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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: Tommy Bowden
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1896 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024

2002 Season Highlights

Tommy Bowden enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Clemson.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	@ Georgia	28	31	L
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Louisiana Tech	33	13	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Georgia Tech	24	19	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Ball State	30	7	W
Thu., Oct. 3	@ Florida State	31	48	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Virginia	17	22	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Wake Forest	31	23	W
Thu., Oct. 24	vs. North Carolina State	6	38	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Duke	34	31	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ North Carolina	42	12	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Maryland	12	30	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. South Carolina	27	20	W
Mon., Dec. 23	Texas Tech	15	55	L	@ Orlando, FL	Champs Sports Bowl

2002 Season Totals
Record	7-6
Points Scored	330
Scoring Average	25.4
Points Allowed	349
Defense Average	26.8
Opponents Record	96-74
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	2-3

2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2002 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida State	9-5	428	301	Lost 13-26	7-1	275	142	Bobby Bowden
Maryland	11-3	451	228	Won 30-3	6-2	247	161	Ralph Friedgen
Virginia	9-5	402	348	Won 48-22	6-2	220	185	Al Groh
North Carolina State	11-3	460	238	Won 28-6	5-3	192	127	Chuck Amato
Clemson	7-6	330	349	Lost 15-55	4-4	197	223	Tommy Bowden
Georgia Tech	7-6	280	267	Lost 21-30	4-4	148	150	Chan Gailey
Wake Forest	7-6	356	327	Won 38-17	3-5	196	198	Jim Grobe
North Carolina	3-9	223	421		1-7	113	285	John Bunting
Duke	2-10	227	353		0-8	137	254	Carl Franks

2002 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2002 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).