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Clemson Football Team History

Clemson Tigers

Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Founded: 1889
Stadium: Clemson Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 81,473
Colors: Orange & Purple
Coach: Dabo Swinney
Conference: Atlantic Coast-Atlantic

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1896 <-- 2011 <- 2012 -> 2013 --> 2024

2012 Season Highlights

Dabo Swinney enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Clemson.

2012 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 1	vs. Auburn	26	19	W
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Ball State	52	27	W
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Furman	41	7	W
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Florida State	37	49	L
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Boston College	45	31	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Georgia Tech	47	31	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Virginia Tech	38	17	W
Thu., Oct. 25	@ Wake Forest	42	13	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Duke	56	20	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Maryland	45	10	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. North Carolina State	62	48	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. South Carolina	17	27	L
Mon., Dec. 31	Louisiana State	25	24	W	@ Atlanta, GA	Chick-Fil-A Bowl

2012 Season Totals
Record	11-2
Points Scored	533
Scoring Average	41.0
Points Allowed	323
Defense Average	24.8
Opponents Record	73-71
Conference Record	7-1
Home Record	7-1
Away Record	3-1

2012 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
11	(11-2)	AP
9	(11-2)	Coaches

2012 Atlantic Coast-Atlantic Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida State	12-2	550	196	Won 31-0	7-1	318	124	Jimbo Fisher
Clemson	11-2	533	323	Won 25-24	7-1	372	219	Dabo Swinney
North Carolina State	7-6	365	333	Lost 24-38	4-4	227	232	Tom OBrien
Wake Forest	5-7	222	382		3-5	132	235	Jim Grobe
Boston College	2-10	238	356		1-7	154	276	Frank Spaziani

2012 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2012 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).