GAME 14: #1 CLEMSON (14-0) VS. #2 ALABAMA (13-1)
JANUARY 11, 2016
National Championship Game
University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
Kickoff: 8:32 p.m.
TV: ESPN
(Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox)
CLEMSON RADIO NETWORK
(Don Munson,Rodney Williams,Patrick Sapp)
ESPN Radio:
(Mike Tirico, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe)
SERIES HISTORY
Overall Record: Alabama Leads, 12-3
at Neutral: Tied 3-3
at Alabama: Alabama Leads, 7-0
at Clemson: Alabama Leads 2-0
First Meeting: Clemson 35-0 in 1900
Last Meeting: Alabama 34-10 in 2008
Last Clemson Win: 25-0 in 1905
Streak: Alabama won 12 straight
2015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Date
Sept. 5
Sept. 12
Sept. 17
Oct. 3
Oct. 10
Oct. 17
Oct. 24
Oct. 31
Nov. 7
Nov. 14
Nov. 21
Nov. 28
Dec. 5
Dec. 31
Opponent
Wofford
Appalachian St.
at Louisville
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Boston College
at Miami (FL)
at NC State
Florida State
at Syracuse
Wake Forest
at South Carolina
No. Carolina (ACC)
Oklahoma
TV
W-LScore/Time
ACCN
W
49-10
ESPN3 W
41-10
ESPN
W
20-17.
ABC
W
24-22
ABC/2
W
43-24
ESPNU W
34-17
ABC
W
58-0
ABC/2
W
56-41
ABC
W
23-13
ABC/2
W
37-27
ESPN2 W
33-13
ESPN
W
37-32
ABC
W
45-37
ESPN
W
37-17
CLEMSON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
Assistant AD / Football Communications
Tim Bourret (Notre Dame ‘77)
Office: 864-656-1926
Cell: 864-356-3791
Email: [email protected]
Assistant AD / Director of Athletic Communications
Joe Galbraith (Mississippi State ‘01)
Office: 864-656-9227
Email: [email protected]
Associate Communications Director / Secondary
Philip Sikes (Clemson ‘02)
Office: 864-656-1985
Cell: 864-525-4889
Email: [email protected]
Sr. Associate Communications Director / Credentials
Sam Blackman (Clemson ‘85)
Email: [email protected]
Athletic Communications: 864-656-2114
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31, Clemson, SC 29633
Overnight: 100 Perimeter Rd, Clemson, SC 29633
Tickets: 1-800-CLEMSON
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2015 FOOTBALL NOTES
CLEMSON TIGERS
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
2015 Record
14-0, 8-0 ACC, ACC Champs
Location
Clemson, S.C.
Colors
Clemson Orange & Regalia
Enrollment
21,303
Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) ‘80)
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney (Alabama ‘93)
Clemson Record (7th full season)
75-26 (.743)
Bowl Record
5-3
Away & Neutral Record
29-20 (.592)
vs. ACC regular season
47-14 (.770)
vs. Alabama
0-0
Clemson Rankings
#1 CFP, #1 AP, #1 USA
Co-Offensive Coordinators
Tony Elliott, Jeff Scott
Defensive Coordinator
Brent Venables
Twitter /Instagram
@ClemsonFB
Web
ClemsonTigers.com
2015 Record:
13-1 overall, 7-1 SEC Champs
Location:
Tuscaloosa, Ala
Colors:
Crimson and White
Enrollment:6,155
Athletics Director:
Bill Battle
Head Coach:
Nick Saban (Kent State ‘73)
Alabama Record (9th year):
99-18 (.852)
Overall: (22nd year)
190-60-1 (.764)
vs Clemson: 1-0
Offensive Coordinator:
Lane Kiffin
Defensive Coordinator:
Kirby Smart
Football Communications:
Josh Maxson
Phone:
(205) 348-6084
Email:
[email protected]
Web Address:
Rolltide.com
Twitter:
@AlabamaFtBl
Clemson vs. Alabama Series
Clemson and Alabama have two of
the top football traditions in the South. Both
have won National Championships and both
programs have the most league titles in their
respective conference histories. Clemson has
won 15 ACC titles to tie Florida State for best
in the ACC, while Alabama has 25 to lead SEC
institutions.
The two schools have met just once
on the gridiron since 1975, and that was in the
season opener in Atlanta in 2008.
Alabama has a 12-3 lead in the
series that dates to a 35-0 Clemson victory in
1900. College football Hall of Fame Coach
John Heisman was Clemson’s coach that day.
Clemson won the first three games of the series,
as the Tigers followed with shutout wins in
1904 and 1905. Alabama has won the last
12, so Clemson has not beaten Alabama since
1905.
Alabama did not score on Clemson in
the first three meetings, then Clemson did not
score on Alabama in four consecutive games
played between 1934-1966. Alabama won a
battle of strong teams in 1935, as Clemson entered the game with a 5-1 record and the Crimson Tide stood with a 5-1-1 mark. Alabama
won the game played at Tuscaloosa, 33-0.
The two schools met four consecutive
years from 1966-69. It was a series arranged
by good friends Frank Howard of Clemson and
Bear Bryant of Alabama. Howard was a 1931
Alabama graduate who went to Clemson the fall
after he graduated and never left until his death
in 1996. Howard was a senior when Bryant
was a freshman at Alabama.
They decided late in Howard’s career
to have a four-game home-and-home series.
Clemson went to Alabama in 1966 and 1968
and Alabama came to Clemson in 1967 and
1969. The 1969 season was Howard’s final
year as head coach.
The 1966 game was a contest
between eventual conference champions. Alabama finished that season with an 11-0 record
and won the SEC with a 6-0 conference mark.
Clemson finished with a 6-4 record, but had
a 6-1 record in the ACC. That year Clemson
played ninth-ranked Georgia Tech, fourthranked Alabama and fifth-ranked Southern
California, all on the road, as its non-conference
schedule.
Bryant came to Clemson for the first
time in 1967 and the two teams did not disappoint the sellout crowd or 49,500 at Clemson
Memorial Stadium. The contest ended with
a 13-10 Alabama victory. Ken Stabler hit on
9-15 passes for 135 yards, including four connections for 110 yards to All-American Denis
Homan. Clemson was led by Buddy Gore, the
ACC Player of the Year that season, who had
23-73 rushing. Total offense was as close as
the score, 276 for Alabama and 275 for Clemson.
Clemson had the ball in Alabama territory twice in the last eight minutes, but could
not get on the scoreboard.
Clemson came close again in 1968,
but an Alabama team that finished with an 8-3
record and top 15 national ranking, beat Clemson at Tuscaloosa, 21-14. The following year,
Clemson ran up and down the field, but lost,
38-13. Clemson had a 200-yard passer (Tommy Kendrick), a 100-yard rusher (Ray Yauger)
and a 100-yard receiver (Charlie Waters), yet
lost the game by 25 points.
After the game, then Alabama
captain and future Clemson head coach Danny
Ford presented Coach Bryant with a game ball
that included a sticker with the No. 100 on it.
(It was the 100th year of college football and
teams wore a 100 logo, so all he had to do
was take if off of his helmet.” The victory was
Bryant’s 100th win at Alabama.
Now current Head Coach Nick Saban
goes for his 100th win at Alabama against
Clemson.
Alabama defeated Clemson in the
Georgia Dome in the 2008 season opener, 3410. Clemson was ranked eighth and Alabama
was 24thentering the game, but Nick Saban’s
team was outstanding. Alabama finished
that year 12-2 and ranked sixth in the nation.
The highlight of the game for Clemson was a
96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by C.J.
Spiller.
A month and a half after this game,
Alabama graduate Dabo Swinney was named
Clemson interim head coach.
CLEMSON vs. Alabama
Cliff Notes Version of Clemson Accomplishments this Year
2015 STANDINGS
Atlantic Division
ACC
Home Away Overall
Clemson
8-07-05-014-0
Florida State 6-27-03-210-3
Louisville
5-34-23-28-5
NC State
4-43-34-27-6
Syracuse
2-64-30-54-8
Wake Forest 1-71-52-43-9
Boston College0-83-40-43-9
Coastal Division
ACC
Home Away Overall
North Carolina 7-07-04-011-3
Pittsburgh
6-23-35-18-5
Miami (Fla.) 5-35-13-38-5
Duke
4-43-34-28-5
Virginia Tech 4-42-44-27-6
Virginia
3-54-30-54-8
Georgia Tech 1-73-40-53-9
First Million Fan Season
In the 14 games Clemson has
played so far, 990,772 fans have seen the
Tigers play. That includes 572,258 for
Clemson’s seven home games, all sellouts,
an average of 81,751 fans per game.
With over 63,000 fans expected for the National Championship game
on January 11 in Arizona, attendance for
Clemson’s 2015 season will go over the 1
million mark, a first in school history. The
existing record for all games is 997,796
for 14 games in 2011. Prior to this year,
Clemson had attracted over 900,000 fans
for a season, five times, including 907,657
in 2014 for 13 games. Five of the six largest total attendance seasons have now taken
place in the Dabo Swinney era.
CLEMSON PRONUNCIATIONS
Dabo Swinney
DA-boh SWEE-nee
Justin Falcinellifal-sih-NEHL-ee
Clelin Ferrell
CLEE-lihn
Zach Giellajee-EH-luh
Jay Guillermogee-AYR-moh
Germone Hopper
juhr-MAHN
Greg HuegelHYOO-guhl
Jadar Johnson
juh-DAHR
Eric Mac Lainmack-LAYN
Cordrea Tankersley
cohr-DRAY
Andy TeasdallTEEZ-dahl
Trevion Thompson
TRAY-vee-ahn
Korrin Wiggins
kohr-RIHN
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2015 FOOTBALL NOTES
•Established school record for wins in a season
with 14.
•The Tigers became just the third ACC team in
history with at least 14 wins. Florida State did
it in 2013 and 2014.
•Just as the case in 1981, Clemson was only
team in the nation to complete regular season
without a loss.
•Posted perfect 8-0 record in the ACC regular
season, first Clemson team to win eight conference games in a season.
•Won ACC Championship with 45-37 victory
over North Carolina in ACC Championship
game on December 5 in Charlotte. That gave
Clemson league record tying nine wins vs. ACC
teams.
•Ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation for
each of the six College Football Playoff Polls,
first team to hold No. 1 ranking for every College Football Playoff Poll in a season.
•Just the second Clemson team to have a No.
1 ranking in the AP or Coaches polls during
the season. The 1981 National Championship
team held No. 1 for last two polls. The 2015
Clemson team was No. 1 by AP for the last five
weeks of the regular season, and last four weeks
by USA Today.
•Clemson entered the postseason with seven
straight weeks in the top five of the AP poll,
longest active streak in the nation. That is the
second longest streak of top five rankings in
Clemson history (8 in 1981),
•Set Clemson record with five wins over teams
that finished the season with at least 10 wins.
•Set school record with seven wins away from
home. Previous mark was six by 1948 team and
1981 National Championship team.
•Had school record eight wins over FBS teams
that finished the season with a winning record.
Only Alabama had more.
•Trailed for just 81:28 of the 840 minutes this
season (9.7 percent of the time) and never
trailed in the fourth quarter of any game.
•Set school record for consecutive wins over
two season with 17 in a row dating to last three
games of 2014. Has longest active winning
streak in the nation by six games.
•Has not trailed in the fourth quarter in 17
straight games and has won 51 in a row since
2010 when leading entering the fourth quarter.
•Set Clemson record for home winning streak,
which is also at 16 entering next year. It is second longest active streak in the nation behind
21 in a row by Florida State.
•Clemson senior class set school record for wins
in a four-year period with 46 (46-7 record).
Also set record for wins over ACC teams (29)
and tied record for home wins (26).
•First team to defeat Oklahoma and Notre
Dame in same season since Southern California
in 2004.
•Seniors also established record for winning
percentage by a senior class with a .868 mark.
•Became just the 15th program in FBS history
to have at least five consecutive seasons of
10 wins. Clemson and Alabama are the only
schools in the nation to win at least 10 games
five years in a row.
•Only school in the nation to win a bowl game
in four straight years. All four have been over
top 25 teams (AP or USA Today).
•For the fourth straight year did not lose a game
to an unranked team. Clemson has a streak of
37 consecutive wins over unranked teams, a
streak that will be active entering 2016.
•Became the 23rd program in FBS history to
reach 700 wins. Program is now 20th in victories with 703.
•Posted a 3-0 record in games decided by seven points or less, giving the program an 11-1
record in such games over the last five years.
•Clemson was 4-0 this year against teams
ranked among the top 20 winningest programs
(percentage) in FBS college football history.
Clemson defeated #1 Notre Dame, #6 Oklahoma, #11 Florida State, and #15 Miami (FL).
Clemson is 13-4 against the top 20 programs
over the last five years.
•The victory over Oklahoma was its fourth game
against a team ranked in the top 25 entering
the game. That tied school season record that
was also accomplished in 2011 when Clemson
had four top 25 wins.
•Tied the school record for wins over top 10
teams in a season with three. The 1981 team
also accomplished the feat.
•Clemson has defeated rival South Carolina,
won the ACC Championship and won a bowl
game in the same year for the first time since
1988.
•Clemson has now won a bowl game against a
coach who already had a National Championship on his resume each of the last four years.
(Les Miles, Urban Meyer and Bob Stoops
twice).
•Dabo Swinney is now 9-4 against top 10
teams in his Clemson coaching career.
•Had a record 18 players named to an All-ACC
team, including nine first team selections.
•Had a record six players named to an
All-America team, including consensus
All-Americans Deshaun Watson and Shaq
Lawson.
•With wins over Notre Dame and Oklahoma in
2015 became only school to have a winning alltime record against Notre Dame, Oklahoma and
Ohio State. Swinney is 4-0 against those teams
in last three years.
Streaks
•Clemson has won 17 straight games
over two years, the longest active streak in
the nation by six. It is also the longest winning
streak in Clemson history. Alabama is second
with a 11-gamer.
•As far as home winning streaks,
Clemson has a 16-gamer, which is second best
among active FBS schools. Florida State leads
the way at 21 in a row. After Clemson comes
TCU with 13, Western Kentucky with 10 and
Houston with 9.
•As far as games against conference
foes, Clemson has won nine in a row, all this
year. Western Kentucky has the longest active
streak at 12 in a row, followed by San Diego
State at 11. Clemson and Arkansas State are
next with nine and Alabama is fifth with eight.
Oklahoma is sixth with seven.
•In terms of true road games,
Oklahoma and Alabama have the longest
active streak with seven in a row. Clemson and
Appalachian State are tied for third with five in
a row.
Pearman Coached at Alabama
Clemson assistant head coach, special teams coach and tight ends coach Danny
Pearman coached at Alabama from 1990 to
1997. He was a graduate assistant in 1990
CLEMSON vs Alabama
NATIONAL RANKINGS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
(DECEMBER 6, 2015)
Rk School (1st place)
1. Clemson (51)
2. Alabama (8)
3. Michigan State (1)
4.Oklahoma
5.Stanford
6.Iowa
7. Ohio State
8, Notre Dame
9. Florida State
10. North Carolina
11.TCU
12.Northwestern
13. Oklahoma State
14.Houston
15.Oregonq
16.Mississippi
17.Michigan
18.Baylor
19.Florida
20.Utah
21.Navy
22.LSU
23.Wisconsin
24.Temple
25. Western Kentucky
Rec
13-0
12-1
12-1
11-1
11-2
12-1
11-1
10-2
10-2
11-2
10-2
10-2
10-2
12-1
9-3
9-3
9-3
9-3
10-3
9-3
9-2
8-3
9-3
10-3
11-2
Pts
1510
1465
1382
1376
1221
1214
1208
1070
972
949
936
776
767
710
685
656
578
426
420
323
271
270
197
94
70
Others Receiving Votes: Georgia 67, Southern Cal 57, BYU
28, Tennessee 23, San Diego State 22, Arkansas 20,
Washington State 20 Memphis 10, Bowling Green 8, South
Florida 8, Mississippi State 6, Toledo 4, UCLA 4, Arkansas
State 2
AMWAY USA TODAY COACHES
(DECEMBER 6, 2015)
Rk School (1st place)
1. Clemson (55)
2. Alabama (5)
3. Oklahoma 4. Michigan State
5. Ohio State
6.Stanford
7.Iowa
8. Florida State
9. Notre Dame
10.TCU
11. North Carolina
12.Northwestern
13. Oklahoma State
14.Oregon
15.Mississippi
16.Houston
17.Michigan
18.Florida
19.Baylor
20.Utah
21.LSU
22.Navy
23.Wisconsin
24.Temple
25.Georgia
Rec
13-0
12-1
11-1
12-1
11-1
11-2
12-1
10-2
10-2
10-2
11-2
10-2
10-2
9-3
9-3
12-1
9-3
10-3
9-3
9-3
8-3
9-2
9-3
10-3
9-3
Pts
1493
1438
1363
1341
1205
1202
1184
1025
1016
927
914
775
764
655
627
626
533
502
485
362
261
251
177
72
68
Others Receiving Votes:
Western Kentucky 55, Southern Cal 51, San Diego State
26, Tennessee 24, UCLA 15, Bowling Green 12, Washington
State 12, Memphis 10, Mississippi State 7, BYU 7, Arkansas
State 6, Appalachian State 3, Texas A&M 3, Louisville 2,
Pittsburgh 1.
Final College Football Playoff Poll, December 6, 2015
1. Clemson, 2. Alabama, 3. Michigan State, 4. Oklahoma,
5. Iowa, 6. Stanford, 7. Ohio State 8. Notre Dame, 9. Florida
State, 10. North Carolina, 11. TCU, 12. Mississippi 13.
Northwestern14. Michigan 15. Oregon 16. Oklahoma State
17. Baylor 18. Houston 19. Florida 20. LSU, 21. Navy 22.
Utah 23. Tennessee 24. Temple 25. Southern California
Coaches in Press Box: Tony Elliott, Danny Pearman.
and became fulltime in 1991. He was on the
staff when Alabama won the National championship in 1992. Alabama had four seasons of
at least 10 wins when he was there and went to
six bowl games.
Current Alabama assistants Burton
Burns and Billy Napier were both coaches
at Clemson. Burns was at Clemson under
Tommy Bowden from 1999-06 and Napier was
at Clemson from 2006-10. Napier was the
offensive coordinator on Dabo Swinney’s first
Clemson team when the Tigers won the Atlantic
Division of the ACC and finished in the top 25
of both polls.
Green Only Tiger from Alabama
Clemson has just one player from
Alabama on its roster, starting safety T.J.
Green. Green is a native of Sylacauga, Ala. and
Sylacauga High School. The junior has been
outstanding all year and was Clemson’s top
tackler in the Orange Bowl with 10 stops.
For the season, Green has started
all 14 games and has 117 tackles based on
the coaches film. He has five tackles for loss,
including a sack and has three passes broken
up. He had 17 tackles in the win over South
Carolina, the most tackles in a game by a Clemson player this year.
Clemson to Play in Home of Arizona Cardinals
In 1981 Clemson won the National
Championship for the first time with a Jan. 1
1982 win over Nebraska. That year the NFL
team with the most Clemson players was the
San Francisco 49ers, a team that featured
Dwight Clark, Jim Stuckey and Archie Reese.
That 49ers team with the most former Tigers
went on to win the Super Bowl, the first Super
Bowl win for that organization.
This year Clemson is 14-0 and will
be playing for the national title against Alabama
at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale,
Ariz. It is the home of the Arizona Cardinals,
the NFL team that has the most former Clemson players on it in 2015. The Cardinals roster
includes Andre Ellington, Chandler Catanzaro,
Jaron Brown and Chris Clemons. The club also
has Clemson graduates Brentson Buckner and
Levon Kirkland as assistant coaches.
Those six men will be rooting for
the Tigers for sure in hopes of seeing their
alma mater win, but also in hopes that history
repeats itself and the 13-3 Cardinals win the
Super Bowl. The Cardinals have a bye in the
first round of the playoffs this weekend.
Clemson has Four Straight Bowl Wins
Clemson has won four straight bowl
games dating to the 2012 season. This is the
first time Clemson has done that since the
1986-90 era when Clemson won five straight
bowl games.
What is special about this run is that
Clemson has done it against teams ranked in
the top 25 in each game. Clemson beat a #9
LSU team in the Chick-fil-A Bowl at the end
of the 2012 season, 25-24. The next year
Clemson downed a #7 Ohio State team in the
Orange Bowl, 40-35. Then in 2014 the Tigers
defeated #24 (USA Today poll) Oklahoma
team 40-6. This year Clemson added a fourth
straight victory with a 37-17 win over #4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.
Clemson is the only team in the
nation to have won a bowl game each of the last
four years and all four have come against teams
ranked in the top 15 in the history of college
football in winning percentage. All four have
also been against coaches who already had a
national championship on their resume.
Clemson Winningest Team in the Nation
For the first time since 1981, Clemson leads the nation in total victories. Clemson
is the only undefeated team with a 14-0 record
and that was the case in 1981 when Clemson
won the National Championship. The Tigers
finished 12-0 that year, with a victory in the
Orange Bowl against Nebraska.
This year there were 29 teams with
at least 10 wins, including eight who had at
least 12 wins. Clemson led the way at 14-0,
while Houston and Alabama are 13-1. Ohio
State is finished with a 12-1 mark, while Iowa,
Michigan State, Western Kentucky and Stanford
were all 12-2.
In 1981 there were only nine schools
with at least 10 wins, led by Clemson’s 12-0
record. Pittsburgh finished 11-1 behind Dan
Marino and BYU posted an 11-2 mark. Texas
finished second in the polls that year with a 101-1 mark. SMU was on probation and finished
10-1. Penn State, Georgia, North Carolina and
Washington all finished with 10-2 records.
Clemson’s First 1 vs. 2 Game
When #1 Clemson faces #2 Alabama
in the College Football Playoff Championship
on January 11 it will be Clemson’s first appearance in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 game. This will be
the first time this year there has been a No. 1
vs. No. 2 game, the first time since the championship game at the end of the 2013 season
in fact when No. 1 Florida State defeated No. 2
Oregon.
Overall this will be the 48th time No.
1 has faced No. 2. The No. 1 ranked team has
a 26-19-2 lead in the previous 47 meetings
of the top two teams in the AP poll. The last
12 games have been split 6-6. Alabama has
won its last four meetings in a No. 1 vs. No. 2
matchup.
This will be just the seventh time
Clemson has entered a game with the No. 1
ranking according to the AP poll. Clemson is
5-0 this year including top 10 wins over No.
8 North Carolina in the ACC Championship
game and No. 4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.
Clemson was 1-0 as the No. 1 team in 1981, a
22-15 win over No. 4 Nebraska. So Clemson is
6-0 all time as the No. 1 ranked team in the AP
poll, including 3-0 vs. top 10 teams. Alabama
is ranked second.
Clemson’s Three Winningest Coaches All Alabama Grads
Each of the top three winningest
coaches in Clemson history in terms of total
victories are Alabama graduates. Frank Howard, Alabama class of 1931, leads the way with
a 165-118-12 record from 1940-69. Danny
Ford, Alabama class of 1970, is second with a
96-29-4 record. Current Clemson Head Coach
Dabo Swinney is already third in total wins with
a 75-26 mark.
Overall, five Alabama graduates have
been among the 25 Clemson head football
coaches over the years. The others are Hootie
Ingram, a 1955 Alabama graduate, who was
2015 FOOTBALL NOTES
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CLEMSON vs. Alabama
12-21 from 1970-72, and Charley Pell, a 1961 Alabama graduate, who
was 18-4-1 in two seasons, 1977-78.
Clemson has 703 wins in its history and 366 of them have
been recorded by Alabama graduates, or 52 percent of Clemson’s wins.
Not a bad percentage considering Alabama graduates constitute just 20
percent of the different coaches in Clemson history. The five Alabama
graduates are a combined 366-198-17 at Clemson, a .645 winning
percentage. The 20 Clemson coaches who did not go to Alabama are a
combined 337-257-28 for a .564 winning percentage.
Clemson’s
Coach
Frank Howard
Danny Ford
Dabo Swinney
Tommy Bowden
Jess Neely
Winninest Coaches
Alma Mater
Alabama ’31
Alabama ’70
Alabama ’93
West Virginia ’77
Vanderbilt ’23
Years
1940-69
1978-89
2008-Pr.
1999-08
1931-39
Record
165-118-12
96-29-4
75-26
72-45
43-35-7
Clemson Has 56 Wins Last Five Years
Clemson has a 56-11 record over the last five years, the most
wins in any five-year period in Clemson history. Nationally, the Tigers are
tied for fourth with Ohio State in the total victories category since 2011.
Clemson’s opponent in the National Championship game, Alabama, leads the nation with 61 victories since 2011. The Crimson Tide
sport a 61-7 mark the last five years.
Perhaps it is fitting that Clemson and Alabama will face off for
the National Championship. The Tigers and Tide are now the only teams
in the nation to have at least 10 wins each of the last five years.
Winningest Programs 2011-15
RkSchool
20112012201320142015 Total
1.Alabama
12-113-111-212-213-1 61-7
2.Florida State
9-4 12-214-013-110-3 58-10
Oregon
12-212-111-213-210-3 58-10
4.Clemson
10-411-211-210-314-0 56-11
Ohio State
6-7 12-012-214-112-1 56-11
6.Michigan State 11-3 7-6 13-111-212-2 54-14
Stanford
11-212-211-38-512-254-14
Northern Illinois11-312-212-211-3 8-6 54-16
9.
Boise State
12-111-28-512-29-4 52-14
Fourteen Wins!
With its win over Oklahoma, Clemson tied the FBS record for
most wins in a season with 14. Clemson became the eighth school to
win at least 14 games in a season. With the expanded playoff format,
it has now been accomplished three consecutive years. Florida State
did it with a 14-0 mark in 2013, Ohio State was 14-1 in 2014 and now
Clemson is 14-0 in 2015.
The 14-win mark was first reached in 1996 when BYU
finished with a 14-1 record. The Cougars played an exempt game in August, played a game in Hawaii, which does not count towards maximum
games played, and played in a bowl game in addition to the other 12
regular season games.
If Clemson defeats Alabama it will become the first 15-win
team in FBS history.
Winningest Seasons in FBS History
Year School
W-L Coach
1996
BYU
14-1
Lavell Edwards
2002
Ohio State
14-0
Jim Tressell
2009
Boise State
14-1
Chris Peterson
Alabama
14-0
Nick Saban
2010
Auburn
14-0
Gene Chizek
2013
Florida State
14-0
Jimbo Fisher
2014
Ohio State
14-1
Urban Meyer
2015
Clemson
14-0
Dabo Swinney
Clemson Tied for Fifth in AP Poll Appearances Last Five Years
Clemson has appeared in the Associated Press Poll 74 times
out of a possible 81 polls since the beginning of the 2011 season. That
means Clemson has been in the AP poll 91.4 percent of the time since
the start of 2011, tied for the fifth most frequent appearance over that
time.
Alabama is first as the Crimson Tide have been in all 81
polls over that time, with an average ranking of 2.8. Clemson’s average
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ranking over the last five years when it appears is 11.2. Only Alabama,
Oklahoma, Florida State and LSU have been in the poll more often than
Clemson over the last five years.
Clemson is eighth in terms of the number of top 10 appearances the last five years with 34 of 81 polls. Again Alabama leads the way
with 79 top 10 rankings in the last 81 polls.
Most AP Top 25 Poll Appearances, 2011-15
RkSchool
Conf.
Pct.
App
1.Alabama
SEC
1.000
81-81
2. Oklahoma
Big 12
.963
78-81
3. Florida State
ACC
.926
75-81
LSU
SEC
.926
75-81
5.Clemson
ACC
.914
74-81
Oregon
Pac 12
.914
74-81
7. Stanford
Pac 12
.864
70-81
8. Ohio State
Big Ten
.840
68-81
9. Baylor
Big 12
.741
60-81
Georgia
SEC
,741
60-81
Most AP Top 10 Appearances, 2011-15
RkSchool
Con
Pct
App
1.Alabama
SEC
.975
79-81
2. Oregon
Pac 12
.778
63-81
3. Florida State
ACC
.654
53-81
4. Ohio State
Big Ten
.605
49-81
LSU
SEC
.605
49-81
6. Stanford
Pac 12
.519
42-81
7. Baylor
Big 12
.444
36-81
8.Clemson
ACC
.420
34-81
9. Michigan St.
Big 10
.407
33-81
10. Georgia
SEC
.395
32-81
11. Notre Dame
Ind.
.383
31-81
Tigers Playing Two Time Zones Away
Clemson will travel to Arizona for the National Championship
game against Alabama. It will be the first time Clemson has played a
football game at least two time zones from home since December 31,
2001 when the Tigers beat Louisiana Tech in the Humanitarian Bowl in
Boise, Idaho. It snowed for the first half of that game, but Clemson came
out the winner 49-24.
Clemson has a 3-2 record in games played at least two time
zones away. That includes a pair of victories in Tokyo, Japan, in 1982
against Wake Forest and in 1991 against Duke.
Clemson’s first long trip took place in 1951 when the Tigers
played at Pacific in Stockton, Calif. Pacific defeated Clemson 21-7 in a
battle of top 20 teams. Clemson was No. 16 and Pacific No. 20 entering
that game.
Clemson has played in the state of Arizona in other sports
in significant events. In 1980, Clemson defeated Lamar in an NCAA
Tournament Sweet 16 game at the University of Arizona. That is the
only time Clemson has advanced to the Elite Eight. Clemson then lost to
UCLA in a game that was for the right to go to the Final Four.
Clemson also played at Arizona State in an NCAA baseball
Super regional in 2009.
Clemson Games Two Time Zones Away
Date
Opponent
CU-Opp
10-13-51
Pacific
7-21
10-22-66
Southern Cal
0-30
11-28-82
Wake Forest
21-17
12-1-91
Duke
33-21
12-31-01
Louisiana Tech
40-24
1-11-16
Alabama
Site
Stockton, Calif.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Boise, Idaho
Glendale, Ariz.
Huegel Ties Spiller’s Scoring Record
Clemson freshman kicker Greg Huegel, the first walk-on to earn
All-America honors in Clemson history, made 3-4 field goals and scored
13 points in the Tigers win over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. He also
had four touchbacks on kickoffs in his best all-around performance of the
season.
In the process, Huegel now has made 25-29 field goals this
year and 53-58 extra points for 128 total points scored.
At the start of the season it was unlikely that Huegel would
even get in a game, never mind set some school records. But he has
CLEMSON vs Alabama
made the most of his opportunity and his 25 field goals have established
a school record and are just two shy of the ACC record for field goals in a
season. The previous Clemson record for field goals was 24 by Jad Dean
in 2005.
Huegel’s 128 points have tied the Clemson overall scoring
record for a season, a mark held by the legendary C.J. Spiller, who had
128 points in 2009.
Notes on Clemson’s 17-game Winning Streak
Clemson has won 17 consecutive games, the longest streak in
Clemson history and the longest active streak nationally. Alabama’s 11game streak entering the national championship game is second.
Clemson last suffered a loss on November 15, 2014 at Georgia
Tech, a 28-6 defeat in Atlanta. Deshaun Watson started the game, but
suffered a knee injury and played just 18 plays.
Over Clemson’s 17-game winning streak the Tigers have outscored the opposition 640-303, an average victory margin of 19.8 points
per game. Clemson averages 37.65 points per game during the winning
streak and gives up 17.8. That means the Orange Bowl win over Oklahoma, 37-17, was typical of what Clemson has done during the winning
streak that includes five wins over Top 25 teams, including three ranked
in the top 10.
In terms of total offense, Clemson has averaged 494 yards a
game and given up 294, an average total offense margin of +200 yards
per game.
Clemson has averaged 277 yards passing and 217 yards
rushing during that 17 game streak. The opposition has averaged 175
passing and 119 rushing. So, Clemson has nearly a 100-yard margin in
both categories over the streak.
Here are some other quick notes on the streak:
•13 wins by at least double figures
•Seven wins by at least 20 points
•11 games with at least 500 yards total offense, including 10
in a row
•Seven games with at least 300 yards passing
•13 games with at least 200 yards rushing
•9 games with at least 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing, including six of last seven.
•Clemson has not trailed in the fourth quarter in any of the 17
games and been tied in just one game (FSU 2015).
Wilkins the Receiver
Clemson is known as Wide Receiver U because of the number
of former Tigers who have gone on to have success in the NFL. Five
former Clemson receivers are on NFL rosters this year.
Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins now wants to be
added to that heritage after he caught a 31-yard pass from punter Andy
Teasdall in the first half of the 2015 Orange Bowl.
In a play known as “UCONN” because Wilkins played high
school football in that state at Suffield Academy, the 6-4, 315 pounder
caught the pass from Teasdall and changed the momentum of the game.
It is the first time a defensive lineman has caught a pass for
Clemson.
Faced with a fourth-and-four at the Oklahoma 44, Clemson
Head Coach Dabo Swinney called for the play the team had worked on
after practice every Wednesday during the 2015 season. Wilkins lined
up in his customary blocking back position, but this time rolled to his left
down the sideline. Teasdall hit him with the pass and he rumbled to the
Oklahoma 13. Clemson scored two plays later to take a 10-7 lead and
change the momentum of the game.
Wilkins has had an outstanding season at his normal position.
The true freshman has made two Freshman All-America squads and has
been a big reason Clemson ranks sixth in the nation in total defense and
fifth in tackles for loss per game. He has 75 tackles for the season based
on coaches film evaluatoin, and has 12 quarterback pressures.
Dodd Had Great Orange Bowl
Clemson had nine tackles for loss, including five sacks in the
win over Oklahoma. Defensive end Kevin Dodd had 3.5 of those tackles
for loss, including a nine-yard sack. He had four total tackles and was a
big reason Oklahoma had just 67 yards rushing in 40 attempts.
Dodd had to step to the forefront when Shaq Lawson, Clemson’s other starting defense end was lost to an injury. As he has all
season, Dodd played with great consistency and helped Clemson shut out
the Sooners in the second half on the way to the 20-point victory.
Dodd now has 19 tackles for loss for the season, among the top
20 totals nationally. He will be one of the top returning defensive players
in the ACC next season.
Boulware Outstanding Again in Bowl Action
Ben Boulware has played on defense in two bowl games in his
Clemson career and has an interception in each. He is the first Clemson
linebacker to have an interception in consecutive bowl games. In 2014
the junior raced 47 yards for a touchdown win an interception against
Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl.
Then, in the 2015 Orange Bowl, Boulware was at it again with
a fourth quarter one handed interception. It was a key play in Clemson’s
37-17 victory. After the game, Boulware was named the Defensive Player
of the Game. He finished with eight tackles, a sack, a pass break up and
that interception.
For the year, Clemson’s starting linebacker has 127 tackles off
the coaches film evaluation, second on the team. He has eight tackles
for loss, including 3.5 sacks and has a team best 23 quarterback pressures. He has two interceptions and three takeaways.
Watson Sets ACC Total Offense Record
Deshaun Watson broke the ACC record for total offense in a
season in the Orange Bowl. He had 187 yards passing and 145 rushing
for 332 yards total and now has 4731 for the season. The rushing yardage total was an Orange Bowl record, breaking the 127 gained by Tajh
Boyd for Clemson against Ohio State in 2013.
Watson broke the ACC total offense mark of 4600 yards set by
Phillip Rivers of NC State in 2003.
Watson also broke the Clemson total offense record in the win
over Oklahoma. Tajh Boyd had that mark with 4410 yards in 2012,
Boyd’s junior year.
Watson has 3699 yards passing and 1032 rushing for his
4731 this year, an average of 338 yards per game. If Watson gets 301
passing yards against Alabama he will become the first player in FBS
history with 4000 yards passing and 1000 yards rushing in a season.
Watson was one of two ACC players with over 4000 yards total
offense this year. North Carolina’s Marquise Williams had 4020 yards for
North Carolina, the team that faced Clemson in the ACC Championship
game.
ACC Total Offense Season Bests
Rk Player, School
Cl.
Year GP PlaysTDR Yards
1. Deshaun Watson, Clem So. 2015 14 631 43 4731
2. Philip Rivers, NCS
Sr.
2003 13 561 37 4600
3. Matt Ryan, BC
Sr.
2007 14 722 33 4509
4. Tajh Boyd, Clem
Jr.
2012 13 613 46 4410
5. Jameis Winston, FSU
Fr.
2013 14 472 44 4276
6. Tajh Boyd, Clem
Sr.
2013 13 567 44 4251
7. Chris Weinke, FSU
Sr.
2000 12 461 34 4070
8. Tajh Boyd, Clem
So. 2011 14 641 38 4046
9. Marquise Williams, UNC Sr.
2015 14 515 37 4020
Clemson Coaches with National Championship Rings
Clemson has four coaches on its staff who have experienced a
national championship. Head coach Dabo Swinney was a wide receiver
on Alabama’s 1992 team that won the national championship.
Three coaches have also experienced that feeling. Dan Brooks
was a member of Tennessee’s staff in 1998 when they posted a 13-0 record on the way to winning the national title. Defensive coordinator Brent
Venables was a member of Oklahoma’s staff in 2000 when the Sooners
won the title. And Danny Pearman was on Alabama’s 1992 staff when
the Crimson Tide won the national title.
Clemson Only School With Winning Record vs. Notre Dame, Ohio State
and Oklahoma
Thanks to a recent run of four straight wins under Dabo Swinney in the last three years, Clemson is now the only FBS school with a
winning record against Notre Dame, Ohio State and Oklahoma.
Clemson is 2-1 against Notre Dame after its 24-22 win this
year. The Tigers are now 3-2 against Oklahoma, including bowl wins each
of the last two years, and 2-0 vs. Ohio State, including a 40-35 win in
the 2014 Orange Bowl.
Given a minimum of two games played, Notre Dame has
a losing record against just six FBS schools (Clemson, Florida State,
Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State and Oregon State). Oklahoma also has
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a losing mark against just six schools (BYU, Clemson, Miami, Northwestern, Notre Dame and Southern California). Ohio State has a losing mark
against seven schools (Florida State, Alabama, Clemson, Florida, South
Carolina, Stanford and Texas). Clemson is the only common denominator.
Clemson Has Three Top 10 Wins in 2015
Clemson has four wins over top 25 teams, including three wins
over top 10 teams in 2015. Dabo Swinney’s team has tied the school
record for wins of this nature in a season.
Clemson has defeated a #6 Notre Dame, #17 Florida State, #8
North Carolina and #4 Oklahoma in running to a 14-0 record and No. 1
national ranking. The four total wins over top 25 teams ties the mark
set by the 2011 team. The three wins over top 10 teams ties the mark
set by the 1981 National Championship team, who beat a #4 Georgia,
#8 North Carolina and #4 Nebraska to win the title. Clemson was the
only team in the nation to beat three top 10 teams that year.
Clemson Looking for College Football First
Clemson has some outstanding victories this year, including
triumphs over a then No. 6 Notre Dame team and a then No. 4 Oklahoma
team in the Orange Bowl.
Clemson is the first FBS school to defeat Notre Dame and
Oklahoma in the same year since 2004 when Southern California downed
both schools. Nebraska (2001) is the only other school to do it since
1994.
How about if Clemson were to add Alabama to the list? That
would make Clemson the first school in FBS history to defeat Notre
Dame, Oklahoma and Alabama in the same year. All three schools are
among the top five winningest programs in the history of college football
on a percentage basis.
Clemson already has wins over Florida State and Miami this
year, two more top 15 programs in the history of the sport on a winning
percentage basis.
Clemson Has Four Team National Championships
Clemson has won four national championships in its sports
program over the year. The list includes one for football (1981), two for
men’s soccer (1984 and 1987) and one for men’s golf (2003).
The football title came at the Orange Bowl against Nebraska at
the end of the 1981 season, a 22-15 victory under Head Coach Danny
Ford. That was the first title in any sport in school history.
The 1984 soccer title was a 2-1 win over Indiana in the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. Three years later Clemson won the title
with a 3-1 win over San Diego State. That year the soccer final four was
awarded to a team in the final four and Clemson won the bid, so Clemson
had the rare opportunity to win an NCAA title in its home facility.
Clemson’s most recent title took place in 2003 when Clemson
won the NCAA Men’s Golf championship at Oklahoma’s State’s home
course in Stillwater, Okla. Clemson beat the home standing Cowboys by
two shots.
This is the second time Clemson has been in a national championship game this fall. The Clemson men’s soccer team reached the
finals of the NCAA College Cup before falling to Stanford in the championship match in early December.
Clemson’s National Team Championships
YearSport
Opponent Score Site
1981 Football
Nebraska
22-15
Miami, Fla
1984 Men’s Soccer Indiana
2-1
Seattle, Wash
1987 Men’s Soccer San Diego St. 3-1
Clemson, S.C.
2003 Men’s Golf
30 teams
2 shots Stillwater, Okla.
Swinney Trying for Rare National Championship Double
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney has a chance to join Bud
Wilkinson as the only coaches to have played on an AP National Championship team and coached an AP National Championship team.
Swinney played on Alabama’s 1992 season National Championship team as a wide receiver. That team defeated Miami (FL) for the title in the 1993 Sugar Bowl. Now Swinney has a chance to lead Clemson
to the national title as head coach.
Wilkinson played as a quarterback on the University of
Minnesota’s 1936 team that was proclaimed national champion by the
Associated Press in 1936. That was the first year of the AP poll. As a
head coach at Oklahoma, Wilkinson led the Sooners to AP national titles
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in 1950, 1955 and 1956.
Two other coaches have national championships as players and
as coaches on their resume’s, but the titles are not recognized by the
Associated Press.
Frank Leahy played at Notre Dame under Knute Rockne from
1928-30 and the Irish won the national championship in 1929 and
1930 according to the Helms Foundation, the top poll in that area. The
AP poll had not started yet. He later coached Notre Dame to AP national
titles in 1943, 46, 47, 49.
Bear Bryant played on an Alabama team in 1934 that was
recognized as a national champion by some organizations, but again the
AP poll hadn’t started yet. He coached Alabama to AP titles in 1961,
64, 65, 78, 79.
Jimmy Johnson played on Arkansas’s 1964 team that was
named national champion by the Football Writers Association, but they
were second in the final AP poll that year.
National Champions as Player and Head Coach
Person
As Player
As Head Coach
Bear Bryant
Alabama, 1934
#Alabama (1961, 64-65 78-79)
Bud Wilkinson #Minnesota, 1936
#Oklahoma (1950, 55, 56)
Frank Leahy Notre Dame, 1929-30 #Notre Dame (1943, 46, 48-49)
Jimmy JohnsonArkansas (1964)
#Miami (1987)
#Recognized by Associated Press
Clemson’s National Championship Victory at 1982 Orange Bowl
Clemson 22, Nebraska 15
January 1, 1982 at Miami, FL
After 86 years of playing football, Clemson claimed its first
National Championship with a 22-15 win over perennial Big Eight power
Nebraska in the 48th Orange Bowl on the first day of January in 1982.
After a 13-3 win over 1980 National Champion Georgia at
home on September 19, the Tigers worked their way to the number-one
ranking in both wire service polls by the end of the regular season when
Penn State beat number-one ranked Pittsburgh on Thanksgiving Day, 4814. The quarterback for Penn State that day was Todd Blackledge, who
will broadcast the Clemson vs. Oklahoma game for ABC.
The win over the Cornhuskers gave Clemson the national title
and its third perfect season in history.
Nebraska took the kickoff, but three plays later, Tiger middle
guard William Devane recovered quarterback Mark Mauer’s fumble at
the Nebraska 33. Clemson Quarterback Homer Jordan drove Clemson to
the Nebraska 24 before the drive stalled, and Donald Igwebuike drilled a
41-yard field goal to put the ACC Champions up, 3-0.
Nebraska came right back, however, as the Big Eight title holder drove 69 yards in eight plays to score on a 25-yard halfback pass from
Mike Rozier to Anthony Steels. Kevin Seibel’s extra point gave Nebraska
the lead at 7-3 with 6:43 to go in the first quarter
After an exchange of punts, the Clemson offense moved from
the Nebraska 42 yard line to the 21 to set up Igwebuike’s second field
goal. The 37-yard boot narrowed the score to 7-6.
A second-quarter Phil Bates fumble gave Clemson the ball at
the Nebraska 27, and the running combination of Jordan, Kevin Mack,
and Cliff Austin moved the ball to the Cornhusker two. Austin, who had
been stuck in the hotel elevator for two hours earlier in the day, scampered in for the score that gave Clemson a lead it would not relinquish.
On its second possession of the second half, Clemson drove
75 yards in 12 plays to score its final touchdown of the night, a 13-yard
pass from Jordan to All-American receiver Perry Tuttle in the corner of
the end zone. It was Tuttle’s eighth touchdown grab of the season, which
set a school record at the time. Bob Paulling’s extra point put the Tigers
ahead, 19-7. Tuttle’s catch was shown on the cover of Sports Illustrated
the following week, the first time a Clemson student-athlete (active at the
time) was on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
(No Clemson athlete had been on the cover since then until
this year. Deshaun Watson has been on twice.)
After Billy Davis’s 47-yard punt return, Jordan moved the
Tigers to the Nebraska 20, where Igwebuike kicked a 36-yard field goal,
his third of the evening, to put Clemson ahead 22-7 with two-and-a half
minutes left in the third stanza.
Nebraska was down but not out. After a near-interception by
Johnny Rembert, Mauer engineered an eight-play, 69-yard drive that was
capped by a 26-yard run by Roger Craig. After a penalty, Craig ran in the
two-point conversion from eight yards out to close the gap to 22-15 with
nine minutes to play.
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The Clemson defense shut down the Big Red on their final
extended drive, then the offense held on to the ball for nearly five-and-ahalf minutes to run down the clock to six seconds. Andy Headen deflected Mauer’s desperation pass to preserve the win and the championship
for Clemson.
Jeff Davis (who is now an assistant AD at Clemson and will
travel to Miami for this game) led the Tiger defense with 14 tackles in
his final game. He also recovered a fumble, giving him a school-record
eight for his career. Bill Smith, now on the Clemson Board of Trustees,
added a career-high 10 tackles from his defensive end position in his
final game as a Tiger.
Both Davis and Smith have sons on the current Clemson team.
Clemson
Nebraska
6
610 022
7
008
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Scoring Summary
CU
Igwebuike 41 FG, 1st, 11:39
NEB
Steels 25 pass from Rozier (Seibel kick), 1st, 6:43
CU
Igwebuike 37 FG, 1st, 1:03
CU
Austin 2 run (pass failed), 2nd, 3:56
CU
Tuttle 13 pass from Jordan (Paulling kick), 3rd, 6:12
CU
Igwebuike 36 FG, 3rd, 2:36
NEB
Craig 26 run (Craig run), 4th, 9:15
Attendance - 72,748
Clemson in Another NFL Stadium
This will be Clemson’s first trip University of Phoenix Stadium
in Glendale to meet Alabama for the National Championship, but it will
be Clemson’s fourth game in an NFL stadium this year. Clemson has won
each of its last six games in an NFL stadium, and has a 9-4 record overall
under Dabo Swinney. Clemson has not lost in an NFL stadium since a
loss to West Virginia in the Orange Bowl at the conclusion of the 2011
season.
Swinney in NFL Stadiums (9-4)
Year Opponent Stadium
Result
2008 Nebraska
Everbank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.
L, 21-26
2009 Miami (FL) Sun Life, Stadium, Miami, Fla.
W, 40-37
Georgia Tech Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla L, 34-39
Kentucky
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn
W, 21-13
2010 South FloridaBank of America, Charlotte, NC
L, 26-31
2011 Virginia Tech Bank of America, Charlotte, NC
W, 38-10
West Virginia Sun Life Stadium, Miami Fla.
L, 33-70
2012 Auburn
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
W, 26-19
LSU
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
W, 25-24
2013 Ohio State Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Fla.
W, 40-35
2015 Miami
Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Fla.
W, 58-0
N. Carolina Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte W, 45-37
Oklahoma
Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Fla.
W, 37-17
Alabama
University of Phoenix Stadium,
Watson Over 1,000 Yards Rushing
Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson went over the 1,000yard rushing mark in the win over Oklahoma when he had 145 yards.
With 3,699 yards passing and 1,032 rushing yards he is just the third
player in FBS history with at least 3500 yards passing and 1000 yards
rushing in a season. The other two players to do it are Johnny Manziel
of Texas A&M in 2012 and Dan LeFevour of Central Michigan in 2007.
Obviously, Watson needs just 301 yards passing to become
the first 4,000-yard passer and 1,000 yard rusher in the same season.
Watson is just the second Clemson quarterback to gain 1000
yards on the ground in a season. Woody Dantzler did it twice, 1028
rushing yards in 2000, and 1061 rushing yards in 2001. In 2001 Dantzler became the first quarterback to gain 2000 yards passing and 1000
rushing in the same season. Now Watson is trying to become the first
4,000/1,000 player
Watson has had at least 100 yards rushing in five of the last
six games and has averaged 107 yards per game on the ground over
that time. He has tied Dantzler’s record for 100 yard rushing games in a
season by a quarterback with five. Dantzler had five in 2001.
Watson is also scoring on the ground. He has at least one
rushing touchdown in each of the last five games and has a total of eight
rushing touchdowns during that time.
Players with 3500 yards passing and 1000 Rushing Season
Player
School
Year Pass Rush
Johnny Manziel
Texas A&M
2012 3,706 1,410
Dan LeFevour
Central Michigan 2007 3,652 1,122
Deshaun Watson Clemson
2015 3,699 1,032
Clemson Wins 15th ACC Title
Clemson won its 15th ACC championship on December 5 with
a 45-37 victory over North Carolina. It was Clemson’s second ACC title
in the last five years and it tied the Tigers with Florida State for the most
ACC titles all time. Both of Clemson’s league titles under Dabo Swinney
have taken place in Charlotte.
Clemson now has 21 conference championships overall. The
Tigers won the 1900, 1902 and 1903 SIAA Conference championship
under John Heisman, then the 1906 SIAA title under Bob Williams, and
won the 1940 and 1948 Southern Conference titles under Frank Howard.
Howard won eight conference titles overall, two Southern Conference
and six ACC.
Clemson’s ACC Championship Seasons
Year
Overall
ACC Coach
1956
7-2-2
4-0-1
Frank Howard
1958
8-3-0
5-1
Frank Howard
1959
9-2
6-1
Frank Howard
1965
6-4
#5-2
Frank Howard
1966
6-4
6-1
Frank Howard
1967
6-4
6-0
Frank Howard
1978
11-1
6-0
Charley Pell
1981
12-0
6-0
Danny Ford
1982
9-1-1
6-0
Danny Ford
1986
8-2-2
5-1-1
Danny Ford
1987
10-2
6-1
Danny Ford
1988
10-2
6-1
Danny Ford
1991
9-2-1
6-0-1
Ken Hatfield
2011
10-4
!7-2
Dabo Swinney
2015
14-0
!9-0
Dabo Swinney
#Co-championship, !includes ACC Championship victory
Clemson vs. Ranked Teams in Bowl Games
Clemson has a 14-11 record in bowl games against top 25
opponents. That includes wins over top 25 teams in each of the last four
seasons. Clemson downed a seventh-ranked LSU team in the 2012
Chick-Fil-A Bowl, then defeated sixth-ranked Ohio State in the Orange
Bowl at the end of the 2013 season. The Tigers defeated No. 24 (USA
Today) Oklahoma in the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl. Clemson stopped
No. 4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on December 31.
Clemson is the only school in the country to beat a top 25
team in a bowl game each of the last four years. In fact, Clemson is the
only school in the country to win any bowl each of the last four years.
The highest ranked team Clemson has faced is LSU, who
was number-one entering the 1959 (1958 season) Sugar Bowl, a game
Clemson lost by just a 7-0 score. So, this Alabama team ranked No. 2 if
the second highest ranked team Clemson has faced in the postseason.
Clemson defeated a fourth-ranked Nebraska team when it
won the National Championship at the 1982 Orange Bowl and that is
the highest ranked team Clemson has defeated in a bowl game. When
Clemson defeated fourth ranked Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl it tied for
the highest ranked team Clemson has beaten in a row.
Clemson also defeated a sixth-ranked Tennessee team in the
2003 Chick-Fil-A Bowl, and a seventh ranked TCU team at the 1959
Bluebonnet Bowl. Clemson is actually 6-2 against teams ranked seventh or higher in bowl games.
Clemson’s Highest Ranked Victories
Clemson will face a second-ranked Alabama in the National
Championship Game on January 11. If Clemson gains the victory it
would be the highest ranked team Clemson has defeated in its history.
Clemson has played well against top ranked teams, especially recently.
The Tigers already have three top 10 wins in the bank this year, over No.
6 Notre Dame, No. 8 North Carolina and No. 4 Oklahoma. Clemson
defeated three top 10 teams in 1981.
Over the years Clemson has 14 wins over teams ranked no.
8 or better by at least one of the polls. Dabo Swinney has eight of the
14 in his seven years as head coach. That includes six in the last four
years, or for this senior class.
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Clemson’s Highest Ranked Wins
Year Opponent
SiteAP-Coach
CU-Opp
2003 Florida State H
3-3
26-10
2015Oklahoma N
4-3
37-17
2011 Virginia Tech N
5-3
38-10
2013 Georgia
H
5-5
38-35
1981 Georgia
H
4-4
13-3
1981 Nebraska N1
4-4
22-15
2015 Notre Dame H
6-6
24-22
2003 Tennessee N2
6-7
27-14
2013 Ohio State
N
7-6
40-35
1959 TCU
N3
7-8
23-7
2012 LSU
N
7-9
25-24
2015 North CarolinaN
8-8
45-37
1981 North Carolina A
8-9
10-8
2009 Miami (FL)
A
8-9
40-37
Bold denotes games won by Dabo Swinney.
Swinney Era at 101 Games
The ACC Championship game was the 100th game for Dabo
Swinney as Clemson’s head coach. He became the interim head coach
on October 13, 2008 and was given the job without the interim title on
December 1, 2008.
Swinney had a 74-26 record for his first 100 games. When he
defeated South Carolina he moved into third place on Clemson’s career
coaching victories list. He moved ahead of his predecessor Tommy
Bowden, who had 72 wins and 45 losses in his nine plus years as head
coach.
It is interesting to note that Swinney had a .740 winning
percentage with his 74-26 mark at the 100-game mark. Danny Ford, the
only Clemson coach to win a National Championship, was 72-24-4 for his
first 100 games. That computes to a .740 winning percentage, the exact
same as Swinney.
Swinney is the fourth Clemson coach to lead the Tigers for at
least 100 games. Frank Howard (295), Ford (129) and Bowden (117) are
the others to do it.
With the win over Oklahoma, Swinney is now 75-26 overall.
Clemson Second in Completion % Defense
Clemson’s completion percentage defense ranks second in
the nation this year and is the eighth best by any FBS team over the
last eight years. Clemson has allowed 196 completions in 412 pass
attempts for a .476 figure, second in the nation to Michigan’s .475 fgure
this year. The best completion percentage defense the last eight years
by any FBS team was turned in by the 2009 Alabama team that allowed
just .468.
Top Completion Percentage Defenses (2008-15)
Team
Year
Com-Att Pct.
Alabama 2009
210-449
.468
Florida Atlantic
2013
162-344
.4709
Nebraska
2012
187-397
.4710
TCU
2009
189-399
.4737
Virginia Tech
2009
174-367
.4741
Michigan State
2013
213-448
.475
Michigan
2015
181-381
.475
Clemson
2015196-412.476
Virginia Tech
2014
183-384
.477
Nebraska
2009
234-490
.478
Virginia Tech
2015
148-309
.479
Lawson Finalist for Three Awards
Clemson defensive end Shaq Lawson was a finalist for three
major awards, the Nagurski Award, the Lombardi and the Hendricks.
Lawson leads the nation in total tackles for loss with 23.5. Lawson is
following in the footsteps of his predecessor, Vic Beasley, who was also
a finalist for three awards last year. Beasley had 21.5 tackles for loss,
including 12 sacks last year and was a first round draft choice of the
Atlanta Falcons.
Lawson has 23.5 tackles for loss, one more than Beasley, and
has 10.5 sacks. He is trying to join William Perry (1984), Rob Bodine
(1991) and Keith Adams (1999) as Clemson players who led the nation
in tackles for loss.
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Clemson Number-One in Every College Football Playoff Poll
Clemson was ranked No. 1 in the nation in all three polls
entering the bowl season. It was the fourth straight week Clemson was
No. 1 in all four. Clemson was No. 1 in all six of the College Football
Playoff polls this year, No. 1 by AP the last five weeks and No. 1 by USA
Today the last four. Clemson began the year at No. 12 in the AP and
USA Today Coaches polls.
Clemson Weekly Rankings in Various polls
Week
W-L
CFP
AP Coaches
Pre
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12
2
1-0
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12
3
2-0
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11
9
4
3-0
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11
10
5
3-0
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12
11
6
4-0
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6
6
7
5-0
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5
6
8
6-0
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6
6
9.
7-0
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3
6
10
8-0
1
3
5
11.
9-0
1
1
2
12.
10-0
1
1
1
13.
11-0
1
1
1
14.
12-0
1
1
1
15.
13-0
1
1
1
Gallman Sets Single Season Rushing Record
Wayne Gallman had 150 yards rushing in the win over Oklahoma and established a school record for rushing yards in a season. He
enters the Alabama game with 1482 for the season, 147 more than the
previous mark of 1,345 by Raymond Priester in 1996.
Gallman has been on quite a run as he has had at least 100
yards rushing in three straight games. In wins over South Carolina,
North Carolina and Oklahoma, Gallman has averaged 146.3 yards per
game. It is the third time this year he has had a streak of three straight
100-yard rushing games. His nine 100-yard rushing games are a record
for a single season.
Gallman had 68 receiving yards in the win over North
Carolina in the ACC Championship game, giving him 255 yards from
scrimmage, the fourth best game in Clemson history. Terrence Flagler
has the record with 274 yards from scrimmage at Wake Forest in 1986.
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Single Season Rushing Yardage Bests
Player
Year
Car
Avg
Wayne Gallman
2015
269
5.5
Raymond Priester 1996
257
5.2
Raymond Priester 1995
238
5.6
Terrence Flagler
1986
192
6.6
C.J. Spiller
2009
216
5.6
Kenny Flowers
1985
227
5.3
Terry Allen
1988
216
5.5
James Davis
2006
203
5.8
Andre Ellington
2011
223
5.3
Andre Ellington
2012
212
5.1
Yards
1482
1345
1322
1258
1212
1200
1192
1187
1178
1081
Clemson Single Game Yards from Scrimmage
Player
Year Opponent
Rush Rec
Tot
Terrence Flagler
1986 Wake Forest 209
65
274
Raymond Priester 1995 Duke
263
0
263
Cliff Austin
1982 Duke
260
0
260
Wayne Gallman 2015 N. Carolina
187
68
255
Ken Callicutt
1974 S. Carolina
197
55
252
Scott Nearing 90 Receptions
Clemson sophomore Artavis Scott has 89 receptions for 868
yards this season. The first-team All-ACC receiver already has the
second most receptions in a season in Clemson history. He had seven
catches for 96 yards and a score in the ACC Championship game, then
led Clemson with 5-63 in the win over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.
Scott now has 165 career receptions for 1833 yards. The
sophomore is already sixth in Clemson history in receptions and 12th in
yardage.
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Single Season Reception Bests
Player
Year GP
Sammy Watkins
2013
13
Artavis Scott
2015
14
Aaron Kelly
2007
13
Sammy Watkins
2011
13
DeAndre Hopkins 2012
13
Rod Gardner
1999
12
Artavis Scott
2014
13
DeAndre Hopkins 2011
14
Tony Horne
1997
12
Kevin Youngblood 2003
13
Yds
1464
868
1081
1219
1405
1084
965
978
907
897
Rec
101
89
88
82
82
80
76
72
70
70
Clemson Ending Strong Season
Clemson has already had a strong season with a 14-0 record.
Now the Tigers are trying to finish strong. Clemson has already defeated rival South Carolina, won the ACC title with a victory over North
Carolina and won a bowl game.
This is the first time since 1988 that Clemson has done all
three in the same year. That year Clemson beat South Carolina with a
29-10 win at Clemson, won the ACC title through its play in the regular
season, then completed the triple with a Citrus Bowl win over Oklahoma.
Ironically, Clemson completed those three goals this year with a win over
Oklahoma in a bowl game.
Overall, Clemson has beaten South Carolina, won a conference title and won a bowl game five times. Clemson won the Southern
Conference in 1948, then won the ACC in 1959, 1978, 1981 and 1988.
Years Clemson Beat South Carolina and Won Bowl Game
Year
USC Score
Bowl_Game_____________
1939
27-0 at USC
Boston College, 6-3, Cotton
#1948
13-7 at USC
Missouri, 24-23, Gator
#1959
27-0 at USC
TCU, 23-7, Bluebonnet
#1978
41-23 at Clemson Ohio State, 17-15, Gator
#1981
29-13 at USC
Nebraska, 22-15, Orange
#1988
29-10 at Clemson Oklahoma, 13-6, Citrus
1989
45-0 at USC
West Virginia, 27-7, Gator
1990
24-15 at Clemson Illinois, 30-0, Hall of Fame
1993
16-13 at USC
Kentucky, 14-13, Peach
2003
63-17 at USC
Tennessee, 27-14, Peach
2005
13-9 at USC
Colorado, 19-10, Russell Athletic
2014
35-17, at Clemson Oklahoma, 40-6, Russell Athletic
#2015
37-32 at USC
Oklahoma, 37-17, Orange
#denotes won conference championship
Watson Heisman Finalist
Clemson sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson was named
one of three finalists for the 2015 Heisman Trophy. Watson was joined at
the ceremony in New York by Derrick Henry of Alabama, and Christian
McCaffrey of Stanford.
Watson was Clemson’s first Heisman Finalist. Steve Fuller finished sixth in the 1978 voting and C.J. Spiller was sixth in the 2009 voting,
but neither received an invitation to New York. Those are the only Clemson
players to finish in the top 10 of the Heisman voting since the award began
in 1935.
Watson has quarterbacked Clemson to a perfect 14-0 record and
No. 1 national ranking in the College Football Playoff poll, the AP Poll and
the USA Today rankings. Clemson was ranked No. 1 in all six of the College
Football Playoff polls. Clemson has four wins over teams that were in the
final top 10 of the College Football Playoff rankings (Notre Dame, Florida
State, North Carolina and Oklahoma), the only team in the country that can
make that statement.
The native of Gainesville, Ga. was named a first-team All-American by USA Today, He is the only player in the nation with at least 1,000
yards rushing and 3,500 yards passing. In fact he is the first player to do it
since 2012 (Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M).
Watson has accounted for 43 touchdowns rushing and passing,
fifth best in the nation and he ranks eighth in total offense per game. He has
gained at least 300 total offense yards in each of his last seven games and
has guided the Clemson offense to a record 10 straight games with at least
500 yards total offense.
Watson is a big reason Clemson has won 17 consecutive games, a
school record, and has already established a season mark for victories (14),
and ACC wins (nine). Clemson won the ACC Championship on December 5
with a 45-37 win over No. 8 North Carolina. Watson threw for 279 yards
and rushed for a then career high 131 in the victory. He broke that with
145 rushing yards in the Orange Bowl against Oklahoma, the most by a
quarterback in the 82-game history of the bowl.
Clemson Bowl History
Clemson has a rich bowl tradition and one of the reasons
has been Clemson’s historical success against schools with legendary football traditions. The list of schools Clemson has beaten in bowl
games includes seven of the top 15 winningest programs in the history
of FBS Division football: Nebraska (4th), Ohio State (5th), Oklahoma (6th),
Tennessee (8th), LSU (11th), Penn State (12th), and West Virginia (14th).
The program has 20 bowl victories, the 17th highest total in
FBS history.
Clemson’s greatest bowl experience to date was the National
Championship clinching victory over Nebraska in the 1982 Orange Bowl.
The Tigers ranked number-one in the nation entering that contest and
faced a fourth-ranked Nebraska team and Coach Osborne. Danny Ford
led the Tigers to a 22-15 victory to give the Tigers the national title and
made him the youngest (33) coach of a national championship team in
college football history. He still holds that distinction.
Clemson’s first bowl game was in the 1940 Cotton Bowl when
the Tigers defeated Frank Leahy and Boston College, 6-3.
Clemson won its first three bowl games, victories over Boston
College, Missouri, and Miami (FL). The three coaches Clemson defeated
in those games were Frank Leahy, Don Faurot, and Andy Gustafson, and
all three are in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Clemson has a football program that has been steady over the
years in bowl games, no matter who has led the program as head coach.
No less than seven different head coaches (Jess Neely, Frank Howard,
Danny Ford, Ken Hatfield, Tommy West, Tommy Bowden and Dabo Swinney) have won bowl games for the Tigers.
Overall, 10 of Clemson’s 20 bowl victories have come against
coaches who are in the College Football Hall of Fame. That includes
Joe Paterno, who suffered his worst margin of defeat in a bowl game to
Clemson in 1987. Clemson has four bowl victories over coaches who
are in the 200-victory club. Woody Hayes of Ohio State, Tom Osborne of
Nebraska, Joe Paterno of Penn State, Don Nehlen of West Virginia are
all coaches with at least 200 wins who lost bowl games to Clemson.
Clemson’s Bowl History (20-18)
Year Bowl
Site
Opponent (Rk)
WL Score
1939 Cotton
Dallas, TX
Boston College (11)W
6-3
1948 Gator
Jacksonville, FL Missouri W 24-23
1950 Orange
Miami, FL
Miami (FL) (15)
W 15-14
1951 Gator
Jacksonville, FL Miami (FL) (15) L 0-14
1956 Orange
Miami, FL
Colorado (20) L 21-27
1958 Sugar
New Orleans, LA LSU (1) L 0-7
1959 Bluebonnet Houston, TX
TCU (7)
W 23-7
1977 Gator
Jacksonville, FL Pittsburgh (10) L 3-34
1978 Gator
Jacksonville, FL Ohio State (20)
W 17-15
1979 Peach
Atlanta, GA
Baylor (20) L 18-24
1982 Orange
Miami, FL
Nebraska (4)
W 22-15
1985 Independ. Shreveport, LA Minnesota L 13-20
1986 Gator
Jacksonville, FL Stanford (20)
W 27-21
1987 Citrus
Orlando, FL
Penn State (20)
W 35-10
1988 Citrus
Orlando, FL
Oklahoma (10)
W 13-6
1989 Gator
Jacksonville, FL West Virginia (17) W 27-7
1990 Hall /Fame Tampa, FL
Illinois (18)
W 30-0
1991 Citrus
Orlando, FL
California (14) L 13-37
1993 Peach
Atlanta, GA
Kentucky
W 14-13
1995 Gator
Jacksonville, FL Syracuse L 0-41
1996 Peach
Atlanta, GA
LSU (17) L 7-10
1997 Peach
Atlanta, GA
Auburn (13) L 17-21
1999 Peach
Atlanta, GA
Mississippi St. (15) L 7-17
2000 Gator
Jacksonville, FL Virginia Tech (6) L 20-41
2001 Humanit.
Boise, ID
Louisiana Tech
W 49-24
2002 Tangerine Orlando, FL
Texas Tech L 15-55
2003 Peach
Atlanta, GA
Tennessee (6)
W 27-14
2005 Champs
Orlando, FL
Colorado
W 19-10
2006 Music City Nashville, TN
Kentucky L 20-28
2007 Peach
Atlanta, GA
Auburn L #20-23
2008 Gator
Jacksonville, FL Nebraska L 21-26
2009 Music City Nashville, TN
Kentucky
W 21-13
2010 Meineke
Charlotte, NC
South Florida L 26-31
2011 Orange
Miami, FL
West Virginia (23) L 33-70
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2012 Chick-Fil-A
2013 Orange
2014 Russell
2015 Orange
#Overtime
Atlanta, GA
Miami, Fl.
Orlando
Miami, FL
LSU (7)
Ohio State (6)
Oklahoma (24)
Oklahoma (4)
W
W
W
W
25-24
40-35
40-6
37-17
Clemson Has Ninth Longest Bowl Streak
Clemson has been to a bowl game every year since 2005, or a
streak of 11 consecutive years. That is tied for the ninth longest streak
in the nation. The streak began when Clemson beat Colorado in the
Champs Sports Bowl.
The last year Clemson did not go to a bowl was 2004 and
the Tigers were bowl eligible that year. So, Clemson has a streak of 17
consecutive years of bowl eligibility.
The ACC is well represented on the chart below. Florida State
has the longest streak at 34 years, Virginia Tech is second at 23 years in
a row. Clemson’s opponent in this game, Oklahoma is fourth on the list.
Longest Active FBS Bowl Streaks
Schools
Years
Florida State
1982-2015
Virginia Tech
1993-2015
Georgia
1997-2015
Oklahoma
1999-2015
LSU
2000-2015
Boise State
2002-2015
Wisconsin
2002-2015
Alabama
2004-2015
Clemson
2005-2015
BYU
2005-2015
Oregon
2005-2015
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18
17
16
14
14
12
11
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Swinney National Coach of the Year by Five Organizations So Far
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney was named the Home Depot National Coach of the Year by ESPN and ABC and the National Coach
of the Year by the Walter Camp Foundation on December 9-10. He was
later announced as the recipient of the Munger Award as the top coach in
the nation as presented by the Maxwell Football Club, Associated Press
and the Sporting News. The AFCA National Coach of the Year will be
announced after the bowl season.
Swinney has led Clemson to a perfect 14-0 season and No.
1 ranking in the College Football Playoff poll, the AP poll and the USA
Today Poll. Clemson will face second ranked Alabama, Swinney’s alma
mater, for the National Championship on January 11.
The 14-0 Tigers are the only undefeated team among the 128
FBS teams. Clemson won the ACC Championship last Saturday with a
45-37 win over North Carolina. Clemson has won 17 games in a row
dating to last year, already a school record.
Clemson Has 10 Straight 500-Yard Total Offense Games
Clemson has a school record nine consecutive games of at least
500 yards of total offense. The previous mark was five in a row set in
2012. That includes a pair of 600 yard games in the streak, 623 at NC
State and 608 against North Carolina in the ACC Championship game.
Over the last 10 games Clemson has averaged 555 yards per
contest, 242 rushing and 312 passing. Clemson has had at least 200
yards passing and 200 yards rushing in six of its last seven games.
Clemson has never lost a game in its history when rushing and throwing
for at least 200 yards (75-0-1).
Clemson Offense the Last 10 Games
Date
Opponent
Rushing
Passing
Total Off
10-10 Georgia Tech
41-201
23-33-336
74-537
10-17 Boston College 36-112
27-42-420
78-532
10-24 Miami
62-416 17-26-151 88-567
10-31 NC State
50-240
23-30-383
80-623
11-7
Florida State
42-215
28-43-297
85-512
11-14 Syracuse
37-202 35-48-368 85-570
11-21 Wake Forest
42-171
28-40-381
82-552
11-28 South Carolina 47-236
20-27-279
74-515
12-5
North Carolina
56-319
26-42-289
98-608
12-31 Oklahoma
58-312 17-32-218 90-530
Totals
471-2424 244-363-3122834-5546
Average
47-242
24-36-312 83-555
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Watson Already High on Clemson Career Charts
Clemson sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson has played
just 22 games for the Tigers, but is already ranked in the top 10 in Clemson
history in 10 categories. That includes third in touchdown passes with 45
and third in touchdown responsibility with 62. He has 45 passing touchdowns and 17 rushing, including 12 this year.
Watson currently holds the Clemson record for completion percentage (.682), yards per pass attempt (8.89), total offense/game (290.5),
interception avoidance (2.40%) and passing efficiency (163.57). He also
has the single game record for touchdown passes with six against North
Carolina in 2014.
Watson now has 6,397 yards of total offense, fifth best in school
history, and his passing yards (5,165) rank sixth.
In the win over Oklahoma, Watson had 332 yards of total offense
and moved ahead of Steve Fuller into fifth place on the all time list. Watson
wears No. 4, Fuller’s number from 1975-78. It had been retired in Fuller’s
honor in 1979, but Watson has been allowed to wear the number with
Fuller’s blessing. He wears a Fuller patch on the jersey.
Watson on Clemson Career Charts
Category
Rank
Figure
Completion %
1st
.682
Yard/Pass Attempt
1st
8.89
Pass Efficiency
1st
163.57
Total Offense/Game
1st
290.5
st
Interception Avoid.
1 2.40%
TD Responsibility
3rd
62
TD Passes
3rd
45
Total Offense
5th
6,397
Passing Yards
6th
5,165
Completions
7th
396
Nine New Starting Linemen, Yet No. 1 Ranked
Clemson has achieved a No. 1 national ranking with a combined zero returning starters in the offensive and defensive lines from the
previous season. Has a team ever reached No. 1 ranked status with such
inexperience in the lines?
Clemson had one returning starter in the offensive line when
the season started. That was two-year starter Ryan Norton at center, but
he suffered a knee injury in the second game of the year and has played
just 96 snaps all year in five games.
A look to the chart below shows that the starting offensive line
for the 2015 Tigers had a combined six starts entering the year. The
defensive line also had six career starts entering the year.
But, key reserves from previous years have stepped up when
given the opportunity and as a result Clemson is ranked in the top 25
in the nation in total offense, total defense, scoring offense and scoring
defense.
Incredibly, eight of the nine made an All-ACC team this year.
2015 Clemson Starting Linemen
Pos
Name
GP-S
LT
Mitch Hyatt, 3rd team All-ACC
0-0
LG
Eric Mac Lain, 1st Team All-ACC
39-1
C
Jay Guillermo, 2nd Team All-ACC
16-1
RG
Tyrone Crowder, 3rd Team All-ACC
6-1
RT
Joe Gore, 3rd Team All-ACC
20-3
Total
OL Experience
81-6
DE
Kevin Dodd, Honorable Mention All-ACC
24-0
DT
Carlos Watkins, 1st Team All-ACC
23-1
DT
D.J. Reader
38-4
DE
Shaq Lawson, 1st Team All-ACC
26-1
Total
DL Experience
111-6
Clemson Enters 700 Win Club
Clemson won its 700th game in history on November 21,
2015 with a 33-13 victory over Wake Forest. Clemson became the 23rd
program in FBS history to win 700 games, the fifth to do it this year.
Other schools who have reached 700 victories this year include Florida,
Arkansas, Pittsburgh and Washington.
Clemson has won three games since then and now has 703
total wins, 20th in the history of FBS football with Washington. Clemson
has made quite a run the last five years with 56 victories, an average of
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11 per season.
FBS Programs with at Least 700 Wins
Rk School
2015
Overall
1. Michigan
10-3
925-331-36
2. Notre Dame
10-3
892-313-42
3. Texas
4-8
885-354-33
4. Nebraska
6-7
880-368-40
5. Ohio State
12-1
875-320-53
6. Alabama
13-1
863-326-43
7.Oklahoma
11-2
861-319-53
8. Penn State
7-6
856-382-41
9. Tennessee
9-4
820-371-53
10. Southern California
8-6
813-333-54
11. Georgia
10-3
787-413-54
12. LSU
9-3
770-404-47
13. Auburn
7-6
741-427-47
14. West Virginia
9-4
728-481-45
15. Virginia Tech
7-6
718-458-46
16. Texas A&M
7-6
717-466-48
17. Georgia Tech
3-9
714-486-43
18. Syracuse
4-8
712-521-49
19. Pittsburgh
8-5
704-515-42
20.Clemson
14-0
703-455-45
21. Washington
6-6
702-440-50
22. Arkansas
8-5
702-480-40
23. Florida
10-3
701-403-40
Clemson Landmark Victories
Victory Date
Opponent
CU-Opp
100
10-13-22 Presbyterian
13-0
200
10-22-42
at South Carolina
18-6
300
12-19-59 #TCU
23-7
400
9-22-79 Georgia
12-7
500
10-27-90
at Wake Forest
24-6
600
11-20-04
South Carolina
29-7
700
11-21-15
Wake Forest
33-13
#at Bluebonnet Bowl, Houston, Tex.
Mac Lain is Winningest Clemson Player
Clemson’s 2015 senior group became the winningest player
in school history with the 33-13 win over Wake Forest in the final home
game of the year. It was the 43rd win for that class in 50 games.
Only one player has participated in all 53 games, Eric Mac
Lain. He has started all 14 games at offensive guard this year and has
become one of the leaders of the team. One of the most respected
student leaders on campus, Mac Lain introduced Vice President Joe
Bidin at a function on Clemson’s campus on November 10.
With Mac Lain the only player to participate in every game
over the last four years, he now has the title of winningest player in
Clemson history. His now 46 victories rank first. Prior to this year, Adam
Humphries, Robert Smith and Deshawn Williams had played in 42
victories.
Indicators of Victory under Swinney
•Clemson is 67-5 under Dabo Swinney when it wins the total
offense statistic, including 52-2 the last five years.
•Clemson is 42-4 under Swinney when Tigers win the turnover
margin statistic, 6-0 this year.
•Clemson is 27-1 in last 28 games when it has at least 300
passing yards.
•Clemson is 28-1 when leading at the half the last three years
and 61-7 overall under Swinney.
•Clemson is 61-4, including 51-0 the last five years, when it
has more first downs than the opposition.
•Clemson is 33-1 under Swinney when rushing for at least 200
yards, and has won 29 in a row dating to 2010.
•Clemson is 55-6 under Swinney, 40-4 the last five years,
when it has more rushing yards than the opposition.
•Clemson is 66-3 under Swinney, including 50-0, the last five
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 in the
fourth quarter prior to the overtime loss at Florida State on September
20, 2014. Clemson actually has a 51-game winning streak when it leads
going into the fourth quarter dating to the 2010 Florida State game.
Clemson has Won 17 in a Row
Clemson has won 17 consecutive games, its longest winning
streak in history. The Tigers are 14-0 this year and won their last three
games of 2014. Clemson’s last loss was at Georgia Tech in 2014, a
game in which Deshaun Watson was injured in the first period and did
not return.
Clemson’s Longest Winning Streaks
Streak Start
Streak Ended
Date
Cu-Opp Opponent
Date
CU-Opp Opponent
11-22-2014 28-0 Georgia State
11-8-1947 35-7 Furman
9-24-1949 7-33
Rice
10-7-1939
25-6 NC State
11-2-1940
0-13
Tulane
11-22-1980 27-6 South Carolina
9-6-1982
7-13
Georgia
9-30-1978 31-0Villanova
9-15-1979 0-19 Maryland
9-25-1982
21-10 Western Carolina 9-10-1983 16-31 Boston College
9-24-1983
41-14 Georgia Tech
9-22-1984 23-26
Georgia
GP
17
15
13
13
11
10
10
Comparisons with 1981
With a 14-0 record and a No. 1 national ranking there are many
comparisons between this Clemson team and the 1981 squad that won
the National Championship. Here are a few, including some personal
relationships.
•The defensive captain of Clemson’s 1981 team was Jeff Davis. Davis currently works in the football administration and he has twin sons
on the current Clemson team, Judah and J.D. Davis. Clemson won the
last 13 games that Jeff Davis played in and now his freshman sons are
14-0 in 2015. That is a 27-game winning streak for the Davis family.
•Current Clemson starting offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt is the
nephew of 1981 first-team All-ACC defensive tackle Dan Benish.
•Clemson defensive line coach Dan Brooks coached 1981
running back Kevin Mack in high school in Kings Mountain, N.C.
•Clemson freshman linebacker Jarvis Magwood is the son of
1981 wide receiver Frank Magwood.
•Clemson freshman tight end Cannon Smith is the son of 1981
starting defensive end Bill Smith, who is currently a member of the
Clemson Board of Trustees.
•The dates for 10 of the 14 games this year coincide with the
dates of the games in 1981. Clemson opened the 1981 season on
September 5 with a 45-10 win over Wofford. This year on September 5
Clemson opened the season with a 49-10 win over Wofford.
•Clemson beat Kentucky 21-3 on October 3, 1981. The Tigers
led Notre Dame 21-3 going in to the fourth quarter on October 3, 2015.
•Clemson recorded big wins on November 7 during each season. Clemson won at eighth-ranked North Carolina, 10-8 on November 7,
1981. This year, Clemson beat Florida State 23-13 on November 7.
•Clemson’s 1981 team was coached by Alabama native and
University of Alabama graduate Danny Ford. This Clemson team is
coached by Alabama native and University of Alabama graduate Dabo
Swinney.
•Deshaun Watson was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in the
first week of November. It was the first time a Clemson athlete was on
the cover of S.I. since Perry Tuttle in 1981. Watson was on the cover a
second time in early December. Clemson defensive end Shaq Lawson
was on the cover of a Sports Illustrated College Football Playoff issue in
December giving the program a third cover.
•The Clemson quarterback in 1981 was Athens, Ga. native
Homer Jordan. Gainesville, Ga. native Deshaun Watson is Clemson’s
quarterback this year. The two Georgia cities are just 35 miles apart.
•Clemson defeated Miami 58-0 this year, the largest victory
margin in an ACC game for the Clemson program since an 82-24 win over
Wake Forest in 1981.
•Clemson played an eighth ranked North Carolina team on
December 5 for the ACC Championship. In 1981 Clemson played an
eighth ranked UNC team on November 7 that was basically for the ACC
title. Entering the game in 1981, North Carolina had just one loss and
that was to South Carolina. This year North Carolina entered with just
one loss, to South Carolina. Clemson won both games.
•According to many Google APPs it is 1981 miles from
Clemson Memorial Stadium to University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale,
Arizona.
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CLEMSON vs. Alabama
Clemson Records First 8-0 ACC Season
Clemson finished the ACC season with an 8-0 regular season
record. It is the first 8-0 ACC season in Clemson history. Clemson has
been an undefeated ACC Champion four times, 1967, 1978, 1981 and
1982. All four of those years the Tigers were 6-0. In 1983, the first
year Georgia Tech was in the league, Clemson was 7-0 vs. ACC teams,
but the Tigers were on probation that year and could not claim a championship.
The ACC has had three 8-0 champions in the last five years,
Virginia Tech in 2010 and Florida State in 2013 and 2014. But, every
ACC Champion had at least one loss from 2001-09.
Clemson is actually 9-0 vs. ACC teams this year as the Tigers
defeated North Carolina in the ACC Championship game.
Notes on Clemson Offensive Line
The Clemson offensive line has been one of the most overachieving in the nation and is a big reason the Tigers are 14-0. All-five
starters on this year’s offensive line were named to an All-ACC team by
the media and the coaches (1,2 or 3), a first in Clemson history.
Clemson returned just one offensive line starter from 2014
and that was Ryan Norton. Norton sustained a knee injury in the second
game of the year and has played just five games and 96 total snaps. So
really Clemson really has played with five new starters in the offensive
line this year.
The offensive line has been a big reason Clemson has had 11
games of at least 200 yards rushing, including wins over Louisville, Notre
Dame, Georgia Tech, Florida State and Oklahoma. Clemson had 312
yards rushing against the Sooners. The biggest indicator that this line
was something special was the win over Notre Dame when Clemson won
the rushing battle, 202-116. Notre Dame’s offensive line was regarded
as among the best in the nation entering the season.
In terms of individual honors, Clemson has had the ACC Offensive lineman of the Week five of the 12 regular season games this season, more than any other school. Three different players, Jay Guillermo
(three times), Joe Gore and Mitch Hyatt have been named ACC Offensive
Lineman of the Week.
Guillermo won the award in consecutive weeks, the first Clemson offensive lineman to do that since 2007 and just the fifth to do it
since Player of the Week awards started in 1978.
Hyatt was the first ACC true freshman in 10 years to be ACC
Offensive Lineman of the Week. He was the first Clemson true freshman
to start at left tackle in season opener and for course of the season since
1944. Hyatt has played most plays by a true freshman offensive lineman
in school history.
Guard Eric Mac Lain was on the preseason Watch List for
Lombardi Award, was named preseason All-ACC, and Midseason All-ACC
by Si.com. The Clemson offensive line was named one of the top 14
offensive lines in the nation for the second quarter of the season by the
Joe Moore Award. The group was also one of 20 semifinalists for the
national award.
Swinney Records 15th Top 25 Win
Dabo Swinney is 15-16 against top 25 teams as Clemson head
coach, including consecutive wins over top 10 teams North Carolina and
Oklahoma. It was the fourth win over a top 20 team this year. Earlier
Clemson defeated a sixth ranked Notre Dame team, 24-22 and beat No.
17 Florida State 23-13 at Clemson. FSU has since jumped into the top
10.
The Oklahoma victory was Swinney’s 15th against a top 25 team
and he is now in second place in Clemson history in career top 25 wins..
Tommy Bowden had 13 wins during his career from 1999-2008. He was
13-23 against top 25 teams.
Danny Ford has the record with 20 wins over top 25 teams in
his Clemson coaching career from 1978-89. Ford was 20-12-1 against
top 25 teams in his Clemson coaching career.
Clemson Defense Among Nation’s Best
Clemson had to replace eight starters from last year, but it
has not stopped the Tigers from having a great season. Brent Venables’s
group ranks among the best in the nation in many categories. Clemson
ranks in the top 25 in 11 categories.
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Clemson Defense National Rankings
Category
Rank
Figure
3 and outs/game
1
6.40
Completion % Defense
2
.476
First Downs/Game
2
14.2
3rd Down Conversion
2
.257
Pass Defense 9
177.2
Interceptions
21
16
Tackles for Loss/Game
5
8.40
Turnovers Forced
24
25
Pass Efficiency
7
102.19
Total Defense
6
301.6
Yards/Play
10
4.50
Scoring
16
20.0
Sacks
8
3.07
Rushing
18
124.4
Watson Needs 30 Yards Rushing to Break Dantzler’s Record
Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has 1032 yards rushing
through 14 games, the second most in a season in Clemson history by a
quarterback. He has five 100-yard rushing games, tied for the most by a
quarterback in Clemson history.
Dantzler had 1061 yrads rushing as a senior in 2001, but he
did it in just 12 games. But, Watson will tel you he reached 1032 yards
in just 187 rushes, 35 less than Dantzler had.
Clemson Season Quarterback Rushing Bests
Year
Quarterback
GP TD
Att-Yds
2001
Woody Dantzler
12
10
221-1061
2015
Deshaun Watson
14
12
187-1032
2000
Woody Dantzler
12
13
190-1028
1978
Steve Fuller
12
10
153-649
1999
Woody Dantzler
10
4
146-588
1973
Ken Pengitore
11
6
182-571
2012
Tajh Boyd
13
10
186-514
1976
Steve Fuller
11
6
157-503
Leggett Records Fourth 100-yard Game by a TE
Jordan Leggett had a career high six receptions for 101 yards
in the win over Florida State. He became just the fourth Clemson tight
end to have at least 100 yards receiving in a game. The Clemson record
for a tight end was recorded against The Citadel by John McMakin in
1970 when he had 5-107 receiving. So Leggett was just six yards short
of the record.
Leggett was named one of three finalists for the Mackey Award
on November 23.
While a tight end has had 100 yards receiving just four times,
three of the instances have taken place under Dabo Swinney. Michael
Palmer did it at South Carolina in 2009 and Brandon Ford did it against
NC State in 2012.
For the season, Leggett also has seven touchdown receptions.
He is just one touchdown reception short of the season record for a tight
end. Dwayne Allen had eight in 2011 and Brandon Ford had eight in
2012.
Leggett, a junior, has 10 career touchdown receptions, two
short of the Clemson career record of 12 held by McMakin from 196971, Allen from 2009-11 and Ford, 2009-12.
Leggett does have one record on his resume this year. He went
five consecutive games with at least one touchdown catch to set a Clemson record for consecutive games with a touchdown catch by a Clemson
tight end.
100-Yard Receiving Games by Clemson Tight End
Player
Year
Opponent
Rec-Yds
John McMakin
1970
The Citadel
5-107
Michael Palmer
2009
South Carolina
8-106
Jordan Leggett
2015
Florida State
6-101
Brandon Ford
2012
NC State
5-101
Huegel Perfect in ACC Play
Clemson kicker Greg Huegel was perfect on field goals in ACC
play, 17-17 and is 25-29 overall. Not bad for a freshman walk-on. Huegel made the most field goals without a miss in conference play in the
country this year. He is also 14-16 on field goals on the road.
Huegel was outstanding against Florida State as he made 3-3
CLEMSON vs Alabama
field goals and 2-2 extra points to score 11 of Clemson’s 23 points in the
23-13 win over the 16th ranked Seminoles. He was also 3-3 against Syracuse and made 16 in a row to close the regular season. The streak was
snapped when he missed from 47 yards out in the ACC Championship
game. It was the second longest streak in Clemson history The record is
20 in a row by Chandler Catanzaro over the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
Goodson and Hyatt Named ACC Players of the Week vs. Florida State
Clemson offensive lineman Mitch Hyatt and linebacker B.J.
Goodson both earned ACC Player of the Week honors for their performance against Florida State. Hyatt was named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week and Goodson won the Linebacker of the Week honors.
It marked the fourth time this year that a Clemson offensive
lineman had been named ACC Lineman of the Week. Jay Guillermo won
the honor twice and Joe Gore was the recipient for the win over N.C
State.
Hyatt’s selection was special because he became the first
Clemson true freshman to win ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors. He was the first true freshman at any ACC school to win Lineman of
the Week honors in at least 10 years. Wyatt graded 93 percent and had
four knockdown blocks in 85 plays against the Seminoles.
Goodson won Linebacker of the Week honors for the second
time this year. He also won the honor for his performance against Notre
Dame on October 3. In both games he recovered a fumble in the fourth
period. He had nine tackles, including 3.5 for loss against Florida State.
Deshaun Watson has been named ACC Back of the Week
four times this year. He completed 23-30 passes for 383 yards and five
touchdowns in Clemson’s 56-41 win over NC State. He also added 54
yards rushing in 14 attempts and a touchdown. He finished the day with
437 yards of total offense and six touchdowns. The six total touchdowns
tied for the second most in a game in Clemson history.
Watson was also named the National Offensive Player of the
Week by the Walter Camp Foundation for his efforts against NC State.
CLEMSON’S ACC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Opponent
Players of the Week
Appalachian St. Shaq Lawson, Defensive Lineman
Notre Dame
B.J. Goodson, Linebacker; Kevin Dodd, Defen Line
Georgia Tech
Jay Guillermo, Offensive Lineman
Boston College Jay Guillermo, O-Line, Deshaun Watson, Back
NC State
Deshaun Watson, Back; Joe Gore, Offensive Lineman
Florida State
Mitch Hyatt, O-Line, B.J. Goodson, Linebacker
Syracuse
Deshaun Watson, Offensive back
Wake Forest
Deshaun Watson, Offensive back
South Carolina B.J. Goodson, Linebacker, Jay Guillermo, O line
Clemson Ranked in Top 25 on Both Sides of the Ball
Clemson has shown outstanding play on both sides of the ball
this year. An example is the fact that Clemson is ranked in the top 25 in
the nation on offense and defense in eight different areas. Clemson is in
the top 25 in the nation in scoring offense and scoring defense, rushing
offense and rushing defense, total offense and total defense, passing efficiency offense and passing efficiency defense and third-down conversion
offense and defense.
inoles give up 328 a game. Boston College leads the nation in total
defense. Clemson got 532 against the Eagles, 278 over their season
average. Clemson gained 623 against NC State, 291 over their season
average.
So far this year only Notre Dame has been able to hold Clemson under what they normally give up per game.
As you can see by the list below, Clemson has 10 consecutive
games with at least 500 yards total offense, a first in school history.
Clemson Rankings on both sides of the Ball
Category
Offense
Defense
Scoring
16th, 38.4
16th, 20.0
Rushing
16, 228.6
18th, 124.4
Passing
26 , 283.4
9th 177.2
Total 11th, 512.0
7th 301.6
Pass Efficiency
22nd 152.52 6th, 104.01
3rd Down
13th, .477
2nd, .257
First Downs
5th, 362
7th, 207
Sacks
13th, 1.14
8th, 3.07
Deshaun Watson in National Rankings
Category
Rank
Figure
Completion %
4th
.682
#QBR
4th
86.8
Passing Efficiency
12th
156.0
TD Passes
8th
31
Total offense
8th
338.0
Yards/Pass Att
23rd
8.50
Points Responsible for
5th
18.4
#Computed by ESPN
Clemson getting off to Great Start
Getting off to a good start is a big reason Clemson has a
14-0 record and No. 1 national ranking so far this year. Clemson has
outscored the opposition 151-63 in the first quarter and 172-60 in
the second period this year. Those numbers were certainly enhanced
at Miami where Clemson outscored the Hurricanes 21-0 in each of the
first two periods. Clemson’s 42-0 lead at intermission was the largest in
school history for an ACC game. The previous mark was a 41-0 lead on
Duke at the half in 1984.
Clemson Offense Far Above Average vs. Opponents
Clemson averages 512 yards of total offense per game this
year, 11th in the nation. The Tigers have reached these numbers against
a schedule that includes five of the top 20 (total) defenses in the nation.
In Clemson’s 13 games against FBS opponents the Tigers have gained
510 yard per game, 147 yards per game above what those teams have
averaged so far this season.
Clemson had 512 yards against Florida State and the Sem-
Clemson Offense vs. Opposing FBS Defenses Average
Opponent
Total Defense (Nat Rank) vs. Clemson Diff
Appalachian State 314.0 (11th)
392
+78
Louisville
333.4 (18th)
401
+68
Notre Dame
373 (45th)
296
-77
Georgia Tech
368.0 (42nd)
537
+169
Boston College
254.4 (1st)
532+278
Miami (FL)
405.0 (69th)
567
+162
NC State
351 (29th)
623
+272
Florida State
333.0 (19th)
512
+177
Syracuse
438.5 (99th)
570
+131
Wake Forest
363.5 38th)
552
+188
South Carolina
429.8 (95th)
515
+85
North Carolina
436 (96th)
608
+172
Oklahoma
365 (39th)
530
+165
Total
366.7
510.4
+143.7
Watson National Player of the Week by Three Organizations
Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson had another sterling
afternoon in the victory over NC State. The sophomore quarterback completed 23-30 passes for 383 yards and five touchdowns. He also ran the
ball 14 times for 54 net yards and a touchdown.
For his performance, Watson was named the National Offensive
Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Foundation and the Maxwell
Award, and was named the Capital One Impact Performance Award by
ESPN. Watson is the first Clemson player to be honored with all three
awards in the same week.
Watson accounted for six touchdowns in the win over NC State,
five touchdown passes and one rushing score. It marked the third time
a Clemson quarterback accounted for at least six touchdowns in a game
against NC State. Woody Dantzler had four passing and two rushing in
2001 in a Clemson victory, then Tajh Boyd had eight touchdowns, five
passing and three rushing, in a 2012 win over the Wolfpack.
In the win over Syracuse, Watson was named National Offensive Player of the Week by the Football Writers Association.
Watson Third in Nation in QBR
Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is fourth in the nation in
Quarterback Rating with an 86.8 figure according to ESPN’s formula for
calculating the statistic. Watson’s 98.9 rating at Miami on October 24
was the best in the nation this year by a quarterback from a Power Five
Conference school against another Power Five Conference school.
Watson also ranks in the top 25 in many other more conventional NCAA statistics, including fourth in completion percentage with a
.682 mark, on pace to be the best in Clemson history.
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CLEMSON vs. Alabama
Clemson has outscored the opposition 323-123 by halftime,
exactly 200 points over the course of the season. Clemson has trailed in
the second half of just three games, for one possession in the third period
at Louisville, in the second half against Florida State and for one possession in the third period against Oklahoma.. Clemson has not trailed
in the fourth quarter in any of the last 17 games, obviously Clemson’s
17-game winning streak.
Noteworthy Team Accomplishments in Clemson’s 58-0 Win at Miami
•Tied Clemson record for victory margin in an ACC game.
Clemson also had a 58-point win over Wake Forest in 1981, an 82-24
victory.
•Set Clemson record for victory margin in an ACC road game
with 58-0 victory.
•Largest victory margin in any road game since a 94-0 win at
Furman on September 25, 1915, just a little over 100 years ago.
•First Clemson shutout in a road game since a 17-0 win at
Maryland in 1995.
•Handed Miami its largest margin of defeat in 90 years of
football. Previous record was 56 points in a 70-14 loss in 1944 to Texas
A&M. Clemson’s victory margin ironically equaled the NCAA record consecutive home wins Miami recorded between 1985-94.
•Clemson recorded 33 first downs, tied for the second most
ever against a Miami football team.
•Clemson defense forced 10 three-and-outs, held Miami to 93
yards passing, 53 yards rushing and 146 yards of total offense. Clemson
held Miami to 2.9 yards per pass attempt and 1.8 yards per rush.
Clemson Finished Perfect October
When Clemson defeated NC State in Raleigh on Halloween it
gave Clemson a perfect 5-0 record for the month of October. It is the
first time since September of 2000 that Clemson has had a 5-0 month.
The other times it has happened are October of 1977 and October of
1981.
Clemson was 4-0 in November. This was the first time since
1983 that Clemson was perfect in October and November in the same
year.
Months Clemson Has Posted 5-0 Record
Year Month
Wins over
1977 October Virginia Tech, Virginia, Duke, NC State, Wake Forest
1981 October Kentucky, Virginia, Duke, NC State, Wake Forest
2000 SeptemberCitadel, Missouri, Wake Forest, Virginia, Duke
2015 October Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, BC, Miami, NC State
Guillermo Three-Time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week
Clemson center Jay Guillermo was named ACC Offensive
Lineman of the Week for consecutive weeks in October, wins over Georgia
Tech and Boston College.
Guillermo graded 88 percent on 78 plays and had three
knockdown blocks in Clemson’s 34-17 win over Georgia Tech on October
10. He was Clemson’s highest graded offensive lineman according to the
Tigers coaches for the second straight week.
He was a significant reason Clemson gained 532 yards of total
offense against a Boston College team that was number-one in the nation
in total defense allowing just 140 yards a game.
Guillermo was honored for a second straight week on October
17 when the Tigers defeated Boston College. Guillermo became the
first Clemson offensive lineman to be named ACC Offensive Lineman of
the Week for consecutive games since Barry Richardson did it against
Maryland and Duke in 2007. The only other offensive linemen to win
the honor in consecutive games are Lee Nanney (1980), John Phillips
(1987), and Stacy Long (1989 and 1990).
He won his third award for his performance against South
Carolina when he graded 93 percent.
Alexander Thorpe Award Semifinalist
Clemson cornerback McKensie Alexander was named named
one of 16 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award in late October. The
honor is presented each year to the top defensive back in the nation.
Alexander is one of two sophomores on the list, and is joined in that
category by Shawun Lurry of Northern Illinois. Other ACC players in the
final 16 are Jeremy Cash of Duke and Jalen Ramsey of Florida State.
Alexander is one of the reasons Clemson ranks first in the
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nation in completion percentage defense (.464).
Alexander has not been a player opposing offensive coordinators have challenged over his 26 games as a starter. Last year, as a
redshirt freshman, opposing quarterbacks completed just 20 passes in
57 attempts for 280 yards and two touchdowns against the man he was
assigned to on defense. He was on the field for 766 plays, so opposing
quarterbacks threw his way just once every 13 plays, or just 4.4 times a
game. They completed a pass on his man just once every 38 plays he
was on the field.
So far in 2015, opponents are avoiding him even more. In 13
games he has played, opponents have completed just 12 passes in 47
attempts against Alexander’s man. He has not allowed a touchdown pass
in his last 22 games over two years.
Going head to head with Notre Dame’s Will Fuller, Alexander
allowed the Notre Dame star to catch just one pass for 14 yards when he
was guarding Fuller. Fuller had a 23-yard reception when Alexander was
not involved in the play. Fuller’s two receptions against Clemson are his
low total for his last 22 games. Clemson and Wake Forest were the only
opponents to keep Fuller out of the endzone this year.
Clemson Ranked First with Young Team
Clemson is ranked first in the AP poll despite having played
the fifth most freshmen in the country so far this year. According to the
University of Wyoming Sports Information Office, Clemson has played 28
freshmen this year, 14 true and 14 redshirt, and that is the fifth most in
the nation.
Most Freshmen to Play in Games in 2015
School
True Red
Total
Rice
10
21
31
TCU
15
15
30
BYU
17
12
29
Florida State
15
14
29
Clemson
1414 28
Florida Atlantic
16
12
28
Florida State
14
14
28
Boston College
16
10
26
NC State
16
10
26
Southern California
15
11
26
Wyoming
16
10
26
Texas
17
9
26
Clemson’s Overtime History
The last time Clemson played an overtime game was last year
at Florida State when the No. 1 ranked Seminoles defeated the Tigers 2317 in the first overtime. It is Clemson’s only overtime game in the last
five years. Clemson is 6-6 all-time in overtime games.
Clemson in Overtime (6-6)
Date
Opponent
11-8-97 Duke
9-29-01
Georgia Tech
10-11-03Virginia
9-4-04
Wake Forest
11-6-04
Miami (Fla.)
9-17-05
Miami (Fla.)
9-24-05
Boston College
9-9-06
Boston College
12-31-07Auburn
10-24-09 Miami (Fla.)
9-18-10 Auburn
9-20-14
Florida State
SiteW-L CU-Opp OTs
H W 29-20 1
A
W
47-44
1
H W 30-27 1
H
W
37-30
2
A
W
24-17
1
H
L
30-36
3
H
L
13-16
1
A
L
33-34
2
N1 L 20-23 1
A
W
40-37
1
A L 24-27 1
A
L
17-23
1
Clemson Has Trailed for just 81:28 so Far this season
Clemson has trailed for just 81 minutes and 28 seconds out
of 840 minutes played through the first 14 games of 2015. That means
Clemson has been behind just 10 percent of the time so far this year.
Clemson trailed 10-7 for 3:38 of the second quarter against
Louisville and for just 2:48 at 7-0 in the first quarter against Boston
College. In both situations Clemson scored on the next possession after
the opposition took the lead. The Eagles were the first team to score first
against Clemson this year.
Clemson trailed for 7:04 against NC State, but again came
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back to score on the next possession after the Pack took the lead.
Florida State is the only team to lead Clemson for more than
half the game this year as they had the lead for 34:14 of the 60 minutes.
Clemson has never trailed in eight of the 14 games this year and Clemson
has not trailed in the fourth quarter in any game. In fact Clemson has
not trailed in the fourth game in any of its last 17 games.
Seven times this year Clemson has scored a touchdown on its
opening drive of the game and six times they have scored on the first two
drives. Five times Clemson has scored touchdowns on its first two drives
of th game.
Clemson Who has the Lead Chart
Opponent
Tied Ahead
Trail
Total
Wofford
3:53 56:07 0:00
60:00
Appalachian St.
7:51
52:09
0:00
60:00
at Louisville
20:58
35:24
3:38
60:00
Notre Dame
2:41
57:19
0:00
60:00
Georgia Tech
1:05
58:55
0:00
60:00
Boston College
11:03
46:09
2:48
60:00
at Miami (FL)
2:42
57:18
0:00
60:00
at NC State
9:21
43:35
7:04
60:00
Florida State
14:38
11:08
34:14
60:00
at Syracuse
4:02
55:58
0:00
60:00
Wake Forest
4:50
55:10
0:00
60:00
South Carolina
24:18
38:42
0:00
60:00
North Carolina
6:15
40:15
14:30
60:00
Oklahoma
3:44 37:02 19:14
60:00
Total
114:21 645:11 81:28
780:00
Watson Had Two 450 Yard Total Offense games
Deshaun Watson had his second career 400-yard passing game
in the win over Boston College, the nation’s top defense in 2015. The
sophomore from Gainesville, Ga. connected on 27-41 passes for 420
yards and three scores. Watson had 435 yards passing in his first career
start last year against North Carolina. He also threw for a Clemson record
six touchdowns in that game.
Watson’s 420-yard game against Boston College was just the
sixth in school history. Tajh Boyd has the record with 455 passing yards
at Syracuse in 2013. Boyd also had 428 at Wake Forest and 426 at
home against NC State. The only other 400-yard game was by Charlie
Whitehurst at Duke in 2002. Ironically, like Watson, Whitehurst’s performance was in his first career start as a freshman.
Watson had 452 yards of total offense against Boston College,
the eighth game of at least 450 yards by a player in Clemson history. He
then had a career high 473 yards of total offense at Syracuse. Watson
now has three of the nine total offense games in Clemson history. Boyd
had four games with at least 450 yards total offense.He added 383 yards
passing and 54 rushing for 437 yards of total offense in the win at Miami
giving him consecutive 400 yard total offense games.
Clemson’s Top passing Yardage Game
Year Player
Opponent
2013 Tajh Boyd
at Syracuse
2014 Deshaun Watson
North Carolina
2012 Tajh Boyd
at Wake Forest
2012 Tajh Boyd
NC State
2015 Deshaun Watson
Boston College
2002 Charlie Whitehurst at Duke
Com-Att
20-27
27-36
27-38
30-44
27-41
34-52
Clemson’s Top Total Offense Games
Year Player
Opponent
2012 Tajh Boyd
NC State
2001 Woodrow Dantzler NC State
2013 Tajh Boyd
Ohio State
2015 Deshaun Watson
Syracuse
2014 Deshaun Watson
North Carolina
2012 Tajh Boyd
Georgia Tech
2012 Tajh Boyd
Wake Forest
2015 Deshaun Watson
Boston College
2015 Tajh Boyd
Syracuse
Rush-Pass
103-426
184-333
127-378
105-368
28-435
63-397
27-428
32-420
(-5)-455
Yds
455
435
428
426
420
420
Yards
529
517
505
473
463
460
455
452
450
Clemson Coaches Players of the Game
Each week Clemson coaches select a player of the game for the
offense, defense and special teams. Below is the game-by-game rundown
so far this season:
Clemson Player of the Game Selections by Coaching Staff
OpponentOffense
Defense
Special
Wofford
App. St
Louisville
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Boston Coll.
Miami
NC State
Florida State
Syracuse
Wake Forest
South Carolina
Deshaun Watson
Charone Peake
Wayne Gallman
Offensive line
Jordan Leggett
Artavis Scott
Offensive Line
Deshaun Watson
Jordan Leggett
Charone Peake
Germone Hopper
Deshaun Watson
T.J. Green
Boulware, Lawson
Dodd, Tankersley
Dodd, Lawson
Boulware, O’Daniel, Kearse
Ben Boulware
entire defense
B.J. Goodson
B.J. Goodson
Shaq Lawson
Kevin Dodd
Kevin Dodd
Artavis Scott
Andy Teasdall
Greg Huegel
J. Brown, Teasdall
Seth Ryan
Ammon Lakip
Dorian O’Daniel
Hunter Renfrow
Greg Huegel
Huegel, Lakip
Dorian O’Daniel
Jim Brown
Clemson Defense Holds Georgia Tech to 71 Yards Rushing
Clemson’s defense held Georgia Tech to just 71 yards rushing
in the Tigers 43-24 win over the Yellow Jackets. It was the fewest rushing yards for a Paul Johnson coached Georgia Tech team. The previous
low was 79 yards rushing by the Yellow Jackets against Gardner-Webb in
2008, his first year as Georgia Tech head coach.
As far as his coaching career is concerned it was the second
fewest rushing yards for a Paul Johnson coached team. His 2002 Navy
team had just 39 rushing yards in a loss to UCONN.
Georgia Tech gained those 71 yards on the ground in 42
attempts, an average of 1.7 yards per rush, also the lowest average in the
Paul Johnson era at Georgia Tech. Tech was sixth in the nation averaging 311 rushing yards per game entering the contest.
Clemson held the Yellow Jackets to just 12 first downs (including just six rushing), 1-12 on third down conversions. Clemson had 11
tackles for loss for -51 yards and allowed Georgia Tech to gain just 230
yards for the day on 56 plays. Clemson controlled the clock for 11:24 of
the final quarter.
Swinney Has Beaten Seven of other Winningest Active FBS Coaches
According to data on Sports-Reference.com, there are 11
active coaches with at least five full years of experience at the FBS level
with a winning percentage of at least 70 percent. Dabo Swinney is one of
the 11 with a .743 winning percentage, seventh best in the nation among
active coaches with at least five years in the FBS.
It is interesting to note that since 2011, Swinney has beaten
seven of the other 10 on the list with at least a 70 percent winning percentage. Brian Kelly of Notre Dame became the seventh different coach
when Clemson defeated Notre Dame on October 3 by a 24-22 score at
Clemson. He has beaten Bob Stoops, ranked fourth, each of the last two
years.
A look to the list below shows that Swinney has beaten Urban
Meyer of Ohio State (2013), Jimbo Fisher of Florida State (2011, 2015),
Bob Stoops of Oklahoma (2014 and 2015), Mark Richt of Georgia
(2013), Les Miles of LSU (2012), Bobby Petrino of Louisville (2014 and
2015) and Brian Kelly of Notre Dame (2015).
Winningest Active FBS Coaches
(Min. 5 years experience, FBS level only)
Rk Name
School
Yrs
GP
W-L-T
Pct
1. Urban Meyer Ohio State
14th181 154-27 .851
2. Jimbo Fisher Florida State 6th 82 68-14.829
3. Chris Petersen Washington
10th130 106-24 .815
4. Bob Stoops
Oklahoma
17th225 179-46 .796
5. Nick Saban
Alabama
25th 251 190-60-1.759
6. Gary Patterson TCU
16th190 143-47 .753
7. Dabo Swinney Clemson
8th 100
75-26 .743
8. Mark Richt
Georgia
15th196 145-51 .740
9. Les Miles
LSU
15th193 140-53 .725
10.Bobby Petrino Louisville
11th139 100-39 .719
11.#Brian Kelly Notre Dame
15th153 108-45 .706
Bold—Coaches Dabo Swinney and Clemson have beaten since 2011.
#Counts games as an FBS level coach only.
Source: Sports-Reference.com
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Watson 18-1 as a Starter
Clemson sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson is now 87-1
as the starting quarterback for the Tigers. He was 4-1 last year and is
14-0 so far in 2015. His only loss took place at Georgia Tech last year
when he played just the first 18 plays of the game, then had to leave due
to a knee injury.Watson is the first quarterback in Clemson history to go
18-1 as the starter to open his career. Given that Watson left the 2014
Georgia Tech game in Atlanta due to injury, Clemson has never lost a
game that he has started and finished in a healthy state (17-0).
Goodson Equals Kinard Feat
Clemson senior linebacker B.J. Goodson had his first career
interception and his fourth career fumble recovery in the fourth period of
Clemson’s 24-22 win over Notre Dame on October 3. Goodson ranked
10th in the nation in fumble recoveries last year, so he has a nose for the
ball.
Incredible as it may seem, Goodson became the first Clemson
defender to have two takeaways (interceptions plus fumble recoveries) in
the fourth quarter of a Tigers victory by seven points or less since 1979.
The last player to do it was Terry Kinard in Clemson’s 16-10 win at Notre
Dame that year. So it has happened in each of the last two Clemson vs.
Notre Dame games, and not once in the 36 years in between.
Goodson started six games last year on Clemson’s No. 1 ranked
defense. The native of Lamar, S.C. (home of former Clemson great Levon
Kirkland), is Clemson’s top tackler this year and has already has more
tackles this year than he had all last season.
One other note of interest on the score. The last time Clemson
won a game by a 24-22 score was at Maryland in 1982. In that game,
Reggie Pleasant duplicated Goodson’s defensive effort in that he had a
fumble recovery and an interception. He just didn’t do both in the fourth
period. Pleasant is now back at Clemson as a team advisor and saw
Goodson’s performance in person.
Goodson is first in tackles in the Clemson team according to
the coaches film grades with 142.
Swinney Named Dodd National Coach of Week for Win over Notre Dame
Oficials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation
and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl announced on October 5 that Clemson Head
Coach Dabo Swinney had been named the Dodd Trophy Coach of the
Week for games the weekend of October 3. The Dodd Coach of the Week
Award honors the football coach whose program embodies the award’s
three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity, while also having
success on the playing field during the academic year.
Swinney led the Tigers to a 24-22 win over sixth-ranked Notre
Dame that day. Since Coach Swinney has been at the helm, Clemson has
achieved success in both the classroom as well as on the field. In 2014,
the team registered an Academic Progress Rating (APR) score of 984 out
of a possible 1,000, which ranked eighth in the country. On top of that,
Clemson student-athletes had the fifth-best graduation success rate nationally. From 2011-2014, Clemson finished in the top-10 of APR scores
and the final AP Top 25 polls—the only FBS program that can make that
claim.
Biggest Play with No Credit in Clemson History?
When Clemson’s defense stopped Notre Dame quarterback
DeShone Kiser on a two-point conversion play with just seven seconds
left, it basically gave Clemson a 24-22 win. That play will go down in
Clemson history as one of the top plays.
When watching video of the play, it is apparent that junior defensive tackle Carlos Watkins took on two Notre Dame offensive linemen
and still made the tackle at the one-yard-line, prohibiting Notre Dame
from tying the game and sending it into overtime.
Officially, Watkins does not receive a tackle on the play. NCAA
statistical rules only give credit to the scorer on an extra point play and
no defensive statistics are credited.
Still, we feel Watkins play, although not on the stat sheet, will
be remembered for a long time in Clemson history.
Big Week for Clemson Co-Coordinators
This is a big time period for Clemson offensive coordinators
Jeff Scott and Tony Elliott. The former Clemson teammates (1999-02)
took over running the Clemson offense in co-coordinator rolls when Chad
Morris became the head coach at SMU.
They are undefeated as coordinators as they took over for the
Oklahoma game in the Russell Athletic Bowl, a 40-6 Clemson win. The
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Tigers are 13-0 so far this year for a 14-0 overall record since they took
over the offense. Clemson had 43 points and 537 yards in the win over
Georgia Tech and followed that with 34 points and 532 yards against
Boston College, who entered the game ranked first in the nation in total
defense. They added 58 points and 567 yards in the win at Miami.
Both men have something else in common. Their wives are in
the process of having children just a couple of weeks apart. On Thursday,
September 24, 2015, Savannah Jennings Scott was born at 3:14 p.m. in
Greenville, S.C. She was 7 pounds, 9 ounces. It is the first child for the
Scott family. Elliott and his wife Tamika had their second child on the
Wednesday after the Georgia Tech game (October 14). His name is Ace
Elliott.
Watson Passes Fuller on TD Pass Chart
Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson wears the number-four,
the same number All-American Steve Fuller wore at Clemson from 197578. Fuller’s number-four was retired at the Spring Game of 1979. But,
that was also Watson’s number in high school.
Watson asked permission from Fuller to wear the number and
he agreed. Head Coach Dabo Swinney thought it would be appropriate
to put a patch on Watson’s jersey to commemorate Fuller’s career. So
Watson proudly wears the patch on the front of his jersey.
In the win over Notre Dame, Watson threw two touchdown
passes, the 22nd and 23rd of his career to pass Fuller on the Clemson career touchdown list. Fuller threw for 22 scores in his career when college
football was in a more run oriented era. Fuller also ran for 22 scores in
his career.
Fuller was in the stands for the Notre Dame game. He was
Clemson’s quarterback the only other time the Irish came to Clemson in
1977.
Watson has 31 touchdown passes this year, and 45 for his
career, third in Clemson history.
Clemson Career Leaders in Touchdown Passes
Rk
Player
Years
1.
Tajh Boyd
2010-13
2.
Charlie Whitehust
2002-05
3.
Deshaun Watson
2014-15
4.
Cullen Harper
2005-08
5.
Woodrow Dantzler
1998-01
6.
Nealon Greene
1994-97
7.
Kyle Parker
2009-10
8.
Mike Eppley
1980-84
TD Pass
107
49
45
42
41
35
32
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Swinney 9-4 vs. Top 10 Teams
Clemson has defeated a top 10 team in each of its last two
games and has three wins over top 10s this year. Dabo Swinney and the
Tigers get another chance against No. 2 Alabama. Swinney is now 9-4
against top 10 teams at Clemson. It is interesting to note that Swinney
has not built up this record at home. Only two of the nine wins over a top
10 team have come at home. Five have been at neutral sites and two in
opponent home stadiums.
Clemson Wins under Dabo Swinney vs. Top 10 Teams
Date
Site-Opponent
AP-USA
Cu-Opp
10-24-2009
at Miami (FL)
8-9
#40-37
10-1-2011
at Virginia Tech
11-10
23-3
12-3-2011
Virginia Tech (N)
5-3
38-10
12-31-2012
LSU (N)
9-7
25-24
8-31-2013
Georgia
5-5
38-35
1-3-2014
Ohio State (N)
7-6
40-35
10-3-2015
Notre Dame
6-7
24-22
12-5-2015
North Carolina
8-8
45-37
12-31-2015
Oklahoma
4-3
37-17
#Denotes overtime
Seven Career Interceptions for Kearse
Clemson junior safety Jayron Kearse had his first interception
of the year against Appalachian State. It was the first of three interceptions in the second period of that game, a big reason Clemson went on a
28-0 run in the second period.
He added a caused fumble in the fourth period at the two-yard
line against Notre Dame as he jarred the balll loose from Irish wide
receiver Chris Brown.
Kearse has been a big play performer since he came to Clem-
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son for the 2013 season. He already has seven career interceptions.
Kearse also has a recovered fumble in his Clemson career, giving him
eight career takeaways, most among active Clemson players.
Kearse had three tackles for loss in the win over Georgia Tech
to tie a Clemson record for a defensive back. He has 84 tackles for the
year off the coaches film, including 6.5 tackles for loss. He was a first
team All-ACC selection by the ACC Coaches and second team All-American by Associated Press.
Watkins Scores First Touchdown
Clemson defensive tackle Carlos Watkins made like another
recent Clemson player named Watkins (Sammy, no relation) and scored a
touchdown in the victory over Appalachian State on September 12.
Watkins realized a defensive lineman’s dream by intercepting
a Taylor Lamb pass and running 15 yards for a score. The play changed
the momentum of the game. Clemson held a 3-0 lead at the time in the
second period, but Watkins touchdown sparked the offense and Clemson
went on a 28-0 run in the 2nd quarter to take a 31-0 halftime lead.
Watkins was the first Clemson defensive lineman to return an
interception for a touchdown since Kourtnei Brown returned one 20 yards
for a score against North Carolina in 2011. The last defensive tackle
to do it was Jock McKissic, who ran 82 yards for a score against South
Carolina in 2006.
Scoring was nothing new for Watkins who said he played some
offense as a senior in high school and scored on a couple of runs. He
also had two defensive touchdowns in his high school career.
Brent Venables became Clemson defensive coordinator prior
to the 2012 season and Clemson has 11 defensive touchdowns over
those three seasons plus two games. All but one of them have come in
Memorial Stadium and none have come on an opponent’s home field.
Last year Ben Boulware had a pick six against Oklahoma in the Russell
Athletic Bowl in Orlando.
The last Clemson player to score a defensive touchdown on the
road was Rashard Hall, who had a 52-yard interception return for a score
at Boston College in 2010. Hall is now a graduate assistant in Vickery
Hall, Clemson’s student-athlete learning center.
Williams Has Small Fracture in Neck
Clemson junior wide receiver Mike Williams sustained a small
fracture in his neck during the Tigers 49-10 victory over Wofford.
“We received the results from the MRI and he has a small fracture,” said Swinney. “Mike is doing well, he can walk and will be at class
Monday. He will wear a brace and will be reevaluated again in about six
weeks. I can’t say how long he will be out. He might not be able to play the
rest of this year. We will just have to see how it heals.
“We are very thankful that the overall prognosis is good that he
will be able to play again at some point. I can’t say enough about our medical staff. They did a great job through the entire process.”
Williams was injured in the first quarter while making a fouryard touchdown catch on a pass from Deshaun Watson in the East end zone
of Memorial Stadium. After making the reception near the end line he
crashed into the padded goal post and went to the ground.
The native of Vance, S.C. and Lake Marion High School led Clemson in receiving yardage last year with 1,030 yards on 57 receptions and six
touchdowns. He ranked seventh in the nation in yards per reception (18.1),
given a minimum of 50 receptions. He was a preseason first-team All-ACC
selection by the Atlantic Coast Conference Media.
Williams had 9-112 receiving and a score against Oklahoma in
the bowl game last year. Swinney said Williams has told him he will return
for next season, his senior year. His brace is now off, but he will not play in
the postseason.
Hyatt Sets Record for Plays by True Freshman OL
Mitch Hyatt started at left tackle in Clemson’s 49-10 win over Wofford. It was a landmark start for the true freshman from Sugar Hill, Ga. Hyatt, who
was a first-team Parade All-American and USA Today All-American coming
out of North Gwinnett High School, became the first Clemson true freshman
offensive tackle to start the season opener since 1944 when Phil Prince started
the opener against Presbyterian. Hyatt had a 92 percent grade from assistant coach Robbie Caldwell,
and helped Clemson jump out to a 35-7 lead at intermission. He was one of
the starting 11 that played six possessions and scored six touchdowns. He
continued his fine play at Louisville and was Clemson›s ACC Rookie of the
Week nomination for that game off a 90 percent coaches film grade.
Hyatt was just the third true freshman to start the opening game of the
year since Dabo Swinney took over on a full time basis in 2009. The others
were Chandler Catanzaro (2010, PK) and Adam Humphries (2011, WR).
Hyatt was the first true freshman to start any position on the offensive
line in the first game since 1980 when James Farr started the season opener at
center against Rice. He was the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week for the
win over Florida State, the first Clemson true freshman to win the award and the
first ACC true freshman to win it in at least 10 years.
Hyatt comes from good stock. His uncle, Dan Benish, played for the
Tigers as a defensive tackle from 1979-82 and was first-team All-ACC in 1981
when Clemson won the National title. He also earned a Super Bowl Championship ring with the Washington Redskins in 1987.
Hyatt has played 965 snaps through 14 games, the most offensive
plays by a Clemson true freshman offensive lineman in a season. He broke the
record of 471 that had been held by Barry Richardson in 2004.
On November 30 he was named third team all-ACC, the first Clemson true freshman lineman to make an All-ACC team. He has also been named
to every Freshman All-America team released so far.
Plays by True Freshman OL
Player
Year
Mitch Hyatt
2015
Barry Richardson 2004
Akil Smith
1998
Jake Fruhmorgen 2015
Antoine McClain 2008
Brandon Pilgrim 2003
Marion Dukes
2003
since 1986
GP-GS Plays
14-14 965
11-7 471
10-0 240
10-1 230
13-0 149
11-0 145
10-0
97
Clemson Freshmen to start opening game since 1952
•Denotes Redshirt freshman
1973: Ken Callicutt (TB), Nelson Wallace (DT)
1974: Jeff Mills (DT)
1979: *Gary Brown (OT), *Terry Kinard (FS)
1980: Jeff Wells (TE), James Farr (C)
1981: *Donald Igwebuike
1983: *Terence Mack (DE), *Henry Walls (LB), *Keith Williams (LB)
1984 *Michael Dean Perry
1985: *Frank DeIuliis (OT)
1986: *James Lott (FS)
1987: John Johnson (OLB), *Eric Harmon (OT), *Terry Allen (TB)
1988 Chris Gardocki (PK)
1991: *Nelson Welch (PK)
1992: *Marrio Greer (FB)
1993: *Emory Smith (FB), *Brett Williams (DE)
1994: Anthony Downs (TB), *Jim Bundren (OT), *Glenn Rountree (OG)
1995: Anthony Simmons (LB)
1996: *Rahim Abdullah (OLB)
1998: *Travis Zachery (RB), *Alex Ardley (CB)
2000: *Jermyn Chester (OG), *Aaron Hunt (PK)
2001: Roscoe Crosby (WR), *Derrick Hamilton (WR)
2003: *Nathan Bennett (OG), *Cole Chason (P)
2005: James Davis (RB)
2006: C.J. Spiller (RB)
2008: Jamies Harper (RB), Brandon Maye (LB), Dawson Zimmerman (P)
2009: *Dwayne Allen (TE), *Kyle Parker (QB)
2010: Chandler Catanzaro (PK)
2011: Adam Humphries (WR), *Bashaud Breeland (CB)
2015: Mitch Hyatt (OT)
Clemson Played 13 True Freshmen in Opener, 14 overall
Clemson played 13 true freshmen in the season opener against Wofford,
the most in a single game since 1943. That year the U.S. Government drafted
Clemson’s entire junior and senior classes, so Frank Howard’s team was made
up of entirely freshmen and sophomore. (Clemson was a military school at the
time.)
The true freshmen Tigers who played in that Wofford game were Austin
Bryant (DE), Kelly Bryant (QB), Deon Cain (WR), J.D. Davis (LB), Judah
Davis (LB), Jake Fruhmorgen (OT), Albert Huggins (DT), Mitch Hyatt (OT),
Ray-Ray McCloud (WR), Van Smith (S), Christian Wilkins (DT), Garrett
Williams (TE) and Jalen Williams (LB).
Mark Fields played in the second game against Appalachian State,
giving Clemson 14 true freshmen who have played this season.
The most true freshmen Clemson had played over the course of a
season since 1952 was 12, in 2011. Eight of those 2011 freshmen were still
on NFL rosters when the Wofford game started on September 5.. One of the 12
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from 2011 was Charone Peake, who is still on the Clemson team.
Clemson also played 14 red-shirt freshmen against Wofford, meaning 27 of the 77 players who participated were freshmen. That was the most
in the nation on the opening weekend of college football. Florida State was
second with 23 and Syracuse was third with 21. Wake Forest and Texas played
20 apiece.
With Fields playing against Appalachian State, Clemson has now
played 28 freshmen this year, 14 true and 14 redshirt.
Below is a history of true freshman who have appeared in at least
one game in a season since 2009, the first year of the Dabo Swinney era.
Clemson True Freshman to Appear in a Game under Swinney
2009 (3):Jonathan Meeks (DB), Mallicah Goodman (DE), Corico Hawkins
(Now Wright) LB)
2010 (4):Deandre Hopkins (WR), Justin Parker (LB), Martin Jenkins (DB),
Darius Robinson (DB)
2011 (12):
Martavis Bryant (WR), Sammy Watkins (WR), Mike
Bellamy (RB), Tony Steward (LB), Cole Stoudt (QB), Stephone Anthony (LB),
Charone Peake (WR), Robert Smith (S), Grady Jarrett (DT), Corey Crawford
(DE), DeShawn Williams (DT), Adam Humphries (WR).
2012 (7):Travis Blanks (SS), Zak Brooks (RB), Kevin Dodd (DE), Bradley
Pinion (P), D.J. Reader (DT), Carlos Watkins (DT)
2013 (9): Ben Boulware (LB), T.J. Greene (WR), Jadar Johnson
(DB), Jayron Kearse (SS), Shaq Lawson (DE), Jordan Leggett (TE), Cordrea
Tankersley (DB), Korrin Wiggins (LB), Mike Williams (WR)
2014 (5):Adam Choice (RB), Demarre Kitt (WR), Kyrin Priester (WR),
Artavis Scott (WR), Deshaun Watson (QB).
2015 (14): Austin Bryant (DE), Kelly Bryant (QB), Deon Cain (WR), J.D.
Davis (LB), Judah Davis (LB), Mark Fields (DB), Jake Fruhmorgen (OT),
Albert Huggins (DT), Mitch Hyatt (OT), Ray-Ray McCloud (WR), Van Smith
(S), Christian Wilkins (DT), Garrett Williams (TE) and Jalen Williams (LB).
Mac Lain Wins Richardson Community Service MVP
Clemson starting offensive guard Eric Mac Lain received a Jerry
Richardson Community MVP Award at the sixth annual South Carolina
Coaches for Charity dinner in Columbia, S.C on July 30.
Mac Lain was one of six people representing six different
South Carolina schools honored at the banquet with the Jerry Richardson
Community MVP Award. The award is named after the former Wofford
All-American who is the owner of the Carolina Panthers.
Mac Lain has been significantly involved in community service
work since he came to Clemson in 2011. He recently won a Top Six
Award from the Atlantic Coast Conference as one of the top Clemson
student athletes from any sport involved in community service. He is also
one of the nominees for the Allstate Good Hands Team, a national team
of college football players honored for their community service.
He was named a first-team All-ACC selection by the media and
the ACC Coaches this year.
Relatively Speaking
•Starting offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt is the nephew of former
Clemson defensive tackle Dan Benish, who was an All-ACC defensive
tackle on Clemson’s 1981 National Championship team.
•Freshman defensive back Mark Fields is the son of former
Carolina Panther linebacker Mark Fields, a first-round draft choice of the
New Orleans Saints in 1995.
•J.D. Davis and Judah Davis are the twin sons of former Clemson All-American and College Football Hall of Famer Jeff Davis.
•Jayron Kearse is the nephew of former NFL player Jevon
Kearse.
•Tight end Milan Richard is the nephew of former Georgia
All-American and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker.
•Tight end Cannon Smith is the son of former Clemson defensive end Bill Smith, a starter on Clemson’s 1981 National Championship
team.
•Quarterback Kelly Bryant is a cousin of former Clemson
receiver and current Pittsburgh Steeler Martavis Bryant.
•Tight end Garrett Williams is the son of former Florida State
fullback Dayne Williams who helped the Seminoles execute the “puntrooski” against Clemson in 1988.
•Wide receiver and holder Seth Ryan is the son of Buffalo Bills
Head Coach Rex Ryan.
•Reserve center Zach Riggs is the son of former Clemson AllACC tight end and Cincinnati Bengal Jim Riggs.
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Clemson Has Two Ties to College Football Playoff Committee
Clemson is the only program in the nation to have an athletic
director and a former player on the College Football Playoff Committee.
Current Clemson Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich is in his second
year on the committee, while former Tiger student-athlete Bobby Johnson
is in his first year on the committee. Johnson played for Clemson from
1970-72, serving as a starter all three years. He went on to an outstanding head coaching career at Furman and Vanderbilt.
The members of the 2015 selection committee are:
• Jeff Long, vice chancellor and director of athletics, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Chair
• Barry Alvarez, director of athletics, University of Wisconsin
• Lieutenant General Mike Gould, former superintendent of the United
States Air Force Academy
• Tom Jernstedt, former NCAA executive vice president
• Tom Osborne, former head coach and director of athletics, University of
Nebraska
·•Dan Radakovich, director of athletics, Clemson
•Condoleezza Rice, Stanford University professor, former Stanford provost
and former United States Secretary of State
•Bobby Johnson, former head coach Furman and Vanderbilt
•Kirby Hocutt, Athletic Director at Texas Tech
• Mike Tranghese, former commissioner of the Big East Conference
•Steve Wieberg, former college football reporter, USA Today
• Tyrone Willingham, former head coach at Stanford, Notre Dame and
Washington.
Swinney Fourth in ACC history in winning percentage
Dabo Swinney is fourth in ACC in winning percentage with a
.743 mark. He is 75-26 so far in his Clemson career. He moved ahead
of current Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer and former NC State coach
Lou Holtz with the win over Boston College. Next on the list is Danny
Ford, who won .760 of his games for Clemson between 1978-89. Swinney can’t catch Ford this year, even if he wins the rest of his games.
Jimbo Fisher, Florida State’s head coach, is first on the list
with a .829 percentage.
Winningest Coaches in ACC History
(winning percentage basis)
Rk Coach
School
Record
Pct
1. Jimbo Fisher
Florida State
68-14
.829
2. Bobby Bowden
Florida State
173-53-1
.764
3. Danny Ford
Clemson
96-29-4
.760
4. Dabo Swinney
Clemson
75-26
.743
5. Lou Holtz
N.C State
33-12-3
.719
6. Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech
106-43-0
.711
7. Ken Hatfield
Clemson
32-13-1
.707
8. Jim Tatum
Maryland, UNC
41-19-2
.677
9. Jerry Claiborne
Maryland
72-37-3
.656
10. Dick Sheridan
NC State
52-29-3
.637
Four Full-time Offensive Coaches are former Tigers, 21 Part of Staff
Clemson has four graduates and former lettermen on its coaching staff in full-time positions and all four are on the offensive side of
the ball. The list includes co-offensive coordinators Tony Elliott and Jeff
Scott, tight ends coach Danny Pearman and quarterbacks coach Brandon
Streeter.
Overall, Dabo Swinney has 21 former Clemson players on his
staff including full time coaches, graduate assistants, student assistants,
player developement coaches and other administrators.Pearman played
for the Tigers from 1984-87 as a tight end. He played on two Clemson
ACC Championship teams.
Elliott and Scott were Clemson teammates and stretch partners
prior to practice as wide receivers from 2000-02. Scott played from
1999-02 as a wide receiver and Elliott was a wide receiver from 200003. He was a co-captain of a 9-4 Clemson team in 2003 that finished in
the top 25. Streeter played with Scott for the 1999 season. Streeter was
a quarterback from 1996-99.
He was the starting quarterback on Tommy Bowden’s first
team (1999) and threw for 1466 yards that year, the same total Deshaun
Watson threw for in 2014. Now Streeter coaches Watson.
CLEMSON vs Alabama
Former Tiger Players on Clemson Football Staff
Name
Position
Tony Elliott
Co-Off Coordinator, RB
Jeff Scott
Co-Off Coordinator, WR
Danny Pearman
Asst HC, TE, Special Teams
Thomas Austin
Graduate Assistant
Tyler Grisham
Graduate Assistant
Deandre McDaniel Graduate Assistant
Corico Wright
Graduate Assistant
Jeff Davis
Asst AD
Durrell Barry
Player Development
Reggie Pleasant Team Advisor
Rendrick Taylor
Grad Asst, Strength Training
Henry Guess
Asst Video Director
Terry Allen
Student Assistant Coach
Roscoe Crosby
Student Assistant Coach
David Davis
Student Assistant Coach
Dymon Adams
Student Assistant Coach
Harom Pringle
Student Assistant Coach
Keith Jennings
Student Assistant Coach
Roy Walker
Student-Assistant Coaach
Clemson Player
2000-03
1999-02
1984-87
2006-09
2005-08
2007-10
2009-12
1978-81
2006-09
1981-84
2005-09
1992-95
1987-89
2001, 03
1988-91
1998
1992-93
1985-88
2003-06
Clemson Has 37 former Players on NFL Rosters
Clemson had 37 former players on NFL rosters in 2015, the
most on record. The list included 34 former players on 53-man rosters
and threemore on Practice Squads. Dalton Freeman was signed to the
Houston Texans Practice squad on November 24 and became the 37th
player. The previous high of 30 was set last year.
Ten of the players on rosters were members of Clemson’s
2014 team that finished 15th in the nation. That includes seven players
who were on Clemson’s defense that led the nation in 11 different categories.Twenty-four of the 37 are in their third year or less in the NFL.
Twenty-six of the 37 players were on the 2011 Clemson team,
the most NFL players on one Clemson team in history. The previous
high was 22 players on the 2007 and 2008 Clemson rosters.
Eleven different NFL teams have multiple former Tigers on
their roster. That includes the Arizona Cardinals who have five former
Tigers on the roster, the most former Tigers on a regular season roster in
history. The Atlanta Falcons have three former Tigers, all defensive linemen Grady Jarrett, Vic Beasley and Malliciah Goodman. New Orleans
and Buffalo also have three apiece.
The list includes 15 offensive players, 20 defensive players
and two special teams players.
Former Clemson Players on NFL Teams
Name
Pos Team
Dwayne Allen
TE Indianapolis Colts
Stephone Anthony LB New Orleans Saints
#Isaiah Battle
OT St. Louis Rams
Tavaris Barnes DE New Orleans Saints Vic Beasley
DE Atlanta Falcons
Andre Branch
DE Jacksonville Jaguars
Bashaun Breeland DB Washington Redskins
Jaron Brown
WR Arizona Cardinals
Kourtnei Brown
LB Houston Texans
Martavis Bryant
WR Pittsburgh Steelers
Crezdon Butler
DB Detroit Lions
Chandler Catanzaro PK Arizona Cardinals
Chris Clemons
S
Arizona Cardinals
Kavell Conner
LB San Diego Chargers
#Corey Crawford
DE Washington Redskins
Andre Ellington
RB Arizona Cardinals
Dalton Freeman
C
Houston Texans
Marcus Gilchrist
SS New York Jets
Malliciah Goodman DE Atlanta Falcons
Chris Hairston
OT San Diego Chargers
DeAndre Hopkins WR Houston Texans
Adam Humphries WR Tampa Bay Bucs
Grady Jarrett
DT Atlanta Falcons
Jarvis Jenkins
DE Chicago Bears
Byron Maxwell
CB Philadelphia Eagles
Antoine McClain
OT Arizona Cardinals
Jonathan Meeks
SS Buffalo Bills
Bradley Pinion
P
San Francisco 49ers
NFL
CU Years
4th
2008-11
R
2011-14
R
2012-14
R
2011-14
R
2011-14
4th
2008-11
2nd
2011-13
3rd
2009-12
2nd
2008-11
2nd2011-13
6th
2006-09
2nd2010-13
8th
2005-08
6th
2006-09
R
2011-14
3rd2009-12
3rd
2009-12
5th
2007-10
3rd2009-12
5th
2007-10
3rd2010-12
R
2011-14
R
2011-14
5th
2007-10
5th
2007-10
3rd
2007-11
3rd2009-12
R
2012-14
Coty Sensabaugh CB
Tyler Shatley
OG
C.J. Spiller
RB
Tony Steward
LB
Brandon Thomas OT
Brandon Thompson DT
Sammy Watkins
WR
Charlie Whitehurst QB
#Deshawn Williams DT
#Denotes Practice Squad
Tennessee Titans
Jacksonville Jaguars
New Orleans Saints
Buffalo Bills
San Francisco 49ers
Cincinnati Bengals
Buffalo Bills
Indianapolis Colts
Cincinnati Bengals
4th
2008-11
2nd2010-13
6th
2006-09
R
2011-14
2nd2010-13
4th
2008-11
2nd2011-13
10th 2002-05
R
2011-14
18 Tigers Honored as All-ACC Selections
A record 18 Clemson players were named to one of three AllACC teams announced by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association
(ACSMA). Sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson was joined on the
first team by offensive players Eric Mac Lain and Artavis Scott, as well as
defensive players Mackensie Alexander, Shaq Lawson and Carlos Watkins.
The ACC Coaches also selected a team and had nine Clemson
players on the first team. The coaches first team included Watson, Mac
Lain, Scott, Alexander, Lawson, Wayne Gallman, Jordan Leggett, Ben
Boulware and Jayron Kearse.
Clemson’s entire starting offensive line was honored for the
first time ever, as Jay Guillermo was a second-team choice, while Tyrone
Crowder, Joe Gore and Mitch Hyatt were all third-team selections. Other
All-ACC selections on offense were running back Wayne Gallman and
tight end Jordan Leggett, who were named to the second team. Placekicker Greg Huegel also got a second-team nod.
Defensively, four Tigers were named to the second and third
teams. Starting linebackers Ben Boulware and B.J. Goodson were both
second-team honorees, along with safety Jayron Kearse. Starting cornerback Cordrea Tankersley was a third-team selection. Defensive end Kevin
Dodd was an honorable mention selection and missed making the third
team by just one second place vote.
Venables Named Finalist for Boyles Award
Clemson Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables has been
named a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award. The honor is presented
each year to the top assistant coach in college football. Venables is the
first Clemson assistant coach to be named a finalist for the prestigious
award.
Venables was one of five finalists for the honor. The others are
Kirby Smart of Alabama, Kendal Briles of Baylor, Gene Chizik of North
Carolina and Lincoln Riley of Oklahoma.
Venables will lead his Clemson defense into the ACC Championship game against North Carolina on Saturday. Both defensive coordinators in that game are Broyles finalists.
Venables is in his fourth year at Clemson and the Tigers have
a 44-7 record during that time. He led Clemson’s defense to a No. 1
national ranking in total defense last year.
This year the Tigers defense leads the nation in pass completion defense, first downs allowed, third down conversions and pass
completion percentage. Clemson has allowed the opposition to complete
just 47.4 percent of its passes, best in the nation this year and on pace
to be the best by any team since 2008.
Clemson is seventh in the nation in total defense this year,
allowing 288 yards per game.
Clemson AutoNation National Team of the Week by FWAA
Clemson was named the AutoNation National Team of the Week
by the Football Writers Association of America on December 7. The No. 1
ranked Tigers defeated then No. 8 North Carolina, 45-37 in the ACC Championship game on Saturday night.
It is just the third time Clemson has won the award. Clemson
was honored by the Football Writers Association for its 2003 victory over
Florida State and its 2011 win over the Seminoles.
Clemson clinched the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff
with its ACC title win over the Tar Heels. It gave Clemson a 13-0 record this
year, including 9-0 against ACC teams. The victory gave Clemson three wins
over teams in the final top 10 of the College Football Playoff poll, the only
team in the nation that could make that claim.
Six Tigers Named to All-America Teams
A record six Clemson football players have been named to various first, second or third-team All-America squads. The previous record
for selections to All-America first, second or third teams was five set by
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CLEMSON vs. Alabama
Clemson’s 1981 National Championship team.
Deshaun Watson, Shaq Lawson, Jayron Kearse, Jordan Leggett,
Mackensie Alexander and Greg Huegel all made at least one All-America
team so far. Teams selected by Associated Press, Football Writers, Walter
Camp Foundation, Si.com, CBS Sports, ESPN.com and USA Today have
all been released. The American Football Coaches Association and the
Sporting News will announce teams later this week.
Watson was named a first-team Associated Press All-American
on Sunday night and added the Football Writers Association team, CBS
Sports and ESPN.com to his resume on Monday. He had already been
named the first-team quarterback by USA Today last week.
Watson is just the second Clemson quarterback to be selected
a first-team All-American by any agency, the first to be chosen to the
Associated Press team. Tajh Boyd was named first-team All-American by
the American Football Coaches Association in 2012.
Watson finished third in the voting for the Heisman Trophy
and was named the ACC Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player
of the ACC Championship game. He won the Davey O’Brien Award as
the nation’s top quarterback last Thursday at the ESPN Awards program
in Atlanta. He has quarterbacked Clemson to a 13-0 record and No. 1
ranking in all three polls.
Lawson was also named first-team All-American by Associated
Press on Sunday, then Football Writers, and ESPN.com on Monday. He
was named to the first team by the Walter Camp Foundation and USA
Today last week. Lawson leads the nation in tackles for loss with 22.5
and was a finalist for the Nagurski Award, Lombardi Award and Hendricks
Award.
Jayron Kearse was a third Clemson player to be named to a
first-team All-America squad on Monday. Kearse, who is a junior safety,
was named first-team All-American by ESPN.com and was second team
by CBS Sports, Si.com and the Associated Press.
Kearse had 74 tackles during the season, including 61 first
hits. He added eight tackles for loss and eight passes broken up. His
caused fumble in the final two minutes at the one-yard line in Clemson’s
win over Notre Dame was one of the bigger plays of the season.
Jordan Leggett was named a second-team All-American by the
Walter Camp Foundation and an honorable mention selection by Si.com.
The junior tight end was also a finalist for the Mackey Award. Leggett
led Clemson in touchdown receptions this year with seven and he had 34
catches for 442 yards.
MacKensie Alexander was a third-team All-American by Associated Press and an honorable mention All-American by Si.com. The
sophomore cornerback also made first-team All-ACC this past year when
he helped the Tigers to a team completion percentage defense of .461,
on pace to be the best by a FBS team since 2007. He has allowed just
11 pass completions and no touchdown passes in the man he has been
assigned to this season.
Kicker Greg Huegel was named a second-team All-American by
Si.com. The freshman from Columbia, S.C. made 22-25 field goals this
year, including a perfect 17-17 against ACC foes this season. He had the
top field goal percentage and most made against conference competition
in the nation. Huegel was the top scorer on Clemson’s No. 1 ranked team
with 115 points.
Linebacker Ben Boulware was named an honorable mention
All-American by Si.com. Boulware was second on the Clemson team in
tackles with 121 and had seven tackles for loss to go with a team best 20
quarterback pressures.
Clemson All-American Teams Summary
Deshaun Watson (QB)—1st team by Associated Press, AFCA,
Football Writers Association, CBS Sports, ESPN.com, USA Today. 2ndteam by Walter Camp Foundation, Si.com. Sporting News
Shaq Lawson (DE)—1st team by Associated Press, AFCA,
Football Writers Association, Walter Camp Foundation, USA Today, ESPN.
com. 2nd-team by Si.com, CBS Sports, Sporting News
Jayron Kearse (SS)—1st team by ESPN.com. 2nd team by Associated Press, Si.com, CBS Sports.
Jordan Leggett (TE)—2nd Team by Walter Camp Foundation.
Honorable Mention by Si.com.
MacKensie Alexander (CB)—3rd team by Associated Press.
Honorable Mention by Si.com.
Greg Huegel (PK)—2nd team All-American by Si.com.
Ben Boulware (LB)—Honorable mention by Si.com
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DEPTH CHARTS
CLEMSON OFFENSE
Pos.
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
TE
WR
QB
or
RB
or
WR
WR
#Player
75 MITCH HYATT
51 Taylor Hearn
78 ERIC MAC LAIN
58 Ryan Norton
57 JAY GUILLERMO
58 Ryan Norton
55 TYRONE CROWDER
69 Maverick Morris
50 Justin Falcinelli
73 JOE GORE
63 Jake Fruhmorgen
16 JORDAN LEGGETT
81 Stanton Seckinger
80 Milan Richard
44 GARRETT WILLIAMS
84 Cannon Smith
13 HUNTER RENFROW
5 Germone Hopper
4 DESHAUN WATSON
2 Kelly Bryant
12 Nick Schuessler
9 WAYNE GALLMAN
24 Zac Brooks
27 C.J. Fuller
21 C.J. Davidson
22 Tyshon Dye
3 ARTAVIS SCOTT
34 Ray-Ray McCloud
19 CHARONE PEAKE
1 Trevion Thompson
Pos.
DE
DT
DT
DE
SLB
MLB
WLB
CB
SS
FS
CB
#Player
98 KEVIN DODD
91 Austin Bryant
94 CARLOS WATKINS
42 Christian Wilkins
40 Roderick Byers
48 D.J. READER
56 Scott Pagano
90 SHAQ LAWSON
49 Richard Yeargin
11 TRAVIS BLANKS
6 Dorian O’Daniel
44 B.J. GOODSON
34 Kendall Joseph
10 BEN BOULWARE
30 Jalen Williams
2 MACKENSIE ALEXANDER
21 Adrian Baker
24 Mark Fields
1 JAYRON KEARSE
18 Jadar Johnson
15 T.J. GREEN
23 Van Smith
25 CORDREA TANKERSLEY
31 Ryan Carter
Pos.
PK
P
KO
LS
H
PR
KOR
&
#Player
92 GREG HUEGEL
47 Alex Spence
32 ANDY TEASDALL
13 Hunter Renfrow
92 Greg Huegel
47 Alex Spence
76 Jim Brown
61 David Estes
85 Seth Ryan
3 Artavis Scott
5 Germone Hopper
3 Artavis Scott
27 C.J. Fuller
Hgt
6-5
6-5
6-5
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-5
6-3
6-6
6-6
6-5
6-5
6-2
6-2
6-5
5-10
6-0
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-1
6-1
5-10
5-10
6-0
5-11
5-10
6-3
6-2
ALABAMA OFFENSE
Wgt
295
330
315
285
325
285
330
300
305
300
280
255
235
250
235
260
175
180
210
215
200
215
200
210
200
215
190
180
215
200
Cl.
Fr.
*Fr.
*Gr.
*Gr.
*Jr.
*Gr.
*So.
*So.
*Fr.
*Gr.
Fr.
Jr.
*Gr.
*Fr.
Fr.
*Fr.
*Fr.
*Jr.
So.
Fr.
*Jr.
*So.
Sr.
*Fr.
*Gr.
*So.
So.
Fr.
*Gr.
*Fr.
Wgt
275
265
300
315
295
325
295
270
255
210
215
250
230
240
225
195
180
195
220
205
205
190
195
175
Cl.
*Jr.
Fr.
*Jr.
Fr.
*Sr.
Sr.
*So.
Jr.
*Fr.
*Jr.
*So.
*Sr.
*Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
*So.
*So.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
*So.
Wgt
185
190
190
175
185
190
235
200
175
190
180
190
210
Cl.
*Fr.
*Fr.
*Jr.
*Fr.
*Fr.
*Fr.
*Gr.
*Jr.
*So.
So.
*Jr.
So.
*Fr.
CLEMSON DEFENSE
Hgt
6-5
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-4
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-0
5-11
5-9
5-11
6-0
5-10
6-5
6-1
6-3
6-0
6-1
5-9
CLEMSON SPECIALISTS
* - spent one season as a redshirt player
@ClemsonFB
Hgt
5-11
6-1
5-11
5-10
5-11
6-1
6-4
6-1
6-0
5-11
6-0
5-11
5-10
Pos.
LT
or
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
TE-H
WR-H
QB
RB
WR-X
WR-Z
#Player
74 CAM ROBINSON
78 Korren Kirven
68 Lester Cotton
71 ROSS PIERSCHBACHER
59 Dallas Warmack
68 Isaac Luatua
70 RYAN KELLY
63 J.C. Hassenauer
56 Brandon Kennedy
50 ALPHONSE TAYLOR
75 Bradley Bozeman
72 Richie Petitbon
76 DOMINICK JACKSON
58 Brandon Greene
77 Matt Womack
84 HALE HENTGES
94 Dakota Ball
88 O.J. HOWARD
83 Ty Flournoy-Smith
46 Michael Nysewander
16 RICHARD MULLANEY
87 Parker Barrineau
14 JAKE COKER
18 Cooper Bateman
11 Alec Morris
2 DERRICK HENRY
17 Kenyan Drake
34 Damien Harris
9 Bo Scarbrough
3 CALVIN RIDLEY
4 Daylon Carlot
23 Deionte Thompson
13ArDARIUS STEWART
7 Cam Sims
81 Derek Kief
Pos.
DE
NG
or
DE
JLB
SLB
MLB
or
WLB
or
CB
or
SS
FS
STAR
CB
or
#Player
86 A’SHAWN ROBINSON
93 Jonathan Allen
57 D.J. Pettway
95 DARREN LAKE
94Da’RON PAYNE
69 Joshua Frazier
90 JARRAN REED
54 Dalvin Tomlinson
9 Da’Shawn Hand
30 DENZEL DEVALL
22 Ryan Anderson
56 Tim Williams
25 DILLON LEE
32 Rashaan Evans
47 Christian Miller
19 REGGIE RAGLAND
25 Dillon Lee
35 Walker Jones
17 Adonis Thomas
10 REUBEN FOSTER
20 SHAUN DION HAMILTON
42 Keith Holcombe
5 CYRUS JONES
3 Bradley Sylve
21 Maurice Smith
4 EDDIE JACKSON
15 Ronnie Harrison
27 Shawn Burgess-Becker
24 GENO MATIAS-SMITH
6 Hootie Jones
29 MINKAH FITZPATRICK
7 Tony Brown
21 Maurice Smith
26 MARLON HUMPHREY
7 Tony Brown
29 Minkah Fitzpatrick
Pos.
PK
P
KO
LS
or
H
PR
KOR
&
&
#Player
99 ADAM GRIFFITH
15 JK Scott
15 JK SCOTT
11 Alec Morris
99 Adam Griffith
15 JK Scott
55 Cole Mazza
46 Michael Nysewander
58 Alex Harrelson
18 Cooper Bateman
11 Alec Morris
5 Cyrus Jones
16 Richard Mullaney
17 Kenyan Drake
13 ArDarius Stewart
5 Cyrus Jones
16 Richard Mullaney
Hgt
6-6
6-4
6-4
6-4
6-2
6-2
6-5
6-2
6-3
6-5
6-5
6-4
6-6
6-5
6-7
6-5
6-3
6-6
6-3
6-1
6-3
6-0
6-5
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-1
5-11
6-2
6-1
6-0
6-2
6-1
6-5
6-4
Wgt
326
300
315
298
297
315
297
295
290
325
320
315
315
300
315
235
254
242
247
237
208
184
232
220
233
242
210
205
240
188
195
183
204
209
198
Cl.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
So.
Fr.
Wgt
312
283
270
315
315
315
313
294
273
252
249
230
242
225
213
252
242
238
228
240
229
223
196
180
199
194
218
205
196
219
195
195
199
192
195
195
Cl.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Wgt
192
185
185
233
192
185
240
237
234
220
233
196
208
210
204
196
208
Cl.
Jr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
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Sr.
Sr.
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Sr.
ALABAMA DEFENSE
Hgt
6-4
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-4
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-2
6-2
6-4
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-2
6-4
6-2
6-2
6-1
6-0
6-4
5-10
6-0
6-0
6-0
6-3
6-1
6-0
6-2
6-1
6-0
6-0
6-1
6-0
6-1
ALABAMA SPECIALISTS
2015 CLEMSON FOOTBALL
Hgt
5-10
6-4
6-4
6-3
5-10
6-4
6-2
6-1
6-0
6-3
6-3
5-10
6-3
6-1
6-1
5-10
6-3
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STATS
14-0 OVERALL, 8-0 ACC, 7-0 HOME, 5-0 AWAY, 2-0 NEUTRAL, 10-0 DAY, 4-0 NIGHT, 0-0 OVERTIME
TEAM STATS
CU
Opp.
SCORING
537280
Points Per Game
38.4
20.0
Points Off Turnovers
65
70
FIRST DOWNS
362
207
Rushing
157
87
Passing
177
100
Penalty
28
20
RUSHING YARDAGE
3200
1741
Yards gained rushing
3452
2238
Yards lost rushing
252
497
Rushing Attempts
641
485
Average Per Rush
5.0
3.6
Average Per Game
228.6
124.4
TDs Rushing
33
15
PASSING YARDAGE
3968
2481
Comp-Att-Int
326-481-14 196-412-16
Average Per Pass
8.2
6.0
Average Per Catch
12.2
12.7
Average Per Game
283.4
177.2
TDs Passing
31
17
TOTAL OFFENSE
7168
4222
Total Plays
1122
897
Average Per Play
6.4
4.7
Average Per Game
512.0
301.6
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards
37-797
66-1568
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards
25-41
15-85
INT RETURNS: #-Yards
16-137
14-103
KICK RETURN AVERAGE
21.5
23.8
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
1.6
5.7
INT RETURN AVERAGE
8.6
7.4
FUMBLES-LOST
24-1221-9
PENALTIES-Yards
80-66787-791
Average Per Game
47.6
56.5
PUNTS-Yards
63-2434104-4320
Average Per Punt
38.6
41.5
Net punt average
37.3
40.8
KICKOFFS-Yards
105-633358-3597
Average Per Kick
60.3
62.0
Net kick average
36.8
38.8
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game
32:07
27:53
3RD-DOWN Conversions
103/216
52/202
3rd-Down Pct
48%
26%
4TH-DOWN Conversions
8/14
9/21
4th-Down Pct
57%
43%
SACKS BY-Yards
43-291
16-85
MISC YARDS
0
0
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED
66
35
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS
26-30
13-17
ON-SIDE KICKS
0-0
0-4
RED-ZONE SCORES
(49-55) 89% (32-39) 82%
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS
(33-55) 60% (22-39) 56%
PAT-ATTEMPTS
(61-66) 92% (29-31) 94%
ATTENDANCE
572258276352
Games/Avg Per Game
7/81751
5/55270
Neutral Site Games
2/71064
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.
537280
38.3
20.0
6635
33
15
31
17
2
2
0
1
26-30
13-17
61-66
29-31
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-2
0
0
10
SCORING BY QUARTERS
CLEMSON
Opponents
1st2nd3rd4th OT Tot
151172124 90 0537
63605899 0
280
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#RUSHING
9
Wayne Gallman
4
Deshaun Watson
24 Zac Brooks
27 C.J. Fuller
2
Kelly Bryant
22
Tyshon Dye
21
C.J. Davidson
34
Ray-Ray McCloud
38
Brennan Goodnature
32
Andy Teasdall
3
Artavis Scott
8
Deon Cain
12
Nick Schuessler
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
#PASSING
4 Deshaun Watson
12 Nick Schuessler
2 Kelly Bryant
32 Andy Teasdall
8 Deon Cain
3 Artavis Scott
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
OFFENSIVE STATS
G-S
Car
Gain
LossNetY/CTDLG Y/G
13-12
269
151028
14825.51266
114.0
14-14
187
112694
10325.5126373.7
13-1
40
234
4
230
5.8
3
35
17.7
14-0
42
172
1
171
4.1
1
18
12.2
8-023172161566.8 2 59 19.5
6-02396 5 914.0 22315.2
11-022 7616 602.7 0 11 5.5
11-1 646 2 447.3 015 4.0
1-0160 6
6.0066.0
14-14140 4
4.0040.3
14-14487 1
0.2150.1
12-1105-5
-5.000-0.4
5-062
25
-23
-3.802-4.6
--
160
49
-49
-3.100-4.5
14-1464134522523200 5.0 33 66 228.6
14-1448522384971741 3.6 15 75 124.4
G-S
Eff.Cm-Att-I
Cm%Yds
TDLG Y/G
14-14
155.86 303-444-12 68.2
3699
31
67
264.2
5-0
112.47
13-23-1 56.5
177
0
38
35.4
8-0
80.76
7-9-1 77.8
27
0
10
3.4
14-14
226.00
2-2-0 100.0
30
0
31
2.1
12-1
394.00
1-1-0 100.0
35
0
35
2.9
14-14
0.00
0-0-0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
--
0.00
0-2-0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
14-14
152.52 326-481-14 67.8
3968
31
67
283.4
14-14
104.01 196-412-16 47.6
2481
17
57
177.2
#RECEIVING
3 Artavis Scott
19 Charone Peake
16 Jordan Leggett
8 Deon Cain
34 Ray-Ray McCloud
13 Hunter Renfrow
5 Germone Hopper
9 Wayne Gallman
1 Trevion Thompson
24 Zac Brooks
27 C.J. Fuller
81 Stanton Seckinger
7 Mike Williams
85 Seth Ryan
82
Adrien Dunn
42 Christian Wilkins
39
Jordan Bianchi
18
Jadar Johnson
CLEMSON
Opponents
G-S Rec YardsY/Rec TD LGY/G
14-14
89
868
9.8
5
51
62.0
14-14
44
617
14.0
5
64
44.1
14-14
35
447
12.8
7
34
31.9
12-1
34
582
17.1
5
67
48.5
11-1
28
244
8.7
1
36
22.2
14-9
26
404
15.5
3
57
28.9
14-3
21
317
15.1
1
63
22.6
13-12
18
152
8.4
1
16
11.7
13-0
10
115
11.5
0
33
8.8
13-1
5
74
14.8
2
35
5.7
14-0
4
44
11.0
0
23
3.1
13-0
3
25
8.3
0
17
1.9
1-1
2
20
10.0
1
16
20.0
14-0
2
14
7.0
0
10
1.0
5-02 9
4.505
1.8
14-1
1
31
31.0
0
31
2.2
3-01 6
6.006
2.0
14-01 -1
-1.000
-0.1
14-14
326
3968
12.23167
283.4
14-14
196
2481
12.71757
177.2
#TOTAL OFFENSE
4
Deshaun Watson
9 Wayne Gallman
24 Zac Brooks
2 Kelly Bryant
27 C.J. Fuller
12
Nick Schuessler
22 Tyshon Dye
21 C.J. Davidson
34 Ray-Ray McCloud
32
Andy Teasdall
8
Deon Cain
38
Brennan Goodnature
3
Artavis Scott
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
G-S
PL Rush
Pass
Total
Y/G
14-14631103236994731
337.9
13-12
269
1482
0
1482
114.0
13-1
40
230
0
230
17.7
8-0
32
156
27
183
22.9
14-0
42
171
0
171
12.2
5-029-23177154
30.8
6-0
23
91
0
91
15.2
11-0
22
60
0
60
5.5
11-1
6
44
0
44
4.0
14-143 43034
2.4
12-12-53530
2.5
1-0
1606
6.0
14-14
4101
0.1
--18-49 0 -49-4.5
14
1122320039687168
512.0
14897174124814222
301.6
#ALL-PURPOSE
9
Wayne Gallman
3
Artavis Scott
4
Deshaun Watson
19
Charone Peake
8
Deon Cain
34
Ray-Ray McCloud
27
C.J. Fuller
16
Jordan Leggett
13
Hunter Renfrow
5
Germone Hopper
24
Zac Brooks
2
Kelly Bryant
1
Trevion Thompson
22
Tyshon Dye
21
C.J. Davidson
25
Cordrea Tankersley
18
Jadar Johnson
23
Van Smith
42
Christian Wilkins
81
Stanton Seckinger
7
Mike Williams
80
Milan Richard
10
Ben Boulware
94
Carlos Watkins
85
Seth Ryan
82
Adrien Dunn
21
Adrian Baker
39
Jordan Bianchi
38
Brennan Goodnature
32
Andy Teasdall
44
B.J. Goodson
12
Nick Schuessler
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
G-SRush Rec PR KOR IR Total Y/G
13-12
1482
152000
1634
125.7
14-14 1868 33312 0
1214 86.7
14-14
10320000
1032
73.7
14-140
617000
617
44.1
12-1-5
582000
577
48.1
11-1 44244 6223 0517 47.0
14-0171 44 0237 0452 32.3
14-140
447000
447
31.9
14-90
404060
410
29.3
14-30
317-700
310
22.1
13-1
230
74000
304
23.4
8-0
1560000
156
19.5
13-00
115000
1158.8
6-0
910000
91
15.2
11-0
600000
605.5
14-140000
50
503.6
14-0 0 -124 01639 2.8
13-00000
33
332.5
14-10
31000
312.2
13-00
25000
251.9
1-10
20000
20
20.0
14-0000
190
191.4
14-140000
15
151.1
14-130000
15
151.1
14-00
14000
141.0
5-00900091.8
11-30000770.6
3-00600062.0
1-06000066.0
14-144000040.3
14-140000110.1
5-0
-230000
-23
-4.6
---49 0-15 0 0-64 -5.8
14-1432003968 41 797 1378143 581.6
14-1417412481 851568 1035978 427.0
2015 CLEMSON FOOTBALL
@ClemsonFB
STATS
DEFENSIVE STATS
#TACKLES
G-S*Snaps Hit Ast Total
TFL SacksPBU QP^ST
44 B.J. Goodson, LB
14-14
806 104
42 146 14-70 5.5-42
3 17
1
10 Ben Boulware, LB
14-14
781
93
39 132
8-38 3.5-25
7 23
1
15
T.J. Green, S
14-14 753 92 25117 5-161-10313
1
Jayron Kearse, S
14-13 790 69 15 84
6.5-24857
90
Shaq Lawson, DE
14-14661612182
23.5-112 10.5-79 115
42
Christian Wilkins, DT 14-1420552782
4.5-192-14
12
98
Kevin Dodd, DE
14-14717631679
18.5-739-521
12
94
Carlos Watkins, DT 14-135214520657-26
3.5-1837
25 Cordrea Tankersley, CB 14-14
816
47
8
55
2.5-5
1-3 11
2
56
Scott Pagano, DT
14-9332302151 2-42
11
Travis Blanks, LB
14-11 439 31 8 39 4-8 1-2231
40
Roderick Byers, DT
14-0150261238 1-113
91
Austin Bryant, DE
12-0 209 25 8 33 2-18
1.5-17132
6 Dorian O’Daniel, LB
14-0
174
26
5
31 5.5-27
1 17
48
D.J. Reader, DT
8-52242011311.5-7
0.5-43
2Mackensie Alexander, CB
13-12 703 23 3 26 2-861
31 Ryan Carter, CB
13-2
233
15
5
20
1-2
2
1
18
Jadar Johnson, S
14-0 226 13 3 160.5-2113
23 Van Smith, DB
13-0
74
14
2
16
1-2
3
30 Jalen Williams, LB
14-0
85
10
5
15 2.5-19
2-18
5
49 Richard Yeargin, DE
9-0
143
12
3
15
1-5
1-5
2
50 Jabril Robinson, DT
6-0
67
10
4
14
1-3
1-3
21 Adrian Baker, CB
11-3
220
13
0
13
67 Albert Huggins, DT
5-0
65
7
5
12
1
34 Kendall Joseph, LB
6-0
63
7
4
11
4
1
37
Judah Davis, LB
12-023639
0.5-0
6
29
Marcus Edmond, CB 14-053527
2
36
Ammon Lakip, PK
10-1 ---606
6
33
J.D. Davis, LB
7-019415
4
17
Jefferie Gibson, S
11-0595051-5
1
44
Garrett Williams, TE 14-0 ---415
5
27
C.J. Fuller, RB
14-0 ---404
3
85
Dane Rogers, DE
7-0683141-1
24
Mark Fields, CB
12-070303
1
2
53
Martin Aiken, DE
5-0 ---202
2
73
Joe Gore, OT
14-13 ---202
16
Jordan Leggett, TE 14-14 ---022
59
Collins Mauldin, DE 2-012112
40
Jaquarius Brice, DE 1-0 4101
63
Jake Fruhmorgen, OT 11-1 ---101
87
D.J. Greenlee, TE
13-0 ---101
1
57
Jay Guillermo, C
14-12 ---011
5
Germone Hopper, WR14-3 ---101
92
Greg Huegel, PK
14-13 ---101
1
34
Ray-Ray McCloud, WR11-1 ---011
81
Stanton Seckinger, TE13-0 ---101
84
Cannon Smith, TE 14-0 ---101
1
32
Andy Teasdall, P
14-14 ---101
1
Trevion Thompson, WR
13-0 ---101
4
Deshaun Watson, QB14-14 ---101
45
Chris Register, DE
1-0 4000
1
Totals
14-14966325
1291
117-495
43-29153
11680
#INTERCEPTIONSG-S Int Yards Avg TD LG
25 Cordrea Tankersley, CB 14-14
5
50
10.0
1
36
18 Jadar Johnson, S
14-0
2
16
8.0
0
9
21 Adrian Baker, CB
11-3
2
7
3.5
0
7
23 Van Smith, DB
13-0
1
33
33.0
0
33
94 Carlos Watkins, DT
14-13
1
15
15.0
1
15
10 Ben Boulware, LB
14-14
2
15
7.5
0
9
44 B.J. Goodson, LB
14-14
2
1
0.5
0
0
1 Jayron Kearse, S
14-13
1
0
0.0
0
0
CLEMSON
14-1416 137 8.6 2 36
Opponents
14-1414 103 7.4 0 28
Caused Fumbles (13): Boulware 3, Green 2, Lakip 2, Dodd 1, Goodson 1, Kearse 1, Lawson 1, Teasdall
1, Wilkins 1
Recovered Fumbles (9): Goodson 2, A. Bryant 1, Boulware 1, Carter 1, Dodd 1, Fuller 1, Kearse 1, Lawson 1
Takeaways (25): Tankersley 5, Goodson 4, Boulware 3, J. Johnson 2, Kearse 2, Baker 2, A. Bryant 1, Carter
1, Dodd 1, Fuller 1, Lawson 1, V. Smith 1, Watkins 1
Blocked Kicks (3): Dodd 1, Johnson 1, Kearse 1
* - defensive; ^ - special teams tackles; Note: Special teams tackles and tackles after turnovers are included
in tackle totals; tackle totals are from coaches film grade.
SPECIAL TEAMS & MISCELLANEOUS STATS
#PUNTING
P Yards Y/P LG TB FC -2050+ *Net
32
Andy Teasdall
61238239.0 54 02421 437.7
92
Greg Huegel
1 29
29.0290010
29.0
4
Deshaun Watson 1 23
23.0230010
23.0
CLEMSON
63243438.6 54 02423 437.3
Opponents
104432041.5 73 235351841.1
#FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Pct11-2930-3940-49 50+ LG HB
92
Greg Huegel 25-2986.27-7
12-136-90-0470
36
Ammon Lakip
1-1
100.00-00-01-10-0420
CLEMSON
26-3086.77-7
12-13
7-100-0470
Opponents
13-1776.56-63-43-40-1480
#KICKOFFS
KOTBGLOB
Ret Y/R Avg End-21
36 Ammon Lakip
73 28 35
0 43-947 22.0 22.6 Y. Line 37
92 Greg Huegel
30
8 19
1 21-576 27.4 27.0 Y. Line 12
39 Christian Groomes
1
0
0
0
1-22 22.0 22.0 Y. Line 0
47 Alex Spence
1
0
1
0
1-23 23.0 23.0 Y. Line 0
CLEMSON
105 36 55
1 66-1568 23.8 23.8 Y. Line 49
Opponents
57 21 34
0 35-773 22.1 22.8 Y. Line 37
#PUNT RETURNS
3 Artavis Scott
18 Jadar Johnson
34 Ray-Ray McCloud
13 Hunter Renfrow
5 Germone Hopper
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
PRYards AvgTD
11
33
3.3
0
1
24
24.0
0
4
6
1.5
0
3
0
0.0
0
5
-7
-1.4
0
1
-15
-15.0
0
25
41
1.6
0
15
85
5.7
0
LG
16
0
10
0
2
0
16
29
#KICKOFF RETURNSKOR Yards
Avg TD LG
27 C.J. Fuller
14
237
16.9
0
26
3 Artavis Scott
13
312
24.0
0
44
34 Ray-Ray McCloud
7
223
31.9
0
73
80 Milan Richard
1
19
19.0
0
19
13 Hunter Renfrow
1
6
6.0
0
6
TEAM
1
0
0.0
0
0
CLEMSON
37 79721.5 073
Opponents
66
1568
23.8
2
100
#FUMBLE RETURNSFR Yards Avg TD LG
1 Jayron Kearse
1
5
5.0
0
5
44 B.J. Goodson
1
-1
-1.0
0
-1
CLEMSON
2 4 2.00 5
Opponents
2 9 4.50 8
#SCORING
G-STDR-P-˚Re
#2PtFG-FGA $PAT Pts Pts/G
92 Greg Huegel, PK
14-13
0
0-0-0 25-29 53-58 128
9.1
9 Wayne Gallman, RB 13-12 13 12-1-0
0-0
0-0 78
6.0
4 Deshaun Watson, QB 14-14 12 12-0-0
0-0
0-0 72
5.1
16 Jordan Leggett, TE 14-14
7
0-7-0
0-0
0-0 42
3.0
3 Artavis Scott, WR
14-14
6
1-5-0
0-0
0-0 36
2.6
24 Zac Brooks, RB
13-1
5
3-2-0
0-0
0-0 30
2.3
8 Deon Cain, WR
12-1
5
0-5-0
0-0
0-0 30
2.5
19 Charone Peake, WR 14-14
5
0-5-0
0-0
0-0 30
2.1
13 Hunter Renfrow, WR 14-9
3
0-3-0
0-0
0-0 18
1.3
22 Tyshon Dye, RB
6-0
2
2-0-0
0-0
0-0 12
2.0
2 Kelly Bryant, QB
8-0
2
2-0-0
0-0
0-0 12
1.5
36 Ammon Lakip, PK
10-1
0
0-0-0
1-1
7-7 11
1.1
7 Mike Williams, WR
1-1
1
0-1-0
0-0
0-0
6
6.0
34 Ray-Ray McCloud, WR 11-1
1
0-1-0
0-0
0-0
6
0.5
27 C.J. Fuller, RB
14-0
1
1-0-0
0-0
0-0
6
0.4
5 Germone Hopper, WR 14-3
1
0-1-0
0-0
0-0
6
0.4
25 Cordrea Tankersley, CB14-14 1
0-0-1
0-0
0-0
6 0.4
94 Carlos Watkins, DT 14-13
1
0-0-1
0-0
0-0
6
0.4
47 Alex Spence, PK
2-0
0
0-0-0
0-0
1-1
1
0.5
TEAM
--
0
0-0-0 1
0-0
0-0
2
-
CLEMSON
14-14 6633-31-2 1 26-30 61-66537 38.3
Opponents
14-14 3515-17-3 1 13-17 29-31280 20.0
RED ZONE
CLEMSON
Opponents
R
Poss.TDFGTO
MFG
DownsHalf PtsPts/P
50
33
141020
2735.5
35
2194110
1745.0
FIRST & GOAL
Poss.TDFGTO
MFG
DownsHalf PtsPts/P
CLEMSON
Opponents
29
2340020
1736.0
22
1471000
1195.4
* - 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)
Leading Passer(s)
Leading Receiver(s)
Leading Tackler(s)
9-5
H
W
49-10Wofford
81,301
12,12
Gallman (14-92)
Watson (18-22-194)
McCloud (8-80)
Green (13)
9-12
H
W
41-10Appalachian State
81,467
12,12
Gallman (15-79)
Watson (19-26-248)
Scott (6-73)
Green (10)
9-17
^A
W
20-17
*Louisville
55,396
11,9
Gallman (24-139)
Watson (21-30-199)
Scott (8-40)
Goodson (12)
10-3
^H
W
24-22Notre Dame (6,7)
82,415
11,12
Gallman (23-111)
Watson (10-21-84)
Scott (5-43)
Green (13)
10-10
H
W
43-24
*Georgia Tech
80,983
6,6
Gallman (13-115)
Watson (21-30-265)
Cain (5-96)
Goodson, Pagano (12)
10-17 ^H
W
34-17
*Boston College
81,416
5,6
Gallman (17-48)
Watson (27-41-420)
Scott (10-162)
Boulware (13)
10-24
A
W
58-0
*Miami (Fla.)
45,211
6,6
Gallman (22-118)
Watson (15-19-143)
Peake (5-44)
Byers (8)
10-31
A
W
56-41
*NC State
57,600
3,6
Gallman (31-172)
Watson (23-30-383)
Scott (7-64)
Boulware (13)
11-7
H
W
23-13
*Florida State (17,15)
83,099
3,6
Watson (16-107)
Watson (28-42-297)
Scott (9-40)
Boulware (14)
11-14
A
W
37-27
*Syracuse
36,736
1,2
Watson (14-105)
Watson (34-47-360)
Scott (12-73)
Goodson (14)
11-21
H
W
33-13
*Wake Forest
81,577
1,1
Bryant (8-58)
Watson (24-35-343)
Scott (6-53)
Goodson, O’Daniel (7)
11-28
A
W
37-32South Carolina
81,409
1,1
Watson (21-114)
Watson (20-27-279)
Cain (5-96)
Green (17)
12-5
^N
W
45-37
!North Carolina (8,8)
74,514
1,1
Gallman (28-187)
Watson (26-42-289)
Scott (7-96)
Goodson (9)
12-31
N
W
37-17
#Oklahoma (4,3)
67,615
1,1
Gallman (26-150)
Watson (16-31-187)
Scott (5-63)
Goodson (19)
* - ACC game; ^ - night game; ! - ACC Championship game (Charlotte, N.C.); # - Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Fla.); Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game; unofficial home attendance
- 572,258 (81,751 per game); unofficial total (home, away, neutral) attendance - 990,739 (70,767 per game).
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TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATS
Category
WOF APPLOU ND GT BC MIA NCS FSU SYRWFU USC UNC OU Totals
Points
494120244334585623373337 4537 537
101017222417 04113271332 3717 280
Total Offense
533
392401296537532567623512570552515 608530 7168
213297272432230246146389361322152402 382378 4222
Plays
807570647478888085848274 9890 1122
637363675661616859556068 6776 897
Yards Per Play
6.7
5.25.74.67.36.86.47.86.06.86.77.0 6.25.9 6.4
3.44.14.36.44.14.02.45.76.15.92.55.9 5.75.0 4.7
Rushing Yards
222
140
202212201
112416
240
215
202
171236 319312 3200
12320219111 71159 5313519724239181 142 67 1741
Carries
434440434136635042364247 5658 641
454528324238292730343238 3233 485
10+ Yard Carries
7
3644410 8866 6 1010 92
450335146829 63 59
20+ Yard Carries
1
11322322212 52 29
030102142413 10 22
Passing Yards
311
252199 84336420151383297368381279 289218 3968
9095253321159 87 9325416480113221 240311 2481
Completions
302121102327172328352820 2617 326
6920
196713241681614 1226 196
Passing Attempts
37
3130213342253043484027 4232 481
182835351423324121212830 3543 412
Had Intercepted
0
22112000130 11 14
032110301011 12 16
Completion Percentage
81.1
67.770.047.669.664.268.076.765.172.970.074.0 61.953.1 67.7
33.332.157.154.342.830.440.658.555.238.057.146.7 34.260.5 47.5
Passing Efficiency
169.5
153.0134.4107.9169.2162.3131.9238.9133.9146.4159.7173.1 138.5114.4 152.5
75.351.0102.9148.7171.1 57.7 46.2134.795.870.195.6134.8 114.6119.5 104.0
20+ Yard Completions
5
42177184255 24 57
123641142124 64 41
First Downs
27
2220152424332729292425 3330 362
91216201211 61814161117 2124 207
Total Touchdowns
7
52354872445 64 66
112332061324 52 35
Rushing Touchdowns
5
10131621214 33 33
101101021311 21 15
Passing Touchdowns
2
32223151231 31 31
010221030013 31 17
Field Goals
0-0
2-32-21-22-22-21-13-33-33-32-21-1 1-23-4 26-30
1-11-11-21-11-11-10-00-12-22-30-01-2 1-11-1 13-17
Punting
4-1356-2617-2368-3313-1354-1504-1694-1366-2283-1023-132 3-99 5-1993-121 63-2434
10-3748-3147-2747-2638-253
10-45210-425 5-2536-2656-29110-4255-249 6-2496-233
104-4320
Punting Average
33.8
43.533.741.445.037.542.234.038.934.044.033.0 39.840.3 38.6
37.439.239.137.631.645.242.550.644.248.542.549.8 41.538.8 41.5
Net Punting Average*
33.8
42.731.340.145.737.539.830.237.834.044.033.0 34.040.3 37.3
37.937.139.137.628.645.142.446.644.748.542.549.8 41.738.0 40.8
Time of Possession
28:43
29:3630:3529:5430:3632:0633:4234:0431:5132.1831:0330:45 38:5635:15 32:07
31:1730:2429:2530:0629:2427:5426:0825:5628:0927:4228:5729:15 21:0424:45 28:53
Third-Down Conversions
9-15
5-155-145-15
10-165-158-148-157-175-149-169-13 9-189-19
103-216
4-163-162-144-121-123-154-184-152-123-136-176-15 5-145-13 52-202
Fourth-Down Conversions
2-2
1-10-00-00-11-11-10-00-11-10-20-0 1-21-2 8-14
0-11-31-20-01-12-20-12-40-10-00-11-2 1-20-1 9-21
Average Starting Field Positionº34
3727332718273222282229 2827 27.9
272731273234284027313932 3725 31.2
Red-Zone Scoring
5-6
0-12-23-33-42-26-63-33-34-53-34-4 6-75-6 49-55
2-22-22-22-31-13-30-13-51-23-31-14-4 5-63-4 32-39
Red-Zone Touchdowns
5
00222512323 53 35
111202030213 42 22
Red-Zone Points
35
0617171438163241924 3827 278
10101013 317 021317724 3021 186
First-&-Goal Scoring
5-5
0-00-00-03-42-24-43-30-02-22-21-1 4-42-2 27-28
1-12-21-11-10-03-30-01-23-31-10-03-3 4-42-2 22-23
First-&-Goal Touchdowns
5
00022410221 41 24
111102010102 31 14
First-&-Goal Points
35
00 01714281301413 7 2810 179
710770
170737018 2410 117
Turnovers
222132110343 11 26
042410312121 22 25
Points Off Turnovers
0
14073021 30770 100 72
707 61010070778 70 76
Penalties
6-559-756-535-444-456-454-296-393-328-696-56 1-5 11-805-40 80-667
4-4612-902-156-405-508-807-884-409-659-836-554-30 6-445-65 87-791
Punt Returns
6-(-5)
3-170-01-0
1-245-11-11-01-(-3)2-22-00-01-(-1)1-5 25-41
1-03-51-17 2-101-(-2) 1-01-102-151-10-00-00-0 2-290-0 15-85
Kickoff Returns
1-39
2-922-22
4-1284-653-761-114-912-266-1082-38 0-0 4-662-35 37-797
5-1058-2054-168
4-1006-782-44 4-866-2134-914-705-1055-96 6-1104-97
66-1568
Interception Returns
0
3-212-71-0
1-100-03-78 0-01-00-01-5 1-7 1-(1)2-10 16-137
02-02-16 1-01-142-460-00-00-01-03-270-0 1-01-0
14-103
Fumble Returns
0-0
0-00-01-50-00-00-00-01-(-1)0-00-00-0 0-00-0 1-4
0-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-02-9 0-00-0 2-9
Sacks
1-31-85-314-182-15 2-44-225-352-171-35-434-35 2-165-41 43-291
1-33-181-40-01-5
3-22 0-02-112-20-00-00-0 0-02-8 15-73
* - 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
Opponent
Wofford
Appalachian State
Louisville
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Miami (Fla.)
NC State
Florida State
Syracuse
Wake Forest
South Carolina
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Totals
PASSING
Opponent
Wofford
Appalachian State
Louisville
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Miami (Fla.)
NC State
Florida State
Syracuse
Wake Forest
South Carolina
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Totals
RECEIVING
Opponent
Wofford
Appalachian State
Louisville
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Miami (Fla.)
NC State
Florida State
Syracuse
Wake Forest
South Carolina
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Totals
KICKING
#24 Brooks
Car YdsTD
7521
1 10
-- ----
1120
3411
2220
6221
3160
1 -20
4300
7140
1 20
1 10
3 190
40
2303
#2 K. Bryant
Car YdsTD
2150
3170
-- ----
-- ----
3(-1)0
1 50
5592
-- ----
-- ----
1 30
8580
-- ----
0 00
-- ----
23
1562
#2 Bryant
#21 Davidson
Car YdsTD
5250
6140
4 90
-- ----
3170
-- ----
2(-2)0
0 00
-- ----
0 00
2(-3)0
0 00
0 00
-- ----
22600
#22 Dye
Car YdsTD
4152
3 90
-- ----
-- ----
3 40
2 00
8520
-- ----
-- ----
-- ----
3110
-- ----
-- ----
-- ----
23912
#12 Schuessler
Cm Att YdsIntTD Eff
Cm Att YdsIntTD Eff
3 4 1900
114.9
911 9800
156.7
1 1 000
100.0
1 4 410-16.6
-- -- ------
--
-- -- ------
--
-- -- ------
--
-- -- ------
--
0 0 000 0.0
2 2 7100
398.2
0 0 000 0.0
0 1 000 0.0
1 1 400
133.6
1 5 40026.7
-- -- ------
--
-- -- ------
--
-- -- ------
--
-- -- ------
--
0 0 000 0.0
-- -- ------ --
2 3 41011.2
-- -- ------
--
-- -- ------
--
0 0 000 0.0
-- -- ------ --
-- -- ------
--
-- -- ------
--
7 9 271080.7
132317710
112.4
#8 Cain
Rec YdsTD
3360
1 80
2260
0 00
5960
2970
-- ----
3591
3561
4671
4291
5961
2120
-- ----
34582 5
#5 Hopper
Rec YdsTD
2270
1230
0 00
0 00
1320
2200
0 00
0 00
3180
5440
3
1291
4330
0 00
0 00
21317 1
#92 Huegel
#16 Leggett
Rec YdsTD
1110
3290
3421
2 71
4562
2121
1341
1130
6
1010
3290
1110
4730
3241
1 50
35447 7
#34 McCloud
Rec YdsTD
8800
1 40
4290
2100
3160
0 00
4360
1361
0 00
-- ----
-- ----
-- ----
3270
2 60
28244 1
#92 Huegel
#27 Fuller
Car YdsTD
7260
4180
0 00
1 10
6150
2 90
8420
0 00
0 00
0 00
10360
4241
0 00
-- ----
42
1711
#9 Gallman
Car YdsTD
14922
15791
24
1390
23
1110
13
1152
17480
22
1181
31
1721
22103 1
15661
-- ----
19
1020
28
1871
261502
269
148212
#4 Watson
Car YdsTD
2220
9170
12540
16931
6160
11321
8981
14541
16107 0
14
1051
10441
21
1143
24
1312
24
1451
187103212
#4 Watson
Cm Att YdsIntTD Eff
182219402
185.9
192624813
183.6
213019922
134.4
1021 8412
107.9
213026512
159.5
274142023
166.3
151914301
159.5
233038305
238.9
284229701
133.9
354836812
146.5
243534323
167.7
202727901
173.1
264228913
138.5
163118711
106.5
303
444
36991231155.8
#19 Peake
Rec YdsTD
2120
4862
1120
0 00
2220
2330
5440
3641
4500
7
1201
4601
2200
4400
4540
44617 5
#36 Lakip
#13 Renfrow
Rec YdsTD
2290
3120
1321
1240
1170
3400
0 00
4931
0 00
1210
3550
0 00
3220
4591
26404 3
#3 Scott
Rec YdsTD
6751
6731
8400
5431
4500
10
1621
1 70
7640
9400
12730
6530
3290
7961
5630
89868 5
#36 Lakip
#1 Thompson
Rec YdsTD
1 40
2170
0 00
0 00
3470
1110
1 70
0 00
-- ---1 50
1 50
0 00
0 00
0 00
10115 0
#32 Teasdall
Opponent
FG Made
FG Att.
PAT Made
PAT Att.
FG Made
FG Att.
PAT Made
PAT Att.
#
Yds
Avg
-20 50+
Wofford
00
66
----
----4
135
33.8
1
0
Appalachian State
23
55
----
----6
261
43.5
2
1
Louisville
22
22
----
----6
213
35.5
4
0
Notre Dame
12
33
00
007
302
43.1
4
2
Georgia Tech
11
55
11
003
135
45.0
0
0
Boston College
22
44
00
004
150
37.5
0
0
Miami (Fla.)
11
67
00
114
169
42.2
2
0
NC State
33
57
00
004
136
34.0
0
0
Florida State
33
22
00
006
228
38.0
3
0
Syracuse
33
44
00
003
102
34.0
1
0
Wake Forest
22
34
00
003
132
44.0
0
0
South Carolina
11
45
00
003
99
33.0
1
0
North Carolina
12
00
00
665
199
39.8
1
1
Oklahoma
34
44
----
----3
121
40.3
2
0
Totals
2529
5358
1 1
7 761
2382
39.0
21
4
RETURNS
#3 Scott
Opponent
PRYds Avg
Wofford
2 2211.0
Appalachian State
2 73.5
Louisville
0 00.0
Notre Dame
1 00.0
Georgia Tech
0 0 0.0
Boston College
4 0 0.0
Miami (Fla.)
0 00.0
NC State
0 00.0
Florida State
0 0 0.0
Syracuse
0 00.0
Wake Forest
0 00.0
South Carolina
0 00.0
North Carolina
1 -10.0
Oklahoma
1 55.0
Totals
10 28 2.8
Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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#3 Scott
KORYds Avg
1 3939.0
0 00.0
222
11.0
4
128
32.0
2 4020.0
2 4824.0
0 00.0
0 00.0
0 0 0.0
0 00.0
0 00.0
0 00.0
0 0 0
235
17.5
1127725.2
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#27 Fuller
KORYds Avg
0 0 0.0
0 00.0
0 00.0
0 00.0
0 0 0.0
0 0 0.0
111
11.0
0 00.0
1 1414.0
6
108
18.0
238
19.0
0 00.0
466
16.5
0 00.0
1423716.9
#34 McCloud
KORYdsAvg.
0 0 0.0
173
73.0
0 00.0
0 00.0
1 2525.0
1 2828.0
0 00.0
385
28.3
1 1212.0
0 00.0
0 00.0
0 00.0
0 00.0
0 00.0
722331.9
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INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATS
#2 Alexander Opponent
SnapsTacPBUInt
Wofford
41 010
Appalachian State
*26 100
Louisville
*67 110
Notre Dame
*66 300
Georgia Tech
*53 210
Boston College
*49 500
Miami (Fla.)
*26 300
NC State
*66 220
Florida State
*61 200
Syracuse
*47 400
Wake Forest
-- ------
South Carolina
*69 010
North Carolina
*67 200
Oklahoma
*65 110
Totals
7032670
#98 Dodd
#21 Baker
#11 Blanks
SnapsTacPBUInt
*17 000
33 200
-- ------
4 000
2 000
9 000
*34 300
2 100
25 101
10 100
*42 400
42 101
-- ------
-- ------
2201302
#24 Fields
SnapsTacTFLSk
*39 310
*23 310
*15 400
*52 300
*10 100
*51 310
11 300
*68 311
*33 700
*57 800
*40 000
*17 000
5 000
18 100
4213941
#17 Gibson
#10 Boulware
SnapsTacTFLSk
*46 900
*54 400
*47 900
*721200
*521110
*6113
1.50
*37 200
*681321
*591400
*571300
*18 5
2.5
1.5
*691100
*64 500
*771111
781
1328
3.5
#91 Bryant
SnapsTacTFLSk
17 5 00
33 9 00
3 0 00
3 0 00
-- -- ----
-- -- ----
31 3 00
4 1 11
16 2 00
5 1 00
14 1
0.50
6 0 00
14 3 00
63 8
0.50.5
20933 2
1.5
#44 Goodson
#15 Green
#40 Byers
#31 Carter
Snaps TacTFLSk
14 500
20 410
10 400
8 100
12 200
15 400
17 800
9 100
0 000
6 000
17 300
11 600
6 000
5 000
1503810
#67 Huggins
SnapsTacPBUInt
15 200
30 110
31 400
19 010
0 000
-- -----13 100
0 000
0 000
0 000
16 400
0 000
*62 500
*47 300
2332020
#18 Johnson
Opponent
SnapsTacTFLSk
Snaps TacPBUInt
Snaps TacPBUInt
SnapsTacTFLSk
Snaps TacPBUInt
Snaps TacTFLSk
Snaps TacPBUInt
Wofford
*25 5 00
-- -- ----
12 0 0 0
*4312
0.50
*5013 00
12 1 00
15 0 00
Appalachian State
*43 6 10
10 0 00
25 3 0 0
*53 5 10
*5210 10
23 6 00
32 2 00
Louisville
*647
1.5
1.5
------
--
0100
*48
1200
*65400
------
--
5001
Notre Dame
*70 8
3.52
0 0 00
0 0 0 0
*72 7 00
*6913 00
-- -- ----
25 4 00
Georgia Tech
*33 5 11
0 0 00
0 0 0 0
*5212 00
*55 4 00
7 0 00
3 0 00
Boston College
*48 6 10
0 0 00
0 0 0 0
*6112 11
*62 9 00
-- -- ----
17 1 10
Miami (Fla.)
*30510
23100
22100
*3770
0
*39210
2050
0
1400
1
NC State
*65610
0000
0000
*68731
*70100
------
--
2110
0
Florida State
*48 6 00
0 1 00
-- -- -- --
*5912
3.52
*54 8 00
-- -- ----
10 3 00
Syracuse
*52 6 00
0 0 00
0 0 0 0
*5714 20
*51 8 10
-- -- ----
4 0 00
Wake Forest
*474
1.5
1.5
21100
--------
*47700
*17500
3000
2710
0
South Carolina
*62 721
0 000
-- ------
*69113
1.5
*691700
-- ------
12 000
North Carolina
*623
1.51
0000
0000
*67900
*25700
------
--
1010
0
Oklahoma
*68 6
3.51
16 0 00
-- -- -- --
*7319 00
*7516 00
-- -- ----
*28 3 00
Totals
71779
18.59
70 3 00
59 5 0 0
806
14615
5.5
753
117 30
6512 00
22316 12
#34 Joseph
#1 Kearse
#90 Lawson
#6 O’Daniel
#56 Pagano
#50 Robinson
#48 Reader
Opponent
SnapsTacTFLSk
Snaps TacPBUInt
Snaps TacTFLSk
Snaps TacTFLSk
Snaps TacTFLSk
Snaps TacTFLSk
Snaps TacTFLSk
Wofford
14 1 00
*5312 10
*27 6
1.50
24 0 00
*31 7 10
19 8 11
-- -- ---Appalachian State
24 6 00
*36 2 21
*44 5 31
24 2 00
*28 3 00
27 4 00
-- -- ---Louisville
------
--
*66400
*678
1.5
1.5
1021
0
*37400
100
0
------
-Notre Dame
-- -- ----
*68 5 00
*69 9
3.50
0 0 00
*29 4 00
-- -- ----
-- -- ---Georgia Tech
-- -- ----
*53 6 00
*37 6 11
43 8 30
*2612 00
9 0 00
-- -- ---Boston College
0 0 00
*50 5 00
*48 5 10
14 0 00
*26 4 00
6 2 00
-- -- ---Miami (Fla.)
20 2 00
*37 0 10
*25 5 22
17 2 00
*20 0 00
-- -- ----
17 7 00
NC State
-- -- ----
*70 9 10
*65 1 11
2 2 00
*17 0 00
-- -- ----
28 1 00
Florida State
-- -- ----
*59 8 00
*52 9 00
0 1 00
24 2 00
-- -- ----
*30 5 00
Syracuse
0 0 00
*55 6 00
*57 8 31
0 0 00
*21 3 00
-- -- ----
27 3 00
Wake Forest
-- -- ----
*47 4 10
*41 4
1.50
28 7
1.50
*22 2 00
5 0 00
*17 2 00
South Carolina
-- -- ----
*69 9 20
*65 7
1.51
0 3 00
15 3 00
-- -- ----
*32 7 00
North Carolina
-- -- ----
*65 4 00
*58 5 21
0 1 00
15 1
0.50
-- -- ----
*41 4 00
Oklahoma
5 2 00
6210 00
*6 4 11
12 3 00
21 1
0.50
-- -- ----
*32 2
1.5
0.5
Totals
6311 0 0
79084 8 1
661 8223.510.5
174315.5 0
33246 2 0
6714 1 1
224311.5
0.5
#85 Rogers
Opponent
SnapsTac
TFLSk
Wofford
22 000
Appalachian State
2 100
Louisville
-- ------
Notre Dame
-- ------
Georgia Tech
15 110
Boston College
13 200
Miami (Fla.)
11 000
NC State
-- ------
Florida State
-- ------
Syracuse
-- ------
Wake Forest
3 000
South Carolina
-- ------
North Carolina
-- ------
Oklahoma
2 000
Totals
68 410
#23 V. Smith
#25 Tankersley
SnapsTacPBUInt
0 000
0 000
-- ------
0 000
0 000
0 000
16 601
0 100
1 000
0 000
17 300
0 000
38 600
3 000
751601
SnapsTacPBUInt
*39 500
*49 300
*67 331
*71 210
*55 201
*57 310
*38 201
*68 820
*57 410
*57 600
*50 320
*69 600
*67 200
*72 620
8165512 3
#94 Watkins
SnapsTacTFLSk
*26 2
0.50
*28 510
*60 911
*57 911
*31 500
*40 500
*18 500
*49 300
*34 200
29 620
*24 400
*42 5
0.5 0.5
*47 100
*40 411
52565 7 3.5
#42 Wilkins
SnapsTacTFLSk
24 610
28 810
351000
41 511
26 700
41 7
0.50
19 700
19 200
31 800
*28 300
26 311
27 400
40 200
351000
420824.5 2
#30 J. Williams
SnapsTacTFLSk
11 200
23 300
0 000
0 000
0 000
0 000
20 211
0 100
0 000
0 000
31 6
1.51
0 000
0 100
-- ------
85152.52
#49 Yeargin
SnapsTacTFLSk
19 000
28 300
-- ------- -----21 600
12 100
20 311
4 000
-- ------- -----17 100
5 000
-- -----17 100
1431511
* - 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 2015 Clemson Team High Clemson Team Record 2015 Opponent Team High Opponent Team Record
Total Offense
623 vs. NC State, 10-31
756 vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
432by Notre Dame, 10-3
771 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
Plays
98 vs. North Carolina, 12-5
102 vs. NC State, 11-17-2012
76 by Oklahoma, 12-31
99 by South Carolina, 11-12-1968
Yards Per Play
7.8 vs. NC State, 10-31
11.2 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903
6.4 by Notre Dame, 10-3
9.3 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
Rushing Yards
416 vs. Miami, 10-24
615 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903
242 by Syracuse, 11-14
478 by Tulane, 11-18-1944
Carries
63 vs. Miami, 10-24
78 vs. Duke, 10-20-1979
45 by Wofford, 9-5
82 by North Carolina, 11-15-1969
by Appalachian State, 9-12
Yards Per Carry
6.6 vs. Miami, 10-24
11.2 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903
7.1 by Syracuse, 11-14
Rushing Touchdowns
6 vs. Miami, 10-24
11 vs. Presbyterian College, 9-25-1948
3 by Syracuse, 11-14
Passing Yards
420vs. Boston College, 10-17
468 vs. Syracuse, 10-5-2013
321 by Notre Dame, 10-3
521 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
Completions
35 vs. Syracuse, 11-14
38 vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007
26 by Oklahoma, 12-31 39 by Texas Tech, 12-23-2002
Passing Attempts
48 vs. Syracuse, 11-14
67 vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007
43 by Oklahoma, 12-31
59 by Louisiana Tech, 12-31-2001
Completion %(10 comp.) 81.1vs. Wofford, 9-5
88.2vs. The Citadel, 9-16-1978
60.4 by Oklahoma, 12-31
84.6 by NC State, 10-20-1990
Passing Efficiency(10 comp.) 238.9 vs. NC State, 10-31
262.9 vs. Furman, 9-15-2007
134.7 by NC State, 10-31
232.2 by Florida State, 9-11-1993
Passing Touchdowns
5 vs. NC State, 10-31
6 vs. many (4)
3 by NC State, 10-31
6 by Florida State, 9-11-1993
3 by North Carolina, 12-5 by West Virginia, 1-4-2012
Longest Pass
67vs. Boston College, 10-17
97vs. Virginia, 11-16-1974
66 by NC State, 10-31
98 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
First Downs
33 vs. Miami, 10-24
35 vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
24 by Oklahoma, 12-31
35 by Maryland, 11-17-1984
vs. North Carolina, 12-5 vs. Central Michigan, 10-20-2007
Total Touchdowns
8 vs. Miami, 10-24
12 vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
6 by NC State, 10-31
10 by West Virginia, 1-4-2012
Points
58 vs. Miami, 10-24
122 vs. Guilford, 10-5-1901
41 by NC State, 10-31
74 by Alabama, 11-14-1931
Field Goals
3 vs. NC State, 10-31, vs. FSU 10-7
6vs. Texas A&M, 9-3-2005
2by Florida State, 10-7
6by Duke, 10-16-1976
vs. Syracuse 11-14, vs. OU 12-31vs. Boston College, 9-19-2009 by Syracuse, 11-14
Punting Average(3 punts) 45.2vs. Boston College, 10-17
56.7 vs. Wake Forest, 11-1-1986
50.6 by NC State, 10-31
52.0 by Wake Forest, 10-1-2005
Time of Possession 38:56 vs. North Carolina, 12-5
42:58vs. North Carolina, 11-7-1992
31:17by Wofford, 9-5
41:52by North Texas, 9-4-2010
Penalties
11 vs. North Carolina, 12-5
20 vs. NC State, 10-13-2001
12 by Appalachian State, 9-12
21 by Mississippi State, 12-30-1999
Penalty Yards
80 vs. North Carolina, 12-5
181 vs. NC State, 10-13-2001
90 by Appalachian State, 9-12
188 by Mississippi State, 12-30-1999
Turnovers
4vs. Wake Forest, 11-21
10 vs. Florida, 10-11-1952
4 by Appalachian State, 9-12
9by Georgia, 9-19-1981
by Notre Dame, 10-3
Third-Down Conversions
10vs. Georgia Tech, 10-10
15vs. Western Carolina, 9-3-19836 by Wake Forest 11-21, SC, 11-28 15 by Georgia, 9-21-1985
Third-Down Conversion % .692 vs. South Carolina, 11-28
100.0 vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
.400 by South Carolina, 11-28
72.7 by Florida State, 9-11-1993
Field Position*
34vs. Wofford, 9-5
49vs. Florida Atlantic, 9-2-2006
40 by NC State, 10-31
50 by Wake Forest, 10-7-2006
Punt Return Yards
17vs. Appalachian State, 9-12
227vs. Georgia Tech, 9-26-1987
29 by North Carolina 12-5
150by Florida State, 9-20-1997
Kickoff Return Yards 128vs. Notre Dame, 10-3
286 vs. Florida State, 9-25-2004
213 by NC State, 10-31
290 by North Carolina, 10-22-2011
Interception Return Yards
78 vs. Miami, 10-24
143 vs. Maryland, 10-31-1970
46 by Boston College, 10-17
166by Auburn, 11-21-1953
Interceptions By Defense
3vs. Appalachian State, 9-12
6 vs. South Carolina, 11-27-1971
3 by Wake Forest, 11-21
7 by South Carolina, 10-25-1945
vs. Miami, 10-24, Wake Forest, 11-21 vs. NC State, 9-30-1995
Fumble Return Yards
5vs. Notre Dame, 10-3
93 vs. Virginia, 9-19-1998
9 by South Carolina, 11-28
103 by West Virginia, 1-4-2012
Sacks
5 vs. Louisville, 9-17
12vs. Furman, 9-7-1996
3by Wofford, 9-5, Appalachian State, 9-12
7by Florida State, 9-20-1997
vs. NC State, 10-31, vs. OU, 12-31
Boston College, 10-17
7by Virginia, 10-11-1997
INDIVIDUAL
Category 2015 Clemson Individual Best Clemson Individual Record 2015 Opponent Individual Best Opponent Individual Record
Total Offense
473by Deshaun Watson vs. Syracuse, 11-14 529by Tajh Boyd vs. NC State, 11-17-2012
375by DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame), 10-3509
by Chris Weinke (Florida State), 11-4-2000
Rushing Yards
187by Wayne Gallman vs. No.Carolina, 12-5 263 by Raymond Priester vs. Duke, 11-11-1995 194by Dalvin Cook (Florida St.), 11-7256by Steve Wadiak (South Carolina), 10-19-1950
Carries
31by Wayne Gallman vs. NC State, 10-31
36 by many (3)
25 by Marcus Cox (App. St.), 9-1245
by James McDougald (Wake Forest), 10-9-1976
Rushing Touchdowns3
by Deshaun Watson vs. South Carolina, 11-28
5 by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, 10-13-1917
2 by Zach Mahoney (Syracuse), 11-14
4 by many (3)
5 by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930
Longest Carry
66by Wayne Gallman vs. Georgia Tech, 10-10 90 by Banks McFadden vs. Presbyterian College, 9-23-1939 75by Dalvin Cook (Florida St.), 11-7 98 Steve Atkins (Maryland), 11-18-1978
90 by Buck George vs. Furman, 11-17-1951
Passing Yards
420by Deshaun Watson vs. Boston College, 10-17 455 by Tajh Boyd vs. Syracuse, 10-5-2013
321 by DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame), 10-3521
by Chris Weinke (Florida State), 11-4-2000
Completions
35by Deshaun Watson vs. Syracuse, 11-1438
by Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007
26 by Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) 12-3135by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), 10-28-2000
Passing Attempts
48by Deshaun Watson vs. Syracuse, 11-1466
by Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007 41by Jacoby Brissett (NC State), 10-31 57by Kip Allen (The Citadel), 10-4-1986
57by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), 10-28-2000
Completion %(10 comp.) 81.8by Deshaun Watson vs. Wofford, 9-5 95.0by Cole Stoudt vs. SC State, 9-7-2013
60.0 by Wolford (Wake Forest), 11-21 100.0 by Darian Durant (North Carolina), 10-20-2001
Passing Efficiency(10 comp.) 238.9by Deshaun Watson vs. NC State, 10-31 261.9 by Tajh Boyd vs. Syracuse, 10-5-2013
140.3 by Perry Orth (So. Carolina), 11-28 245.5 by Mike Elkins (Wake Forest), 10-29-1988
Passing Touchdowns5
by Deshaun Watson vs. NC State, 10-316
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27-2014
3by Many (3)
6 by Geno Smith (West Va.), 1-4-2012
Receptions12
by Artavis Scott vs. Syracuse, 11-1416
by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, 1-3-2014
8 by Jaylen Samuels (NC State), 10-31 14 by Kelly Campbell (Ga.Tech), 10-28-2000
Receiving Yards
162by Artavis Scott vs. Boston College, 10-17227
by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, 1-3-2014 100 by C.J. Prosise (Notre Dame), 10-3249
by Peter Warrick (Florida State), 9-20-1997
Receiving Touchdowns
2by Charone Peake vs. Appalachian State, 9-12
3 by many (4), many times (5)
1 by Many (11)
4 by Torry Holt (NC State), 10-31-1998
by Jordan Leggett vs. Georgia Tech, 10-10
4by Tavon Austin (West Virginia), 1-4-2012
All‑Purpose Yards
210by Artavis Scott vs. Boston Col. 10-17345by Sammy Watkins vs. Maryland, 10-15-2011 376 by DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame), 10-3496
by Tobais Palmer (NC State), 11-17-2012
Total Touchdowns
3by Deshaun Watson vs. South Carolina, 11-28
5 by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, 10-13-1917
3 by DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame), 10-3
4 by many (6)
by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930
Points18
by Deshaun Watson vs. South Carolina, 11-2833
by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930 12by Zach Mahoney (Syracuse) 11-14
24 by many (6)
Field Goals
3 by Greg Huegel vs. NC State, 10-31 6 by Jad Dean vs. Texas A&M, 9-3-2005
2by Roberto Aguayo (Florida State) 11-7
6by Vince Fusco (Duke), 10-17-1976
FSU, 11-7, Syr.11-14, OU 12-31 by Richard Jackson vs. Boston College, 9-19-2009 by Cole Murphy (Syracuse) 11-14
Longest Field Goal
47by Greg Huegel vs. App. St., 9-1261
by Spencer Benton vs. Ball State, 9-8-2012
48 by Cole Murphy (Syracuse) 11-14 60 by Kevin Butler (Georgia), 9-22-1984
Punting Average(3 punts) 45.0by Andy Teasdall vs. Georgia Tech, 10-10 55.3by Dale Hatcher vs. Kentucky, 10-2-1982 50.6 by A.J. Cole (NC State), 10-31
Punt Return Yards
24by Jadar Johnson vs. Georgia Tech, 10-10 167 by Don Kelley vs. Maryland, 10-20, 1970
29 by Switzer (North Carolina), 12-5
Kickoff Return Yards 128by Artavis Scott vs. Notre Dame, 10-3282
by Justin Miller vs. Florida State, 9-25-2004 135 by Nyheim Hines (NC State), 10-31
Interception Return Yards
36by Cordrea Tankersley vs. Miami, 10-17101by Willie Underwood vs. South Carolina, 11-22-1980 28by Justin Simmons (Boston College) 10-17 128by Dennis Tabron (Duke), 10-18-1980
Interceptions
1 by Many
3 by many (5)
1 by Many
4 by Jim Dooley (Miami (FL)), 1-1-1952
Fumble Return Yards
5by Jayron Kearse vs. Notre Dame, 10-393
by Antwan Edwards vs. Virginia, 9-19-1998
---Tackles
19 by B.J. Goodson vs. Oklahoma, 12-3127by Keith Adams vs. South Carolina, 11-20-1999
14 by Max Redfield (Notre Dame), 10-3
29by Ed Stetz (Wake Forest), 10-30-1971
by Reggie Northrup (Florida State), 11-7
Tackles For Loss
3.5by Kevin Dodd vs. Notre Dame, 10-3 6by Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-1999
3 Eric Striker (Oklahoma) 12-31
4.5 by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), 11-24-2012
by Kevin Dodd vs. Oklahoma, 12-31
by Shaq Lawson vs. Notre Dame, 10-3
by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, 10-1-2011
by B.J. Goodson vs. Florida St., 11-7
Sacks
2by Kevin Dodd vs. Norte Dame, 10-3 4by Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-19992
by Ronald Blair (App. St.) 9-124.5
by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), 11-24-2012
by Shaq Lawson vs. Miami, 10-17 by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, 10-1-2011
by B.J. Goodson vs. Florida St., 11-7
* - average starting field position in teams’ own territory; Note: Numbers in (parentheses) denote minimums; bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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CLEMSON OFFENSIVE DRIVE CHARTS
WOFFORD
BOSTON COLLEGE
WAKE FOREST
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.115:00 251175•3:53 TD
2.1 9:13 401060•2:58 TD
3. 1 4:26 35 8 32•3:40 Fum
4.1 0:08 12 788 1:19 TD
5. 211:49*42 6 42•1:51 TD
6. 2 7:56 35 7 50 2:40 TD
7. 311:22 44 6 56•1:59 TD
8.
36:133039
1:49
Punt
9.
30:43
*4330
1:27
Punt
10.411:56 321268•4:10 TD
11.
46:122944
1:22
Punt
12.
43:131739
1:24
Punt
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
15:001830
0:54
Punt
2. 111:59 7 5 13 1:54 Int
3. 1 8:13 25 7 75•2:48 TD
4. 1 3:07 10 7 66 1:58 FG
5.212:50 2011805:39 TD
6.2 6:08 24 5121:46Punt
7. 2 2:51 19 6 24 1:34 Int
8. 311:54 9 9 69 3:07 FG
9. 3 6:33 2 6 98 2:13 TD
10.3 1:40 25 5293:03Punt
11. 4 11:03 15
9 85 •4:25
TD
12.
45:582730
1:13
Punt
13. 4 1:22 32
4 10 1:22 Game
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 112:43 37 7 63•2:33 TD
2.
17:46 136
1:01
Punt
3. 1 6:08*47 2 47 0:32 TD
4. 1 2:54 24 5 76•2:10 TD
5.
2
13:222930
0:52
Punt
6.
28:502526
0:33Int.
7.
26:471425
0:35Int.
8.2 5:21 26 774 3:09 TD
9. 2 0:31 26 6 51 0:31 FG
10 3 14:56 22 9 32 2:54Downs
11310:03 10 5182:19Punt
123 6:08 151166•5:22 FG
13412:57 111604:21
Downs
14
45:282526
0:28Int.
15 4 3:34 31 9 51 3:34 Game
APPALACHIAN STATE
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 113:30 26 4 10 1:13 Int
2.110:58 2011593:49 FG
3. 1 5:49 23 5(-3) 2:39 Punt
4.1 1:39 20 9293:57Punt
5. 211:07*27 3 27 0:57 TD
6.2 8:36 36 964 2:48 TD
7.2 4:55 11 789 2:59 TD
8.2 1:23 22 5150:35Punt
9.315:00 25 5133:16Punt
10. 310:18*41 1 41 0:08 TD
11.
39:063533
1:44
Punt
12.
31:03
*2646
•1:08
MFG
13. 4 10:53 40
4 10 1:08
Int
14.
46:573938
1:37
Punt
15. 4 2:23 *46
5 16 1:22
FG
LOUISVILLE
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 112:20 30 4 10 1:14 Int
2.1 9:00 15 8303:21Punt
3.1 4:13 42 5211:36Punt
4.1 0:40 39 561 2:28 TD
5.
2
11:052635
1:47
Punt
6.2 4:46 23 6344:46Punt
7. 2 1:29 10 2 11 1:29 Half
8.
3
15:002522:37 Int
9. 310:35 25 9 56 3:38 FG
10. 3 5:08 38
6 62 2:31
TD
11.
32:215035
1:17
Punt
12. 414:02 36 9 54•4:05 FG
13.4 9:41 17 7263:07Punt
14.
42:282139
1:16
Punt
NOTRE DAME
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 115:00 36 7 64•2:41 TD
2. 110:18*40 4 40•1:35 TD
3.
15:242836
1:15
Punt
4.1 0:33 4 7333:48Punt
5.
27:313034
:054
Punt
6.
24:062936
1:20
Punt
7.
20:223510
0:22Half
8. 314:52*29 3 29 0:38 TD
9.
3
14:033531
1:26
Punt
10.3 8:56 8 6142:56Punt
11. 3 4:55 16
9 51 3:54
Int
12. 4 14:07 32
6 50 3:11
FG
13.
48:544434
2:13
Punt
14.
46:36
*3648
2:07
MFG
15.
42:09 436
1:04
Punt
16. 4 0:06 40
1 (-4) 0:06 Game
GEORGIA TECH
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 115:00 25 3 75 1:05 TD
2. 112:49*36 6 32•1:30 FG
3.
18:501139
1:01Fum
4.1 6:46 201080•3:54 TD
5. 1 0:51 34 5 66 1:55 TD
6.
2
10:411936
1:29
Punt
7.
25:272536
0:55
Punt
8. 2 1:36 30 9 70•1:32 TD
9. 312:54 41 3(-4) 1:27 Punt
10. 3 9:38 33
4 21 1:13
Int
11. 3 6:32 30
4 70 1:26
TD
12. 3 1:39 22
1(-22) 0:23 Fum
13. 3 1:08 25
9 50 4:01
FG
14.4 8:50 31394•8:29
Downs
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# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 115:00 18 8 82 2:42 TD
2. 1 8:28 16 5 84•1:35 TD
3. 1 4:00 39 6 61•1:52 TD
4.213:30 151385•4:31 TD
5.
27:00 133
5:32
Punt
6.2 4:47 161384•4:05 TD
7.313:26 421245•4:40 FG
8.3 7:14 13 5251:37Punt
9.3 2:26 35 6112:08Punt
10. 4 13:11 31
4 69 1:23
TD
11. 4 10:29 *18
4 18 •1:39
TD
12.4 7:20 21 6243:39Punt
13. 4 2:33 24
4 19 2:33 Game
NC STATE
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 112:30 43 4 57 1:14 TD
2. 110:52 39 2 61 0:25 TD
3.1 7:25*461034•3:56 FG
4.1 2:05 3912385:15 FG
5.
28:442236
1:17
Punt
6.
25:462563
2:52
Punt
7. 2 0:55 27 2 73 0:15 TD
8.
3
15:002533
0:43
Punt
9.312:04 161184•3:57 TD
10. 3 7:03 25
6 75 2:24
TD
11. 3 3:40 23
7 77 2:40
TD
12. 4 13:36 20
2 19 0:35 Fum
13. 4 11:48 *40
2 40 0:36
TD
14. 4 10:56 *44
8 39 •5:04
FG
15.
43:13 931
1:13
Punt
16. 4 1:10 29
2 (-2) 1:10 Game
FLORIDA STATE
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.114:15 25 4111:18Punt
2.110:06 511435:15Punt
3. 1 3:22 42 7 44•2:07 FG
4.210:56 13 8353:01Punt
5. 2 5:09 26 6 32 2:12Downs
6. 2 1:24 18 8 75•0:55 FG
7.
3
15:002538
1:09
Punt
8. 312:23 20 7 80 2:22 TD
9.
36:101637
0:50
Punt
10.3 1:16 7 8482:00Punt
11.411:59 811754:36 FG
12. 4 6:17 40
7 60 3:43
TD
13. 4 2:15 *47
5 23 2:15 Game
SYRACUSE
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 115:00 25 2 75•0:33 TD
2. 114:24*23 5 23•1:23 TD
3.
1
11:332513
0:10Fum
4. 111:17 20 4 34 0:59 Fum
5. 1 7:38 25 3(-3) 2:03 Punt
6.1 3:34 251075•3:29 TD
7. 213:38 30 3 70 0:44 TD
8.
29:141539
2:22
Punt
9.2 3:30 2711522:43 FG
10.311:53 39 6252:02Punt
11. 3 6:48 14
7 42 3:41
Int
12.3 1:25 391147•2:52 FG
13. 4 10:18 15
7 60 3:20
FG
14.4 5:57 2013695:57Game
SOUTH CAROLINA
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
13:592834
0:39Pun
2. 1 8:30 11 6 52 2:27 Fum
3. 1 4:12 16 6 24 2:18 Fum
4.
2
14:563835
1:13
Punt
5. 211:54 17 8 83•3:12 TD
6. 2 7:10 6 8 94 2:53 TD
7. 2 0:24 25 1(-1) 0:24 Half
8. 315:00 25 4 75 1:28 TD
9.3 7:43 251275•5:27 TD
10.
30:082549
1:30Fum
11.412:19 401060•4:14 TD
12.4 7:37 30 6294:38Punt
13.
41:43
*2546
0:21 FG
NORTH CAROLINA
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.115:00 2510454:08MFG
2. 1 8:45 25 8 75•3:31 TD
3. 1 3:08 11 3(-1) 1:11 Punt
4.
11:392031
0:50
Punt
5.214:50 41296•4:15 TD
6.2 9:34 31 4181:16Punt
7. 2 6:58 35 4 (-1) 2:02Downs
8.2 3:47 20 4121:27Punt
9.2 1:56 321068•1:54 TD
10.313:02 31397•5:07 TD
11. 3 5:36 *36
2 36 0:38
TD
12. 3 3:57 23
2 23 0:31
Int
13.3 1:33 201180•4:59 TD
14.
49:542534
1:19
Punt
15. 4 6:38 47 7 43•4:19 FG
16. 4 1:08 *30
4 10 1:08 Game
OKLAHOMA
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.111:16 18 6282:57Punt
2. 1 6:32*28 9 19•2:47 FG
3. 214:54 4 7 96•2:09 TD
4.210:20 191062•3:15 FG
5. 2 4:41 25 9 49 2:24 FG
6. 2 1:34 19 9 66 1:21 Int
7.315:00 251275•4:09 TD
8.3 9:10 39 6311:29MFG
9.3 5:28 30 470 1:21 TD
10.
33:102939
1:58
Punt
11. 3 0:28 50
9 50 •4:40
TD
12.
47:231168
4:33
Punt
13. 4 2:12 17
4 (-3) 2:12 Game
* - in opponent’s territory; • - red-zone possession (first-and-10 inside the opponent 21); Note:
Bolded lines denote scoring drives.
2015 CLEMSON FOOTBALL
CLEMSON’S LONGEST PLAYS
Yds Player(s)
Type Opp.
67Watson to Cain
Pass
BC
66 *Gallman
Rush
GT
64Watson to Peake
Pass SYR
63Watson
Rush
MIA
63Watson to Hopper
Pass
WF
59 *Watson to Peake
Pass APP
59 *Bryant
Rush
MIA
57 *Watson to Renfrow
Pass NCS
55 *Watson to Cain
Pass
SC
51 *Watson to Scott
Pass
BC
50Watson to Scott
Pass
BC
47 *Watson to Hopper
Pass
WF
46Watson
Rush
OU
44 *Watson to Peake
Pass
WF
42 *Watson to Peake
Pass NCS
42Watson to Scott
Pass UNC
41 *Watson to Scott
Pass APP
40 *Watson to Cain
Pass NCS
40 *Watson to Cain
Pass SYR
39Watson
Rush SYR
38Watson
Rush
ND
38Schuessler to Cain
Pass
GT
38 *Watson to Cain
Pass FSU
36 *Watson to McCloud
Pass NCS
35Gallman
Rush WOF
35 *Brooks
Rush
GT
35 *Watson to Brooks
Pass NCS
35Cain to Renfrow
Pass
WF
35 *Watson to Scott
Pass
NC
35 *Watson to Renfrow
Pass
OU
34 *Watson to Leggett
Pass MIA
33Gallman
Rush
ND
33Schuessler to ThompsonPass
GT
33Watson to Scott
Pass
BC
33Watson
Rush UNC
32Schuessler to McCloudPass WOF
32 *Watson to Renfrow
Pass LOU
32Watson to Hopper
Pass
GT
31Watson to Scott
Pass NCS
31Gallman
Rush UNC
31Teasdall to Wilkins
Pass
OU
30Watson to Cain
Pass
BC
30 *Watson
Rush
SC
29 *Watson to Leggett
Pass
GT
27Gallman
Rush
SC
27Watson to Scott
Pass
SC
26Watson to Peake
Pass
OU
25Watson to Hopper
Pass WOF
25Watson to Renfrow
Pass WOF
25Brooks
Rush WOF
25Gallman
Rush LOU
25 *Watson to Leggett
Pass LOU
25Watson to Peake
Pass
BC
25Watson to Renfrow
Pass NCS
25Watson
Rush FSU
25 *Gallman
Rush FSU
25Watson to Leggett
Pass FSU
25Watson to Leggett
Pass FSU
25Watson to Leggett
Pass
SC
24 *Watson to Peake
Pass APP
24Watson to Renfrow
Pass
ND
24 *Watson
Rush NCS
24Gallman
Rush NCS
24Brooks
Rush SYR
24Watson to Thompson Pass
SC
24Watson to Scott
Pass
OU
23 *Gallman
Rush
APP
23Watson to Hopper
Pass APP
23Gallman
Rush
BC
23Dye
Rush
MIA
23Watson to Fuller
Pass
WF
23Gallman
RushNC
22Brooks
Rush
BC
22Gallman
Rush UNC
* - touchdown; Note: Offensive plays only;
bold denotes a Clemson home game.
@ClemsonFB
OPPONENT OFFENSIVE DRIVE CHARTS
WOFFORD
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
11:072537
1:54
Punt
2. 1 6:09 15 3 -5 1:43 Punt
3.
10:463338
0:38
Punt
4.
2
13:492533
2:00
Punt
5.
29:521936
1:56
Punt
6. 2 5:10 23 3 -3 2:32 Punt
7. 2 2:38 471053•2:38 TD
8. 315:00 25 8 55•3:27 FG
9.3 9:15 28 6113:02Punt
10. 3 4:24 21
7 22 3:41 Downs
11.
4
14:161834
2:20
Punt
12.
47:382534
1:26
Punt
13.
44:503034
1:37
Punt
14. 4 1:49 *44
6 13 1:49 Game
14. 4
0:21
3
2 14
0:21 Game
14.
46:583532
1:01
Punt
BOSTON COLLEGE
WAKE FOREST
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
14:063731
2:07
Punt
2. 110:05*20 4 20•1:52 TD
3.1 5:23 27 7132:16Punt
4.1 1:09 25 6183:19Punt
5.
27:063231
0:58
Punt
6.
24:222530
1:31
Punt
7. 2 1:17*41 6 39•1:14 FG
8.315:00 25 5203:06Punt
9.3 8:47 25 5422:14Punt
10.
34:202533
2:40
Punt
11.413:37 41 5202:34Punt
12. 4 6:38 35
3 (-4) 0:40 Punt
13. 4 4:45 32 9 68•3:16 TD
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
15:004338
1:30
Punt
2. 112:17 46 3(-1) 1:19 Punt
3.
17:043637
1:15
Punt
4. 1 3:10 30 4 46 1:31 Int
5.
2
12:421430
1:00 Int
6.
2
11:372822
0:30 Int
7. 210:04 19 3(-1) 1:28 Punt
8.
25:413837
0:46
Punt
9.
21:523236
0:29
Punt
10. 2 0:48 25
6 24 0:48 Downs
11.
3
11:44 533
1:26
Punt
12. 3 10:04 18
3 (-5) 0:58 Punt
13.3 7:22 241462•6:09 FG
14. 4 14:55 20
8 80 •3:56
TD
15. 4 9:45 50
5 11 2:48 Fum
16. 4 5:20 12
6 34 2:57 Downs
17. 4 0:53 23
2 (-1) 0:53 Game
MIAMI (FLA.)
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 115:00 25 3(-6) 2:17 Punt
2.110:06 20 4162:20Punt
3. 1 6:45*49 2(-4) 0:37 Fum.
4.1 5:30 18 6112:36Punt
5.
10:382538
2:16
Punt
6. 212:30 25 7 39 3:40 Inter.
7.
28:17
*4930
1:30
Punt
8. 2 6:12*11 2 11•0:46 TD
9.2 2:05 28 6161:34Punt
10.
3
12:024655
1:59
Punt
11. 3 7:44 28
3 (-2) 1:36 Punt
12.
30:392231
1:01
Punt
13. 4 14:38 *38
3 (-4) 1:41 Punt
14. 4 8:36 39
6 61 3:08
TD
15.
45:00
*3140
1:26
Downs
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 112:18 25 8 56 3:50 Int
2.1 6:53 25 6152:53Punt
3.
12:082868
3:38
Punt
4.
28:592135
1:59
Punt
5.
25:32
*4130
0:45
Punt
6.
20:422510
0:08 Int
7.
20:344039
0:34Half
8.
3
15:002531
1:34
Punt
9.3 8:46 25 5171:32Punt
10.3 5:37 15 6123:11Punt
11.
30:18 939
1:06
Punt
12.
4
14:124049
1:01
Downs
13. 4 11:48 25
4 (-6) 1:19
Int
14.
48:502235
1:30
Punt
15.
43:412535
1:08 Punt
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
15:002532
1:01
Punt
2.113:20 3110454:50 Int
3.
16:033732
1:51
Punt
4.
11:543941
1:58
MFG
5.213:43 20 4191:49Punt
6.
28:422630
1:32
Punt
7.2 4:17 211176•3:53 FG
8.313:32 241076•5:49 TD
9. 3 2:16 25 4 75 2:08 TD
10. 4 13:38 *26
4 26 •1:19
TD
11.
48:052330
0:28
Punt
12.
42:591649
1:16
Downs
13. 4 1:22 39 7 61•1:21 TD
NC STATE
NORTH CAROLINA
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
15:002548
2:40
Punt
2.
1
11:063437
2:06
Punt
3. 1 5:39 16 3(-5) 1:26 Punt
4.
12:371455
1:57
Punt
5.
2
13:122939
2:07
Punt
6.2 9:18 34 8274:32Punt
7. 2 2:37 15 6 76•1:08 FG
8. 314:23 42 9 58•3:48 TD
9. 3 6:57 24
3(-14) 1:49 Punt
10.
32:372510
0:16 Int
11. 3 1:04 27
6 37 2:02 Downs
12.4 6:34 14 9654:06MFG
13. 4 1:12 37
5 22 1:12 Game
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 115:00 25 6 75 2:23 TD
2. 110:27 25 6 21 3:02 Fum
3. 1 3:23 17 3(-4) 1:18 Punt
4.211:45 18 6123:01Punt
5. 2 7:27 35 4 65 1:41 TD
6.2 2:54*46 5191:59MFG
7. 2 :26 18 1(-5) 0:26 Half
8. 314:17 34 3(-1) 2:13 Punt
9. 3 8:07 25 3 75•0:54 TD
10.
34:392531
0:59
Punt
11.3 1:00 31 6162:25Punt
12. 4 13:01 *39
6 39 •1:16
TD
13. 4 11:02 *28
1 28 0:04
TD
14.4 5:47 3812532:34
Downs
15.
42:00
*3849
0:50
Downs
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 110:52 30 9 58•2:07 FG
2.
15:063538
1:58
Punt
3. 1 1:57*46 1 46 0:18 TD
4. 1 0:49*40 3(-7) 0:59 Punt
5.
2
10:352530
1:01
Punt
6. 2 8:18 16 3(-2) 1:20 Punt
7. 2 4:56*34 4 34•1:09 TD
8. 2 2:20 38 3(-6) 0:24 Punt
9. 315:00 25 6 59 1:58 Int
10. 3 7:48 25
6 11 2:12 Downs
11.
34:494137
0:52
Punt
12. 3 3:26*42 6 42•1:53 TD
13. 4 11:27 26
5 74 •1:33
TD
14. 4 8:35 21
7 33 1:57 Fum
15. 4 2:15 *49
6 49 •1:02
TD
APPALACHIAN STATE
LOUISVILLE
NOTRE DAME
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
12:142530
1:56
Punt
2. 1 8:33 49 9 22 3:01 FG
3.1 4:09 19 6413:36Punt
4.211:45 9 6154:14Punt
5.2 6:37 14 5242:31Punt
6.2 2:46 23 7332:24Punt
7. 314:14 25 1 15 0:11 Fum
8.312:37 5 7343:41Punt
9.
36:003738
1:05
Punt
10. 3 1:01 20
4 80 •1:54
TD
11. 4 10:52 36
4 64 •1:58
TD
12.
46:411810
0:05 Int
13. 4 4:29 28
6 68 •2:20 Fum
14. 4 1:05 *32
6 32 •0:58
TD
GEORGIA TECH
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
13:502033
1:01 Int
2.
1
11:141643
2:24
Punt
3. 1 7:49*20 4(-2)•0:57 FG
4. 1 2:46 28 3 (-4) 0:51Safety
5.213:56 25 5313:15Punt
6. 2 9:12 25 7 75 3:45 TD
7.
24:322254
2:56
Punt
8. 2 :03 17 1(-1) 0:03 Half
9.
3
15:002530
2:06
Punt
10.
3
11:272338
1:49
Punt
11. 3 8:25 48
3 (-8) 1:53 Punt
12.3 5:00 20 8333:21Punt
13. 4 12:03 26
6 74 3:11
TD
@ClemsonFB
SOUTH CAROLINA
FLORIDA STATE
OKLAHOMA
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 115:00 25 2 75 0:45 TD
2. 112:57 23 6 57•2:51 Int
3.
14:511332
1:29
Punt
4.1 1:15 251069•5:16 FG
5.2 7:55 10 5202:46Punt
6. 2 2:57 42
3(-17) 1:33 Punt
7. 2 :23 28 1(-1) 0:23 Half
8.
3
13:512239
1:28
Punt
9. 3 9:54 30 8 46 3:39 FG
10.3 5:20 49 6114:04Punt
11.414:16 13 8382:17Punt
12.
47:14
*4949
0:57
Downs
13. 4 2:29 22
2 25 0:14 Fum
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.115:00 251075•3:44 TD
2. 1 8:19 17 3(-13)1:47Punt
3.1 3:45 25 9383:51Punt
4.212:45 25 7162:25Punt
5.2 7:05 281067•2:24 FG
6. 2 2:17 24 4 76•0:43 TD
7. 2 0:13 20 1(-2) 0:13 Half
8. 310:51 22 3(-13)1:41Punt
9. 3 7:41 31 8 39 2:13Downs
10. 3 4:07 25
6 35 0:57
Int
11. 3 1:12 15
3 (-2) 0:44 Punt
12.410:48 251070•3:25 Int
13. 4 2:50 44
3 (-3) 0:38 Punt
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 1 14:27 25 1 (-2) 0:03 Fum
2.
1
13:013030
1:28
Punt
3. 111:23*28 1 28 0:06 TD
4.110:18 46 7232:40MFG
5. 1 5:35 44 4 56•2:01 TD
6.
1 :052530
1:27
Punt
7.212:54 25 6153:40Punt
8. 2 6:52 41 8 28 3:32 FG
9.
2 :372317
0:37Half
10. 3 15:00 24
4 (-7) 3:07 Punt
11. 3 9:51
3
8 97 •3:03
TD
12. 3 3:07 25
3(-11) 1:42 Punt
13. 4 13:33 25
6 68 •3:15
FG
sion (first-and-10 inside the opponent 21); Note:
Bolded lines denote scoring drives.
SYRACUSE
* - in opponent’s territory; • - red-zone posses-
2015 CLEMSON FOOTBALL
OPPONENTS’ LONGEST PLAYS
Yds Player(s)
Type Team
75 *Cook
Rush FSU
66Samuels
Rush NCS
57 *Orth to Cooper
Pass
SC
56 *Kizer to Prosise
Pass
ND
55Bolin to Smith
Pass LOU
52Upshaw
Rush
APP
51Morris
Rush SYR
50 *Thomas to Lynch
Pass
GT
48Orth to Samuel
Pass
SC
47Nunez
Rush
SC
46 *Thomas to Jeune
Pass
GT
46 *Williams to Logan
Pass UNC
45Willis
Rush
BC
42Frederick
Rush SYR
42Mayfield to Baker
Pass
OU
41Irwin to Gay
Pass WOF
41Dayes
Rush NCS
40 *Brissett to Samuels
Pass NCS
40Williams to Davis
Pass UNC
39Smith to Rouse
Pass
BC
39J. Smith to Rouse
Pass
BC
37Bolin to Peete
Pass LOU
36Cook
Rush FSU
34Kizer to Brown
Pass
ND
33Kizer to Brown
Pass
ND
30Mahoney
Rush SYR
30 *Hinton to Lewis
Pass
WF
29Orth to Samuel
Pass
SC
28 *Brissett to Alston
Pass NCS
28Phillips
Rush SYR
28Williams
Rush UNC
27Lamb to Upshaw
Pass APP
27Williams to Fritts
Pass
NC
27Mayfield to Baker
Pass
OU
26Kizer
Rush
ND
26 Thomas to Lands-Davis Pass
GT
25Cox
Rush
APP
25Maguire to Rudolph Pass FSU
25Carson
Rush
SC
25Williams to Hollins
Pass UNC
24Orth to Cooper
Pass
SC
23Kizer to Prosise
Pass
ND
23Kizer to Fuller
Pass
ND
23Bolin to Crum
Pass LOU
23Williams to Davis
Pass UNC
23Thomas to Jeune
Pass
GT
22Cox
Rush
APP
22Yearby
Rush MIA
21Outlow
Rush
BC
21Kaaya to Coley
Pass MIA
21Dayes
Rush NCS
21Brissett to Grinnage Pass NCS
21Carson
Rush
SC
21Maguire to Rudolph Pass FSU
21Williams to Switzer
Pass UNC
21Mayfield to Baker
Pass
OU
20Kizer to Carlisle
Pass
ND
20Lamb to Lewis
Pass APP
20Brissett to Grinnage Pass NCS
20Hinton
Rush
WF
20Wolford to Brent
Pass
WF
20Mayfield to Baker
Pass
OU
19Kizer to Hunter
Pass
ND
19Williams
Rush UNC
19Mayfield to Shepard Pass
OU
18Outlow
Rush
BC
18Cook
Rush FSU
18Maguire to Rudolph Pass FSU
18Wolford to Brent
Pass
WF
18Nunez
Rush
SC
18Westbrook
Rush
OU
18Mayfield
Rush
OU
* - touchdown; Note: Offensive plays only;
bold denotes a Clemson home game.
ClemsonTigers.com
INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGHS
RUSHING
#Player
24 Zac Brooks
2 Kelly Bryant
26 Adam Choice
21 C.J. Davidson
22 Tyshon Dye
27 C.J. Fuller
9 Wayne Gallman
12 Nick Schuessler
4 Deshaun Watson
Carries
12, DUK ‘12
8, WF ‘15
16, LOU ‘14
13, SCS ‘13
20, GSU ‘14
10, WF ‘15
31, NCS ‘15
4, GAT ‘14
24, OU ‘15
TACKLES
Yards
*Yards/Carries
Touchdowns
Long
62, DUK ‘12
5.2, DUK ‘12
1, many (5)
35, GT ‘15
59 MIA ‘15
---------
2, MIA ‘15
59, MIA ‘15
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
124, GSU ‘14
6.2, GSU ‘14
2, many (2)
23, MIA ‘15
42, MIA ‘15
3.6, WF ‘15
1, SC ‘15
18, MIA ‘15
191, USC ‘14
8.8, GT ‘15
2, Many (3)
66, GT ‘15
12, SCS ‘14--------------------
12, SCS ‘14
145, OU ‘15
6.6, FSU ‘15
3, SC ‘15
63, MIA ‘15
PASSING
# Player
Completions
Attempts
ºPercentage
YardsTouchdowns
Long
2 Kelly Bryant
3, WOF ‘15
4, WOF ‘15----------
19, WOF ‘15----------
10, WOF ‘15
12 Nick Schuessler
9, WOF ‘15
11, WOF ‘15----------
98, WOF ‘15----------
38, GT ‘15
4 Deshaun Watson
35, SYR ‘15
48, SYR ‘15
81.8, WOF ‘15
435, UNC ‘14
6, UNC ‘14
74, UNC ‘14
# Player
ºEfficiency
ºYards/Attempts ºYards/Completions
Interceptions
Plays
Total Offense
2
Kelly Bryant
------------------------------ 1, ‘15
17, WF ‘15
62, WF ‘15
12 Nick Schuessler
156.7, WOF ‘15------------------------------
29, WOF ‘15
73, WOF ‘15
4 Deshaun Watson
238.9, NCS ‘15
14.2, USC ‘14
19.2, USC ‘14
2, Many
97, UNC ‘15
473, SYR ‘15
RECEIVING
#Player
24 Zac Brooks
8 Deon Cain
26 Adam Choice
21 C.J. Davidson
82 Adrien Dunn
9 Wayne Gallman
5 Germone Hopper
16 Jordan Leggett
34 Ray-Ray McCloud
89 Jay Jay McCullough
19 Charone Peake
13 Hunter Renfrow
85 Seth Ryan
3 Artavis Scott
81 Stanton Seckinger
1 Trevion Thompson
7 Mike Williams
Receptions
3, BC ‘15
5, GT ‘15, SC ‘15
4, FSU ‘14
3, OSU ‘13
2, SCS ‘14
4, WFU ‘14, UNC ‘15
7, WFU ‘14
6, FSU ‘15
8, WOF ‘15
3, many (2)
7, BSU ‘12, SYR ‘15
4, NCS ‘15, OU ‘15
1, WOF ‘15, MIA ‘15
12, SYR ‘15
3, many (2)
3, GT ‘15
9, OKL ‘14
Yards
•Yards/Receptions
Touchdowns
Long
35, NCS ‘15
10.3 BC ‘15
1, Many (3)
35, NCS ‘15
97, BC ‘15
19.6, NCS ‘15 1, Many (5)
67, BC ‘15
46, FSU ‘14
11.5, FSU ‘14
----------
16, NCS ‘14
27, OSU ‘13
9.0, OSU ‘13
----------
16, OSU ‘13
17, GSU ‘14--------------------
17, GSU ‘14
68, UNC ‘15
17.0, UNC ‘15 1, WFU ‘14, UNC ‘15
18, WFU ‘14
139, UNC ‘14
46.3, UNC ‘14
2, many (3)
74, UNC ‘14
101, FSU ‘15
16.8, FSU ‘15
2, GT ‘15
44, CIT ‘13
80, WOF ‘15
10.0, WOF ‘15
1, NCS ‘15
36, NCS ‘15
61, SCS ‘14
20.3, SCS ‘14
1, SCS ‘14
34, SCS ‘14
120, SYR ‘15
21.5, APP ‘15
2, APP ‘15
64, SYR ‘15
93, NCS ‘15
23.3, NCS ‘15
1, many (3)
57, NCS ‘15
10, WOF ‘15--------------------
10, WOF ‘15
185, USC ‘14
27.3, SCS ‘14
2, many (3)
70, USC ‘14
48, SYR ‘13
16.0, SYR ‘13
1, many (6)
45, WFU ‘14
47, GT ‘15
15.7, GT ‘15----------
33, GT ‘15
155, NCS ‘14
29.3, UGA ‘14
2, many (2)
56, NCS ‘14
# Player
Tackles
53 Martin Aiken
3, SYR ‘13
2 Mackensie Alexander 5, USC ‘14, BC ‘15
21 Adrian Baker
4, WF ‘15
11 Travis Blanks 8, FSU ‘12, SYR ‘15
10 Ben Boulware
14, FSU ‘15
40 Jaquarius Brice
1, WOF ‘15
91 Austin Bryant
9, APP ‘15
41 T.J. Burrell
5, CIT ‘13
40 Roderick Byers 8, MIA ‘15
31 Ryan Carter
4, LOU ‘15, WF’15
33 J.D. Davis
2, WF ‘15
33 Judah Davis
4, WF ‘15
98 Kevin Dodd
8, ND ‘15
24 Mark Fields
1, many
44 B.J. Goodson
19, OU ‘15
15 T.J. Green
17, SC ‘15
67 Albert Huggins
6, APP ‘15
18 Jadar Johnson
5, CIT ‘13
34 Kendall Joseph
6, APP ‘15
1 Jayron Kearse
12, WOF ‘15
90 Shaq Lawson
9, ND ‘15, FSU ‘15
56 Collins Mauldin
2, WOF ‘15
6 Dorian O’Daniel
10, GT ‘14
56 Scott Pagano
12, GT ‘15
48 D.J. Reader 7, VT ‘12, MIA ‘15, SC ‘15
50 Jabril Robinson
8, WOF ‘15
85 Dane Rogers
2, BC ‘15
23 Van Smith
6, NC ‘15
25 Cordrea Tankersley
8, NCS ‘15
94 Carlos Watkins
9, LOU ‘15, ND ‘15
42 Christian Wilkins 10, LOU ‘15, OU ‘15
12 Korrin Wiggins
6, OU ‘14
30 Jalen Williams
3, APP ‘15
49 Richard Yeargin
6, GT ‘15
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
Position
WOFASULOUUND GATBOC MIANCSFSU SYRWFUUSCUNC OU
LT
LG
HyattHyattHyatt
E. Mac Lain
E. Mac Lain
E. Mac Lain
HyattHyattHyattHyattHyattt Hyatt
E. Mac Lain
E. Mac Lain
E. Mac Lain
E. Mac Lain
E. Mac Lain
E. Mac Lain
Hyatt
Hyatt
E. Mac Lain
E. Mac Lain
HyattHyattHyatt
E. Mac Lain
E. Mac Lain
E. Mac Lain
C
NortonNortonGuillermoGuillermoGuillermoGuillermoGuillermoGuillermoGuillermoGuillermoGuillermoGuillermoGuillermoGuillermo
RG
CrowderCrowderCrowderCrowderCrowderCrowderCrowderCrowderCrowderMorrisMorris MorrisCrowderCrowder
RT
TE
GoreGoreGoreGoreGoreGoreGoreGoreGoreGoreFruhmorgenGoreGoreGore
LeggettLeggettLeggettLeggettLeggettLeggettLeggettLeggettLeggettLeggettLeggettLeggettLeggettLeggett
WR PeakePeakePeakePeakePeakePeakePeakePeakePeakePeakePeakePeakePeakePeake
QB
WatsonWatsonWatsonWatsonWatsonWatsonWatsonWatsonWatsonWatsonWatsonWatsonWatsonWatson
RB/WRGallman GallmanGallman
CainGallmanGallmanGallmanGallmanGallman
Gallman
Brooks
GallmanGallmanGallman
WR ScottScottScottScottScottScottScottScottScottScottScottScottScottScott
WR
M. Williams
DE
DT
HopperHopper HopperMcCloud RenfrowRenfrowRenfrowRenfrowRenfrowRenfrowRenfrowRenfrowRenfrow
DoddDoddDoddDoddDoddDoddDoddDoddDoddDoddDoddDoddDoddDodd
WatkinsWatkinsWatkinsWatkinsWatkinsWatkinsWatkinsWatkinsWatkinsWilkinsWatkinsWatkinsWatkinsWatkins
DT
PaganoPaganoPaganoPaganoPaganoPaganoPaganoPaganoReaderPaganoReaderReaderReaderReader
DE
LawsonLawsonLawsonLawsonLawsonLawsonLawsonLawsonLawsonLawsonLawsonLawsonLawsonLawson
SLB/NBBlanks
BlanksBlanksBlanksBlanksBlanksAlexander
BlanksBlanksBlanksBlanksBlanksCarterCarter
MLB GoodsonGoodsonGoodsonGoodsonGoodsonGoodsonGoodsonGoodsonGoodsonGoodsonGoodsonGoodsonGoodsonGoodson
WLB BoulwareBoulwareBoulwareBoulwareBoulwareBoulwareBoulwareBoulwareBoulwareBoulwareBoulwareBoulwareBoulwareBoulware
CB
BakerAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderAlexander
S
S
CB
GreenGreenGreenGreenGreenGreenGreenGreenGreenGreenGreenGreenGreenGreen
TankersleyTankersleyTankersleyTankersleyTankersleyTankersleyTankersleyTankersleyTankersleyTankersleyTankersleyTankersleyTankersleyTankersley
PK
P
BakerAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderBakerAlexanderAlexanderAlexander
KearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearse
Johnson
HuegelHuegelHuegelHuegelHuegelHuegelHuegelHuegelHuegelHuegelHuegelHuegel LakipHuegel
TeasdallTeasdallTeasdallTeasdallTeasdallTeasdallTeasdallTeasdallTeasdallTeasdallTeasdallTeasdallTeasdallTeasdall
Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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PARTICIPATION
#
Player
WOFASU LOUUND GAT BOC MIA NCSFSU SYRWFU USCUNC OU Total
2015 G-S Career G-S
53 Martin Aiken, LB
--STSTST ST ST---------------- --- 5-029-0
2 Mackensie Alexander, CB 41*26*67*66 *53 *49*26*66*61*47--*69*67*65 70313-1226-25
21 Adrian Baker, CB
*1733--4 2 9*34 22510*42
42---- 17810-314-3
39 Jordan Bianchi, WR
1
4--
ST ---------- --5------ 104-04-0
11 Travis Blanks, LB
*39*23*15*52 *10 *51 11*68*33*57*40*17 5 18 43914-1138-30
10 Ben Boulware, LB
*46*54*47*72 *52 *61*37*68*59*57*18*69*64*77 78114-1438-16
40 Jaquarius Brice, DE
4-- ---- ---------- ---------- 41-01-0
24 Zac Brooks, RB
109-- 4 102017161822*29466 17113-131-1
76 Jim Brown, LS
STSTSTST ST STSTSTSTSTSTSTSTST
---14-017-0
91 Austin Bryant, DE
1733 3 3 -- -- 31
416 514 6
14
63 20912-012-0
2 Kelly Bryant, QB
11
5 ---- 4
418 -- -- 117--1-- 618-08-0
41 T.J. Burrell, LB
STSTSTST ST ------------------ --- 5-027-0
40 Roderick Byers, DT 142010 8 121517 9STST17
1165 14414-034-1
8 Deon Cain, WR
20
15 15*14
20
23 --223835493227 -- 31012-112-1
31 Ryan Carter, CB
15303119 ST --13STSTST16 ST*62*47 23313-125-1
61 William Cockerill, OT 7------ -- 4--------4------ 153-05-0
55 Tyrone Crowder, OG *35*58*68*65 *56 *62*47*78*2---- 54*62*89 67612-1118-12
33 J.D. Davis, LB
6-- ----ST--3---- --
10STSTST 197-07-0
37 Judah Davis, LB
6ST -- -- ST ST 3
STST ST14ST
ST
ST 2312-012-0
21 C.J. Davidson, RB
121312-- 8 -- 5ST--ST9STSTST 5911-036-1
98 Kevin Dodd, DE
*25*43*64*70 *33 *48*30*65*48*52*47*62*62*68 71714-1438-14
82 Adrien Dunn, WR
74---- 7 416 ------2------ 40 6-010-0
22 Tyshon Dye, RB
96---- 6 314 ------9------ 47 6-010-0
29 Marcus Edmond, CB 1224STST ST ST14STSTSTSTSTST 3 5314-018-0
61 David Estes, LS
STST---- -- --ST ----------
ST-- ---4-04-0
50 Justin Falcinelli OL
3817 -- 2 20 2 33
--ST ST7
STST 4 12312-012-0
24 Mark Fields, CB
--
10--
ST
ST
ST23STSTST21STST16 7012-012-0
63 Jake Fruhmorgen, OT
2818 5 -- 35 3 46
----15*44 20
9
17 24511-111-1
27 C.J. Fuller, RB
1111 ST 1 7 4 12
STST ST3210
1
ST 8914-014-0
9 Wayne Gallman, RB *36*39*59 56 *42*50*42*63*63*60--*57*88*81 73613-1226-21
17 Jefferie Gibson, S
12
25STST
ST
ST22ST -- ST -- --STST 5911-011-0
44 B.J. Goodson, LB
*43*53*48*72 *52 *61*37*68*59*57*47*69*67*73 84014-1446-20
73 Joe Gore, OT
*44*57*60*65 *43 *77*44*80*86*8433*54*89*75 89114-1334-16
15 T.J. Green, S
*50*52*65*69 *55 *62*39*70*54*51*17*69*25*75 75314-1437-15
87 D.J. Greenlee, TE 112STST ST 210STSTSTST --STST 2713-017-0
39 Christian Groomes, PK
ST-- ---- -- -- -- ---- ---------- --- 1-0 1-0
57 Jay Guillermo, C
4050*71*65 *61 *78*58*80*86*88*72*70*98*90 100714-1230-13
51 Taylor Hearn, OL
28
17ST 3
24
1443STST--
1912 713 18013-113-1
5 Germone Hopper, WR 27*38*39*29 24 323125304638311532 43714-339-7
92 Greg Huegel, PK
*ST*ST *ST*ST
*ST
*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST
---14-1414-14
67 Albert Huggins, DT
12
23 ---- 7--
20---- --3------ 655-05-0
75 Mitch Hyatt, LT
*49*58 *71*65
*54
*66*53*80*86 *79*72*62*91*78 96414-1414-14
18 Jadar Johnson, S
1532525 3 171421104271210*28 22314-039-1
34 Kendall Joseph, LB
14
24------
ST
20 ----ST------5 636-06-0
1 Jayron Kearse, S
*53*36*66*68 *53 *50*37*70*59*55*47*69*65 62 79014-1339-28
36 Ammon Lakip, PK/P ------ST ST STSTSTSTSTSTSTST --
--- 10-030-13
90 Shaq Lawson, DE
*27*44*67*69 *37 *48*25*65*52*57*41*65*58 *6 66114-1440-15
16 Jordan Leggett, TE *39*46*57*52 *40 *49*40*69*78*73*49*57*94*77 82014-1435-22
78 Eric Mac Lain, OG
*43*58*71*60 *67 *76*54*80*86*88*68*74*98*88 101114-1453-15
88 Sean Mac Lain, WR 72---- -- 2--------ST------ 114-09-0
56 Collins Mauldin, DE 10------ 2 ------------------ 12 2-011-0
34 Ray-Ray McCloud, WR
4224 2025*36 32 34
2810 ------
12
24 28711-111-1
89 Jay Jay McCullough, TE --114ST 6 824 6562035-- 9812-030-2
69 Maverick Morris, OG 35177ST 21 2541 284*74*64*20 36 3 42914-318-3
58 Ryan Norton, OL
*25*25---- -- --------14284--6 102 6-244-26
6 Dorian O’Daniel, LB 242410ST 43 1417 2STST28STST12 17414-026-1
56 Scott Pagano, DT
*31*28*37*29 *26 *26*20*1724*2122151521 33214-918-9
19 Charone Peake, WR *33*38*41*39 *38 *37*44*43*51*55*32*45*81*72 64914-1450-22
48 D.J. Reader, DT
--
--
--
--
--
--
17
28
*30 27*17*32*41*32 224 8-545-9
45
Chris Register, DE
---- ---- ----4---- ---------- 41-01-0
13 Hunter Renfrow, WR
2428 2632 37*40*54*48*48 *18*34*34*76
*53 50414-914-9
80 Milan Richard, TE
13
4STST
4
3 4STSTSTSTSTSTST 2814-014-0
54 Zach Riggs, C
14----ST ST ----------3------ 174-06-0
50 Jabril Robinson, DT
19
27 1-- 9 6 -- ---- --5------ 676-06-0
85 Dane Rogers, DE
222-- -- 151311 ------3----2 68 7-011-0
85 Seth Ryan, WR
72STST 4 420STSTSTSTSTSTST 3714-017-0
12 Nick Schuessler, QB 2913-- --13 311 -------------- 69 5-013-0
3 Artavis Scott, WR
*25*42*51*35 *32 *42*30*34*68*65*45*40*71*67 64714-1427-20
81 Stanton Seckinger, TE --121714 15 1810117141816 225 179 13-046-11
84 Cannon Smith, TE
7
4STST
6
4 6STSTSTST 2STST 2914-014-0
23 Van Smith, DB
ST
ST--
ST
ST
ST16ST 1ST17ST38 3 75
13-013-0
47 Alex Spence, PK
ST
ST ---- ---------- ---------- -- 2-0 2-0
75 Daniel Stone, OT
7------ -- 4--------4------ 153-06-0
25 Cordrea Tankersley, CB*39 *49*67*71 *55 *57*38*68*57*57*50*69*67*72 81614-1439-14
32 Andy Teasdall, P
*ST*ST*ST*ST *ST *ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST
---14-1414-14
1 Trevion Thompson, WR
27
211513
29
213025 -- 3925351920 28013-013-0
51 Harrison Tucker, OL 7------ -- 426 ------4------ 414-08-0
94 Carlos Watkins, DT *26*28*60*57 *31 *40*18*49*3429*24*42*47*40 52514-1437-15
4 Deshaun Watson, QB *41*59*71*65 *64 *77*61*81*86*88*78*74*97*90 103614-1422-19
42 Christian Wilkins, DT
2428 3541 26 41 19
19 31*282627
40
35 42014-114-1
44 Garrett Williams, TE
1410 4 7 15 7 11
104 323
6
ST 9614-014-0
30 Jalen Williams, LB
1123STSTSTST20
STST ST31ST
ST
ST 8514-014-0
7 Mike Williams, WR *12------ -- ------------------ 12 1-127-15
49 Richard Yeargin, DE
1928 -- -- 21 12 20
4 -- --17 6--
171449-09-0
* - 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
WOFFORD10
#12 CLEMSON
49
SEPT. 5, 2015 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.
The No. 12 Clemson Tigers improved to 7-0
in home openers under head coach Dabo Swinney with a convincing 49-10 win over Wofford
Saturday in front of a crowd of 81,301 fans at
Memorial Stadium.
Clemson racked up 533 yards, with 222 on the
ground and 311 through the air.
The Tigers came out quickly, with sophomore
quarterback Deshaun Watson leading an 11play, 75-yard drive culminating with a four-yard
touchdown reception by Mike Williams. During
the touchdown completion, Williams hit his head
against the goalpost in the east endzone. Williams suffered a neck injury and was transferred
to Oconee Medical Center for further medical
attention. It was determined after tests that he
had a slight neck fracture.
Defensive coordinator Brent Venables’ unit
was one of the best in the nation a year ago and,
despite several starters now playing in the NFL,
picked up right where it left off. Wofford did not
pick up its first first down until late in the second
quarter when Clemson had already accumulated
21 points, as the Tiger defense posted six consecutive three-and-outs to start the season.
“Our guys in the secondary did a great job,”
Swinney said. “I’m really proud of the defense.
When you have as many young guys as we’ve got,
you’re going to have a few first-game mistakes,
but I am really proud.”
Offensively, Watson led touchdown drives on
the first two possessions and Clemson scored on
five of its first seven drives, building a 35-0 lead.
Following a miscue on a Clemson punt return,
the Terriers put together a 10-play, 2:38 drive
ending with a one-yard touchdown run by Chase
Nelson as time expired in the first half.
After halftime, Wofford drove 55 yards on
eight plays to set up a 37-yard field goal by David
Marvin and cut the score to 35-10.
Sophomore Artavis Scott returned the ensuing
kickoff 39 yards and Clemson punched in its sixth
touchdown of the day with a Wayne Gallman oneyard plunge six plays later to take a commanding
42-10 lead early in the third quarter.
Watson finished the day 18-22 passing for
194 yards and two touchdowns, while Gallman
led all rushers with 92 yards on 14 carries and
two scores. First-year freshman Ray-Ray McCloud hauled in eight catches for 80 yards and
Scott added six grabs for 75 yards and a score.
McCloud’s eight receptions was the most by a
Clemson freshman in his first game.
GAME STATS
Wofford
Clemson
0730 10
14
2177 49
CU Williams 4 pass from Watson (Huegel kick), 1st, 11:07, 11-75
CU Gallman 2 run (Huegel kick), 1st, 6:15, 10-60
CU Scott 35 pass from Watson (Huegel kick), 2nd, 13:49, 7-88
CU Dye 1 run (Huegel kick), 2nd, 1:51, 6-42
CU Brooks 25 run (Huegel kick), 2nd, 2:40, 7-50
WOF Nelson 1 run (Marvin kick), 2nd, 0:00, 10-53
WOF Marvin 37 FG, 3rd, 11:33, 8-55
CU Gallman 1 run (Huegel kick), 9:23, 6-56
CU Dye 1 run (Spence kick) 7:46, 12-68
Attendance - 81,301
Weather - Sunny, 83˚
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
WOF
CU
9
27
45-12343-222
6-18-030-37-0
90
311
63-213
80-533
3.46.7
0
5
1-05-2
02
4-466-55
0-0
0-0
1-0
6-(-5)
5-105
1-39
10-37.44-33.8
4-16
9-15
1-31-3
31:17
28-43
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
WOFColvin 7-31, Butler 5-28, Jacks 7-21, Gay 12-17,
Nelson 4-14-1, Windham 2-7, Stoddard 2-4, Long 4-2,
Goodson 1-1, Irwin 1 (-2)
CU Gallman 14-92-2, Brooks 7-52-1, Fuller 7-26,
Davidson 5-25, Watson 2-22, Bryant 2-15, Dye 4-15-2,
Schuessler 2-(-25)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
WOF Jacks 3-8-42-0-0, Butler 1-4-(-1)-0-0,
Goodson 1-4-8-0-0, Irwin 1-1-41-0-0, Team 1
CU Watson 18-22-194-0-2, Schuessler 9-11-98-0-0,
Bryant 3-4-19-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
WOF Gay 2-49, Muller 2-28, Colvin 1-14, Francis 1-(-1)
CU McCloud 8-80, Scott 6-75-1, Cain 3-36, Renfrow 2-29,
Hooper 2-27, Williams 2-20-1, Peake 2-12, Leggett
1-11, Ryan 1-10, Dunn 1-5, Thompson 1-4, Gallman
1-2
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
WOF Gay 1-0
CU Scott 2-22, McCloud 1-(-6) , Renfrow 1-3 Hooper 1-(-9)
Team 1-(-15)
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
WOF Colvin 2-48, Long 3-57
CU Scott 1-39
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
WOFNone
CUNone
Tackle Leaders
CU Green 13, Goodson 12, Kearse 12, Boulware 9,
Robinson 8
Sacks
CU Robinson 1-3
Tackles For Loss
CU Green 2-4, Lawson 1.5-2, Tankersley 1.5-2, Kearse
1-3, Robinson 1-3, Wilkins 1-2, Pagano 1-1, Goodson
0.5-1, Watkins 0.5-1
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GAME 2
APPALACHIAN STATE10
#12 CLEMSON
41
SEPT. 12, 2015 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.
CLEMSON, S.C. - A second-quarter flurry
proved to be all the No. 12 Clemson Tigers needed
to defeat the Appalachian State Mountaineers
41-10 on Saturday in front its second-straight
sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium.
“This was a very solid win and brought us
something we could learn from,” said head coach
Dabo Swinney. “The fans’ energy and volume level
was really feeding the defense and helped light
that spark.”
Deshaun Watson was 19-26 passing for 248
yards and three touchdowns. Wayne Gallman led
the Tigers’ ground game with 79 of the team’s 140
rushing yards. Defensively, Shaq Lawson had three
tackles for loss. The Tigers added three interceptions that completely changed their momentum,
part of four takeaways for Clemson.
Clemson’s defense was stout, holding Appalachian State to 298 total yards, including only 95
passing yards. In a critical moment, safety Jayron
Kearse intercepted a pass in the endzone, giving
the Tigers the ball and keeping Appalachian State
off the scoreboard late in the first quarter.
After a slow first quarter, defensive tackle Carlos
Watkins intercepted a quick pass over the middle
by Taylor Lamb and returned it into the endzone
to score the Tigers’ first touchdown. Watkins’ first
career touchdown lit a fire under Clemson and
started a scoring streak for the Tigers, who reeled
off 35 consecutive points.
On the oppositive side of the ball, defensive
coordinator Brent Venebles was happy with his
unit’s performance throughout the game.
“Our guys were ready to play. I am really
pleased at the point of attack. We knew we needed
to make big plays and capitalize as a team.”
The Tigers came up with their third interception by linebacker Ben Boulware. His third career
interception set Deshaun Watson and the offense
up for a touchdown to Charone Peake, a beautiful
24-yard pass in the second quarter.
However, Peake and Watson were not done.
Peake caught a 59-yard touchdown pass by
Watson, his longest career reception, to score his
second touchdown of the day. It was also Peake’s
first-ever two-touchdown game.
Shaq Lawson was named Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week by the ACC. He had three tackles
for loss, including a sack in the win over the
Mountaineers.
GAME STATS
Appalachian State
0037 10
Clemson
3
2873 41
CU Huegel 39 FG, 1st, 7:09, 11-59
CU Watkins 15 Inter. Return (Huegel Kick), 2nd, 11:42
CU Peake 24 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 2nd, 10:10, 3-27
CU Gallman 23 run (Huegel Kick), 2nd, 5:48, 9-64
CU Peake 59 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 2nd, 1:56, 7-89
CU Scott 41 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 3rd, 10:10, 1-41
ASU Matics 31 FG, 3rd, 1:13, 14-62
ASU Burns 1 pass from Lamb (Matics Kick) 4th, 10:59, 8-80
CU Huegel 47 FG, 4th, 1:01, 5-16
Attendance - 81,467
Weather - Cloudy, 73˚
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
ASU
CU
12
22
45-20244-140
9-28-321-31-2
95
252
73-297
75-392
4.15.2
210
109
1-11-0
42
12-909-75
2-0
3-21
3-5
3-17
8-205
2-92
8-39.26-43.5
3-16
5-15
3-181-8
30:24
29:36
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
ASU Cox 25-103, Upshaw 11-69, Boyd 4-17, Lamb 3-8,
Hopkins 1-7, Barbour 1-(-2)
CU Gallman 15-79-1, Fuller 4-18, Watson 9-17, Bryant
3-17, Davidson 6-14, Dye 3-9, Brooks 1-1, Schuessler
2-0
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
ASU Lamb 9-28-95-3-1
CU Watson 19-26-248-1-3, Schuessler 1-4-4-1-0
Bryant 1-1-0-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
ASU McElfresh 2-12, Upshaw 1-27, Lewis 1-20, Meadors
1-15, Jones 1-14, Cox 1-5 Burns 1-1-1, Hopkins 1-0
CU Scott 6-73-1, Peake 4-86-2, Leggett 3-29, Renfrow
3-12, Thompson 2-17, Hopper 1-23, Cain 1-8,
McCloud 1-4
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
ASU Beathard 2-(-2), Gibbs 1-7
CU Scott 2-7, McCloud 1-10
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
ASU Beathard 2-38, Lewis 2-43, Capel 2-73, Boyd 2-51
CU McCloud 1-73, Richard 1-19
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
ASU Gibbs 1-0, Law 1-0
CU Watkins 1-15, Boulware 1-6, Kearse 1-0
Tackle Leaders
CU Green 10, Bryant 9, Wilkins 8, Huggins 6, Dodd 6
Sacks
CU Lawson 1-8
Tackles For Loss
CU Lawson 3-12, Gibson 1-5, Blanks 1-3, Watkins 1-3,
Byers 1-1, Dodd 1-1, Goodson 1-1, Green 1-1, Wilkins
1-1
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#9 CLEMSON
20
LOUISVILLE17
SEPT. 17, 2015 • PAPA JOHN’S CARDINAL STADIUM • LOUISVILLE, KY.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ninth-ranked Clemson
outlasted Louisville, 20-17, in front of 55,396
fans, the third-largest crowd in Papa John’s
Cardinal Stadium history, on Thursday. The win
improved Clemson to 3-0 on the season, and
was the program’s 30th straight victory over an
unranked opponent.
Clemson’s defense was outstanding all night,
allowing just 272 yards of total offense to Louisville. The other story of the game was running
back Wayne Gallman, who carried 24 times for
139 yards on the evening. He helped offset a pair
of interceptions thrown by Deshaun Watson, who
ended the night 21-30 passing for 199 yards. He
added a season-best 54 on the ground.
The defensive struggle was uncorked momentarily after the completion of the first quarter,
when Watson found a streaking Hunter Renfrow
wide open for his first career touchdown. The
redshirt freshman caught the 32-yard strike to
put the Tigers ahead, 7-0. The Cards cut the
deficit just before the break when John Wallace
connected on a 26-yard field goal.
Louisville took its first lead on a Jeremy Smith
one-yard plunge in the third quarter, which was
set up by Watson’s second interception of the
evening — his first career game with multiple
picks thrown.
The Tigers responded, posting 13 consecutive
points that included Watson’s 25-yard touchdown
pass to tight end Jordan Leggett. His fourth career
score combined with two Greg Huegel field goals
to make it 20-10.
Seemingly in control, the Tigers allowed a
100-yard kickoff return that gave the Cardinals
life with 9:41 to play. Louisville marched into
Clemson territory on its next drive, but John Wallace missed a 38-yard field goal. The Cards had
another chance late, but Kevin Dodd’s eight-yard
sack erased it and Louisville’s final throw was
intercepted by Jadar Johnson.
GAME STATS
Clemson
Louisville
07
103 20
0377 17
CU Renfrow 32 pass from Watson, 2nd 13:12, 5-61
LOU Wallace 26 FG, 2nd, 1:29, 6-76
LOU Smith 1 run (Wallace Kick) 3rd, 10:35, 9-58
CU Huegel 36 FG, 3rd, 6:57, 9-56
CU Leggett 25 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 3rd, 2:37, 6-62
CU Huegel 27 FG, 4th, 9:57, 9-54
LOU Samuel 100 Kickoff Return, 4th, 9:41
Attendance - 55,396
Weather - Clear, 81˚
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
LOU
20
16
40-20228-19
21-30-220-35-2
199
253
70-401
63-272
5.74.3
29
201
0-02-0
22
6-532-15
2-7
2-16
0-0
1-17
2-22
4-168
7-33.77-39.1
5-14
2-14
5-311-4
30:35
29:25
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
CU Gallman 24-139, Watson 12-54, Davidson 4-9
LOU Radcliff 19-45, Jackson 1-8, Smith 2-3, Bolin 6-(-37)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
CU Watson 21-30-199-2-2
LOU Bolin 19-34-238-2-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
CU Scott 9-40, McCloud 4-29, Leggett 3-42-1, Cain 2-26,
Renfrow 1-32-1, Seckinger 1-17, Peake 1-12, Gallman
1-1
LOU Samuel 4-41, Crum 4-36, Smith 3-77, Peete 2-41,
Scott 2-32, Savage 2-11, Bagley 2-9, Radcliff 1-6
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CUNone
LOU Alexander 1-17
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
CU Scott 2-22
LOU Lamb 3-68, Samuel 1-100
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
CU Johnson 1-7
LOU Burgess 1-0, Wiggins 1-16
Tackle Leaders
CU Goodson 12, Wilkins 10, Watkins 9, Boulware 9
Sacks
CU Lawson 1.5-10, Dodd 1.5-7, Green 1-10, Watkins 1-4
Tackles For Loss
CU Dodd 1.5-7, Lawson 1.5-10, Green 1-10, Watkins 1-4,
O’Daniel 1-3, Blanks 1-2
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#6 NOTRE DAME 22
#11 CLEMSON
24
OCT. 3, 2015 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.
CLEMSON, S.C. - The No. 11 Clemson Tigers
battled No. 6 Notre Dame through torrential
rains from Hurricane Joaquin under the lights on
Saturday night. But the wet weather did not hold
the Tigers back in a hard-fought 24-22 victory in
front of 82,415 fans at Memorial Stadium.
Head coach Dabo Swinney credited not only
his team, but also the Clemson fans that showed
up despite the poor weather conditions.
“I am so proud of our team,” said Swinney.
“They played with a lot of heart and a lot of guts.
First of all, I want to thank our fans...they were
unbelievable. I told our team they showed up, to
make sure that we showed up. It was a magical
night and definitely one I will never forget.”
Deshaun Watson led the Tigers to an explosive
start, connecting with Jordan Leggett in the
endzone on the first drive. The fire lit by Watson
quickly caught on with the defense, allowing them
to keep the Fighting Irish offense off the scoreboard early in the first quarter. Clemson took an
early 14-0 lead with another Watson touchdown,
this time on a 13-yard pass to Artavis Scott.
The remainder of the first half proved uneventful, but Watson came out to re-ignite the offense
in the second half, running in a touchdown to put
the Tigers up 21-3 early in the third quarter. His
score followed the opening kickoff, where Ammon
Lakip forced a fumble to give the Tigers great field
position inside the Notre Dame 30.
The fire continued to grow under Clemson’s
defense with another fumble recovered by Jayron
Kearse, but the Tigers couldn’t convert it into
points.
Trailing 21-3, Notre Dame refused to give in
and made the game a tense one over the final
15 minutes for Tiger fans. In three consecutive
crucial moments for the Tiger defense in the
fourth quarter, Clemson came away with a pair
of recovered fumbles and ultimately survived on
a two-point conversion stand with seven seconds
remaining.
The Fighting Irish had pulled within two at
24-22 on a touchdown by Torii Hunter Jr., but
Deshone Kizer’s designed quarterback run was
stuffed by Carlos Watkins and Kevin Dodd, and
Clemson survived the furious rally.
Deshaun Watson accounted for three scores,
while rushing for a career-high 93 yards. Wayne
Gallman continued his strong start to the 2015
season, with 23 carries for 111 yards.
Following the contest, Dodd was named ACC
Defensive Lineman of the Week and B.J. Goodson
earned ACC Linebacker of the Week honors. Dodd
posted 3.5 tackles for loss, with two sacks and a
forced fumble. Goodson had two takeaways in the
fourth quarter, the first Tiger to do so in a game
won by seven points or less since Terry Kinard,
who also did it against Notre Dame, in 1979.
GAME STATS
Notre Dame
Clemson
300
19 22
14073 24
CU Leggett 6 pass fom Watson (Huegel Kick), 1st, 12:19 , 7-64
CU Scott 13 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 8:43, 4-40
ND Yoon 46 FG, 1st, 5:32, 9-22
CU Watson 21 run (Huegel Kick), 3rd, 14:14, 3-29
ND Prosise 56 pass from Kizer, (Kizer Pass Failed), 4th, 14:13, 4-80
CU Huegel 35 FG, 4th, 10:56, 6-50
ND Kizer 3 run (Yoon Kick), 4th, 9:03, 4-64
ND Hunter 1 pass from Kizer (Kizer Run Failed), 4th, :07, 6-32
Attendance - 82,415
Weather - Rain, 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
UND
CU
20
15
32-11143-212
19-35-110-21-1
321
84
67-432
64-296
6.44.6
110
128
6-31-0
41
6-405-44
1-0
1-0
2-10
1-0
4-100
4-128
7-37.68-41.4
4-12
5-15
0-04-18
30:06
29:54
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
UND Kizer 14-55-1, Prosise 15-50, Hunter 1-4, Adams 2-2
CU Gallman 23-111, Watson 16-93-1, Brooks 1-12, Fuller
1-1
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
UNDKizer 19-34-321-1-2
CU Watson 10-21-84-1-2
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
UND Hunter 5-52-1, Prosise 4-100-1, Brown 4-83, Carlisle
3-34, Fuller 2-37, Robinson 1-15
CU Scott 5-43-1, McCloud 2-10, Leggett 2-7-1, Renfrow
1-24
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
UNDSanders 1-0, Fuller 1-10
CU Scott 1-0
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
UNDSanders 2-71, Carlisle 1-20, Randolph 1-9
CU Scott 4-128
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
UNDLuke 1-0
CU Goodson 1-0
Tackle Leaders
CU Green 13, Boulware 12, Lawson 9, Watkins 9
Sacks
CU Dodd 2-7, Wilkins 1-8, Watkins 1-3
Tackles For Loss
CU Dodd 3.5-17, Lawson 3.5-7, Watkins 1-3, Wilkins 1-8
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GEORGIA TECH
#6 CLEMSON
24
43
OCT. 10, 2015 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.
The No. 6 Clemson Tigers battled the rain for a second
consecutive week, and earned a similar result. Clemson
jumped out to a big lead early, and easily defeated
Georgia Tech 43-24 at Memorial Stadium.
Clemson’s offense rolled to 537 yards of total offense
against Georgia Tech and was led by Wayne Gallman on
the ground, who finished with 13 carries for 115 yards
and two touchdowns. Clemson’s win marked Gallman’s
third consecutive game with over 100 rushing yards,
the first Tiger to do that since Andre Ellington in 2012.
Clemson’s running game put on a strong performance
yet again, as the Tigers finished with 201 yards on the
ground.
Gallman provided an instant spark for the Tigers’ offense right out the gate, as he took a handoff and burst
into the open field for a 66-yard touchdown run on the
third play of Clemson’s opening possession. Gallman did
not stop there, as he scored his second touchdown on a
one-yard run late in the first quarter to cap off a 10-play,
80-yard drive that put the Tigers ahead 17-3.
The tide turned for Clemson yet again, as safety Jadar
Johnson blocked a punt on special teams deep in Georgia
Tech territory that resulted in a safety to give the Tigers
a 19-3 lead.
The Tigers’ offense was hitting on all cylinders, as
quarterback Deshaun Watson followed up last week’s
game with one of his best performances on the year,
as the sophomore was 21-30 passing for 265 and two
touchdown passes, both of which were to tight end Jordan Leggett. Leggett’s big day gave him four touchdown
catches through the first five games of the season.
Following the game, center Jay Guillermo was named
ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week, his first such honor.
Clemson’s defense came prepared for the option,
as it held the Yellow Jackets, who came into the game
averaging 310.6 yards per game on the ground, to 71
rushing yards.
Cornerback Cordrea Tankersley nabbed his second
interception of the season, while the Clemson defense
finished with 11 tackles for loss. Linebacker Dorian
O’Daniel and safety Jayron Kearse led the team in that
category with three tackles for loss apiece.
GAME STATS
Georgia Tech 3777 24
Clemson
19
1473 43
CU Gallman 66 run (Huegel Kick), 1st, 13:55, 3-75
CU Huegel 21 FG, 1st, 11:19, 6-32
GT Butker 39 FG, 1st, 6:52, 4-(-2)
CU Gallman 1 run (Huegel Kick), 1st, 2:52, 10-80
CU Jadar Johnson Safety, 1st, 0:51
CU Leggett 29 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 2nd, 13:56, 5-66
GT Lynch 50 pass from Thomas (Butker Kick), 2nd, 5:27, 7-75
CU Leggett 8 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 2nd, 0:04, 9-70
CU Brooks 35 run (Huegel Kick), 3rd, 5:06, 4-70
GT Gotsis fumble recovery (Butker Kick), 3rd, 1:16
CU Lakip 42 FG, 4th, 12:07, 9-50
GT Jeune 46 pass from Thomas (Butker Kick), 4th, 8:52, 6-74
Attendance - 80,983
Weather - Rain, 63˚
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
GT
CU
12
24
42-7141-201
6-14-123-33-1
159
336
56-230
74-537
4.17.3
90
99
0-02-2
13
5-504-45
1-14
1-10
1-(-2)
1-24
6-78
4-65
8-31.63-45.0
1-12
10-16
1-52-15
29:24
30:36
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
GT Marshall 11-45-0, Jordan 2-14-0, Alford 1-9-0, Allen
4-8-0, Skov 2-4-0, Thomas 14-3-0, Lynch 1-3-0,
Lands-Davis 3-2-0, Marshall 1-(-6), Griffin 2-(-10)
CU Gallman 13-115-2, Brooks 3-41-1, Davidson 3-17-0,
Watson 6-16-0, Fuller 6-15-0, McCloud 2-6-0, Dye
3-4-0, Schuessler 1-0, Bryant 3-(-1)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
GT Thomas 6-14-159-1-2
CU Watson 21-30-265-1-2, Schuessler 2-2-71-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
GT Jeune 2-69-1, Lands-Davis 2-37, Lynch 1-50-1,
Summers 1-3
CU Cain 5-96-0, Leggett 4-56-2, Scott 4-50, Thompson
3-47, McCloud 3-16, Peake 2-22, Hopper 1-32,
Renfrow 1-17
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
GT Golden 1-(-2)
CU Johnson 1-24
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
GT Golden 3-42, Gray 1-0, Marshall 2-36
CU Scott 2-40, McCloud 1-25
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
GAT Mitchell 1-14
CU Tankersley 1-10
Tackle Leaders
CU Pagano 12, Goodson 12, Boulware 11
Sacks
CU Lawson 1-12, Dodd 1-3
Tackles For Loss
CU O’Daniel 3-16, Kearse 3-11, Lawson 1-12, Alexander
1-6, Dodd 1-3, Boulware 1-1, Rogers 1-1
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BOSTON COLLEGE17
#5 CLEMSON
34
OCT. 17, 2015 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.
The Clemson offense was again on full display as the
No. 5 Tigers downed the Boston College Eagles 34-17 in
front of 81,416 fans at Death Valley on Saturday night.
The win extended the Tigers’ home winning streak to 14
to set a school record. It was also Clemson’s 34th straight
win over an unranked opponent.
Deshaun Watson passed for 420 yards and three
touchdowns and rushed for another as the Tigers
overcame the nation’s No. 1 defense. Sophomore wide
receiver Artavis Scott finished with 10 receptions for
162 yards and a touchdown. The Tigers paved their way
through the air against a stout Eagles secondary, as nine
different Tigers caught a pass.
“There’s never been a group to win 14 games in a
row (at home),” said head coach Dabo Swinney. “I’m so
proud of these guys. I loved our guys’ mentality all night.
“I thought Tony (Elliott) and Jeff (Scott) called a great
game. Hats off to our offensive staff and our guys for getting it done. We’ve got excellent leadership on this team,
and they’ve truly bought in to the philosophy we have on
this team. Our guys realize and believe wholeheartedly
that we’re the best team, and it’s about how we prepare.
“I’m thankful for the juniors and seniors on this team.
They know what it takes to be successful, and the leaders
on this team are a tremendous group of guys who are
really focused on what they’re doing.”
Senior running back Zac Brooks had another solid
game for the Tigers, as he hauled in a 21-yard touchdown
pass on fourth down midway through the second quarter
to push the Tigers ahead 17-7. The touchdown reception
was the second of Brooks’ career and his first since the
Georgia game in 2013.
Clemson’s ability to break down a defense and put up
yards in a hurry broke through in the second half when
Watson connected with Scott on a 51-yard touchdown
pass to cap off a six-play, 98-yard drive to increase the
Tigers’ lead to 27-10.
Freshman wide receiver Deon Cain had a career-high
97 receiving yards, which included a 67-yard catch and
run that set up a touchdown pass to tight end Jordan
Leggett to widen the Tigers’ lead 34-10. Leggett became
the first Tiger tight end since 1983 to catch a touchdown
pass in four consecutive games.
The Tigers totaled the most rushing yards (112),
passing yards (420), points (34) and total yards (532)
against the vaunted Eagle defense in 2015.
Following the game, several Tigers received honors.
Watson was named a “Great 8” performer by the Davey
O’Brien Award, while also earning ACC Offensive Back of
the Week honors. Jay Guillermo was named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week, his second straight honor. He
became the first offensive lineman from Clemson to win
the award in consecutive weeks since Barry Richardson
did it in 2007.
GAME STATS
Boston College 7307 17
Clemson
107
107 34
BC Wolford 5 pass from J. Smith (Knoll Kick) 1st, 8:13, 4-20
CU Watson 4 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 5:25, 7-75
CU Huegel 42 FG, 1st, 1:09, 7-66
CU Brooks 21 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 7:11, 11-80
BC Knoll 21 FG, 2nd, 0:03, 6-39
CU Huegel 39 FG, 3rd, 8:47, 9-69
CU Scott 51 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 4:20, 6-98
CU Leggett 6 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 4th, 6:38, 9-85
BC Smith 1 run, (Knoll Kick) 4th, 1:29, 9-68
Attendance - 81,416
Weather - Clear, 62˚
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
BC
CU
11
24
38-15936-112
7-23-027-42-2
87
420
61-246
78-532
4.06.8
90
77
0-00-0
02
8-806-45
2-46
0-0
1-0
5-1
2-44
3-76
10-45.24-37.5
3-15
5-15
3-222-4
27:54
32:06
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
BC Willis 15-88, Outlow 5-43, Smith 7-13-1, Gowins 6-11,
Rouse 4-5, Swigert 1-(-1)
CU Gallman 17-48, Watson 11-32-1, Brooks 2-22, Fuller
2-9, Bryant 1-5, Dye 2-0
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
BC Smith 7-22-87-0-1, Swigert 0-1-0-0-0
CU Watson 24-41-420-2-3, Schuessler 0-1-0-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
BC Dudeck 2-12, Rouse 1-39, T. Smith 1-17, Robinson
1-10, Wolford 1-5-1, Outlow 1-4
CU Scott 10-162-1, Renfrow 3-40, Brooks, 3-31-1, Cain
2-97, Peake 2-33, Hopper 2-20, Gallman 2-14, Leggett
2-12-1, Thompson 1-11
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
BC Alston 1-0
CU Scott 4-0, McCloud 1-1
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
BC Walker 2-44
CU Scott 2-48, McCloud 1-28
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
BC Daniels 1-18, Simmons 1-28
CUNone
Tackle Leaders
CU Boulware 13, Goodson 12, Green 9
Sacks
CU Tankersley 1-3, Goodson 1-1
Tackles For Loss
CU Boulware 1.5-3, Lawson 1-3, Tankersley 1-3, Alexander
1-2, Blanks 1-1, Dodd 1-1, Goodson 1-1, Wilkins 0.5-2
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#6 CLEMSON
MIAMI (FLA.)
58
0
OCT. 24, 2015 • SUN LIFE STADIUM • MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.
The sixth-ranked Clemson Tigers tied the program
record for victory margin in an ACC game after defeating Miami by a score of 58-0 in Sun Life Stadium on
Saturday. The Tigers led 42-0 at intermission, and never
looked back in moving to 7-0 (4-0 in the ACC) on the
season. Miami fell to 4-3 overall, 1-2 in league play.
Wayne Gallman and Deshaun Watson led a heavy rushing attack Saturday afternoon, as the Tigers accumulated
a season-high 567 yards versus the Hurricanes. Clemson
rushed for 416 yards, its highest total since 2000 against
Wake Forest.
Watson accounted for 241 total yards, including 98
on the ground. He was able to watch comfortably from
the bench in the third quarter after the lead reached
45-0. He threw for a touchdown and scored one with his
feet. Gallman ran for 118, his fourth 100-plus rushing
yardage effort of 2015.
The Tigers jumped out to a quick 21-0 lead in the
opening quarter behind a fluid offense and suffocating
defense. Watson threw a 34-yard touchdown to Jordan
Leggett on the opening drive, Leggett’s tight end schoolrecord fifth straight game with a score. Watson set the
Tigers up for a second touchdown after unleashing a
career-long 63-yard run that led to Gallman scoring from
five yards out. The third score was put on the board when
Zac Brooks got in on the action, scoring on a one-yard
plunge.
The Tigers duplicated the feat with 21 more points in
the second frame. It culminated when Watson scampered
in from six yards out, and then Cordrea Tankersley picked
off the next offensive play by the ‘Canes that pushed the
advantage to 42-0. Tankersley’s pick was his third of the
season, most by a Tiger.
The second half featured a ton of young players by
Clemson on both sides of the ball. Backup quarterback
Kelly Bryant was a highlight, scoring on two touchdown
runs to continue and build the Tiger cushion. Bryant
scored on a 59-yard run, his longest of the season.
Following the game, Watson was named one of eight
receipients of the Manning Award Star of the Week honor,
despite playing just one half and one drive against the
‘Canes.
GAME STATS
Clemson
Miami (Fla.)
2121 313 58
0000 0
CU Leggett 34 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 12:18, 8-82
CU Gallman 5 run (Hugel Kick) 1st, 6:53, 5-84
CU Brooks 1 run (Huegel Kick) 1st 2:08, 6-61
CU Scott 3 run (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 8:59, 13-85
CU Watson 6 run (Hugel Kick) 2nd, 0:42, 13-84
CU Tankersley 36 interception (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 0:34
CU Huegel 30 Field Goal, 3rd, 8:45, 12-45
CU K. Bryant 59 run (Huegel Kick Failed) 4th, 11:48, 4-69
CU K. Bryant 10 run (Lakip Kick) 4th 8:50, 4-18
Attendance - 45,211
Weather - Sunny, 81˚
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
MIA
33
6
63-41629-53
17-25-013-32-3
151
93
88-567
61-146
6.42.4
90
96
2-10-0
13
4-297-88
3-78
0-0
1-1
1-10
1-11
4-86
4-42.210-42.5
8-14
4-18
4-220-0
33:52
26:08
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
CU Gallman 22-118-1, Watson 8-98-1, K. Bryant 5-59-2,
Dye 8-52, Fuller 8-42, Brooks 6-22-1, McCloud 2-22,
A. Scott 1-3, Schuessler 1-2, Davidson 2-(-2)
MIA Yearby 13-46, Walton 4-11, Gray 3-5, Tucker 1-5,
Rosier 6-1, Kaaya 2-(-11)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
CU Watson 15-19-143-0-1, Schuessler 1-5-4-0-0,
K. Bryant 1-1-4-0-0
MIA Rosier 7-22-42-2-0, Kaaya 6-10-51-1-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
CU Peake 5-44, McCloud 4-36, Gallman 2-11, Leggett
1-34-1, Thompson 1-7, A. Scott 1-7, Dunn 1-4,
Seckinger 1-4, Ryan 1-4
MIA Coley 8-54, scott 2-21, Waters 1-8, Berrios 1-6, Yearby
1-4
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU McCloud 1-1
MIA Elder 1-10
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
CU Fuller 1-11
MIA Walton 3-64, Gray 1-22
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
CU Johnson 1-9, Tankersley 1-36, V. Smith 1-33
MIANone
Tackle Leaders
CU Byers 8, Goodson 7, Reader 7, Wilkins 7, V. Smith 6
Sacks
CU Lawson 2-14, J. Williams 1-6, Yeargin 1-5
Tackles For Loss
CU Lawson 2-14, J. Williams 1-6, Yeargin 1-5, Dodd 1-2,
V. Smith 1-2
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GAME 8
#3 CLEMSON
NC STATE
56
41
OCT. 31, 2015 • CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM • RALEIGH, N.C.
RALEIGH — The No. 3 Clemson Tigers defeated NC
State 56-41 on Halloween at Carter-Finley Stadium on
Saturday. It was Clemson’s 11th consecutive win dating
to last season, the program’s longest winning streak since
a 13-game tear from 1980-82.
Sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson led the
Tigers to 623 total yards, as he completed 23-30 passes
for 383 yards and five touchdowns. He also added a
score on the ground to match his single-game high of six
set last season against North Carolina. Wayne Gallman
rushed for a season-high 172 yards, his fifth game over
100 yards this season.
The game got off to a bizarre back and forth start,
with both teams trading two touchdowns with a blocked
point-after attempt. Watson ran for a score and threw a
57-yarder to Hunter Renfrow, the latter of which tied the
game at 13 just five minutes into the contest.
The Tigers gained control briefly after a pair of field
goals by Greg Huegel, but NC State rallied with a touchdown late in the second quarter to nudge ahead, 20-19.
But the Wolfpack failed to convert a field goal late, and
with less than a minute to play in the half, the Tigers
made them pay.
Watson found Artavis Scott and Charone Peake open
in 1-on-1 matchups on the right sideline. The completion
to Peake went for 42 yards and a touchdown, giving the
Tigers a 26-20 edge at halftime.
Watson’s aerial show continued in the second half, as
he flung a beautiful 40-yard pass to Deon Cain for the
freshman’s first career touchdown that put Clemson at
40 points on the day. He followed that up with his fourth
touchdown of the day, a 35-yard screen to Zac Brooks.
But NC State refused to go quietly, answering with a
couple of touchdowns of its own in the fourth quarter.
Greg Huegel’s third field goal of the day ended the threat
from the Wolfpack and put the Tigers up 15 with just
under six minutes to play.
Following the game, Watson was named National
Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Foundation, as well as a Manning Award Star of the Week and
ACC Offensive Back of the Week. Offensive tackle Joe
Gore, who graded 91 percent, was named ACC Offensive
Lineman of the Week.
GAME STATS
Clemson
NC State
161021 9 56
1377
14 41
ST Brissett 13 Run (Bambard Kick Blocked) 1st, 12:37, 6-75
CU Watson 24 Run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 11:16, 4-57
ST Hines 100 Kickoff Return (Mambard Kick) 1st, 11:04
CU Renfrow 57 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick Blocked) 1st, 10:27, 2-61
CU Huegel 29 FG, 1st, 3:29, 10-34
CU Huegel 41 FG, 2nd, 11:50, 12-38
ST Samuels pass from Brissett (Bambard Kick) 2nd, 5:46, 4-65
CU Peake 42 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 0:40, 2-73
CU Gallman 3 Run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 8:07, 11-84
ST Samuels 1 Run (Bambard Kick) 3rd, 7:13, 3-75
CU Cain 40 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 4:39 6-75
CU Brooks 35 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 2:40, 7-77
ST Grinnage 14 pass from Brissett (Bambard Kick) 4th, 11:45, 6-39
CU McCloud 36 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick Blocked) 4th, 11:12, 2-40
ST Alston pass from Brissett (Bambard Kick) 4th, 10:58, 1-28
CU Huegel 22 FG, 4th, 5:52, 8-39
Attendance - 57,600
Weather - Partly Cloudy, 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
CU
NCS
27
18
50-24027-135
23-30-024-41-0
383
254
80-623
68-389
7.85.7
91
228
3-11-1
11
6-394-40
0-0
0-0
1-0
2-15
4-91
6-213
4-34.05-50.6
8-15
4-15
6-394-40
34:04
25:56
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
CU Gallman 31-172-1, Watson 14-54-1, Brooks 3-16
NCS Dayes 9-72, Samuels 6-65-1, Nichols 2-7, Hines 1-(-2),
Brissett 8-(-2)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
CU Watson 23-30-383-0-5
NCS Brissett 24-41-254-0-3
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
CU Scott 7-64, Renfrow 4-93-1, Peake 3-64-1,
Cain 3-59-1, Gallman 3-19, McCloud 1-36-1,
Brooks 1-35-1, Leggett 1-13
NCS Samuels 8-74-1, Grinnage 7-82-1, Cherry 3-38,
Hines 2-26, Dayes 2-(-2), Alston 1-28-1, Trowell 1-8
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU Renfrow 1-0
NCS Cherry 2-15
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
CU Renfrow 1-6, McCloud 3-85
NCS Cherry 2-65, Hines 3-135, Samuels 1-13
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
CUNone
NCSNone
Tackle Leaders
CU Boulware 13, Kearse 9, Tankersley 8, Goodson 7
Sacks
CU Bryant 1-14, Boulware 1-8, Goodson 1-6, Lawson 1-5,
Blanks 1-2
Tackles For Loss
CU Goodson 3-21, Boulware 2-9, Bryant 1-14, Kearse 1-5,
Lawson 1-5, Blanks 1-2, Dodd 1-1
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GAME 9
#15 FLORIDA STATE13
#1 CLEMSON
23
NOV. 7, 2015 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.
The top-ranked Clemson Tigers overcame a first-half
deficit to defeat No. 15 Florida State 23-13 in front of a
deafening crowd of 83,099 fans at Memorial Stadium on
Saturday afternoon. Clemson overcame its first halftime
deficit since 2014 to capture the ACC Atlantic Division
title for the first time since 2011 and improved to 9-0
on the season.
“We had help from all phases tonight,” said Clemson
head coach Dabo Swinney. “When we had mistakes, we
picked each other up. There was no panic. There was
some frustration in the first half, but the will to win and
the fight was there.
“Our team loves each other and that’s what it takes.
Tonight was a tremendous team effort from everyone.
That’s what it takes if you’re going to win a championship.”
A low-scoring first half left the Tigers looking for a
change in fortune heading into the second half. The
offense got what they were looking for early in the third
quarter with a touchdown pass from Deshaun Watson to
Deon Cain to put the Tigers on top 13-10.
Watson set a career high in both completions (28)
and passing attempts (42), as well as a career high with
107 rushing yards. Watson’s 107 yards on the ground
also marked the first time a Tiger quarterback had 100+
rushing yards since Tajh Boyd ran for 127 yards versus
Ohio State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3, 2014 (Clemson
40-35).
The Tiger defense came out to make a statement after
halftime adjustments, forcing two turnovers and one
sack. Their efforts allowed the offense to come in and
capitalize, pulling away from a 13-13 tie score thanks
to Greg Huegel’s third field goal of the game with 7:23
left in the fourth quarter.
In a crucial moment, Ben Boulware and Shaq Lawson
made a stop on fourth-and-one, allowing the offense to
take over on the Seminole 40. Watson then made crucial
plays on consecutive third downs with completions to
Charone Peake, who converted both for first downs. The
offense capped off their drive with a 25-yard rushing
touchdown by Wayne Gallman.
Boulware and B.J. Goodson worked together to cause
a turnover late in the fourth quarter to give the Tiger
offense possession. The offense eventually took a knee
and sealed their victory.
Goodson was again honored as the ACC Linebacker
of the Week following the game’s conclusion, his second
honor of the season. Mitch Hyatt was named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week after grading 93 percent
and playing all 84 snaps.
GAME STATS
Florida State
Clemson
7330 13
337
10 23
FSU Cook 75 Run (Aguayo Kick), 1st, 14:15, 2-75
CU Huegel 31 Field Goal, 1st, 1:15, 7-44
FSU Aguayo 23 Field Goal, 2nd, 10:59, 10-69
CU Huegel 25 Field Goal, 2nd, 0:29, 8-75
CU Cain 38 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 3rd, 10:01, 7-80
FSU Aguayo 41 Field Goal, 3rd, 6:15, 8-46
CU Huegel 34 Field Goal, 4th, 7:23, 11-75
CU Gallman 25 Run (Huegel Kick), 4th, 2:34, 7-60
Attendance - 83,099
Weather - Cloudy, 70˚
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
FSU
CU
14
29
30-19742-215
16-29-128-43-0
164
297
59-361
85-512
6.16.0
92
23
1-11-0
20
9-653-32
0-0
1-0
1-1
1-(-3)
4-91
2-26
6-44.26-38.0
2-12
7-17
2-72-17
28:09
31:51
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
FSU Cook 21-194-1, Whitfield 2-11, Patrick 4-10, Maguire
2-(-17)
CU Watson 16-107, Gallman 22-103-1, McCloud 1-8,
Scott 1-0, Brooks 1-(-2)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
FSU Maguire 16-29-164-1-0
CU Watson 28-42-297-0-1
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
FSU Rudolph 6-86, Wilson 3-27, Whitfield 3-21, Izzo 1-17,
Harrison 1-8, Cook 1-4, Stevenson 1-1
CU Scott 9-40, Leggett 6-101, Peake 4-50, Cain 3-56-1,
Gallman 3-32, Hopper 3-18
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
FSU Wilson 1-1
CU Renfrow 1-(-3)
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
FSU Whitfield 4-91
CU Fuller 1-14, McCloud 1-12
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
FSUNone
CU Baker 1-0
Tackle Leaders
CU Boulware 14, Goodson 12, Lawson 9
Sacks
CU Goodson 2-17
Tackles For Loss
CU Goodson 3.5-21, Kearse 0.5-1
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GAME 10
#1 CLEMSON
37
SYRACUSE27
NOV. 14, 2015 • CARRIER DOME • SYRACUSE, N.Y.
A wild first five minutes set the tone for a back and
forth affair inside the Carrier Dome, but at the end of
the day Clemson emerged victorious over Syracuse by a
score of 37-27.
The win moved the No. 1 Tigers to 10-0 on the season,
giving the program their fifth consecutive 10-win season.
Clemson will have a chance to go undefeated in ACC play
next week against Wake Forest.
Deshaun Watson was once again brilliant for the
Tigers, accounting for a career-high 461 yards of total
offense. The sophomore signal-caller threw for 360 and
rushed for 101, while tossing two touchdowns and adding
a third on the ground. His favorite target was Charone
Peake, who had a career-high 120 yards through the air
and tied another with seven grabs.
Clemson got off to a fast start on the first play from
scrimmage, when Watson unleashed a 64-yard strike to
Peake. That put the Tigers inside the 10-yard-line of the
Orange, and Gallman dashed in on the next play to open
the scoring. Watson made it 14-0 with a quarterback
keeper on a zone read following a Syracuse fumble on
its first play.
A pair of fumbles erased the good vibes, as Syracuse
knotted the game at 14 apiece late in the opening
quarter. But Watson settled the Tigers again, throwing
beautiful touchdowns to Peake and freshman Deon Cain
to help Clemson push ahead 31-17 at halftime.
The Orange closed the gap even further, trailing just
31-24 after the third quarter. With the crowd at a fever
pitch, Clemson faced fourth-and-two on the opening play
of the fourth quarter. Wayne Gallman took a pitch and
ran 14 yards to the left for a first down, setting up the
second of Greg Huegel’s three field goals Saturday. The
freshman kicker is a perfect 15-15 in ACC games for the
Tigers.
Clemson ran out the clock over the final 5:57 of the
game, cementing the team’s 19th win over a 20-game
stretch dating to last season.
GAME STATS
Clemson
Syracuse
21
1006 37
14373 27
CU Gallman 11 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 14:27, 2-75
CU Watson 3 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 13:01, 5-23
SYR Philips 28 run (Murphy Kick) 1st, 11:17, 1-28
SYR Mahoney 10 Run (Murphy Kick) 1st, 3:34, 4-56
CU Peake 4 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 0:05, 10-75
CU Cain 40 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 12:54, 3-70
SYR Murphy 48 FG, 2nd, 3:20, 8-28
CU Huegel 38 FG, 2nd, 0:37, 11-52
SYR Mahoney 12 Run (Murphy Kick) 3rd, 6:48, 8-97
CU Huegel 31 FG, 4th, 13:33, 11-47
SYR Murphy 24 FG, 4th, 10:18, 6-68
CU Huegel 42 FG, 4th, 3:20, 7-60
Attendance - 36,736
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
SYR
29
16
35-19834-242
35-48-18-21-0
368
80
83-566
55-322
6.85.9
110
70
2-22-1
31
8-699-87
0-0
1-0
2-2
0-0
6-108
4-70
3-34.06-48.5
5-14
3-13
1-30-0
32:18
27:42
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
CU Watson 14-105-1, Gallman 15-66-1, Brooks 4-30,
Bryant 1-3
SYR Morris 14-80, Mahoney 10-76, Fredericks 5-47, Philips
1-28, McFarlane 3-11, Cornelius 1-0
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
CU Watson 35-48-368-1-2
SYR Mahoney 8-21-80-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
CU Scott 12-73, Peake 7-120-1, Hopper 5-44, Cain 4-67-1
Leggett 3-29, Renfrow 1-21, Brooks 1-8, Thompson
1-5, Gallman 1-1
SYR Estime 2-24, Lewis 2-17, Morris 2-9, Ishmael 1-28,
Parris 1-2
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU Hopper 2-2
SYRNone
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
CU C.J. Fuller 6-108
SYR Estime 3-70
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
CUNone
SYR Morris 1-0
Tackle Leaders
CU Goodson 14, Boulware 13, Green 8, Lawson 8
Sacks
CU Lawson 1-3
Tackles For Loss
CU Lawson 3-10, Goodson 2-3, Watkins 2-4, Kearse 1-4
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GAME 11
WAKE FOREST
#1 CLEMSON
13
33
NOV. 21, 2015 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.
Top-ranked Clemson defeated Wake Forest 33-13,
moving the Tigers to 11-0 for the first time since 1981.
The Tigers also celebrated Senior Day and Military Appreciation Day, with special segments honoring seniors
and veterans throughout the game.
“I’m excited to be 11-0,” said head coach Dabo Swinney. “That’s what this senior group has done...they’ve
won and made this program better and they’re leaving
it better than when they came, which is what a legacy is
all about. We have state championship week now and a
chance to go 12-0, so we have to play our best game of
the year, and we are going to prepare to do that.”
The Tiger defense lit the fire early with a caused
fumble by Ben Boulware, which was recovered by Shaq
Lawson. Overall, the defense allowed only 152 yards.
Boulware finished with 2.5 tackles for loss, despite
playing only 18 snaps due to a shoulder stinger.
Deshaun Watson ignited the offense by completing
24-35 passes with four touchdowns in the first half. The
offense totaled 552 yards, including 381 passing and
171 rushing. Watson’s yardage totals helped him again
garner the ACC Offensive Back of the Week honor, as
well as one of the eight awarded each week to Manning
Award stars.
Deon Cain joined Sammy Watkins in becoming the
second first-year freshman in Clemson history to record
a touchdown catch in four consecutive games.
After an electric first half, the Tigers took a more
relaxed approach in the second half, allowing more of
their players to see action on the field.
Clemson played without injured starters Wayne
Gallman and Mackensie Alexander. In his place, Kelly
Bryant led the Tigers in rushing with 58 yards, while C.J.
Fuller added 36 yards to pace the running backs. Adrian
Baker got the start at corner, finishing with four tackles
in Alexander’s place.
Clemson finished the ACC regular season with an 8-0
record for the first time in history.
GAME STATS
Wake Forest
Clemson
0706 13
20
1030 33
CU Watson 3 Run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 10:10, 7-63
CU Peake 44 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 5:36, 2-47
CU Cain 11 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick Blocked) 1st, 0:44, 5-76
WF Hinton 8 Run (Weaver Kick) 2nd, 5:26, 2-11
CU Hopper 47 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 2:12, 7-74
CU Huegel 40 Field Goal, 2nd, 0:00, 6-51
CU Huegel 36 Field Goal, 3rd, 5:22, 11-66
WF Lewis 30 Pass from Hinton (Weaver Kick Failed) 4th, 5:28, 6-61
Attendance - 81,577
Weather - Cloudy, 58˚
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
WFU
CU
11
24
32-3942-171
16-28-118-40-3
113
381
60-152
82-552
2.56.7
132
43
1-11-1
24
6-556-56
3-27
1-5
0-0
2-0
5-105
2-38
10-42.53-44.0
6-17
9-16
0-05-43
28:57
31:03
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
WFUHinton 7-52-1, Colburn 3-11, Bell 11-11, Robinson
2-4, Hines 1-(-8) Wolford 8-(-30)
CU Bryant 8-58, Watson 10-44-1, Fuller 10-36, Brooks
7-14, Dye 3-11, Goodnature 1-6, Scott 1-5, Davidson
2-(-3)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
WFUWolford 12-20-91-0-0, Hinton 4-7-22-0-1,
Serigne 0-1-0-1-0
CU Watson 24-35-343-2-3, Bryant 2-3-4-1-0,
Cain 1-1-35-0-0, Teasdall 1-1-(-1)-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
WFUBrent 4-60, Lewis 4-45-1, Bell 3-3, Hines 2-6, Wade
2-(-7) Serigne 1-6
CU Scott 6-53, Peake 4-60-1, Fuller 4-44, Cain 4-29-1,
Hopper 3-120-1, Renfrow 3-55, Leggett 1-11, Bianchi
1-6, Seckinger 1-4, Johnson 1-(-1)
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
WFU0-0
CU Hopper 2-0
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
WFUWade 5-105
CU Fuller 2-38
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
WFUWilliams 1-17, Calhound 1-4, Watson 1-6
CU Tankersley 1-5
Tackle Leaders
CU Goodson 7, O’Daniel 7, Williams 6
Sacks
CU Dodd 1-5-13, Boulware 1.5-12, Williams 1-12, Wilkins
1-6
Tackles For Loss
CU Boulware 2.5-20, Dodd 1.5-13, Williams 1.5-13,
O’Daniel 1.5-8, Lawson 1.5-4, Wilkins 1-6, Carter 1-2,
Johnson 0.5-2, Bryant 0.5-1, Ju. Davis 0.5-0
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GAME 12
#1 CLEMSON
37
SOUTH CAROLINA 32
NOV. 28, 2015 • WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM • COLUMBIA, S.C.
A sluggish start gave way to a flurry of points in
Clemson’s 37-32 win at South Carolina, with Deshaun
Watson completing 20-of-27 passes for 279 yards and
rushing for an additional 114.
With the victory, the Tigers remain unbeaten at 12-0,
one of only two undefeated teams in the Football Bowl
Subdivision, heading into next weekend’s ACC Championship Game in Charlotte.
Watson was responsible for four of Clemson’s five
touchdowns as he rushed for three scores and threw for
one more. Fellow sophomore Wayne Gallman added 102
yards on the ground and freshman Deon Cain caught five
passes for 96 yards and a 55-yard touchdown.
After a scoreless first-quarter by both offenses,
Clemson scored first midway through the second period
when Watson capped an eight-play, 83-yard march with
a five-yard touchdown plunge. The Tiger defense forced a
quick three-and-out and Watson followed with a 55-yard
strike to Deon Cain to extend the lead to 14-0. South
Carolina drove 11 plays for 76 yards as the half closed,
but the Tiger defense forced a 21-yard field goal and
Clemson led 14-3 at intermission.
Watson led the offense to scoring drives on its first
two possessions of the second half as Clemson claimed
a 28-10 lead. But the Gamecocks closed the lead to only
three points early in the fourth quarter by capitalizing
on the Tigers’ third lost fumble of the day. Shon Carson
scored from one yard out and Lorenzo Nunez added a
two-point conversion to make the score 28-25.
With momentum clearly residing on the home team
sideline, Watson led a 10-play, 60-yard drive and finished
it off with his third rushing touchdown of the day to
extend the lead to 34-25. The Tiger defense then forced
its fourth three-and-out of the day, and Clemson held
the ball for 4:38 on the ensuing possession. Clemson
tacked on a late field goal and South Carolina scored a
touchdown with :01 remaining.
GAME STATS
Clemson
South Carolina
01414 9 37
0 31415 32
CU Watson 5 Run (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 8:42, 8-83
CU Cain 55 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 2nd, 4:17, 8-94
SC Fry 21 FG, 2nd, :24, 11-76
CU Watson 30 Run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 13:32, 4-75
SC Samuel 7 Pass from Orth (Fry Kick) 3rd, 7:43, 10-76
CU Fuller 4 Run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 2:16, 12-75
SC Cooper 57 Pass from Orth (Fry Kick) 3rd :08, 4-75
SC Carson 1 Run (Nunez Run) 4th, 12:19, 4-26
CU Watson 3 Run (Huegel Kick Failed) 8:05, 10-60
CU Huegel 36 FG, 4th, 1:22, 4-6
SC Carson 11 Pass from Orth (Fry Kick) rth, :01, 7-61
Attendance - 81,409
Weather - Sunny, 68˚
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
USC
25
17
47-23638-181
20-27-014-30-1
279
221
74-515
68-402
7.05.9
7
96
3-32-0
31
1-54-30
1-7
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
5-96
3-33.05-49.8
9-13
6-15
4-350-0
30:45
29:15
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
CU Watson 21-114-3, Gallman 19-102, Fuller 4-24-1,
Brooks 1-2, Cain 1-(-5)
SC Nunez 10-75, Carson 8-52-1, Orth 8-36, Williams
5-20, Wilds 3-8, Cooper 4 (-10)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
CU Watson 20-27-279-0-1
SC Orth 13-28-219-1-3, Cooper 0-1-0-0-0,
Nunez 1-1-2-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
CU Cain 5-96-1, Leggett 4-73, Hopper 4-33, Scott 3-29,
Peake 2-20, Thompson 1-24, Gallman 1-4
SC Samuel 5-104-1, Cooper 4-86-1, Carson 3-15-1,
Williams 1-11, Neal 1-4
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CUNone
SCNone
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
CUNone
SC Fenton 4-88, Williams 1-8
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
CU Baker 1-7
SCNone
Tackle Leaders
CU Green 17, Boulware 11, Goodson 11, Kearse 9, Dodd
7, Lawson 7, Reader 7
Sacks
CU Goodson 1.5-18, Dodd 1-6, Lawson 1-6, Watkins 0.5-5
Tackles For Loss
CU Goodson 3-22, Dodd 2-9, Lawson 1.5-8, Green 1-1,
Watkins 0.5-5
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GAME 13
#1 CLEMSON
45
#10 NORTH CAROLINA 37
DEC. 5, 2015 • BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM • CHARLOTTE, N.C.
The top-ranked Clemson Tigers gave an ACC Championship Game record crowd of 74,514 a show at Bank of
America Stadium. Behind the dual-threat capabilities of
quarterback Deshaun Watson, the Tigers won 45-37 and
moved to 13-0 on the season and secured the program’s
15th ACC Championship in its history.
The lead held at 12 midway through the fourth quarter
when defensive end Shaq Lawson came up with a huge
forced fumble and sack that gave the Tigers possession.
After tacking on a field goal, Clemson had to hang on
late and recover an onside kick after the Tar Heels cut
the deficit to eight points.
Watson was masterful and was named the Most Valuable Player after totaling 420 yards of total offense, an
ACC Championship Game record. He accounted for five
touchdowns in all, three through the air and two on the
ground. Wayne Gallman rushed for 187 yards, putting
him just 13 yards shy of the single-season rushing record
of 1,345 set by Raymond Priester in 1996.
The Tigers amassed 608 yards of total offense and
33 first downs Saturday. The Tigers rushed for 319 and
passed for 289. Defensively, UNC took advantage of short
fields in the first half and finished just 12-35 passing as
a team.
North Carolina held a 9-7 lead after the first quarter.
T.J. Logan escaped the backfield and was left all alone
for a 46-yard catch and run for a score. His score came
after the Tigers had taken a 7-3 lead, also on an easy
pitch-and-catch from Watson to Gallman.
Watson flipped some bad field position to open the
second frame. He directed a 12-play, 96-yard drive that
ended with his nine-yard rushing touchdown, his 10th
on the ground this season. Deon Cain converted a key
fourth down to keep the drive alive just past midfield.
But UNC had an answer after Clemson failed to convert
a fake punt deep in its own territory. Marquise Williams
found Ryan Switzer in the end zone to put the Heels up
16-14.
Somehow, despite seven penalties including a targeting call that forced the ejection of safety T.J. Green,
Clemson managed a halftime advantage of 21-16. After
the defense forced the Heels to a three-and-out, Watson’s
arm took over. He led the Tigers on a march downfield,
converting a key third down to tight end Jordan Leggett.
The two then hooked up with two seconds left before
halftime on a jump pass from Watson, Leggett’s seventh
score of 2015.
The Tigers came out inspired in the second half,
sparked by Cordrea Tankersley’s fifth interception. His
takeaway turned into points on a Gallman touchdown
run. Clemson added on its next possession on a double
move and tremendous catch on a 35-yard pass from
Watson to Artavis Scott. His touchdown made it 35-16
in Clemson’s favor.
GAME STATS
Clemson
7141410 45
North Carolina 977
14 37
NC Weiler 30 FG, 1st 8:45, 9:58
CU Gallman 16 Pass from Watson (Lakip Kick), 1st, 5:14, 8-75
NC Logan 46 Pass from Williams (Pass Failed), 1st, 1:44, 1-46
CU Watson 9 Run (Lakip Kick), 2nd, 10:35, 12-96
NC Switzer 3 Pass from Williams (Weiler Kick), 2nd, 3:52 4-34
CU Leggett 1 Pass from Watson (Lakip Kick), 2nd, 0:02, 10-68
CU Gallman 3 Run (Lakip Kick), 3rd, 7:55, 7:55, 13-97
CU Scott 35 Pass from Watson (Lakip Kick), 3rd, 4:58, 2-36
NC Williams 1 Run (Weiler Kick), 3rd, 1:39, 6-42
CU Watson 2 Run (Lakip Kick), 4th, 11:34, 11-80
NC Hood 2 Run (Weiler Kick), 4th, 9:54, 5-74
CU Huegel 27 FG, 4th, 2:19, 7-43
NC Switzer 17 Pass from Williams (Weiler Kick) 4th, 1:13, 6-49
Attendance - 74,514
Weather - Clear, 42˚
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
NC
CU
21
33
32-14256-319
12-35-126-42-1
240
289
67-382
98-608
5.76.2
139
64
2-12-0
21
6-4411-80
1-0
1-(-1)
2-29
1-(-1)
6-110
4-66
6-41.55-39.8
5-14
9-18
0-02-16
21:04
38:56
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
NC Williams 17-81-1, Hood 14-65-1, Logan 1-(4)
CU Gallman 28-187-1, Watson 24-131-2, Teasdall 1-4,
Brooks 1-1
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
NC Williams 11-33-224-1-3, Mangili 0-1-0-0-0
Trubisky 1-1-16-0-0
CU Watson 26-42-289-1-3
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
NC Davis 3-73, Switzer 3-41-2, Hollins 2-41, Logan 1-451, Fritts 1-27, Howard 1-11, Hood 1-1
CU Scott 7-96-1, Gallman 4-68-1, Peake 4-40, McCloud
3-27, Leggett 3-24-1, Renfrow 3-22, Cain 2-12
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
NC Switzer 2-29
CU Scott 1-(-1)
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
NC Logan 4-95, Morris 1-12, Mastromatteo 1-3
CU Fuller 4-66
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
NC Jones 1-0
CU Tankersley 1-(-1)
Tackle Leaders
CU Goodson 9, Green 7, V. Smith 6
Sacks
CU Lawson 1-10, Dodd 1-6
Tackles For Loss
CU Lawson 2-14, Dodd 1.5-7, Pagano 0.5-1
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GAME 14
#1 CLEMSON
# 4 OKLAHOMA
37
17
DEC. 31, 2015 • SUN LIFE STADIUM • MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.
Clemson outscored Oklahoma 21-0 in the second half
and defeated the Sooners 37-17 in the semifinals of the
College Football Playoff at the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL.
With the win the No. 1 Tigers advance to the National
Championship game against No. 2 Alabama.
The two teams traded scores in the first half and the
Sooners took a 17-16 lead at intermission. Clemson
gained 305 yards of total offense in the first half, but
still trailed by a point.
Oklahoma scored first on its first drive of the game,
then Clemson scored 13 straight points to take a 13-7
lead. A key play took place in the second period when
the Tigers executed a fake punt. Punter Andy Teasdall
threw a pass out of punt formation to Christian Wilkins,
normally a defensive tackle, who was on the field as a
blocking back.
Wilkins 31 yard reception set up a Deshaun Watson
five yard run that gave Clemson a 10-7 lead. Greg Huegel
booted three field goals in the first half, but Oklahoma
took the lead just before the half on a 11 yard pass from
Baker Mayfield to Mark Andrews.
It was all Clemson in the second half as the Tigers
shutout the high scoring Sooners, who had won seven
straight entering the contest.
Clemson’s ground game was dominant as Wayne
Gallman finished with 150 yards rushing and Watson
added 145. It was the first time in history Clemson had
a pair of 140-yard rushers in the same game.
Gallman scored on a one yard run on Clemson’s first
drive of the second half to take a 23-17 lead. Hunter
Renfrow then caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from
Watson to give Clemson a 30-17 lead entering the fourth
period. Gallman then put the game away with 10:48 left
on a four yard run.
Clemson’s defense forced two turnovers in the second
half, interceptions by starting linebackers B.J. Goodson
and Ben Boulware. It was the second straight year
Boulware had an interception, a first for a Clemson
linebacker.
T.J. Green led Clemson tacklers with 10, but Boulware
was named the MVP with the interception, eight tackles
and a sack. Kevin Dodd added 3.5 tackles for loss,
including a sack as Clemson held the Sooners to just
67 yards rushing on 40 attempts.
Watson finished 16-31 for 187 yards and a
touchdown, but his 145 yards rushing gave him 332
yards of total offense. Artavis Scott was Clemson’s top
receiver with 5-63 and Renfrow added four catches for
59.
Huegel finished 3-4 on field goals and scored 13 of
Clemson’s points. With Renfrow’s touchdown, it gave
Clemson 19 points from walkons, more than the Sooners
scored as a team for the entire game.
Other notes on the Victory
•Clemson is just the eighth FBS team to win 14 games
in a season, the second ACC team to do it (2013,
Florida State).
•The Tigers have now won 17 games in a row and 23 of
the last 24, both bests in Clemson history.
•This was Clemson’s seventh win away from home, tying
a school record. The 1948 Clemson team finished 11-0
overall, but seven of the 11 wins were away from home.
•Won its eighth game over a team with a winning record,
its fifth against a team with at least 10 wins this year,
most in the nation, most in school history.
•Won its fourth game against a team ranked in the top
25 entering the game. That ties school season record
that was also accomplished in 2011 when Clemson had
four top 25 wins.
•Tied the school record for wins over top 10 teams in a
season with three. The 1981 team also accomplished
the feat.
•Clemson has a 3-2 record against Oklahoma and is now
the only school in the FBS with a winning record against
Oklahoma, Ohio State and Notre Dame.
•Clemson is 3-0 in bowl games against Oklahoma.
•Clemson has defeated rival South Carolina, won the
ACC Championship and won a bowl game in the same
year for the first time since 1988.
•Clemson won a bowl game for the fourth straight year,
the longest streak for the program since winning five in
a row from 1986-90.
•Clemson is now 13-4 in the last five years against the
top 20 winningest programs in FBS history. That includes
wins over #1 Notre Dame, #5 Oklahoma, #11 Florida
State and #15 Miami this year.
•Clemson has won a bowl game against a team ranked
in the top 25 of at least one poll each of the last four
years, the only FBS team to do that.
GAME STATS
Clemson
Oklahoma
31314 7 37
7
1000 17
OU Perine 1 run (Seibert kick), 1st, 11:16, 10-75
CU Huegel 26 FG, 1st, 3:45, 9-19
CU Watson 5 run (Huegel kick), 2nd, 12:45, 7-96
CU Huegel 36 FG, 2nd, 7:05, 10-62
OU Seibert 22 FG, 2nd, 4:41, 10-67
CU Huegel 43 FG, 2nd, 2:17, 9-49
OU Andrews 11 pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick), 2nd 1:34, 4-76
CU Gallman 1 run (Huegel kick), 3rd, 10:51, 12-75
CU Renfrow 35 pass from Watson (Huegel kick), 3rd, 4:07, 4-70
CU Gallman 4 run (Huegel kick), 4th, 10:48, 9-50
Attendance - 67,615
Weather - Sunny, 84˚
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
OU
CU
24
30
33-6758-312
26-43-217-32-1
311
218
76-378
90-530
5.05.9
97
50
0-01-0
21
5-655-40
1-0
2-10
0-0
1-5
4-97
2-35
6-38.83-40.3
5-13
9-19
2-85-41
24:45
35:15
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
OU Perine 15-58-1, Westbrook 1-18, Shepard 1-5,
Mixon 3-4, Ross 2-(-1), Mayfield 10-(-15)
CU Gallman 26-150-2, Watson 24-145-1, Brooks 3-19,
McCloud 1-8, Scott 1-(-7)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
OU Mayfield 26-41-311-2-1, Thomas 0-2-0-0-0
CU Watson 16-31-187-1-1, Teasdall 1-1-31-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
OU Shepard 7-87, Westbrook 4-69, Baxter 3-36, Mixon
3-11, Neal 2-32, Andrews 2-32, Perine 2-23, Mead
2-18, Quick 1-2
CU Scott 5-63, Renfrow 4-59-1, Peake 4-54, McCloud
2-6, Wilkins 1-31, Leggett 1-5
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
OUNone
CU Scott 1-5
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
OU Ross 4-97
CU Scott 2-35
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
OU Sanchez 1-0
CU Goodson 1-1, Boulware 1-9
Tackle Leaders
CU Goodson 19, Green 16, Boulware 11, Kearse 10
Sacks
CU Lawson 1-14, Dodd 1-9, Watkins 1-6, Boulware 1-5,
Reader 0.5-4, Bryant 0.5-3
Tackles For Loss
CU Dodd 3.5-12, Reader 1.5-7, Lawson 1-14, Watkins
1-6, Boulware 1-5, Bryant 0.5-3, Pagano 0.5-2
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LAST TIME IT HAPPENED (INDIVIDUAL)
400 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS
Clemson - Deshaun Watson had 131 rushing yards and 289 passing yards (420 total yards) vs. North Carolina at Charlotte, N.C.
on Dec. 5, 2015 (Clemson 45-37).
Opponent - Jameis Winston of Florida State had two rushing yards
and 444 passing yards (446 total yards) at Clemson, S.C. on Oct.
19, 2013 (Florida State 51-14).
500 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS
Clemson - Tajh Boyd had 127 rushing yards and 378 passing
yards (505 total yards) vs. Ohio State at Miami Gardens, Fla. on
Jan. 3, 2014 (Clemson 40-35).
Opponent - Chris Weinke of Florida State had -12 rushing yards
and 521 passing yards (509 total yards) at Tallahassee, Fla. on
Nov. 4, 2000 (Florida State 54-7).
30 CARRIES
Clemson - Wayne Gallman had 31 carries vs. NC State at Raleigh,
N.C. on Oct. 31, 2015 (Clemson 56-41).
Opponent - Montel Harris of Boston College had 37 carries at
Chestnut Hill, Mass. on Oct. 30, 2010 (Boston College 16-10).
100 RUSHING YARDS BY QUARTERBACK
Clemson - Deshaun Watson had 145 rushing yards vs. Oklahoma
at Miami Gardens, Fla. on Dec. 31, 2015 (Clemson 37-17).
Opponent - Tevin Washington of Georgia Tech had 104 rushing
yards at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 6, 2012 (Clemson 47-31).
100 RUSHING YARDS BY TWO PLAYERS
Clemson - Wayne Gallman had 150 rushing yards and Deshaun
Watson had 145 rushing yards vs. Oklahoma at Miami Gardens,
Fla. on Dec. 31, 2015 (Clemson 37-17).
Opponent - Orwin Smith of Georgia Tech had 117 rushing yards
and Tevin Washington had 104 rushing yards at Clemson, S.C.
on Oct. 6, 2012 (Clemson 47-31).
100 RUSHING YARDS BY THREE PLAYERS
Clemson - James Davis (143), C.J. Spiller (127) and Demerick
Chancellor (113) vs. Louisiana Tech at Clemson, S.C. on Sept.
30, 2006 (Clemson 51-0).
Opponent - Never accomplished.
100 RUSHING YARDS & 100 PASSING YARDS
Clemson - Deshaun Watson had 145 rushing yards and 187
passing yards vs. Oklahoma at Miami Gardens, Fla., on Dec. 31,
2015 (Clemson 37-17).
Opponent - Tevin Washington of Georgia Tech had 104 rushing
yards and 144 passing yards at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 6, 2012
(Clemson 47-31).
200 RUSHING YARDS
Clemson - Andre Ellington had 228 rushing yards vs. Auburn at
Atlanta, Ga. on Sept. 1, 2012 (Clemson 26-19).
Opponent - Branden Ore of Virginia Tech had 203 rushing yards at
Blacksburg, Va. on Oct. 26, 2006 (Virginia Tech 24-7).
25 COMPLETIONS
Clemson - Deshaun Watson had 26 completions vs. North Carolina
at Charlotte, N.C. on Dec. 5, 2015 (Clemson 45-37).
Opponent - Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma had 26 completions at
Miami Gardens, Fla. on December 31, 2015 (Clemson 37-17).
400 PASSING YARDS
Clemson - Deshaun Watson had 420 passing yards vs. Boston
College at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 17, 2015 (Clemson 34-17).
Opponent - Jameis Winston of Florida State had 444 passing
yards at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 19, 2013 (Florida State 51-14).
10 RECEPTIONS
Clemson - Artavis Scott had 12 receptions vs. Syracuse at Syracuse, N.Y. on Nov. 14, 2015 (Clemson 33-13).
Opponent - Tavon Austin of West Virginia had 12 receptions at
Miami Gardens, Fla. on Jan. 4, 2012 (West Virginia 70-33).
100 RECEIVING YARDS
Clemson - Germone Hopper had 120 receiving yards vs. Wake
Forest at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 21, 2015 (Clemson 37-27).
Opponent - Deebo Samuel of South Carolina had 104 receiving
yards at Columbia, S.C. on Nov. 28, 2015 (Clemson 37-32).
100 RECEIVING YARDS BY TWO PLAYERS
Clemson - Artavis Scott had 114 receiving yards and Mike Williams
had 112 receiving yards vs. Oklahoma at Orlando, Fla. on Dec.
29, 2014 (Clemson 40-6).
Opponent - Nick O’Leary of Florida State had 161 receiving yards
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and Rashad Greene had 146 receiving yards at Clemson, S.C. on
Oct. 19, 2013 (Florida State 51-14).
200 RECEIVING YARDS
Clemson - Sammy Watkins had 227 receiving yards vs. Ohio
State at Miami Gardens, Fla. on Jan. 3, 2014 (Clemson 40-35).
Opponent - Tobais Palmer of NC State had 219 receiving yards at
Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 17, 2012 (Clemson 62-48).
100 INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS
Clemson - Willie Underwood had 101 yards on two interception
returns vs. South Carolina at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 22, 1980
(Clemson 27-6).
Opponent - Dennis Tabron of Duke had 128 yards on three interception returns at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 18, 1980 (Duke 34-17).
100 PUNT RETURN YARDS
Clemson - Adam Humphries had 107 yards on eight punt returns
vs. Louisville at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 11, 2014 (Clemson 23-17).
Opponent - Eddie Royal of Virginia Tech had 117 yards on three
punt returns at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 6, 2007 (Virginia Tech
41-23).
200 KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
Clemson - Sammy Watkins had 207 yards on five kickoff returns vs.
Maryland at College Park, Md. on Oct. 15, 2011 (Clemson 56-45).
Opponent - Tobais Palmer of NC State had 277 yards on eight kickoff returns at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 17, 2012 (Clemson 62-48).
INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN
Clemson - Cordrea Tankersley intercepted a Malik Rosier pass and
returned it 36 yards for a touchdown vs. Miami at Miami Gardens,
Fla. on Oct. 24, 2015 (Clemson 58-0).
Opponent - Chris Milton of Georgia Tech intercepted a Cole Stoudt
pass and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown at Atlanta, Ga. on
Nov. 15, 2014 (Georgia Tech 28-6).
PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN
Clemson - Adam Humphries returned a punt 72 yards for a
touchdown vs. Louisville at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 11, 2014
(Clemson 23-17).
Opponent - Mike Campanaro of Wake Forest returned a punt
50 yards for a touchdown at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 12, 2011
(Clemson 31-28).
BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN
Clemson - La’Donte Harris returned a blocked punt 10 yards for
a touchdown vs. South Carolina at Columbia, S.C. on Nov. 24,
2007 (Clemson 23-21).
Opponent - Roderick Rollins of Boston College returned a blocked
punt 14 yards for a touchdown at Chestnut Hill, Mass. on Nov. 1,
2008 (Clemson 27-21).
KICKOFF RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN
Clemson - Sammy Watkins returned a kickoff 89 yards for a
touchdown vs. Maryland at College Park, Md. on Oct. 15, 2011
(Clemson 56-45).
Opponent - Nyheim Hines of NC State returned a kickoff 100
yards for a touchdown at Raleigh, N.C. on Oct. 31, 2015 (Clemson 56-41).
FUMBLE RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN
Clemson - Vic Beasley returned a fumble 16 yards for a touchdown
vs. NC State at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 4, 2014 (Clemson 41-0).
Opponent - Dominique Mitchell of SC State returned a fumble
35 yards for a touchdown at Clemson, S.C. on Sept. 6, 2014
(Clemson 73-7).
RECOVERED FUMBLE FOR TOUCHDOWN
Clemson - Tavaris Barnes recovered a fumble in the endzone for
a touchdown vs. Louisville at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 11, 2014
(Clemson 23-17).
Opponent - Adam Gotsis of Georgia Tech recovered a fumble in
the endzone for a touchdown at Clemson, S.C. on October 10,
2015 (Clemson 43-24).
TOUCHDOWN BY OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
Clemson - Brandon Thomas recovered a fumble in the endzone
vs. Georgia Tech at Atlanta, Ga. on Oct. 29, 2011 (Georgia Tech
31-17).
Opponent - Peter Anderson of Georgia fell on the ball in the
endzone after a Lars Tate fumble at Clemson, S.C. on Sept. 21,
1985 (Georgia 20-13).
2015 CLEMSON FOOTBALL
TOUCHDOWN BY DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
Clemson - Carlos Watkins intercepted a Taylor Lamb pass and
returned it 15 yards for a touchdown vs. Appalachian State at
Clemson, S.C. on Sept. 12, 2015 (Clemson 41-10).
Opponent - Adam Gotsis of Georgia Tech recovered a fumble in
the endzone for a touchdown at Clemson, S.C. on October 10,
2015 (Clemson 43-24).
FOUR PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
Clemson - Deshaun Watson had five passing touchdowns vs.
NC State at Raleigh, N.C. on Oct. 31, 2015 (Clemson 56-41).
Opponent - Marquise Williams of North Carolina had four passing
touchdowns at Clemson, S.C. on Sept. 27, 2014 (Clemson 50-35).
FIVE PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
Clemson - Deshaun Watson had five passing touchdowns vs.
NC State at Raleigh, N.C. on Oct. 31, 2015 (Clemson 56-41).
Opponent - Mike Glennon of NC State had five passing touchdowns
at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 17, 2012 (Clemson 62-48).
FOUR TOUCHDOWNS
Clemson - C.J. Spiller had four rushing touchdowns vs. Georgia
Tech at Tampa, Fla. on Dec. 5, 2009 (Georgia Tech 39-34).
Opponent - Todd Gurley of Georgia had four touchdowns (three
rushing, one kickoff return) at Athens, Ga. on Aug. 30, 2014
(Georgia 45-21).
FOUR FIELD GOALS
Clemson - Chandler Catanzaro was 4-4 on field goals with makes
of 31, 29, 25 and 24 yards vs. Maryland at College Park, Md. on
Oct. 26, 2013 (Clemson 40-27).
Opponent - Cody Parkey of Auburn was 4-4 on field goals with
makes of 37, 46, 27 and 36 yards at Atlanta, Ga. on Sept. 1,
2012 (Clemson 26-19).
FIVE FIELD GOALS
Clemson - Chandler Catanzaro was 5-5 on field goals with makes
of 38, 42, 18, 20 and 47 yards vs. Boston College at Clemson,
S.C. on Oct. 8, 2011 (Clemson 36-14).
Opponent - Vince Fusco of Duke was 6-7 on field goals with
makes of 27, 22, 22, 25, 37 and 57 yards at Clemson, S.C. on
Oct. 16, 1976 (18-18).
SIX FIELD GOALS
Clemson - Richard Jackson was 6-6 on field goals with makes of
23, 33, 32, 52, 42 and 35 yards vs. Boston College at Clemson,
S.C. on Oct. 19, 2009 (Clemson 25-7).
Opponent - Vince Fusco of Duke was 6-7 on field goals with
makes of 27, 22, 22, 25, 37 and 57 yards at Clemson, S.C. on
Oct. 16, 1976 (18-18).
50-YARD FIELD GOAL
Clemson - Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 51-yard field goal vs.
Georgia Tech at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 14, 2013 (Clemson 55-31).
Opponent - Mike Weaver of Wake Forest kicked a 50-yard field
goal at Winston-Salem, N.C. on Nov. 6, 2014 (Clemson 34-20).
SAFETY
Clemson - Jadar Johnson blocked a punt into the endzone for a
safety vs. Georgia Tech at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 10, 2015. The
ball went out of the endzone (Clemson 43-24).
Opponent - Joshua Perry forced Tajh Boyd to intentionally ground
the ball from the endzone for a safety vs. Ohio State at Miami
Gardens, Fla. on Jan. 3, 2014 (Clemson 40-35).
20 POINTS
Clemson - C.J. Spiller had four rushing touchdowns (24 points) vs.
Georgia Tech at Tampa, Fla. on Dec. 5, 2009 (Ga. Tech 39-34).
Opponent - Todd Gurley of Georgia had four touchdowns (three
rushing, one kickoff return) (24 points) at Athens, Ga. on Aug.
30, 2014 (Georgia 45-21).
BLOCKED PUNT
Clemson - Jadar Johnson blocked a punt into the endzone for a
safety vs. Georgia Tech at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 10, 2015.The
ball went out of the endzone (Clemson 43-24).
Opponent - Quenton Washington of South Florida blocked a punt
at Charlotte, N.C. on Dec. 31, 2010 (South Florida 31-26).
50-YARD PUNTING AVERAGE
Clemson - Spencer Benton had a 50.0-yard average on three punts
vs. Furman at Clemson, S.C. on Sept. 15, 2012 (Clemson 41-7).
Opponent - A.J. Cole of NC State had a 50.6-yard average on
five punts at Raleigh, N.C. on Oct. 31, 2015 (Clemson 56-41).
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