2014 CLEMSON TIGERS Football Clemson (22 AP, 24 USA) vs. Florida State (1 AP, 1 USA) Clemson Tigers Florida State Seminoles Record, 2014 .............................................1-1, 0-0 ACC Record, 2014 .........................................2-0, 0-0 in ACC Saturday, September 20, 2014 Location ......................................................Clemson, SC Location ..................................................Talahassee, Fla Kickoff: 8:18 PM Colors .............................. Clemson Orange and Regalia Colors .......................................................Garnet & Gold Doak Campbell Stadium Enrollment ............................................................20,768 Enrollment ............................................................41,477 Athletic Director ........Dan Radakovich (Indiana, PA, ‘80) Tallahassee, FL Athletic Director ............... Stan Wilcox (Notre Dame ‘81) Head Coach .....................Dabo Swinney, Alabama ‘93 Head Coach ..................... Jimbo Fisher(Samford ‘87) Clemson Record/6th full year) ..................... 52-24 (.684) School Record ..................................47-10 (5th season) Television : ABC Home Record ............................................. 33-6 (.846) Overall ............................................47-10 (5th season) (Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox) Away Record ............................................ 14-14 (.500) Offensive Coordinator: .......................Lawrence Dawsey, Neutral Record ........................................................5-4 ............................................................ Randy Sanderson vs. ACC Teams ....................................... 34-13 (.723) Defensive Coordinator ................................Charles Kelly Clemson Radio Record against Florida State ......................................2-4 Record vs Clemson ....................................................3-1 (Don Munson, Rodney Williams, Patrick Sapp) Twitter ..........................................................@clemsonfb Football SID ............................................... Kerwin Lonzo Website: .............................................clemsontigers.com Phone ................................................. (850) 644-56567 National Radio: E-mail .................................................. [email protected] Westwood One (Jason Benetti, Chris Doering) Satellite Radio: TBA MEDIA INFORMatiON Series Record: FSU Leads 19-8 Dabo Swinney Press Conference Clemson Player Interviews at Florida State: FSU leads 11-3 Head Coach Dabo Swinney holds his weekly Contact Football Communications Director Tim at Clemson: FSU Leads 8-5 press conference each Tuesday at the West End- Bourret each Sunday before 4:00 PM at (864) 656- First Meeting: FSU 38-13 in 1970 zone Team Room of Memorial Stadium. He will be 1926 with specific player requests for the week. Last Meeting: FSU 51-14 at Clemson available at 11:00 AM. The press conference will We will conduct player interviews on Mondays and Last Clemson Win: 35-30 in 2011 also be available over ClemsonTigers.com. Tuesdays from 10:30 to 1:45 PM at the second floor Last Clemson Win at FSU: 27-20 in 2006 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 on Wednesday. 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 8:18 pm Each head coach is available on the ACC Each Monday night during the season Coach Sept. 27 NORTH CAROLINA Swinney and Don Munson will host Bi-L0 Tiger Oct. 4 NC STATE teleconference every Wednesday throughout the Oct. 11 LOUISVILLE season for 10 minutes. Coach Swinnney is avail- calls from the studio at the Jervey Athletic Center. Oct. 18 at Boston College 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 10:30 AM Dabo Swinney, Clemson Nov. 22 GEORGIA STATE 10:40 AM Jimbo Fisher, Florida State Clemson Personnel Update Nov. 29 SOUTH CAROLINA 10:50 AM Bobby Petrino, Louisville ªTyson Dye (RB),Out, Recovering from Achilles 11:00 AM Scott Shafer, Syracuse Tendon injury suffererd in February CLEMSON SID CONtacts 11:10 AM Dave Clawson, Wake Forest 11:20 AM Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech •Zac Brooks (RB) Out, foot injury sustained August 18 in practice. Will redshirt the season. AsstAD/Director of Communications/Football: 11:30 AM Larry Fedora, North Carolina Tim Bourret, Notre Dame 1977 11:40 AM Paul Chyrst, Pittsburgh Asst AD/Director of Athletic Communications: Oliver Jones (OL)--Out, torn ACL in practice on 11:50 AM Al Golden, Miami (FL) August 26. Out for season. Joe Galbraith, Mississippi State, 2001 Noon Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Associate SID : Phillip Sikes, Clemson, 2002 12:10 PM Mike London, Virginia Associate SID: Brian Hennessy, Clemson 1998 Sam Cooper (TE)--Questionable vs. Florida State 12:20 PM Steve Addazio, Boston College FB Credentials: Sam Blackman, Clemson, 1985 with broke leg suffered during pregame warmups SID Office Phone: (864) 656-2114 12:30 PM David Cutcliffe, Duke at Georgia. SID Fax Machine: (864) 656-0299 12:40 PM Dave Doeren, NC State Bourret E-Mail: [email protected] Travis Blanks (SAF)--Recovering from torn ACL Press Box: (864) 654-3326 For ACC Information go to: www.TheACC.com. suffered last year. Could redshirt this season. SID Address: P.O. Box 31, Clemson, This site will have the latest ACC release and a link SC 29633 to the football media guide. Overnight Mailing Address: 100 Perimeter Road, Clemson, SC 29634 Credentials: Credentials to Clemson football Ticket Office: 1-800-CLEMSON games are available on the Sports System website. www.ClemsonTigers.com 2014 Clemson Tiger Football 1 Clemson vs. Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium If Clemson Defeats Florida State history. •Would give Clemson its first win over the •Clemson defeated eventual ACC Cham- number-one ranked team in football. The highest pion Florida State, 35-14, in Memorial Stadium ranked team Clemson has defeated is #3. The in 2005 behind quarterback Charlie Whitehurst. Tigers defeated #3 Florida State in 2003 and #3 The two teams were tied,14-14, at the half be- Virginia Tech in the 2011 ACC Championship fore Clemson dominated the second half behind game. Whitehurst and receiver Chansi Stuckey. •Would be just the fourth time this century •Clemson won in 2007 on Labor Day night 2014 STANDINGS the number-one ranked team in the nation has behind the running of James Davis. Davis had been defeated on its home field. Illinois did it at earlier scored the winning touchdown at Florida Atlantic Division ACC Home Away Over Ohio State in 2007, Arkansas beat number-one State in 2006 and the 2007 victory gave Clem- Louisville 1-1 2-0 0-1 2-1 LSU in overtime in 2007 and Texas A&M beat #1 son three straight wins over the Seminoles, the NC State 0-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 2012. Stanford beat first ACC team to do that. Florida State 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 #1 Oregon in Oregon in 2012 as well. •Then, in 2009, C.J. Spiller put on a show Syracuse 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 •Would make Clemson just the second for the ages with 312 all-purpose yards, the Clemson 0-0 1-0 0-1 1-1 ACC team to beat a number-one ranked team on all-time Clemson record at the time, in a 40-24 Wake Forest 0-0 1-0 0-2 1-2 its home field. Georgia Tech beat #1 Virginia in victory. It was a big Clemson win on the way to Boston College 0-1 1-1 1-0 2-1 Charlottesville, Va. In 1990 by a 41-38 score. Clemson’s Atlantic Division championship. •Would make Clemson just the second •In 2010, Florida State won 16-13 on a Coastal Division ACC Home Away Over team in college football history and first since 55-yard field goal on the last play of the game Pittsburgh 1-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 1963 to beat the number-one team in the nation by Dustin Hopkins. Clemson was 9-18 on third Virginia 1-0 2-1 0-0 2-1 on the road in the month of September. Okla- down and had a 25-16 advantage in first downs, Duke 0-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 homa won at #1 Southern Cal in September of but still lost the game. Jamie Harper, had 143 Georgia Tech 0-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 North Carolina 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 1963. yards rushing and 54 yards receiving for 197 Virginia Tech 0-0 1-1 1-0 2-1 *Would be the seventh win over a top 10 yards from scrimmage. Miami (FL) 0-1 2-0 0-1 2-1 team in Dabo Swinney’s career. It would tie him •Both teams are ranked in the top 25 of with Danny Ford for the most top 10 coaching both polls this year, the fourth straight year that wins in school history. has been the case. In 2011 Clemson was 21st ThIS wEEk’S GAMES •Would be Clemson’s second win at and Florida State 11th entering the game that Florida State since 1989. The only other victory the Tigers won 35-30. In 2012 and 2013 both Saturday, Sept. 20 since 1989 was in 2006, a 27-20 Clemson vic- teams were ranked in the top 10. This year Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech ESPN Noon tory. Dabo Swinney was an assistant coach for Florida State is number-one in both polls and Iowa at Pittburgh ESPNU Noon the Tigers in that game. Clemson is 22 in AP and 24 in USA Today. Maryland at Syracuse ACC 12:30 p.m. •This is the 10th time in the history of the Tulane at Duke RSN 12:30 p.m. Playing a Tough Schedule series that both teams have entered the game Maine at Boston College ESPN3 1 p.m.