Clemson Tigers football

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Clemson Tigers football
First season 1896
Staff
Head coach Tommy Bowden
9th year, 60–38
Stadium
Home stadium Memorial Stadium, Clemson
Stadium capacity 80,301
Stadium surface Natural Grass
Location Clemson, South Carolina
League/Conference
Conference ACC
Division Atlantic
Team records
All-time record 625–426–45 (.591)
Postseason bowl record 15–15
Awards
National titles 1
Conference titles 18
Pageantry
Colors Orange and Purple            
Fight song Tiger Rag
Rival South Carolina Gamecocks
Website ClemsonTigers.com

The Clemson Tigers are a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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[edit] Bowl Games

Date Bowl W/L Opponent PF PA
January 1, 1940 Cotton W Boston College 6 3
January 1, 1949 Gator W Missouri 24 23
January 1, 1951 Orange W Miami 15 14
January 1, 1952 Gator L Miami 0 14
January 1, 1957 Orange L Colorado 21 27
January 1, 1959 Sugar L LSU 0 7
December 19, 1959 Bluebonnet W TCU 23 7
December 30, 1977 Gator L Pittsburgh 3 34
December 29, 1978 Gator W Ohio State 17 15
December 31, 1979 Peach L Baylor 18 24
January 1, 1982 Orange W Nebraska 22 15
December 21, 1985 Independence L Minnesota 13 20
December 27, 1986 Gator W Stanford 27 21
January 1, 1988 Florida Citrus W Penn State 35 10
January 2, 1989 Florida Citrus W Oklahoma 13 6
December 30, 1989 Gator W West Virginia 27 7
January 1, 1991 Hall of Fame W Illinois 30 0
January 1, 1992 Florida Citrus L California 13 37
December 31, 1993 Peach W Kentucky 14 13
January 1, 1996 Gator L Syracuse 0 41
December 28, 1996 Peach L LSU 7 10
January 2, 1998 Peach L Auburn 17 21
December 30, 1999 Peach L Mississippi State 7 17
January 1, 2001 Gator L Virginia Tech 20 41
December 31, 2001 Humanitarian W Louisiana Tech 49 24
December 23, 2002 Tangerine L Texas Tech 15 55
January 2, 2004 Peach W Tennessee 27 14
December 27, 2005 Champs Sports W Colorado 19 10
December 29, 2006 Music City L Kentucky 20 28
December 31, 2007 Chick-Fil-A L Auburn 20 23
Total 30 Bowl Games 15-15 522 581

[edit] National Championship

Year Coach Selectors Record Bowl
1981 Danny Ford AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sporting News, UPI 12-0 Orange
National championships claimed 1

[edit] Conference Championships

Year Coach Record
1900 John Heisman 6-0-0
1902 John Heisman 6-1-0
1939 Jess Neely 9-1-0
1940 Frank Howard 6-2-1
1948 Frank Howard 11-0-0
1956 Frank Howard 7-2-2
1958 Frank Howard 8-3-0
1959 Frank Howard 9-2-0
1965 Frank Howard 5-5
1966 Frank Howard 6-4
1967 Frank Howard 6-4
1978 Charley Pell 11-1-0
1981 Danny Ford 12-0-0
1982 Danny Ford 9-1-1
1986 Danny Ford 8-2-2
1987 Danny Ford 10-2
1988 Danny Ford 10-2
1991 Ken Hatfield 9-2-1
Conference Titles: 18

Note: Bold years indicate outright conference titles

[edit] College Football Hall of Famers

Inductee Position(s) Class Year(s)
Jeff Davis Linebacker 2007 1978-1981
John Heisman Head Coach 1954 1900-1903
Frank Howard Head Coach 1989 1940-1969
Terry Kinard Safety 2001 1978-1982
Banks McFadden Halfback 1959 1937-1939
Jess Neely Head Coach 1971 1931-1939

[edit] Current NFL Players

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