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GAME 15 CLEMSON (13-1, 8-1) VS. ALABAMA (14-0, 9-0)

MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017College Football Playoff National Championship

Raymond James Stadium (71,000)Tampa, Florida

Kickoff: 8:17 p.m. (Eastern)

ESPN TV--(Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Sa-mantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi)

ESPN Radio (Sean McDonough, Todd Black-ledge, Holly Rowe, Ian Fitzsimmons)

CLEMSON RADIO NETWORK(Don Munson,Rodney Williams,Michael Palmer)

SERIES HISTORYOverall: Alabama Leads 13-3

at Neutral: Alabama Leads 4-3at Alabama, Alabama Leads 7-0at Clemson, Alabama leads 2-0

Last Meeting: 45-40 Alabama, 2016 National Championship Game

First Meeting: Clemson 35-0 in 1900Last Clemson Win: 25-0 in 1905Streak: Alabama won 13 in a row

Date Opponent TV W-L Score/TimeSept. 3 at Auburn ESPN W 19-13Sept. 10 Troy RSN W 30-24Sept. 17 South Carolina St. ACCN W 59-0Sept. 22 #at Georgia Tech ESPN W 26-7Oct. 1 Louisville ABC W 42-36Oct. 7 *at Boston College ESPN W 56-10Oct. 15 NC State ABC W ^24-17Oct. 29 at Florida State ABC W 37-34 Nov. 5 Syracuse ABC W 54-0Nov. 12 Pittsburgh ABC L 42-43Nov. 19 at Wake Forest ESPN W 35-13Nov. 26 South Carolina ESPN W 56-7Dec. 3 #Virginia Tech ABC W 42-35Dec. 31 Ohio State ESPN W 31-0Jan. 9 Alabama ESPN 8:17 p.m.

2016 SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Assistant AD / Football CommunicationsTim Bourret (Notre Dame ‘77) Office: 864-656-1926 Cell: 864-356-3791 Email: [email protected] AD / Director of Athletic CommunicationsJoe Galbraith (Mississippi State ‘01) Office: 864-656-9227 Email: [email protected] Communications Director / SecondaryPhilip Sikes (Clemson ‘02) Office: 864-656-1985 Cell: 864-525-4889 Email: [email protected]. Associate Communications Director / CredentialsSam Blackman (Clemson ‘85) Email: [email protected] Communications: 864-656-2114Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31, Clemson, SC 29633Overnight: 100 Perimeter Rd, Clemson, SC 29633Tickets: 1-800-CLEMSON

CLEMSON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

•Entering the National Championship game, Clemson has played 12 FBS teams that are bowl eligible and defeated 11 of them, tied for most in the nation in both areas with Alabama.•Recorded wins over 10 teams that finished season with winning record. This is already a school record. The 2015 team had eight wins over teams with winning record. Four of the 10 were teams that won 10 games this year. Alabama would be the fifth.*According to the NCAA, Clemson’s strength of schedule is first in the nation (based on opponent winning percentage when not playing Clemson). Clemson FBS opponents when not playing Clemson are 94-50 for a .653 winning percentage. •Clemson defeated Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, 31-0. It was the first time in 194 games that Ohio State coach Urban Meyer was shut out. It was also his worst loss in terms of scoring margin.•This marks the fifth straight year the Tigers have won a bowl game and all five have been against top 25 teams, including four vs. top 10 teams. First time Clemson has won a bowl game five straight years since the 1986-90 era.•Clemson has 13 wins entering National Championship game, just the fourth ACC team to record at least 13 wins in a season. It is the second most in Clemson history.•Clemson’s 49-point win over South Carolina was the largest margin of victory by an ACC team over an SEC team in history.*Clemson won the ACC Championship for the second consecutive year, the first time in 28 years the Tigers have won back-to-back league titles*Clemson joined Alabama as the only schools to advance to the College Football Playoff in consecutive years.•Clemson had nine first-team All-ACC players, the most for the program since 1991. •Sixteen of Clemson’s starting 22 made an All-ACC team. Clemson had five more All-ACC selections than any other team.*Seven different players were named first,

CLEMSON TIGERS2016 Record 13-1, 8-1 ACCLocation Clemson, S.C.Colors Clemson Orange & RegaliaEnrollment 22,698Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) ‘80)Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama ‘93) Clemson Record (8th full season) 88-28 (.759) Away & Neutral Record 36-21 (.632 Home 52-7 (.881) vs. ACC 57-16 (.781) vs. Alabama 0-1Clemson Rankings #2 CFP, #3 AP, 3 CoachesCo-Offensive Coordinators Tony Elliott, Jeff ScottDefensive Coordinator Brent VenablesTwitter /Instagram @ClemsonFBWeb ClemsonTigers.com

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE2016 Record: 14-0 overall, in 9-0 SECLocation: Tuscaloosa, AlaColors: Crimson and WhiteEnrollment: 37,665Director of Athletics: Bill Battle (Alabama ‘63)Head Coach: Nick Saban (Kent State ‘73) Alabama Record: 114-18 (.864, 10th year) Overall: 205-60-1 (.773, 21st year) vs Clemson: 2-0Current Ranking: #1 CFP, #1 AP, #1 CoachesOffensive Coordinator: Steve Sarkisian Defensive Coordinator: Jeremy PruittFootball Communications: Josh Maxson Phone: (205) 348-3631 Email: [email protected] Address: www.rolltide.com

Quick Notessecond or third team All-American, most in school history.•Clemson has outscored the opposition by an average of 22.4 points per game, sixth in the nation.*This year’s Tiger team showed an ability to win close games. The Tigers were 6-1 in games de-cided by seven points or less, tying the school record for wins by seven of less that was set in 1948 (6-0).*Clemson has beaten five teams in the final top 25 of the AP poll and the College Football Playoff Poll.*Tigers posted a 5-0 road record for the second consecutive year. The 10-game road winning streak is longest in Clemson history and still active entering 2017. It is tied for the second longest active road winning streak in the nation. Clemson is 7-0 away from home this year.*Clemson Began the season 9-0 for just the fourth time in Clemson history.*The Tigers opened season with win at Auburn, Clemson’s first win there since 1950.*First time Clemson has opened the season with a road win over a current SEC team since 1903.*Left a game in Atlanta against Georgia Tech with a perfect record for the first time since 1903. Clemson had lost 11 straight when en-tering a game at Georgia Tech unbeaten.*Opened the season ranked No. 2 in the AP poll, highest preseason ranking in school history.*Defeated No. 3 Louisville on October 1, tied for the highest ranked team Clemson has de-feated in history. That record was broken with the win over Ohio State.*Defeated Florida State in Tallahassee, just the second win for the program at Florida State since 1989.*Program honored for its graduation success rate of over 90 percent by the American Foot-ball Coaches Association.*Team is 12-1 when leading going into the fourth period this year and is now 78-5 under Swinney.

1 2015 FOOTBALL NOTES


CLEMSON vs. Alabama

Atlantic Division ACC Home Away OverallClemson 7-1 6-1 5-0 13-1Louisville 7-1 5-1 4-2 9-4Florida State 5-3 4-1 4-2 10-3Wake Forest 3-5 4-3 2-3 7-6NC State 3-5 4-3 2-3 7-6Boston College 2-6 3-4 3-2 7-6Syracuse 2-6 2-5 2-2 4-8

Coastal Division ACC Home Away OverallVirginia Tech 6-2 5-1 4-2 10-4North Carolina 5-3 4-2 4-1 8-5Pittsburgh 5-3 6-1 2-3 8-5Miami 5-3 4-2 4-2 9-4Georgia Tech 4-4 5-2 2-2 9-4Duke 1-7 3-3 1-5 4-8Virginia 1-7 1-5 1-5 2-10

2016 STANDINGS

Dec. 26 Boston College 36, Maryland 30 NC State 41, Vanderbilt 17Dec. 27 Wake Forest 34, Temple 26Dec. 28 Northwestern 31, Pittsburgh 24 Miami (FL) 31, West Virginia 14Dec. 29 Virginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24Dec. 30 Stanford 25, North Carolina 23 Florida State 33, Michigan 32Dec. 31 LSU 29, Louisville 9 Georgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18 Clemson 31, Ohio State 0

ACC Bowl Results

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CLEMSON PRONUNCIATIONS

Streaks and Milestones in Range•Artavis Scott has at least one catch in 37 straight games. He set Clemson record when he had two catches against Ohio State, breaking the mark of 36 games in a row by Jerry Butler and DeAndre Hopkins.•Deshaun Watson has 38 touchdown passes this season and needs three to break the ACC record of 40 set by Jameis Winston of Florida State in 2013.•Watson has 46 touchdowns rushing and passing and needs two to break his own Clemson single season record. He had 47 last year.•A victory over Alabama would give Watson nine wins over Top 25 teams as a starting quarter-back. The record is eight set by Tajh Boyd from 2010-13 and Watson’s total of eight entering the Alabama game. •Dexter Lawrence needs one sack to set the Clemson freshman record for sacks in a season. He has seven. Michael Dean Perry (1984) and Chester McGlockton (1989) both had seven.•Jordan Leggett needs two touchdown receptions to set the Clemson season mark for touchdown catches by a Clemson tight end.•Deshaun Watson has thrown a touchdown pass in 30 consecutive games.

Team•Clemson has 13 games of at least 400 yards total offense and needs one more to break the season mark of 13 set in 2015.•This team has seven 40-point games and needs one more to tie the record for a season, eight in 2012 and 2013.•A win over #1 Ohio State (AP and Amway polls) would give Clemson a record five wins over top 25 teams in one season. It would also be Clem-son’s first win over the #1 team in the nation.•Clemson has had at least one sack in 44 straight games.

Clemson Offense quick Notes•Clemson had three of the five first-team All-ACC offensive linemen, the first time a Clemson team had done that and just the fifth team in ACC history to do it.•Clemson averages 39.5 points and 502 yards of total offense per game, on pace to become just the third Clemson team to do both in same season.• The team has a record 73 touchdowns for the season, 42 passing, 28 rushing and two on returns and one on recovery.•The Clemson offense is seventh in the nation in passing yards per game, fourth in first downs, sixth in completion percentage, fifth in third down efficiency, 12th in total offense and 13th in scoring.•Clemson has had at least 500 yards total offense in 18 of the last 25 games.•Clemson has had balance in its offense. Over the last 27 games Clemson has had at least 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing 14 times, including the victory over Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. Clemson has never lost a game when it has at least 200 of each in the same game.•Deshaun Watson finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting and won the O’Brien and Unitas Awards. He is a finalist for the Manning Award He was also named the College Player of the Year by Westwood One Radio and the Columbus Ohio Touchdown Club.•Watson is the first two-time Heisman finalist in

ACC history. He finished second this year and third last year.•Watson is just the third quarterback in ACC history to account for 100 touchdowns rushing and passing in a career. The others are Philip Rivers (NC State) and Tajh Boyd, who preceded Watson at Clemson. •Watson is 31-3 as a starting quarterback, a .912 winning percentage, best in Clemson history. His 31 wins are first among all active FBS quarterbacks.•Watson threw an ACC record tying six touch-down passes against South Carolina and had just six incomplete passes. He threw for 347 yards. •Watson has accounted for 46 touchdowns this year, second most in Clemson history. He needs just two total touchdowns in the Champi-onship game to break his own school record of 47 set last year. •Watson has established 54 Clemson records on a game, season and career basis.•Running back Wayne Gallman is fifth in Clem-son history in career rushing yards. He went over 1000 yards for the second time, just the sixth Tiger in history with a pair of 1000 yard seasons. He also has established a Clemson re-cord with 17 career 100-yard games. Clemson is 17-0 in those games.•Mike Williams is just the third player in Clemson history with at least 1000 yards in two different seasons.•Artavis Scott is Clemson’s career leader in receptions with 242, a record he broke (Sammy Watkins) in the Fiesta Bowl.•Jordan Leggett was a finalist for the Mackey Award for the second straight year and an All-American for the second straight year. First Clemson tight end to be a two-time All-Ameri-can since Bennie Cunningham, 1974-75.

Defense Quick Notes•Clemson’s defense ranks 7th in scoring de-fense, 8th in total defense, 5th in sacks, third in tackles for loss, 6th in interceptions and 4th in pass efficiency defense.•Clemson is ranked in the top 10 in the nation in 12 different statistical categories.•Clemson has had at least one sack in 44 straight games, longest active streak in the nation.•Defense shut out three opponents for the first time since 1990.•Ben Boulware was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year by the ACC Coaches. He was named an All-American by seven different services.*Boulware won the Jack Lambert Award as the top linebacker in college football according to the Columbus Ohio Touchdown Club.*Two Clemson defensive linemen were named first-team All-American. Christian Wilkins was a first –team selection by Football Writers and AFCA and Carlos Watkins was a first-team choice by CBS Sports.•Watkins set school record for sacks in a season by a defensive tackle with 10.5, breaking record that had been held by Perry Brothers during 1980s.•Wilkins was finalist for the Nagurski Award, which is given to the top defensive player in the nation.•Dexter Lawrence was named ACC Defensive Freshman of the Year by the ACC Media and the ACC Coaches. He was a first-team Freshman

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CLEMSON vs. AlabamaASSOCIATED PRESS

(DECEMBER 4, 2016)Rk School (1st place) Rec Pts1. Alabama (61) 13-0 15252. Ohio State 11-1 14443. Clemson 12-1 13964. Washington 12-1 13295. Penn State 11-2 12526. Michigan 10-2 12497. Oklahoma 10-2 11238. Wisconsin 10-3 10549. Southern Cal 9-3 104010. Florida State 9-3 88911. Colorado 10-3 88612. Western Michigan 13-0 87113. Oklahoma State 9-3 80014. West Virginia 10-2 78815. Louisville 9-3 54216. Stanford 9-3 50817. Auburn 8-4 49318. Virginia Tech 9-4 37219. LSU 7-4 35120. Florida 8-4 33121. Iowa 8-4 27222. Pittsburgh 8-4 23723. Temple 10-3 22924. Nebraska 9-3 19625. South Florida 10-2 173 Others Receiving Votes: Houston 101, Utah 99, Boise State 95, Washington State 31, Texas A&M 26, Air Force 20, Navy 15, Tennessee 12, San Diego State 8, Western Kentucky 7, Miami 6, Georgia Tech 3, Kansas State 2 AMWAY USA TODAY COACHES

(DECEMBER 4, 2016)Rk School (1st place) Rec Pts1. Alabama (58) 13-0 14502. Ohio State 11-1 13543. Clemson 12-1 13424. Washington 12-1 12835. Penn State 11-2 11866. Michigan 10-2 11817. Oklahoma 10-2 11288. Wisconsin 10-3 9929. Southern Cal 9-3 98110. Florida State 9-3 89811. Colorado 10-3 82812. West Virginia 10-2 80613. Oklahoma State 9-3 75414. Western Michigan 13-0 63515. Louisville 9-3 63116. Stanford 9-3 54217. Auburn 8-4 50418. Florida 8-4 42119. Virginia Tech 9-4 37420. LSU 8-4 35921. Nebraska 9-3 24122. South Florida 10-2 19723. Utah 8-4 17024. Temple 10-3 12625. Iowa 8-4 97Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburgh 61, Boise State 50, Houston 43, Navy 42, Washington State 39, San Diego State 36, Tennessee 33, Texas A&M 22, Western Kentucky 14, Miami 14, North Carolina 7, Kentucky 2, Appalachian State 2. Fulltime Coaches in Press Box: Tony Elliott, Danny Pearman

College Football Playoff PollDecember 4, 20161. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State, 4. Washing-ton, 5. Penn State, 6. Michigan, 7. Oklahoma, 8. Wisconsin, 9. Southern Cal, 10. Colorado, 11, Florida State, 12. Oklahoma State, 13. Louisville, 14. Auburn, 15. Western Michigan 16. West Virginia, 17. Florida, 18. Stanford, 19. Utah, 20. LSU, 21. Tennessee, 22. Virginia Tech, 23. Pittsburgh, 24. Temple, 25. Navy

NATIONAL RANKINGS All-American by USA Today and ESPN.•Cordrea Tankersley was a first-team All-Ameri-can by USA Today, giving the Tiger defense four All-Americans and at least one at each line of defense.•Jadar Johnson earned first-team All-ACC honors and his five interceptions ranked ninth in the nation.•Clemson has forced 80 three-and-outs, second in the nation.•There are two major assistant coach of the year awards and Clemson coaches won both honors. Defensive coaches Brent Venables won the Broyles Award and Dan Brooks won the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year.•Clemson has 590 tackles for loss over the last five years, most in the nation and 100 more than 125 of the other 127 FBS teams.

Team Accomplishments Last Six Seasons•Reached National Championship game for the second consecutive year, a first in school history•Had school record 27 wins over two years, 37 wins over three years and 48 wins over four years.•Reached four BCS or New Years Six Bowls since 2011, only Alabama (6) and Florida State (5) have been to more.*Program has 69 wins over the last six years, only Alabama has more with 76.•Clemson has been ranked in the top 5 in the nation for each of the last 23 AP polls, the longest active streak in the nation.•Clemson has been ranked in the top four of the College Football Playoff poll each of the last 12 polls over two years and in the top 25 in all 19 polls the last three years.*Program has been ranked in the top 25 of the AP poll in 90 of the last 97 AP polls.•Clemson has won 30 of its last 34 against ACC teams.•Clemson has 48 wins over the last four years, the most in a four-year period in Clemson history.•Clemson has won at least 10 games, six straight years. Only Alabama can also make that claim.*Clemson has won three ACC Championships in the last six years after not winning the title between 1992 and 2010.*Clemson has been Atlantic Division Co-Cham-pion or champion five of the last eight years.*Dabo Swinney has won a bowl game against a coach who already has a National Champion-ship on his resume each of the last five years, the first FBS coach to accomplish that feat.*Program had a 15-game ACC winning streak extended into 2016, longest for the program since 1981-84.*Program won 23 consecutive regular season games extended into 2016.*Had streak of 44 consecutive wins over un-ranked teams between 2011-16*Won 21 straight games at home, a school record extended into 2016.*Won 27 straight non National Championship games extended into 2016.*Won 11 games over top 25 teams over the last four years, including eight in the last two years.•The four wins over top 25 teams this year has tied a school record.*Clemson now 75-20 in the decade of the 2010s, and the .789 winning percentage is the best in Clemson history for a decade.*Program has finished in the top 15 in the

nation each of the last five years. Will be six in a row after this year’s final poll. (assuming that will be case in 2016).*Coach Swinney now ranks fourth in winning percentage in ACC history, seventh among winningest active coaches with .759 percent-age. If he beats Alabama he will move ahead of Danny Ford into third place with a .761 mark.

Clemson vs. Alabama Series Clemson and Alabama have two of the top football traditions in the South. Both have won National Championships and both programs have the most league titles in their respective conference histories. Clemson has won 16 ACC titles, the most in ACC history, Ala-bama has 26 to lead SEC institutions. The two schools have met just twice on the gridiron since 1975, the regular season opener for the 2008 and the National Champi-onship game last year.

Alabama has a 13-3 lead in the series that dates to a 35-0 Clemson victory in 1900. College football Hall of Fame Coach John Heisman was Clemson’s coach that day. Clemson won the first three games of the series, as the Tigers followed with shutout wins in 1904 and 1905. Alabama has won the last 13, so Clemson has not beaten Alabama since 1905. Alabama did not score on Clemson in the first three meetings, then Clemson did not score on Alabama in four consecutive games played between 1934-1966. Alabama won a battle of strong teams in 1935, as Clemson en-tered the game with a 5-1 record and the Crim-son Tide stood with a 5-1-1 mark. Alabama won the game played at Tuscaloosa, 33-0. The two schools met four consecutive years from 1966-69. It was a series arranged by good friends Frank Howard of Clemson and Bear Bryant of Alabama. Howard was a 1931 Alabama graduate who went to Clemson the fall after he graduated and never left until his death in 1996. Howard is buried in the cemetery behind the South Stands at Clemson Memorial Stadium. His grave site is just 50 yards from the entrance to the press box. Howard was a senior when Bryant was a freshman at Alabama.

They decided late in Howard’s career to have a four-game home-and-home series. Clemson went to Alabama in 1966 and 1968 and Alabama came to Clemson in 1967 and 1969. The 1969 season was Howard’s final year as head coach. The 1966 game was a contest between eventual conference champions. Ala-bama finished that season with an 11-0 record and won the SEC with a 6-0 conference mark. Clemson finished with a 6-4 record, but had a 6-1 record in the ACC. That year Clemson played ninth-ranked Georgia Tech, fourth-ranked Alabama and fifth-ranked Southern California, all on the road, as its non-conference schedule. Bryant came to Clemson for the first time in 1967 and the two teams did not disap-point the sellout crowd or 49,500 at Clemson Memorial Stadium. The contest ended with a 13-10 Alabama victory. Ken Stabler hit on 9-15 passes for 135 yards, including four con-nections for 110 yards to All-American Denis Homan. Clemson was led by Buddy Gore, the ACC Player of the Year that season, who had 23-73 rushing. Total offense was as close as


CLEMSON vs. Alabamathe score, 276 for Alabama and 275 for Clemson. Clemson had the ball in Alabama territory twice in the last eight minutes, but could not get on the scoreboard. Clemson came close again in 1968, but an Alabama team that finished with an 8-3 record and top 15 national ranking, beat Clemson at Tuscaloosa, 21-14. The following year, Clemson ran up and down the field, but lost, 38-13. Clemson had a 200-yard passer (Tommy Kend-rick), a 100-yard rusher (Ray Yauger) and a 100-yard receiver (Charlie Waters), yet lost the game by 25 points. After the game, then Alabama captain and future Clemson head coach Danny Ford presented Coach Bryant with a game ball that included a sticker with the number 100 on it. (It was the 100th year of college football and teams wore a 100 logo, so all he had to do was take if off of his helmet.). The victory was Bryant’s 100th win at Alabama. Alabama defeated Clemson in the Georgia Dome in the 2008 season opener, 34-10. Clemson was ranked eighth and Alabama was 24thentering the game, but Nick Saban’s team was outstanding. Alabama finished that year 12-2 and ranked sixth in the nation. The highlight of the game for Clemson was a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by C.J. Spiller. A month and a half after this game, Alabama graduate Dabo Swinney was named Clemson interim head coach. The last meeting between the two teams was a classic in the 2015 season National Championship game in Phoenix. Alabama won 45-40, but Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson was outstanding as he threw for 405 yards and ran for 73 as the Tigers gained 554 yards of total offense. An onside kick in the fourth period led to an Alabama touch-down and the Crimson Tide also had a kickoff return for a score. Clemson had the lead going into the fourth period and had won 51 in a row in that situation, but Saban and the Tide pulled out the win.

Current Coaches Served Both Staffs Clemson assistant head coach, special teams coach and tight ends coach Danny Pearman coached at Alabama from 1990 to 1997. He was a graduate assistant in 1990 and became fulltime in 1991. He was on the staff when Alabama won the National championship in 1992. Alabama had four seasons of at least 10 wins when he was there and went to six bowl games. Current Alabama assistants Burton Burns and Billy Napier were both coaches at Clemson. Burns was at Clemson under Tommy Bowden from 1999-06 and Napier was at Clemson from 2006-10. Napier was the offensive coordinator on Dabo Swinney’s first Clemson team when the Tigers won the Atlantic Division of the ACC and finished in the top 25 of both polls. Clemson’s Three Winningest Coaches All Alabama Grads Each of the top three winningest coaches in Clemson history in terms of total victories are Alabama graduates. Frank Howard, Alabama class of 1931, leads the way with a 165-118-12 record from 1940-69. Danny Ford, Alabama class of 1970, is second with a 96-29-4 record. Current Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney is already third in total wins with an 88-28 mark. Overall, five Alabama graduates have been among the 25 Clem-son head football coaches over the years. The others are Hootie Ingram, a 1955 Alabama graduate, who was 12-21 from 1970-72, and Charley Pell, a 1961 Alabama graduate, who was 18-4-1 in two seasons, 1977-78. Clemson has 716 wins in its history and 379 of them have been recorded by Alabama graduates, or 54 percent of Clemson’s wins. Not a bad percentage considering Alabama graduates constitute just 20 percent of the different coaches in Clemson history. The five Alabama graduates are a combined 379-200-17 at Clemson, a .645 winning percentage. The 20 Clemson coaches who did not go to Alabama are a combined 337-257-28 for a .564 winning percentage.

Clemson’s Winninest Coaches Coach Alma Mater Years Record Frank Howard Alabama ’31 1940-69 165-118-12 Danny Ford Alabama ’70 1978-89 96-29-4 Dabo Swinney Alabama ’93 2008-Pr. 88-28 Tommy Bowden West Virginia ’77 1999-08 72-45 Jess Neely Vanderbilt ’23 1931-39 43-35-7

January 9 January 9 is already a key day in Clemson athletic history. On January 9, 1980 Clemson defeated #1 ranked Duke in basketball by an

87-82 score in overtime at Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum. It marked the first time Clemson defeated the nation’s top team in men’s basketball. Now, Clemson will play #1 ranked Alabama with a chance to beat the nation’s top team for the first time on the same Jan. 9 date, but 37 years later. Clemson is 0-5 against the nation’s top team all-time. The Tigers have already beaten the nation’s #2 ranked team (AP) with a 31-0 win over Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. Clemson had not beaten the #2 ranked team prior to that game. Clemson was 0-4 vs. #2 prior to the Ohio State game.

Pursuing Fourteen Wins! With its win over Ohio State, Clemson has a chance to tie the all-time FBS record for victories in a season. Of course, Alabama already has 14 wins this year and could set the mark by beating Clemson. No one has ever been 15-0. Last year Clemson and Alabama were in the opposite situa-tion. Clemson was the 14-0 team entering the championship game and Alabama was the team with one loss. Both finished with identical 14-1 record, after the Alabama victory. Clemson became the eighth school to win at least 14 games in a season last year, then Alabama beat them to become the ninth. Alabama became the 10th this year. Florida State did it with a 14-0 mark in 2013, Ohio State was 14-1 in 2014. The 14-win mark was first reached in 1996 when BYU finished with a 14-1 record. The Cougars played an exempt game in Au-gust, played a game in Hawaii, which does not count towards maximum games played, and played in a bowl game in addition to the 12 regular season games.

Winningest Seasons in FBS History Year School W-L Coach 1996 BYU 14-1 Lavell Edwards 2002 Ohio State 14-0 Jim Tressell 2009 Boise State 14-1 Chris Peterson Alabama 14-0 Nick Saban 2010 Auburn 14-0 Gene Chizek 2013 Florida State 14-0 Jimbo Fisher 2014 Ohio State 14-1 Urban Meyer 2015 Clemson 14-0 Dabo Swinney Alabama 14-1 Nick Saban 2016 Alabama 14-0 Nick Saban Clemson’s Second 1 vs. 2 Game When #1 Alabama faces #2 Clemson in the College Football Playoff Championship on January 9 in Tampa it will be Clemson’s second appearance in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 game. Last year Clemson was No 1 and Alabama was No.2 entering the championship game in Phoenix.

This will be the first time this year there has been a No. 1 vs. No. 2 game. Overall this will be the 49th time No. 1 has faced No. 2. The No. 1 ranked team has a 26-20-2 lead in the previous 48 meetings of the top two teams in the AP poll. The last 13 games the No. 2 team has a 7-6 edge. Alabama has won its last five meetings in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup.

Clemson Coaches with National Championship Rings Clemson has four coaches on its staff who have experienced a national championship. Head coach Dabo Swinney was a wide receiver on Alabama’s 1992 team that won the national championship. Three coaches have also experience that feeling. Dan Brooks was a member of Tennessee’s staff in 1998 when they posted a 13-0 re-cord on the way to winning the national title. Defensive coordinator Brent Venables was a member of Oklahoma’s staff in 2000 when the Sooners won the title. And Danny Pearman was on Alabama’s 1992 staff when the Crimson Tide won the national title.

Clemson has Won Bowl Game Five Straight Seasons Clemson has won a bowl game five straight seasons dating to the 2012 year when the Tigers defeated LSU. This is the first time Clem-son has won a bowl game five straight years since the 1986-90 era when Clemson won five straight. (Clemson has not won five straight bowls as last year’s Alabama game in the National Championship counts as a bowl game, but the Tigers did beat Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl last year and Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl this year). What is special about this run is that Clemson has done it against teams ranked in the top 25 in each game. Clemson beat a #9 LSU team in the Chick-fil-A Bowl at the end of the 2012 season, 25-24.


CLEMSON vs. AlabamaThe next year Clemson downed a #7 Ohio State team in the Orange Bowl, 40-35. Then in 2014 the Tigers defeated #24 (USA Today poll) Okla-homa team 40-6. Last year, Clemson added a fourth straight victory with a 37-17 win over #4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. This year Clemson beat second ranked Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. Clemson is the only team in the nation to have won a bowl game each of the last five years against teams ranked in the top 25. All five of the wins have come against schools ranked in the top 15 in FBS history in winning percentage as well. And, all five wins have come against coaches who already have a national championship on their resume.

Clemson Only School With Winning Record vs. Notre Dame, Ohio State and Oklahoma Thanks to a recent run of four straight wins under Dabo Swin-ney in the last three years, Clemson is now the only FBS school with a winning record against Notre Dame, Ohio State and Oklahoma. All-time, Clemson is 2-1 against Notre Dame after its 24-22 win last year. The Tigers are now 3-2 against Oklahoma, including bowl wins in 2014 and 2015, and 3-0 vs. Ohio State, including this year’s victory. Given a minimum of two games played, Notre Dame has a losing record against just six FBS schools (Clemson, Florida State, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State and Oregon State). Oklahoma also has a losing mark against just six schools (BYU, Clemson, Miami, Northwest-ern, Notre Dame and Southern California). Ohio State has a losing mark against seven schools (Florida State, Alabama, Clemson, Florida, South Carolina, Stanford and Texas). Clemson is the only common denomina-tor. Clemson Has Four Team National Championships Clemson has won four national championships in its sports program over the year. The list includes one for football (1981), two for men’s soccer (1984 and 1987) and one for men’s golf (2003). The football title came at the Orange Bowl against Nebraska at the end of the 1981 season, a 22-15 victory under Head Coach Danny Ford. That was the first title in any sport in school history. The 1984 soccer title was a 2-1 win over Indiana in the King-dome in Seattle, Washington. Three years later Clemson won the title with a 3-1 win over San Diego State. That year the soccer final four was awarded to a team in the final four and Clemson won the bid, so Clemson had the rare opportunity to win an NCAA title in its home facility. Clemson’s most recent title took place in 2003 when Clemson won the NCAA Men’s Golf championship at Oklahoma’s State’s home course in Stillwater, Okla. Clemson beat the home standing Cowboys by two shots. Clemson’s National Team Championships Year Sport Opponent Score Site 1981 Football Nebraska 22-15 Miami, Fla 1984 Men’s Soccer Indiana 2-1 Seattle, Wash 1987 Men’s Soccer San Diego St. 3-1 Clemson, S.C. 2003 Men’s Golf 30 teams 2 shots Stillwater, Okla.

Swinney Trying for Rare National Championship Double Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney has a chance to join Bud Wilkinson as the only coaches to have played on an AP National Champi-onship team and coached an AP National Championship team. Swinney played on Alabama’s 1992 season National Champi-onship team as a wide receiver. That team defeated Miami (FL) for the ti-tle in the 1993 Sugar Bowl. Now Swinney has a chance to lead Clemson to the national title as head coach. Wilkinson played as a quarterback on the University of Minnesota’s 1936 team that was proclaimed national champion by the Associated Press in 1936. That was the first year of the AP poll. As a head coach at Oklahoma, Wilkinson led the Sooners to AP national titles in 1950, 1955 and 1956. Two other coaches have national championships as players and as coaches on their resume’s, but the titles are not recognized by the Associated Press. Frank Leahy played at Notre Dame under Knute Rockne from 1928-30 and the Irish won the national championship in 1929 and 1930 according to the Helms Foundation, the top poll in that area. The AP poll had not started yet. He later coached Notre Dame to AP national titles in 1943, 46, 47, 49.

Bear Bryant played on an Alabama team in 1934 that was recognized as a national champion by some organizations, but again the AP poll hadn’t started yet. He coached Alabama to AP titles in 1961, 64, 65, 78, 79. Jimmy Johnson played on Arkansas’s 1964 team that was named national champion by the Football Writers Association, but they were second in the final AP poll that year.

National Champions as Player and Head Coach Person As Player As Head Coach Bear Bryant Alabama (1934) #Alabama (1961, 64, 65, 78, 79) Bud Wilkinson #Minnesota (1936) #Oklahoma (1950, 55, 56) Frank Leahy Notre Dame (1929,30) #Notre Dame (1943, 46, 48, 49) Jimmy Johnson Arkansas (1964) #Miami (1987) #Recognized by Associated Press

Tigers Winning Streak in Florida Clemson has a five-game winning streak in the state of Florida. All five wins have taken place since the final game of the 2014 season. The streak began with a 40-6 win over Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl at the end of the 2014 season In 2015, Clemson won at Miami, 58-0 in the regular season, then beat Oklahoma 37-17 in the Orange Bowl, a semifinal playoff game. This year, Clemson won at Florida State 37-34 in a thrilling game in Tal-lahassee, and won the ACC Championship with a 42-35 win over Virginia Tech in Orlando. For many longtime Clemson fans this five-game winning streak in the Sunshine State must seem like a dream. Between 1991 and a 2004 loss at Florida State, the Tigers lost 11 consecutive games in the state of Florida and were outscored by an average of 43-10 in those games.

Tigers from Florida Fourteen players, including 11 active, are on the Clemson roster from the state of Florida. The list includes starters Jordan Leggett and Artavis Scott and key reserves Deon Cain, Garrett Williams and Rich-ard Yeargin.

Clemson Travel Roster Players from Florida Player Pos Yr. Hometown High School Deon Cain WR Fr. Tampa Tampa Bay Technical Jordan Leggett TE Jr. Navarre Navarre Ray-Ray McCloud WR Fr. Tampa Sickles Artavis Scott WR So. Clearwater East Lake Garrett Williams FB Fr. Orlando First Academy Richard Yeargin DE Fr. Lauderdale Lakes Univ. School Nova SE. !Adrian Baker CB Jr. Hallandale Chaminade Madona Tucker Israel QB *Fr. Orlando Lake Nona Trayvon Mullen CB Fr. Ft. Lauderdale Coconut Creek Kaleb Bevelle DE *Jr. Apopka Apopka Kelby Bevelle OL *Jr. Apopka Apopka Seth Penner OG Fr. Naples First Baptist !T.J. Chase WR Fr. Plant City Plant City !Regan Upshaw LB Fr. Bradenton Bradenton!Inactive

Swinney in NFL Stadiums This will be Clemson’s sixth game in an NFL Stadium in the last two years. Clemson has won four of the previous five with the only loss coming to Alabama at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Tigers defeated Ohio State in that same stadium last week. Clemson has a 10-5 record in NFL stadiums under Dabo Swin-ney, but the Tigers have won seven of the last eight dating back five years. The recent run includes three straight in Sun Life Stadium in Miami.

Swinney in NFL Stadiums (10-5) Year Opponent Stadium Result 2008 Nebraska Everbank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. L, 21-26 2009 Miami (FL) Sun Life, Stadium, Miami, Fla. W,40-37 Georgia Tech Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla L, 34-39 Kentucky Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn W, 21-13 2010 South Florida Bank of America, Charlotte, NC L, 26-31 2011 Virginia Tech Bank of America, Charlotte, NC W, 38-10 West Virginia Sun Life Stadium, Miami Fla. L, 33-70 2012 Auburn Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. W, 26-19


CLEMSON vs. Alabama LSU Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. W, 25-24 2013 Ohio State Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Fla. W, 40-35 2015 Miami Sun Life Stadium Miami, Fla. W, 58-0 North Carolina Bank of American, Charlotte, NC W, 45-37 Oklahoma Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Fla W, 37-17 Alabama U of Phoenix, Glendale, Ariz L, 40-45 2016 Ohio State U of Phoenix, Glendale, Ariz W, 31-0 Alabama Raymond James, Tampa, Fla Clemson Has 10 wins over Teams with Winning Record Clemson has 10 wins over teams with a winning record this year. That is already a school record for a season. The previous record was eight, set last year. Clemson has 69 wins over the last six years and 38 of them have come against teams that finished with a winning record. The list includes four teams with at least 10 wins this season. The record is five wins over teams with at least 10 wins, set last year. So a win over Alabama can tie that record. Prior to Dabo Swinney’s arrival, the most wins over teams with a winning record in a six year period was just 28 between 1986-91. Clemson wins over teams with a winning record this year are Auburn (8-4), Troy (10-3), Georgia Tech (9-4), Louisville (9-4), Boston College (7-6), NC State (7-6), Florida State (10-3), Wake Forest (7-6), Virginia Tech (10-4) and Ohio State (11-2).

Most Wins over Teams that Finished with Winning Record Year Wins 2016 10 2015 8 2013 6 1990 6 1989 6 2014 5 2011 5 2001 5 1988 5 1981 5

Swinney Has 88 Wins to Match Alabama Number Head Coach Dabo Swinney won his 88th game at Clemson when the Tigers defeated Ohio State 31-0 on New Year’s Eve. It is an import-ant number in Swinney’s career because that was the uniform number he wore as a player at Alabama between 1989-92. He was a member of the Alabama team that won the 1992 National Championship. For his career, Swinney had seven receptions for 81 yards. That number-81 has an interesting tie to Clemson. The Tigers won the 1981 National Championship, Clemson’s only national title in the sport.

Clemson Top 20 Rankings on Offense Clemson ranks in the top 20 in the nation in 14 different statistical categories. That includes scoring, passing yards, completions, total offense, third down conversion and sacks allowed. Below is a list.

Category Rank (Figure) Scoring Offense 13th (39.5) Touchdowns 5th (73) Passing Yards 7th (327.8) Completion % 6th (.67.5) Passing Efficiency 17th (153.16) Touchdown Passes 5th (42) Total Offense 12th (502.9) Total Plays 1st (1121) Total Yards 3rd (7044) 10-Yard Plays 1st (265) 20-yard plays 14th (82) Fewest Sacks Allowed 14th (1.14)

First Downs/Game 4th (26.6) 3rd Down Conversion 5th (.512) Comparison of Outstanding Defenses Clemson and Alabama are two of the top defensive teams in the nation. Both are ranked in the top seven in scoring defense, in the top eight in total defense and in the top four in yards per play. Alabama is ranked first in the nation in five categories, while Clemson is in the

top 10 in 11 categories. Both teams have forced 27 turnovers, tied for eighth in the nation. Below is a comparison of figures and national rankings in important categories.

Defensive Comparison Category Clemson Alabama Scoring Defense 7th (17.1) 1st (11.4) Rush Defense 19th (123.1) 1st (62.0) Pass Defense 16th (183.8) 14th (182.0) Total Defense 8th (306.9) 1st (244.0) Pass Efficiency 4th (100.6) 5th (101.92) Completion % 15th (.528) 13th (.527) TD Passes Allowed 8th (12) 8th (12) Interceptions 6th (20) 14th (16)

Sacks 5th (3.22) 3rd (3.57) Tackles for Loss 3rd (8.79( 9th (8.00) 3rd Down 6th (.290) 7th (.300) First Downs Allowed 14th (17.1) 1st (13.3)

Yards/Rush 19th (3.51) 1st (2.0) Yards/Play Allowed 4th (4.56) 1st (3.86) Yards/Pass Attempt 3rd (5.7) 3rd (5.7) Turnovers Forced 8th (27) 8th (27)

Clemson 31, Ohio State 0 Clemson had a landmark victory over Ohio State in the PlaySta-tion Fiesta Bowl. Below are some key facts that came out of the victory: •First shutout of an Urban Meyer coached team. It was his 194th career game as a head coach. •First shutout of any Ohio State team since 1993 when Michi-gan beat the Buckeyes, 28-0 •Ohio State came into the game averaging 42.7 points per game, 9th in the nation. •Urban Meyer is now 10-3 in bowl games in his career, but he is 0-2 vs. Dabo Swinney. •Meyer enter the game with a 165-28 record and the .854 winning percentage was the third best in college football history (10 years min). Only former Notre Dame Coaches Knute Rockne and Frank Leahy are ahead of him. •Meyer is now 45-4 in his career with more than a week to pre-pare for an opponent and two of the losses are to Swinney and the Tigers. •Swinney is just the sixth coach to beat Meyer more than once and now the only coach to be undefeated against him with more than one game played. •Ohio State was allowing 282 yards a game entering the con-test, but Clemson gained a season high 470 against the Buckeyes.

•The Buckeyes were ranked #2 in the nation by AP and the USA Today coaches poll. It was the highest ranked team Clemson has beaten in its history.

Clemson Defense Records Shutout vs. High Scoring Buckeyes Clemson’s defense was very impressive in the victory over second-ranked Ohio State in many areas. Ohio State entered the game with a 42.7 scoring average, ninth best in the nation, but the Tigers not only shutout the Buckeyes, they did not allow Urban Meyer’s team to run a possession in the redzone. Below is a chart that shows Ohio State’s averages entering the game and what they did against Clemson.

Category OSU Average vs. Clemson Scoring 42.7 0 First Downs/game 23.3 9 Rushing Yards 258.3 88 Passing Yards/Game 221.2 127 Total Offense 479.5 215 Yards/Rush 5.5 3.8 Plays/Game 72.0 56 Time of Possession 33:56 24:09 Third Down Conv. .490 .214 Clemson Program now 4-0 vs. Top Five Coaches in History With the win over Urban Meyer, the Clemson program is now


CLEMSON vs. Alabama4-0 against the top five winningest coaches in the history of college Foot-ball. Knute Rockne (Notre Dame) is #1, Frank Leahy is #2, Meyer #3, George Woodruff of Penn is #4 and Barry Switzer is #5. Clemson beat Leahy when he was Boston College coach in the 1940 Cotton Bowl, and Switzer of Oklahoma in the 1989 Citrus Bowl. That was Switzer’s last game as a college coach. The Tigers are 2-0 against Meyer, wins in bowl games two of the last four years.

Swinney vs. Winningest Programs One of the reasons Clemson’s brand has improved significantly over the last six years when the Tigers have won at least 10 games every year has been the quality of the teams Clemson has beaten. Over the last six years Clemson has an 18-5 record against pro-grams that are ranked in the top 20 in college football history in winning percentage. Clemson is 1-0 vs. Notre Dame, 2-0 vs. Ohio State, 2-0 vs. Oklahoma, 0-1 vs. Alabama, 3-3 vs. Florida State, 1-0 vs. LSU, 1-1 vs. Georgia, 1-0 vs. Appalachian State, 1-0 vs. Miami (FL), 3-0 vs. Auburn and 3-0 vs. Virginia Tech.

Dabo Swinney’s 19 Ranked Wins over Top 25 Teams Dabo Swinney has 19 wins over top 25 teams in his Clemson career. He needs just one to tie Danny Ford for the Clemson school record. Ford was 20-12-2 in his career against top 25 teams. Swinney has recorded eight wins over top 25 teams over the last two years, four each season. That includes five top 10 wins, three of which are top five. For his nine seasons as Clemson coach, Swinney has five top five wins, 11 top 10, 14 top 15, and 16 top 20. Only seven of the 19 have been at home, three on the opponent’s home field and nine at neu-tral site. Swinney is 8-1 over the last two years against top 25 teams with the only loss coming to Alabama in the National Championship game last year.

Dabo Swinney 19 Wins over Top 25 Teams Year Opponent AP-C Cu-Opp 2009 at Miami 8-9 #40-37 2010 NC State 23-25 14-13 2011 Auburn 21-19 38-24 Florida State 11-14 35-30 At Virginia Tech 11-10 23-3 N-Virginia Tech 5-3 38-10 2012 N-Auburn NR-25 26-19 N-LSU 9-7 25-24 2013 Georgia 5-5 38-35 N-Ohio State 7-6 40-35 2014 N-Oklahoma NR-24 40-6 2015 Notre Dame 6-7 24-22 Florida State 17-15 23-13 N-North Carolina 8-8 45-37 N-Oklahoma 4-3 37-17 2016 Louisville 3-4 42-36 at Florida State 12-14 37-34 N-Virginia Tech 19-18 42-35 N-Ohio State 2-2 31-0 #overtime

Dabo Swinney vs. the SEC Dabo Swinney is 10-8 in his career against SEC teams. That includes four wins in his last five, including wins over Auburn (19-13) and South Carolina (56-7) this year. The 49-point win over South Caroli-na this year was the largest victory margin in history by an ACC team over an SEC team. If Clemson defeats Alabama in the National Championship game it would give Clemson three wins over SEC teams in the same sea-son for the first time. (Note, Clemson has beaten three teams now in the SEC before, but those programs were not in the SEC at the time). Swinney had two SEC wins in 2012 (Auburn and LSU).

Smith Records Longest Interception Return since 1978 Van Smith had an 86-yard interception return against Ohio State, the longest interception return by a Tiger since 1978. It was also the longest interception return in a bowl game and the longest non-scor-ing interception return in school history. Rex Varn had a 94-yrad pick six at NC State in 1978 and that

is the last time a Tiger had a return that far. Smith has been outstanding all year and ranks third on the team in tackles from his safety position. This is his first year as a starter.

Clemson Staff Stability One of the reasons Clemson has been successful in recent years has been staff stability. Over the last five years Swinney has had to make just two hires. He hired Mike Reed when Charlie Harbison left the Clemson secondary for another job after the 2012 season and hired Brandon Streeter after the 2014 season when Chad Morris left to become the head coach at SMU.

Clemson Full Time Assistant Coaches Name Position Years at Clemson Dan Brooks Defensive Tackles 8th

Danny Pearman Tight Ends 8th

Brent Venables DC-Linebackers 5th

Marion Hobby Defensive Ends 7th

Jeff Scott OC--Receivers 9th

Tony Elliott OC—Running Backs 6th

Robbie Caldwell Offensive Line 6th

Mike Reed Defensive Backs 4th

Brandon Streeter Quarterbacks 2nd

Watkins Sets Clemson Mark Carlos Watkins had two sacks in the win over Ohio State and now has 10.5 for the year. His second sack of the game broke the Clem-son record for sacks in a season by a defensive tackle or middle guard. The previous mark was 10 held by William Perry in 1984 and Michael Dean Perry in 1987. Watkins has had an All-American season for the Tigers and made first-team All-ACC each of the last two years, helping Clemson to a 27-2 record.

31-0 Victory Fifth Largest over a Ranked Opponent Clemson’s 31-0 win over Ohio State was the fifth largest mar-gin of victory for the program over a top 25 program. What is amazing is that Ohio State is also the highest ranked team Clemson has defeated in its history. This gives Dabo Swinney two of the seven wins over ranked team by 30 points or more and both have been in bowl games. The Tigers defeated Oklahoma 40-6 in the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl

Largest Victory Margins over Top 25 Team Year Opponent AP-Co Score Mar 1950 at Missouri 17-NP 34-0 +34 2014 Oklahoma NR-24 40-6 +34 1992 North Carolina 18-18 40-7 +33 1988 Duke 22-24 49-17 +32 1979 Wake Forest 14-14 31-0 +31 2016 Ohio State 2-2 31-0 +31 1990 Illinois 16-17 30-0 +30

14 Graduates on Clemson Two-Deep Dabo Swinney has had 135 seniors in his Clemson career and 129 have earned their degrees. That number will improve by May as 14 seniors already have their undergrad degree and seven more should join them in May. This year’s group of graduates includes quarterback Deshaun Watson and receiver Artavis Scott, who both graduated in just three years. Other graduates are All-ACC center Jay Guillermo, All-American tight end Jordan Leggett, All-ACC running back Wayne Gallman, All-American Carlos Watkins, All-American receivre Mike Williams, All-ACC safety Jadar Johnson and All-American linebacker Ben Boulware.

Graduates on 2016 Clemson Two-Deep Name Pos Hometown Major Ben Boulware LB Anderson, SC Sociology David Estes SN Mauldin, SC Management Wayne Gallman RB Grayson, GA Communications Jay Guillermo C Maryville, TN Sociology Jadar Johnson SS Orangeburg, SC Sociology Jordan Leggett TE Navarre, Fla Parks, Recreation, Tourism Grant Radakovich TE Marietta, Ga Marketing Nick Schuessler QB Grayson, Ga Accounting Artavis Scott WR Clearwater, Fla Communications


CLEMSON vs. Alabama Andy Teasdall P Winston-Salem, NC Marketing Carlos Watkins DT Mooresboro, NC Sociology Deshaun Watson QB Gainesville, GA Communications Mike Williams WR Vance ,SC Sociology Scott Pagano DT Honolulu, HI Sociology

Winning Basketball game and Bowl on Same Day On New Year’s Eve, the Clemson athletic program began the day with a 73-68 victory at Wake Forest. Clemson scored the last 15 points of the game to get the victory. Then, later that day, Clemson defeated Ohio State 31-0 in the Fiesta Bowl. That basketball-football double was just the second time in school history the program won a bowl game and a men’s basketball game on the same day. The only other time it happened was Dec. 29, 1978. Clemson also defeated Ohio State in a bowl game that day, the 1978 Gator bowl. The Tiger basketball team beat Texas Tech 57-56 that day. Swinney Has Beaten National Championship Coach Five Years in Row When Dabo Swinney and the Tigers defeated Urban Meyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes on New Year’s Eve, it gave Swinney a bowl win in five consecutive seasons. But these are not run of the mill bowl wins. All five bowl wins were against ranked opponents coached by men who already had a national championship on their resume. Of course Swinney has a chance for another when the Tigers meet Alabama and Nick Saban in the National Championship game in Tampa.

Swinney Bowl Wins last Five Years Year Opponent Cu-Opp Opposing Coach 2012 LSU 25-24 Les Miles 2013 Ohio State 40-35 Urban Meyer 2014 Oklahoma 40-6 Bob Stoops 2015 Oklahoma 37-17 Bob Stoops 2016 Ohio State 31-0 Urban Meyer

Watson Winner of Harley and Unitas AwardsClemson quarterback Deshaun Watson captured two national

awards in the first full week of December. He was named the winner of the 2016 Chic Harley Award by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio. The award has been presented each year since 1955 to the National Player of the Year through the conference championship weekend.

He then won the Unitas Award as the top senior quarterback of college football. The award is presented each year by the Golden Arm Foundation to the top senior quarterback in college football. It is named in honor of former NFL All-Pro Johnny Unitas, who led the Baltimore Colts to the 1958 NFL Championship and was a four-time recipient of the league’s Most Valuable Player Award.

By winning the Unitas Award, Watson has now achieved the “Triple Crown” of quarterback awards over his career. He won the Manning Award and the O’Brien Award last year. He is also a finalist for those two honors this year.

The native of Gainesville, Georgia who is a junior in eligibility, but graduated on December 15, led Clemson to the ACC Championship with a 42-35 victory over Virginia Tech. It was the second consecutive year Clemson has won the ACC title, the first time the program has done that in 28 years. He is the first Clemson quarterback to lead the Tigers to back to back conference crowns since Rodney Williams led Clemson to three straight league crowns from 1986-88.

Watson was 23-34 for 288 yards and three touchdowns passing and added a team best 85 yards rushing on 17 carries and scored twice against Virginia Tech. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the ACC Championship game for the second consecutive year.

Boulware Wins Jack Lambert AwardClemson senior linebacker Ben Boulware has been named the

recipient of the 2016 Jack Lambert Award. The honor is presented each year to the top linebacker in the nation by the Touchdown Club of Colum-bus, Ohio. Boulware will receive his award at the organization’s annual banquet on Feb. 4.The award is named for Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer and Kent State football legend Jack Lambert.

During Clemson’s ACC Championship season, Boulware led the Tigers with 114 tackles, including nine for a loss and three sacks. He also forced three fumbles and intercepted a pass. He is a big reason Clemson ranks ninth in the nation in total defense, third in sacks and third in tackles for loss. He had 17 tackles in Clemson’s win over Louisville and was named national defensive player of the week by four

different services.The senior, who will graduate on December 15, has been a

starter each of the last two years when Clemson has qualified for the College Football Playoff and won the ACC title. The first-team All-ACC player has played 53 games in his career and has 339 career tackles, most among active Tigers.

Boulware is the first Clemson Tiger to win the award which was first presented in 1991 and has been claimed by current NFL stars Khalil Mack, Luke Kuechly, and Von Miller.

Venables Wins Broyles AwardClemson Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables won the 21st

annual Frank Broyles Award. It was presented December 6 and is given each year to the top assistant coach in college football and is given in honor of former Arkansas coach Frank Broyles.

Venables was joined on the list of finalists by Jeremy Pruitt, defensive coordinator at Alabama, Jim Leavitt, defensive coordinator at Colorado, Don Brown, defensive coordinator at Michigan and Matt Cana-da, offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh.

“This is a great honor for Brent and well deserved,” said Head Coach Dabo Swinney. “ He has done an outstanding job for us his entire time at Clemson (since 2012). This year he had to replace seven starters from our 2015 team and we are still a top 10 defense in many categories, including total defense. He had to replace three starters in the secondary and we are fifth in the nation in pass efficiency defense. the Year Award from the American Football Coaches Association. Clem-son coaches won the two major assistant awards presented.”

Venables had been a finalist twice previously, 2015 as Clemson defensive coordinator and 2006 as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma. He is the first Clemson assistant coach to win the award.

Brooks Named Assistant Coach of the Year by AFCAClemson Associate Head Coach and Defensive Tackles Coach

Dan Brooks has been named the National Assistant Coach of the Year for the Football Bowl Subdivision by the American Football Coaches Association.

The Assistant Coach of the Year award was first presented in 1997 and was created to honor assistant coaches who excel in communi-ty service, commitment to the student-athlete, on-field coaching success and AFCA professional organization involvement.

It marks the second time in the last four years that a Clemson assistant has won the award. Chad Morris, now head coach at SMU, won the AFCA Coach of the Year in 2013.

The Tigers have an 84-25 record since he joined Dabo Swin-ney’s staff in 2009. His defensive line is a big reason Clemson has had more tackles for loss than any other school in the nation over the last five years and ranks second in the nation in that category in 2016.

Now in his 33rd year as an assistant coach, Brooks coached in his 400th game at the FBS level last September. He has had 30 of his former players drafted by the NFL, including seven in the first round, coached 15 all-conference selections, and an Outland Trophy winner.

Off the field, Brooks is a longtime member of the AFCA and has served on AFCA committees for 30 years. He is significantly involved with Crosspoint Church and volunteers his time with several different organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club, All In Team Foundation, Meals on Wheels, Wounded Warriors and Paralyzed American Veterans.

Clemson vs. Ranked Teams in Bowl Games Clemson has a 21-19 bowl record, but the Tigers are 16-12 in bowl games against top 25 opponents, but the Tigers are 7-3 against teams ranked seventh or higher. That includes the win over second ranked Ohio State last week.

The highest ranked team Clemson has faced in a bowl is LSU, who was number-one entering the 1959 (1958 season) Sugar Bowl, a game Clemson lost by just a 7-0 score. Clemson defeated a fourth-ranked Nebraska team when it won the National Championship at the 1982 Orange Bowl.

Now Clemson meets another #1 in Alabama in the National Championship game on January 9.

Clemson also defeated a sixth-ranked Tennessee team in the 2003 Chick-Fil-A Bowl, a seventh ranked TCU team at the 1959 Blue-bonnet Bowl and a seventh ranked LSU team in last year’s Chick-fil-A Bowl.

Nine Tigers Named First-Team All-ACC


CLEMSON vs. AlabamaNine Clemson players were named first-team All-ACC by the

ACC Sports Media and eight were first team selections by the ACC Coach-es in 2016. Clemson had more first-team Selections and more overall selections than any other schools.

Ben Boulware and defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence both received special honors from the ACC on Thursday. Boulware was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year by the ACC Coaches and Lawrence was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year. Lawrence was also named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year by the ACC Media Association.

Clemson had three of the five first team offensive linemen on the ACC Media team, a first for the Clemson program and just the fifth time in ACC history.

Clemson ACC Sports Media All-ACC Summary1st team Offense: Mike Williams, Jordan Leggett, Mitch Hyatt, Tyrone Crowder, Jay GuillermoSecond team offense: Deshaun Watson, Wayne Gallman, Greg HuegelThird team offense: Artavis ScottHM Offense: Ray-Ray McCloud

1st team Defense: Carlos Watkins, Ben Boulware, Cordrea Tankersely, Jadar Johnson2nd team defense: Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence, 3rd team defense: NoneHM Defense: Kendall Joseph, Van Smith

Clemson ACC Coaches All-ACC Summary1st team Offense: Mike Williams, Jordan Leggett, Tyrone Crowder, Jay GuillermoSecond team offense: Deshaun Watson, Wayne Gallman, Greg Huegel, Mitch Hyatt, Artavis Scott

1st team Defense: Carlos Watkins, Ben Boulware, Cordrea Tankersely, Jadar Johnson2nd team defense: Dexter Lawrence, 3rd team defense: Christian Wilkins, Van Smith

Another 100-yard Game for Williams Mike Williams had his fifth 100-yard receiving game of 2016 and ninth of his career in the win over South Carolina. Williams had six catches for 100 yards and three scores in that 56-7 win.

He tied the Clemson record for touchdown catches in a single game against South Carolina and became the first Clemson receiver to have three touchdown receptions against the Gamecocks in the 114-game history of the series. With nine career 100-yard receiving games, Williams is third in Clemson history in that category. Sammy Watkins has the record with 15, while DeAndre Hopkins had 12. Rod Gardner, another first round draft choice, also had nine. Clemson Career Leaders in 100-Yard Receiving Games Player Years Games Sammy Watkins 2011-13 15 DeAndre Hopkins 2010-12 12 Mike Williams 2013-16 9 Rod Gardner 1997-00 9 Perry Tuttle 1978-81 8 Tony Horne 1994-97 7 Chansi Stuckey 2003-06 7 Tigers Have Many Receiving Weapons Clemson has many experienced players when it comes to catching the ball. The Tigers have seven different players with at least 60 receptions over their respective careers. The group is led by Artavis Scott in terms of total receptions with 242, while Mike Williams leads the way in terms of reception yardage with 2633. The “Magnificent Seven” list below have combined for 790 career receptions for 9,877 yards and 85 touchdowns. Most of those receptions, yards and touchdowns have come from quarterback Deshaun Watson.

Career Statistics, Current Clemson Pass Catchers Player GP Rec Yds Avg TD Artavis Scott 42 242 2474 10.2 19 Mike Williams 41 169 2633 15.6 20 Jordan Leggett 50 105 1503 14.4 18 Ray-Ray McCloud 25 78 726 9.4 3 Deon Cain 27 67 1212 18.2 14 Hunter Renfrow 25 67 895 13.3 9 Wayne Gallman 41 62 434 7.0 2 Total 790 9,877 12.5 85 Clemson Sets ACC Record Clemson established a league record for victory margin by an ACC team over an SEC team in the 56-7 win over South Carolina on No-vember 26. The 49 point win broke the mark of 46 points set in 2003 when Clemson won at South Carolina by a 63-17 margin. So Clemson now has the top two figures on the list and owns the mark for a home game and a road game. The 56-7 win over South Carolina was the largest victory margin for Clemson in the series since 1900 when John Heisman and the Tigers defeated the Gamecocks by a 51-0 score in Columbia. Clemson had 622 yards of total offense, most ever by Clemson against South Carolina, and had 40 first downs, most in Clemson history against any opponent.

Largest Victory Margins, ACC over SEC Teams Date ACC Team SEC Team Score Mar 11-26-2016 Clemson South Carolina 56-7 +49 11-22-2003 Clemson South Carolina 63-7 +46 8-31-2002 Georgia Tech Vanderbilt 45-3 +42 11-14-1953 Maryland #11 Mississippi 38-0 +38 10-10-92 Wake Forest Vanderbilt 40-6 +34

Clemson’s ACC Championships Clemson now has 16 ACC championships in its history, the most in ACC history. Clemson jumped over Florida State when it defeat-ed Virginia Tech this year. Clemson has 22 conference championships overall. The Tigers won the 1900, 1902 and 1903 SIAA Conference championship under John Heisman, then 1906 SIAA title under Bob Williams, and won the 1940 and 1948 Southern Conference titles under Frank Howard. How-ard won eight conference titles overall, two Southern Conference and six ACC. Clemson won its second straight ACC title with the win over Virginia Tech, the first time Clemson has done that in 28 years.

Clemson’s ACC Championship Seasons Year Overall ACC Coach 1956 7-2-2 4-0-1 Frank Howard 1958 8-3-0 5-1 Frank Howard 1959 9-2 6-1 Frank Howard 1965 6-4 #5-2 Frank Howard 1966 6-4 6-1 Frank Howard 1967 6-4 6-0 Frank Howard 1978 11-1 6-0 Charley Pell 1981 12-0 6-0 Danny Ford 1982 9-1-1 6-0 Danny Ford 1986 8-2-2 5-1-1 Danny Ford 1987 10-2 6-1 Danny Ford 1988 10-2 6-1 Danny Ford 1991 9-2-1 6-0-1 Ken Hatfield 2011 10-4 !7-2 Dabo Swinney 2015 14-1 9-0 Dabo Swinney 2016 13-1 8-1 Dabo Swinney #Co-championship, !includes ACC Championship victory

Most ACC Football Championships School Co Outright Total Clemson 1 15 16 Florida State 2 13 15 Maryland 2 7 9 NC State 2 5 7 Duke 3 4 7 North Carolina 1 4 5 Virginia Tech 0 4 4


CLEMSON vs. Alabama Virginia 2 0 2 Georgia Tech 1 2 3 Wake Forest 0 2 2 South Carolina 0 1 1 Gallman Goes over 3,000 Yards, Sets School Record Wayne Gallman led Clemson with 161 yards rushing at Wake Forest and followed that up with 112 yards against South Carolina. He now has a record 17 100-yard rushing games and Clemson is 17-0 in those games over his career. He now has 1087 yards for the season, his second straight year with at least 1000 yards. Gallman has 16 rushing touchdowns this year and needs just two to break the record of 17 held by James Davis in 2006 and Lester Brown in 1978. Clemson Career Rushing Leaders Rk Player Years Car Y/C TD Yards 1. Raymond Priester 1994-97 805 4.93 21 3966 2. James Davis 2005-08 753 5.15 47 3881 3. C.J. Spiller 2006-09 606 5.85 32 3547 4. Andre Ellington 2009-12 621 5.53 33 3436 5. Wayne Gallman 2014-16 658 5.20 33 3383 6. Travis Zachery 1998-01 691 4.43 41 3058 7. Kenny Flowers 1983-86 590 4.94 26 2914 8. Terry Allen 1987-89 523 5.31 28 2778

Clemson Career Leaders in 100-yard Rushing Games Rk Name Years Games 1. Wayne Gallman 2014-16 17 2. Raymond Priester 1994-97 15 3. James Davis 2005-08 14 4. C.J. Spiller 2006-09 12 Andre Ellington 2009-12 12 6. Buddy Gore 1966-68 11 Kenny Flowers 1983-86 11 Woodrow Dantzer 1998-01 11 9. Terry Allen 1987-89 10

Clemson Sack Streak Reaches 44 games Clemson had three sacks in the win over Ohio State and set the school season record in the process. Clemson now has 49 sacks for the season, one more than the 1992 team had. It was also the 44th straight game Clemson had a sack. The last time Clemson did not have a sack was 2013 against The Citadel, a game in which the opposition threw the ball just five times. Carlos Watkins leads the Tigers this year with 10.5 sacks, the most by a Clemson interior lineman in history. Helping Watkins this year have been Dexter Lawrence with seven and Clelin Ferrell with five. Ferrell had three tackles for loss for 26 yards in the win over Ohio State and was named the Defensive MVP of the Fiesta Bowl. Fifteen different players have recorded a sack this year, one more than the different number of players who had one last year. Over the 44-game streak, Clemson has had 149 sacks for 1081 yards. That is an average of 3.38 sacks for 25 lost yards.

Dawkins Finalist for 2017 NFL Hall of Fame Class Former Clemson All-American Brian Dawkins is one of 15 for-mer players and coaches announced as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017. Dawkins is in his first season of eligibility. The inductees will be announced on Feb. 4. Dawkins played at Clemson from 1992-95 and was an All-American in 1995 when he led the ACC in interceptions. He played 16 years in the NFL, 1996-2008 with Philadelphia and 2009-11 with Denver. He was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, among the top five totals for safeties in NFL history. Clemson has never had a former player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Huegel Among Clemson Best in Field Goal Percentage Clemson sophomore kicker Greg Huegel led the nation in made field goals last year when he made 27-32. He has not had as many attempts this year, making 14-19. He has also made 66-68 extra points and leads the Tigers in scoring with 108 in 13 games. He made a 45-yarder to get Clemson started in the win over Ohio State.

For his career, Huegel has made 41-51 field goals and that .804 percentage is third best in Clemson history on a career basis, just behind the .829 by Bob Paulling and .817 of Chandler Catanzaro.

Clemson Career Leaders in Field Goals Rk Player Years FGM-FGA Pct 1. Bob Paulling 1979-83 34-41 .829 2. Chandler Catanzaro 2010-13 67-82 .817 3. Greg Huegel 2015-16 41-51 .804 4. Jad Dean 2003-06 51-68 .750 5. Donald Igwebuike 1981-84 32-43 .744 6. Aaron Hunt 2000-03 55-76 .723 7. Nelson Welch 1991-94 72-101 .713 8. David Treadwell 1985-87 47-66 .712 9. Chris Gardocki 1988-90 63-89 .708 Min. 30 made

Getting Off to a Good Start One of the reasons Clemson is 7-0 away from home is getting off to a good start. Clemson has outscored the opposition in the first pe-riod on the road this year 94-10. That advantage was enhanced at Wake Forest when the Tigers won the first period 21-0. Clemson won the first quarter against Ohio State 10-0. Overall this year Clemson has outscored the opposition 176-27 in the first period. Pittsburgh is the only team to score a touchdown in the first period against the Tigers this year. They scored two. Clemson has a 150-67 advantage in the second period as well, so Clemson has a 326-94 advantage by halftime this year, or an average lead of 16 points per game. Tiger DT Lawrence Freshman All-American Candidate Clemson freshman defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence has lived up to his billing coming out of high school. He was a first-team USA Today All-American at Wake Forest High School in North Carolina. He was the player of the year in North Carolina according to all services last year when he helped his team to a 12-1 record. So far this year Lawrence has been one of the top freshmen in the nation. He was a midseason pick as defensive Freshman of the Year by some services. Over the first 14 games he has 78 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, including seven sacks. He leads the team in quarterback pressures with 20. He also has two blocked kicks, and two fumble recoveries. He has also played six plays on offense as well as a blocker. He might have played his best game against Pittsburgh when he had nine tackles according to the coaches film, recovered a fumble and blocked two place kicks. He became just the fourth player in Clemson his-tory to block two kicks in the same game. The others to do it were Wingo Avery against The Citadel in 1954, Mitch Belton vs. Maryland in 1989 and Rahim Abdullah vs. Auburn in the 1998 Peach Bowl.

Some of Clemson’s Greatest Streaks Clemson endured a 43-42 loss to Pittsburgh at Memorial Stadium on November 12. The loss ended a lot of noteworthy streaks, accomplishments worth documenting. Here are noteworthy streaks that were snapped:

•Clemson had won 15 consecutive ACC games, second longest conference winning streak in school history. The record is still 20 between 1981-84.•Won 27 straight non-national championship games dating to the 2014 season.•Clemson had won 23 consecutive regular season games.•Clemson had won 21 straight at home, longest winning streak at home in the nation at the time and the longest home winning streak in school history.•Had won 44 consecutive games against unranked teams in either poll, 46 in a row against teams not ranked in the AP poll and 45 straight against unranked teams in Memorial Stadium.

Clemson Records Established in Pittsburgh Game Many records were established by the Tigers in the Pittsburgh game of November 12.

Individual Deshaun Watson •ACC Record for passing yards in a game, 580 •Clemson record for completions, 52


CLEMSON vs. Alabama •Clemson record for pass attempts, 70 •Clemson record for total offense in a game, 588 •Clemson record for total offense plays, 75 Jordan Leggett •Set Clemson career record for receptions by a tight end, 94 •Clemson career record for reception yards by a tight end

Mike Williams •Set school reception mark by a Tiger player in Memorial Stadi-um with 15. •Set Clemson record for reception yards by a Tiger player in Memorial Stadium with 202.

Team •Passing Yards, ACC record 580 passing yards •Completions by a Clemson team with 52 •Pass Attempts by a Clemson team with 70

Clemson’s Best Total Offense Games Clemson gained 630 yards total offense in the loss to Pittsburgh. That included 580 passing, an all-time ACC record, and 50 rushing. It was the sixth highest total offense game in Clemson history and just the second time Clemson lost a game in which it had at least 500 yards of total offense. The only other loss when gaining at least 500 yards was against Alabama in the 2015 season National Championship game. Clemson has averaged 503 yards a game this year and has had seven games of at least 500 yards this year, including four of the last five.

ACC Passing Yardage Bests Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson completed 52-70 passes for 580 yards and three touchdowns against Pittsburgh. He established an ACC record in terms of passing yardage and his completion total was sec-ond best. The previous record for passing yards in a game was 566 yards by Stephen Morris of Miami (FL) against NC State in 2012. The completion mark is still 55 by Rusty LaRue of Wake Forest against Duke in 1995. His total offense figure of 588 was second best in ACC history. Clemson players have four of the 14 games of at least 500 yards total of-fense in ACC history. The record was also set this year when Lamar Jackson of Louisville had 610 yards at Syracuse.

ACC Bests, Passing yards, Single Game Rk Name School Opponent Year Yards 1. Deshaun Watson Clemson Pittsburgh 2016 580 2. Stephen Morris Miami (FL) NC State 2012 566 3. Rusty LaRue Wake Forest NC State 1995 545 4. Chris Weinke Florida State Duke 2000 536 5. Shane Montgomery NC State Duke 1989 535 6. Chris Weinke Florida State Clemson 2000 521 7. Gary Schofield Wake Forest Maryland 1981 504 8. Rusty LaRue Wake Forest Georgia Tech 1995 501 ACC Bests, Total Offense, Single Game Rk Name School Opponent Year Yards 1. Lamar Jackson Louisville Syracuse 2016 610 2. Deshaun Watson Clemson Pittsburgh 2016 588 3. Stephen Morris Miami NC State 2012 568 4. Rusty LaRue Wake Forest NC State 1995 554 5. Shane Montgomery NC State Duke 1989 537 6. Tajh Boyd Clemson NC State 2012 529 7. Chris Weinke Florida State Duke 2000 527 8. Marquise Williams North Carolina Duke 2015 524 9. Scott Milanovich Maryland Virginia Tech 1993 519 10. Woody Dantzler Clemson NC State 2001 517 11. Rusty LaRue Wake Forest Georgia Tech 1995 514 12. Chris Weinke Florida State Clemson 2000 509 13. Charlie Ward Florida State Maryland 1992 506 14. Tajh Boyd Clemson Ohio State 2013 505

ACC Bests Pass Completions, Single Game Rk Name School Opponent Year Com 1. Rusty LaRue Wake Forest Duke 1995 55 2. Deshaun Watson Clemson Pittsburgh 2016 52 3. Rusty LaRue Wake Forest NC State 1995 50

4. Scott Milanovich Maryland Florida State 1995 46 5. Gary Schofield Wake Forest Maryland 1981 43 David Watford Virginia Georgia Tech 2013 43 Clemson Career Leaders in Touchdown Receptions With the presence of quarterback Deshaun Watson and his abili-ty to spread the ball around to his receivers, it is no surprise that four of the top 13 receivers in Clemson history in terms of TD receptions are on this 2016 Clemson team. Mike Williams has 20 touchdowns, 10 this year and 10 prior to this year, tied for third in Clemson history. Flanker Artavis Scott has 19 in his career, including five this year, and ranks fifth in school history. Jordan Leggett has 18 to rank in a tie for fifthh but first among Clemson tight ends. Sophomore Deon Cain has nine off the bench this year and the sophomore has 14 total. Cain has those 14 touchdown catches on just 66 career recep-tions. He scores a touchdown every 4.7 receptions, ahead of the record pace of one every 4.89 catches by Glenn Smith, who played for the Tigers from 1949-51.

Clemson Career Leaders in Touchdown Receptions Rk Name Years Receptions Rec/TD TDs 1. DeAndre Hopkins 2010-12 206 7.63 27 Sammy Watkins 2011-13 240 8.89 27 3. Aaron Kelly 2005-08 23 11.6 20 Mike Williams 2013-16 169 7.9 20 5. Artavis Scott 2014-16 242 12.3 19 Glenn Smith 1949-51 88 4.89 18 Jordan Leggett 2013-16 105 5.78 18 7. Perry Tuttle 1978-81 150 8.82 17 8. Terrance Roulhac 1983-86 92 5.75 16 Derrick Hamilton 2001-03 167 10.4 16 Jacoby Ford 2006-09 143 8.91 16 12. Terry Smith 1990-93 162 10.8 15 13. Deon Cain 2015-16 67 4.7 14

Tigers Have Record 73 Touchdowns Clemson has a record 73 touchdowns this year, 42 passing, 28 rushing, two on returns on one on recovery. It is the second straight year Clemson has broken the record. Last year the Tigers had 71. Williams Gets Second 1,000-Yard season. Mike Williams had 100 receiving yards in the win over South Carolina and continued his assault on the Clemson receiving marks. He is already just the third player in Clemson history with two 1,000-yard receiv-ing seasons. The only other Clemson players to do it are Rod Gardner and Sammy Watkins. Both of them were NFL first round draft choices. Gardner was the first to do it and witnessed Williams 202 yard receiving game against Pittsburgh earlier this year when he was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame that day. Watkins has two of the top four seasons with 1464 in 2013 and 1219 in 2011. Williams had 15 catches for 202 yards against Pittsburgh and was named ACC Receiver of the Week. His 15 catches were second to Wat-kins 16 against Ohio State in 2013. His 202 receiving yards ranked tied for second. Watkins has that record also with 227 against Ohio State in his last game as a Clemson player. For the season, Williams now has 90 receptions for 1267 yards and 10 touchdowns. He did not have a touchdown against Ohio State, but had six catches for 96 yards. His 1267 receiving yards are third highest in Clemson history.

Clemson 1,000-yard Receiving seasons Rk Player Year GP Rec Avg. Yards 1. Sammy Watkins 2013 13 101 14.5 1464 2. DeAndre Hopkins 2012 13 82 17.1 1405 3. Mike Williams 2016 13 90 13.9 1267 4. Sammy Watkins 2011 13 82 14.9 1219 5. Rod Gardner 1999 12 80 13.6 1084 6. Aaron Kelly 2007 13 88 12.3 1081 7. Rod Gardner 2000 12 58 18.1 1050 8. Mike Williams 2014 13 57 18.1 1030 9. Derrick Hamilton 2003 13 62 16.5 1026


CLEMSON vs. AlabamaArtavis Scott Moves into Top 10 in ACC History Clemson receiver Artavis Scott had a career high 13 receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown in the 43-42 loss to Pittsburgh on Novem-ber 12. He moved into the top 10 in ACC history in career receptions with that performance. He now has 242 career receptions, sixth in ACC history. Three of the top 10 receivers in ACC history in terms of receptions are from Clemson. The others are Sammy Watkins (seventh) and Aaron Kelly (eighth). Scott needs just three catches to move ahead of North Carolina’s Ryan Switzer.

ACC Career Reception Leaders Rk Name School Years Rec 1. Jamison Crowder Duke 2011-14 283 Conner Vernon Duke 2009-12 283 3. Rashad Greene Florida State 2011-14 270 4. Tyler Boyd Pittsburgh 2013-15 254 5. Ryan Switzer North Carolina 2013-16 244 6. Artavis Scott Clemson 2014-16 242 7. Sammy Watkins Clemson 2011-13 240 8. Aaron Kelly Clemson 2005-08 232 9. Michael Campanaro Wake Forest 2010-13 229 10. Desmond Clark Wake Forest 1995-98 216

Two True Freshmen Tackles Started vs. Pittsburgh Clemson gained 630 yards of total offense in the 43-42 loss to Pittsburgh, an amazing number considering the Tigers started two true freshmen at the offensive tackle positions. Regular starter Jake Fruhmor-gen is out with a shoulder injury and personal reasons, while Mitch Hyatt did not start because he was a minute late for a team meeting on Saturday morning, an on-going rule in Dabo Swinney’s career. Hyatt had started the first 24 games of his career at left tackle. Hyatt came into the game on the second series and on his second play suffered an ankle injury and did not return to the game. That meant true freshman Sean Pollard played all 95 snaps in the contest at one tackle and true freshman Tremayne Anchrum played 89 snaps at the other tackle. Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh marked just the second game since 1944 that two true freshmen started at both offensive tackles for the Tigers. The only other time took place was last year when Hyatt and Fruhmorgen started against Wake Forest. Before that you have to go back to WWII when the United States Military drafted all of Clemson’s juniors and seniors. Pollard continued to start against Wake Forest and Hyatt re-turned to the starting lineup.

Turnovers a Key Clemson has had problems with turnovers this year. The Tigers have forced 27, but committed 26 for a plus one margin. While Clemson is 13-1, the turnovers by the offense have been a direct indicator of victory margin. In seven games this year the Tigers have had zero or one turnover on offense, Clemson has outscored the opponent 328-72, an average victory margin of 36.5 points a game. In the seven games Clemson has had two or more turnovers, Clemson has outscored the opposition 225-167, an average victory margin of 8.3.

Clemson at 51 Percent on Third Down Clemson has converted on 51 percent of its third downs so far this year, on pace to become just the second team in school history to con-vert at least half of their third down opportunities. This current Clemson team has converted 110-215 for a .512 mark. The record was set in 1978, the first year the Clemson SID office tracked the stat. That year Clemson converted 99 of 192 third downs, a .516 figure. The quarterback on that team was Steve Fuller. This year’s quar-terback is Deshaun Watson. Both quarterbacks had the number-four in common for their jersey numbe. Clemson Season Bests, Third Down Conversion Rk Year Con-Att Pct 1. 1978 99-192 .516 2. 2016 110-215 .512 3. 1982 94-190 .495

4. 1989 89-187 .476 5. 1986 95-200 .4750 6. 1983 75-158 .4747 7. 2015 109-230 .4744 8. 2001 87-185 .470

Accomplishments of Clemson Seniors…so far •Overall record of 48-7 and that .873 winning percentage is the best in school history. The 48 wins rank first also. This class set the record with the win over Virginia Tech in the ACC title game. •Finished with a ACC regular season record of 28-4, tying the all-time wins record of 28-4 set by the 2015 seniors. The group has 30 wins including two ACC Championship game wins •This senior class has been a part of a 26-2 record at Memorial Stadium the last four years. That ties the record for wins by a senior class. The 2014 and 2015 classes were also 26-2 at home. •In terms of streaks, this group has been a part of a school record 17-game overall winning streak, a school record 21-game home winning streak, a school record 10-game winning streak on the road, and a school record 23-game regular season winning streak. •This senior class has 11 wins over ranked teams, including six over teams ranked in the top 10 entering the game (2013, #5 Georgia), (2015, #6 Notre Dame), (2015, #8 North Carolina), (2015, #3 Oklaho-ma), (2016, #3 Louisville) and #2 Ohio State. •Has had a final ranking in the top 15 every year, including #7 by Coaches poll in 2013, #15 by both polls in 2014 and #2 by both polls in 2015. The #2 ranking last year was the second highest in Clem-son history. •Significant contributors to the 2015 team that won a school record 14 games and played in the National Championship game.

Most ACC Victories by Senior Classes (Regular season games) Class of Win % W-L 2015 .875 28-4 2016 .875 28-4 2014 .813 26-6 2013 .750 24-8 2012 .719 23-9 1989 .804 22-5-1 1990 .786 22-6 1991 .804 22-5-1Note: 2015 class has record 30 wins including ACC Championship games.

Clemson Gets Sixth Straight 10-Win Season The victory for Clemson over Wake Forest gave the Tigers a 10-1 record and assure Clemson of a sixth straight season with at least 10 victories. Clemson is just the 11th different school in college football history (current FBS schools) to have six consecutive seasons of at least 10 wins. Heading into this season Clemson and Alabama were the only schools with an active streak of at least five 10-win seasons. The Crim-son Tide are also primed to extend their streak, which is eight consecutive years entering this season. The record for consecutive 10-win seasons is 14 years in a row set by Bobby Bowden’s Florida State Seminoles (1987-02). The win over South Carolina gave Clemson 11 wins this season, just the sixth 11 win season in school history. Four of the six have come under Dabo Swinney.

Schools With Six Consecutive 10-Win Seasons School Years Consec Florida State 1987-02 14 Texas 2001-09 9 Virginia Tech 2004-11 8 Miami (FL) 1985-92 8 Alabama 2008-15 #8 Boise State 2006-12 7 Oregon 2008-14 7 Southern California 2002-08 7 Florida 1993-98 6 Ohio State 2005-10 6 Clemson 2011-15 #6


CLEMSON vs. Alabama #Denotes active streak

Clemson’s 10-Win Seasons Year Record Coach 1948 11-0 Frank Howard 1981 12-0 Danny Ford 1987 10-2 Danny Ford 1988 10-2 Danny Ford 1989 10-2 Danny Ford 1990 10-2 Ken Hatfield 2011 10-4 Dabo Swinney 2012 11-2 Dabo Swinney 2013 11-2 Dabo Swinney 2014 10-3 Dabo Swinney 2015 14-1 Dabo Swinney 2016 13-1 Dabo Swinney

Watson Reaches 10,000 Yards Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson went over the 8,000 yard mark in terms of passing yards in the win over Syracuse. He also joined the ACC’s 10,000 yard club in terms of total offense in the loss to Pittsburgh and now has 11,634, third in ACC history. The only other Clemson player to go over 10,000 yards in total offfense is Tajh Boyd, who had 13,069 between 2010 and 2013. He is second in ACC history behind the 13,582 by Philip Rivers. Watson is the first ACC player to reach 10,000 yards before the end of his junior year. He needs just 257 yards passing to reach 10,000 yards for his career.

ACC 10,000 Yard Men in Total Offense Rk Player Years Rush Pass Total 1. Philip Rivers, NC St 2000-03 98 13,484 13,582 2. Tajh Boyd, Clemson 2010-13 1,165 11,094 13,069 3. Deshaun Watson, Clemson 2014-16 1,891 9,743 11,634 4. Joe Hamilton, GT 1996-99 1,758 8.882 10,640 5. Marquise Williams, UNC 2012-15 2,458 7.965 10,423 6. Logan Thomas, VT 2010-13 1,358 9,005 10,363 Winning the Close Ones Clemson defeated Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla. on October 29, 37-34 in one of the most thrilling games of the Dabo Swinney era. There were three lead changes in the final 5:25 of the fourth quarter. The Tigers did not take the lead for good until the 2:06 mark of the fourth quarter when Deshaun Watson connected with tight end Jordan Leggett for a 34-yard touchdown.

The Clemson defense came up big on the last drive with sacks on the Seminoles last two plays, the first by Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence, and the last by Ben Boulware.

The victory was the fifth this season by seven points or less. The run of close wins started in the first two games of the year when the Tigers won at now 11th ranked Auburn 19-13, then defeated a now 6-1 Troy team, 30-24. The Tigers downed now fifth-ranked Louisville on October 1 by a 42-36 count, then beat NC State in overtime, 24-17.

Clemson won a sixth game by seven or less over Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship game. This Clemson team has tied the school record for wins by seven or less in a season.

The greatest team in Clemson history in terms of winning close games is the 1948 Tiger eleven that finished with an 11-0 record. Under Coach Frank Howard and team captain Phil Prince, the Tigers were 6-0 in games decided by seven points or less, including a 24-23 win over Missouri in the Gator Bowl to conclude the season.

This current run of close wins in remarkable, or you could say things are just evening out. Between 2008-10 Clemson was 3-13 in games decided by seven points or less, including 1-5 in 2010, Dabo Swinney’s second full season. That tied for the most losses by seven points or less in a season. Since that 3-13 record in that three-year time span, Clemson is 17-3 in games decided by seven points or less.

Prior to the 2011 season, Clemson’s all-time record in “close games” was 177-176-45. With the 16-3 run, the Tigers are now 194-179-45 in games decided by seven or less.

Prior to this stretch, the greatest run of victory in close games came during the heart of the Frank Howard era. From 1948-51 Howard and the Tigers did not lose a game decided by seven points or less, posting a 12-0-3 record.

Most Wins in a season by 7 or Less Year Record 1948 6-0 2016 6-1 1993 5-1 1958 5-1 1966 4-1 2004 4-2 1977 4-2-1 1980 4-3

Clemson in Games Decided by 7 or Less, since 2011 (17-3) Date Opponent (Rk) W-L CU-Opp 9-24-11 Florida State (11) W 35-30 11-12-11 Wake Forest W 31-28 9-1-12 N-Auburn (#25) W 26-19 12-21-12 N-LSU (9) W 25-24 8-31-13 Georgia (5) W 38-35 1-3-14 N-Ohio State (7) W 40-35 9-20-14 at Florida State (1) L 17-23 (OT) 10-11-14 Louisville W 23-17 10-18-14 at Boston College W 17-13 9-17-15 at Louisville W 20-17 10-3-15 Notre Dame (6) W 24-22 11-28-15 at South Carolina W 37-32 1-11-16 N- Alabama (2) L 40-45 9-3-2016 at Auburn W 19-13 9-10-2016 Troy W 30-24 10-1-2016 Louisville (3) W 42-36 10/15-2016 NC State W 24-17 (OT) 10/29/2016 at Florida State (12) W 37-34 11/12/2016 Pittsburgh L 42-43 12/3/2016 Virginia Tech (18) W 42-35 #ranked in USA Today only

Clemson Wins 10th Straight on Road Clemson won its 10th straight true road game when the Tigers defeated Wake Forest on Nov. 19. That is already the longest road winning streak in the nation. What was extra ordinary is that Clemson has now had two straight perfect seasons when it comes to road games, a first in school history.

Clemson’s Longest True Road Game Win Streaks Years Games Ended by 2015-16 10 Current 1978-79 8 at South Carolina, 9-13 1939-40 7 at Tulane, 0-13 1947-49 7 at Rice, 7-33 2012-13 7 at South Carolina, 17-31 1950-51 6 at Pacific, 7-21 1994-96 6 at North Carolina, 45-0

Clemson in Top Five 23 Straight Weeks Clemson has been ranked in the top five of the AP poll for 23 consecutive rankings, the longest active streak in the nation. Alabama is second with 21 in a row. When it comes to top 10 rankings, Clemson has been ranked for 26 consecutive polls. Ohio State is first with 37 in a row dating to the 2014 season. Clemson and Alabama are tied for second with 26 in a row. As far as top 25 rankings, Clemson has the fourth longest active streak with 36 in a row dating to the 2014 season. Alabama has the longest active streak with 146, a streak that dates to 2008.

Longest Active AP Poll Appearance Streaks Consecutive Top 5 Appearances School Polls Dates Clemson 23 2015-16 Alabama 21 2015-16 Consecutive Top 10 Appearances School Polls Dates Ohio State 37 2014-16 Clemson 26 2015-16


CLEMSON vs. Alabama Alabama 26 2015-16 Michigan 15 2016 Washington 14 2016

Consecutive Top 25 Appearances School Polls Dates Alabama 146 2008-16 Florida State 84 2011-16 Ohio State 81 2012-16 Clemson 37 2014-16 Michigan 27 2015-16 Louisville 15 2016 Washington 15 2016

Clemson AP Poll Progression, 2016 Date Pts FP Record AP-Coach 8-21 1443 16 0-0 2-2 9-6 1416 2 1-0 2-2 9-11 1284 0 2-0 5-3 9-18 1258 0 3-0 5-3 9-25 1267 0 4-0 4-3 10-2 1403 1 5-0 3-3 10-10 1406 2 6-0 3-3 10-16 1337 0 7-0 4-3 10-23 1382 0 7-0 3-3 10-30 1401 0 8-0 3-3 11-6 1408 0 9-0 3-2 11-13 1304 0 9-1 5-5 11-20 1347 0 10-1 4-3 11-27 1383 0 11-1 3-3 12-4 1396 0 12-1 3-3 Another Pick for Jadar Johnson Jadar Johnson had his fifth interception of the year in the win over South Carolina. He was named first-team All-ACC this season. In his first year as a starter, Johnson had four interceptions for 100 yards over his first three years and he now has equaled that total as a senior in 2016. In 14 games this year he has five interceptions for 44 return yards. Johnson is tied for 13th in the nation in total interceptions. In many ways Johnson’s performance this year has been similar to B.J. Goodson last year. Goodson was a key reserve his first three years, then led Clemson in tackles as a senior in 2015. Johnson was a backup his first 3 years and now leads the team in interceptions in his final year.

Landmark Games by Active Tigers Clemson has many veteran offensive players on its 2016 roster. As a result they have had many landmark statistical performances. Quar-terback Deshaun Watson has 12 games with at least 300 yards passing, including six this year. He has 20 games of at least 300 yards total offense, including 10 games with at least 400 yards. Wayne Gallman has 17 100-yard rushing games, the most in Clemson history. The Tigers are 17-0 when he has at least 100 yards rush-ing. Mike Williams has nine 100-yard rushing games, Artavis Scott has six and Jordan Leggett has two, both against Florida State. Deshaun Watson Career 300-Yard Passing Games (12) Year Opponent Com-Att TD-In Yards 2014 North Carolina 27-36 6-1 435 2015 Boston College 27-41 3-2 420 2015 at NC State 23-30 5-0 383 2015 at Syracuse 35-48 2-1 368 2015 Wake Forest 24-35 3-2 343 2015 Alabama 30-47 4-1 405 2016 at Georgia Tech 32-48 2-1 304 2016 Louisville 20-31 5-3 306 2016 NC State 39-52 2-1 378 2016 at Florida State 27-43 2-2 378 2016 Pittsburgh 52-70 3-3 580 2016 South Carolina 27-33 6-1 347

Deshaun Watson Career 300-Yard Total Offense Games (21) Year Opponent Pass Rush Total 2014 North Carolina 435 28 463 2014 NC State 267 62 329

2015 Boston College 420 32 452 2015 NC State 383 54 437 2015 Florida State 297 107 404 2015 Syracuse 368 105 473 2015 Wake Forest 343 44 387 2015 South Carolina 279 114 393 2015 North Carolina 289 131 420 2015 Oklahoma 187 145 332 2015 Alabama 405 73 478 2016 Troy 292 55 347 2016 Georgia Tech 304 36 340 2016 Louisville 306 91 397 2016 Boston College 270 33 303 2016 NC State 378 35 413 2016 Florida State 378 52 430 2016 Pittsburgh 580 8 588 2016 South Carolina 347 19 366 2016 Virginia Tech 288 85 373 2016 Ohio State 259 57 316

Wayne Gallman 100-yard Rushing Games (17) Year Opponent Att-Yds-TD 2014 Syracuse 28-101-1 2014 at Wake Forest 19-106-1 2014 South Carolina 27-191-1 2015 at Louisville 24-139-0 2015 Notre Dame 23-111-0 2015 Georgia Tech 13-115-2 2015 at Miami (FL) 22-118-1 2015 at NC State 31-172-1 2015 Florida State 22-103-1 2015 at South Carolina 19-102-0 2015 North Carolina (N) 28-187-1 2015 Oklahoma (N) 26-150-2 2016 at Auburn 30-123-1 2016 Louisville 16-110-1 2016 at Boston College 9-109-1 2016 at Wake Forest 22-161-2 2016 South Carolina 19-112-1

Deshaun Watson 100-yard Rushing Games (5) Year Opponent Att-Yds-TD 2015 Florida State 16-107-0 2015 at Syracuse 14-105-1 2015 at South Carolina 21-114-3 2015 North Carolina 24-131-2 2015 Oklahoma 24-145-1

Tyson Dye (1) Year Opponent Att-Yds-TD 2014 Georgia State 20-124-2

Mike Williams 100-yard Receiving Games (9) Year Opponent Rec-Yds-TD 2014 North Carolina 6-122-2 2014 NC State 6-155-2 2014 at Boston College 8-128-0 2014 Oklahoma 9-112-1 2016 at Auburn 9-174-0 2016 NC State 12-146-1 2016 Syracuse 6-106-1 2016 Pittsburgh 15-202-1 2016 South Carolina 6-100-3

Artavis Scott 100-yard Receiving Games (6) Year Opponent Rec-Yds-TD 2014 SC State 6-164-2 2014 at Wake Forest 8-122-2 2014 South Carolina 7-185-2 2014 Oklahoma 8-114-1 2015 Boston College 10-162-1 2016 Pittsburgh 13-125-1


CLEMSON vs. AlabamaJordan Leggett (2) Year Opponent Rec-Yds-TD 2015 Florida State 6-101-0 2016 Florida State 5-122-1

Ray Ray McCloud (1) Year Opponent Rec Yds-TD 2016 at Georgia Tech 8-101-0

Deon Cain (1) Year Opponent Rec Yds-TD 2016 Syracuse 5-125-2 Clemson Leads Nation in Tackles for Loss since 2012 One area Clemson has excelled in over the last five years is tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The run of national leading stats coincides with Brent Venables arrival at Clemson (2012) Since the beginning of the 2012 season, or the last five years including this season, Clemson has 590 tackles for loss, 67 more than No. 2 Arizona State (523). A look to the list reveals that Clemson has more than a 100 more tackles for loss over the last five years than all but two of the other FBS schools (128 total). Clemson has led the nation in total tackles for loss each of the last three years with 123 in 2013, 141 in 2014 and 126 in 2015. Clemson has 123 to far this season.

Most Tackles for Loss in a Season since 2012 Rk School Year TFL 1. Clemson 2014 131 2. Clemson 2015 126 3. Arkansas State 2016 125 4. Clemson 2013 123 Clemson 2016 123 6. Michigan 2016 120 7. Arizona State 2012 118 8. Boston College 2015 114 Utah State 2014 114 Louisiana Tech 2014 114 Penn State 2016 114 Marcus Edmond Saves the Day Again Clemson cornerback Marcus Edmond has played just 269 plays this year and has just 18 tackles and one interception, but he has contributed the two biggest defensive plays of the year. First, with just 33 second remaining, Louisville faced a fourth and 12 from the Clemson 14. Larmar Jackson completed pass to James Quick in the left flat and Edmond was the only Tiger in the area. But he ran Quick out of bounds one yard short of the first down. Clemson took over and ran out the clock to preserve the 42-36 win.

Then, the next home game and two weeks later, Clemson took a 24-17 lead in overtime against NC State. On the Pack’s first play of overtime, quarterback Ryan Finley threw a pass into the endzone, but Ed-mond leaped in front of the Wolfpack receiver and made the interception. It was the first interception of his career and just the second interception of the year thrown by Finley.

It was the first walk-off interception since 1997 when Rahim Abdullah returned a Duke pass 63 yards for a touchdown to give Clemson its first overtime victory in history.

Edmond was slated to be the starter when fall camp began, but he suffered a leg injury and missed almost all of August practice. He missed just the season opener, but has now played the last seven games, three as a starter.

Edmond’s plays are believed to be the first time a defensive player has turned in two game deciding plays in the same year, never mind two home games in succession. Renfrow Future Coach? Clemson sophomore receiver Hunter Renfrow returned to the Clemson lineup vs. NC State after missing four games due to a broken bone in a wrist. He had caught a touchdown pass in each of the first two wins, six point victories over Auburn and Troy. He was injured catching a touchdown pass against Troy.

Renfrow came back to the lineup against NC State and, despite wearing a soft cast, had six receptions for 53 yards. On his last catch he suffered a minor injury, but he did not stop contributing to the victory. Late in the game, Renfrow went to his wide receiver coach Jeff Scott and described a pass play to Artavis Scott that he thought would work based on the way the Wolfpack defensive backs were playing. Scott had his team run the play and Artavis Scott caught what proved to be the winning touchdown in overtime. Renfrow had some big catches at Florida State as well and finished with 5-62 and a touchdown. For the year, he has 29 receptions for 353 yards and four scores including one in the ACC Championship game against Virginia Tech. He missed four games with an injury. He had seven catches for 77 yards against Pittsburgh. He added five catches for 50 against Ohio State. Tankersley Named Thorpe Semifinalist, First-team All-American Clemson cornerback Cordrea Tanklersley named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. He is a first-team All-ACC performer and had two interceptions in the ACC Championship game win over Virginia Tech. Tankersley has started every game at cornerback for the Tigers and is a big reason Clemson ranks fourth in the nation in pass efficiency defense and seventh in fewest passing yards allowed per game. Tankersley has been assigned to the opposing team’s top receiver all season and had has a team best 10 pass deflections plus an interception. He has 59 tackles, including 50 first hits. Watson and Boulware Both Win National Honors vs. Louisville

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and linebacker Ben Boul-ware were both honored as national players of the week for their respective performances against Louisville. Watson was named the National Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Foundation and Boulware was named National Defensive Player of the Week by the Lott Impact Award, the Bednarik Award and the Football Writers Association. Both were also named ACC Players of the Week

Watson completed 20-31 passes for 306 yards and five touch-down passes. He also rushed 14 times for 91 yards. Watson became the second FBS player in the last four years to throw for at least 300 yards and five touchdown passes and rush for at least 90 yards against a top 10 team. The only other quarterback to do it was former Tiger Tajh Boyd against Ohio State in the 2014 Orange Bowl.

Watson led Clemson on a fourth quarter comeback. The Tigers trailed 36-28 in the fourth period before he connected on a 20-yard scoring pass to Mike Williams with 7:05 left, then hit Jordan Leggett with a 31-yard scoring pass with 3:14 remaining.

Boulware had a career high 17 tackles, three tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and a pass deflection against a Louisville offense that came into the game leading the nation in scoring and total offense.

Bounce Back One of the statistics that is recorded on the PGA Tour is Bounce Back. That takes place when a player makes a bogey or higher, then makes a birdie or eagle on the next hole. In football we could call a Bounce Back, a score for a team after the opponent has just scored a touchdown or a field goal. Clemson has been good at Bounce Back over the last two years. In the last 29 games, 27 victories, when Clemson has been scored on the Tigers have come back with a score about 50 percent of the time. Last year there were 47 opponent scores (35 touchdowns and 12 field goals) when Clemson had an opportunity and desire to score on the next drive. (We didn’t count Clemson ensuing possessions when the Tigers wanted to just run out the clock to end a half and weren’t trying to score.)

In the ensuing possessions after those 47 scores, Clemson replied with a score 25 times, 16 touchdowns and nine field goals. In the ACC Championship game and two College Football Playoff games Clemson had eight bounce back scores after 14 opponent scores. So far this year, opponents have 38 scores and Clemson has come back with its own score 18 times, 16 touchdowns and two field goals. Clemson had two bounce back touchdowns in the win over Louisville and two more in two attempts at Boston College. Clemson had a pair of bounce back touchdowns in the fourth quarter at Florida State as well.

Balanced Attack Means Victory Six times this year, including the win over Ohio State and the


CLEMSON vs. Alabama56-7 win over South Carlina, Clemson had at least 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing. In the win over Louisville, Clemson had 201 yards rush-ing and 306 yards passing for 507 total. Clemson did all that in 62 plays so the Tigers averaged 8.18 yards per play, best for the Tigers against an FBS opponent since an 8.22 average against Georgia Tech in 2013. That kind of balance means victory for the Tigers. Over the history of Clemson football, the Tigers are now 81-0-1 when gaining at least 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing in the same game. The Boston College game was the third time Clemson has done it this year after the Tigers did it a season record eight times in 2015. The only blemish on the record was a 24-24 tie at Georgia Tech in 1976.

Clemson Started 9-0 Clemson started 9-0 for the fourth time in history, but the second time under Dabo Swinney. The Tigers started 14-0 last year. Frank How-ard and Danny Ford are the only other coaches to do it. Pittsburgh ended the streak with a 43-42 win at Clemson on Novem-ber 12. Clemson Starts of 9-0 or better Year Start Final Head Coach Streak Stopper 1948 11-0 11-0 Frank Howard NA 1981 12-0 12-0 Danny Ford NA 2015 14-0 14-1 Dabo Swinney Alabama, 40-45 2016 9-0 ?? Dabo Swinney ?? Tigers Commit Five Turnovers….and Win Clemson committed five turnovers in the win over Louisville, certainly a rare occasion. It was just the eighth time in history Clemson committed five turnovers, yet won the contest. It was the first time in 31 years it had happened. Clemson had five lost fumbles against Virginia Tech in 1985, yet beat the Hokies, 20-17 on a field goal by David Treadwell on the last play of the game. The most turnovers by Clemson in a win is eight, in 1963 against Wake Forest. Incredible as it may seem, Clemson won that game 36-0. The Tigers seemed to either score a touchdown or turn the ball over in that game and Wake Forest never could score after a Clemson miscue. That might be a national record. Wake Forest had just 148 yards of offense in that game. Clemson is 10-1 over the last two years when losing the turn-over margin stat. That includes the recent game at Wake Forest where Clemson lost the stat 1-0. Below is a list of the games Clemson committed at least five turnovers yet lost the game.

Most Turnovers by Clemson Offense, yet Won the Game Year Opponent Fum-Int Tot CU-Opp 1963 Wake Forest 5-3 8 36-0 1966 Virginia 5-0 5 40-35 1975 Wake Forest 5-0 5 16-14 1978 Virginia Tech 3-2 5 38-7 1981 NC State 2-3 5 17-7 1982 Western Carolina 4-1 5 21-10 1985 Virginia Tech 5-0 5 20-17 2016 Louisville 2-3 5 42-36 Clemson’s Highest Ranked Victories Clemson has defeated a team ranked in the Top 10 of at least one poll 21 times in its history. That includes 11 times under current Head Coach Dabo Swinney. Over the last four years, Clemson has beaten top 10 teams from Notre Dame, LSU, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Louisville and Ohio State The win over a third ranked Louisville team tied for the highest ranked team Clemson has defeated.

Clemson also beat a #3 Oklahoma team in the 2015 College Football Playoff, a #3 Florida State team in 2003, and a #3 Virginia Tech team in the 2011 ACC Championship game.

Clemson has never beaten #1, which is Alabama’s ranking entering the National Championship game.

Clemson’s Highest Ranked Wins TeamsYear Opponent Site AP-C Score2016 Ohio State N 2-2 31-02003 Florida State H 3-3 26-102016 Louisville H 3-4 42-362015 Oklahoma N 4-3 37-17 2011 Virginia Tech N 5-3 38-101981 Georgia H 4-4 13-31981 Nebraska N 4-4 22-152013 Georgia H 5-5 38-35 Tigers Averaging 40 Points and 508 Yards Clemson has averaged 40 points and 505 yards per game through 14 games this year. If the season ended today, this would be just the fourth Clemson team to average at least 35 points and 450 yards per game over the course of the season. The previous three teams to do it were the 2012, 2013 and 2015 teams, squads all coached by Swinney. Clemson Teams That Have Averaged 35 Points and 450 Yards Year PPG Total Offense 2012 41.0 512.7 2013 40.2 507.7 2015 38.5 514.5 2016 *39.5 *502 *Through 14 games

Swinney Seventh among Winningest Active Coaches Dabo Swinney is seventh among active coaches nationally in terms of winning percentage. Swinney has a 88-28 record for a .759 percentage. The leader is Urban Meyer with a 165-29-0 record for a .851 mark, the coach Swinney just defeated in the Fiesta bowl. Nick Saban, the oppo-nent next Monday, is sixth at .773. Winningest Active Coaches Rk Coach, School Record Pct. 1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State 165-29-0 .851 2. Chris Petersen, Washington 120-26-0 .822 3. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 78-17 .821 4. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 190-48-0 .798 5. David Shaw, Stanford 64-17 .790 6. Nick Saban, Alabama 205-60-1 .773 7. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 88-28-0 .759 8. Gary Petterson, TCU 150-53-0 .739 9. Mark Richt, Miami 154-55-0 .737 Clemson’s 28-Point Quarter vs. Louisville Clemson had a 28-point second quarter thanks to the passing of Deshaun Watson, who was 11-12 189 yards and three scores. It marked just the second time Clemson had scored at least 28 points in a quarter against a top 25 team. The only other time that happened was in 1999 at Georgia Tech. Clemson ended up losing that game 45-42. Clemson trailed in the fourth period against Louisville 36-28 and it appeared that might happen again until the Tigers rallied in the final period.

Swinney vs. ACC Teams Dabo Swinney is 57-16 overall against ACC teams since he became Clemson head coach. That includes a 54-15 mark in regular season games and 3-1 in ACC Championship games. His .781 winning percentage in ACC games is fourth best in ACC history. The Clemson head coach has faced 14 different ACC teams since he became head coach in 2008 on an interim basis. Swinney has a winning record against every ACC team with the exception of Flor-ida State and Pittsburgh. Ten of his 15 losses against ACC teams have been against those two schools. He is 5-5 against Georgia Tech and 4-5 against Florida State. Swinney is 8-1 vs. Boston College, 2-0 vs. Duke, 4-5 vs. Florida State, 5-5 vs. Georgia Tech, 3-0 vs. Louisville, 0-1 vs. Pittsburgh, 4-1 vs. Maryland, 2-1 vs. Miami (FL), 3-1 vs. North Carolina, 7-1 vs. NC State, 4-0 vs. Syracuse, 3-0 vs. Virginia, 4-0 vs. Virginia Tech and 8-0 vs. Wake Forest. In his 73 games as Clemson coach against an ACC team, the average Clemson victory has been by a score of 35-20. Only Florida State has outscored Clemson in games against Swinney’s Tigers.


CLEMSON vs. AlabamaCareer Leaders in Winning Percentage, ACC Games Rk Coach Schools Years W-L Pct 1. Bobby Bowden Florida St. 1992-09 118-27-0 .814 2. Jerry Claiborne Maryland 1972-81 46-11-1 .802 3. Jimbo Fisher Florida St. 2010-16 47-12 .797 4. Dabo Swinney Clemson 2008-16 57-16 .781 5. Bill Murray Duke 1951-65 54-15-2 .775 6. Danny Ford Clemson 1979-89 44-14-1 .754 7. Lou Holtz NC State 1972-75 16-5-2 .739 8. Frank Beamer Virginia Tech 2004-11 72-29 .713

Landmark Accomplishments under Swinney When Dabo Swinney became head coach at Clemson he knew the recent history of the program because he had been an assistant on staff since 2003. He had a list of goals to end some long streaks or accomplish some things that had never been done.

Below is a list of accomplishments under Swinney:•First appearance in National Championship game since 1981 when the Tigers faced Alabama last year.•Reached the No. 1 ranking in the AP poll in 2015, the first time Clem-son has been No. 1 since 1981.•Had a final ranking of No.2 in 2015, Clemson’s highest ranking since the National Championship season of 1981.•Had winning streak of 17 consecutive games, the longest in school history.•First ACC Championship in 20 years when the Tigers won the title in 2011 with 38-10 win over Virginia Tech. •First 10-win season in 21 years when Clemson won 10 games in 2011.•First top 10 finish in 22 years when Clemson finished ninth in the final USA Today Poll at the end of the 2012 season.•First streak of five consecutive years in the Top 25 final poll since the 1986-91 era when Clemson had six in a row.•Won games over AP top 25 teams three consecutive games for the first time in school history when the Tigers beat Auburn, Florida State and Virginia Tech in 2011.•Took Clemson to its first Atlantic Division Championship in 2009.•Had a perfect record in ACC play in 2015 (9-0), Clemson’s first perfect season in ACC play since 1983.•Won 4 consecutive bowl games for the first time since the 1986-90 era.•Named the consensus National Coach of the Year for the first time since Danny Ford in 1981.•Clemson was ranked in the AP Top 25 for 50 consecutive weeks from 2011-14, the longest streak for the program since 1986-89.

In 2016•Win over Auburn on September 3 marked first time Clemson has won a road game over a team currently in the SEC to open the season since 1903.•Left a game played in Atlanta against Georgia Tech with a perfect record for the first time since 1903. Clemson had lost 11 in a row when playing at Georgia Tech as an undefeated team.•Opened the season ranked No. 2 in the AP poll, the highest preseason ranking in Clemson history.•Defeated No 3 Louisville on October 1, giving him 10 wins over top 10 teams in his eight years, half of the top 10 wins in Clemson history.•Led Clemson to 37-34 win at Florida State, just second win for the Program in Tallahassee since 1989.•Won his third ACC Championship, second in a row. First time since 1988 Clemson has won consecutive ACC titles.•Taken Clemson to a College Football Playoff bowl or BCS Bowl four of the last six years.•Joins Nick Saban as only coaches to take a team to College Football Playoff Championship game in consecutive years. The 2010s, Winningest in Clemson History With a 13-1 record, Clemson now has a 75-20 record in the decade of the 2010s. That computes to a .789 winning percentage, the best for any decade in Clemson history. This decade has moved ahead of the 1980s in terms of winning percentage. In the 1980s, Clemson had a .767 winning percentage off an 87-25-4 record, the fifth best winning percentage in college football. Clemson did not have a losing season in any year in the 1980s under head coach Danny Ford, who coached every game in that decade. So far Dabo Swinney has coached every game in the decade of the 2010s.

Clemson’s Winningest Decade Rk Decade W-L-T Pct. Winning Seasons 1. 2010s 75-20 .789 6-1-0 2. 1980s 87-25-4 .767 9-0-1 3. 1950s 64-32-5 .658 7-2-1 4. 1890s 11-6 .647 3-0-1 5. 1900s 40-21-7 .640 7-1-2 6. 2000s 79-47-0 .627 10-0-0 7. 1990s 69-47-1 .594 6-3-1 8. 1930s 51-37-7 .574 5-3-2 9. 1940s 51-38-5 .559 4-5-1 10. 1910s 42-35-6 .542 5-3-2 11. 1960s 50-48-2 .510 5-2-3 12. 1970s 56-54-3 .509 4-6-0 13. 1920s 41-47-5 .468 5-5-0 Clemson Linebackers Productive The Clemson defense has had a lot of firsts under coordinator Brent Venables. The Tigers have led the nation in total tackles for loss each of the last three years. Clemson is the first school to do that nation-ally. In the win over Troy, three different Clemson linebackers had interceptions, the first time that has happened since two-platoon football began in 1965. According to Whitey Jordan, an assistant coach on the 1964 staff, Clemson two-way players Ted Bunton, Jay Cooper and Pat Crain played linebacker when they were on defense that year. All three of those players had interceptions in Clemson’s 29-7 win over Virginia in 1964.

Kendall Joseph, Jalen Williams and Dorian O’Daniel all had thefts in their pass coverage in the first half of Clemson’s win over Troy. It was the first career interception for all three. To put into perspective how rare it is for linebackers to get in-terceptions, Clemson players at that position had just four all of last year, two by Ben Boulware and two by B. J. Goodson.

Over the last nine years, the 2015 team is the only squad to have at least three linebacker interceptions for the course of a season. This is the first time since 2002 that three different linebackers have had interceptions in a season. That year Eric Sampson, Kelvin Morris and Altroy Bodrick all had one pick apiece.

A linebacker has had an interception just 17 times in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching career and now seven of them have taken place over the last two years. Swinney 52-7 at Home Head Coach Dabo Swinney is 52-7 at home at Clemson, including the 21-game winning streak that ended with a 43-42 loss to Pittsburgh. His Tigers have lost more than one game at home just once, in 2010 when the Tigers were 5-2 at home. Clemson finished 6-1 at home this year. Swinney and the Tigers lost their first home game, in 2008 by a 21-17 score against an unranked Georgia Tech team. That is the only unranked team Swinney has lost to at home. He won 45 straight at home against unranked teams until the loss to Pittsburgh In the 21-game winning streak, Clemson had an average margin of victory of 27 points per game. Only five teams came within 10 points of Clemson at home in the 21-game streak. In 2014, Clemson beat Louisville 23-17 and in 2015, beat Notre Dame 24-22. This Clemson defeated Troy and Louisville by the identical six point margins. Sixteen of the 21 wins in the stretch have been by at least 10 points and 10 have been by at least 20 points. Swinney’s 52-7 record computes to an 88.1 winning percent-age (min 20 games). That is a Clemson coaching record for winning percentage at home. He is just ahead of Ken Hatfield, who was 22-3-1 at home between 1990-93, a .865 winning percentage. Swinney is already third in Clemson history in total home wins. Frank Howard has the record with 81 between 1940-69, and Danny Ford is second with 53.

Clemson Opens with Thrilling Win at Auburn Clemson gained a 19-13 win over Auburn in the season opener at Auburn, Ala. Here are some notes on that victory: •First win to open the season on the road against a team cur-rently in the SEC since 1903. The last time Clemson accomplished that feat was a 29-0 win at Georgia. John Heisman was the Clemson coach.


CLEMSON vs. AlabamaClemson was 1-8 all-time in openers on the road against teams currently in the SEC. •First win at Auburn since 1950 when the Tigers defeated Au-burn 41-0 behind the running of all-time great Fred Cone, who had 163 rushing yards in the game. •Clemson had a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver in the contest. Wayne Gallman had 30 carries, second highest in his career, for 123 yards. It was his 13th career 100-yard game. He needs just two more to tie the Clemson record of 15 set by Raymond Priester between 1994-97. •Clemson held Auburn to 13 points and one touchdown in the Tigers victory at Auburn to open the 2016 season. It was the fewest points Clemson has allowed against an SEC team since the 2009 when the Tigers defeated Kentucky 21-13. It was the fewest points Clemson has given up to an SEC team on the road since a 13-9 Clemson win at South Carolina in 2005. 50 Years of Howard’s Rock The Clemson football program will celebrate 50 years of How-ard’s Rock at Memorial Stadium this year. Howard’s Rock was first put on a pedestal at the top of the hill at the east end of the stadium for the Virginia game of 1966. Clemson won that game 40-35 thanks to a great second half comeback. The Tigers did not start the tradition of rubbing Howard’s Rock before they ran down the hill until the Wake Forest game of 1967, the season opener. With the tradition something that took place over two seasons, the celebration of Howard’s Rock will be a year long celebration in 2016. Against Troy, members of the S.C. Jones family and the family of Gene Willimon, were honored. Jones brought the rock from Death Valley, California and gave it to Frank Howard, who in turn gave it to Gene Willimon, the former executive secretary of IPTAY. It was Willimon’s idea to mount it on the pedestal at the East Endzone of the stadium. Clemson Career Leaders Clemson has an active player in the top 10 in school history in the major categories of passing offense, total offense, rushing yardage and receiving yardage. Deshaun Watson is now second in school history in passing yards with 9,743. Watson is also second in total offense with 11,631. Mike Williams is fifth and Artavis Scott eighth, in receiving yards in Clemson history, respectively. Clemson Career Passing Yards Rk Player Years Att Com Pct Yards 1. Tajh Boyd 2010-13 1402 901 .643 11,904 2. Deshaun Watson 2014-16 1151 778 .677 9,743 3. Charlie Whitehurst 2002-05 1368 817 .597 9,665 4. Woody Dantzler 1998-01 796 460 .578 6,037 5. Cullen Harper 2005-08 815 518 .636 5,762 6. Nealon Greene 1994-97 805 458 .569 5,719 7. Kyle Parker 2009-10 710 401 .565 4,739 8. Rodney Williams 1985-88 717 333 .464 4,647 9. Steve Fuller 1975-78 554 287 .518 4,359 10. Tommy Kendrick 1969-71 644 303 .470 3,893

Clemson Career Total Offense Rk Player Years Plays Rush Pass Total 1. Tajh Boyd 2010-03 1907 1165 11,904 13,069 2. Deshaun Watson 2014-16 1566 1888 9,743 11,331 3. Charlie Whitehurst 2002-05 1634 98 9665 9,763 4. Woody Dantzler 1998-01 1587 2761 6037 8,798 5. Nealon Greene 1994-97 1158 1067 5719 6,786 6. Steve Fuller 1975-78 1089 1737 4359 6,096 7. Cullen Harper 2005-08 946 -213 5762 5,549 8. Rodney Williams 1985-88 1024 863 4647 5,510 9. Kyle Parker 2009-01 818 163 4739 4,902 10. Homer Jordan 1979-82 859 971 3643 4,614

Clemson Career Receiving Yards Rk Player, Pos Years Rec. Yards 1. Sammy Watkins, WR 2011-13 240 3391 2. DeAndre Hopkins, WR 2010-12 206 3020 3. Aaron Kelly, WR 2005-08 232 2733 4. Terry Smith, WR 1990-93 162 2681 5. Mike Williams, WR 2013-16 169 2633

6. Perry Tuttle, WR 1978-81 150 2534 7. Rod Gardner, WR 1997-00 166 2498 8. Artavis Scott, WR 2014-16 242 2474 9. Derrick Hamilton WR 2001-03 167 2312 10. Jerry Butler, WR 1975-78 139 2223 11. Airese Currie, WR 2001-04 138 2030 12. Jacoby Ford, WR 2006-09 143 1986 Watson Has Top Winning Percentage Of all the records Deshaun Watson owns, winning percentage would have to be the one he covets the most. The junior has a 31-3 record as a starter for a 91.2 percent mark, ahead of the .813 by another DeChane, (pronounced the same) DeChane Cameron, who quarterbacked the Tigers in 1990 and 1991. He was 19-4-1 as a starter. As far as total wins is concerned Tajh Boyd and Rodney Williams have the record with 32 wins apiece. Boyd was 32-8 between 2010-13 and Williams was 32-10-2 between 1985-88. Williams is now the color commentator on Clemson’s radio network. Watson moved to third place with the win at Florida State. He needs just one win against Alabama to tie the record in just three years. Clemson’s Winningest Starting Quarterbacks(Min 20 Starts, Percentage basis) Rk Player Years W-L-T Pct 1. Deshaun Watson 2014-16 31-3-0 .912 2. DeChane Cameron 1988-91 19-4-1 .813 3. Tajh Boyd 2010-13 32-8 .800 4. Mike Eppley 1980-84 21-5-1 .796 5. Homer Jordan 1979-82 22-6-1 .776 6. Harvey White 1957-59 18-7 .720 7. Bobby Gage 1946-48 17-7 .708 8. Woody Dantzler 1998-01 20-11 .645 9. Steve Fuller 1975-78 21-11-3 .643 10. Cullen Harper 2005-08 16-9 .640

Swinney Fourth in ACC history in winning percentage Dabo Swinney is fourth in ACC in winning percentage with a .759 mark. He is 88-28 so far in his Clemson career. Last year he moved ahead of Frank Beamer and Lou Holtz on the list. Next on the list is Danny Ford, who won .760 of his games for Clemson between 1978-89. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State’s head coach, is first on the list with a .21 percentage. Winningest Coaches in ACC History (winning percentage basis) Rk Coach School Record Pct 1. Jimbo Fisher Florida State 78-17 .821 2. Bobby Bowden Florida State 173-53-1 .764 3. Danny Ford Clemson 96-29-4 .760 4. Dabo Swinney Clemson 87-28 .757 5. Lou Holtz N.C State 33-12-3 .719 6. Ken Hatfield Clemson 32-13-1 .707 7. Frank Beamer Virginia Tech 113-47-0 .706 8. Jim Tatum Maryland, UNC 41-19-2 .677 9. Larry Coker Miami 25-12 .675 10. Jerry Claiborne Maryland 72-37-3 .656

Facts on Head Coach Dabo Swinney •Clemson is the only program in the nation to finish in the top 25 of the AP poll and rank in the top 10 percent of the academic APR scores each of the last five years.•Has led Clemson to at least the same, or higher final ranking than its preseason in the AP poll each of the last five years. Has tied the all-time record for that accomplishment. John Cooper of Ohio State and Bill Snyder of Kansas State also had a streak of five straight years.•Has led Clemson to the same or higher final AP ranking than its presea-son ranking six of his seven full seasons as head coach.•Only coach in college football history to win a bowl game five consecu-tive years against a team led by a coach who already had won a national championship. Has defeated Les Miles (LSU), Urban Meyer (Ohio State, twice ) and Bob Stoops (Oklahoma, twice) over the last five years.•National Coach of the Year according to 11 different selectors in 2015, including the Associated Press, ESPN, AFCA and the Bear Bryant Award.•That included winning the Amos Alonzo Stagg Coach of the Year which takes into account all sports.


CLEMSON vs. Alabama•Recipient of the Gene Stallings Award in the summer of 2015•FCA National Coach of the Year in 2013•Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year in 2011•Clemson has won at least 10 games each of the last six years, joining Alabama as the only FBS schools who can make that claim.•Clemson has finished in the top 25 of both polls each of the last five years, joining Florida State, Alabama and Oregon on that list. •Led Clemson to a school record 17 consecutive wins over 2014 and 2015 seasons. It was longest active streak in the nation by six games.•Had streak of 43 straight wins over non-ranked teams (either poll) dating to 2011, the second longest active streak of its kind.•Won the ACC Championship in 2011, 2015 and 2016 and has five ACC Atlantic Division titles in last eight years.•Clemson tied the FBS record for wins in a season with 14 in 2015, and ranked No. 1 in the nation in all six College Football Playoff Polls in 2015.•Led Clemson to 69 wins between 2011-16, second most in the nation and most in Clemson history for a six-year period.•Clemson program has been ranked in 90 of the last 97 AP polls, (in-cluding poll of 12-5-2016) fourth most in the nation.•Clemson has 21 wins in its history over teams ranked 10th or better and Swinney has been Clemson’s coach for 11 of those games, including wins over No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 8 North Carolina in 2015 and No.3 Louisville in 2016.•Clemson had nine players drafted in 2016, second most in the nation. Clemson has had four first-round draft choices the last three years•Swinney has a record of 88-28 for his career and the .759 winning percentage is fourth best in ACC history.

Clemson Has Two Ties to College Football Playoff Committee Current Clemson Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich and former Clemson player Bobby Johnson are two of the 12 people on the College Football Playoff Committee for 2016. It is the third year on the committee for Radakovich and the second year for Johnson.

2016 College Football Playoff CommitteeKirby Hocutt, Chairman, Director of Athletics, Texas TechBarry Alvarez, Director of Athletics, WisconsinJeff Bower, former head coach, Southern MississippiHerb Deromedi, former head coach Central MichiganTom Jernstedt, former NCAA Executive Vice PresidentBobby Johnson former head coach, Vanderbilt, FurmanJeff Long, Director of Athletics, ArkansasBob Mullens, Director of Athletics, OregonDan Radakovich, Director of Athletics, ClemsonCondoleezza Rice, Stanford Professor, former Secretary of StateSteve Wieberg, former college football reporter, USA TodayTyrone Willingham, former head coach, Stanford, Notre Dame, Washing-ton

Offspring of Former Tigers Eight members of the Clemson football team are offspring of former Tiger football players. That includes six players who are sons of mem-bers of Clemson’s 1981 National Championship team. Two of them, J.D. Davis and Judah Davis, are twin sons of 1981 captain Jeff Davis, who is in the College Football Hall of Fame. Kanyan Tuttle is the son of former Clemson All-American Perry Tuttle, who was on the cover of Sports Illustrated the week after Clemson defeated Nebraska for the National Championship. Brian Dawkins, Jr. is the son of former Clemson All-American and NFL great Brian Dawkins. Junior is injured and will red-shirt this year. Amir Trapp is the son of James Trapp, who went on to win a Super Bowl Championship with the Baltimore Ravens. It is interesting to point out that only one of the eight has the same number as dad had at Clemson. That is Cannon Smith, who has the same No. 84 that Bill Smith wore during his career at Clemson.

Offspring of Former Clemson Football Players Current Player, Pos Hometown Dad (Clemson Years) J.D. Davis, LB Clemson, S.C #Jeff Davis, LB, 1978-81 Judah Davis, LB Clemson, S.C. #Jeff Davis, LB, 1978-81 Brian Dawkins, Jr., DB Parker, Colo. Brian Dawkins, SAF, 1992-95 Jarvis Magwood, LB Greenville, S.C. #Frank Magwood, WR, 1979-82 Cannon Smith, TE Columbia, S.C. #Bill Smith, DE, 1977-81

Will Spiers, P Camerson, S.C. Bill Spiers, P, 1986 Amir Trapp, DB Clemson, S.C. James Trapp, DB, 1989-92 Kanyan Tuttle, WR Charlotte, N.C. #Perry Tuttle, WR, 1978-81#Denotes played on 1981 National Championship team

Clemson National Rankings under Venables Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables has led the Ti-gers defense to some outstanding national rankings over his four years as defensive coordinator, especially over the last two years. Clemson ranked first in the nation in total defense in 2014, then ranked 10th in 2015. The 2015 ranking was quite an accomplishment considering Venables lost eight starters from his 2014 defense. Clemson ranked first in the nation in pass efficiency defense in 2014 and 11th in 2015. The Tigers were in the top five in completion percentage defense each of the last two years and in the top four in third down conversion defense in both 2014 and 2015. Overall, Clemson led the nation in 12 different defensive categories in 2014 and ranked in the top 10 in six of those areas in 2015. The aggressive approach has paid off for Venables as Clemson has led the nation in total tackles for loss each of the last three years with 123 in 2013, 131 in 2014 and 126 in 2015. Clemson National Rankings under Venables 2012 2013 2014 2015 Category Fig Rk Fig Rk Fig Rk Fig Rk Total Defense 396.5 64 356.7 25 260.8 1 313 10 Scoring Defense 24.8 46 22.2 24 16.7 3 21.7 24 Rushing Defense 156.2 58 155.7 53 103.4 5 125.3 18 Pass Defense 240.3 73 201.0 16 157.4 2 187.7 17 Pass Efficiency Def. 131.2 62 114.2 19 98.3 1 109.7 11 Comp. % Defense .581 46 .533 14 .500 5 .484 2 3rd Down Defense .340 24 .308 5 .274 1 .277 4 Yards/Play Allowed 5.65 69 5.03 23 4.03 1 4.85 17 Yds/Rush Allowed 4.18 66 3.73 28 2.97 3 3.54 20 Yds/Pass Att Allowed 7.3 68 6.9 47 5.3 1 6.4 26` Sacks/Game 2.62 21 2.92 13 3.46 6 3.20 4 Tackles for Loss/G 6.69 30 9.46 1 10.08 1 8.40 5 First Downs/G 18.8 31 18.0 19 14.2 1 15.0 5

Watson Moves Into Second on Touchdown Pass List Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson threw his 50th touch-down pass at Auburn, making him the second man in Clemson history with at least 50 scoring passes. Tajh Boyd is the all time leader with 107. Watson is also now second in school history in touchdown responsbility with 112. He has 87 touchdown passes and 25 rushing. Tajh Boyd is the ACC record holder with 133. Last year Watson had an ACC record 47 total touchdowns, 35 passing and 12 rushing. He has 46 this year and needs just two against Alabama to set the Clemson mark. Philip Rivers is the only other ACC player with at least 100 touchdowns in terms of touchdowns rushing and passing. The former NC State player had 112 between 2000-03.

Clemson Career Leaders in Touchdown Passes Rk Player Years TD Pass 1. Tajh Boyd 2010-13 107 2. Deshaun Watson 2014-15 87 3. Charlie Whitehust 2002-05 49 4. Cullen Harper 2005-08 42 5. Woodrow Dantzler 1998-01 41 6. Nealon Greene 1994-97 35 7. Kyle Parker 2009-10 32 8. Mike Eppley 1980-84 28

Clemson Career Leaders in Touchdown Responsibility Rk Player Years Rush Pass * Tot 1. Tajh Boyd 2010-13 26 107 0 133 2. Deshaun Watson 2014-15 25 87 0 112 3. Woody Dantzler 1998-01 27 41 0 68 4. Charlie Whitehurst 2002-05 10 49 0 59 5. C.J. Spiller 2006-09 32 1 19 59 6. Travis Zachery 1998-01 41 0 9 50 7. James Davis 2005-08 47 0 2 49 8. Cullen Harper 2005-08 5 42 0 47 9. Steve Fuller 1975-78 22 22 0 44


CLEMSON vs. Alabama 10. Nealon Greene 1994-97 8 35 0 43 Clemson Has Played 11 True Freshmen Clemson played four true freshmen in the win at Auburn and seven more against Troy. Last year Clemson played 14 true freshmen. Below is a history of true freshman who have appeared in at least one game in a season since 2009, the first year of the Dabo Swinney era. Clemson True Freshman to Appear in a Game under Swinney2009 (3): Jonathan Meeks (DB), Mallicah Goodman (DE), Corico Hawkins (Now Wright) LB)2010 (4): Deandre Hopkins (WR), Justin Parker (LB), Martin Jenkins (DB), Darius Robinson (DB)2011 (12): Martavis Bryant (WR), Sammy Watkins (WR), Mike Bellamy (RB), Tony Steward (LB), Cole Stoudt (QB), Stephone Anthony (LB), Charone Peake (WR), Robert Smith (S), Grady Jarrett (DT), Corey Craw-ford (DE), DeShawn Williams (DT), Adam Humphries (WR).2012 (7): Travis Blanks (SS), Zak Brooks (RB), Kevin Dodd (DE), Bradley Pinion (P), D.J. Reader (DT), Carlos Watkins (DT)2013 (9): Ben Boulware (LB), T.J. Greene (WR), Jadar Johnson (DB), Jayron Kearse (SS), Shaq Lawson (DE), Jordan Leggett (TE), Cordrea Tankersley (DB), Korrin Wiggins (LB), Mike Williams (WR)2014 (5): Adam Choice (RB), Demarre Kitt (WR), Kyrin Priester (WR), Artavis Scott (WR), Deshaun Watson (QB).2015 (14): Austin Bryant (DE), Kelly Bryant (QB), Deon Cain (WR), J.D. Davis (LB), Judah Davis (LB), Mark Fields (DB), Jake Fruhmorgen (OT), Albert Huggins (DT), Mitch Hyatt (OT), Ray-Ray McCloud (WR), Van Smith (S), Christian Wilkins (DT), Garrett Williams (TE) and Jalen Williams (LB).2016 (11): Dexter Lawrence (DT), Trey Lamar (LB), James Skalski (LB), K’Von Wallace (DB), Trayvon Mullen (DB), Diondre Overton (WR), Cornell Powell (WR), Tavien Feaster (RB), Treymayne Anchrum (OT), John Simp-son (OG), Sean Pollard (OT),

Watson Named to AFCA Goodworks Team Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson was named to the All-state Insurance Company American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team for 2016. The Good Works Team® award is celebrating 25 years of recognizing college football players who dedicate their time to bettering the community and the lives of others. Watson, the consensus All-American quarterback in 2015, has been significantly involved in Habitat for Humanity since he was in high school and his time with the Clemson Tigers. Last year he was presented with the Habitat for Humanity’s Next Generation Award. Watson is the fourth Clemson player to be named to the team. Robert Carswell (1999), Nick Eason (2000) and Xavier Dye (2009) were previous selections. The players named to the Good Works Team® represent the sport’s finest in terms of character and leadership, in addition to main-taining good academic standing. To help announce the landmark year of the Good Works Team®, Allstate and the AFCA have also teamed up with two-time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner and 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® member Tim Tebow. The following players and head coach have been named to the 2016 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® from FBS Schools: Deshaun Watson (Clemson), Derek McCartney (Colorado), DeV-on Edwards (Duke), Alec Eberle (Florida State), Jeb Blazevich (Georgia), KeShun Freeman (Georgia Tech), Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea (Hawaii), Mike Caprara (Pittsburgh), Caylin Moore (TCU), Dane Evans (Tulsa), Oren Burks (Vanderbilt), and Zach Terrell (Western Michigan).

Top 25 Teams Each of Last Five Years Clemson has finished each of the last five seasons in the top 25 of both polls. Clemson, Alabama, Oregon and Florida State are the only schools in the nation to finish in the top 25 of both polls every year since 2011. That includes a top 15 or better final ranking each of the last four years when the Tigers have had a 46-8 record, the best four year mark in Clemson history.

School 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 AP-US AP-US AP-US AP-US AP-US Clemson 22-22 11-9 8-7 15-15 12-2 Alabama 1-1 1-1 7-8 4-4 1-1 Oregon 4-4 2-2 9-9 2-2 19-20 Florida State 23-23 10-8 1-1 5-6 14-14

Expectations Clemson has at least matched its preseason ranking in the USA Today coaches poll and AP each of the last five years. That is becoming more and more difficult to accomplish in light of some high preseason rankings in recent years. This year the only way Clemson might do it is if the Tigers play for the National Championship. Below is a chart of Clemson’s preseason and postseason ranking in each poll since 2011. Dabo Swinney has joined Bill Snyder of Kansas State and John Cooper of Ohio State as the only coaches in history to lead a team to the same or better AP postseason ranking than its AP preseason ranking five consecutive years since preseason polls began in 1950.

Preseason vs. Postseason Rankings Poll 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 AP-US AP-US AP-US AP-US AP-US AP NR-22 14-11 8-8 16-15 12-2 USA NR-22 14-9 8-7 16-15 12-2

Relatively Speaking •Starting offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt is the nephew of former Clemson defensive tackle Dan Benish, who was an All-ACC defensive tackle on Clemson’s 1981 National Championship team. •Freshman defensive back Mark Fields is the son of former Carolina Panther linebacker Mark Fields, a first-round draft choice of the New Orleans Saints in 1995. •J.D. Davis and Judah Davis are the twin sons of former Clem-son All-American and College Football Hall of Famer Jeff Davis. •Tight end Milan Richard is the nephew of former Georgia All-American and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker. •Tight end Cannon Smith is the son of former Clemson defen-sive end Bill Smith, a starter on Clemson’s 1981 National Championship team. •Tight end Garrett Williams is the son of former Florida State fullback Dayne Williams who helped the Seminoles execute the “puntr-ooski” against Clemson in 1988. •Wide receiver and holder Seth Ryan is the son of Buffalo Bills Head Coach Rex Ryan.

Excelling on Field and in Classroom Clemson is the only school in the nation to rank in the top 10 percent of APR scores (four-year averages) and in the final top 25 of both polls each of the last five years. The streak of top 25 final rankings on the field includes four straight years of top 15 final rankings by AP and USA Today. Clemson was second on the field and tied for 11th in APR scores in 2015-16 academic year.

2011-12 APR Scores Ranking Rk School Conference AP-USA APR 1. Northwestern Big Ten 995 2. Boise State WAC 8-5 989 Duke ACC 989 4. Ohio State Big Ten 988 5. Northern Illinois MAC 987 6. Rice Conference USA 986 7. Clemson ACC 22-22 983 Middle Tennessee Sun Belt 983 9. Rutgers Big East 982 10. Air Force Mountain West 980

2012-13 APR Scores Ranking Rk School Conference AP-USA APR 1. Northwestern Big Ten 996 2. Boise State WAC 18-14 993 3. Duke ACC 989 4. Clemson ACC 11-9 985 Wisconsin Big Ten 985 6. Georgia Tech ACC 983 7. Boston College ACC 982 Missouri SEC 982 Ohio State Big Ten 3-NR 982

2013-14 APR Scores Ranking Rk School Conference AP-USA APR 1. Duke ACC 23-22 992 2. Northwestern Big Ten 991


CLEMSON vs. Alabama 3. Wisconsin Big Ten 22-21 989 4. Boise State WAC 988 Utah State Mountain West 988 6. Stanford Pac 12 11-10 984 7. Clemson ACC 8-7 983 Georgia Tech ACC 983 9. Boston College ACC 981 10. Missouri SEC 5-5 980 Nebraska Big Ten NR-25 980 Rutgers Big Ten 980 South Carolina SEC 4-4 980

2014-15 APR Scores Ranking Rk School Conference AP-USA APR 1. Wisconsin Big Ten 13-18 998 2. Duke ACC 992 Northwestern Big Ten 992 4. Michigan Big Ten 990 5. Stanford Pac 12 987 6. Utah State Mountain West 985 Nebraska Big Ten 985 8. Clemson ACC 15-15 984 9. Boise State WAC 16-20 981 Army Independent 981 2015-16 APR Scores Ranking Rk School Conference AP-USA APR 1. Duke ACC 995 2. Minnesota Big Ten 992 Northwestern Big Ten 992 Wisconsin Big Ten 21-21 992 5. Vanderbilt SEC 990 6. Army Independent 989 Michigan Big Ten 12-11 989 8. Georgia Tech ACC 987 Air Force Mountain West 987 10. North Texas 984 11. Clemson ACC 2-2 983 Stanford Pac 12 3-3 983 Central Florida AAC 983 Utah Mountain West 17-16 983

Former Clemson Players in the NFL during 2016 season.(As of December 13, 2016, 39 players) Name Pos Team NFL CU Years Dwayne Allen TE Indianapolis Colts 5th 2008-11 MacKenzie Alexander DB Minnesota Vikings R 2014-15 Stephone Anthony LB New Orleans Saints 2nd 2011-14 $Isaiah Battle OT Los Angeles Rams 2nd 2012-14 @Tavaris Barnes DE Seattle Seahawks 2nd 2011-14 Vic Beasley DE Atlanta Falcons 2nd 2011-14 Andre Branch DE Miami Dolphins 5th 2008-11 Bashaun Breeland DB Washington Redskins 3rd 2011-13 $+Zak Brooks RB Seattle Seahawks R 2013-15 Jaron Brown WR Arizona Cardinals 4th 2009-12 #Martavis Bryant WR Pittsburgh Steelers 3rd 2011-13 Chandler Catanzaro PK Arizona Cardinals 3rd 2010-13 Kevin Dodd DE Tennessee Titans R 2012-15 Andre Ellington RB Arizona Cardinals 4th 2009-12 Dalton Freeman C Buffalo Bills 4th 2009-12 Marcus Gilchrist SS New York Jets 6th 2007-10 Malliciah Goodman DE Atlanta Falcons 4th 2009-12 B.J. Goodson LB New York Giants R 2012-15 T.J. Green Saf Indianapolis Colts R 2013-15 Chris Hairston OT San Diego Chargers 6th 2007-10 DeAndre Hopkins WR Houston Texans 4th 2010-12 Adam Humphries WR Tampa Bay Bucs 2nd 2011-14 Jayron Kearse DB Minnesota Vikings R 2013-15 Grady Jarrett DT Atlanta Falcons 2nd 2011-14 Jarvis Jenkins DE Kansas City Chiefs 6th 2007-10 Shaq Lawson DE Buffalo Bills R 2013-15 Byron Maxwell CB Miami Dolphins 6th 2007-10 Jonathan Meeks SS Buffalo Bills 4th 2009-12 Charone Peake WR New York Jets R 2011-15

Bradley Pinion P San Francisco 49ers 2nd 2012-14 D.J. Reader DT Houston Texans R 2012-15 Coty Sensabaugh DB New York Giants 5 2008-11 Tyler Shatley OG Jacksonville Jaguars 3rd 2010-13 +C.J. Spiller RB New York Jets 7th 2006-09 $Brandon Thomas OT Detroit Lions 2nd 2010-13 @Brandon Thompson DT Cincinnati Bengals 5th 2008-11 Sammy Watkins WR Buffalo Bills 3rd 2011-13 +Charlie Whitehurst QB Cleveland Browns 11th 2002-05 Deshawn Williams DT Cincinnati Bengals 2nd 2011-14#Suspended List, @Injured Reserve,+ no longer with team.$Denotes Practice Squad Clemson Has Positive Ranking by Wall Street Journal for Third Straight Year Each year the Wall Street Journal publishes its Grid of Shame. It is a grid with four quadrants that take into account a team’s perfor-mance on and off the field. Some of the off the field considerations are the school’s APR ranking, graduation rate, NCAA probation history and player arrests. The goal of college football programs is to be in the upper right quadrant of the grid at the intersection of Powerhouse on the field and Admirable reputation off the field.

This year 14 programs were in the upper right quadrant, in-cluding Clemson, who was the team furthest to the right, which meant it was the top program on the field among the programs who are considered to have admirable qualities off the field. This marks the third consecutive time the WSJ did the grid that Clemson has been listed in the upper right quadrant. Clemson, Stanford, Washington, Michigan State, Florida, Michigan, Iowa, Boise State and UCLA are the nine schools who have been in the upper right quadrant each of the last three times the WSJ has done the grid.

Clemson Gains Overtime Win vs. NC State Clem defeated NC State in overtime on October 15, 24-17. It was Clemson’s virst overtime win since 2009 at Miami. It was the first Clemson ovrtime win at home since 2004 when the Tigers defeated Wake Forest.

Clemson in Overtime (7-6) Date Opponent Site W-L CU-Opp OTs 11-8-97 Duke H W 29-20 1 9-29-01 Georgia Tech A W 47-44 1 10-11-03 Virginia H W 30-27 1 9-4-04 Wake Forest H W 37-30 2 11-6-04 Miami (Fla.) A W 24-17 1 9-17-05 Miami (Fla.) H L 30-36 3 9-24-05 Boston College H L 13-16 1 9-9-06 Boston College A L 33-34 2 12-31-07 Auburn N1 L 20-23 1 10-24-09 Miami (Fla.) A W 40-37 1 9-18-10 Auburn A L 24-27 1 9-20-14 Florida State A L 17-23 1 10-15-16 NC State H W 24-17 1

Clemson’s Record under Dabo Swinney…. Category 2016 Overall All Games 13-1 88-28 Scoring First 10-0 66-18 Leading end of 1st Quarter 10-0 58-10 Tied end of 1st Quarter 3-1 15-5 Trailing end of 1st Quarter 0-0 14-13 Leading at half 13-1 74-8 Tied at Half 0-0 5-2 Trailing at Half 0-0 9-18 Leading end of 3rd Quarter 12-1 78-5 Tied at end of 3rd Quarter 0-0 3-2 Trail end of 3rd Quarter 1-0 7-21 Overtime 1-0 2-2 More Total Offense 12-1 79-7 500 Yards Total Offense 6-1 38-2 More Rushing Yards 9-0 64-7 More Passing Yards 13-1 71-16 More First Downs 12-0 73-5 Winning Time of Possession 9-1 51-6


CLEMSON vs. Alabama Winning Turnover Margin 6-0 48-4 Tying Turnover Margin 3-0 20-7 Losing Turnover Margin 4-1 20-17 Rushing for 200+ Yards 6-0 39-1 Having 100+ yard rusher 5-0 34-7 Passing for 300+ Yards 7-1 41-5

August 0-0 1-1 September 4-0 24-5 October 4-0 28-7 November 3-1 26-10 December 2-0 8-2 January 0-0 1-3 Wilkins Finalist for Nagurski Award

Clemson sophomore defensive lineman Christian Wilkins has been named one of five finalists for the 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy. The Award is presented each year to the nation’s top defensive playe by the Charlotte Touchdown Club in conjunction with the Football Writers Association.

The finalists are Wilkins, Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen, Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster, Florida State defensive back Tavarus McFadden, and Michigan linebacker Jabrill Peppers.

Wilkins has 45 tackles this season, including a team best 11 tackles for loss. He has added 3.5 sacks, five pass deflections and 16 quarterback pressures. He was a big reason Clemson has won some of its most important games this year. He had seven tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss at Auburn, had seven tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss against Louisville, and 1.5 tackles for loss at Florida State. He had a season high eight tackles at Boston College.

The native of Springfield, Mass. has also been a contributor on special teams and offense. He caught a one yard touchdown pass against Troy, and had a 10-yard run on a fake field goal in a win over NC State. He is also a part of Clemson’s short-yardage “Jumbo Package” on offense.

The keynote address for the banquet will be given by Duke University Head Football Coach, David Cutcliffe. United States Naval Academy legend from the Class of 1975, Chet Moeller, will receive this year’s Bronko Nagurski Legends Award presented by Florida East Coast Railway and the inaugural Defender of the Nation Award presented by The Independence Fund will go to West Point’s Andrew King.

Watson Finishes Second in Heisman TrophyClemson quarterback Deshaun Watson finished second to

Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson in the Heisman Trophy balloting released Saturday night by the Heisman Trust in New York City. It marked the second consecutive year the Tiger signal caller finished in the top three of the voting of over 900 media from around the nation.

Watson finished with 1524 points as he had 269 first-place votes, 302 second-place votes and 113 third-place votes. Jackson was first with 2144 total points off 526 first-place votes, 251 second-place votes and 64 third-place.

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was third with 361 total points, his Oklahoma receiver teammate Dede Westbrook was fourth with 209 and Michigan defender Jabril Peppers was fifth with 209.

Watson will lead the Tigers in the College Football Playoff against Ohio State at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona December 31. He is the only one of the Heisman finalists who will have a chance to play for the National Championship.

Watson’s 269 first place votes rank as the sixth most in history for a runnerup and his 1524 points ranked 10th most by a runnerup. The margin between Watson’s second place ranking and Mayfield’s third place was the widest in the 81-year history of the award.

Watson is the first ACC player to finish in the top three of the Heisman Trophy voting in consecutive years. He was also the first ACC player to be invited to New York for the ceremony in consecutive years.

Earlier this week, Watson beat out Jackson for the Davey O’Brien Award. It was the second consecutive year he had won the honor. He also won the Unitas Award as the top senior quarterback in the nation on Friday. Last year he won the Manning Award, which takes into account perfor-mance in bowl games. He is a finalist for that award also this year.

Watson has joined Colt McCoy of Texas and Marcus Mariota of Oregon as the only players to win the O’Brien, Unitas and Manning quarter-back awards over a career.

Final 2016 Heisman Trophy Voting Rk Name School 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1. Lamar Jackson Louisville 526 251 64 2,144 2. Deshaun Watson Clemson 269 302 113 1,524 3. Baker Mayfield Oklahoma 26 72 139 361 4. Dede Westbrook Oklahoma 7 49 90 209 5. Jabrill Peppers Michigan 11 45 85 208 6. Jake Browning Washington 3 41 91 182 7. Jonathan Allen Alabama 17 21 39 132 8. D’Onta Foreman Texas 6 21 71 131 9. Christian McCaffrey Stanford 10 17 39 103 10. Dalvin Cook Florida State 3 15 28 67 Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State 4 12 31 67

Watson Had More 1st Place Votes Than 15 Previous Heisman Winners The Heisman Trophy race this year was a two man race between two quarterbacks from the same conference. Lamar Jackson of Louisville won theaward with 526 first place votes and 2144 total points, while De-shaun Watson had 269 first place votes and 1,524 total points. This marked just the second time that two quarterbacks from the same conference finished one-two in the Heisman voting. The only other year was 2008 when Sam Bradford of Oklahoma and Colt McCoy of Texas finished one-two. A total of 899 people voted for the Heisman Trophy and 795 of them voted for either Jackson or Watson, meaning 88 percent of the voters filed for one of the two ACC quarterbacks. Watson’s 269 first-place votes were the sixth most by a second-place finisher and more first place votes than 15 of the previous Heisman Trophy winners. That includes recent winners Mark Ingram of Alabama, Mark Leinart of Southern Cal and Carson Palmer of Southern Cal.

Heisman Winners Less First-Place Votes than Watson Year Name School FP Votes Total 1954 Alan Ameche Wisconsin 241 1068 1956 Paul Hornung Notre Dame 197 1066 1957 John David Crowe Texas A&M 241 1,183 1961 Ernie Davis Syracuse 179 824 1962 Terry Baker Oregon State 172 707 1965 Mike Garrett Southern Cal 179 926 1973 John Cappellitti Penn State 229 1057 1978 Billy Sims Oklahoma 151 827 1980 George Rogers South Carolina 216 1,128 1989 Andre Ware Houston 242 1,073 1997 Eddie George Ohio State 268 1,460 2002 Eric Crouch Nebraska 162 770 2003 Carson Palmer Southern Cal 242 1,328 2005 Matt Leinart Southern Cal 267 1,325 2010 Mark Ingram Alabama 227 1,304 2016 Deshaun Watson Clemson 269 1,524 Note: All years above had at least 900 voters

Seven Tigers Named to All-America TeamsA school record seven Clemson football players have been

named to various 2016 All-America teams. Ben Boulware, Jordan Leggett, Cordrea Tankersley, Carlos Wakins, Deshaun Watson, Christian Wilkins and Mike Williams have all been named to various first, second or third team squads over eight teams that have been announced in recent days.

The seven different players recognized is one more than the six selected on last year’s team that finished second in the nation. The 1981 National Championship team had five different players selected to All-America teams.

The Associated Press announced its All-America team on Monday and five different Clemson players were named over the three teams, the most in history. The 2015 team had four players make the Associated Press team. This year Deshaun Watson, Ben Boulware and Carlos Watkins made the second team, while Christian Wilkins and Cordrea Tankersely were third team selections.

Wilkins was named first-team All-American according to the Football Writers Association and Phil Steele announced Friday. Wilkins was also a finalist for the Nagurski Award, which is presented to the top defensive player in college football. Cordrea Tankersely was recognized as a first-team All-American by USA Today last Friday.

Mike Williams has been named a second team All-American


CLEMSON vs. Alabamaby Walter Camp, Phil Steele and SB Nation, while Ben Boulware has been named a second team All-American by Football Writers, Walter Camp, USA Today, Phil Steele and Associated Press.

Deshaun Watson, who finished second in voting for the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, is the second team All-America quarterback by Associ-ated Press, Walter Camp, Sports Illustrated and Sporting News.

Clemson All-American Teams Selections SummaryBen Boulware (LB)—Football Writers (2), AFCA (1),Walter Camp (2), USA Today (2), Associated Press (2), Phil Steele (2)Jordan Leggett (TE)—AFCA (2), Phil Steele (3)Cordrea Tankersley (CB)—USA Today (1), Associated Press (3), Phil Steele (4)Carlos Watkins (DT)—Associated Press (2), Phil Steele (4)Deshaun Watson (QB)—Scout.com (1), Associated Press (2), AFCA (2), Walter Camp (2), Sports Illustrated (2), Sporting News (2), Phil Steele (3)Christian Wilkins (DE)—Football Writers (1), AFCA (1), Phil Steele (1), Walter Camp (2), USA Today (2), Sporting News (2), SB Nation (2), Associat-ed Press (3)Mike Williams (WR)—Walter Camp (2), SB Nation (2), Phil Steele (2)

Freshman All-AmericanDexter Lawrence—ESPN (1), USA Today (1)

Records Held by Jordan Leggett Tight end Jordan Leggett has to be considered among the best tight ends in Clemson history. He has been a Mackey Award finalist each of the last two years, one of the few two time finalists for a position award in Clemson history.

A two-time All-American, Leggett has established six Clemson records for the tight end position, including career receptions, reception yards and touchdowns by a Tiger at that position. There have been just five 100-yard receiving games by Clemson tight ends and he has two of them, both against Florida State over the last two seasons.,

*Most reception yards in a game, 122 vs. Florida State, 2016*Most reception yards in a season, 637

*Most reception touchdowns in a career, 18 *Most receptions in a career, 104 *Most reception yards in a career, 1499 *Most consecutive games with a touchdown reception, 5 Players of the Game Each game the Clemson coaching staff meets to select the Clem-son Players of the Game on offense, defense and special teams. The game by game results are below.

Opponent Offense Defense Special Auburn Taylor Hearn Christian Wilkins Seth Ryan Troy Ray-Ray McCloud Kendall Joseph Greg Huegel SC State Deshaun Watson Entire Defense McCloud. D. Johnson Georgia Tech Ray-Ray McCloud Carter, Watkins, V. Smith Chad Smith Louisville Wayne Gallman Boulware, J. Johnson Artavis Scott Boston College Deshaun Watson Van Smith James Skalski NC State Mitch Hyatt Edmond, Watkins Christian Wilkins Florida State Jordan Leggett Clelin Ferrell Huegel, C. Smith Syracuse Nick Schuessler Entire Defense Tanner Muse Pittsburgh Mike Williams Dorian O’Daniel Dexter Lawrence Wake Forest Wayne Gallman Kendall Joseph Artavis Scott South Carolina Entire Offense Ben Boulware Chad Smith Virginia Tech Deshaun Watson Clelin Ferrell Denzel Johnson Ohio State Deshaun Watson Watson, Ferrell Andy Teasdall

2016 HONORS & AWARDS#10 BEN BOULWARE, LB

• Jack Lambert Award winner• Second-Team All-American by AFCA• Second-Team All-American by FWAA• Second-Team All-American by Phil Steele• Second-Team All-American by USA Today• Second-Team All-American by Walter Camp• Third-Team All-American by Associated Press• ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year (coaches)• First-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)• Midseason First-Team All-American by USA Today• Bednarik Award Player of the Week vs. Louisville• Nagurski Award Player of the Week vs. Louisville• Lott Trophy Impact Player of the Week vs. Louisville• ACC Linebacker of the Week vs. Louisville

ASSISTANT COACH DAN BROOKS• FBS Assistant Coach of the Year (AFCA)

#55 TYRONE CROWDER, OG• First-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)• ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week vs. Florida State

#99 CLELIN FERRELL, DE• Fiesta Bowl Most Valuable Defensive Player

#9 WAYNE GALLMAN, RB• Second-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)

#57 JAY GUILLERMO, C• First-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)• ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week vs. Louisville

#61 TAYLOR HEARN, OG• ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week vs. Auburn

#92 GREG HUEGEL, PK• Lou Groza Award semifinalist• Second-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)

#75 MITCH HYATT, OT• First-Team All-ACC (media)• Second-Team All-ACC (coaches)

#18 JADAR JOHNSON, S• First-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)

#90 DEXTER LAWRENCE, DT• Freshman All-American by ESPN• Freshman All-American by USA Today• ACC Defensive Freshman of the Year (media, coaches)• Second-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)• Defensive Rookie of the Year by Pro Football Focus

#16 JORDAN LEGGETT, TE• John Mackey Award finalist• Second-Team All-American by AFCA• Second-Team All-American by CBS Sports• Third-Team All-American by Phil Steele• First-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)• ACC Wide Receiver of the Week vs. Florida State

#3 ARTAVIS SCOTT, WR• Second-Team All-ACC (coaches)• Third-Team All-ACC (media)

#23 VAN SMITH, S• Third-Team All-ACC (coaches)

#25 CORDREA TANKERSLEY, CB• First-Team All-American by Pro Football Focus• First-Team All-American by USA Today• Third-Team All-American by Associated Press• Fourth-Team All-American by Phil Steele• Bednarik Award semifinalist• Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist• First-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR BRENT VENABLES• Frank Broyles Award winner

#94 CARLOS WATKINS, DT• First-Team All-American by CBS Sports• Second-Team All-American by Associated Press• Fourth-Team All-American by Phil Steele• First-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)

#4 DESHAUN WATSON, QB• Davey O'Brien Award winner• Chic Harley Award winner• Johnny Unitas Award winner• National Offensive Player of the Year by Scout• Heisman Trophy finalist• Manning Award finalist• Walter Camp Player of the Year finalist• Maxwell Award semifinalist• Second-Team All-American by AFCA• Second-Team All-American by Associated Press• Second-Team All-American by Sporting News• Second-Team All-American by Sports Illustrated• Second-Team All-American by Walter Camp• Third-Team All-American by Phil Steele• Second-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)• Fiesta Bowl Most Valuable Offensive Player• ACC Championship Game Most Valuable Player• Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week vs. Louisville,

Florida State• Davey O'Brien Great 8 Performer vs. Louisville, NC

State, Florida State• Manning Award Star of the Week vs. South Carolina• Walter Camp Player of the Week vs. Louisville• ACC Offensive Back of the Week vs. Louisville, South

Carolina• College Football Performance Awards Honorable Men-

tion National Performer of the Week vs. South Caro-lina

• Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

#42 CHRISTIAN WILKINS, DL• First-Team All-American by AFCA• First-Team All-American by FWAA• First-Team All-American by Phil Steele• Second-Team All-American by SB Nation• Second-Team All-American by Sporting News• Second-Team All-American by USA Today• Second-Team All-American by Walter Camp• Third-Team All-American by Associated Press• Nagurski Trophy finalist• Bednarik Award semifinalist• Second-Team All-ACC (media)• Third-Team All-ACC (coaches)• Midseason First-Team All-American by CBS Sports,

ESPN & Fox Sports

#7 MIKE WILLIAMS, WR• Second-Team All-American by Phil Steele• Second-Team All-American by SB Nation• Second-Team All-American by Walter Camp• First-Team All-ACC (media, coaches)• ACC Wide Receiver of the Week vs. Pittsburgh

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CLEMSON OFFENSEPos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl.LT 75 MITCH HYATT 6-5 295 So. 73 Tremayne Anchrum 6-2 290 Fr.LG 51 TAYLOR HEARN 6-5 325 *So. 74 John Simpson 6-4 315 Fr.C 57 JAY GUILLERMO 6-3 310 *Sr. 50 Justin Falcinellli 6-4 315 *So.RG 55 TYRONE CROWDER 6-2 340 *Jr. 69 Maverick Morris 6-4 305 *Jr.RT 76 SEAN POLLARD 6-5 315 Fr. 69 Maverick Morris 6-4 305 *Jr.TE 16 JORDAN LEGGETT 6-5 260 Sr. 44 Garrett Williams 6-3 245 So. or 80 Milan Richard 6-3 260 *So. or 84 Cannon Smith 6-5 265 *So.WR 7 MIKE WILLIAMS 6-3 225 *Jr. 8 Deon Cain 6-1 210 So.QB 4 DESHAUN WATSON 6-3 215 Jr. 12 Nick Schuessler 6-4 200 *Gr. 2 Kelly Bryant 6-3 215 So.RB 9 WAYNE GALLMAN 6-0 210 *Jr. 27 C.J. Fuller 5-10 215 *So. or 26 Adam Choice 5-9 210 *So. or 28 Tavien Feaster 5-11 210 Fr. or 22 Tyshon Dye 5-11 220 *Jr.WR 13 HUNTER RENFROW 5-11 180 *So. 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 5-10 180 So.WR 3 ARTAVIS SCOTT 5-10 190 Jr. 17 Cornell Powell 6-0 200 Fr.

CLEMSON DEFENSEPos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl.DE 42 CHRISTIAN WILKINS 6-4 310 So. 49 Richard Yeargin 6-5 260 *So.DT 94 CARLOS WATKINS 6-3 305 *Sr. 67 Albert Huggins 6-3 305 So.DT 90 DEXTER LAWRENCE 6-5 340 Fr. 56 Scott Pagano 6-3 295 *Jr.DE 99 CLELIN FERRELL 6-5 265 *Fr. 91 Austin Bryant 6-4 265 So.SLB 6 DORIAN O’DANIEL 6-1 215 *Jr. 30 Jalen Williams 5-10 215 So.MLB 34 KENDALL JOSEPH 6-0 230 *So. 57 Tre Lamar 6-3 240 Fr.WLB 10 BEN BOULWARE 6-0 235 Sr. 33 J.D. Davis 6-2 225 So.CB 31 RYAN CARTER 5-9 180 *Jr. 29 Marcus Edmond 6-0 175 *Jr.SS 18 JADAR JOHNSON 6-0 210 Sr. 14 Denzel Johnson 6-0 195 *Fr.FS 23 VAN SMITH 5-11 195 So. 12 K'Von Wallace 6-0 190 Fr.CB 25 CORDREA TANKERSLEY 6-1 200 Sr. 2 Mark Fields 5-10 180 So. 1 Trayvon Mullen 6-2 185 Fr.

CLEMSON SPECIALISTSPos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl.PK 92 GREG HUEGEL 5-11 195 *So. 47 Alex Spence 6-1 195 *So.P 32 ANDY TEASDALL 5-11 190 *Gr. 13 Hunter Renfrow 5-11 180 *So.KO 92 Greg Huegel 5-11 195 *So. 47 Alex Spence 6-1 195 *So.LS 62 David Estes 6-0 200 *Sr. 52 Austin Spence 6-2 195 *Fr.H 85 Seth Ryan 6-0 180 *Jr.PR 3 Artavis Scott 5-10 190 Jr. 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 5-10 180 So.KOR 3 Artavis Scott 5-10 190 Jr. & 27 C.J. Fuller 5-10 215 *So. 28 Tavien Feaster 5-11 210 Fr.

* - spent one season as a redshirt player

DEPTH CHARTSALABAMA OFFENSE

Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl.LT 74 CAM ROBINSON 6-6 310 Jr. 77 Matt Womack 6-7 316 *Fr.LG 71 ROSS PIERSCHBACHER 6-4 304 *So. 59 Dallas Warmack 6-2 299 So.C 75 BRADLEY BOZEMAN 6-5 319 *Jr. 73 J.C. Hassenauer 6-2 299 Jr.RG 78 KORREN KIRVEN 6-4 311 *Sr. 67 Josh Casher 6-1 287 *So. 56 Brandon Kennedy 6-3 301 *Fr.RT 73 JONAH WILLIAMS 6-5 296 Fr. 66 Lester Cotton 6-4 319 So.TE 84 HALE HENTGES 6-5 256 So. 89 Brandon Greene 6-5 295 *Sr.TE-H 88 O.J. HOWARD 6-6 251 Sr. 87 Miller Forristall 6-5 225 Fr.WR-X 13 ArDARIUS STEWART 6-1 204 *Jr. 17 Cam Sims 6-5 203 Jr. 7 Trevon Diggs 6-2 195 Fr.QB 2 JALEN HURTS 6-2 209 Fr. 18 Cooper Bateman 6-3 220 *Jr.RB 34 DAMIEN HARRIS 5-11 214 So. 9 Bo Scarbrough 6-2 228 So. 25 Josh Jacobs 5-10 204 Fr.WR-Z 3 CALVIN RIDLEY 6-1 188 So. 1 Robert Foster 6-2 191 *Jr. 81 Derek Kief 6-4 200 *So.WR-H 11 GEHRIG DIETER 6-3 207 Sr. or 3 CALVIN RIDLEY 6-1 188 So. 19 Xavian Marks 5-8 166 So.

ALABAMA DEFENSEPos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl.DE 93 JONATHAN ALLEN 6-3 291 Sr. 9 Da'Shawn Hand 6-4 280 Jr.NG 94 Da'RON PAYNE 6-2 319 So. 69 Joshua Frazier 6-4 315 Jr.DE 54 DALVIN TOMLINSON 6-3 305 *Sr. 44 Dakota Ball 6-3 268 *Sr.JLB 56 TIM WILLIAMS 6-4 252 Sr. 33 Anfernee Jennings 6-3 264 *Fr. or 24 Terrell Hall 6-5 247 Fr.SLB 22 RYAN ANDERSON 6-2 253 *Sr. 47 Christian Miller 6-4 230 *So. or 16 Jamey Mosley 6-5 228 *So.MLB 32 RASHAAN EVANS 6-3 231 Jr. 42 Keith Holcombe 6-4 227 *So.WLB 10 REUBEN FOSTER 6-1 228 Sr. 30 Mack Wilson 6-2 244 Fr.CB 26 MARLON HUMPHREY 6-1 196 *So. 5 Shyheim Carter 6-0 190 Fr.SS 29 MINKAH FITZPATRICK 6-1 203 So. 6 Hootie Jones 6-2 215 Jr.FS 15 RONNIE HARRISON 6-3 216 So. 8 Jared Mayden 6-0 200 Fr.STAR 2 TONY BROWN 6-0 198 Jr. 5 Shyheim Carter 6-0 190 Fr.CB 28 ANTHONY AVERETT 6-0 183 *Jr. 2 Tony Brown 6-0 198 Jr. 39 Levi Wallace 6-0 170 Jr.

ALABAMA SPECIALISTSPos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl.PK 99 ADAM GRIFFITH 5-10 191 *Sr. 92 Andy Pappanastos 5-11 198 *Jr.P 15 JK SCOTT 6-6 202 Jr.KO 99 Adam Griffith 5-10 191 *Sr. 92 Andy Pappanastos 5-11 198 *Jr.LS 55 Cole Mazza 6-2 235 Sr. 52 Scott Meyer 6-2 222 Fr.H 18 Cooper Bateman 6-3 220 *Jr. 15 JK Scott 6-6 202 Jr.PR 7 Trevon Diggs 6-2 195 Fr. 19 Xavian Marks 5-8 166 So.KOR 13 ArDarius Stewart 6-1 204 *Jr. & 11 Gehrig Dieter 6-3 207 Sr. 19 Xavian Marks 5-8 166 So. & 7 Trevon Diggs 6-2 195 Fr.

* - spent one season as a redshirt player


NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Clemson fought valiantly and held a fourth-quarter lead, but late special teams plays by Alabama proved to be the difference in Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game as the Crimson Tide prevailed, 45-40. The Tigers finished the terrific 2015 season with a 14-1 record. “What a year,” said Head Coach Dabo Swinney. “I’m incredibly proud of our team. Obviously we wanted to win the game and we came up a little short, but at least the nation saw tonight why we’ve been so successful. This was a team that had incredible will to win and heart, and gave us everything that they had. It won’t be 34 years before we’re going to be back, I promise you that.” Deshaun Watson was brilliant in defeat, accounting for a career-high 478 yards of total offense and four touchdowns through the air. The sophomore signal-caller finished in fine fashion, becoming the first quarterback in FBS history with at least 4,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in a season. Defensively, Kevin Dodd was a bright spot with a career-high five tackles for loss. The Tigers lost for the first time in their history when producing at least 500 yards of total offense. Clemson finished with 550 yards to Alabama’s 473, but the Crimson Tide scored on a kickoff return for touchdown in the fourth quarter that provided momentum. Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry finished with 36 carries for 158 yards for the Tide. Henry struck first, scoring on a 50-yard scamper in which he went untouched over the right side of the defense. But Clemson answered quickly when Watson found former walk-on Hunter Renfrow on a beautiful 31-yard pass into the right corner of the endzone to knot the score at 7-7. The two connected again a drive later when Watson hit him in the middle of the endzone to give the Tigers a 14-7 cushion after the first quarter. Renfrow finished with a season-high seven catches.

#1 CLEMSON 40

#2 ALABAMA 45JAN. 11, 2016 • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM • GLENDALE, ARIZ.

Clemson 14 0 10 16 40Alabama 7 7 7 24 45

ALA Henry 50 Run (Griffith Kick) 1st, 7:55, 3-59CU Renfrow 31 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 5:18 , 6-54CU Renfrow 11 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 0:00, 7-73ALA Henry 1 Run (Griffith Kick) 2nd, 9:35, 7-42ALA Howard 53 Pass from Coker (Griffith Kick), 12:53, 3-64CU Huegel 37 FG, 3rd 10:10, 9-55CU Gallman 1 Run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 4:48, 9-60ALA Griffith 33 FG, 4th, 10:34, 8-64ALA Howard 51 Pass from Coker, 4th, 9:45, 2-50CU Huegel 31 FG, 4th, 7:47, 6-61ALA Drake 95 Kickoff Return, 4th 7:31CU Scott 15 Pass from Watson (Watson Rush Failed) 4th, 4:40, 8-75ALA Henry 1 Run (Griffith Kick) 1:07, 8-75CU Leggett 24 Pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 4th, 0:12, 6-68Attendance - 75,765 Weather - Indoors

Team Statistics ALA CUFirst Downs 18 31Rushing 46-138 38-145Passing 16-25-0 30-47-1Passing Yards 335 405Total Offense 71-473 85-550Yards/Play 6.7 6.5Return Yards 208 90Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0Turnovers 0 1Penalties 2-21 4-27Interception Returns 1-0 0-0Punt Returns 1-12 2-22Kickoff Returns 5-196 3-68Punting 7-42.4 6-44.2Third-Down Conversions 9-18 6-14Sacks 2-14 5-31Time of Possession 30:31 29:29

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)ALA Henry 36-158-3, Drake 1-1, Coker 8-(-20)-0 CU Watson 20-73, Gallman 14-45-1, Scott 2-19, Brooks

1-4, McCloud 1-4

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)ALA Coker 16-25-335-0-2CU Watson 30-47-405-1-4

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) ALA Ridley 6-14, Howard 5-208-2, Stewart 2-63, Drake

2-21, Mullaney 1-29CU Renfrow 7-88-2, Peake 6-99, Leggett 5-78-1, Brooks

4-39, Scott 4-33-1, Gallman 3-61, McCloud 1-7

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)ALA Jones 1-12CU Scott 2-22

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)ALA Drake 5-196CU Scott 2-59, Richard 1-9

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)ALA Jackson 1-0CU None

Tackle LeadersCU Goodson 14, Green 13, Dodd 7

SacksCU Dodd 3-20, Lawson 2-1

Tackles For LossCU Dodd 5-26, Lawson 2-11, Tankersley 1-2, Watkins 1-1

GAME STATS

Watson was intercepted on the Tigers’ ensuing pos-session, which gave Alabama great field position. The Tide took advantage, with Henry plunging in from a yard out with 9:35 remaining in the second quarter. Neither team scored again, with Alabama blocking a 44-yard field goal attempt by Greg Huegel in the final seconds. The Crimson Tide posted the opening score after halftime. Following a Clemson three-and-out, Jake Coker lofted a 53-yard touchdown pass to O.J. Howard after busted coverage allowed him to run wide open down the right sideline. As he did all night, Watson had the answer. First, he drove the Tigers down for a field goal. Then, he weaved through traffic time and again to set up Clemson’s go-ahead score, a one-yard rushing touchdown by Wayne Gallman that made the lead 24-21 heading into the final quarter of play. Alabama tied it on a field goal early in the period, and then executed a perfect surprise onside kick to recover at midfield. Two plays later, the Tide went up 31-24 on a second touchdown pass from Coker to Howard. After the lead stretched to 38-27 on the kickoff return for a touchdown, Watson went back to work. He got Clemson in scoring position, and hit Artavis Scott and Jordan Leggett on easy touchdown completions that cut the deficit to 45-40, but it was too late for a Tiger comeback.

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STATS13-1 OVERALL, 7-1 ACC, 6-1 HOME, 5-0 AWAY, 2-0 NEUTRAL, 4-1 DAY, 9-0 NIGHT, 1-0 OVERTIME

TEAM STATS CU Opp.SCORING 553 239 Points Per Game 39.5 17.1 Points Off Turnovers 86 60FIRST DOWNS 372 239 Rushing 125 92 Passing 216 111 Penalty 31 36RUSHING YARDAGE 2452 1723 Yards gained rushing 2656 2233 Yards lost rushing 204 510 Rushing Attempts 550 491 Average Per Rush 4.5 3.5 Average Per Game 175.1 123.1 TDs Rushing 28 17PASSING YARDAGE 4589 2573 Comp-Att-Int 386-572-17 238-451-20 Average Per Pass 8.0 5.7 Average Per Catch 11.9 10.8 Average Per Game 327.8 183.8 TDs Passing 42 12TOTAL OFFENSE 7041 4296 Total Plays 1122 942 Average Per Play 6.3 4.6 Average Per Game 502.9 306.9KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 28-593 54-1066PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 34-275 9-43INT RETURNS: #-Yards 20-309 17-169KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.2 19.7PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.1 4.8INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.4 9.9FUMBLES-LOST 18-9 19-7PENALTIES-Yards 92-835 109-930 Average Per Game 59.6 66.4PUNTS-Yards 55-2097 98-4083 Average Per Punt 38.1 41.7 Net punt average 35.9 37.6KICKOFFS-Yards 100-6051 53-3245 Average Per Kick 60.5 61.2 Net kick average 40.3 39.7TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:18 29:163RD-DOWN Conversions 110/215 60/206 3rd-Down Pct 51% 29%4TH-DOWN Conversions 15/24 9/23 4th-Down Pct 62% 39%SACKS BY-Yards 49-322 17-92MISC YARDS 0 -16TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 73 30FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 14-19 11-19ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-3RED-ZONE SCORES (53-63) 84% (28-35) 80%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (45-63) 71% (21-35) 60%PAT-ATTEMPTS (67-69) 97% (26-28) 93%ATTENDANCE 566787 295420 Games/Avg Per Game 7/80970 5/59084 Neutral Site Games 2/60954

TEAM SCORING CU Opp.POINTS 553 239 Points Per Game 39.5 17.1TOUCHDOWNS 73 30 By Rushing 28 17 By Passing 42 12 By Return 2 1 By Recovery 1 0FIELD GOALS 14-19 11-19PAT (Kicks) 67-69 26-28PAT (Runs) 0-0 0-0PAT (Passes) 2-4 0-2PAT (Returns) 0 0SAFETIES 1 0

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotCLEMSON 176 150 104 116 7 553Opponents 27 67 68 77 0 239

OFFENSIVE STATS # RUSHING G-S Car Gain Loss Net Y/C TD LG Y/G 9 Wayne Gallman 14-14 214 1115 28 1087 5.1 16 59 77.6 4 Deshaun Watson 14-14 145 672 89 583 4.0 8 33 41.6 28 Tavien Feaster 11-0 37 234 13 221 6.0 2 45 20.1 27 C.J. Fuller 14-0 46 209 1 208 4.5 0 27 14.9 26 Adam Choice 11-0 45 168 10 158 3.5 0 16 14.4 22 Tyshon Dye 7-0 21 112 3 109 5.2 1 17 15.6 12 Nick Schuessler 6-0 9 50 19 31 3.4 0 19 5.2 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 13-5 5 34 6 28 5.6 0 17 2.2 2 Kelly Bryant 4-0 12 39 17 22 1.8 1 27 5.5 3 Artavis Scott 14-14 5 11 0 11 2.2 0 5 0.8 42 Christian Wilkins 14-14 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 0.7 10 Tucker Israel 2-0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 1.0 TEAM -- 9 0 18 -18 -2.0 0 0 -1.6 CLEMSON 14-14 550 2656 204 2452 4.5 28 59 175.1 Opponents 14-14 491 2233 510 1723 3.5 17 70 123.1

# PASSING G-S Eff. Cm-Att-I Cm% Yds TD LG Y/G 4 Deshaun Watson 14-14 151.80 352-523-17 67.3 4173 38 65 298.1 12 Nick Schuessler 6-0 184.72 23-33-0 69.7 334 3 45 55.7 2 Kelly Bryant 4-0 148.13 6-9-0 66.7 48 1 15 12.0 10 Tucker Israel 2-0 152.50 4-4-0 100.0 25 0 17 12.5 TEAM -- 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 18 James Barnes 1-0 175.60 1-1-0 100.0 9 0 9 9.0 CLEMSON 14-14 153.16 386-572-17 67.5 4589 42 65 327.8 Opponents 14-14 100.61 238-451-20 52.8 2573 12 55 183.8

# RECEIVING G-S Rec Yards Y/Rec TD LG Y/G 7 Mike Williams 14-14 90 1267 14.1 10 50 90.5 3 Artavis Scott 14-14 73 608 8.3 5 28 43.4 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 13-5 49 472 9.6 2 36 36.3 16 Jordan Leggett 14-14 39 641 16.4 7 56 45.8 13 Hunter Renfrow 10-8 34 403 11.9 4 35 40.3 8 Deon Cain 14-0 33 630 19.1 9 65 45.0 9 Wayne Gallman 14-14 17 113 6.6 0 18 8.1 17 Cornell Powell 9-0 12 87 7.2 0 18 9.7 1 Trevion Thompson 13-0 11 108 9.8 1 25 8.3 27 C.J. Fuller 14-0 7 62 8.9 2 30 4.4 85 Seth Ryan 14-0 4 39 9.8 0 17 2.8 26 Adam Choice 11-0 4 38 9.5 0 16 3.5 14 Diondre Overton 8-0 2 48 24.0 1 45 6.0 84 Cannon Smith 14-0 2 25 12.5 0 22 1.8 44 Garrett Williams 14-1 2 19 9.5 0 13 1.4 22 Tyshon Dye 7-0 2 11 5.5 0 11 1.6 80 Milan Richard 14-0 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.6 41 Grant Radakovich 14-0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.6 88 Sean Mac Lain 3-0 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 42 Christian Wilkins 14-14 1 1 1.0 1 1 0.1 20 Jack Swinney 2-0 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 -1.5 CLEMSON 14-14 386 4589 11.9 42 65 327.8 Opponents 14-14 238 2573 10.8 12 55 183.8

# TOTAL OFFENSE G-S PL Rush Pass Total Y/G 4 Deshaun Watson 14-14 668 583 4173 4756 339.7 9 Wayne Gallman 14-14 214 1087 0 1087 77.6 12 Nick Schuessler 6-0 42 31 334 365 60.8 28 Tavien Feaster 11-0 37 221 0 221 20.1 27 C.J. Fuller 14-0 46 208 0 208 14.9 26 Adam Choice 11-0 45 158 0 158 14.4 22 Tyshon Dye 7-0 21 109 0 109 15.6 2 Kelly Bryant 4-0 21 22 48 70 17.5 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 13-5 5 28 0 28 2.2 10 Tucker Israel 2-0 5 2 25 27 13.5 3 Artavis Scott 14-14 5 11 0 11 0.8 42 Christian Wilkins 14-14 1 10 0 10 0.7 18 James Barnes 1-0 1 0 9 9 9.0 TEAM -- 11 -18 0 -18 -1.6 CLEMSON 14-14 1122 2452 4589 7041 502.9 Opponents 14-14 942 1723 2573 4296 306.9

# ALL-PURPOSE G-S Rush Rec PR KOR IR Total Y/G 7 Mike Williams 14-14 0 1267 0 0 0 1267 90.5 9 Wayne Gallman 14-14 1087 113 0 0 0 1200 85.7 3 Artavis Scott 14-14 11 608 56 458 0 1133 80.9 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 13-5 28 472 176 -3 0 673 51.8 16 Jordan Leggett 14-14 0 641 0 0 0 641 45.8 8 Deon Cain 14-0 0 630 0 0 0 630 45.0 4 Deshaun Watson 14-14 583 0 0 0 0 583 41.6 13 Hunter Renfrow 10-8 0 403 0 0 0 403 40.3 28 Tavien Feaster 11-0 221 0 0 141 0 362 32.9 27 C.J. Fuller 14-0 208 62 0 0 0 270 19.3 26 Adam Choice 11-0 158 38 0 0 0 196 17.8 22 Tyshon Dye 7-0 109 11 0 0 0 120 17.1 1 Trevion Thompson 13-0 0 108 0 0 0 108 8.3 23 Van Smith 14-14 0 0 0 0 94 94 6.7 17 Cornell Powell 9-0 0 87 0 0 0 87 9.7 19 Tanner Muse 14-0 0 0 0 0 64 64 4.6 14 Diondre Overton 8-0 0 48 0 0 0 48 6.0 18 Jadar Johnson 14-14 0 0 0 0 44 44 3.1 2 Mark Fields 13-1 0 0 0 0 42 42 3.2 85 Seth Ryan 14-0 0 39 0 0 0 39 2.8 12 Nick Schuessler 6-0 31 0 0 0 0 31 5.2 82 Adrien Dunn 1-0 0 0 30 0 0 30 30.0 84 Cannon Smith 14-0 0 25 0 0 0 25 1.8 2 Kelly Bryant 4-0 22 0 0 0 0 22 5.5 25 Cordrea Tankersley 14-14 0 0 0 0 22 22 1.6 44 Garrett Williams 14-1 0 19 0 0 0 19 1.4 31 Ryan Carter 14-12 0 0 0 0 17 17 1.2 38 Amir Trapp 3-0 0 0 13 0 0 13 4.3 12 K'Von Wallace 14-0 0 0 0 0 13 13 0.9 30 Jalen Williams 10-1 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.2 42 Christian Wilkins 14-14 10 1 0 0 0 11 0.8 80 Milan Richard 14-0 0 9 0 0 0 9 0.6 41 Grant Radakovich 14-0 0 8 0 -3 0 5 0.4 88 Sean Mac Lain 3-0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1.0 10 Tucker Israel 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 6 Dorian O'Daniel 14-12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 20 Jack Swinney 2-0 0 -3 0 0 0 -3 -1.5 TEAM -- -18 0 0 0 0 -18 -1.6 CLEMSON 14-14 2452 4589 275 593 309 8218 587.0 Opponents 14-14 1723 2573 43 1066 169 5574 398.1


STATSDEFENSIVE STATS

# TACKLES G-S *Snaps Hit Ast Total TFL Sacks PBU QP ^ST 10 Ben Boulware 13-13 816 71 50 121 9.5-41 4-32 1 12 34 Kendall Joseph 14-14 864 73 42 115 11-46 3.5-31 15 23 Van Smith 14-14 870 74 37 111 5.5-17 2 8 90 Dexter Lawrence 14-10 594 44 30 74 9.5-44 7-33 1 21 1 94 Carlos Watkins 14-14 700 42 31 73 12.5-63 10.5-58 4 12 25 Cordrea Tankersley 14-14 797 50 9 59 6-13 10 1 18 Jadar Johnson 14-14 847 44 12 56 1.5-12 7 1 4 42 Christian Wilkins 14-14 654 41 15 56 13-52 3.5-23 8 17 6 Dorian O’Daniel 14-11 424 46 9 55 10-35 2.5-15 1 6 5 99 Clelin Ferrell 14-14 723 33 16 49 11.5-64 6-38 2 22 56 Scott Pagano 11-4 277 15 14 29 4.5-17 2-13 4 31 Ryan Carter 14-12 565 25 3 28 5.5-31 1-16 7 30 Jalen Williams 10-1 214 15 9 24 1-2 2 1 1 19 Tanner Muse 14-0 99 18 4 22 9 57 Tre Lamar 14-0 102 13 8 21 2.5-4 1-2 1 6 67 Albert Huggins 13-0 218 10 10 20 3-13 3-13 7 43 Chad Smith 14-0 20 11 8 19 10 29 Marcus Edmond 13-3 306 16 2 18 1-3 3 91 Austin Bryant 8-0 205 9 7 16 3-14 2-13 2 1 Trayvon Mullen 12-0 115 9 6 15 0.5-2 1 1 3 47 James Skalski 13-0 20 9 5 14 2-14 1-10 1 8 49 Richard Yeargin 11-0 183 13 1 14 4-18 0.5-4 1 3 2 Mark Fields 14-1 332 12 1 13 2-13 1-10 4 15 Korrin Wiggins 7-1 194 10 3 13 33 J.D. Davis 14-0 80 6 5 11 1 14 Denzel Johnson 12-0 54 6 3 9 5 45 Chris Register 11-0 142 6 3 9 1.5-2 1 3 12 K’Von Wallace 14-0 109 4 2 6 1-1 1 36 Judah Davis 12-0 25 3 2 5 1 2 93 Sterling Johnson 3-0 46 3 2 5 50 Jabril Robinson 6-0 65 2 3 5 1.5-9 0.5-5 2 46 Jarvis Magwood 3-0 6 3 1 4 3 38 Amir Trapp 3-0 36 3 1 4 3 Artavis Scott 14-14 -- 3 1 4 4 61 Kaleb Bevelle 3-0 14 2 0 2 52 Connor Prevost 1-0 6 1 1 2 7 Mike Williams 14-14 -- 2 0 2 40 Jaquarius Brice 3-0 16 0 1 1 8 Deon Cain 14-0 -- 1 0 1 32 Kyle Cote 6-0 -- 1 0 1 1 62 David Estes 14-0 -- 1 0 1 1 28 Tavien Feaster 11-0 -- 1 0 1 1 92 Greg Huegel 14-14 -- 1 0 1 1 51 Taylor Hearn 14-14 -- 1 0 1 75 Mitch Hyatt 14-13 -- 1 0 1 16 Jordan Leggett 14-14 -- 1 0 1 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 13-5 -- 1 0 1 13 Hunter Renfrow 10-8 -- 0 1 1 47 Alex Spence 3-0 -- 1 0 1 1 44 Garrett Williams 14-1 -- 1 0 1 1 Totals 14-14 710 342 1052 123-531 49-322 56 132 77

# INTERCEPTIONS G-S Int Yards Avg TD LG 18 Jadar Johnson 14-14 5 44 8.8 0 41 25 Cordrea Tankersley 14-14 4 22 5.5 0 18 23 Van Smith 14-14 2 94 47.0 0 86 19 Tanner Muse 14-0 1 64 64.0 1 64 2 Mark Fields 14-1 1 42 42.0 1 42 31 Ryan Carter 14-12 1 17 17.0 0 17 12 K'Von Wallace 14-0 1 13 13.0 0 13 30 Jalen Williams 10-1 1 12 12.0 0 12 6 Dorian O’Daniel 14-11 1 1 1.0 0 1 29 Marcus Edmond 12-3 1 0 0.0 0 0 34 Kendall Joseph 14-14 1 0 0.0 0 0 10 Ben Boulware 13-13 1 0 0.0 0 0 CLEMSON 14-14 20 309 15.4 2 86 Opponents 14-14 17 169 9.9 1 70

Caused Fumbles (9): Boulware 3, V. Smith 2, Joseph 2, J. Johnson 1, O'Daniel 1Recovered Fumbles (7): Lawrence 2, Wilkins 2, Boulware 1, D. Johnson 1, Watkins 1Takeaways (27): J. Johnson 5, Tankersley 4, Boulware 2, Lawrence 2, V. Smith 2, Wilkins 2, Carter 1,

Edmond 1, Fields 1, D. Johnson 1, Joseph 1, Muse 1, O’Daniel 1, Wallace 1, Watkins 1, J. Williams 1Blocked Kicks (5): Lawrence 2, C. Smith 1, Watkins 1, Wilkins 1

* - defensive; ̂ - special teams tackles; Note: Special teams tackles and tackles after turnovers are included in tackle totals; tackle totals are from coaches film grade.

SCOREBOARDDate Site W-L Score Opponent (AP,USA) Attendance CU AP,USA Leading Rusher(s) Leading Passer(s) Leading Receiver(s) Leading Tackler(s)9-3 Â W 19-13 Auburn 87,451 2,2 Gallman (30-123) Watson (19-34-248) M. Williams (9-174) Joseph (14)9-10 H W 30-24 Troy 78,532 2,2 Watson (10-55) Watson (27-53-292) McCloud (7-86) V. Smith (14)9-17 H W 59-0 SC State 79,590 5,3 Feaster (12-83) Watson (12-15-152) McCloud (4-60) Mullen (7)9-22 Â W 26-7 * Georgia Tech 53,932 5,3 Gallman (17-59) Watson (32-48-304) McCloud (8-101) Boulware (10)10-1 ^H W 42-36 * Louisville (3/4) 83,362 5,3 Gallman (16-110) Watson (20-31-306) M. Williams (5-70) Boulware (17)10-7 Â W 56-10 * Boston College 44,500 3,3 Gallman (9-109) Watson (14-24-266) A. Scott (4-45) V. Smith (13)10-15 H W 24-17(OT) * NC State 82,104 3,3 Fuller (16-56) Watson (39-52-378) M. Williams (12-146) Joseph (10)10-29 Â W 37-34 * Florida State (12,14) 78,025 3,3 Gallman (20-82) Watson (27-43-378) M. Williams (7-70) Boulware (8)11-5 H W 54-0 * Syracuse 80,609 3,2 Gallman (10-63) Schuessler (11-17-177) A. Scott (7-45) Boulware (7)11-12 H L 42-43 * Pittsburgh 81,048 3,2 Gallman (18-36) Watson (52-70-580) M. Williams (15-202) Boulware (12)11-19 Â W 35-13 * Wake Forest 31,512 5,5 Gallman (22-161) Watson (23-33-202) M. Williams (6-58) Joseph (11)11-26 ^H W 56-7 South Carolina 81,542 4,3 Gallman (19-112) Watson (27-33-347) A. Scott (9-77) Boulware (10)12-3 ^N W 42-35 ! Virginia Tech (19,18) 50,628 3,3 Watson (17-85) Watson (23-34-288) A. Scott (7-48) Boulware, Joseph (11)12-31 ^N W 31-0 # Ohio State (2,2) 71,279 3,3 Gallman (18-85) Watson (23-36-259) M. Williams (6-96) V. Smith (9) * - ACC game; ^ - night game; ! - ACC Championship game (Orlando, Fla.); # - Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.); Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game; unofficial home attendance - 566,787 (80,970 per game); unofficial total (home, away, neutral) attendance - 984,114 (70,294 per game).

SPECIAL TEAMS & MISCELLANEOUS STATS # PUNTING P Yards Y/P LG TB FC -20 50+ *Net 32 Andy Teasdall 53 2014 38.0 67 4 27 21 4 35.7 96 Michael Batson 1 46 46.0 46 0 1 0 0 46.0 97 Carson King 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 1 0 35.0 CLEMSON 55 2097 38.1 67 4 28 22 4 35.9 Opponents 98 4083 41.7 80 6 34 18 17 37.6

# FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Pct 11-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG HB 92 Greg Huegel 14-19 73.7 5-6 4-6 5-7 0-0 47 1 CLEMSON 14-19 73.7 5-6 4-6 5-7 0-0 47 1 Opponents 11-19 57.9 6-6 2-4 2-6 1-2 53 2

# KICKOFFS KO Yds Avg TB OB 92 Greg Huegel 92 5559 60.4 37 3 47 Alex Spence 7 427 61.0 1 0 39 Christian Groomes 1 65 65.0 0 0 CLEMSON 100 6051 60.5 38 3 Opponents 53 3245 61.2 22 1

# PUNT RETURNS PR Yards Avg TD LG 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 21 176 8.4 0 74 3 Artavis Scott 8 56 7.0 0 28 82 Adrien Dunn 1 30 30.0 0 30 38 Amir Trapp 3 13 4.3 0 8 17 Cornell Powell 1 0 0.0 0 0 CLEMSON 34 275 8.1 0 74 Opponents 9 43 4.8 0 16

# KICKOFF RETURNS KOR Yards Avg TD LG 3 Artavis Scott 20 458 22.9 0 77 28 Tavien Feaster 7 141 20.1 0 22 41 Grant Radakovich 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3 CLEMSON 28 596 21.3 0 77 Opponents 54 1066 19.7 0 68

# FUMBLE RETURNS FR Yards Avg TD LG -- -- CLEMSON 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 3 85 28.3 0 70

# SCORING G-S TD R-P-˚Re #2Pt FG-FGA $PAT Pts Pts/G 92 Greg Huegel 14-14 0 0-0-0 0 14-19 66-68 108 7.7 9 Wayne Gallman 14-14 16 16-0-0 0 0-0 0-0 96 6.9 7 Mike Williams 14-14 10 0-10-0 1 0-0 0-0 62 4.4 8 Deon Cain 14-0 9 0-9-0 0 0-0 0-0 54 3.9 4 Deshaun Watson 14-14 8 8-0-0 0 0-0 0-0 48 3.4 16 Jordan Leggett 14-14 7 0-7-0 1 0-0 0-0 44 3.1 3 Artavis Scott 14-14 5 0-5-0 0 0-0 0-0 30 2.1 13 Hunter Renfrow 10-8 4 0-4-0 0 0-0 0-0 24 2.4 28 Tavien Feaster 11-0 2 2-0-0 0 0-0 0-0 12 1.1 27 C.J. Fuller 14-0 2 0-2-0 0 0-0 0-0 12 0.9 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 13-5 2 0-2-0 0 0-0 0-0 12 0.9 2 Kelly Bryant 4-0 1 1-0-0 0 0-0 0-0 6 1.5 14 Diondre Overton 8-0 1 0-1-0 0 0-0 0-0 6 0.8 22 Tyshon Dye 7-0 1 1-0-0 0 0-0 0-0 6 0.7 14 Denzel Johnson 12-0 1 0-0-1 0 0-0 0-0 6 0.5 2 Mark Fields 14-1 1 0-0-1 0 0-0 0-0 6 0.4 19 Tanner Muse 14-0 1 0-0-1 0 0-0 0-0 6 0.4 1 Trevion Thompson 13-0 1 0-1-0 0 0-0 0-0 6 0.5 42 Christian Wilkins 14-14 1 0-1-0 0 0-0 0-0 6 0.4 TEAM -- 0 0-0-0 1 0-0 0-0 2 0.1 39 Christian Groomes 2-0 0 0-0-0 0 0-0 1-1 1 0.5 CLEMSON 14-14 73 28-42-3 3 14-19 67-69 553 39.5 Opponents 14-14 30 17-12-1 0 11-17 26-28 239 17.1

RED ZONE RPoss. TD FG TO MFG Downs Half Pts Pts/PCLEMSON 63 45 8 6 2 1 1 337 5.3Opponents 35 21 7 2 3 2 0 167 4.8

FIRST & GOAL Poss. TD FG TO MFG Downs Half Pts Pts/PCLEMSON 39 33 2 2 1 1 0 236 6.0Opponents 22 17 3 1 1 0 0 127 5.8

* - does not factor in touchbacks; ̊ - returns and recoveries; # - PATs and safeties; $ - kicking only; R - first-and-10 inside the opponent 21.


Category AUB TROY SCS GAT LOU BOC NCS FSU SYR PIT WFU USC VT OS TotalsPoints 19 30 59 26 42 56 24 37 54 42 35 56 42 31 553 13 24 0 7 36 10 17 34 0 43 13 7 35 0 239Total Offense 399 414 555 442 507 508 495 511 562 630 456 622 470 470 7041 262 386 102 124 568 251 397 449 277 464 197 218 386 215 4296Plays 78 85 78 82 62 61 91 81 84 95 75 89 75 85 1122 71 78 55 52 99 72 74 63 68 71 54 58 71 56 942Yards Per Play 5.1 4.9 9.4 5.4 8.2 8.3 5.4 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.1 7.0 6.3 11.0 6.3 3.7 4.9 2.3 2.4 5.7 3.5 5.4 7.1 4.1 6.5 3.6 3.8 5.4 6.7 4.6Rushing Yards 151 122 227 138 201 230 117 133 192 50 254 250 182 205 2452 87 141 48 95 273 155 128 163 105 156 71 111 102 88 1723Carries 44 32 43 34 31 35 39 38 45 25 42 53 41 48 550 41 33 32 38 55 48 32 28 28 33 36 29 35 23 49110+ Yard Carries 2 3 9 5 6 4 2 6 8 0 6 8 6 8 73 4 4 2 4 14 5 6 3 3 4 3 5 3 3 6320+ Yard Carries 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 15 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 17Passing Yards 248 292 328 304 306 278 378 378 370 580 202 372 288 265 4589 175 245 54 29 295 96 269 286 172 308 126 107 284 127 2573Completions 19 27 27 32 20 16 39 27 27 52 23 30 23 24 386 15 26 8 4 27 12 21 17 24 22 7 14 22 19 238Passing Attempts 34 53 35 48 31 26 52 43 40 70 33 36 34 37 572 30 45 23 14 44 24 42 35 40 38 18 29 36 33 451Had Intercepted 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 1 2 17 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 20Completion Percentage 55.8 50.9 77.1 66.7 64.5 61.5 75.0 62.7 67.5 74.2 69.7 83.3 67.6 64.8 67.5 50.0 57.7 34.8 28.6 61.3 50.0 50.0 48.6 60.0 57.8 39.0 48.2 61.1 57.5 52.8Passing Efficiency 121.0 108.4 203.1 129.5 181.3 202.1 144.9 142.7 178.2 149.5 131.1 219.5 162.0 123.1 153.1 85.7 104.8 45.8 31.6 120.6 89.0 94.2 120.9 81.1 174.0 97.7 83.7 125.4 77.8 100.620+ Yard Completions 5 5 5 3 7 4 3 6 6 7 2 4 5 4 66 2 2 0 1 5 1 5 6 1 5 2 1 5 1 37First Downs 19 24 27 24 26 21 30 25 28 33 21 40 30 24 372 17 21 9 11 31 15 23 23 15 23 9 14 19 9 239Total Touchdowns 2 3 8 3 6 8 3 4 7 6 5 8 6 4 73 1 3 0 1 4 1 2 5 0 6 1 1 5 0 30Rushing Touchdowns 1 0 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 4 2 3 3 28 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 4 0 17Passing Touchdowns 1 3 5 2 5 4 2 2 4 3 1 6 3 1 42 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 12Field Goals 2-2 3-3 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 3-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 14-19 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-3 1-1 1-4 0-0 0-1 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 11-19Punting 4-166 6-225 1-37 6-232 5-214 5-186 2-52 4-152 3-121 3-113 4-146 2-74 5-173 5-206 55-2097 5-222 8-350 10-401 8-312 5-240 9-326 3-116 7-265 8-308 5-217 10-401 7-308 6-269 7-348 98-4083Punting Average 41.5 37.5 37.0 38.7 42.8 37.2 26.0 38.0 40.3 37.7 36.5 37.0 34.6 41.2 38.1 43.8 40.1 39.0 48.0 36.2 38.7 37.9 38.5 43.4 40.6 40.1 44.0 44.8 49.7 41.7Net Punting Average* 36.5 33.5 35.0 36.0 39.8 37.2 26.0 38.0 38.0 37.7 32.0 27.0 34.2 41.4 35.9 44.4 26.8 31.0 36.9 48.2 35.8 38.7 36.1 37.4 39.2 35.8 36.6 45.7 47.4 37.6Time of Possession 30:29 26:40 28:46 31:36 22:31 21:52 29:14 33:02 32:27 34:02 31:41 34:14 31:52 35:51 30:18 29:31 33:20 25:14 28:24 37:29 38:08 30:46 26:58 27:33 25:58 28:19 25:46 28:08 24:09 29:16Third-Down Conversions 6-17 8-20 8-14 10-18 4-9 6-12 10-17 7-17 8-15 12-18 7-15 10-15 6-11 8-17 110-215 3-17 2-15 3-14 2-12 9-19 6-19 7-15 4-12 5-15 3-11 2-15 4-13 7-15 3-14 60-206Fourth-Down Conversions 1-3 0-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 2-2 2-2 1-2 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-1 15-24 3-5 2-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-2 1-2 0-2 9-23Average Starting Field Positionº 23 35 40 36 33 31 29 33 33 31 30 36 25 34 33 31 32 24 23 27 31 26 25 25 26 31 20 30 28 27Red-Zone Scoring 3-3 3-3 5-5 3-6 2-4 3-3 4-6 5-8 6-6 4-6 3-3 6-6 5-5 3-4 53-63 2-4 2-2 0-0 1-1 7-8 2-3 2-5 3-4 0-1 4-4 1-1 0-0 3-3 0-2 28-36Red-Zone Touchdowns 2 1 4 3 2 3 3 3 5 4 3 6 5 3 46 1 2 0 1 4 1 1 3 0 4 1 0 3 0 21Red-Zone Points 16 13 31 21 13 21 24 27 38 28 21 28 35 21 337 10 14 0 7 36 10 10 21 0 28 7 0 21 0 167First-&-Goal Scoring 2 1 5 3 1 2 2 3 4 2 3 3 5 3 39 1 2 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 5 0 22First-&-Goal Touchdowns 2 1 4 3 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 31 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 17First-&-Goal Points 13 7 31 21 7 14 14 21 24 14 21 21 14 14 222 7 14 0 7 23 10 7 14 0 14 10 0 21 0 127Turnovers 2 3 0 1 5 1 4 2 0 3 1 1 1 2 26 3 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 2 3 27Points Off Turnovers 0 10 10 3 14 7 0 3 0 7 0 7 7 7 75 0 0 0 0 20 3 7 14 21 13 3 0 0 0 81Penalties 6-55 7-71 7-59 10-80 6-59 4-23 5-40 9-84 3-30 9-101 6-33 7-75 8-65 5-60 92-835 9-60 11-95 5-19 2-15 11-104 6-52 13-120 13-111 10-55 3-40 5-44 5-54 8-89 8-72 109-930Punt Returns 0-0 3-96 7-91 3-17 1-(-1) 3-4 1-0 1-(-8) 2-9 3-1 4-23 2-32 2(-5) 2-16 34-275 0-0 1-4 1-2 1-16 2-15 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-7 0-0 1-(-2) 0-0 1-2 1-(-1) 9-43Kickoff Returns 1-16 1-22 1-21 1-23 8-217 3-61 2-36 1-22 0-0 7-117 2-38 1-20 0-0 0-0 28-593 3-42 1-14 4-50 1-11 3-46 6-115 0-0 5-93 10-242 1-16 3-62 7-139 5-108 5-128 54-1066Interception Returns 2-0 3-13 1-41 1-8 1-0 1-42 2-13 1-3 3-85 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 2-104 20-309 1-0 2-56 0-0 1-2 3-0 0-0 1-28 2-15 0-0 3-70 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 17-171Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-15 0-0 1-70 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-85Sacks 4-30 1-8 5-32 3-30 5-22 3-17 4-18 6-56 2-12 2-7 4-31 3-20 4-16 3-23 49-322 0-0 1-8 1-3 1-5 0-0 2-14 2-11 3-13 0-0 2-8 0-0 1-10 0-0 2-17 15-89* - 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.

TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATS


RUSHING #9 Gallman #4 Watson #26 Choice #22 Dye #27 Fuller #28 FeasterOpponent Car Yds TD Car Yds TD Car Yds TD Car Yds TD Car Yds TD Car Yds TDAuburn 30 123 1 11 21 0 3 7 0 -- -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- --Troy 9 34 0 10 55 0 3 10 0 6 19 0 1 5 0 0 0 0SC State 7 40 1 2 8 0 5 9 0 5 47 0 4 12 0 12 83 1Georgia Tech 17 59 1 12 36 0 4 26 0 -- -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0Louisville 16 110 1 14 91 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0Boston College 9 109 1 9 33 0 5 12 0 3 11 1 2 9 0 4 56 1NC State 2 14 0 13 35 1 5 14 0 1 (-3) 0 16 56 0 -- -- --Florida State 20 82 2 17 52 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- --Syracuse 10 63 1 8 36 1 6 22 0 1 12 0 5 24 0 9 28 0Pittsburgh 18 36 3 5 8 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 6 0 0 0 0Wake Forest 22 161 2 7 47 2 6 34 0 -- -- -- 3 7 0 3 6 0South Carolina 19 112 1 5 19 0 4 8 0 5 23 0 7 46 0 6 36 0Virginia Tech 17 59 1 17 85 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 40 0 -- -- --Ohio State 18 85 1 15 57 2 4 16 0 -- -- -- 1 3 0 3 12 0Totals 214 1087 16 145 583 8 45 158 0 21 109 1 46 208 0 37 221 2

PASSING #4 Watson #12 Schuessler #2 BryantOpponent Cm Att Yds Int TD Eff Cm Att Yds Int TD Eff Cm Att Yds Int TD EffAuburn 19 34 248 1 1 121.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Troy 27 53 292 2 3 108.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --SC State 12 15 152 0 3 231.1 7 11 118 0 1 183.7 4 5 27 0 1 191.3Georgia Tech 32 48 304 1 2 129.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Louisville 20 31 306 3 5 181.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Boston College 15 25 270 0 4 203.5 1 1 8 0 0 150.4 0 0 0 0 0 --NC State 39 52 378 1 2 144.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Florida State 27 43 378 2 2 142.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Syracuse 13 16 177 0 2 191.0 11 17 177 0 2 191.0 2 4 21 0 0 94.1Pittsburgh 52 70 580 3 3 149.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Wake Forest 23 33 202 0 1 131.1 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --South Carolina 27 33 347 1 6 224.1 3 3 25 0 0 170.0 0 0 0 0 0 --Virginia Tech 23 34 288 1 3 162.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Ohio State 23 36 259 2 1 122.4 1 1 6 0 0 150.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- Totals 352 523 4173 17 38 151.8 23 33 334 0 3 184.7 6 9 48 0 1 148.1

RECEIVING #7 M. Williams #3 A. Scott #13 Renfrow #34 McCloud #9 Gallman #8 Cain #16 Leggett #17 PowellOpponent Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TDAuburn 9 174 0 3 30 0 3 27 1 2 8 0 1 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- --Troy 2 24 0 7 71 0 1 35 1 7 86 0 3 25 0 2 37 1 1 9 0 1 5 0SC State 3 44 0 3 28 0 -- -- -- 4 60 2 0 0 0 2 33 1 0 0 0 3 10 0Georgia Tech 6 61 1 3 14 0 -- -- -- 8 101 0 3 22 0 1 1 0 4 31 1 5 44 0Louisville 5 70 1 3 40 1 -- -- -- 3 16 0 0 0 0 4 98 2 3 70 1 0 0 0Boston College 2 59 1 4 45 0 -- -- -- 2 17 0 0 0 0 3 68 2 2 66 1 2 17 0NC State 12 146 1 4 23 1 6 53 0 6 51 0 1 18 0 2 17 0 5 56 0 -- -- --Florida State 7 70 0 4 33 0 5 62 1 2 13 0 1 2 0 2 69 0 5 122 1 -- -- --Syracuse 6 106 1 7 45 1 2 17 0 -- -- -- 0 0 0 5 125 2 2 31 0 0 0 0Pittsburgh 15 202 1 13 125 1 7 77 0 4 26 0 4 10 0 3 45 1 6 95 0 -- -- --Wake Forest 6 58 1 4 13 0 2 26 0 3 24 0 2 11 0 3 20 0 3 50 0 0 0 0South Carolina 6 100 3 9 77 1 1 10 0 3 32 0 0 0 0 2 38 0 3 58 1 1 11 0Virginia Tech 5 57 0 7 48 0 2 46 1 1 9 0 1 7 0 2 69 0 4 49 2 -- -- --Ohio State 6 96 0 2 16 0 5 50 0 4 29 0 1 10 0 1 9 0 1 4 0 0 0 0Totals 90 1267 10 73 608 5 34 403 4 49 472 2 17 113 0 33 630 9 39 641 7 12 87 0

KICKING #92 Huegel #32 TeasdallOpponent Made Missed # Yds Avg -20 50+Auburn 30,40 -- 4 166 41.5 1 1Troy 26,32,34 -- 6 225 37.5 1 0SC State 26 42 -- -- -- -- --Georgia Tech 47 27 6 232 38.7 4 0Louisville -- -- 5 214 42.8 3 0Boston College -- -- 5 186 37.2 2 1NC State 25 -- 2 52 26.0 1 0Florida State 23,34, 46 -- 4 152 38.0 2 0Syracuse 22, 46 40 2 75 37.5 0 0Pittsburgh -- -- 3 113 37.7 2 0Wake Forest -- -- 4 146 36.5 1 1South Carolina -- 39 2 74 37.0 1 0Virginia Tech -- -- 5 173 34.6 0 0Ohio State 45 31 5 206 41.2 3 1Totals 14 5 53 2014 38.0 21 4

Punts KickoffsRETURNS #34 McCloud #3 A. Scott #3 A. Scott #28 FeasterOpponent PR Yds Avg PR Yds Avg KOR Yds Avg KOR Yds Avg Auburn 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 14 14.0 -- -- --Troy 3 96 32.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 22 22.0SC State 3 56 18.7 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 21 21.0Georgia Tech 3 17 5.7 0 0 0.0 1 23 23.0 0 0 0.0Louisville 1 (-1) -1.0 0 0 0.0 3 119 39.6 5 98 19.6Boston College 3 4 1.3 0 0 0.0 3 61 20.3 0 0 0.0NC State 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 36 18.0 -- -- --Florida State 1 (-8) -8.0 0 0 0.0 1 22 22.0 -- -- --Syracuse -- -- -- 1 1 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Pittsburgh 3 1 0.3 0 0 0.0 6 123 20.5 0 0 0.0Wake Forest 3 11 3.6 1 12 12.0 2 38 19.0 0 0 0.0South Carolina -- -- -- 2 32 16.0 1 20 20.0 0 0 0.0Virginia Tech -- -- -- 2 -5 -2.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Ohio State -- -- -- 2 16 8.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Totals 21 176 8.4 8 56 7.0 20 458 22.9 7 141 20.1Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.

INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE & SPECIAL TEAMS STATS


#10 Boulware #91 A. Bryant #31 Carter #29 Edmond #99 Ferrell #2 Fields #67 Huggins Opponent Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac TFL SkAuburn *71 8 1 0 -- -- -- -- *33 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- *60 3 0.5 0 37 1 0 0 -- -- -- --Troy *43 5 0 0 -- -- -- -- 34 1 0 0 *38 0 0 0 *50 3 0 0 36 1 0 0 16 2 0 0SC State -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 17 2 0 0 *18 1 0 0 *12 3 0.5 0 23 2 1 0 36 5 1 1Georgia Tech *56 10 0 0 -- -- -- -- *42 2 0 0 21 1 1 0 *45 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3 0 0Louisville *101 17 3 1 -- -- -- -- *55 3 0 0 58 7 0 0 *84 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 23 4 2 2Boston College *63 12 0 0 -- -- -- -- *38 1 1 0 19 0 1 0 *53 3 1 1 23 0 0 1 26 0 0 0NC State *79 7 0 0 27 3 0.5 0.5 *66 2 2 0 *53 2 0 1 *64 4 0 0 25 0 1 0 12 0 0 0Florida State *70 8 1 1 27 2 1.5 1.5 *41 2 0 0 12 1 0 0 *61 4 2 1 55 1 0 0 3 0 0 0Syracuse *43 7 1 0 21 0 0 0 32 3 0 1 -- -- -- -- *35 2 0 0 *53 3 0 0 21 1 0 0Pittsburgh *75 12 0.5 0 29 1 0 0 *60 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 *73 4 0.5 0 23 0 0 0 6 0 0 0Wake Forest *49 7 0 0 25 3 0.5 0 *35 2 0 0 20 0 0 0 *37 3 0 0 18 3 1 0 13 1 0 0South Carolina *39 10 2.5 2 31 2 0 0 *19 1 1 0 30 2 1 0 *37 1 0 0 25 2 0 0 29 3 0 0Virginia Tech *72 11 0 0 23 2 0.5 0 *53 3 1 0 32 2 0 0 *69 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0Ohio State *55 7 0.5 0 22 3 0 0 *40 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 *43 6 3 1 13 0 1 0 11 1 0 0Totals 816 121 9.5 4 205 16 3 2 565 28 7 1 306 18 3 1 723 49 11.5 6 332 13 4 1 218 20 3 3 #14 D. Johnson #18 J. Johnson #34 K. Joseph #57 Lamar #90 Lawrence #1 Mullen #19 Muse Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac PBU IntAuburn 0 1 0 0 *71 5 2 1 *66 14 3 1 8 4 1 1 37 10 1 1 -- -- -- -- 0 0 0 0Troy 0 1 0 0 *79 4 1 0 *71 7 2 0 12 1 0 0 *41 7 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0SC State 22 0 0 0 17 2 0 1 *24 6 0 0 19 3 1.5 0 20 3 0.5 0 37 7 0 0 37 5 0 0Georgia Tech -- -- -- -- *56 3 0 0 *56 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 *40 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Louisville -- -- -- -- *99 6 1 1 *100 11 0 0 6 0 0 0 *67 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Boston College 4 0 0 0 *63 3 1 0 *60 10 0 0 10 3 0 0 40 3 0 0 18 1 0 0 8 2 0 0NC State 0 0 0 0 *78 6 1 0 *79 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 *51 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida State 0 0 0 0 *33 1 0 1 *69 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 *39 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Syracuse 2 0 0 0 *57 6 1 0 *44 4 0 0 21 2 0 0 35 5 1 1 29 4 0 0 26 4 0 1Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 *76 3 0 0 *75 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 *61 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0Wake Forest 5 0 0 0 *52 4 0 0 *53 11 2 1.5 8 2 0 0 *38 3 0 0 -- -- -- -- 5 4 0 0South Carolina 20 5 0 0 *39 2 0 1 *40 5 0 0 12 4 0 0 *21 5 1 1 13 2 0 0 20 5 0 0Virginia Tech ST 2 0 0 *72 5 0 0 *72 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 *69 3 2 2 -- -- -- -- ST 1 0 0Ohio State 1 0 0 0 *55 6 0 0 *55 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 *35 0 0 0 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0Totals 54 9 0 0 847 56 7 5 864 115 11 3.5 102 21 2.5 1 594 74 9.5 7 115 15 1 0 99 22 0 1

#6 O’Daniel #57 Pagano #45 Register #47 Skalski #23 V. Smith #25 Tankersley #94 Watkins Opponent Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac TFL SkAuburn *13 4 1.5 0 *31 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 *71 9 0 0 *71 9 1 0 *56 6 0 0Troy *18 4 0 0 28 2 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *79 14 0 0 *71 4 3 0 *44 3 1 1SC State *21 1 0 0 *19 3 1 1 32 2 1 0 8 3 1 1 *11 1 0 0 *12 0 0 0 *12 2 1 1Georgia Tech *56 8 2 1 24 4 0 0 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 *56 3 0 1 *49 2 0 0 *37 8 1 1Louisville *26 5 0 0 41 4 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *100 14 0 0 *87 4 1 0 *76 9 0 0Boston College 33 7 0.5 0.5 *26 4 1 0 17 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 *66 13 0 0 *63 6 0 0 *48 4 0 0NC State 11 0 0 0 25 3 1.5 1 6 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- *79 9 1 0 *78 5 1 0 *63 8 1.5 1.5Florida State *23 7 1 0 28 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 0 0 *73 8 1 0 *73 4 1 0 *63 1 0 0Syracuse 22 3 1 0 *24 3 0 0 13 0 0.5 0 9 3 1 0 *43 4 0 0 *29 6 1 1 *36 5 1 1Pittsburgh *53 7 1.5 1 9 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 0 0 *74 8 0 0 *76 7 0 0 *65 6 1.5 1Wake Forest *54 4 1 0 -- -- -- -- 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 *52 7 0 0 *38 3 1 0 *50 6 1 1South Carolina *37 2 0.5 0 -- -- -- -- 13 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 *39 7 0 0 *26 0 0 0 *36 2 1 0Virginia Tech *6 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0 0 0 *72 5 0 0 *69 5 1 2 *73 10 1.5 1Ohio State *51 2 1 0 22 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 *55 9 0 1 *52 4 0 1 *41 3 2 2Totals 424 55 10 2.5 277 29 4.5 2 142 9 1.5 0 20 14 2 1 870 111 2 2 797 59 10 4 700 73 12.5 10.5

#15 Wiggins #42 Wilkins #30 J. Williams #49 Yeargin Opponent Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL SkAuburn 35 3 0 0 *59 7 2.5 1 34 2 0 0 19 3 0 0Troy 21 2 0 0 *63 6 0.5 0 41 6 0 0 29 3 0 0SC State 27 2 0 0 *12 2 1 1 *39 5 0 0 25 1 1 0Georgia Tech -- -- -- -- *43 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0Louisville 40 3 0 0 *79 7 1.5 0 -- -- -- -- 22 1 1 0Boston College *23 1 0 0 *50 8 2 1 -- -- -- -- 18 2 0 0NC State -- -- -- -- *54 3 0 0 -- -- -- -- 3 0 0 0Florida State 37 2 0 0 *50 3 1.5 0.5 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0Syracuse 11 0 0 0 *35 2 0 0 17 2 0 0 34 2 0.5 0Pittsburgh -- -- -- -- *50 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 -- -- -- --Wake Forest -- -- -- -- *39 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 17 2 1.5 0.5South Carolina -- -- -- -- *28 1 0 0 11 1 0 0 -- -- -- --Virginia Tech -- -- -- -- *52 2 0 0 56 7 1 0 -- -- -- --Ohio State -- -- -- -- *40 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Totals 194 13 0 0 654 56 13 3.5 214 24 1 0 183 14 4 0.5

* - start; Note: “Snaps” does not include special team plays or offensive plays; special team tackles are included; bold denotes a Clemson home game.

INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATS


TEAMCategory 2016 Clemson Team High Clemson Team Record 2016 Opponent Team High Opponent Team RecordTotal Offense 630 vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 756 vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 568 by Louisville, 10-1 771 by Florida State, 11-4-2000Plays 95 vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 102 vs. NC State, 11-17-2012 99 by Louisville, 10-1 99 by South Carolina, 11-12-1968 by Louisville, 10-1-2016 Yards Per Play 8.3 vs. Boston College, 10-7, Pitt, 11-12 11.2 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903 7.1 by Florida State 10-29 9.3 by Florida State, 11-4-2000Rushing Yards 254 vs. Wake Forest, 11-19 615 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903 273 by Louisville, 10-1 478 by Tulane, 11-18-1944Carries 53 vs. South Carolina, 11-26 78 vs. Duke, 10-20-1979 55 by Louisville, 10-1 82 by North Carolina, 11-15-1969Yards Per Carry 6.6 vs. Boston College, 10-7 11.2 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-17-1903 5.8 by Florida State, 10-29Rushing Touchdowns 4 vs. Wake Forest, 11-19 11 vs. Presbyterian College, 9-25-1948 4 by Florida St., 10-29, Va. Tech, 12-3Passing Yards 580 vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 468 vs. Syracuse, 10-5-2013 308 by Pittsburgh, 11-12 521 by Florida State, 11-4-2000Completions 52 vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 52 vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12-2016 27 by Louisville, 10-1 39 by Texas Tech, 12-23-2002Passing Attempts 70 vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 70 vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12-2016 45 by Troy, 9-10 59 by Louisiana Tech, 12-31-2001Completion %(10 comp.) 83.3 vs. South Carolina, 11-26 88.2 vs. The Citadel, 9-16-1978 61.3 by Louisville, 10-1 84.6 by NC State, 10-20-1990Passing Efficiency(10 comp.) 219.8 vs. South Carolina, 11-26 262.9 vs. Furman, 9-15-2007 174.0 by Pittsburgh, 11-12 232.2 by Florida State, 9-11-1993Passing Touchdowns 6 vs. South Carolina, 11-26 6 vs. many (5) 5 by Pittsburgh, 11-12 6 by Florida State, 9-11-1993 by West Virginia, 1-4-2012 Longest Pass 65 vs. Syracuse, 11-5 97 vs. Virginia, 11-16-1974 55 by Pittsburgh, 11-12 98 by Florida State, 11-4-2000First Downs 40 vs. South Carolina, 11-26 35 vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 31 by Louisville, 10-1 35 by Maryland, 11-17-1984 vs. Central Michigan, 10-20-2007Total Touchdowns 8 vs. Boston College, 10-7 12 vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 6 by Pittsburgh, 11-12 10 by West Virginia, 1-4-2012 vs. South Carolina, 11-26 Points 59 vs. SC State, 9-17 122 vs. Guilford, 10-5-1901 43 by Pittsburgh, 11-12 74 by Alabama, 11-14-1931 Field Goals 3 vs. Troy, 9-10 6 vs. Texas A&M, 9-3-2005 3 by Louisville, 10-1 6 by Duke, 10-16-1976 vs. Florida State, 10-29 vs. Boston College, 9-19-2009 Punting Average(3 punts) 40.3 vs. Syracuse, 11-5 56.7 vs. Wake Forest, 11-1-1986 49.7 by Ohio State, 12-31 52.0 by Wake Forest, 10-1-2005Time of Possession 34:14 vs. South Carolina, 11-26 42:58 vs. North Carolina, 11-7-1992 38:08 by Boston College, 10-7 41:52 by North Texas, 9-4-2010Penalties 10 vs. Georgia Tech, 9-22 20 vs. NC State, 10-13-2001 13 by NC State, 10-15 21 by Mississippi State, 12-30-1999 by Florida State, 10-29Penalty Yards 101 vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 181 vs. NC State, 10-13-2001 120 by NC State, 10-15 188 by Mississippi State, 12-30-1999Turnovers 5 vs. Louisville, 10-1 10 vs. Florida, 10-11-1952 3 by many (4) 9 by Georgia, 9-19-1981 Third-Down Conversions 12 vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 15 vs. Western Carolina, 9-3-1983 9 by Louisville, 10-1 15 by Georgia, 9-21-1985Third-Down Conversion % 66.7 vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 100.0 vs. Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 47.3 by Louisville, 10-1 72.7 by Florida State, 9-11-1993 vs. South Carolina, 11-26Field Position* 40 vs. SC State, 9-17 49 vs. Florida Atlantic, 9-2-2006 32 by Troy, 9-10 50 by Wake Forest, 10-7-2006Punt Return Yards 96 vs. Troy, 9-10 227 vs. Georgia Tech, 9-26-1987 16 by Georgia Tech, 9-22 150 by Florida State, 9-20-1997Kickoff Return Yards 217 vs. Louisville, 10-1 286 vs. Florida State, 9-25-2004 242 by Syracuse, 11-5 290 by North Carolina, 10-22-2011Interception Return Yards 85 vs. Syracuse, 11-5 143 vs. Maryland, 10-31-1970 70 by Pittsburgh, 11-12 166 by Auburn, 11-21-1953Interceptions By Defense 3 vs. Troy, 9-10 6 vs. South Carolina, 11-27-1971 3 by Pittsburgh, 11-12 7 by South Carolina, 10-25-1945 vs. NC State, 9-30-1995 Fumble Return Yards 0 -- 93 vs. Virginia, 9-19-1998 70 by NC State, 10-15 103 by West Virginia, 1-4-2012Sacks 6 vs. Florida State, 10-29 12 vs. Furman, 9-7-1996 4 by Florida State, 10-29 7 by Florida State, 9-20-1997 by Virginia, 10-11-1997

INDIVIDUALCategory 2016 Clemson Individual Best Clemson Individual Record 2016 Opponent Individual Best Opponent Individual RecordTotal Offense 588 by Deshaun Watson vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 588 by Deshaun Watson vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12-2016 457 by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), 10-1 509 by Chris Weinke (Florida State), 11-4-2000Rushing Yards 161 by Wayne Gallman vs. Wake Forest, 11-19 263 by Raymond Priester vs. Duke, 11-11-1995 169 by Dalvin Cook (FSU), 10-29 256 by Steve Wadiak (South Carolina), 10-19-1950Carries 30 by Wayne Gallman vs. Auburn, 9-3 36 by many (3) 31 by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), 10-1 45 by James McDougald (Wake Forest), 10-9-1976Rushing Touchdowns 3 by Wayne Gallman vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 5 by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, 10-13-1917 4 by Dalvin Cook (FSU), 10-29 4 by many (4) 5 by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930 Longest Carry 59 by Wayne Gallman vs. Boston College, 10-7 90 by Banks McFadden vs. Presbyterian College, 9-23-1939 70 by Dalvin Cook (FSU), 10-29 98 Steve Atkins (Maryland), 11-18-1978 90 by Buck George vs. Furman, 11-17-1951Passing Yards 580 by Deshaun Watson vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 580 by Deshaun Watson vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12-2016 308 by Nathan Peterman (Pitt), 11-12 521 by Chris Weinke (Florida St.), 11-4-2000 Completions 52 by Deshaun Watson vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 52 by Deshaun Watson vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12-2016 27 by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), 10-1 35 by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), 10-28-2000Passing Attempts 70 by Deshaun Watson vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 70 by Deshaun Watson vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12-2016 44 by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), 10-1 57 by Kip Allen (The Citadel), 10-4-1986 57 by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), 10-28-2000Completion %(10 comp.) 83.3 by Deshaun Watson vs. USC, 11-26 95.0 by Cole Stoudt vs. SC State, 9-7-2013 61.3 by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), 10-1 100.0 by Darian Durant (North Carolina), 10-20-2001Passing Efficiency(10 comp.) 231.1 by Deshaun Watson vs. SC State, 9-17 261.9 by Tajh Boyd vs. Syracuse, 10-5-2013 174.0 by Nathan Peterman (Pitt), 11-12 245.5 by Mike Elkins (Wake Forest), 10-29-1988Passing Touchdowns 6 by Deshaun Watson vs. South Carolina, 11-26 6 by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27-2014 5 by Nathan Peterman (Pitt), 11-12 6 by Geno Smith (West Va.), 1-4-2012Receptions 15 by Mike Williams vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 16 by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, 1-3-2014 12 by Cam Phillips (Va. Tech), 12-3 14 by Kelly Campbell (Ga.Tech), 10-28-2000Receiving Yards 202 by Mike Williams vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 227 by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, 1-3-2014 128 by Scott Orndoff (Pitt) 11-12 249 by Peter Warrick (Florida State), 9-20-1997Receiving Touchdowns 3 by Mike Williams vs. USC, 11-26 3 by many (6) 2 by many (3) 4 by Torry Holt (NC State), 10-31-1998 4 by Tavon Austin (West Virginia), 1-4-2012All-Purpose Yards 248 by Artavis Scott vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 345 by Sammy Watkins vs. Maryland, 10-15-2011 189 by Sean Riley (Syracuse) 11-5 496 by Tobais Palmer (NC State), 11-17-2012 by James Conner (Pitt) 11-12 Total Touchdowns 3 by Wayne Gallman vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 5 by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, 10-13-1917 4 by Dalvin Cook (FSU), 10-29 4 by many (7) by Mike Williams vs. USC, 11-26 by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930 Points 18 by Wayne Gallman vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 33 by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, 10-17-1930 24 by Dalvin Cook (FSU), 10-29 24 by many (7) by Mike Williams vs. South Carolina, 11-26 Field Goals 3 by Greg Huegel vs. Troy, 9-10 6 by Jad Dean vs. Texas A&M, 9-3-2005 3 by Blanton Cregue (Louisville), 10-1 6 by Vince Fusco (Duke), 10-17-1976 by Greg Huegel vs. FSU, 10-29 by Richard Jackson vs. Boston College, 9-19-2009 Longest Field Goal 47 by Greg Huegel vs. Ga. Tech, 9-22 61 by Spencer Benton vs. Ball State, 9-8-2012 53 by Daniel Carlson (Auburn), 9-3 60 by Kevin Butler (Georgia), 9-22-1984Punting Average(3 punts) 42.8 by Andy Teasdall vs. Louisville, 10-1 55.3 by Dale Hatcher vs. Kentucky, 10-2-1982 48.0 by Mason King (Louisville), 10-1 Punt Return Yards 96 by Ray-Ray McCloud vs. Troy, 9-10 167 by Don Kelley vs. Maryland, 10-20, 1970 15 by Jaire Alexander (Louisville), 10-1Kickoff Return Yards 123 by Artavis Scott vs. Pittsburgh, 11-12 282 by Justin Miller vs. Florida State, 9-25-2004 108 by Henri Murphy (Va. Tech), 12-3Interception Return Yards 86 by Van Smith vs. Ohio State, 12-31 101 by Willie Underwood vs. South Carolina, 11-22-1980 70 by Saleem Brightwell (Pitt) 11-12 128 by Dennis Tabron (Duke), 10-18-1980Interceptions 2 by Cordrea Tankersley vs. Virginia Tech, 12-3 3 by many (5) 2 by Jaire Alexander (Louisville), 10-1 4 by Jim Dooley (Miami (FL)), 1-1-1952 Fumble Return Yards 0 -- 93 by Antwan Edwards vs. Virginia, 9-19-1998 70 by Shawn Boone (NC State), 10-15Tackles 17 by Ben Boulware vs. Louisville, 10-1 27 by Keith Adams vs. South Carolina, 11-20-1999 19 by Darius Leonard (SC State), 9-17 29 by Ed Stetz (Wake Forest), 10-30-1971Tackles For Loss 3 by Ben Boulware vs. Louisville, 10-1 6 by Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-1999 2 by Derrick Nnadi (FSU), 10-29 4.5 by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), 11-24-2012 by Clelin Ferrell vs. Ohio State, 12-31 by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, 10-1-2011 Sacks 2 by many 4 by Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-1999 1.5 by Jeremiah Taleni (Pitt), 11-12 4.5 by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), 11-24-2012 by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, 10-1-2011 * - average starting field position in teams’ own territory; Note: Numbers in (parentheses) denote minimums; bold denotes a Clemson home game.

SUPERLATIVES


TACKLES # Player Tackles 21 Adrian Baker 4, WF ‘15 61 Kaleb Bevelle 2, SCS '16 10 Ben Boulware 17, LOU '17 40 Jaquarius Brice 1, WOF ‘15, SCS '16 91 Austin Bryant 9, APP ‘15 31 Ryan Carter 4, many 33 J.D. Davis 4, SYR '16 36 Judah Davis 4, WF ‘15 29 Marcus Edmond 7, LOU '16 99 Clelin Ferrell 6, VT '16, OSU '16 2 Mark Fields 3, SYR '16 67 Albert Huggins 5, SCS '16 14 Denzel Johnson 5, USC '16 18 Jadar Johnson 6, many 93 Sterling Johnson 3, SCS '16 34 Kendall Joseph 14, AUB ‘16 57 Tre Lamar 4, AUB ‘16, USC '16 90 Dexter Lawrence 10, AUB ‘16 23 Trayvon Mullen 7, SCS '16 19 Tanner Muse 5, SCS '16, USC '16 6 Dorian O’Daniel 10, GT ‘14 56 Scott Pagano 12, GT ‘15 45 Chris Register 3, BC '16 50 Jabril Robinson 8, WOF ‘15 47 James Skalski 3, many 43 Chad Smith 6 BC '16 23 Van Smith 14, TROY ‘16, LOU '16 25 Cordrea Tankersley 9, AUB ‘16 38 Amir Trapp 3, SYR '16 12 K’Von Wallace 3, NCS '16 94 Carlos Watkins 10, VT '16 15 Korrin Wiggins 6, OU ‘14 42 Christian Wilkins 10, LOU ‘15, OU ‘15 30 Jalen Williams 7, VT '16 49 Richard Yeargin 6, GT ‘15Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.

RUSHING # Player Carries Yards *Yards/Carries Touchdowns Long 2 Kelly Bryant 8, WF ‘15 59 MIA ‘15 --------- 2, MIA ‘15 59, MIA ‘15 26 Adam Choice 16, LOU ‘14 74, SCS ‘14 6.2, SCS ‘14 1, SCS ‘14 34, NCS ‘14 22 Tyshon Dye 20, GSU ‘14 124, GSU ‘14 6.2, GSU ‘14 2, many (2) 23, MIA ‘15 28 Tavien Feaster 12, SCS '16 83, SCS '16 6.9, SCS '16 1, many (2) 45, BC '16 27 C.J. Fuller 16, NCS '16 56, NCS '16 3.6, WF ‘15 1, USC '15 27, USC '16 9 Wayne Gallman 31, NCS ‘15 191, USC ‘14 8.8, GT ‘15 3, PITT '16 66, GT ‘15 12 Nick Schuessler 4, GAT ‘14 19, OSU '16 ---------- ---------- 19, OSU '16 4 Deshaun Watson 24, OU ‘15 145, OU ‘15 6.6, FSU ‘15 3, USC '15 63, MIA ‘15

PASSING # Player Completions Attempts ºPercentage Yards Touchdowns Long 2 Kelly Bryant 4, SCS '16 5, SCS '16 ---------- 27, SCS '16 1, SCS '16 15, SYR '16 10 Tucker Israel 3, SCS '16 3, SCS '16 ---------- 22, SCS '16 ---------- 17, SCS '16 12 Nick Schuessler 11, SYR '16 17, SYR '16 64.7, SYR '16 177, SYR '16 2, SYR '16 38, GT ‘15 4 Deshaun Watson 52, PITT '16 70, PITT ‘16 81.8, WOF ‘15, 580, PITT '16 6, UNC ‘14, 74, UNC ‘14 USC '16 USC '16

# Player ºEfficiency ºYards/Attempts ºYards/Completions Interceptions Plays Total Offense 2 Kelly Bryant ---------- ---------- ---------- 1, WF ‘15 19, SCS '16 62, WF ‘15 10 Tucker Israel ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 3, SCS '16 22, SCS '16 12 Nick Schuessler 191.0, SYR '16 10.4, SYR '16 16.1, SYR '16 ---------- 32, SYR '16 186, SYR '16 4 Deshaun Watson 238.9, NCS ‘15 14.2, USC ‘14 19.2, USC ‘14 3, LOU '16, PITT '16 97, UNC ‘15 478, ALA ‘15

RECEIVING # Player Receptions Yards •Yards/Receptions Touchdowns Long 8 Deon Cain 5, GT ‘15, USC '15, SYR '16 125, SYR '16 25.0, SYR '16 2, many (3) 67, BC ‘15 26 Adam Choice 4, FSU ‘14 46, FSU ‘14 11.5, FSU ‘14 ---------- 16, NCS ‘14 82 Adrien Dunn 2, SCS ‘14 17, GSU ‘14 ---------- ---------- 17, GSU ‘14 22 Tyshon Dye 1, SCS '16, NCS '16 11, NCS '16 ---------- ---------- 0, SCS '16 9 Wayne Gallman 4, Many (3) 68, UNC ‘15 20.3, ALA ‘15 1, WF ‘14, UNC ‘15 18, WF ‘14 16 Jordan Leggett 6, FSU ‘15, PITT '16 122, FSU ‘16 24.4, FSU '16 2, GT ‘15, VT '16 56, BC '16 88 Sean Mac Lain 1, SYR '16 3, SYR '16 ---------- ---------- 3, SYR '16 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 8, WOF ‘15, GT '16 101, GT ‘16 15.0, SCS '16 2, SCS '16 36, NCS ‘15, SCS '16 14 Diondre Overton 1, SCS '16, USC '16 45, SCS '16 ---------- 1, SCS '16 45, SCS '16 17 Cornell Powell 5, GT, '16 44, GT '16 8.8, GT '16 ---------- 18, GT '16 41 Grant Radakovich 1, SCS '16 7, SCS '16 ---------- ---------- 7, SCS '16 13 Hunter Renfrow 7, ALA ‘15, PITT '16 93, NCS ‘15 23.3, NCS ‘15 2, ALA ‘15 57, NCS ‘15 80 Milan Richard 1, SCS '16 9, SCS '16 ---------- ---------- 9, SCS '16 85 Seth Ryan 2, SCS '16, SYR '16 22, SCS '16 ---------- ---------- 17, SCS '16 3 Artavis Scott 13, PITT '16 185, USC ‘14 27.3, SCS ‘14 2, many (3) 70, USC ‘14 84 Cannon Smith 1, SCS '16, USC '16 22, SCS '16 ---------- ---------- 22, SCS '16 20 Jack Swinney 1, SCS '16 (-3), SCS '16 ---------- ---------- (-3), SCS '16 1 Trevion Thompson 3, GT ‘15 47, GT ‘15 15.7, GT ‘15 1, SCS '16 33, GT ‘15 44 Garrett Williams 1, SCS '16 13, SCS '16 ---------- ---------- 13, SCS '16 7 Mike Williams 15, PITT '16 202, PITT '16 29.3, UGA ‘14 3, USC '16 56, NCS ‘14

* - minimum 10 carries; º - minimum 10 completions; • - minimum three receptions; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.

Position AUB TROY SCS GAT LOU BC NCS FSU SYR PIT WFU USC VT OSULT Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Anchrum Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt HyattLG Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn HearnC Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo GuillermoRG Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder CrowderRT Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Pollard Pollard Pollard Pollard Pollard PollardTE Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett LeggettWR/TE G. Williams Renfrow McCloud McCloud McCloud McCloud McCloud Renfrow Renfrow Renfrow Renfrow Renfrow Renfrow RenfrowQB Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson WatsonRB Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman GallmanWR A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. ScottWR M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams DE Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins WilkinsDT Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins WatkinsDT Pagano Lawrence Pagano Lawrence Lawrence Pagano Lawrence Lawrence Pagano Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence LawrenceDE Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell FerrellSLB/NB O’Daniel O’Daniel O'Daniel O'Daniel O'Daniel Wiggins Edmond O'Daniel Fields O'Daniel O'Daniel O'Daniel O'Daniel O'DanielMLB Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph JosephWLB Boulware Boulware J. Williams Boulware Boulware Boulware Boulware Boulware Boulware Boulware Boulware Boulware Boulware BoulwareCB Carter Edmond Edmond Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter CarterS J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. JohnsonS V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. SmithCB Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley

PK Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel HuegelP Teasdall Teasdall King Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall

Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.

INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGHS

GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS


# Player AUB TROY SCS GT LOU BC NCS FSU SYR PIT WFU USC VT OSU Total 2016 G-S Career G-S 73 Tremayne Anchrum, OL -- 13 32 15 -- 4 -- -- 34 *89 12 45 7 37 288 10-1 10-1 21 Adrian Baker, CB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15-3 18 James Barnes, QB -- -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 1-0 1-0 96 Michael Batson, P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 11 Shadell Bell, TE -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- 4 -- -- 3 -- -- 7 3-0 3-0 61 Kaleb Bevelle, DL -- -- 6 -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- 7 -- -- 14 3-0 3-0 60 Kelby Bevelle, OL -- -- 15 -- -- -- -- -- 6 -- -- -- -- -- 21 2-0 2-0 10 Ben Boulware, LB *71 *43 -- *56 *101 *63 *79 *70 *43 *75 *49 *39 *72 *55 816 13-13 52-30 40 Jaquarius Brice, DE -- -- 8 -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- 7 -- -- 16 3-0 3-0 91 Austin Bryant, DE -- -- -- -- -- -- 27 27 21 29 25 31 23 22 205 8-0 20-0 2 Kelly Bryant, QB -- -- 19 -- -- 4 -- -- 12 -- -- 4 -- -- 39 4-0 12-0 8 Deon Cain, WR 36 36 21 28 25 35 30 33 25 30 20 30 23 40 412 14-0 26-1 31 Ryan Carter, CB *33 34 17 *42 *55 *38 *66 *41 *32 *60 *35 *19 *53 *40 565 14-12 40-13 95 Gage Cervenka, OL -- -- 21 -- -- 9 -- -- 6 -- 2 15 -- 8 61 6-0 6-0 26 Adam Choice, RB 5 15 16 14 5 10 17 -- 18 -- 6 9 -- 5 120 11-0 17-0 32 Kyle Cote, S -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- ST ST ST ST ST ST 0 7-0 7-0 55 Tyrone Crowder, OG *81 *54 *20 *62 *54 *28 *86 *70 *59 *59 *57 *48 *61 *54 793 14-14 33-26 33 J.D. Davis, LB ST 12 19 ST ST 8 ST ST 18 ST 9 13 ST 1 80 14-0 22-0 37 Judah Davis, LB ST -- 9 ST ST 7 ST ST 3 -- ST 6 ST ST 25 12-0 25-0 82 Adrien Dunn, WR -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 11-0 22 Tyshon Dye, RB 2 13 10 -- -- 5 6 -- 7 -- -- 10 -- -- 53 7-0 17-0 29 Marcus Edmond, CB -- *38 *18 21 58 19 *53 12 -- ST 20 30 32 5 306 12-3 31-3 61 David Estes, LS ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST -- 14-0 18-0 50 Justin Falcinelli, OL -- 23 32 18 -- 17 10 8 23 1 2 30 -- 10 174 11-0 24-0 99 Clelin Ferrell, DE *60 *50 *12 *45 *84 *53 *64 *61 *35 *73 *37 *37 *69 *43 723 14-14 14-14 28 Tavien Feaster, RB -- ST 24 ST ST 4 -- -- 24 ST 8 8 ST 4 72 11-0 11-0 24 Mark Fields, CB 37 36 23 ST ST 23 25 55 *53 23 18 25 1 13 332 14-1 27-1 83 Jesse Fisher, TE -- -- 9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- 10 2-0 2-0 63 Jake Fruhmorgen, OT *81 *74 *30 *78 *66 *44 *94 *56 -- -- -- -- -- -- 523 8-8 19-9 27 C.J. Fuller, RB ST 10 13 ST ST 11 60 ST 14 9 10 18 12 10 167 14-0 30-0 9 Wayne Gallman, RB *70 *46 *15 *68 *59 *30 *6 *79 *19 *85 *48 *44 *62 *64 695 14-14 41-36 77 Zach Giella, C -- -- 10 -- -- 4 -- -- 3 -- -- 11 -- 4 32 5-0 5-0 64 Pat Godfrey, OL -- -- 6 -- -- -- -- -- 3 -- -- 3 -- -- 12 3-0 3-0 71 Noah Green, OL -- -- 15 -- -- 9 -- -- 6 ST 2 9 -- -- 41 6-0 6-0 87 D.J. Greenlee, TE -- 1 15 -- -- 4 -- -- ST -- -- 5 -- -- 25 5-0 23-0 57 Jay Guillermo, C *81 *79 *30 *72 *66 *42 *94 *73 *51 *97 *74 *56 *80 *77 972 14-14 45-28 39 Christian Groomes, PK -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- -- 2-0 2-0 51 Taylor Hearn, OL *81 *63 *30 *68 *66 *44 *84 *77 *41 *98 *62 *52 *80 *77 923 14-14 28-14 92 Greg Huegel, PK *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST -- 14-14 29-29 67 Albert Huggins, DT -- 16 36 15 23 26 12 3 21 6 13 29 7 11 218 13-0 18-0 75 Mitch Hyatt, LT *81 *74 *30 *68 *66 *46 *94 *81 *63 2 *69 *64 *80 *77 895 14-13 29-28 10 Tucker Israel, QB -- -- 7 -- -- -- -- -- 5 -- -- -- -- -- 12 2-0 2-0 14 Denzel Johnson, S ST ST 22 -- -- 4 ST ST 2 ST 5 20 ST 1 54 12-0 12-0 18 Jadar Johnson, S *71 *79 *17 *56 *99 *63 *78 *33 *57 *76 *52 *39 *72 *55 847 14-14 53-15 93 Sterling Johnson, DT -- -- 17 -- -- -- -- -- 9 -- -- 20 -- -- 46 4-0 4-0 34 Kendall Joseph, LB *66 *71 *24 *56 *100 *60 *79 *69 *44 *75 *53 *40 *72 *55 864 14-14 21-14 97 Carson King, P -- -- *ST -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 57 Tre Lamar, LB 8 12 19 ST 6 10 1 1 21 2 8 12 1 1 102 14-0 14-0 90 Dexter Lawrence, DT 37 *41 20 *40 *67 40 *51 *39 35 *61 *38 *21 *69 *35 594 14-10 14-10 16 Jordan Leggett, TE *74 *57 *21 *63 *61 *41 *87 *78 *42 *80 *60 *52 *76 *63 855 14-14 49-36 89 Ryan Mac Lain, WR -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- 1 2-0 2-0 88 Sean Mac Lain, WR -- -- 17 -- -- -- -- -- 6 -- -- 3 -- -- 26 3-0 12-0 46 Jarvis Magwood, LB -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- ST -- -- 6 -- -- 6 3-0 3-0 34 Ray-Ray McCloud, WR 20 32 *22 *45 *60 *28 *34 24 -- 37 22 26 20 40 410 13-5 25-6 69 Maverick Morris, OG ST 32 23 20 12 23 8 11 9 39 19 35 22 37 290 14-0 33-3 23 Trayvon Mullen, CB -- 9 37 ST ST 18 ST ST 29 ST -- 13 ST 9 115 12-0 12-0 19 Tanner Muse, S ST ST 37 ST ST 8 ST ST 26 2 5 20 ST 1 99 14-0 14-0 6 Dorian O’Daniel, LB *13 *18 *21 *56 *26 33 11 *23 22 *53 *54 *37 *6 *51 424 14-11 41-13 10 Diondre Overton, WR -- 6 25 5 -- 14 -- -- 22 -- 6 19 -- 10 107 8-0 8-0 56 Scott Pagano, DT *31 28 *19 24 41 *26 25 28 *24 9 -- -- -- 22 277 11-4 30-14 70 Seth Penner, OL -- -- 15 -- -- -- -- -- 6 -- -- 5 -- -- 26 3-0 3-0 76 Sean Pollard, OT -- 11 32 4 -- 15 -- 25 *57 *98 *64 *60 *70 *53 489 11-6 11-6 17 Cornell Powell, WR -- 19 42 26 4 28 -- -- 6 -- 6 24 -- 23 178 9-0 9-0 52 Connor Prevost, LB -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 -- -- 6 2-0 2-0 41 Grant Radakovich, TE ST ST 7 ST ST 1 ST ST 3 ST ST 2 ST 2 15 14-0 14-0 45 Chris Register, DE 6 16 32 15 17 17 6 -- 13 -- 6 13 -- 1 142 11-0 12-0 13 Hunter Renfrow, WR 46 *47 -- -- -- -- 46 *65 *39 *78 *47 *45 *63 *60 536 10-8 25-18 80 Milan Richard, TE 8 25 12 12 5 11 6 6 16 11 7 10 4 9 142 14-0 29-0 50 Jabril Robinson, DT -- -- 19 -- -- 11 -- -- 21 -- 6 7 -- 1 65 6-0 12-0 85 Seth Ryan, WR ST ST 15 ST ST 4 ST ST 20 ST ST 4 ST ST 43 14-0 31-0 12 Nick Schuessler, QB -- -- 27 -- -- 6 -- -- 32 -- 5 16 -- 10 96 6-0 19-0 3 Artavis Scott, WR *53 *45 *23 *55 *37 *32 *51 *63 *47 *58 *49 *37 *58 *45 652 14-14 42-35 37 Cameron Scott, CB -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ST -- -- -- 2-0 2-0 54 Connor Sekas, LB -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 74 John Simpson, OL -- 10 32 -- -- 24 -- 3 33 7 15 26 -- 10 160 9-0 9-0 47 James Skalski, LB ST ST 8 ST ST 3 -- ST 9 ST ST ST ST ST 20 13-0 13-0 84 Cannon Smith, TE ST 1 12 ST ST 6 ST 1 5 1 3 5 ST 4 38 14-0 29-0 43 Chad Smith, LB ST ST 5 ST 2 8 1 ST 2 2 ST ST ST ST 20 14-0 14-0 23 Van Smith, DB *71 *79 *11 *56 *100 *66 *79 *73 *43 *74 *52 *39 *72 *55 870 14-14 28-14 47 Alex Spence, PK -- -- ST -- -- ST -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-0 3-0 52 Austin Spence, LS -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- -- 2-0 2-0 20 Jack Swinney, WR -- -- 7 -- -- -- -- -- 5 -- -- -- -- -- 12 2-0 2-0 25 Cordrea Tankersley, CB *71 *71 *12 *49 *87 *63 *78 *73 *29 *76 *38 *26 *69 *52 794 14-14 54-29 59 Bradley Tatko, LS -- -- ST -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ST -- -- -- 2-0 2-0 32 Andy Teasdall, P *ST *ST -- *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST -- 13-13 30-28 86 Ty Thomason, WR -- -- 9 -- -- -- -- -- 6 -- -- 4 -- -- 19 3-0 3-0 1 Trevion Thompson, WR 11 34 35 25 23 21 18 18 38 14 28 42 14 -- 321 13-0 27-0 72 Logan Tisch, OL -- -- 15 -- -- -- -- -- 6 -- -- 5 -- -- 26 3-0 3-0 38 Amir Trapp, DB -- -- 9 -- -- -- -- -- 20 -- -- 7 -- -- 36 3-0 3-0 12 K’Von Wallace, DB ST 18 22 1 10 ST 20 15 4 14 ST 4 ST 1 109 14-0 14-0 94 Carlos Watkins, DT *56 *44 *12 *37 *76 *48 *63 *63 *36 *65 *50 *36 *73 *41 700 14-14 52-30 4 Deshaun Watson, QB *81 *89 *28 *82 *66 *53 *94 *86 *40 *98 *72 *71 *80 *76 1016 14-14 37-34 15 Korrin Wiggins, S/LB 35 21 27 -- 40 *23 -- 37 11 -- -- -- -- -- 194 7-1 32-7 42 Christian Wilkins, DT *59 *63 *12 *43 *79 *50 *54 *50 *35 *50 *39 *28 *52 *40 654 14-14 29-15 44 Garrett Williams, TE *12 11 9 14 4 12 9 5 17 9 10 14 7 9 142 14-1 29-1 30 Jalen Williams, LB 34 41 *39 1 -- -- -- 8 17 5 2 11 56 -- 214 10-1 25-1 7 Mike Williams, WR *58 *48 *20 *50 *42 *13 *64 *57 *35 *63 *52 *39 *61 *35 637 14-14 41-29 49 Richard Yeargin, DE 19 29 25 9 22 18 3 2 34 -- 17 -- -- 5 183 11-0 21-0* - start; ST - special teams only; Note: Numbers do not necessarily denote official plays, but rather non-special-team snaps; bold denotes a Clemson home game.

PARTICIPATION


AUBURN # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 25 9 53 3:09 Downs 2. 1 9:43 34 6 14 2:25 Punt 3. 1 5:29 18 5 23 2:40 Punt 4. 2 12:50 16 13 84 •5:16 TD 5. 2 5:44 49 3 17 0:59 Fum 6. 2 3:25 23 8 64 •3:18 FG 7. 3 12:47 *45 7 22 2:11 FG 8. 3 8:56 8 3 4 1:06 Int 9. 3 3:00 6 3 7 1:17 Punt 10. 4 13:46 25 10 75 •3:47 TD 11. 4 6:15 2 3 6 1:31 Punt 12. 4 3:22 25 10 60 2:42 Downs

TROY # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 12:43 11 3 (-1) 1:26 Punt 2. 1 10:22 35 10 57 •2:54 FG 3. 1 3:18 18 3 (-3) 0:47 Punt 4. 1 0:23 35 3 2 1:13 Inter. 5. 2 14:03 37 5 16 1:22 Punt 6. 2 11:06 46 4 54 1:00 TD 7. 2 7:52 32 6 41 1:54 Downs 8. 2 4:15 *40 5 26 •1:30 FG 9. 3 15:00 22 6 37 1:35 Punt 10. 3 10:31 *48 3 2 0:43 Int 11. 3 8:21 20 4 18 1:34 Punt 12. 3 4:03 22 3 0 0:44 Punt 13. 3 2:34 34 13 66 •3:44 TD 14. 4 12:54 25 11 75 2:54 TD 15. 4 4:58 *49 7 32 2:33 FG 16. 4 0:43 *33 1 (-1) 0:43 Game

SC STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 31 10 69 •3:27 TD 2. 1 8:17 24 10 76 •2:57 TD 3. 1 4:36 36 4 64 1:18 TD 4. 1 2:39 *2 4 (-7) •1:00 FG 5. 2 14:46 *39 3 39 1:05 TD 6. 2 12:07 *49 6 49 2:11 TD 7. 2 6:43 *43 7 18 3:00 MFG 8. 2 0:09 33 1 6 3:09 Half 9. 3 10:59 35 12 65 •4:30 TD 10. 3 3:28 30 6 70 •2:33 TD 11. 4 11:43 21 8 46 2:39 Downs 12. 4 6:57 29 5 23 2:29 Punt 13. 4 1:28 23 4 31 1:28 Game

GEORGIA TECH # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 25 9 75 •3:35 TD 2. 1 9:22 *47 10 37 •2:43 MFG 3. 1 5:09 38 8 62 •2:43 TD 4. 2 14:07 2 3 2 1:12 Punt 5. 2 9:45 10 12 49 4:57 Punt 6. 2 3:48 *45 5 30 •1:48 Int 7. 2 1:53 28 10 72 •1:49 TD 8. 3 9:32 35 3 7 1:11 Punt 9. 3 6:25 36 4 19 2:00 Punt 10. 4 13:21 25 4 20 2:23 Punt 11. 4 10:48 *27 4 -(-2) 0:51 FG 12. 4 7:48 20 7 33 3:26 Punt 13. 4 2:51 *24 5 18 •2:51 Game

LOUISVILLE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 14:07 41 4 17 1:14 Punt 2. 1 9:59 10 8 30 3:13 Punt 3. 1 5:08 31 3 7 1:41 Punt 4. 2 14:12 20 7 65 •3:00 Int 5. 2 8:08 *45 2 45 0:20 TD 6. 2 6:37 46 1 12 0:10 Fum 7. 2 6:20 *38 1 38 0:11 TD 8. 2 4:44 44 3 56 0:57 TD 9. 2 0:31 27 4 73 •0:26 TD 10. 3 14:56 27 2 2 0:35 Int 11. 3 11:15 27 3 8 1:50 Punt 12. 3 5:16 25 7 70 •1:49 Fum 13. 3 0:39 24 4 14 1:34 Punt 14. 4 10:15 31 2 1 0:34 Int 15. 4 7:39 *23 2 23 •0:34 TD 16. 4 6:11 15 8 85 2:57 TD 17. 4 0:33 3 1 0 0:33 Game

CLEMSON OFFENSIVE DRIVE CHARTS

Yds Player(s) Type Opp 65 * Watson to Cain Pass SYR 59 * Gallman Rush BC 56 * Watson to Leggett Pass BC 50 Watson to M. Williams Pass BC 45 * Schuessler to Overton Pass SCS 45 * Feaster Rush BC 42 * Gallman Rush WF 41 Watson to Leggett Pass FSU 40 Watson to Cain Pass FSU 39 Watson to Cain Pass VT 37 * Watson to Cain Pass LOU 37 Watson to M. Williams Pass OSU 36 * Watson to McCloud Pass SCS 35 * Watson to Renfrow Pass TROY 34 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 34 * Watson to Leggett Pass FSU 34 * Watson to M. Williams Pass USC 33 * Watson to Cain Pass LOU 33 Watson Rush OSU 32 Watson to Leggett Pass WF 31 * Watson to Leggett Pass LOU 31 Schuessler to M. Williams Pass SYR 31 Watson to M. Williams Pass PITT 31 Watson to Renfrow Pass VT 30 Gallman Rush SYR 30 Watson to M. Williams Pass PITT 30 Watson to Leggett Pass USC 30 Watson to Cain Pass VT 30 * Watson to Fuller Pass OSU 29 Watson to Cain Pass BC 29 Watson to M. Williams Pass NCS 29 Watson to Cain Pass FSU 29 Schuessler to Cain Pass SYR 29 Watson to Leggett Pass PITT 28 Watson to M. Williams Pass GT 28 Watson to A. Scott Pass PITT 27 Bryant Rush SCS 27 * Watson to Cain Pass PITT 27 Gallman Rush WF 27 Fuller Rush VT 26 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 26 Feaster Rush SCS 26 Watson to M. Williams Pass OSU 25 Watson to Thompson Pass GT 25 Watson to Leggett Pass FSU 25 Watson to Renfrow Pass PITT 25 Watson to Cain Pass USC 24 Watson to McCloud Pass GT 24 Watson to Leggett Pass LOU 24 * Gallman Rush LOU 24 Schuessler to Leggett Pass SYR 24 Schuessler to M. Williams Pass SYR 23 Watson to M. Williams Pass SCS 23 Watson Rush LOU 23 Watson to A. Scott Pass LOU 23 Watson to Cain Pass BC 23 Watson to Cain Pass SYR 23 Watson Rush WF 23 Gallman Rush USC 22 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 22 Watson to M. Williams Pass SCS 22 Schuessler to Ca. Smith Pass SCS 22 Watson to M. Williams Pass WF 21 Watson to M. Williams Pass NCS 21 Watson to Renfrow Pass NCS 21 Watson to Leggett Pass PITT 21 * Watson to Leggett Pass VT 20 Watson to A. Scott Pass AUB 20 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 20 Gallman Rush AUB 20 Watson to McCloud Pass TROY 20 Watson to McCloud Pass TROY 20 Watson to McCloud Pass TROY 20 * Watson to M. Williams Pass LOU 20 Watson to Renfrow Pass FSU 20 Watson to A. Scott Pass USC 20 Watson to M. Williams Pass VT 20 Watson to McCloud Pass OSU 20 Gallman Rush OSU * - touchdown; Note: Offensive plays only; bold denotes a Clemson home game.

CLEMSON’S LONGEST PLAYS

* - in opponent’s territory; • - red-zone posses-sion (first-and-10 inside the opponent 21); Note: Bolded lines denote scoring drives.

BOSTON COLLEGE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 12 3 4 0:53 Punt 2. 1 11:08 25 4 75 1:46 TD 3. 1 5:23 30 7 70 •2:11 TD 4. 1 1:40 44 1 56 0:11 TD 5. 2 15:00 40 5 9 1:49 Punt 6. 2 6:46 1 3 10 1:39 Punt 7. 2 1:49 12 3 6 0:29 Punt 8. 2 0:21 24 2 51 0:21 Half 9. 3 13:03 37 4 63 1:25 TD 10. 3 7:45 41 7 59 2:27 TD 11. 3 0:27 45 12 55 •3:46 TD 12. 4 10:13 49 6 10 3:31 Punt 13. 4 4:33 42 4 58 1:24 TD

NC STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 10:55 26 6 50 1:51 Fum 2. 1 5:42 15 13 77 •4:25 FG 3. 2 14:43 43 3 5 1:25 Punt 4. 2 12:26 35 12 64 •4:31 Downs 5. 2 2:03 25 10 75 •1:54 TD 6. 3 15:00 25 1 0 0:09 Int 7. 3 14:45 17 14 78 •4:29 Fum 8. 3 8:56 *43 5 39 1:49 Fum 9. 3 4:49 23 10 77 •3:46 TD 10. 4 11:23 28 10 25 4:44 Punt 11. OT ----- *25 8 25 •----- TD

FLORIDA STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 32 9 68 •3:55 TD 2. 1 5:27 20 10 80 •3:46 TD 3. 1 0:42 *49 3 (-2) 1:26 Punt 4. 2 13:18 *47 3 9 1:15 Int 5. 2 8:20 25 5 21 2:41 Punt 6. 2 4:45 32 8 62 •2:56 FG 7. 2 0:23 25 1 0 0:23 Half 8. 3 12:03 5 10 78 •2:55 FG 9. 3 7:07 33 2 2 0:41 Int 10. 3 6:18 25 6 16 2:11 Punt 11. 3 2:32 29 3 2 1:37 Punt 12. 3 0:43 25 10 75 •4:13 TD 13. 4 8:43 48 8 23 3:28 FG 14. 4 3:23 25 5 75 1:17 TD 15. 4 0:18 *33 1 (-1) 0:18 Game

SYRACUSE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 13:16 *41 10 36 •3:50 FG 2. 1 6:53 41 3 5 2:02 Punt 3. 1 4:42 *15 3 15 •0:55 TD 4. 2 14:42 5 2 95 0:31 TD 5. 2 12:16 11 12 89 •5:00 TD 6. 2 6:30 14 14 86 •5:03 TD 7. 2 0:33 22 6 55 0:30 MFG 8. 3 15:00 *44 7 44 •2:51 TD 9. 3 10:10 16 6 23 2:46 Punt 10. 3 4:31 20 10 80 •3:05 TD 11. 4 15:00 40 8 31 3:18 FG 12. 4 4:15 33 3 (-4) 1:41 Punt 13. 4 0:54 32 3 10 0:54 Game

PITTSBURGH # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 13:02 22 8 65 •2:06 Int 2. 1 9:12 49 6 51 •1:53 TD 3. 1 5:22 30 12 70 •4:42 TD 4. 2 13:48 20 11 80 •3:42 TD 5. 2 9:26 26 6 30 2:46 Int 6. 2 2:23 25 6 75 1:14 TD 7. 3 14:53 19 6 12 1:59 Punt 8. 3 10:48 *47 3 47 0:55 TD 9. 3 4:29 19 8 81 •2:52 TD 10. 3 0:35 31 4 18 0:47 Punt 11. 4 13:08 *44 3 (-1) 1:18 Punt 12. 4 10:33 42 13 55 •4:51 Int 13. 4 5:12 23 9 42 4:14 Downs

WAKE FOREST # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 12:46 49 4 51 1:22 TD 2. 1 8:28 41 7 59 •2:06 TD 3. 1 4:38 32 9 68 3:28 TD 4. 1 0:42 48 8 52 •2:58 TD 5. 2 10:04 25 8 39 3:46 Downs 6. 2 3:31 18 3 4 1:44 Punt 7. 2 0:20 12 1 (-1) 0:20 Half 8. 3 15:00 25 9 46 3:12 Downs 9. 3 9:26 32 4 20 1:40 Punt 10. 3 5:30 25 3 9 1:51 Punt 11. 3 1:15 20 13 80 •5:25 TD 12. 4 7:08 34 4 15 3:15 Punt 13. 4 0:34 37 2 9 0:34 Game

SOUTH CAROLINA # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 14:32 32 9 46 2:23 MFG 2. 1 12:03 *47 3 47 0:55 TD 3. 1 9:42 35 11 65 •3:50 TD 4. 1 4:15 *32 5 32 •2:10 TD 5. 1 0:30 31 5 30 1:15 Punt 6. 2 10:47 22 5 48 1:47 Int 7. 2 5:21 *45 6 45 •2:15 TD 8. 2 0:47 20 6 80 0:39 TD 9. 3 15:00 34 6 66 •2:16 TD 10. 3 11:17 20 14 80 •6:39 TD 11. 3 3:28 38 5 23 2:52 Punt 12. 4 10:13 32 15 68 •7:06 TD

VIRGINIA TECH # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 25 9 75 •3:13 TD 2. 1 10:03 17 9 83 4:06 TD 3. 1 0:51 25 10 75 •4:05 TD 4. 2 8:49 35 5 13 2:42 Punt 5. 2 4:09 25 6 11 2:53 Punt 6. 2 0:06 20 1 (-1) 0:06 Half 7. 3 14:11 33 2 3 0:31 Int 8. 3 12:55 11 9 89 •3:38 TD 9. 3 7:48 24 3 5 0:58 Punt 10. 3 6:04 49 4 51 •1:19 TD 11. 3 2:27 25 3 7 1:28 Punt 12. 4 11:35 25 8 75 •4:02 TD 13. 4 5:43 25 3 (-7) 1:40 Punt 14. 4 1:11 14 3 30 1:11 Game

OHIO STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 13:37 17 2 1 0:26 Int 2. 1 11:52 30 7 42 2:36 FG 3. 1 5:59 30 10 70 •3:43 TD 4. 2 14:54 11 3 9 1:52 Punt 5. 2 11:38 26 9 37 3:15 Int 6. 2 6:05 17 8 83 3:44 TD 7. 2 0:58 21 5 23 0:46 Punt 8. 3 15:00 25 3 6 1:17 Punt 9. 3 13:13 *41 9 27 •4:11 MFG 10. 3 7:40 41 4 16 1:40 Punt 11. 3 4:09 *40 5 40 •2:03 TD 12. 3 0:56 19 10 39 4:05 Punt 13. 4 9:25 7 2 7 •0:34 TD 14. 4 5:48 27 10 40 5:39 Downs


OPPONENT OFFENSIVE DRIVE CHARTS

Yds Player(s) Type Team 70 * Cook Rush FSU 66 * Frye Rush TROY 64 Samuel Rush OSU 55 * Peterman to Orndoff Pass PITT 53 Evans to Ford Pass VT 51 Kearns to Wade Pass WFU 49 Neal Rush SYR 46 * Peterman to Conner Pass PITT 44 Peterman to Parrish Pass PITT 43 White to Davis Pass AUB 43 * Cook Rush FSU 42 Evans to Hodges Pass VT 41 Kearns to Serigne Pass WF 40 Francois to Murray Pass FSU 39 Finley to Hines Pass NCS 38 Jackson Rush LOU 38 Locklear to Samuels Pass NCS 38 Stevenson Rush FSU 34 Smith Rush LOU 33 * Samuel to Edwards Pass USC 32 Evans to Rogers Pass VT 30 Silvers to Douglas Pass TROY 29 Jackson to Smith Pass LOU 28 Silvers to Flakes Pass TROY 28 Jackson to Hikutini Pass LOU 28 Talley Rush USC 27 Finley to Dayes Pass NCS 27 Conner Rush PITT 27 * McMillian Rush VT 26 Thomas to Stewart Pass GT 26 J. Smith Rush BC 26 Francois to Rudolph Pass FSU 26 Conner Rush PITT 26 * Evans to Phillips Pass VT 25 Jackson to Quick Pass LOU 25 Peterman to Weah Pass PITT 24 Finley to Harmon Pass NCS 23 Finley to Samuels Pass NCS 23 Francois to Tate Pass FSU 23 Francois to Whitfield Pass FSU 22 Jackson Rush LOU 22 Jackson to Quick Pass LOU 22 Towles to Sweeney Pass BC 22 Francois to Murray Pass FSU 22 Colburn Rush WF 21 White to Davis Pass AUB 21 Francois to Whitfield Pass FSU 21 Barrett to Victor Pass OSU 21 Peterman to Orndoff Pass PITT 20 Morris Rush SCS 20 Jackson to Hikutini Pass LOU 20 Wilson to Elta-Tawo Pass SYR 20 * Conner Rush PITT 20 Ludwig to Edmunds Pass VT * - touchdown; Note: Offensive plays only; bold denotes a Clemson home game.

OPPONENTS’ LONGEST PLAYSAUBURN # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 11:51 32 3 (-2) 2:08 Punt 2. 1 7:18 14 3 0 1:49 Punt 3. 1 2:49 20 12 44 4:51 FG 4. 2 7:34 35 3 (-20) 1:50 Punt 5. 2 4:45 34 3 1 1:20 Punt 6. 3 14:51 5 3 0 2:04 Punt 7. 3 10:36 25 5 39 1:40 Int 8. 3 7:50 *35 12 30 •4:50 Fum 9. 3 1:43 *49 7 35 •2:57 FG 10. 4 9:51 23 10 69 •3:36 Int 11. 4 4:44 *36 4 36 •1:22 TD 12. 4 0:40 15 8 45 0:40 Game

TROY # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 25 3 4 2:17 Punt 2. 1 11:17 *47 5 25 0:55 FG 3. 1 7:28 25 6 22 4:10 Punt 4. 1 2:31 49 5 16 2:08 Downs 5. 2 14:10 *26 1 0 0:07 Int 6. 2 12:41 20 4 23 1:35 Int 7. 2 10:06 25 4 75 2:14 TD 8. 2 5:58 27 4 14 1:43 Int 9. 2 2:45 25 3 5 1:07 Punt 10. 2 1:38 20 7 49 1:36 MFG 11. 3 13:25 9 4 17 2:54 Punt 12. 3 9:48 *38 3 (-5) 1:27 Punt 13. 3 6:47 37 3 (-4) 2:44 Punt 14. 3 3:19 34 3 1 0:45 Punt 15. 4 13:50 25 3 2 0:56 Punt 16. 4 9:56 14 14 86 •4:47 TD 17. 4 2:24 32 8 68 •1:40 TD

SC STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 11:33 25 6 1 3:16 Punt 2. 1 5:20 25 3 2 0:44 Punt 3. 1 3:18 25 2 2 0:39 Int 4. 1 1:39 25 3 (-5) 1:53 Punt 5. 2 13:41 25 3 3 1:34 Punt 6. 2 9:52 14 6 14 3:09 Punt 7. 2 3:43 25 11 42 3:34 Downs 8. 3 12:00 25 3 7 1:01 Punt 9. 3 6:23 18 6 19 2:55 Punt 10. 3 0:48 43 3 5 4:05 Punt 11. 4 9:04 33 3 (-6) 2:07 Punt 12. 4 4:28 13 6 37 3:00 Punt

GEORGIA TECH # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 11:25 25 3 (-6) 2:03 Punt 2. 1 6:39 20 3 (-7) 1:30 Punt 3. 1 2:26 35 5 22 3:19 Punt 4. 2 12:55 48 6 5 3:10 Punt 5. 2 4:48 10 3 4 1:00 Punt 6. 2 2:00 2 0 (-2) 0:00 Safety 7. 2 0:04 37 1 14 0:04 Half 8. 3 14:53 11 8 15 5:21 Punt 9. 3 8:21 25 3 3 1:56 Punt 10. 3 4;25 11 11 89 •6:04 TD 11. 4 10:58 17 1 0 0:10 Int 12. 4 9:57 25 4 11 2:09 Punt 13. 4 4:22 15 4 9 1:31 Downs

LOUISVILLE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 23 3 (-5) 0:53 Punt 2. 1 12:53 1 5 18 2:54 Punt 3. 1 6:46 15 3 2 1:38 Punt 4. 1 3:27 18 11 82 •4:09 TD 5. 2 11:12 20 8 25 3:04 Fum 6. 2 7:48 25 3 (-5) 1:11 Int 7. 2 6:27 39 1 (-1) 0:07 Fum 8. 2 6:09 25 3 (-7) 1:25 Punt 9. 2 3:44 15 13 76 •3:07 FG 10. 2 0:03 39 1 (-6) 0:03 Half 11. 3 14:21 *36 7 36 •3:01 TD 12. 3 9:25 32 11 63 •4:04 FG 13. 3 3:27 23 7 77 •2:42 TD 14. 4 14:05 26 8 62 •3:42 FG 15. 4 9:41 44 4 56 •1:49 TD 16. 4 6:49 29 3 7 0:48 Punt 17. 4 3:14 25 11 72 •2:41 Downs

* - in opponent’s territory; • - red-zone posses-sion (first-and-10 inside the opponent 21); Note: Bolded lines denote scoring drives.

BOSTON COLLEGE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 14:07 47 3 6 1:26 Punt 2. 1 12:41 *9 4 5 •1:33 FG 3. 1 9:22 25 6 3 3:59 Punt 4. 1 3:12 25 3 2 1:32 Punt 5. 1 1:29 19 3 7 1:29 Punt 6. 2 13:11 19 13 79 •6:25 Downs 7. 2 5:07 *49 6 6 3:18 Punt 8. 2 1:20 31 6 45 0:59 Fum 9. 3 15:00 22 3 1 1:57 Punt 10. 3 11:38 1 6 25 3:53 Punt 11. 3 5:18 45 9 55 •4:51 TD 12. 4 11:41 12 3 6 1:28 Punt 13. 4 6:42 13 3 3 2:09 Punt 14. 4 3:09 32 3 3 1:39 Int 15. 4 1:30 35 2 8 1:30 Game

NC STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 25 9 49 4:05 MFG 2. 1 9:04 24 7 32 •3:22 Punt 3. 1 1:17 25 5 28 1:34 Int 4. 2 13:18 18 3 1 0:52 Punt 5. 2 7:55 1 14 88 •5:52 FG 6. 2 0:09 37 2 21 0:08 Half 7. 3 10:16 5 3 (-3) 1:20 Punt 8. 3 7:07 *26 6 6 •2:18 MFG 9. 3 1:03 25 14 75 •4:40 TD 10. 4 6:39 29 14 55 •6:39 MFG 11. OT ----- *25 1 0 ----- Int

FLORIDA STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 11:01 15 10 48 5:34 Punt 2. 1 1:41 25 3 (-1) 0:59 Punt 3. 2 14:16 7 3 3 0:58 Punt 4. 2 12:03 40 6 60 •3:43 TD 5. 2 5:39 14 3 18 0:54 Int 6. 2 1:44 22 6 78 •1:21 TD 7. 3 15:00 25 6 19 2:57 Punt 8. 3 9:03 23 3 (-2) 1:56 Punt 9. 3 6:26 *43 1 43 0:08 TD 10. 3 4:07 30 3 (-1) 1:35 Punt 11. 3 0:55 30 1 70 0:43 TD 12. 4 11:30 25 4 (-8) 2:37 Punt 13. 4 5:19 20 5 80 •1:56 TD 14. 4 2:01 21 9 12 1:43 Downs

SYRACUSE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 22 3 (-1) 1:44 Punt 2. 1 9:18 39 7 20 2:25 Downs 3. 1 4:51 26 1 0 0:09 Int 4. 1 3:44 11 9 47 4:02 Punt 5. 2 14:06 25 6 16 1:50 Punt 6. 2 7:04 *32 2 3 0:34 Int 7. 2 1:22 20 6 16 0:49 Punt 8. 2 0:03 23 1 1 0:03 Half 9. 3 12:02 20 7 28 1:52 Punt 10. 3 7:24 21 7 65 •2:53 MFG 11. 3 1:20 19 3 6 1:20 Punt 12. 4 11:35 17 8 41 3:55 Int 13. 4 7:34 19 6 13 3:19 Punt 14. 4 2:34 25 3 (-2) 1:40 Punt

PITTSBURGH # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 25 5 75 •1:52 TD 2. 1 10:56 20 4 (-5) 1:44 Punt 3. 1 7:19 25 5 75 1:51 TD 4. 1 0:40 25 5 23 1:52 Punt 5. 2 10:06 35 3 65 0:33 TD 6. 2 6:40 14 10 86 •4:17 TD 7. 2 1:02 16 8 49 1:02 MFG 8. 3 12:54 31 4 16 2:06 Fum 9. 3 9:53 25 11 75 •5:18 TD 10. 3 1:37 25 3 (-1) 1:02 Punt 11. 4 14:48 11 3 (-7) 1:40 Punt 12. 4 11:50 10 3 5 1:17 Punt 13. 4 5:42 *30 3 30 •5:17 TD 14. 4 0:58 36 6 34 0:52 FG

WAKE FOREST # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 16 3 7 2:14 Punt 2. 1 11:24 25 6 18 2:56 Punt 3. 1 6:22 35 3 5 1:44 Punt 4. 1 1:10 25 3 1 0:28 Punt 5. 2 12:44 26 3 6 2:03 Punt 6. 2 10:41 *27 4 3 0:37 FG 7. 2 6:18 36 6 64 •2:47 TD 8. 2 1:47 49 3 (-7) 1:27 Punt 9. 3 11:48 29 4 12 2:22 Punt 10. 3 7:46 13 7 82 •2:16 FG 11. 3 3:39 33 3 (-13) 2:24 Punt 12. 4 10:50 25 6 8 3:42 Punt 13. 4 3:53 20 5 5 3:19 Punt

SOUTH CAROLINA # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 26 3 0 0:28 Punt 2. 1 12:09 22 1 0 0:06 Int 3. 1 11:08 25 3 2 1:26 Punt 4. 1 5:47 25 4 7 1:32 Downs 5. 1 2:00 14 3 (-7) 1:30 Punt 6. 2 14:15 20 6 19 3:28 Punt 7. 2 9:00 11 6 12 3:39 Punt 8. 2 2:59 28 5 29 2:12 Punt 9. 3 12:44 25 5 75 1:20 TD 10. 3 4:32 30 3 (-8) 1:04 Punt 11. 3 0:36 4 13 64 5:23 Downs 12. 4 3:00 16 6 44 3:00 Game

VIRGINIA TECH # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 11:47 27 3 (-7) 1:44 Punt 2. 1 5:57 23 11 77 •5:06 TD 3. 2 11:46 22 6 16 2:57 Punt 4. 2 6:07 30 5 70 •1:58 TD 5. 2 1:16 26 3 7 1:10 Punt 6. 3 15:00 25 3 (-6) 0:49 Punt 7. 3 13:40 *38 3 (-5) 0:45 Punt 8. 3 9:17 20 3 (-1) 1:29 Punt 9. 3 6:50 35 2 (-2) 0:46 Int 10. 3 4:45 25 5 75 2:27 TD 11. 3 0:59 35 12 65 •4:24 TD 12. 4 7:28 24 6 76 1:45 TD 13. 4 4:03 41 9 36 2:52 Int

OHIO STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result 1. 1 15:00 33 3 2 1:23 Punt 2. 1 13:11 *33 4 3 1:19 MFG 3. 1 9:06 *42 7 12 3:07 MFG 4. 1 2:10 23 5 26 2:16 Punt 5. 2 13:02 13 3 6 1:24 Punt 6. 2 8:23 20 6 17 2:18 Punt 7. 2 2:21 25 3 3 1:23 Punt 8. 2 0:12 12 1 (-1) 0:12 Half 9. 3 13:43 26 2 15 0:30 Fum 10. 3 9:02 20 3 4 1:22 Punt 11. 3 6:00 12 4 (-4) 1:51 Punt 12. 3 2:00 35 2 38 1:04 Int 13. 4 11:51 20 5 47 2:26 Int 14. 4 8:47 28 9 45 2:59 Downs 15. 4 0:09 33 1 7 0:09 Game


AUBURN, ALA. - Clemson opened the 2016 season Saturday with a 19-13 win over Auburn in front of a sellout Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Tigers batted down a Hail Mary pass attempt on the final play of the game to move to 1-0 on the season.

Deshaun Watson passed for 248 yards and a touchdown, while wide receiver Mike Williams signaled his return with a career night. He caught nine passes for 174 yards to lead the playmakers. Defensively, Clemson came up with three takeaways and held Auburn to just 262 yards.

A scoreless first quarter saw the Tigers put together a pair of drives that resulted in points in the second. After three big completions to Williams — who returned from a neck injury suffered in last year’s opener — Wayne Gallman plunged in from a yard out behind two defensive tackles lined up in the backfield. With just seven seconds left before the half, Greg Huegel tacked on a 30-yard field goal to put Clemson up 10-3.

Auburn pulled to within a touchdown at 13-6 heading into the fourth quarter, but Hunter Renfrow provided the play of the night. Facing third-and-goal, Watson lofted a beautiful pass from the 16 to Renfrow, who made a spectacular catch in the corner of the endzone. It was his third straight game with a touchdown reception.

#2 CLEMSON 19

AUBURN 13SEPT. 3, 2016 • JORDAN-HARE STADIUM • AUBURN, ALA.

GAME 1

Clemson 0 10 3 6 19Auburn 0 3 0 10 13

AU Carlson 53 FG, 2nd, 12:58, 12-44CU Gallman 1 run (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 7:34, 13-84CU Huegel 30 FG, 2nd, 0:07, 8-64CU Huegel 40 FG, 3rd, 10:36, 7-22AU Carlson 32 FG, 4th, 13:46, 7-35CU Renfrow 16 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick Failed) 4th, 9:59, 10-75AU Johnson 9 Run (Carlson Kick) 4th, 3:22, 4-36Attendance - 87,451 Weather - Clear, 79º

Team Statistics CU AUBFirst Downs 19 17Rushing 151 87Passing 19-34-1 15-30-2Passing Yards 248 175Total Offense 399 262Yards/Play 5.1 3.7Return Yards 16 42Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1Turnovers 2 3Penalties 6-55 9-60Interception Returns 2-0 1-0Punt Returns 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns 1-16 3-42Punting 4-41.5 5-44.4Third-Down Conversions 6-17 3-17Sacks 3-28 0-0Time of Possession 30:29 29:31

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)CU Gallman 30-123-1, Watson 11-21, Choice 3-7AUB K. Johnson 23-94-1, Truitt 4-7, Cox 4-6, White 4-(-2), J. Johnson 6-(-18)

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)CU Watson 19-34-248-1-1AUB White 10-21-140-1-0, J. Johnson 4-6-38-1-0, Franklin 1-1-(-3)-0-0, Team 0-2-0-0-0

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)CU M. Williams 9-174, A. Scott 3-30, Renfrow 3-27-1,

McCloud 2-8, Gallman 1-8, Cain 1-1AUB M. Davis 5-56, Hastings 3-29, Truitt 2-17, R. Davis

2-17, K. Davis 1-43, Stevens 1-16, K. Johnson 1-(-3)

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)CU NoneAUB None

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)CU A. Scott 1-16AUB Ford 3-42

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)CU Johnson 1-0AUB Holsey 1-0

Tackle LeadersCU Joseph 14, Lawrence 10

SacksCU Lawrence 1-11, Wilkins 1-11, Joseph 1-6, Lamar 1-2

Tackles For LossCU Joseph 3-8, Wilkins 2.5-13, Tankersley 2-4, Lawrence

1-11, V. Smith 1.5-3, Lamar 1-2, Boulware 1-1, O’Daniel 1.5-3, Ferrell 0.5-1

GAME STATS


GAME 2

CLEMSON, S.C. - The No. 2 Clemson Tigers defeated Troy 30-24 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The victory extended the Tigers’ home winning streak to 17 games.

The Tigers (2-0) were led by quarterback Deshaun Wat-son, who was 27-53 passing for 292 yards and three touchdowns, as he moved ahead of Woodrow Dantzler for third place on Clemson’s all-time passing yards list.

The first quarter featured little scoring, as both teams struggled to develop any type of offensive rhythm. Favor-able field position following a punt allowed the Trojans (1-1) to convert a short drive into the game’s first score, a 39-yard field goal by Ryan Kay. On the ensuing pos-session, the Tigers reciprocated with a 26-yard field goal by Greg Huegel.

The second quarter was a far different story. Watson took advantage of a Troy turnover by throwing a 35-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow, marking the sopho-more’s fourth straight game with a touchdown reception.

Interceptions played a key role in the second quarter, with Troy quarterback Brandon Silvers throwing three to Clemson linebackers. Interestingly enough, these were the first career interceptions for all three (Jalen Williams, Kendall Joseph, Dorian O’Daniel). Williams’ interception, which was the byproduct of a tipped pass at the line,

TROY 24

#2 CLEMSON 30SEPT. 10, 2016 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.

Troy 3 7 0 14 24Clemson 3 10 0 17 30

TR Kay 29 FG, 1st, 10:22, 5-25CU Huegel 26 FG, 1st, 7:28. 10-57CU Renfrow 35 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 10:06, 4-54TR Frye 66 Run (Kay Kick) 2nd, 7:52, 4-75CU Huegel 32 FG, 2nd, 2:45, 5-26CU Wilkins 1 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 4th, 13:50, 13-66CU Cain 23 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 4th, 10:00, 11-75TR Douglas 2 pass from Silvers (Kay Kick), 4th, 4:59, 14-86CU Huegel 34 FG, 4th, 2:25, 7-32TR Douglas 1 pass from Silvers (Kay Kick), 4th, :44, 8-68Attendance - 78,532 Weather - Sunny, 90º

Team Statistics TROY CUFirst Downs 21 24Rushing 141 122Passing 26-45-3 27-53-2Passing Yards 245 292Total Offense 386 414Yards/Play 4.9 4.9Return Yards 74 131Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1Turnovers 3 3Penalties 11-95 7-71Interception Returns 2-56 3-13Punt Returns 1-4 3-96Kickoff Returns 1-14 1-22Punting 8-43.8 6-37.5Third-Down Conversions 2-15 8-20Sacks 1-8 1-8Time of Possession 33:20 26:40

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)TRO Frye 4-61-1, Chunn 15-44, Anderson 10-40 Barker 2-12, Silvers 1-(-8)CU Watson 10-55, Gallman 9-34, Dye 6-19, Choice 3-10,

Fuller 1-5, Scott 1-1

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)TRO Silvers 24-42-233-2-2 Smith 2-3-12-1-0CU Watson 25-53-292-2-3

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)TRO Douglas 11-93-2, Thompson 6-47, Flakes 3-48,

Anderson 2-18, Johnson 2-14, Chunn 1-14, Saleem 1-11CU McCloud 7-86, Scott 7-71, Gallman 3-25, Cain 2-37-

1, Williams 2-24, Renfrow 1-35-1,Leggett 1-9, Powell 1-5, Wilkins 1-1-1, Dye 1-0, Fuller 1-(-1)

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)TRO Rookard 1-4CU McCloud 3-96

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)TRO Frye 1-14CU Feaster 1-22

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)TRO Rookard 1-31, Rountree 1-25CU O’Daniel 1-1, Williams 1-12, Joseph 1-0

Tackle LeadersCU Smith 14, Joseph 7, Lawrence 7

SacksCU Watkins 1-8

Tackles For LossCU Lawrence 2-5, Joseph 2-4, Watkins 1-8, Tankersley

1-3, V. Smith 0.5-3, Wilkins 0.5-3

GAME STATS

bailed out the Tigers, who had just turned the ball over in their own territory.

Despite several electrifying offensive and defensive plays, including a 66-yard touchdown run by Troy running back Jabir Frye that tied the score 10-10. Late in the quarter, Clemson’s Ray-Ray McCloud dropped a sure punt return for a touchdown on the one yard line, and after a lengthy video review, Troy took over on a touchback.

After Kay missed a 48-yard field-goal attempt in the final seconds, the Tigers took a 13-10 advantage into halftime.

McCloud, who had seven catches for 86 yards in the game, had three receptions on a key third-quarter drive en route to a goal-line situation. Defensive lineman Christian Wilkins then made the second-most important reception of his college career later in the drive in the fourth quarter, a one-yard touchdown grab, the first of his career, that gave the Tigers a 20-10 lead.

Clemson scored to take a 27-10 lead with 10 minutes remaining in the game when Watson found Deon Cain in the endzone for a 23-yard touchdown. After a Huegel field goal with 2:25 remaining, Troy drove 68 yards and scored to cut the deficit to 30-24, as Silvers connected with Deondre Douglas for a one-yard touchdown pass with 44 seconds remaining. The Tigers recovered the ensuing onside kick and held on for the 30-24 victory.


GAME 3

Fueled by a 31-point first quarter, No. 3 Clemson routed SC State 59-0 on Sept. 17, 2016 in Memorial Stadium. That opening frame was the highest scoring first quarter in school history. With the win, the Tigers improved to 3-0 on the year.

“Today was a great day,” said head coach Dabo Swinney. “It’s hard to play 92 guys and still get the shutout...I don’t care who you’re playing. I’m so proud of our guys. They played a clean game for four quarters today. This was great for our team, for our spirit and our morale. It was great to get out there today and go play.”

On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers were led by Deshaun Watson, who was 12-15 passing for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and Ray-Ray McCloud, who to-taled 60 yards and two touchdowns on four receptions. Clemson finished with 555 yards offensively, and 92 Tigers saw playing time.

The Tigers started scoring with 11:33 left in the first quarter on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Watson to McCloud, and they did not look back from there. Later in the quarter, the Bulldogs fumbled a Tiger kickoff in the endzone and Denzel Johnson pounced on the ball for his first career touchdown, upping the lead to 21-0 with 5:20 remaining in the first quarter.

SC STATE 0

#3 CLEMSON 59SEPT. 17, 2016 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.

SC State 0 0 0 0 0Clemson 31 14 14 0 59

CU McCloud 7 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 11:33, 10-69CU Gallman 3 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 5:20, 10-76CU D. Johnson 0 fumble recovery, (Huegel Kick) 1st, 5:20 CU Overton 45 pass from Schuessler (Huegel Kick) 1st, 3:18, 4-64CU Huegel 26 FG, 1st, 1:39, 4-(-7) CU McCloud 36 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 13:41, 3-39CU Cain 17 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 9:56, 6-49CU Feaster 4 run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 6:29 12-65CU Thompson 7 pass from K. Bryant (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 0:55, 6-70Attendance - 79,590 Weather - Mostly Sunny, 73º

Team Statistics SCS CUFirst Downs 9 27Rushing 48 227Passing 8-23 27-35Passing Yards 54 328Total Offense 102 555Yards/Play 2.3 9.4Return Yards 52 153Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0Turnovers 2 0Penalties 5-19 7-59Interception Returns 0-0 1-41Punt Returns 1-2 7-91Kickoff Returns 4-50 1-21Punting 10-40.1 1-37.0Third-Down Conversions 3-13 8-14Sacks 1-3 5-32Time of Possession 25:14 28:46

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)SCS Morris 12-41, Brown 10-29, Ford 2-(-9), York 8-(-13)CU Feaster 12-83, Dye 5-47, Gallman 7-40, Bryant 7-15,

Schuessler 1-13, Fuller 4-12, Choice 5-9, Watson 2-8

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)SCS York 8-22-54-1-0, Ford 0-1-0-0-0CU Watson 12-15-152-0-3, Schuessler 7-11-118-0-1, Bryant 4-5-27-0-1, Israel 3-3-22-0-0, Barnes 1-1-9-0-0

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)SCS Jamison 3-33-0, McIntosh 2-9, Ruger 1-7, Morris 1-5,

Dubose 1-0CU McCloud 4-60-2, M. Williams 3-44, A. Scott 3-28,

Cain 2-33-1, Ryan 2-22, Thompson 2-16-1, Powell 3-10, Overton 1-45-1, Ca. Smith 1-22, Choice 1-16, G. Williams 1-13, Richard 1-9, Radakovich 1-8, Fuller 1-5, Swinney 1-(-3)

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)SCS Harris 1-2CU McCloud 3-56, Dunn 1-30, Trapp 2-5, Powell 1-0

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)SCS Harris 4-50CU Feaster 1-21

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)SCS NoneCU J. Johnson 1-41

Tackle LeadersCU Mullen 7, Joseph 5, Muse 5, Huggins 4

SacksCU Watkins 1-11, Skalski 1-10, Pagano 1-5, Huggins 1-3,

Wilkins 1-3

Tackles For LossCU Lamar 1.5-2, Watkins 1-11, Skalski 1-10, Pagano 1-5,

Huggins 1-3, Wilkins 1-3, Register 1-2, Yeargin 1-1, Ferrell 0.5-3, V. Smith 0.5-2, Lawrence 0.5-0

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Nick Schuessler then added to the scoring with his first career touchdown pass, a 45-yard connection with freshman Diondre Overton. A 26-yard field goal from Greg Huegel rounded out the first quarter, giving the Tigers a 31-0 lead.

Second-quarter action picked up with a second touch-down pass from Watson to McCloud, marking McCloud’s first career game with multiple scores. One more touch-down from Watson to Deon Cain later, and the Tiger took a 45-0 lead into halftime. Clemson’s 45 first-half points were the most scored in a first half since the Tigers’ matchup with Ball State in 2012, when Clemson also scored 45 points.

With the third and fourth quarters shortened to 12 min-utes each, the Tigers kept rolling. Bringing the Clemson point total over 50 was Tavien Feaster, who scored his first career touchdown midway through the third quarter. Trevion Thompson also hauled in his first career touch-down in the third quarter on a seven-yard strike from Kelly Bryant. With Bryant’s scoring pass, Saturday’s game marked the first time three Tiger quarterbacks threw a touchdown pass in a game since Clemson’s win over Presbyterian College in 2010.


GAME 4

ATLANTA — Clemson snapped a five-game road losing streak in the series against Georgia Tech in a nationally televised Thursday night contest, as the Tiger defense was once again dominant against the Yellow Jackets’ triple option attack in a 26-7 victory at Bobby Dodd Stadium. With the win, No. 3 Clemson moved to 4-0 on the season, 1-0 in the ACC. Tech fell to 3-1 overall, 0-1 in league play.

Brent Venables’ stingy unit allowed only 22 yards of total offense in the opening half and 124 for the game. Offensively, the Tigers were efficient in the opening half behind the passing of Deshaun Watson, who was 32-48 for a season-high 304 yards and two touchdowns.

Clemson wasted no time in announcing its presence, as the Tigers put together a perfect 75-yard drive that ended with Mike Williams’ first receiving touchdown of the season, a four-yarder from Watson. He marched Clemson into scoring position on its next two drives as well, the second of which ended with a Wayne Gallman one-yard plunge for a touchdown and a 14-0 score after a quarter.

The Tigers put together a great scoring chance late in the second quarter, but Watson was intercepted after a mis-communication with his receiver. Georgia Tech returned the ball two yards, but fumbled into the endzone and the play resulted in a safety for the Tigers. Following the free kick, Clemson took advantage by getting in Tech’s redzone again. Watson threw a laser for a touchdown to Jordan Leggett, his first score of the 2016 season.

The Tigers’ dominance was on display in the opening half. Clemson ran 56 total plays, compared to just 21

#3 CLEMSON 26

GEORGIA TECH 7SEPT. 22, 2016 • BOBBY DODD STADIUM • ATLANTA, GA.

Clemson 14 9 0 3 26Georgia Tech 0 0 0 7 7

CU M. Willians 4 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 11:25, 9-75CU Gallman 1 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 2:26, 8-62CU TEAM Safety, 2nd, 2:00CU Leggett 9 pass from Watson (Hugel Kick) 2nd, :04, 10-72GT Mills 2 run (Butker Kick) 4th 13:21, 11-89CU Huegel 47 FG, 4th, 9:57, 4-(-2)Attendance - 53,932 Weather - Clear, 84º

Team Statistics CU GTFirst Downs 24 11Rushing 138 95Passing 32-48 4-14Passing Yards 304 29Total Offense 442 124Yards/Play 5.4 2.4Return Yards 48 27Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Turnovers 1 1Penalties 10-80 2-15Interception Returns 1-8 1-0Punt Returns 3-17 1-16Kickoff Returns 1-23 1-11Punting 6-38.7 8-39.0Third-Down Conversions 10-18 2-12Sacks 3-30 1-5Time of Possession 31:36 28:24

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)CU Gallman 17-59-1, Watson 12-36, Choice 4-26,

McCloud 1-17GT Mills 16-75, Marshall 5-20, Lynch 2-16, Willis 2-10,

Green 2-3, Searcy 1-(-4), Thomas 10-(-25)

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)CU Watson 32-48-304-1-2GT Thomas 4-13-29-0-0, Mills 0-1-0-1-0

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)CU McCloud 8-101-0, M. Williams 6-61-1, Powell

5-44, Leggett 4-31-1, Gallman 3-22, A. Scott 3-14, Thompson 1-25, Choice 1-5, Cain 1-1

GT Stewart 1-26, Jeune 1-6, Marshall 1-0, Lynch 1-(-3)

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)CU McCloud 3-17GT Stewart 1-16

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)CU A. Scott 1-23GT Green 1-11

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)CU V. Smith 1-8GT Austin 1-0

Tackle LeadersCU Boulware 10, Lawrence 8, O’Daniel 8, Watkins 8

SacksCU Carter 1-16, O’Daniel 1-7, Watkins 1-7

Tackles For LossCU Carter 2-20, O’Daniel 2-8, Watkins 1-7, Joseph 1-4,

Wilkins 1-4

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for Tech. The Yellow Jackets were stuffed for only 22 total yards, most of which came on the final play before halftime. Clemson owned a 325-yard advantage as well in the first 30 minutes of play.

The Jackets finally reached the scoring column in the fourth quarter, but Clemson answered with a career-long tying 47-yard field goal from Greg Huegel to close out the game’s scoring.


GAME 5

CLEMSON, S.C. - Marcus Edmond tackled James Quick one yard shy of a first down at the three-yard line on fourth down with 33 seconds left in the game, as No. 3 Clemson held on for a thrilling 42-36 win over No. 3 Louisville at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 1, 2016.

Led by quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was 20-31 passing for 306 yards and five touchdowns, the Tigers (5-0, 2-0 ACC) came out on top of the back-and-forth matchup featuring electrifying offensive displays from both teams. Clemson also upped its home winning streak to 19, the longest active streak in the nation.

“It was a great win,” said head coach Dabo Swinney. “Louisville played their hearts out. We stuck it out in the third quarter. We had the right plays.”

Defense was the story of the first quarter, as both teams struggled to manufacture any substantial drives. Clem-son’s pass rush was particularly effective and pressured Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson throughout.

The Cardinals (4-1, 2-1 ACC) were the first to score, as Jeremy Smith capped an 82-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run in the opening minute of the second quarter.

The remainder of the quarter was practically all Clem-son, however, with the Tigers outscoring the Cardinals 28-3. Deon Cain made a big splash during that stretch, hauling in two touchdown receptions that covered 70 yards altogether.

Following a fumble by Louisville’s Brandon Radcliff, which was the Cardinals’ third consecutive drive with a turnover, Clemson struck again. Wayne Gallman, who to-taled 110 yards on the ground, sprinted into the endzone on a 24-yard run. Later in the quarter, Watson and Cain

#3 LOUISVILLE 36

#3 CLEMSON 42OCT. 1, 2016 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.

Louisville 0 10 16 10 36Clemson 0 28 0 14 42

LOU Smith 1 run (Creque Kick) 2nd, 14:18, 11-82CU Cain 33 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 7:48, 2-45CU Gallman 24 run (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 6:09, 1-38CU Cain 37 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 3:47, 3-56LOU Creque 26 FG, 2nd, 0:37, 13-76CU A. Scott 5 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 0:05, 4-73LOU Quick 8 pass from Jackson (Creque Kick Failed) 3rd , 11:20, 7-36LOU Creque 21 FG, 3rd, 5:21, 11-63LOU Jackson 1 run (Creque Kick) 3rd, 0:45, 7-77LOU Creque 28 FG, 10:23, 4th, 3:42, 8-62LOU Jackson 11 run (Creque Kick) 4th, 7:52, 8-62CU Williams 20 pass from Watson (pass failed) 4th, 7:05, 2-23CU Leggett 31 pass from Watson (pass good) 4thl 3:14, 8-85Attendance - 83,362 Weather - Clear, 72º

Team Statistics LOU CUFirst Downs 31 26Rushing 273 201Passing 27-44 20-31Passing Yards 295 306Total Offense 568 507Yards/Play 5.7 8.2Return Yards 61 216Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-2Turnovers 3 5Penalties 11-104 6-59Interception Returns 3-0 1-0Punt Returns 2-15 1-(-1)Kickoff Returns 3-46 8-217Punting 5-48.0 5-42.8Third-Down Conversions 9-19 4-9Sacks 0 5Time of Possession 37:29 22:31

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)LOU Jackson 31-162-2, Radcliff 13-69, Smith 8-51-1, Scott

2-(-3)CU Gallman 16-110-1, Watson 14-91

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)LOU Jackson 27-44-295-1-1CU Watson 20-31-306-3-5

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)LOU Hikutini 7-84, Quick 7-83-1, Smith 4-54, Staples 4-35, Scott 2-16, Bonnafon 1-9, Samuel 1-7, Smith 1-7CU M. Williams 5-70-1, Cain 4-98-2, Leggett 3-70-1, A.

Scott 3-40-1, McCloud 3-16, Thompson 2-12

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)LOU Alexander 2-15CU McCloud 1-(-1)

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)LOU Alexander 1-14, Samuel 2-32CU A. Scott 3-119, Feaster 5-98

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)LOU Alexander 2-0, Williams 1-0CU J. Johnson 1-0

Tackle LeadersCU Boulware 17, V. Smith 14, Joseph 11

SacksCU Huggins 2-10, Ferrell 2-8, Boulware 1-4

Tackles For LossCU Boulware 3-8, Huggins 2-10, Ferrell 2-8, Wilkins 1.5-

10, Yeargin 1-6, Carter 0.5-3

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connected to put the Tigers up 21-7. Cain finished with four catches for 98 yards and two touchdowns.

The Cardinals added a field goal with under a minute to play in the half, but the Tigers were able to answer with a frenetic scoring drive in just 26 seconds. Advancing 73 yards in four plays, Clemson increased its lead to 28-10 on a five-yard touchdown pass from Watson to Artavis Scott.

Louisville outscored Clemson 16-0 in the third quarter, capitalizing on two Tiger turnovers. Following a Watson interception, Jackson connected with James Quick for an eight-yard touchdown.

A Louisville field goal on its next possession pulled it to within nine points. After a Clemson fumble in Louisville territory, Jackson drove the Cardinals 77 yards and finished the drive off with a one-yard touchdown rush.

The Cardinals pushed their run to 26-0 by scoring the first 10 points of the fourth quarter by way of a field goal and an 11-yard Jackson scamper into the endzone. In the wake of the score by Jackson, Scott provided the Tigers with excellent field position via a 77-yard kickoff return, then Watson found Mike Williams for a 20-yard touchdown pass.

The Tigers regained the lead on their next possession, as Watson finished off an 85-yard drive with a 31-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Leggett, who also hauled in a Watson pass for the succeeding two-point conversion.

Trailing 42-36 late in the game, the Cardinals marched down the field. But after a crucial pre-snap penalty on fourth-and-7, which made it fourth-and-12, Jackson connected with Quick near the sideline. An alert Edmond forced Quick out of bounds at the three, one yard shy of a first down.


GAME 6

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. — Third-ranked Clemson fol-lowed up its big victory over Louisville with a convincing 56-10 win at Boston College in front of over 44,000 fans at Alumni Stadium on Oct. 7, 2016. The win moved the Tigers to 6-0 on the season, while dropping the Eagles to 3-3.

Deshaun Watson was brilliant for the Tigers, tossing four touchdown passes and directing a Tiger offense that finished one yard shy of 500 despite a lopsided margin in time of possession. Watson’s favorite target was Deon Cain, who again caught two touchdowns for the Tigers. Wayne Gallman surpassed the century mark on the ground, despite only nine carries, in an efficient offensive effort. Gallman won the Leather Helmet Award following the contest, an award presented annually to the game’s best player.

Clemson led 21-3 after a quarter of play, thanks to three explosive plays of at least 50 yards. Gallman burst

#3 CLEMSON 56

BOSTON COLLEGE 10OCT. 7, 2016 • ALUMNI STADIUM • CHESTNUT HILL, MASS.

Clemson 21 0 14 21 56Boston College 3 0 7 0 10

BC Knoll 21 FG, 1st, 11:08, 4-5CU Gallman 59 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 9:22, 4-75CU M. Williams 9 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 1st, 3:12, 6-70CU Leggett 56 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 1st, 1:29, 1-56CU Cain 29 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 3rd, 11:38, 4-63CU Cain 16 pass from Watson (Guegel Kick), 3rd, 2:27, 7-59BC Wolford 1 pass from Towles (Knoll Kick) 3rd, 4:51, 9-55CU Dye 3 run (Huegel Kick) 4th, 3:46, 12:55CU Feaster 45 run (Huegel Kick) 4th, 1:24, 3:09CU Fields 42 interception (Huegel Kick) 4th, 1:30Attendance - 44,500 Weather - Clear, 61º

Team Statistics CU BCFirst Downs 22 15Rushing 230 156Passing 16-26 12-24Passing Yards 278 96Total Offense 508 252Yards/Play 8.4 3.5Return Yards 107 115Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-1Turnovers 1 2Penalties 4-18 6-52Interception Returns 1-42 0-0Punt Returns 3-4 0-0Kickoff Returns 3-61 6-115Punting 5-37.2 9-36.2Third-Down Conversions 7-12 6-19Sacks 3-17 2-14Time of Possession 21:52 38:08

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)CU Gallman 9-109-1, Feaster 4-56-1, Watson 8-28, Choice

5-12, Dye 3-11-1, Fuller 2-9, Bryant 1-6, Scott 1-2, Schuessler 1-(-8)

BC Jones 12-48, Hilliman 12-42, Smith 2-31, Rouse 1-16, Wilson 4-11, Towles 13-6, Willis 2-3, Wade 1-0, Walker 1-(-1)

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)CU Watson 15-25-270-0-4, Schuessler 1-1-8-0-0BC Towles 11-22-91-0-1, Wade 0-1-0-1-0, Smith 1-1-5-0-0

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)CU A. Scott 4-45, Cain 3-68-2, Leggett 2-66-1, M.

Williams 2-59-1, Powell 2-17, McCloud 2-17, Choice 1-6

BC Sweeney 4-48, Jones 2-25, Smith 1-12, Walker 1-5, Towles 1-5, Jon Hilliman 1-2, Wolford 1-1-1, Rouse 1-(-2)

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)CU McCloud 3-4BC None

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)CU A. Scott 3-61BC Walker 1-16, Torres 1-30, Willis 4-69

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)CU Fields 1-42BC None

Tackle LeadersCU V. Smith 13, Boulware 12, Joseph 10

SacksCU Ferrell 1-3, Wilkins 1-3, O’Daniel 0.5-6, Robinson 0.5-5

Tackles For LossCU Wilkins 2-4, Ferrell 1-3, V. Smith 1-2, Carter 1-1,

Pagano 1-1, Tankersley 1-1, O’Daniel 0.5-6, Robinson 0.5-5

GAME STATS

through a hole, led by Watson’s key block, en route to a 59-yard touchdown after the Tigers had surrendered a field goal on BC’s second possession. One drive later, the Tigers added another 50-yard play on a reception by Mike Williams. He followed with a touchdown a few plays later on a fade pass. Jordan Leggett capped the quarter with a 56-yard catch and run.

Watson struck quickly after halftime, connecting with Cain on a pair of scores to push the lead to 35-3 midway through the third. The Tigers were on cruise control the rest of the half. Three quarterbacks played in the second half. Kelly Bryant directed a scoring drive when freshman Tavien Feaster burst through the left side for a 45-yard touchdown scamper. Clemson was not done, though, as Mark Fields jumped a BC pass the next possession for an interception and returned it for a touchdown to provide the final scoring margin.


GAME 7

CLEMSON, S.C. — No. 3 Clemson, more specifically backup cornerback Marcus Edmond, did it again. For the second home game in a row, Edmond made the game-saving play, this time with his first career interception in the endzone in the first overtime in Clemson’s 24-17 win over NC State (4-2, 1-1 ACC) at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 15, 2016.

Kyle Bambard’s 33-yard field-goal attempt as time expired in regulation sailed wide right, keeping the hopes of Clemson (7-0, 4-0 ACC) alive. Artavis Scott’s 10-yard receiving touchdown in overtime gave the Tigers a 24-17 lead, then on the Wolfpack’s first play in overtime, Edmond ended the game with an interception in the endzone. Two weeks ago, Edmond stopped James Quick one yard shy of a first down at the three yard line to preserve Clemson’s 42-36 win over No. 3 Louisville.

The Tigers, who overcame four turnovers and three trips inside the Wolfpack five yard line without scoring points, were led by Deshaun Watson. The junior was 39-52 passing for 378 yards and two touchdowns, and Mike Williams, Watson’s top target, had 146 yards on 12 receptions.

The Tigers led 3-0 after the first quarter, with Greg Huegel converting a 25-yard field goal late in the first quarter. Earlier in the quarter, Wayne Gallman exited with a head injury and did not return.

A pair of Tigers experienced notable career feats in the second quarter. Freshman K’Von Wallace collected his first career interception, picking off Ryan Finley, the signal-caller’s first interception of the season. Defensive tackle Christian Wilkins had a 10-yard rush for a first down on a fake punt and later blocked a field goal.

With the score tied 3-3 late in the second quarter, Watson and the Tigers executed the two-minute drill

NC STATE 17

#3 CLEMSON (OT)24OCT. 15, 2016 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.

NC State 0 3 7 7 0 17Clemson 3 7 7 0 7 24

CU Huegel 25 FG, 1st, 1:17, 13-77NCS Bambard 28 FG, 2nd, 5:52, 14-88CU Williams 13 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, :10, 10-75NCS Stevens 28 interception return (Bambard Kick) 3rd, 14:51CU Watson 4 run, (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 1:03, 10-77NCS Dayes 2 run (Bambard Kick) 4th, 11:29, 14-75CU Scott 10 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) OT 8-25Attendance - 82,104 Weather - Sunny, 73º

Team Statistics NCS CUFirst Downs 23 30Rushing 128 117Passing 21-42 39-52Passing Yards 269 378Total Offense 397 495Yards/Play 5.4 5.4Return Yards 28 49Fumbles-Lost 0-0 5-3Turnovers 2 4Penalties 13-120 5-40Interception Returns 1-28 2-13Punt Returns 0-0 1-0Kickoff Returns 0-0 2-36Punting 3-38.7 2-26.0Third-Down Conversions 7-15 10-17Sacks 2 3Time of Possession 30:46 29:14

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)NCS Dayes 22-106-1, Finley 9-24, McClendon 1-(-2)CU Fuller 16-56, Watson 13-35-1, Choice 5-14, Gallman

2-14, Wilkins 1-10, Dye 1-(-3)

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)NCS Finley 20-40-231-2-0, Locklear 1-1-38-0-0, McClendon 0-1-0-0-0CU Watson 39-52-378-1-2

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)NCS Samuels 9-100, Hines 3-65, Harmon 3-42, Louis 3-31,

Dayes 3-27, Cherry 1-4CU M. Williams 12-146-1, Renfrow 6-53, McCloud 6-51,

Leggett 5-56, A. Scott 4-23-1, Cain 2-17, Gallman 1-18, Dye 1-11, Thompson 1-8, Fuller 1-(-5)

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)NCS NoneCU McCloud 1-0

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)NCS NoneCU Scott 2-36

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)NCS Stevens 1-28CU Wallace 1-13, Edmond 1-0

Tackle LeadersCU Joseph 10, V. Smith 9, Watkins 8

SacksCU Watkins 1.5-4, Pagano 1-8, Lawrence 1-4, Bryant 0.5-2

Tackles For LossCU Pagano 1.5-9, Watkins 1.5-4, Carter 1-5, Lawrence

1-4, Wallace 1-1, Bryant 0.5-2, V. Smith 0.5-1

GAME STATS

to perfection, stringing together a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. Williams caught a touchdown pass for the fourth consecutive game, hauling in a 13-yard pass from Watson with 10 seconds left to put the Tigers ahead 10-3.

Mistakes proved costly for Clemson in the third quarter, with the Tigers turning it over three times on consecutive possessions. On the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter, Mike Stevens intercepted a pass and raced 28 yards for a touchdown to tie the score 10-10. Later in the quarter, Clemson fumbled twice inside the five yard line, with the latter recovered and returned by the Wolfpack into Clemson territory.

But the Tigers responded with a 77-yard touchdown drive, with Watson scoring on a four-yard rush, his first score on the ground this season, that gave the Tigers a 17-10 lead.

Matthew Dayes plunged into the endzone for two-yard rushing touchdown with 11:29 left in the fourth quarter to tie the score. Late in the game, the Wolfpack drove down the field and milked the clock, setting up a 33-yard field-goal try by Bambard with two seconds on the clock. After a Tiger timeout, Bambard’s kick missed by a few feet wide right.

Clemson faced a fourth-and-inches on its possession in overtime, as C.J. Fuller reached the line to gain. The Tigers moved to the one yard, but Watson was unable to hold on to the first-down snap and Clemson fell on the ball at the 10. On the next play, Watson connected with Scott for the go-ahead score.

NC State went for the endzone on its first play of overtime, but Edmond stepped in front the pass and hauled it in to send the Tiger faithful into a frenzy.

The Tigers garnered their 43rd straight victory over an unranked opponent, the second-longest streak in the nation.


GAME 8

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Third-ranked Clemson trailed Florida State 28-20 entering the fourth quarter, but showed its mettle late in a 37-34 come from behind win to stun the Seminoles in Doak Campbell Stadium on Oct. 29, 2016. Jordan Leggett provided the go-ahead touchdown with 2:06 remaining, and Clemson pushed its perfect record to 8-0 (5-0 in the ACC) on the season. Florida State dropped to 5-3 (2-3) with the loss. It was Clemson’s first win in Tallahassee since 2006, and only the second win for the Tiger program at Doak Campbell Stadium since the Seminoles joined the ACC in 1992.

Deshaun Watson was masterful in the fourth quarter after a pair of costly turnovers earlier in the game. The signal-caller finished 27-for-43 for 378 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 52 yards on the ground as well. Leggett produced a career-best 122 receiving yards, most in school history by a tight end.

The Tigers scored the first 14 points of the game, as Watson came out efficient, hitting nine of his first 10 passes. Following an opening drive score by Wayne Gall-man, the Tigers again found paydirt when Watson con-nected with Hunter Renfrow for a four-yard touchdown. Renfrow finished the night with five catches for 62 yards.

But FSU would not go away. The Seminoles took advan-tage of the first Tiger interception in the second quarter when Watson’s pass intended for Mike Williams got away. Florida State cashed in with a touchdown, and narrowed the deficit to just three at the half (17-14) when Nyqwan Murray hauled in a five-yard touchdown from Deondre Francois with 23 seconds left before intermission.

Watson’s second interception also turned into points. One play after jumping a route on the Tigers’ signal-

#3 CLEMSON 37

#12 FLORIDA STATE 34OCT. 29, 2016 • DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM • TALLAHASSEE, FLA.

Clemson 14 3 3 17 37Florida State 0 14 14 6 34

CU Gallman 1 run, (Huegel Kick) 1st, 11:05, 9-68CU Renfrow 4 pass from Watson, (Huegel Kick) 1st, 1:41, 10-80FS Cook 4 run, (Aguayo Kick) 2nd 8:20, 6-60CU Huegel 23 FG, 2nd, 1:49, 8-62FS Murray 5 pass from Francois (Aguayo Kick) 2nd, 0:23, 6-78CU Huegel 34 FG, 3rd, 9:08, 10-78FS Cook 43 run, (Aguayo Kick) 3rd, 6:18, 1-43FS Cook 70 run, (Aguayo Kick) 3rd, 0:43, 1-70CU Gallman 2 run, (Watson pass failed) 4th, 11:30, 10-75CU Huegel 46 FG, 4th, 5:25, 8-23FS Cook 8 run (Francois pass failed) 4th, 3:23, 5-80CU Leggett 34 pass from Watson, (Williams from Watson) 4th, 2:06, 5-75Attendance - 78,025 Weather - Clear, 72°

Team Statistics CU FSUFirst Downs 25 23Rushing 133 163Passing 27-43 17-35Passing Yards 378 286Total Offense 511 449Yards/Play 6.3 7.1Return Yards 17 108Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Turnovers 2 1Penalties 9-84 13-111Interception Returns 3 15Punt Returns (-8) 0Kickoff Returns 22 93Punting 4-38.0 7-37.9Third-Down Conversions 7-17 4-12Sacks 6-56 4-13Time of Possession 33:02 26:58

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)CU Gallman 20-82-2, Watson 17-52FSU Cook 19-169-4, Stevenson 2-41, Francois 7-(-47)

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)CU Watson 27-43-378-1-2)FSU Francois 17-35-286-1-1

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)CU M. Williams 7-70, Leggett 5-122-1, Renfrow 5-62-1,

A. Scott 4-33, Cain 2-69, McCloud 2-13, Thompson 1-7, Gallman 1-2

FSU Murray 6-96-1, Whitfield 4-70, Rudolph 3-63, Cook 2-15, Tate 1-23, Saunders 1-19

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)CU McCloud 1-(-8)FSU None

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)CU Scott 1-22FSU Whitfield 5-93

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)CU J. Johnson 1-3FSU White 1-14, McFadden 1-1

Tackle LeadersCU Boulware 8, O’Daniel 7, V. Smith 7

SacksCU Bryant 1.5-11, Boulware 1-11, Ferrell 1-11, Joseph

1-10, Lawrence 1-7, Wilkins 0.5-6

Tackles For LossCU Ferrell 2-14, Bryant 1.5-11, Wilkins 1.5-9, Boulware

1-11, Joseph 1-10, Bryant 1-7, Tankersley 1-3, O’Daniel 1-1

GAME STATS

caller, Seminole star Dalvin Cook took a handoff to the right and raced 43 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. He added another, even longer at 70 yards, a couple of possessions later to give his team a 28-20 edge heading into the fourth quarter. Cook ended the game with 169 yards on 19 carries, with four touchdowns.

Clemson pulled within two on a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Gallman’s second touchdown run. Gall-man finished the game with 82 yards on 20 carries. The drive was aided when FSU suffered a targeting penalty and subsequent ejection on the second Williams recep-tion of the possession.

After the Tigers went ahead 29-28 on Greg Huegel’s 46-yard field goal that split the uprights, FSU again answered with its ground attack. Cook posted his fourth touchdown scamper, an eight-yard gain over the right side. His score was set up by Freddie Stevenson’s 38-yard rush into the redzone.

Clemson again was up to the challenge. Watson drove the Tigers into position and found Leggett on 3rd-and-5 for a conversion. One play later, he found his reliable tight end wide open, and he leapt through the air and across the goalline on a diving 34-yard touchdown reception, his fourth of the season.

The Seminoles threatened after getting past midfield on their final possession, but consecutive false start penalties put them behind the chains. On 3rd-and-20, freshman Dexter Lawrence broke through the line to sack Francois for a 12-yard loss. Ben Boulware followed, and the Tiger comeback was complete.


GAME 9

CLEMSON, S.C. - No. 2 Clemson scored double digits in all four quarters to shut out Syracuse 54-0 on Military Appreciation Day at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers moved to 9-0 on the season and 6-0 in the ACC, while Syracuse fell to 4-5 overall and 2-3 in ACC play.

In the Tigers’ most complete game of the season, both the offense and defense made an impact. With a 10-0 lead, Clemson scored 20 second-quarter points behind 330 yards of offense to pull away.

Deshaun Watson did his part when he found Deon Cain for a 65-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter, the longest play of the season for the Tigers. From there, Clemson shared the wealth, with five other Tigers finding the endzone over the course of the game.

Mike Williams had six catches for 106 yards and a score, while Cain had five receptions for a game-high 125 yards and two touchdowns in the game.

Freshman safety Tanner Muse closed out the scoring with a 64-yard interception return for a touchdown off a deflected pass in the fourth quarter.

SYRACUSE 0

#2 CLEMSON 54NOV. 5, 2016 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.

Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0Clemson 10 20 14 10 54

CU Huegel 22 FG, 1st, 9:26, 10-36CU Watson 1 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 3:47, 3-15CU Cain 65 pass from Watson, (Huegel Kick Failed) 2nd, 14:11, 2-95CU Williams 14 pass from Watson, (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 7:16, 12-89CU Scott 5 pass from Schuessler, (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 5:03, 14-86CU Gallman 5 run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 12:08, 7-44CU Cain 18 pass from Schuessler (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 1:26, 10-80CU Huegel 46 FG, 4th, 11:42, 8-31CU Muse 64 interception return (Groomes Kick) 4th, 7:40,Attendance - 80,609 Weather - Sunny 70°

Team Statistics SYR CUFirst Downs 15 28Rushing 105 192Passing 24-40 27-40Passing Yards 172 370Total Offense 277 562Yards/Play 4.1 6.7Return Yards 75 72Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Turnovers 3 0Penalties 10-55 3-30Interception Returns 0-0 3-85Punt Returns 1-7 2-9Kickoff Returns 10-242 0-0Punting 8-38.5 3-40.3Third-Down Conversions 5-15 8-15Sacks 0-0 2-12Time of Possession 27:33 32:27

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)SYR Neal 7-64, Fredericks 9-22, Strickland 6-12, Mahoney

1-10, Dungey 4-4, Wilson 1-(-7)CU Gallman 10-63-1, Watson 8-36-1, Feaster 9-28, Fuller

5-24, Choice 6-22, Dye 1-12, Schuessler 3-9, Israel 1-2, K. Bryant 2-(-4)

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)SYR Wilson 17-27-116-2-0, Dungey 6-948-1-0, Mahoney 1-4-8-0-0CU Schuessler 11-17-177-0-2, Watson 13-16-169-0-2, K. Bryant 2-4-21-0-0, Israel 1-1-3-0-0

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)SYR Etta-Tawo 9-84, Philips 8-48, Strickland 4-17, Riley 2-11, Estime 1-12CU A. Scott 7-45-1, M. Williams 6-106-1, Cain 5-125-2,

Leggett 2-31, Renfrow 2-17, Ryan 2-17, Thompson 1-15, Choice 1-11, S. Mac Lain 1-3

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)SYR Estime 1-7CU Trapp 1-8, A. Scott 1-1

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)SYR Estime 3-64, Riley 7-178CU None

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)SYR NoneCU Muse 1-64, Carter 1-17, Tankersley 1-4

Tackle LeadersCU Boulware 7, J. Johnson 6, Tankersley 6

SacksCU Lawrence 1-7, Watkins 1-5

Tackles For LossCU Lawrence 1-7, Watkins 1-5, Robinson 1-4, Skalski 1-4,

O’Daniel 1-3, Boulware 1-2, Yeargin 0.5-1, Register 0.5-0

GAME STATS


GAME 10

CLEMSON, S.C. — Chris Blewitt’s 48-yard field goal with six seconds left in the game lifted Pittsburgh to a 43-42 victory over No. 2 Clemson at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 12, 2016. The Panthers improved to 6-4 overall and 3-3 in the ACC, while the Tigers dropped their first regular-season game since 2014 and fell to 9-1 overall and 6-1 in ACC play.

The Tigers had a fourth-and-one with just over a minute left that would have sealed the game, but Wayne Gallman was stopped short in Pittsburgh territory. The Panthers drove down the field to set up Blewitt’s game-winning field goal.

Deshaun Watson led the way with 580 passing yards on 52 completions, becoming the sixth player in ACC history with 10,000 career yards of total offense and the first to accomplish that feat as a junior. His passing yards and completions set Clemson single-game records, and the former set an ACC record. Mike Williams added 15 receptions for 202 yards.

The first quarter featured explosive offense from both teams, with Pittsburgh opening the scoring less than

PITTSBURGH 43


Pittsburgh 14 13 7 9 43Clemson 14 14 14 0 42

UP Ashton 15 pass from Peterman (Blewitt Kick) 1st, 13:08 5-75CU Gallman 1 run (Huegel Kick) 1st 7:19, 6-51UP Conner 46 pass from Peterman (Blewitt Kick) 1st, 5:28, 5-75CU Gallman 1 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 0:40, 12-70CU M. Williams 15 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 10:06, 11-80UP Orndoff 55 pass from Peterman (Blewitt Kick Blocked) 2nd, 9:33 3-65UP Aston 1 pass from Peterman (Blewitt Kick) 2nd, 2:23, 10-86CU A. Scott 13 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 1:09, 6-75 CU Cain 27 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 9:53, 3-47UP Orndoff 7 pass from Peterman (Blewitt Kick) 3rd, 4:35, 11-75CU Gallman 1 run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 1:37, 8-81UP Conner 20 run (Peterman pass failed) 4th, 5:17, 3-30UP Blewitt 48 FG, 4th 0:06, 6-34Attendance - 81,048 Weather - Clear, 63°

Team Statistics PIT CUFirst Downs 23 33Rushing 156 50Passing 22-38 52-70Passing Yards 308 580Total Offense 464 630Yards/Play 6.5 6.6Return Yards 86 118Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Turnovers 1 3Penalties 3-40 9-101Interception Returns 3-70 0-0Punt Returns 0-0 3-1Kickoff Returns 1-15 7-117Punting 5-43.4 3-37.7Third-Down Conversions 3-11 12-18Sacks 2-8 2-7Time of Possession 25:58 34:02

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)PIT Conner 20-134-1, Peterman 6-25, Hall 3-9, Ford 1-1,

French 1-0, Henderson 2-(-4)CU Gallman 18-36-3, 5-8, Fuller 2-6

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)PIT Peterman 22-37-308-0-5CU Watson 52-70-580-3-3

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)PIT Orndorff 9-128-2, George Aston 4-29-2, Conner 3-57-

1, Weah 2-38, Ford 2-14, Parrish 1-44, Mathews 1-(-2)CU M. Williams 15-202-1, A. Scott 13-125-1, Renfrow

7-77, Leggett 6-95, McCloud 4-26, Gallman 4-10, Cain 3-45-1

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)PIT NoneCU McCloud 3-1

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)PIT Henderson 1-16CU Scott 6-123, McCloud 1-(-3), Radakovich 1-(-3)

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)PIT Brightwell 1-70, Lewis 1-0, Maddox 1-0CU None

Tackle LeadersCU Boulware 12, Lawrence 9, V. Smith 8

SacksCU Watkins 1-5, O’Daniel 1-2

Tackles For LossCU Watkins 1.5-6, O’Daniel 1.5-3, V. Smith 1-5, Carter

1-2, Tankersley 1-2, Wilkins 1-1 Boulware 0.5-1, Ferrell 0.5-1

GAME STATS

two minutes into the game with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Nathan Peterman to George Ashton. The score was the first touchdown Clemson had allowed in the first quarter in 2016. Peterman also connected with James Conner for a 46-yard score midway through the quarter. Both of Clemson’s first-quarter touchdowns were one-yard runs by Gallman.

The momentum continued for the Tigers, as Clemson took its first lead of the game early in the second quarter on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Watson to Williams. Pittsburgh marched right back down the field to score on a 55-yard pass, but Chris Blewitt’s extra-point attempt was blocked. Watson then fueled a 75-yard touchdown drive late in the second quarter, and Clemson took a 28-27 lead into halftime.

In the second half, Pittsburgh hung tight, as Clemson had an eight-point lead in the fourth quarter. With the Tigers ahead 42-34, Watson threw an interception in the endzone, and the Panthers capitalized with a touchdown. The two-point try was no good, as Clemson maintained a two-point lead.


GAME 11

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wayne Gallman rushed for a season-high 161 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 4 Clemson (10-1) to its second straight ACC Atlantic Division title with a 35-13 win over Wake Forest on Nov. 19, 2016. The Tigers will play in the ACC Championship Game in Orlando, Fla., on December 3 at 8 p.m. after securing the program’s sixth consecutive 10-win season. Wake Forest fell to 6-5 with the loss.

“We have always responded well from the few losses we’ve had,” Dabo Swinney said. “I’m proud of a bunch of young men that came out and responded in a great way. This was our next goal, and we’ve got a chance to play for a second straight ACC title. We appreciate our fans for showing out here tonight. We’ll enjoy this one and look forward to next week.”

The Tigers finished a second straight campaign with an unblemished road record, due in large part to Gallman’s effort. But he was not alone, as Deshaun Watson ac-

#4 CLEMSON 35

WAKE FOREST 13NOV. 19, 2016 • BB&T FIELD • WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.

Clemson 21 7 0 7 35Wake Forest 0 10 3 0 13

CU Gallman 42 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 11:24, 4-51CU Watson 3 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 6:22, 7-59CU M. Williams 15 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 1:10, 9-68CU Watson 2 run (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 12:44, 8-52WF Weaver 42 FG, 2nd, 10:04, 4-3WF Carney 1 run (Weaver Kick) 2nd, 3:31, 6-64WF Weaver 23 FG, 3rd, 5:30, 7-82CU Gallman 1 run (Huegel Kick) 4th, 10:50, 13-80Attendance - 31,512 Weather - Clear, 44°

Team Statistics CU WFFirst Downs 21 9Rushing 254 71Passing 22-33 7-18Passing Yards 202 126Total Offense 456 197Yards/Play 6.1 3.6Return Yards 61 60Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Turnovers 1 0Penalties 6-33 5-44Interception Returns 0-0 0-0Punt Returns 4-23 1-(-2)Kickoff Returns 2-38 3-62Punting 4-36.5 10-40.1Third-Down Conversions 7-15 2-15Sacks 4-31 0-0Time of Possession 31:41 28:19

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)CU Gallman 22-161-2, Watson 7-47-2, Choice 6-34, Fuller

3-7, Feaster 3-6WF Carney 18-59, Colburn 10-38, Wade 3-4, Hines 1-1,

Kearns 4-(-31)

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)CU Watson 22-33-202-0-1WF Kearns 7-18-126-0-0

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)CU M. Williams 6-48-1, A. Scott 4-13, Leggett 3-50, McCloud 3-24, Cain 3-20, Renfrow 2-26, Gallman 2-11WF Wade 2-55, Carney 2-17, Serigne 1-41, Lewis 1-9,

Colburn 1-4

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)CU McCloud 3-11, A. Scott 1-12WF Bates 1-(-2)

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)CU A. Scott 2-38WF Armstrong 3-62

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)CU NoneWF None

Tackle LeadersCU Joseph 11, Boulware 7, V. Smith 7

SacksCU Joseph 1.5-15, Fields 1-10, Watkins 1-2, Yeargin 0.5-4

Tackles For LossCU Joseph 2-16, Yeargin 1.5-10, Fields 1-10, O’Daniel

1-7, Wilkins 1-3, Watkins 1-2, Bryant 0.5-0

GAME STATS

counted for three touchdowns, one through the air and two on the ground. Clemson finished with 456 yards of total offense, showing great balance with 254 on the ground and 202 through the air.

For the fifth time this season, the Tigers scored 21 points in a quarter. The first-quarter flurry was sparked by Gall-man’s 42-yard touchdown on fourth and 1. Watson was sharp in the opening frame, hitting 11 of 14 passes for 114 yards and accounting for two scores in all. Clemson led 28-0 after scoring on each of its first four drives, but Wake Forest responded with 13 straight of its own in the second and third quarters.

After a scoreless third, the Tigers rebounded in the fourth. Jordan Leggett made a critical play on third-and-long, stretching for a first down after catching a pass from Watson in the flats. Gallman cashed in later in the drive from a yard out, his second score of the game, to push the lead to 35-13.


GAME 12

CLEMSON, S.C. - Deshaun Watson passed for six touch-downs, the most ever by a Tiger against South Carolina, in No. 3 Clemson’s 56-7 victory over the Gamecocks at Memorial Stadium to close out the regular season. Clem-son, who won its third game in a row over the Gamecocks, improved to 11-1, while South Carolina fell to 6-6.

Watson finished the game 26-32 passing for 347 yards, as his six touchdown passes tied a career high. Mike Williams was on the receiving end of three of those touchdown passes, ending with 100 yards on six receptions, all in the first half. Wayne Gallman fueled Clemson’s run game with 112 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries, and the Tigers as a whole outgained the Gamecocks 622-218.

Clemson took the lead for good after a Jadar Johnson interception resulted in a 34-yard touchdown pass from Watson to Williams on the ensuing drive. Watson connected with Williams again later in the quarter

SOUTH CAROLINA 7


South Carolina 0 0 7 0 7Clemson 21 14 14 7 56

CU M. Williams 34 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 11:08, 3-47CU M. Williams 19 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 5:52, 11-65CU Leggett 11 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 2:05, 5-32CU Gallman 8 run (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 3:06, 6-45CU M. Williams 16 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, :08, 6-80CU Fuller 18 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 12:44, 6-66SC Edwards 33 pass from Samuel (Fry Kick) 3rd, 11:24, 5-75CU A. Scott 3 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 4:38,14-80CU K. Bryant 1 run (Huegel Kick) 4th, 3:07, 15-68Attendance - 81,542 Weather - Clear, 55°

Team Statistics SC CUFirst Downs 14 40Rushing 111 250Passing 14-29 30-36Passing Yards 107 372Total Offense 218 622Yards/Play 3.8 7.0Return Yards 139 52Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0Turnovers 1 1Penalties 5-54 7-75Interception Returns 1-0 1-0Punt Returns 0-0 2-32Kickoff Returns 7-139 1-20Punting 7-44.0 2-37.0Third-Down Conversions 4-13 10-15Sacks 1-10 3-20Time of Possession 25:46 34:14

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)SC Talley 6-50, Dowdle 5-30, Turner 8-15, McIlwain 5-13,

Hurst 2-9, Bentley 3-(-6)CU Gallman 19-112, Fuller 7-46, Feaster 6-36, Dye 5-23,

Watson 5-19, Choice 4-8, Bryant 2-5, McCloud 2-3, Schuessler 3-(-2)

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)SC Bentley 7-17-41-1-0, McIlwain 6-11-33-0-0, Samuel 1-1-33-0-1CU Watson 27-33-347-1-6, Schuessler 3-3-25-0-0

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)SC Samuel 4-14, Hurst 3-26, Dowdle 3-3, Turner 2-18,

Edwards 1-33, Crosby 1-13CU Scott 9-77-1, Williams 6-100-3, Leggett 3-58-1, McCloud 3-32, Cain 2-38, Thompson 2-22, Fuller 1-18-1, Powell 1-11, Renfrow 1-10, Smith 1-3,

Overton 1-3

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)SC NoneCU Scott 2-32

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)SC Turner 1-15, Samuel 6-124CU Scott 1-20

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)SC Allen-Williams 1-0CU J. Johnson 1-0

Tackle LeadersCU Boulware 10, V. Smith 7, D. Johnson 5, Joseph 5,

Lawrence 5

SacksCU Boulware 2-17, Lawrence 1-3

Tackles For LossCU Boulware 2.5-18, J. Johnson 1.5-12, Fields 1-3,

Lawrence 1-3, Watkins 1-3, Mullen 0.5-2, O’Daniel 0.5-2

GAME STATS

for a 19-yard touchdown, marking the 100th career touchdown accounted for by Watson. Watson’s 101st touchdown came one drive later on an 11-yard catch by Jordan Leggett that gave the Tigers a 21-0 lead after the first quarter.

The Tigers increased their lead to 28-0 with just over three minutes remaining in the first half on a Wayne Gallman eight-yard rush, and the halftime lead grew to 35-0 after a 39-second scoring drive in the final minute of the second quarter ended with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Watson to Williams.

The Gamecocks got on the board early in the third quarter when Deebo Samuel connected with Bryan Edwards for a 33-yard touchdown pass, but the momentum remained in the Tigers’ favor for the rest of the game. C.J. Fuller, Artavis Scott and Kelly Bryant all found the endzone in the second half, cementing the Clemson victory.


DEC. 3, 2016 • CAMPING WORLD STADIUM • ORLANDO, FLA.

Clemson 14 7 14 7 42Virginia Tech 7 7 7 14 35

CU Watson 3 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 11:47, 9-75CU Leggett 21 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 5:57, 9-83VT McMillian 1 run (Slye Kick), 1st, 0:51, 11-77CU Leggett 10 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 11:46, 10-75VT Evans 11 run (Slye Kick) 2nd, 4:09, 5-70CU Gallman 8 run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 9:17, 9-89CU Watson 2 run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 4:45, 4-51VT McMillian 27 run (Slye Kick) 3rd, 2:27, 5-75VT Evans 5 run (Slye Kick) 4th, 11:35, 12-65CU Renfrow 15 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 4th, 7:33, 8-75VT Phillips 26 pass from Evans (Slye Kick) 4th, 5:43, 6-76Attendance - 50,628 Weather - Clear, 66°

Team Statistics CU VTFirst Downs 30 19Rushing 182 102Passing 23-34 22-36Passing Yards 288 284Total Offense 470 386Yards/Play 6.3 5.4Return Yards (-5) 110Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Turnovers 1 2Penalties 8-65 8-89Interception Returns 2-0 1-0Punt Returns 2-(-5) 1-2Kickoff Returns 0-0 5-108Punting 5-34.6 6-44.8Third-Down Conversions 6-11 7-15Sacks 4-16 0-0Time of Possession 31:52 28:08

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)CU Watson 17-85-2, Gallman 17-59-1, Fuller 5-40-0VT Evans 21-46-2, McMillian 7-37-2, Rogers 4-10-0,

Phillips 3-9-0

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)CU Watson 23-34-288-1-3VT Evans 21-35-264-2-1

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)CU A. Scott 7-48-0, M. Williams 5-57-0, Leggett 4-49-2,

Cain 2-69-0, Renfrow 2-46-1, McCloud 1-9, Gallman 1-7, Thompson 1-3

VT Phillips 12-92-1, Ford 4-89-0, Rogers 3-36-0, Hodges 1-42-0, Edmunds 1-20-0, Carroll 1-5-0

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)CU A. Scott 2-(-5)VT Carroll 1-2

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)CU NoneVT Murphy 5-108

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)CU Tankersley 2-0VT Motuapuaka 1-0

Tackle LeadersCU Boulware 11, Joseph 11, Watkins 10

SacksCU Lawrence 2-7, Watkins 1-5, Ferrell 1-4

Tackles For LossCU Ferrell 2-8, Lawrence 2-7, Watkins 1.5-6, J. Williams

1-2, Joseph 1-1, A. Bryant 0.5-1

GAME STATS

GAME 13#3 CLEMSON 42

VIRGINIA TECH 35

ORLANDO, Fla. — Deshaun Watson accounted for five touchdowns and Cordrea Tankersley ended a Virginia Tech threat with his second interception as the No. 3 Clemson Tigers handled the Hokies 42-35 to win the program’s 16th ACC Championship at Camping World Stadium. Clemson moved to 12-1 with the win and earned a No. 2 ranking heading into the College Football Playoff.

Watson passed for 288 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 85 rushing yards and two more scores to collect Most Valuable Player honors. Tankersley’s second interception came with Virginia Tech facing a 4th-and-6 and threatening in Clemson territory with less than 90 seconds to play.

Clemson wasted little time in building a 14-0 lead after two offensive possessions. Watson was sharp, completing his first 10 passes of the game and 19 straight dating to the South Carolina contest. He ran the first touchdown in and found a wide open Jordan Leggett for the second, pushing Clemson off to a fast start. Tech responded with a brilliant fake punt, which led to a one-yard touchdown run with 51 seconds left in the quarter.

The Hokies owned the second 15 minutes. Tech’s biggest momentum shift occurred after Jerod Evans found a wide open Isaiah Ford down the Clemson sideline for a 53-yard gain. That led to an 11-yard touchdown run by Evans. Watson cooled a bit, connecting on only four of his next nine passes as Tech’s defensive coordinator Bud Foster continued to bring pressure.

Momentum still seemed to favor VT when Watson threw an interception on Clemson’s first possession after the half, but the defense stood strong. A third-down sack by Carlos Watkins gave the Tigers the ball right back, and Watson directed a strong 89-yard scoring drive that ended with an eight-yard Wayne Gallman touchdown.

Clemson held a 35-14 lead late in the third, but the Hokies stormed back behind more big plays offensively. A pair of scores on the ground pulled Tech within seven early in the fourth, but Hunter Renfrow came through on the ensuing drive with two huge plays. First, the sophomore wideout caught a brilliant 31-yard leaping catch on second-and-long. Then, he took a run-pass option in from 15 yards for Watson’s fifth touchdown.


GAME 14OHIO STATE 0

#2 CLEMSON 31DEC. 31, 2016 • UOP STADIUM • GLENDALE, ARIZ.

Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0Clemson 10 7 7 7 31

CU Huegel 45 FG 1st, 9:16, 7-42CU Watson 1 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 2:16, 10-70CU Fuller 30 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 2:21, 8-83CU Watson 7 run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 2:06, 5-40CU Gallman 7 run (Huegel Kick) 4th, 8:51, 2-7Attendance - 71, 279

Team Statistics OSU CUFirst Downs 9 24Rushing 88 205Passing 19-33 24-37Passing Yards 127 265Total Offense 215 470Yards/Play 3.8 5.5Return Yards 127 120Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Turnovers 3 2Penalties 8-72 5-60Interception Returns 2-0 2-104Punt Returns 1-(-1) 2-16Kickoff Returns 5-128 0-0Punting 7-49.7 5-41.2Third-Down Conversions 3-14 8-17Sacks 2-17 3-23Time of Possession 24:09 35:51

Rushing (Car-Yards-TD)OS Samuel 6-67, Weber 5-24, Barrett 11-(-2)CU Gallman 18-85-1, Watson 15-57-2, Schuessler 1-19,

Choice 4-15, Feaster 3-12, Scott 3-8, McCloud 2-8, Fuller 1-3

Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD)OS Barrett 19-33-127-2-0CU Watson 23-36-259-2-1, Schuessler 1-1-6-0-0

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD)OS Samuel 9-43, Weber 3-4, Smith 2-27, Brown 2-17,

Victor 1-21, Hill 1-8, McLaurin 1-7CU M. Williams 6-96, Renfrow 5-50, McCloud 4-29,

Fuller 3-45-1, Scott 2-16, Gallman 1-10, Cain 1-9, G. Williams 1-6, Leggett 1-4

Punt Returns (PR-Yards)OS Samuel 1-(-1)CU Scott 2-16

Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards)OS Hill 1-6, Campbell 3-105, Alexander 1-17CU None

Interception Returns (INT-Yards)OS Conley 1-0 Hooker 1-0CU Tankersley 1-18, Van Smith 1-86

Tackle LeadersCU Smith 9, Joseph 8, Boulware 7

SacksCU Watkins 2-11, Ferrell 1-12

Tackles For LossCU Ferrell 3-26, Watkins 2-11, Edmond 1-3, Joseph 1-3 O’Daniel 1-2, Pagano 1-2, Wilkins 1-2, Boulware 0.5-1,

V. Smith 0.5-1

GAME STATS

GLENDALE, ARIZ. - No. 2 Clemson jumped out to a 17-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 31-0 victory over No. 3 Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers, who improved to 13-1, handed Buckeye head coach Urban Meyer his first shutout loss. It was also the highest-ranked team Clemson has ever defeated, as Ohio State was ranked No. 2 in the AP and coaches polls.

Quarterback Deshaun Watson and defensive end Clelin Ferrell earned MVP honors. Watson, the Offensive MVP, was 23-36 passing for 259 yards and a touchdown. The junior also had 57 yards and two scores on 15 carries. Wayne Gallman added 85 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Ferrell ignited a dominant performance by the Tiger defense, who limited Ohio State to just 215 total yards. Ferrell had three tackles for loss and a sack.

Ohio State missed two field goals in the first quarter, while Greg Huegel connected on a 45-yard field goal in the first quarter. Watson scored on a one-yard rush later in the first quarter, then Watson hit C.J. Fuller on a "wheel route" for a 30-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Clemson closed the scoring with Watson's seven-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and Gallman's seven-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.


400 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDSClemson - Deshaun Watson had 8 rushing yards and 580 passing yards (588 total yards) vs. Pittsburgh at Clemson on Nov. 12, 2016 (Pittsburgh 43-42).Opponent - Lamar Jackson of Louisville had 162 rushing yards and 295 passing yards (457 total yards) at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 1, 2016 (Clemson 37-34).

500 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDSClemson - Deshaun Watson had 8 rushing yards and 580 passing yards (588 total yards) vs. Pittsburgh at Clemson on Nov. 12, 2016 (Pittsburgh 43-42).Opponent - Chris Weinke of Florida State had -12 rushing yards and 521 passing yards (509 total yards) at Tallahassee, Fla. on Nov. 4, 2000 (Florida State 54-7).

30 CARRIESClemson - Wayne Gallman had 30 carries vs. Auburn at Auburn, Ala., on Sept. 3, 2016 (Clemson 19-13).Opponent - Lamar Jackson of Louisville had 31 carries at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 1, 2016 (Clemson 42-36).

100 RUSHING YARDS BY QUARTERBACKClemson - Deshaun Watson had 145 rushing yards vs. Oklahoma at Miami Gardens, Fla. on Dec. 31, 2015 (Clemson 37-17).Opponent - Lamar Jackson had 162 rushing yards at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 1, 2016 (Clemson 42-36).

100 RUSHING YARDS BY TWO PLAYERSClemson - Wayne Gallman had 150 rushing yards and Deshaun Watson had 145 rushing yards vs. Oklahoma at Miami Gardens, Fla. on Dec. 31, 2015 (Clemson 37-17).Opponent - Orwin Smith of Georgia Tech had 117 rushing yards and Tevin Washington had 104 rushing yards at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 6, 2012 (Clemson 47-31).

100 RUSHING YARDS BY THREE PLAYERSClemson - James Davis (143), C.J. Spiller (127) and Demerick Chancellor (113) vs. Louisiana Tech at Clemson, S.C. on Sept. 30, 2006 (Clemson 51-0).Opponent - Never accomplished.

100 RUSHING YARDS & 100 PASSING YARDSClemson - Deshaun Watson had 145 rushing yards and 187 passing yards vs. Oklahoma at Miami Gardens, Fla., on Dec. 31, 2015 (Clemson 37-17).Opponent - Lamar Jackson of Louisville had 162 rushing yards and 295 passing yards at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 1, 2016 (Clem-son 42-36).

200 RUSHING YARDSClemson - Andre Ellington had 228 rushing yards vs. Auburn at Atlanta, Ga. on Sept. 1, 2012 (Clemson 26-19).Opponent - Branden Ore of Virginia Tech had 203 rushing yards at Blacksburg, Va. on Oct. 26, 2006 (Virginia Tech 24-7).

25 COMPLETIONSClemson - Deshaun Watson had 27 completions vs. South Carolina at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 26, 2016 (Clemson 56-7).Opponent - Lamar Jackson had 27 completions at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 1, 2016 (Clemson 42-36).

400 PASSING YARDSClemson - Deshaun Watson had 580 passing yards vs. Pittsburgh at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 12, 2016 (Pittsburgh 43-42).Opponent - Jameis Winston of Florida State had 444 passing yards at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 19, 2013 (Florida State 51-14).

10 RECEPTIONSClemson - Mike Williams had 15 receptions and Artavis Scott had 13 receptions vs. Pittsburgh at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 12, 2016 (Pittsburgh 43-42).Opponent - Mitchell Ludwig of Virginia Tech had 12 receptions at Orland, FL on Dec. 3, 2016 (Clemson 42-35).

100 RECEIVING YARDSClemson - Mike Williams had 100 receiving yards vs.South Carolina at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 26, 2016 (Clemson 56-7).Opponent - Scott Orndoff of Pittsburgh had 128 receiving yards at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 12, 2016 (Pittsburgh 43-42).

100 RECEIVING YARDS BY TWO PLAYERSClemson - Artavis Scott had 125 receiving yards and Mike Williams had 202 receiving yards vs.Pittsburgh at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 12, 2016 (Pittsburgh 43-42).

Opponent - Nick O’Leary of Florida State had 161 receiving yards and Rashad Greene had 146 receiving yards at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 19, 2013 (Florida State 51-14).

200 RECEIVING YARDSClemson - Mike Williams had 202 receiving yards vs. Pittsburgh at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 12, 2016 (Pittsburgh 43-42).Opponent - O.J. Howard of Alabama had 208 receiving yards at Glendale, Ariz. on Jan. 11, 2016 (Alabama 45-40).

100 INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDSClemson - Willie Underwood had 101 yards on two interception returns vs. South Carolina at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 22, 1980 (Clemson 27-6).Opponent - Dennis Tabron of Duke had 128 yards on three inter-ception returns at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 18, 1980 (Duke 34-17).

100 PUNT RETURN YARDSClemson - Adam Humphries had 107 yards on eight punt returns vs. Louisville at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 11, 2014 (Clemson 23-17).Opponent - Eddie Royal of Virginia Tech had 117 yards on three punt returns at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 6, 2007 (Virginia Tech 41-23).

200 KICKOFF RETURN YARDSClemson - Sammy Watkins had 207 yards on five kickoff returns vs. Maryland at College Park, Md. on Oct. 15, 2011 (Clemson 56-45).Opponent - Tobais Palmer of NC State had 277 yards on eight kick-off returns at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 17, 2012 (Clemson 62-48).

INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNClemson - Tanner Muse intercepted a Austin Wilson pass and returned it 64 yards for a touchdown vs. Syracuse on Nov. 5, 2016 (Clemson 54-0).Opponent - Mike Stevens of NC State intercepted a Deshaun Watson pass and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown at Clemson, S.C. on October 15, 2016 (Clemson 24-17).

PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNClemson - Adam Humphries returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown vs. Louisville at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 11, 2014 (Clemson 23-17).Opponent - Mike Campanaro of Wake Forest returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 12, 2011 (Clemson 31-28).

BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNClemson - La’Donte Harris returned a blocked punt 10 yards for a touchdown vs. South Carolina at Columbia, S.C. on Nov. 24, 2007 (Clemson 23-21).Opponent - Roderick Rollins of Boston College returned a blocked punt 14 yards for a touchdown at Chestnut Hill, Mass. on Nov. 1, 2008 (Clemson 27-21).

KICKOFF RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNClemson - Sammy Watkins returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown vs. Maryland at College Park, Md. on Oct. 15, 2011 (Clemson 56-45).Opponent - Kenyan Drake of Alabama returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown at Glendale, Ariz. on Jan. 11, 2016 (Alabama 45-40).

FUMBLE RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNClemson - Vic Beasley returned a fumble 16 yards for a touchdown vs. NC State at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 4, 2014 (Clemson 41-0).Opponent - Dominique Mitchell of SC State returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown at Clemson, S.C. on Sept. 6, 2014 (Clemson 73-7).

RECOVERED FUMBLE FOR TOUCHDOWNClemson - Denzel Johnson recovered a fumbled kickoff in the endzone for a touchdown vs. SC State at Clemson, S.C. on Sept. 17, 2016 (Clemson 59-0).Opponent - Adam Gotsis of Georgia Tech recovered a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 10, 2015 (Clemson 43-24).

TOUCHDOWN BY OFFENSIVE LINEMANClemson - Brandon Thomas recovered a fumble in the endzone vs. Georgia Tech at Atlanta, Ga. on Oct. 29, 2011 (Georgia Tech 31-17).Opponent - Peter Anderson of Georgia fell on the ball in the endzone after a Lars Tate fumble at Clemson, S.C. on Sept. 21, 1985 (Georgia 20-13).

TOUCHDOWN BY DEFENSIVE LINEMANClemson - Carlos Watkins intercepted a Taylor Lamb pass and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown vs. Appalachian State at Clemson, S.C. on Sept. 12, 2015 (Clemson 41-10).Opponent - Adam Gotsis of Georgia Tech recovered a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown at Clemson, S.C. on October 10, 2015 (Clemson 43-24).

FOUR PASSING TOUCHDOWNSClemson - Deshaun Watson had four passing touchdowns vs. Boston College at Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Oct. 7, 2016 (Clem-son 56-10).Opponent - Nathan Peterman of Pittsburgh had five passing touch-downs at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 12, 2016 (Pittsburgh 43-42).

FIVE PASSING TOUCHDOWNSClemson - Deshaun Watson had six passing touchdowns vs. South Carolina at Clemson, S.C., on Nov. 26, 2016 (Clemson 56-7).Opponent - Nathan Peterman of Pittsburgh had five passing touch-downs at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 12, 2016 (Pittsburgh 43-42).

FOUR TOUCHDOWNSClemson - C.J. Spiller had four rushing touchdowns vs. Georgia Tech at Tampa, Fla. on Dec. 5, 2009 (Georgia Tech 39-34).Opponent - Dalvin Cook of Florida State had four rushing touch-downs at Tallahassee, Fla. on Oct. 29, 2016 (Clemson 37-34).

FOUR FIELD GOALSClemson - Chandler Catanzaro was 4-4 on field goals with makes of 31, 29, 25 and 24 yards vs. Maryland at College Park, Md. on Oct. 26, 2013 (Clemson 40-27).Opponent - Cody Parkey of Auburn was 4-4 on field goals with makes of 37, 46, 27 and 36 yards at Atlanta, Ga. on Sept. 1, 2012 (Clemson 26-19).

FIVE FIELD GOALSClemson - Chandler Catanzaro was 5-5 on field goals with makes of 38, 42, 18, 20 and 47 yards vs. Boston College at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 8, 2011 (Clemson 36-14).Opponent - Vince Fusco of Duke was 6-7 on field goals with makes of 27, 22, 22, 25, 37 and 57 yards at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 16, 1976 (18-18).

SIX FIELD GOALSClemson - Richard Jackson was 6-6 on field goals with makes of 23, 33, 32, 52, 42 and 35 yards vs. Boston College at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 19, 2009 (Clemson 25-7).Opponent - Vince Fusco of Duke was 6-7 on field goals with makes of 27, 22, 22, 25, 37 and 57 yards at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 16, 1976 (18-18).

50-YARD FIELD GOALClemson - Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 51-yard field goal vs. Georgia Tech at Clemson, S.C. on Nov. 14, 2013 (Clemson 55-31).Opponent - Daniel Carolson kicked a 50-yard field goal at Auburn, Ala. on Sept. 3, 2016 (Clemson 19-13).

SAFETYClemson - A Yellow Jacket wide receiver fumbled an interception return into the endzone, where it was recovered for a safety vs. Georgia Tech at Atlanta, Ga. on Sept. 22, 2016 (Clemson 26-7).Opponent - Joshua Perry forced Tajh Boyd to intentionally ground the ball from the endzone for a safety vs. Ohio State at Miami Gardens, Fla. on Jan. 3, 2014 (Clemson 40-35).

20 POINTSClemson - C.J. Spiller had four rushing touchdowns (24 points) vs. Georgia Tech at Tampa, Fla. on Dec. 5, 2009 (Ga. Tech 39-34).Opponent - Dalvin Cook of Florida State had four rushing touch-downs (24 points) at Tallahassee, Fla. (Clemson 37-34).

BLOCKED PUNTClemson - Jadar Johnson blocked a punt into the endzone for a safety vs. Georgia Tech at Clemson, S.C. on Oct. 10, 2015.The ball went out of the endzone (Clemson 43-24).Opponent - Quenton Washington of South Florida blocked a punt at Charlotte, N.C. on Dec. 31, 2010 (South Florida 31-26).

50-YARD PUNTING AVERAGEClemson - Spencer Benton had a 50.0-yard average on three punts vs. Furman at Clemson, S.C. on Sept. 15, 2012 (Clemson 41-7).Opponent - A.J. Cole of NC State had a 50.6-yard average on five punts at Raleigh, N.C. on Oct. 31, 2015 (Clemson 56-41).

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