GAME 12: CLEMSON (11-0) AT SOUTH CAROLINA (3-8) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2015 CLEMSON TIGERS SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS Williams Brice Stadium 2015 Record 11-0, 8-0 ACC 2015 Record 3-8 overall, 1-7 in SEC Columbia, S.C. Location Clemson, S.C. Location Columbia, S.C. Colors Clemson Orange & Regalia Colors Garnet and black Kickoff: NOON Enrollment 21,303 Enrollment 31,980 Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) ‘80) Director of Athletics Ray Tanner TV: ESPN Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama ‘93) Interim Head Coach Shawn Elliott (Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, Jeannine Edwards) Clemson Record (7th full season) 72-26 (.735) South Carolina Record 1-4 (1st year) Home Record 46-6 (.885) Overall Same CLEMSON RADIO NETWORK Away & Neutral Record 26-20 (565) vs Clemson 0-0 (Don Munson, Rodney Williams, Michael vs. ACC regular season 47-14 (.770) Off. Coordinator Elliott, Steve Spurrier, Jr. Palmer) vs. South Carolina 2-5 Defensive Coordinator Jon Hoke, Lorenzo Ward Satellite Radio: Sirius 91, XM 190 Clemson Rankings #1 CFP, #1 AP, #1 USA Football Communications Steve Fink Co-Offensive Coordinators Tony Elliott, Jeff Scott Phone (803) 777-5204 SERIES HISTORY Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables Email [email protected] Overall Record: Clemson leads 66-42-4 Twitter /Instagram @ClemsonFB Web Address Gamecocksonline.com Web ClemsonTigers.com at South Carolina: Clemson Leads 49-32-3 at Clemson: Clemson leads 27-10-1 First Meeting: South Carolina, 12-6, 1896 MEDIA INFORMATION Last Meeting: Clemson 35-17, 2014 Last USC Win: 31-17 in Columbia, 2013 DABO SWINNEY PRESS CONFERENCE CLEMSON PLAYER INTERVIEWS Last Clemson Win in Columbia: 23-21 in 2007 Head Coach Dabo Swinney will hold his weekly Clemson student-athlete interviews are held each Streak: South Carolina won 5 of 6 press conference at the Team Room on the second Monday and Tuesday on the fourth floor of the West South Carolina won 3 in row in Columbia floor of the West Endzone at Memorial Stadium each Endzone at Memorial Stadium. Quarterback Deshaun Tuesday at 11 a.m. Clemson players will be avail- Watson is available each Monday at 12:20 pm. able after Swinney’s press conference on the fourth Monday is the only day he can do interviews due to his 2015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS floor of the West Endzone. class schedule. Coach Swinney’s press conference will be available Contact Tim Bourret each Sunday by 4 p.m. with Date Opponent TV W-L Score/Time over clemsontigers.com. An abbreviated transcript of your requests for the week. The first players on Mon- Sept. 5 Wofford ACCN W 49-10 his press conference also will be available. day usually start at 10:30 a.m. and will continue until Sept. 12 Appalachian St. ESPN3 W 41-10 2 p.m. Players are available after Coach Swinney’s Sept. 17 at Louisville ESPN W 20-17. Tuesday press conference at the West Endzone. Oct. 3 Notre Dame ABC W 24-22 ACC TELECONFERENCE Oct. 10 Georgia Tech ABC/2 W 43-24 The ACC holds a teleconference for the media Oct. 17 Boston College ESPNU W 34-17 every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. CLEMSON CO-COORDINATORS Oct. 24 at Miami (FL) ABC W 58-0 throughout the season. The final session will be A Clemson offensive coordinator, either Tony Oct. 31 at NC State ABC/2 W 56-41 November 24 (Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving). Elliott or Jeff Scott, will be available on Monday at Nov. 7 Florida State ABC W 23-13 Each coach has a 10-minute period on the confer- 11:30 a.m. at the fourth floor of the West Endzone. Nov. 14 at Syracuse ABC/2 W 37-27 emce. Each teleconference available at theacc.com. Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables will be available Nov. 21 Wake Forest ESPN2 W 33-13 Nov. 28 at South Carolina ESPN Noon Contact the ACC for the teleconference phone number. on Tuesdays some time after Dabo Swinney’s press Dec. 5 ACC Championship (at Charlotte, NC) 7:45 conference. Head Coach, School Time Dabo Swinney, Clemson 10:30 a.m. BI-LO TIGER CALLS CLEMSON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 10:40 a.m. Head Coach Dabo Swinney will hold his weekly Assistant AD / Football Communications Bobby Petrino, Louisville 10:50 a.m. BiLo Tiger Calls program each Monday night from 8 Tim Bourret (Notre Dame ‘77) Scott Shafer, Syracuse 11:00 a.m. p.m. to 9 p.m. It will be available over radio stations Office:864-656-1926 Dave Clawson, Wake Forest 11:10 a.m. on the Clemson Network and over clemsontigers.com. Cell: 864-356-3791 Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech 11:20 a.m Email: [email protected] Larry Fedora, North Carolina 11:30 a.m. CLEMSON PERSONNEL UPDATE Assistant AD / Director of Athletic Communications Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh 11:40 a.m. • Korin Wiggins, LB, torn ACL, out for year Joe Galbraith (Mississippi State ‘01) Al Golden, Miami (FL) 11:50 a.m. •Mike Williams, WR, neck, out Office:864-656-9227 Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Noon •Ray-Ray McCloud, WR, knee, Doubtful Email: [email protected] Mike London, Virginia 12:10 p.m. •Tyrone Crowder, OG, foot, Questionable Associate Communications Director / Secondary Steve Addazio, Boston College 12:20 p.m. •Wayne Gallman, RB, foot, Probable Philip Sikes (Clemson ‘02) David Cutcliffe, Duke 12:30 p.m. •MacKensie Alexander, CB, Knee, Probable Office:864-656-1985 Dave Doeren, NC State 12:40 p.m. •Kendall Joseph, LB, Concussion protocol, Probable Cell: 864-525-4889 #Coach Kelly on call when Notre Dame playing an ACC •Jefferie Gibson, DB, Concussion protocol, Probable Email: [email protected] opponent. Sr. Associate Communications Director / Credentials Sam Blackman (Clemson ‘85) SWINNEY SUNDAY TELECONFERENCE Email: [email protected] Coach Swinney will hold a short teleconference to Athletic Communications: 864-656-2114 review the previous day’s game each Sunday at 6 p.m. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31, Clemson, SC 29633 To access the call contact Tim Bourret at the Sports Overnight: 100 Perimeter Rd, Clemson, SC 29633 Information Office. Tickets: 1-800-CLEMSON 1 2015 FOOTBALL NOTES CLEMSON at South Carolina Clemson vs. South Carolina Series No. 1 entering a game in the series. The •This will be meeting number-113 previous high rank for either program was No. 2 between Clemson and South Carolina and the by Clemson entering the 1981 game. Clemson 107th consecutive year the two schools have won that game 29-13. South Carolina’s highest met. That is the second longest active streak ranking entering a game with Clemson is No. 9 of consecutive years played in a rivalry in the in 1984. South Carolina won that game 22-21. nation. The only rivalry longer is Minnesota vs. 2015 STANDINGS Wisconsin at 108 games. Those two teams also Top 10 Unusual Facts about the Clemson vs. play on November 28. South Carolina Series Atlantic Division ACC Home Away Overall •The Clemson vs. South Carolina 10. Twenty-nine is an unusual Clemson 8-0 7-0 4-0 11-0 series dates to 1896 and the first year of number for a point total in football. Yet four Florida State 6-2 7-0 2-2 9-2 football at Clemson, the fourth season for South times in the last 33 years the winner of the Louisville 5-3 4-2 2-2 6-5 Carolina. Clemson holds the advantage 66-42- Clemson-South Carolina game has scored NC State 3-4 3-2 4-2 7-4 4 since that first meeting in Columbia, a game Syracuse 1-6 3-3 0-5 3-8 29 points. That includes 2010 when South won by South Carolina, 12-6. Clemson’s Carolina defeated Clemson 29-7. Clemson Wake Forest 1-6 1-4 2-4 3-8 first win took place the following year, an 18-6 Boston College 0-7 3-4 0-3 3-8 beat South Carolina by the same score in 2004. victory in Columbia. Clemson won 29-10 in 1988 and 29-13 in Coastal Division ACC Home Away Overall •Clemson broke a five-game losing 1981. North Carolina 7-0 7-0 3-0 10-1 steak to South Carolina last year with a 35-17 9. Charlie Whitehurst is the only Pittsburgh 6-1 3-2 5-1 8-3 win at Clemson. Deshaun Watson led the Tigers starting quarterback to lead a team to four wins Miami (Fla.) 4-3 5-1 2-3 7-4 to the victory with 269 yards passing and 13 in the history of the series. He did that for the Duke 3-4 3-3 3-2 6-5 yards rushing. He threw for two scores and Virginia Tech 3-4 2-4 3-2 5-6 Tigers between 2002-05. rushed for two. 8. Josh Cody had a 4-0 record for Virginia 3-4 4-2 0-5 4-7 •Clemson has more wins (66) over Georgia Tech 1-7 3-3 0-5 3-8 Clemson against South Carolina between 1927- South Carolina than any other school and those 30. He is the only coach in the series to have a victories represent 9.4 percent of Clemson’s perfect record, given a minimum of three games all-time victory total (700). When Clemson coached. THIS WEEK’S GAMES won in 2004 it was Clemson’s 600th all-time 7. Paul Williams is the last player to th win. Clemson won its 700 game last Saturday letter for both schools.