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
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 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.