NO. 2/2 CLEMSON (5-0, 3-0 ACC) vs. FLORIDA STATE (3-2, 2-1 ACC) SATURDAY, OCT. 12 • 3:30 P.M. ET • MEMORIAL STADIUM (80,500) • CLEMSON, S.C. Ti GAME CENTER MEDIA INFORMATION TELEVISION: ABC (Steve Levy, Brian CLEMSON/FLORIDA STATE SERIES HISTORY: DABO SWINNEY PRESS CONFERENCE Griese, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath) - OVERALL: Clemson trails series, 12-20 Head Coach Dabo Swinney holds his weekly press - HOME: Clemson trails series, 7-8 conference at the Team Meeting Room on the second floor RADIO: Clemson Tigers Network (Don - ROAD: Clemson trails series, 5-12 of the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex each Tuesday at 11 a.m. Each Tuesday press conference will be available on Munson, C.J. Spiller, Tim Bourret, - NEUTRAL: N/A ClemsonTigers.com. Reggie Merriweather) - LAST MEETING: Oct. 27, 2018 (59-10, W) - STREAK: Clemson, Won 4 COORDINATOR AVAILABILITY RADIO: Westwood One (Ryan Radtke, A Clemson offensive coordinator — either Tony Elliott or SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius 113, XM 194, Internet 956 Derek Rackley) Jeff Scott — will be available on Mondays at 11:45 a.m. at the Poe Indoor Facility on standard game weeks. Defensive 6-0 SIAA-title-winning campaign in 1900. Coordinator Brent Venables will be available at the Poe CLEMSON SEEKS 750TH WIN IN Indoor Facility on Mondays following Scott/Elliott. Both teams had open dates last week. Clemson is 11-2 PROGRAM HISTORY ON SATURDAY following regular season open weeks under Head Coach The Clemson Tigers will return to action for their first STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS Dabo Swinney. Since becoming a founding member of October contest of the season when the team hosts the The majority of Clemson student-athlete interviews the ACC in 1953, Clemson is 38-19 in regular season are held each Monday in the Poe Indoor Facility. Contact Florida State Seminoles on Saturday, Oct. 12. Kickoff play following off weeks and has won nine of its last 10 Ross Taylor and Brian Hennessy each Sunday by 4 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Clemson is scheduled for 3:30 such contests. with special requests for the week. Monday availability will p.m. ET. This will mark the second straight season that typically start at 11 a.m. A few players may also be made Clemson enters this week in search of a milestone Clemson's opponent following the open date will also be available after Swinney’s Tuesday press conference. victory for the program. At 749-459-45 all-time, coming off of an open date. Last season, Clemson hosted Clemson is one win away from becoming the 15th FBS SWINNEY SUNDAY TELECONFERENCE NC State in a battle of undefeateds at Death Valley after program to record 750 all-time wins. Clemson would be Head Coach Dabo Swinney will hold a teleconference both teams had an open date a week earlier. Clemson the first ACC program to reach the 750-win mark. each Sunday at 6 p.m. Contact Ross Taylor to request went on to earn a 34-point win against the 16th-ranked access to the call. 750+ ALL-TIME WINS (FBS) Wolfpack in the contest. GAME CREDENTIALS Rk School Wins Media wishing to apply for credentials to cover Clemson 1. Michigan 957 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Football games at Memorial Stadium will be asked to apply 2. Ohio State 917 at www.sportssystems.com/clemson. Please contact Chandler 3. Texas 912 Date Opponent TV Score/Time (ET) 8/29 vs. GEORGIA TECH* 1 ACCN 52-14 W Simpson at [email protected] with any questions or 4. Alabama 910 2 concerns. 5. Nebraska 901 9/7 vs. TEXAS A&M ABC 24-10 W Notre Dame 901 9/14 at Syracuse* ABC 41-6 W 3 WEEKLY ACCESS Oklahoma 901 9/21 vs. CHARLOTTE ACCN 52-10 W Media members without season credentials should contact 8. Penn State 892 9/28 at North Carolina* ABC 21-20 W Ross Taylor or Brian Hennessy to request access to player 9. USC 842 10/5 -OPEN DATE- 4 and coach media availability at the Allen N. Reeves Football 10. Tennessee 839 10/12 vs. FLORIDA STATE* ABC 3:30 p.m. Complex. All credentialing decisions are made in accordance 11. Georgia 824 10/19 at Louisville* ABC Noon with the Clemson University Athletics Media Credential 12. LSU 802 10/26 vs. BOSTON COLLEGE* 5 TBA TBA Policy, available at ClemsonTigers.com/mediapolicy. 13. Auburn 772 11/2 vs. WOFFORD 6 TBA TBA 14. West Virginia 753 11/9 at NC State* TBA TBA COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Note: Clemson (749) can join this group with its next win 11/16 vs. WAKE FOREST* 7 TBA TBA Clemson media information will be uploaded to 11/23 -OPEN DATE- CollegePressBox.com. Access and download weekly game 11/30 at South Carolina TBA TBA Last year, Clemson became the first program in notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos * - ACC contest; Note: Home games in bold; 1 National ACC history to open four consecutive seasons with six and more for each conference and its member schools. Championship Celebration; 2 IPTAY Day; 3 Family Weekend; consecutive wins, a mark Clemson will attempt to extend Register for access at collegepressbox.com/register. 4 Solid Orange Day; 5 Homecoming & Football Reunion Day; this year by opening 6-0 for a fifth consecutive season. It 6 Military Appreciation Day; 7 Senior Day & Hall of Fame Day would be Clemson's 16th 6-0 start all-time, dating to its CLEMSON FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS & CREATIVE SERVICES Athletic Communications: 864-656-2114 Ticket Office Phone 1-800-CLEMSON Social Media @ClemsonFB Website(s) ClemsonTigers.com Practice Facility: Allen N. Reeves Football Complex, 100 Reeves Lane Clemson, SC 29631 Mailing Address: P.O. 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Clemson would become the 15th FBS games (two each by Ray Yauger, 1967-69; Terrence program to accomplish the feat and the first member of Flagler, 1982-86; Raymond Priester, 1994-97; Andre Clemson enters this week with an all-time record the Atlantic Coast Conference to do so. Ellington, 2009-12). Presently, Flagler is the only player of 749-459-45. With its next win, Clemson will in school history to post two 200-yard games in a single become the 15th FBS program to record 150 all- - Clemson attempting to win its 21st consecutive season, a feat Etienne can match with another 200-yard time wins. The Tigers will become the first member of game, dating to the start of the 2018 season, to extend day in 2019. the Atlantic Coast Conference to reach the milestone. the longest winning streak in school history and second- longest winning streak in ACC history. - Etienne (2,886) rushing for 29 yards to pass Kenny Through the games of Oct. 5, Clemson was one - Clemson attempting to win a 15th consecutive Flowers (2,914) for seventh on Clemson's all-time rushing of only two teams (Florida) with four Power Five wins ACC regular season game for the second time in school yardage leaderboard. and one of only four teams (Florida, Ohio State, history (20 from 1981-84). - Etienne (2,886) needing 114 rushing yards to Western Kentucky) with three conference wins so far - Head Coach Dabo Swinney winning his 122nd become the seventh player in school history to record this season. career game as a head coach, which would pass the 3,000 career rushing yards. Clemson has gone 26 consecutive games without career total of College Football Hall of Famer and - Etienne (42) entering the week five rushing allowing opponents to produce a 100-yard rusher, the Clemson legend Danny Ford, who won 121 career touchdowns shy of James Davis' school record for career longest active streak in the country. Clemson's zero games (96 at Clemson and 25 at Arkansas). rushing touchdowns (47 from 2005-08). 100-yard rushers allowed since 2018 are the fewest - Clemson, who enters the game second in the AP Poll - Etienne (44) continuing to chase C.J. Spiller (51), in the country, and the 26-game streak is its longest after being ranked No. 1 last game, attempting to win Travis Zachery (50) and James Davis (49) on the school's since at least 1980. a 14th consecutive game when ranked lower in the AP all-time leaderboard for total touchdowns. Poll than in its previous contest. Clemson is 21-4 under - Etienne (264) needing 24 points to tie kicker Obed Swinney when playing a game at a lower AP ranking than Ariri (288 from 1977-80) for eighth on Clemson's all- in its previous contest, including season openers in which time scoring list. Etienne already ranks fourth on the list QUICK FACTS - CLEMSON Clemson opened lower than it finished the prior season.