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Clemson Tiger Football

Clemson Tigers football team, traditionally, American football games, a Clemson University, "Clemson University Fighting Tigers" as is. Tigers Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Ocean (ACC) in the collective national sports association (NCAA) Division Football Bowl Division (FBS) compete in.

Founded in 1896, the program after 2005 consensus conference championships Division I football national championship 0.20 0.5 0.3 title of undefeated seasons, and 68 All-Americans, 15 Academic All-Americans, and has produced 169 NFL players. ४ Clemson former players Banks McFadden, Terry KINARD, Jeff Davis and former coach John Heisman, Jess blue and Frank Howard College Football Hall of Fame, including the six members have had.

With a total of 20 conference titles, Clemson ACC is one of the founding members, and 14 ACC titles, the most of any member of the UN Charter holds, and any school in the Atlantic Coast Conference football conference jointly held the title does. Virginia Tech University, the 3rd ranked Tigers (coaches poll) after the 38-10 win came in 2011 at the latest ACC championship.

Between five undefeated seasons, voting age is crowned Grand National Clemson and Nebraska in the Orange Bowl 48 after the third perfect season with a 22-15 win over. Tigers 37 total appearances pot. 29 times in either the AP or coaches in the history of the 25 best-ranked Tigers in the final completion of the 48 times since 1939 and finished joint.

Tigers Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina campus home game. Presbyterian College coaches after "Death Valley" the defeat of their team title was given to him in 1948 and the stadium, as it is known. Currently, 19 of the largest stadium in college football

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Four consecutive seasons with 10 or more wins are currently Clemson. It won 10 or more active sessions is ranked 4th. Alabama and Oregon for seven seasons are associated with one of the pieces. NIU with four in a row in Clemson 4 with five 3. Former Soviet Union and the state of Ohio for 5 with 3 each are connected.  Clemson currently ten consecutive seasons with a bowl game appearance is.

Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 Early history (1896–1930)
  • 1.2 Josh Cody era (1927–1930)
  • 1.3 Jess Neely era (1931–1939)
  • 1.4 Frank Howard era (1940–1969)
  • 1.5 Hootie Ingram era (1970–1972)
  • 1.6 Red Parker era (1973–1976)
  • 1.7 Charlie Pell era (1977–1978)
  • 1.8 Danny Ford era (1978–1989)
  • 1.9 Ken Hatfield era (1990–1993)
  • 1.10 Tommy West era (1993–1998)
  • 1.11 Tommy Bowden era (1999–2008)
  • 1.12 Dabo Swinney era (2008–present)
• 2 Coaches
  • 2.1 Current coaching staff
  • 2.2 Career coaching records
• 3 Clemson traditions
• 4 Rivalries
  • 4.1 South Carolina
  • 4.2 Georgia Tech
  • 4.3 NC State
  • 4.4 Boston College
  • 4.5 Florida State
  • 4.6 Georgia
  • 4.7 Auburn
• 5 All-time record vs. current ACC teams
• 6 Bowl games
• 7 Championships
  • 7.1 National championship
  • 7.2 Conference championships
  • 7.3 Divisional championships
  • 7.4 Undefeated seasons
• 8 National polls
• 9 Individual award winners
  • 9.1 College Football Hall of Fame inductees
  • 9.2 Retired Numbers
  • 9.3 National award winners
  • 9.4 National coaching awards
  • 9.5 Consensus All-Americans
  • 9.6 Atlantic Coast Conference awards
  • 9.7 Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary football team
• 10 Current NFL players
• 11 Future non-conference opponents
• 12 Recruiting
• 13 References
• 14 Further reading
• 15 External links

History

Walter Merritt Riggs can be described as "Abu Clemson football," he Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Auburn University) brought a game. Auburn and Clemson share the same mantra is the fact that is no coincidence. Riggs could affect their judgment, although players have chosen mascot, and allows for, and the Princeton University Tigers players have won the national championship just selected. Riggs, Riggs, bringing with him some old uniforms Auburn practice to organize and uniform with a little money to spend on Baby Tiger coach in 1896, and this is what happened to orange jersey and navy.  that they were quite faded, some scrubbings Jersey went through the wash, and orange is worse than the sea. And he made Riggs major orange and purple faded navy school in a case known, today officially became uniform.Furman Tigers play their first match in the Halloween holiday trip to Greenville, and the only coach Riggs and Frank Thompkins backfield player was playing football when I played. Today in Clemson, football fields historic Riggs Field is named after Walter Riggs. Riggs inaugural year, the team took a 2-1 record. He coached for free instead of paying felt that homework should consider quitting at the request of students. William M. Williams guided them to a 2-2 record in 1897, trained tigers. In 1898, John Benton Tigers to a 3-1 record in leadership.

Clemson Athletic Association can not afford to pay for training when in 1899, Riggs again took the job, and one of only two Clemson football coach after leaving office to return to the position. 1899 squad went 4-2. Riggs "public record of 6-3 gives him a .667 winning percentage.
After ten years as a professor of mechanical engineering, agriculture Clemson in 1910 appointed Acting Dean, president of the March 7, 1911 by the Board of Trustees confirmed the permanent and worked until his untimely death on January 22, in Washington, 1924 on a trip to DC to meet with officials of the other territories institutions.

John Heisman only a four-year record of 2:03:19, the ratio of 0.833, Clemson football history where the best compiled Clemson, the Heisman in 1900 made the first undefeated season (6-0) coach of the Tigers.  stars Clemson Heisman Carl Sitton, hope Sadler, and the OL included Derek. Georgia Institute of Technology in 1903 after losing 73-0, the Yellow Jackets Heisman first full football coach is placed at your own time.

Georgia Institute of Technology for the Heisman Clemson coach after leaving, he led the Tigers football team after instructors: coach Shealy (1904): 3-3-1 record - Clemson (1899) the only one of his undergraduate alma mater to work as a coach for Edward B. Cochems (1905): 3-2-1 record Bob Williams (1906.1909, 1913-1915): 21-14-6 record; Clemson coach three times to serve as a coach, even in South Carolina as Frank Shaughnessy (1907): 4-4 record, John Stone (1908): 1-6 record, Frank Dobson (1910-1912): 01/12 / 11 record, Wayne trail in South Carolina Heart (1916): 3-6 Record Edward Donahue (1917-1920): 12/03/21 Record E.J. Stuart (1921-1922): 6-10-2 record Bud Saunders (1923-1926): 10-22-1 record
Josh Cody era (1927-1930)

Josh Cody Tigers 1927-1930 mark, a record 1:11:29. Cody Tigers during the period of South Carolina (3-0) against the home (13-0-1) and undefeated. Presley just the third team All-American made.

History: Early history (1896-1930)

1896 Clemson Tigers.
Walter Merritt Riggs can be described as "Abu Clemson football," he Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Auburn University) brought a game. Auburn and Clemson share the same mantra is the fact that is no coincidence. Riggs could affect their judgment, although players have chosen mascot, and allows for, and the Princeton University Tigers players have won the national championship just selected. Riggs, Riggs, bringing with him some old uniforms Auburn practice to organize and uniform with a little money to spend on Baby Tiger coach in 1896, and this is what happened to orange jersey and navy. [5] that they were quite faded, some scrubbings Jersey went through the wash, and orange is worse than the sea. And he made Riggs major orange and purple faded navy school in a case known, today officially became uniform.Furman Tigers play their first match in the Halloween holiday trip to Greenville, and the only coach Riggs and Frank Thompkins backfield player was playing football when I played. Today in Clemson, football fields historic Riggs Field is named after Walter Riggs. Riggs inaugural year, the team took a 2-1 record. He coached for free instead of paying felt that homework should consider quitting at the request of students. William M. Williams guided 

them to a 2-2 record in 1897, trained tigers. In 1898, John Benton Tigers to a 3-1 record in leadership.
Clemson Athletic Association can not afford to pay for training when in 1899, Riggs again took the job, and one of only two Clemson football coach after leaving office to return to the position. 1899 squad went 4-2. Riggs "public record of 6-3 gives him a .667 winning percentage.

After ten years as a professor of mechanical engineering, agriculture Clemson in 1910 appointed Acting Dean, president of the March 7, 1911 by the Board of Trustees confirmed the permanent and worked until his untimely death on January 22, in Washington, 1924 on a trip to DC to meet with officials of the other territories institutions.

fter Heisman left Clemson to become the head coach at Georgia Tech, the following coaches led the Tigers football team:

• Shack Shealy (1904): 3–3–1 record - the only Clemson graduate (1899) to serve as head coach of his alma mater
• Edward B. Cochems (1905): 3–2–1 record
• Bob Williams (1906, 1909, 1913–1915): 21–14–6 record; only coach to serve as Clemson's head coach three times; also coached at South Carolina
• Frank Shaughnessy (1907): 4–4 record
• John Stone (1908): 1–6 record
• Frank Dobson (1910–1912): 11–12–1 record; also coached at South Carolina
• Wayne Hart (1916): 3–6 record
• Edward Donahue (1917–1920): 21–12–3 record
• E.J. Stewart (1921–1922): 6–10–2 record
• Bud Saunders (1923–1926): 10–22–1 record

Josh Cody era (1927-1930)

Josh Cody Tigers 1927-1930 mark, a record 1:11:29. Cody Tigers during the period of South Carolina (3-0) against the home (13-0-1) and undefeated. Presley just the third team All-American made.

Jess blue-era (1931-1939)

In 1931, Jesse was blue (a former Rhodes coach and his assistant in the state of Alabama) Clemson head football coach. During his tenure, Indigo led the Tigers to a 43-35-7 record. Clemson Tigers points shift in the program had its final session. His team in the Southern Conference for the second Duke, went 9-1 this season out. Tigers in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic, beating nationally ranked Boston College 6-3, this year won his first invitation pot dishes. Ranked No. 12 in the final AP poll in 1939 with the completion of tigers. Clemson Associated Press All-American for the first time in the year was in McFadden banks. Jess Neely, director Robert FIKE with the game, the Sports Ministry Scholarship Fund which supports Clemson IPTAY, established.

Frank Howard era (1940-1969)

Blue Jays left to become head coach at Rice, and his name after Frank Howard Koch (assistant coach under Indigo was). Clemson, Howard 165-118-12 record format, a 3-3 record and a bowl, and two tournaments in his 30 years at the Conference South, West won the ACC championship. Howard seven teams in place at least one year in the last election ended. It is also a feather, T-formation, and at various points during your coaching career at Clemson crimes was included in the I-formation. Under Howard Clemson undefeated season in 1948 (11-0), 1950 (9-0-1) was one.

Coach Howard home during the period before the start of the game before running down the hill, "Rock Howard" tradition of rubbing.  to the University for the honor of his many years of service after his retirement in 1974, Memorial Stadium, "Frank Howard Field" stadium is named. He said that the college football hall of fame was in South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, Fame, ring Clemson Clemson hall of honor, and the Helms Athletic Hall of Fame, Fame, Alabama Hall of Fame of the National Foundation for football hall The state, the Orange Bowl Hall of Honor was presented, and were Bowl Hall of Fame crocodile.

Hootie Ingram era (1970-1972)

Clemson struggled during the years after retirement, Frank Howard. His successor Hootie Ingram, collected only 12-21 record. The team final second leg match against South Carolina to decide wanted to come down the hill during his tenure from 1970 to 1972 to the end of the season is going down the hill close to the tradition of Gave. Ingram and Clemson president RC Edwards in 1970, which was designed by John Antonio Henderson advertisement "tiger claw" traditional logo, has been presented. 

Red Parker era (1973-1976)

Jimmy "Red" Parker 17-25-2 record collection, from 1973 to 1976 coached the Tigers.  In 1976 the Tigers 2-9 in 1975, and went 3.6.2, however, the two hundredth anniversary of the end of the season before the Board of Trustees had been cut loose from the Red Parker. Athletic Director Bill Parker McClellan refused to fire his assistants when he left that Parker was a reporter. Parker 17-25-2 record, a .409 winning percentage earned.

Charlie Bell Era (1977-1978)

Charlie Bell's two-time ACC Coach of the Year award won, the Tigers coach for two seasons and 18.4.1 to record on his way to the Tigers in 1978, leads the ACC championship. Both seasons he got to Clemson Marina Gator Bowl. However, the bill in its successor, Danny Ford's tenure, which came to light under NCAA rules violations and has been involved in recruitment. Charlie Bell NCAA rules violations after his coaching career will end in 1984, at the Florida State since 1978 to become a coach will leave the country.

Danny Ford era (1978-1989)

Danny Ford Charlie Bell of the University of Florida, after leaving the offensive line in 1978 was promoted from coach to coach. He won his first match, and the 1978 Gator Bowl, a game after concrete block LB Charlie Bauman in the throat and a great coach Woody Hayes at Ohio State who punched, after the 17-15 win. In the fourth season, the Ford Clemson national championship, undefeated record and the program's fifth season win college football summit addressed. Were unranked at the beginning of the season, the Tigers 1982 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, a 22-15 win in a 12-0 season that ended with three top 10 teams (Georgia, North Carolina and Nebraska) fell. Ford was appointed national team coach of the year in 1981, he won the national championship on the football field the youngest coach (33 years) holds the record.

Coaches

 

Current coaching staff

Clemson Tigers football current coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma Mater
Dabo Swinney	Head Coach	University of Alabama
Jeff Scott	Co-Offensive Coordinator	Clemson University
Brent Venables	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach	Kansas State University
Michael Reed	Defensive Backs Coach	Boston College
Dan Brooks	Defensive Line Coach	Western Carolina University
Tony Elliott	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Coach	Clemson University
Marion Hobby	Defensive Ends Coach	University of Tennessee
Danny Pearman	Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Offensive Tackles Coach	Clemson University
Robbie Caldwell	Offensive Line Coach	Furman University
Brandon Streeter	Quarterbacks Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	Clemson University

Career coaching records

Main article: List of Clemson Tigers head football coaches

[hide]Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1896-1899	Walter M Riggs	2	6-3	.667
1897	William M. Williams	1	2-2	.500
1898	John A. Penton	1	3-1	.750
1900-1903	John W. Heisman	4	19-3-2	.833
1904	Shack Shealy	1	3-3-1	.500
1905	Edward B. "Eddie" Cochems	1	3-2-1	.583
1906–1915	Bob Williams	5	22-14-6	.595
1907	Frank J. Shaughnessy	1	4-4-0	.500
1908	John N. Stone	1	1-6-0	.143
1910-1912	Frank M. Dobson	3	11-12-1	.479
1916	Wayne Hart	1	3-6	.333
1917- 1920	Edward A. Donahue	4	21-12-3	.625
1921 - 1922	Edward J. "Doc" Stewart	2	6-10-2	.389
1923 - 1926	Bud Saunders	4	10-22-1	.318
1927 - 1930	Josh C. Cody	4	29-11-1	.720
1931 -1939	Jess C. Neely	9	43-35-7	.547
1940 - 1969	Frank Howard	30	165-118-12	.580
1970 - 1972	Hootie Ingram	3	12-21	.364
1973 - 1976	Jimmy "Red" Parker	4	17-25-2	.409
1977 - 1978	Charley Pell	2	18-4-1	.804
1978 - 1989	Danny Ford	12	96-29-4	.760
1990 - 1993	Ken Hatfield	4	32-13-1	.707
1993 - 1998	Tommy West	6	31-28	.526
1999 - 2008	Tommy Bowden	10	72-45	.615
2008 - current	Dabo Swinney	7	68-26	.720
Totals	25 coaches	118 seasons	696-455-45	.601

Clemson tradition Rock Howard in the early 1960s, the rock was given to then coach Frank Howard by a friend, Samuel Columbus Jones (Clemson 1919) category.  was introduced to Howard Jones, saying, "Here's the rock of Death Valley, California, to Death Valley, South Carolina."  Howard did not think anything else about the rocks and it was used as a way station door in his office for several years. In September 1966, while cleaning his office, Howard noticed the rock, he said Executive Director IPTAY Jane Willimon's, "Take this rock and throw it over the fence or in the ditch ... something to do with it, but get it out of my office." Willimon may rock and placed on a pedestal at the top of the hill endzone East team that ran down to enter the field for games.  On September 24, 1966, the first time Clemson players ran from the rocks, and beating rival Virginia, 40-35 conference. Howard, grab a motivational possibility of "rock", he told his players, "Give me 110% or keep your dirty hands off of my rock." Began  rubbing Rock team for the first game of 1967, which was a 23-6 waxing of ACC foe Wake Forest.  As a result, it is now a tradition for the Army ROTC Clemson to protect the rock for 24 hours before the game Clemson, South Carolina when held in Death Valley. Reserve officers training students maintain a steady rhythm of the drum about the Rock before the game, which can be heard in all parts of the campus. The part of the tradition after sabotage unknown rock parties before the 1992 South Carolina, Clemson game.  On June 2, 2013, it was vandalized Rock Howard again when the case has been removed was broken and part of the rock by a clear fan of the Tigers, who was arrested at the end of the day after the police investigation.  running down the Hill tradition perhaps the most highly publicized football team Clemson Tigers is the entrance that indicate Brent Musburger as "the most exciting 25 seconds in college football."  running down "The Hill," which originally from practical application. Before the construction of the western stands, and the football team across the street dressed in FIKE Field House and ran from there to the gate and down the hill on the field. Now, after getting out of the stadium on the west side, load players to two buses escorted by police officers, make their way around the stadium to the east side where the hill is located. This scene is shown on the JumboTron inside the stadium. Upon the arrival of the bus at the eastern side of the players to go out and collect at the top of the hill, standing on the Rock Howard, once most of the players are from the bus and ready to go vote cannon, the band starts to play Tiger Rag and the players make their way down the hill. CLEMSON during the spell of this Tiger Rag is one of, if not, the highest cases will be received during the game. [Citation needed] Ring of Honor Created in 1994, the ring is the highest honor awarded to former coaches, players Prize, and other individuals who have made a direct impact on the football program. [35] cemetery, the cemetery is the tomb of fake near the football practice fields, which includes tombstones memory of victories at Clemson ranked opponents on the road. [36] The first season of football Friday Clemson parade kicks off each year with the first annual parade Friday. Once a year event will be held on Friday afternoon before the first home game of football. It is represented by floats of various clubs and associations and women's organizations and other campus in the procession which moves in the main street in Clemson. Crowned the display on the runway in the middle of campus where the first Pep Rally of the year takes place. It is featured Grand Marshal for review at the Pep Rally. It ranged from the last Grand Marshals current PGA professional Dillard Pruitt, to the College Football Hall of Fame legends Jess Neely and Frank Howard, and pointed to the TV announcers Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian. At the tail of October 15, 2012, and named Southern Living Clemson best back door south.
Competitions

South Carolina

Main article: Clemson, South Carolina competitionCompetition Clemson, South Carolina is the largest annual sporting event in terms of ticket sales in the state of South Carolina. Clemson 66-42-4 lead in the series dating back to 1896. Historically, the end result in the game, (on average), has been decided by less than a touchdown. [38] [39] From 1896 to 1959, he played a game Clemson, South Carolina, in the exhibition grounds, in Columbia, SC- and referred to as "Big Thursday". In 1960 the site was implemented form alternately use the home stadiums of both teams. Since then it was appointed annual game "for the Palmetto Bowl." Seven contests participation between programs have been televised (3 on ESPN, 4 on ESPN2).

Georgia Tech

Main article: Clemson-Georgia Tech football rivalryClemson rivalry dates with Georgia Tech in 1898 with the first game that is played in Atlanta. The game was played in Atlanta for 44 of the first 47 match-ups, even joined Georgia Tech in the ACC. When Georgia joined the technology in the ACC in 1978, gold chain for the more traditional, preparation and home home starting with the game in 1983 when the ACC expanded to 12 teams are divided into two parts in 2005, and put Clemson and Georgia Tech in the opposite sections but were dedicated shared his rivals among the people permanent so that a series could continue without interruption. The two schools is 127 nautical miles and connected with each other through the highway 85. This distance is a little closer than that between Clemson and South Carolina rivals (137 miles). Georgia Tech leads the series 51-28-2. However, Clemson leads the series 16-15 since joining Georgia Tech in the ACC in 1983.

NC State

Main article: Textile BowlIt is known that the annual conference and the people match up with NC State Bowl as textiles missions similar to schools in the field of research and development for the textile industry in North and South Carolina. The first meeting of the two schools took place in 1899, and currently holds a 52-28-1 series advantage Clemson, including having won 8 of 9 games played post. This series has been played annually since 1971.

Boston College

Main article: O'Rourke-McFadden TrophyIt was created O'Rourke-McFadden Trophy in 2008 by the Boston College Gridiron Club in order to honor the traditions of each of the schools, in order to entrench the principles of Charlie O'Rourke and Banks McFadden, who played in the era of leather helmets. The club is planning to make this annual show. Clemson first met with Boston College on a football field in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic, the first bowl game ever for the Tigers and Eagles. Over the next 43 years, the teams met a total of 13 times. In 2005, Boston College for the ACC Atlantic Division and joined. Since then, the game was played on an annual basis with Clemson winning in five of the past six sessions. As of 2014 lead the Tigers 02/09/14 series.

Florida

Main article: competition Clemson-Florida footballBetween 1999 and 2007, it referred the Atlantic Division ACC matchup between Clemson and Florida as the "Bowden Bowl" to reflect the father-son competition between coach Bobby Bowden (father, the former Soviet Union) and Tommy Bowden (Jr., Clemson). Their first encounter in 1999, was the first time in history that the Division IA father and son met it opposes the main trainers in the game of football. Bobby Bowden won the first four corresponding extension of the former Soviet Union line in the win over Clemson to 11 dating back to 1992. Since 2003, Clemson is 06/06, including a 26-10 win at Clemson on # 3 at the time of the Soviet Union Previously, the highest senior discount for ever be defeated by the Tigers. Also during this period he recorded Tigers to win 27-20 in Tallahassee in 2006 and made a downward trend for 17 years at Duke Campbell Stadium. 2007 was the last game Bowden Bowl Tommy resigned as coach in October 2008. As of 2014, Florida State leads the overall series 20-8.

Georgia

Main article: Clemson and Georgia football rivalryBulldogs and Tigers have played all 63 times beginning in 1897, with scheduled to be held in 2014. The regular season losses only Clemson from 1978 and 1982, the 64 meeting, came in 1991 all campaigns in the hands of Georgia "between the walls", while normal only for the new season Georgia setback during the three years of age Herschel Walker came in Death Valley during Danny Ford 1981 national championship run.

During the glory days at one time the two programs "from the early 1980s, did not compete in all of college football is more important at the national level. Bulldogs and Tigers play each other in all the 1973-1987 season, with the return of dramatic Scott WOERNER in 1980 and nine forced turnovers by the Tigers in 1981, an effective solution to the national champion in the end. compete not in that period more competitive, as evidenced by field goals eleventh critical kicking hours by Kevin Butler in 1984 and before David Treadwell more than once Later in the decade. In spite of blowouts in 1990 by the Tigers in 1994 and 2003 by the Bulldogs, the series has been usually very competitive with tight games.

Georgia currently maintains a 41-18-4 lead in the series, with 34 games after being played in Georgia, 21 games after having played at Clemson, and 8 games after being played in a neutral site (either Augusta, Georgia or Anderson, South Carolina) . The Georgia had won five games in a row, dating back to 1991, even the best Clemson won 10 Big game to open the 2013 season in Death Valley. In August 31, 2013, No. 8 Clemson hosted # 5 Georgia in the season opener for both teams, composed of senior astrologers beginning, and crimes stars and questions to be answered on the defenses of each team. This was chosen best 10 games on ESPN as the game of the week, and hosted Clemson GAMEDAY ESPN College for just the second time. Clemson won the match score of 38-35.

It was the last competition in 2014 in Athens, where the Bulldogs defeated Clemson 45-21.

Auburn

I played these old rivals for the first time in 1899, but until 2010, did not face each other in the regular season since 1971. Auburn leads the overall series 34-13-2 and had won 14 games in a row, dating back to 1952, Clemson before consecutive cut in 2011, beating the No. 21 ranked Auburn 38-24 in Death Valley, before a crowd of 82,000 exactly. Along with picking up one line, and cut Clemson seventeen consecutive match Auburn winner coming off seasons from 2009-2011. Georgia Dome hosted the competition Auburn-Clemson in the 2012 Chick-age Alfel- A Kickoff Game. Clemson defeated Auburn 26-19 riding on the performance of 231 yards by Andre Ellington. This game was notable because of the absence of Sammy Watkins, "after the first two games suspended because of drug-related arrests in May 2012. It is scheduled that the series to be revived after a gap of three years in 2016 and 2017 in the desert at Clemson.

 

All-time record vs. current ACC teams

Opponent	Won	Lost	Tied	Percentage	Streak	First Meeting	Last Meeting
Boston College	14	9	2	.600	Won 5	1940	2015
Duke	36	16	1	.689	Won 4	1934	2012
Florida State	8	20	0	.296	Lost 3	1970	2014
Georgia Tech	28	51	2	.358	Won 1	1898	2015
Louisville	2	0	0	1.000	Won 2	2014	2015
Miami	4	6	0	.400	Won 1	1945	2015
North Carolina	36	19	1	.652	Won 2	1897	2014
North Carolina State	54	27	1	.665	Won 3	1899	2014
Pittsburgh	0	1	0	.000	Lost 1	1977	1977
Syracuse	2	1	0	.667	Won 2	1995	2014
Virginia	38	8	1	.819	Won 3	1955	2013
Virginia Tech	20	12	1	.621	Won 3	1900	2012
Wake Forest	62	17	1	.781	Won 6	1933	2014
Totals	330	210	12	.609

 

Bowl games

Season	Coach	Bowl	Game Date	W/L	Opponent	PF	PA
1939	Jess Neely	Cotton	January 1, 1940	W	Boston College	6	3
1948	Frank Howard	Gator	January 1, 1949	W	Missouri	24	23
1950	Frank Howard	Orange	January 1, 1951	W	Miami	15	14
1951	Frank Howard	Gator	January 1, 1952	L	Miami	0	14
1956	Frank Howard	Orange	January 1, 1957	L	Colorado	21	27
1958	Frank Howard	Sugar	January 1, 1959	L	LSU	0	7
1959	Frank Howard	Bluebonnet	December 19, 1959	W	TCU	23	7
1977	Charley Pell	Gator	December 30, 1977	L	Pittsburgh	3	34
1978	Danny Ford	Gator	December 29, 1978	W	Ohio State	17	15
1979	Danny Ford	Peach	December 31, 1979	L	Baylor	18	24
1981	Danny Ford	Orange	January 1, 1982	W	Nebraska	22	15
1985	Danny Ford	Independence	December 21, 1985	L	Minnesota	13	20
1986	Danny Ford	Gator	December 27, 1986	W	Stanford	27	21
1987	Danny Ford	Florida Citrus	January 1, 1988	W	Penn State	35	10
1988	Danny Ford	Florida Citrus	January 2, 1989	W	Oklahoma	13	6
1989	Danny Ford	Gator	December 30, 1989	W	West Virginia	27	7
1990	Ken Hatfield	Hall of Fame	January 1, 1991	W	Illinois	30	0
1991	Ken Hatfield	Florida Citrus	January 1, 1992	L	California	13	37
1993	Tommy West	Peach	December 31, 1993	W	Kentucky	14	13
1995	Tommy West	Gator	January 1, 1996	L	Syracuse	0	41
1996	Tommy West	Peach	December 28, 1996	L	LSU	7	10
1997	Tommy West	Peach	January 2, 1998	L	Auburn	17	21
1999	Tommy Bowden	Peach	December 30, 1999	L	Mississippi State	7	17
2000	Tommy Bowden	Gator	January 1, 2001	L	Virginia Tech	20	41
2001	Tommy Bowden	Humanitarian Bowl	December 31, 2001	W	Louisiana Tech	49	24
2002	Tommy Bowden	Tangerine	December 23, 2002	L	Texas Tech	15	55
2003	Tommy Bowden	Peach	January 2, 2004	W	Tennessee	27	14
2005	Tommy Bowden	Champs Sports	December 27, 2005	W	Colorado	19	10
2006	Tommy Bowden	Music City	December 29, 2006	L	Kentucky	20	28
2007	Tommy Bowden	Chick-fil-A	December 31, 2007	L	Auburn	20	23
2008	Dabo Swinney	Gator	January 1, 2009	L	Nebraska	21	26
2009	Dabo Swinney	Music City	December 27, 2009	W	Kentucky	21	13
2010	Dabo Swinney	Meineke Car Care	December 31, 2010	L	South Florida	26	31
2011	Dabo Swinney	Orange	January 4, 2012	L	West Virginia	33	70
2012	Dabo Swinney	Chick-fil-A	December 31, 2012	W	LSU	25	24
2013	Dabo Swinney	Orange	January 3, 2014	W	Ohio State	40	35
2014	Dabo Swinney	Russell Athletic	December 29, 2014	W	Oklahoma	40	6
	Total		37 Bowl Games	19-18		728	786

 

Conference championships

Clemson won the Southern Inercollegiate Athletic Association in 1900 and 1902 (tied 1903 and 1906) along with the Southern Conference title in 1940 and 1948.^[42] Their 14 ACC titles (13 outright, 1 tied) is tied with Florida State for the most ACC football championships.

Year	Coach	Conference	Overall Record	Conference Record
1900	John Heisman	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association	6–0	4–0
1902	John Heisman	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association	6–1	6–0
1903	John Heisman	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association	4–1–1	2–0–1
1906	Bob Williams	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association	4–0–3	4–0
1940	Frank Howard	Southern Conference	6–2–1	4–0
1948	Frank Howard	Southern Conference	11–0	5–0
1956	Frank Howard	Atlantic Coast Conference	7–2–2	4–0–1
1958	Frank Howard	Atlantic Coast Conference	8–3	5–1
1959	Frank Howard	Atlantic Coast Conference	9–2	6–1
1965	Frank Howard	Atlantic Coast Conference	5–5	5–2
1966	Frank Howard	Atlantic Coast Conference	6–4	6–1
1967	Frank Howard	Atlantic Coast Conference	6–4	6–0
1978	Charley Pell	Atlantic Coast Conference	11–1	6–0
1981	Danny Ford	Atlantic Coast Conference	12–0	6–0
1982	Danny Ford	Atlantic Coast Conference	9–1–1	6–0
1986	Danny Ford	Atlantic Coast Conference	8–2–2	5–1–1
1987	Danny Ford	Atlantic Coast Conference	10–2	6–1
1988	Danny Ford	Atlantic Coast Conference	10–2	6–1
1991	Ken Hatfield	Atlantic Coast Conference	9–2–1	6–0–1
2011	Dabo Swinney	Atlantic Coast Conference	10–4	6–2
Conference Titles: 20

National polls

Clemson has ended their football season ranked 27 times in either the AP or Coaches Poll.Clemson currently has four consecutive 10 win seasons for the second time in school history. It is the 4th longest active streak behind Alabama(7), Oregon(7) and NIU(5). FSU and Ohio State are tied for 5th place with 3 each. <http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2313812-russell-athletic-bowl-2014-live-score-highlights-for-oklahoma-vs-clemson>

Year	Record	AP Poll†	Coaches‡	Harris
1939	9–1–0	12	–	–
1948	11–0–0	11	–	–
1950	9–0–1	10	12	–
1951	7–3–0	20	–	–
1956	7–2–2	19	–	–
1957	7–3–0	–	18	–
1958	8–3–0	12	13	–
1959	9–2–0	11	11	–
1977	8–3–1	19	–	–
1978	11–1–0	6	7	–
1981	12–0–0	1	1	–
1982	9–1–1	8	–	–
1983	9–1–1	11	–	–
1986	8–2–2	17	19	–
1987	10–2–0	12	10	–
1988	10–2–0	9	8	–
1989	10–2–0	12	11	–
1990	10–2–0	9	9	–
1991	9–2–1	18	17	–
1993	9–3–0	23	22	–
2000	9–3–0	16	14	–
2003	9–4–0	22	22	–
2005	8–4–0	21	21	23
2007	9–4–0	21	22	16
2009	9–5–0	24	–	–
2011	10–4–0	22	22	14
2012	11–2–0	11	9	13
2013	11–2–0	8	7	11
2014	10–3–0	15	15	–

College Football Hall of Fame inductees

In 1951, the College Football Hall of Fame opened in South Bend, Indiana. Clemson has had 3 players and 3 former coaches inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Name	Years at Clemson	Position	Year Inducted
Jeff Davis	1978–1981	Linebacker	2007
John Heisman	1900–1903	Head Coach	1954
Frank Howard	1940–1969	Head Coach	1989
Terry Kinard	1978–1982	Safety	2001
Banks McFadden	1937–1939	Halfback	1959
Jess Neely	1931–1939	Head Coach	1971

Retired Numbers

Number	Name	Years at Clemson	Position	Year Retired
4	Steve Fuller +	1975–1978	Quarterback	1979
66	Banks McFadden	1937–1939	Halfback	1987
28	CJ Spiller	2006–2009	Running Back	2010

Consensus All-Americans

See also: All-America and College Football All-America Team

Clemson players have been honored 23 times as consensus All-Americans.^[49]

Consensus All-Americans
Year(s)	Name	Number	Position
1974	Harry Olszewski	51	G
1979	Bennie Cunningham	85	TE
1981	Jim Stuckey	83	DL
1981	Jeff Davis	45	LB
1981-1982	Terry Kinard	43	DB
1983	William Perry	66	DL
1986	Terrence Flagler	33	RB
1987	David Treadwell	18	PK
1988	Donnell Woolford	20	DB
1990	Stacy Long	67	OL
1991	Jeb Flesch	59	OL
1991	Levon Kirkland	44	LB
1993	Stacy Seegars	79	OL
1997	Anthony Simmons	41	LB
2000	Keith Adams	43	LB
2005	Tye Hill	8	DB
2006	Gaines Adams	93	DL
2009	C. J. Spiller	28	KR/AP
2010	Da'Quan Bowers	93	DL
2011	Dwayne Allen	83	TE
2013	Vic Beasley	3	DL
2014	Vic Beasley	3	DL