2012 CLEMSON TIGER FOOTBALL Clemson Tigers (16 USA, 17 AP) vs. Boston College Eagles

Game 5: Clemson Tigers Boston College Eagles Record, 2012...... 3-1, 0-1 ACC Record, 2012...... 1-2, 0-1 in ACC Location...... Clemson, SC Location...... Chestnut Hill, MA Clemson vs. Colors...... Clemson Orange and Regalia Colors...... Maroon & Gold Enrollment...... 19,911 Enrollment...... 14,640 Boston College Athletic Director...... Dr. Terry Don Phillips Head Coach...... Frank Spaziani, Penn State ‘69 Saturday, September 29, 2012 Head Coach...... Dabo Swinney, Alabama ‘93 School Record/ 4th season...... 21-21 Clemson Record/4th full year as head coach...... 32-20 Overall (4th Season)...... 21-21 Kickoff: 3:30 PM Home Record...... 22-4 Record vs Clemson...... 1-2 Alumni Stadium (44,500) Away Record...... 7-12 Offensive Coordinator...... Doug Martin Neutral Record...... 3-4 Defensive Coordinator...... Bill McGovern vs. ACC Teams (includes Champ Games)...... 20-11 Football SID...... Tim Clark Television : ESPN2 Career Record/4th full season...... 32-20 (.615) Phone...... (617) 552-3004 Announcers: TBA Record against Boston College...... 3-1 E-mail...... [email protected] Offensive Coordinator...... Chad Morris Website:...... www.bceagles.com. Clemson Radio Network Defensive Coordinator...... Brent Venables Announcers: Pete Yanity, Will Merritt, Patrick Sapp Media Information Series: Clemson leads 10-9-2 Dabo Swinney Press Conference Clemson Player Interviews at Boston College: BC Leads 6-5-1 Head Coach Dabo Swinney holds his weekly Contact SID Tim Bourret each Sunday before at Clemson: Clemson leads 4-3-1 press conference each Tuesday at the West End- 4:00 PM at (864) 656-1926 with specific player First Meeting: Clemson, 6-3, in the 1940 Cotton Bowl requests for the week. We will conduct player Last Meeting: Clemson, 36-14, in Clemson, 2011 zone Team Room of Memorial Stadium. He will be Last BC Win: 16-10 in Chestnut Hill, 2010 available at 11:00 AM. The press conference will interviews on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:30 Last Clemson win at BC: 27-21 in 2008 also be available over ClemsonTigers.com. to 2:30 PM at the second floor player lounge of the Since BC Joined the ACC: BC Leads 4-3 Clemson players will be available after Swin- West Endzone at Memorial Stadium. Offensive Streak: Clemson has won three of the last four ney’s press conference. Coach Swinney is also Coordinator Chad Morris is available on Mondays available each Sunday after a game at 6:00 PM. during the lunch hour and Defensive Coordinator Contact Tim Bourret for the number. Swinney Brent Venables is available Tuesdays during the Clemson 2012 SCHEDULE is also available on the ACC teleconference on lunch hour. Date Opponent TV Score/Time Wednesday and after practice on Wednesday. Sept. 1 Auburn ESPN W, 26-19 ACC Satellite Feed Sept. 8 BALL STATE ACC W, 52-27 ACC Teleconference Broadcast media outlets will be able access Sept. 15 FURMAN FSS W, 41-7 Each head coach is available on the ACC ACC football highlights and press conference Sept. 22 at Florida State ABC L, 37-49 excerpts via the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS) Sept. 29 at Boston College ESPN2 3:30 PM teleconference every Wednesday throughout the Oct. 6 GEORGIA TECH season for 10 minutes. Coach Swinnney is avail- throughout the football season. This video content Oct. 20 VIRGINIA TECH able at 10:40 AM each Wednesday. To access the will only be available for download in a digital file Oct. 25 at Wake Forest number contact the ACC office. format that can be accessed on the AVCS. To Nov. 3 at Duke register for this service contact Scott McBurney, Nov. 10 MARYLAND 10:30 AM Frank Spaziani, Boston College Assistant Commissioner/ACC Advanced Media, Nov. 17 NC STATE 10:40 AM Dabo Swinney, Clemson at [email protected] or call 336.851.6067. Nov. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA 10:50 AM Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 11:00 AM Randy Edsall, Maryland Clemson Personnel Update Clemson SID Contacts 11:10 AM Tom O’Brien, NC State • Injury report will be released every Thursday 11:20 AM Jim Grobe, Wake Forest Assistant AD/SID for Football: 11:30 AM Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech Tim Bourret, Notre Dame 1977 11:40 AM Larry Fedora, North Carolina Associate SID/Secondary Football Contact: 11:50 AM Mike London, Virginia Brian Hennessy, Clemson 1998 12:00 PM Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Sr. Associate SID: Sam Blackman, Clemson 1985 12:10 PM David Cutcliffe, Duke Webmaster/Asst. SID: Libby Kehn, Clemson 2002 12:20 PM Al Golden, Miami (FL) Associate SID: Philip Sikes, Clemson 2002 Assistant SID: Jeff Kallin, Clemson 2007 SID Office Phone: (864) 656-2114 For ACC Information go to: www.TheACC.com. SID Fax Machine: (864) 656-0299 This site will have the latest ACC release and a link Bourret E-Mail: [email protected] to the football media guide. Press Box: (864) 654-3326 SID Address: P.O. Box 31, Clemson, SC 29633 Overnight Mailing Address: 100 Perimeter Road, Clemson, SC 29634 Ticket Office: 1-800-CLEMSON www.ClemsonTigers.com 2012 Clemson Tiger Football 1 Clemson at Boston College Alumni Stadium

Clemson vs. Boston College Series Fenway Park in Boston, the home of the Boston • Clemson has a 10-9-2 lead in the series that dates Red Sox. Clemson won the first meeting there in to the 1940 Cotton Bowl. Clemson won last year 1941 (just 13 days after Ted Williams finished his at home, 36-14, but Boston College won the last .406 season for the Red Sox) by a 26-13 score. meeting in Boston, 16-10 in 2010. Clemson did not The same two teams met at Fenway the following score an offensive touchdown in that game. The year, and Boston College won, 14-7. The two Tigers have won three of the last four, as Dabo teams played to a 14-14 tie in 1953 at Fenway. Swinney’s Tigers won 27-21 in Chestnut Hill in So, the series stands at 1-1-1 in games played at 2012 STANDINGS 2008 and 25-7 at Clemson in 2009. Fenway Park. Atlantic Division • The series dates to the 1939 season and the • The two teams also played at Braves Field in Team ACC Home Away Over January 1, 1940 Cotton Bowl. That was a landmark Boston, then the home of the National League’s Florida State 2-0 4-0 0-0 4-0 victory for the Clemson program, the school’s first Boston Braves (now the Atlanta Braves). Clemson Wake Forest 1-1 3-0 0-1 3-1 bowl game and the school’s first ever win over a had a 3-1 advantage in games played at Braves th Clemson 0-1 2-0 0-1 3-1 top 20 team. Boston College was ranked 11 in Field, all between 1942-52. Maryland 0-0 1-1 1-1 2-2 the nation entering the game. Clemson won 6-3 • Overall, Boston College leads 6-5-1 in games NC State 0-0 2-0 1-0 3-1 behind 115 yards rushing from Charlie Timmons played in Boston or Chestnut Hill and a 4-3 advan- Boston College 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-2 and four pass deflections in the fourth quarter by tage since the Eagles joined the ACC in 2005. Clemson legend Banks McFadden. Coastal Division ACC Home Away Over • This will be the 22nd meeting between Clemson Last Home Meeting vs. Boston College Miami 2-0 1-0 2-1 3-1 and Boston College. Only Miami (FL) has played Clemson 36, Boston College 14 Virginia Tech 1-0 3-0 0-1 3-1 Boston College more among ACC teams entering At Clemson, SC Georgia Tech 1-2 2-1 0-1 2-2 this season. That will change next year when Even though #8 Clemson earned a 36-14 vic- Virginia 0-1 2-0 0-2 2-2 Pittsburgh and Syracuse join the ACC. tory over Boston College in front of a Homecoming Duke 0-0 3-0 0-1 3-1 North Carolina 0-1 2-0 0-2 2-2 • Five of the seven meetings between the two crowd, the atmosphere around Death Valley ap- teams since Boston College joined the ACC in peared as if the Tigers had lost. That came with 2005 have been decided by a touchdown or less. good reason, because Clemson lost its starting This week’s ACC Games The 2005 game went into overtime and the 2006 quarterback, at least for most of the second half. game was a double overtime affair in Boston. The Tajh Boyd, who helped lead the Tigers to their Saturday, September 29 2007 game was a 20-17 Boston College win at first 6-0 start since the 2000 season, went down NC State at Miami (FL) ESPNU 12:00 Clemson that decided the Atlantic Division title. In with a hip injury on Clemson’s first drive of the third Middle Tennessee at Ga. Tech RSN 12:00 2008, Clemson won 27-21, then the Tigers took a quarter. Boyd, who had passed for 283 yards at Duke at Wake Forest ACCN 12:30 25-7 victory in 2009 behind a defense that allowed that point, added 37 yards on the ground and was Idaho at North Carolina RSN 3:30 Boston College just 54 yards of total offense in 49 responsible for two touchdowns before leaving with Louisiana Tech at Virginia ESPN3 3:30 plays. The 2010 game was a defensive struggle an injury. He was taken to the locker room, where Virginia Tech at Cincinnati ESPNU 3:30 won by BC, 16-10. X-rays revealed there was no serious damage and Clemson at Boston College ESPN2 3:30 • Two of Clemson’s victories in the series took he was back in action the following week. Florida State at South Florida ESPN 6:00 place during undefeated Tiger seasons. Clemson In came Cole Stoudt under center, who finished won 26-19 in 1948 on the way to a perfect 11-0 the game 6-10 passing for 37 yards. season, and won 35-14 in 1950 on the way to a Stoudt led the Tigers, who improved to 3-0 in 9-0-1 season. the ACC for the first time since 2000, on two more • In 1983, at Chestnut Hill, the Eagles gained a scoring drives after Boston College cut the lead to Next week’s ACC Games 31-16 win behind Doug Flutie. Clemson had a 26-14 on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Chase 16-3 lead with 25 minutes left in the game, but Rettig to Bobby Swigert with 5:09 left in the third Saturday, October 6 the Eagles went on a 28-0 run to end the contest quarter. Boston College at Army CBSSN 12:00 behind Flutie. The 1984 Heisman winner, was Stoudt led a 13-play, 50-yard drive that ended Miami (FL) vs. Notre Dame NBC 7:30 20-36 for 223 yards and two touchdowns against with a 47-yard Chandler Catanzaro field goal that Georgia Tech at Clemson TBA a Clemson defense that featured All-American Wil- bounced off and over the crossbar with 39 seconds Virginia at Duke TBA liam Perry. The Eagles gained 504 yards of total remaining in the third quarter. It was Catanzaro’s Florida State at NC State TBA offense on the night, 281 rushing and 223 passing. fifth field goal of the game. The sophomore was Wake Forest at Maryland TBA It was Clemson’s only loss in 1983 (9-1-1). named ACC Specialist-of-the-Week for his ef- Virginia Tech at North Carolina TBA • The two teams tied in a 1982 game in Death Val- forts. ley. The game was televised by CBS on a regional On the scoring drive, Stoudt completed a basis, the first CBS broadcast from Clemson’s nine-yard pass on third down to fellow first-year Memorial Stadium. Clemson had a 14-0 lead at freshman Sammy Watkins and an eight-yard pass intermission, but sophomore quarterback Doug to Adam Humphries, another freshman, to set up Flutie led Boston College back to take a 17-14 lead. Catanzaro’s field goal. Watkins, who was named `Clemson Pronunciations The Tigers tied the game in the fourth quarter, on a ACC Rookie-of-the-Week, had seven catches for field goal by Donald Igwebuike, who played soccer a game-high 152 yards. Dabo Swinney DA-boh SWEE-nee and football for the Tigers that fall. He then had The defense shut down the Eagles from there, Stephone Anthony steh-FAHN another attempt from 43 yards with eight seconds limiting them to 258 total yards, while running back Tajh Boyd as in Taj Mahal left, but the kick missed and the game ended in Andre Ellington put the game away with a 35-yard Jaron Brown juh-RAHN a 17-17 tie. touchdown run on fourth-and-one. Ellington’s Quandon Christian KWAHN-duhn • Clemson had just two losses and two ties over a score gave Clemson its 36-14 lead with 11:24 to Kalon Davis KAY-lehn three-year period from 1981-83. One of the losses play in the game. Patrick DeStefano deh-STEH-feh-noh and one of the ties came against Boston College Boyd had already thrown a three-yard touch- Philip Fajgenbaum FAY-gehn-bahm in that 1982-83 period. down pass to Jaron Brown and ran 14 yards for Ammon Lakip A-muhn LAY-kihp .• The 2005 game at Clemson was an overtime another score in giving the Tigers a 17-0 lead in Charone Peake shuh-RAHN meeting, a 16-13 Boston College victory, It was the the first quarter. Darrell Smith DAYR-uhl Brian Symmes SIHMZ first between the two schools as an ACC matchup. “He was on his way to a career day, there is no The game was tied 10-10 at the end of regulation. doubt,” said Swinney. The two teams played a double overtime affair in 2006, a 34-33 Boston College victory. A missed extra Last Road Meeting vs. Boston College point in overtime proved costly for the Tigers. Boston College 16, Clemson 10 • In 2009, Clemson won its first game over the At Chestnut Hill, MA Eagles at home since 1958. Clemson won that Montel Harris rushed for 143 yards and added 1958 game, 34-12. Clemson now leads 4-3-1 in the only offensive touchdown of the game on a the series in games played at Clemson. 36-yard reception to lead Boston College to a • The two teams played three games at famed 16-10 victory over Clemson at Alumni Stadium on www.ClemsonTigers.com 2012 Clemson Tiger Football 2 Clemson at Boston College Alumni Stadium

October 30, 2010. College are both in the Atlantic Division of the ACC NATIONAL RANKINGS Clemson took an early 7-0 lead when Rashard and will play every year. Hall intercepted a pass and returned it 52 yards O’Rourke led Boston College from the quarter- Associated Press Top 25 for a score. The Eagles responded with a 70- back position to a 26-3-2 record in his three years (September 23, 2012) yard drive, capped by Nate Freese’s 36-yard field as the quarterback of the Eagles between 1938- Rk School (First Place) Rec Pts LW goal. 40. One of those three losses was to McFadden 1. Alabama (59) 4-0 1499 1 After Chandler Catanzaro booted a 31-yard and Clemson in the 1940 Cotton Bowl. O’Rourke 2. Oregon 4-0 1414 3 field goal to up Clemson’s lead to 10-3 late in the had his jersey retired at Boston College and was 3. LSU (1) 4-0 1346 2 first quarter, Boston College put together a17- inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 4. Florida State 4-0 1340 4 play, 62-yard drive that lasted 9:25. The drive was 1972. 5. Georgia 4-0 1245 5 prolonged by a costly Tiger penalty on third-and-26 McFadden led the Tigers to a 9-1 record in 1939 6. South Carolina 4-0 1147 7 and was capped by Freese’s 36-yard field goal with as the starting quarterback. Regarded as the great- 7. Kansas State 4-0 1067 15 8:32 remaining in the second quarter. est all-around Clemson athlete of the 20th century, 8. Stanford 3-0 1055 9 On the ensuing kickoff, the Tigers fumbled and he was an All-American in football and basketball 9. West Virginia 3-0 1045 8 the Eagles recovered. On the next play, Chase at Clemson. The 1939 football team finished 12th 10. Notre Dame 4-0 1003 11 Rettig connected with Harris out of the backfield for in the final AP poll, Clemson’s first top 20 season 11. Florida 4-0 864 14 a 36-yard touchdown pass. Freese later added a on record, and the win over Boston College in the 12. Texas 3-0 856 12 36-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. Cotton Bowl was Clemson’s first bowl appear- 13. Southern Cal 3-1 801 13 Neither team dented the scoreboard in the ance. In the spring of 1939 he led Clemson to the 14. Ohio State 4-0 633 16 second half. The Tigers routinely moved the ball Southern Conference championship in basketball. 15. TCU 3-0 616 17 between the 20s, but they were unable to capital- McFadden was inducted into the College Football 16. Oklahoma 2-1 611 17 ize in the red zone. The Tiger defense limited the Hall of Fame in 1959, Clemson’s first inductee. 17. Clemson 3-1 588 10 Eagles to only 84 total yards in 26 plays in the 18. Oregon State 2-0 451 NR second half and forced a punt on each of Boston Swinney’s First Win was in Chestnut Hill 19. Louisville 4-0 414 20 College’s six offensive drives in the second half. Clemson 27, Boston College 21 20. Michigan State 3-1 348 21 Harris rushed for 143 yards on 37 carries and At Chestnut Hill, Nov. 1, 2008 21. Mississippi State 4-0 246 23 had 179 all-purpose yards to lead Boston College, C.J. Spiller totaled 242 all-purpose yards and 22. Nebraska 3-1 179 25 who totaled 305 yards. The Eagle defense limited Clemson scored the game’s final 10 points to 23. Rutgers 4-0 128 NR Clemson to 264 total yards even though the Tigers defeat Boston College 27-21 at Alumni Stadium 24. Boise State 2-1 114 24 amassed 19 first downs. Boston College’s defense on November 1, 2008. It was Clemson’s first win 25. Baylor 3-0 92 NR also held Clemson to only three total points on the over the Eagles since 1958, snapping its six-game Tigers’ three red zone possessions. winless streak. The Tigers were presented the first Others: Northwestern 89, UCLA 79, Michigan 44, Ohio Andre Ellington had a team-high 44 rushing O’Rourke-McFadden Trophy after the game. 40, Virginia Tech 26, Arizona 17, Iowa State 16, Wisconsin yards for the Tigers but suffered an injury in the Behind 240 yards in the first half, Clemson 13, Oklahoma State 12, Texas A&M 11, Texas Tech 10, game and did not play much of the second half. It jumped out to a 17-0 halftime lead. But Boston Cincinnati 10, Tennessee 10, Arizona State 8, Louisiana would limit him the rest of the year. Kyle Parker was College took advantage of several Tiger miscues Tech 7, Purdue 5, Miami (FL) 1 21-39 passing for 176 yards and two interceptions. and scored 21 straight points to take the lead in the Dwayne Allen had seven catches for 57 yards, both fourth quarter. But Spiller’s 64-yard kickoff return USA Today/Coaches Top 25 game-highs. The Tigers were 1-3 on field goals, set up the Tigers’ go-ahead score and the Clem- (September 23, 2012) while Boston College made all three of its field goal son defense thwarted Boston College to preserve Rk. Team (First Place) (W-L) Pts. Prv attempts. Clemson’s first victory over the Eagles since they 1. Alabama (57) 4-0 1473 1 joined the ACC. 2. Oregon 4-0 1371 3 O’Rourke-McFadden Trophy to the Winner Clemson outgained the Eagles 339-236 and 3. LSU (1) 4-0 1361 2 For the fifth time, Clemson and Boston College was led by the all-around performance of Spiller. 4. Florida State (1) 4-0 1306 4 will play for a trophy. The Boston College Gridiron The junior running back had eight carries for 55 5. Georgia 4-0 1224 6 Club began sponsoring the O’Rourke-McFadden yards and six catches for 105 yards. He also added 6. South Carolina 4-0 1149 8 Trophy in 2008. Clemson won it the first season a 64-yard kickoff return and 18-yard punt return. 7. West Virginia 3-0 1137 7 with a 27-21 victory in Boston, then won it in 2009 Spiller was named game MVP and was ACC 8. Kansas State 4-0 1000 13 with a 25-7 win at Clemson. Boston College took Offensive Back-of-the-Week. Thomas Austin 9. Stanford 3-0 949 11 the trophy with a hard fought 16-10 victory at was also named ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the- 10. Texas 3-0 924 10 Chestnut Hill in 2010, then Clemson won last year Week. 11. Notre Dame 4-0 836 15 36-14. James Davis totaled 52 yards on 13 carries 12. Florida 4-0 817 14 The trophy features a leather helmet replica and a score, his 42nd career rushing touchdown. 13. Southern Cal 3-1 813 12 of those used by Charlie O’Rourke of Boston Col- It broke the school record that was previously 14. TCU 3-0 705 16 lege and Banks McFadden of Clemson, when they held by Travis Zachery (1998-01). Aaron Kelly 15. Oklahoma 2-1 699 5 competed against each other in the 1940 Cotton also hauled in his 19th career touchdown catch, 16. Clemson 3-1 560 9 Bowl in Dallas, TX. breaking the previous Tiger record held by Glenn 17. Louisville 4-0 493 18 In addition to the trophy presentation, the Bos- Smith (1949-51). 18. Michigan State 3-1 404 20 ton College Gridiron Club will present a replica Cullen Harper, who rushed for a touchdown, 19. Mississippi State 4-0 349 23 leather helmet to the MVP of the winning school. was 21-33 for 252 yards and one touchdown 20. Nebraska 3- 327 22 The helmet will reflect the colors of the winning against three interceptions. His favorite target was 21. Oregon State 2-0 220 NR team. Jacoby Ford, who had a game-high seven catches 22. Oklahoma State 2-1 154 25 C.J. Spiller won the award for the 2008 game for 72 yards. 23. Wisconsin 3-1 102 24 and Clemson kicker Richard Jackson won the The Eagles were limited to just 116 passing 24. Baylor 3-0 101 NR award for the 2009 game. He kicked six field goals yards on 39 attempts, less than three yards per at- 25. Rutgers 4-0 98 NR in the Clemson victory last year, the only kicker at tempt. They had two offensive touchdowns, which Virginia Tech 3-1 98 NR the FBS level to kick six field goals in a game in came on drives of seven and 21 yards. Only two 2009. Montell Harris won the award for Boston of their 15 offensive drives traveled more than 25 Others: Northwestern 96, Boise State 69, Michigan College in 2010 thanks to his 143 yards rushing and yards, and both ended in missed field goals. 57, Iowa State 45, Cincinnati 42, UCLA 33, Texas A&M he scored the game’s only offensive touchdown. The Tiger defense limited the Eagles to just 2-17 31, Louisiana Tech 28, Arizona State 22, Texas Tech 17, Chandler Catanzaro became the second Clemson on third down and allowed one offensive play of Arizona 16, Ohio 13, Minnesota 11, Tennessee 6, Western kicker to win the honor with his five field goals in 20 yards or more, which was a 23-yard pass play. Kentucky 5, Purdue 4, Louisiana-Monroe 4, Miami (FL) the 36-14 Clemson win in 2011. The Tigers did not register a sack, but they were 2, San Jose State 2, Washington 2 The Boston College Gridiron Club devel- a big reason Chris Crane was just 18-39 for 116 oped the idea in order to honor the tradition at yards due to consistent pressure in the backfield. both schools and to honor the legacy of Charlie After the Eagles missed a field goal, Spiller O’Rourke and Banks McFadden, who played dur- took a handoff on an end-around, tip-toed down ing the leather helmet era. Clemson and Boston the sideline, cut back, and raced 57 yards. Two www.ClemsonTigers.com 2012 Clemson Tiger Football 3 Clemson at Boston College Alumni Stadium

plays later, Davis carried 23 yards for a touchdown. • Touchdown responsibility: 15th (52) Michael Hamlin had the first of his two first-quarter caused fumbles and • Passing Efficiency: 17th (140.88) Brandon Maye recovered at the Tiger 29. After a 23-yard pass to Tyler Gr- • Passing yards/Game: 20th (205.6) isham, Harper connected with Spiller on another sideline pass for 45 yards to set up first-and-goal at the three. Then Harper faked a handoff and ran Andre Ellington into the endzone to up Clemson’s lead to 14-0. • Yards/Carry: 7th (5.75) After another missed field goal by the Eagles and the two teams traded • Rushiing Yards: 8th (2738) punts, Clemson drove 70 yards in 14 plays, keyed by three third-down con- • Rushing Touchdowns: 9th (30) versions. Harper’s 33-yard pass to Spiller moved the ball into Eagle territory. • Total Touchdowns: 9th (33) The Tigers later had first-and-goal at the one, but a penalty forced Clemson • Rushing attempts: 12th (476) to settle for Mark Buchholz’s 27-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Spiller’s 40-yard catch was negated by a penalty, then DeAndre Hopkins Harper was picked off by Mike McLaughlin, who returned the ball to the Tiger • Receptions: 12th (155) seven. Haden then rumbled one yard for a score. • Reception yardage: 12th (2022) Clemson responded with a 49-yard drive, highlighted by three catches for • Yards/Game: 12th (67.4 %) 35 yards by Ford. But another Ford reception to the Eagle four was wiped • Receptions/Game: 12th (5.2) out by a holding penalty, and Buchholz missed a 38-yard field-goal attempt. It was his first missed placekick of any kind in 2008. Rashard Hall With the Tigers ahead by 10 points in the fourth quarter, Justin Jarvis • Interceptions: 5th (12) blocked Jimmy Maners’ punt. Roderick Rollins scooped up the ball at the • Interception Return Yards: 12th (169) Clemson 14 and crossed the goal line for a score with 10:36 remaining in the game. Chandler Catanzaro On the game’s next offensive play, Wes Davis intercepted Harper’s pass • Field Goals: 8th (43) and returned it 24 yards to the Tiger 21. Instead of attempting a game-tying • Points/Game: 14th (7.4) field goal four plays later, Crane hit Robinson on a 15-yard touchdown pass • PATs Made: 15th (101) on fourth-and-four, giving the Eagles a 21-17 lead with 8:43 on the clock. • Total Points: 17th (230) But their lead was short-lived, as Spiller returned the ensuing kickoff 64 yards to the Boston College 15. The Tigers once again had first-and-goal Boyd Goes Over 5000 Career Passing Yards at the one but were backed up a few yards. Then on third-and-goal from Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd went over the 5000 yard passing mark the four, Kelly caught a touchdown pass in the corner of the endzone for the for his Clemson career when he threw for 237 yards at fourth ranked Florida go-ahead score with 7:10 left in the game. State. He now has 5141 passing yards for his career, which has been for just On third-and-three from the Eagle 35, Crane hit Clarence Megwa over 25 games. So he has averaged 205.6 passing yards per game, second best the middle for a would-be first down. But DeAndre McDaniel’s hit jarred the in Clemson history behind Charlie Whitehurst’s 219 yards per game over a ball loose and Da’Quan Bowers recovered the fumble. career. After running over three minutes off the clock, Buchholz made a 43-yard Boyd became the fifth quarterback in Clemson history to reach the 5000 field goal to increase the Tigers’ lead to 27-21 with 2:46 left in the game. yard mark. As said before he did it in his 25th career game. Whitehurst reached Boston College had a four and out on its last possession and the Tigers 5000 passing yards in his 22nd career game, the victory over Tennessee in gained the victory. the Chick-fil-A Bowl at the end of his sophomore year. While Boyd is behind Whitehurst’s pace in terms of passing yards, he is Hall One of 30 Candidates for Senior Class Award way ahead of Whitehurst in terms of touchdown passes. Boyd now has 46 in Clemson graduate safety Rashard Hall has been named one of 30 can- 25 games, while Whitehurst finished his career with 49 touchdown passes in didates for the NCAA’s Senior Class Award for football at the Football Bowl 44 games. Boyd has 46 career touchdown passes against just 17 intercep- Subdivision level. The honor is given each year to a senior football player tions. who has had notable achievements in community, the classroom, character and competition. Clemson Career Passing Yardage Leaders The candidate class will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the Rk Name Years Att Com Pct Yards regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. 1. Charlie Whitehurst 2002-05 1368 817 59.7 9665 Hall is one of four players from the ACC among the top 30. He is joined 2. Woodrow Dantzler 1998-01 796 460 57.8 6037 by Dustin Hopkins of Florida State, Sean Renfree of Duke and Omoregie 3. Cullen Harper 2005-08 815 518 63.6 5762 Uzzi of Georgia Tech. 4. Nealon Greene 1994-97 805 458 56.9 5719 Hall graduated from Clemson in just three years and is now working 5. Tajh Boyd 2010-12 684 414 60.5 5141 towards graduate studies. In three games so far this year he has two inter- 6. Kyle Parker 2009-10 710 401 56.5 4739 ceptions to lead the team and now has 12 interceptions for his career, fifth 7. Rodney Williams 1985-88 717 333 46.4 4647 in the nation among active players. His 12 interceptions rank tied for sixth in 8. Steve Fuller 1975-78 554 287 51.8 4359 school history, but he is tied for fourth in total turnovers forced with 15. He is just four short of Terry Kinard’s Clemson record. Notre Dame Joins the ACC Hall, a native of St. Augustine, FL, had 89 tackles last year to lead the On September 12, 2012 it was announced that Notre Dame would join Clemson team. He also had two interceptions, a sack and three tackles for the ACC for all sports but football. However the Irish will play five games a loss. He has 230 tackles for his career entering the Boston College game. year against ACC teams starting in 2014. He had six interceptions as a freshman in 2009. Clemson has faced Notre Dame twice over the years, 1977 at Clemson Hall will be trying to give Clemson a finalist for the Senior Class Award and 1979 in South Bend. The road team won both games and overcame for the second straight year. Dawson Zimmerman was a finalist last year. a 10-point deficit to do it. Notre Dame won at Clemson in 1977 by a 21-17 score behind two late touchdowns by Joe Montana. The game featured a Clemson Players Among Nation’s Best matchup of future Super Bowl winning quarterbacks as Steve Fuller was Five different Clemson players rank among the career leaders nationally Clemson’s starter that day. among active players in various categories. Running back Andre Ellington In 1979, Clemson won 16-10 after trailing 10-0 at halftime. Clemson ran ranks in the top 12 nationally among active players, including eighth in total the ball 74 times and completed just two passes. Billy Lott scored on a key rushing yards with 2738. He is seventh in rushing average at 5.75 yards per 26-yard touchdown run in the third period and Obed Ariri kicked three field carry and is ninth in total touchdowns scored with 33. goals for the Tigers, who became just the third opponent over the last 41 year Quarterback Tajh Boyd is in the top 20 among active players in five areas, period to beat Notre Dame on its Senior Day. while Chandler Catanzaro and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins are in the top 20 in four categories apiece. Hopkins is ranks exactly 12th in four different Catanzaro Sets Clemson Record with 15th Straight Made Field Goal categories. Chandler Catanzaro established a Clemson record for consecutive made The highest ranked player in any category is Rashard Hall, who is fifth field goals when he made a 50-yarder at Florida State on September 22. It among active FBS players in interceptions with 12. was his 15th consecutive made field goal, breaking the record of 14 in a row set by Obed Ariri in 1980, the year he made 23 field goals and led the nation Tajh Boyd in field goals per game. • Touchdown passes: 12th (46) It was quite a challenge for Cantanzaro on the record-setting attempt www.ClemsonTigers.com 2012 Clemson Tiger Football 4 Clemson at Boston College Alumni Stadium

because he had never made a field goal longer than 48 yards for the Tigers. dating to 1982. The previous record was 80,620 for a Clemson vs. Furman But, he split the uprights and is now 7-7 this season. He made his last eight game in 1988. Each of the top four crowds against an FCS team are against attempts in 2011. His last miss was a 30-yarder against Wake Forest. Later Furman. in that game he made a 43-yarder on the last play of the game to give the Tigers a 31-28 victory. He has not missed since that euphoric moment at Catanzaro Accurate from Long Range Memorial Stadium. Chandler Catanzaro is now 3-3 on field goals of 40 yards or more this By the way, with Catanzaro making a 50-yarder and Spencer Benton a year and 18-24 for his career. That is a 75 percent success rate, best in 61-yarder earlier in the year against Ball State, Clemson is the only team in Clemson history. He is still five short of the Clemson record for most field the nation to have two different kickers with a 50-yard field goal. It is also goals made of 40 yards or more in a career. Chris Gardocki still has that the first season in Clemson history that two different kickers had 50-yarders. mark with 23 between 1988-90. Overall, he was 43-56 in his career for a 77 The closest was in 1983 when Bob Paulling made a 48 yarder and Donald percent mark. Igwebuike had a 55-yarder. He is seventh in Clemson history in total made field goals with his 43. Next on the list is former All-American David Treadwell, who had 47 between Ford Catches Two More Touchdown Passes 1985-87. Treadwell is scheduled to come to the Georgia Tech game on Brandon Ford caught two touchdowns against Florida State, scoring October 6, so Catanzaro may move ahead of him that day. passes of 17 yards and three yards from Tajh Boyd. It was the second con- secutive game with a TD reception for Ford, who had a 30-yarder against 27 Pushups for President Barker Furman the previous week. It was a big week for Clemson President Jim Barker (September 9-15). Ford now has a pair of two touchdown games in his career. He also caught First, he was acknowledged at the press conference as an ACC president two touchdowns from Boyd in the 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl against South that had much to do with Notre Dame’s move to the ACC (announced on Florida. He is the only player in Clemson history to catch two touchdown September 12). Then, on Saturday during the third period of Clemson’s passes in a bowl game. football game with Furman, Barker put on the Clemson Tiger mascot suit For the year, Ford now has 13 receptions for 175 yards and three scores. and did the Tiger’s job of doing the pushups after Clemson scored to make He is on pace for 42 receptions assuming Clemson plays 13 games season, the score, 27-7. which would not be too far off the 50 catches Dwayne Allen had for Clemson Barker put the Tiger suit on at halftime and walked around anonymously last year when he won the John Mackey Award. on the Clemson sidelines. When the Tigers scored at the 12:10 mark of the period, Barker did the required 27 pushups after Andre Ellington’s touchdown. Benton Top All-Purpose Special Teams Player in Nation? At the conclusion of the exercise, he took off the Tigers head, much to the Spencer Benton might be the best all-around special teams player in the delight of the Clemson sellout crowd. nation. So far this season, he has made a 61-yard field goal, the longest in ACC history, recorded four special teams tackles, completed a pass on a Night and Day fake field goal that led to a first down and eventually a touchdown at Florida Clemson will play an 3:30 PM game at Boston College this weekend. It State, and has 15 touchbacks on 22 kickoffs. He is also Clemson’s first team will be a welcome relief for the Clemson team and staff, who got home at punter and has a 42.5 yard punting average on 15 attempts, including three 4:30 AM after the night game at Florida State. over 50, and he has a net punting average of just over 40 yards a punt. Counting the trip to Florida State, over the last 18 games, Clemson has What is especially remarkable about Benton is his tackling. He had three played nine at home and nine away from home (three neutral site). All nine special teams tackles at Florida State and now has 25 for his career, more of the home games have been day games and eight of the nine neutral site or than double the previous high for a Clemson kicker. road games will have been night games. Only the NC State game at Raleigh last year was a day game over the last two years. Ellington Has Top Receiving Day of Career Swinney should not complain about playing home day games. He is 9-0 Clemson running back Andre Ellington has been asked to do a lot over in those games. his career. That includes running inside the tackles, something he has done very well. He has also been asked to catch passes and at Florida State he Swinney vs. the ACC had a career day in terms of yardage. He had four receptions on the day for Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney has a 32-20 overall record, includ- 87 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown catch from Sammy Watkins. El- ing a 20-11 mark in the ACC. That computes to a 57 percent winning mark lington was approaching the Clemson record for receiving yards in a game by in non-conference games, but 64.5 against league opponents (includes 1-1 a running back. But that still belongs to C.J. Spiller, who had 108 receiving record in ACC Championship game). yards against Duke in 2008. Swinney is 12-2 against ACC teams at home and his .857 winning percent- age is third best in ACC history among league coaches who have coached four Watkins Shows his Arm years or more. The only coaches with a better home ACC winning percentage Clemson receiver Sammy Watkins still has not caught a touchdown pass are former Clemson Head Coach Ken Hatfield (12-1-1) and Bobby Bowden this year, but he has run for one (58 yards vs. Furman) and thrown for one, (62-10). Swinney has seven wins on the opponents home field, including a 52-yarder to Andre Ellington against Florida State. his first-ever head coaching victory at Boston College in 2008. Watkins had earlier attempted a pass that he over threw. He also com- pleted a pass last year against Georgia Tech for nine yards. For his career, Ellington Leads ACC in Rushing he is 2-3 for 61 yards and a score. Clemson senior Andre Ellington leads the ACC in rushing with 95.8 yards Watkins was the first Clemson receiver to throw a touchdown pass since per game. He has 383 yards on 67 attempts for a 5.7 average and has scored 2009 when Jacoby Ford threw one against Coastal Carolina, a 23-yard scor- five rushing touchdowns. H started the season with 228 yards rushing against ing pass to Xavier Dye. Auburn. That is the fourth most rushing yards in a game in the nation so far this year, and the most against an FBS opponent. Statistical Oddity of the Decade His 5.75 yards per carry ranks seventh among active players with at least Here is one for the books from a statistical oddity standpoint. Clemson 300 rushing attempts and 15 games played. It is third in Clemson history long snapper Phillip Fajgenbaum recovered a Florida State punt fumble in the trailing only Jackie Calvert (5.92) and C.J. Spiller (5.85). first half. It set up a Clemson touchdown, helping the Tigers to a 21-14 lead at intermission. It was the first fumble recovery of Fajgenbaum’s career. Hopkins Leads ACC in Receiving What made it odd was that it marked the third straight trip to Tallahassee Clemson junior DeAndre Hopkins ranks third in the ACC in receptions that a Clemson long snapper had recovered a Florida State fumble. And per game with 7.8. In second is Alex Amidon of Boston College with 8.3 per those are the only recovered fumbles by Clemson long snappers in the 21st game. The leader is Michael Campanaro of Wake Forest at 9.0 per game. century. In 2010, Matt Skinner recovered a Florida State fumble on a punt Hopkins has 31 catches for 407 yards and five scores through four games. return and in 2008 Charles Roediger accomplished the same feat. So all That includes a career long 60-yard touchdown catch at Florida State on three on the road at Florida State on each of Clemson’s last three trips. Clemson’s first possession of the game. In fact, it was Roediger who called the unusual occurrence to the attention He leads the ACC in receiving touchdowns and is tied for fifth in the ACC of Clemson Associate SID Brian Hennessy as he left the stadium. in total touchdowns scored. Hopkins is third in receiving yards per game at 101.8. Record Crowd Attends Furman Game He nearly became the first Clemson player in history to have four consecu- The attendance for the Clemson vs. Furman game last Saturday was tive 100-yard receiving games. He had a 100-yard game in the final contest 81,500. That was the highest attendance for a Clemson game against a of 2011 against West Virginia, then started this year with 13 catches for 119 FCS team on record. Clemson has played 26 games against FCS teams yards in the win over Auburn. That is still tied for the most receptions in a www.ClemsonTigers.com 2012 Clemson Tiger Football 5 Clemson at Boston College Alumni Stadium

game nationally this year and set a Clemson school record. He then had six Williams and Anthony Making Dads Proud catches for 105 yards and three scores in the win over Ball State. That tied Two Clemson linemen are making their dad’s proud. Shaq Anthony and the school record touchdown catches in a game. DeShawn Williams are second generation Clemson football players who have Against Furman, Hopkins had seven catches for 95 yards, so he was just each started one game so far this year. Anthony started at right tackle for five yards short of a fourth straight 100-yard receiving game. injured Gifford Timothy in the win over Ball State, and started in the win over Furman. He played 56 snaps and helped Clemson to 45 first half points. His Hall Fifth Among Active FBS Players in Interceptions father, Vernie Anthony, played for the Tigers from 1979-82. He was a letter Clemson senior safety Rashard Hall had his second interception of the winner on Clemson’s National Championship team. year against Furman and he now has 12 for his career. He ranks in a tie for DeShawn Williams had a sack against Ball State and had two tackles sixth in school history with those 12 thefts and he is fifth among all active for loss. He was injured against Furman and played just nine snaps. He FBS players. has eight tackles so far this year and leads the team in tackles for loss with David Amerson of NC State has the most interceptions among active three. His father is Ronald Williams, who scored a touchdown against Ball players with 15, followed by Johnthan Banks of Mississippi and Dexter McCoil State in 1992 and was a running back for Clemson from 1990-92. He still of Tulsa with 14 apiece. Bacarri Rambo of Georgia is fourth with 13. Hall is has the Clemson true freshman rushing record with 941 in 1990. He ranks fifth, two ahead of many players who have 10 career interceptions. 21st in Clemson history in rushing yards with 1824 and averaged 5.6 yards Hall is just five interceptions away from the Clemson record of 17, held by per carry for his career, sixth best in school history. College Football Hall of Famer Terry Kinard, who had 17 between 1978-82. Hall’s 169 interception return yards rank sixth in Clemson history as well. Boyd Now Second in Touchdown Passes In terms of takeaways, Hall now has 15 (12 interceptions and three fumble Tajh Boyd threw three more touchdown passes against Florida State and recoveries), and that is tied for fourth in school history. He is tied with Fred is in second place in Clemson history in total touchdown passes. He moved Knoebel (1950-52) and nine-time Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins, who had past Woody Dantzler and Cullen Harper into second place on Clemson’s 15 between 1992-95. career touchdown pass list when he had two against Furman. He now has 46 and is just three behind Charlie Whitehurst, who had 49 between 2002-05. Clemson Career Leaders in Takaways Rk Player Years Int FR Tot Clemson Career Touchdown Pass Leaders 1. Terry Kinard 1978-82 17 2 19 Rk Player Years Att Int TD 2. Michael Hamlin 2005-08 14 4 18 1. Charlie Whitehurst 2002-05 1368 46 49 3. DeAndre McDaniel 2007-10 15 1 16 2. Tajh Boyd 2010-12 684 17 46 4. Rashard Hall 2009-12 12 3 15 2. Cullen Harper 2005-08 815 20 42 Brian Dawkins 1992-95 11 4 15 3. Woodrow Dantzler 1998-01 796 24 41 Fred Knoebel 1950-52 15 NA 15 Tajh Boyd 2010-12 619 16 41 7. Eddie Geathers 1977-80 12 2 14 5. Nealon Greene 1994-97 805 26 35 Robert O’Neal 1989-92 12 2 14 6. Kyle Parker 2009-10 710 23 32 Justin Miller 2002-04 13 1 14 7. Mike Eppley 1980-84 449 26 28

Tigers Had at Least 498 Yards in Each of First Three Games Six Graduates on Clemson Roster Clemson gained at least 498 yards of total offense in each of the first three Clemson has 12 seniors on its roster and six of them already have their games of this season, the first time the Clemson program has done that. The degrees. The six Clemson graduates are Dalton Freeman, Brandon Ford, Tigers were two yards short ofthe 500-yard mark against Furman, but Clemson Xavier Brewer, Jaron Brown, Rashard Hall and Sam Van Gieson. The first is still one of just four teams nationally to have at least 498 yards in each of five players are all starters, while Van Gieson is a backup snapper. the first three games. The others are Ohio State, UCLA and Arizona. The Clemson record for 500-yard total offense games in a season is four, Reader Has Busy Schedule set in 2000 and 2011. So, this year’s team is already halfway to that mark. Clemson has a lot of freshmen on the roster, but the player with the busiest The performance against Ball State marked the 60th game in school history schedule is defensive lineman D.J. Reader. At 6-3 and 330 pounds, Reader with at least 500 yards of total offense for the Tigers. Clemson is 59-0-1 in is the consummate run-stopper and he has done that in the first four games. those contests with the tie coming in 1991. Clemson and Virginia played to He has 11 tackles in 73 snaps as a defensive tackle, an average of a tackle a 20-20 even though Clemson gained 511 yards of total offense. every 6.6 plays. In 18 games with Chad Morris as offensive coordinator, Clemson has Reader is also a baseball player and hopes to join the Clemson roster averaged 452.1 yards per game, 35 points per game and 5.9 yards per play. in the spring. He is a pitcher and a designated hitter who has been clocked Clemson has gained at least 400 yards in 15 of the 18 games, including six with a fastball at 93 mph and a consistent fastball at 87-88. He also batted with at least 500 yards. over .500 each of his last two years at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, Clemson had 37 points and 426 yards of total offense against Florida State, NC. who was leading the nation in five different defensive categories entering Reader has been working out Mondays and Wednesdays on his own for the game. Clemson broke a streak of 11 straight games without allowing 20 45 minutes just before football practice. He also has been doing some hitting points for the Florida State defense. on his own on Sundays.

45 Points in a Half Benton Sets ACC Record Clemson scored 45 points in the first half, including 32 points in the sec- Clemson punter Spencer Benton set an ACC kicking record in Clemson’s ond quarter of the Tigers 52-27 win over Ball State. The 45 points in a half win over Ball State. Benton booted a 61-yard field goal on the last play of were the most for the Tigers since scoring 49 in the first half against Wake the first half to establish an ACC record for the longest field goal. That is 60 Forest in 1981. The 32 points scored in the second period by the Tigers was years of place kicks, so that is quite a record. Benton broke the record of 60 the most since just last year when the Tigers scored 35 in the third quarter yards by Gary Cismesia for Florida State against Florida in 2007. against North Carolina. But, this 32 point quarter was the second most in Benton’s field goal was four yards longer than the previous Clemson the last 31 years. record. Obed Ariri had a 57-yarder against Wake Forest in 1977 and Chris Gardocki had a 57-yarder against Appalachian State in 1990. Each of those Two 100-Yard Passers previous kicks were also made at Memorial Stadium. Clemson had a pair of passers with at least 100 yards against Ball State, It was quite a day for long field goals last Saturday as Andrew Furney just the second time in 34 years that has happened. Starting signal caller of Washington State made a 60 yarder in the Cougars victory over Eastern Tajh Boyd threw for 229 yards in the first half. Then Cole Stoudt came on and Washington. Imagine making a 60 yarder and it was not even the longest in threw for 123 yards over the last three quarters. Morgan Roberts added 20 the nation for the day. to give Clemson 372 yards passing, tied for fourth best in school history. Sixty-yard field goals are rare, especially since the NCAA outlawed the The last time two quarterbacks threw for at least 100 yards in the same use of a tee for kickers in 1988. When Benton made his 61-yarder it was game took place at the 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte at the end just the fourth field goal of at least 60 yards this century. Then Furney made of the 2010 season. Kyle Parker, now a professional baseball player in the the fifth just hours later. September 8, 2012 was the first time since October Colorado Rockies organization, threw for 134 in the first half and Tajh Boyd, 11, 1986 that two players made field goals of at least 60 yards in the same then a freshman, threw for 112 in the second half after Parker was injured. day. Ironically, Ball State was involved in that day. Overall, the Ball State game was the seventh time in history Clemson had John Diettrich of Ball State made a 62-yarder against Ohio University and a pair of 100-yard passers in the same game. Tom Whelihan of Missouri made a 62 yarder against Colorado on that October www.ClemsonTigers.com 2012 Clemson Tiger Football 6 Clemson at Boston College Alumni Stadium

11 day in 1986. Both of those kickers could use tees, so last Saturday was Much of the talk about Clemson in the preseason was concern about the first time there were two field goals of at least 60 yards made on the same the Tigers young offensive line. Clemson returned just two starters from day without kicking tees. last year, center Dalton Freeman and tackle Brandon Thomas (who actually played guard most of last year). Three players, David Beasley (OG), Gifford Longest Field Goals in FBS College Football in 21st Century Timothy (OT) and Tyler Shatley (OG) had a combined 75 plays of experience Kicker School Opponent Date Dist on the offensive line entering the Auburn game. Shatley played 317 snaps Jose Martinez UTEP UCF 9-27-08 64 in 2011, but all were on defense. Spencer Benton Clemson Ball State 9-8-12 61 Clemson responded with an outstanding performance, as the Tiger Matt Szymanski SMU Texas Tech 9-5-10 61 offensive line paved the way for Andre Ellington and a 320-yard rushing Gary Cismesia Florida State Florida 11-24-07 60 performance. It was the most rushing yards for the Tigers since they gained Andrew Furney Washington State E. Washington 9-8-12 60 323 against Georgia Tech in the 2009 ACC Championship game. Clemson is now 107-4-1 when it gains at least 300 yards in a game. Hopkins Scores Three Touchdowns in just over Eight Minutes DeAndre Hopkins had three touchdown receptions in the win over Ball Tigers Defense Allows Just One Touchdown vs. Auburn State. He tied the Clemson single game touchdown reception record in the Clemson’s defense got off to a great start in the win over Auburn. The process. Dreher Gaskin was the first Tiger receiver with three in a game Tigers under first-year defensive coordinator Brent Venables allowed just one as he accomplished the feat in 1953 against Auburn. Then Tony Horne had touchdown and four field goals in helping the Tigers to the 26-19 victory. The three scores on passes from Nealon Greene in 1997 against UTEP. The last Clemson win broke an Auburn streak of eight straight wins in games decided Tiger to do it was Rod Gardner, who had three at North Carolina in Clemson’s by eight points or less. comeback from a 17-point deficit to beat the Tar Heels in 2000. Venables defense was led in tackles by Stephone Anthony and Jonathan But, Hopkins performance does stand out because he caught all three in Willard with seven apiece. Willard also had a sack and a fumble recovery. one quarter. He now has the half and quarter record for touchdown receptions Anthony was named the top defensive performer by the Clemson coaches. thanks to his three scoring receptions from Tajh Boyd over an 8:11 time span Senior leader Malliciah Goodman was involved in three tackles, but all were in the second period. He scored 18 of Clemson’s 32 points in the second plays behind the line of scrimmage. He also had a caused fumble. period of the 52-27 win over Ball State. He now has 150 receptions in his career to tie Perry Tuttle for fifth on the Friday Night Motivation from the Champ all-time Clemson receptions list. He has 1934 career receiving yards and Clemson had a featured speaker meet the team the Friday night before needs 66 to become the eighth player in Clemson history with 2000 career the Auburn game. Atlanta native Evander Holyfield spoke to the team Friday receiving yards. evening. Holyfield is a longtime friend of Clemson student coach Keith Adams, who is back at Clemson finishing up his degree after seven years in the NFL. Boyd Has Efficient Day vs. Ball State Holyfield is the only five-time heavyweight champion of the world. Tajh Boyd played just 25 minutes in the win over Ball State, but he was very efficient in that short time. Boyd completed 19-23 passes for 229 yards Clemson Has just 12 Seniors, 11 on Scholarship and three scores in the first half when Clemson scored 45 points, the most Clemson has one of the youngest teams in the nation with just 12 seniors points scored by a Clemson team in a half since 1981 (49 vs.Wake Forest in on the roster, 11 of which came to Clemson as scholarship players. This first half of 82-24 victory). is the fewest seniors on a Clemson football roster since 1999 when Tommy Boyd completed 82.6 percent of his passes against the Cardinals, the Bowden’s first team had just 10, including just six on scholarship. eighth best single game completion percentage in school history, but the The only other year in the last 30 that Clemson has had 12 seniors or third best given 20 pass attempts. Boyd had an efficiency rating of 209 and less was in 1985 when Danny Ford’s team also had 12 seniors. The 1985 is now second in the ACC in passing efficiency. team finished 6-5 and the 1999 Clemson team finished 6-6. You can make The Tigers ended the contest with 372 yards passing, tied for the fourth the claim that this is the youngest Clemson team since 1944, This 2012 team most in school history. The record is 420 passing yards at Duke in 2002. also has just 13 scholarship juniors. Clemson’s 1944 team was completely Charlie Whitehurst had all 420 in that game, a 34-31 Clemson victory. made up of freshmen and sophomores as all upper classmen left campus for the armed services. Anthony Leads Clemson Defense in Tackles Clemson brought 80 players to Atlanta for the Auburn game and 53 of the Stephone Anthony is Clemson’s top tackler so far this year with 38 stops, 80 were freshmen in sophomores. Clemson ranks in the top 10 in the nation and he has led or tied for the team lead in three of the four games. He had as far as fewest seniors on the roster. seven stops in the win over Auburn and 10 in 47 plays of action against Ball State. He had his first career takeaway in the Ball State game as he inter- Clemson Has Nine-Game Home Winning Streak cepted a pass that set up a Clemson touchdown. He added 10 stops to lead Clemson posted a 7-0 record at home last year, the first time since 1990 the Clemson defense against Furman and 11 in the loss at Florida State. that the Tigers had a perfect record at home (6-0). So Clemson entered the Anthony and the Clemson defense is a major reason the Tigers lead the 2012 season with a seven-game home winning streak. The win over Fur- ACC in turnover margin so far this year with a +1.25 figure for the first four man made it nine in a row, the longest for the program since 1989-91 when weeks. Winning the turnover margin is important. Clemson won 11 in a row. (The Tigers actually had a 16-game unbeaten Last year, Clemson was 8-0 when it at least broke even on the turnover streak from 1989-1991.) margin stat. Clemson is 3-0 in that situation so far this year. Clemson has The Clemson record for consecutive home wins is 11 in a row from October not lost a game when it has won the turnover margin since the 2010 Auburn 21, 1989 through October 28, 1991. The winning streak was ended by a game. And that was an overtime game against a team that would go on to 20-20 tie with Virginia, the last tie in Clemson history. The school record for win the National Championship. unbeaten streak is 25 in a row from 1980-84. Clemson was 23-0-2 during that run. Boyd Effective Runner and Passer Overall, Clemson is 265-99-7 at Memorial Stadium for a .722 winning Tajh Boyd completed 24-34 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown in the percentage. Clemson is 22-4 at home under Dabo Swinney. The program opener against Auburn, then came back with 229 yards passing on 19-23 had a 50-17 record at home in the decade of the 2000s and that is the most passing against Ball State and 310 against Furman. wins at home in a decade. Clemson was 49-10-3 at home in the 1980s under The junior has started 18 games in his career and has a 13-5 record. He Danny Ford for a .815 percentage. has thrown for at least 200 yards in 17 of those 18 games, including five games But, that is not the best winning percentage in a complete decade in school with 300 yards. He has nine touchdown passes against just two interceptions history. Frank Howard was 32-7 at home in the 1950s for a .821 winning this year. Boyd now has 17 career 200-yard passing games, second-best in percentage. Clemson history. Charlie Whitehurst has the record with 24. You will note by the chart below that Clemson has lost 99 total games in But, the story with Boyd against Auburn was his running ability. Playing Memorial Stadium in the previous 70 years of the stadium an average of 1.41 15 pounds lighter than the end of last year, he had a career high 58 net losses per year. So Clemson has won nine in a row when the opposition is yards rushing in 19 attempts, including three runs on third down to gain a attempting to give Clemson its 100th all-time loss. first down. He converted a third-and-five on a late drive in the fourth period. Boyd actually had 88 yards in the positive direction, but had -30 on sacks, Clemson at Memorial Stadium by Decade all in the first half. He added 44 net yards rushing at Florida State against Decade W-L-L Pct their stout defensive front. 1940s 17-8-1 .673 1950s 32-7 .821 Young Offensive Line Comes Through vs. Auburn 1960s 28-15-1 .648 www.ClemsonTigers.com 2012 Clemson Tiger Football 7 Clemson at Boston College Alumni Stadium

1970s 32-22-1 .591 Rod Gardner has the record with nine. 1980s 49-10-3 .815 1990s 43-18-1 .702 Clemson Single Game Reception Bests 2000s 50-17 .746 Rk Player Opponent Rec-Yds 2010s 14-2 .875 1. DeAndre Hopkins N-Auburn 13-119 Totals 264-99-7 .369 2. Airese Currie Middle Tennessee State 12-133 3. Phil Rogers at-North Carolina 11-129 Ellington Has Career Day Rod Gardner Marshall 11-111 Andre Ellington had a career-high 228 rushing yards in Clemson’s victory Chansi Stuckey Florida State 11-156 over Auburn in the season opener. The total broke a couple of records as it Chansi Stuckey at Boston College 11-124 was the most in school history in a season opener and the most by a Tiger Aaron Kelly Virginia Tech 11-174 against an SEC team. Tyler Grisham Virginia Tech 11-100 The record for an opener had stood since 1952. Buck George had 204 rushing yards on 15 carries in the opener on September 20, 1952 against Six Wins over Top-25 Teams in 21-game period Presbyterian. When Clemson defeated Auburn in the season opener, it gave Clemson Ellington’s previous high was 212 at Maryland last year. Overall, it was its sixth win over a top 25 ranked team in the last 21 games. Auburn was the fifth highest total in Clemson history. The record is 263 by Raymond ranked 25th in the USA Today preseason poll for this year. Priester against Duke in 1995, followed by 260 by Cliff Austin against Duke Clemson defeated four top 25 teams last year, the most in one season in in 1982. Don King had 234 at Fordham in 1952, a total that is also the fresh- school history, and downed a top 25 NC State team late in the 2010 season. man record. Only three of the six victories were at Memorial Stadium. Ellington’s performance against Auburn was the best by a Clemson back since C.J. Spiller had 233 against Georgia Tech in the 2009 ACC Champion- Clemson Wins over Top 25 Teams Since 2010 ship game in Tampa. It was also the best by a Clemson running back against Date Opponent AP-USA CU-Opp an SEC team. The previous best was 177 by Larry Gressette against Auburn 11-6-2010 NC State 23-25 14-13 in 1951. Gressette had 26 rushes in that game, a contest won by Clemson 9-17-2011 Auburn 21-19 38-24 34-0. 9-24-2011 Florida State 11-14 35-30 10-1-2011 at Virginia Tech 11-10 23-3 Clemson Top Single Game Rushing Bests 12-3-2011 (N) Virginia Tech 5-3 38-10 Player Opponent Year Rus-Yds 9-1-2012 (N) Auburn NR-25 26-19 Raymond Priester Duke 1995 32-263 Cliff Austin Duke 1982 27-260 Boyd Set 22 Records in 2011 Don King at Fordham 1952 33-234 Boyd set 22 Clemson records last year, including most completions, most C.J. Spiller N-Georgia Tech 2009 20-233 passing yards, touchdown passes and total offense for a season. Andre Ellington N-Auburn 2012 25-228 On a career basis, Boyd is now first in passing efficiency (140.88), sec- Wesley McFadden at Virginia Tech 1987 32-226 ond in 200-yard passing games (17), third in interception avoidance (2.57 Woodrow Dantzler at Virginia 2000 18-220 percent), second in touchdown passes (46), sixth in completions (414) and James Davis Georgia Tech 2006 21-216 fifth in passing yardage (5141). Andre Ellington at Maryland 2011 24-212 Records Set by Tajh Boyd in 2011 Ellington Moves Over 2500 Career Rushing yards Season (21) Andre Ellington went over the 2500-yard mark with his performance against • Most Completions, 298 Auburn. He now has 2,738 rushing yards for his career, eighth in school his- • Most Attempts, 499 tory. He needs just 41 at Boston College to jump ahead of Woody Dantzler • Most Yards, 3828 and Terry Allen into sixth place. He nees just 262 to become the fifth player • Most Touchdown passes, 33 in Clemson history to reach 3000 yards. The Auburn game was Ellington’s • Most Touchdown responsibility, 38 10th career 100-yard game, more than any other active ACC player and now • Most Touchdown passes/game: 2.36 tied for seventh most in Clemson history. • Passing Efficiency (min 200 att): 141.2 • Most Wins over Top 25 Teams as Starting QB: 4 Clemson Career Rushing Leaders • Most Total Offense plays: 641 Rk Player Years Att-Yds • Most Total Offense Yards: 4046 1. Raymond Priester 1994-97 805-3966 • Most TD Responsibility: 38 2. James Davis 2005-08 753-3881 • Most 200-yard passing games: 13 3. C.J. Spiller 2006-09 606-3547 • Most 200 yard total offense games: 13 4. Travis Zachery 1998-01 691-3058 • Consecutive Games with TD Pass: 11 5. Kenny Flowers 1983-86 590-2914 • Consecutive 200-yard Passing Games: 11 6. Terry Allen 1987-89 523-2778 • Consecutive 200-yard Total Offense games: 11 7. Woodrow Dantzler 1998-01 591-2761 • Passing Yards in Consecutive games 8. Andre Ellington 2009-12 476-2738 2 Consecutive: 730 9. Buddy Gore 1966-68 600-2571 3 Consecutive: 1,005 10. Ray Yauger 1968-70 555-2439 4 Consecutive: 1,275 5 Consecutive: 1,558 Hopkins Sets Clemson Record 6 Consecutive: 1,854 DeAndre Hopkins established a Clemson record for receptions in a single game when he had 13 catches for 119 yards and a touchdown against Auburn. Game (1) He broke the record of 12 catches by Airese Currie against Middle Tennessee • Touchdown Passes, 5 (tied) State in 2003. Currie’s position coach that year was current Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney. Clemson 14th in Preseason Polls by AP and USA Today Hopkins had eight catches in the first half for 80 yards to help the Tigers Clemson was ranked 14th in the preseason Associated Press Col- to 275 yards of total offense. In the fourth quarter he tied the Clemson record lege Football Poll and the USA Today poll. for catches on a diving four-yard touchdown receptions in which he overcame This was the first time Clemson has been ranked in the top 15 in the an interference penalty on an Auburn defensive back. preseason by both polls since 2008 when the Tigers were ninth in both pre- Hopkins is one of just two players in ACC history with at least 50 recep- season polls. It is just the second time since 1992 that Clemson has ranked tions as a freshman and as a sophomore. in the top 15 of both polls to open the season. Hopkins performance also tied for the most receptions in a game by any Clemson’s highest preseason rankings in history took place in 1988 when FBS player in the first week of college football. Josh Jarboe of Arkansas Clemson was fourth in both polls. Clemson was also fourth in the preseason State also had 13 receptions in his season opener. poll by AP in 1984. Hopkins now has eight career 100-yard receiving games, including three Clemson finished last season ranked 22nd by both AP and USA Today. in a row. He is second in Clemson history for 100-yard receiving games. Clemson has not finished in the final top 25 in consecutive seasons since www.ClemsonTigers.com 2012 Clemson Tiger Football 8 Clemson at Boston College Alumni Stadium

the program had a six-year run of top 20 finishes from 1986-1991. Rashard Hall, S 2 2 4 1 With Clemson’s inclusion in the preseason AP poll the program is now Malliciah Goodman, DE 2 1 on a streak of 14 straight polls with at least a top 25 ranking. It is the longest Stephone Anthony, LB 2 streak for the program since a run of 21 straight AP polls in the top 25 from Corico Wright, LB 3 the preseason poll of 2000 through Sept. 9, 2001 Brandon Ford, TE 3 3 In looking at some of the other preseason rankings by publications and Brandon Thomas, OL 4 television programs, Clemson’s average preseason ranking is 14.56. Lindy’s USA—USA Today; Steele, Phil Steele, BR—Blue Ribbon has Clemson 13th. In addition to AP and USA Today, Blue Ribbon, Phil Steele and Sports Illustrated have Clemson 14th. Athlon and Sporting News rank Clemson Seeks Second Straight ACC Title Clemson 15th. College Football Live on ESPN lists Clemson 18th. Clemson entered the 2012 season as the defending ACC Champion. It is the first time Clemson has been in that situation since 1992 when the Tigers Clemson’s Preseason Poll History were coming off a 9-1-1 season, including a 6-0-1 mark in the ACC. Preseason Final Clemson has won 14 ACC titles, or co-titles over the years, more than Year AP-Coach Final Rec. AP-Coach any other school. Clemson has successful defending the ACC title six times 1958 18-NP *8-3 12-13 ( 1959, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1987 and 1988). The last ACC team to defend 1958 18-NP *9-2 11-11 the ACC championship was Virginia Tech in 2008. Florida State defended 1960 9-NP 6-4 NR-NR the title in 2003 and that is the only other season in the last 10 that a team 1978 18-NP *11-1 6-6 has defended the ACC football championship. 1982 11-9 *9-1-1 8-NR 1984 4-8 7-4 NR-NR Freeman Only Returning Rimington Award Finalist 1987 9-NP *10-2 12-10 Clemson center Dalton Freeman is the only returning finalist from last year 1988 4-4 *10-2 9-8 on the 2012 Rimington Award Watch List. He was the first Clemson center 1989 12-NP 10-2 12-11 to be a finalist for the award since Kyle Young in 2001. Young was actually 1990 10-NP 10-2 12-11 a finalist in 2000 as well. 1991 9-NP *9-2-1 18-17 Freeman and Notre Dame center Braxton Cave are the only graduates 1992 13-NP 5-6 NR-NR among the 51 centers on the award’s preseason watch list. 1993 23-NP 9-3 23-22 The native of Pelion, SC is one of five centers from the ACC on the list. 1994 25-21 5-6 NR-NR The others are Jay Finch of Georgia Tech, Andrew Miller of Virginia Tech, 1996 25-23 7-5 NR-NR Brian Moore of Duke and Camden Wentz of NC State. All four of those ACC 1997 20-21 7-5 NR-NR centers will play against Clemson this year. 2000 17-19 9-3 16-14 Freeman is in his fourth year as Clemson’s starting center this year. He 2001 19-18 7-5 NR-NR is on pace to become the first four-year starter at center for the Clemson 2006 18-18 8-5 NR-NR program since Ralph Jenkins, 1943-46. 2008 9-9 7-6 NR-NF Freeman has played in 41 games and has 37 starts, all consecutively. 2012 14-14 ?? ?? He was the first-team All-ACC center last year when he played 1044 snaps, more than any player in Clemson history for one season. Freeman is also a Eight Different Clemson Players on Watch Lists three-time Academic All-ACC selection and has been a starter on two Atlantic Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd is on five Watch Lists for the 2012 season. Division Championship teams, including last year’s ACC title team. He has The Clemson quarterback is on lists for the Davy O’Brien, Walter Camp, been named to the ACC Academic honor roll four times. Johnny Unitas, Archie Manning and Maxwell Awards. Dalton Freeman is on He got his season off to a great start in the win at Auburn. He played all lists for the Rimington Award, Outland Trophy and Lombardi Awards. 87 snaps on offense and graded 94 percent with five knockdown blocks. Clemson has eight different players who have been on 17 total lists in the preseason this year. Six of the eight players are offensive players. Last Venables Leads the Defense year Clemson established school records for total offense and points scored Clemson has just one new coach on its full-time staff. That new member under first-team offensive coordinator Chad Morris. is Brent Venables, Clemson’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Twelve different players are on preseason All-ACC teams. Sammy Watkins Venables comes to Clemson from the University of Oklahoma where he spent is listed as a wide receiver and kick returner. Five different offensive players the last 13 seasons. are on some first-team All-ACC squads. Oklahoma went to a bowl game all 13 years Venables was at Oklahoma, including the BCS Championship game in 2008. He was on the Oklahoma Clemson Players on Preseason Watch Lists for 2012 National Championship staff in 2000, a team that finished 13-0 with a 13-2 Player Award Honor victory over Florida State in the championship. Andre Ellington Doak Walker Top Running Back Overall, Venables has been a college coach for 16 years and all 16 his Maxwell Award Top Player teams have played in a bowl game. They have a collective record of 170-40 DeAndre Hopkins Biletnikoff Award Top Receiver for a .810 winning percentage. He has coached in nine bowl games that are Dalton Freeman Rimington Award Top Center now considered BCS level bowls. Outland Trophy Top Lineman At Oklahoma he coached five Big 12 Defensive Players of the Year and Lombardi Award Top Lineman two Butkus Award winners. Brandon Ford John Mackey Top Tight End Chandler Catanzaro Lou Groza Top Place Kicker Clemson Has Returning 3000-yard Passer, 1000-yard Receiver, 1000- Malliciah Goodman Hendricks Award Top Defensive End yard Rusher Tajh Boyd Davey O’Brien Top Quarterback Clemson is one of three schools nationally with a returning 3000-yard Walter Camp Top Player passer, 1000-yard receiver and 1000-yard rusher from last year. Maxwell Award Top Player Tajh Boyd threw for a school record 3,828 yards last year, Sammy Wat- Manning Award Top Quarterback kins caught 82 passes for 1,219 yards and Andre Ellington had 1,178 yards Unitas Award Top Quarterback rushing. Watkins will not play against Auburn in the opener, but the Tigers Sammy Watkins Maxwell Award Top Player do have returning junior receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who had 972 receiving Walter Camp Top Player yards last year. Hornung Award Top All-Purpose Southern California and Fresno State are the other two schools with a returning 3000 yard passer, 1000-yard receiver and 1000 yard rusher. Clemson Preseason All-ACC Chart Player, Pos Athlon Lindy’s USA Steele BR You Are Right if You Say Corico Wright Andre Ellington, RB 1 1 1 1 1 Clemson starting linebacker Corico Wright was known as Corico Hawkins Sammy Watkins, WR 1 1 1 1 1 for his first four years with the Tigers. This summer he legally changed his Sammy Watkins, KR 2 1 1 name for family reasons to Corico Wright. Wright has been one of Clemson’s Dalton Freeman, C 1 1 1 1 1 top tacklers the last few years. He has 183 career tackles, including 80 last Tajh Boyd, QB 1 1 1 2 1 season. Chandler Catanzaro, PK 2 3 2 DeAndre Hopkins, WR 2 1 1 1 Daniel Rodriguez Joins Clemson Roster www.ClemsonTigers.com 2012 Clemson Tiger Football 9 Clemson at Boston College Alumni Stadium

Daniel Rodriguez, a 24-year old United States Army veteran, has joined eligibility to measure the academic performances of all participants who the Clemson football team. The 5-8 receiver, began practice with the Tigers receive grants-in-aid on every team at every NCAA Division I college and on August 3. university. Rodriguez served for one and a half years in Iraq and a year in Afghani- stan. Over his military career (2006-10) he earned a Purple Heart and the Football National Leaders in APR Scores among FBS Schools Bronze Star Medal with Valor. 1. Northwestern Big 10 995 Rodriguez, who will wear number-83 for the Tigers, has not played 2. Duke ACC 989 football since he was in high school at Brooke Point High in Stafford, VA. Boise State WAC 989 He lettered three years (2003-05) in high school as a slot receiver, running 4. Ohio State Big 10 988 back, cornerback, holder, quarterback and kick returner. He will work with 5. Northern Illinois MAC 987 the receivers this year at Clemson and have three years of eligibility. 6. Rice Conference USA 986 It has been Rodriguez’s dream to return to the football field at the college 7. Clemson ACC 983 level. Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney offered him a spot on the team Middle Tennessee St. Sun Belt 983 as a walk-on after seeing a video about Rodriquez on the internet. 9. Rutgers Big East 982 Rodriguez, attends Clemson on the G.I. Bill, was featured on the front 10. Air Force Mountain West 980 page of USA Today, the Washington Post and has been profiled on CNN and Dan Rather Reports. Memorial Stadium Ranked Best in the Nation by Bleacher Report Rodriguez realized the dream against Auburn when he played on the Clemson’s Memorial Stadium has been ranked as the best football stadium kickoff coverage units, his first college action and his first football game since in the nation by Bleacher Report.com, an internet site that covers college 2005. football and is known for its rankings in various areas of the game. There is one other active FBS player with a Purple Heart. That player is Below is how the website characterized the stadium in its review of all Corey Sandberg of the University of Idaho. 124 Division I stadiums: “Known nationwide as “Death Valley”, this venue is the best place in the Last Football Season for Clemson Athletic Director country to enjoy a college football game. It seats 80,301 and was built in Clemson Athletic Director Dr. Terry Don Phillips announced his retire- 1942. The stadium will be filled with orange as the crowd loves to support ment in August. He will serve as Clemson’s athletic director until a new one their Tigers. is selected. He became Clemson’s AD in July of 2002 and this is his 11th There are not many fans in the country that are more passionate about football season leading the school’s program. their team than this group. When Clemson is playing well and the game is In that time the program has seen a major improvement in terms of facili- going well, the noise in hear is as loud as it gets in college football.” ties as he has overseen the construction of the West Endzone at Memorial Memorial Stadium was a great home to the Tigers in 2011 as Clemson Stadium and many other facilities projects. Clemson is among the best in and Head Coach Dabo Swinney posted a perfect 7-0 record at home and out- the nation in terms of APR, grade point average and graduation rate. scored their opposition 277-180. Clemson’s home victims in 2011 included On the field Clemson won its first ACC title in 20 years last year. The defending National Champion Auburn and 11th ranked Florida State, victories program has had five top 25 seasons in his 10 previous years as athletic that helped the Tigers gain momentum on the way the ACC Championship director and been bowl eligible every year. in December.

Football Program Lauded for APR Score Second Straight Year Swinney Begins Fourth Full Season The Clemson football and golf programs were both honored in May when Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney Begins his fourth full season as the NCAA released its Academic Performance Public Recognition Awards. Clemson head Coach. He first came to Clemson as an assistant in 2003 and Both Clemson programs rank among the top 10 percent of all programs served as wide receivers coach until the seventh game of the 2008 season nationally in terms of APR scores (Academic Progress Rate). when he was named interim head coach. He coached the rest of that regular It is the second time both programs have been ranked among the top 10 season, (4-2 record) then the interim tag was removed by Athletic Director percent in the nation. It is the second consecutive year for Dabo Swinney’s Terry Don Phillips on December 1, 2008. football team, while Larry Penley’s golf team was also honored in 2004-05. Swinney has achieved quite a bit in just three full seasons: Fourteen football programs were honored by the NCAA. The list included ACC schools Clemson, Duke and Miami (FL). The ACC was the only confer- • Coached Clemson to its first ACC title in 20 years in 2011 when the Tigers ence with three schools on the football list. The other institutions honored for defeated Virginia Tech 38-10 in the ACC Championship game. football APR scores were Boise State, Middle Tennessee, Northern Illinois, • Has won two Atlantic Division titles in three years. Northwestern, Rice, Rutgers, Stanford, Ohio State, Air Force, Navy and • Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year in 2011 Vanderbilt. • Bear Bryant Award Finalist in 2011 Clemson and Northern Illinois were the only schools in the nation to win *Eddie Robinson Award Finalist in 2011 their conference championship and rank in the top 10 percent in the nation • Liberty Mutual Award Coach of the Year Finalist in 2009 and 2011 in terms of APR scores this year. Clemson, Stanford and Boise State were • Coached a National Position Award Winner each of the last two years the only schools to rank in the final AP top 25 and in the top 10 percent in • Has two top 25 seasons in his three full years as head coach. terms of APR scores. • Has a 20-4 career record at home The scores include APR scores for he 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and • Led Clemson to first Orange Bowl Berth in 20 years in 2011 2010-11 academic years. • Coached Clemson to #5 BCS ranking after 8-0 start in 2011.

Clemson Football Program Has Nation’s Seventh Best APR Swinney Honored by South Carolina Legislature All 19 of Clemson’s programs scored above the 925 APR threshold and 16 Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney was honored by the South were above 970 according to data released by the NCAA on Wednesday. Carolina House of Representatives on May 8. The Tigers Head Coach was The Clemson golf team had the highest among the 19 programs with a recognized for leading the Tigers to the 2011 ACC Championship and his perfect 1000 score, the sixth time in the last eight years the program has receiving of the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year Award. B.R. Skelton, had a perfect score under Head Coach Larry Penley. representative from the city of Clemson, made the presentation. The Clemson football team posted a 983 score, the seventh best score Swinney won the Bobby Dodd Award as the National Coach of the Year in the nation among FBS schools. The score was the second best in the for 2011, the first Clemson football coach to be named a national coach of nation among schools who finished the 2011 season in the final AP top 25. the year since Danny Ford in 1981. Swinney led Clemson to its first ACC Only Boise State was better among the ranked schools with a 989 mark. Championship in 20 years with a 38-10 victory over third ranked Virginia The NCAA also released data that was coach specific for the four-year Tech in the league title game in Charlotte in early December. The win sent period. Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney had a 991 score, fifth best in Clemson to the Discover Orange Bowl, the school’s first BCS Bowl appear- the nation among active coaches, and far above the national average of 948. ance and first Orange Bowl appearance in 30 years. His score was also best in the ACC. Over the course of the season, Clemson won four games over top 20 Clemson’s women’s soccer program (992), volleyball (989), men’s tennis teams, a record for one season, including three victories over top 11 teams, (988), women’s cross country (985) and baseball teams (980) also scored tied for the most in school history. Clemson finished with a 10-4 record and at 980 or better. the 10 wins were the most for the program since 1990. The 2012 report released today features a four-year compilation of APR In three years he has taken Clemson to two Atlantic Division titles, the first data from the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years. two for the program since the ACC went to a division format in 2005. The The APR uses a series of formulas related to student-athlete retention and Tigers have also finished in the top 25 twice without having been ranked in www.ClemsonTigers.com 2012 Clemson Tiger Football 10 Clemson at Boston College Alumni Stadium

the preseason. four on the practice squad. For the first time since 1996, Brian Dawkins is not on this list. Dawkins Team Accomplishments in 2011 retired in the off season after 17 years in the NFL. He made the pro bowl in • Atlantic Coast Conference Champions for the first time in 20 years his final year. • Earned first appearance in BCS level bowl (Discover Orange Bowl) for first C.J. Spiller had the best opening day among former Tigers with 169 time in 30 years. yards rushing in just 14 attempts. It was the most rushing yards by a former • Atlantic Division Champions of the ACC for second time in three years. Clemson back in an NFL game since Terry Allen had 172 against Pittsburgh • Won 10 games, most for the program in 21 years. in 1992. • Ranked 22nd in final AP and USA Today polls. • One of just five FBS schools to improve from a losing season in 2010 to Former Clemson Players in the NFL in 2012 a 10-win season in 2011. One of just three schools from BCS conferences Name Pos Team NFL Yr CU Yrs to do it. Thomas Austin OL &New England Patriots 3 2006-09 • Gained seven wins over ACC teams for the first time in 28 years. Dwayne Allen TE Indianapolis Colts R 2008-11 • Defeated four top 25 teams, tied for third in the nation, and most in Clemson DaQuan Bowers DE *Tampa Bay Bucs 2nd 2008-10 history for one season. Just third ACC school to have four top 25 wins in Andre Branch DE Jacksonville Jaguars R 2008-11 same year since 2000. Crezdon Butler CB Washington Redskins 3rd 2006-09 • Defeated third ranked (USA Today) Virginia Tech to win ACC Champion- Chris Clemons S Miami Dolphins 4th 2005-08 ship, tied for highest ranked team Clemson has beaten in its history. Won Kavell Conner LB Indianapolis Colts 3rd 2006-09 the game 38-10. Nick Eason DT Arizona Cardinals 10th 1999-02 • Had two first-team AP All-Americans for first time in school history (Dwayne Jacoby Ford *WR Oakland Raiders 3rd 2006-09 Allen and Sammy Watkins). Had three first or second team All-Americans Marcus Gilchrist SS San Diego Chargers 2nd 2007-10 altogether. Tyler Grisham WR %Denver Broncos 4th 2005-08 • Three different players were finalists for national position awards, five were Chris Hairston OT Buffalo Bills 2nd 2007-10 semifinalists. Jamie Harper RB Tennessee Titans 2nd 2008-10 • Became first ACC school to defeat AP ranked teams in three consecutive Leroy Hill LB Seattle Seahawks 8th 2001-04 games (Auburn (19), Florida State (11) and Virginia Tech (10). Jarvis Jenkins DE Washington Redskins 2nd 2007-10 • Posted perfect 7-0 record at home, first 7-0 home mark in school history. Byron Maxwell CB Seattle Seahawks 2nd 2007-10 • Achieved number-five BCS ranking on October 23, highest ranking in that Antoine McClain OG %Baltimore Ravens R 2008-11 poll in Clemson history. Phillip Merling DE Green Bay Packers 5th 2005-07 • Finished 15th in BCS Ranking on December 4, tied for best final BCS rank- Michael Palmer TE Atlanta Falcons 3rd 2006-09 ing in school history. Clemson was ranked in BCS standing eight straight Barry Richardson OT St. Louis Rams 5th 2004-07 weeks to finish regular season. Ricky Sapp DE %New York Jets 2nd 2006-09 • Overcame a deficit of 14 points or more to win three games, most in one Dorell Scott DT St. Louis Rams 4th 2005-08 season in school history. Clemson had done it just nine times in 115 years Coty Sensabaugh CB Tennessee Titans R 2008-11 previously. Overcame 18-point deficit at Maryland to tie for second greatest C.J. Spiller RB Buffalo Bills 3rd 2006-09 comeback in Clemson history. Brandon Thompson DT Cincinnati Bengals R 2008-11 • Won first eight games of the season, just the fourth team in Clemson history Charlie Whitehurst QB San Diego Chargers 7th 2002-05 to do that, the first in 11 years. *injury list; % Practice squad • Clemson was named National Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association for its 35-30 win over 11th ranked Florida State in the fourth Clemson Players of the Week from Coaching Staff game of the season. Second time Clemson was named National Team of Each week Clemson’s coaching staff picks and offensive, defensive the Week (FSU 2003). and special teams player of the week. Below is a game by game list of the • In defeating Auburn for the first time since 1951, the Tigers ended nation’s recipients. longest winning streak, as Auburn had won 17 straight games. It was the longest winning streak ended by Clemson in school history. Clemson Players of the Game • Defeated a top 10 Virginia Tech team twice in 2011 by a combined 48 Game Offense Defense Special Teams points. Auburn Andre Ellington Stephone Anthony Chandler Catanzaro • Defeated 10th ranked Virginia Tech 23-3 on October 1 and the 20-point mar- Ball St. Tajh Boyd Travis Blanks Spencer Benton gin was the largest in Clemson history in a road win over a top 25 team. Furman Jaron Brown Quandon Christian Michael Sobeski • Became bowl eligible on October 7, the earliest bowl eligibility on the cal- Grady Jarrett endar in Clemson history. Florida St. Brandon Ford - Phillip Fajgenbaum • Set school record for consecutive quarters scoring with 22 in a row between September 17 and October 22. ACC Players of the Week • Had 6,171 yards of total offense, third most in ACC history. Had 33 touch- Opponent Players down passes as a team, fourth most in ACC history. Had 3,952 passing Auburn Andre Ellington (OB), Dalton Freeman (OL) yards, fourth most in ACC history. Scored 470 points, seventh most in ACC Ball State Spencer Benton (Spec). history. • Set Clemson season records for passing yards, total offense and points Ellington and Catanzaro Receive National Recognition vs. Auburn scored. Clemson senior running back Andre Ellington and junior kicker Chandler • Achieved all this with a roster that played 29 freshmen (true or red-shirt), Catanzaro both received national honors on Tuesday for their performances tied for the most in the nation with Indiana. Twenty-six Clemson freshmen in Clemson’s 26-19 win over Auburn this past Saturday. Ellington was named lettered, most in a season in school history. the national Offensive Player of the Week by the Maxwell Football Club and Catanzaro was one of five Stars of the Week by the Lou Groza Award. Twenty-Six Former Tigers On NFL Rosters Ellington gained 228 yards rushing in 25 attempts against Auburn, the According to rosters on the NFL website (as of September 10), 26 former most yards by any running back at the FBS level in the first weekend of col- Clemson football players are currently on NFL rosters. At least one former lege football. Ellington’s performance helped the Tigers to 320 yards rushing, Tiger is represented on the rosters of 18 of the 32 teams. Eight different the most by the Clemson program since 2009. His 228 yards were the most teams have two former Tigers. by a Clemson player against an SEC team and most by a Tiger in a season There are more defensive linemen on the list than any other position opener. with eight. There are five defensive backs, four offensive linemen, three Catanzaro kicked four field goals in four attempts in the win over Au- linebackers, two tight ends, two wide receivers, two running backs, and one burn. His performance included a 40 yarder and a 37 yarder. The native of quarterback. Fifteen of the 26 players are defensive players. Greenville, SC has now made 12 consecutive field goals, just two short of The veteran of the group is Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Nick Ea- the Clemson record of 14 in a row held by Obed Ariri in 1980. son, who is in his 10th year in the NFL. Five of the players are rookies and were starters on Clemson’s 2011 ACC Championship team. Those players are Dwayne Allen, Andre Branch, Coty Sensabaugh, Antoine McClain and Brandon Thompson. Twenty-one of the players are on active rosters, two on an injury list and www.ClemsonTigers.com 2012 Clemson Tiger Football 11