2010 Clemson Postseason Football Media Guide
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2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl Clemson vs. South Florida Clemson Tigers South Florida Bulls 2010 Record: .................................................................................6-6 (4-4 ACC) 2010 Record: ................................................. 7-5 (3-4 Big East Conference) Friday, December 31, 2010 Rankings: ...........................................................................................................NR Rankings: ...........................................................................................................NR 12:00 PM EST Location: ..........................................................................................Clemson, SC Location: ...............................................................................................Tampa, FL Bank of America Stadium (73,778) Colors: ...................................................................Clemson Orange & Regalia Colors: .............................................................................................Green & Gold Charlotte, NC Enrollment: ............................................................................................... 19,111 Enrollment: ............................................................................................... 46,174 Head Coach: .................................................Dabo Swinney (Alabama ‘93) Head Coach: ................................................... Skip Holtz (Notre Dame ‘86) Television: ESPN Record at Clemson (seasons): .........................................19-14 (3rd) Record at South Florida (seasons): ....................................7-5 (1st) Play by Play: Carter Blackburn Home Record: ......................................................................................13-4 Bowl Record: .......................................................................................... 1-3 Color: Mike Bellotti, Brock Huard Away/Neutral Record: .....................................................................6-10 Career Record (seasons):................................................ 79-55 (11th) Sideline: Shannon Spake Bowl Record: .......................................................................................... 1-1 Record vs. Clemson: ........................................................................... 0-0 ACC Record: ..........................................................................................13-8 Offensive Coordinator: ................................................................Todd Fitch Clemson Radio: Clemson Tiger Sports Network Career Record (seasons):........................... 19-14 (2nd full season) Defensive Coordinator: ..........................................................Mark Snyder Play-By-Play: Pete Yanity Record vs. South Florida: ................................................................. 0-0 Sports Information Contact: ...........................................Jeremy Sharpe Color: Will Merritt Offensive Coordinator: .............................................................Billy Napier Email: ........................................................................... [email protected] Sideline: Patrick Sapp Defensive Coordinator: .......................................................... Kevin Steele Cell Phone: .......................................................................(813) 447-1040 Athletic Website: ...........................................................ClemsonTigers.com Athletic Website: .................................................................GoUSFBulls.com 2010 Clemson Results (6-6) Date Opponent (Rank) W-L Score Clemson Bowl Information 9-4 North Texas W 35-10 Ticket Information 2010 NCAA Stat Ranking Comparison 9-11 Presbyterian College W 58-21 1-800-CLEMSON or ClemsonTigers.com Category Clemson South Florida 9-18 at Auburn (16,15) L ^24-27 Scoring Offense 23.8 (86) 23.5 (88) 10-2 * Miami (FL) (16,17) L 21-30 Practice Schedule in Charlotte Total Offense 337.8 (87) 311.9 (103) 10-9 * at North Carolina L 16-21 Date Site *Start Time - *End Time Rushing Offense 146.4 (73) 149.4 (70) 10-16 * Maryland W 31-7 12-27 Charlotte Country Day School 11:30 AM - 1:40 PM Passing Offense 191.4 (84) 162.5 (101) 10-23 * Georgia Tech W 27-13 12-28 Charlotte Country Day School 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM Pass Efficiency Offense 115.4 (96) 113.6 (99) 10-30 * at Boston College L 10-16 12-29 Charlotte Country Day School 2:15 PM - 3:35 PM Scoring Defense 17.8 (T-9) 19.5 (T-19) 11-6 * N.C. State (23,25) W 14-13 * - approximate Total Defense 323.8 (23) 319.8 (21) 11-13 * at Florida State L 13-16 Rushing Defense 131.7 (T-30) 131.9 (33) 11-20 * at Wake Forest W 30-10 Player Activity Schedule in Charlotte Passing Defense 192.1 (27) 197.8 (T-21) 11-27 South Carolina (18,17) L 7-29 Date Activity/Site Start Time Pass Efficiency Defense 114.0 (25) 118.5 (36) 12-27 Bowl Welcome Reception at Strike City 4:00 PM Interceptions by Defense 14 (T-34) 13 (T-43) Date Opponent (Rank) TV Time 12-28 Lowes Motor Speedway Experience 10:00 AM Sacks per Game 2.4 (T-30) 2.3 (T-34) 12-31 $ South Florida ESPN 12:00 12-29 Levine Children’s Hospital Visit 9:30 AM Turnover Margin per Game -0.3 (T-74) -0.2 (T-66) Cleveland vs. Charlotte NBA Game 7:00 PM Turnovers Gained 18 (T-79) 18 (T-79) * - ACC game; $ - Meineke Car Care Bowl at Charlotte, NC; ^ - one Turnovers Lost 21 (T-54) 20 (T-48) overtime; Note: All times are PM and EST; home games in bold, Personnel Update Net Punting 38.5 (21) 34.4 (95) rankings by AP,USA. • Daniel Andrews (LB) - Suffered a torn ACL against Georgia Tech on Punt Returns 11.0 (29) 11.0 (30) October 23 and is out for the bowl game. Kickoff Returns 23.4 (29) 23.2 (33) • Terrance Ashe (WR) - Suffered a knee injury at Wake Forest on Third-Down Conversion % (Offense) 40.0 (T-58) 28.4 (118) November 20 and is out for the bowl game. Third-Down Conversion % (Defense) 36.8 (33) 36.3 (28) • Andre Ellington (RB) - Suffered a toe injury at Boston College on Fourth-Down Conversion % (Offense) 38.5 (T-100) 50.0 (T-64) October 30. He had surgery on December 13 and is out for the bowl Fourth-Down Conversion % (Defense) 66.7 (T-105) 50.0 (T-48) Clemson SID Information game. Time of Possession per Game 29:04 (85) 28:24 (98) SID Office Phone: ....................................................................(864) 656-2114 Fewest Penalties per Game 6.0 (T-62) 5.9 (T-57) SID Fax: ........................................................................................(864) 656-0299 Fewest Penalty Yards per Game 56.0 (76) 46.6 (40) Overnight Mailing Address: ...............................Jervey Athletic Center; Note: National rankings in parentheses; rankings are prior to the .......................................100 Perimeter Road; Clemson, SC 29633 bowl season. Assistant AD/Head SID & Primary Football Contact: .......................... ............................................................. Tim Bourret, Notre Dame ‘77 Bourret Email: [email protected] Bourret Office Phone: ............................................(864) 656-1921 Bourret Cell Phone:.................................................(864) 356-3791 Associate SID/Secondary Football Contact:............................................ ............................................................ Brian Hennessy, Clemson ‘98 Hennessy Email: [email protected] Hennessy Office Phone: ........................................(864) 656-1921 Hennessy Cell Phone: ............................................(864) 986-9046 Clemson Ticket Office Phone: ........................................1-800-CLEMSON Meineke Car Care Bowl Website: .............MeinekeCarCareBowl.com Meineke Car Care Bowl Media Contact: ...............................Frank Kay Kay Email: .................................................fkay@raycomsports.com Kay Office Phone:.....................................................(704) 378-4428 Credits The 2010 Clemson Meineke Car Care Bowl Media Guide was written and edited by Sports Information Director Tim Bourret. Layout and design was executed by Associate Sports Information Director Brian Hennessy. Special thanks to Leah Carver in the production of the bowl media guide. Thanks to John Schaffhauser for the design of the outside covers. Photos used for the design by Rex Brown, Mark Cram- mer, Zach Hanby, Mark McInnis, Roy Philpott, Tyler Smith, and Patrick Wright. Covers printed by Electric City Printing (Anderson, SC). 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl 33 Bowl Appearances vs. 1 Facts on Clemson Football Academic Excellence • The Clemson program has had at least one All-American • Clemson won the Southern Conference title in 1940 and • Clemson has had 53 players in the last 10 seasons who in 31 of the last 34 years. 1948 along with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic As- have played for the Tigers after they earned their under- • Clemson has had at least one First-Team All-ACC player sociation in 1900 and 1902, giving the program 17 con- graduate degrees. That includes six current Tigers (Ter- each of the last 34 years, the longest active streak and ference crowns. rance Ashe, Daniel Barnes, Chris Hairston, Richard Jack- the longest overall streak in ACC history. In 2010, Clem- son, Byron Maxwell, Michael Wade) on the 2010 team. son had four first-team selections in Da’Quan Bowers, Coaching Success Scholarship players Brandon Clear, Xavier Dye, DeAndre Chris Hairston, Jarvis Jenkins, and DeAndre McDaniel. • Clemson has a legendary history when it comes to