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NO. 4/3 CLEMSON (8-1, 7-1 ACC) at VIRGINIA TECH (4-5, 4-4 ACC) SATURDAY, DEC. 5 • 7:30 P.M. ET • LANE STADIUM • BLACKSBURG, VA. GAME CENTER MEDIA INFORMATION TELEVISION: ABC (Chris Fowler, Kirk CLEMSON/VIRGINIA TECH SERIES HISTORY: DABO SWINNEY PRESS CONFERENCE Herbstreit, Maria Taylor) - OVERALL: Clemson leads series, 22-12-1 Head Coach Dabo Swinney holds his weekly press - HOME: Clemson leads series, 9-6-1 conference each Tuesday at 11 a.m. Out of an abundance of caution with the continued spread of COVID-19, these will - ROAD: Clemson leads series, 9-4 RADIO: Clemson Tigers Network (Don be held in a digital capacity indefinitely. Contact Ross Taylor - NEUTRAL: Clemson leads series, 4-2 Munson, Tim Bourret, Reggie Merriweather) to request a link to access the availability. - LAST MEETING: Sept. 30, 2017 (31-17, W) - STREAK: Clemson, Won 5 COORDINATOR AVAILABILITY RADIO: Westwood One Sports (Patrick Coordinator availabilities will also be conducted digitally SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius 83, XM 83, Internet 83 Kinas, Derek Rackley) for the immediate future. Offensive Coordinator Tony Elliott will be available on Mondays at 11:45 a.m. on most standard game weeks. Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables CLEMSON TRAVELS TO VIRGINIA 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS will be available on Mondays following Elliott. TECH FOR RARE REGULAR SEASON STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS Date Opponent TV Score/Time (ET) The majority of Clemson student-athlete interviews are DECEMBER GAME 9/12 at Wake Forest* ABC 37-13 W held each Monday. Contact Ross Taylor and Brian Hennessy After wrapping up a perfect 6-0 home slate in 2020 on 9/19 vs. THE CITADEL ACCN 49-0 W Senior Day in Death Valley last week, Clemson returns to each Sunday by 4 p.m. with special requests for the week. 10/3 vs. VIRGINIA* ACCN 41-23 W Monday availability will typically start at 11 a.m. A few the road this week for a matchup with the Virginia Tech 10/10 vs. MIAMI (FLA.)* ABC 42-17 W players may also be made available after Swinney’s Tuesday Hokies on Saturday, Dec. 5. Kickoff at Lane Stadium is 10/17 at Georgia Tech* ABC 73-7 W press conference. Student-athlete interviews are expected to scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. 10/24 vs. SYRACUSE* ACCN 47-21 W be conducted digitally on an indefinite basis. Clemson has played 1,218 regular season games in 10/31 vs. BOSTON COLLEGE* ABC 34-28 W its 125-season history, posting a 734-439-45 record in 11/7 at Notre Dame* NBC 47-40 (2OT) L SWINNEY SUNDAY TELECONFERENCE Head Coach Dabo Swinney will hold a teleconference those contests. However, only six of those 1,218 regular 11/21 at Florida State* - Postponed 11/28 vs. PITTSBURGH* ABC 52-17 W each Sunday at 6 p.m. Contact Ross Taylor to request season games have been contested in the month of access to the call. 12/5 at Virginia Tech* ABC 7:30 p.m. December. * - ACC contest; Note: Home games in bold Clemson is 3-3 all-time in December regular GAME CREDENTIALS season games, dropping its first three in 1922, 1928 Media wishing to apply for credentials to cover Clemson and 1945. Clemson has won its three most recent Last week marked the return of quarterback Trevor Football games at Memorial Stadium will be asked to apply at www.sportssystems.com/clemson seven days prior to kickoff. December regular season games, including wins by Lawrence, who completed 26-of-37 passes for 403 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in his first game Be advised that media capacity is extremely limited under Frank Howard's squads in 1948 and 1956 and a win by current COVID-19 protocols. Contact Chandler Simpson at Tommy Bowden's 2001 team against Duke. Clemson's action in five weeks. The Heisman candidate improved to [email protected] with any questions or concerns. 59-31 win against Duke on Dec. 1 was played on that 32-1 as a starter, tying the Clemson record for wins by date as a function of postponement following the Sept. a starting quarterback and improving his career winning MEDIA ACCESS percentage to .970, the best by an FBS quarterback with All credentialing decisions, including prioritization of 11, 2001 attacks. at least 30 starts since Division I split in 1978. access, are made in accordance with the Clemson University Athletics Media Credential Policy, available at ClemsonTigers. Lawrence's 403-yard passing performance last week DECEMBER REGULAR SEASON GAMES com/mediapolicy. Presently, Clemson is not furnishing on-site (CLEMSON HISTORY) followed true freshman D.J. Uiagalelei's 439-yard media access during the week. Digital access will be granted Date Opponent Clemson Head Coach Result performance at Notre Dame, giving Clemson back-to- to outlets who would have met in-person credentialing 12/2/1922 Florida E.J. Stewart 14-47 L back games with a 400-yard passer for the first time in criteria. 12/8/1928 The Citadel Josh Cody 7-12 L school history. Clemson became the first school to have 12/1/1945 Wake Forest Frank Howard 6-13 L two different players throw for 400 yards in back-to-back COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM 12/4/1948 The Citadel Frank Howard 20-0 W Clemson media information will be uploaded to games since Seth Russell and Bryce Petty accomplished 12/1/1956 Furman Frank Howard 28-7 W CollegePressBox.com. Access and download weekly game 12/1/2001 Duke Tommy Bowden 59-31 W the feat for the 2014 Baylor Bears. notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member schools. Register for access at collegepressbox.com/register. CLEMSON FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Ticket Office Phone 1-800-CLEMSON Social Media @ClemsonFB Website(s) ClemsonTigers.com Practice Facility Allen N. Reeves Football Complex, 100 Reeves Way Clemson, SC 29634 Stadium 1 Avenue of Champions, Clemson, SC 29634 Mailing Address P.O. Box 31 ROSS TAYLOR BRIAN HENNESSY CHANDLER SIMPSON JEFF KALLIN Clemson, SC 29633 Primary Contact Secondary Contact Credential Contact Associate AD, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Communications O: 864-656-9767 O: 864-656-1921 O: 864-656-1924 [email protected] C: 972-741-7778 C: 864-986-9046 C: 864-918-9843 C: 508-944-3859 @ClemsonFB 2020 CLEMSON FOOTBALL ClemsonTigers.com 1 NOTES WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK season play since the start of the 2015 season. - Clemson attempting to earn a ninth win through the - Clemson entering the game as one of only two QUICK FACTS - CLEMSON first 10 games of a season for the 15th time in school teams ranked in the top 10 in the nation in both Nickname Tigers total offense (ninth, 512.2 yards per game) and total history. Clemson won at least nine games in its first 10 Location Clemson, S.C. 29633 contests in the 1939, 1948, 1950, 1978, 1981, 1987, defense (eighth, 298.6), alongside BYU. Colors Tiger Orange & Regalia 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and - Clemson and BYU entering this week as the Founded 1889 2019 seasons. only teams in the country with at least 25 rushing Enrollment (2019-20) 25,822 - Clemson attempting to win an eighth ACC regular touchdowns (25) and at least 25 passing touchdowns President Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County ‘85) season game for a third straight season for the first time (26) this season. Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) ‘80) Conference Atlantic Coast Conference (Atlantic Division) in school history. It would be Clemson's fourth time - Clemson attempting to score 50 points in Facility (Capacity) Memorial Stadium (81,500) consecutive games for the first time since a four-game winning eight ACC regular season games in a single Year Opened 1942 season, joining the 2015, 2018 and 2019 seasons. span against Boston College, Wofford, NC State and Record at Facility 322-102-7 (.748) - The 2020 Clemson seniors (49-4 since 2017) Wake Forest last season. All-Time Hill Runs 415 attempting to become the fourth straight Clemson senior - Clemson, which has scored at least 34 points in each Record Crowd 86,092 (Oct. 23, 1999 vs. Florida State) class (and the 11th such class in FBS history) to record of its first nine games, attempting to join 2013 Florida Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama '93) 50 wins in four years. State as the only ACC teams ever to score 34 or more Years as a full-time college coach* 25 Winning seasons (HC & Asst. & GA)* 25 - The 2020 Clemson seniors (30-2 in ACC regular points in each of the first 10 games of a season. - Clemson attempting to post consecutive 500-yard Bowl seasons (HC & Asst. & GA)* 21 season play from 2017-20) attempting to surpass Record as an assistant coach 106-58-1 (.645) games for the second time this season (vs. Miami and at the 2018 and 2019 seniors (30 wins each) as the Record as a head coach^ 138-32 (.812) winningest class in school history in regular season Georgia Tech). Home 79-7 (.919) conference play and tie the four-year conference record - Clemson attempting to open a season with 400 yards Road 42-18 (.700) of 31, set by multiple Florida State classes from 1995- of offense in each of the first 10 games of a season for the Neutral site 17-7 (.708) 2000. second time in school history (2018). Conference opp. (inc. postseason) 90-18 (.833) - Clemson attempting to improve to 51-3 against - Clemson attempting to throw for 400 yards in a third Bowls 10-6 (.625) Record at Clemson (HC & Asst.) 180-57 (.759) conference opponents since the start of the 2015 consecutive game for the first time in school history.