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2014 CLEMSON TIGERS
Football
Clemson (24,22) at Boston College
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Kickoff: 3:32 PM
Alumni Stadium (44,500)
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Television : ESPNU
(Clay Matvick, Anthony Becht)
Clemson Radio
(Don Munson, Rodney Williams, Patrick Sapp)
Satellite Radio: TBA
Series Record: Clemson Leads 12-9-2
In City of Boston: Tied 6-6-1
at Clemson: Clemson leads 5-3-1
Neutral Sites: Clemson leads 1-0
at Alumni Stadium: Boston College leads 4-2
At Fenway Park: Tied 1-1-1
at Braves Field: Clemson Leads 3-1
Clemson Streak: Clemson 3 in row
As ACC Foes: Clemson leads 5-4
Last Meeting: 24-14 Clemson in 2013
Last B.C. Win: 16-10 at Boston, 2010
Clemson 2014 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Aug. 30
at Georgia
Sept. 6
SC STATE
Sept. 20 at Florida State
Sept. 27 NORTH CAROLINA
Oct. 4 NC STATE
Oct. 11 LOUISVILLE
Oct. 18 at Boston College
Oct. 25 SYRACUSE
Nov. 6 at Wake Forest
Nov. 15 at Georgia Tech
Nov. 22 GEORGIA STATE
Nov. 29 SOUTH CAROLINA
#Overtime
TV Score/Time
ESPN
21-45
RSN
73-7
ABC
#17-23
ESPNU
50-35
ESPNU
41-0
ESPNU
23-17
ESPNU
3:30 PM
ESPNU
7:00 PM
ESPN
7:30 PM
Clemson SID Contacts
AsstAD/Director of Communications/Football:
Tim Bourret, Notre Dame 1977
Asst AD/Director of Athletic Communications:
Joe Galbraith, Mississippi State, 2001
Associate SID : Phillip Sikes, Clemson, 2002
Associate SID: Brian Hennessy, Clemson 1998
FB Credentials: Sam Blackman, Clemson, 1985
SID Office Phone:
(864) 656-2114
SID Fax Machine:
(864) 656-0299
Bourret E-Mail:
[email protected]
Press Box:
(864) 654-3326
SID Address:
P.O. Box 31, Clemson, SC 29633
Overnight Mailing Address: 100 Perimeter Road, Clemson, SC 29634
Ticket Office: 1-800-CLEMSON
www.ClemsonTigers.com
Clemson Tigers
Record, 2014..............................................4-2, 3-1 ACC
Location.......................................................Clemson, SC
Colors............................... Clemson Orange and Regalia
Enrollment.............................................................20,768
Athletic Director......... Dan Radakovich (Indiana, PA, ‘80)
Head Coach......................Dabo Swinney, Alabama ‘93
Clemson Record/6th full year)...................... 55-25 (.688)
Home Record.............................................. 36-6 (.857)
Away Record............................................. 14-15 (.483)
Neutral Record.........................................................5-4
vs. ACC Teams ........................................ 37-14 (.725)
Record against Boston College...................................5-1
Twitter...........................................................@clemsonfb
Website:..............................................clemsontigers.com
Boston College Eagles
Record, 2014..........................................4-2, 1-1 in ACC
Location.............................................Chestnut Hill, Mass
Colors.................................................. Maroon and Gold
Enrollment.............................................................14,500
Athletic Director.............................................. Brad Bates
Head Coach............ Steve Addazio (Central Conn ‘81)
School Record................................... 11-8 (2nd season)
Overall.............................................24-19 (4th season)
Offensive Coordinator:...................................... Ryan Day
Defensive Coordinator.................................... Don Brown
Record vs Clemson.....................................................0-1
Football SID.................................................Zanna Ollove
Phone.................................................... (617) 552-2004
E-mail...................................... [email protected]
Website:.................................................... BCEagles.com
Media Information
Dabo Swinney Press Conference
Head Coach Dabo Swinney holds his weekly
press conference each Tuesday at the West Endzone Team Room of Memorial Stadium. He will be
available at 11:00 AM. The press conference will
also be available over ClemsonTigers.com.
Clemson players will be available after Swinney’s press conference. Coach Swinney is also
available each Sunday after a game at 6:00 PM.
Contact Tim Bourret for the number. Swinney
is also available on the ACC teleconference on
Wednesday and after practice.
Clemson Player Interviews
Contact Football Communications Director Tim
Bourret each Sunday before 4:00 PM at (864) 6561926 with specific player requests for the week.
We will conduct player interviews on Mondays and
Tuesdays from 10:30 to 1:45 PM at the second floor
player lounge of the West Endzone at Memorial
Stadium.
Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris is available
on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. and Defensive
Coordinator Brent Venables is available Tuesdays
during the lunch hour.
ACC Teleconference
Each head coach is available on the ACC
teleconference every Wednesday throughout the
season for 10 minutes. Coach Swinnney is available at 10:30 AM each Wednesday. To access the
number contact the ACC office.
Bi-Lo Tiger Calls
Each Monday night during the season Coach
Swinney and Don Munson will host Bi-L0 Tiger
calls from the studio at the Jervey Athletic Center.
The program begins at 8:00 PM and will be
broadcast over the Clemson Radio Network and
clemsontigers.com.
10:20 AM Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
10:30 AMDabo Swinney, Clemson
10:40 AM Jimbo Fisher, Florida State
10:50 AMBobby Petrino, Louisville
11:00 AM Scott Shafer, Syracuse
11:10 AM Dave Clawson, Wake Forest
11:20 AM Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
11:30 AM Larry Fedora, North Carolina
11:40 AM Paul Chyrst, Pittsburgh
11:50 AM Al Golden, Miami (FL)
Noon
Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
12:10 PM Mike London, Virginia
12:20 PM Steve Addazio, Boston College
12:30 PM David Cutcliffe, Duke
12:40 PM Dave Doeren, NC State
For ACC Information go to: www.TheACC.com.
This site will have the latest ACC release and a link
to the football media guide.
Credentials: Credentials to Clemson football
games are available on the Sports System
website.
Clemson Personnel Update
Tyson Dye (RB),Out for Boston College. Recovering from Achilles Tendon injury last February.
Zac Brooks (RB) Out, foot injury sustained August
18 in practice. Will redshirt the season.
Travis Blanks (SAF)--Out, Recovering from torn
ACL suffered in 2013.
Martin Jenkins (CB)-DNP for NC State with midfoot sprain suffered at Florida State. Questionable
for Boston College
Charone Peake (WR)--Missed last three gamesdue to knee injury. Questionable for Boston
College.
Joe Gore (OT)--Questionable for Boston College
with an appendectomy.
Jay Guillermo (OL)--Out for Boston College with
broken foot suffered against NC State.
Tony Steward (LB) Suffered hamstring injury
against NC State, DNP for Louisville. Questionable
for Boston College
Deshaun Watson (QB)--Broken finger on throwing
hand vs. Louisville. Out for Boston College
2014 Clemson Tiger Football
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Clemson vs. Boston College
2014 STANDINGS
Atlantic Division ACC
Florida State
4-0
Clemson
3-1
Louisville
3-2
Boston College
1-1
Syracuse
0-2
Wake Forest
0-2
NC State
0-3
Home Away
3-0
2-0
4-0
0-2
3-0
2-2
2-2
2-0
1-3
1-0
2-0
0-4
3-2
1-1
Over
6-0
4-2
5-2
4-2
2-4
2-4
4-3
Coastal Division ACC
Virginia
2-0
Georgia Tech
2-1
Duke
1-1
Virginia Tech
1-1
Pittsburgh
1-1
Miami (FL)
1-2
North Carolina
0-2
Home Away
4-1
0-1
3-1
2-0
3-0
2-1
2-2
2-0
1-2
2-0
4-0
0-3
2-1
0-3
Over
4-2
5-1
5-1
4-2
3-3
4-3
2-4
This week’s games
Saturday, October 18
Clemson at Boston College
ESPNU 3:30
Virginia at Duke
ACC
12:30
Notre Dame at Florida State ABC
8:00
Georgia Tech at North CarolinaESPNU 7 pm
NC State at Louisville
RSN
3:30
Syracuse at Wake Forest
RSN
Noon
Next week’s ACC Games
Thursday, October 23
Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech
ESPN 7:30
Saturday, October 25
Syracuse at Clemson
ESPNU 7:00
Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh
TBA
3:30
North Carolina at Virginia
ACC
12:30
Boston College at Wake ForestRSN
3:30
`Clemson Pronunciations
Dabo Swinney
DA-boh SWEE-nee
Stephone Anthony
steh-FAHN
Kalon Davis
KAY-lehn
Jay Guillermo
gee-AYR-mo
Germone Hopper
juhr-MAHN
Jadar Johnson
juh-DAHR
Jayron Kearse
JAY-rahn
Ammon Lakip
A-muhn LAY-kihp
Eric Mac Lain
mak-LAYN
Ebenezer Ogundeko
oh-guhn-DEH-koh
Charone Peake
shuh-RAHN
Nick Schuessler
SHOOS-luhr
Cordrea Tankersley
cohr-DRAY
Korrin Wiggins
kohr-RIHN
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Tickets Available
Single-game tickets for the Homecomgng
game against Syracuse, as well as the November 22 game with Georgia State, are available
through the Clemson Athletic Ticket office. Fans
can purchase tickets in person between 8 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., via phone at 1-800-CLEMSON, or
on line at clemsontigers.com.
Clemson vs. Boston College Series
•Clemson has a 12-9-2 lead in the
series with Boston College that dates to the 1940
Cotton Bowl. Clemson has won each of the last
three games, 36-14 at Clemson in 2011, 45-31
at Boston College in 2012 and 24-14 at Clemson
in 2013. Boston College’s last win was in 2010
in Boston by a 16-10 count.
•Clemson has averaged 35 points a
game against Boston College for the three years
Chad Morris has been offensive coordinator.
The Tigers averaged just 21 per game in the
six games prior to that, or since Boston College
joined the ACC in 2005.
•The Tigers have won five of the six
games played since Dabo Swinney became
Clemson head coach. Clemson won 27-21 in
Chestnut Hill in 2008 and 25-7 at Clemson in
2009. The 2008 win in Boston was Swinney’s
first career win as a head coach.
•The series dates to the 1939 season
and the January 1, 1940 Cotton Bowl. That was
a landmark victory for the Clemson program,
the school’s first bowl game and the school’s
first win over a top 20 team. Boston College
was ranked 11th in the nation entering the game
and coached by Frank Leahy, the second winningest coach in college football history based
on percentage. Clemson won 6-3 behind 115
yards rushing from Charlie Timmons and four
pass deflections in the fourth quarter by Clemson
legend Banks McFadden.
•Five of the nine meetings between
the two teams since Boston College joined the
ACC in 2005 have been decided by a touchdown
or less. The Tigers hold a 5-4 advantage in the
series since Boston College joined the ACC for
the 2005 season.
•Two of Clemson’s victories in the series took place during undefeated Tiger seasons.
Clemson won 26-19 in 1948 on the way to a
perfect 11-0 season, and won 35-14 in 1950 on
the way to a 9-0-1 season.
• In 1983, at Chestnut Hill, the Eagles
gained a 31-16 win behind Doug Flutie. Clemson had a 16-3 lead with 25 minutes left in the
game, but the Eagles went on a 28-0 run to end
the contest behind Flutie. The 1984 Heisman
winner, was 20-36 for 223 yards and two touchdowns against a Clemson defense that featured
All-American William Perry. The Eagles gained
504 yards of total offense on the night, 281 rushing and 223 passing. It was Clemson’s only loss
in 1983 (9-1-1).
•The two teams tied in a 1982 game in
Death Valley. The game was televised by CBS
on a regional basis, the first CBS broadcast
from Clemson’s Memorial Stadium. Clemson
had a 14-0 lead at intermission, but sophomore
quarterback Doug Flutie led Boston College back
to take a 17-14 lead. The Tigers tied the game
in the fourth quarter, on a field goal by Donald
Igwebuike, who played soccer and football for
the Tigers that fall. He then had another attempt
from 43 yards with eight seconds left, but the
kick missed and the game ended in a 17-17 tie.
*Clemson had just two losses and two
ties over a three-year period from 1981-83. One
of the losses and one of the ties came against
Alumni Stadium
Boston College in that 1982-83 period.
•The 2005 game at Clemson was an
overtime meeting, a 16-13 Boston College victory, It was the first between the two schools as
an ACC matchup. The game was tied 10-10 at
the end of regulation. The two teams played a
double overtime affair in 2006, a 34-33 Boston
College victory. A missed extra point in overtime
proved costly for the Tigers.
•In 2009 when Clemson won it was the
Tigers first win over the Eagles at Clemson since
1958. Clemson won that 1958 game, 34-12.
•The two teams played three games at
famed Fenway Park in Boston, the home of the
Boston Red Sox. Clemson won the first meeting
there in 1941 (just 13 days after Ted Williams
finished his .406 season for the Red Sox) by
a 26-13 score. The same two teams met at
Fenway the following year, and Boston College
won, 14-7. The two teams played to a 14-14 tie
in 1953 at Fenway. So the series stands at 1-1-1
in games played at Fenway Park.
*The two teams also played at Braves
Field in Boston, then the home of the National League’s Boston Braves (now the Atlanta
Braves). Clemson had a 3-1 advantage in
games played at Braves Field all between 194252.
•The two schools are now tied 6-6-1 in
games played in Boston or Chestnut Hill.
O’Rourke-McFadden Trophy to the Winner
For the seventh time, Clemson and
Boston College will play for a trophy. The Boston College Gridiron Club began sponsoring the
O’Rourke-McFadden Trophy in 2008. Clemson
has won five of the six years the trophy has been
awarded.
The trophy features a leather helmet
replica of those used by Charlie O’Rourke of
Boston College and Banks McFadden of Clemson, when they competed against each other in
the 1940 Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX.
In addition to the trophy presentation,
the Boston College Gridiron Club will present a
replica leather helmet to the MVP of the winning
school. The helmet will reflect the colors of the
winning team.
C.J. Spiller won the award for the 2008
game when he had 242 all-purpose yards, and
Clemson kicker Richard Jackson won the award
for the 2009 game. He kicked six field goals in
the Clemson victory, the only kicker at the FBS
level to kick six field goals in a game in 2009.
Montell Harris won the award for
Boston College in 2010 thanks to his 143 yards
rushing and he scored the game’s only offensive
touchdown. Chandler Catanzaro became the
second Clemson kicker to win the honor with his
five field goals in the 36-14 Clemson win in 2011.
Tajh Boyd won it in 2012 with a 367 yard passing
game and Vic Beasley took the honor last year
when he had a fumble return for a touchdown.
The Boston College Gridiron Club developed the idea in order to honor the tradition at
both schools and to honor the legacy of Charlie
O’Rourke and Banks McFadden, who played
during the leather helmet era. Clemson and
Boston College are both in the Atlantic Division
of the ACC and will play every year.
O’Rourke led Boston College from the
quarterback position to a 26-3-2 record in his
three years as the quarterback of the Eagles between 1938-40. One of those three losses was
to McFadden and Clemson in the 1940 Cotton
Bowl. O’Rourke had his jersey retired at Boston
College and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
2014 Clemson Tiger Football
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Clemson vs. Boston College
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Associated Press Top 25
(October 12, 2014)
Rk School (First Place)
Rec
Pts
1. Mississippi State (45)
6-0
1480
2. Florida State (12)
6-0
1415
3. Mississippi (3)
6-0
1413
4. Baylor
6-0
1317
5. Notre Dame
6-0
1228
6. Auburn
5-1
1144
7. Alabama
5-1
1068
8. Michigan State
5-1
1015
9. Oregon
5-1
1014
10. Georgia
5-1
981
11. Oklahoma
5-1
935
12. TCU
4-1
917
13. Ohio State
4-1
648
14. Kansas State
4-1
626
15. Oklahoma State
5-1
620
16. Arizona
5-1
590
17. Arizona State
4-1
459
18. East Carolina
5-1
449
19. Nebraska
5-1
402
20. Utah
4-1
305
21. Texas A&M
5-2
264
22. Southern Cal
4-2
264
23. Stanford
4-2
223
24. Clemson
4-2
188
25. Marshall
6-0
148
Others: UCLA 110, LSU 67, Duke 45, Minnesota 36,
Kentucky 36, West Virginia 27, Washington 22, Georgia
Tech 11, Arkansas 10, Louisville 7, Rutgers 7, Iowa 6,
North Dakota State 3, Colorado State 3, South Carolina
1, Virginia 1, Wisconsin 1.
mway/Coaches Top 25
A
(October 12 2014)
Rk.Team (First Place)
(W-L)
Pts.
1. Mississippi State (26)
6-0
1490
2. Florida State (31)
6-0
1489
3. Mississippi (5)
6-0
1436
4. Baylor
6-0
1392
5. Notre Dame
6-0
1292
6. Michigan State
5-1
1129
7. Alabama
5-1
1121
8. Auburn 5-1
1111
9. Oregon
5-1
1017
10. Georgia
5-1
1013
11. Oklahoma
5-1
1005
12. TCU
4-1
824
13. Ohio State
4-1
737
14. Kansas State
4-1
710
15. Oklahoma State
5-1
610
16. East Carolina
5-1
518
17. Arizona
5-1
502
18. Arizona State
4-1
471
19. Nebraska
5-1
433
20. Stanford
4-2
344
21. Texas A&M
5-2
269
22. Clemson
4-2
244
23. Utah
4-1
161
24. Marshall
5-0
153
25. Southern Cal
4-2
125
Others receiving votes: UCLA 116, LSU 80, Minnesota
78, Duke 70, Washington 70, Kentucky 37, Wisconsin 34,
West Virginia 17, Iowa 15, Georgia Tech 14, Oregon State
10, Colorado State 5, Missouri 5, BYU 2, Rutgers 1.
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Alumni Stadium
McFadden led the Tigers to a 9-1
record in 1939 as the starting quarterback. Regarded as the greatest all-around Clemson athlete of the 20th Century, he was an All-American
in football and basketball at Clemson. The 1939
football team finished 12th in the final AP poll,
Clemson’s first top 20 season on record, and the
win over Boston College in the Cotton Bowl was
Clemson’s first bowl appearance. In the spring
of 1939 he led Clemson to the Southern Conference Basketball championship. McFadden was
inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
in 1959, Clemson’s first inductee.
Year
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Winners of leather Helmet Award
Player
School
C.J. Spiller, RB
Clemson
Richard Jackson, PK
Clemson
Montell Harris, RB
Boston College
Chandler Catanzaro, PK Clemson
Tajh Boyd, QB
Clemson
Vic Beasley, DE
Clemson
Dabo Swinney’s First Win
Clemson 27, Boston College 21
At Chestnut Hill, Nov. 1, 2008
C.J. Spiller totaled 242 all-purpose
yards and Clemson scored the game’s final
10 points to defeat Boston College 27-21 at
Alumni Stadium on November 1, 2008. It was
Clemson’s first win over the Eagles since 1958,
snapping its six-game winless streak, and the
first win for Dabo Swinney as Clemson’s interim
head coach.
Behind 240 yards in the first half,
Clemson jumped out to a 17-0 halftime lead. But
Boston College took advantage of several Tiger
miscues and scored 21 straight points to take the
lead in the fourth quarter. But Spiller’s 64-yard
kickoff return set up the Tigers’ go-ahead score
and the Clemson defense thwarted Boston College to preserve Clemson’s first victory over the
Eagles since they joined the ACC.
Clemson outgained the Eagles 339236 and was led by the all-around performance
of Spiller. The junior running back had eight
carries for 55 yards and six catches for 105
yards. He also added a 64-yard kickoff return
and 18-yard punt return.
Spiller was named game MVP and
was ACC Offensive Back-of-the-Week. Thomas
Austin was also named ACC Offensive Linemanof-the-Week.
James Davis totaled 52 yards on 13
carries and a score, his 42nd career rushing
touchdown. It broke the school record that was
previously held by Travis Zachery (1998-01).
Aaron Kelly also hauled in his 19th career touchdown catch, breaking the previous Tiger record
held by Glenn Smith (1949-51).
Cullen Harper, who rushed for a touchdown, was 21-33 for 252 yards and one touchdown against three interceptions. His favorite
target was Jacoby Ford, who had a game-high
seven catches for 72 yards.
The Eagles were limited to just 116
passing yards on 39 attempts, less than three
yards per attempt. They had two offensive
touchdowns, which came on drives of seven and
21 yards. Only two of their 15 offensive drives
traveled more than 25 yards, and both ended in
missed field goals.
The Tiger defense limited the Eagles
to just 2-17 on third down and allowed one offensive play of 20 yards or more, which was a
23-yard pass play. The Tigers did not register
a sack, but they were a big reason Chris Crane
was just 18-39 for 116 yards due to consistent
pressure in the backfield.
2013 vs. Boston College
Clemson 24, Boston College 14
At Clemson, S.C.
Clemson had five sacks, limited the
nation’s leading rusher, Andre Williams, to 70
yards, and scored the game-clinching touchdown
on defense, as they overcame a sputtering first
half offensively to defeat the Eagles 24-14 at
Memorial Stadium.
Linebacker Tony Steward’s sack, the
first of his career, and forced fumble of Chase
Rettig in the fourth quarter was recovered by Vic
Beasley who returned 13 yards for a touchdown.
Beasley, who led the nation with eight
sacks entering the contest, was named the
game’s MVP after recording six tackles, two
tackles for loss, one sack, and the game-clinching touchdown. He became the first defensive
player to win the Leather Helmet Award.
The Tigers remained unbeaten with
the victory, but it certainly did not come without
drama, as they trailed both going into halftime
and heading into the fourth quarter for the first
time since the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl.
The offense sputtered in the early
going, turning the ball over four times in the first
half, twice on fumbles and twice on downs, and
even the normally-automatic Chandler Catanzaro missed a chip-shot field goal.
But after allowing a 38-yard rushing touchdown early in the second quarter, the
defense kept Clemson in the game. Over the
Eagles’ final four possessions of the first half,
the Tigers forced two three-and-outs and one
turnover, only allowed Boston College to execute
14 plays, and held it to 28 total yards.
The Clemson defense continued to
force quick punts early in the second half, getting
a stop after four plays on the opening drive and
forcing a three-and-out on the Eagles’ next drive,
with Stephone Anthony providing an exclamation
point with a third-down sack.
Clemson appeared to have finally
found the endzone on a 48-yard deep ball from
Tajh Boyd to Martavis Bryant, but the play was
called back due to a penalty.
However, the Tigers needed just two
plays to hit paydirt again, as Boyd went deep
down the same sideline, this time to Sammy
Watkins for a 48-yard touchdown that gave
Clemson its first lead (10-7) of the day with 6:59
left in the third quarter.
Boston College answered in short
order, as it went over the top for a 69-yard touchdown from Rettig to Alex Amidon on the next
play from scrimmage to regain the lead 14-10
only 19 seconds after the Tigers had moved in
front.
Clemson still trailed heading into the
fourth quarter, but the deficit did not last long.
The third quarter ended with the Tigers marching to the Boston College 32, and three plays
later, Boyd, who earlier in the game broke the
school record for career passing yards, burst up
the middle for a six-yard touchdown run to give
Clemson a 17-14 lead.
After being responsible for keeping
Clemson afloat for three quarters, the defense
made the play that fully turned the game in its
favor on the next possession.
With Boston College facing third-andeight at its own 27, Steward tracked down Rettig
outside the pocket and forced a fumble. Beasley
scooped up the loose ball and carried it 13 yards
for his first career score to give Clemson a 24-14
lead with 12:42 left in the game.
2014 Clemson Tiger Football
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Clemson vs. Boston College
Alumni Stadium
Williams Averaging over 20 Yards per Catch
Clemson sophomore Mike Williams has developed into a big
play performer on the perimeter for the Tigers. The native of Vance, S.C.
has 22 receptions for 24.7 yards per catch and four scores this year. He
had two touchdown receptions in consecutive wins over North Carolina
and N.C. State and 15 of his 22 receptions this year have gone for at least
20 yards.
For his career, Williams has 42 receptions for 859 yards, a 20.45
average per catch. That is second best in Clemson history, trailing only
the 22.2 average by Martavis Bryant from 2011-13. Bryant is now with the
Pittsburgh Steelers.
Among all FBS players with at least 20 catches so far this year,
Williams is second in the nation in yards per reception. Only Travin Dural
of LSU is better with a 26.08 average on 24 receptions.
12 percent of the time. Clemson trailed for 28:09 against Georgia, 7:48
against Florida State and 7:40 against Louisville. Clemson never trailed in
wins over S.C. State, North Carolina and N.C. State.
Clemson Career Leaders in Yards/Reception
(Min 30 Receptions)
Rk Player
Years
Rec
1. Martavis Bryant
2011-13
61
2. Mike Wiliams
2013-14
42
3. Joe Blalock
1939-41
38
4. Gary Cooper
1985-89
79
5. Frank Magwood
1979-82
51
6. Glenn Smith
1949-51
88
7. Eddis Freeman
1943-46
37
8. Dwight Clark
1975-78
33
9. Bill Mathis
1957-59
35
Scott Ties Watkins Record for Receptions by a Freshman
Clemson true freshman receiver Artavis Scott had 10 receptions
for 66 yards in Clemson’s victory over Louisville. The 10 receptions by
Scott tied Sammy Watkins record for most receptions in a game by a freshman (red-shirt or true).
It was the second Watkins freshman record that Scott has broken
or tied this year. Scott had 164 receiving yards against South Carolina
State, breaking Watkins’s freshman record for receiving yards. Watkins
had 155 against Auburn in 2011.Scott leads Clemson in receptions this
year with 28, six more than any other Tiger. He has 371 receiving yards
and three touchdowns to rank second in both of those categories.
Yds
1354
859
773
1592
920
1576
655
571
602
Yds/Rec
22.20
20.45
20.34
20.15
18.04
17.91
17.70
17.30
17.20
Humphries Goes over 100 Punt Return Yards
Adam Humphries had eight punt returns for 107 yards in Clemson’s win over Louisville. It was the first 100-yard punt return game for
a Clemson player since C.J. Spiller had 119 punt return yards on three
attempts in 2009 against Boston College. He was named the ACC Special
Teams Player of the Week for his performance.
Humphries’s day included a 72-yard punt return for a score, the
first Tiger to return a punt for a score since Spiller went 77 yards for a
score in the aforementioned game against Boston College.
Humphries’s day was the fifth best punt return game in Clemson
history in terms of yardage. He now has 163 yards on 19 returns for the
season, an 8.6 average. For his career, 461 punt return yards in 57 attempts. Last year he had 20 returns for 212 punt return yards and finished
24th in the nation in yards per return with a 10.6 average.
Offensively, Humphries has 114 receiving yards on 16 receptions, third on the team in total receptions. His 113 career receptions rank
seventh among active ACC players.
Top Clemson Punt Return Games
Player
Opponent
Don Kelley
Maryland
Donnell Woolford
Georgia Tech
C.J. Spiller
Boston College
Darnell Stephens
Maryland
Adam Humphries
Louisville
Tony Horne
UTEP
Brian Mance
Georgia Tech
Richie Luzzi
Georgia
Bobby Gage
NC State
Year
1970
1987
2009
1991
2014
1997
2000
1969
1948
PR-Yds
4-167
5-126
3-119
4-116
8-108
7-106
3-105
2-102
3-101
Good Starts on Offense and Defense
Clemson has gotten off to a good start on offense and defense in
the first six games this year.
Defensively, Clemson has forced three-and-outs for the six initial
opponent possessions of the game. The opposition has run 18 plays and
17 have gone for two yards or less and the opposition has lost 26 yards on
those 18 plays.
Offensively, Clemson has scored within the first five minutes
of the game in five of the six contests, four times on touchdowns by the
offense, and once on a punt return. D.J. Howard scored on a 1-yard run
against Georgia just 4:14 into the game, and Adam Humphries ran two
yards for a score just 2:25 into the game against S.C. State.
Clemson did not score in the first period against Florida State.
Against North Carolina, Germone Hopper caught a 74-yard touchdown
pass from Deshaun Watson 2:26 into the contest, and Mike Williams
hauled in a 56-yard scoring pass from Watson 2:22 into the NC State
game. Then last week Humphries returned a punt 72 yards for a score just
1:02 into the Louisville game.
As a result of these early scores, Clemson has trailed for just
43:37 of the 360 minutes of action this year through six games or just
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Winning a Game with Defense and Special Teams
Clemson used defense and special teams to gain a 23-17 win
over Louisville. The Tigers did not score a touchdown on offense, but won
the game. It was the first time that has happened since the 2009 Boston
College game when the Tigers won 25-7 thanks to six field goals by Richard Jackson and a 77-yard punt return for a score by C.J. Spiller.
It was the first time Clemson did not score an offensive touchdown under Chad Morris and the first time it did not score a touchdown
on offense in any game since the 2010 Boston College game in Boston, a
game the Eagles won 16-10.
Two of Nation’s Top Defenses Meet in Boston
Two of the top defenses in the nation will compete in Boston this
weekend when the Tigers face the Boston College Eagles. Both teams
rank in the top eight in the nation in total defense, as Clemson is sixth,
allowing 286 yards per game and Boston College is eighth, allowing 289.8
yards per game.
Both are also in the top 11 in the nation in rushing defense. Clemson has allowed 100.5 yards per contest to rank 11th and Boston College is
ninth, allowing 99.8 yards per contest. Both teams are also in the top 20
in pass defense as well.
Clemson is also third in third-down conversion defense, allowing
opponents to convert just 25 percent of the time. The Tigers are sixth in
red zone defense, allowing opponents to score 64.3 percent of the opportunities, and seventh in first down defense, allowing 13.7 per game.
Clemson is also second in tackles for loss per game and 17th in sacks.
Comparison of Defenses
Category
Clemson Total Defense
6th (286.0)
Rushing Defense
11th (100.5)
First Down
7th (82)
Pass Defense
17th (185.8)
3rd Down 3rd (.250)
Tackles for loss
2nd (8.7)
Yards/Play Allowed
7th (4.4)
Pass Efficiency
24th (109.2)
Red zone
6th (.643)
Scoring Defense
34th (21.2)
Sacks
17th (3.33)
Yards/Pass Attempt
17th (5.9)
Boston College
8th (289.8)
9th (99.8)
15th (93)
18th (190.0)
52nd (.367)
50th (6.3)
41st (5.0)
74th (129.7)
88th (.867)
22nd (19.3)
28th (2.83)
41st (6.6)
Clemson Schedule 9th toughest in the Nation
Clemson has played the ninth most difficult schedule in the nation
so far this year according to the NCAA which calculates strength of schedule based on opponent’s record when not playing against you. It also does
not count games against FCS opponents. Clemson opponents have a
.696 winning percentage when not playing against Clemson. Iowa State
has played the most difficult schedule so far with a .800 figure.
Nation’s Most Difficult Schedules
Rk School
1. Iowa State
` 2. TCU
3. Auburn
4. Mississippi State
5. Syracuse
6. Tennessee
7. Miami (FL)
8. Southern Cal
9. Clemson 10. LSU
Pct.
.800
.765
.750
.741
.739
.727
.720
.708
.696
.679
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arnes Scores Defensive Touchdown
B
Clemson defensive end Tavaris Barnes scored a touchdown on a
fumble recovery in the win over Louisville. It marked the second straight
game that Clemson had a defensive touchdown, as Vic Beasley returned a
fumble after a sack for a score in the win over N.C. State.
The play was originally scored a recovery by Grady Jarrett. But
after review of the film by defensive coaches on Sunday from the endzone
coaches film it was determined that Barnes had possession when he broke
the plane. He fumbled the ball after the broke the plane.
It was the third touchdown of the year by the Clemson defense.
Jadar Johnson had an interception return for a score against S.C. State.
Combined with two safeties, Clemson’s defense has scored 22 points this
season. The Clemson record for points in a season scored by the defense
is 32 in 1990.
Five different current Clemson defenders have scored touchdowns in their careers. Vic Beasley has two, while Corey Crawford,
Tavaris Barnes, Martin Jenkins and Jadar Johnson all have one apiece.
Barnes scored on a fumble recovery and Adam Humphries scored
on a punt return in the win over Louisville. It was the first time Clemson
scored touchdowns on a punt return and fumble recovery or return since
the 2006 Florida Atlantic game.
Kearse Saves the Day
Jayron Kearse had a career high 10 tackles in the win over Louisville, but none was bigger than his last tackle of the game. With under a
minute left, Louisville quarterback Will Gardner completed a pass to James
Quick, who raced 73 yards down the field before he was tackled by Kearse
at the eight yard line. Kearse’s hustle, prevented Louisville from taking a
24-23 lead with under a minute left.
Louisville got to the one-yard-line after the catch, but could not
score on a fourth down pass that was deflected by DeShawn Williams.
Kearse has made a habit of making big plays the last two years.
This year the 6-4 safety has 38 tackles to rank second on the team. He
also has a team best six passes broken up, and an interception. Last year
as a freshman, the native of Florida tied for the team lead in interceptions
with four and also had a caused fumble.
Lakip Continues Outstanding Accuracy at Death Valley
Ammon Lakip is 11th in the nation in field goals per game with 11
in six games, an average of 1.8 per game. He has made 11-15 so far this
year, including 10-11 at home. In the win over Louisville, he made 3-3,
including field goals of 45, 40 and 21 yards. It was the first time the junior
from Johns Creek, Ga made two field goals of at least 40 yards in the
same game. His 45-yarder tied a career long boot.
22 Straight over Unranked Foes
Clemson has won 22 consecutive games against unranked opponents, the longest streak of its kind in school history. All 22 of the wins
have been by at least six points, the longest active streak in the nation.
Florida State is second in terms of consecutive wins by at least six points
over unranked teams with 20. Alabama has the longest winning streak in
the nation in terms of consecutive wins over unranked opponents regardless of the scoring margin with 52.
Consecutive Wins over Unranked Opponents by Six Points or More
Rk School Wins Last Loss vs. Unranked Team
1. Clemson
22
2011 at NC State, 37-13
2. Florida State
20
2012 at NC State, 17-16
3. Michigan State
14
2012 vs. Northwestern, 23-20
Consecutive Wins over Unranked Opponents
Rk School Wins Last Loss vs. Unranked Team
1. Alabama
52
2007 vs. UL-Monroe, 21-14
2. Clemson
22
2011 at NC State, 37-13
3. Florida State
20
2012 at NC State, 17-16
Texas A&M
20
2011 vs. Texas, 27-25
5. Baylor
17
2012 at Iowa State, 35-21
6. Michigan State
16
2012 vs. Northwestern 23-20
7. Auburn
12
2012 at Vanderblt, 17-13
8. Washington
10
2013 at Arizona State, 53-24
Stoudt Returns to Starting Role
Cole Stoudt returns to the starting lineup as quarterback of the
Clemson Tigers this weekend when the Tigers travel to Boston College.
Stoudt started the first three games of the year, then Deshaun Watson
started games 4-6. Watson suffered a broken finger on his throwing hand
early in the Louisville game and will miss a month of action.
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fensive standpoint in the win over Louisville. He completed 20-33 passes
for 161 yards. It was a gutty performance in that he was injured the previous week against N.C. State and did not practice at all leading up to the
Louisville contest.
For the year, Stoudt has completed 62-102 passes for 649 yards
and a touchdown. He has 21 yards rushing in 31 attempts. For his career,
Stoudt has completed 67 percent of his passes for 1391 yards and nine
touchdowns against three interceptions.
Stoudt has experience against Boston College. As a freshman
he replaced an injured Tajh Boyd in the second half and completed 6-10
passes for 37 yards. The Tigers won 36-14. He has not played in either of
the last two games against the Eagles.
Watson Out at Least a Month
Clemson freshman Deshaun Watson suffered a broken finger
on his throwing hand in the win over Louisville and will be out at least a
month. He had surgery on Monday, October 13.
Watson had quarterbacked Clemson to consecutive wins over
North Carolina and NC State. He threw for eight touchdowns and 702
yards in those games combined and was named the ACC Back of the
Week and ACC Rookie of the Week for each performance.
For the year, Watson is 75-112 for 1176 yards and 12 touchdowns
against just two interceptions. He completed 67 percent of his passes,
averaged 10.5 yards per attempt and had an efficiency rating of 187.0
Entering games of October 18, he is still second in the nation in yards per
pass attempt, second in passing efficiency, fifth in yards per completion
(14.58) and 17th in completion percentage (.670).
October 18 Anniversary of Swinney’s first Game
Saturday’s game with Boston College will be played on the anniversary of Dabo Swinney’s first game as Clemson head coach. Swinney
took over as Clemson interim head coach on October 13, 2008 when he
replace Tommy Bowden. Five days later he was coaching against Georgia
Tech in Memorial Stadium, a game Georgia Tech won 21-17.
The Tigers then had a week off and Swinney got his first win as a
head coach on November 1, 2008 at Boston College, the team the Tigers
play this Saturday.
Clemson Returns to Top 25 of Both Polls
Clemson returned to the top 25 of both polls on October 12.
Clemson had a two week absence from the AP poll after being ranked for
a school record tying 50 consecutive weeks dating to the 2011 season.
Clemson had come back to the Coaches poll on October 5 with a #25
ranking after a 41-0 win over NC State.
Clemson Senior Class 7-1 in Close Games
Clemson defeated Louisville 23-17 on October 11 and the win
gave the current Clemson seniors a 7-1 record in games decided by
seven points or less. The only loss was the overtime loss at Florida State
on September 20. Ironically, it was by the same score as the victory over
Louisville.
Clemson’s seniors are now 36-10 in their careers and have a
chance to break the school record for wins by a class. The 1990 group
had a 40-8 mark.
This group has not had a lot of close games, as only eight of their
46 have been decided by seven points or less. Do the math and you can
see that 29 of the 36 wins have been by at least eight points.
Clemson 2014 Seniors in Close Games (7-1)
Year
Opponent
2011
Florida State
2011
Wake Forest
2012
Auburn
2012
LSU
2013
Georgia
2013
Ohio State
2014
Florida State
2014
Louisville
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Score
35-30
31-28
26-19
25-24
38-35
40-35
#17-23
23-17
Beasley Sets Clemson Career Sack Record
Vic Beasley became Clemson’s career leader in sacks when he
had one in the win over Louisville. It gave him eight for the season and 29
for his career.
Beasley went ahead of all-time greats Michael Dean Perry and
Gaines Adams in setting the record. Perry and Adams both had 28 in their
respective careers. Perry was on the Clemson sidelines for the game.
Adams is deceased.
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It marked the eighth consecutive game that Beasley has had a
sack. The Clemson record is nine in a row by Da’Quan Bowers. So Beasley can tie that record with a sack against Boston College.
Beasley has had a remarkable run to the record when you consider he has started just 19 games in his career. All 29 of his sacks have
come in his last 32 games. It is amazing to think that in 2010 he was the
scout team quarterback as the Tigers prepared to play Georgia Tech.
And what is really remarkable is the negative yardage he accounts for when he makes those big plays. His 28 sacks at Clemson have
accounted for 221 lost yards for the opponent, the most in school history. It
is also the most by an active FBS player….by 87 yards. Andre Monroe of
Maryland has the second most negative yards on sacks with 134.
The same goes for Beasley’s tackle for loss totals. The Clemson
graduate has 41 tackles for loss in his career for 261 yards. No other FBS
player has more than 175 lost yards on his tackles for loss.
Six times in his career Beasley has not only sacked the quarterback, but caused a fumble in the process. He has done that more than
any other player in Clemson history.
Clemson Career Sacks Leaders
Rk Player
1. Vic Beasley, DE
2. Michael Dean Perry, DT
Gaines Adams, DE
4. William Perry, MG
5. Adrian Dingle, DE
Keith Adams, LB
7. Brentson Buckner, DT
Bryant McNeal, DE
9. Chester McGlockton, DT
10. Da’Quan Bowers, OLB
Years
2011-14
1984-87
2003-06
1981-84
1995-98
1998-00
1990-93
1999-02
1989-91
2008-10
Sacks
29-221
28-188
28-172
25-191
23-122
23-196
22-144
22-124
20.5-127
19.5-140
Active FBS Players in Career Sacks
Rk Player
School
Yr
GP
Sacks
1. Vic Beasley
Clemson Gr.
41
29-221
2. Martin Ifedi
Memphis
Gr.
38
20-108
Leighton Gasque Middle Tenn.
Sr.
44
20-117
4. Brock Hekking
Nevada
Sr.
42
19.5-126
Josh Shirley
Nevada
Sr.
45
19.5-122
Andre Monroe
Maryland
Sr.
28
19.5-134
7. Lorenzo Mauldin Louisville
Sr.
42
19-130
Alvin Dupree
Kentucky
Sr.
41
19-138
8. Cory James
Colorado State Jr.
31
18-120
National Leaders in Career Sack Yardage, Active FBS Players
Rk Player
School
Sks-Yds
1. Vic Beasley
Clemson 29-221
2. Alvin Dupree
Kentucky 19-138
3. Andre Monroe
Maryland 19.5-134
4. Lorenzo Mauldin Louisville 19-130
5. Art Norman
NC State 17.5-128
5. Brock Hekking
Nevada 19.5-126
6. Eli Harold
Virginia
16-125
Career Tackles for Loss Yardage, Active FBS Players
Rk Player
School
TFL-Yds
1. Vic Beasley
Clemson 41-261
2. Trey Flowers
Arkansas
39-187
3. Art Norman
NC State
27.5-168
4. Derrick Mathews Houston
42-165
Eli Harold
Virginia
30.5-165
Alvin Dupree
Kentucky
29-165
6. Andre Monroe
Maryland
30.5-162
Tigers Register Shutout against Wolfpack
Clemson had one of its best all-around performances in recent
years with the 41-0 win over NC State on October 4. It was the largest
margin of victory for the Tigers against the Wolfpack and the first time
Clemson had registered a shutout against any ACC team since 1998
against Maryland. It was the first shutout in any game since Dabo Swinney became Clemson head coach. It was Clemson’s first shutout against
anyone since Dabo Swinney became head coach.
Clemson’s defense held NC State to 35 yards passing and 154
yards of total offense, the best figures for the Tigers against an ACC foe
since a victory over Boston College in 2009. NC State came into the game
averaging 40 points and 505 yards per game and had scored at least 40
points in four consecutive games, a first in NC State history. NC State had
just four yards total offense in the first half and had just 79 yards through
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Other Clemson Defensive Notes on Clemson win over NC State
•Clemson had 18 first downs before NC State had its first with
five minutes left in the second period.
•It was just the second time in the last 34 seasons than an ACC
team had 35 yards passing or less against the Tigers. The only other time
was in 2009 when Boston College had just 25 yards passing against the
Tigers.
•NC State had just one first down passing in the game.
•NC State averaged just 1.8 yards per pass attempt for the
game.
•The Pack averaged just 2.7 yards per play and had less than
two yards a play through the first three periods.
•NC State had just 79 yards of total offense through three quarters on 40 plays.
•14 of NC State’s first 15 plays were for two yards or less. NC
State had five three-and-outs to start the game.
Swinney Eighth in Winning Percentage in ACC Games
Head Coach Dabo Swinney is eighth in ACC history in winning
percentage in ACC games. He has won 37 of his 51 league games so far
for a .725 winning percentage. Leading the list is Jimbo Fisher of Florida
State, who has a 32-7 mark for a .821 percentage. Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech is fifth at .756 off a 66-21 mark. So three of the top eight ACC
coaches in history in terms of winning percentage in league games are
active coaches.
Swinney Chasing ACC Record for Wins in Seventh Year
Dabo Swinney is in his sixth full season, his seventh season
coaching at least seven games for the Clemson program. The ACC record
for wins by a head coach by he end of his seventh year is 58 held by Jerry
Claiborne of Maryland between 1972-78. Claiborne was 58-23-2 for those
seven seasons.
Swinney is 55-25 for his career with Clemson and needs just
four more wins to break Claiborne’s record. He is already fifth on the list.
Danny Ford has the Clemson record for wins in the first seven seasons of
a career with a 57-21-2 record from 1979-85.
Swinney is already the co-record holder for wins by an ACC
coach in his sixth year. Swinney and Danny Ford both had 51 at the end
of their sixth season.
ACC Record for Wins in Seventh Year
Rk Coach
School
Years
Record
1. Jerry Claiborne
Maryland
1972-78
58-23-2
2. Danny Ford
Clemson 1979-85
57-21-2
3. Dick Crum
North Carolina
1978-83
56-24-1
Ralph Friedgen
Maryland
2001-07
56-31
5. Dabo Swinney
Clemson
2008-14
55-25
6. Dick Sheridan
NC State
1986-92
52-29-3
Paul Johnson
Georgia Tech
2008-14
52-33
Tommy Bowden
Clemson 1999-05
52-33
George O’Leary
Georgia Tech
1995-01
52-33
Three Different Tigers with at least 139 Yards in a Game
Many wondered how Clemson would have a strong passing
attack with the graduation of Tajh Boyd, Sammy Watkins and Martavis Bryant. But others have filled in nicely. There has been one constant in that
offensive coordinator Chad Morris is still in town.
A look to the ACC stats shows that three different Clemson players have had three of the top eight receiving yardage games in the league
this year. Artavis Scott had 164 receiving yards against South Carolina
State on September 6 and that is the fourth most receiving yards by an
ACC player this year. Williams had 155 against NC State and that is the
fifth best total. Germone Hopper had 139 in the win over North Carolina
on September 27 and that ranks seventh.
Clemson is the only school to have more than one player in the
top 10 in the league when it comes to the top receiving yardage games so
far this year in the ACC.
Happy Birthday Mike Williams
Mike Williams celebrated his 20th birthday in grand style on
October 4, 2014 in Clemson’s 41-0 win over NC State. Williams had six
receptions for a career high 155 yards and two touchdowns. It was his
second straight game with at least six catches for at least 120 yards and
two scores.
It is regarded as one of the top birthday performances in
Clemson history. Rodney Williams (no relation) was 13-18 passing for
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193 yards and two touchdowns on November 1, 1986, his birthday and
perhaps the best birthday performance on record.
Mike Williams had 6-122 and two scores in the win over North
Carolina the previous week, giving him 12-277 and four touchdowns over
the two game period.
The sophomore from Vance, S.C. and Lake Marion High School
is following the path set by DeAndre Hopkins and Sammy Watkins before
him. Both are now starting in the NFL after three seasons at Clemson.
So how many times did Hopkins and Watkins have back-to-back
games of at least six catches, 120 yards and two scores? The answer is
once by Watkins. As a freshman, Watkins had 10-155 and two touchdowns in a win over Auburn, then the next week had 7-141 and two receiving touchdowns in a win over Florida State. Hopkins never did it.
Surprisingly, even though Hopkins had 27 career touchdown receptions, including a record 18 in 2012, he never had back-to-back games
with two or more touchdown receptions. Watkins did it twice.
Watson and Williams Honored by ACC
Clemson’s passing combination of Deshaun Watson and Mike
Williams were both honored with player of the week selections by the ACC
on October 6 for their performances against NC State. For the second
straight week Watson was named the ACC Offensive Back of the Week
and the ACC Rookie of the Week, while Williams was named the ACC
Receiver of the Week.
Watson completed 17-29 passes for 267 yards and two scores,
and picked up 62 rushing yards on 15 attempts and scored two more
touchdowns, giving him 329 yards of total offense in the 41-0 win over NC
State.
Over victories against North Carolina and NC State, Watson has
completed 44-65 passes (.677) for 702 yards and eight touchdowns. That
is a Clemson record for passing yards in a quarterback’s first two career
starts and the eight touchdowns tie the record. Charlie Whitehurst had
eight touchdown passes in his first two starts as quarterback in 2002.
Watson is the first Clemson quarterback to be named ACC
Offensive Back and Rookie of the Week twice in the same season, never
mind in consecutive weeks. He has already been named ACC Rookie of
the Week three times, just the sixth Clemson freshman to be honored at
least three times in the same year. Sammy Watkins (2011) and Anthony
Simmons (1995) were honored four times, while Chuck McSwain (1979),
James Davis (2005), and C.J. Spiller (2006) were named three times.
Williams had six receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns,
all from Watson, in the NC State game that was held on his 20th birthday.
It was a career high in reception yards for the sophomore from Vance,
S.C. It was the second straight game he had two touchdown receptions in
a game. For the season, Williams has a team best 21 receptions for 520
yards and four scores.
This marks the sixth time since 2011 that Clemson has had the
ACC Offensive Back of the Week and the Receiver of the Week in the
same week. Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins did it as a duo five times
between 2011 and 2013.
Clemson ACC Players of the Week
Opponent
Player
Position
SC. State
Artavis Scott
Receiver of the Week
Florida State
Deshaun Watson
Rookie
North Carolina
Deshaun Watson
Rookie
Deshaun Watson
Offensive Back
Bradley Pinion
Co-Special Teams
NC State
Deshaun Watson
Rookie
Deshaun Watson
Offensive Back
Louisville
Adam Humphries
Special Teams
Six Sophomores and Freshmen Score Touchdowns
Everyone knew Clemson would have a different look when it
came to the wide receiver position this year with Sammy Watkins and
Martavis Bryant both moving on to the NFL. The young Clemson receivers
have done very well and that was especially the case against North Carolina.
Clemson scored six touchdowns in the 50-35 win and all six
were scored on receptions by freshmen and sophomores. The group combined for 20 receptions for 363 yards and six scores. That is an average of
18.2 yards per catch.
Sophomore Germone Hopper had three catches for 139 yards,
including a 74-yard touchdown and a 50-yard touchdown catch. It was the
second game in his career he has had two touchdown catches. Sophomore Mike Williams added six catches for 122 yards and two scores. It
was the eighth time in history that Clemson had two 100-yard receivers in
the same game.
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Freshman Artavis Scott had a team best eight catches for 66
yards and a score, while sophomore Jordan Leggett had just one catch,
but it went for a touchdown.
Clemson Finally Scores Exactly 50 Points
Clemson had never scored exactly 50 points in a game prior to
September 27 when the Tigers defeated North Carolina 50-35 at Memorial
Stadium. The 50th point was scored by Ammon Lakip after a touchdown
reception by Jordan Leggett with 5:56 left.
Now the only point totals Clemson has never scored that is
under 60 points are one and four. Obviously each number is fairly difficult
to finish a game with. Clemson did score just two points in a game against
Georgia Tech in 1933 and had five points in 1912 against Georgia. Clemson has two safeties so far this year, but not in the same game.
Clemson has now scored 50 or more points in a game 65 times,
including 12 times in the last four years, or since Chad Morris became
Clemson’s offensive coordinator. Last year the Tigers had five games in
which they scored at least 50 points, the most in one season in school
history. That included a streak of three games in a row with at least 50 in
consecutive wins over Virginia, Georgia Tech and The Citadel.
Clemson has now scored at least 50 points in two games this
year and five of the last nine games over two years.
Record Setting Day for Watson vs. North Carolina
Clemson freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson established
or tied 12 Clemson or ACC records in the win over North Carolina. The
most prominent was setting the Clemson mark and tying the ACC mark
for touchdown passes in a game with six. He threw them to four different
players.
Watson became the fifth ACC player regardless of class to throw
six touchdown passes in a game. The others are Tom Savage of Pittsburgh vs. Duke last year; Dan Ellis of Virginia vs. Buffalo in 1999; Chris
Weinke of Florida State vs. Maryland in 1999 and Steve Slayden of Duke
vs. Georgia Tech in 1987.
It was also the most touchdown passes in a game by an ACC
freshman. The previous record was five held by Jameis Winston of Florida
State (vs. Maryland in 2013), Chris Rix of Florida State(vs. Maryland in
2001) and Philip Rivers of NC State (vs. Indiana 2000).
He also established the ACC record for total offense in a game
by a freshman with 463. He broke the previous record of 447 by Ben Bennett of Duke against Wake Forest in 1980.
He also tied the North Carolina opponent record for touchdown
passes in a game. He joined former Boston College Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie as the only North Carolina opponent to throw six touchdown passes in a game.
Records Set by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina
Clemson (7)
•Most touchdown passes: 6
•Most Yards Passing by a Freshman: 435
•Most Yards Total Offense by a Freshman: 463
•Most Yards Passing in Memorial Stadium: 435
•Most Touchdown Responsibility in game by a Freshman: 6
•Most Yards Passing in Season by True Freshman: 914
•Most Touchdown Passes in season by True Freshman: 10
ACC (4)
•Single Game total offense by a Freshman: 463
•Most Touchdown Passes by a Freshman: 6
•Most Touchdown Passes: #6
•Most Touchdown Passes in First Start: 6
North Carolina Opponent Record (1)
•Single game touchdown passes: #6
#tied record
Watson Honors for September 27 Performance vs. North Carolina
•National Freshman of the Week by CBS Sports.com
•National Freshman of the Week by 247Sports
•National Quarterback of the Week by Davey O’Brien Award
•ESPN Capital One Performance of the Week
•National Co-Performer of the Week by College Football
Performance Awards
•One of Three National Players of the Week by NCAA.com
•ACC Co Offensive Back of the Week by ACC Sports Media
•ACC Rookie of the Week by ACC Sports Media
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Watson’s 435 Passing Yards Second in Clemson History
Deshaun Watson threw for 435 yards in the victory over North
Carolina on September 27, the second most passing yards in a game in
Clemson history. He completed 27-36 passes for 435 yards and six touchdowns. He had one interception. He was just 21 yards short of breaking
Tajh Boyd’s single game record of 455 yards passing at Syracuse last
year.
Watson did break the record for most yards passing by a Clemson player in Memorial Stadium, a facility that dates to 1942. The previous
mark was 426 yards by Tajh Boyd against N.C. State in 2012, the last time
the Pack came to Clemson.
Fifth on the list below for passing yards in a game is the 420
Charlie Whitehurst had at Duke in 2002. Like Watson against North Carolina, that was Whitehurst’s first career start. He never broke that total
the rest of his career. His high total the rest of his career was 331 against
Duke in 2003.
Clemson Record Most Yards Passing in a Game
Rk Player
Opponent
Year Cm-Att-I-TD Yards
1. Tajh Boyd
Syracuse
2013 20-27-2-5
455
2. Deshaun Watson North Carolina 2014 27-36-1-6
435
3. Tajh Boyd
Wake Forest
2012 27-38-0-5
428
4. Tajh Boyd
NC State
2012 30-44-2-5
426
5. Charlie Whitehurst Duke
2002 34-52-0-4
420
Kalon Davis Leads Offensive Line
Kalon Davis has been Clemson’s top offensive lineman so far
this year. The senior who is a Japanese major, has graded in the 90s for
each of the last four games, including a season best 95 percent against
North Carolina. He had four knockdown blocks in that game and has 14
for the year. Davis has been valuable to the team because of his versatility. He played three different positions over his 75 plays of action against
North Carolina and has been a starter at guard and tackle this year. He
did the same thing in the win over NC State. He is a big reason the Tigers
are averaging 40 points and 490 yards per game.
Tigers Have Allowed just 275 rushing Yards Last Five Games
Clemson has allowed just 275 total rushing yards over the last
five games, and average of just 55 yards per game. That is the fewest
rushing yards allowed over a five-game period since the 1991 season.
That 1991 Clemson defense finished the year first in the nation in rushing
defense. That Clemson defense featured Levon Kirkland, Ed McDaniel,
Brentson Buckner, Chester McGlockton and All-American Rob Bodine.
Clemson has had one bad quarter in terms of rushing defense
or the Tigers would be near the top nationally in that category. Georgia
had 212 rushing yards in the fourth quarter against the Tigers behind Todd
Gurley. Clemson has played 24 quarters this year and allowed 603 net
yards rushing, 212 on one quarter and 391 in the other 23 combined.
Clemson faces a Boston College team this Saturday that is
fourth in the nation in rushing, averaging over 300 yards per game.
Pinion Off to Great Start
Clemson punter and kickoff man Bradley Pinion is off to a great
start this year. The 6-6 junior from Concord, N.C. averaged 46.6 yards a
punt in the win over North Carolina and had three of his five punts inside
the 20. Four of his five punts were at least 46 yards and his net punting for
the game was 42 yards on average.
He also had nine kickoffs in the game against one of the most
dangerous return units in college football and had four touchbacks. North
Carolina averaged just 20 yards per return. Pinion also had two tackles in
the game and was named ACC Co-Specialist of the Week.
In the win over North Carolina State, Pinion had eight kickoffs
and all eight went for touchbacks, a first in Clemson history.
For the year, Pinion has 35 punts for a 43.4 average. He has
14 punts inside the 20 and no touchbacks. Over his career, Pinion has 41
punts inside he 20 and no touchbacks. He has nine punts of at least 50
yards this year and has a net figure of 39.3.
Clemson Defense Outstanding at Florida State
Clemson held Florida State to just 13 net yards rushing as the
Tigers registered five sacks and 10 tackles for loss. The 13 net rushing
yards were the fewest allowed by a Clemson defense in a Tigers loss.
The negative plays set Florida State backwards 62 yards during
the course of the game. Florida State averaged 0.5 yards per rush. Overall, Clemson held Florida State to 4.8 yards per play and allowed just 4-15
conversions on third down.
The fewest rushing yards allowed in a Clemson loss prior to the
Florida State game was 21. Clemson allowed 21 in a loss to NC State in
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1998 and 21 to Duke in a loss in 2004. Over the last 37 years Clemson is
now 24-3 when allowing 25 yards rushing or less.
Watson Gets the Start
Deshaun Watson had a terrific first career start at quarterback
in the win over North Carolina. He completed 27-36 passes for 435 yards
and six scores. He was the first true freshman to start at quarterback since
1994 (Nealon Greene vs. South Carolina).
Watson is now 3-0 as a starter with wins over North Carolina,
NC State and Louisville. But he was injured against the Cardinals and will
miss at least the next month of play.
Greene was 2-3 as a starter in 1994, Patrick Sapp was 1-3 in
1992, Willie Jordan was 1-5 in 1975 and Steve Fuller was 0-1. So Clemson true freshmen quarterbacks are a combined 7-12 over the years.
Three of the seven wins are against North Carolina. Patrick
Sapp defeated a top 20 North Carolina team in 1992, 40-7, and two years
later Nealon Greene upset a #12 North Carolina team in Chapel Hill, 2817. The 40-7 win led by Sapp is the second largest margin of victory for
Clemson over a ranked opponent.
So Clemson true freshmen quarterbacks are 3-0 all-time
against North Carolina and 4-12 against everyone else.
Games Clemson has Started True Freshman at Quarterback (7-12)
Opponent
Quarterback Com-Att-Yds-I-TD Rush
Res
1975
at Alabama
Steve Fuller
0-1-0-0-0
1-2
L
at Georgia Tech Willie Jordan
13-21-251-0-2 18-37
L
at Georgia
Willie Jordan
3-12-83-0-1
13-36
L
Wake Forest
Willie Jordan
6-9-123-0-1
9-42
W
At Duke
Willie Jordan
11-14-202-0-1 18-57
L
NC State
Willie Jordan
3-8-37-1-0
14-34
L
Florida State
Willie Jordan
0-3-0-0-0
9-24
L
1992
at Wake Forest
North Carolina
At Maryland
South Carolina
1994
at Duke
Nealon Greene
at Florida State Nealon Greene
at North CarolinaNealon Greene
Georgia Tech
Nealon Greene
South Carolina Nealon Greene
2014
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Patrick Sapp
Patrick Sapp
Patrick Sapp
Patrick Sapp
14-27-143-1-0
13-23-205-1-2
25-55-273-1-0
4-22-26-0-0
15-53
10-22
9-5
9-63
L
W
L
L
16-30-172-0-0
2-9-13-0-0
9-12-104-0-0
7-13-81-0-0
4-11-52-1-0
15-32
3- (-4)
8-4
19-111
5-9
L
L
W
W
L
Deshaun Watson 27-36-435-1-6
Deshaun Watson 17-29-267-0-2
Deshaun Watson 2-6-(-5)-1-0
11-28
15-62
3-10
W
W
W
Clemson Poll Streak Ends at 50
Clemson had a streak of 50 consecutive appearances in the AP
and USA Today polls end after the 23-17 overtime loss on the road to #1
Florida State. The streak tied the Clemson record for consecutive poll appearances. Clemson was in 50 straigh in 1989-92 as well.
Clemson had a streak of 41 straight polls in 1986-89, missed one
week, then had the 50 poll streak. So Clemson actually appeared in 91 of
92 polls between 1986-92.
Clemson’s Longest Poll Streaks
1. Streak
Years
1. 50
1989-92
50
2011-14
3. 41
1986-89
4. 21
2000-01
5. 15
1981-82
6. 14
1959-60
7. 11
1983-84
8. 10
1982-82
Anthony Leads Team in Tackles
Stephone Anthony, is first on the Clemson team in tackles and tied
for the team lead in tackles for loss. He has 42 total tackles, four more
than sophomore safety Jayron Kearse, who has 38, and six more than
Robert Smith, who has 36. The native of North Carolina was Clemson’s
top tackler at Florida State eight eight tackles, all first hits. He also had
two tackles for loss, a sack and two passes broken up.
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With his 42 tackles this year, Anthony now has 282 for his career,
best among active Clemson players.He has 31.5 tackles for loss, including
8.5 career sacks and 13 passes broken up.
Beasley Ranked among Top 10 Players by ESPN and Sporting News
Vic Beasley was listed as the ninth best player in the nation,
third among defensive players by the Sporting News in its Pre-Spring Practice ranking. The Clemson graduate is one of just three 2013 Consensus
All-Americans returning for the 2014 season. He was also listed ninth by
ESPN.com
The only defensive players ranked ahead of Beasley by the
Sporting News are Leonard Williams of Southern California, and Randy
Gregory of Nebraska. He is also third among ACC players, trailing only
Jameis Winston and Cameron Erving of Florida State.
Last year Beasley was a consensus All-American and first-team
All-ACC defensive end. He had 23 tackles for loss and 13 sacks to help
Clemson lead the nation in tackles for loss as a team and rank 13th in
sacks per game. His 23 tackles for loss in 13 games ranked second in the
nation on a total basis and his sacks per game figure ranked third best. He
was also tied for 10th in the nation in caused fumbles with four.
Top 10 for 2014 by Sporting News
Rk Player
Pos School
1. Marcus Mariota
QB Oregon
2. Jameis Winston
QB Florida State
3. Todd Gurley
RB Georgia
4. Leonard Williams
DL USC
5. Randy Gregory
DE Nebraska
6. Bryce Petty
QB Baylor
7. Brett Hundley
QB UCLA
8. Cameron Erving
OT Florida State
9. Vic Beasley
DE Clemson
Twenty-Eight Former Tigers on 53-Man Active Rosters
According to NFL rosters on the nfl.com website on September
22, 28 former Clemson players were on NFL teams. Twenty-six of the 28
were on the active 53-man roster. Brandon Thomas (San Francisco) and
Jonathan Meeks (Buffalo) are on season ending injured reserve.
Here are some other notes about former Tigers in the NFL:
•Thirteen former Tigers on NFL rosters are offensive players, 14
are defensive players, and one (Chandler Catanzaro) is a special teams
player.
•Sixteen of the 28 former Tigers on NFL rosters were on the
Clemson 2011 roster that won the ACC Championship.
•Nine of the teams have multiple Clemson players on their
roster. The list is led by the Buffalo Bills, who have four former Tigers (C.J.
Spiller, Sammy Watkins, Chris Hairston, Jonathan Meeks.). The Arizona
Cardinals have three in Andre Ellington, Jaron Brown and Chandler Catanzaro. San Diego, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, Houston, Houston, Washington
and Jacksonville all have two apiece.
•Six members of the 2013 Clemson team that finished in the
top 10 in both wire service polls, made NFL rosters as rookies. Bashaud
Breeland (Washington), Martavis Bryant (Pittsburgh), Chandler Catanzaro
(Arizona), Tyler Shatley (Jacksonville), Brandon Thomas (San Francisco)
and Sammy Watkins (Buffalo) all made rosters in their first season.
•The veteran of the list is quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, who
will be in his ninth year in the league. He is with the Tennessee Titans.
*Clemson has at least one former player on 15 of the 32 NFL
teams.
•Clemson’s top two all-purpose yardage players of all time are
on the same NFL roster. C.J. Spiller and Sammy Watkins combined for
317 yards in the Buffalo Bills victory over Miami on September 14. Spiller
had a 102 yard kickoff return for a score and Watkins had eight catches for
117 yards and a score.
•Former Clemson kicker Chandler Catanzaro was 4-4 on field
goals for the Arizona Cardinals in their 25-14 win over the New York Giants
that same day. He is now 14-14 on the season in terms of field goal, the
most made field goals without a miss in the NFL.
•Spiller leads the NFL in kickoff return average at 42 yards a
return, while Andre Branch is third in sacks with three.
•14 former Tigers have started an NFL game this year and nine
more have played in at least one game.
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Former Clemson Players on NFL Roster
(October 14, 2014)
No Name
Pos Team
#Yrs
83 Dwayne Allen
TE Indianapolis Colts
2
91 DaQuan Bowers
DE Tampa Bay Bucs
3
90 Andre Branch
DE Jacksonville Jaguars 2
26 Bashaud Breeland
CB Washington Redskins R
13 Jaron Brown
WR Arizona Cardinals
1
10 Martavis Bryant
WR Pittsburgh Steelers
R
26 Crezdon Butler
CB Tampa Bay Bucs
5
7 Chandler Catanzaro PK Arizona Cardinals
R
53 Kavell Conner
LB San Diego Chargers 4
38 Andre Ellington
RB Arizona Cardinals
1
63 Dalton Freeman
C
New York Jets
1
38 Marcus Gilchrist
DB San Diego Chargers 3
75 Chris Hairston
OL Buffalo Bills
3
93 Malliciah Goodman DE Atlanta Falcons
1
10 DeAndre Hopkins
WR Houston Texans
1
99 Jarvis Jenkins
DT Washington Redskins 3
41 Byron Maxwell
CB Seattle Seahawks
3
36 @Jonathan Meeks S
Buffalo Bills
1
74 *Antoine McClain
OT New Orleans Saints
1
82 Michael Palmer
TE Pittsburgh Steelers
4
91 Ricky Sapp
DE Houston Texans
5
24 Coty Sensabaugh
CB Tennessee Titans
2
69 Tyler Shatley
OG Jacksonville Jaguars R
28 C.J. Spiller
RB Buffalo Bills
4
60 @Brandon Thomas OT San Francisco 49ers R
98 Brandon Thompson DT Cincinnati Bengals
2
14 Sammy Watkins
WR Buffalo Bills
R
12 Charlie Whitehurst
QB Tennessee Titans
8
#Years denotes years completed on an NFL roster
. @injured reserve. *Practice squad
CU Yrs
2009-11
2008-10
2008-11
2011-13
2009-12
2011-13
2006-09
2010-13
2006-09
2009-12
2009-12
2007-10
2007-10
2009-12
2010-12
2007-10
2007-10
2009-12
2009-12
2006-09
2006-09
2008-11
2010-13
2006-09
2010-13
2008-11
2011-13
2002-05
Clemson Seventh in Top 25 Wins over Last Three Years
•Clemson had eight wins over top 25 teams over the last three
years, tied for seventh most in the nation. LSU and Stanford have the
most with 14.
•Clemson had a 4-2 mark against top 25 teams in 2011, then
had a 2-1 mark in 2012. Last year Clemson was 2-2 with all the games
coming against top 10 teams. Five of Clemson’s eight wins the last three
years vs. top 25 teams have come against teams ranked in the top 10 of at
least one of the major polls.
•Clemson’s game with 12th ranked Georgia was its seventh
against a top 13 over its last 16 games. Clemson is also slated to play #1
ranked Florida State in the third game of the season and that will make it
eight of 18 games against a top 13 team.
Most Wins over Top 25 Teams 2011-13
Rk School
2011
2012
1. Stanford
3-0
5-2
LSU
8-3
3-1
3. Alabama
4-1
5-4
4. Oklahoma St.
5-2
2-0
Oregon
3-3
5-1
6. Oklahoma
3-3
2-0
7. Clemson
4-2
2-1
Michigan State
3-2
2-0
South Carolina
2-0
3-1
2013
6-2
3-0
3-1
3-1
2-0
4-3
2-2
3-2
3-2
Total
14-4
14-4
12-6
10-3
10-4
9-6
8-5
8-4
8-3
Clemson 2014 Seniors Pursue School Wins Record
•Clemson’s 2014 senior class has a 36-10 record and needs just
five more wins wins this season to establish the school record for wins in a
four-year period. The record is 40 by the 1990 class that was 40-8 for its
four years, four straight 10-2 seasons.
•The 2014 seniors have a 23-5 mark in ACC games (not including ACC Championship games). The group needs just two more ACC wins
to establish the class record for that category as well.
•The 2014 seniors are 23-2 at Death Valley and two more wins
at home will give this group the record for wins at home. The record is 24
by the seniors of 2012 and 2013.
•A 10-win season would make this the eighth winningest class
in ACC history and the winningest since the Virginia Tech seniors of 2011.
(Note that Florida State’s current senior class can also join the list.)
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Clemson Senior Class Total Wins Bests
Rk
Class
Pct
W-L-T
1.
1990
.833
40-8
2.
1991
.823
39-8-1
3.
1989
.813
38-8-2
2013
.717
38-15
5.
1984
.844
37-6-2
1981
.787
37-10
7.
1983
.822
36-7-2
2012
.679
36-17
2014
.783
36-10
10.
1982
.772
35-10-1
Clemson’s Balanced Offense under Morris
Clemson has had a balanced offense under Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris. One of the examples is a look nationally to the number of
teams that have had a 3000-yard passer, a 1000-yard receiver and 1000yard rusher each of the last three years. There have been just two, Baylor
and Clemson, to do all three each of the last three years.
Below is a chart of the numbers for Clemson and Baylor and the
players who recorded those gaudy statistics. Notice the consistency in the
totals for Boyd, all three years within 68 yards). Give credit to Baylor, they
accomplished the feat with eight different players.
School Year
Clemson 2011
2012
2013
Baylor
Passing
Tajh Boyd (3828)
Tajh Boyd (3896)
Tajh Boyd (3851)
Rushing
Andre Ellington (1178)
Andre Ellington (1081)
Rod McDowell (1025)
Receiving
Sammy Watkins (1219)
Deandre Hopkins (1405)
Sammy Watkins (1464)
2011 Robert Griffin III (4293) Terrance Garaway (1547) Kendall Wright (1663)
2012 Nick Florence (4309)
Lache Seastrunk (1012) Terrence Williams (1832)
2013 Bryce Petty (4200)
Lache Seastrunk (1177) Antwan Goodley (1339)
Clemson Returns Veteran Defensive Line
Clemson might have the deepest defensive line in the nation.
The 2014 Tigers have 12 returning lettermen for the four positions and
those 12 players combined to play 3709 snaps, made 52 starts, recorded
400 tackles, 64.5 tackles for loss and 26 sacks in 2013. Eight of the 12
players appeared in all 13 games in 2014 and 10 played at least 90 snaps
over the course of the season.
Clemson’s Defensive Line Depth (2013 Stats)
Player, Pos
GP-S Plays Tac TFL-Yds Sacks
Grady Jarrett, DT
13-13
539
83
11-15
2-10
Corey Crawford, DE
13-12
569
52
10.5-32
3-14
Josh Watson, DT
13-5
402
47
2-6
1-4
Vic Beasley, DE
13-13
560
44
23-135
13-98
D.J. Reader, DT
13-3
342
43
5-16
3-13
DeShawn Williams, DT 13-4
359
37
1.5-1
Shaq Lawson, DE
13-0
337
35
10-43
4-17
Tavaris Barnes, DE
13-1
292
14
2-16
Martin Aikens, DE
12-0
60
8
0,5-1
Rod Byers, DT
6-0
119
19
1-1
Carlos Watkins, DT
3-1
90
11
1.5-2
Kevin Dodd, DE
4-0
40
7
0.5
Total
129-52 3709 400 64.5-152 26-156
Beasley One of Three Returning Consensus All-Americans
•Vic Beasley was named a Consensus All-American by the
NCAA for the 2013 season. He is the eighth Clemson junior to earn
Consensus All-America honors, and is the first to return to Clemson for his
senior year since the NFL started drafting players before the end of their
eligibility.
•Bennie Cunningham (1974), Terry Kinard (1981) and William
Perry (1983) were all named Consensus All-American as juniors, but had
no option to turn professional. Since 1989, the first year juniors could
turn pro early, Anthony Simmons (1997), Keith Adams (2000), Da’Quan
Bowers (2010) and Dwayne Allen (2011) have all been named Consensus
All-Americans as juniors. All four of those players decided to turn pro.
•So Beasley is the first Clemson junior Consensus All-American
to return for his senior year since 1983.
•A look to the list below shows that the players who came back
for their senior year benefitted. Cunningham, Kinard and Perry were all
first-round draft picks after their senior years. All went on to win Super
Bowl Championship Rings.
•Simmons was a first-round draft pick, but Adams, Bowers and
Allen were not.
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Clemson Consensus All-Americans as Juniors
Year Player
Pos
Rd-Pick
1974 Bennie Cunningham TE
1-28
1981 Terry Kinard
SAF
1-10
1983 William Perry
MG
1-22
1997 Anthony Simmons
LB
1-15
2000 Keith Adams
LB
7-232
2010 Da’Quan Bowers
DE
2-51
2011 Dwayne Allen
TE
3-64
2013 Vic Beasley
DE
??
NFL
Yrs-GP
10-118
8-121
10-138
7-87
7-85
2-17
2-17
Head Coach Dabo Swinney
ALS Bucket Challenge Special to Swinney
The ALS Bucket Challenge is special to Clemson Head Coach
Dabo Swinney. One of Swinney’s former Alabama teammates, Kevin
Turner, is suffering from the disease. Swinney told the story in a video
prior to the Clemson seniors and coaching staff dumping ice water on
themselves after a preseason practice as part of the fund raising initiative
that has gone viral on the internet.
Turner and Swinney were more than just Alabama teammates.
They worked side-by-side for AIG Baker Corporation in Birmingham in
2001 and 2002. Those were the two seasons Swinney was out of coaching before he came to Clemson in 2003.
Turner actually came to Clemson as a volunteer assistant coach
for December of 2008 in preparation for the Gator Bowl game with Nebraska. Swinney was short on staff at the time and enlisted Turner’s help.
Shortly after that in 2010 Turner was diagnosed with ALS. He played eight
years in the National Football League (1992-1999) with New England and
Philadelphia.
Recently the Kevin Turner Foundation was established and
Swinney is an avid supporter of that foundation.
Swinney in top 10 in ACC history in winning percentage
Dabo Swinney is seventh in ACC in winning percentage with
a .688 mark. He is 55-25 so far in his Clemson career. That is still third
in Clemson history, as Danny Ford is at .760 and Ken Hatfield at .707.
Jimbo Fisher of Florida State is first at .836 off a 51-10 record.
Top Winning Percentage in ACC History
(Min 4 years experience)
Rk Coach
Sch
Record
Pct
1. Jimbo Fisher
Florida State
51-10-0
.836
2. Bobby Bowden
Florida State
173-53-1
.764
3. Danny Ford
Clemson
96-29-4
.760
4. Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech
100-35-0
.741
5. Lou Holtz
NC State
33-12-3
.719
6. Ken Hatfield
Clemson
32-13-1
.707
7. Dabo Swinney
Clemson
55-25
.688
8. Jim Tatum Mary, UNC
41-19-2
.677
9. Jerry Claiborne
Maryland
72-37-3
.656
10. Dick Sheridan
NC State
52-29-3
.637 .
Swinney Ranked Among Best College Coaches by Forbes Magazine
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney is ranked sixth in the
nation when it comes to a school’s return on its investment according to
Forbes Magazine in a release made public in August.
The publication ranked college coaches,”not just based on the
number of wins and losses alone, but the strength of those wins, as well
as how much a coach wins and loses as compared to his salary and the
total resources he has.”
The data was considered for the last two years combined.
Swinney and the Tigers are 22-4 overall, 14-2 in the ACC in that time. The
Tigers have finished in the top 10 in the nation in the USA Today poll each
of the last two years and have recorded three wins over top 10 teams,
including wins over LSU and Ohio State to conclude each of the last two
seasons.
Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly was first in the rankings, followed by
Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher and Alabama’s Nick Saban.
Swinney’s Success vs. the Southeastern Conference
Since Dabo Swinney became the head coach at Clemson in the
middle of the 2008 season, he has six wins over SEC teams. That is the
most in the nation among non-SEC coaches. Swinney is first with six, followed by Jimbo Fisher of Florida State with five, Texas head coach Charlie
Strong with four. All of those were achieved as the Louisville head coach.
Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern), Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech), and former
Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe (Wake Forest) all have three SEC wins
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apiece.
Four of Swinney’s six wins over SEC teams have been against
top-25 SEC squads, also more than any other non-SEC coach. Since
2011, top-25 SEC teams have lost just 10 games to non-SEC teams, and
four of the 10 defeats have come against Swinney’s Tigers.
Swinney beat South Carolina in the 2008 regular-season finale,
defeated Kentucky in the 2009 Music City Bowl, downed top 25 Auburn
teams in 2011 and 2012, #7 Louisiana State in the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl,
and #5 Georgia to open 2013.
Coaching Wins Over SEC Teams (2008-13)
Rk
Coach
School
1.
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
2.
Jimbo Fisher
Florida State
Charlie Strong
Louisville
4.
Pat Fitzgerald
Northwestern
Jim Grobe
Wake Forest
Paul Johnson
Georgia Tech
Note: Non-SEC head coaches only.
Dabo Swinney’s 10 Wins over Top 25 Opponents
Year
Opponent
AP-UsA
2009
at Miami (FL)
8-9
2010
NC State
23-25
2011
Auburn
21-19
2011
Florida State
11-14
2011
at Virginia Tech
11-10
2011
Virginia Tech (N)
5-3
2012
Auburn (N)
NR, 25
2012
LSU (N)
9-7
2013
Georgia
5-5
2013
Ohio State (N)
7-6
Wins
6
4
4
3
3
3
Cu-Opp
40-37
14-13
38-24
35-30
23-3
38-10
26-19
25-24
38-35
40-35
Most Wins over Top 25 Teams in Clemson Coaching History
Coach
Years
Top 25 Wins
Danny Ford
1979-89
20
Tommy Bowden
1999-08
13
Dabo Swinney
2008-13
10
Frank Howard
1940-69
9
Ken Hatfield
1990-93
8
Tommy West
1994-98
4
Charley Pell
1977-78
2
Jess Neely
1931-40
1
Hootie Ingram
1970-73
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Swinney Has Played Tough Schedule over his Clemson Career
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney likes to play a tough schedule and that has certainly been the case over his career and of late. When
Clemson met #1 Florida State on September 20 it was the eighth time in
the last 18 games Clemson has faced a team ranked in the top 12 in the
nation. Not the top 25, the top 12 in at least one of the polls. Six of the
previous seven have been against non-conference opponents.
It was Swinney’s 25th game against a top 25 team in his 80
games as Clemson head coach.
For his 80 games as Clemson head coach he has faced a top 25
team 25 times, or 31.3 percent of his games. That is the second highest
percentage among Clemson coaches over the years. Ken Hatfield faced
15 top 25 teams in his 46 games as head coach for a 32.6 percentage.
By comparison, Tommy Bowden faced a top 25 team just 31 percent of the
time and Danny Ford just 25.6 percent of his games.
Clemson Coaches % of Games vs. Top 25 Teams
Rk Coach
Years
Rk-Games
Pct
1. Ken Hatfield
1990-93
15-46
.326
2. Dabo Swinney
2008-Present 25-80
.313
3. Tommy Bowden
1999-08
36-117
.308
4. Tommy West
1994-98
16-59
.271
5. Danny Ford
1978-89
33-129
.256
6. Charley Pell
1977-78
5-23
.217
7. Hootie Ingram
1970-72
7-33
.212
8. Frank Howard
1940-69
41-295
.139
#Includes Florida State game Saturday night.
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Top 12 Teams Clemson Has Played since 2012
Date
Opponent
Site
AP-USA
11-24-12
South Carolina H
13-12
12-31-12
LSU
N
9-7
8-31-13
Georgia
H
5-5
10-19-13
Florida State
H
5-5
11-30-13
South Carolina A
10-9
1-3-14
Ohio State
N
7-6
8-30-14
Georgia
A
12-12
9-20-14
Florida State
A
1-1
CU-Opp
17-27
25-24
38-35
14-51
17-31
40-35
21-45
17-23
Facts on the Dabo Swinney Era
•Coached Clemson to three ACC Atlantic Division first-place finishes
•Only FBS Coach to Beat a top 10 team in a bowl Game in 2012 and
2013.
•Clemson program ranked in top 25 for 50 straight polls, seventh longest
streak in nation and tied for the longest in Clemson history.
•Only non-SEC Coach to beat a top 10 SEC team in consecutive games in
college football history.
•Won ACC Championship in 2011, Clemson’s first league title in 20 years.
•Four top 25 finishes in five years, including a top 10 finish in USA Today
poll each of last two years.
•The 11-wins in 2012 were most for the program since 1981. Did it again
in 2013, first back to back 11-win seasons in Clemson history.
•Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year, 2011
•Bear Bryant Award and Eddie Robinson Award Finalist, 2011
•Four-time Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist
•Had at least one first-team All-American each of his five years as head
coach.
•Coached Bronko Nagurski winner and Ted Hendricks Award winner
(Da’Quan Bowers) in 2010 and John Mackey Award winner (Dwayne Allen) in 2011
•Coached two ACC Player of the Year selections (C.J. Spiller,Tajh Boyd)
•Eight top 25 wins over the last three years, including five top 10 wins
•Made Death Valley a difficult place to play, 32-6 in his career at home.
Set Death Valley record with 13 straight wins.
•Only FBS Coach to finish in top 25 on the field and have top 10 ranking in
APR scores off the field each of last three years.
Indicators of Victory under Swinney
•Clemson is 48-5 under Dabo Swinney when it wins the total offense statistic, including 32-2 the last four years. However, Clemson won
that statistic against Florida State, but lost the game.
•Clemson is 34-4 under Swinney when Tigers win the turnover
margin statistic. However, Clemson won that statistic vs. Florida Sate and
lost the game.
•Clemson is 20-1 in last 21 games when it has at least 300
passing yards. However, Clemson had 306 passing yards at Florida State
and lost the game.
•Clemson is 42-4, including 32-0 the last four years, when it has
more first downs than the opposition.
•Clemson is 40-6 under Swinney, 25-4 the last three years,
when it has more rushing yards than the opposition. However, Clemson
had more rushing yards than Florida State, but lost the game.
•Clemson is 47-3 under Swinney, including 31-0, the last four
years when leading heading into the fourth quarter. Clemson had won 32
straight games dating to 2010 when it had a lead at any point going into
the fourth quarter prior to the overtime loss at Florida State on September
20.
Clemson Has Coaching Staff Stability
•Clemson’s coaching staff has been very stable over the last
four years, especially on the offensive side of the football. This will be the
fourth straight year Clemson has entered a season with the same offensive coaches. That list includes offensive coordinator Chad Morris, tight
ends coach Danny Pearman, offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell, running backs coach Tony Elliott and wide receivers coach Jeff Scott. Scott is
actually in his seventh season at Clemson, while Pearman is in his sixth.
Morris, Elliott and Caldwell are in their fourth.
•Clemson is the only ACC school that has not had an offensive staff change since the beginning of the 2011 season. That also just
happens to be the year the Tigers started a streak of three consecutive
seasons of at least 10 wins. Clemson is 33-10 since the beginning of the
2011 season.
•As far as Clemson history, this is just the fourth time in the last
25 years Clemson has had the same coaching staff on both sides of the
ball in consecutive seasons, the first time since 2009-10. It also happened
in 1999-00 and 1991-92.
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•Clemson had the same staff on both sides of the ball three consecutive years from 1986-88. Clemson was 28-6-2 in those three years.
•The last coaching change Clemson had was at the end of the
2012 season when Charley Harbison left Clemson to go to Auburn and he
was replaced by current defensive backs coach Mike Reed.
•Clemson has had just two total coaching changes since 2011.
Brent Venables replaced Kevin Steele as linebackers coach and defensive
coordinator. The other change was the aforementioned hiring of Mike
Reed in 2012.
Twenty-Four Tigers Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2013
Twenty-four members of the Clemson football team were named
to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in August. Recipients must have a 3.0
or better GPA for the entire academic year. The list of 24 included starters
Ryan Norton, Gif Timothy and Robert Smith.
Making the list for the fourth consecutive year was walk-on wide
receiver Wes Forbush. Below is the complete list of Tiger football players
who were selected and the number of years they have made the ACC
Academic Honor Roll.
Ben Boulware (1), Jim Brown (2), Alex Burdette (2), C..J. Davidson (1), Patrick DeStefano (2), Tyson Dye (1), Wes Forbush (4), Quintin
Hall (1), Corbin Jenkins (2), Andrew Maass (1), Collins Mauldin (2), Justin
Miller ( 1), Ryan Norton (1), Julian Patton (2), Charone Peake (1), Matt
Porter (1), Spencer Region (1), Chad Richardson (2), Daniel Rodriguez
(1) Robert Smith (2), Mike Sobeski (3), Daniel Stone (1), Giff Timothy (3),
Harrison Tucker (1),
Radakovich Named to Footballl Selection Committee
Clemson Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich was named to
the College Football Selection Committee for the FBS level last year.
Below is a list of the committee members. The group will select the four
schools who will be in the first FBS college football playoff in 2014.
The members of the selection committee are:
· Jeff Long, vice chancellor and director of athletics, University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville, Chair
· Barry Alvarez, director of athletics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
· Lieutenant General Mike Gould, former superintendent of the United
States Air Force Academy
· Pat Haden, director of athletics, University of Southern California
· Tom Jernstedt, former NCAA executive vice president
· Oliver Luck, director of athletics, West Virginia University
· Archie Manning, former University of Mississippi quarterback and all-pro
NFL quarterback
· Tom Osborne, former head coach and director of athletics, University of
Nebraska-Lincoln
· Dan Radakovich, director of athletics, Clemson University
· Condoleezza Rice, Stanford University professor, former Stanford provost and former United States Secretary of State
· Mike Tranghese, former commissioner of the Big East Conference
· Steve Wieberg, former college football reporter, USA Today
· Tyrone Willingham, former head coach of three FBS institutions
Three Former Tigers Return to Campus from NFL
Three former Clemson football players who recently concluded
NFL careers will return to campus this fall to serve as student or graduate
assistant coaches with Dabo Swinney’s program.
Philip Merling, the 32nd selection of the 2008 NFL draft, is
returning to Clemson to complete his education and will serve as a student
assistant coach. Merling went pro after his junior year and played six years
in the NFL. Leroy Hill, who last played for Clemson in 2004, also will
return as a student assistant coach after eight years and 97 games in the
NFL with Seattle.
Tyler Grisham, who earned his Clemson degree in 2009, will
be a graduate assistant this year. He recently retired after playing with
Pittsburgh and Denver of the NFL.
Tweets on the Clemson Football Program
•Eighty-four of the 90 senior lettermen (93 percent) in Dabo Swinney’s five
full years as head coach have graduated. The only seven who have not
graduated are currently on NFL rosters.
•Clemson is one of only five FBS programs ranked in the top 10 percent each of the last four years in APR scores, joining Boise State,
Duke, Northwestern and Rutgers.
•Clemson and Stanford are the only two FBS programs with a top 10
final ranking in the USA Today Coaches poll and a top 10 ranking in
APR scores each of the last two years.
•Clemson boasts 70 different players who have earned first, second, or
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third-team All-America honors in its history, including Vic Beasley and
Sammy Watkins off the 2013 team.
•Vic Beasley is one of three returning consensus All-Americans to college
football in 2014. The others are Jameis Winston of Florida State and Ty
Montgomery of Stanford.
•Clemson has had at least one All-American in 34 of the last 37 years,
including at least two selections the last five years.
•Clemson has had at least one First-Team All-ACC player each of the last
37 years, the longest active streak and the longest overall streak in ACC
history.
•With wins over LSU and Ohio State in 2012 and 2013, Clemson is the
only FBS school to defeat a top 10 team in a bowl game each of the last
two years.
•Eight of Clemson’s 18 bowl wins have come against coaches who
have won the National Championship at some point in their career. That
includes wins over Les Miles (LSU) and Urban Meyer (Ohio State) the
last two years.
•The Tigers have been to a bowl game in 14 of the last 15 seasons and
have been bowl-eligible 15 straight seasons, tied for the fifth-longest
streak in the FBS.
•Since the ACC was formed, Clemson has more overall wins (433) and
ACC wins (254) than any other school.
•Clemson and Florida State were the only FBS schools in 2013 to finish in
the top 25 n the nation in scoring offense and defense, and total offense
and defense.
•Clemson has 20 conference championships over the years, four SIAA,
two Southern Conference and 14 ACC. Clemson has more conference
championships than any other ACC program.
•Three former Tiger mentors (John Heisman, Frank Howard, Jess Neely)
are in the College Football Hall of Fame.
•Danny Ford was the consensus national coach-of-the-year in 1981,
and he remains the youngest coach (33) to win a national title. He was
inducted into the Clemson Ring of Honor in 2013.
•Current Head Coach Dabo Swinney was named Bobby Dodd National
Coach-of-the-Year in 2011, and has been a finalist for the Liberty Mutual
Coach of the Year four times in five years.
•Clemson’s 2013 senior class had 48 of its 53 games on live television,
including 41 on the ESPN/ABC family of networks.
•Three of the top seven rated ACC games in 2013 involved Clemson.
Clemson’s win over Ohio State in the Discover Orange Bowl drew a 6.7
rating with 11.4 million viewers.
•Clemson has led the ACC in average home attendance each of the last
five years and ranked in the top 20 every year since 1981. The program
averaged a record 82,048 per game last year, 15th best in the nation.
•Clemson has had at least four players taken in the NFL draft each of he
last six years, the only ACC school that can make that claim.
•Clemson had five players taken in the 2014 draft, tied for the seventh
most in the nation.
•Clemson has had a receiver taken in the first round of the NFL draft each
of the last two years, the only FBS team that can make that claim since
2007.
•Since Dabo Swinney became Clemson’s head coach, the Tigers have
had 24 players drafted, the most in a five-year period since the 1990-93
era.
•Twenty-four former Tigers have combined to win 32 Super Bowl Championship rings. That includes 2013 when Byron Maxwell started in the Super
Bowl for the victorious Seattle Seahawks.
•In the summer of 2014, the Buffalo Bills had five former Clemson players
on its roster. The list included C.J. Spiller and Sammy Watkins, the two
most productive all-purpose players in Clemson history.
•The 2013 season marked the 27th year that Clemson was ranked in the
final AP poll. Clemson has been in the final top 25 each of the last three
years and six of the last eight.
•Clemson had a streak of 50 consecutive top 25 rankings in both polls
broken after the Tigers lost at #1 Florida State on September 20. It tied
the Clemson record for most consecutive polls ranked in the top 25.
•Beating ranked opponents has been a hallmark of Clemson’s success.
The Tigers have beaten an AP top 25 opponent 24 of last 28 years, including 20 top-25 victories in the last 11 years and eight in the last three years.
Clemson in Top 20 by US News
Clemson University is now ranked among the top 20 National
Public Universities according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual guide
to “America’s Best Colleges” for 2015. The university is No. 20 on the list,
its highest ranking and seventh consecutive year the school has been in
the top 25.
Additionally, Clemson ranks eighth among “up-and-coming
schools” that have made “the most promising and innovative changes in
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academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities.”The university also is
recognized for “writing in the disciplines.” This recognition highlights outstanding academic programs commonly linked to student success.
Clemson consistently receives recognition for making writing a
priority at all levels of instruction and across the curriculum. Clemson is
identified as one of 11 colleges and universities in the nation that make
writing a priority across all disciplines.Among national public universities,
Clemson is 31st in best undergraduate engineering programs and 50th in
best undergraduate business programs.
Clemson again among Nation’s Best in WSJ Chart
Following three consecutive 10-win seasons, including back-toback top 10 finishes on the field, coupled with four straight years ranked
among the top 10 percent in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Report,
Clemson football again is perched in the top right corner of the Wall Street
Journal’s grid of “admirable” and “powerhouse” programs.
Clemson is the only FBS program nationally to finish each of
the last three seasons in the top 25 of both polls on the field, and in the
top 10 percent of APR scores in the classroom. Clemson and Stanford are
the only two FBS programs with a top 10 final ranking in the USA Today
Coaches poll and a top 10 percent ranking in FBS APR scores each of the
last two years.
The Journal places teams across an x-axis based upon on-field
success with a y-axis correlated to off-field reputation. According to the
article: This is the Wall Street Journal’s fourth annual grid, and Clemson
has been in the top right quadrant each of the last two years.
Woolford to be Clemson Legend at ACC Championship Game
Former Clemson All-American Donnell Woolford, a native of Fayetteville, N.C. will be Clemson’s legend representative at the 10th Annual
Dr. Pepper ACC Football Championship game in Charlotte on Saturday,
December 6. Woolford will be honored along with 13 other former greats
from ACC schools over the course of the championship weekend in the
Queen City.
Woolford, who played from the Tigers from 1985-88, was a two-time
All-America who earned second team honors in 1987 and consensus
All-America honors in 1988. He helped lead Clemson, coached by Danny
Ford, to a 28-6-2 record in his final three seasons, including national Top
Ten rankings in 1987 (10th, UPI) and in 1988 (8th, UPI; 9th AP).
A two-time first-team All-ACC selection, he helped Clemson to ACC
Championships in each of his final three varsity seasons, recording 10
pass interceptions in his career. An excellent punt returner, he led the
ACC and finished third nationally with two touchdown returns and a 15.5yard average in 1987.
The 11th overall selection in the first round of the 1989 NFL Draft by
the Chicago Bears, Woolford played 10 seasons in the NFL, the first eight
with the Bears (1989-97) followed by one each with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1997) and Carolina Panthers (1998).
The native of Fayetteville, N.C. earned selection to the NFL Pro Bowl
in 1993 and was named an All-Pro in 1994. He finished his career with 36
interceptions, the most at the time in Bears history. Originally a native of
Fayetteville, N.C., he now resides in Charlotte.
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DEPTH CHARTS
Clemson Offense
Pos.
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
or
WR
QB
RB
WR
WR
#Player
79 ISAIAH BATTLE
77 Reid Webster
68 DAVID BEASLEY
78 Eric Mac Lain
58 RYAN NORTON
77 Reid Webster
77 REID WEBSTER
55 Tyrone Crowder
67 KALON DAVIS
77 Reid Webster
16 JORDAN LEGGETT
86 Sam Cooper
89 Jay Jay McCullough
81 Stanton Seckinger
5 GERMONE HOPPER
19 Charone Peake
18 COLE STOUDT
12 Nick Schuessler
9 WAYNE GALLMAN
26 Adam Choice
32 C.J. Davidson
22 D.J. Howard
13 ADAM HUMPHRIES
3 Artavis Scott
7 MIKE WILLIAMS
8 Demarre Kitt
Pos.
DE
DT
DT
or
or
DE
SLB/NB
or
MLB
WLB
CB
S
S
CB
#Player
93 COREY CRAWFORD
9 Tavaris Barnes
98 Kevin Dodd
50 GRADY JARRETT
94 Carlos Watkins
91 JOSH WATSON
99 DeSHAWN WILLIAMS
48 D.J. READER
3 VIC BEASLEY
90 Shaq Lawson
44 B.J. GOODSON
12 KORRIN WIGGINS
6 Dorian O’Daniel
42 STEPHONE ANTHONY
52 Kellen Jones
10 BEN BOULWARE
7 Tony Steward
2 MACKENSIE ALEXANDER
25 Cordrea Tankersley
20 JAYRON KEARSE
18 Jadar Johnson
27 ROBERT SMITH
15 T.J. Green
26 GARRY PETERS
14 Martin Jenkins
Pos.
PK
P
KO
LS
H
PR
KOR
&
#Player
36 AMMON LAKIP
92 Bradley Pinion
92 BRADLEY PINION
36 Ammon Lakip
92 Bradley Pinion
36 Ammon Lakip
75 Michael Sobeski
51 Jim Brown
32 Corbin Jenkins
85 Seth Ryan
13 Adam Humphries
5 Germone Hopper
15 T.J. Green
32 C.J. Davidson
Hgt
6-7
6-4
6-4
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-4
6-2
6-5
6-4
6-5
6-6
6-3
6-5
5-11
6-2
6-4
6-3
6-1
5-9
5-10
5-11
5-11
5-10
6-4
6-1
BOSTON COLLEGE Offense
Wgt
290
300
330
305
285
300
300
330
340
300
250
245
245
240
175
205
225
195
205
215
200
205
195
190
210
185
Cl.
Jr.
*Gr.
*Sr.
*Jr.
*Jr.
*Gr.
*Gr.
*Fr.
*Sr.
*Gr.
So.
*Gr.
*So.
*Jr.
*So.
*Jr.
Sr.
*So.
*Fr.
Fr.
*Jr.
*Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Wgt
275
275
275
290
295
290
295
325
235
275
240
195
215
245
230
235
235
190
195
210
200
215
205
190
180
Cl.
Sr.
*Sr.
*So.
Sr.
*So.
*Gr.
Sr.
Jr.
*Gr.
So.
*Jr.
So.
*Fr.
Sr.
*Jr.
So.
Sr.
*Fr.
So.
So.
So.
Sr.
So.
*Sr.
*Gr.
Wgt
200
240
240
200
240
200
230
230
175
170
195
175
205
200
Cl.
*Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
*Jr.
Jr.
*Jr.
*Sr.
*Jr.
*Gr.
*Fr.
Sr.
*So.
So.
*Jr.
Clemson Defense
Hgt
6-5
6-3
6-5
6-0
6-3
6-4
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-0
5-11
6-2
6-3
6-0
6-0
6-0
5-10
6-1
6-4
6-0
5-11
6-3
6-0
5-9
Clemson Specialists
* - spent one season as a redshirt player
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Hgt
5-11
6-6
6-6
5-11
6-6
5-11
6-2
6-4
5-10
5-11
5-11
5-11
6-3
5-10
Pos.
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
or
WR
QB
RB
or
FB
WR
or
WR
or
#Player
67 SETH BETANCOURT
74 Dave Bowen
76 BOBBY VARDARO
77 Jon Baker
59 ANDY GALLIK
50 Frank Taylor
70 AARON KRAMER
72 Jim Cashman
75 IAN SILBERMAN
74 Dave Bowen
88 MIKE GIACONE
81 LOUIE ADDAZIO
46 Joel Rich
83 CHARLIE CALLINAN
86 Jeffrey Jay
84 Nat Dixon
2 TYLER MURPHY
4 Darius Wade
23 MYLES WILLIS
35 TYLER ROUSE
32 Jon Hilliman
7 Marcus Outlow
38 Richard Wilson
36 BOBBY WOLFORD
39 Sean Burke
8 JOSH BORDNER
85 Thadd Smith
14 Gabriel McClary
18 DAN CRIMMINS
11 SHAKIM PHILLIPS
6 Sherman Alston
Pos.
DE
DT
NT
DE
or
SLB
MLB
or
WLB
LCB
SS
FS
RCB
#Player
99 BRIAN MIHALIK
87 Malachi Moore
97 TRUMAN GUTAPFEL
48 Nick Lifka
90 CONNOR WUJCIAK
94 Noa Merritt
93 KEVIN KAVALEC
8 Harold Landry
95 Seyi Adebayo
25 JOSH KEYES
28 Matt Milano
55 Christian Lezzer
52 STEVEN DANIELS
34 SEAN DUGGAN
13 Connor Strachan
30 MIKE STRIZAK
44 Ty Schwab
21 MANUEL ASPRILLA
20 Isaac Yiadom
9 DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS
19 Sean Sylvia
27 JUSITN SIMMONS
5 Ty-Meer Brown
49 Kevin Bletzer
43 JOHN JOHNSON
37 Kamrin Moore
Pos.
PK
P
KO
LS
H
PR
or
KOR
#Player
98 MIKE KNOLL
42 Alex Howell
30 Joey Launceford
42 ALEX HOWELL
98 Mike Knoll
42 Alex Howell
53 Leonard Skubal
56 Michael Fischer
2 Tyler Murphy
83 Charlie Callinan
6 Sherman Alston
85 Thadd Smith
7 Marcus Outlow
23 Myles Willis
6 Sherman Alston
Hgt
6-6
6-7
6-5
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-7
6-7
6-5
6-7
6-5
6-3
6-3
6-4
6-2
6-3
6-2
6-0
5-9
5-8
6-0
5-10
5-10
6-2
5-11
6-4
5-9
6-3
6-5
6-3
5-6
Wgt
300
291
299
281
304
297
293
301
294
291
262
256
255
220
197
172
213
201
203
194
215
207
212
248
234
230
167
185
237
206
163
Cl.
Gr.
Sr.
Gr.
Fr.
Gr.
Jr.
Gr.
Jr.
Gr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Gr.
Fr.
So.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
Gr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Gr.
Fr.
Wgt
295
274
289
284
304
268
256
257
245
223
220
210
257
250
231
229
212
183
170
220
210
198
201
198
194
186
Cl.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Gr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Gr.
Gr.
Jr.
Gr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Wgt
214
206
190
206
214
206
201
217
213
220
163
167
207
203
163
Cl.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
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Fr.
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Fr.
BOSTON COLLEGE Defense
Hgt
6-9
6-4
6-3
6-2
6-3
6-0
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-1
6-0
6-0
6-4
6-2
6-2
6-1
5-11
6-1
6-0
6-0
6-3
6-0
6-2
6-0
5-11
BOSTON COLLEGE Specialists
2014 CLEMSON FOOTBALL
Hgt
6-0
6-5
5-10
6-5
6-0
6-5
5-10
6-0
6-2
6-4
5-6
5-9
5-10
5-9
5-6
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STATS
4-2 Overall, 3-1 ACC, 4-0 Home, 0-2 Away, 0-0 Neutral, 3-1 Day, 1-1 Night, 0-1 Overtime
Team Stats
TOTAL OFFENSE
Total Plays
Touchdowns
Yards Per Play
Yards Per Game
RUSHING YARDS
Carries
Touchdowns
Yards Per Carry
Yards Per Game
PASSING YARDS
Attempts
Completions
Had Intercepted
Touchdowns
Completion Percentage
Yards Per Attempt
Yards Per Completion
Efficiency
Yards Per Game
PUNTING YARDS
Number of Punts
Average Punt
Had Blocked
Net Punting
PUNT RETURN YARDS
Number of Returns
Touchdowns
Average Return
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS
Number of Interceptions
Touchdowns
Return Yards Per Interception
FUMBLE RETURN YARDS
Number of Returns
Touchdowns
Average Return
TOTAL RETURN YARDS
MISCELLANEOUS YARDS
KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
Number of Returns
Touchdowns
Average Return
FIRST DOWNS
By Rushing
By Passing
By Penalty
Per Game
PENALTIES (#-Yards)
Penalties Per Game
Penalty Yards Per Game
FUMBLES (#-Lost)
TURNOVERS
Points Off Turnovers
AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION
SACKS (#-Yards)
THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS
Percentage
FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS
Percentage
TIME OF POSSESSION
Per Game
Offensive Stats
CU
Opp.
2683
1716
477
390
23
15
5.6
4.4
447.2
286.0
847
603
261
202
10
9
3.2
3.0
141.2
100.5
1836
1113
216
188
139
100
4
4
13
6
64.4
53.2
8.50
5.92
13.2
11.1
151.9
109.2
306.0
185.5
1518
2316
35
55
43.4
42.1
0
0
39.3
39.3
157
142
21
18
1
0
7.5
7.9
88
7
4
4
1
0
22.0
1.8
40
35
2
1
1
1
20.0
35.0
285
184
0
0
306
416
18
20
0
1
17.0
20.8
128
88
49
40
70
40
9
8
21.3
14.7
23-205
52-376
3.8
8.7
34.2
62.7
6-2
11-6
610
35
17
C28
O29
21-197
15-105
46-106
23-92
43.4
25.0
3-7
2-5
42.9
40.0
193:16
166:44
32:13
27:47
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.
225127
37.5
21.2
2717
10
9
13
6
3
2
1
0
11-15
3-3
26-27
16-16
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
20
Scoring By Quarters
CLEMSON
Opponents
1st2nd3rd4th OT Tot
55775439 0
225
20213149 6
127
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#RUSHING
26
Adam Choice, RB
32
C.J. Davidson, RB
9
Wayne Gallman, RB
4
Deshaun Watson, QB
22
D.J. Howard, RB
40
Kurt Fleming, RB
18
Cole Stoudt, QB
12
Nick Schuessler, QB
5
Germone Hopper, WR
13
Adam Humphries, WR
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
#PASSING
4
Deshaun Watson, QB
18 Cole Stoudt, QB
12
Nick Schuessler, QB
CLEMSON
Opponents
#RECEIVING
3 Artavis Scott, WR
7 Mike Williams, WR
13 Adam Humphries, WR
9
Wayne Gallman, RB
26 Adam Choice, RB
5 Germone Hopper, WR
19 Charone Peake, WR
16 Jordan Leggett, TE
32
C.J. Davidson, RB
89 Jay Jay McCullough, TE
8 Demarre Kitt, WR
22
D.J. Howard, RB
81 Stanton Seckinger, TE
82
Adrien Dunn, WR
CLEMSON
Opponents
G-S Car Gain Loss Net Y/C C/G Y/G TD10+20+ LG
5-046216112054.59.2
41.0161
34
6-142163 41593.87.0
26.5230
14
6-233163 41594.85.5
26.5030
16
6-351210631472.98.5
24.5350
17
5-235140 71333.87.0
26.6331
20
4-0 9 54 5 495.42.3
12.3011
30
6-331 7352 210.75.23.5020
18
2-0 2 12 2 105.01.05.0010
12
6-3 1 0 0 00.00.20.00000
6-6 3 2 5 -3-1.00.5-0.51002
6-6 8 033 -33-4.11.3-5.5000-1
6-62611033186 847 3.243.5
141.21024 334
6-6202 881278 603 3.0 33.7100.5 9 26 5 51
G-S
Cm-Att-I YardsTDLG
20+Cm% Y/A Y/C Y/G Eff
6-3 75-112-2 117612742367.0
10.5015.7
196.0
187.0
6-3
62-102-2
649
1 69 11 60.8 6.36 10.5 108.2 113.5
2-0
2-2-0 11060
100.0
5.505.55.5
146.2
6-6 139-216-4 183613743464.48.5013.2
306.0
151.9
6-6 100-188-4 1113 6 75 15 53.2 5.92 11.1185.5109.2
G-SRec YardsY/Rec Rec/G Y/GTD
20+LG
6-0
28
371
13.3
4.7
61.8
3
6
69
6-5
22
543
24.7
3.7
90.5
4
15
56
6-6
16
114
7.1
2.7
19.0
0
1
25
6-212 473.92.07.800
11
5-0
9
90
10.0
1.8
18.0
0
0
16
6-3
9
235
26.1
1.5
39.2
2
5
74
3-3
8
80
10.0
2.7
26.7
2
1
30
6-5
8
106
13.3
1.3
17.7
1
2
21
6-1 8 465.81.37.700
14
6-2
5
73
14.6
0.8
12.2
1
2
34
5-0
4
51
12.8
0.8
10.2
0
1
27
5-2 4 205.00.84.0008
6-0
4
49
12.3
0.7
8.2
0
1
27
2-0 2 115.51.05.5006
6-6139 183613.223.2
306.0133474
6-6100 111311.116.7
185.5 61575
#TOTAL OFFENSE
4 Deshaun Watson, QB
18 Cole Stoudt, QB
26 Adam Choice, RB
32 C.J. Davidson, RB
9 Wayne Gallman, RB
22 D.J. Howard, RB
40 Kurt Fleming, RB
12 Nick Schuessler, QB
5 Germone Hopper, WR
13 Adam Humphries, WR
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
G-S
PL Rush
Pass
Total
Y/PL
TDR
Y/G
6-3
163
147
1176
1323
8.2
15
220.5
6-3
133
21
649
670
5.0
1
111.7
5-0
46
205
---
205
4.5
1
41.0
6-1
42
159
---
159
3.8
2
26.5
6-2
33
159
---
159
4.8
0
26.5
5-2
35
133
---
133
3.8
3
26.6
4-0
9
49
---
49
5.4
0
12.3
2-0
4
10
11
21
5.3
0
10.5
6-3
1
0
---
0
0.0
0
0.0
6-6
3
-3
---
-3
-1.0
1
-0.5
6-6
8
-33
---
-33
-4.1
0
-5.5
6-6477 84718362683 5.623
447.2
6-6390 60311131716 4.415
286.0
#ALL-PURPOSE
7
Mike Williams, WR
3
Artavis Scott, WR
26
Adam Choice, RB
13 Adam Humphries, WR
32
C.J. Davidson, RB
5 Germone Hopper, WR
15
T.J. Green, S
9
Wayne Gallman, RB
22
D.J. Howard, RB
4
Deshaun Watson, QB
16
Jordan Leggett, TE
18
Jadar Johnson, S
19
Charone Peake, WR
89
Jay Jay McCullough, TE
8
Demarre Kitt, WR
40
Kurt Fleming, RB
81
Stanton Seckinger, TE
18
Cole Stoudt, QB
53
Martin Aiken, DE
82
Adrien Dunn, WR
83
Daniel Rodriguez, WR
12
Nick Schuessler, QB
20
Jayron Kearse, S
27
Robert Smith, S
TEAM
CLEMSON
Opponents
G-S PLRush Rec PR KOR IR Total TD Y/G
6-522---
543---------5434
90.5
6-028---
371---------3713
61.8
5-055
20590---------2951
59.0
6-6
39
-3
114
163
15
---
289
2
48.2
6-153
15946 ---39 ---244 240.7
6-3
11
0
235
-6
---
---
229
2
38.2
6-011---------
226---2260
37.7
6-245
15947---------2060
34.3
5-239
13320---------1533
30.6
6-351
147------------1473
24.5
6-5 8---
106---------1061
17.7
6-0 2------------84 841
14.0
3-3 8---80--------- 802
26.7
6-2 5---73--------- 731
12.2
5-0 4---51--------- 510
10.2
4-0 949------------ 490
12.5
6-0 4---49--------- 4908.2
6-33121------------ 2103.5
6-0 2---------15--- 1502.5
2-0 3---11 0------ 1105.5
6-1 1---------11--- 1101.8
2-0 210------------ 1005.0
6-6 1------------ 4 400.7
6-6 1------------ 0 000.0
6-6 8
-33-------------330-5.5
6-6443847
1836157306 883234 25539.0
6-6344603
1113142416 72281 16380.2
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STATS
Defensive Stats
Special Teams & Miscellaneous Stats
#TACKLES
G-SSnaps Hit AstTotal TFL SacksPBU QP*ST
42
Stephone Anthony, LB 6-6325291342
7.5-43
1.5-2146
20
Jayron Kearse, S
6-6 324 33 5 38 1-2612
27
Robert Smith, S
6-6 329 28 8 360.5-1124
50
Grady Jarrett, DT
6-62421615311.5-56
7
Tony Steward, LB
5-5 215 21 9 30 3-14
0.5-10155
26 Garry Peters, CB
5-5
268
23
1
24 5.5-23
2-12
4
1
10
Ben Boulware, LB
6-11241311243-121-1014
99 DeShawn Williams, DT
6-3
162
7
16
23
3-6
1-1
1
4
52 Kellen Jones, LB
6-0
89
13
7
20
3
91
Josh Watson, DT
6-2 133 5 15 20 1-3131
44 B.J. Goodson, LB
6-2
127
12
6
18
1-10
1-10
1
7
90 Shaq Lawson, DE
6-1
137
9
9
18
3-22
2-20
4
3 Vic Beasley, DE
6-5
261
13
3
16 10-73
8-70
2
6
93 Corey Crawford, DE
5-5
212
12
3
15 4.5-20
1-14
1
5
48 D.J. Reader, DT
5-1
107
8
7
15
0.5-2
1
1
12 Korrin Wiggins, S
6-4
245
10
4
14
1-3
1
2
6 Dorian O’Daniel, LB
5-0
20
10
2
12
8
15 T.J. Green, S
6-0
47
7
5
12
5
2
Mackensie Alexander, CB
6-6
352639
2
56
Scott Pagano, DT
2-033268
94
Carlos Watkins, DT
5-073437
3
25
Cordrea Tankersley, CB6-087617
4
18
Jadar Johnson, S
6-0
134426
1-11
1-11
2
9
Tavaris Barnes, DE
6-1
108246
0.5-0
1
4
70
Roderick Byers, OG
3-031134
98
Kevin Dodd, DE
5-056314
1.5-3
1
13
Adam Humphries, WR 6-6 ---123
3
14
Martin Jenkins, CB
2-1442021-71-7
31
Ryan Carter, CB
5-0 3112
2
41
T.J. Burrell, LB
6-0161121-1
1
1
5
Germone Hopper, WR 6-3 ---112
17
Kyrin Priester, WR
1-0 ---011
1
26
Adam Choice, RB
5-0 ---101
53
Martin Aiken, DE
6-011101
1-11
1-11
92
Bradley Pinion, P/PK 6-5 ---101
1
9
Wayne Gallman, RB 6-2 ---011
1
56
Collins Mauldin, DE 1-0 1000
21
Adrian Baker, CB
2-028000
29
Marcus Edmond, CB 2-010000
1
Ebenezer Ogundeko, DE2-0 8000
46
Chad Richardson, LB 2-0 3000
85
Dane Rogers, DE
2-0 6000
Totals
6-6 306 169 47552-272
21-197285653
#PUNTING
P Yards Y/P LG -2050+ TB HB *Net
92 Bradley Pinion, P/PK
35
1518
43.460
14900
39.3
CLEMSON
35
1518
43.460
14900
39.3
Opponents
55231642.1 602012 1 039.3
#INTERCEPTIONSG-S Int Yards Avg TD LG
18 Jadar Johnson, S
6-0
2
84
42.0
1
60
20 Jayron Kearse, S
6-6
1
4
4.0
0
4
27 Robert Smith, S
6-6
1
0
0.0
0
0
CLEMSON
6-6 4 8822.0 160
Opponents
6-64 7 1.8 0 7
Caused Fumbles (5): Anthony 1, V. Beasley 1, Jarrett 1, K. Jones 1, Peters 1
Recovered Fumbles (6): Goodson 2, Barnes 1, V. Beasley 1, Jarrett 1, R. Smith 1
Takeaways (10): Goodson 2, Johnson 2, R. Smith 2, Barnes 1, V. Beasley 1, Jarrett 1, Kearse 1
Blocked Kicks (0)
#FIELD GOALS FG-FGA
Pct11-2930-3940-49 50+ LG HB
36 Ammon Lakip, PK/P
11-1573.34-53-44-60-0450
CLEMSON
11-1573.34-53-44-60-0450
Opponents
3-3
100.01-10-01-11-1500
#KICKOFFS
KOTBGLOB
Ret Y/R Avg End-21
92 Bradley Pinion, P/PK 38 22
8
0 15-370 24.7 27 Y. Line
7
36 Ammon Lakip, PK/P 5
1
0
0
4-36
9.0 30 Y. Line
0
32 Corbin Jenkins, PK/P
1000 1-10
10.0
31 Y. Line
0
CLEMSON
44 23
8
0 20-416 20.8 27 Y. Line
7
Opponents
27870
18-306
17.0
24 Y. Line
8
#PUNT RETURNS
13 Adam Humphries, WR
82 Adrien Dunn, WR
5 Germone Hopper, WR
CLEMSON
Opponents
#KICKOFF RETURNSKOR Yards
Avg TD LG
15 T.J. Green, S
11
226
20.5
0
30
32 C.J. Davidson, RB
3
39
13.0
0
14
53 Martin Aiken, DE
2
15
7.5
0
14
13 Adam Humphries, WR
1
15
15.0
0
15
83 Daniel Rodriguez, WR
1
11
11.0
0
11
CLEMSON
18 30617.0 030
Opponents
20 416 20.8 1100
#FUMBLE RETURNSFRYards AvgTD LG
44 B.J. Goodson, LB
1
24
24.0
0
24
3 Vic Beasley, DE
1
16
16.0
1
16
CLEMSON
2 4020.0 124
Opponents
1 3535.0 135
#SCORING
G-STDR-P-˚Re
#2PtFG-FGA $PAT Pts Pts/G
36 Ammon Lakip, PK/P
6-6
0
0-0-0 11-15 23-23 56
9.3
7 Mike Williams, WR
6-5
4
0-4-0 24
4.0
22 D.J. Howard, RB
5-2
3
3-0-0 18
3.6
3 Artavis Scott, WR
6-0
3
0-3-0 18
3.0
4 Deshaun Watson, QB 6-3
3
3-0-0 18
3.0
19 Charone Peake, WR
3-3
2
0-2-0 12
4.0
32 C.J. Davidson, RB
6-1
2
2-0-0 12
2.0
5 Germone Hopper, WR 6-3
2
0-2-0 12
2.0
13 Adam Humphries, WR6-6 2 1-0-1 12 2.0
26 Adam Choice, RB
5-0
1
1-0-0
6
1.2
9 Tavaris Barnes, DE
6-1
1
0-0-1
6
1.0
3 Vic Beasley, DE
6-5
1
0-0-1
6
1.0
18 Jadar Johnson, S
6-0
1
0-0-1
6
1.0
16 Jordan Leggett, TE
6-5
1
0-1-0
6
1.0
89 Jay Jay McCullough, TE6-2 1 0-1-0 6 1.0
TEAM
6-6
0
0-0-0 2
4 0.7
92 Bradley Pinion, P/PK
6-5
0
0-0-0
3-3
3
0.5
32 Corbin Jenkins, PK/P 6-0
0
0-0-0
0-1
0
0.0
CLEMSON
6-6 2710-13-4 2 11-15 26-27225 37.5
Opponents
6-6 17 9-6-2 0 3-316-16127 21.2
RED ZONE
* - special teams tackles; Note: Special teams tackles and tackles after turnovers are included in tackle
totals; tackle totals are from coaches film grade.
PRYards AvgTD LG
19
163
8.6
1
72
1
0
0.0
0
0
1
-6
-6.0
0
-6
21 157 7.5 172
18 142 7.9 028
R
CLEMSON
Opponents
Poss.TDFGTO
MFG
DownsHalf PtsPts/P
23
1360211
1084.7
14812012
584.1
FIRST & GOAL
Poss.TDFGTO
MFG
DownsHalf PtsPts/P
CLEMSON
Opponents
17
1040111
814.8
7500011
355.0
* - does not factor in touchbacks; ˚ - returns and recoveries; # - PATs and safeties; $ - kicking
only; R - possessions with first-and-10 inside the opponent 21.
Scoreboard
Date Site
W-L
ScoreOpponent (AP,USA)
Attendance
CU AP,USA
8-30
A
L
21-45Georgia (12,12)
92,746
16,16
9-6
H
W
73-7SC State
81,672
23,24
9-20^A L(OT) 17-23
*Florida State (1,1)
82,316
22,24
9-27
^H
W
50-35
*North Carolina
79,155
10-4
H
W
41-0
*NC State
78,459
10-11
H
W
23-17
*Louisville
81,500
NR,25
10-18
A
*Boston College
24,22
10-25
H
*Syracuse
11-6
^A
*Wake Forest
11-15
A
*Georgia Tech
11-22
HGeorgia State
11-29
HSouth Carolina
Leading Rusher(s)
Davidson (12-43)
Gallman (10-77)
Davidson (12-54)
Davidson (9-32)
D. Watson (15-62)
Choice (16-61)
Leading Passer(s)
Stoudt (16-29-144)
Stoudt (22-31-302)
D. Watson (19-28-266)
D. Watson (27-36-435)
D. Watson (17-29-267)
Stoudt (20-33-162)
Leading Receiver(s)
Humphries (5-11)
A. Scott (6-164)
Choice (4-46)
A. Scott (8-66)
M. Williams (6-155)
A. Scott (10-66)
Leading Tackler(s)
Steward (12)
K. Jones (7)
Anthony (8)
Anthony (10)
Jarrett (9)
Boulware (12)
* - ACC game; ^ - night game; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game; unofficial home attendance - 320,786 (80,197 per game); unofficial total (home, away, neutral) attendance - 495,848 (82,641
per game).
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TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATS
Category
UGA SCSFSUUNCNCSLOUBOC SYRWFU GATGSUUSC
Totals
Points217317504123
225
4572335 017
127
Total Offense291735407528493229
2683
45944317478154264
1716
Plays769373838072
477
675366795768
390
Yards Per Play3.87.95.66.46.23.2
5.6
6.90.84.86.12.73.9
4.4
Rushing Yards8826810192
22672
847
32871384
11952
603
Carries435140445033
261
412827303838
202
10+ Yard Carries193272
24
1033361
26
20+ Yard Carries020010
3
410000
5
Passing Yards203467306436267157
1836
13137304394 35212
1113
Completions183222281722
139
18122130 415
100
Passing Attempts334233393039
216
262539491930
188
Had Intercepted100102
4
012100
4
Completion Percentage54.576.266.771.856.756.4
64.4
69.248.053.861.221.150.0
53.2
Passing Efficiency110.2201.0144.6211.3153.4 80.0
151.9
111.652.4117.5151.6 36.5120.4
109.2
20+ Yard Completions585862
34
104604
15
First Downs153217272512
128
22517221210
88
Total Touchdowns392652
27
613502
17
Rushing Touchdowns242020
10
502101
9
Passing Touchdowns140620
13
001401
6
Field Goals0-13-31-32-22-33-3
11-15
1-10-01-10-00-01-1
3-3
Punting10-4510-07-3025-2333-113
10-419
35-1518
6-26412-4438-3238-3459-410
12-531
55-2316
Punting Average45.1----43.146.637.741.9
43.4
44.036.940.443.145.644.3
42.1
Net Punting Average*39.0----39.142.235.339.5
39.3
45.036.840.440.641.835.3
39.3
Time of Possession29:5733:5632:4134:0834:4027:54
32:13
30:0326:0427:1925:5225:2032:06
27:47
Third-Down Conversions7-2010-175-1610-1812-19 2-16
46-106
5-132-154-158-183-141-17
23-92
Fourth-Down Conversions2-21-20-10-00-10-1
3-7
1-10-10-01-10-00-2
2-5
Average Starting Field Positionº193528293129
28
392625242431
29
Red-Zone Scoring2-28-83-52-23-41-2
19-23
3-50-02-23-40-11-2
9-14
Red-Zone Touchdowns2-26-82-51-22-40-2
13-23
2-50-02-23-40-11-2
8-14
Red-Zone Points1447171017 3
108
17013
2107
58
First-&-Goal Scoring2-26-62-32-21-21-2
14-17
1-20-01-12-20-01-2
5-7
First-&-Goal Touchdowns2-24-62-31-21-20-2
10-17
1-20-01-12-20-01-2
5-7
First-&-Goal Points143314
1073
81
707
1407
35
Turnovers111102
6
112132
10
Points Off Turnovers0770
147
35
070703
17
Penalties3-401-53-304-199-973-14
23-205
8-655-308-4115-130 5-45 11-65
52-376
Punt Returns2-(-6)2-21-03-205-34
8-107
21-157
8-610-01-284-22 1-74-24
18-142
Kickoff Returns6-1083-372-253-521-183-66
18-306
2-1107-1004-655-103 0-0 2-38
20-416
Interception Returns0-01-602-281-00-00-0
4-88
1-00-00-01-70-02-0
4-7
Fumble Returns0-00-00-00-0
2-400-0
2-40
0-01-350-00-00-00-0
1-35
Sacks1-134-385-493-313-305-36
21-197
5-381-101-43-192-163-18
15-105
* - does not factor in touchbacks; º - in teams’ own territory; Note: Clemson totals on top, opponent totals on bottom; bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE & SPECIAL TEAMS STATS
RUSHING
#26 CHOICE
#18 STOUDT
#4 WATSON
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
Car YdsTD
-- -----
12741
6 90
3 50
9560
16610
Car YdsTD
12431
3 41
12540
9320
4180
2 80
Car YdsTD
0 00
9490
0 00
0 00
-- -----
-- -----
Car YdsTD
1 50
10770
4 60
1 40
13580
4 90
Car YdsTD
11281
5431
1 11
13310
5300
-- -----
Car YdsTD
-- -----
1120
-- -----
-- -----
1 -20
-- -----
Car YdsTD
13160
3 -80
4240
2 -10
1 60
8-160
Car YdsTD
5 -30
5200
12301
11280
15622
3100
46
2051
42
1592
9490
33
1590
35
1333
2100
31210
51
1473
#40 FLEMING
#12 SCHUESSLER
PASSING
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#32 DAVIDSON
#9 GALLMAN
#22 HOWARD
#18 STOUDT
#12 SCHUESSLER
#4 WATSON
Cm Att YdsIntTD Eff
-- -- ------- -----
2 2 1100
146.2
-- -- ------- -----
-- -- ------- -----
0 0 000 -----
-- -- ------- -----
Cm Att YdsIntTD Eff
16291441090.0
223130201
163.4
3 5 4000
127.2
1 3 10041.7
0 1 000 0.0
20331621095.8
Cm Att YdsIntTD Eff
2 4 5901
256.4
8 915403
342.6
192826600
147.7
273643516
225.9
172926702
158.7
2 6 -510 -7.0
2 2 1100
146.2
62
10264921
113.5
75
112
1176 212187.0
RECEIVING
#26 CHOICE
#9 GALLMAN
#5 HOPPER
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
Rec YdsTD
-- -----
2150
4460
0 00
2210
1 80
Rec YdsTD
2170
1 70
2 30
1 40
3210
3 -50
Rec YdsTD
0 00
2140
2520
3
1392
1280
1 20
Rec YdsTD
5110
3340
2200
4260
1 80
1150
Rec YdsTD
0 00
2250
1120
1 51
1210
3430
Rec YdsTD
1301
4221
3280
-- -----
-- -----
-- -----
Rec YdsTD
2410
6
1642
2340
8661
0 00
10660
Rec YdsTD
3880
4830
2720
6
1222
6
1552
1230
9900
12470
9
2352
16
1140
8
1061
8802
28
3713
22
5434
KICKING
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
RETURNS
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#13 HUMPHRIES
#36 LAKIP FG
4
#82 DUNN PR
#5 HOPPER PR
#19 PEAKE
#3 SCOTT
#7 WILLIAMS
#92 PINION PUNTING
Made Missed
---
34
22,38,24
---
30
23,40
27,45
---
31,43
48
45,40,21
---
11
#16 LEGGETT
#
10
0
7
5
3
10
Yds
Avg -2050+
45145.1 24
0
-----
0
0
302
43.1
2
2
233
46.6
3
1
113
37.7
2
0
41941.9 52
351518 43.4 14 9
#13 HUMPHRIES PR
#53 AIKEN KOR
#32 DAVIDSON KOR
#15 GREEN KOR
PRYds Avg
PRYds Avg
PRYds Avg
KORYds Avg
KORYds Avg
KORYds Avg
--
--
---0
0
---2
-6
-3.0
1
1
1.00
0
---5
107
21.4
10
0.0
00---
12
2.0
1
14
14.0
00---
1
12
12.0
-------
00---
10
0.0
00---
2
25
12.5
00----
--
---0
0
---3
20
6.7
0
0
---1
14
14.01
23
23.0
0
0
---1
-6
-6.04
40
10.0
0
0
---0
0
---1
18
18.0
-------
00---
8
107
13.4
00---
00---
3
66
22.0
1 00.0
1 -6-6.0
19
1638.6
2157.5
339
13.0
11
226
20.5
Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATS
#53 AIKEN
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#3 BEASLEY
#10 BOULWARE
SnapsTacTFLSk
*40 100
12 100
15 1
0.50
17 100
9 000
15 200
SnapsTacTFLSk
*52 521
*19 111
*53 422
*58 322
*31 111
48 221
SnapsTacTFLSk
18 400
31 300
0 100
16 400
0 000
*591231
11 111
352 920
32542
7.5 1.5
28 000
108 6
0.50
26116
108
1242431
#41 BURRELL
#70 BYERS
#31 CARTER
#93 CRAWFORD
#98 DODD
#29 EDMOND
SnapsTacTFLSk
0 000
--- ------
0 000
--- ------
--- ------
0 000
SnapsTacTFLSk
0 100
16 110
0 000
0 000
0 000
0 000
SnapsTacTFLSk
0 000
18 300
--- ------
--- ------
13 100
--- ------
SnapsTacPBUInt
--- ------
3 100
0 000
0 000
0 000
0 100
SnapsTacTFLSk
--- ------
*19 210
*49 421
*60 5
1.50
*34 200
*50 200
SnapsTacTFLSk
18 2
0.50
19 110
3 000
3 000
13 100
--- ------
SnapsTacPBUInt
--- -----10 000
--- -------- -----0 000
--- ------
0 000
16 210
31 400
3 200
21215
4.51
56 4
1.50
10 000
#15 GREEN
#50 JARRETT
#14 JENKINS
#18 JOHNSON
#52 JONES
#20 KEARSE
SnapsTacTFLSk
*30 100
7 511
*21 300
1 200
37 300
31 400
SnapsTacPBUInt
0 100
26 400
1 100
0 100
15 200
5 300
SnapsTacTFLSk
*43 600
*13 200
*54 100
*58 6
0.50
*30 900
*44 710
SnapsTacPBUInt
*39 100
--- ------
5 100
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
SnapsTacPBUInt
34 100
29 211
12 001
20 200
31 010
8 100
SnapsTacTFLSk
18 500
32 700
0 200
1 000
29 500
9 100
SnapsTacPBUInt
*55 910
*24 420
*65 421
*72 800
*39 300
*691010
1271811
471200
24231
1.50
44 200
134 622
892000
3243861
#6 O’DANIEL
#56 PAGANO
#26 PETERS
#48 READER
#46 RICHARDSON
#85 ROGERS
SnapsTacTFLSk
33 400
24 521
14 200
23 411
22 100
*21 200
SnapsTacTFLSk
--- ------
1 400
0 100
0 100
17 300
2 300
SnapsTacTFLSk
--- ------
19 400
--- ------
--- ------
14 400
--- ------
SnapsTacPBUInt
--- ------
*29 100
*61 610
*73 920
*39 210
*66 600
SnapsTacTFLSk
23 5
0.50
15 100
22 500
*27 200
--- ------
20 200
SnapsTacTFLSk
0 000
--- ------
--- ------
--- ------
3 000
--- ------
SnapsTacTFLSk
--- -----3 000
--- -------- -----3 000
--- ------
1371832
201200
33 800
2682440
10715
0.50
3 000
6 000
#27 SMITH
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#9 BARNES
SnapsTacPBUInt
--- ------
12 000
--- ------
--- ------
16 000
--- ------
#90 LAWSON
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#21 BAKER
SnapsTacTFLSk
*55 5
1.50
*16 520
*66 821
*7910
1.50
*42 7
0.5 0.5
*67 700
#44 GOODSON
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#42 ANTHONY
SnapsTacPBUInt
*60 300
*31 200
*66 210
*81 110
*45 000
*69 100
#47 BULLARD
Opponent
Georgia
SC State
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Totals
#2 ALEXANDER
SnapsTacTFLSk
0 000
8 111
0 000
0 000
3 000
0 000
#7 STEWARD
#25 TANKERSLEY
#94 WATKINS
#91 WATSON
#12 WIGGINS
#99 WILLIAMS
SnapsTacPBUInt
*54 910
*26 100
*61 600
*79 601
*46 700
*63 700
SnapsTacTFLSk
*441200
*22 410
*59 510
*62 6
0.50
*28 3
0.5 0.5
--- ------
SnapsTacPBUInt
36 200
20 100
0 100
9 200
22 100
0 000
SnapsTacTFLSk
16 300
16 100
--- ------
15 100
17 200
9 000
SnapsTacTFLSk
*23 400
13 310
29 600
28 100
15 300
*25 300
SnapsTacPBUInt
39 100
*33 400
40 100
*77 400
*21 210
*35 200
SnapsTacTFLSk
33 700
*12 000
*30 410
31 400
*23 211
33 610
3293611
215303
0.5
87 700
73 700
1332010
2451410
1622331
* - start; Note: “Snaps” does not include special team plays or offensive plays; special team tackles are included; bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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SUPERLATIVES
TEAM
Category 2014 Clemson Team High Clemson Team Record 2014 Opponent Team High Opponent Team Record
Total Offense
735vs. SC State, 9-6
756vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
478by North Carolina, 9-27
771 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
Plays
93vs. SC State, 9-6
102vs. NC State, 11-17-2012
79by North Carolina, 9-27
99by South Carolina, 11-12-1968
Yards Per Play
7.9vs. SC State, 9-6
11.2 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903
6.9 by Georgia, 8-30
9.3 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
Rushing Yards
268vs. SC State, 9-6
615 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903
328 by Georgia, 8-30
478 by Tulane, 11-18-1944
Carries
51vs. SC State, 9-6
78 vs. Duke, 10-20-1979
41 by Georgia, 8-30
82 by North Carolina, 11-15-1969
Yards Per Carry
5.3vs. SC State, 9-6
11.2 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903
8.0 by Georgia, 8-30
Rushing Touchdowns
4vs. SC State, 9-6
11vs. Presbyterian College, 9-25-1948
5 by Georgia, 8-30
Passing Yards
467vs. SC State, 9-6
468 vs. Syracuse, 10-5-2013
394 by North Carolina, 9-27
521 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
Completions
32vs. SC State, 9-6
38vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007
30by North Carolina, 9-27
39 by Texas Tech, 12-23-2002
Passing Attempts
42vs. SC State, 9-6
67vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007
49by North Carolina, 9-27
59 by Louisiana Tech, 12-31-2001
Completion %(10 comp.) 76.2vs. SC State, 9-6
88.2vs. The Citadel, 9-16-1978
69.2 by Georgia, 8-30
84.6 by NC State, 10-20-1990
Passing Efficiency(10 comp.) 211.3vs. North Carolina, 9-27
262.9vs. Furman, 9-15-2007
151.6by North Carolina, 9-27
232.2 by Florida State, 9-11-1993
Passing Touchdowns
6vs. North Carolina, 9-27
6 vs. many (4)
4 by North Carolina, 9-27
6 by Florida State, 9-11-1993
6by West Virginia, 1-4-2012
Longest Pass
74vs. North Carolina, 9-27
97vs. Virginia, 11-16-1974
75by North Carolina, 9-27
98 by Florida State, 11-4-2000
First Downs
32vs. SC State, 9-6
35vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
22 by Georgia, 8-30
35 by Maryland, 11-17-1984
35vs. Central Michigan, 10-20-2007
22by North Carolina, 9-27
Total Touchdowns
9vs. SC State, 9-6
12vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
6 by Georgia, 8-30
10 by West Virginia, 1-4-2012
Points
73vs. SC State, 9-6
122vs. Guilford, 10-5-1901
45 by Georgia, 8-30
74 by Alabama, 11-14-1931
Field Goals
3vs. SC State, 9-6
6vs. Texas A&M, 9-3-2005
1 by many (3)
6 by Duke, 10-16-1976
3vs. Louisville, 10-11
6vs. Boston College, 9-19-2009
Punting Average(3 punts) 46.6vs. North Carolina, 9-27
56.7 vs. Wake Forest, 11-1-1986
45.6 by NC State, 10-4
52.0 by Wake Forest, 10-1-2005
Time of Possession 34:40vs. NC State, 10-4
42:58vs. North Carolina, 11-7-1992
32:06by Louisville, 10-11
41:52by North Texas, 9-4-2010
Penalties
9vs. NC State, 10-4
20 vs. NC State, 10-13-2001
15 by North Carolina, 9-27
21 by Mississippi State, 12-30-1999
Penalty Yards
97vs. NC State, 10-4
181 vs. NC State, 10-13-2001
130 by North Carolina, 9-27
188 by Mississippi State, 12-30-1999
Turnovers
2vs. Louisville, 10-11
10 vs. Florida, 10-11-1952
3 by NC State, 10-4
9by Georgia, 9-19-1981
Third-Down Conversions
12vs. NC State, 10-4
15vs. Western Carolina, 9-3-1983
8by North Carolina, 9-27
15by Georgia, 9-21-1985
Third-Down Conversion % 63.2vs. NC State, 10-4
100.0vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981
44.4by North Carolina, 9-27
72.7 by Florida State, 9-11-1993
Field Position*
35vs. SC State, 9-6
49vs. Florida Atlantic, 9-2-2006
39 by Georgia, 8-30
50 by Wake Forest, 10-7-2006
Punt Return Yards
107vs. Louisville, 10-11
227vs. Georgia Tech, 9-26-1987
61 by Georgia, 8-30
150 by Florida State, 9-20-1997
Kickoff Return Yards 108 vs. Georgia, 8-30
286 vs. Florida State, 9-25-2004
110 by Georgia, 8-30
290 by North Carolina, 10-22-2011
Interception Return Yards
60vs. SC State, 9-6
143 vs. Maryland, 10-31-1970
7 by North Carolina, 9-27
166by Auburn, 11-21-1953
Interceptions By Defense
2 vs. Florida State, 9-20
6 vs. South Carolina, 11-27-1971
2 by Louisville, 10-11
7 by South Carolina, 10-25-1945
6 vs. NC State, 9-30-1995
Fumble Return Yards
40vs. NC State, 10-4
93 vs. Virginia, 9-19-1998
35 by SC State, 9-6
103 by West Virginia, 1-4-2012
Sacks
5 vs. Florida State, 9-20
12 vs. Furman, 9-7-1996
5 by Georgia, 8-30
7 by Florida State, 9-20-1997
5vs. Louisville, 10-11
7by Virginia, 10-11-1997
INDIVIDUAL
Category 2014 Clemson Individual Best Clemson Individual Record 2014 Opponent Individual Best Opponent Individual Record
Total Offense463
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27 529by Tajh Boyd vs. NC State, 11-17-2012342
by Marquise Williams (North Carolina), 9-27509
by Chris Weinke (Florida State), 11-4-2000
Rushing Yards77
by Wayne Gallman vs. SC State, 9-6263
by Raymond Priester vs. Duke, 11-11-1995 198 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
256 by Steve Wadiak (South Carolina), 10-19-1950
Carries16
by Adam Choice vs. Louisville, 10-11 36 by many (3)
17 by Dominique Brown (Louisville), 10-1145
by James McDougald (Wake Forest), 10-9-1976
Rushing Touchdowns2
by Deshaun Watson vs. NC State, 10-4
5 by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, 10-13-1917
3 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
4 by many (3)
5by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930
Longest Carry34
by Adam Choice vs. NC State, 10-490
by Banks McFadden vs. Presbyterian College, 9-23-1939 51 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
98 Steve Atkins (Maryland), 11-18-1978
90 by Buck George vs. Furman, 11-17-1951
Passing Yards435
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27 455 by Tajh Boyd vs. Syracuse, 10-5-2013
345 by Marquise Williams (North Carolina), 9-27521
by Chris Weinke (Florida State), 11-4-2000
Completions27
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-2738
by Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-200724
by Marquise Williams (North Carolina), 9-2735
by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), 10-28-2000
Passing Attempts36
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-2766
by Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-200739
by Sean Maguire (Florida State), 9-20 57by Kip Allen (The Citadel), 10-4-1986
57by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), 10-28-2000
Completion %(10 comp.)75.0
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27 95.0by Cole Stoudt vs. SC State, 9-7-201369.2
by Hutson Mason (Georgia), 8-30 100.0 by Darian Durant (North Carolina), 10-20-2001
Passing Efficiency(10 comp.)225.9by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27 261.9 by Tajh Boyd vs. Syracuse, 10-5-2013
168.9 by Marquise Williams (North Carolina), 9-27 245.5 by Mike Elkins (Wake Forest), 10-29-1988
Passing Touchdowns6
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-276
by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27-20144
by Marquise Williams (North Carolina), 9-276
by Geno Smith (West Virginia), 1-4-2012
Receptions10
by Artavis Scott vs. Louisville, 10-1116
by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, 1-3-20149
by Rashad Greene (Florida State), 9-2014
by Kelly Campbell (Georgia Tech), 10-28-2000
Receiving Yards
164by Artavis Scott vs. SC State, 9-6227
by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, 1-3-2014135
by Rashad Greene (Florida State), 9-20249
by Peter Warrick (Florida State), 9-20-1997
Receiving Touchdowns2
by many (3) vs. many (3), many times (4)
3 by many (4), many times (5)
1 by many (6), many teams (3)
4 by Torry Holt (NC State), 10-31-1998
4by Tavon Austin (West Virginia), 1-4-2012
All‑Purpose Yards
164by Artavis Scott vs. SC State, 9-6345
by Sammy Watkins vs. Maryland, 10-15-2011 293 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
496 by Tobais Palmer (NC State), 11-17-2012
Total Touchdowns2
by many (4) vs. many (3), many times (5)
5 by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, 10-13-1917
4 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
4 by many (6)
5by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930
Points15
by Ammon Lakip vs. SC State, 9-633
by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930 24 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
24 by many (6)
Field Goals3
by Ammon Lakip vs. SC State, 9-6
6by Jad Dean vs. Texas A&M, 9-3-2005
1 by many (3)
6 by Vince Fusco (Duke), 10-17-1976
3
by Ammon Lakip vs. Louisville, 10-116
by Richard Jackson vs. Boston College, 9-19-2009
Longest Field Goal45
by Ammon Lakip vs. North Carolina, 9-2761
by Spencer Benton vs. Ball State, 9-8-2012 50by Roberto Aguayo (Florida State), 9-20
60 by Kevin Butler (Georgia), 9-22-1984
45
by Ammon Lakip vs. Louisville, 10-11
Punting Average(3 punts)46.6
by Bradley Pinion vs. North Carolina, 9-27 55.3by Dale Hatcher vs. Kentucky, 10-2-198245.6
by Wil Baumann (NC State), 10-4
Punt Return Yards107
by Adam Humphries vs. Louisville, 10-11 167 by Don Kelley vs. Maryland, 10-20, 1970
37 by Reggie Davis (Georgia), 8-30
Kickoff Return Yards 107 by T.J. Green vs. Georgia, 8-30
282 by Justin Miller vs. Florida State, 9-25-2004 100 by Todd Gurley (Georgia), 8-30
Interception Return Yards60
by Jadar Johnson vs. SC State, 9-6101
by Willie Underwood vs. South Carolina, 11-22-19807
by Sam Smiley (North Carolina), 9-27 128by Dennis Tabron (Duke), 10-18-1980
Interceptions1
by many (3) vs. many (3), many times (4)
3 by many (5)
1 by many (4), many teams (3)
4 by Jim Dooley (Miami (FL)), 1-1-1952
Fumble Return Yards24
by B.J. Goodson vs. NC State, 10-493
by Antwan Edwards vs. Virginia, 9-19-199835
by Dominique Mitchell (SC State), 9-6
Tackles
12 by Tony Steward vs. Georgia, 8-30
27 by Keith Adams vs. South Carolina, 11-20-199914
by James Sample (Louisville), 10-11 29by Ed Stetz (Wake Forest), 10-30-1971
12
by Ben Boulware vs. Louisville, 10-11
Tackles For Loss3
by Ben Boulware vs. Louisville, 10-11
6by Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-19993.5
by Amarlo Herrera (Georgia), 8-304.5
by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), 11-24-2012
6by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, 10-1-2011
Sacks
2 by Vic Beasley vs. many (2)
4 by Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-1999
2 by Leonard Floyd (Georgia), 8-30 4.5 by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), 11-24-2012
2
by Garry Peters vs. Louisville, 10-114
by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, 10-1-20112
by Amarlo Herrera (Georgia), 8-30
* - average starting field position in teams’ own territory; Note: Numbers in
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Georgia
NC State
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.114:53 301270•4:07 TD
2.
19:041038
1:15
Punt
3.
16:331633
0:36
Punt
4. 1 3:16 9 3 -4 1:34 Punt
5.1-2 0:34 22 6 78 1:42 TD
6.211:51 321068•4:23 TD
7. 2 7:15 25 5 18 1:29 INT
8.2 4:10 1813653:22MFG
9.
3
11:232338
1:50
Punt
10.
36:31 735
1:20
Punt
11.
33:172037
1:04
Punt
12.
3-40:16 8 4192:20Punt
13. 4 10:22 17
3 -3 1:17 Punt
14. 4 8:44 19
3 -6 1:00 Punt
15. 4 7:34 25
3 -15 2:10 Punt
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 114:55 18 7 82 2:17 TD
2. 111:38 35 6 65 1:56 TD
3.1 8:05 361064•3:33 TD
4.
1-22:03 2811414:24MFG
5. 212:03*14 4 14•1:07 TD
6. 2 8:45 40 9 46•3:13 FG
7. 2 3:00 11 3 -5 1:34 Punt
8.313:35 811674:04 FG
9.3 7:16 511475:45Punt
10.
4
14:44
*1047
•2:03
Downs
11.4 9:41 9 6464:10Punt
12. 4 0:29
8
1 -1 0:29 Half
SC State
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 114:57 32 7 68•2:22 TD
2.110:58*441139•4:07 FG
3.
14:59
*4045
0:47
Downs
4.1-2 2:51 21 8 79 •2:57 TD
5. 213:44 36 7 64 2:27 TD
6. 2 9:18 48 6 31 2:08 FG
7. 2 5:39 22 6 78•1:53 TD
8. 2 0:49 11 6 33 0:49 Half
9. 312:59 47 7 53•1:29 TD
10. 3 10:07 28
5 65 •2:17
FG
11. 3 6:28 35
4 65 0:57
TD
12. 3-4 0:08 49
6 51 •1:34
TD
13. 4 11:55 48
7 52 •3:19
TD
14. 4 6:42 11
6 24 2:37 Fumble
15. 4 4:01 28
6 28 4:01 Half
Florida State
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
15:002538
1:11
Punt
2.112:56 41 653•1:54MFG
3.
17:361639
2:03
Punt
4.
1-24:35 121075•4:43 FG
5.212:38 29 8362:51Punt
6. 2 8:50*47 6 47•2:54 TD
7.
24:051639
1:59
Punt
8.
20:45 413
0:45Half
9.311:05 25 5182:20Punt
10.
3-46:20 271350•6:24MFG
11. 4 13:16 36
4 64 •1:32
TD
12.
48:551435
1:30
Punt
13.4 6:00 17 5151:49Punt
14. 4 2:14 *26
2 12 0:38 Fumble
15.
OT-----
*2549-----
Downs
Louisville
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
13:003731
1:08
Punt
2. 1 9:48 20 3 -1 0:57 Punt
3.
16:44 922
0:38INT
4.
14:392553
2:19
Punt
5. 214:51 15 3 -3 1:22 Punt
6.
2
11:30 638
1:18
Punt
7. 210:12*37 3 -2 1:26 Punt
8.
23:132739
1:22
Punt
9. 2 1:01 46 6 48•1:01 Half
10.
3
14:542231
1:01
Punt
11. 3 12:12 48
6 24 2:29
FG
12.
37:213248
0:46
Downs
13.
35:212938
0:58
Punt
14.3 3:09 2210553:09 FG
15. 4 13:57 44
2 -7 0:35 INT
16.
4
10:294336
1:13
Punt
17.4 6:58 281268•5:34 FG
18.
40:21 111
0:21Half
* - in opponent’s territory; • - red-zone possession (first-and-10 inside the opponent 21); Note:
Bolded lines denote scoring drives.
CLEMSOn'S LONG PLAYS
Yds Player(s)
Type Opp.
74 *D. Watson to Hopper Pass UNC
69Stoudt to A. Scott
Pass SCS
56 *D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass NCS
50 *D. Watson to Hopper Pass UNC
39
D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass SCS
39D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass FSU
38Stoudt to M. WilliamsPass UGA
37 *Stoudt to A. Scott
Pass SCS
37D. Watson to A. Scott Pass SCS
35Stoudt to A. Scott
Pass UGA
34Stoudt to M. WilliamsPass SCS
34 *D. Watson to McCulloughPass SCS
34Choice
Run NCS
33D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass FSU
33 *D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass UNC
33 *D. Watson to A. Scott Pass UNC
32Stoudt to A. Scott
Pass FSU
31
D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass UNC
31 *D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass NCS
30 *D. Watson to Peake
Pass UGA
30Fleming
Run
SCS
29D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass UGA
28D. Watson to Hopper Pass FSU
28D. Watson to Hopper Pass NCS
27D. Watson to SeckingerPass UNC
27D. Watson to Kitt
Pass UNC
25Stoudt to Humphries Pass SCS
24 *D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass UNC
24D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass NCS
24D. Watson to M. WilliamsPass NCS
24D. Watson to Hopper Pass FSU
23Stoudt to M. WilliamsPass LOU
21Stoudt to M. WilliamsPass UGA
21D. Watson to Leggett Pass NCS
20Stoudt to McCulloughPass SCS
20Howard
Run
SCS
20Stoudt to Leggett
Pass LOU
* - touchdown; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
North Carolina
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 113:09 26 2 74 0:35 TD
2.111:11 17 6263:02Punt
3. 1 3:48*44 8 34•3:06 FG
4. 214:49 38 6 62 1:56 TD
5. 211:13*43 4 15 1:26 FG
6.2 6:45 25 5222:53Punt
7.
23:083435
1:33
Punt
8. 2 0:08 18 1 -1 0:08 Half
9. 315:00 25 4 13 1:09 INT
10. 3 12:17 25
8 75 2:47
TD
11. 3 7:39 36
4 64 1:18
TD
12.
3-43:51 2511754:07 TD
13.
4
14:262338
1:29
Punt
14.410:54 161284•4:58 TD
15.
45:032033
1:02
Punt
16. 4 2:25 20
5 14 2:25 Half
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Georgia
NC State
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 110:46 25 3 -4 1:42 Punt
2. 1 7:49 43 5 57 1:13 TD
3. 1 5:57 47 5 44•2:41Fumble
4. 1 1:42*36 5 36•1:07 TD
5.
2
13:522539
2:01
Punt
6. 2 5:46 48 3 -2 1:36 Punt
7. 2 0:48 20 3 -7 0:48 Half
8.314:56 331057•3:29 FG
9.3 9:33 18 7393:02Punt
10.
35:114037
1:54
Punt
11.3 2:13 34 6171:57Punt
12. 4 12:56 18
6 82 •2:30
TD
13. 4 9:05 *47
1 47 0:12
TD
14. 4 7:44 49
1 51 0:10
TD
15. 4 5:24 *30
7 21 •5:24 Half
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
12:382530
1:00
Punt
2.
19:422532
1:37
Punt
3.
14:322532
2:29
Punt
4. 212:39 31 3-17 0:36Fumble
5.
2
10:562533
2:11
Punt
6.2 5:32 25 7292:32Punt
7. 2 1:26*39 6 32•1:26 Half
8.315:00 25 4241:25Punt
9. 3 9:31 25 1 -9 0:08Fumble
10.3 9:23 25 4142:07Punt
11. 3-4 1:31
9
4 25 1:47 Fumble
12.412:41 3 5203:00Punt
13.4 5:31 1111445:02Punt
SC State
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 112:35 25 3-16 1:37 Punt
2. 1 6:46 16 4-15 1:47 Punt
3.
14:123531
1:21
Punt
4.
2
14:542530
1:10
Punt
5.
2
11:111837
1:53
Punt
6.
27:032835
1:24
Punt
7.2 3:39 18 8382:50Punt
8. 315:00 26 3 -1 2:01 Punt
9. 311:27 35 3 -3 1:20 Punt
10. 3 7:45 31
3 -1 1:17 Punt
11. 3 5:31 25
6 26 3:05 INT
12. 3 2:26 25
3 -9 2:18 Punt
13. 4 13:34 25
4 -25 1:34 Safety
14.4 8:30 35 4121:48Punt
Florida State
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 113:49 26 3 -4 0:53 Punt
2. 111:02 20 9 48 3:22 FG
3.1 5:33 26 4310:58Punt
4. 214:47 29 3 -8 2:09 Punt
5. 2 9:47 9 3 -3 0:57 Punt
6.2 5:50 29 4121:45Punt
7. 2 2:06*38 3 -7 1:21 Punt
8. 314:57 32 9 68•3:52 TD
9.
38:452557
2:25
Punt
10. 4 14:56 23
5 30 1:40 INT
11.411:37 25 7222:42Punt
12. 4 7:25 24
3 76 1:21
TD
13. 4 4:11 12
4 13 1:57 INT
14.
41:361432
1:36Half
15. OT ----- *25
2 25 •-----
TD
Louisville
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1.
1
15:002532
1:02
Punt
2. 113:58 25 3 -6 0:58 Punt
3.111:52 16 4162:04Punt
4.1 8:51 35 4252:07Punt
5.
16:06
*2541
1:27 FG
6.1-2 2:20 50 5 50 •2:24 TD
7. 213:29 50 3 -9 1:59 Punt
8. 2 8:46 9 3 -9 1:30Fumble
9.2 7:16 25 7134:03Punt
10.
21:511433
0:50
Punt
11. 3 13:53 33
3 -7 1:41 Punt
12.
39:432534
2:22
Punt
13. 3 6:35 *40
5 40 1:08
TD
14.
34:231739
1:14
Punt
15. 4 14:56 23
3 -2 0:59 Punt
16.
4
13:224849
2:53
Downs
17.4 9:16 17 4192:18Punt
18. 4 1:20 19
5 79 •0:59 Downs
OPPONENTS' LONG PLAYS
Yds Player(s)
Type Team
75 *Williams to Switzer
Pass UNC
74 *Maguire to Greene
Pass FSU
73Gardner to Quick
Pass LOU
67Williams to E. AlbrightPass UNC
51 *Gurley
Run UGA
47 *Chubb
Run UGA
41 *Williams to Thorpe
Pass UNC
40Lewis-Freeman
Run
SCS
39Bonnafon to Do. BrownPass LOU
38Gurley
Run UGA
36Maguire to Wilson
Pass FSU
27Maguire to K. WilliamsPass FSU
26Williams to Q. Davis Pass UNC
23 *Gurley
Run UGA
23Mason to Bennett
Pass UGA
22Gardner to Quick
Pass LOU
22 *Gardner to Rogers
Pass LOU
21Maguire to O’Leary
Pass FSU
20Williams to Proehl
Pass UNC
20Williams to Howard
Pass UNC
* - touchdown; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
* - in opponent’s territory; • - red-zone possession (first-and-10 inside the opponent 21); Note:
Bolded lines denote scoring drives.
North Carolina
# Qtr ClockSpotPlays YardsTOP
Result
1. 114:57 20 3 -4 1:48 Punt
2.112:34 25 5171:23Punt
3.1 8:09 410334:21Punt
4.
1-2
0:371831
0:48
Punt
5. 212:53 25 3-18 1:40 Punt
6.2 9:47 251075•3:02 TD
7. 2 3:52 8 3 -8 0:39Safety
8.2 1:35 15 8301:27Punt
9. 313:51 44 5 56 1:34 TD
10.
39:232262
1:44
Punt
11. 3 6:15 20
7 80 •2:24
TD
12. 4 14:44 25
1 75 0:14
TD
13. 4 12:57 41
3 -5 2:03 Punt
14. 4 5:51 42
4 58 •0:43
TD
15. 4 4:01 24
8 51 •1:36 INT
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INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGHS
Rushing
#Player
24 Zac Brooks
26 Adam Choice
32 C.J. Davidson
40 Kurt Fleming
9 Wayne Gallman
22 D.J. Howard
12 Nick Schuessler
18 Cole Stoudt
4 Deshaun Watson
Carries
12, DUK ‘12
16, LOU ‘14
13, SCS ‘13
9, SCS ‘14
13, NCS ‘14
13, many (2)
1, many (3)
13, UGA ‘14
15, NCS ‘14
Tackles
Yards
*Yards/Carries
Touchdowns
Long
62, DUK ‘12
5.2, DUK ‘12
1, many (2)
27, BOC ‘13
74, SCS ‘14
6.2, SCS ‘14
1, SCS ‘14
34, NCS ‘14
63, SCS ‘13
4.8, SCS ‘13
2, WFU ‘13
22, UVA ‘13
49, SCS ‘14--------------------
30, SCS ‘14
77, SCS ‘14
7.7, SCS ‘14----------
16, SCS ‘14
86, AUB ‘11
5.0, DUK ‘12
1, many (8)
37, AUB ‘11
12, SCS ‘14--------------------
12, SCS ‘14
28, many (2)
1.2, UGA ‘14
1, many (2)
25, DUK ‘12
62, NCS ‘14
4.1, NCS ‘14
2, NCS ‘14
17, NCS ‘14
Passing
# Player
12 Nick Schuessler
18 Cole Stoudt
4 Deshaun Watson
# Player
12 Nick Schuessler
18 Cole Stoudt
4 Deshaun Watson
Completions
2, SCS ‘14
22, SCS ‘14
27, UNC ‘14
ºEfficiency
----------
204.6, SCS ‘13
225.9, UNC ‘14
Attempts
2, many (2)
33, LOU ‘14
36, UNC ‘14
ºYards/Attempts
----------
9.74, SCS ‘14
12.08, UNC ‘14
ºPercentage
YardsTouchdowns
Long
----------
11, SCS ‘14
----------
6, many (2)
95.0, SCS ‘13
302, SCS ‘14
3, SCS ‘13
69, SCS ‘14
75.0, UNC ‘14
435, UNC ‘14
6, UNC ‘14
74, UNC ‘14
ºYards/Completions
----------
13.7, SCS ‘14
16.1, UNC ‘14
Interceptions
----------
1, many (3)
1, many (2)
Plays
3, many (2)
42, UGA ‘14
47, UNC ‘14
Total Offense
23, SCS ‘14
294, SCS ‘14
463, UNC ‘14
Receiving
#Player
24 Zac Brooks
26 Adam Choice
86 Sam Cooper
32 C.J. Davidson
82 Adrien Dunn
9 Wayne Gallman
5 Germone Hopper
22 D.J. Howard
13 Adam Humphries
8 Demarre Kitt
16 Jordan Leggett
89 Jay Jay McCullough
19 Charone Peake
83 Daniel Rodriguez
3 Artavis Scott
81 Stanton Seckinger
7 Mike Williams
Receptions
2, many (2)
4, FSU ‘14
2, many (3)
3, OSU ‘13
2, SCS ‘14
3, many (2)
6, SCS ‘13
3, UVA ‘13
9, BOC ‘13
2, NCS ‘14
4, UVA ‘13
3, many (2)
7, BSU ‘12
3, WFU ‘13
10, LOU ‘14
3, many (2)
6, many (2)
Yards
•Yards/Receptions
Touchdowns
Long
31, UGA ‘13----------
1, UGA ‘13
31, UGA ‘13
46, FSU ‘14
11.5, FSU ‘14
----------
16, NCS ‘14
30, DUK ‘12
----------
1, many (3)
25, DUK ‘12
27, OSU ‘13
9.0, OSU ‘13
----------
16, OSU ‘13
11, SCS ‘14--------------------
6, SCS ‘14
21, NCS ‘14
7.0, NCS ‘14----------
11, NCS ‘14
139, UNC ‘14
46.3, UNC ‘14
2, many (2)
74, UNC ‘14
86, WFU ‘13
6.0, UVA ‘13
1, WFU ‘13
75, WFU ‘13
118, SYR ‘13
39.3, SYR ‘13
2, SYR ‘13
60, SYR ‘13
27, UNC ‘14--------------------
27, UNC ‘14
44, CIT ‘13
14.3, LOU ‘14
1, many (3)
44, CIT ‘13
61, SCS ‘14
20.3, SCS ‘14
1, SCS ‘14
34, SCS ‘14
58, UGA ‘13
11.6, UGA ‘13
1, many (5)
30, UGA ‘14
10, many (2)
3.3, WFU ‘13
1, CIT ‘13
10, DUK ‘12
164, SCS ‘14
27.3, SCS ‘14
2, SCS ‘14
69, SCS ‘14
48, SYR ‘13
16.0, SYR ‘13
1, many (5)
27, UNC ‘14
155, NCS ‘14
29.3, UGA ‘14
2, many (2)
56, NCS ‘14
# Player
Tackles
53 Martin Aiken
3, SYR ‘13
2 Mackensie Alexander
3, UGA ‘14
42 Stephone Anthony
16, NCS ‘13
21 Adrian Baker
--------- 9 Tavaris Barnes
4, many (4)
3 Vic Beasley
7, SYR ‘13
11 Travis Blanks
8, FSU ‘12
10 Ben Boulware
12, LOU ‘14
49 Beau Brown
---------47 Marcus Bullard
---------41 T.J. Burrell
5, CIT ‘13
31 Ryan Carter
1, many (2)
93 Corey Crawford
8, VAT ‘12
98 Kevin Dodd
4, SCS ‘13
29 Marcus Edmond
---------44 B.J. Goodson
5, SCS ‘14
15 T.J. Green
4, SCS ‘14
50 Grady Jarrett
15, USC ‘13
14 Martin Jenkins
6, SYR ‘13
18 Jadar Johnson
5, CIT ‘13
52 Kellen Jones
11, SCS ‘13
20 Jayron Kearse
10, many (2)
90 Shaq Lawson
5, many (2)
56 Collins Mauldin
1, BSU ‘12
6 Dorian O’Daniel
4, SCS ‘14
1 Ebenzer Ogundeko
---------56 Scott Pagano
4, many (2)
26 Garry Peters
9, many (2)
48 D.J. Reader
7, VAT ‘12
46 Chad Richardson
---------85 Dane Rogers
---------27 Robert Smith
10, OSU ‘13
7 Tony Steward
12, UGA ‘14
75 Daniel Stone
1, many (2)
25 Cordrea Tankersley
5, UVA ‘13
94 Carlos Watkins
5, DUK ‘12
91 Josh Watson
9, VAT ‘12
30 Taylor Watson
3, BSU ‘12
12 Korrin Wiggins
4, many (3)
99 DeShawn Williams
7, many (2)
Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
* - minimum 10 carries; º - minimum 10 completions; • - minimum three receptions; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
PositionUGA SCS FSUUNCNCSLOUBOC SYRWFU GATGSUUSC
LTBattleBattleDavisBattleBattleBattle
LGWebsterWebster
D. Beasley
D. Beasley
D. Beasley
D. Beasley
CNortonGuillermoNortonNortonNortonNorton
RGDavisDavisWebsterWebsterWebsterWebster
RTGoreGoreGoreDavisDavisDavis
TELeggettLeggettLeggett
McCulloughLeggettLeggett
WRPeakePeakePeakeHopperHopperHopper
QBStoudtStoudtStoudt
D. Watson
D. Watson
D. Watson
RB/WRHowardHowardDavidson
RodriguezGallmanGallman
WRHumphriesHumphriesHumphriesHumphriesHumphriesHumphries
WR/TE
M. Williams M. WilliamsMcCullough M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams
DEBarnesCrawfordCrawfordCrawfordCrawfordCrawford
DTJarrettJarrettJarrettJarrettJarrettJarrett
DT
J. Watson D. Williams D. Williams
Reader D. Williams
J. Watson
DE
V. Beasley
V. Beasley
V. Beasley
V. Beasley
V. Beasley
Lawson
SLB/NBGoodsonWigginsGoodsonWigginsWigginsWiggins
MLBAnthonyAnthonyAnthonyAnthonyAnthonyAnthony
WLBStewardStewardStewardStewardSteward
Boulware
CBAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderAlexanderAlexander
SKearseKearseKearseKearseKearseKearse
S
R. Smith
R. Smith
R. Smith
R. Smith
R. Smith
R. Smith
CB
M. JenkinsPetersPetersPetersPetersPeters
PKLakipLakipLakipLakipLakipLakip
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Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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PARTICIPATION
#
Player
UGA SCSFSUUNCNCSLOUBOC SYRWFU GATGSUUSCTotal
2014 G-S Career G-S
53 Martin Aiken, DE
ST8STST 3ST
11 6-018-0
2 Mackensie Alexander, CB*60*31*66*81*45*69
3526-66-6
42 Stephone Anthony, LB
*55*16*66*79*42*67
325 6-645-29
21 Adrian Baker, CB
---12------16---
282-02-0
9 Tavaris Barnes, DE
*40121517 915
108 6-140-2
79 Isaiah Battle, OT
*79*4472*84*71*73
423 6-521-9
68 David Beasley, OG
---32*73*70*59*73
307 5-435-23
3 Vic Beasley, DE
*52*19*53*58*31 48
261 6-541-18
11 Travis Blanks, S
------------------
--- 0-024-18
10 Ben Boulware, LB
1831ST 16 ST*59
124 6-117-1
24 Zac Brooks, RB
------------------
--- 0-018-0
49 Beau Brown, S
------------------
---0-01-0
51 Jim Brown, LS
---ST------------
---1-03-0
47 Marcus Bullard, LB
ST---ST------ST
03-05-0
41 T.J. Burrell, LB
ST16STSTSTST
16 6-019-0
70 Roderick Byers, OG
ST18------13---
31 3-014-0
31 Ryan Carter, CB
---3STSTSTST
35-05-0
26 Adam Choice, RB
---2913122245
1215-05-0
61 William Cockerill, OT
---12------ 1---
132-02-0
86 Sam Cooper, TE
--------- ---14 8
22 2-041-6
93 Corey Crawford, DE
---*19*49*60*34*50
212 5-545-30
55 Tyrone Crowder, OG
---39------25---
642-02-0
32 C.J. Davidson, RB
249*32311511
122 6-118-1
67 Kalon Davis, OL
*77*46*72*75*71*73
414 6-642-14
98 Kevin Dodd, DE
18193 313 ---
56 5-017-0
82 Adrien Dunn, WR
---19------ 6---
252-02-0
29 Marcus Edmond, CB
---10------ST---
102-02-0
61 David Estes, LS
---ST------------
01-01-0
40 Kurt Fleming, RB
214ST 1------
174-04-0
9 Wayne Gallman, RB
102618 6*33*16
1096-26-2
44 B.J. Goodson, LB
*307*21 13731
127 6-226-2
73 Joe Gore, OT
*79*55*2726------
187 4-316-3
15 T.J. Green, S
ST261ST15 5
47 6-018-0
87 D.J. Greenlee, TE
---201--- 4---
253-03-0
57 Jay Guillermo, C
26*52124716 ---
153 5-113-1
35 Quintin Hall, LB
---ST------------
01-01-0
5 Germone Hopper, WR
283726*59*49*43
242 6-318-4
22 D.J. Howard, RB
*46*171035 9 ---
117 5-241-4
13 Adam Humphries, WR
*49*25*42*53*38*42
249 6-646-21
50 Grady Jarrett, DT
*43*13*54*58*30*44
242 6-641-30
32 Corbin Jenkins, PK/P
STSTSTSTSTST
0 6-020-0
14 Martin Jenkins, CB
*39---5---------
44 2-140-8
18 Jadar Johnson, S
3429122031 8
134 6-017-0
52 Kellen Jones, LB
1832ST1
299
896-09-0
65 Oliver Jones, OL
------------------
---0-02-0
20 Jayron Kearse, S
*55*24*65*72*39*69
324 6-618-9
8 Demarre Kitt, WR
1436---2744 8
1295-05-0
36 Ammon Lakip, PK/P
*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST*ST
0 6-613-6
90 Shaq Lawson, DE
3324142322
*21
137 6-119-1
16 Jordan Leggett, TE
*51*34*27 39*29*47
227 6-516-6
84 Andrew Maass, WR
---16------ 1---
172-06-0
78 Eric Mac Lain, OL
1824ST2627ST
95 6-032-0
88 Sean Mac Lain, WR
---15------ 1---
162-02-0
56 Collins Mauldin, DE
---1------------
11-07-0
89 Jay Jay McCullough, TE930*41
*403017
167 6-215-2
69 Maverick Morris, OT
---28------ 7---
352-02-0
58 Ryan Norton, OL
*5338*64*40*63*73
331 6-531-18
6 Dorian O’Daniel, LB
---1STST17 2
205-05-0
1 Ebenezer Ogundeko, DE--------- --- 8ST
82-02-0
10 David Olson, QB
---6------------
61-01-0
56 Scott Pagano, DT
---19------14---
332-02-0
19 Charone Peake, WR
*42*33*50---------
125 3-332-7
26 Garry Peters, CB
---*29*61*73*39*66
268 5-538-10
92 Bradley Pinion, P/PK
*STST*ST*ST*ST*ST
0 6-527-18
17 Kyrin Priester, WR
ST---------------
01-01-0
48 D.J. Reader, DT
231522*27 --- 20
107 5-131-4
74 Spencer Region, OG
---28------ 8---
362-08-0
46 Chad Richardson, LB
ST--------- 3---
32-05-0
54 Zach Riggs, C
---21------ 2---
232-02-0
83 Daniel Rodriguez, WR
ST17ST *410ST
31 6-132-1
85 Dane Rogers, DE
---3------ 3---
62-02-0
85 Seth Ryan, WR
---ST------------
01-01-0
12 Nick Schuessler, QB
---13------ 7---
202-05-0
3 Artavis Scott, WR
103326435149
2126-06-0
81 Stanton Seckinger, TE
372026132015
131 6-027-10
27 Robert Smith, S
*54*26*61*79*46*63
329 6-646-20
75 Michael Sobeski, LS
STSTSTSTSTST
0 6-041-0
7 Tony Steward, LB
*44*22*59*62*28 ---
215 5-536-5
75 Daniel Stone, DE
---ST------------
01-03-0
18 Cole Stoudt, QB
*67*50*1112 862
210 6-328-3
25 Cordrea Tankersley, CB
3620ST 922ST
87 6-018-0
95 Andy Teasdall, P
------------------
---0-01-0
94 Carlos Watkins, DT
1616---1517 9
73 5-017-1
4 Deshaun Watson, QB
122464*74*71*11
2566-36-3
91 Josh Watson, DT
*2313292815
*25
133 6-237-16
30 Taylor Watson, S
------------------
--- 0-023-0
77 Reid Webster, OL
*63*46*55*62*80*73
379 6-635-6
12 Korrin Wiggins, S
39*3340*77*21*35
245 6-418-4
99 DeShawn Williams, DT
33*12*3031
*2333
162 6-346-13
7 Mike Williams, WR
*59*3563*59*42*64
322 6-519-8
* - start; ST - special teams only; Note: Numbers do not necessarily denote official plays, but rather non-special-team snaps; bold denotes a Clemson home game.
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GAME 1
Clemson21
Georgia45
Aug. 30, 2014 • SANFORD Stadium • Athens, Ga.
It was an engaging matchup throughout the first
half, but No. 12 Georgia pulled away to defeat No. 16
Clemson 45-21 in Athens behind an impressive rushing
attack.
It was the Tigers’ first loss in a season-opener under Head Coach Dabo Swinney. Clemson’s last seasonopening loss came in 2008 against Alabama.
Georgia’s ground game, led by Todd Gurley, amassed
328 yards, with Gurley accounting for 198.
In his first career start, Cole Stoudt was out to show
the Clemson offense was not all Tajh Boyd and Sammy
Watkins. And in the first half, he did not disappoint.
Stoudt and the offense orchestrated an effective 12play, 70-yard scoring drive on the offense’s first series,
capped by a one-yard touchdown run by D.J. Howard.
Georgia rallied behind quarterback Hutson Mason
and leaned on the dynamic, superstar ability of Gurley,
as the Bulldogs scored two touchdowns to end the first
quarter with a 14-7 lead.
Tiger fans saw a quick glimpse of the future when
first-year freshman Deshaun Watson, one of the highest-rated dual-threat quarterbacks in the nation coming out of high school, entered the game in the second
quarter. He led a six-play, 78-yard scoring drive, ending
with a 30-yard passing touchdown to Charone Peake to
even the score 14-14.
The Clemson defense played effectively in the first
half, holding Georgia to 68 passing yards and 45 rushing yards, and Gurley amassed only 39 of those 113
total yards. But after Clemson took a 21-14 lead on
C.J. Davidson’s one-yard touchdown run in the second
quarter, Gurley broke through, taking a kickoff return
100 yards to tie the score again.
Georgia kicked a field goal in the third quarter to
take the lead for good, while the Bulldog defense kept
Clemson off the scoreboard during the entire second
half. Georgia scored on three consecutive offensive
plays in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Clemson’s offense finished the night with 291 yards
of total offense, while Georgia had 459 total yards. The
difference came on the ground, where Georgia totaled
328 rushing yards compared to Clemson’s 88 rushing
yards.
The Bulldogs used an average starting field position
of its own 39 to claim victory, while the Tigers’ average
starting field position was their own 19. Ten of Georgia’s
15 offensive drives started outside its own 32, while
Clemson’s best starting field position in 15 offensive
drives was its own 32.
C.J. Davidson was the Tigers’ leading rusher with 43
yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, while Mike Williams had three receptions for 88 yards. Peake had the
Tigers’ lone touchdown catch of the day.
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GAME STATS
Clemson
Georgia
7
1400 21
1473
21 45
CU Howard 1 run (Lakip kick), 1st, 10:46, 12-70
UGA Gurley 23 run (Morgan kick), 1st, 6:36, 5-57
UGA Mason 2 run (Morgan kick), 1st, 0:35, 5-36
CU Peake 30 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 2nd, 13:52, 6-78
CU Davidson 1 run (Lakip kick), 2nd, 7:28, 10-68
UGA Gurley 100 kickoff return (Morgan kick), 2nd, 7:15
UGA Morgan 27 FG, 3rd, 11:27, 10-57
UGA Gurley 18 run (Morgan kick), 4th, 10:26, 6-82
UGA Chubb 47 run (Morgan kick), 4th, 8:53, 1-47
UGA Gurley 51 run (Morgan kick), 4th, 7:34, 1-51
Attendance - 92,746
Weather - Mostly sunny, 87˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
CU
UGA
15
22
43-8841-328
18-33-118-26-0
203
131
76-291
67-459
3.86.9
-6
61
2-02-1
11
3-408-65
0-0
1-0
2-(-6)
8-61
6-108
2-110
10-45.16-44.0
7-20
5-13
1-135-38
29:57
30:03
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
CU Davidson 12-43-1, Howard 11-28-1, Stoudt 13-16,
Gallman 1-5, TEAM 1-(-1), D. Watson 5-(-3)
UGA Gurley 15-198-3, Chubb 4-70-1, Michel 6-33, Hicks
2-14, McKenzie 1-9, Marshall 6-8, TEAM 1-(-1), Mason
6-(-3)-1
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
CU Stoudt 16-29-144-1-0, D. Watson 2-4-59-0-1
UGA Mason 18-26-131-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
CU Humphries 5-11, M. Williams 3-88, A. Scott 2-41,
Davidson 2-17, Gallman 2-17, Peake 1-30-1,
McCullough 1-2, Seckinger 1-0, Howard 1-(-3)
UGA Bennett 5-60, Michel 3-20, Rome 3-18, Conley 2-14,
McKenzie 2-11, Blazevich 1-9, Towns 1-4, Gurley 1-(-5)
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU Humphries 2-(-6)
UGA R. Davis 7-37, McKenzie 1-24
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards-TD)
CU Green 5-107, Aiken 1-1
UGA Gurley 1-100-1, Douglas 1-10
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
UGA A. Davis 1-0
Tackle Leaders
CU Steward 12, Kearse 9, R. Smith 9, D. Williams 7, Jarrett
6
Sacks
CU V. Beasley 1-13
Tackles For Loss
CU V. Beasley 2-15, Anthony 1.5-5, Reader 0.5-2, R. Smith
0.5-1, Dodd 0.5-0
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GAME 2
SC State
7
Clemson73
Sept. 6, 2014 • Memorial Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
In their home opener, the No. 23 Clemson Tigers
faced another type of Bulldog in SC State, looking to
bounce back from the previous game in Athens, Ga.,
and the Tigers did not disappoint, cruising to a 73-7
win.
Clemson finished the day with 735 yards, while
holding SC State to just 44, with the defense not giving up an offensive touchdown. The 73 points were the
most by Clemson since scoring 82 points against Wake
Forest in 1981, while the 66-point margin of victory
was Clemson’s largest since 1957, when the Tigers defeated Presbyterian College 66-0.
“This was a great win and I’m proud of our team
today,” said Head Coach Dabo Swinney. “We had to
respond after last week and I think we did, and that’s
what matters. The coaches, the support staff and the
players - everyone put forth the effort we needed.”
On offense, Clemson moved the ball effectively, finishing with 268 rushing yards and 467 passing yards.
Both quarterbacks had efficient games, as Cole Stoudt
finished with 302 passing yards and a touchdown along
with a pass efficiency rating of 163.4. Deshaun Watson
had 154 passing yards, three touchdowns and a pass
efficiency rating of 342.6. Watson’s first game in Death
Valley was all he could have ask for.
“It was great,” said Watson. “Seeing all the orange
in the stands and all the fans and Clemson Family support, and then running down the Hill with all my ‘brothers’ for the first time was a great experience.”
In regard to Watson’s performance against SC State,
Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris liked what he saw
out of the offense and praised Watson’s progress and
poise on the field, while also highlighting the Tigers still
have two good quarterbacks to work with.
“You’ve got a great competition going on, and Cole is
our starter, but that’s a pleasure to have right now. We
obviously know where Deshaun is, and he is the future
down the road in years to come, but we’re excited about
Cole as well.”
The performances by other freshmen did not go unnoticed, as fans saw plenty of potential from more than
just Watson. Wide Receiver Artavis Scott finished the
day with six receptions for 164 yards and two touchdowns, passing both Aaron Kelly and Sammy Watkins
in single-game receiving yards by a Tiger freshman.
The previous record was set by Kelly against Temple in
2006 and Watkins against Auburn in 2011.
“It’s a good accomplishment for me,” said Scott.
“I’m excited and I was blessed and thankful for it, but
I know we have to handle more things than that.”
Scott, who earned ACC Receiver-of-the-Week honors, also stated that the offense’s performance would
be good momentum heading into the bye week before
hitting the road to Tallahassee against Florida State.
“It’s going to keep building our momentum, practice
is going to be high intensity like we’ve been doing and
when this game comes, it’s going to be a big week for
us, and we’re going to be ready when it comes,” added
Scott. “Coming back out, we don’t want to get comClemsonTigers.com
placent. We want to keep doing the same things we’re
doing, moving the ball and keeping defenses on their
heels and moving forward and building and building.”
The Tigers got the job done in the running game
as well as the passing game. Wayne Gallman led all
rushers with 77 yards on 10 carries. Gallman made the
most of his opportunities and did not let his chance get
away from him.
“I had a lot of fun today, and I think it was just the
beginning of something new,” stated Gallman. “I think
we have a whole lot more in store. The offensive line did
a great job getting their blocks.”
Gallman was not the only freshman running back to
see his first extended game action. Adam Choice logged
plenty of snaps on the day, finishing with 12 carries for
74 yards and a touchdown, the first of his Tiger career,
while averaging 6.2 yards per carry. He also added two
catches for 15 yards.
“We gave it our all and everything opened up,” said
Choice about the Tigers’ success in the running game.
“The offensive line did a great job and everything was
there, so I believe if we work like that, good things will
happen.”
The defense’s dominating performance was highlighted by its 14 tackles for loss by 12 different players. The 44 yards allowed by the Tiger defense were the
fewest since 1963, when Clemson held Virginia to 41
yards.
GAME STATS
SC State
Clemson
0007 7
10242415 73
CU Humphries 2 run (Lakip kick), 1st, 12:35, 7-68
CU Lakip 22 FG, 1st, 6:51, 11-39
CU Peake 7 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 2nd, 14:54, 8-79
CU A. Scott 37 pass from Stoudt (Lakip kick), 2nd, 11:17, 7-64
CU Lakip 38 FG, 2nd, 7:10, 6-31
CU Davidson 6 run (Lakip kick), 2nd, 3:46, 6-78
CU Howard 6 run (Lakip kick), 3rd, 11:30, 7-53
CU Lakip 24 FG, 3rd, 7:50, 5-65
CU McCullough 34 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 3rd, 5:31, 4-65
CU Johnson 60 interception return (Pinion kick), 3rd, 2:26
CU A. Scott 8 pass from D. Watson (Pinion kick), 4th, 13:34, 6-51
CU TEAM safety, 4th, 12:00
CU Choice 4 run (C. Jenkins kick failed), 4th, 8:36, 7-52
SCS Mitchell 35 fumble return (Scandrett kick), 4th, 4:05
Attendance - 81,672
Weather - Sunny, 90˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
SCS
CU
5
32
28-751-268
12-25-132-42-0
37
467
53-44
93-735
0.87.9
35
62
2-02-1
11
5-301-5
0-0
1-60
0-0
2-2
7-100
3-37
12-36.90-0.0
2-15
10-17
1-104-38
26:04
33:56
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
SCS Lewis-Freeman 7-50, Samuel 1-12, Simmons 5-7,
Moody 1-3, J. Taylor 5-2, Kollock 4-(-17), Wiley 3-(-22),
TEAM 2-(-28)
CU Gallman 10-77, Choice 12-74-1, Fleming 9-49, Howard
5-43-1, D. Watson 5-20, Schuessler 1-12, Davidson
3-4-1, Humphries 1-2-1, TEAM 2-(-5), Stoudt 3-(-8)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
SCS Wiley 9-15-25-1-0, Kollock 3-10-12-0-0
CU Stoudt 22-31-302-0-1, D. Watson 8-9-154-0-3
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
SCS West 3-18, Hemingway 2-17, Samuel 2-0, Moody 2-(5), Freeman 1-10, J. Taylor 1-(-1), A. Smith 1-(-2)
CU A. Scott 6-164-2, M. Williams 4-83, Peake 4-22-1,
McCullough 3-61-1, Humphries 3-34, Leggett 2-25,
Choice 2-15, Howard 2-15, Hopper 2-14, Dunn 2-11,
Kitt 1-16, Gallman 1-7
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU Humphries 1-2, Dunn 1-0
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
SCS Lewis-Freeman 3-58, A. Smith 2-24, Moody 1-16, West
1-2
CU Aiken 1-14, Green 1-12, Rodriguez 1-11
Interception Returns (INT-Yards-TD)
CU Johnson 1-60-1
Tackle Leaders
CU K. Jones 7, Anthony 5, Goodson 5, Lawson 5, Green 4,
Kearse 4, O’Daniel 4, Pagano 4, Steward 4, Wiggins 4
Sacks
CU Aiken 1-11, Goodson 1-10, V. Beasley 1-9, Lawson 1-8
Tackles For Loss
CU Lawson 2-10, Anthony 2-4, Aiken 1-11, Goodson 1-10,
V. Beasley 1-9, Peters 1-6, Dodd 1-3, J. Watson 1-3,
Wiggins 1-3, Crawford 1-2, Burrell 1-1, Steward 1-1
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GAME 3
Clemson17
GAME STATS
OT
Florida State 23
Sept. 20, 2014 • DOAK S. CAMPBELL Stadium • Tallahassee, Fla.
Clemson
Florida State
0
10070 17
30776 23
FSU Aguayo 50 FG, 1st, 7:40, 9-48
CU Lakip 30 FG, 2nd, 14:52, 10-75
CU Howard 1 run (Lakip kick), 2nd, 5:56, 6-47
FSU Pender 1 run (Aguayo kick), 3rd, 11:05, 9-68
CU D. Watson 2 run (Pinion kick), 4th, 11:44, 4-64
FSU Greene 74 pass from Maguire (Aguayo kick), 4th, 6:04, 3-76
FSU K. Williams 12 run, OT, 2-25
Attendance - 82,316
Weather - Clear, 75˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
The No. 22 Clemson Tigers battled the defending National Champions and threatened to end No. 1
Florida State’s 18-game winning streak, but the Seminoles prevailed 23-17 in overtime when Karlos Williams
scored on a 12-yard walkoff run. The loss dropped the
Tigers to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the ACC. Florida State
improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in league play.
The Tigers came into Doak S. Campbell Stadium
with a prime opportunity to upset the defending titleholder, but a late turnover and crucial mistakes proved
costly in a game that could simply be described as a
missed opportunity.
It was Clemson’s first game against a top-ranked
team since 1999, when the Tigers hosted the Seminoles. It was also the Tigers’ first overtime game since
2010.
A bright spot from the disappointing night, freshman
quarterback Deshaun Watson entered the game on the
Tigers’ third drive and played the rest of the game, finishing 19-28 passing for 266 yards along with 30 rushing yards and a touchdown. Watson was named ACC
Rookie-of-the-Week for his efforts. The Tiger offense
finished with 407 total yards and running back C.J. Davidson led the Tigers with 54 yards on 12 carries.
Clemson’s defense came to play early and often,
amassing five sacks, with Vic Beasley registering two.
Clemson also limited Florida State to just 317 total
yards, including only 13 yards on 27 carries.
The Tigers kept Sean Maguire under pressure for
most of the night, intercepting two passes in the fourth
quarter. However, Maguire and the Seminole offense
made just enough plays to overcome the Tigers’ pass
rush to stay undefeated.
CU
FSU
17
17
40-10127-13
22-33-021-39-2
306
304
73-407
66-317
5.64.8
28
28
1-10-0
12
3-308-41
2-28
0-0
1-0
1-28
2-25
4-65
7-43.18-40.4
5-16
4-15
5-491-4
32:41
27:19
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
CU Davidson 12-54, D. Watson 12-30-1, Stoudt 4-24,
Choice 6-9, Gallman 4-6, Howard 1-1-1, TEAM 1-(-23)
FSU K. Williams 10-45-1, Pender 8-15-1, D. Cook 1-3,
Greene 1-(-2), TEAM 1-(-2), Maguire 6-(-46)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
CU D. Watson 19-28-266-0-0, Stoudt 3-5-40-0-0
FSU Maguire 21-39-304-2-1
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
CU Choice 4-46, Peake 3-28, M. Williams 2-72, Hopper
2-52, A. Scott 2-34, Humphries 2-20, Davidson
2-10, Gallman 2-3, Seckinger 1-19, Leggett 1-12,
McCullough 1-10
FSU Greene 9-135-1, O’Leary 6-77, Wilson 4-56, K.
Williams 1-27, C. Green 1-9
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
CU Humphries 1-0
FSU Greene 1-28
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
CU Davidson 2-25
FSU Whitfield 3-56, Haplea 1-9
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
CU Johnson 1-24, Kearse 1-4
Tackle Leaders
CU Anthony 8, Peters 6, R. Smith 6, J. Watson 6, Reader
5, Steward 5
Sacks
CU V. Beasley 2-17, Crawford 1-14, Anthony 1-11, M.
Jenkins 1-7
Tackles For Loss
CU V. Beasley 2-17, Anthony 2-15, Crawford 2-15, M.
Jenkins 1-7, Steward 1-3, D. Williams 1-2, Peters
0.5-1, Barnes 0.5-0
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GAME 4
North Carolina35
Clemson50
Sept. 27, 2014 • Memorial Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
In his first career start, Deshaun Watson passed for
435 yards and six touchdowns, as the Tigers earned
their first ACC victory with a 50-35 win over North Carolina at Memorial Stadium. It was the first time in history
Clemson scored exactly 50 points in a game.
Watson’s six touchdowns made him the first Tiger
in history to throw six touchdowns in a game and the
first freshman in ACC history to do so. His 435 passing
yards were also a freshman record, and he became just
the fifth ACC player, regardless of class, to throw six
touchdowns in a game.
Watson continued to show poise beyond that of a
freshman quarterback, proving himself early and often
in his first career start, though he was not too surprised
about what to expect in his starting debut.
“I was expecting to go out there and execute, and
that’s what we did,” said Watson. “It just happened that
my offensive line was big and my receivers made great
catches. And I’m happy with the records.”
Watson earned ACC Co-Offensive Back-of-the-Week
and ACC Rookie-of-the-Week honors for his efforts.
But Watson was not the only story of the Tiger offense. Sophomore Germone Hopper led Clemson with
139 receiving yards and two touchdowns, with Mike
Williams close behind with 122 receiving yards and two
touchdowns. Clemson finished the night with 528 yards
of offense.
“We have a lot of good, young receivers, so we just
have to go out there and make a lot of plays,” said Williams about the receivers’ performance. “We came in
Monday, put the game against Florida State to bed and
got focused on North Carolina and had great preparation.”
Hopper was certainly more involved in the passing
game, and he stepped up when his number was called.
“Coach (Swinney) told me before the game I would
be a big part of the offense early, so I was ready to
play,” said Hopper.
Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris was pleased with
the offense’s performance against the Tar Heel defense
and likes what he is seeing out of an offense with a lot
of young talent.
“A lot of excitement,” said Morris. “Felt like all week
long, this game was a pivotal moment for our program.
If we came out and played with the effort that we did
last week (against Florida State) and win and play well
and get better, then it’s going to set the tone for the rest
of the season.
“It was really exciting to see these guys come out
and play like they played, from play-two on. We don’t
have a lot of veterans on our side of the ball with experience, but we have young guys making plays, and it’ll
make an old man out of you real quick, but I’m excited
for the future.”
When asked about Watson’s performance moving forward, Morris certainly had some strong words about the
freshman quarterback’s budding future.
“To come out and put on a performance like he did,
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et, his ability to see the field and extend plays with his
feet...that’s what you like to see. I’m extremely proud
of him, and I think he provides a spark for this football
team, and not just for this offense, but the entire football team.”
The Clemson defense brought pressure early and often, including a safety courtesy of defensive end Shaq
Lawson, while fellow defensive end Vic Beasley notched
two sacks, bringing his career total to 27, one shy of the
Tiger record.
“We’ve been battle tested in games like Georgia and
Florida State, so we know what it takes to win the big
games,” said Beasley. “We’re definitely back on track
now.”
When asked about the sack record, Beasley said it
was one of the goals he made upon returning for his
senior season.
“I came back and wanted to break that record, and I
look forward to doing so.”
Bradley Pinion was a factor on special teams, averaging 46.6 yards on his five punts, with three punts
inside the 20. He was named ACC Co-Specialist-of-theWeek.
Head Coach Dabo Swinney loved the team’s response and its ability to bounce back from the previous
week’s overtime loss at No. 1 Florida State.
“We did what we had to do to win,” said Swinney. “It
was great to be back home. The crowd was awesome.
We have another big week coming up and we’re going
to have to play well against NC State.”
GAME STATS
North Carolina 0 71414 35
Clemson
10121414 50
CU Hopper 74 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 1st, 12:34, 2-74
CU Lakip 27 FG, 1st, 0:42, 8-34
CU Hopper 50 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 2nd, 12:53, 6-62
CU Lakip 45 FG, 2nd, 9:47, 4-15
UNC Hollins 17 pass from Williams (Weiler kick), 2nd, 6:45, 10-75
CU TEAM safety, 2nd, 3:13
UNC Thorpe 41 pass from Williams (Weiler kick), 3rd, 12:17, 5-56
CU M. Williams 24 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 3rd, 9:30, 8-75
CU M. Williams 33 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 3rd, 6:21, 4-64
UNC Q. Davis 2 pass from Williams (Weiler kick), 3rd, 3:51, 7-80
CU A. Scott 33 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 4th, 14:44, 11-75
UNC Switzer 75 pass from Williams (Weiler kick), 4th, 14:30, 1-75
CU Leggett 5 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 4th, 5:56, 12-84
UNC Hood 9 run (Weiler kick), 4th, 5:08, 4-58
Attendance - 79,155
Weather - Partly cloudy, 75˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
UNC
CU
22
27
30-8444-92
30-49-128-39-1
394
436
79-478
83-528
6.16.4
29
20
0-01-0
11
15-1304-19
1-7
1-0
4-22
3-20
5-103
3-52
8-43.15-46.6
8-18
10-18
3-193-31
25:52
34:08
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
UNC Hood 13-71-1, Trubisky 3-13, Morris 5-2, Switzer 1-1,
Francis 1-0, Williams 7-(-3)
CU Davidson 9-32, Howard 13-31, D. Watson 11-28,
Choice 3-5, Gallman 1-4, Hopper 1-0, Stoudt 2-(-1),
TEAM 3-(-3), Humphries 1-(-4)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
UNC Williams 24-38-345-1-4, Trubisky 6-11-49-0-0
CU D. Watson 27-36-435-1-6, Stoudt 1-3-1-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
UNC Howard 5-50, Q. Davis 4-48-1, Morris 4-(-1), Switzer
3-87-1, Hollins 3-35-1, Tabb 3-31, Logan 2-1, E.
Albright 1-67, Thorpe 1-41-1, Proehl 1-20, Singleton
1-11, Francis 1-7, Hood 1-(-3)
CU A. Scott 8-66-1, M. Williams 6-122-2, Humphries
4-26, Hopper 3-139-2, Davidson 2-12, Kitt 1-27,
Seckinger 1-27, Howard 1-8, Leggett 1-5-1, Gallman
1-4
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
UNC Switzer 4-22
CU Humphries 3-20
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
UNC Logan 3-62, Morris 2-41
CU Green 1-23, Humphries 1-15, Davidson 1-14
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
UNC Smiley 1-7
CU R. Smith 1-0
Tackle Leaders
CU Anthony 10, Peters 9, Kearse 8, Jarrett 6, R. Smith 6,
Steward 6
Sacks
CU V. Beasley 2-19, Lawson 1-12
Tackles For Loss
CU V. Beasley 2-19, Peters 2-4, Anthony 1.5-9, Crawford
1.5-3, Lawson 1-12, Jarrett 0.5-1, Steward 0.5-0
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GAME 5
NC State
0
Clemson41
Oct. 4, 2014 • Memorial Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
Clemson recorded its first shutout in the Dabo Swinney era, as the defense responded to the challenge set
by the coaches in practice all week to limit big plays
from opposing offenses, blanking NC State 41-0.
It was the Tigers’ first shutout since 2008 against
SC State and the first against an ACC opponent in 16
years. It was also the largest margin of victory in series
history by either team.
“Our guys were invested and had a great week of
practice after a humbling second half last week,”
said Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables. “Our guys
played with incredible passion. I loved the intensity and
discipline these guys played with.
“I’m happy that they’ve finally been rewarded for all
their hard work. Our guys have really bounced back and
had a strong performance. Offense, defense and special
teams all complemented each other.”
On offense, it was business as usual, as Deshaun
Watson opened the game with a seven-play, 82-yard
drive, capped by a 56-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Williams, setting the tone for the rest of the
day.
Watson, who earned ACC Offensive Back-of-theWeek and ACC Rookie-of-the-Week honors, finished 1729 passing for 267 yards and two touchdowns while
adding two rushing touchdowns and 62 yards on the
ground. Clemson also found a spark in the running
game outside of Watson, as freshman Wayne Gallman
finished with 13 carries for 58 yards, averaging 4.5
yards per carry.
On his 20th birthday, Williams received both of
Watson’s gift-wrapped touchdown passes of 56 and 31
yards, leading all players with 155 receiving yards. He
continued to establish his presence as a dynamic threat
in the Tigers’ receiving corps. Williams was named ACC
Rookie-of-the-Week for his efforts.
Clemson’s offense finished with 493 total yards,
including 226 rushing yards, averaging 4.5 yards per
carry. Perhaps the biggest stat of the day was the lack
of turnovers by the Clemson offense.
“We ran a balanced offense today,” said Watson.
“I give all of the credit to our offensive line, the running backs found holes and our receivers made me look
good. We’re getting better each week. I give the offensive line all the credit. I love those guys.”
Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris praised the offense for its balanced attack against the Wolfpack and
was pleased with the Tigers’ performance, especially in
the turnover battle. Clemson did not commit a turnover.
“I think what you’re seeing is a group of guys getting better every week,” stated Morris. “No turnovers is
huge, we stress that all the time, and we want to run
the football. We want to be more effective in the run
game and really challenge our offensive line, so I’m really proud of those guys and how they responded.
“I’m just proud of our great team effort overall. It’s
hard to shut anyone out.”
The defense faced a challenge in quarterback Jacoby
Brissett, who entered the game leading the ACC with
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13 passing touchdowns. The Tigers stepped up to the
challenge, holding NC State to only 36 total yards in
the first half. The front seven was spearheaded by Vic
Beasley, who tied Clemson’s all-time career sack record
of 28 while collecting a caused fumble and return for a
touchdown.
Clemson’s defense forced three turnovers on the day,
with caused fumbles by Stephone Anthony and Kellen Jones along with Beasley’s. The defense refused to
yield, holding the Wolfpack to 154 total yards of offense. Grady Jarrett led all tacklers with nine.
“We definitely built off of last week and are showing
our progress over the last few weeks as a whole,” said
Jarrett. “We prepared for it all and we played what we
had and had a really strong game on defense.”
More than anything, the Tigers’ performance in all
aspects of the game was all Swinney could ask for from
his team, and they did not disappoint.
“This is my first shutout as a head coach, so this is
extra special for me,” added Swinney.
GAME STATS
NC State
Clemson
0000 0
211010 0 41
CU M. Williams 56 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 1st, 12:38, 7-82
CU M. Williams 31 pass from D. Watson (Lakip kick), 1st, 9:42, 6-65
CU D. Watson 5 run (Lakip kick), 1st, 4:32, 10-64
CU D. Watson 3 run (Lakip kick), 2nd, 10:56, 4-14
CU Lakip 31 FG, 2nd, 5:32, 9-46
CU Lakip 43 FG, 3rd, 9:31, 11-67
CU V. Beasley 16 fumble return (Lakip kick), 3rd, 9:23
Attendance - 78,459
Weather - Sunny, 64˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
NCS
CU
12
25
38-11950-226
4-19-017-30-0
35
267
57-154
80-493
2.76.2
7
74
3-30-0
30
5-459-97
0-0
0-0
1-7
5-34
0-0
1-18
9-45.63-37.7
3-14
12-19
2-163-30
25:20
34:40
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
NCS Creecy 7-43, Thornton 6-39, Dayes 7-17, Brissett 1614, Cherry 1-6, Underwood 1-0
CU D. Watson 15-62-2, Gallman 13-58, Choice 9-56,
Howard 5-30, Davidson 4-18, Stoudt 1-6, Humphries
1-(-1), TEAM 1-(-1), Schuessler 1-(-2)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
NCS Brissett 4-18-35-0-0, TEAM 0-1-0-0-0
CU D. Watson 17-29-267-0-2, Stoudt 0-1-0-0-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
NCS Thornton 1-18, Alston 1-9, Underwood 1-8, Dayes 1-0
CU M. Williams 6-155-2, Gallman 3-21, Choice 2-21,
Kitt 2-8, Hopper 1-28, Leggett 1-21, Humphries 1-8,
Davidson 1-5
Punt Returns (PR-Yards)
NCS Hines 1-7
CU Humphries 4-40, Hopper 1-(-6)
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
CU Green 1-18
Tackle Leaders
CU Jarrett 9, Anthony 7, R. Smith 7, K. Jones 5, Pagano
4
Sacks
CU V. Beasley 1-9, D. Williams 1-1, Anthony 0.5-10,
Steward 0.5-10
Tackles For Loss
CU V. Beasley 1-9, D. Williams 1-1, Anthony 0.5-10,
Steward 0.5-10
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GAME 6
Louisville17
Clemson23
Oct. 11, 2014 • Memorial Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
The No. 25 Clemson Tigers pulled out a 23-17 victory over Louisville with their backs against the wall,
holding the Cardinals on a last-minute, goal-line stand
to preserve a hard-fought victory. The Tigers improved to
4-2 overall and 3-1 in the ACC in the first-ever meeting
between the two schools.
With freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson forced
to leave the game early due to injury, Cole Stoudt
stepped in and went 20-33 passing for 162 yards.
Freshman Artavis Scott led all receivers with 10 receptions for 66 yards, while freshman Adam Choice led all
rushers with 61 yards on 16 carries.
Head Coach Dabo Swinney praised Stoudt for his
resiliency coming off a shoulder injury and appreciated
how his senior led the team once Watson went down in
the first half.
“He didn’t take a snap in practice all week because
of his shoulder,” admitted Swinney. “Instead of pouting and crying, all he did was choose to have a good
attitude and go back to work.
“Cole told me, ‘Coach, I’ll be ready when you need
me.’ It does your heart good to see a young man rise
up and be there for his teammates. I couldn’t be more
proud of him.”
Clemson’s defense and special teams play won the
game for the Tigers, which included a 72-yard return
by Adam Humphries on the Cardinals’ first punt of the
game. Humphries, who was named ACC Specialist-ofthe-Week, became the first Tiger to return a punt for a
touchdown since C.J. Spiller scored on a 77-yard punt
return against Boston College in 2009.
Another bright note on special teams, placekicker
Ammon Lakip made all three of his field goals, which
led to praise from Swinney.
“He went 3-3 with one off the backboard,” joked
Swinney about Lakip’s 40-yard field goal off the right
upright that gave Clemson the lead for good on the last
play of the third quarter. “I think he called that one.”
In the second quarter, Garry Peters made one of the
game’s biggest plays when he sacked Reggie Bonnafon
and forced a fumble, which was recovered by Tavaris
Barnes in the endzone for the go-ahead touchdown.
Vic Beasley also recorded a sack to bring his career
total to 29 and set Clemson’s all-time sack record, moving ahead of Michael Dean Perry and the late Gaines
Adams.
“It’s definitely special to be among names like Michael Dean Perry and Gaines Adams,” said Beasley.
“They helped set the example for me.”
Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables couldn’t say
enough about how his defense performed at every turn
during the game, coming up with the big plays when
they needed them, especially on Louisville’s final drive.
“They played with everything they got, and we needed it tonight,” said Venables. “These guys showed resiliency, toughness and courage. Our guys were ready for
it, and I’m really proud of them.”
In his first career start in place of Tony Steward,
sophomore linebacker Ben Boulware led the defense
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with 12 tackles, including a sack and game-high three
tackles for loss. Safety Jayron Kearse made a gamesaving tackle on James Quick after a 73-yard catch
and run, which would have tied the score and put the
Cardinals ahead 24-23 with a successful extra-point attempt.
“That’s something we go through every day in practice,” said Kearse. “We have to get to the ball.”
With Louisville out of timeouts, the Clemson defense
kept the Cardinals out of the endzone on the final drive,
stuffing a potential game-winning touchdown run on
second down and forcing the Cardinals to spike the ball
on third down.
On fourth down, Will Gardner’s pass was broken up
by defensive tackle DeShawn Williams, sealing the Tigers’ victory. It was a day where the game was put into
the hands of the defense, and it responded in spectacular fashion.
“That’s just heart,” added Swinney. “That’s what it’s
all about right there, seeing a group of guys play like a
family that have each other’s back.”
GAME STATS
Louisville
Clemson
3770 17
7763 23
CU Humphries 72 punt return (Lakip kick), 1st, 13:58
LOU Wallace 41 FG, 1st, 4:39, 4-1
LOU Do. Brown 2 run (Wallace kick), 2nd, 14:56, 5-50
CU Barnes recovered fumble (Lakip kick), 2nd, 7:16
CU Lakip 45 FG, 3rd, 9:43, 6-24
LOU Rogers 22 pass from Gardner (Wallace kick), 3rd, 5:27, 5-40
CU Lakip 40 FG, 3rd, 0:00, 10-55
CU Lakip 21 FG, 4th, 1:24, 12-68
Attendance - 81,500
Weather - Sunny, 82˚
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passing Yards
Total Offense
Yards/Play
Return Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Turnovers
Penalties
Interception Returns
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Punting
Third-Down Conversions
Sacks
Time of Possession
LOU
CU
10
12
38-5233-72
15-30-022-39-2
212
157
68-264
72-229
3.93.2
24
107
4-20-0
22
11-653-14
2-0
0-0
4-24
8-107
2-38
3-66
12-44.310-41.9
1-17
2-16
3-185-36
32:06
27:54
Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)
LOUDo. Brown 17-47-1, Radcliff 11-23, Scott 2-10,
Bonnafon 8-(-28)
CU Choice 16-61, D. Watson 3-10, Gallman 4-9, Davidson
2-8, Stoudt 8-(-16)
Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)
LOU Gardner 10-16-150-0-1, Bonnafon 5-13-62-0-0, TEAM
0-1-0-0-0
CU Stoudt 20-33-162-1-0, D. Watson 2-6-(-5)-1-0
Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)
LOU Quick 6-101, Christian 4-21, Do. Brown 1-39, Rogers
1-22-1, Standberry 1-17, De La Cruz 1-7, Harris 1-5
CU A. Scott 10-66, Leggett 3-43, Gallman 3-(-5), M.
Williams 1-23, Humphries 1-15, Choice 1-8, Seckinger
1-3, Davidson 1-2, Hopper 1-2
Punt Returns (PR-Yards-TD)
LOU Quick 4-24
CU Humphries 8-107-1
Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)
LOU Radcliff 2-38
CU Green 3-66
Interception Returns (INT-Yards)
LOU Sample 1-1, Burgess 1-(-1)
Tackle Leaders
CU Boulware 12, Kearse 10, Anthony 7, Jarrett 7, R. Smith
7
Sacks
CU Peters 2-12, Johnson 1-11, Boulware 1-10, V. Beasley
1-3
Tackles For Loss
CU Boulware 3-12, Peters 2-12, V. Beasley 2-4, Johnson
1-11, Jarrett 1-4, D. Williams 1-3, Kearse 1-2
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