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2014 CLEMSON TIGERS Football Clemson (NR, 25) vs. Louisville Clemson Tigers Louisville Cardinals Record, 2014 .............................................3-2, 2-1 ACC Record, 2014 .........................................5-1, 3-1 in ACC Saturday, October 11, 2014 Location ......................................................Clemson, SC Location ........................................... Louisville, Kentucky Kickoff: 3:32 PM Colors .............................. Clemson Orange and Regalia Colors ......................................................Red and Black Memorial Stadium Enrollment ............................................................20,768 Enrollment ............................................................34,009 Athletic Director ........Dan Radakovich (Indiana, PA, ‘80) Clemson, SC Athletic Director ..............................................Tom Jurich Head Coach .....................Dabo Swinney, Alabama ‘93 Head Coach ...................... Bobby Petrino (Carroll ‘83) Tickets Available at 1-800-CLEMSON or Clemson Record/6th full year) ..................... 54-25 (.684) School Record .................................46-10 (5th season) clemsontiger.som Home Record ............................................. 35-6 (.854) Overall ...........................................88-41 (1-th season) Away Record ............................................ 14-15 (.483) Offensive Coordinator: .............................Garrick McGee Television : ESPNU Neutral Record ........................................................5-4 Defensive Coordinator ............................ Todd Grantham (Anish Shroff, Kelly Stouffer, Cara Capuano) vs. ACC Teams ....................................... 36-14 (.720) Record vs Clemson ....................................................0-0 Record against Louisville............................................0-0 Football SID ...........................................Rocco Gasparro Clemson Radio Twitter ..........................................................@clemsonfb Phone ................................................... (502) 852-0102 (Don Munson, Rodney Williams, Patrick Sapp) Website: .............................................clemsontigers.com E-mail [email protected] Website: .....................................................GoCards.com Naitonal Radio: ESPN (Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Joe Shaad) MEDIA INFORMATION XM (203), Sirius (108) Satellite Radio: Dabo Swinney Press Conference Clemson Player Interviews Head Coach Dabo Swinney holds his weekly Contact Football Communications Director Tim Series Record: First Meeting press conference each Tuesday at the West End- Bourret each Sunday before 4:00 PM at (864) 656- zone Team Room of Memorial Stadium. He will be 1926 with specific player requests for the week. available at 11:00 AM. The press conference will We will conduct player interviews on Mondays and also be available over ClemsonTigers.com. Tuesdays from 10:30 to 1:45 PM at the second floor Clemson players will be available after Swin- player lounge of the West Endzone at Memorial ney’s press conference. Coach Swinney is also Stadium. available each Sunday after a game at 6:00 PM. Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris is available CLEMSON 2014 SCHEDULE Contact Tim Bourret for the number. Swinney on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. and Defensive is also available on the ACC teleconference on Coordinator Brent Venables is available Tuesdays Date Opponent TV Score/Time Wednesday and after practice. during the lunch hour. Aug. 30 at Georgia ESPN 21-45 Sept. 6 SC STATE RSN 73-7 ACC Teleconference Bi-Lo Tiger Calls Sept. 20 at Florida State ABC 17-23 (OT) Each head coach is available on the ACC Each Monday night during the season Coach Sept. 27 NORTH CAROLINA ESPNU 50-35 Swinney and Don Munson will host Bi-L0 Tiger Oct. 4 NC STATE ESPNU 41-0 teleconference every Wednesday throughout the Oct. 11 LOUISVILLE ESPNU 3:30 PM season for 10 minutes. Coach Swinnney is avail- calls from the studio at the Jervey Athletic Center. Oct. 18 at Boston College ESPNU 3:30 PM able at 10:30 AM each Wednesday. To access the The program begins at 8:00 PM and will be Oct. 25 SYRACUSE number contact the ACC office. broadcast over the Clemson Radio Network and Nov. 6 at Wake Forest ESPN 7:30 clemsontigers.com. Nov. 15 at Georgia Tech 10:20 AM Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Nov. 22 GEORGIA STATE 10:30 AM Dabo Swinney, Clemson Clemson Personnel Update Nov. 29 SOUTH CAROLINA 10:40 AM Jimbo Fisher, Florida State ªTyson Dye (RB),Out, Recovering from Achilles 10:50 AM Bobby Petrino, Louisville Tendon injury suffered in February CLEMSON SID CONTACTS 11:00 AM Scott Shafer, Syracuse •Zac Brooks (RB) Out, foot injury sustained August 11:10 AM Dave Clawson, Wake Forest 18 in practice. Will redshirt the season. Oliver Jones (OL)--Out, torn ACL in practice on AsstAD/Director of Communications/Football: 11:20 AM Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech Tim Bourret, Notre Dame 1977 August 26. Out for season. 11:30 AM Larry Fedora, North Carolina Travis Blanks (SAF)--Recovering from torn ACL Asst AD/Director of Athletic Communications: 11:40 AM Paul Chyrst, Pittsburgh Joe Galbraith, Mississippi State, 2001 suffered last year. Could redshirt this season. 11:50 AM Al Golden, Miami (FL) Martin Jenkins (CB)-DNP for NC State with mid- Associate SID : Phillip Sikes, Clemson, 2002 Noon Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Associate SID: Brian Hennessy, Clemson 1998 foot sprain suffered at Florida State. Questionable 12:10 PM Mike London, Virginia FB Credentials: Sam Blackman, Clemson, 1985 for Louisville SID Office Phone: (864) 656-2114 12:20 PM Steve Addazio, Boston College Charone Peake (WR)--Did not play vs. UNC or SID Fax Machine: (864) 656-0299 12:30 PM David Cutcliffe, Duke NC State, due to knee injury. Questionable for Bourret E-Mail: [email protected] 12:40 PM Dave Doeren, NC State Louisville Press Box: (864) 654-3326 Joe Gore (OT)--Out for Louisville with an ap- SID Address: P.O. Box 31, Clemson, For ACC Information go to: www.TheACC.com. pendectomy. SC 29633 This site will have the latest ACC release and a link Jay Guillermo (OL)--Out for Louisville with broken Overnight Mailing Address: 100 Perimeter Road, to the football media guide. foot suffered against NC State. Clemson, SC 29634 Credentials: Credentials to Clemson football Ben Bouleware (LB)--Suffered concussion vs. NC Ticket Office: 1-800-CLEMSON games are available on the Sports System State. Questionable for Louisville. Tony Steward (LB) Suffered hamstring injury website. against NC State, questionable for Louisville. www.ClemsonTigers.com 2014 Clemson Tiger Football 1 Clemson vs. Louisville Memorial Stadium Tickets Available year. Single-game tickets for this weekend’s Eli Rogers is the top receiver for game against Louisville, as well as upcoming Louisville with 24 receptions for 259 yards. He home games against Syracuse and Georgia has 155 career receptions for 1654 yards. The State, are available through the Clemson Athletic X-factor in Saturday’s game is DeVante Parker, Ticket office. Fans can purchase tickets in per- a senior who has not played this year due to a son between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., via phone at broken foot. Through his junior year he had 113 1-800-CLEMSON, or on line at clemsontigers. receptions for 1,920 yards and 28 touchdowns. 2014 STANDINGS com. Last year he had 12 touchdown receptions to set a school record. That was the same number of Atlantic Division ACC Home Away Over First of Three First-Time Opponents Visit touchdown receptions Sammy Watkins had for Florida State 3-0 3-0 1-0 5-0 Clemson Clemson last season. Louisville 3-1 3-0 2-1 5-1 Each of the next three Clemson op- Clemson 2-1 3-0 0-2 3-2 ponents in Memorial Stadium will be making their Watson Second in Nation in Passing Ef- Syracuse 0-1 1-2 1-0 2-3 first trip to Clemson for a football game. Louis- ficiency Boston College 0-1 2-2 1-0 3-2 ville is Saturday’s opponent and this will be the As stated above, we could have a Wake Forest 0-2 2-0 0-4 2-4 first meeting anywhere between the two schools. battle of true freshman quarterbacks in Satur- NC State 0-2 3-1 1-1 4-2 Clemson and Louisville were members day’s game. Clemson’s Deshaun Watson has of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Associa- started just two games in his young career, but Coastal Division ACC Home Away Over tion between 1914-22, but never faced each both have been memorable, a 50-35 win over Georgia Tech 2-0 3-0 2-0 5-0 other. North Carolina when he threw for a record six Virginia 2-0 4-1 0-1 4-2 In two weeks Syracuse will come to touchdowns, and last week’s 41-0 win over NC Virginia Tech 1-1 2-2 2-0 4-2 Clemson for the first time. The Tigers and Or- State when he had 329 yards of total offense Pittsburgh 1-1 1-2 2-0 3-3 Miami (FL) 1-2 3-0 0-3 3-3 ange have played twice on the gridiron, once in and four more touchdowns rushing and passing. Duke 0-1 3-0 1-1 4-1 the 1996 Gator Bowl and last year at Syracuse, Over the last two games he has North Carolina 0-2 2-1 0-2 2-3 but never at Clemson. Then, on November 22, thrown for 702 yards and eight touchdowns. Georgia State and Clemson will play for the first That is the most passing yards in the first two time. games of a Clemson quarterback’s career as a ThIS wEEk’S GAMES Louisville is the 54th different team to starter. Charlie Whitehurst, now with the Ten- come to Memorial Stadium and the Tigers are nessee Titans, had the previous mark with 692 39-13-1 against those teams when the visi- yards. Watson has tied Whitehurst’s record for tor is