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GAME 15 CLEMSON (13-1, 8-1) VS. ALABAMA (14-0, 9-0) MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017 CLEMSON TIGERS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE College Football Playoff National Championship 2016 Record 13-1, 8-1 ACC 2016 Record: 14-0 overall, in 9-0 SEC Raymond James Stadium (71,000) Location Clemson, S.C. Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala Colors Clemson Orange & Regalia Colors: Crimson and White Tampa, Florida Enrollment 22,698 Enrollment: 37,665 Kickoff: 8:17 p.m. (Eastern) Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) ‘80) Director of Athletics: Bill Battle (Alabama ‘63) Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama ‘93) Head Coach: Nick Saban (Kent State ‘73) ESPN TV--(Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Sa- Clemson Record (8th full season) 88-28 (.759) Alabama Record: 114-18 (.864, 10th year) mantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi) Away & Neutral Record 36-21 (.632 Overall: 205-60-1 (.773, 21st year) ESPN Radio (Sean McDonough, Todd Black- Home 52-7 (.881) vs Clemson: 2-0 ledge, Holly Rowe, Ian Fitzsimmons) vs. ACC 57-16 (.781) Current Ranking: #1 CFP, #1 AP, #1 Coaches vs. Alabama 0-1 Offensive Coordinator: Steve Sarkisian CLEMSON RADIO NETWORK Clemson Rankings #2 CFP, #3 AP, 3 Coaches Defensive Coordinator: Jeremy Pruitt Co-Offensive Coordinators Tony Elliott, Jeff Scott Football Communications: Josh Maxson (Don Munson,Rodney Williams,Michael Palmer) Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables Phone: (205) 348-3631 Twitter /Instagram @ClemsonFB Email: [email protected] SERIES HISTORY Web ClemsonTigers.com Web Address: www.rolltide.com Overall: Alabama Leads 13-3 at Neutral: Alabama Leads 4-3 at Alabama, Alabama Leads 7-0 Quick Notes at Clemson, Alabama leads 2-0 Last Meeting: 45-40 Alabama, 2016 National •Entering the National Championship game, second or third team All-American, most in Championship Game Clemson has played 12 FBS teams that are school history. First Meeting: Clemson 35-0 in 1900 bowl eligible and defeated 11 of them, tied for •Clemson has outscored the opposition by an Last Clemson Win: 25-0 in 1905 most in the nation in both areas with Alabama. average of 22.4 points per game, sixth in the Streak: Alabama won 13 in a row •Recorded wins over 10 teams that finished nation. season with winning record. This is already a *This year’s Tiger team showed an ability to win school record. The 2015 team had eight wins close games. The Tigers were 6-1 in games de- 2016 SCHEDULE & RESULTS over teams with winning record. Four of the cided by seven points or less, tying the school Date Opponent TV W-L Score/Time 10 were teams that won 10 games this year. record for wins by seven of less that was set in Sept. 3 at Auburn ESPN W 19-13 Alabama would be the fifth. 1948 (6-0). Sept. 10 Troy RSN W 30-24 Sept. 17 South Carolina St. ACCN W 59-0 *According to the NCAA, Clemson’s strength *Clemson has beaten five teams in the final Sept. 22 #at Georgia Tech ESPN W 26-7 of schedule is first in the nation (based on top 25 of the AP poll and the College Football Oct. 1 Louisville ABC W 42-36 opponent winning percentage when not playing Playoff Poll. Oct. 7 *at Boston College ESPN W 56-10 Clemson). Clemson FBS opponents when not *Tigers posted a 5-0 road record for the second Oct. 15 NC State ABC W ^24-17 playing Clemson are 94-50 for a .653 winning consecutive year. The 10-game road winning Oct. 29 at Florida State ABC W 37-34 percentage. streak is longest in Clemson history and still Nov. 5 Syracuse ABC W 54-0 •Clemson defeated Ohio State in the Fiesta active entering 2017. It is tied for the second Nov. 12 Pittsburgh ABC L 42-43 Bowl, 31-0. It was the first time in 194 games longest active road winning streak in the nation. Nov. 19 at Wake Forest ESPN W 35-13 Nov. 26 South Carolina ESPN W 56-7 that Ohio State coach Urban Meyer was shut Clemson is 7-0 away from home this year. Dec. 3 #Virginia Tech ABC W 42-35 out. It was also his worst loss in terms of *Clemson Began the season 9-0 for just the Dec. 31 Ohio State ESPN W 31-0 scoring margin. fourth time in Clemson history. Jan. 9 Alabama ESPN 8:17 p.m. •This marks the fifth straight year the Tigers *The Tigers opened season with win at Auburn, have won a bowl game and all five have been Clemson’s first win there since 1950. CLEMSON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS against top 25 teams, including four vs. top *First time Clemson has opened the season 10 teams. First time Clemson has won a bowl with a road win over a current SEC team since Assistant AD / Football Communications game five straight years since the 1986-90 era. 1903. Tim Bourret (Notre Dame ‘77) •Clemson has 13 wins entering National *Left a game in Atlanta against Georgia Tech Office:864-656-1926 Championship game, just the fourth ACC team with a perfect record for the first time since Cell: 864-356-3791 to record at least 13 wins in a season. It is the 1903. Clemson had lost 11 straight when en- Email: [email protected] second most in Clemson history. tering a game at Georgia Tech unbeaten. Assistant AD / Director of Athletic Communications •Clemson’s 49-point win over South Carolina *Opened the season ranked No. 2 in the AP Joe Galbraith (Mississippi State ‘01) was the largest margin of victory by an ACC poll, highest preseason ranking in school Office:864-656-9227 team over an SEC team in history. history. Email: [email protected] *Clemson won the ACC Championship for the *Defeated No. 3 Louisville on October 1, tied Associate Communications Director / Secondary second consecutive year, the first time in 28 for the highest ranked team Clemson has de- Philip Sikes (Clemson ‘02) years the Tigers have won back-to-back league feated in history. That record was broken with Office:864-656-1985 titles the win over Ohio State. Cell: 864-525-4889 *Clemson joined Alabama as the only schools *Defeated Florida State in Tallahassee, just the Email: [email protected] to advance to the College Football Playoff in second win for the program at Florida State Sr. Associate Communications Director / Credentials consecutive years. since 1989. Sam Blackman (Clemson ‘85) •Clemson had nine first-team All-ACC players, *Program honored for its graduation success the most for the program since 1991. rate of over 90 percent by the American Foot- Email: [email protected] •Sixteen of Clemson’s starting 22 made an ball Coaches Association. Athletic Communications: 864-656-2114 All-ACC team. Clemson had five more All-ACC *Team is 12-1 when leading going into the Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31, Clemson, SC 29633 selections than any other team. fourth period this year and is now 78-5 under Overnight: 100 Perimeter Rd, Clemson, SC 29633 *Seven different players were named first, Swinney. Tickets: 1-800-CLEMSON 1 2015 FOOTBALL NOTES CLEMSON vs. Alabama Streaks and Milestones in Range ACC history. He finished second this year and •Artavis Scott has at least one catch in 37 straight third last year. games. He set Clemson record when he had two •Watson is just the third quarterback in ACC catches against Ohio State, breaking the mark of history to account for 100 touchdowns rushing 36 games in a row by Jerry Butler and DeAndre and passing in a career. The others are Philip Hopkins. Rivers (NC State) and Tajh Boyd, who preceded •Deshaun Watson has 38 touchdown passes this Watson at Clemson. 2016 STANDINGS season and needs three to break the ACC record •Watson is 31-3 as a starting quarterback, of 40 set by Jameis Winston of Florida State in a .912 winning percentage, best in Clemson Atlantic Division ACC Home Away Overall 2013. history. His 31 wins are first among all active Clemson 7-1 6-1 5-0 13-1 •Watson has 46 touchdowns rushing and passing FBS quarterbacks. Louisville 7-1 5-1 4-2 9-4 and needs two to break his own Clemson single •Watson threw an ACC record tying six touch- Florida State 5-3 4-1 4-2 10-3 season record. He had 47 last year. down passes against South Carolina and had Wake Forest 3-5 4-3 2-3 7-6 •A victory over Alabama would give Watson nine NC State 3-5 4-3 2-3 7-6 just six incomplete passes. He threw for 347 wins over Top 25 teams as a starting quarter- yards. Boston College 2-6 3-4 3-2 7-6 back. The record is eight set by Tajh Boyd from Syracuse 2-6 2-5 2-2 4-8 •Watson has accounted for 46 touchdowns 2010-13 and Watson’s total of eight entering the this year, second most in Clemson history. He Coastal Division ACC Home Away Overall Alabama game. needs just two total touchdowns in the Champi- Virginia Tech 6-2 5-1 4-2 10-4 •Dexter Lawrence needs one sack to set the onship game to break his own school record of North Carolina 5-3 4-2 4-1 8-5 Clemson freshman record for sacks in a season. 47 set last year. Pittsburgh 5-3 6-1 2-3 8-5 He has seven. Michael Dean Perry (1984) and •Watson has established 54 Clemson records Miami 5-3 4-2 4-2 9-4 Chester McGlockton (1989) both had seven.