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It has been accepted for inclusion in Football Programs by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact [email protected]. R SALE OR LEASE THE PIER Come for the water. Stayfor the friends. Cottages and Paired Homes in Waterfront Community 5 minutes from Clemson campus. TOM WINKOPP KEALrOllA3EVELOPEK, LLC Tom Winkopp Realtor/Developer, LLC, 391 College Avenue, Suite 103 • Clemson, SC 29631 Phone: 864 654 7549 for Leasing • 864 654 2200 for Sales www.thepieratclemson.com 2 TODAY'S FEITDRES Today's Game Clemson C Ball Slate Stats, Results. 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SC Clemson Assistant Coaches 25-27 TB« Clemson Football Staff Families 28,29 Clemson Football Support Staff 32,33 Meet the Tiger Veterans 49-51 ViHGINiATECH Meet the Tiger Rookies 52 October 20 Meet the Tiger Reserves 53 Memerial Stadium Clemson Alphabetical Roster 55 Clemson SC Clemson Numerical Roster 57 TBA Probable Starting Lineups 57 Ball State Numerical Roster 57 Ball State Alphabetical Roster 59 WAKE FOREST Ball State Profile 60 Cardinal Leaders 61 October 2b BBtLT field Tiger Traditions Wlnsion-Salem,NC 7:30 PM Memorial Stadium ("Death Valley'1 3W7 Howard's Rock & The Hill 40,41 WestZone 44,45 OOKE Ail-Americans 90 First-Round Draft Picks 91 November 3 Super Bowl Champions 92 Wallace Wade Stadium Pro Bowl Players 93 Durham. NC Alma Mater 97 TBA Also Inside Board of Trustees 16 MARYLANO James F. Barker, President 17 November 10 Terry Don Phillips, Athletic Director 19 Memorial Stadium Stadium & Parking Information 35 Clemson. SC Strength & Conditioning 46,47 TBA Memorial Stadium Records 52 Opponent Results & Schedules, 201 63 Vickery Hall 66,67 N.C. STATF NCAA Compliance 69 November 17 Athletic Department Staff 71-73 Memorial Stadium IPTAY Board of Directors 76 Clemson SC IPTAY Past Presidents 77 TBA Vehicle Donors 79 Video Staff 81 Student Managers 82 S OOTH CAROLINA Student Athletic Trainers 83 Cheerleaders 86 November 24 DETERMINEDMINED^ Memorial Stadium Rally Cats 87 Clemson SC Radio Network & Affiliates 95 TU Photo-of-the-Week 3 GAME : *2 : TODAY'S G CLEMSON OPENS ITS 201 2 HOME SLATE AGAINST BALL STATE IN THEIR FIRST MEETING SINCE 2002. Clemson vs. Ball State Series Rodney Blunt led the Tigers offensively in the 1992 and pick up a school-record 36 first downs. The Cardinals r Clemson and Ball State meet every 10 years, whether matchup with 20 carries for 96 yards, while Ronald Wil- amassed 96 plays, so it could be quite an up-tempo game they like It or not. The Tigers are 2-0 against Ball State, as liams added nine carries for 58 yards and a touchdown. in Death Valley. the two previous games were played in 1992 and 2002, Williams' son, DeShawn Williams, is now a starting defen- Keith Wenning, who made his 23rd consecutive start at both at Memorial Stadium. sive tackle for the Tigers. The elder Williams scored Clem- quarterback for Ball State, completed 26-41 passes for 267 Clemson won the first meeting 24-10 in the 1992 sea- son's final touchdown of the game on a 1 7-yard run. yards in the season-opener. He now has 4,256 career pass- son-opener. The Tigers came into the game ranked #1 Clemson had 255 yards on 54 carries and finished the ing yards, sixth-most in school history. The performance in the nation after winning the 1991 ACC Championship. game with 291 yards of total offense. Clemson had just 36 in the opener was his sixth game of at least 250 passing This year, Clemson opened the season ranked #14 coming passing yards. One of the Tigers with a catch was the late yards. off the 2011 ACC Championship. Terry Smith, the uncle of current Tiger wideout DeAndre He was supported by a 1 00-yard receiver, Jamill Smith, Hopkins. who had seven catches for 1 1 9 yards, and a 200-yard rush- Tim Jones was Clemson's top tackier with 12, while er, Jahwan Edwards, who had 200 yards on 20 carries and Robert O'Neal had 1 1 . Both also had an interception. three touchdowns. Edwards had a 75-yard touchdown In 2002, Ball State scored the first touchdown of the run in the opening moments of the second half to give game to complete a 1 3-play, 77-yard drive. However, that was all the scoring for the Cardinals, as Clemson went on a 30-0 run over the last three quarters. Clemson had an CREDITS efficient offense that produced 203 rushing yards and 209 Co-Editors passing yards. Tim Bourret, Brian Hennessy Willie Simmons was 17-25 passing for 188 yards and Layouts Design a score, while Charlie Whitehurst was 4-4 passing for 21 Brian Hennessy yards. J.J. McKelvey had 10 catches for 123 yards and a touchdown, while Yusef Kelly added 99 rushing yards. Program Manager Lynn Sparks John Leake led Clemson's defense with 14 tackles, while Eric Meekins added 11. Bryant McNeal had two Cover Design John Schaffhauser (Canton, MS) sacks and Leake had one, while Clemson held Ball State to 220 yards of total offense, including just 153 yards after staff the Cardinals'first drive. Kathryn Andreoli, Allison Bell, Sam Blackman, Hannah Branning, Hannah Burleson, Ball State Update Matt Castello, Schuyler Ball State comes into today's game off a season-open- Easterling, Joey Johns, Jeff Kallin, Libby Kehn, Alison Lanning, Kathryn McGinn, William Qualkinbush, Philip Sikes, Davis Simpson, Carrie Truax, ing 37-26 conference win over East- Stephanie Withey. ern Michigan. The Cardinals had an Contributing Photographers offensive day that would make any ClemsonT]Qers.com Frank Alexander, Trent Allen, Rex Brown, Kerry Capps, Eddie Ctiffe, Mark coordinator and head coach proud. Crammer, Tommy Crumpton, Zach Hanby, Chase Hunter, Annemarie All Head Coach Pete Lembo's Ticket Information Jacques, Charlie Jordan, Dave Lewis, Craig Mahaffey, Dr. Mark Mclnnis, I -800-Cl.EMSON Craig Melvin, Roy Philpott, Dawson Powers, Tom Priddy, Randy Rampey, team did was gain 596 yards of Tyler Smith, Glenn Spake, Vern Verna. Bob Waldrop, Patrick Wright, NFL. total offense, rush for 329 yards, Program Price average SS on Gameday Printing S6 by Mail Electric City Printing (Anderson, SC) 6.2 yards per play, ClemsonTigers MaHing Addreca On the Cover Q 's Willard Clemson SID Office On the cover of today program are senior linebackers Jonathan P.O. Box 31 (#46) and Corico Wright (#42), who will try to tackle the Cardinals in ©COjIliletics ^ Clemson. SC 29633 Clemson's first home game of the 201 2 season. TODAY'S GAME ACC TIDBITS ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS Team ACC Overall HonM Away Neutral GXD DO GMD m m Florida State 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 Maryland 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0^ 00 Wake Forest 0-0 1-0 1-0 0^) 0-0 N.C. State 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Boston College 0-1 0-V 0-1 OKI. COASTAL DIVISION STANDINGS Team ACC Overall Horn* Away Neutral 1^ Miami (FL) 1-0 '0. 0-0_ l-0_ 00 Virginia Tech 1-0 1-0^ 1-0 o-o" 0-0 r Duke 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 North Carolina OH) i-o" 1-0 0-0 0-0 Virginia oo 1-0 1-0 0-0 04) ' Georgia Tech 0-1 0-1 04) 0-1 00 Note: Standings above and stats below are through games of Ball State a 20-1 3 lead. That turned out to be the key play least 200 rushing yards and 200 passing yards in the same September 3; all times are PM and EOT of the game. Smith also had 1 00 kickoff return yards to go game. with his career-high 1 19 receiving yards and finished with LAST WEEK'S RESULTS 240 all-purpose yards. Edwards had 207 all-purpose yards. Boyd an Effective Runner £ Passer Miami (FL) 41 at Boston College 32 The Ball State defense is led by senior co-captain and Tajh Boyd completed 24-34 passes for 208 yards and a Auburn 1 9 vs.