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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-Atlantic

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1896 <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024

2005 Season Highlights

Tommy Bowden enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Clemson.

2005 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. Texas A&M	25	24	W
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Maryland	28	24	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Miami	30	36	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Boston College	13	16	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Wake Forest	27	31	L
Thu., Oct. 13	@ North Carolina State	31	10	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Temple	37	7	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Georgia Tech	9	10	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Duke	49	20	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Florida State	35	14	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ South Carolina	13	9	W
Tue., Dec. 27	Colorado	19	10	W	@ Orlando, FL	Champs Sports Bowl

2005 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	316
Scoring Average	26.3
Points Allowed	211
Defense Average	17.6
Opponents Record	69-72
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-2

2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
21	8-4-0	AP
21	8-4-0	Coaches
21	8-4-0	USA Today/ESPN

2005 Atlantic Coast-Atlantic Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boston College	9-3	310	191	Won 27-21	5-3	181	160	Tom OBrien
Florida State	8-5	376	286	Lost 23-26	5-3	219	180	Bobby Bowden
Clemson	8-4	316	211	Won 19-10	4-4	222	161	Tommy Bowden
North Carolina State	7-5	249	212	Won 14-0	3-5	136	182	Chuck Amato
Wake Forest	4-7	269	316		3-5	202	227	Jim Grobe

2005 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2005 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).