68,
O
Southern Cal 47, Minnesota 26, Louisville 12, West Virgnia
6, Stanford 4, Boise State 1, Georgia Southern 1, Miami
1.
mway/Coaches Top 25
A
(November 9 2014)
Rk.Team (First Place)
1. Mississippi State (41)
2. Florida State (20)
3. Alabama
4. Oregon (1)
5. TCU
6. Baylor
7. Ohio State
8. Arizona State
9. Auburn
10. Mississippi
11. Nebraska
12. Michigan State
13. Kansas State
14. Georgia
15. UCLA
16. Notre Dame
17. Clemson
18. Arizona
19. Duke
20. LSU
21. Marshall
22. Wisconsin
23. Georgia Tech
24. Oklahoma
25. Colorado State
(W-L)
9-0
9-0
8-1
9-1
8-1
8-1
8-1
8-1
7-2
8-2
8-1
7-2
7-2
7-2
8-2
7-2
7-2
7-2
8-1
7-3
9-0
7-2
8-2
6-3
9-1
Pts.
1528
1496
1389
1382
1297
1223
1148
1146
962
944
925
865
738
693
662
654
500
487
466
371
285
265
142
135
118
thers receiving votes: Missouri 90, Minnesota 83,
O
Utah 70, Southern Cal 29, Texas A&M 22, Louisville 13,
Boise State 7, Stanford 6, East Carolina 3, Miami (FL) 3,
Cincinnati 2, Florida 1.
College Football Playoff Ranking
1. Mississippi State, 2. Florida State, 3. Auburn,
4. Mississippi, 5. Oregon, 6. Alabama, 7. TCU, 8.
Michigan State, 9. Kansas State, 10. Notre Dame,
11 Georgia, 12. Arizona, 13. Baylor, 14. Arizona
State, 15. Nebraska, 16, Ohio State, 17. Utah,
18. Oklahoma, 19. LSU, 20. West Virginia, 21.
Clemson, 22. UCLA, 23. East Carolina, 24. Duke,
25. Louisville.
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had a 4-2 advantage in turnovers forced in 2005
and 2011 and the other two games the turnovers
were tied at 2-2. Tech has a 1055-399 total advantage in rushing yards in the four games, but
Clemson has a 939-370 advantage in passing
yards.
Tigers Riding Six-Game Winning Streak
Clemson has a six game winning streak
entering this weekend’s game at Georgia Tech.
Clemson is one of just eight FBS schools with
a six-game winning streak, one of just four from
Power Five conferences. The FBS schools with
at least six wins in a row are Florida State (25),
Mississippi State (12), Marshall (10), Colorado
State (8), Ohio State (7), Georgia Southern (7),
Clemson (6) and Rice (6).
All six of Clemson’s consecutive wins
have been against conference foes. The Tigers
are one of just five FBS schools with a conference winning streak of at least six in a row,
one of just three from Power Five conferences.
Schools with at least six in a row in conference
play are Florida State (19), Mississippi State (7),
Georgia Southern (7), Clemson (6) and Louisiana Tech (6.).
This is the fifth time Clemson has won
at least six straight games under Dabo Swinney,
who became the full time coach in 2009. Clemson also had streaks of at least six games under
Swinney in 2009 (6), 2011 (8), 2012 (7), 2013
(6) and 2014 (current, 6). Clemson had only five
winning streaks of at least six games in the 26
years prior to Swinney’s arrival. Those came in
1983 (8), 1987 (6), 1991 (6), 2000 (8) and 2006
(6).
Consistent Programs Compete Saturday
Both Clemson and Georgia Tech have
continued their remarkably consistent programs
this year. This is the 16th consecutive year
Clemson has had at least a .500 record in ACC
play, while Georgia Tech has the longest active
streak in the league with 20 straight years.
Clemson has been bowl eligible every year
since 1999, a 16-year streak as the Tigers have
already clinched a bowl bid this year. That is tied
for the fifth longest active streak in college football. Georgia Tech has the third longest streak
along with Georgia, 17 years in a row entering
this year. They obviously already have clinched
an 18th year in a row.
Current Streak of Consecutive Years Bowl
Eligible
(Entering this season)
Rk School
Years
Yrs
1. #Florida State
1982-2013
32
2. Virginia Tech
1993-2013
21
3. #Georgia
1997-2013
17
#Georgia Tech
1997-2013
17
5. #Oklahoma
1999-2013
15
#Clemson
1999-2013
15
8. #LSU
2000-2013
14
9. #Boise State
2002-2013
12
#West Virginia
2002-2013
12
#Wisconsin
2002-2013
12
#Has already clinched bowl eligibility for 2014
Clemson Goal..Perfect in October and November Clemson had a 4-0 record for the month
of October, its first perfect October since 2012,
but just the second perfect October since 1984.
The Tigers now have a goal of posting a perfect
November. Clemson has not had a perfect November since 2005 when Charlie Whitehurst led
the Tigers to a 3-0 mark.
The last time Clemson had a perfect
November and October in the same year was
1983. Danny Ford’s Tigers were 4-0 in October
and 3-0 in November to finish off a 9-1-1 season.
Clemson has had just seven seasons
in which it has had a perfect October and a
perfect November. Danny Ford accomplished the
feat three consecutive years, 1981-82-83, a big
reason Clemson was 30-2-2 over those seasons,
the best record in college football. John Heisman
also did it with the 1900 team, Jess Neely with
the 1939 team, Frank Howard in 1948 and Charley Pell in 1978.
Perfect October and November
Year
Coach
Oct
1900
John Heisman 2-0
1939
Jess Neely
3-0
1948
Frank Howard 4-0
1978
Charley Pell
4-0
1981
Danny Ford
5-0
1982
Danny Ford
4-0
1983
Danny Ford
4-0
Nov
6-0
4-0
4-0
4-0
3-0
4-0
3-0
Here are some other series highlights:
•Clemson won three in a row from
2001-03, including the 2003 game in Atlanta by a
39-3 score. That was Clemson’s largest margin
of victory in the series since a 73-0 Tiger win in
Atlanta in 1903 when John Heisman was the
Clemson coach.
•Every game between the two teams
between 1907-74 era was held in Atlanta.
Clemson’s only wins in those 36 meetings came
in 1907, 1936, 1945 and 1969. The 1969 victory
was Frank Howard’s final season as head coach.
Howard won just twice in his career in Atlanta.
But, Clemson went to Atlanta every year to help
balance the athletic department budget. Howard
was also athletic director his entire time as head
coach (1940-69).
•The two teams have played on a neutral site just three times. Clemson won a 23-0
victory in 1898 in Augusta, GA and a 41-5 win in
Greenville, SC in 1899. Georgia Tech won the
ACC title game in Tampa in 2009, 39-34.
•The first time Georgia Tech played at
Clemson Memorial stadium was 1974, a 21-17
Clemson victory. Clemson won that game on
a three-yard touchdown pass from Mike O’Cain
(former Virginia Tech quarterback coach) to AllAmerica tight end Bennie Cunningham with 8:26
left.
•Woodrow Dantzler had one of the
best all-around games of his career with 164
yards rushing and 254 yards passing in the
Clemson victory in Atlanta in 2001. He threw for
two scores and ran for two, including a 38-yard
“Hail Mary Run” on the last play of the first half
to cut Tech’s lead to 19-14 at intermission. His
63-yard scoring pass to J.J. McKelvey with 1:58
left put Clemson ahead by three, but Tech tied
the count with a 20-yard field goal with just six
seconds left. Dantzler’s “walk-off” 11-yard
touchdown in overtime gave Clemson the win.
•Clemson has had just four games in
its history in which both teams scored in the 40s.
The first two took place at Georgia Tech. Tech
won 45-42 in 1999 and Clemson won 47-44 in
overtime in 2001 in Atlanta. The third game took
place in 2011 a 56-45 Clemson win at Maryland.
Another was Clemson’s 62-48 win over NC State
in 2012.
•One of the most unusual statistical
occurrences in Clemson history took place during Clemson’s 33-12 victory over Georgia Tech
in 1987 at Clemson. Clemson entered the game
with a streak of 999 consecutive combined punt
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returns and kickoff returns without a touchdown dating to 1970.
Then, on the 1000th return, Donnell Woolford raced 78 yards with
a punt return for a touchdown. Then, later in the game Joe Henderson
returned a kickoff return 95 yards for a touchdown. It is one of just two
games in Clemson history that the Tigers have returned a punt return for a
touchdown and a kickoff return for a touchdown . The other took place in
2009 when Clemson defeated Middle Tennessee State.
•C.J. Spiller had arguably the best game of his Clemson career
against Georgia Tech in the 2009 ACC Championship game. The unanimous All-American had a career high 233 yards rushing in 20 attempts and
scored four touchdowns. He had 301 all-purpose yards and was named
the MVP of the game even though Clemson lost 39-34. It is the only time
a player on the losing team has been named the MVP of any conference
championship game.
Clemson vs. Georgia Tech Thrillers Since 1990
Year Result
Ending
1990 Tech 21-19
1991 Clem 9-7
1992 Tech 20-16
1993 Clem 16-13
1996 Clem 28-25
1997 Tech, 23-20
1998 Tech, 24-21
1999 Tech, 45-42
2000 Tech, 31-28
2001 Clem 47-44
2002 Clem, 24-19
2004 Tech, 28-24
2005 Tech, 10-9
2008 Tech, 21-17
2009 Tech, 30-27
2009 Tech, 39-34
Gardocki missed 60 yard FG with 1 minute left
Ronald Williams 2 yard run with 2:06 left, Sisson missed
44-yard FG with 8 seconds left tipped by Wayne Simmons
Clemson never in Tech territory in last 5 minutes
Tech’s Jarrett misses 41-yard FG with 3:01 left
Nealon Greene 1 run with 4:10 left
Chambers 20-yard FG with 1:54 left
Joe Burns 1-yard run, 1:00 left
Hamilton threw for 5 TDs and 322 yards for Tech
Godsey throws TD pass to Watkins with 7 seconds
Dantzler scores on 11 yard “walk-off run” to end game in OT
Eric Sampson intercepts pass at Clemson 16 with 1:12 left.
Calvin Johnson 11 pass from Reggie Ball with 11 seconds left
Tech stops Clemson on at Tech 36 with two minutes left
Josh Nesbitt to Demarylus Thomas, 5:22 left
Scott Blair 36-yard field goal, 57 seconds left.
Dwyer 1 run, 1:20 left
Tigers from Georgia
Georgia has been a top recruiting area for Clemson for many
years. Clemson is just 20 miles from the Georgia/South Carolina State line
and the Georgia Tech campus is just 120 miles away.
This year’s Clemson team has 18 players from the state of Georgia, including nine starters, four on Clemson’s second-ranked defense.
The top Tigers from Georgia include David Beasley, starting offensive
guard (Columbus), consensus All-American Vic Beasley (Adairsville), starting defensive end Corey Crawford (Columbus), starting defensive tackle
Grady Jarrett (Conyers), leading scorer and placekicker Ammon Lakip, and
leading rusher Wayne Gallman.
Clemson’s National Championship team of 1981 had 22 players from the state of Georgia and 23 from South Carolina. Jeff Bryant
(Atlanta) was an All-American on that team. Other Clemson All-Americans
who came to Tigertown from the state of Georgia are Robert Carswell,
Keith Adams, Chris Gardocki, Nathan Bennett and Leroy Hill. Carswell
and Gardocki were from Stone Mountain, while Adams was from College
Park.
Clemson Players from Georgia (18)
Name
Yr Pos Hometown
#David Beasley
Sr OG Columbus
#Vic Beasley
Sr. DE Adairsville
Ryan Carter
So DB Grayson
Adam Choice
Fr. RB Thomasville
#Corey Crawford
Sr. DE Columbus
Tyshon Dye
Fr. RB Elberton
#Wayne Gallman
Fr. RB Loganville
#Grady Jarrett
Sr. DT Conyers
Martin Jenkins
Sr. CB Roswell
#Ammon Lakip
Jr. PK Johns Creek
Demarre Kitt
Fr. WR Fayetteville
Maverick Morris
Fr. Ol Broxton
#Garry Peters
Jr. CB Conyers
Milan Richard
Fr. TE Savannah
Korie Rogers
Fr LB Flowery Branch
Nick Schuessler
Fr QB Grayson
#Deshaun Watson Fr. QB Gainesville
#Reid Webster
Sr. OL Woodstock
#Denotes Starter
High School
Carver
Adairsville
Grayson
Thomas County
Carver
Elberton Country
Grayson
Rockdale Country
Centennial
Chattahoochee
Sandy Creek
Coffee
Heritage
Calvery Day
Buford
Grayson
Gainesville
Etowah
Clemson .726 Winning Percentage This Decade
Clemson has a .726 winning percentage (45-17) for the second
decade of this century and that is the second best over Clemson history.
There are many more games to be played this decade of course, but only
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the decade of the 1980s is better in terms of percentage.
In the 1980s Clemson had a .767 winning percentage under
Danny Ford, the fifth best winning percentage in college football for that
time period. Clemson won .658 percent of its games in the 1950s under
Frank Howard, 15th best in the nation for that decade.
Clemson Football Record by Decade
Decade
Record
Pct
1980s
87-25-4
.767
2010s
45-17
.726
1950s
64-32-5
.658
1890s
11-6-0
.647
1900s
40-21-7
.640
2000s
79-47-0
.627
1990s
69-47-1
.594
1930s
51-37-7
.574
1940s
51-38-5
.559
1910s
42-35-6
.542
1960s
50-48-2
.510
1970s
56-54-3
.509
1920s
41-47-5
.468
totals
686-454-45
.598
Winning Season
9-0-1
4-1-0
7-2-1
3-0-1
7-1-2
10-0-0
6-3-1
5-3-2
4-5-1
5-3-2
5-2-3
4-6-0
5-5-0
74-31-14
Clemson Players of the Week
Each week Clemson coaches select a player of the week on offense, defense and special teams. Below are the results from each game.
Game`
Offense
Defense`
Georgia
Kalon Davis
Robert Smith
S.C. State
Artavis Scott
Stephone Anthony
Florida State Deshaun Watson Stephone Anthony
Corey Crawford
N. Carolina Deshaun Watson Vic Beasley
NC State
Mike Williams
Grady Jarrett
Louisville
David Beasley Ben Boulware
Jayron Kearse
Boston Coll. Mike Williams
Stephone Anthony
Grady Jarrett
Syracuse
Wayne Gallman Stephone Anthony
Wake Forest Cole Stoudt
Shaq Lawson
Special Teams
Tony Steward
Ammon Lakip
Mike Sobeski
Bradley Pinion
Cordrea Tankersley
Bradley Pinion
Adam Humphries
Ammon Lakip
Bradley Pinion
Ammon Lakip
Mike Sobeski
Tigers with Third Chance at a Tombstone
Saturday’s game at Georgia Tech is a “Tombstone Game,” a contest in which the Tigers will attempt to gain victory away from home against
a team ranked in the top 25 by one of the two polls. There is a cemetery
outside the indoor practice facility that commemorates the victories.
Georgia Tech is ranked in the top 25 in both polls entering this game.
Swinney has recorded six wins against ranked teams away from
Clemson in his six years at Clemson. Five of the six wins have been
against teams ranked in the top 10 of at least one of the polls entering the
game. While Swinney has not beaten Georgia Tech in Atlanta, two of his
top 25 wins away from home have taken place in the city, a regular season
win over Auburn and the Chick-fil-A Bowl win over LSU in 2012.
This will be the team’s third attempt at a tombstone this year as
Clemson already faced ranked teams from Georgia and Florida State on
the road this year.
Below is a chart that shows the six wins over top 25 teams away
from home since Swinney became head coach on a full time basis in 2009.
Year
2009
2011
2012
2013
Swinney wins over top 25 Teams Away from Clemson
Opponent
Site
AP-US
CU-Opp
Miami (FL)
Miami
8-9
40-37
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
11-10
23-3
Virginia Tech
Charlotte
5-3
38-10
Auburn
Atlanta
NR-25
26-19
LSU
Atlanta
9-7
25-24
Ohio State
Miami 7-6
40-35
Battle of Top 25 Teams This Weekend
Clemson and Georgia Tech are both in the top 25 of both polls this
week. Clemson is 17th by the Amway Coaches Poll and 18th by AP, while
Georgia Tech is 23rd in Amway and 24th by AP.
This will be the seventh time that Clemson and Georgia Tech have
played with both ranked in the top 25 of the AP poll, the first time since the
2009 ACC Championship game when Clemson was 25th and Georgia Tech
was 12th. Tech won the thrilling game, 39-34, a game in which neither
team punted.
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The teams first met as ranked teams in a non-conference game in
1959 when the Tigers were sixth and Georgia Tech was seventh. Georgia
Tech won in Atlanta, 16-6.
While Georgia Tech leads 4-2 in series games involving two ranked
teams, the Tigers have won two of the last three.
Georgia Tech comes into this game with an 8-2 record, while
Clemson s 7-2. This marks just the second time in the history of the series
that both teams come into the game with at least seven wins already in
the bank. The other year was 2009 in the ACC Championship game when
Georgia Tech entered with a 10-2 record and Clemson was 8-4.
Games Clemson and Georgia Tech both Ranked
Year
Site
Cu RkGt Rk
Outcome
1959
Tech
6
7
Georgia Tech, 16-6
1984
Tech
13
20
Georgia Tech, 28-21
1990
Tech
15
18
Georgia Tech, 21-19
1991
Clemson 7
19
Clemson, 9-7
2006
Clemson
12
13
Clemson, 31-7
2009
Tampa
25
12
Georgia Tech, 39-34
2014
Tech
18
24
Tigers Outstanding on Defense in Fourth Quarter
Clemson’s defense has been outstanding all year, but especially
in the fourth period over the last five games. In that time, Clemson has allowed just 157 yards rushing, 172 yards passing, 17 first downs, nine total
points and just one touchdown. That only touchdown in the fourth period
of the last five games combined took place at Boston College.
Clemson Senior Class Seeking to Tie Victories Record
The current class of seniors has a 39-10 record for the four seasons, tied for the second most wins in Clemson history. The record is a
40-8 mark by the seniors of 1990 who posted four straight 10-2 seasons.
Thus, a victory for the Tigers over Georgia Tech on Saturday will tie the
Clemson record for wins by a senior class. The current group that includes
21 scholarship seniors, is tied with the seniors of 1991, who had a 39-8-1
record.
Clemson Senior Class Total Wins Bests
Rk
Class
Pct
W-L-T
1.
1990
.833
40-8
2.
1991
.823
39-8-1
2014
.796
39-10
4.
1989
.813
38-8-2
2013
.717
38-15
6.
1984
.844
37-6-2
1981
.787
37-10
8.
1983
.822
36-7-2
2012
.679
36-17
Clemson Third in Three-and-Outs
Clemson remains third in the nation in three-and-outs on defense.
The Tigers have had 59 three-and-outs in nine games, an average of 6.56
per game. TCU is first with 7.33 per game on 66 in nine games, while
Louisville is second with 7.0 per game off 70 in 10 games. Clemson has
forced 59 three and outs in 134 defensive possessions, or 44 percent of
the time.
Clemson Defense vs. Georgia Tech Offense
One of the top defense vs. offense matchups in college football this
weekend will take place when Clemson faces Georgia Tech. The Tigers
have one of the top defenses in the nation, while Georgia Tech has one of
the top offenses in the nation, especially in terms of rushing.
Georgia Tech has the second best rushing offense in the nation
with 335 yards per game, while Clemson has the fourth best rush defense,
allowing 91 yards per game. Clemson is first nationally in third-down
conversion defense, while Georgia Tech is first in third-down conversion
offense. The Tigers are first in tackles for loss per game defensively, while
Tech allows just 4.2 per game, ninth best offensively in the nation.
Category
Rushing
Scoring
Total
3rd Down Conversion
First Down
Sacks
Tackles for Loss
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90.9 (#4)
18.4 (#12)
252.0 (#2)
.232 (#1)
13.8 (#2)
3.89 (#2)
10.1 (#1)
Georgia Tech Off
335.6 (#2)
38.8 (#12)
481.3 (#21)
.593 (#1)
24.8 (#7)
0.70 (#5)
4.2 (#9)
100-Yard Day by Freshmen
Freshman Wayne Gallman had 19 carries for 106 yards and a
score, and freshman receiver Artavis Scott had eight catches for 122 yards
and two scores in Clemson’s win over Wake Forest on November 6. It
was the 46th time in history that Clemson has had a 100-yard rusher and
receiver in the same game, but the first time freshmen combined to accomplish the feat.
This was the 46th time Clemson has had a 100-yard rusher and
receiver in the same game, the 10th time since 2011, or since Chad Morris
became Clemson offensive coordinator. Clemson accomplished the feat
just three times in the four years prior to his arrival.
Gallman Top Rusher, Scott Leading Receiver
Wayne Gallman is Clemson’s top rusher with 405 yards and
Artavis Scott is Clemson’s top receiver with 53 receptions. Both are freshmen. Clemson has had freshmen lead the Tigers in rushing yards and
receptions in the same season just twice in history, 1990 and 1943.
In 1990, Ronald Williams was a true freshman and led the Tigers
with 941 yards rushing on 178 carries. He was named the ACC Rookie of
the Year that year and he is the father of current Clemson defensive tackle
DeShawn Williams. Terry Smith, a redshirt freshman, was Clemson’s leading receiver that year with 34 catches for 480 yards. His yardage total was
also a team best that year.
The only other year freshmen led Clemson in rushing and receptions in the same year was 1943 when Jim Whitmire was the top rusher
(72-376) and Eddis Freeman was the top receiver (8-175). Clemson had
nothing but freshmen and sophomores on the team that year as the United
States Armed Services had drafted virtually all of Clemson’s upperclassmen.
Gallman has been named ACC Rookie of the week each of the
last two weeks, wins over Syracuse and Wake Forest.
Gallman Has Consecutive 100-yard Days
Wayne Gallman had 28 carries for 101 yards in the Tigers win
over Syracuse, then had 19-106 in the victory at Wake Forest. That gives
the freshman 47 carries for 207 yards over the last two weeks and he has
taken over the team lead in rushing with 405 yards on 95 attempts, a 4.3
average.
Gallman is the first Clemson freshman to have consecutive
100-yard rushing games since C.J. Spiller accomplished the feat in 2006.
Spiller had consecutive 150-yard rushing games against N.C. State and
South Carolina to end the 2006 regular season.
Only two other freshmen have had consecutive 100-yard rushing
days. James Davis did it in 2005 against South Carolina (27-145) and
Colorado (28-150) and Ronald Williams did it in 1990 against Georgia (23128) and Georgia Tech (17-108).
Gallman has also been outstanding as a receiver with 20 catches
for 103 yards. He had a 16-yard touchdown reception and a 30-yard scoring run in the win over Wake Forest. Gallman was the first Tiger to catch
a TD pass and rush for one in the same game since Rod McDowell did it
against Virginia last year.
Scott Leading Receiver
Freshman Artavis Scott leads Clemson in receptions with 53 for
624 yards and five touchdowns. He is first in touchdown receptions and
second in receiving yards.
Scott was Clemson’s top receiver against Wake Forest with 8
catches for 122 yards and two scores. He had 6-164 receiving and two
scores against South Carolina State earlier in the season. He broke
Sammy Watkins freshman record for receiving yards by a freshman in that
game.
He had consecutive games with 10 receptions in wins over
Louisville and Boston College. He is the only player in Clemson history
with consecutive games with at least 10 receptions. With his performance
against Wake Forest, Scott joined Sammy Watkins as the only freshmen in
Clemson history to catch two touchdown passes in the same game.
Anthony Semifinalist for Butkus Award
Clemson linebacker Stephone Anthony is one of 15 semifinalists
for the 2014 Dick Butkus Award. The honor goes to the top linebacker in
college football each year. Anthony and Denzel Perryman of Miami are
the only ACC players among the final 15.
Anthony is the leading tackler on a Clemson defense that ranks
second in the nation in total defense, fourth in pass defense, fourth in rushing defense and 12th in scoring defense. The Tigers also lead the nation
in third-down conversion defense and tackles for loss per game.
The senior from Polkton, N.C. has 67 tackles, 8.5 tackles for
loss, 2.5 sacks, four passes broken up, two caused fumbles and an
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interception. In Clemson’s win over Syracuse last Saturday, Anthony had
seven tackles, a sack, a caused fumble and an interception in helping the
Tigers to a 16-6 victory.
The list of Butkus Award semifinalists includes Stephone
Anthony (Clemson), Myles Jack (UCLA), Jordan Jenkins (Georgia), A.J.
Johnson (Tennessee), Eric Kendricks (UCLA), Hau’oli Kikaha (Washington), Bendardrick McKinney (Mississippi State), Denzel Perryman (MiamiFL), Hayes Pullard (Southern California), Reggie Ragland (Alabama), Jake
Ryan (Michigan), Jaylon Smith (Notre Dame), Eric Striker (Oklahoma),
Shaq Thompson (Washington), Ramik Wilson (Georgia).
Finalists for the Butkus Award will be announced on November
24 and the winner will be announced December 9.
Anthony Better than His Stats Show
The website Bleacher Report ran a list of the top 10 players in
the nation who are better than their statistics indicate. One of the players listed was Clemson linebacker Stephone Anthony, who was recently
named to the Butkus Award semifinalist list.
Anthony leads Clemson in tackles with 67 on 44 first hits and
23 assists. Anthony’s 7.5 tackles per game lead the Tigers, but don’t rank
in the top 100 in the nation. He has 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and
seven quarterback pressures. Clemson’s defense has been so balanced
that Anthony has not had the opportunities that a lot of players have across
the country. The Tigers have 59 defensive three-and-outs.
Anthony was named the co-Linebacker of the Week in the ACC
for his performance against Syracuse when he had six tackles, a sack on
the first play of the game, had a caused fumble and an interception that
turned the momentum of the game.
Williams Added to Biletnikoff List
Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams has been added to the
Biletnikoff Award Watch List. The honor is presented each year to the top
receiver in college football.
Williams is second in the ACC in receiving yards per game with
an average of 86 per contest. He has 38 receptions for 772 yards and four
scores. His 20.3 yards per reception figure is best in the nation among
players with at least 35 catches.
Seventeen of his 38 receptions have been for at least 20 yards,
second in the nation and he has 11 catches of at least 30 yards, third best
in the nation. The native of Vance, S..C. has had three 100-yard receiving games and at least 72 yards receiving in seven of Clemson’s nine
games this year. He had a career high 155 receiving yards in Clemson’s
41-0 win over NC State and a career high eight catches for 128 yards in
Clemson’s 17-13 win over Boston College.
Last year, Clemson receiver Sammy Watkins was one of three
finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented each December in
Orlando, Florida. Watkins is now one of the top rookie receivers in the
NFL with the Buffalo Bills.
Lakip Named Groza Star of the Week
Named Semifinalist fo Groza Award
Clemson kicker Ammon Lakip has been named a Groza Award
Star of the Week by the Lou Groza Award Committee of Palm Beach, Fla
for his performance against Syracuse. Each week the committee recognizes the top three kickers in the country. In addition to Lakip, Jaden Oberkrom of TCU and Matthew McCrane of Kansas State were also named.
Lakip was 3-3 on field goals in helping the Tigers to a 16-6 win
over Syracuse on October 25. He made field goals from 38,18 and 41
yards to give Clemson a 9-6 lead going into the fourth period. The junior
has now made 15-19 field goals for the year, including 13-14 in games
played at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium. He has made his last nine attempts regardless of site.
For the season, Lakip has scored 81 points on the 17 field goals
in 21 attempts and a perfect 30-30 on extra points. He is seventh in the
nation in total field goals made, and 21st in scoring points. He is Clemson’s leading scorer this year by a large margin.
Lakip was also named one of 20 semifinalists for the award that
will be presented in December in Orlando, Fla. He has made 11 consecutive field goals and 13 of his last 14.
Clemson Has Veteran Coaching Staff
Dabo Swinney has put together a veteran coaching staff. The
10 full time coaches (including Swinney) have combined to coach 2,173
games. Leading the way is Robbie Caldwell, who has been on the
sidelines as a college coach for 427 games. Dan Books is second with
378 and Danny Pearman is third with 300. He coached his 300th game at
Wake Forest on November 6.
Dabo Swinney has been on the sidelines for 248 games, 165 as
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an assistant and 83 as a head coach. Brent Venables has coached 245
games and his teams have a 199-46 record for a .811 winning percentage.
He is going for his 200th win in coaching at Georgia Tech on November 15.
Chad Morris has a .790 winning percentage in the games he has coached
at Tulsa and Clemson.
Clemson’s Veteran Coaching Staff
Coach
Record
Pct
Robbie Caldwell
244-178-5
.577
Dan Brooks
256-119-3
.681
Danny Pearman
210-89-1
.702
Dabo Swinney
164-83-1
.663
Brent Venables
199-46
.812
Marion Hobby
108-83
.565
Mike Reed
71-51
.582
Tony Elliott
71-34
.676
Jeff Scott
64-30
.681
Chad Morris
49-13
.790
Total
1426-726-11
.663
Total Games
427
378
300
248
245
191
122
105
94
62
2173
Another Clutch Catch for Seckinger
Clemson fans should be very excited when Stanton Seckinger
catches a touchdown pass. The junior from Isle of Palms, S.C. has six
career touchdown passes in six different games and Clemson has won all
six.
Two of his touchdown passes were game winners in contests
decided by a touchdown or less against top five ranked teams. He caught
the game winner against Georgia and Ohio State at the beginning and the
end of the 2013 season. He had another big TD catch against Syracuse,
the Tigers only touchdown in the 16-6 Clemson victory.
Seckinger has just 31 career receptions, but six have gone for
touchdowns. He was limited due to injury earlier in the season, but is
healthy now.
Clemson Defense Ranks Among Best in Clemson History
This Clemson defense is rapidly getting the reputation that it
ranks among the best in Clemson history. Two defenses that come into
the conversation are the 1981 National Championship defense that ranked
second in the nation in scoring defense and seventh in total defense. It
also forced a school record 41 turnovers.
The other defense that is mentioned is the 1990 squad that had
eight players go on to start in the NFL. That team was number-one in the
nation in total defense, number-two in rushing defense and number two in
scoring defense.
Comparison of Great Clemson Defenses
Category
2014
1990
Scoring 18.4 (12)
9.9 (2)
Passing yards
161.0 (4)
148.3
Rushing yards
90.9 (3)
70.9 (2)
Total Yards
252 (2)
219.2 (1)
3rd down
.232 (1)
.316
First Downs
13.8 (2)
13.3
Sacks/Game
3.89 (2)
3.58
Completion %
.500
.484
Yards/Play
3.97 (1)
3.5
Yds/Rush
2.67 (2)
2.1
Yds/Pass
5.5 (4)
5.2
Number in parenthesis is national ranking
1981
8.8 (2)
154.5
97.4 (8)
251.9 (7)
.358
16.8
3.67
.470
3.7
2.5
5.3
Holding Teams under 100 Rushing and Passing
Clemson held Syracuse to 88 yards rushing and 82 yards
passing in the 16-6 victory at Memorial Stadium on October 25. It was
the second time this year Clemson held the opposition under 100 yards
rushing and under 100 yards passing in he same game. This is the first
time Clemson has accomplished the feat in any game since 2009 when the
Tigers also did it twice, wins over Wake Forest and Boston College.
Overall, Clemson has accomplished the feat five times under
Dabo Swinney. The other occasion was in 2008 when Swinney was
interim coach in a win over Duke.
Clemson has held an opponent to under 100 yards rushing and
under 100 yards passing in the same game 25 times since 1977 and the
Tigers have won all 25.
Tigers Overcoming Injuries to Gain Victory
Clemson has overcome many injuries, especially on offense
to record a 7-2 slate so far this year. The Tigers have had 10 players on
offense miss a combined 47 games due to injury, and three players on
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defense have missed a combined 15 games. That is 13 players who have
combined to miss 62 games so far this year.
The list of injured includes running backs Adam Choice, Tyshon
Dye and Zac Brooks, tight ends Jordan Leggett and Sam Cooper, and offensive linemen Jay Guillermo and Oliver Jones.
Games Missed by Clemson Players due to Injury in 2014
Player, Pos
Games missed
Tyshon Dye, RB
8 (now active)
Zac Books, RB
9 (out for season)
Charone Peake, WR
6 (could return this year)
Jay Guillermo, OL
4 (Will return this year)
Deshaun Watson, QB
3 (Now active)
Adam Choice, RB
2 (out for season)
Jordan Leggett, TE
1 (now active
Sam Cooper, TE
5 (now active)
Demarre Kitt, WR
1 (now active)
Oliver Jones, OL
8 (out for season)
Travis Blanks, SAF
8 (out for season)
Tony Steward, LB
1 (now active)
Martin Jenkins, DB
6 (could return)
Pinion Chasing his Own Record
Bradley Pinion had three more punts inside the 20 in the win
over Syracuse and now has 22 for the season. He needs just three more
punts inside the 20 to break his own Clemson single season record. Pinion had 24 last year in 13 games, the same total Kevin Laird had in 1996.
Over Pinion’s first 102 punts as a Tiger he had 42 punts inside
the 20 and no touchbacks. The streak was broken at Boston College on
October 25. He now has two touchbacks in his career.
Pinion has also been outstanding in terms of touchbacks on
kickoffs. He has 27 touchbacks on 53 kickoffs and has forced the opposition to start their possession inside the 21 yard line on nine other occasions.
Back to punting, Pinion has 54 punts for a 43.1 average and has
14 punts of at least 50 yards. He has a net punting figure of 40.0 yards per
attempt.
An October to Remember from Defensive Standpoint
Clemson had a 4-0 record in the month of October and a strong
defense had a lot to do with it. Clemson allowed just 9.0 points, 213 yards,
10.8 first downs and 9-61 conversions on third down. Clemson ranked first
in the nation in all of those categories for the month.
Clemson downed N.C. State 41-0 to open the month, the first
shutout for the Tigers against an ACC team since 1998. They followed
that up with a 23-17 win over Louisville, the number-one ranked total
defense for the season. The Tigers then downed Boston College, the #8
ranked total defense in the nation, by a 17-13 score. Dabo Swinney’s
team then closed the month with a 16-6 win over Syracuse. The Tigers
held Syracuse under 100 yards in rushing and passing.
Overall, Clemson ranked in the top five in the nation in 12 different statistical categories for the month of October.
Clemson Defense in the Month of October
Category
Figure
Nat Rank
Scoring Defense
9.0
1st
Total Defense
212.8
1st
Opponent First Downs
10.8
1st
Third Down Conversion
.148
1st
Completion Percentage
.412
2nd
Yards/Play Allowed
3.5
2nd
Rushing TDs Allowed
1
3rd
Pass Defense
118.0
3rd
Yards/Pass Attempt Allowed
4.9
4th
Tackles for Loss/Game
10.0
4th
Sacks/Game
4.25
5th
Pass Efficiency Defense
88.2
5th
Stoudt Has Faced Challenging Defenses
Cole Stoudt has taken the majority of the snaps in five of
Clemson’s eight games against FBS schools so far this year. He has been
the Tigers quarterback against Georgia, Louisville, Boston College and
Syracuse. Louisville (6th), Boston College (16th), and Georgia (23rd) are
all ranked in the top 25 in the nation in total defense, Syracuse is 29th and
Wake Forest is 45th.
The average total defense ranking of those five schools is #24 in
the nation and those schools have given up an average of 306 yards per
game.
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Freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is out with a
hand injury, has played the majority of the time against Florida State,
North Carolina and N.C. State. Those three teams have an average total
defense rank of #81 in the nation and those schools average total defense
is 427 yards per game.
Last year, Tajh Boyd and the Tigers played 11 games against
FBS team and those teams had an average total defense rank of #42 in
the nation and had an average total defense of 371 yards per game.
Beasley Semifinalist for four Awards
Clemson defensive end Vic Beasley has been named one of 20
quarterfinalists for the 2014 Lott Impact Trophy. The award is presented
each year to a defensive player in honor of former Southern California
defensive back Ronnie Lott who went on to a Hall of Fame career in the
National Football League.
He is also a semifinalist for the Hendricks Award, which goes to
the top defensive end in the nation, the Lombardi Award, and the Bednarik
Award,
Beasley, the only defensive player in the nation who is a returning consensus All-American from 2013, has eight sacks and 12.5 tackles
for loss in nine games so far this season. He is 10th in sacks and second
in sack yardage in addition to ranking 15th in the nation in tackles for loss.
Beasley has 29 career sacks, first in Clemson history and more
than any other active FBS player. His 221 career sack yards are 83 yards
more than any other active player. He is also second in career tackles for
loss among active players with 43.5.
The 20 quarterfinalists for the Lott Trophy include Vic Beasley,
DE, Clemson; Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State; Henry Coley, LB,
Virginia; Landon Collins, S, Alabama; Ronald Darby, CB, Florida State;
Michael Doctor LB, Oregon State; Bud Dupree, DE, Kentucky; Ifo EkpreOlomu, CB, Oregon; Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska.
Also named were David Helton, LB, Duke; A.J. Johnson, LB,
Tennessee; Eric Kendricks, LB, UCLA; Hau’oli Kikaha, DE, Washington,
Ryan Mueller, DE, Kansas State; Jordan Richards, S, Stanford; Deterrian
Shackelford, LB, Mississippi; Danny Shelton, DT, Washington; Eric Striker,
LB, Oklahoma; Jaylon Smith, LB, Notre Dame, Leonard Williams, DE,
Southern Cal.
Stoudt Takes Home Leather Helmet Award
Cole Stoudt proudly donned the Leather Helmet Award in the
Clemson locker room at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill after Clemson’s
17-13 victory over Boston College on October 18. The Leather Helmet
Award goes to the game most valuable player base on a vote of the media
covering the Clemson vs. Boston College game each year.
Stoudt completed a career high 29 passes in 45 attempts for 285
yards in the Tigers victory in a game that was dominated by defense most
of the day. Stoudt also had 23 yards rushing, giving him 308 yards of total
offense against a Boston College team that was ranked ninth in the nation
in total defense entering the game.
While he did not throw a touchdown pass, the senior quarterback connected on many timely aerials, none more important than his
32-yard strike down the right sideline to Mike Williams on a third-down play
in the fourth period after Boston College had taken a 13-10 lead. It kept
the drive alive and the Tigers went on to score on a 32-yard run by C.J.
Davidson to take a 17-13 lead in the fourth period.
Stoudt became just the second quarterback to win the Leather
Helmet Award, joining Tajh Boyd, who took the honor in Clemson’s win in
Boston in 2012. Boyd was on the sidelines in Boston on Saturday cheering on the Tigers. He is now one of four former Clemson players on the
Boston Brawlers of the FXFL.
Tiger Seniors Establish Record
Clemson’s senior class established a school record in the win
over Syracuse. The victory was the 25th over an ACC team in regular
season play and established a school record. The previous record was 24
ACC wins by the 2013 seniors. The class now has 26 and one more ACC
game left against Georgia Tech. Clemson is 6-1 in the ACC this year.
This senior class has won at least six games in each of its four
years in league play. The group is 26-5 entering the Georgia Tech game,
15-1 at home and 11-4 on the road. The only league home loss was last
year against Florida State, the eventual National Champion of 2013.
Happy Birthday Mike Williams
Mike Williams celebrated his 20th birthday in grand style on
October 4, 2014 in Clemson’s 41-0 win over NC State. Williams had six
receptions for a career high 155 yards and two touchdowns. It was his
second straight game with at least six catches for at least 120 yards and
two scores.
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It is regarded as one of the top birthday performances in
Clemson history. Rodney Williams (no relation) was 13-18 passing for
193 yards and two touchdowns on November 1, 1986, his birthday and
perhaps the best birthday performance on record.
Mike Williams had 6-122 and two scores in the win over North
Carolina the previous week, giving him 12-277 and four touchdowns over
the two-game period.
So how many times did Hopkins and Watkins have back-to-back
games of at least six catches, 120 yards and two scores? The answer is
once by Watkins. As a freshman, Watkins had 10-155 and two touchdowns in a win over Auburn, then the next week had 7-141 and two receiving touchdowns in a win over Florida State. Hopkins never did it.
Surprisingly, even though Hopkins had 27 career touchdown receptions, including a record 18 in 2012, he never had back-to-back games
with two or more touchdown receptions. Watkins did it twice.
Clemson Career Leaders in Yards/Reception
(Min 30 Receptions)
Rk Player
Years
Rec
1. Martavis Bryant
2011-13
61
3. Joe Blalock
1939-41
38
4. Gary Cooper
1985-89
79
4. Mike Wiliams
2013-14
58
5. Frank Magwood
1979-82
51
6. Glenn Smith
1949-51
88
7. Eddis Freeman
1943-46
37
8. Dwight Clark
1975-78
33
9. Bill Mathis
1957-59
35
Yds
1354
773
1592
1088
920
1576
655
571
602
Yds/Rec
22.20
20.34
20.15
18.76
18.04
17.91
17.70
17.30
17.20
Five Tigers in Top 25 of Stat Rankings
Three different Clemson players are ranked in the top 25 in the
nation in various statistical areas.
Clemson Players in Top 25 of NCAA Stats
Player, Pos
Category
Rank
Mike Williams, WR
#Yds/Reception
1st
Reception Yds/Game24th
Ammon Lakip, PK
Field Goals/Game
7th
Scoring
21st
Vic Beasley, DE
Sacks/Game
10th
Sack Yardage
2nd
Tackles for loss
15th
TFL Yardage
4th
#Minimum 35 receptions
Figure
20.4
85.8
1.9
9.0
0.89
70
1.4
80
Clemson Defense Among Nation’s Best
Clemson has one of the top defenses in the nation this year
based on the latest NCAA data. The Tigers lead the nation in third-down
conversion defense, allowing opponents to convert just 23 percent of the
time. Clemson is also first in the nation in tackles for loss per game, yards
per play allowed and on negative yardage on tackles for loss with 420.
Clemson Defense National Rankings
Category
Rank
Figure
Scoring
12
18.4
Rushing
4
90.9
Yards/Rush
2
2.67
Pass Defense 4
161.0
Pass Yards/Attempt
4
5.5
Completion %
8
50.0
Total Defense
2
252.0
Yards/Play
1
3.97
First Downs/Game
2
13.8
Sacks
2
3.89
Tackles for Loss/Game
1
10.1
Tackle for Loss Yardage
1
420
rd
3 Down Conversion
1
.232
3 and outs/game
3
6.8
Tigers Receive Midseason Honors
Many Clemson players received honors this week as various
media outlets released midseason all-star teams. The list of players honored included Vic Beasley, Deshaun Watson, Stephone Anthony, Grady
Jarrett and Mike Williams.
Beasley is the most decorated with midseason honors. Fox
Sports listed Beasley as the midseason favorite for the Lombardi Award,
while he was also named a first-team All-American at the halfway point of
the season by CBS Sports, Phil Steele, and the website Sports on Earth.
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Phil Steele also listed Beasley as first-team All-ACC. Beasley was third in
the nation in sacks through six games with eight.
Grady Jarrett was named a second-team All-American by Sports
on Earth and a second-team All-ACC selection by Phil Steele. Jarrett
was fourth on the Clemson team in tackles with 31 at the midpoint of the
season.
Freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson was second in the nation in passing efficiency and first in yards per pass attempt at midseason.
He was named the top freshman among players on offense in college
football by Sports on Earth, and one of the top five freshmen in the nation
by Fox Sports. He was also added to the Maxwell Award National Player of
the Year Watch List and was second-team All-ACC by Phil Steele.
Stephone Anthony was named a first-team All-ACC selection by
Phil Steele, while Williams was a second-team All-ACC choice by Steele at
midseason. Anthony was first on the team in tackles with 42 at midseason,
while Williams led Clemson in reception yards with 543 and touchdowns
with four.
Beasley Top Active Defender in FBS
Clemson All-American Vic Beasley is having another outstanding year with eight sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss for the first nine games
of the season. Beasley now has 29 sacks for 221 negative yards in his
career. That negative yardage is longer than the average par three (200
yards) at the TPC at Summerlin in Las Vegas where former Clemson golfer
Ben Martin won a PGA Tour event on October 19.
Among active FBS players, Beasley is first in sacks, first in
negative yardage on sacks, third in career tackles for loss and first in
negative yards on those tackles for loss. He had at least one sack in each
of the first six games this year and it was an eight game streak over two
seasons. But that streak came to an end in the victory at Boston College.
He did have a tackle for loss, however, and has now been in on a tackle for
loss in 11 straight games.
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2.
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Rk
1.
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Vic Beasley Among Active FBS Players
Career Sacks
Player
School
Vic Beasley
Clemson Andre Monroe
Maryland
Leighton Gasque
Middle Tennessee
Alvin Dupree
Kentucky
Cory James
Colorado State
Martin Ifedi
Memphis Brock Hekking
Nevada
Art Norman
NC State
Career Sack Yardage
Player
School
Vic Beasley
Clemson
Andre Monroe
Maryland
Alvin Dupree
Kentucky
Art Norman
N.C State
GP
44
31
44
47
GP
44
31
46
44
41
40
41
47
Sks-Yds
29-221
22-153
22-127
21.5-151
21-139
21-117
21-131
21-151
Sks-Yds
29-221
22-153
21.5-151
21-151
easley Sets Clemson Career Sack Record
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Vic Beasley became Clemson’s career leader in sacks when he
had one in the win over Louisville on October 11. It gave him eight for the
season and 29 for his career.
Beasley went ahead of all-time greats Michael Dean Perry and
Gaines Adams in setting the record. Perry and Adams both had 28 in their
respective careers. Perry was on the Clemson sidelines for the game.
Adams is deceased.
It marked the eighth consecutive game that Beasley had a sack.
The Clemson record is nine in a row by Da’Quan Bowers. Beasley’s
streak ended at Boston College when he did not have a sack.
Beasley has had a remarkable run to the record when you consider he has started just 22 games in his career. All 29 of his sacks have
come in his last 35 games. It is amazing to think that in 2010 he was the
scout team quarterback as the Tigers prepared to play Georgia Tech.
Clemson Career Sacks Leaders
Rk Player
1. Vic Beasley, DE
2. Michael Dean Perry, DT
Gaines Adams, DE
4. William Perry, MG
5. Adrian Dingle, DE
Keith Adams, LB
7. Brentson Buckner, DT
Bryant McNeal, DE
Years
2011-14
1984-87
2003-06
1981-84
1995-98
1998-00
1990-93
1999-02
Sacks
29-221
28-188
28-172
25-191
23-122
23-196
22-144
22-124
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10.
Chester McGlockton, DT
Da’Quan Bowers, OLB
1989-91
2008-10
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20.5-127
19.5-140
Offensive line Went the Distance Consecutive Games
Clemson had the same five players start and play every snap in
the offensive line in wins over Louisville and Boston College. Both teams
had top 10 rankings in total defense entering the game. The group played
all 73 plays against Louisville and all 81 at Boston College.
The Clemson lineup included Kalon Davis and Isaiah Battle
at the tackles, David Beasley and Reid Webster at the guards and Ryan
Norton at center. Clemson has been down a couple of players due to
injury as Joe Gore has been out with an appendectomy and Jay Guillermo
is recovering from a broken foot.
So how often has Clemson played the same five in the offensive
line for an entire game? The two games listed above represent the fifth
and sixth times this century. Prior to the Louisville game this year Clemson
last played the same five offensive linemen the entire game against Virginia Tech in 2012. The Tigers also did it against South Carolina in 2002
and against Virginia and North Carolina in 2000.
This is the first time on record (since 1987) that Clemson has
played the same five offensive linemen the entire game for consecutive
games.It is interesting to note that Clemson is 6-0 since 2000 when the
same five offensive linemen play the entire game.
Humphries Goes over 100 Punt Return Yards
Adam Humphries had eight punt returns for 107 yards in Clemson’s win over Louisville. It was the first 100-yard punt return game for
a Clemson player since C.J. Spiller had 119 punt return yards on three
attempts in 2009 against Boston College. He was named the ACC Special
Teams Player of the Week for his performance.
Humphries’s day included a 72-yard punt return for a score, the
first Tiger to return a punt for a score since Spiller went 77 yards for a
score in the aforementioned game against Boston College.
Humphries’s performance was the fifth best punt return game in
Clemson history in terms of yardage. He now has 173 yards on 25 returns
for the season, an 7.0 average. For his career, 471 punt return yards in
62 attempts. Last year he had 20 returns for 212 punt return yards and
finished 24th in the nation in yards per return with a 10.6 average.
Top Clemson Punt Return Games
Player
Opponent
Year
PR-Yds
Don Kelley
Maryland
1970
4-167
Donnell Woolford
Georgia Tech
1987
5-126
C.J. Spiller
Boston College
2009
3-119
Darnell Stephens
Maryland
1991
4-116
Adam Humphries
Louisville
2014
8-108
Tony Horne
UTEP
1997
7-106
Brian Mance
Georgia Tech
2000
3-105
Richie Luzzi
Georgia
1969
2-102
Bobby Gage
NC State
1948
3-101
Good Starts on Offense and Defense
Clemson has gotten off to a good start on offense and defense in
most of the games so far this year.
Defensively, Clemson forced three-and-outs by the first eight opponents. Ironically, Wake Forest, ranked last in the nation in total offense
entering the game, broke the streak.
Offensively, Clemson has scored within the first five minutes
of the game in five of the 10 contests, four times on touchdowns by the
offense, and once on a punt return. D.J. Howard scored on a 1-yard run
against Georgia just 4:14 into the game, and Adam Humphries ran two
yards for a score just 2:25 into the game against S.C. State.
Clemson did not score in the first period against Florida State.
Against North Carolina, Germone Hopper caught a 74-yard touchdown
pass from Deshaun Watson 2:26 into the contest, and Mike Williams
hauled in a 56-yard scoring pass from Watson 2:22 into the NC State
game. Then Humphries returned a punt 72 yards for a score just 1:02 into
the Louisville game.
Barnes Scores Defensive Touchdown
Clemson defensive end Tavaris Barnes scored a touchdown on a
fumble recovery in the win over Louisville. It marked the second straight
game that Clemson had a defensive touchdown, as Vic Beasley returned a
fumble after a sack for a score in the win over N.C. State.
The play was originally scored a recovery by Grady Jarrett. But
after review of the film by defensive coaches on Sunday from the endzone
coaches film it was determined that Barnes had possession when he broke
the plane. He fumbled the ball after the broke the plane.
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It was the third touchdown of the year by the Clemson defense.
Jadar Johnson had an interception return for a score against S.C. State.
Combined with two safeties, Clemson’s defense has scored 22 points this
season. The Clemson record for points in a season scored by the defense
is 32 in 1990.
Five different current Clemson defenders have scored touchdowns in their careers. Vic Beasley has two, while Corey Crawford,
Tavaris Barnes, Martin Jenkins and Jadar Johnson all have one apiece.
Barnes scored on a fumble recovery and Adam Humphries scored
on a punt return in the win over Louisville. It was the first time Clemson
scored touchdowns on a punt return and fumble recovery or return since
the 2006 Florida Atlantic game.
25 Straight over Unranked Foes
Clemson has won 25 consecutive games against unranked opponents, the longest streak of its kind in school history. All 25 of the wins
have been by at least four points, the longest active streak in the nation.
Florida State is second in terms of consecutive wins by at least four points
over unranked teams with 21. Alabama has the longest winning streak in
the nation in terms of consecutive wins over unranked opponents regardless of the scoring margin with 53.
Consecutive Wins over Unranked Opponents by Four Points or More
Rk School Wins Last Loss vs. Unranked Team
1. Clemson
25
2011 at NC State, 37-13
2. Florida State
21
2012 at NC State, 17-16
3. Michigan State
15
2012 vs. Northwestern, 23-20
Consecutive Wins over Unranked Opponents
Rk School Wins Last Loss vs. Unranked Team
1. Alabama
53
2007 vs. UL-Monroe, 21-14
2. Clemson
25
2011 at NC State, 37-13
3. Florida State
21
2012 at NC State, 17-16
Texas A&M
20
2011 vs. Texas, 27-25
5. Michigan State
18
2012 vs. Northwestern 23-20
6. Auburn
13
2012 at Vanderblt, 17-13
Tigers Register Shutout against Wolfpack
Clemson had one of its best all-around performances in recent
years with the 41-0 win over NC State on October 4. It was the largest
margin of victory for the Tigers against the Wolfpack and the first time
Clemson had registered a shutout against any ACC team since 1998
against Maryland. It was the first shutout in any game since Dabo Swinney became Clemson head coach. It was Clemson’s first shutout against
anyone since Dabo Swinney became head coach.
Clemson’s defense held NC State to 35 yards passing and 154
yards of total offense, the best figures for the Tigers against an ACC foe
since a victory over Boston College in 2009. NC State came into the game
averaging 40 points and 505 yards per game and had scored at least 40
points in four consecutive games, a first in NC State history. NC State had
just four yards total offense in the first half and had just 79 yards through
three quarters.
Other Clemson Defensive Notes on Clemson win over NC State
•Clemson had 18 first downs before NC State had its first with
five minutes left in the second period.
•It was just the second time in the last 34 seasons than an ACC
team had 35 yards passing or less against the Tigers. The only other time
was in 2009 when Boston College had just 25 yards passing against the
Tigers.
•NC State had just one first down passing in the game.
•NC State averaged just 1.8 yards per pass attempt for the
game.
•The Pack averaged just 2.7 yards per play and had less than
two yards a play through the first three periods.
•NC State had just 79 yards of total offense through three quarters on 40 plays.
•14 of NC State’s first 15 plays were for two yards or less. NC
State had five three-and-outs to start the game.
Clemson Senior Class 8-1 in Close Games
Clemson defeated Louisville 23-17 on October 11, then downed
Boston College 17-13 in Boston the following week. Clemson’s current
senior class is now 8-1 in games decided by seven points or less. The only
loss was the overtime loss at Florida State on September 20. Ironically, it
was by the same score as the victory over Louisville.
Clemson’s seniors are now 38-10 in their careers and have a
chance to break the school record for wins by a class. The 1990 group
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had a 40-8 mark.
This group has not had a lot of close games, as only nine of their
48 have been decided by seven points or less. Do the math and you can
see that 29 of the 38 wins have been by at least eight points.
Clemson 2014 Seniors in Close Games (8-1)
Year
Opponent
2011
Florida State
2011
Wake Forest
2012
N-Auburn
2012
N-LSU
2013
Georgia
2013
N-Ohio State
2014
at Florida State
2014
Louisville
2014
at Boston College
#Overtime
Score
35-30
31-28
26-19
25-24
38-35
40-35
#17-23
23-17
17-13
winney Ties ACC Record for Wins in Seventh Year
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Dabo Swinney is in his sixth full season, his seventh season
coaching at least seven games for the Clemson program. In the win over
Wake Forest he got his 58th win as a head coach, tying the ACC record
for wins by a league coach in his seventh year. Jerry Claiborn of Maryland
also had 58.
Now Swinney can break the record with a win at Georgia Tech.
Tech coach Paul Johnson is also in the hunt for the mark and has 55 wins
going into the game and he is in his seventh year as well.
Swinney is already the co-record holder for wins by an ACC
coach in his sixth year. Swinney and Danny Ford both had 51 at the end
of their sixth season.
ACC Record for Wins in Seventh Year
Rk Coach
School
Years
Record
1. Jerry Claiborne
Maryland
1972-78
58-23-2
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
2008-14
58-25
3. Danny Ford
Clemson 1979-85
57-21-2
4. Dick Crum
North Carolina
1978-83
56-24-1
Ralph Friedgen
Maryland
2001-07
56-31
6. Paul Johnson
Georgia Tech
2008-14
55-34
7. Dick Sheridan
NC State
1986-92
52-29-3
Tommy Bowden
Clemson 1999-05
52-33
George O’Leary
Georgia Tech
1995-01
52-33
Jimbo Fisher
Florida State
2010-14
52-10
Kearse Saves the Day
Jayron Kearse had a career high 10 tackles in the win over
Louisville, but none was bigger than his last tackle of the game. With
under a minute left, Louisville quarterback Will Gardner completed a pass
to James Quick, who raced 73 yards down the field before he was tackled
by Kearse at the eight yard line. Kearse’s hustle, prevented Louisville from
taking a 24-23 lead with under a minute left.
Louisville got to the one-yard-line after the catch, but could not
score on a fourth down pass that was deflected by DeShawn Williams.
Kearse has made a habit of making big plays the last two years.
This year the 6-4 safety has 49 tackles to rank second on the team. He
also has a team best six passes broken up, and an interception. Last year
as a freshman, the native of Florida tied for the team lead in interceptions
with four and also had a caused fumble.
Clemson Finally Scores Exactly 50 Points
Clemson had never scored exactly 50 points in a game prior to
September 27 when the Tigers defeated North Carolina 50-35 at Memorial
Stadium. The 50th point was scored by Ammon Lakip after a touchdown
reception by Jordan Leggett with 5:56 left.
Now the only point totals Clemson has never scored that is
under 60 points are one and four. Obviously each number is fairly difficult to finish a game with. Clemson did score just two points in a game
against Georgia Tech in 1933 and had five points in 1912 against Georgia.
Clemson has two safeties so far this year, but not in the same game.
Clemson has now scored 50 or more points in a game 65 times,
including 12 times in the last four years, or since Chad Morris became
Clemson’s offensive coordinator. Last year the Tigers had five games in
which they scored at least 50 points, the most in one season in school
history. That included a streak of three games in a row with at least 50 in
consecutive wins over Virginia, Georgia Tech and The Citadel.
Clemson has now scored at least 50 points in two games this
year and five of the last 11 games over two years.
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Watson and Williams Honored by ACC
Clemson’s passing combination of Deshaun Watson and Mike
Williams were both honored with player of the week selections by the ACC
on October 6 for their performances against NC State. For the second
straight week Watson was named the ACC Offensive Back of the Week
and the ACC Rookie of the Week, while Williams was named the ACC
Receiver of the Week.
Watson completed 17-29 passes for 267 yards and two scores,
and picked up 62 rushing yards on 15 attempts and scored two more
touchdowns, giving him 329 yards of total offense in the 41-0 win over NC
State.
Over victories against North Carolina and NC State, Watson
completed 44-65 passes (.677) for 702 yards and eight touchdowns. That
is a Clemson record for passing yards in a quarterback’s first two career
starts and the eight touchdowns tie the record. Charlie Whitehurst had
eight touchdown passes in his first two starts as quarterback in 2002.
Watson is the first Clemson quarterback to be named ACC
Offensive Back and Rookie of the Week twice in the same season, never
mind in consecutive weeks. He has already been named ACC Rookie of
the Week three times, just the sixth Clemson freshman to be honored at
least three times in the same year. Sammy Watkins (2011) and Anthony
Simmons (1995) were honored four times, while Chuck McSwain (1979),
James Davis (2005), and C.J. Spiller (2006) were named three times.
Williams had six receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns,
all from Watson, in the NC State game that was held on his 20th birthday.
It was a career high in reception yards for the sophomore from Vance,
S.C. It was the second straight game he had two touchdown receptions in
a game.
Clemson ACC Players of the Week
Opponent
Player
Position
SC. State
Artavis Scott
Receiver of the Week
Florida State
Deshaun Watson
Rookie
North Carolina
Deshaun Watson
Rookie
Deshaun Watson
Offensive Back
Bradley Pinion
Co-Special Teams
NC State
Deshaun Watson
Rookie
Deshaun Watson
Offensive Back
Louisville
Adam Humphries
Special Teams
Artavis Scott
Rookie
Syracuse
Ammon Lakip
Special Teams
Wayne Gallman
Rookie
Stephone Anthony Linebacker
Wake Forest
Wayne Gallman
Rookie
Six Sophomores and Freshmen Score Touchdowns
Everyone knew Clemson would have a different look when it
came to the wide receiver position this year with Sammy Watkins and
Martavis Bryant both moving on to the NFL. The young Clemson receivers have done very well and that was especially the case against North
Carolina.
Clemson scored six touchdowns in the 50-35 win and all six
were scored on receptions by freshmen and sophomores. The group
combined for 20 receptions for 363 yards and six scores. That is an average of 18.2 yards per catch.
Sophomore Germone Hopper had three catches for 139 yards,
including a 74-yard touchdown and a 50-yard touchdown catch. It was the
second game in his career he has had two touchdown catches. Sophomore Mike Williams added six catches for 122 yards and two scores. It
was the eighth time in history that Clemson had two 100-yard receivers in
the same game.
Freshman Artavis Scott had a team best eight catches for 66
yards and a score, while sophomore Jordan Leggett had just one catch,
but it went for a touchdown.
Record Setting Day for Watson vs. North Carolina
Clemson freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson established
or tied 12 Clemson or ACC records in the win over North Carolina. The
most prominent was setting the Clemson mark and tying the ACC mark
for touchdown passes in a game with six. He threw them to four different
players.
Watson became the fifth ACC player regardless of class to
throw six touchdown passes in a game. The others are Tom Savage of
Pittsburgh vs. Duke last year; Dan Ellis of Virginia vs. Buffalo in 1999;
Chris Weinke of Florida State vs. Maryland in 1999 and Steve Slayden of
Duke vs. Georgia Tech in 1987.
It was also the most touchdown passes in a game by an ACC
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da State (vs. Maryland in 2013), Chris Rix of Florida State (vs. Maryland
in 2001) and Philip Rivers of NC State (vs. Indiana 2000).
He also established the ACC record for total offense in a game
by a freshman with 463. He broke the previous record of 447 by Ben Bennett of Duke against Wake Forest in 1980.
He also tied the North Carolina opponent record for touchdown
passes in a game. He joined former Boston College Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie as the only North Carolina opponent to throw six touchdown passes in a game.
Records Set by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina
Clemson (7)
•Most touchdown passes: 6
•Most Yards Passing by a Freshman: 435
•Most Yards Total Offense by a Freshman: 463
•Most Yards Passing in Memorial Stadium: 435
•Most Touchdown Responsibility in game by a Freshman: 6
•Most Yards Passing in Season by True Freshman: 914
•Most Touchdown Passes in season by True Freshman: 10
ACC (4)
•Single Game total offense by a Freshman: 463
•Most Touchdown Passes by a Freshman: 6
•Most Touchdown Passes: #6
•Most Touchdown Passes in First Start: 6
North Carolina Opponent Record (1)
•Single game touchdown passes: #6
Watson Honors for September 27 Performance vs. North Carolina
•National Freshman of the Week by CBS Sports.com
•National Freshman of the Week by 247Sports
•National Quarterback of the Week by Davey O’Brien Award
•ESPN Capital One Performance of the Week
•National Co-Performer of the Week by College Football
Performance Awards
•One of Three National Players of the Week by NCAA.com
•ACC Co Offensive Back of the Week by ACC Sports Media
•ACC Rookie of the Week by ACC Sports Media
Watson’s 435 Passing Yards Second in Clemson History
Deshaun Watson threw for 435 yards in the victory over North
Carolina on September 27, the second most passing yards in a game in
Clemson history. He completed 27-36 passes for 435 yards and six touchdowns. He had one interception. He was just 21 yards short of breaking
Tajh Boyd’s single game record of 455 yards passing at Syracuse last
year.
Watson did break the record for most yards passing by a
Clemson player in Memorial Stadium, a facility that dates to 1942. The
previous mark was 426 yards by Tajh Boyd against N.C. State in 2012, the
last time the Pack came to Clemson.
Fifth on the list below for passing yards in a game is the 420
Charlie Whitehurst had at Duke in 2002. Like Watson against North Carolina, that was Whitehurst’s first career start. He never broke that total
the rest of his career. His high total the rest of his career was 331 against
Duke in 2003.
Clemson Record Most Yards Passing in a Game
Rk Player
Opponent
Year Cm-Att-I-TD Yards
1. Tajh Boyd
Syracuse
2013 20-27-2-5
455
2. Deshaun Watson North Carolina 2014 27-36-1-6
435
3. Tajh Boyd
Wake Forest
2012 27-38-0-5
428
4. Tajh Boyd
NC State
2012 30-44-2-5
426
5. Charlie Whitehurst Duke
2002 34-52-0-4
420
Clemson Defense Outstanding at Florida State
Clemson held Florida State to just 13 net yards rushing as the
Tigers registered five sacks and 10 tackles for loss. The 13 net rushing
yards were the fewest allowed by a Clemson defense in a Tigers loss.
The negative plays set Florida State backwards 62 yards during
the course of the game. Florida State averaged 0.5 yards per rush. Overall, Clemson held Florida State to 4.8 yards per play and allowed just 4-15
conversions on third down.
The fewest rushing yards allowed in a Clemson loss prior to the
Florida State game was 21. Clemson allowed 21 in a loss to NC State in
1998 and 21 to Duke in a loss in 2004. Over the last 37 years Clemson is
now 24-3 when allowing 25 yards rushing or less.
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Watson Gets the Start
Deshaun Watson had a terrific first career start at quarterback
in the win over North Carolina. He completed 27-36 passes for 435 yards
and six scores. He was the first true freshman to start at quarterback
since 1994 (Nealon Greene vs. South Carolina).
Watson is 3-0 as a starter with wins over North Carolina, NC
State and Louisville. But he played just 11 snaps and was injured against
the Cardinals and will miss at least the next month of play.
Greene was 2-3 as a starter in 1994, Patrick Sapp was 1-3 in
1992, Willie Jordan was 1-5 in 1975 and Steve Fuller was 0-1. So Clemson true freshmen quarterbacks are a combined 7-12 over the years.
Three of the seven wins are against North Carolina. Patrick
Sapp defeated a top 20 North Carolina team in 1992, 40-7, and two years
later Nealon Greene upset a #12 North Carolina team in Chapel Hill, 2817. The 40-7 win led by Sapp is the second largest margin of victory for
Clemson over a ranked opponent.
So Clemson true freshmen quarterbacks are 3-0 all-time
against North Carolina and 4-12 against everyone else.
Watson is expected to return to start at quarterback this week
against Georgia Tech.
Games Clemson has Started True Freshman at Quarterback (7-12)
Opponent
Quarterback Com-Att-Yds-I-TD Rush
Res
1975
at Alabama
Steve Fuller
0-1-0-0-0
1-2
L
at Georgia Tech Willie Jordan
13-21-251-0-2 18-37
L
at Georgia
Willie Jordan
3-12-83-0-1
13-36
L
Wake Forest
Willie Jordan
6-9-123-0-1
9-42
W
At Duke
Willie Jordan
11-14-202-0-1 18-57
L
NC State
Willie Jordan
3-8-37-1-0
14-34
L
Florida State
Willie Jordan
0-3-0-0-0
9-24
L
1992
at Wake Forest
North Carolina
At Maryland
South Carolina
1994
at Duke
Nealon Greene
at Florida State Nealon Greene
at North CarolinaNealon Greene
Georgia Tech
Nealon Greene
South Carolina Nealon Greene
2014
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Patrick Sapp
Patrick Sapp
Patrick Sapp
Patrick Sapp
14-27-143-1-0
13-23-205-1-2
25-55-273-1-0
4-22-26-0-0
15-53
10-22
9-5
9-63
L
W
L
L
16-30-172-0-0
2-9-13-0-0
9-12-104-0-0
7-13-81-0-0
4-11-52-1-0
15-32
3- (-4)
8-4
19-111
5-9
L
L
W
W
L
Deshaun Watson 27-36-435-1-6
Deshaun Watson 17-29-267-0-2
Deshaun Watson 2-6-(-5)-1-0
11-28
15-62
3-10
W
W
W
Clemson Poll Streak Ends at 50
Clemson had a streak of 50 consecutive appearances in the AP
and USA Today polls end after the 23-17 overtime loss on the road to #1
Florida State. The streak tied the Clemson record for consecutive poll appearances. Clemson was in 50 straigh in 1989-92 as well.
Clemson had a streak of 41 straight polls in 1986-89, missed one
week, then had the 50 poll streak. So Clemson actually appeared in 91 of
92 polls between 1986-92.
Clemson returned to the AP poll on October 12 with a number-24
ranking and is 18th this week.
Clemson’s Longest Poll Streaks
1. Streak
Years
1. 50
1989-92
50
2011-14
3. 41
1986-89
4. 21
2000-01
5. 15
1981-82
6. 14
1959-60
7. 11
1983-84
8. 10
1982-82
Kalon Davis Leads Offensive Line
Kalon Davis has been Clemson’s top offensive lineman so far
this year. The senior who is a Japanese major, has graded in the 90s for
each of the last six games, including a season best 95 percent against
North Carolina. He had four knockdown blocks in that game and has 20
for the year.
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Davis has been valuable to the team because of his versatility.
He played four different positions over his 75 plays of action against North
Carolina and has been a starter at guard and tackle this year. He did the
same thing in the win over NC State.
Beasley Ranked among Top 10 Players by ESPN and Sporting News
Vic Beasley was listed as the ninth best player in the nation,
third among defensive players by the Sporting News in its Pre-Spring
Practice ranking. The Clemson graduate is one of just three 2013 Consensus All-Americans returning for the 2014 season. He was also listed
ninth by ESPN.com
The only defensive players ranked ahead of Beasley by the
Sporting News are Leonard Williams of Southern California, and Randy
Gregory of Nebraska. He is also third among ACC players, trailing only
Jameis Winston and Cameron Erving of Florida State.
Last year Beasley was a consensus All-American and first-team
All-ACC defensive end. He had 23 tackles for loss and 13 sacks to help
Clemson lead the nation in tackles for loss as a team and rank 13th in
sacks per game. His 23 tackles for loss in 13 games ranked second in the
nation on a total basis and his sacks per game figure ranked third best.
He was also tied for 10th in the nation in caused fumbles with four.
Top 10 for 2014 by Sporting News
Rk Player
Pos School
1. Marcus Mariota
QB Oregon
2. Jameis Winston
QB Florida State
3. Todd Gurley
RB Georgia
4. Leonard Williams
DL USC
5. Randy Gregory
DE Nebraska
6. Bryce Petty
QB Baylor
7. Brett Hundley
QB UCLA
8. Cameron Erving
OT Florida State
9. Vic Beasley
DE Clemson
Twenty-Eight Former Tigers on 53-Man Active Rosters
According to NFL rosters on the nfl.com website on September
22, 28 former Clemson players were on NFL teams. Twenty-six of the 28
were on the active 53-man roster. Brandon Thomas (San Francisco) and
Jonathan Meeks (Buffalo) are on season ending injured reserve.
Here are some other notes about former Tigers in the NFL:
•Thirteen former Tigers on NFL rosters are offensive players, 14
are defensive players, and one (Chandler Catanzaro) is a special teams
player.
•Sixteen of the 28 former Tigers on NFL rosters were on the
Clemson 2011 roster that won the ACC Championship.
•Nine of the teams have multiple Clemson players on their roster. The list is led by the Buffalo Bills, who have four former Tigers (C.J.
Spiller, Sammy Watkins, Chris Hairston, Jonathan Meeks.). The Arizona
Cardinals have three in Andre Ellington, Jaron Brown and Chandler Catanzaro. San Diego, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, Houston, Houston, Washington
and Jacksonville all have two apiece.
•Six members of the 2013 Clemson team that finished in the
top 10 in both wire service polls, made NFL rosters as rookies. Bashaud
Breeland (Washington), Martavis Bryant (Pittsburgh), Chandler Catanzaro
(Arizona), Tyler Shatley (Jacksonville), Brandon Thomas (San Francisco)
and Sammy Watkins (Buffalo) all made rosters in their first season.
•The veteran of the list is quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, who
will be in his ninth year in the league. He is with the Tennessee Titans.
*Clemson has at least one former player on 15 of the 32 NFL
teams.
•Clemson’s top two all-purpose yardage players of all time are
on the same NFL roster. C.J. Spiller and Sammy Watkins combined for
317 yards in the Buffalo Bills victory over Miami on September 14. Spiller
had a 102 yard kickoff return for a score and Watkins had eight catches for
117 yards and a score.
•Former Clemson kicker Chandler Catanzaro was 4-4 on field
goals for the Arizona Cardinals in their 25-14 win over the New York Giants that same day. He is now 17-18 on the season in terms of field goal,
the most made field goals without a miss in the NFL.
•Spiller leads the NFL in kickoff return average at 42 yards a
return, while Andre Branch is third in sacks with three.
•14 former Tigers have started an NFL game this year and nine
more have played in at least one game.
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Former Clemson Players on NFL Roster
(November 9, 2014)
No Name
Pos Team
#Yrs
83 Dwayne Allen
TE Indianapolis Colts
2
91 DaQuan Bowers
DE Tampa Bay Bucs
3
90 Andre Branch
DE Jacksonville Jaguars 2
26 Bashaud Breeland
CB Washington Redskins R
13 Jaron Brown
WR Arizona Cardinals
1
10 Martavis Bryant
WR Pittsburgh Steelers
R
26 Crezdon Butler
CB Tampa Bay Bucs
5
7 Chandler Catanzaro PK Arizona Cardinals
R
53 Kavell Conner
LB San Diego Chargers 4
38 Andre Ellington
RB Arizona Cardinals
1
63 Dalton Freeman
C
New York Jets
1
38 Marcus Gilchrist
DB San Diego Chargers 3
75 Chris Hairston
OL Buffalo Bills
3
93 Malliciah Goodman DE Atlanta Falcons
1
10 DeAndre Hopkins
WR Houston Texans
1
99 Jarvis Jenkins
DT Washington Redskins 3
41 Byron Maxwell
CB Seattle Seahawks
3
36 @Jonathan Meeks S
Buffalo Bills
1
74 *Antoine McClain
OT New Orleans Saints
1
82 Michael Palmer
TE Pittsburgh Steelers
4
91 Ricky Sapp
DE Houston Texans
5
24 Coty Sensabaugh
CB Tennessee Titans
2
69 Tyler Shatley
OG Jacksonville Jaguars R
28 C.J. Spiller
RB Buffalo Bills
4
60 @Brandon Thomas OT San Francisco 49ers R
98 Brandon Thompson DT Cincinnati Bengals
2
14 Sammy Watkins
WR Buffalo Bills
R
12 Charlie Whitehurst
QB Tennessee Titans
8
#Years denotes years completed on an NFL roster
. @injured reserve. *Practice squad
CU Yrs
2009-11
2008-10
2008-11
2011-13
2009-12
2011-13
2006-09
2010-13
2006-09
2009-12
2009-12
2007-10
2007-10
2009-12
2010-12
2007-10
2007-10
2009-12
2009-12
2006-09
2006-09
2008-11
2010-13
2006-09
2010-13
2008-11
2011-13
2002-05
Clemson Returns Veteran Defensive Line
Clemson might have the deepest defensive line in the nation.
The 2014 Tigers have 12 returning lettermen for the four positions and
those 12 players combined to play 3709 snaps, made 52 starts, recorded
400 tackles, 64.5 tackles for loss and 26 sacks in 2013. Eight of the 12
players appeared in all 13 games in 2014 and 10 played at least 90 snaps
over the course of the season.
Clemson’s Defensive Line Depth (2013 Stats)
Player, Pos
GP-S Plays Tac TFL-Yds Sacks
Grady Jarrett, DT
13-13
539
83
11-15
2-10
Corey Crawford, DE
13-12
569
52
10.5-32
3-14
Josh Watson, DT
13-5
402
47
2-6
1-4
Vic Beasley, DE
13-13
560
44
23-135
13-98
D.J. Reader, DT
13-3
342
43
5-16
3-13
DeShawn Williams, DT 13-4
359
37
1.5-1
Shaq Lawson, DE
13-0
337
35
10-43
4-17
Tavaris Barnes, DE
13-1
292
14
2-16
Martin Aikens, DE
12-0
60
8
0,5-1
Rod Byers, DT
6-0
119
19
1-1
Carlos Watkins, DT
3-1
90
11
1.5-2
Kevin Dodd, DE
4-0
40
7
0.5
Total
129-52 3709 400 64.5-152 26-156
Beasley One of Three Returning Consensus All-Americans
•Vic Beasley was named a Consensus All-American by the
NCAA for 2013. He is the 8th Clemson junior to earn Consensus AllAmerica honors, and is the first to return to Clemson for his senior year
since the NFL started drafting players before the end of their eligibility.
•Bennie Cunningham (1974), Terry Kinard (1981) and William
Perry (1983) were all named Consensus All-American as juniors, but had
no option to turn professional. Since 1989, the first year juniors could
turn pro early, Anthony Simmons (1997), Keith Adams (2000), Da’Quan
Bowers (2010) and Dwayne Allen (2011) have all been named Consensus
All-Americans as juniors. All four of those players decided to turn pro.
•So Beasley is the first Clemson junior Consensus All-American
to return for his senior year since 1983.
•A look to the list below shows that the players who came back
for their senior year benefitted. Cunningham, Kinard and Perry were all
first-round draft picks after their senior years. All went on to win Super
Bowl Championship Rings.
•Simmons was a first-round draft pick, but Adams, Bowers and
Allen were not.
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Clemson Consensus All-Americans as Juniors
Year Player
Pos
Rd-Pick
1974 Bennie Cunningham TE
1-28
1981 Terry Kinard
SAF
1-10
1983 William Perry
MG
1-22
1997 Anthony Simmons
LB
1-15
2000 Keith Adams
LB
7-232
2010 Da’Quan Bowers
DE
2-51
2011 Dwayne Allen
TE
3-64
2013 Vic Beasley
DE
??
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NFL
Yrs-GP
10-118
8-121
10-138
7-87
7-85
2-17
2-17
Head Coach Dabo Swinney
ALS Bucket Challenge Special to Swinney
The ALS Bucket Challenge is special to Clemson Head Coach
Dabo Swinney. One of Swinney’s former Alabama teammates, Kevin
Turner, is suffering from the disease. Swinney told the story in a video
prior to the Clemson seniors and coaching staff dumping ice water on
themselves after a preseason practice as part of the fund raising initiative
that has gone viral on the internet.
Turner and Swinney were more than just Alabama teammates.
They worked side-by-side for AIG Baker Corporation in Birmingham in
2001 and 2002. Those were the two seasons Swinney was out of coaching before he came to Clemson in 2003.
Turner actually came to Clemson as a volunteer assistant coach
for December of 2008 in preparation for the Gator Bowl game with Nebraska. Swinney was short on staff at the time and enlisted Turner’s help.
Shortly after that in 2010 Turner was diagnosed with ALS. He played eight
years in the National Football League (1992-1999) with New England and
Philadelphia.
Recently the Kevin Turner Foundation was established and
Swinney is an avid supporter of that foundation.
Swinney in top 10 in ACC history in winning percentage
Dabo Swinney is seventh in ACC in winning percentage with
a .695 mark. He is 57-25 so far in his Clemson career. That is still third
in Clemson history, as Danny Ford is at .760 and Ken Hatfield at .707.
Jimbo Fisher of Florida State is first at .839 off a 52-10 record.
Top Winning Percentage in ACC History
(Min 4 years experience)
Rk Coach
Sch
Record
Pct
1. Jimbo Fisher
Florida State
53-10-0
.839
2. Bobby Bowden
Florida State
173-53-1
.764
3. Danny Ford
Clemson
96-29-4
.760
4. Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech
100-38-0
.731
5. Lou Holtz
NC State
33-12-3
.719
6. Ken Hatfield
Clemson
32-13-1
.707
7. Dabo Swinney
Clemson
58-25
.699
8. Jim Tatum Mary, UNC
41-19-2
.677
9. Jerry Claiborne
Maryland
72-37-3
.656
10. Dick Sheridan
NC State
52-29-3
.637 .
Swinney Ranked Among Best College Coaches by Forbes Magazine
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney is ranked sixth in the
nation when it comes to a school’s return on its investment according to
Forbes Magazine in a release made public in August.
The publication ranked college coaches,”not just based on the
number of wins and losses alone, but the strength of those wins, as well
as how much a coach wins and loses as compared to his salary and the
total resources he has.”
The data was considered for the last two years combined.
Swinney and the Tigers are 22-4 overall, 14-2 in the ACC in that time. The
Tigers have finished in the top 10 in the nation in the USA Today poll each
of the last two years and have recorded three wins over top 10 teams,
including wins over LSU and Ohio State to conclude each of the last two
seasons.
Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly was first in the rankings, followed by
Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher and Alabama’s Nick Saban.
Swinney’s Success vs. the Southeastern Conference
Since Dabo Swinney became the head coach at Clemson in the
middle of the 2008 season, he has six wins over SEC teams. That is the
most in the nation among non-SEC coaches. Swinney is first with six, followed by Jimbo Fisher of Florida State with five, Texas head coach Charlie
Strong with four. All of those were achieved as the Louisville head coach.
Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern), Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech), and former
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Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe (Wake Forest) all have three SEC wins
apiece.
Four of Swinney’s six wins over SEC teams have been against
top-25 SEC squads, also more than any other non-SEC coach. Since
2011, top-25 SEC teams have lost just 10 games to non-SEC teams, and
four of the 10 defeats have come against Swinney’s Tigers.
Swinney beat South Carolina in the 2008 regular-season finale,
defeated Kentucky in the 2009 Music City Bowl, downed top 25 Auburn
teams in 2011 and 2012, #7 Louisiana State in the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl,
and #5 Georgia to open 2013.
Coaching Wins Over SEC Teams (2008-13)
Rk
Coach
School
1.
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
2.
Jimbo Fisher
Florida State
Charlie Strong
Louisville
4.
Pat Fitzgerald
Northwestern
Jim Grobe
Wake Forest
Paul Johnson
Georgia Tech
Note: Non-SEC head coaches only.
Dabo Swinney’s 10 Wins over Top 25 Opponents
Year
Opponent
AP-UsA
2009
at Miami (FL)
8-9
2010
NC State
23-25
2011
Auburn
21-19
2011
Florida State
11-14
2011
at Virginia Tech
11-10
2011
Virginia Tech (N)
5-3
2012
Auburn (N)
NR, 25
2012
LSU (N)
9-7
2013
Georgia
5-5
2013
Ohio State (N)
7-6
Wins
6
4
4
3
3
3
Cu-Opp
40-37
14-13
38-24
35-30
23-3
38-10
26-19
25-24
38-35
40-35
Most Wins over Top 25 Teams in Clemson Coaching History
Coach
Years
Top 25 Wins
Danny Ford
1979-89
20
Tommy Bowden
1999-08
13
Dabo Swinney
2008-13
10
Frank Howard
1940-69
9
Ken Hatfield
1990-93
8
Tommy West
1994-98
4
Charley Pell
1977-78
2
Jess Neely
1931-40
1
Hootie Ingram
1970-73
1
Swinney Has Played Tough Schedule over his Clemson Career
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney likes to play a tough schedule and that has certainly been the case over his career and of late. When
Clemson met #1 Florida State on September 20 it was the eighth time in
the last 18 games Clemson has faced a team ranked in the top 12 in the
nation. Not the top 25, the top 12 in at least one of the polls. Six of the
previous seven have been against non-conference opponents.
It was Swinney’s 25th game against a top 25 team in his 81
games as Clemson head coach.
For his 81 games as Clemson head coach he has faced a top 25
team 25 times, or 30.9 percent of his games. That is the second highest
percentage among Clemson coaches over the years. Ken Hatfield faced
15 top 25 teams in his 46 games as head coach for a 32.6 percentage.
By comparison, Tommy Bowden faced a top 25 team just 31 percent of the
time and Danny Ford just 25.6 percent of his games.
Clemson Coaches % of Games vs. Top 25 Teams
Rk Coach
Years
Rk-Games
Pct
1. Ken Hatfield
1990-93
15-46
.326
2. Tommy Bowden
1999-08
36-117
.308
3. Dabo Swinney
2008-Present 25-83
.300
4. Tommy West
1994-98
16-59
.271
5. Danny Ford
1978-89
33-129
.256
6. Charley Pell
1977-78
5-23
.217
7. Hootie Ingram
1970-72
7-33
.212
8. Frank Howard
1940-69
41-295
.139
#Includes Florida State game Saturday night.
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Top 12 Teams Clemson Has Played since 2012
Date
Opponent
Site
AP-USA
11-24-12
South Carolina H
13-12
12-31-12
LSU
N
9-7
8-31-13
Georgia
H
5-5
10-19-13
Florida State
H
5-5
11-30-13
South Carolina A
10-9
1-3-14
Ohio State
N
7-6
8-30-14
Georgia
A
12-12
9-20-14
Florida State
A
1-1
Bobby Dodd Stadium
CU-Opp
17-27
25-24
38-35
14-51
17-31
40-35
21-45
17-23
Facts on the Dabo Swinney Era
•Coached Clemson to three ACC Atlantic Division first-place finishes
•Only FBS Coach to Beat a top 10 team in a bowl Game in 2012 and
2013.
•Clemson program ranked in top 25 for 50 straight polls, seventh longest
streak in nation and tied for the longest in Clemson history.
•Only non-SEC Coach to beat a top 10 SEC team in consecutive games in
college football history.
•Won ACC Championship in 2011, Clemson’s first league title in 20 years.
•Four top 25 finishes in five years, including a top 10 finish in USA Today
poll each of last two years.
•The 11-wins in 2012 were most for the program since 1981. Did it again
in 2013, first back to back 11-win seasons in Clemson history.
•Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year, 2011
•Bear Bryant Award and Eddie Robinson Award Finalist, 2011
•Four-time Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist
•Had at least one first-team All-American each of his five years as head
coach.
•Coached Bronko Nagurski winner and Ted Hendricks Award winner
(Da’Quan Bowers) in 2010 and John Mackey Award winner (Dwayne Allen) in 2011
•Coached two ACC Player of the Year selections (C.J. Spiller,Tajh Boyd)
•Eight top 25 wins over the last three years, including five top 10 wins
•Made Death Valley a difficult place to play, 32-6 in his career at home.
Set Death Valley record with 13 straight wins.
•Only FBS Coach to finish in top 25 on the field and have top 10 ranking in
APR scores off the field each of last three years.
Indicators of Victory under Swinney
•Clemson is 51-5 under Dabo Swinney when it wins the total offense statistic, including 35-2 the last four years. However, Clemson won
that statistic against Florida State, but lost the game.
•Clemson is 34-4 under Swinney when Tigers win the turnover
margin statistic. However, Clemson won that statistic vs. Florida Sate and
lost the game.
•Clemson is 20-1 in last 21 games when it has at least 300
passing yards. However, Clemson had 306 passing yards at Florida State
and lost the game.
•Clemson is 45-4, including 34-0 the last four years, when it has
more first downs than the opposition.
•Clemson is 42-6 under Swinney, 27-4 the last three years,
when it has more rushing yards than the opposition. However, Clemson
had more rushing yards than Florida State, but lost the game.
•Clemson is 50-3 under Swinney, including 34-0, the last four
years when leading heading into the fourth quarter. Clemson had won 32
straight games dating to 2010 when it had a lead at any point going into
the fourth quarter prior to the overtime loss at Florida State on September
20.
Clemson Has Coaching Staff Stability
•Clemson’s coaching staff has been very stable over the last
four years, especially on the offensive side of the football. This will be the
fourth straight year Clemson has entered a season with the same offensive coaches. That list includes offensive coordinator Chad Morris, tight
ends coach Danny Pearman, offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell, running backs coach Tony Elliott and wide receivers coach Jeff Scott. Scott is
actually in his seventh season at Clemson, while Pearman is in his sixth.
Morris, Elliott and Caldwell are in their fourth.
•Clemson is the only ACC school that has not had an offensive staff change since the beginning of the 2011 season. That also just
happens to be the year the Tigers started a streak of three consecutive
seasons of at least 10 wins. Clemson is 37-10 since the beginning of the
2011 season.
•As far as Clemson history, this is just the fourth time in the last
25 years Clemson has had the same coaching staff on both sides of the
ball in consecutive seasons, the first time since 2009-10. It also happened
in 1999-00 and 1991-92.
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•Clemson had the same staff on both sides of the ball three consecutive years from 1986-88. Clemson was 28-6-2 in those three years.
•The last coaching change Clemson had was at the end of the
2012 season when Charley Harbison left Clemson to go to Auburn and he
was replaced by current defensive backs coach Mike Reed.
•Clemson has had just two total coaching changes since 2011.
Brent Venables replaced Kevin Steele as linebackers coach and defensive
coordinator. The other change was the aforementioned hiring of Mike
Reed in 2012.
Twenty-Four Tigers Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2013
Twenty-four members of the Clemson football team were named
to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in August. Recipients must have a 3.0
or better GPA for the entire academic year. The list of 24 included starters
Ryan Norton, Gif Timothy and Robert Smith.
Making the list for the fourth consecutive year was walk-on wide
receiver Wes Forbush. Below is the complete list of Tiger football players
who were selected and the number of years they have made the ACC
Academic Honor Roll.
Ben Boulware (1), Jim Brown (2), Alex Burdette (2), C..J. Davidson (1), Patrick DeStefano (2), Tyson Dye (1), Wes Forbush (4), Quintin
Hall (1), Corbin Jenkins (2), Andrew Maass (1), Collins Mauldin (2), Justin
Miller ( 1), Ryan Norton (1), Julian Patton (2), Charone Peake (1), Matt
Porter (1), Spencer Region (1), Chad Richardson (2), Daniel Rodriguez
(1) Robert Smith (2), Mike Sobeski (3), Daniel Stone (1), Giff Timothy (3),
Harrison Tucker (1),
Radakovich Named to Footballl Selection Committee
Clemson Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich was named to
the College Football Selection Committee for the FBS level last year.
Below is a list of the committee members. The group will select the four
schools who will be in the first FBS college football playoff in 2014.
The members of the selection committee are:
· Jeff Long, vice chancellor and director of athletics, University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville, Chair
· Barry Alvarez, director of athletics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
· Lieutenant General Mike Gould, former superintendent of the United
States Air Force Academy
· Pat Haden, director of athletics, University of Southern California
· Tom Jernstedt, former NCAA executive vice president
· Oliver Luck, director of athletics, West Virginia University
· Tom Osborne, former head coach and director of athletics, University of
Nebraska-Lincoln
· Dan Radakovich, director of athletics, Clemson University
· Condoleezza Rice, Stanford University professor, former Stanford provost and former United States Secretary of State
· Mike Tranghese, former commissioner of the Big East Conference
· Steve Wieberg, former college football reporter, USA Today
· Tyrone Willingham, former head coach of three FBS institutions
Three Former Tigers Return to Campus from NFL
Three former Clemson football players who recently concluded
NFL careers will return to campus this fall to serve as student or graduate
assistant coaches with Dabo Swinney’s program.
Philip Merling, the 32nd selection of the 2008 NFL draft, is
returning to Clemson to complete his education and will serve as a student
assistant coach. Merling went pro after his junior year and played six years
in the NFL. Leroy Hill, who last played for Clemson in 2004, also will
return as a student assistant coach after eight years and 97 games in the
NFL with Seattle.
Tyler Grisham, who earned his Clemson degree in 2009, will
be a graduate assistant this year. He recently retired after playing with
Pittsburgh and Denver of the NFL.
Tweets on the Clemson Football Program
•Eighty-four of the 90 senior lettermen (93 percent) in Dabo Swinney’s five
full years as head coach have graduated. The only seven who have not
graduated are currently on NFL rosters.
•Clemson is one of only five FBS programs ranked in the top 10 percent each of the last four years in APR scores, joining Boise State,
Duke, Northwestern and Rutgers.
•Clemson and Stanford are the only two FBS programs with a top 10
final ranking in the USA Today Coaches poll and a top 10 ranking in
APR scores each of the last two years.
•Clemson boasts 70 different players who have earned first, second, or
third-team All-America honors in its history, including Vic Beasley and
Sammy Watkins off the 2013 team.
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•Vic Beasley is one of three returning consensus All-Americans to college
football in 2014. The others are Jameis Winston of Florida State and Ty
Montgomery of Stanford.
•Clemson has had at least one All-American in 34 of the last 37 years,
including at least two selections the last five years.
•Clemson has had at least one First-Team All-ACC player each of the last
37 years, the longest active streak and the longest overall streak in ACC
history.
•With wins over LSU and Ohio State in 2012 and 2013, Clemson is the
only FBS school to defeat a top 10 team in a bowl game each of the last
two years.
•Eight of Clemson’s 18 bowl wins have come against coaches who
have won the National Championship at some point in their career. That
includes wins over Les Miles (LSU) and Urban Meyer (Ohio State) the
last two years.
•The Tigers have been to a bowl game in 14 of the last 15 seasons and
have been bowl-eligible 15 straight seasons, tied for the fifth-longest
streak in the FBS.
•Since the ACC was formed, Clemson has more overall wins (433) and
ACC wins (254) than any other school.
•Clemson and Florida State were the only FBS schools in 2013 to finish in
the top 25 n the nation in scoring offense and defense, and total offense
and defense.
•Clemson has 20 conference championships over the years, four SIAA,
two Southern Conference and 14 ACC. Clemson has more conference
championships than any other ACC program.
•Three former Tiger mentors (John Heisman, Frank Howard, Jess Neely)
are in the College Football Hall of Fame.
•Danny Ford was the consensus national coach-of-the-year in 1981,
and he remains the youngest coach (33) to win a national title. He was
inducted into the Clemson Ring of Honor in 2013.
•Current Head Coach Dabo Swinney was named Bobby Dodd National
Coach-of-the-Year in 2011, and has been a finalist for the Liberty Mutual
Coach of the Year four times in five years.
•Clemson’s 2013 senior class had 48 of its 53 games on live television,
including 41 on the ESPN/ABC family of networks.
•Three of the top seven rated ACC games in 2013 involved Clemson.
Clemson’s win over Ohio State in the Discover Orange Bowl drew a 6.7
rating with 11.4 million viewers.
•Clemson has led the ACC in average home attendance each of the last
five years and ranked in the top 20 every year since 1981. The program
averaged a record 82,048 per game last year, 15th best in the nation.
•Clemson has had at least four players taken in the NFL draft each of he
last six years, the only ACC school that can make that claim.
•Clemson had five players taken in the 2014 draft, tied for the seventh
most in the nation.
•Clemson has had a receiver taken in the first round of the NFL draft each
of the last two years, the only FBS team that can make that claim since
2007.
•Since Dabo Swinney became Clemson’s head coach, the Tigers have
had 24 players drafted, the most in a five-year period since the 1990-93
era.
•Twenty-four former Tigers have combined to win 32 Super Bowl Championship rings. That includes 2013 when Byron Maxwell started in the Super
Bowl for the victorious Seattle Seahawks.
•In the summer of 2014, the Buffalo Bills had five former Clemson players
on its roster. The list included C.J. Spiller and Sammy Watkins, the two
most productive all-purpose players in Clemson history.
•The 2013 season marked the 27th year that Clemson was ranked in the
final AP poll. Clemson has been in the final top 25 each of the last three
years and six of the last eight.
•Clemson had a streak of 50 consecutive top 25 rankings in both polls
broken after the Tigers lost at #1 Florida State on September 20. It tied
the Clemson record for most consecutive polls ranked in the top 25.
•Beating ranked opponents has been a hallmark of Clemson’s success.
The Tigers have beaten an AP top 25 opponent 24 of last 28 years, including 20 top-25 victories in the last 11 years and eight in the last three years.
Clemson in Top 20 by US News
Clemson University is now ranked among the top 20 National
Public Universities according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual guide
to “America’s Best Colleges” for 2015. The university is No. 20 on the list,
its highest ranking and seventh consecutive year the school has been in
the top 25.
Additionally, Clemson ranks eighth among “up-and-coming
schools” that have made “the most promising and innovative changes in
academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities.”The university also is
recognized for “writing in the disciplines.” This recognition highlights outwww.ClemsonTigers.com
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standing academic programs commonly linked to student success.
Clemson consistently receives recognition for making writing a
priority at all levels of instruction and across the curriculum. Clemson is
identified as one of 11 colleges and universities in the nation that make
writing a priority across all disciplines.Among national public universities,
Clemson is 31st in best undergraduate engineering programs and 50th in
best undergraduate business programs.
Clemson Third among FBS Public Institutions in Graduation Success
Rate
The Clemson athletic department again achieved exceptional
ratings in the NCAA’s most recent Graduation Success Rate reports
released October 28, in which data from the 2004-2007 academic years
were included. The overall athletic department rate of 91 ranked third
nationally among public institutions.
The 91 percent rate marked an institutional high in the 10th year
of the NCAA metric. Clemson’s score improved from last year’s reported
87, marking the sixth consecutive year of improvement in the overall
graduation rate.
The overall Graduation Success Rate is tied for 11th among all
Football Bowl Subdivision schools, and ranks in the top 20 percent of all
346 institutions reporting. Clemson’s 91 was tops among public schools in
the Atlantic Coast Conference and fourth in the conference overall.
“From IPTAY’s emphasis on support of Vickery Hall, to the
emphasis placed on graduation and preparation for life by each of our
coaches, it’s good to see the numbers continue to show the results of the
hard work of everyone in our department,” director of athletics Dan Radakovich said. “Clemson continues to show it is a leader in both the academic
and athletic fields, and credit belongs with each of our student-athletes
who have worked to achieve both on and off the field.”
The men’s soccer, women’s basketball, rowing, swimming/diving, tennis and volleyball programs each posted a 100 percent rate for the
period, while women’s soccer had a 95 and men’s tennis recorded a 90.
Football posted an 81 percent graduation success rate in the
2007 cohort, its highest since the data was first released in 1998. Of
teams ranked in the top 25 of the most recent Associated Press poll,
Clemson’s 81 ranks fifth, behind only Notre Dame, Duke, UCLA and TCU.
Clemson again among Nation’s Best in WSJ Chart
Following three consecutive 10-win seasons, including back-toback top 10 finishes on the field, coupled with four straight years ranked
among the top 10 percent in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Report,
Clemson football again is perched in the top right corner of the Wall Street
Journal’s grid of “admirable” and “powerhouse” programs.
Clemson is the only FBS program nationally to finish each of
the last three seasons in the top 25 of both polls on the field, and in the
top 10 percent of APR scores in the classroom. Clemson and Stanford are
the only two FBS programs with a top 10 final ranking in the USA Today
Coaches poll and a top 10 percent ranking in FBS APR scores each of the
last two years.
The Journal places teams across an x-axis based upon on-field
success with a y-axis correlated to off-field reputation. According to the
article: This is the Wall Street Journal’s fourth annual grid, and Clemson
has been in the top right quadrant each of the last two years.
Woolford to be Clemson Legend at ACC Championship Game
Former Clemson All-American Donnell Woolford, a native of Fayetteville, N.C. will be Clemson’s legend representative at the 10th Annual
Dr. Pepper ACC Football Championship game in Charlotte on Saturday,
December 6. Woolford will be honored along with 13 other former greats
from ACC schools over the course of the championship weekend in the
Queen City.
Woolford, who played from the Tigers from 1985-88, was a two-time
All-America who earned second team honors in 1987 and consensus
All-America honors in 1988. He helped lead Clemson, coached by Danny
Ford, to a 28-6-2 record in his final three seasons, including national Top
Ten rankings in 1987 (10th, UPI) and in 1988 (8th, UPI; 9th AP).
A two-time first-team All-ACC selection, he helped Clemson to ACC
Championships in each of his final three varsity seasons, recording 10
pass interceptions in his career. An excellent punt returner, he led the
ACC and finished third nationally with two touchdown returns and a 15.5yard average in 1987.
The 11th overall selection in the first round of the 1989 NFL Draft by
the Chicago Bears, Woolford played 10 seasons in the NFL, the first eight
with the Bears (1989-97) followed by one each with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1997) and Carolina Panthers (1998).
The native of Fayetteville, N.C. earned selection to the NFL Pro Bowl
in 1993 and was named an All-Pro in 1994. He finished his career with 36
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interceptions, the most at the time in Bears history. Originally a native of
Fayetteville, N.C., he now resides in Charlotte.
Clemson to Play Notre Dame Four Times 2015-23
Clemson will play Notre Dame four times between the 2015 and
2023 seasons, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Tuesday.
The league announced games Notre Dame will play against all ACC opponents until 2025.
Notre Dame comes to Clemson next season on October 3. The
Tigers will travel to South Bend for games in Notre Dame Stadium in 2020
and 2022. Notre Dame will then return to Clemson in 2023. Exact dates
for the games in 2020, 2022 and 2023 are to be determined.
Next year’s contest will be the first appearance for the Fighting
Irish at Memorial Stadium since 1977 when a pair of top 15 football teams
met in Death Valley. A fifth-ranked Notre Dame football team led by quarterback Joe Montana, defeated a 15th-ranked Clemson team led by Steve
Fuller, 21-17. Both quarterbacks went on to play on Super Bowl winning
teams in the NFL.
Notre Dame went on to win the 1977 National Championship.
Notre Dame won seven of its last eight games that year by at least 24
points, including a 38-10 win over number-one ranked Texas in the Cotton
Bowl. The only close game the Irish had was the four-point decision at
Clemson, a game Clemson led 17-7 entering the fourth period. Thirty-six
players in that game went on to play in the NFL.
When Clemson goes to Notre Dame in 2020 it will be Clemson’s
first appearance in South Bend since 1979. That year Clemson won by
a 16-10 score. It was just the second time in the last 40 years (1940-79)
that Notre Dame’s seniors lost their last home game. Billy Lott scored a
touchdown late in the game on a 26-yard run to give Clemson the win and
overcome a 10-0 deficit.
Danny Ford led Clemson to that victory as head coach of the
Tigers. Thirty-one-years old at the time, Ford is still the second youngest
coach and the youngest since 1934, to beat Notre Dame in Notre Dame
Stadium.
Clemson to Face Texas A&M in 2018-19
Clemson and Texas A&M have agreed to a two-game series that
will be played during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Both schools made the
announcement Thursday night.
Clemson will travel to Texas A&M for a contest at Kyle Field in
College Station, Texas on September 8, 2018, while the Aggies will come
to Clemson’s Memorial Stadium on September 7, 2019.
“We are looking forward to playing Texas A&M as the two
schools share a rich military heritage and of course passionate fan bases,”
said Clemson Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich. “We know our fans
make Clemson a great game day experience and the Aggie fans make
Kyle field also one of the great venues in all of college football.”
The two schools have played four times previously and Texas
A&M holds the series lead 3-1. But, Clemson did win the last meeting, a
25-24 Tigers victory at Clemson in 2005 when Jad Dean kicked a 42-yard
field goal with just two seconds left. Texas A&M won the previous year, in
College Station, by a 27-6 score.
“We are excited to play the Clemson Tigers, who have been on
Texas A&M’s non-conference schedule previously,” Texas A&M Director
of Athletics Eric Hyman said. “As a fellow land-grant institution, Clemson
is very similar to Texas A&M with a great football tradition and passionate
fans. This will be a great non-conference series for both schools.”
Clemson now has two non-conference games against teams
from the Power Five conferences through the 2020 season. Earlier it was
announced that Clemson would face Notre Dame in 2015 and 2020. The
Tigers will meet Auburn in 2016 and 2017 and now face Texas A&M in
2018 and 2019. The Tigers are schedule to play South Carolina each year
as well.
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DEPTH CHARTS
Clemson Offense
Pos.
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
or
RB
WR
WR
#Player
79 ISAIAH BATTLE
77 Reid Webster
68 DAVID BEASLEY
78 Eric Mac Lain
58 RYAN NORTON
57 Jay Guillermo
77 REID WEBSTER
55 Tyrone Crowder
67 KALON DAVIS
73 Joe Gore
86 SAM COOPER
89 Jay Jay McCullough
16 Jordan Leggett
81 Stanton Seckinger
40 Roderick Byers
3 ARTAVIS SCOTT
5 Germone Hopper
4 DESHAUN WATSON
18 COLE STOUDT
9 WAYNE GALLMAN
32 C.J. Davidson
22 D.J. Howard
23 Tyshon Dye
13 ADAM HUMPHRIES
83 Daniel Rodriguez
7 MIKE WILLIAMS
8 Demarre Kitt
Pos.
DE
or
DT
DT
or
or
DE
SLB/NB
or
MLB
WLB
CB
S
S
CB
#Player
9 TAVARIS BARNES
93 COREY CRAWFORD
50 GRADY JARRETT
94 Carlos Watkins
91 JOSH WATSON
99 DeSHAWN WILLIAMS
48 D.J. READER
3 VIC BEASLEY
90 Shaq Lawson
44 B.J. GOODSON
12 KORRIN WIGGINS
6 Dorian O’Daniel
42 STEPHONE ANTHONY
52 Kellen Jones
7 TONY STEWARD
10 Ben Boulware
2 MACKENSIE ALEXANDER
25 Cordrea Tankersley
20 JAYRON KEARSE
18 Jadar Johnson
15 T.J. GREEN
27 Robert Smith
26 GARRY PETERS
21 Adrian Baker
Pos.
PK
P
KO
LS
H
PR
KOR
&
#Player
36 AMMON LAKIP
92 Bradley Pinion
92 BRADLEY PINION
36 Ammon Lakip
92 Bradley Pinion
36 Ammon Lakip
75 Michael Sobeski
51 Jim Brown
32 Corbin Jenkins
85 Seth Ryan
13 Adam Humphries
5 Germone Hopper
15 T.J. Green
32 C.J. Davidson
Hgt
6-7
6-4
6-4
6-4
6-3
6-3
6-4
6-2
6-5
6-5
6-6
6-3
6-5
6-5
6-3
5-10
5-11
6-2
6-4
6-1
5-10
5-11
5-11
5-11
5-8
6-4
6-1
GEORGIA TECH Offense
Wgt
290
300
330
305
285
310
300
330
340
290
245
245
250
240
290
190
175
205
225
205
200
205
215
195
180
210
185
Cl.
Jr.
*Gr.
*Sr.
*Jr.
*Jr.
*So.
*Gr.
*Fr.
*Sr.
*Jr.
*Gr.
*So.
So.
*Jr.
*Jr.
Fr.
*So.
Fr.
Sr.
*Fr.
*Jr.
*Sr.
*Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Wgt
275
275
290
295
290
295
325
235
275
240
195
215
245
230
235
235
190
195
210
200
205
215
190
180
Cl.
*Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
*So.
*Gr.
Sr.
Jr.
*Gr.
So.
*Jr.
So.
*Fr.
Sr.
*Jr.
Sr.
So.
*Fr.
So.
So.
So.
So.
Sr.
*Sr.
*Fr.
Wgt
200
240
240
200
240
200
230
230
175
170
195
175
205
200
Cl.
*Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
*Jr.
Jr.
*Jr.
*Sr.
*Jr.
*Gr.
*Fr.
Sr.
*So.
So.
*Jr.
Clemson Defense
Hgt
6-3
6-5
6-0
6-3
6-4
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-0
5-11
6-2
6-3
6-0
6-0
6-0
5-10
6-1
6-4
6-0
6-3
5-11
6-0
5-11
Clemson Specialists
Hgt
5-11
6-6
6-6
5-11
6-6
5-11
6-2
6-4
5-10
5-11
5-11
5-11
6-3
5-10
Pos.
LT
LG
C
RG
or
RT
WR
QB
AB
or
BB
AB
WR
or
#Player
53 BRYAN CHAMBERLAIN
75 Errin Joe
78 TREY BRAUN
71 Shamire Devine
58 FREDDIE BURDEN
50 Andrew Marshall
70 SHAQUILLE MASON
76 Nick Brigham
77 Thomas O’Reilly
72 CHRIS GRIFFIN
75 Errin Joe
65 Trey Klock
88 DARREN WALLER
84 Micheal Summers
5 JUSTIN THOMAS
18 Tim Byerly
21 CHARLES PERKINS
22 BRODERICK SNODDY
7 B.J. Bostic
10 SYNJYN DAYS
37 Zach Laskey
34 Matt Connors
9 TONY ZENON
31 Deon Hill
3 Dennis Andrews
15DeANDRE SMELTER
16 Corey Dennis
81 Ricky Jeune
Pos.
DE
DT
NT
DE
SLB
or
ILB
WLB
CB
or
SS
FS
CB
#Player
42 KESHUN FREEMAN
99 Tyler Stargel
96 ADAM GOTSIS
92 Francis Kallon
97 SHAWN GREEN
91 Patrick Gamble
43 KYLE TRAVIS
41 Rod Rook-Chungong
95 Tyler Merriweather
12 DEMOND SMITH
23 Domonique Noble
17 Lance Austin
54 QUAYSHAWN NEALY
46 Tremayne McNair
40 P.J. DAVIS
35 Tyler Marcordes
33 Beau Hankins
6 CHRIS MILTON
20 Lawrence Austin
27 Lynn Griffin
1 ISAIAH JOHNSON
12 Demond Smith
23 Domonique Noble
4 JAMAL GOLDEN
12 Demond Smith
14 Corey Griffin
28 D.J. WHITE
8 Step Durham
Pos.
PK
P
KO
LS (PK)
LS (P)
H
PR
KOR
#Player
87 HARRISON BUTKER
85 RYAN RODWELL
87 Harrison Butker
56 Trevor Stroebel
55 Sean Tobin
85 Ryan Rodwell
4 Jamal Golden
15 DeAndre Smelter
4 Jamal Golden
22 Broderick Snoddy
Hgt
6-4
6-3
6-5
6-7
6-3
6-4
6-1
6-3
6-3
6-6
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-1
5-11
6-0
6-0
5-9
5-11
6-2
6-1
6-0
5-8
6-0
6-0
6-3
6-2
6-3
Wgt
295
313
294
365
302
270
300
294
300
284
313
273
241
198
189
212
205
190
169
231
218
205
177
194
194
222
210
214
Cl.
*Jr.
*Jr.
*Jr.
*Fr.
*So.
Fr.
Sr.
*So.
*Jr.
*Fr.
*Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
*So.
*So.
*Jr.
*Sr.
*Jr.
*Sr.
*Sr.
Sr.
*Sr.
*Sr.
*Sr.
*So.
Sr.
Sr.
*Fr.
Wgt
236
246
282
296
276
286
241
243
231
191
214
170
235
227
218
235
231
183
184
199
205
191
214
193
191
194
188
188
Cl.
Fr.
*So.
Jr.
*So.
*Sr.
*So.
Sr.
*So.
Fr.
*Jr.
*Jr.
Fr.
*Sr.
Sr.
So.
*Jr.
*So.
*Jr.
Fr.
*So.
*Sr.
*Jr.
*Jr.
Jr.
*Jr.
*Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Wgt
202
188
202
218
219
188
193
222
193
190
Cl.
So.
*So.
So.
So.
*Jr.
*So.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
*Jr.
GEORGIA TECH Defense
Hgt
6-1
6-3
6-5
6-5
6-0
6-5
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-0
6-2
5-10
6-1
6-2
5-11
6-4
6-1
5-11
5-9
6-0
6-2
6-0
6-2
6-0
6-0
6-2
5-11
5-11
GEORGIA TECH Specialists
Hgt
6-3
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-3
6-2
6-0
6-3
6-0
5-9
* - spent one season as a redshirt player
* - spent one season as a redshirt player
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2014 CLEMSON FOOTBALL
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STATS
7-2 Overall, 6-1 ACC, 5-0 Home, 2-2 Away, 0-0 Neutral, 4-1 Day, 3-1 Night, 0-1 Overtime
Team Stats
TOTAL OFFENSE
Total Plays
Touchdowns
Yards Per Play
Yards Per Game
RUSHING YARDS
Carries
Touchdowns
Yards Per Carry
Yards Per Game
PASSING YARDS
Attempts
Completions
Had Intercepted
Touchdowns
Completion Percentage
Yards Per Attempt
Yards Per Completion
Efficiency
Yards Per Game
PUNTING YARDS
Number of Punts
Average Punt
Had Blocked
Net Punting
PUNT RETURN YARDS
Number of Returns
Touchdowns
Average Return
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS
Number of Interceptions
Touchdowns
Return Yards Per Interception
FUMBLE RETURN YARDS
Number of Returns
Touchdowns
Average Return
TOTAL RETURN YARDS
MISCELLANEOUS YARDS
KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
Number of Returns
Touchdowns
Average Return
FIRST DOWNS
By Rushing
By Passing
By Penalty
Per Game
PENALTIES (#-Yards)
Penalties Per Game
Penalty Yards Per Game
FUMBLES (#-Lost)
TURNOVERS
Points Off Turnovers
AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION
SACKS (#-Yards)
THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS
Percentage
FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS
Percentage
TIME OF POSSESSION
Per Game
Offensive Stats
CU
Opp.
3883
2268
720
572
30
19
5.4
4.0
431.4
252.0
1271
818
381
306
13
9
3.3
2.7
141.2
90.9
2612
1450
339
266
219
133
7
6
17
10
64.6
50.0
7.71
5.45
11.9
10.9
141.7
103.7
290.2
161.1
2330
3561
54
81
43.1
44.0
0
0
40.4
41.9
167
148
27
21
1
0
6.2
7.0
96
29
6
7
1
0
16.0
4.1
40
35
2
1
1
1
20.0
35.0
303
212
0
0
445
633
25
30
0
1
17.8
21.1
193
124
72
54
109
55
12
15
21.4
13.8
37-325
62-465
4.1
6.9
36.1
51.7
11-5
16-7
1213
38
37
C29
O29
35-289
19-134
71-164
32-138
43.3
23.2
5-12
4-10
41.7
40.0
292:13
247:47
32:28
27:32
Team Scoring
POINTS
Points Per Game
TOUCHDOWNS
By Rushing
By Passing
By Return
By Recovery
FIELD GOALS
PAT (Kicks)
PAT (Runs)
PAT (Passes)
PAT (Returns)
SAFETIES
CU
Opp.
292166
32.4
18.4
3421
13
9
17
10
3
2
1
0
17-21
7-9
33-34
19-20
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
20
Scoring By Quarters
CLEMSON
Opponents
1st2nd3rd4th OT Tot
55107 63 67 0292
30413158 6
166
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#RUSHING
9 Wayne Gallman, RB
32
C.J. Davidson, RB
26
Adam Choice, RB
22
D.J. Howard, RB
4
Deshaun Watson, QB
18
Cole Stoudt, QB
40
Kurt Fleming, RB
23
Tyshon Dye, RB
12
Nick Schuessler, QB
5
Germone Hopper, WR
13
Adam Humphries, WR
3
Artavis Scott, WR
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
G-S Car Gain Loss Net Y/C C/G Y/G TD10+20+ LG
9-5
95
429
24
405
4.3
10.6
45.0
2 10
2 30
9-159253 92444.16.6
27.1341
32
6-050233152184.48.3
36.3171
34
8-239158 71513.94.9
18.9331
20
6-351210631472.98.5
24.5350
17
9-65318081 991.95.9
11.0050
18
4-0 9 54 5 495.42.3
12.3011
30
1-0 5 15 1 142.85.0
14.00008
2-0 2 12 2 105.01.05.0010
12
9-3 1 0 0 00.00.10.00000
9-9 3 2 5 -3-1.00.3-0.31002
9-3 1 0 8 -8-8.00.1-0.9000-8
9-913 055 -55-4.21.4-6.1000-1
9-938115462751271 3.342.3
141.21336 634
9-93061249431 818 2.7 34.0 90.9 9 36 7 51
#PASSING
18 Cole Stoudt, QB
4
Deshaun Watson, QB
12
Nick Schuessler, QB
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
G-S
Cm-Att-I YardsTDLG
20+Cm% Y/A Y/C Y/G Eff
9-6
142-224-5
1425
5 69 17 63.4 6.36 10.0 158.3 119.7
6-3 75-112-2 117612742367.0
10.5015.7
196.0
187.0
2-0
2-2-0 11060
100.0
5.505.55.5
146.2
9-9
0-1-0
00---00.0
0.00----0.00.0
9-9 219-339-7 261217744064.67.7111.9
290.2
141.7
9-9 133-266-6 145010752050.05.4510.9
161.1
103.7
#RECEIVING
3 Artavis Scott, WR
7 Mike Williams, WR
5 Germone Hopper, WR
13 Adam Humphries, WR
9 Wayne Gallman, RB
16 Jordan Leggett, TE
26 Adam Choice, RB
32
C.J. Davidson, RB
19 Charone Peake, WR
89 Jay Jay McCullough, TE
22
D.J. Howard, RB
81 Stanton Seckinger, TE
8
Demarre Kitt, WR
82
Adrien Dunn, WR
86
Sam Cooper, TE
CLEMSON
Opponents
G-SRec YardsY/Rec Rec/G Y/GTD
20+LG
9-3
53
624
11.8
5.9
69.3
5
8
69
9-8
38
772
20.3
4.2
85.8
4
17
56
9-3
22
303
13.8
2.4
33.7
2
5
74
9-9
22
149
6.8
2.4
16.6
0
1
25
9-5
20
103
5.2
2.2
11.4
1
0
18
8-5
11
140
12.7
1.4
17.5
1
3
21
6-0
9
90
10.0
1.5
15.0
0
0
16
9-1 9 606.71.06.700
14
3-3
8
80
10.0
2.7
26.7
2
1
30
9-2
7
96
13.7
0.8
10.7
1
2
34
8-2 6 223.70.82.8008
9-0
6
113
18.8
0.7
12.6
1
2
45
8-0 5 479.40.65.901
27
2-0 2 115.51.05.5006
5-3 1
22.00.20.4002
9-9219 261211.924.3
290.2174074
9-9133 145010.914.8
161.1102075
#TOTAL OFFENSE
18 Cole Stoudt, QB
4 Deshaun Watson, QB
9 Wayne Gallman, RB
32 C.J. Davidson, RB
26 Adam Choice, RB
22 D.J. Howard, RB
40 Kurt Fleming, RB
12 Nick Schuessler, QB
23 Tyshon Dye, RB
5 Germone Hopper, WR
13 Adam Humphries, WR
3 Artavis Scott, WR
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
G-S
PL Rush
Pass
Total
Y/PL
TDR
Y/G
9-6
277
99
1425
1524
5.5
5
169.3
6-3
163
147
1176
1323
8.2
15
220.5
9-5
95
405
---
405
4.3
2
45.0
9-1
59
244
---
244
4.1
3
27.1
6-0
50
218
---
218
4.4
1
36.3
8-2
39
151
---
151
3.9
3
18.9
4-0
9
49
---
49
5.4
0
12.3
2-0
4
10
11
21
5.3
0
10.5
1-0
5
14
---
14
2.8
0
14.0
9-3
1
0
---
0
0.0
0
0.0
9-9
3
-3
---
-3
-1.0
1
-0.3
9-3
1
-8
---
-8
-8.0
0
-0.9
9-914-55 0 -55-3.9 0
-6.1
9-9720127126123883 5.430
431.4
9-9572 81814502268 4.019
252.0
#ALL-PURPOSE
7
Mike Williams, WR
3
Artavis Scott, WR
9
Wayne Gallman, RB
15
T.J. Green, S
32
C.J. Davidson, RB
13 Adam Humphries, WR
26
Adam Choice, RB
5 Germone Hopper, WR
22
D.J. Howard, RB
4
Deshaun Watson, QB
16
Jordan Leggett, TE
81
Stanton Seckinger, TE
18
Cole Stoudt, QB
89
Jay Jay McCullough, TE
18
Jadar Johnson, S
19
Charone Peake, WR
40
Kurt Fleming, RB
8
Demarre Kitt, WR
53
Martin Aiken, DE
23
Tyshon Dye, RB
82
Adrien Dunn, WR
83
Daniel Rodriguez, WR
12
Nick Schuessler, QB
42
Stephone Anthony, LB
20
Jayron Kearse, S
86
Sam Cooper, TE
27
Robert Smith, S
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
G-S PLRush Rec PR KOR IR Total TD Y/G
9-838---
772---------7724
85.8
9-354-8
624---------6165
68.4
9-5115405103 --- --- --- 508 3 56.4
9-018---------
365---3650
40.6
9-171
24460 ---39 ---343 338.1
9-9
51
-3
149
173
15
---
334
2
37.1
6-059
21890---------3081
51.3
9-3
24
0
303
-6
---
---
297
2
33.0
8-245
15122---------1733
21.6
6-351
147------------1473
24.5
8-511---
140---------1401
17.5
9-0 6---
113---------1131
12.6
9-65399------------ 990
11.0
9-2 7---96--------- 961
10.7
9-0 2------------84 8419.3
3-3 8---80--------- 802
26.7
4-0 949------------ 490
12.5
8-0 5---47--------- 4705.9
9-0 2---------15--- 1501.7
1-0 514------------ 140
14.0
2-0 3---11 0------ 1105.5
9-1 1---------11--- 1101.2
2-0 210------------ 1005.0
9-9 1------------ 8 800.9
9-9 1------------ 4 400.4
5-3 1--- 2--------- 200.4
9-9 2------------ 0 000.0
9-913
-55-------------550-6.1
9-9658
1271
2612167445 964591 32510.1
9-9497818
1450148633 293078 20342.0
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STATS
Defensive Stats
Special Teams & Miscellaneous Stats
#TACKLES
G-S*Snaps Hit Ast Total
TFL SacksPBU QP^ST
42
Stephone Anthony, LB 9-9512442367
8.5-49
2.5-2748
27
Robert Smith, S
9-9 451 41 12 531.5-2125
20
Jayron Kearse, S
9-9 512 44 7 51 4-13 2-8712
50
Grady Jarrett, DT
9-9370252550
6.5-26
1.5-11
11
7
Tony Steward, LB
8-8 325 32 13 45 7-31
1.5-22185
26 Garry Peters, CB
8-8
451
31
4
35
6-23
2-12 10
1
1
91
Josh Watson, DT
9-4 223 9 26 352.5-71.5-4431
99
DeShawn Williams, DT 9-42531321345-14 2-716
10
Ben Boulware, LB
9-1 202 17 14 31
3.5-131-10165
90
Shaq Lawson, DE
9-12011812308-43
3.5-314
44 B.J. Goodson, LB
9-4
181
16
8
24 1.5-11
1-10
1
1 10
12 Korrin Wiggins, S
9-5
373
15
9
24
3.5-8
1
2
93 Corey Crawford, DE
8-7
327
16
7
23
7-39
2-31
1
6
48
D.J. Reader, DT
8-1164111122 1-3
0.5-171
3 Vic Beasley, DE
9-8
381
18
4
22 12.5-838-7027
15 T.J. Green, S
9-0
115
14
7
21
6
52 Kellen Jones, LB
9-0
92
13
7
20
3
9 Tavaris Barnes, DE
9-2
176
11
5
16 4.5-17
3-16
1
5
6 Dorian O’Daniel, LB
8-0
20
11
2
13
9
2 Mackensie Alexander, CB 9-9
537
8
3
11
1-2
3
56
Scott Pagano, DT
2-033268
94
Carlos Watkins, DT
7-0875381-2
4
18
Jadar Johnson, S
9-0
153538
1-11
1-11
2
1
25
Cordrea Tankersley, CB9-087718
5
98
Kevin Dodd, DE
8-060415
1.5-3
1
40
Roderick Byers, TE
6-031134
53
Martin Aiken, DE
9-014314
1-11
1-11
3
13
Adam Humphries, WR 9-9 ---134
4
14
Martin Jenkins, CB
3-1503032-81-7
31
Ryan Carter, CB
8-0 3213
3
41
T.J. Burrell, LB
9-0161121-1
1
1
5
Germone Hopper, WR 9-3 ---112
17
Kyrin Priester, WR
1-0 ---011
1
26
Adam Choice, RB
6-0 ---101
92
Bradley Pinion, P/PK 9-8 ---101
1
77
Reid Webster, OL
9-9 ---101
7
Mike Williams, WR
9-8 ---101
9
Wayne Gallman, RB 9-5 ---011
1
89 Jay Jay McCullough, TE
9-2
---
0
1
1
56
Collins Mauldin, DE 1-0 1000
21
Adrian Baker, CB
2-028000
29
Marcus Edmond, CB 2-010000
1
Ebenezer Ogundeko, DE3-0 9000
46
Chad Richardson, LB 2-0 3000
85
Dane Rogers, DE
2-0 6000
Totals
9-9 446 247 69391-420
35-289418368
#PUNTING
P Yards Y/P LG -2050+ TB HB *Net
92 Bradley Pinion, P/PK 542330 43.1 602214 2 040.4
CLEMSON
542330 43.1 602214 2 040.4
Opponents
813561 44.0 732923 2 041.9
#INTERCEPTIONSG-S Int Yards Avg TD LG
18 Jadar Johnson, S
9-0
2
84
42.0
1
60
27 Robert Smith, S
9-9
2
0
0.0
0
0
42 Stephone Anthony, LB
9-9
1
8
8.0
0
8
20 Jayron Kearse, S
9-9
1
4
4.0
0
4
CLEMSON
9-9 6 9616.0 160
Opponents
9-9 7 29 4.1 020
Caused Fumbles (7): Anthony 2, Barnes 1, V. Beasley 1, Jarrett 1, K. Jones 1, Peters 1
Recovered Fumbles (7): Goodson 2, Alexander 1, Barnes 1, V. Beasley 1, Jarrett 1, R. Smith 1
Takeaways (13): R. Smith 3, Goodson 2, Johnson 2, Alexander 1, Anthony 1, Barnes 1, V. Beasley 1,
Jarrett 1, Kearse 1
Blocked Kicks (0)
* - defensive; ^ - special teams tackles; Note: Special teams tackles and tackles after turnovers are included
in tackle totals; tackle totals are from coaches film grade.
#FIELD GOALS FG-FGA
Pct11-2930-3940-49 50+ LG HB
36 Ammon Lakip, PK/P17-2181.07-85-65-70-0450
CLEMSON
17-2181.07-85-65-70-0450
Opponents
7-977.81-11-12-33-4500
#KICKOFFS
KOTBGLOB
Ret Y/R Avg End-21
92 Bradley Pinion, P/PK
53
27
9
0
25-587
23.5 27 Y. Line
9
36 Ammon Lakip, PK/P
5
1
0
0
4-36
9.0 30 Y. Line
0
32 Corbin Jenkins, PK/P1000 1-10
10.0
31 Y. Line0
CLEMSON
59
28
9
0
30-633
21.1 27 Y. Line
9
Opponents
36
10
9
0
25-445
17.8 24 Y. Line 12
#PUNT RETURNS
13 Adam Humphries, WR
82 Adrien Dunn, WR
5 Germone Hopper, WR
CLEMSON
Opponents
PR Yards AvgTD LG
25
173
6.9
1
72
1
0
0.0
0
0
1
-6
-6.0
0
-6
27 167 6.2 172
21 148 7.0 028
#KICKOFF RETURNSKOR Yards Avg TD LG
15 T.J. Green, S
18
365
20.3
0
30
32 C.J. Davidson, RB
3
39
13.0
0
14
53 Martin Aiken, DE
2
15
7.5
0
14
13 Adam Humphries, WR
1
15
15.0
0
15
83 Daniel Rodriguez, WR
1
11
11.0
0
11
CLEMSON
25 44517.8 030
Opponents
30 633 21.1 1100
#FUMBLE RETURNS FR Yards AvgTD LG
44 B.J. Goodson, LB
1
24
24.0
0
24
3 Vic Beasley, DE
1
16
16.0
1
16
CLEMSON
2 4020.0 124
Opponents
1 3535.0 135
#SCORING
36 Ammon Lakip, PK/P
3 Artavis Scott, WR
7 Mike Williams, WR
4 Deshaun Watson, QB
22 D.J. Howard, RB
32 C.J. Davidson, RB
9 Wayne Gallman, RB
19 Charone Peake, WR
5 Germone Hopper, WR
13 Adam Humphries, WR
26 Adam Choice, RB
16 Jordan Leggett, TE
9 Tavaris Barnes, DE
3 Vic Beasley, DE
18 Jadar Johnson, S
89 Jay Jay McCullough, TE
81 Stanton Seckinger, TE
TEAM
92 Bradley Pinion, P/PK
32 Corbin Jenkins, PK/P
CLEMSON
Opponents
RED ZONE
G-S TD R-P-˚Re#2PtFG-FGA $PAT Pts Pts/G
9-9
0
0-0-0 17-21 30-30
81
9.0
9-3
5
0-5-0
30
3.3
9-8
4
0-4-0
24
2.7
6-3
3
3-0-0
18
3.0
8-2
3
3-0-0
18
2.3
9-1
3
3-0-0
18
2.0
9-5
3
2-1-0
18
2.0
3-3
2
0-2-0
12
4.0
9-3
2
0-2-0
12
1.3
9-9 2 1-0-112 1.3
6-0
1
1-0-0
6
1.0
8-5
1
0-1-0
6
0.8
9-2
1
0-0-1
6
0.7
9-8
1
0-0-1
6
0.7
9-0
1
0-0-1
6
0.7
9-21 0-1-0 60.7
9-0
1
0-1-0
6
0.7
9-9
0
0-0-0 2
4
0.4
9-8
0
0-0-0
3-3
3
0.3
9-0
0
0-0-0
0-1
0
0.0
9-9 34 13-17-4 2 17-21 33-34292 32.4
9-9 21 9-10-2 0
7-9 19-20166 18.4
Poss.TDFGTO
MFG
DownsHalf Pts Pts/P
31
1591222
1314.2
18
1122012
814.5
R
CLEMSON
Opponents
FIRST & GOAL
Poss.TDFGTO
MFG
DownsHalf Pts Pts/P
CLEMSON
Opponents
21
1161111
944.5
9700011
485.3
* - does not factor in touchbacks; ˚ - returns and recoveries; # - PATs and safeties; $ - kicking only;
R
- first-and-10 inside the opponent 21.
Scoreboard
Date Site
W-L
ScoreOpponent (AP,USA)
Attendance
CU AP,USA
Leading Rusher(s)
8-30
A
L
21-45Georgia (12,12)
92,746
16,16
Davidson (12-43)
9-6
H
W
73-7SC State
81,672
23,24
Gallman (10-77)
9-20^A L(OT) 17-23
*Florida State (1,1)
82,316
22,24
Davidson (12-54)
9-27
^H
W
50-35
*North Carolina
79,155
Davidson (9-32)
10-4
H
W
41-0
*NC State
78,459
D. Watson (15-62)
10-11
H
W
23-17
*Louisville
81,500
NR,25
Choice (16-61)
10-18
A
W
17-13
*Boston College
42,038
24,22 Davidson (5-39), Gallman (15-39)
10-25 ^H
W
16-6
*Syracuse
80,031
21,20
Gallman (28-101)
11-6
^A
W
34-20
*Wake Forest
28,846
19,19
Gallman (19-106)
11-15
A
*Georgia Tech (24,23)
18,17
11-22
HGeorgia State
11-29
HSouth Carolina
Leading Passer(s)
Stoudt (16-29-144)
Stoudt (22-31-302)
D. Watson (19-28-266)
D. Watson (27-36-435)
D. Watson (17-29-267)
Stoudt (20-33-162)
Stoudt (29-45-285)
Stoudt (24-35-209)
Stoudt (27-42-282)
Leading Receiver(s)
Humphries (5-11)
A. Scott (6-164)
Choice (4-46)
A. Scott (8-66)
M. Williams (6-155)
A. Scott (10-66)
A. Scott (10-72)
A. Scott (7-59)
A. Scott (8-122)
Leading Tackler(s)
Steward (12)
K. Jones (7)
Anthony (8)
Anthony (10)
Jarrett (9)
Boulware (12)
Anthony (10)
R. Smith (11)
Anthony, Jarrett (9)
* - ACC game; ^ - night game; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game; unofficial home attendance - 400,817 (80,163 per game); unofficial total (home, away, neutral) attendance - 646,763 (71,863
per game).
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TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATS
Category
UGA SCSFSUUNCNCSLOUBOC SYRWFU GATGSUUSC
Totals
Points217317504123171634 292
4572335 01713620 166
Total Offense291735407528493229398375427
3883
45944317478154264263170119
2268
Plays769373838072818379 720
675366795768566264 572
Yards Per Play3.87.95.66.46.23.24.94.55.4
5.4
6.90.84.86.12.73.94.72.71.9
4.0
Rushing Yards8826810192
22672113166145
1271
32871384
11952120887 818
Carries435140445033354837 381
412827303838363434 306
10+ Yard Carries193272435 36
1033361433 36
20+ Yard Carries020010111 6
410000101 7
Passing Yards203467306436267157285209282
2612
13137304394 3521214382112
1450
Completions183222281722292427 219
18122130 41591212 133
Passing Attempts334233393039463542 339
262539491930202830 266
Had Intercepted100102021 7
012100020 6
Completion Percentage54.576.266.771.856.756.463.068.664.3
64.6
69.248.053.861.221.150.045.042.940.0
50.0
Passing Efficiency110.2201.0144.6211.3153.4 80.0115.1116.7139.5
141.7
111.652.4117.5151.6 36.5120.4138.153.293.4
103.7
20+ Yard Completions585862222 40
104604311 20
First Downs153217272512222320 193
22517221210111015 124
Total Touchdowns392652214 34
613502202 21
Rushing Touchdowns242020201 13
502101000 9
Passing Touchdowns140620013 17
001401202 10
Field Goals0-13-31-32-22-33-31-13-32-2
17-21
1-10-01-10-00-01-10-02-32-3
7-9
Punting10-4510-07-3025-2333-113
10-41910-4186-2473-147
54-2330
6-26412-4438-3238-3459-410
12-53110-5019-4087-336
81-3561
Punting Average45.1----43.146.637.741.941.841.249.0
43.1
44.036.940.443.145.644.349.145.348.0
44.0
Net Punting Average*39.0----39.142.235.339.541.841.247.0
40.4
45.036.840.440.641.835.349.145.048.4
41.9
Time of Possession29:5733:5632:4134:0834:4027:5431:5534:5432:08
32:28
30:0326:0427:1925:5225:2032:0628:0525:0627:52
27:32
Third-Down Conversions7-2010-175-1610-1812-19 2-1610-216-179-20
71-164
5-132-154-158-183-141-172-143-164-16
32-138
Fourth-Down Conversions2-21-20-10-00-10-10-01-11-4
5-12
1-10-10-01-10-00-21-21-10-2
4-10
Average Starting Field Positionº193528293129233534 29
392625242431232734 29
Red-Zone Scoring2-28-83-52-23-41-22-21-32-3
24-31
3-50-02-23-40-11-21-10-03-3
13-18
Red-Zone Touchdowns2-26-82-51-22-40-21-20-31-3
15-31
2-50-02-23-40-11-21-10-02-3
11-18
Red-Zone Points1447171017 310310 131
17013
21076017 81
First-&-Goal Scoring2-26-62-32-21-21-21-11-21-1
17-21
1-20-01-12-20-01-21-10-01-1
7-9
First-&-Goal Touchdowns2-24-62-31-21-20-20-10-21-1
11-21
1-20-01-12-20-01-21-10-01-1
7-9
First-&-Goal Points143314
1073337 94
707
1407607 48
Turnovers111102042 12
112132030 13
Points Off Turnovers0770
147030 38
0707030614 37
Penalties3-401-53-304-199-973-144-302-158-75
37-325
8-655-308-4115-130 5-45 11-653-305-302-29
62-465
Punt Returns2-(-6)2-21-03-205-34
8-1073-102-31-(-3)
27-167
8-610-01-284-22 1-74-241-00-02-6
21-148
Kickoff Returns6-1083-372-253-521-183-663-512-442-44
25-445
2-1107-1004-655-103 0-0 2-382-684-894-60
30-633
Interception Returns0-01-602-281-00-00-00-02-80-0
6-96
1-00-00-01-70-02-00-02-201-2
7-29
Fumble Returns0-00-00-00-0
2-400-00-00-00-0
2-40
0-01-350-00-00-00-00-00-00-0
1-35
Sacks1-134-385-493-313-305-365-244-275-41
35-289
5-381-101-43-192-163-181-31-92-17
19-134
* - does not factor in touchbacks; º - in teams’ own territory; Note: Clemson totals on top, opponent totals on bottom; bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE & SPECIAL TEAMS STATS
RUSHING
#26 CHOICE
#18 STOUDT
#4 WATSON
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
Car YdsTD
-- -----
12741
6 90
3 50
9560
16610
4130
-- -----
-- -----
Car YdsTD
12431
3 41
12540
9320
4180
2 80
5391
9 380
3 80
Car YdsTD
-- -----
-- -----
-- -----
-- -----
-- -----
-- -----
-- -----
-- -----
5140
Car YdsTD
0 00
9490
0 00
0 00
-- -----
-- -----
-- -----
-- -----
-- -----
Car YdsTD
1 50
10770
4 60
1 40
13580
4 90
15391
281010
19
1061
Car YdsTD
11281
5431
1 11
13310
5300
-- -----
1 40
1 80
2 60
Car YdsTD
13160
3 -80
4240
2 -10
1 60
8-160
7230
8 360
7190
Car YdsTD
5 -30
5200
12301
11280
15622
3100
-- ------ ------ -----
50
2181
59
2443
5140
9490
95
4052
39
1513
53990
51
1473
#23 DYE
#12 SCHUESSLER
PASSING
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#32 DAVIDSON
#40 FLEMING
#9 GALLMAN
#18 STOUDT
#22 HOWARD
#4 WATSON
Cm Att YdsIntTD Eff
-- -- ------- -----
2 2 1100
146.2
-- -- ------- -----
-- -- ------- -----
0 0 000 -----
-- -- ------- -----
-- -- ------- -----
-- -- ------- -----
-- -- ------- -----
Cm Att YdsIntTD Eff
16291441090.0
223130201
163.4
3 5 4000
127.2
1 3 10041.7
0 1 000 0.0
20331621095.8
294528500
117.6
243520921
116.7
274228213
139.5
Cm Att YdsIntTD Eff
2 4 5901
256.4
8 915403
342.6
192826600
147.7
273643516
225.9
172926702
158.7
2 6 -510 -7.0
-- -- ------- ------ -- ------- ------ -- ------- -----
2 2 1100
146.2
142
224
142555
119.7
75
112
1176 212187.0
RECEIVING
#26 CHOICE
#9 GALLMAN
#5 HOPPER
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
Rec YdsTD
-- -----
2150
4460
0 00
2210
1 80
0 00
-- -----
-- -----
Rec YdsTD
2170
0 00
2100
2120
1 50
1 20
1140
0 00
0 00
Rec YdsTD
2170
1 70
2 30
1 40
3210
3 -50
2 10
2120
4431
Rec YdsTD
0 00
2140
2520
3
1392
1280
1 20
2130
4290
7260
Rec YdsTD
5110
3340
2200
4260
1 80
1150
1170
3 90
2 90
Rec YdsTD
0 00
2250
1120
1 51
1210
3430
2250
-- -----
1 90
Rec YdsTD
2410
6
1642
2340
8661
0 00
10660
10720
7590
8
1222
Rec YdsTD
3880
4830
2720
6
1222
6
1552
1230
8
1280
5720
3290
9900
9600
20
1031
22
3032
22
1490
11
1401
53
6245
38
7724
KICKING
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
RETURNS
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#32 DAVIDSON
#36 LAKIP FG
4
#82 DUNN PR
#5 HOPPER PR
#16 LEGGETT
#3 SCOTT
#7 WILLIAMS
#92 PINION PUNTING
Made Missed
---
34
22,38,24
---
30
23,40
27,45
---
31,43
48
45,40,21
---
23
---
38,18,41
---
28,39
---
17
#13 HUMPHRIES
#
10
0
7
5
3
10
10
6
3
Yds
Avg -2050+
45145.1 24
0
-----
0
0
302
43.1
2
2
233
46.6
3
1
113
37.7
2
0
41941.9 52
418
41.8
5
2
24741.2 31
147
49.0
0
2
54 2330 43.1 2214
#13 HUMPHRIES PR
#53 AIKEN KOR
#32 DAVIDSON KOR
#15 GREEN KOR
PRYds Avg
PRYds Avg
PRYds Avg
KORYds Avg
KORYds Avg
KORYds Avg
--
--
---0
0
---2
-6
-3.0
1
1
1.00
0
---5
107
21.4
10
0.0
00---
12
2.0
1
14
14.0
00---
1
12
12.0
-------
00---
10
0.0
00---
2
25
12.5
00----
--
---0
0
---3
20
6.7
0
0
---1
14
14.01
23
23.0
0
0
---1
-6
-6.04
40
10.0
0
0
---0
0
---1
18
18.0
-------
00---
8
107
13.4
00---
00---
3
66
22.0
-------
00---
3
10
3.3
00---
00---
3
51
17.0
-------
00---
23
1.5
00---
00---
2
44
22.0
-------
00---
1-3
-3.0
00---
00---
2
44
22.0
1 00.0
1 -6-6.0
25
1736.9
2157.5
339
13.0
18
365
20.3
Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATS
#53 AIKEN
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#3 BEASLEY
#10 BOULWARE
SnapsTacTFLSk
*40 100
12 100
15 1
0.50
17 100
9 000
15 200
13 222
22 421
*33 400
SnapsTacTFLSk
*52 521
*19 111
*53 422
*58 322
*31 111
48 221
*43 2
0.50
*43 310
*34 110
SnapsTacTFLSk
18 400
31 300
0 100
16 400
0 000
*591231
31 300
13 100
34 3
0.50
14 411
5371130
51267
8.5 2.5
28 000
17616
4.5 3
3812212.5 8
202313.51
#40 BYERS
#31 CARTER
#93 CRAWFORD
#98 DODD
#29 EDMOND
#44 GOODSON
SnapsTacTFLSk
0 100
16 110
0 000
0 000
0 000
0 000
0 000
0 000
0 000
SnapsTacTFLSk
0 000
18 300
--- ------
--- ------
13 100
--- ------
0 000
0 000
0 000
SnapsTacPBUInt
--- ------
3 100
0 000
0 000
0 000
0 100
0 000
0 100
0 000
SnapsTacTFLSk
--- ------
*19 210
*49 421
*60 5
1.50
*34 200
*50 200
*42 410
*41 100
32 3
1.51
SnapsTacTFLSk
18 2
0.50
19 110
3 000
3 000
13 100
--- ------
1 000
0 000
3 100
SnapsTacPBUInt
--- ------
10 000
--- ------
--- ------
0 000
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
SnapsTacTFLSk
*30 100
7 511
*21 300
1 200
37 300
31 400
*20 100
1 100
*33 4
0.50
16 210
31 400
3 300
3272372
60 5
1.50
10 000
18124
1.51
#50 JARRETT
#14 JENKINS
#18 JOHNSON
#52 JONES
#20 KEARSE
#90 LAWSON
SnapsTacPBUInt
0 100
26 400
1 100
0 100
15 200
5 300
45 800
2 000
21 100
SnapsTacTFLSk
*43 600
*13 200
*54 100
*58 6
0.50
*30 900
*44 710
*43 4
1.50
*41 610
*44 9
2.5 1.5
SnapsTacPBUInt
*39 100
--- ------
5 100
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
6 100
--- ------
SnapsTacPBUInt
34 100
29 211
12 001
20 200
31 010
8 100
7 000
6 100
6 100
SnapsTacTFLSk
18 500
32 700
0 200
1 000
29 500
9 100
3 000
0 000
0 000
SnapsTacPBUInt
*55 910
*24 420
*65 421
*72 800
*39 300
*691010
*58 500
*61 600
*69 210
SnapsTacTFLSk
33 400
24 521
14 200
23 411
22 100
*21 200
18 210
16 400
30 64
1.5
11521 0 0
370506.5 1.5
50 300
153 822
922000
5125171
201308
3.5
#1 OGUNDEKO
#56 PAGANO
#26 PETERS
#48 READER
#46 RICHARDSON
#85 ROGERS
SnapsTacTFLSk
--- ------
1 400
0 100
0 100
17 300
2 300
0 000
0 000
0 100
SnapsTacTFLSk
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
8 000
0 000
--- ------
--- ------
1 000
SnapsTacTFLSk
--- ------
19 400
--- ------
--- ------
14 400
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
SnapsTacPBUInt
--- ------
*29 100
*61 610
*73 920
*39 210
*66 600
*53 300
*61 420
*69 440
SnapsTacTFLSk
23 5
0.50
15 100
22 500
*27 200
--- ------
20 200
9 100
23 300
25 3
0.5 0.5
SnapsTacTFLSk
0 000
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
3 000
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
SnapsTacTFLSk
--- -----3 000
--- -------- -----3 000
--- -------- -------- -------- ------
201300
9 000
33 800
45135
100
164221
0.5
3 000
6 000
#27 SMITH
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#9 BARNES
SnapsTacPBUInt
--- ------
12 000
--- ------
--- ------
16 000
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
#6 O’DANIEL
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#21 BAKER
SnapsTacTFLSk
*55 5
1.50
*16 520
*66 821
*7910
1.50
*42 7
0.5 0.5
*67 700
*581000
*62 611
*67 900
#15 GREEN
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#42 ANTHONY
SnapsTacPBUInt
*60 300
*31 200
*66 210
*81 110
*45 000
*69 100
*54 200
*62 010
*69 000
#41 BURRELL
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#2 ALEXANDER
SnapsTacTFLSk
0 000
8 111
0 000
0 000
3 000
0 000
0 100
0 100
3 100
#7 STEWARD
#25 TANKERSLEY
#94 WATKINS
#91 WATSON
#12 WIGGINS
#99 WILLIAMS
SnapsTacPBUInt
*54 910
*26 100
*61 600
*79 601
*46 700
*63 700
*13 200
*601101
*49 400
SnapsTacTFLSk
*441200
*22 410
*59 510
*62 6
0.50
*28 3
0.5 0.5
--- ------
*29 511
*49 820
*32 210
SnapsTacPBUInt
36 200
20 100
0 100
9 200
22 100
0 000
0 000
0 000
0 100
SnapsTacTFLSk
16 300
16 100
--- ------
15 100
17 200
9 000
6 110
8 000
--- ------
SnapsTacTFLSk
*23 400
13 310
29 600
28 100
15 300
*25 300
20 511
*39 500
*31 5
0.5 0.5
SnapsTacPBUInt
39 100
*33 400
40 100
*77 400
*21 210
*35 200
38 500
*56 300
34 200
SnapsTacTFLSk
33 700
*12 000
*30 410
31 400
*23 211
33 610
*38 410
20 411
33 300
4515312
325457
1.5
87 800
87 810
22335
2.5 1.5
3732410
2533452
* - start; Note: “Snaps” does not include special team plays or offensive plays; special team tackles are included; bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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SUPERLATIVES
TEAM
Category 2014 Clemson Team High Clemson Team Record 2014 Opponent Team High Opponent Team Record
Total Offense
735vs. SC State, 9-6
756vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
478by North Carolina, 9-27
771 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
Plays
93vs. SC State, 9-6
102vs. NC State, 11-17-2012
79by North Carolina, 9-27
99by South Carolina, 11-12-1968
Yards Per Play
7.9vs. SC State, 9-6
11.2 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903
6.9 by Georgia, 8-30
9.3 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
Rushing Yards
268vs. SC State, 9-6
615 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903
328 by Georgia, 8-30
478 by Tulane, 11-18-1944
Carries
51vs. SC State, 9-6
78 vs. Duke, 10-20-1979
41 by Georgia, 8-30
82 by North Carolina, 11-15-1969
Yards Per Carry
5.3vs. SC State, 9-6
11.2 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903
8.0 by Georgia, 8-30
Rushing Touchdowns
4vs. SC State, 9-6
11vs. Presbyterian College, 9-25-1948
5 by Georgia, 8-30
Passing Yards
467vs. SC State, 9-6
468 vs. Syracuse, 10-5-2013
394 by North Carolina, 9-27
521 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
Completions
32vs. SC State, 9-6
38vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007
30by North Carolina, 9-27
39 by Texas Tech, 12-23-2002
Passing Attempts
46 vs. Boston College, 10-18
67 vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007
49by North Carolina, 9-27
59 by Louisiana Tech, 12-31-2001
Completion %(10 comp.) 76.2vs. SC State, 9-6
88.2vs. The Citadel, 9-16-1978
69.2 by Georgia, 8-30
84.6 by NC State, 10-20-1990
Passing Efficiency(10 comp.) 211.3vs. North Carolina, 9-27
262.9vs. Furman, 9-15-2007
151.6by North Carolina, 9-27
232.2 by Florida State, 9-11-1993
Passing Touchdowns
6vs. North Carolina, 9-27
6 vs. many (4)
4 by North Carolina, 9-27
6 by Florida State, 9-11-1993
6by West Virginia, 1-4-2012
Longest Pass
74vs. North Carolina, 9-27
97vs. Virginia, 11-16-1974
75by North Carolina, 9-27
98 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
First Downs
32vs. SC State, 9-6
35vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
22 by Georgia, 8-30
35 by Maryland, 11-17-1984
35vs. Central Michigan, 10-20-2007
22by North Carolina, 9-27
Total Touchdowns
9vs. SC State, 9-6
12vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
6 by Georgia, 8-30
10 by West Virginia, 1-4-2012
Points
73vs. SC State, 9-6
122vs. Guilford, 10-5-1901
45 by Georgia, 8-30
74 by Alabama, 11-14-1931
Field Goals
3 vs. many (3)
6 vs. Texas A&M, 9-3-2005
2by Syracuse, 10-25
6by Duke, 10-16-1976
6vs. Boston College, 9-19-2009
2 by Wake Forest, 11-6
Punting Average(3 punts) 49.0 vs. Wake Forest, 11-6
56.7 vs. Wake Forest, 11-1-1986
50.1 by Boston College, 10-18
52.0 by Wake Forest, 10-1-2005
Time of Possession 34:54vs. Syracuse, 10-25
42:58vs. North Carolina, 11-7-1992
32:06by Louisville, 10-11
41:52by North Texas, 9-4-2010
Penalties
9vs. NC State, 10-4
20 vs. NC State, 10-13-2001
15 by North Carolina, 9-27
21 by Mississippi State, 12-30-1999
Penalty Yards
97vs. NC State, 10-4
181 vs. NC State, 10-13-2001
130 by North Carolina, 9-27
188 by Mississippi State, 12-30-1999
Turnovers
4vs. Syracuse, 10-25
10 vs. Florida, 10-11-1952
3 by NC State, 10-4
9by Georgia, 9-19-1981
3by Syracuse, 10-25
Third-Down Conversions
12vs. NC State, 10-4
15vs. Western Carolina, 9-3-1983
8by North Carolina, 9-27
15by Georgia, 9-21-1985
Third-Down Conversion % 63.2vs. NC State, 10-4
100.0vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
44.4by North Carolina, 9-27
72.7 by Florida State, 9-11-1993
Field Position*
35vs. SC State, 9-6
49vs. Florida Atlantic, 9-2-2006
39 by Georgia, 8-30
50 by Wake Forest, 10-7-2006
Punt Return Yards
107vs. Louisville, 10-11
227vs. Georgia Tech, 9-26-1987
61 by Georgia, 8-30
150 by Florida State, 9-20-1997
Kickoff Return Yards 108 vs. Georgia, 8-30
286 vs. Florida State, 9-25-2004
110 by Georgia, 8-30
290 by North Carolina, 10-22-2011
Interception Return Yards
60vs. SC State, 9-6
143 vs. Maryland, 10-31-1970
20 by Syracuse, 10-25
166by Auburn, 11-21-1953
Interceptions By Defense
2 vs. Florida State, 9-20
6 vs. South Carolina, 11-27-1971
2 by Louisville, 10-11
7 by South Carolina, 10-25-1945
2vs. Syracuse, 10-25
6 vs. NC State, 9-30-1995
2 by Syracuse, 10-25
Fumble Return Yards
40vs. NC State, 10-4
93 vs. Virginia, 9-19-1998
35 by SC State, 9-6
103 by West Virginia, 1-4-2012
Sacks
5 vs. many (4)
12 vs. Furman, 9-7-1996
5 by Georgia, 8-30
7 by Florida State, 9-20-1997
7by Virginia, 10-11-1997
INDIVIDUAL
Category 2014 Clemson Individual Best Clemson Individual Record 2014 Opponent Individual Best Opponent Individual Record
Total Offense463
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27 529by Tajh Boyd vs. NC State, 11-17-2012342
by Marquise Williams (North Carolina), 9-27509
by Chris Weinke (Florida State), 11-4-2000
Rushing Yards106
by Wayne Gallman vs. Wake Forest, 11-6263
by Raymond Priester vs. Duke, 11-11-1995 198 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
256 by Steve Wadiak (South Carolina), 10-19-1950
Carries28
by Wayne Gallman vs. Syracuse, 10-25 36 by many (3)
18 by Prince-Tyson Gulley (Syracuse), 10-2545
by James McDougald (Wake Forest), 10-9-1976
Rushing Touchdowns2
by Deshaun Watson vs. NC State, 10-4
5 by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, 10-13-1917
3 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
4 by many (3)
5by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930
Longest Carry34
by Adam Choice vs. NC State, 10-490
by Banks McFadden vs. Presbyterian College, 9-23-1939 51 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
98 Steve Atkins (Maryland), 11-18-1978
90 by Buck George vs. Furman, 11-17-1951
Passing Yards435
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27 455 by Tajh Boyd vs. Syracuse, 10-5-2013
345 by Marquise Williams (North Carolina), 9-27521
by Chris Weinke (Florida State), 11-4-2000
Completions29
by Cole Stoudt vs. Boston College, 10-1838
by Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-200724
by Marquise Williams (North Carolina), 9-2735
by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), 10-28-2000
Passing Attempts45
by Cole Stoudt vs. Boston College, 10-1866
by Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-200739
by Sean Maguire (Florida State), 9-20 57by Kip Allen (The Citadel), 10-4-1986
57by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), 10-28-2000
Completion %(10 comp.)75.0
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27 95.0by Cole Stoudt vs. SC State, 9-7-201369.2
by Hutson Mason (Georgia), 8-30 100.0 by Darian Durant (North Carolina), 10-20-2001
Passing Efficiency(10 comp.)225.9by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27 261.9 by Tajh Boyd vs. Syracuse, 10-5-2013
168.9 by Marquise Williams (North Carolina), 9-27 245.5 by Mike Elkins (Wake Forest), 10-29-1988
Passing Touchdowns6
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-276
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27-20144
by Marquise Williams (North Carolina), 9-276
by Geno Smith (West Virginia), 1-4-2012
Receptions10
by Artavis Scott vs. Louisville, 10-1116
by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, 1-3-20149
by Rashad Greene (Florida State), 9-2014
by Kelly Campbell (Georgia Tech), 10-28-2000
10
by Artavis Scott vs. Boston College, 10-18
Receiving Yards
164by Artavis Scott vs. SC State, 9-6227
by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, 1-3-2014135
by Rashad Greene (Florida State), 9-20249
by Peter Warrick (Florida State), 9-20-1997
Receiving Touchdowns2
by many (3) vs. many (4), many times (5)
3 by many (4), many times (5)
2 by Cam Serigne (Wake Forest), 11-6
4by Torry Holt (NC State), 10-31-1998
4by Tavon Austin (West Virginia), 1-4-2012
All‑Purpose Yards
164by Artavis Scott vs. SC State, 9-6345
by Sammy Watkins vs. Maryland, 10-15-2011 293 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
496 by Tobais Palmer (NC State), 11-17-2012
Total Touchdowns2
by many (5) vs. many (4), many times (7)
5 by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, 10-13-1917
4 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
4 by many (6)
5by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930
Points15
by Ammon Lakip vs. SC State, 9-633
by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930 24 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
24 by many (6)
Field Goals
3 by Ammon Lakip vs. many (3)
6 by Jad Dean vs. Texas A&M, 9-3-20052
by Cole Murphy (Syracuse), 10-25
6by Vince Fusco (Duke), 10-17-1976
6by Richard Jackson vs. Boston College, 9-19-2009
2 by Mike Weaver (Wake Forest), 11-6
Longest Field Goal45
by Ammon Lakip vs. North Carolina, 9-2761
by Spencer Benton vs. Ball State, 9-8-2012
50 by many (3)
60 by Kevin Butler (Georgia), 9-22-1984
45
by Ammon Lakip vs. Louisville, 10-11
Punting Average(3 punts)49.0
by Bradley Pinion vs. Wake Forest, 11-6 55.3by Dale Hatcher vs. Kentucky, 10-2-198250.1
by Alex Howell (Boston College), 10-18
Punt Return Yards107
by Adam Humphries vs. Louisville, 10-11 167 by Don Kelley vs. Maryland, 10-20, 1970
37 by Reggie Davis (Georgia), 8-30
Kickoff Return Yards 107 by T.J. Green vs. Georgia, 8-30
282 by Justin Miller vs. Florida State, 9-25-2004 100 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
Interception Return Yards60
by Jadar Johnson vs. SC State, 9-6101
by Willie Underwood vs. South Carolina, 11-22-198020
by Darius Kelly (Syracuse), 10-25 128by Dennis Tabron (Duke), 10-18-1980
Interceptions1
by many (4) vs. many (4), many times (6)
3 by many (5)
1 by many (7), many teams (5)
4 by Jim Dooley (Miami (FL)), 1-1-1952
Fumble Return Yards24
by B.J. Goodson vs. NC State, 10-493
by Antwan Edwards vs. Virginia, 9-19-199835
by Dominique Mitchell (SC State), 9-6
Tackles
12 by Tony Steward vs. Georgia, 8-30
27 by Keith Adams vs. South Carolina, 11-20-199914
by James Sample (Louisville), 10-11 29by Ed Stetz (Wake Forest), 10-30-1971
12
by Ben Boulware vs. Louisville, 10-11
Tackles For Loss4
by Shaq Lawson vs. Wake Forest, 11-6
6by Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-19993.5
by Amarlo Herrera (Georgia), 8-304.5
by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), 11-24-2012
6by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, 10-1-2011
Sacks
2 by many (3) vs. many (4)
4 by Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-1999
2 by Leonard Floyd (Georgia), 8-30 4.5 by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), 11-24-2012
4by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, 10-1-20112
by Amarlo Herrera (Georgia), 8-30
* - average starting field position in teams’ own territory; Note: Numbers in
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(parentheses)
denote minimums; bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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Clemson Offensive Drive Charts
Georgia
NC State
Wake Forest
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.114:53 301270•4:07 TD
2.
19:041038
1:15
Punt
3.
16:331633
0:36
Punt
4. 1 3:16 9 3 -4 1:34 Punt
5.1-2 0:34 22 6 78 1:42 TD
6.211:51 321068•4:23 TD
7. 2 7:15 25 5 18 1:29 INT
8.2 4:10 1813653:22MFG
9.
3
11:232338
1:50
Punt
10.
36:31 735
1:20
Punt
11.
33:172037
1:04
Punt
12.
3-40:16 8 4192:20Punt
13. 4 10:22 17
3 -3 1:17 Punt
14. 4 8:44 19
3 -6 1:00 Punt
15. 4 7:34 25
3 -15 2:10 Punt
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 114:55 18 7 82 2:17 TD
2. 111:38 35 6 65 1:56 TD
3.1 8:05 361064•3:33 TD
4.
1-22:03 2811414:24MFG
5. 212:03*14 4 14•1:07 TD
6. 2 8:45 40 9 46•3:13 FG
7. 2 3:00 11 3 -5 1:34 Punt
8.313:35 811674:04 FG
9.3 7:16 511475:45Punt
10.
4
14:44
*1047
•2:03
Downs
11.4 9:41 9 6464:10Punt
12. 4 0:29
8
1 -1 0:29 Half
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
19:542166
2:58
Punt
2. 1 3:58 15 4 20 1:02 INT
3.
1-2
1:002839
1:26
Punt
4. 212:29 29 8 60•3:40 FG
5. 2 7:56*23 3 23 0:56 TD
6.2 4:31 251275•4:04 TD
7.315:00 2512544:49 FG
8.3 6:46 361247•4:19Downs
9.
3-4
0:54 130
1:10
Punt
10. 4 11:03 32
1 68 0:10
TD
11. 4 10:31 28
9 72 3:55
TD
12.
45:18
*4348
1:44
Downs
13.
42:38
*3249
1:41
Downs
SC State
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 114:57 32 7 68•2:22 TD
2.110:58*441139•4:07 FG
3.
14:59
*4045
0:47
Downs
4.1-2 2:51 21 8 79 •2:57 TD
5. 213:44 36 7 64 2:27 TD
6. 2 9:18 48 6 31 2:08 FG
7. 2 5:39 22 6 78•1:53 TD
8. 2 0:49 11 6 33 0:49 Half
9. 312:59 47 7 53•1:29 TD
10. 3 10:07 28
5 65 •2:17
FG
11. 3 6:28 35
4 65 0:57
TD
12. 3-4 0:08 49
6 51 •1:34
TD
13. 4 11:55 48
7 52 •3:19
TD
14. 4 6:42 11
6 24 2:37 Fumble
15. 4 4:01 28
6 28 4:01 Half
Louisville
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
13:003731
1:08
Punt
2. 1 9:48 20 3 -1 0:57 Punt
3.
16:44 922
0:38INT
4.
14:392553
2:19
Punt
5. 214:51 15 3 -3 1:22 Punt
6.
2
11:30 638
1:18
Punt
7. 210:12*37 3 -2 1:26 Punt
8.
23:132739
1:22
Punt
9. 2 1:01 46 6 48•1:01 Half
10.
3
14:542231
1:01
Punt
11. 3 12:12 48
6 24 2:29
FG
12.
37:213248
0:46
Downs
13.
35:212938
0:58
Punt
14.3 3:09 2210553:09 FG
15. 4 13:57 44
2 -7 0:35 INT
16.
4
10:294336
1:13
Punt
17.4 6:58 281268•5:34 FG
18.
40:21 111
0:21Half
Florida State
Boston College
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
15:002538
1:11
Punt
2.112:56 41 653•1:54MFG
3.
17:361639
2:03
Punt
4.
1-24:35 121075•4:43 FG
5.212:38 29 8362:51Punt
6. 2 8:50*47 6 47•2:54 TD
7.
24:051639
1:59
Punt
8.
20:45 413
0:45Half
9.311:05 25 5182:20Punt
10.
3-46:20 271350•6:24MFG
11. 4 13:16 36
4 64 •1:32
TD
12.
48:551435
1:30
Punt
13.4 6:00 17 5151:49Punt
14. 4 2:14 *26
2 12 0:38 Fumble
15.
OT-----
*2549-----
Downs
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
12:303234
1:51
Punt
2.1 8:11 9 9384:28Punt
3.
11:383937
1:38
Punt
4. 213:03 50 4 50•1:21 TD
5.
2
10:122031
1:40
Punt
6.2 7:25 17 7312:28Punt
7.2 3:21 251269•3:21 FG
8.314:54 18 5231:40Punt
9.
3
11:412335
1:21
Punt
10.3 7:22 314545:12Punt
11.
3-40:35 19 7222:09Punt
12. 4 10:53 18
6 82 1:18
TD
13.
45:482037
2:23
Punt
14. 4 0:49 31
3 -5 0:49 Half
North Carolina
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
13:363237
1:46
Punt
2.1 9:38 19 5132:01Punt
3.
15:54
*4810
0:09INT
4.
1-20:40 20 9423:38Punt
5.2 9:14 1112694:37 FG
6. 2 3:21*33 4 25•1:13Fumble
7.
21:222411
0:10
Fumble
8.
3
14:562735
1:10
Punt
9. 313:36*31 3-12 1:20 Punt
10. 3 11:20 32
3 12 0:39 INT
11.310:32 501249•3:56 FG
12. 3 5:09 *46
5 22 1:39
FG
13. 3-4 1:42 27
7 73 2:14
TD
14. 4 12:06 16
3 -3 1:56 Punt
15.4 8:17 241567•8:17 Half
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 113:09 26 2 74 0:35 TD
2.111:11 17 6263:02Punt
3. 1 3:48*44 8 34•3:06 FG
4. 214:49 38 6 62 1:56 TD
5. 211:13*43 4 15 1:26 FG
6.2 6:45 25 5222:53Punt
7.
23:083435
1:33
Punt
8. 2 0:08 18 1 -1 0:08 Half
9. 315:00 25 4 13 1:09 INT
10. 3 12:17 25
8 75 2:47
TD
11. 3 7:39 36
4 64 1:18
TD
12.
3-43:51 2511754:07 TD
13.
4
14:262338
1:29
Punt
14.410:54 161284•4:58 TD
15.
45:032033
1:02
Punt
16. 4 2:25 20
5 14 2:25 Half
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Bolded lines denote scoring drives.
CLEMSOn'S LONG PLAYS
Yds Player(s)
Type Opp.
74 *D. Watson to Hopper Pass UNC
69Stoudt to A. Scott
Pass SCS
68 *Stoudt to A. Scott
Pass WFU
56 *D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass NCS
50 *D. Watson to Hopper Pass UNC
45Stoudt to Seckinger Pass WFU
39
D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass SCS
39D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass FSU
38Stoudt to M. WilliamsPass UGA
37 *Stoudt to A. Scott
Pass SCS
37D. Watson to A. Scott Pass SCS
35Stoudt to A. Scott
Pass UGA
34Stoudt to M. WilliamsPass SCS
34 *D. Watson to McCulloughPass SCS
34Choice
Run NCS
33D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass FSU
33 *D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass UNC
33 *D. Watson to A. Scott Pass UNC
32Stoudt to A. Scott
Pass FSU
32Stoudt to M. WilliamsPass BOC
32 *Davidson
Run BOC
31
D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass UNC
31 *D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass NCS
30 *D. Watson to Peake
Pass UGA
30Fleming
Run
SCS
30 *Gallman
Run WFU
29D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass UGA
28D. Watson to Hopper Pass FSU
28D. Watson to Hopper Pass NCS
27D. Watson to SeckingerPass UNC
27D. Watson to Kitt
Pass UNC
25Stoudt to Humphries Pass SCS
25Stoudt to M. WilliamsPass SYR
24 *D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass UNC
24D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass NCS
24D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass NCS
24D. Watson to Hopper Pass FSU
23Stoudt to M. WilliamsPass LOU
21Stoudt to M. WilliamsPass UGA
21D. Watson to Leggett Pass NCS
21Stoudt to Leggett
Pass BOC
21Gallman
Run SYR
21Stoudt to A. Scott
Pass SYR
20Stoudt to McCulloughPass SCS
20Howard
Run
SCS
20Stoudt to Leggett
Pass LOU
* - touchdown; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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Georgia
NC State
Wake Forest
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 110:46 25 3 -4 1:42 Punt
2. 1 7:49 43 5 57 1:13 TD
3. 1 5:57 47 5 44•2:41Fumble
4. 1 1:42*36 5 36•1:07 TD
5.
2
13:522539
2:01
Punt
6. 2 5:46 48 3 -2 1:36 Punt
7. 2 0:48 20 3 -7 0:48 Half
8.314:56 331057•3:29 FG
9.3 9:33 18 7393:02Punt
10.
35:114037
1:54
Punt
11.3 2:13 34 6171:57Punt
12. 4 12:56 18
6 82 •2:30
TD
13. 4 9:05 *47
1 47 0:12
TD
14. 4 7:44 49
1 51 0:10
TD
15. 4 5:24 *30
7 21 •5:24 Half
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
12:382530
1:00
Punt
2.
19:422532
1:37
Punt
3.
14:322532
2:29
Punt
4. 212:39 31 3-17 0:36Fumble
5.
2
10:562533
2:11
Punt
6.2 5:32 25 7292:32Punt
7. 2 1:26*39 6 32•1:26 Half
8.315:00 25 4241:25Punt
9. 3 9:31 25 1 -9 0:08Fumble
10.3 9:23 25 4142:07Punt
11. 3-4 1:31
9
4 25 1:47 Fumble
12.412:41 3 5203:00Punt
13.4 5:31 1111445:02Punt
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.115:00 25 9245:06Punt
2.1 6:56 22 6202:58Punt
3. 1 2:56*43 5 43•1:47 TD
4. 214:34 25 3 -5 2:05 Punt
5. 2 8:42 37 4-14 0:46Downs
6.
26:502733
1:49
Punt
7. 2 5:01*13 2 13•0:30 TD
8. 2 0:21 38 3 30 0:21 FG
9.310:06 21 9433:20MFG
10.
32:271739
1:33
Punt
11. 4 14:44 47
7 40 •3:36
FG
12.
4
10:532530
0:22
Punt
13. 4 6:36 25
3 -20 1:18 Punt
14. 4 3:34 35
4 -3 0:56 Downs
15.
40:572336
0:57Half
Louisville
Florida State
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
15:002532
1:02
Punt
2. 113:58 25 3 -6 0:58 Punt
3.111:52 16 4162:04Punt
4.1 8:51 35 4252:07Punt
5.
16:06
*2541
1:27 FG
6.1-2 2:20 50 5 50 •2:24 TD
7. 213:29 50 3 -9 1:59 Punt
8. 2 8:46 9 3 -9 1:30Fumble
9.2 7:16 25 7134:03Punt
10.
21:511433
0:50
Punt
11. 3 13:53 33
3 -7 1:41 Punt
12.
39:432534
2:22
Punt
13. 3 6:35 *40
5 40 1:08
TD
14.
34:231739
1:14
Punt
15. 4 14:56 23
3 -2 0:59 Punt
16.
4
13:224849
2:53
Downs
17.4 9:16 17 4192:18Punt
18. 4 1:20 19
5 79 •0:59 Downs
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 113:49 26 3 -4 0:53 Punt
2. 111:02 20 9 48 3:22 FG
3.1 5:33 26 4310:58Punt
4. 214:47 29 3 -8 2:09 Punt
5. 2 9:47 9 3 -3 0:57 Punt
6.2 5:50 29 4121:45Punt
7. 2 2:06*38 3 -7 1:21 Punt
8. 314:57 32 9 68•3:52 TD
9.
38:452557
2:25
Punt
10. 4 14:56 23
5 30 1:40 INT
11.411:37 25 7222:42Punt
12. 4 7:25 24
3 76 1:21
TD
13. 4 4:11 12
4 13 1:57 INT
14.
41:361432
1:36Half
15. OT ----- *25
2 25 •-----
TD
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 115:00 25 3 -9 2:30 Punt
2.110:39 23 5122:28Punt
3.
13:43 637
2:05
Punt
4. 215:00 20 3 -4 1:57 Punt
5.
2
11:34
*4933
1:22
Punt
6. 2 8:32 37 3 63 1:03 TD
7.
24:571731
1:36
Punt
8.
3
13:142030
1:33
Punt
9.310:20 36 4232:58Punt
10.
32:101738
1:35
Punt
11. 4 13:26 16
7 84 •2:27
TD
12.4 9:29 19 6143:41Punt
13.4 3:25 1810512:36Downs
SC State
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 112:35 25 3-16 1:37 Punt
2. 1 6:46 16 4-15 1:47 Punt
3.
14:123531
1:21
Punt
4.
2
14:542530
1:10
Punt
5.
2
11:111837
1:53
Punt
6.
27:032835
1:24
Punt
7.2 3:39 18 8382:50Punt
8. 315:00 26 3 -1 2:01 Punt
9. 311:27 35 3 -3 1:20 Punt
10. 3 7:45 31
3 -1 1:17 Punt
11. 3 5:31 25
6 26 3:05 INT
12. 3 2:26 25
3 -9 2:18 Punt
13. 4 13:34 25
4 -25 1:34 Safety
14.4 8:30 35 4121:48Punt
Boston College
North Carolina
Syracuse
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 114:57 20 3 -4 1:48 Punt
2.112:34 25 5171:23Punt
3.1 8:09 410334:21Punt
4.
1-2
0:371831
0:48
Punt
5. 212:53 25 3-18 1:40 Punt
6.2 9:47 251075•3:02 TD
7. 2 3:52 8 3 -8 0:39Safety
8.2 1:35 15 8301:27Punt
9. 313:51 44 5 56 1:34 TD
10.
39:232262
1:44
Punt
11. 3 6:15 20
7 80 •2:24
TD
12. 4 14:44 25
1 75 0:14
TD
13. 4 12:57 41
3 -5 2:03 Punt
14. 4 5:51 42
4 58 •0:43
TD
15. 4 4:01 24
8 51 •1:36 INT
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
14:551930
1:19
Punt
2.111:50 13 5202:12Punt
3. 1 7:37 16 3 -6 1:43 Punt
4.1 5:45 1413615:00 FG
5.212:02 20 6162:48Punt
6.
24:372536
1:16INT
7.2 2:08 8 4180:46Punt
8. 2 1:12*25 4 -6 1:12 FG
9.
3
13:462625
0:10
Fumble
10.
3
12:161433
0:56
Punt
11.
3
10:41
*4210
0:09INT
12. 3 6:30 12
3 -3 1:21 Punt
13.3 3:24 28 4121:42Punt
14.
4
14:213147
2:15
Punt
15.410:10 49 7271:53MFG
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Bolded lines denote scoring drives.
OPPONENTS' LONG PLAYS
Yds Player(s)
Type Team
75 *Williams to Switzer
Pass UNC
74 *Maguire to Greene
Pass FSU
73Gardner to Quick
Pass LOU
67Williams to E. AlbrightPass UNC
51 *Gurley
Run UGA
48Murphy to Crimmins Pass BOC
47 *Chubb
Run UGA
43Murphy
Run BOC
41 *Williams to Thorpe
Pass UNC
40Lewis-Freeman
Run
SCS
39Bonnafon to Do. BrownPass LOU
38Gurley
Run UGA
36Maguire to Wilson
Pass FSU
35Bordner to Callinan
Pass BOC
27Maguire to K. WilliamsPass FSU
26Williams to Q. Davis Pass UNC
26 *Murphy to Alston
Pass BOC
24Crump to Wolford
Pass WFU
23 *Gurley
Run UGA
23Mason to Bennett
Pass UGA
23Long to Broyld
Pass SYR
22Gardner to Quick
Pass LOU
22 *Gardner to Rogers
Pass LOU
21Maguire to O’Leary
Pass FSU
20Williams to Proehl
Pass UNC
20Williams to Howard
Pass UNC
20Wortham
Run WFU
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INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGHS
Rushing
#Player
24 Zac Brooks
26 Adam Choice
32 C.J. Davidson
23 Tyshon Dye
9 Wayne Gallman
22 D.J. Howard
12 Nick Schuessler
18 Cole Stoudt
4 Deshaun Watson
Carries
12, DUK ‘12
16, LOU ‘14
13, SCS ‘13
5, WFU ‘14
28, SYR ‘14
13, many (2)
1, many (3)
13, UGA ‘14
15, NCS ‘14
Tackles
Yards
*Yards/Carries
Touchdowns
Long
62, DUK ‘12
5.2, DUK ‘12
1, many (2)
27, BOC ‘13
74, SCS ‘14
6.2, SCS ‘14
1, SCS ‘14
34, NCS ‘14
63, SCS ‘13
4.8, SCS ‘13
2, WFU ‘13
32, BOC ‘14
14, WFU ‘14
----------
----------
8, WFU ‘14
106, WFU ‘14
7.7, SCS ‘14
1, many (2)
30, WFU ‘14
86, AUB ‘11
5.0, DUK ‘12
1, many (8)
37, AUB ‘11
12, SCS ‘14--------------------
12, SCS ‘14
36, SYR ‘14
1.2, UGA ‘14
1, many (2)
25, DUK ‘12
62, NCS ‘14
4.1, NCS ‘14
2, NCS ‘14
17, NCS ‘14
Passing
# Player
12 Nick Schuessler
18 Cole Stoudt
4 Deshaun Watson
# Player
12 Nick Schuessler
18 Cole Stoudt
4 Deshaun Watson
Completions
2, SCS ‘14
29, BOC ‘14
27, UNC ‘14
ºEfficiency
----------
204.6, SCS ‘13
225.9, UNC ‘14
Attempts
2, many (2)
45, BOC ‘14
36, UNC ‘14
ºYards/Attempts
----------
9.74, SCS ‘14
12.08, UNC ‘14
ºPercentage
YardsTouchdowns
Long
----------
11, SCS ‘14
----------
6, many (2)
95.0, SCS ‘13
302, SCS ‘14
3, many (2)
69, SCS ‘14
75.0, UNC ‘14
435, UNC ‘14
6, UNC ‘14
74, UNC ‘14
ºYards/Completions
----------
13.7, SCS ‘14
16.1, UNC ‘14
Interceptions
----------
2, SYR ‘14
1, many (2)
Plays
3, many (2)
52, BOC ‘14
47, UNC ‘14
Total Offense
23, SCS ‘14
308, BOC ‘14
463, UNC ‘14
Receiving
#Player
24 Zac Brooks
26 Adam Choice
86 Sam Cooper
32 C.J. Davidson
82 Adrien Dunn
9 Wayne Gallman
5 Germone Hopper
22 D.J. Howard
13 Adam Humphries
8 Demarre Kitt
16 Jordan Leggett
89 Jay Jay McCullough
19 Charone Peake
83 Daniel Rodriguez
3 Artavis Scott
81 Stanton Seckinger
7 Mike Williams
Receptions
2, many (2)
4, FSU ‘14
2, many (3)
3, OSU ‘13
2, SCS ‘14
4, WFU ‘14
7, WFU ‘14
3, UVA ‘13
9, BOC ‘13
2, NCS ‘14
4, UVA ‘13
3, many (2)
7, BSU ‘12
3, WFU ‘13
10, many (2)
3, many (2)
8, BOC ‘14
Yards
•Yards/Receptions
Touchdowns
Long
31, UGA ‘13----------
1, UGA ‘13
31, UGA ‘13
46, FSU ‘14
11.5, FSU ‘14
----------
16, NCS ‘14
30, DUK ‘12
----------
1, many (3)
25, DUK ‘12
27, OSU ‘13
9.0, OSU ‘13
----------
16, OSU ‘13
11, SCS ‘14--------------------
6, SCS ‘14
43, WFU ‘14
10.8, WFU ‘14
1, WFU ‘14
18, WFU ‘14
139, UNC ‘14
46.3, UNC ‘14
2, many (2)
74, UNC ‘14
86, WFU ‘13
6.0, UVA ‘13
1, WFU ‘13
75, WFU ‘13
118, SYR ‘13
39.3, SYR ‘13
2, SYR ‘13
60, SYR ‘13
27, UNC ‘14--------------------
27, UNC ‘14
44, CIT ‘13
14.3, LOU ‘14
1, many (3)
44, CIT ‘13
61, SCS ‘14
20.3, SCS ‘14
1, SCS ‘14
34, SCS ‘14
58, UGA ‘13
11.6, UGA ‘13
1, many (5)
30, UGA ‘14
10, many (2)
3.3, WFU ‘13
1, CIT ‘13
10, DUK ‘12
164, SCS ‘14
27.3, SCS ‘14
2, many (2)
69, SCS ‘14
48, SYR ‘13
16.0, SYR ‘13
1, many (6)
45, WFU ‘14
155, NCS ‘14
29.3, UGA ‘14
2, many (2)
56, NCS ‘14
# Player
Tackles
53 Martin Aiken
3, SYR ‘13
2 Mackensie Alexander
3, UGA ‘14
42 Stephone Anthony
16, NCS ‘13
21 Adrian Baker
--------- 9 Tavaris Barnes
4, many (6)
3 Vic Beasley
7, SYR ‘13
11 Travis Blanks
8, FSU ‘12
10 Ben Boulware
12, LOU ‘14
49 Beau Brown
---------47 Marcus Bullard
---------41 T.J. Burrell
5, CIT ‘13
31 Ryan Carter
1, many (3)
93 Corey Crawford
8, VAT ‘12
98 Kevin Dodd
4, SCS ‘13
29 Marcus Edmond
---------44 B.J. Goodson
5, SCS ‘14
15 T.J. Green
8, BOC ‘14
50 Grady Jarrett
15, USC ‘13
14 Martin Jenkins
6, SYR ‘13
18 Jadar Johnson
5, CIT ‘13
52 Kellen Jones
11, SCS ‘13
20 Jayron Kearse
10, many (2)
90 Shaq Lawson
6, WFU ‘14
56 Collins Mauldin
1, BSU ‘12
6 Dorian O’Daniel
4, SCS ‘14
1 Ebenzer Ogundeko
---------56 Scott Pagano
4, many (2)
26 Garry Peters
9, many (2)
48 D.J. Reader
7, VAT ‘12
46 Chad Richardson
---------85 Dane Rogers
---------27 Robert Smith
11, SYR ‘14
7 Tony Steward
12, UGA ‘14
75 Daniel Stone
1, many (2)
25 Cordrea Tankersley
5, UVA ‘13
94 Carlos Watkins
5, DUK ‘12
91 Josh Watson
9, VAT ‘12
30 Taylor Watson
3, BSU ‘12
12 Korrin Wiggins
5, BOC ‘14
99 DeShawn Williams
7, many (2)
Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
* - minimum 10 carries; º - minimum 10 completions; • - minimum three receptions; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
PositionUGA SCS FSUUNCNCSLOUBOC SYRWFU GATGSUUSC
LTBattleBattleDavisBattleBattleBattleBattleDavisBattle
LGWebsterWebster
D. Beasley
D. Beasley
D. Beasley
D. Beasley
D. Beasley
D. Beasley
D. Beasley
CNortonGuillermoNortonNortonNortonNortonNortonNortonWebster
RGDavisDavisWebsterWebsterWebsterWebsterWebster E. Mac LainCrowder
RTGoreGoreGoreDavisDavisDavisDavisWebsterDavis
TELeggettLeggettLeggett
McCulloughLeggettLeggettCooperCooperCooper
WRPeakePeakePeakeHopperHopperHopper
A. Scott
A. Scott
A. Scott
QBStoudtStoudtStoudt
D. Watson
D. Watson
D. WatsonStoudtStoudtStoudt
RB/WRHowardHowardDavidson
RodriguezGallmanGallmanGallmanGallmanGallman
WRHumphriesHumphriesHumphriesHumphriesHumphriesHumphriesHumphriesHumphriesHumphries
WR/TE
M. Williams M. WilliamsMcCullough M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams
DEBarnesCrawfordCrawfordCrawfordCrawfordCrawfordCrawfordCrawfordBarnes
DTJarrettJarrettJarrettJarrettJarrettJarrettJarrettJarrettJarrett
DT
J. Watson D. Williams D. Williams
Reader D. Williams
J. Watson D. Williams
J. Watson
J. Watson
DE
V. Beasley
V. Beasley
V. Beasley
V. Beasley
V. Beasley
Lawson
V. Beasley
V. Beasley
V. Beasley
SLB/NBGoodsonWigginsGoodsonWigginsWigginsWigginsGoodsonWigginsGoodson
MLBAnthonyAnthonyAnthonyAnthonyAnthonyAnthonyAnthonyAnthonyAnthony
WLBStewardStewardStewardStewardSteward
BoulwareStewardStewardSteward
CBAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderAlexander
SKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearse
S
R. Smith
R. Smith
R. Smith
R. Smith
R. Smith
R. Smith
R. Smith
R. Smith
R. Smith
CB
M. JenkinsPetersPetersPetersPetersPetersPetersPetersPeters
PKLakipLakipLakipLakipLakipLakipLakipLakipLakip
PPinion-------PinionPinionPinionPinionPinionPinionPinion
Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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PARTICIPATION
#
Player
UGA SCSFSUUNCNCSLOUBOC SYRWFU GATGSUUSCTotal
2014 G-S Career G-S
53 Martin Aiken, DE
ST8STST 3STSTST3 14 9-021-0
2 Mackensie Alexander, CB*60*31*66*81*45*69*54*62*69
5379-99-9
42 Stephone Anthony, LB
*55*16*66*79*42*67*58*62*67
512 9-948-32
21 Adrian Baker, CB
---12------16------------ 282-02-0
9 Tavaris Barnes, DE
*40121517 9151322*33
176 9-243-3
79 Isaiah Battle, OT
*79*4472*84*71*73*81---*81
585 8-723-11
68 David Beasley, OG
---32*73*70*59*73*81*66*81
535 8-738-26
3 Vic Beasley, DE
*52*19*53*58*31 48*43*43*34
381 9-844-21
11 Travis Blanks, S
--------------------------- --- 0-024-18
10 Ben Boulware, LB
1831ST 16 ST*59311334 202 9-120-1
24 Zac Brooks, RB
--------------------------- --- 0-018-0
49 Beau Brown, S
--------------------------- ---0-01-0
51 Jim Brown, LS
---ST--------------------- ---1-03-0
47 Marcus Bullard, LB
ST---ST------ST--------- 03-05-0
41 T.J. Burrell, LB
ST16STSTSTSTSTSTST 16 9-022-0
40 Roderick Byers, TE
ST18------13---533 42 6-017-0
31 Ryan Carter, CB
---3STSTSTSTSTSTST 38-08-0
26 Adam Choice, RB
---29131222459------ 1306-06-0
61 William Cockerill, OT
---12------ 1------------ 132-02-0
86 Sam Cooper, TE
--------- ---14 8*24*35*11
92 5-344-9
93 Corey Crawford, DE
---*19*49*60*34*50*42*4132 327 8-748-32
55 Tyrone Crowder, OG
---39------25------62*20
1464-14-1
32 C.J. Davidson, RB
249*3231151121137 163 9-121-1
67 Kalon Davis, OL
*77*46*72*75*71*73*81*82*81
658 9-945-17
98 Kevin Dodd, DE
18193 313 ---1ST3 60 8-020-0
82 Adrien Dunn, WR
---19------ 6------------ 252-02-0
23 Tyshon Dye, RB
------------------------8 81-01-0
29 Marcus Edmond, CB
---10------ST------------ 102-02-0
61 David Estes, LS
---ST--------------------- 01-01-0
40 Kurt Fleming, RB
214ST 1--------------- 174-04-0
9 Wayne Gallman, RB
102618 6*33*16*48*69*60
2869-59-5
44 B.J. Goodson, LB
*307*21 13731*201*33
181 9-429-4
73 Joe Gore, OT
*79*55*2726---------18ST 205 6-318-3
15 T.J. Green, S
ST261ST15 545221 115 9-021-0
87 D.J. Greenlee, TE
---201--- 4------3--- 284-04-0
57 Jay Guillermo, C
26*52124716 ------------ 153 5-113-1
35 Quintin Hall, LB
---ST--------------------- 01-01-0
5 Germone Hopper, WR
283726*59*49*43463630 354 9-321-4
22 D.J. Howard, RB
*46*171035 9 ---625 130 8-244-4
13 Adam Humphries, WR
*49*25*42*53*38*42*39*69*60
417 9-949-24
50 Grady Jarrett, DT
*43*13*54*58*30*44*43*41*44
370 9-944-33
32 Corbin Jenkins, PK/P
STSTSTSTSTSTSTSTST 0 9-023-0
14 Martin Jenkins, CB
*39---5------------6--- 50 3-141-8
18 Jadar Johnson, S
3429122031 8766 153 9-020-0
52 Kellen Jones, LB
1832ST1
2993STST 92 9-012-0
65 Oliver Jones, OL
--------------------------- ---0-02-0
20 Jayron Kearse, S
*55*24*65*72*39*69*58*61*69
512 9-921-12
8 Demarre Kitt, WR
1436---2744 821110 1528-08-0
36 Ammon Lakip, PK/P
*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST
0 9-916-9
90 Shaq Lawson, DE
3324142322
*21181630 201 9-122-1
16 Jordan Leggett, TE
*51*34*27 39*29*4724---34 285 8-518-6
84 Andrew Maass, WR
---16------ 1------------ 172-06-0
78 Eric Mac Lain, OL
1824ST2627STST*35ST 130 9-135-1
88 Sean Mac Lain, WR
---15------ 1------------ 162-02-0
56 Collins Mauldin, DE
---1--------------------- 11-07-0
89 Jay Jay McCullough, TE930*41
*403017273315 242 9-218-2
69 Maverick Morris, OT
---28------ 7------------ 352-02-0
58 Ryan Norton, OL
*5338*64*40*63*73*81*6966 547 9-734-20
6 Dorian O’Daniel, LB
---1STST17 2STSTST 208-08-0
1 Ebenezer Ogundeko, DE--------- --- 8ST------1 93-03-0
10 David Olson, QB
---6--------------------- 61-01-0
56 Scott Pagano, DT
---19------14------------ 332-02-0
19 Charone Peake, WR
*42*33*50------------------ 125 3-332-7
26 Garry Peters, CB
---*29*61*73*39*66*53*61*69
451 8-841-13
92 Bradley Pinion, P/PK
*STST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST
0 9-830-21
17 Kyrin Priester, WR
ST------------------------ 01-01-0
48 D.J. Reader, DT
231522*27 --- 2092426 166 8-134-4
74 Spencer Region, OG
---28------ 8------------ 362-08-0
46 Chad Richardson, LB
ST--------- 3------------ 32-05-0
54 Zach Riggs, C
---21------ 2------------ 232-02-0
83 Daniel Rodriguez, WR
ST17ST *410ST4ST7 42 9-135-1
85 Dane Rogers, DE
---3------ 3------------ 62-02-0
85 Seth Ryan, WR
---ST--------------------- 01-01-0
12 Nick Schuessler, QB
---13------ 7------------ 202-05-0
3 Artavis Scott, WR
103326435149*61*47*53
3739-39-3
81 Stanton Seckinger, TE
372026132015102631 198 9-030-10
27 Robert Smith, S
*54*26*61*79*46*63*13*60*49
451 9-949-23
75 Michael Sobeski, LS
STSTSTSTSTSTSTSTST 0 9-044-0
7 Tony Steward, LB
*44*22*59*62*28 ---*29*49*32
325 8-839-8
75 Daniel Stone, DE
---ST--------------------- 01-03-0
18 Cole Stoudt, QB
*67*50*1112 862*81*83*81
455 9-631-6
25 Cordrea Tankersley, CB
3620ST 922STSTSTST 87 9-021-0
95 Andy Teasdall, P
--------------------------- ---0-01-0
94 Carlos Watkins, DT
1616---1517 968--- 87 7-019-1
4 Deshaun Watson, QB
122464*74*71*11--------- 2566-36-3
91 Josh Watson, DT
*2313292815
*2520*39*31
223 9-440-18
30 Taylor Watson, S
--------------------------- --- 0-023-0
77 Reid Webster, OL
*63*46*55*62*80*73*81*83*76
619 9-938-9
12 Korrin Wiggins, S
39*3340*77*21*3538*5634 373 9-521-5
99 DeShawn Williams, DT
33*12*3031
*2333*382033 253 9-449-14
7 Mike Williams, WR
*59*3563*59*42*64*79*67*70
538 9-822-11
* - start; ST - special teams only; Note: Numbers do not necessarily denote official plays, but rather non-special-team snaps; bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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GAME 1
Clemson21
Georgia45
Aug. 30, 2014 • SANFORD Stadium • Athens, Ga.
It was an engaging matchup throughout the first
half, but No. 12 Georgia pulled away to defeat No. 16
Clemson 45-21 in Athens behind an impressive rushing
attack.
It was the Tigers’ first loss in a season-opener under Head Coach Dabo Swinney. Clemson’s last seasonopening loss came in 2008 against Alabama.
Georgia’s ground game, led by Todd Gurley, amassed
328 yards, with Gurley accounting for 198.
In his first career start, Cole Stoudt was out to show
the Clemson offense was not all Tajh Boyd and Sammy
Watkins. And in the first half, he did not disappoint.
Stoudt and the offense orchestrated an effective 12play, 70-yard scoring drive on the offense’s first series,
capped by a one-yard touchdown run by D.J. Howard.
Georgia rallied behind quarterback Hutson Mason
and leaned on the dynamic, superstar ability of Gurley,
as the Bulldogs scored two touchdowns to end the first
quarter with a 14-7 lead.
Tiger fans saw a quick glimpse of the future when
first-year freshman Deshaun Watson, one of the highest-rated dual-threat quarterbacks in the nation coming out of high school, entered the game in the second
quarter. He led a six-play, 78-yard scoring drive, ending
with a 30-yard passing touchdown to Charone Peake to
even the score 14-14.
The Clemson defense played effectively in the first
half, holding Georgia to 68 passing yards and 45 rushing yards, and Gurley amassed only 39 of those 113
total yards. But after Clemson took a 21-14 lead on
C.J. Davidson’s one-yard touchdown run in the second
quarter, Gurley broke through, taking a kickoff return
100 yards to tie the score again.
Georgia kicked a field goal in the third quarter to
take the lead for good, while the Bulldog defense kept
Clemson off the scoreboard during the entire second
half. Georgia scored on three consecutive offensive
plays in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Clemson’s offense finished the night with 291 yards
of total offense, while Georgia had 459 total yards. The
difference came on the ground, where Georgia totaled
328 rushing yards compared to Clemson’s 88 rushing
yards.
The Bulldogs used an average starting field position
of its own 39 to claim victory, while the Tigers’ average
starting field position was their own 19. Ten of Georgia’s
15 offensive drives started outside its own 32, while
Clemson’s best starting field position in 15 offensive
drives was its own 32.
C.J. Davidson was the Tigers’ leading rusher with 43
yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, while Mike Williams had three receptions for 88 yards. Peake had the
Tigers’ lone touchdown catch of the day.
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GAME STATS
Clemson
Georgia
7
1400 21
1473
21 45
CU Howard 1 run (Lakip kick), 1st, 10:46, 12-70
UGA Gurley 23 run (Morgan kick), 1st, 6:36, 5-57
UGA Mason 2 run (Morgan kick), 1st, 0:35, 5-36
CU Peake 30 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 2nd, 13:52, 6-78
CU Davidson 1 run (Lakip kick), 2nd, 7:28, 10-68
UGA Gurley 100 kickoff return (Morgan kick), 2nd, 7:15
UGA Morgan 27 FG, 3rd, 11:27, 10-57
UGA Gurley 18 run (Morgan kick), 4th, 10:26, 6-82
UGA Chubb 47 run (Morgan kick), 4th, 8:53, 1-47
UGA Gurley 51 run (Morgan kick), 4th, 7:34, 1-51
Attendance - 92,746
Weather - Mostly sunny, 87˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
CU
UGA
15
22
43-8841-328
18-33-118-26-0
203
131
76-291
67-459
3.86.9
-6
61
2-02-1
11
3-408-65
0-0
1-0
2-(-6)
8-61
6-108
2-110
10-45.16-44.0
7-20
5-13
1-135-38
29:57
30:03
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
CU Davidson 12-43-1, Howard 11-28-1, Stoudt 13-16,
Gallman 1-5, TEAM 1-(-1), D. Watson 5-(-3)
UGA Gurley 15-198-3, Chubb 4-70-1, Michel 6-33, Hicks
2-14, McKenzie 1-9, Marshall 6-8, TEAM 1-(-1), Mason
6-(-3)-1
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
CU Stoudt 16-29-144-1-0, D. Watson 2-4-59-0-1
UGA Mason 18-26-131-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
CU Humphries 5-11, M. Williams 3-88, A. Scott 2-41,
Davidson 2-17, Gallman 2-17, Peake 1-30-1,
McCullough 1-2, Seckinger 1-0, Howard 1-(-3)
UGA Bennett 5-60, Michel 3-20, Rome 3-18, Conley 2-14,
McKenzie 2-11, Blazevich 1-9, Towns 1-4, Gurley 1-(-5)
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU Humphries 2-(-6)
UGA R. Davis 7-37, McKenzie 1-24
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards-TD)
CU Green 5-107, Aiken 1-1
UGA Gurley 1-100-1, Douglas 1-10
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
UGA A. Davis 1-0
Tackle Leaders
CU Steward 12, Kearse 9, R. Smith 9, D. Williams 7, Jarrett
6
Sacks
CU V. Beasley 1-13
Tackles For Loss
CU V. Beasley 2-15, Anthony 1.5-5, Reader 0.5-2, R. Smith
0.5-1, Dodd 0.5-0
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GAME 2
SC State
7
Clemson73
Sept. 6, 2014 • Memorial Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
In their home opener, the No. 23 Clemson Tigers
faced another type of Bulldog in SC State, looking to
bounce back from the previous game in Athens, Ga.,
and the Tigers did not disappoint, cruising to a 73-7
win.
Clemson finished the day with 735 yards, while
holding SC State to just 44, with the defense not giving up an offensive touchdown. The 73 points were the
most by Clemson since scoring 82 points against Wake
Forest in 1981, while the 66-point margin of victory
was Clemson’s largest since 1957, when the Tigers defeated Presbyterian College 66-0.
“This was a great win and I’m proud of our team
today,” said Head Coach Dabo Swinney. “We had to
respond after last week and I think we did, and that’s
what matters. The coaches, the support staff and the
players - everyone put forth the effort we needed.”
On offense, Clemson moved the ball effectively, finishing with 268 rushing yards and 467 passing yards.
Both quarterbacks had efficient games, as Cole Stoudt
finished with 302 passing yards and a touchdown along
with a pass efficiency rating of 163.4. Deshaun Watson
had 154 passing yards, three touchdowns and a pass
efficiency rating of 342.6. Watson’s first game in Death
Valley was all he could have ask for.
“It was great,” said Watson. “Seeing all the orange
in the stands and all the fans and Clemson Family support, and then running down the Hill with all my ‘brothers’ for the first time was a great experience.”
In regard to Watson’s performance against SC State,
Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris liked what he saw
out of the offense and praised Watson’s progress and
poise on the field, while also highlighting the Tigers still
have two good quarterbacks to work with.
“You’ve got a great competition going on, and Cole is
our starter, but that’s a pleasure to have right now. We
obviously know where Deshaun is, and he is the future
down the road in years to come, but we’re excited about
Cole as well.”
The performances by other freshmen did not go unnoticed, as fans saw plenty of potential from more than
just Watson. Wide Receiver Artavis Scott finished the
day with six receptions for 164 yards and two touchdowns, passing both Aaron Kelly and Sammy Watkins
in single-game receiving yards by a Tiger freshman.
The previous record was set by Kelly against Temple in
2006 and Watkins against Auburn in 2011.
“It’s a good accomplishment for me,” said Scott.
“I’m excited and I was blessed and thankful for it, but
I know we have to handle more things than that.”
Scott, who earned ACC Receiver-of-the-Week honors, also stated that the offense’s performance would
be good momentum heading into the bye week before
hitting the road to Tallahassee against Florida State.
“It’s going to keep building our momentum, practice
is going to be high intensity like we’ve been doing and
when this game comes, it’s going to be a big week for
us, and we’re going to be ready when it comes,” added
Scott. “Coming back out, we don’t want to get comClemsonTigers.com
placent. We want to keep doing the same things we’re
doing, moving the ball and keeping defenses on their
heels and moving forward and building and building.”
The Tigers got the job done in the running game
as well as the passing game. Wayne Gallman led all
rushers with 77 yards on 10 carries. Gallman made the
most of his opportunities and did not let his chance get
away from him.
“I had a lot of fun today, and I think it was just the
beginning of something new,” stated Gallman. “I think
we have a whole lot more in store. The offensive line did
a great job getting their blocks.”
Gallman was not the only freshman running back to
see his first extended game action. Adam Choice logged
plenty of snaps on the day, finishing with 12 carries for
74 yards and a touchdown, the first of his Tiger career,
while averaging 6.2 yards per carry. He also added two
catches for 15 yards.
“We gave it our all and everything opened up,” said
Choice about the Tigers’ success in the running game.
“The offensive line did a great job and everything was
there, so I believe if we work like that, good things will
happen.”
The defense’s dominating performance was highlighted by its 14 tackles for loss by 12 different players. The 44 yards allowed by the Tiger defense were the
fewest since 1963, when Clemson held Virginia to 41
yards.
GAME STATS
SC State
Clemson
0007 7
10242415 73
CU Humphries 2 run (Lakip kick), 1st, 12:35, 7-68
CU Lakip 22 FG, 1st, 6:51, 11-39
CU Peake 7 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 2nd, 14:54, 8-79
CU A. Scott 37 pass from Stoudt (Lakip kick), 2nd, 11:17, 7-64
CU Lakip 38 FG, 2nd, 7:10, 6-31
CU Davidson 6 run (Lakip kick), 2nd, 3:46, 6-78
CU Howard 6 run (Lakip kick), 3rd, 11:30, 7-53
CU Lakip 24 FG, 3rd, 7:50, 5-65
CU McCullough 34 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 3rd, 5:31, 4-65
CU Johnson 60 interception return (Pinion kick), 3rd, 2:26
CU A. Scott 8 pass from D. Watson (Pinion kick), 4th, 13:34, 6-51
CU TEAM safety, 4th, 12:00
CU Choice 4 run (C. Jenkins kick failed), 4th, 8:36, 7-52
SCS Mitchell 35 fumble return (Scandrett kick), 4th, 4:05
Attendance - 81,672
Weather - Sunny, 90˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
SCS
CU
5
32
28-751-268
12-25-132-42-0
37
467
53-44
93-735
0.87.9
35
62
2-02-1
11
5-301-5
0-0
1-60
0-0
2-2
7-100
3-37
12-36.90-0.0
2-15
10-17
1-104-38
26:04
33:56
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
SCS Lewis-Freeman 7-50, Samuel 1-12, Simmons 5-7,
Moody 1-3, J. Taylor 5-2, Kollock 4-(-17), Wiley 3-(-22),
TEAM 2-(-28)
CU Gallman 10-77, Choice 12-74-1, Fleming 9-49, Howard
5-43-1, D. Watson 5-20, Schuessler 1-12, Davidson
3-4-1, Humphries 1-2-1, TEAM 2-(-5), Stoudt 3-(-8)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
SCS Wiley 9-15-25-1-0, Kollock 3-10-12-0-0
CU Stoudt 22-31-302-0-1, D. Watson 8-9-154-0-3
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
SCS West 3-18, Hemingway 2-17, Samuel 2-0, Moody 2-(5), Freeman 1-10, J. Taylor 1-(-1), A. Smith 1-(-2)
CU A. Scott 6-164-2, M. Williams 4-83, Peake 4-22-1,
McCullough 3-61-1, Humphries 3-34, Leggett 2-25,
Choice 2-15, Howard 2-15, Hopper 2-14, Dunn 2-11,
Kitt 1-16, Gallman 1-7
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU Humphries 1-2, Dunn 1-0
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
SCS Lewis-Freeman 3-58, A. Smith 2-24, Moody 1-16, West
1-2
CU Aiken 1-14, Green 1-12, Rodriguez 1-11
Interception Returns (INT-Yards-TD)
CU Johnson 1-60-1
Tackle Leaders
CU K. Jones 7, Anthony 5, Goodson 5, Lawson 5, Green 4,
Kearse 4, O’Daniel 4, Pagano 4, Steward 4, Wiggins 4
Sacks
CU Aiken 1-11, Goodson 1-10, V. Beasley 1-9, Lawson 1-8
Tackles For Loss
CU Lawson 2-10, Anthony 2-4, Aiken 1-11, Goodson 1-10,
V. Beasley 1-9, Peters 1-6, Dodd 1-3, J. Watson 1-3,
Wiggins 1-3, Crawford 1-2, Burrell 1-1, Steward 1-1
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GAME 3
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GAME STATS
OT
Florida State 23
Sept. 20, 2014 • DOAK S. CAMPBELL Stadium • Tallahassee, Fla.
Clemson
Florida State
0
10070 17
30776 23
FSU Aguayo 50 FG, 1st, 7:40, 9-48
CU Lakip 30 FG, 2nd, 14:52, 10-75
CU Howard 1 run (Lakip kick), 2nd, 5:56, 6-47
FSU Pender 1 run (Aguayo kick), 3rd, 11:05, 9-68
CU D. Watson 2 run (Pinion kick), 4th, 11:44, 4-64
FSU Greene 74 pass from Maguire (Aguayo kick), 4th, 6:04, 3-76
FSU K. Williams 12 run, OT, 2-25
Attendance - 82,316
Weather - Clear, 75˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
The No. 22 Clemson Tigers battled the defending National Champions and threatened to end No. 1
Florida State’s 18-game winning streak, but the Seminoles prevailed 23-17 in overtime when Karlos Williams
scored on a 12-yard walkoff run. The loss dropped the
Tigers to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the ACC. Florida State
improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in league play.
The Tigers came into Doak S. Campbell Stadium
with a prime opportunity to upset the defending titleholder, but a late turnover and crucial mistakes proved
costly in a game that could simply be described as a
missed opportunity.
It was Clemson’s first game against a top-ranked
team since 1999, when the Tigers hosted the Seminoles. It was also the Tigers’ first overtime game since
2010.
A bright spot from the disappointing night, freshman
quarterback Deshaun Watson entered the game on the
Tigers’ third drive and played the rest of the game, finishing 19-28 passing for 266 yards along with 30 rushing yards and a touchdown. Watson was named ACC
Rookie-of-the-Week for his efforts. The Tiger offense
finished with 407 total yards and running back C.J. Davidson led the Tigers with 54 yards on 12 carries.
Clemson’s defense came to play early and often,
amassing five sacks, with Vic Beasley registering two.
Clemson also limited Florida State to just 317 total
yards, including only 13 yards on 27 carries.
The Tigers kept Sean Maguire under pressure for
most of the night, intercepting two passes in the fourth
quarter. However, Maguire and the Seminole offense
made just enough plays to overcome the Tigers’ pass
rush to stay undefeated.
CU
FSU
17
17
40-10127-13
22-33-021-39-2
306
304
73-407
66-317
5.64.8
28
28
1-10-0
12
3-308-41
2-28
0-0
1-0
1-28
2-25
4-65
7-43.18-40.4
5-16
4-15
5-491-4
32:41
27:19
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
CU Davidson 12-54, D. Watson 12-30-1, Stoudt 4-24,
Choice 6-9, Gallman 4-6, Howard 1-1-1, TEAM 1-(-23)
FSU K. Williams 10-45-1, Pender 8-15-1, D. Cook 1-3,
Greene 1-(-2), TEAM 1-(-2), Maguire 6-(-46)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
CU D. Watson 19-28-266-0-0, Stoudt 3-5-40-0-0
FSU Maguire 21-39-304-2-1
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
CU Choice 4-46, Peake 3-28, M. Williams 2-72, Hopper
2-52, A. Scott 2-34, Humphries 2-20, Davidson
2-10, Gallman 2-3, Seckinger 1-19, Leggett 1-12,
McCullough 1-10
FSU Greene 9-135-1, O’Leary 6-77, Wilson 4-56, K.
Williams 1-27, C. Green 1-9
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU Humphries 1-0
FSU Greene 1-28
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
CU Davidson 2-25
FSU Whitfield 3-56, Haplea 1-9
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
CU Johnson 1-24, Kearse 1-4
Tackle Leaders
CU Anthony 8, Peters 6, R. Smith 6, J. Watson 6, Reader
5, Steward 5
Sacks
CU V. Beasley 2-17, Crawford 1-14, Anthony 1-11, M.
Jenkins 1-7
Tackles For Loss
CU V. Beasley 2-17, Anthony 2-15, Crawford 2-15, M.
Jenkins 1-7, Steward 1-3, D. Williams 1-2, Peters
0.5-1, Barnes 0.5-0
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GAME 4
North Carolina35
Clemson50
Sept. 27, 2014 • Memorial Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
In his first career start, Deshaun Watson passed for
435 yards and six touchdowns, as the Tigers earned
their first ACC victory with a 50-35 win over North Carolina at Memorial Stadium. It was the first time in history
Clemson scored exactly 50 points in a game.
Watson’s six touchdowns made him the first Tiger
in history to throw six touchdowns in a game and the
first freshman in ACC history to do so. His 435 passing
yards were also a freshman record, and he became just
the fifth ACC player, regardless of class, to throw six
touchdowns in a game.
Watson continued to show poise beyond that of a
freshman quarterback, proving himself early and often
in his first career start, though he was not too surprised
about what to expect in his starting debut.
“I was expecting to go out there and execute, and
that’s what we did,” said Watson. “It just happened that
my offensive line was big and my receivers made great
catches. And I’m happy with the records.”
Watson earned ACC Co-Offensive Back-of-the-Week
and ACC Rookie-of-the-Week honors for his efforts.
But Watson was not the only story of the Tiger offense. Sophomore Germone Hopper led Clemson with
139 receiving yards and two touchdowns, with Mike
Williams close behind with 122 receiving yards and two
touchdowns. Clemson finished the night with 528 yards
of offense.
“We have a lot of good, young receivers, so we just
have to go out there and make a lot of plays,” said Williams about the receivers’ performance. “We came in
Monday, put the game against Florida State to bed and
got focused on North Carolina and had great preparation.”
Hopper was certainly more involved in the passing
game, and he stepped up when his number was called.
“Coach (Swinney) told me before the game I would
be a big part of the offense early, so I was ready to
play,” said Hopper.
Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris was pleased with
the offense’s performance against the Tar Heel defense
and likes what he is seeing out of an offense with a lot
of young talent.
“A lot of excitement,” said Morris. “Felt like all week
long, this game was a pivotal moment for our program.
If we came out and played with the effort that we did
last week (against Florida State) and win and play well
and get better, then it’s going to set the tone for the rest
of the season.
“It was really exciting to see these guys come out
and play like they played, from play-two on. We don’t
have a lot of veterans on our side of the ball with experience, but we have young guys making plays, and it’ll
make an old man out of you real quick, but I’m excited
for the future.”
When asked about Watson’s performance moving forward, Morris certainly had some strong words about the
freshman quarterback’s budding future.
“To come out and put on a performance like he did,
from the second-effort throws, his patience in the pockClemsonTigers.com
et, his ability to see the field and extend plays with his
feet...that’s what you like to see. I’m extremely proud
of him, and I think he provides a spark for this football
team, and not just for this offense, but the entire football team.”
The Clemson defense brought pressure early and often, including a safety courtesy of defensive end Shaq
Lawson, while fellow defensive end Vic Beasley notched
two sacks, bringing his career total to 27, one shy of the
Tiger record.
“We’ve been battle tested in games like Georgia and
Florida State, so we know what it takes to win the big
games,” said Beasley. “We’re definitely back on track
now.”
When asked about the sack record, Beasley said it
was one of the goals he made upon returning for his
senior season.
“I came back and wanted to break that record, and I
look forward to doing so.”
Bradley Pinion was a factor on special teams, averaging 46.6 yards on his five punts, with three punts
inside the 20. He was named ACC Co-Specialist-of-theWeek.
Head Coach Dabo Swinney loved the team’s response and its ability to bounce back from the previous
week’s overtime loss at No. 1 Florida State.
“We did what we had to do to win,” said Swinney. “It
was great to be back home. The crowd was awesome.
We have another big week coming up and we’re going
to have to play well against NC State.”
GAME STATS
North Carolina 0 71414 35
Clemson
10121414 50
CU Hopper 74 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 1st, 12:34, 2-74
CU Lakip 27 FG, 1st, 0:42, 8-34
CU Hopper 50 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 2nd, 12:53, 6-62
CU Lakip 45 FG, 2nd, 9:47, 4-15
UNC Hollins 17 pass from Williams (Weiler kick), 2nd, 6:45, 10-75
CU TEAM safety, 2nd, 3:13
UNC Thorpe 41 pass from Williams (Weiler kick), 3rd, 12:17, 5-56
CU M. Williams 24 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 3rd, 9:30, 8-75
CU M. Williams 33 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 3rd, 6:21, 4-64
UNC Q. Davis 2 pass from Williams (Weiler kick), 3rd, 3:51, 7-80
CU A. Scott 33 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 4th, 14:44, 11-75
UNC Switzer 75 pass from Williams (Weiler kick), 4th, 14:30, 1-75
CU Leggett 5 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 4th, 5:56, 12-84
UNC Hood 9 run (Weiler kick), 4th, 5:08, 4-58
Attendance - 79,155
Weather - Partly cloudy, 75˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
UNC
CU
22
27
30-8444-92
30-49-128-39-1
394
436
79-478
83-528
6.16.4
29
20
0-01-0
11
15-1304-19
1-7
1-0
4-22
3-20
5-103
3-52
8-43.15-46.6
8-18
10-18
3-193-31
25:52
34:08
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
UNC Hood 13-71-1, Trubisky 3-13, Morris 5-2, Switzer 1-1,
Francis 1-0, Williams 7-(-3)
CU Davidson 9-32, Howard 13-31, D. Watson 11-28,
Choice 3-5, Gallman 1-4, Hopper 1-0, Stoudt 2-(-1),
TEAM 3-(-3), Humphries 1-(-4)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
UNC Williams 24-38-345-1-4, Trubisky 6-11-49-0-0
CU D. Watson 27-36-435-1-6, Stoudt 1-3-1-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
UNC Howard 5-50, Q. Davis 4-48-1, Morris 4-(-1), Switzer
3-87-1, Hollins 3-35-1, Tabb 3-31, Logan 2-1, E.
Albright 1-67, Thorpe 1-41-1, Proehl 1-20, Singleton
1-11, Francis 1-7, Hood 1-(-3)
CU A. Scott 8-66-1, M. Williams 6-122-2, Humphries
4-26, Hopper 3-139-2, Davidson 2-12, Kitt 1-27,
Seckinger 1-27, Howard 1-8, Leggett 1-5-1, Gallman
1-4
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
UNC Switzer 4-22
CU Humphries 3-20
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
UNC Logan 3-62, Morris 2-41
CU Green 1-23, Humphries 1-15, Davidson 1-14
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
UNC Smiley 1-7
CU R. Smith 1-0
Tackle Leaders
CU Anthony 10, Peters 9, Kearse 8, Jarrett 6, R. Smith 6,
Steward 6
Sacks
CU V. Beasley 2-19, Lawson 1-12
Tackles For Loss
CU V. Beasley 2-19, Peters 2-4, Anthony 1.5-9, Crawford
1.5-3, Lawson 1-12, Jarrett 0.5-1, Steward 0.5-0
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GAME 5
NC State
0
Clemson41
Oct. 4, 2014 • Memorial Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
Clemson recorded its first shutout in the Dabo Swinney era, as the defense responded to the challenge set
by the coaches in practice all week to limit big plays
from opposing offenses, blanking NC State 41-0.
It was the Tigers’ first shutout since 2008 against
SC State and the first against an ACC opponent in 16
years. It was also the largest margin of victory in series
history by either team.
“Our guys were invested and had a great week of
practice after a humbling second half last week,”
said Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables. “Our guys
played with incredible passion. I loved the intensity and
discipline these guys played with.
“I’m happy that they’ve finally been rewarded for all
their hard work. Our guys have really bounced back and
had a strong performance. Offense, defense and special
teams all complemented each other.”
On offense, it was business as usual, as Deshaun
Watson opened the game with a seven-play, 82-yard
drive, capped by a 56-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Williams, setting the tone for the rest of the
day.
Watson, who earned ACC Offensive Back-of-theWeek and ACC Rookie-of-the-Week honors, finished 1729 passing for 267 yards and two touchdowns while
adding two rushing touchdowns and 62 yards on the
ground. Clemson also found a spark in the running
game outside of Watson, as freshman Wayne Gallman
finished with 13 carries for 58 yards, averaging 4.5
yards per carry.
On his 20th birthday, Williams received both of
Watson’s gift-wrapped touchdown passes of 56 and 31
yards, leading all players with 155 receiving yards. He
continued to establish his presence as a dynamic threat
in the Tigers’ receiving corps. Williams was named ACC
Rookie-of-the-Week for his efforts.
Clemson’s offense finished with 493 total yards,
including 226 rushing yards, averaging 4.5 yards per
carry. Perhaps the biggest stat of the day was the lack
of turnovers by the Clemson offense.
“We ran a balanced offense today,” said Watson.
“I give all of the credit to our offensive line, the running backs found holes and our receivers made me look
good. We’re getting better each week. I give the offensive line all the credit. I love those guys.”
Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris praised the offense for its balanced attack against the Wolfpack and
was pleased with the Tigers’ performance, especially in
the turnover battle. Clemson did not commit a turnover.
“I think what you’re seeing is a group of guys getting better every week,” stated Morris. “No turnovers is
huge, we stress that all the time, and we want to run
the football. We want to be more effective in the run
game and really challenge our offensive line, so I’m really proud of those guys and how they responded.
“I’m just proud of our great team effort overall. It’s
hard to shut anyone out.”
The defense faced a challenge in quarterback Jacoby
Brissett, who entered the game leading the ACC with
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13 passing touchdowns. The Tigers stepped up to the
challenge, holding NC State to only 36 total yards in
the first half. The front seven was spearheaded by Vic
Beasley, who tied Clemson’s all-time career sack record
of 28 while collecting a caused fumble and return for a
touchdown.
Clemson’s defense forced three turnovers on the day,
with caused fumbles by Stephone Anthony and Kellen Jones along with Beasley’s. The defense refused to
yield, holding the Wolfpack to 154 total yards of offense. Grady Jarrett led all tacklers with nine.
“We definitely built off of last week and are showing
our progress over the last few weeks as a whole,” said
Jarrett. “We prepared for it all and we played what we
had and had a really strong game on defense.”
More than anything, the Tigers’ performance in all
aspects of the game was all Swinney could ask for from
his team, and they did not disappoint.
“This is my first shutout as a head coach, so this is
extra special for me,” added Swinney.
GAME STATS
NC State
Clemson
0000 0
211010 0 41
CU M. Williams 56 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 1st, 12:38, 7-82
CU M. Williams 31 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 1st, 9:42, 6-65
CU D. Watson 5 run (Lakip kick), 1st, 4:32, 10-64
CU D. Watson 3 run (Lakip kick), 2nd, 10:56, 4-14
CU Lakip 31 FG, 2nd, 5:32, 9-46
CU Lakip 43 FG, 3rd, 9:31, 11-67
CU V. Beasley 16 fumble return (Lakip kick), 3rd, 9:23
Attendance - 78,459
Weather - Sunny, 64˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
NCS
CU
12
25
38-11950-226
4-19-017-30-0
35
267
57-154
80-493
2.76.2
7
74
3-30-0
30
5-459-97
0-0
0-0
1-7
5-34
0-0
1-18
9-45.63-37.7
3-14
12-19
2-163-30
25:20
34:40
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
NCS Creecy 7-43, Thornton 6-39, Dayes 7-17, Brissett 1614, Cherry 1-6, Underwood 1-0
CU D. Watson 15-62-2, Gallman 13-58, Choice 9-56,
Howard 5-30, Davidson 4-18, Stoudt 1-6, Humphries
1-(-1), TEAM 1-(-1), Schuessler 1-(-2)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
NCS Brissett 4-18-35-0-0, TEAM 0-1-0-0-0
CU D. Watson 17-29-267-0-2, Stoudt 0-1-0-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
NCS Thornton 1-18, Alston 1-9, Underwood 1-8, Dayes 1-0
CU M. Williams 6-155-2, Gallman 3-21, Choice 2-21,
Kitt 2-8, Hopper 1-28, Leggett 1-21, Humphries 1-8,
Davidson 1-5
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
NCS Hines 1-7
CU Humphries 4-40, Hopper 1-(-6)
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
CU Green 1-18
Tackle Leaders
CU Jarrett 9, Anthony 7, R. Smith 7, K. Jones 5, Pagano
4
Sacks
CU V. Beasley 1-9, D. Williams 1-1, Anthony 0.5-10,
Steward 0.5-10
Tackles For Loss
CU V. Beasley 1-9, D. Williams 1-1, Anthony 0.5-10,
Steward 0.5-10
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GAME 6
Louisville17
Clemson23
Oct. 11, 2014 • Memorial Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
The No. 25 Clemson Tigers pulled out a 23-17 victory over Louisville with their backs against the wall,
holding the Cardinals on a last-minute, goal-line stand
to preserve a hard-fought victory in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
With freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson forced
to leave the game due to injury, Cole Stoudt stepped
in and went 20-33 passing for 162 yards. Freshman
Artavis Scott led all receivers with 10 receptions for 66
yards, while freshman Adam Choice led all rushers with
61 yards on 16 carries.
Head Coach Dabo Swinney praised Stoudt for his
resiliency coming off a shoulder injury and appreciated
how his senior led the team once Watson went down in
the first quarter.
“Cole didn’t take a snap in practice all week because
of his shoulder,” admitted Swinney. “Instead of pouting
and crying, all he did was choose to have a good attitude and go back to work.
“Cole told me, ‘Coach, I’ll be ready when you need
me.’ It does your heart good to see a young man rise
up and be there for his teammates. I couldn’t be more
proud of him.”
Clemson’s defense and special teams play won the
game for the Tigers, which included a 72-yard return
by Adam Humphries on the Cardinals’ first punt of the
game. Humphries, who was named ACC Specialist-ofthe-Week, became the first Tiger to return a punt for a
touchdown since C.J. Spiller scored on a 77-yard punt
return against Boston College in 2009.
Another bright note on special teams, placekicker
Ammon Lakip made all three of his field-goal attempts,
including two of 40+ yards, which led to praise from
Swinney.
“He went 3-3 with one off the backboard,” joked
Swinney about Lakip’s 40-yard field goal off the right
upright that gave Clemson the lead for good on the last
play of the third quarter. “I think he called that one.”
In the second quarter, Garry Peters made one of the
game’s biggest plays when he sacked Reggie Bonnafon
and forced a fumble, which was recovered by Tavaris
Barnes in the endzone for the go-ahead touchdown.
Vic Beasley also recorded a sack to bring his career
total to 29 and set Clemson’s all-time sack record, moving ahead of Michael Dean Perry and the late Gaines
Adams.
“It’s definitely special to be among names like Michael Dean Perry and Gaines Adams,” said Beasley.
“They helped set the example for me.”
Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables couldn’t say
enough about how his defense performed at every turn
during the game, coming up with the big plays when
they needed them, especially on Louisville’s final drive.
“They played with everything they got, and we needed it today,” said Venables. “These guys showed resiliency, toughness and courage. Our guys were ready for
it, and I’m really proud of them.”
In his first career start in place of an injured Tony
Steward, sophomore linebacker Ben Boulware led the
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defense with 12 tackles, including a game-high three
tackles for loss and one sack. Safety Jayron Kearse
made a game-saving tackle on James Quick after a 73yard catch and run late in the game, which would have
tied the score and put the Cardinals ahead 24-23 with
a successful extra-point attempt.
“That’s something we go through every day in practice,” said Kearse. “We have to get to the ball.”
With Louisville out of timeouts, the Clemson defense
kept the Cardinals out of the endzone on the final drive,
stuffing a potential game-winning touchdown run on
second down and forcing the Cardinals to spike the ball
on third down.
On fourth down, Will Gardner’s pass was broken up
by defensive tackle DeShawn Williams, sealing the Tigers’ victory. The game was put into the hands of the
defense, and it responded in spectacular fashion.
“That’s just heart,” added Swinney. “That’s what it’s
all about right there, seeing a group of guys play like a
family that have each other’s back.”
GAME STATS
Louisville
Clemson
3770 17
7763 23
CU Humphries 72 punt return (Lakip kick), 1st, 13:58
LOU Wallace 41 FG, 1st, 4:39, 4-1
LOU Do. Brown 2 run (Wallace kick), 2nd, 14:56, 5-50
CU Barnes recovered fumble (Lakip kick), 2nd, 7:16
CU Lakip 45 FG, 3rd, 9:43, 6-24
LOU Rogers 22 pass from Gardner (Wallace kick), 3rd, 5:27, 5-40
CU Lakip 40 FG, 3rd, 0:00, 10-55
CU Lakip 21 FG, 4th, 1:24, 12-68
Attendance - 81,500
Weather - Sunny, 82˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
LOU
CU
10
12
38-5233-72
15-30-022-39-2
212
157
68-264
72-229
3.93.2
24
107
4-20-0
22
11-653-14
2-0
0-0
4-24
8-107
2-38
3-66
12-44.310-41.9
1-17
2-16
3-185-36
32:06
27:54
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
LOUDo. Brown 17-47-1, Radcliff 11-23, Scott 2-10,
Bonnafon 8-(-28)
CU Choice 16-61, D. Watson 3-10, Gallman 4-9, Davidson
2-8, Stoudt 8-(-16)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
LOU Gardner 10-16-150-0-1, Bonnafon 5-13-62-0-0, TEAM
0-1-0-0-0
CU Stoudt 20-33-162-1-0, D. Watson 2-6-(-5)-1-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
LOU Quick 6-101, Christian 4-21, Do. Brown 1-39, Rogers
1-22-1, Standberry 1-17, De La Cruz 1-7, Harris 1-5
CU A. Scott 10-66, Leggett 3-43, Gallman 3-(-5), M.
Williams 1-23, Humphries 1-15, Choice 1-8, Seckinger
1-3, Davidson 1-2, Hopper 1-2
Punt Returns (PR-Yards-TD)
LOU Quick 4-24
CU Humphries 8-107-1
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
LOU Radcliff 2-38
CU Green 3-66
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
LOU Sample 1-1, Burgess 1-(-1)
Tackle Leaders
CU Boulware 12, Kearse 10, Anthony 7, Jarrett 7, R. Smith
7
Sacks
CU Peters 2-12, Johnson 1-11, Boulware 1-10, V. Beasley
1-3
Tackles For Loss
CU Boulware 3-12, Peters 2-12, V. Beasley 2-4, Johnson
1-11, Jarrett 1-4, D. Williams 1-3, Kearse 1-2
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GAME 7
Clemson17
Boston College 13
Oct. 18, 2014 • ALUMNI Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Mass.
For the second game in a row, the Clemson defense
needed to make one final stop to give the Tigers a win.
And two games in a row, the Clemson defense did just
that.
C.J. Davidson scored from 32 yards out with 9:35
remaining in the game and No. 22 Clemson’s relentless
defense held from there in a 17-13 win over Boston
College at Alumni Stadium.
Boston College quarterback Tyler Murphy did plenty
of scrambling in the second half and had his team in
Tiger territory late in the fourth quarter. But the Clemson defense forced four straight incompletions and the
Tigers preserved the victory to take home the O’RourkeMcFadden Trophy for the sixth time in seven years.
“Two weeks in a row, our defense has had to stand
up four downs in a row in the redzone, and we got it
done,” said Head Coach Dabo Swinney. “This was another character win, the second week in a row.”
The Tigers held the Eagles to just 120 rushing yards,
no small feat considering Boston College entered the
game with a top-five rushing offense in the nation.
“We’ll take it,” stated a relieved Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables after the game. “You feel like you
need a therapist after a game like that. But we found a
way to win and made some huge stops.
“We have to be better disciplined. We’re going to
have to rep all those trick plays in practice until we
learn how to stop them. But I love our guys for the resolve and the fight that they showed. They were a topfive rushing team in the country and we really shut them
down.”
Cole Stoudt played well in his first start since the
Florida State game on September 20. The senior finished with a career-high 29 completions on 45 attempts for 285 yards. He directed the Tigers to 398
yards of total offense and 22 first downs.
“I still had a lot of shoulder pain this week, but I just
tried to battle,” said Stoudt, who received the Leather
Helmet Award as the game MVP. “Our coaches put together a great gameplan and it was a great team effort
to get this done today.”
Wayne Gallman scored the first Tiger touchdown,
scampering in from 17 yards for his first career score.
Gallman finished with 15 carries for 39 yards, while
another Tiger freshman, wideout Artavis Scott, had 10
receptions for 72 yards. Mike Williams added eight
catches for a game-high 128 yards.
After Boston College took a 13-10 lead in the fourth
quarter, the Clemson offense responded when it needed
it most. On third-and-long during a rain shower, Stoudt
found Williams down the sideline for a 32-yard gain. A
few plays later, Davidson found paydirt from 32 yards
out to put the Tigers ahead for good.
Clemson’s defense took advantage of several miscues from the Eagle offense, including a big drop in
the first quarter on a potential touchdown pass and an
underthrow on a successful reverse play in the third
quarter. The Eagles also missed an extra point, which
forced them to go for a touchdown on the final drive.
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“We saw a lot of contributions from a lot of guys,”
said Swinney. “The thing that I was the most proud of
is that we were able to rush for two touchdowns in two
scoring situations.
“We knew it was going to be a slugfest. That’s a quality win.”
GAME STATS
Clemson
0
1007 17
Boston College 0706 13
CU Gallman 17 run (Lakip kick), 2nd, 11:42, 4-50
BOC Alston 26 pass from Murphy (Knoll kick), 2nd, 7:29, 3-63
CU Lakip 23 FG, 2nd, 0:00, 12-69
BOC Bordner 6 pass from Murphy (Knoll kick failed), 4th, 10:59, 7-84
CU Davidson 32 run (Lakip kick), 4th, 9:35, 6-82
Attendance - 42,038
Weather - Cloudy, 69˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
CU
BOC
22
11
35-11336-120
29-46-09-20-0
285
143
81-398
56-263
4.94.7
10
0
0-00-0
00
4-303-30
0-0
0-0
3-10
1-0
3-51
2-68
10-41.810-50.1
10-21
2-14
5-241-3
31:55
28:05
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
CU Davidson 5-39-1, Gallman 15-39-1, Stoudt 7-23,
Choice 4-13, Howard 1-4, TEAM 3-(-5)
BOCMurphy 13-55, Willis 6-30, Alston 5-18, Hilliman
12-17
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
CU Stoudt 29-45-285-0-0, TEAM 0-1-0-0-0
BOC Murphy 8-19-108-0-2, Bordner 1-1-35-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
CU A. Scott 10-72, M. Williams 8-128, Leggett 2-25,
Hopper 2-13, Gallman 2-1, Humphries 1-17, Davidson
1-14, McCullough 1-10, Howard 1-3, Cooper 1-2
BOC Callinan 3-64, Alston 3-23-1, Crimmins 1-48, Bordner
1-6-1, Outlow 1-2
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU Humphries 3-10
BOC Alston 1-0
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
CU Green 3-51
BOC Willis 2-68
Tackle Leaders
CU Anthony 10, Green 8, Kearse 5, Steward 5, J. Watson
5, Wiggins 5
Sacks
CU Barnes 2-8, Steward 1-12, J. Watson 1-3, Kearse 1-1
Tackles For Loss
CU Barnes 2-8, Jarrett 1.5-6, Wiggins 1.5-3, Steward 1-12,
J. Watson 1-3, Alexander 1-2, Watkins 1-2, D. Williams
1-2, Crawford 1-1, Kearse 1-1, Lawson 1-1, V. Beasley
0.5-3, Peters 0.5-0
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GAME 8
Syracuse6
Clemson16
Oct. 25, 2014 • Memorial Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
The Clemson defense dominated again and Wayne
Gallman rushed for 101 yards, as the Tigers won another physical battle against Syracuse by a score of
16-6. With the win in the first meeting between the
two schools at Memorial Stadium, the No. 20 Tigers
moved to 5-1 in the ACC, 6-2 overall and became bowl
eligible.
“We keep finding ways to win,” said Head Coach
Dabo Swinney. “As long as we have one more point than
the opponent, that’s all that matters. We got it done.”
Gallman, who was named ACC Rookie-of-the-Week,
finished with 101 yards on 28 carries. Mike Williams
led the Tigers in receiving yards with 72 and Artavis
Scott led with seven receptions.
The Clemson defense played strong again, keeping
the Orange off the scoreboard in the second half. The
Tigers had four sacks, a significant accomplishment
considering Syracuse had only allowed five sacks entering the game.
The Tigers had 12 tackles for loss and held Syracuse to 3-16 on third-down attempts. The defense also
forced three turnovers, with interceptions by safety
Robert Smith and Stephone Anthony, who was named
ACC Co-Linebacker-of-the-Week, along with a recovered
fumble by cornerback Mackensie Alexander. The lost
fumble was the first by Syracuse in over 278 snaps,
which dated to its September 20 game against Maryland.
The homecoming crowd was electric and the support
was appreciated by the team.
“It’s really special when you can go out on defense
and everyone gets loud and cheers for you,” said
Grady Jarrett. “It’s a very satisfying feeling to know the
amount of support we have to get the ball back for our
offense.”
In a low-scoring affair, special teams continued to
be a solid contributor for the Tigers. Ammon Lakip, who
was the ACC Specialist-of-the-Week, was 3-3 on field
goals.
“It’s not often that you’re minus in the turnover margin and still win,” said Swinney.
The biggest drive for the Clemson offense came in
the second half, when Cole Stoudt orchestrated a seven-play, 73-yard drive, capped by a 19-yard touchdown
pass to Stanton Seckinger in the fourth quarter to give
the Tigers a 16-6 lead.
“We got the running game going, improved on some
things and made key plays in the second half,” said
Stoudt.
The seniors recorded their 25th ACC win, the most
ever by a Clemson class.
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GAME STATS
Syracuse
Clemson
3300 6
0367 16
SYR Murphy 43 FG, 1st, 0:45, 13-61
CU Lakip 38 FG, 2nd, 4:37, 12-69
SYR Murphy 50 FG, 2nd, 0:00, 4-(-6)
CU Lakip 18 FG, 3rd, 6:36, 12-49
CU Lakip 41 FG, 3rd, 3:30, 5-22
CU Seckinger 19 pass from Stoudt (Lakip kick), 4th, 14:28, 7-73
Attendance - 80,031
Weather - Clear, 64˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
SYR
CU
10
23
34-8848-166
12-28-224-35-2
82
209
62-170
83-375
2.74.5
20
11
4-13-2
34
5-302-15
2-20
2-8
0-0
2-3
4-89
2-44
9-45.36-41.2
3-16
6-17
1-94-27
25:06
34:54
Rushing (Car-Yards)
SYR Gulley 18-80, Ameen-Moore 2-16, McFarlane 1-3,
Philips 3-3, Long 10-(-14)
CU Gallman 28-101, Davidson 9-38, Stoudt 8-36, Howard
1-8, TEAM 2-(-17)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
SYR Long 12-27-82-2-0, West 0-1-0-0-0
CU Stoudt 24-35-209-2-1
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
SYR Broyld 4-49, West 4-28, Ameen-Moore 2-(-1), Philips
1-8, Parris 1-(-2)
CU A. Scott 7-59, M. Williams 5-72, Hopper 4-29,
Humphries 3-9, Gallman 2-12, Seckinger 1-19-1,
McCullough 1-13, Kitt 1-(-4)
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU Humphries 2-3
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
SYR Philips 4-89
CU Green 2-44
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
SYR Kelly 1-20, Reddish 1-0
CU Anthony 1-8, R. Smith 1-0
Tackle Leaders
CU R. Smith 11, Steward 8, Anthony 6, Jarrett 6, Kearse
6
Sacks
CU Barnes 1-8, Kearse 1-7, Anthony 1-6, D. Williams 1-6
Tackles For Loss
CU Kearse 2-10, Barnes 2-9, Steward 2-3, Anthony 1-6,
D. Williams 1-6, Jarrett 1-4, V. Beasley 1-2, M. Jenkins
1-1, R. Smith 1-1
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GAME 9
Clemson34
Wake Forest
20
Nov. 6, 2014 • BB&T FIELD • Winston-Salem, N.C.
The No. 19 Clemson Tigers overcame a slow start but
finished fast in a 34-20 triumph at Wake Forest. The
win, Clemson’s sixth straight, moved the Tigers to 7-2
overall and 6-1 in the ACC.
Clemson compiled 427 yards of offense and limited
Wake Forest to just 119. The Demon Deacons were
held to just seven yards on the ground, while the Tigers
racked up 13 tackles for loss.
“There was way too much frustration instead of accountability early on,” said Defensive Coordinator Brent
Venables. “I think our experience and leadership took
over. We had poise in the second half and got into a
rhythm.”
The teams were tied 20-20 early in the fourth quarter, but the turning point came when freshman Artavis
Scott caught a flip pass from Cole Stoudt on an endaround and evaded tacklers to score the game-winning
touchdown on a 68-yard play. The highlight play helped
spark the offense, and the Tigers pulled away in the
final 10 minutes.
“It’s amazing what happens when one guy makes a
play and everyone starts believing,” said Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris.”
Offensively, Stoudt passed for 282 yards and three
touchdowns. Freshmen Wayne Gallman and Scott were
the standout performers for the offense. The two accounted for all four of the Tiger touchdowns, with Gallman posting 149 yards from scrimmage. Scott tallied
eight catches for 122 yards and two scores.
Morris credited the Tiger fans in attendance on a
cold and windy night for having a big impact on the
game.
“We had unbelievable fans tonight. Our fans were
incredible. They were everywhere, hollering and cheering. We really appreciate that. Hats off to our fanbase.
It doesn’t matter where we go...our fans travel and we
love them for that.”
“It’s a tough place to play, but our fans gave us an
edge,” stated Stoudt. “That was probably the best our
offensive line has played. They were a huge factor in
this game.”
Wake Forest went up 7-0 early, but Clemson responded with an Ammon Lakip field goal and a screen
pass for a touchdown to Gallman, who was named ACC
Rookie-of-the-Week, to take the lead in the second
quarter. The Tigers were up 17-14 on their final drive of
the first half, when two defensive penalties gave Wake
Forest a chance to tie the score on an untimed down.
Mike Weaver was true from 50 yards out to even the
score at halftime.
“When it counted, we got it done,” said senior Grady
Jarrett. “It was a complete team effort on this win. I felt
like we were flat at the beginning of the game, but we
fixed it. If we want to be the defense we want to be, we
have to get better week-in and week-out.”
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GAME STATS
Clemson
Wake Forest
017 314 34
7
1003 20
WFUSerigne 4 pass from Wolford (Weaver kick), 1st, 1:09, 5-43
CU Lakip 28 FG, 2nd, 8:49, 8-60
CU Gallman 18 pass from Stoudt (Lakip kick), 2nd, 7:00, 3-23
WFUSerigne 14 pass from Wolford (Weaver kick), 2nd, 4:31, 2-13
CU A. Scott 4 pass from Stoudt (Lakip kick), 2nd, 0:27, 12-75
WFUWeaver 50 FG, 2nd, 0:00, 3-30
CU Lakip 39 FG, 3rd, 10:11, 12-54
WFUWeaver 31 FG, 4th, 11:08, 7-40
CU A. Scott 68 pass from Stoudt (Lakip kick), 4th, 10:53, 1-68
CU Gallman 30 run (Lakip kick), 4th, 6:36, 9-72
Attendance - 28,846
Weather - Cloudy, 59˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
CU
WFU
20
15
37-14534-7
27-42-112-30-0
282
112
79-427
64-119
5.41.9
-3
8
2-11-0
20
8-752-29
0-0
1-2
1-(-3)
2-6
2-44
4-60
3-49.07-48.0
9-20
4-16
5-412-17
32:08
27:52
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
CU Gallman 19-106-1, Stoudt 7-19, Dye 5-14, Davidson
3-8, Howard 2-6, A. Scott 1-(-8)
WFUWortham 8-30, Reynolds 7-20, Robinson 10-2, Kinal
1-(-14), Wolford 8-(-31)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
CU Stoudt 27-42-282-1-3
WFUWolford 11-29-88-0-2, Crump 1-1-24-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
CU A. Scott 8-122-2, Hopper 7-26, Gallman 4-43-1, M.
Williams 3-29, Humphries 2-9, Seckinger 1-45, Leggett
1-9, Howard 1-(-1)
WFU Serigne 3-34-2, James 3-28, Scott 2-11, Wolford 1-24,
Crump 1-9, Wortham 1-6, Pike 1-0
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU Humphries 1-(-3)
WFUCrump 2-6
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
CU Green 2-44
WFUArmstrong 3-40, Robinson 1-20
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
WFUJohnson 1-2
Tackle Leaders
CU Anthony 9, Jarrett 9, Lawson 6, J. Watson 5, Barnes 4,
Peters 4, R. Smith 4
Sacks
CU Jarrett 1.5-11, Lawson 1.5-11, Crawford 1-17, Reader
0.5-1, J. Watson 0.5-1
Tackles For Loss
CU Lawson 4-20, Jarrett 2.5-11, Crawford 1.5-18, V.
Beasley 1-5, Steward 1-2, Wiggins 1-2, Boulware 0.5-1,
Goodson 0.5-1, Reader 0.5-1, J. Watson 0.5-1
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