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MA W. 45-31 K 1 GEORGIA TECH t October 6 Memorial Stadium Clemson.SC Dabo Swinney, Head Coach 22,23 W. 47-31 Clemson Assistant Coaches 25-27 Clemson Football Staff Families 28,29 Football Support Staff 32,33 Clemson V IRGINIA TEC H Meet the Tiger Veterans 49 51 Meet the Tiger Rookies 52 October 20 Meet the Tiger Reserves 53 Memorial Stadium Clemson. Clemson Alphabetical Roster 55 SC rice. W. 38-17 Clemson Numerical Roster 57 Probable Starting Lineups 57 Maryland Numerical Roster 57 WAKE FORES T Maryland Alphabetical Roster 59 Maryland Profile 60 October 25 Terrapin Leaders 61 BBiT field Winston-Salem. NC Tiger Traditions W. 42-13 Memorial Stadium ("Death Valley") 36,37 Howard's Rock & The Hill 40,41 WestZone 44,4 S All-Americans 90 November 3 First-Round Draft Picks 91 Wallace Wade Stadium Super Bowl Champions 92 Durham NC Pro Bowl Players 93 W. 56-20 Alma Mater 97 Also Inside MARYLAND * Board of Trustees 16 November 10 James F. Barker. President 17 Memorfal Stadium 2 Terry Don Phillips Athletic Director 19 Clemson.SC Stadium & Parking Information 35 3:30 PM Strength & Conditioning 46,47 Memorial Stadium Records 52 Opponent Results & Schedules. 201 63 NC. STATE Vickery Hall 66.67 NCAA Compliance 69 November 17 Athletic Department Staff 71 73 Memorial Stadium Clemson. SC IPTAY Board of Directors 76 TEA IPTAY Past Presidents 77 Vehicle Donors 79 Video Staff 81 SO UTH CAROLINA Student Managers 82 Student Athletic Trainers 83 November 24 Cheerleaders 86 Memorial Stadium Rally Cats 87 Clemsofl.SC Radio Network & Affiliates 95 TEA 1 TODAY'S G TIGERS & TERRAPINS BATTLE ON HOMECOMING IN DEATH VALLEY. 24 Straight Polls Memorial Stadium Winning Streak Record candidate Joe Vellano is a big reason. The defensive line- Clemson is ranked #8 in the coaches poll and #10 by Clemson can set the school record for consecutive wins man has an ACC-high 14 tackles for loss and six sacks. AP this week, giving the program 24 consecutive weeks in Memorial Stadium with a victory over Maryland today. Linebacker Darin Drakeford has added 9.5 tackles for loss (polls) in the top 25 of both polls. It is the longest streak Clemson has won 1 1 games in a row at home, tying the and six sacks. of its kind for the Clemson program since the Tigers were school stadium record set between 1989-91. Maryland does have some exciting offensive weapons, ranked in at least one poll for 50 straight weeks from Oc- Head Coaches Danny Ford and Ken Hatfield combined led by freshman wide receiver Stefon Diggs. Regarded tober 23, 1989 to October 24, 1992. Clemson was also to take the Tigers to 1 1 straight victories between October as one of the top newcomers in the country entering the ranked for 45 straight polls from November 3, 1 986 to Oc- 21, 1989 and September 28, 1991. The streak was stopped season, he is sixth in the conference in both receptions and receiving yards with 43 catches for 721 yards and six tober 9, 1989. Therefore, the Tigers were out of the polls in with a 20-20 tie against Virginia on October 1 2, 1991 . The just one of 95 polls from 1 986 and 1 992. Tigers went on to capture the ACC Championship that sea- touchdowns. This Clemson streak of 24 in a row is third-longest in son. Also a kick returner, Diggs is seventh in the nation in school history. Alabama, Clemson, Louisiana State, Or- Believe it or not, that is the only other time Clemson all-purpose yards per game (1 74.9). If you are looking for egon, South Carolina, and Stanford are the only schools in has won 1 1 games in a row at Memorial Stadium, and that a comparison, that is just below Sammy Watkins' mark of the nation to be ranked in each of the last 24 polls. dates to the 1 942 season. 1 76.0 yards per game last year. Clemson has been outstanding during the 11 -game home winning streak. The Tigers have scored at least 31 points in all 1 1 games and at least 35 points in 10 of the 1 contests. The Tigers have averaged 41.3 points per game Co-Editors in those contests 23.8 points for and given up per game an Tim Bourret, Brian Hennessy average victory margin of 1 7.5 points per game. Layouts Design Brian Hennessy Maryland Struck By Injuries Maryland was sailing along with a 4-2 record halfway Program Manager Lynn Sparks through the season when an incredible series of injuries hit the quarterback position. To make a long story short, Cover Design John Schaffhauser (Canton, MS) Head Coach Randy Edsall is on his fifth quarterback this season, a converted linebacker. The Terrapins have lost staff ^i^,w -3hlL££^ J ''' ' r Kathryn Andreoli, Allison ' three games in succession. ^ i, : ft J"'**(r^^f^j(P* Belt, Blackman, Hannah ' Sam l£ Still, the Maryland program is much improved over *ffjp> Branning, Hannah Burleson, m^^nB%BM%\\^ISaBu\MM^^nnM^sM last season and much of that is thanks to an outstanding Matt Castello, Schuyler Easterling, Joey Johns, Jeff Kallin, Libby Kehn, Alison Lanning, Kathryn defense. The Terrapins are 11th in the country in total McGinn, William Qualkinbush, Philip Sikes, Davis Simpson, Carrie Truax, defense, so will they be an interest- Stephanie Withey. ing challenge to Clemson's offense Jtthtetiic Website Contributing Photographers that is ninth in the nation in total ciemsonT19grs.com Carl Ackerman, Trent Allen, Rex Brown, Kerry Capps, Mark Crammer, Tommy offense and seventh in scoring of- Crumpton, Zach Hanby, Chase Hunter, Annemarie Jacques, Charlie Jordan, fense. Ticket Information Dave Lewis, Craig Mahaffey, Dr. MarkMclnnis, Roy Philpott, Dawson Powers, 1-800-ClEMSON Tom Priddy, Randy Rampey, Richard Shiro, Christopher Sloan, Tyler Smith, Maryland has done a good job Glenn Spake, Vern Verna, Bob Waldrop, Patrick Wright, NFL stopping the run this season, and Program Price S5 on Gameday Printing the pres- $6 by Mall Electric City Printing (Anderson, SC) ence of AII-ACC ClemsonTigers Mailing Address On the Cover U Clemson SID Office the cover of today's program are graduate defensive back Xavier On P.O. Box 31 Brewer (#9) and senior safety Jonathan Meeks (#5), who will lead the @cy_atmetics _ Clemson, SC 29633 Tiger secondary on Homecoming at Memorial Stadium. TODAY'S GAME Clemson Tough on Defense in Second Half Swinney in the Top 10 in ACC History Clemson has won five straight conference games by at Head Coach Dabo Swinney has moved into the top least 14 points, a first in school history. Bowling Green is 10 in ACC history among the winningest coaches on a the only other team in the nation that can also make that winning-percentage basis. That list includes coaches who claim. While the Tiger offense has been outstanding, the have been in the ACC at least three years, and it applies defense has come to play as well. Each of the last three to overall games and conference games. In fact, Swinney Clemson opponents have failed to score more than 20 has a better winning percentage in league games than he points. The Tigers are third in the ACC in scoring defense does outside the conference. in conference games. Swinney has a 37-20 overall record (.649), which is A look to the stats shows that Defensive Coordinator ninth.