NO. 2/2 CLEMSON (8-0, 5-0 ACC) vs. LOUISVILLE (2-6, 0-5 ACC) SATURDAY, NOV. 3 • NOON ET • MEMORIAL STADIUM (81,500) • CLEMSON, S.C. Ti GAME CENTER MEDIA AVAILABILITY TELEVISION: ABC (Mark Jones, Dusty CLEMSON/LOUISVILLE SERIES HISTORY: DABO SWINNEY PRESS CONFERENCE Dvoracek, Molly McGrath) - OVERALL: Clemson leads series, 4-0 Head Coach Dabo Swinney holds his weekly press - HOME: Clemson leads series, 2-0 conference at the Team Meeting Room on the second floor of the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex each Tuesday at RADIO: Clemson Tigers Network (Don - ROAD: Clemson leads series, 2-0 11 a.m. Each Tuesday press conference will be available on Munson, Rodney Williams, Tim Bourret, - NEUTRAL: N/A ClemsonTigers.com. Reggie Merriweather) - LAST MEETING: Sept. 16, 2017 (47-21, W) COORDINATOR AVAILABILITY - STREAK: Clemson, Won 4 **Sirius 103, XM 193, Internet 955** A Clemson offensive coordinator — either Tony Elliott or Jeff Scott — will be available on Mondays at 11:45 a.m. at the Poe Indoor Facility. Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables will be available at the Poe Indoor Facility on NO. 2 CLEMSON AWAITS LOUISVILLE Mondays at noon. No. 2 Clemson will return to Death Valley on Saturday, 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Nov. 3 when the team plays host to the Louisville STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS Date Opponent TV Score/Time (ET) The majority of Clemson student-athlete interviews are Cardinals. Kickoff from Memorial Stadium is scheduled 9/1 vs. FURMAN1 ACC 48-7 W held each Monday in the Poe Indoor Facility. Contact Ross for noon ET. 9/8 at Texas A&M ESPN 28-26 W Taylor each Sunday by 4 p.m. with your requests for the Saturday's pregame will mark a milestone for a unique 9/15 vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 2 ESPNU 38-7 W week. Monday availability will typically start at 11 a.m. Clemson tradition, as the Tigers will complete "the most 9/22 at Georgia Tech* ABC 49-21 W A few players may also be made available after Coach 9/29 vs. SYRACUSE*3 ABC 27-23 W exciting 25 seconds in college football" for the 400th Swinney’s Tuesday press conference. time in history. The Tigers have run down The Hill prior 10/6 at Wake Forest* ESPN 63-3 W 10/13 - OPEN DATE - to every home game since 1942 with exception of the ACC COACHES TELECONFERENCE 10/20 vs. NC STATE*4 ESPN 41-7 W 1970-71 seasons, the first four games of 1972 and the The ACC holds a teleconference for the media every 10/27 at Florida State* ABC 59-10 W Wednesday from 10:30 a.m., to 1 p.m. The first session is first game of 1973. 11/3 vs. LOUISVILLE*5 ABC Noon Aug. 29 and the last is Nov. 21. The final teleconference Clemson enters November as one of four undefeated 11/10 at Boston College* TBA TBA (Nov. 20) is held on Tuesday of Thanksgiving week. The FBS teams. The 2018 season marks the 16th time in 11/17 vs. DUKE*6 TBA TBA teleconference is live streamed on TheACC.com. Please school history that the Tigers will enter November without 11/24 vs. SOUTH CAROLINA7 TBA TBA a loss, including the third time under Head Coach Dabo * - ACC contest; Note: Home games in bold; 1 Football Reunion reach out to the ACC to inquire about call access. Swinney (2015, 2016 and 2018). Day; 2 Family Weekend; 3 Hall of Fame Day; 4 Homecoming; 5 IPTAY Day; 6 Military Appreciation Day; 7 Solid Orange Day Time Head Coach Team Since trailing Syracuse, 16-7, at halftime on Sept. 29, 10:40 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall Virginia Clemson has outscored opponents 183-27, including a 10:50 a.m. Dabo Swinney Clemson 163-20 scoring advantage in three games in the month 11 a.m. Bobby Petrino Louisville of October. Clemson's 47.7-point differential in October CREDENTIALS 11:10 a.m. Dino Babers Syracuse 11:20 a.m. Larry Fedora North Carolina was its largest in any month with multiple games GAME CREDENTIALS 11:30 a.m. Paul Johnson Georgia Tech in program history, surpassing a 44.5-point average Media wishing to apply for credentials to cover Clemson 11:40 a.m. Willie Taggart Florida State differential in two games in September 1950. Football games at Memorial Stadium will be asked to 11:50 a.m. Justin Fuente Virginia Tech The strength of Clemson's performances on both sides apply at www.sportssystems.com/clemson. Please contact Noon Dave Clawson Wake Forest Libby Kehn at [email protected] with any questions or of the ball has been evidenced by its numbers on both 12:10 p.m. Pat Narduzzi Pittsburgh concerns. a per-game and per-play basis. Clemson has outgained 12:20 p.m. Steve Addazio Boston College opponents by an average of 258.7 yards per game this 12:30 p.m. David Cutcliffe Duke WEEKLY ACCESS season, the largest margin in the country and more 12:40 p.m. Dave Doeren NC State Media members without season credentials should 12:50 p.m. Mark Richt Miami (Fla.) than two yards ahead of top-ranked Alabama (+256.4). contact Ross Taylor to request access to player and coach Examining it on a per-play level to adjust for tempo, media availability at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex. SWINNEY SUNDAY TELECONFERENCE Clemson holds a 7.20-3.94 yards-per-play advantage All credentialing decisions are made in accordance with Head Coach Dabo Swinney will hold a teleconference over opponents this season and is one of three FBS the Clemson University Athletics Media Credential Policy, each Sunday at 6 p.m. Contact Ross Taylor to request available at ClemsonTigers.com/mediapolicy. squads outgaining opponents by 3.0-plus yards per play. access to the call. CLEMSON FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Athletic Communications: 864-656-2114 Ticket Office Phone 1-800-CLEMSON Social Media @ClemsonFB Website(s) ClemsonTigers.com DaboSwinney.com Practice Facility: Allen N. Reeves Football Complex, 100 Reeves Lane Clemson, SC 29631 Mailing Address: P.O. 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Clemson earned Colors Tiger Orange & Regalia conference titles in all of the previous four seasons in - Clemson attempting to outrush an opponent for the Founded 1889 which it opened 9-0. eighth time in nine games this season. The Tigers enter Enrollment (2017-18) 24,387 - Clemson winning the first nine games of a season for this week having outrushed opponents in 18 of their President Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County ‘85) the third time under Head Coach Dabo Swinney (2015 22 games since 2017 and are 18-0 when outrushing Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) ‘80) and 2016). All other coaches in Clemson history have opponents in that time frame. Conference Atlantic Coast Conference (Atlantic Division) - Clemson posting back-to-back games with zero sacks Facility (Capacity) Memorial Stadium (81,500) combined for two 9-0 starts, including one each by Frank Year Opened 1942 Howard and Danny Ford. allowed for the first time since 2012 vs. NC State and Record Crowd 86,092 (Oct. 23, 1999 vs. Florida State) - Clemson attempting to win four consecutive games by Maryland. Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama '93) at least 30 points for the first time in school history. The - Clemson attempting to hold opponents to 10 or fewer Years as a full-time college coach* 23 Tigers have earned wins of 60, 34 and 49 points in their points in four straight games for the first time since the Winning seasons (HC & Asst.)* 20 last three contests. first four games of the 2000 season. Bowl seasons (HC & Asst.)* 19 - Clemson forcing a takeaway in a 17th consecutive Record as an assistant coach 106-58-1 (.645) - Clemson improving to 5-0 all-time against Louisville. Record as a head coach^ 109-30 (.784) - Clemson winning its first five games against a school contest, the program's longest streak since an 18-game Record at Clemson (HC & Asst.) 152-55 (.734) for the seventh time all-time. The Tigers previously won stretch across the 2004-05 seasons. * entering 2018; ^ all at Clemson each of their first five contests against Appalachian State, - Clemson posting at least five sacks in consecutive First Year of Football 1896 The Citadel, Furman, Newberry, Virginia and Western games for the first time since 2017 vs. Auburn and Seasons of Football (inc. 2018) 123 Carolina. Louisville. Overall Record 737-459-45 - Clemson entering the game as one of five schools Record in ACC Play (since 1953) 291-144-6 - Clemson completing "the most exciting 25 seconds in ACC regular season play* 287-143-6 college football" for the 400th time in history.