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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 ...................................................clarktb@bc.edu 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.