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
2009 Season Highlights
Dabo Swinney enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Clemson.
The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Championship.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
37
14
W
Thu., Sep. 10 @
Georgia Tech
27
30
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Boston College
25
7
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Texas Christian
10
14
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Maryland
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Wake Forest
38
3
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Miami
40
37
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Coastal Carolina
49
3
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Florida State
40
24
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
North Carolina State
43
23
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Virginia
34
21
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
South Carolina
17
34
L
Sat., Dec. 5
Georgia Tech
34
39
L
@ Tampa, FL
Sun., Dec. 27
Kentucky
21
13
W
@ Nashville, TN
Music City Bowl
2009 Season Totals
Record 9-5
Points Scored 436
Scoring Average 31.1
Points Allowed 286
Defense Average 20.4
Opponents Record 91-73
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 2-3
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
24 9-5
AP
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.