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GAME 4 • NOTRE DAME • IPTAY DAY • OCT. 3, 2015 • 8 P.M. • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.

WHAT’S INSIDE 2 TODAY’S GAME 4 STATISTICAL MATCHUP 6 DABO SWINNEY’S WINNING CULTURE 10 DANNY FORD 13 OCULUS 15 Q&A WITH DESHAUN WATSON 113 TIGER BAND 115 STEPHEN BEHR JR. - MEN’S GOLF SPOTLIGHT 117 ALICE HEWSON - WOMEN’S GOLF SPOTLIGHT 119 NOTRE DAME SERIES HISTORY 123 FRANK SHAUGHNESSY 125 PRESIDENTS WHO MADE AN IMPACT 128 THE LAST WORD - TIM BOURRET

News and notes from today’s game between Clemson and Notre Dame.

Team stats, individual stats and schedules for Clemson and Notre Dame.

Clemson is a top-10 winningest program since the start of 2011 under Swinney.

He took Clemson into Notre Dame Stadium in 1979 and came home with a win.

Memorial Stadium’s signature vertical element is a one-of-a-kind structure.

Get to know the Tiger sophomore quarterback and some of his favorites.

Read what “The Band That Shakes The Southland” has in store today.

The Tiger graduate owns one of the top-10 scoring averages in Clemson history.

The native of the United Kingdom has already made a splash as a freshman.

Both meetings in the late 1970s were decided in the fourth quarter.

Meet this interesting man who is a Notre Dame grad and coached at Clemson.

Read about Dr. R.C. Edwards’ and Fr. Theodore Hesburgh’s special impact.

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TODAY’S GAME NOTRE DAME VS. CLEMSON

BY TIM BOURRET TWO TOP-15 RANKED TEAMS MEET Two of the top-15 teams in both polls meet in Memorial Stadium tonight. This will be the 10th matchup of top-15 teams in at least one of the two polls involving the Tigers. Notre Dame is ranked No. 6 in the AP poll and No. 7 in the coaches poll, while Clemson is ranked No. 12 by AP and No. 11 in the coaches poll. The first such top-15 matchup took place on Nov. 12, 1977, the first time these two teams met at Clem-

son. That year, Notre Dame was No. 5 in both polls, while Clemson was No. 15 by AP and No. 16 by UPI. Notre Dame overcame a 17-7 fourth-quarter deficit behind quarterback Joe Montana to win 21-17. The Fighting Irish went on to win the national title. This will be the first time two top-15 teams meet in Memorial Stadium since the 2013 season. It actually happened twice that year. The Tigers won a matchup of top-10 teams in the season opener against Georgia (38-35). Florida State then defeated Clemson 51-14 later that season in the only matchup of top-five teams in the history of Memorial Stadium. Clemson also won a matchup of top-15 teams in 2006 when Georgia Tech came to Clemson with a No. 13 ranking. The Tigers were ranked No. 12 in both polls and gained a 31-7 victory behind the rushing combination of James Davis and C.J. Spiller. That was also the first time ESPN College GameDay came to Clemson.

WINNING SERIES Clemson is 1-1 all-time against the Fighting Irish, as Notre Dame defeated the Tigers in Death Valley in 1977 and Clemson returned the favor at Notre Dame Stadium in 1979. Only four current FBS schools who have played Notre Dame at least three times have a winning record against the Fighting Irish. Those schools are Florida State (6-2), Michigan (24-17-1), Ohio State (3-2) and Nebraska (8-7-1).

ODD BUT TRUE Notre Dame last came to Clemson in 1977, and when the two teams meet tonight, it will be the first time in 1,977 weeks that the Fighting Irish have been to Death Valley. Notre Dame has the best winning percentage (73.3) in college football history. It has 11 national titles (including three in the Knute Rockne era before the AP poll started in 1936), seven Heisman Trophy winners (tied for most) and more consensus All-Americans (97) and College Football Hall of Famers (51) than any other school. But in the 38 seasons (including 2015) since that 1977 contest at Memorial Stadium, Clemson has had the upper hand in terms of victories, 10-win seasons, final top-25 seasons, bowl appearances and bowl victories. Notre Dame has a lead in terms of first-round draft selections (24-22). It is interesting to note that both teams have played 452 games since the beginning of the 1978 season.

PROFESSORS-OF-THE-GAME

TIGERS FACE WINNINGEST PROGRAM

IN THE LAST FIVE SEASONS UNDER HEAD COACH DABO SWINNEY, CLEMSON HAS DEFEATED SEVEN OF THE TOP-20 ALL-TIME WINNINGEST PROGRAMS.

Clemson has a chance to defeat the winningest program (on a percentage basis) in history when it plays Notre Dame tonight. The Fighting Irish have an all-time record of 886-310-42 (.733). Clemson has done well against the nation’s winningest programs under head coach Dabo Swinney. Each of the last three years, the Tigers have defeated one of the top-15 winningest programs (Louisiana State (13th), Ohio State (fourth), Oklahoma (fifth)) in a bowl game to conclude the season. Clemson is the only school in the nation to beat a top-25 team in a bowl game each of the last three years as well. Over the last five years, Clemson has beaten seven of the top-20 all-time winningest programs in terms of winning percentage. The others are Florida State (11th), Georgia (14th), Auburn (17th) and Virginia Tech (20th). Clemson gets another chance against a top-20 program at Miami (Fla.) (15th) on October 24.

DAN & AGNETA SIMIONESCU Today’s Professors-of-the-Game are Dan and Agneta Simionescu of Clemson University’s bioengineering department. Dr. Agneta Simionescu’s research focuses on developing engineered tissues that resist heart disease. The focus of Dr. Dan Simionescu’s research is in creating the best treatments for cardiovascular and orthopedic diseases. Thanks to Simionescus’ research in regenerative medicine, we may all enjoy healthier living. Please help us welcome the professors-of-the-game, Drs. Dan and Agneta Simionescu.

STAR STAFF PERSON-OF-THE-GAME Today’s Star Staff Person-of-the-Game is Mrs. Serita Acker, director of PEER and WISE programs in the College of Engineering & Science at Clemson University.

ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS Team 1. Clemson* Florida State* Syracuse* 4. NC State* 5. Boston College Wake Forest Louisville

ACC Overall Home 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 3-1 3-1 0-0 4-0 2-0 0-1 3-1 3-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 0-1 1-3 1-2

Away Neutral 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1

COASTAL DIVISION STANDINGS Team 1. Duke* 2. Miami (Fla.)* North Carolina* Pittsburgh* Virginia Tech* Virginia* 7. Georgia Tech

ACC Overall Home 1-0 3-1 2-1 0-0 3-0 2-0 0-0 3-1 3-0 0-0 2-1 1-0 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-3 1-2 0-1 2-2 2-0

Away Neutral 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0

* - controls its own destiny to win the ACC title; Note: Standings and stats are through games of September 26.

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS ONE OF THE TOP MATCHUPS OF TODAY’S GAME IS NOTRE DAME LINEBACKER JAYLON SMITH AGAINST CLEMSON RUNNING BACK WAYNE GALLMAN.

PROGRAM COMPARISON SINCE 1978 Category Games Record Winning Percentage National Championships 10-Win Seasons Top-25 Seasons Bowl Games Bowl Record First-Round Draft Picks

Notre Dame 452 295-153-4 65.7 1 8 18 26 11-15 24

Clemson 452 305-142-5 68.0 1 10 20 29 15-14 22

PIVOTAL MATCHUPS Tonight’s game is full of interesting individual matchups. Who wins these individual wars will have a major impact on the outcome of the contest that is considered the top game in the nation this weekend.

DeSHONE KIZER VS. DESHAUN WATSON The battle of the “Deshauns” (or “DeShones”) will be a focal point tonight. Both teams are quarterbacked by young signal-callers who pronounce their first names the same, but with different spellings. Notre Dame’s DeShone Kiser was the team’s thirdstring quarterback last spring. But when Everett Golson transferred to Florida State and Malik Zaire suffered a broken ankle at Virginia in the second game this year, the redshirt freshman from Toledo, Ohio moved into the starting lineup. In his first start against Georgia Tech, he passed for 242 yards, the third-most passing yards by a Notre Dame quarterback in his first game as a starter since 1985. In 2015, he has completed 44-65 passes and has a 156.8 passing efficiency. Clemson’s Deshaun Watson has a passing efficiency of 165.3 in 2015 and is 7-1 as a starter in his career. Watson has completed 58-78 passes for 641 yards and seven passing touchdowns in three games in 2015. Watson has been getting more and more confident as a runner and has 93 yards on the ground, giving him 734 yards of total offense in 2015.

C.J. PROSISE VS. BEN BOULWARE Clemson used to have a “C.J.” (Spiller) who ran wild in Memorial Stadium. The Tigers are going to have to stop a “C.J.” tonight. C.J. Prosise is a converted wide receiver who is fourth in the nation in rushing yards with 600 yards on just 74 carries (8.1-yard average). In Notre Dame’s victory over Georgia Tech, he raced 91 yards for a touchdown, the longest run by a Fighting Irish player in the 85-year history of Notre Dame Stadium. One of the players who will have to chase Prosise down from sideline to sideline is Tiger linebacker Ben Boulware. The junior from Anderson, S.C., was a star

in Clemson’s 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl victory over Oklahoma with six tackles and an interception return for a touchdown in the first half. In 2015, he has kept up the pace with 12 tackles.

JAYLON SMITH VS. WAYNE GALLMAN There is another marquee matchup between a running back and a linebacker when Clemson has the ball. The Tigers’ Wayne Gallman had 139 rushing yards in the win at Louisville on September 17 and has a 5.8yard average with 310 yards in three games. In his last nine games, Gallman has 881 rushing yards on 165 carries, good for 97.9 yards per game. Jaylon Smith is a preseason All-America linebacker for the Fighting Irish. He is all over the field, rushing the quarterback or dropping back in pass coverage, but it will be a safe bet he will be following Gallman quite a bit. Smith has 29 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss.

WILL FULLER VS. MACKENSIE ALEXANDER This might be the top individual matchup in college football this weekend. Will Fuller is regarded as one of the top wide receivers in the nation so far. In just four games, he already has six touchdowns and is averaging 113 receiving yards per game. He has 21 receiving touchdowns in his last 17 games and is already fourth in school history in career receiving touchdowns (22). His touchdown catch with just 12 seconds left won the Virginia game in Charlottesville in September. Alexander does not have eye-popping conventional stats. He has just two tackles this year and 24 tackles and no interceptions in 16 career games. But the sophomore has given up just two touchdown passes as Clemson’s starting cornerback during that time. Opposing quarterbacks have completed just 21-65 passes for 288 yards when throwing towards his receiver.

RONNIE STANLEY VS. SHAQ LAWSON Ronnie Stanley is a preseason All-American by just about every service as the Notre Dame left offensive tackle. He is a veteran of 31 starts and is a big reason Notre Dame has 200+ rushing yards in every game this year, plus the bowl win over Louisiana State to conclude the 2014 season. In 2014, Shaq Lawson played in the shadow of firstround draft pick Vic Beasley. However, Lawson still had more tackles than Beasley (44-37) while playing less than half the snaps. In 2015, Lawson is among the national leaders with five tackles for loss. He also has 13 tackles Clemson is 4-11-1 (.281) alland 2.5 sacks. time on October 3. The last

ON THIS DATE

game on this date was Maryland’s 24-21 win over the Tigers in 2009.

Northern Illinois 14 at Boston College 17 Georgia Tech 20 at Duke 34 Samford 3 at Louisville 45 Delaware 14 at North Carolina 41 NC State 63 at South Alabama 13 Louisiana State 34 at Syracuse 24 Boise State 56 at Virginia 14 Virginia Tech 28 at East Carolina 35 Indiana 31 at Wake Forest 24

TODAY’S GAME

ACC TIDBITS

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Miami (Fla.) at Cincinnati ESPN Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech RSN Louisville at NC State ACC Boston College at Duke RSN Florida State at Wake Forest ESPN North Carolina at Georgia Tech ESPNU Notre Dame at Clemson ABC ^ - Thursday; Note: All times are EDT.

^7:30 p.m. Noon 12:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 8 p.m.

TEAM STATS Yards Off. Def. 340.8 118.0 442.0 260.7 447.8 261.0 431.3 256.3 442.3 314.0 408.5 347.8 472.0 310.0 485.5 342.3 478.5 205.8 349.0 291.7 350.8 357.0 349.5 445.3 453.3 375.3 429.8 294.3

Team Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami (Fla.) North Carolina NC State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest

Points Off. Def. 29.3 7.8 36.7 12.3 34.0 11.5 35.7 10.0 44.0 20.0 29.3 22.0 41.7 17.7 38.8 14.8 46.3 12.0 31.0 23.7 32.8 19.5 23.0 38.3 26.0 36.3 24.8 19.5

RUSHING LEADERS Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Player Dalvin Cook Matt Dayes Joe Yearby Wayne Gallman Qadree Ollison Elijah Hood Lamar Jackson Thomas Sirk

Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Player Brad Kaaya Matt Johns John Wolford Thomas Sirk Deshaun Watson Jacoby Brissett Everett Golson Brenden Motley

Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Player Rashawn Scott Isaiah Ford Canaan Severin Taquan Mizzell KJ Brent Herb Waters Artavis Scott Ryan Switzer

Team FSU NCS MIA CU PIT UNC LOU DUK

Car. 64 76 41 53 41 59 47 53

Yards 476 454 311 310 305 384 314 267

TD 5 9 3 3 2 3 4 2

Y/G 158.7 113.5 103.7 103.3 101.7 96.0 78.5 66.8

PASSING LEADERS Team Cm. Att. Yards TD Y/G MIA 62 101 839 5 279.7 UVA 76 121 989 8 247.3 WFU 53 77 712 4 237.3 DUK 83 126 868 6 217.0 CU 58 78 641 7 213.7 NCS 74 95 809 6 202.3 FSU 48 75 584 6 194.7 VAT 55 92 770 6 192.5

RECEIVING LEADERS Team MIA VAT UVA UVA WFU MIA CU UNC

Rec. 18 22 23 22 20 11 20 17

Yards 273 361 298 292 279 194 188 242

TD 1 3 1 3 1 0 2 2

Y/G 91.0 90.3 74.5 73.0 69.8 64.7 62.7 60.5

STATISTICAL MATCHUP CLEMSON Category Total Offense Plays Yards/Play Yards/Game Rushing Yards/Game Passing Yards/Game Passing Efficiency First Downs/Game Points/Game Touchdowns Field Goals Punting Average Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Penalties Turnovers Third-Down Conversion % Time of Possession/Game Interceptions By Defense Sacks

POLLS

Clemson 1326 225 5.9 442.0 188.0 254.0 154.2 23.0 36.7 14 4-5 37.2 9-12 5-153 21-183 6 43.2 29:38 5-28 7-42

Opp. 782 199 3.9 260.7 114.7 146.0 80.4 12.3 12.3 4 3-4 38.5 5-22 17-478 18-151 6 19.6 30:22 4-16 6-32

SCORING BY QUARTERS Team Clemson Opponents

1st 17 0

2nd 56 10

3rd 24 13

4th 13 14

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Tot 110 37

RUSHING LEADERS # 9 4 24 21 27

Player Wayne Gallman Deshaun Watson Zac Brooks C.J. Davidson C.J. Fuller Clemson Opponents

Car. 53 23 8 15 11 127 118

Yards 310 93 53 48 44 564 344

Avg. 5.8 4.0 6.6 3.2 4.0 4.4 2.9

TD 3 0 1 0 0 6 2

LG 35 15 25 9 9 35 52

PASSING LEADERS # Player 4 Deshaun Watson 12 Nick Schuessler Clemson Opponents

Cm. 58 10 72 35

Att. 78 15 98 81

Yards Int. 641 3 102 1 762 4 438 5

TD 7 0 7 1

LG 59 32 59 55

ASSOCIATED PRESS Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

(Sept. 27, 2015) Team Ohio State (45) Michigan State (5) Mississippi (10) TCU Baylor NOTRE DAME UCLA Georgia Louisiana State Utah (1) Florida State CLEMSON Alabama Texas A&M Oklahoma Northwestern Southern California Stanford Wisconsin Oklahoma State Mississippi State Michigan West Virginia California Florida

NOTRE DAME USA TODAY

Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

(Sept. 27, 2015) Team Ohio State (61) Michigan State (2) TCU Baylor Mississippi (1) Georgia NOTRE DAME Louisiana State Florida State UCLA CLEMSON Utah Alabama Oklahoma Texas A&M Southern California Northwestern Wisconsin Oklahoma State Stanford West Virginia Mississippi State Florida California Oregon

SERIES HISTORY TIED 1-1

Year CU UND Rank Site W-L 1977 7-1-1 7-1 15/5 H L 1979 7-2 6-3 14/A W Totals Note: Rankings are by AP; Clemson’s ranking is listed first, Notre Dame’s ranking; Clemson home games in bold.

CU UND 17 21 16 10 33 31 followed by

Category Total Offense Plays Yards/Play Yards/Game Rushing Yards/Game Passing Yards/Game Passing Efficiency First Downs/Game Points/Game Touchdowns Field Goals Punting Average Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Penalties Turnovers Third-Down Conversion % Time of Possession/Game Interceptions By Defense Sacks

Player Artavis Scott Ray-Ray McCloud Charone Peake Jordan Leggett Hunter Renfrow Clemson Opponents

# 44 15 98 90 10 25 11 91 1 6 50

Player B.J. Goodson T.J. Green Kevin Dodd Shaq Lawson Ben Boulware Cordrea Tankersley Travis Blanks Austin Bryant Jayron Kearse Dorian O’Daniel Jabril Robinson

Rec. 20 13 7 7 6 72 35

Yards 188 113 110 82 73 762 438

TD 2 0 2 1 1 7 1

Player C.J. Prosise Josh Adams Malik Zaire Brandon Wimbush Dexter Williams Notre Dame Opponents

3rd 51 3

4th 36 35

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Tot 164 79

Car. 74 23 19 4 14 169 135

Yards 600 199 103 92 72 1139 551

Avg. 8.1 8.7 5.4 23.0 5.1 6.7 4.1

TD 6 3 0 1 1 12 6

LG 91 70 39 58 14 91 83

PASSING LEADERS # Player 14 DeShone Kizer 8 Malik Zaire Notre Dame Opponents

LG 41 32 59 25 32 59 55

# 7 2 3 10 20

Player Will Fuller Chris Brown Amir Carlisle Alizé Jones C.J. Prosise Notre Dame Opponents

Cm. Att. 44 65 26 40 73 111 70 133

Yards Int. 541 2 428 0 986 2 815 1

TD 5 4 9 5

LG 46 66 66 56

Rec. 22 16 10 6 5 73 70

Int.

# 9 38 22 6 48 90 17 36 41 10

Player Jaylon Smith Joe Schmidt Elijah Shumate KeiVarae Russell Greer Martini Isaac Rochell James Onwualu Cole Luke Matthias Farley Max Redfield

Yards 454 178 111 75 31 986 815

Avg. 20.6 11.1 11.1 12.5 6.2 13.5 11.6

TD 6 2 0 0 0 9 5

LG 66 27 25 37 17 66 56

TACKLE LEADERS Sacks 1-10 1.5-7 2.5-18 1-6 1-0

1.5-2 2-5 1-3 1-3 1-3

1-0 1-3

Tac. 29 28 25 22 16 16 14 12 10 10

TFL 4.5-19 2.5-10 1-3 2.5-15 1-1 2.5-9 3-9 1-2

Sacks 1-8 1-3

Int.

1-11

1-6 1-(-3)

RESULTS & SCHEDULE

RESULTS & SCHEDULE Date 9-5 9-12 9-17

Opponent Wofford Appalachian State * at Louisville

W-L W W W

Score 49-10 41-10 20-17

Date 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

Opponent Notre Dame * Georgia Tech * Boston College * at Miami (Fla.) * at NC State * Florida State * at Syracuse * Wake Forest at South Carolina

TV ABC

Time 8 p.m.

* - ACC game; Note: All times are EDT; home games in bold.

2nd 30 35

RECEIVING LEADERS

Avg. 9.4 8.7 15.7 11.7 12.2 10.6 12.5

TFL 1.5-2 4.5-17 2.5-8 5-22

1st 47 6

RUSHING LEADERS # 20 33 8 12 34

TACKLE LEADERS Tac. 21 20 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 7 7

Opp. 1366 268 5.1 341.5 137.8 203.8 115.0 18.3 19.8 11 1-5 43.4 7-64 21-387 21-170 3 27.6 29:13 2-12 5-30

SCORING BY QUARTERS Team Notre Dame Opponents

RECEIVING LEADERS # 3 34 19 16 13

Notre Dame 2125 280 7.6 531.3 284.8 246.5 163.5 24.3 41.0 22 4-6 47.1 12-117 8-156 26-209 3 41.7 30:47 1-(-3) 8-64

Date 9-5 9-12 9-19 9-26

T.J. GREEN IS AMONG THE TEAM LEADERS IN TACKLES AND HAS 4.5 TACKLES FOR LOSS IN 2015.

Date 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

Opponent Texas at Virginia Georgia Tech Massachusetts Opponent at Clemson Navy Southern California at Temple at Pittsburgh Wake Forest # Boston College at Stanford

W-L W W W W

Score 38-3 34-27 30-22 62-27

TV ABC NBC NBC

Time 8 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

NBC NBCSN

3:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

# - Boston, Mass. (Fenway Park); Note: All times are Eastern; home games in bold.

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WINNING CULTURE CLEMSON IS TIED FOR THE EIGHTH-WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY SINCE THE START OF THE 2011 SEASON DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE ATTITUDE OF BELIEF SWINNEY HAS INSTILLED. BY PHILIP SIKES

WINNINGEST FBS PROGRAMS (2011-15)

Rk Team 1. Alabama Florida State 3. Oregon 4. Ohio State Northern Illinois 6. Boise State Michigan State 8. CLEMSON Stanford 10. Louisiana State Georgia

2011 12-1 9-4 12-2 6-7 11-3 12-1 11-3 10-4 11-2 13-1 10-4

2012 13-1 12-2 12-1 12-0 12-2 11-2 7-6 11-2 12-2 10-3 12-2

2013 11-2 14-0 11-2 12-2 12-2 8-5 13-1 11-2 11-3 10-3 8-5

2014 12-2 13-1 13-2 14-1 11-3 12-2 11-2 10-3 8-5 8-5 10-3

2015 3-1 3-0 2-2 4-0 2-2 3-1 4-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 4-0

Total 51-7 51-7 50-9 48-10 48-12 46-11 46-12 45-11 45-13 44-12 44-14

2011 2012

ACC CHAMPION

CHICK-FIL-A BOWL CHAMPION

2013

“I got down and was at the 50 yard line and the team was still coming down,” laughed Swinney. “It took the Hill for me to experience running a 4.5 40.” Swinney led the Tigers to a dramatic win over rival South Carolina that season, solidifying himself as Clemson’s permanent head coach. In his first full season, he guided the Tigers to the 2009 ACC championship game behind a dynamic offense that featured the electrifying C.J. Spiller. But the events of the season that followed are ultimately what led his program to unprecedented heights. Clemson had a 6-7 record and lost to South Florida in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte. In today’s “what have you done for me lately” society, it would have been easy for the vibes to turn negative again. But Swinney would have no part of that. “Some people saw it as a disappointment, but it was one of the best things to happen to our program,” he admitted. “You can’t always measure your development or growth by a scoreboard. You may have a great season, but how did you do it? “With all my heart, I knew we were in great shape. We lost five games by six points or less. We lost in overtime to Auburn on the road (in 2010), and they won the national championship. I saw a team grow closer and care about each other, despite our struggles. I saw the fruits of our labor taking root through the process. “And then, I saw a recruiting class not flinch, guys like Stephone Anthony, Sammy Watkins, Grady Jarrett, Charone Peake and Tony Steward. All those guys came to Clemson. We came back the next year and won the ACC.” The 2011 season proved to be a breakthrough. Swinney’s team, comprised of 42 first and second-year freshmen, defeated three straight top-25 opponents on its way to the ACC crown, a memorable 38-10 victory over No. 3 Virginia Tech in front of a frenzied Tiger crowd in Charlotte. But a sour taste was left in the mouths of everyone in the program following a disappointing showing in the Orange Bowl against West Virginia. “We were in a BCS bowl for the first time and our guys didn’t know how to handle success,” said Swinney. “We learned how to handle adversity...I saw that. But learning how to win is a huge part of building a program. Sometimes you need your butt whipped to be able to grow.

ORANGE BOWL CHAMPION

2014

orty-five wins. Four straight seasons with 10+ victories. Bowl wins over three of the top-12 winningest programs in college football history. These are only a few of the landmark accomplishments for Clemson since the start of 2011, but they provide the best evidence of the clear transformation that has taken shape within the program under the leadership of head coach Dabo Swinney. Prior to the record-setting four-year run from 2011-14, Clemson had not produced a 10-win season since 1990 or an ACC championship since Ken Hatfield’s second season as head coach a year later. But the seeds that led to the program’s current status as one of the nation’s most consistent winners were planted on Oct. 13, 2008. It was on that fateful morning that Tommy Bowden resigned as head coach, yielding his duties to the up-and-coming Swinney, at the time the team’s wide receivers coach. Swinney said his task as the interim head coach was straightforward. “The biggest task was to bring everyone together,” he said. “Clemson felt divided and there was a ton of negativity all around our program. We wanted to make it a new beginning. We had an opportunity to unite our fanbase. But we had to get everyone on the same page and create some positive energy.” As the Tigers prepared for Georgia Tech under a first-time head coach, several ideas and traditions that continue today took root. Swinney implemented an “All-In” policy, a phrase used as a reference to the commitment level he seeks from players and coaches within his program. He also came up with the idea of Tiger Walk, where players and coaches exit the team buses and proceed through Lot 5 amongst the fans two hours prior to every home game. “I had no idea what to expect that first Tiger Walk,” admitted Swinney. “It was the only time we ever came the route we took that day. We came over the hill (on Perimeter Road) by the McFadden Building and there must have been 15,000 people. The guys on the bus immediately came to life. It was a celebration of Clemson and our players, and embracing the journey that was ahead of us. I have really fond memories of that first Tiger Walk.” That same week, Swinney will be long remembered for his first run down the Hill, one in which his adrenaline pushed him into a sprint far ahead of the players behind him.

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“After the game, everyone was embarrassed and down. I told the team it wouldn’t be 31 years before we were back at the Orange Bowl. And when we come back, we’d have a different result.” But before the Tigers could earn a return trip to South Florida, the 2012 team validated the previous team’s success with an 11-win season. It culminated with a gutty, come-from-behind triumph over No. 7 Louisiana State behind Chandler Catanzaro’s field goal as time expired in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. With reigning ACC Player-of-the-Year Tajh Boyd at quarterback and an AllAmerica wide receiver in Watkins, much was expected of Clemson in 2013. And the Tigers did not disappoint, once again winning 11 games and closing it out in style with a bowl win, this time a 4035 thriller in, you guessed it, the Orange Bowl. This time, the win came over an Ohio State program that has a 24-1 record in two seasons under Urban Meyer entering the contest. “We don’t win that game without the experience two years earlier,” he stated. “If you handle adversity the right way, you can build the right kind of culture.” Perhaps the most important facet of his program’s culture is the commitment to developing the holistic student-athlete, on and off the field. In his first six 8

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years, Swinney saw 120 seniors come through Clemson, and 114 have a degree in hand. “That’s what I’m most proud of,” added Swinney. “We’ve developed outstanding men. We’re not perfect, but we have

a great group of guys. Eighty percent of guys who’ve gotten a shot to play in the NFL have made a roster. That speaks to the growth they’ve gotten at Clemson. “We’re in the love and serve business...we just happen to coach football.

We’ve had great wins and moments, but how are we impacting players’ lives and educating them? “People don’t like me saying that, but it means more to me than any win ever could.”

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DANNY FORD RECALLS THE PLAY THAT WON THE 1979 NOTRE DAME GAME

“COUNTER 28 OPTION” IN HIS FIRST FULL SEASON AS A HEAD COACH, DANNY FORD TOOK HIS TIGERS TO NOTRE DAME TO FACE THE FIGHTING IRISH. WITH CLEMSON TRAILING IN THE SECOND HALF, FORD CALLED ON AN OPTION PLAY THAT BILLY LOTT TOOK TO THE ENDZONE FOR THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN. BY TIM BOURRET

anny Ford had a lot of unprecedented accomplishments during his career as Clemson head coach from the final game of the 1978 season until the end of the 1989 campaign. The most celebrated was leading the program to the 1981 national championship, the only one in Tiger football history. In fact, it is the only time Clemson has finished in the top four (of any poll)

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at the end of the conference championship season, the goal for all programs today. There were five ACC titles, a 6-2 bowl record with wins over prominent programs led by Hall of Fame coaches, seven top-20 seasons, more than any other Clemson coach, and 20 wins over top-20 teams, also a program best. However, one of his great accomplishments took place at Notre Dame, Ind.,

on Nov. 16, 1979, when he led Clemson to a 16-10 victory over Notre Dame. Ford was just 31 years, seven months and 15 days old when he beat the Fighting Irish in the “House that Rockne built.” Ford is still the youngest coach to beat Notre Dame in that facility since 1934 and the second youngest since it was built 85 years ago. Entering the 1979 season, Notre Dame had won two of the last six na-

tional titles, including 1977 with one of the most talented teams in history. The Fighting Irish finished in the top 10 nationally 11 times in the 15-year period between 1964-78. It had won a bowl game six of the previous eight years, including four in what were considered “major bowls,” and was the seventhwinningest program in the 1970s. Clemson was also playing Notre Dame on its Senior Day, and the Fighting Irish

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had lost on that special day just twice since 1940. Ford still has strong memories of that trip to face the program that has 11 national championships, seven Heisman Trophy winners, more College Football Hall of Fame members than any school and the best winning percentage in history. “One thing I remember about that game was our players being concerned in pregame that they couldn’t run on that tall rye grass,” Ford said with a laugh. “Although we went to the stadium on Friday afternoon, we couldn’t get on the field to work out and run on it. So we didn’t know how slippery the grass was until pregame. I remember just about everyone changing shoes in the locker room before the game. “The other thing I remember about the trip was getting a call from the Gator Bowl just before we left that we could not go there. It would have been our third straight year and they didn’t want the same team three years in a row, even though we had brought great crowds. The players were excited about getting to a big bowl if we beat Notre Dame, and it was a motivating factor.” Ford did not tell the team it could not go to the Gator Bowl prior to the game. Clemson accepted a Peach Bowl bid to play Baylor, and a linebacker named Mike Singletary, after the game. When we took the picture on the cover of today’s program, Ford watched

THE VICTORY AT NOTRE DAME WAS ONE OF MANY LANDMARK WINS FOR THE TIGERS UNDER HEAD COACH DANNY FORD, INCLUDING THE 1981 NATIONAL TITLE WIN IN THE 1982 ORANGE BOWL.

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the video of Billy Lott’s key touchdown run that gave Clemson the lead for good in the third quarter. He went through the names of everyone on the field for that play and recited the name of the play in about two seconds after he was asked. “Counter 28 Option!” You could tell it was a play the Tigers had been working on and one they thought would be good against the Notre Dame defense. “What I remember about Billy Lott’s run was that Chris Dolce (starting offensive guard) blocked out two Notre Dame players at the same time, and Billy took it all the way. As an old line coach, I will always remember Chris’ block more than Billy’s run.” There were some tenuous moments over the game’s final minutes, but the Tiger defense came up big every time. A redshirt freshman named Terry Kinard had two interceptions in the fourth quarter. Twenty-two years later, he would be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame just two miles from Notre Dame Stadium in downtown South Bend (it has since moved to Atlanta, Ga.). It was a joyous locker room in the cramped visiting quarters of Notre Dame Stadium. The Tigers were celebrating with victory cigars. “We were very, very fortunate to win this game,” Ford said in the postgame press conference. “We’re delighted to have come back from 10 points down and beat a team with the tradition of

BILLY LOTT’S GAME-WINNING TOUCHDOWN GAVE HEAD COACH DANNY FORD A VICTORY AT NOTRE DAME AT THE AGE OF 31. HE IS STILL THE SECOND-YOUNGEST COACH TO WIN A GAME AT NOTRE DAME STADIUM.

Notre Dame. We didn’t play super on every play, but we had enough big plays to win. “In the second half, we got better on defense and our offensive line started coming off the ball. We outquicked them.” The Tigers controlled the clock for over 21 minutes in the second half with a consistent running game. Clemson ran the ball 74 times on the day, still the most by an opponent in Notre Dame Stadium history. Ford was a master at making halftime adjustments and did so in this game. The Tigers trailed 10-0 at halftime. “We had put too much pressure on our quarterback (Lott) in the first half. We were expecting him to read too much. We went from three wide receivers to a

two tight end offense and simplified our play selection. We started running inside more. “We didn’t change our coverage in the secondary at all in the second half. (Notre Dame gained 295 yards in the first half, more than any team had in an entire game against Clemson to that point in the season.) The problem in the first half was we were just playing too cautious. “On the whole, we played scared both offensively and defensively in the first half. Our secondary played much tighter coverage in the second half, and it paid off.” Ford believes that win at Notre Dame had an impact on the near future of the program. “Looking back, beating Notre Dame feels even bigger now. That is the way things work out. “We went on to win the national championship two years later, and when we beat Notre Dame, it seemed like we could widen our recruiting scope to the entire East coast. We started to get some guys from New Jersey and New York and Pennsylvania. Winning at Notre Dame certainly helped us nationally.” As far as Ford’s legacy, he is on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame, his second consecutive year for consideration. Beating Notre Dame on the road at the age of 31 is a part of that legacy. “When you look at the ages of head coaches today, I certainly think Jack Chevigny’s record of winning at Notre Dame at age 28 will stand for a long time,” added Ford. “I don’t see anyone that young taking over a program big enough that would play at Notre Dame. I don’t know that anyone will be younger than 31, either. I was fortunate to be given an opportunity by Mr. (Bill) McLellan and Dr. (R.C.) Edwards and the board of trustees.” And he made the most of it. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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OCULUS MEMORIAL STADIUM’S SIGNATURE VERTICAL ELEMENT. BY DON MUNSON

or nine months, we watched it grow, and now it shines in all its beauty... the Oculus. The vertical structure that resembles the national championship trophy is actually the third-phase addition to the WestZone complex, where not only are the offices of Clemson football housed, but also the fourth floor WestZone Club. As you look at Memorial Stadium from the West, the Oculus definitely dominates as the signature piece, but it is much more than just eye candy. The new addition includes a bridge that has created a way for fans, once inside the gates, to move with ease through the mid-level area of the WestZone. The Oculus has also created some prime spots for viewing the tailgating areas to the West as well as Tiger Walk, which occurs two hours prior to each home game. It is these prime viewing spots that head coach Dabo Swinney and his staff use for recruiting. The recruiting business can be competitive at times, especially when recruiting the nation’s elite. Every college football staff is always looking for something to set its program apart. For Clemson, the separating factors are the “Clemson Family” element, academics, tradition and facilities. You wouldn’t think that facilities would have such a big impact on a young man’s decision process. You wouldn’t think that a silver sphere, with an orange paw, could be a determining factor. But it can be. The Oculus, for most of us, was something that had been of legend. When the WestZone project was first proposed and drawings first appeared, there it was. There were rumors of a Tiger Paw “Bat Signal,” but those were just rumors, places where internet legends grow. When Dan Radakovich became Clemson’s director of athletics, he looked at the Phase III drawings and envisioned a practical purpose. With no way for the masses to move between the North and South stands on the West side of the stadium, the practicality of a bridge was, well, just too practical. So enjoy Clemson’s one-of-akind Oculus in its permanent place hovering above the Memorial Stadium stands.

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Q. Why did you choose Clemson? A. The coaching staff. Coach (Dabo) Swinney and coach (Chad) Morris made me feel great about attending Clemson. Also, feeling at home while being close to home makes it special. Q. Do you have a pregame ritual or superstition? A. I always talk to my mom and pray. Other than that, I wear wristbands that are sentimental and close to me. And I always eat candy. Q. How have your progressed as a quarterback? A. I think I have been doing a good job with leadership and managing the game. That comes with preparation, more film study and the offseason workouts and routines that we have implemented. Q. What adjustments has the offensive unit made in the wake of Mike Williams’ absence? A. We haven’t really made “adjustments.” We have plugged in some guys who had to step up sooner than what they, and the coaches, probably expected. Q. What do you believe Clemson can improve on? A. Everything, really. We don’t have anything that we are satisfied with. We try to improve each week. Q. What is your most important attribute as a leader? A. Character. It’s important to have your teammates and coaches able to trust you, when no one is watching. Q. What do you like to do during your free time? A. I like to shop. In the summer, I like to go on the lake or anything that involves having fun with my friends. Q. How does it feel having your mother in attendance? A. It means a lot. To have her at every home game, most of the away games and to see me play college football has always been one of my dreams and one of my goals. Q. If you could have dinner with three people, who would they be? A. LeBron James, Future and either Beyoncé or Rihanna. They are 1A and 1B, so it’s hard to choose.

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ames P. Clements became Clemson University’s 15th president on Dec. 31, 2013. He is also a professor in the School of Computing, College of Engineering and Science at Clemson. Under his leadership, Clemson has reached several milestones - the largest campus development initiative in university history, a record number of student applications with the strongest academic proﬁle ever and a recordbreaking year in fundraising, with $182.7 million raised in private gifts since Clements joined the university. Clements is a nationally recognized leader in higher education who currently serves as chair of the board of directors for the Association of Public and LandGrant Universities, North America’s oldest higher education association. Annually, APLU’s 235 member institutions enroll 4.7 million undergraduates and 1.3 million graduate students, award 1.1 million degrees and conduct $41 billion in university-based research. He also serves on the American Council on Education (ACE) Board and serves on the executive committee of APLU’s Commission of Innovation, Competitiveness & Economic Prosperity. Clements is also chair of the ACE Commission on Leadership, co-chairs the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE), serves on the executive committee of the Business Higher Education Forum and serves on the Council on Competitiveness. Clements previously served on the U.S. Commerce Department’s Innovation Advisory Board, where he was the only university president in the country to serve in that role. He holds a B.S. in computer science and an M.S. and Ph.D. in operations analysis from the University of MarylandBaltimore County, as well as an M.S. in computer science from Johns Hopkins University. He has published and/or presented more than 75 papers in the ﬁelds

President

JAMES P. CLEMENTS

THE DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR, NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED VOICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND PROVEN LEADER UNDERSTANDS THE UNIQUE MISSION OF THE LANDGRANT UNIVERSITY THAT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY IS.

of computer science, higher education, information technology, project manage-

ment and strategic planning. He also served as principal investigator or co-PI

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on more than $15 million in research grants. Before he came to Clemson, Clements served as the president of West Virginia University for nearly ﬁve years. Prior to his service at WVU, Clements served as provost and vice president for academic affairs, vice president for Economic & Community Outreach and the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Information Technology at Towson University, the second largest university in the University System of Maryland, where he was a four-time winner of the Faculty Member-of-the-Year Award, given by Towson students. He also led the Center for Applied Information Technology, which was a strategic, entrepreneurial initiative for the university, chaired Towson’s department of computer & information sciences and was a consultant to numerous privatesector companies. Clements’ Successful Project Management book is now in its sixth edition and is published in multiple languages and used in numerous countries. Clements and his wife, Beth, have four children - Ty, Hannah, Maggie and Grace - and a son-in-law, Tanner Coombs. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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amed the 13th director of athletics in Clemson history on Dec. 1, 2012, Dan Radakovich has led the Tiger athletic department to high achievements both on the field and in the classroom while developing significant upgrades in finance and facilities. Following a remarkable 2014-15, Radakovich was named a finalist for the SportsBusiness Journal Athletics Director-of-the-Year award. In 2014-15, Clemson student-athletes posted the highest athletic department GPA in school history with a 3.02 cumulative average in the fall semester, and its NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate of 91 percent was third nationally among public institutions. Three programs were recognized by the NCAA for having top-10-percent APR marks, including football earning the honor for the fifth consecutive year. The football program recorded its fourth consecutive 10-win season and Clemson earned NCAA Tournament appearances in men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, track, baseball, rowing and men’s golf. Additionally, the school won ACC titles in men’s soccer, women’s indoor track and women’s outdoor track. Since his arrival in December 2013, the athletic department has received approvals for $158 million in facility improvements and increased spending on direct student-athlete development programs including nutrition, mental health and professional development by $1.8 million. His department has increased overall revenue from $69 million in FY14 to $79 million in FY15 and a projected $85 million in FY16. Radakovich came to Clemson with a wealth of experience after serving in significant athletic administrative roles at Miami (Fla.), Long Beach State, South Carolina and Louisiana State in addition to athletic directorships at American University and Georgia Tech. His administrative career spans over 26 years. College football entered a new era in 2014 with the College Football Playoff, and he was at the forefront. He was one of 13 people, including one of only five FBS directors of athletics, to be named to the committee. His selection is another testament to the level of respect he carries on a national basis. In 2012, he was named by NCAA President Mark Emmert as one of 10 directors of athletics to a new advisory commission charged with making recommendations for the future of NCAA rules and policies. In his first full year as director of athletics in 2013-14, Clemson had a strong all-around performance on the field and in the classroom. Clemson was one of just three programs nationally to win at least 11 football games, 23 men’s basketball games and 36 baseball

Director of Athletics

DAN RADAKOVICH CLEMSON’S 13TH DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS HAS OVER 27 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. games over the course of the academic year. Each of the Tiger sport programs exceeded the NCAA baseline standards for Academic Progress Rate, and six programs posted perfect 1000 single-year scores, including men’s and women’s cross country, diving, women’s soccer, women’s tennis and volleyball. Six of Clemson’s athletic teams and more than 53 percent of all studentathletes posted a 2014 spring semester GPA of 3.0 or better, and student-athletes earned a cumulative GPA of 2.90. In 2013, the football team ﬁnished with an 11-2 mark, a No. 7 national ranking in the USA Today poll and a top-10 ranking in APR score. The men’s basketball team reached the NIT semiﬁnals in New York and the baseball team

reached the NCAA Tournament for the 27th time in the last 28 years. Radakovich came to Clemson from Georgia Tech, where he served with distinction for six years (2006-12). Just Clemson’s fifth director of athletics since 1940, he replaced Terry Don Phillips, who retired after over 10 years directing the program. During his career at Georgia Tech, it had 51 teams advance to NCAA Tourney play or bowl games. That includes five sports (football, women’s basketball, softball, women’s tennis, men’s golf) that made the postseason every year. The baseball program missed just once. A total of 11 different sports programs finished in the top 25 of at least one major poll 27 times. That includes

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a National Championship women’s tennis program in 2007, just its second team title in history. There were 14 ACC titles celebrated in addition to nine regular-season conference or division titles. The Aliquippa, Pa., native also initiated the Athletic Director’s Initiative Fund, started in 2006, which raised cash and pledges of more than $12 million. Prior to his tenure at Georgia Tech, he worked as a senior associate athletic director at Louisiana State from 2001-06. He became a director of athletics for the first time at American University in Washington, D.C., in 2000. From 1994-00, he served as chief financial officer at South Carolina. During that time, he worked with current Clemson football administrators Woody McCorvey and Brad Scott. He gained experience on the West Coast from 1989-94, when he was a senior associate athletic director at Long Beach State. He got his start in administration at Miami (Fla.) in 1983 as the athletic business manager. Radakovich is a 1980 graduate of Indiana (Pa.), where he earned a bachelor of science degree in finance. He was also a football letterman and student coach with the Crimson Hawks. He was enshrined into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 and was recognized as a distinguished alumnus from Indiana (Pa.) in 2009. He earned his master’s degree in business administration from Miami (Fla.) in 1982. Radakovich, born June 9, 1958, and his wife, Marcie, have two sons, Christian, a 2012 Georgia Tech graduate, and Grant, a student-athlete who plays football at Mercer.

Head Coach

DABO SWINNEY AS CLEMSON’S 25TH HEAD COACH, DABO SWINNEY AND HIS ALL-IN APPROACH, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD, HAS LED THE TIGER PROGRAM TO RECORD-SETTING HEIGHTS.

here is a strong coaching heritage over the 118 years of Clemson football that dates to the early 1900s, when John Heisman led the program. Jess Neely and Frank Howard continued the winning and joined Heisman in the College Football Hall of Fame. Danny Ford, a finalist for the Hall of Fame this year, led the Tigers to the 1981 national championship. Dabo Swinney has been at Clemson just seven years as head coach, but he is making progress towards joining the Tiger legends of the past. He will be the first person to tell you that the program has not reached all of its goals just yet, but there have been some significant accomplishments. The 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons were especially noteworthy, with three top-15 final rankings in the polls. Clemson joined Alabama, Florida State, Ohio State and Oregon as the only schools in the nation that can make that claim. Each of Clemson’s teams from 2011-14 also won 10+ games, the first time the program did that since the 1987-90 era. From 2011-14, Clemson had a 4211 record, the most wins in a four-year period in school history. Twenty-seven of the victories took place against ACC teams, including a 38-10 triumph over No. 3 Virginia Tech that gave the Tigers the 2011 ACC title. Nine of the 42 wins the last four years have come against top-25 teams, including five against top-10 opponents. Clemson also became the first non-SEC program to defeat top-10 SEC teams in consecutive games in the history of college football. Clemson was in the top 10 of APR scores and the final top 25 of the AP and USA Today polls in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the only FBS program that could make that claim. In seven years (six full seasons) as the Tigers’ head coach, Swinney has directed Clemson to a 61-26 overall record (.701) and a 39-14 ACC regularseason mark (.736). He has also led the Tigers to the ACC Championship game twice, won one ACC Championship, won or shared three ACC Atlantic Division titles, won four bowl games and has been named national coach-of-the-year twice.

In 2014, Clemson overcame many significant injuries and a difficult road schedule to register a 10-3 overall record and 6-2 mark in ACC regularseason games. Evidence of the mass injuries were shown by the fact that 48 different Tigers started at least one game among the 24 regular positions. The Tigers finished the 2014 season ranked No. 15 in both the AP and coaches polls and were No. 17 in the final College Football Playoff ranking. The top-15 ranking marked the fourth straight year Clemson finished ranked in the polls under Swinney, who was named 2014 Grant Teaff National Coach-of-theYear by FCA. He was also a finalist for the 2014 Bobby Dodd National Coachof-the-Year Award and won the Gene Stallings Award. Swinney’s Tigers joined Alabama, Florida State and Oregon as the only schools in the nation ranked in the top 25 of the final polls each season from 2011-14. Clemson capped off the 2013 season with a thrilling 40-35 victory over No. 6 Ohio State in the Orange Bowl. Clemson had an 11-2 record after finishing 7-1 in ACC regular-season games for the second year in a row. It marked Clemson’s first back-to-back 11-win seasons in school history. The Tigers had a 4-0 record in ACC road games, the first time that happened since 1995. The Tigers were No. 12 in the final BCS standings. It was the third straight year Clemson finished in the top 15 of the BCS standings, one of only six schools that could make that claim. Clemson, who was ranked No. 7 in the final USA Today poll and No. 8 in the final AP poll, was also one of only five programs ranked in the top 20 of every BCS standing from 2011 to 2013. Tajh Boyd broke almost every Clemson career record for quarterbacks

THE SWINNEY FAMILY - DABO WITH WIFE, KATHLEEN, AND SONS, WILL, CLAY AND DREW.

thanks in part to 2013, when he completed 68.5 percent of his passes for 3,851 yards and 34 touchdowns. He also added a team-high 10 rushing touchdowns. Boyd’s 107 career passing touchdowns and 133 total touchdowns were ACC records as well. Sammy Watkins was a ﬁnalist for the Biletnikoff Award and was a ﬁrst-team All-American, as he had 101 catches for 1,464 yards and 12 touchdowns. He established Tiger career records for receptions, receiving yards and tied the receiving touchdowns mark as well. The 2012 season (11-2) was a groundbreaking year for the Tigers when looking at the program’s overall consistency. The seven conference wins in the regular season set a school record, while

THE SWINNEY FILE

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Lettered three years at Alabama (1990-92); also a member of the 1989 team ... member of the 1992 national championship team ... Academic All-SEC and SEC Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in 1990,92.

EDUCATION B.S. degree in commerce & business administration from Alabama in 1993 ... master of business administration from Alabama in 1995.

PERSONAL DATA Born Nov. 20, 1969 in Birmingham, Ala. ... married to the former Kathleen Bassett ... the couple has three sons (Will 17, Drew 15, Clay 12).

Clemson was co-champion of the ACC Atlantic Division. The school record for consecutive wins at Memorial Stadium (13) was also established. With Clemson’s thrilling 25-24 win over No. 7 Louisiana State in the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl, the Tigers finished the season ranked No. 9 in the USA Today poll. It was Clemson’s first top-10 finish in one of the two major polls since 1990. Clemson also reached the 11-win mark for the first time since its 1981 national championship season. The Tigers finished No. 14 in the final BCS standings as well. Swinney’s 2011 squad, which ended the season ranked No. 22 in the nation, captured Clemson’s first ACC title since 1991 when it beat No. 3 Virginia Tech

38-10 in the ACC Championship game in Charlotte, N.C. It tied for the highestranked team the Tigers defeated in history. The win, the Tigers’ second over the Hokies in 2011, gave Clemson its first 10-win season since 1990. The Tigers’ four wins over top-25 ranked teams established a school record. For his efforts, Swinney was named Bobby Dodd National Coach-of-the-Year in 2011 to become the first Clemson head coach to win a national coach-ofthe-year award since the 1981 season, when Ford directed the Tigers to the national title. C.J. Spiller was a unanimous first-team All-American in 2009 and Da’Quan Bowers duplicated the feat on the defense a year later. Bowers won the

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Years as a full-time college coach: ............................. 21st Winning seasons: ........................................................17 Bowl seasons:.............................................................16 Record as an assistant coach: ................. 106-58-1 (.645) Record as a head coach: ..............................61-26 (.701) Record at Clemson:....................................104-51 (.671)

2010 Nagurski Award as the nation’s top defensive player and he received the Hendricks Award as the country’s top defensive end. He led the nation in sacks (15.5) and tied for the national lead in tackles for loss (26). In 2009, Swinney’s first full year as head coach, he led the Tigers to their first championship of the ACC’s Atlantic Division. The Tigers came just six points short of winning their first ACC title in 18 years. Swinney was named ACC Coach-of-the-Year by Sporting News and was a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach-of-the-Year Award. Swinney accumulated nine wins, second-most among FBS coaches in their first full year behind Oregon’s Chip Kelly. The nine wins tied for fourth most in ACC history for a first-year head coach. He also led the Tigers to their first bowl win since 2005 in the 21-13 victory over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl. Swinney’s first season included a six-game winning streak at midseason, a streak that saw the Tigers score 34+ points in every contest, a first in school history. During that stretch, the Tigers defeated No. 8 Miami (Fla.) on the road. The 40-37 overtime victory tied for the highest-ranked team Clemson has defeated on the road in history. In October 2008, he was named Clemson interim head coach, replacing Tommy Bowden, who had been his position coach as a player at Alabama and was Clemson’s head coach since 1999. He led the Tigers to a 4-2 record over the remainder of the 2008 regular season, including a win over South Carolina in the regular-season finale. That strong finish led to a Gator Bowl bid. On Dec. 1, 2008, the interim tag was removed from the title and he was named the program’s head coach.

The 1993 Alabama graduate joined the Clemson staff prior to the 2003 season. In his first 12 years as an assistant coach or head coach, the Tigers finished in the top 25 of the polls eight times and registered 20 wins over top-25 opponents. Swinney coached his wide receiver position to a level of consistency that had not been seen previously at Clemson. He had a wideout finish first or second in the ACC in catches in five of his

six years as an assistant coach. In his ﬁrst year, he had three of the top-10 receivers in the ACC, a ﬁrst in Tiger history. He has coached a First or Second-Team All-ACC wideout in 11 of his 12 seasons in Tigertown, also an unprecedented feat at Clemson. The Alabama native has a reputation as one of the top recruiters in the nation. In 2006, he was listed as the No. 5 recruiter in the nation by Rivals.com. It marked the second straight year that he

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was lauded by the website as a top-25 national recruiter. He signed 38 players in his five recruiting seasons as an assistant coach and was a major reason Clemson’s 2008 recruiting class was rated No. 2 in the nation by ESPN.com when he signed 11 players. He was named one of the top-25 recruiters in the nation by Rivals.com in 2007 as well. Swinney received a commerce & business administration degree from Alabama in 1993 after lettering three times (1990-92). A walk-on who went on to earn a scholarship, Swinney was a wide receiver on Alabama’s 1992 national championship team. He was also named Academic All-SEC along with being an SEC Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in 1990 and 1992. After his playing career, Swinney served as a graduate assistant from 1993-95 at Alabama, who he coached in the 1994 Gator Bowl and 1995 Citrus Bowl. In December 1995, he received a master’s degree in business administration from Alabama. He became a full-time assistant coach at Alabama in February 1996 under head coach Gene Stallings (now in the Hall of Fame) and coached a total of five seasons there on a full-time basis. Swinney was assigned to coach the Crimson Tide’s wide receivers and tight ends in 1996. During his time at Alabama, Swinney was a part of six teams with 10+ wins, five top-10 finishes, one national title (1992), three SEC Championships (1989,92,99) and five SEC Western Division titles as a player and coach. From April 2001 to February 2003, Swinney was in private business in Alabama. He married the former Kathleen Bassett in 1994. They have three sons, Will (17), Drew (15) and Clay (12). CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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ASSISTANT COACHES DAN BROOKS ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH DEFENSIVE TACKLES

7th Season at Clemson 32nd Season Overall Western Carolina ‘76 Born June 25, 1951

• Coached First-Team All-ACC defensive tackle Grady Jarrett in 2014, a ﬁfth-round NFL draft choice. • His defensive tackles were a big reason Clemson led the nation in total defense (260.8) in 2014 and tackles for loss in 2013 (122) and 2014 (131). • Played a big role in Clemson winning the 2011 ACC title. He has been on the staff of three ACC Atlantic Division titles in the last six years. • Finalist for defensive line coach-of-the-year according to FootballScoop.com in 2010.

DANNY PEARMAN ASSISTANT HEAD COACH SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR TIGHT ENDS 8th Season at Clemson 25th Season Overall Clemson ‘87 Born Feb. 17, 1965

• Has coached 382 games as a full-time assistant coach, second-most on the Tiger coaching staff. • Coached the previous 15 years at Tennessee under head coach Phillip Fulmer. • Coached on the 1998 Tennessee staff that won the national title with a 13-0 record. • Coached former Clemson star and NFL All-Pro running back Kevin Mack in high school in the 1970s.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Began his football career at Appalachian State in 1969 ... transferred to Western Carolina and played in 1973.

EDUCATION After serving in the Army, he earned an undergraduate degree from Western Carolina in 1976 ... master’s degree from Florida in 1984.

PERSONAL DATA Born June 25, 1951 in Sparta, N.C. ... he and his wife, Kathy, have two children, Tara and Rhett; Rhett was an offensive player development assistant on the 2013 and 2014 Clemson staffs and is now at Southern Methodist.

DAN BROOKS

Allen set school records for receptions (50), receiving yards (598) and receiving touchdowns (8) by a tight end. • Played tight end on Clemson’s 1986 and 1987 ACC title teams, then he served as a graduate assistant on the Tigers’ 1988 ACC Championship team. • In his second year at Alabama, he directed the offensive tackles and served as special teams coordinator on its 1992 national title team. • Served on the same Alabama staff with current Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney from 1993-97.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Coached Bradley Pinion, who averaged 42.6 yards per punt with 28 punts inside the 20 against only two touchbacks in 2014. He was picked in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers. • Has coached the Tiger special teams since 2011, including Chandler Catanzaro, who was a three-time All-ACC pick. Catanzaro is Clemson’s career scoring leader (404) and made 81.7 percent of his field goals. • Coached Dwayne Allen in the 2011 season. He won the John Mackey Award and was a first-team All-American.

BRENT VENABLES DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR LINEBACKERS

4th Season at Clemson 20th Season Overall Kansas State ‘92 Born Dec. 18, 1970

• In his 19 years as a full-time assistant coach, his teams have 19 winning seasons, have been to 19 bowl games and have won 10+ games 14 times. • Named one of the top-10 recruiters in the ACC in 2015 by Rivals.com. • National defensive coordinator-of-the-year by FootballScoop.com in 2014. • One of 40 nominees for the 2014 Broyles Award. • His 2014 defense led the nation in total defense (260.8), pass efﬁciency defense (98.3), third-down

Lettered three times (1985-87) as a tight end at Clemson ... strength & conditioning All-American (1987).

EDUCATION Bachelor’s degree in ﬁnance from Clemson in 1987 ... master of business administration from Clemson in 1989.

PERSONAL DATA Born Feb. 17, 1965 ... he and his wife, Kristy, have one daughter, Taylor, and two sons, Tanner and Trent.

DANNY PEARMAN

conversion percentage defense (27.4) and tackles for loss (131). He also coached linebacker Stephone Anthony, who was a Butkus Award semiﬁnalist. • Coached 13 years (1999-11) at Oklahoma and three years (1996-98) at Kansas State. • Served as co-defensive coordinator at Oklahoma (1999-03) and defensive coordinator at Oklahoma (2004-11). • Broyles Award ﬁnalist in 2006 when Oklahoma led the Big 12 Conference in total and scoring defense.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Played two seasons (1989,90) at Garden City (Kan.) Community College ... lettered two times as a linebacker at Kansas State (1991,92).

EDUCATION Graduated from Kansas State in 1992.

PERSONAL DATA Born Dec. 18, 1970 ... he and his wife, Julie, have two sons, Jake and Tyler, and two daughters, Laney and Addie.

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ASSISTANT COACHES MARION HOBBY CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR DEFENSIVE ENDS

6th Season at Clemson 17th Season Overall Tennessee ‘95 Born Nov. 7, 1966

• Clemson has finished in the top 25 all of his five years as an assistant coach. • His defensive ends were a big reason the 2014 defense led the nation in total defense and tackles for loss. He also coached Vic Beasley, who was a firstteam All-American and the ACC Defensive Player-ofthe-Year. Beasley set the school record with 33 career sacks. • Named one of the top-10 recruiters in the ACC in 2013 by Rivals.com.

JEFF SCOTT CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR WIDE RECEIVERS

8th Season at Clemson 9th Season Overall Clemson ‘03 Born Dec. 28, 1980

• His defensive ends were a big reason Clemson led the nation in tackles for loss (122) in 2013. • Beasley was a seldom-used backup in 2011, but became one of the top defensive ends in the ACC in terms of sacks in 2012. Beasley had eight sacks, fourth-most in the ACC, in only 288 snaps. • This is his second tour of duty at Clemson. He served as defensive line coach in 2005. • Has NFL experience, as he was an assistant coach with the Saints in 2006 and 2007.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Lettered four times (1986-89) as a defensive end at Tennessee ... three-year starter ... played three seasons (42 games) in the NFL with the New England Patriots.

EDUCATION B.S. degree from Tennessee in 1995.

PERSONAL DATA Born Nov. 7, 1966 in Irondale, Ala. ... he and his wife, Constance, have three daughters, Maria, Mariah and Camille.

MARION HOBBY

• Coached First-Team All-ACC and first-team All-America wide receiver Sammy Watkins in 2013. He had a school-record 101 receptions for a school-record 1,464 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also set or tied school career records for receptions (240), receiving yards (3,391) and receiving touchdowns (27). • In 2012, he coached first-round draft pick DeAndre Hopkins to a second-team All-America season. He had 82 catches for 1,405 yards and 18 touchdowns. • Coached an All-American every year from 2011-13 and a first-round draft pick in both 2012 and 2013.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Clemson has been to a bowl game each of his seven years as a full-time assistant coach. • Named one of the top-25 recruiters in the nation in 2015 by Rivals.com. • ACC Recruiter-of-the-Year by Rivals.com in 2015. • Named co-offensive coordinator prior to the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl. • Coached wide receivers Artavis Scott and Mike Williams, who were both Second-Team All-ACC selections, in 2014.

TONY ELLIOTT CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR RUNNING BACKS

5th Season at Clemson 10th Season Overall Clemson ‘02 Born Nov. 26, 1979

Lettered three years (2000-02) as a wide receiver and holder at Clemson.

EDUCATION Degree in secondary education from Clemson in 2003.

PERSONAL DATA Born Dec. 28, 1980 in Arcadia, Fla. ... married the former Sara McDaniel ... son of former Clemson assistant coach Brad Scott (1999-10).

JEFF SCOTT

back in school history with two 1,000-yard rushing seasons. • A big reason Clemson won the 2011 ACC Championship for the ﬁrst time in 20 years. • Earned his undergraduate degree in industrial engineering in 2002, was a First-Team Academic All-ACC selection and a CoSIDA Academic District III member. • Was a co-captain of Clemson’s 2003 team that had a 9-4 record and a No. 22 ranking by AP and USA Today.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Clemson has a 42-11 record and four top-25 ﬁnal rankings in his four years on staff. He has also coached a 1,000-yard rusher three times. • Named one of the top-25 recruiters in the nation in and one of the top-10 recruiters in the ACC in 2015 by Rivals.com. • Named co-offensive coordinator prior to the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl. • Coached First-Team All-ACC running back Andre Ellington in 2012. Ellington became just the third running 26

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Lettered four times (2000-03) as a wide receiver at Clemson.

EDUCATION Degree in industrial engineering from Clemson in 2002 with a team-high 3.55 GPA.

PERSONAL DATA Born Nov. 26, 1979 in Watsonville, Calif. ... he and his wife, Tamika, have a son, A.J.

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ASSISTANT COACHES ROBBIE CALDWELL OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

5th Season at Clemson 38th Season Overall Furman ‘77 Born Jan. 26, 1954

Freeman was a Rimington Trophy ﬁnalist for the second year in a row. • A big reason Clemson won the 2011 ACC Championship for the ﬁrst time in 20 years. • Served as Vanderbilt’s head coach in 2010 after eight years as offensive line coach at Vanderbilt. • Started his coaching career as a student assistant at Furman under Art Baker in 1976 and became a full-time offensive line coach with Furman under Dick Sheridan in 1978. In 1977, he served as football and baseball coach at Hanahan (S.C.) High School.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Has a staff-high 37 years of experience in college coaching and a staff-high 431 college games as a coach. • Clemson has a 42-11 record and four top-25 ﬁnal rankings in his four years on staff. • Coached offensive tackle Brandon Thomas, a thirdround draft pick, to his second-straight All-ACC season in 2013. • In 2012, he coached ﬁrst-team All-American Dalton Freeman (C) and Thomas, a First-Team All-ACC pick.

MIKE REED DEFENSIVE BACKS

3rd Season at Clemson 11th Season Overall Boston College ‘94 Born Aug. 16, 1972

• His defensive backs were a big reason the 2014 defense led the nation in total defense and pass efﬁciency defense. He also coached cornerback Garry Peters, who was a First-Team All-ACC selection. • His defensive backs combined for 15 interceptions in 2013. Bashaud Breeland, who had a team-tying-high four interceptions and 74 tackles, was a Second-Team All-ACC selection and a fourth-round draft pick. • Was the defensive backs coach at NC State for six seasons (2007-12).

BRANDON STREETER RECRUITING COORDINATOR QUARTERBACKS

2nd Season at Clemson 10th Season Overall Clemson ‘99 Born Jan. 1, 1977

• Came to Clemson as the recruiting coordinator and quarterbacks coach in December 2014 after serving three seasons (2012-14) as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Richmond. • Six of the seven teams he worked with as an offensive coordinator from 2008-14 ﬁnished the season in the top 25 of the FCS poll. That included the 2014 Richmond team that entered the FCS playoffs ranked No. 16. Five of the last eight teams were conference champions or co-champions.

Lettered three years at Furman under Art Baker, including his senior season (1975) when he was named team MVP and offensive captain.

EDUCATION Degree from Furman in 1977.

PERSONAL DATA Born Jan. 26, 1954 in Pageland, S.C. ... he and his wife, Nora Lynn, have a daughter, Emsley.

ROBBIE CALDWELL

• Has been an assistant coach at the college level for 10 years and at the NFL level for ﬁve seasons. He coached NC State All-American David Amerson, who is third in ACC history in career interceptions (18). As a professional coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, he worked with former Clemson All-American and ninetime Pro Bowl selection Brian Dawkins. • Helped the Wolfpack to four bowl games in his six years with the program.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Played at Boston College from 1991-94 ... All-ECAC selection and a Second-Team All-Big East Conference pick in 1993 ... one of four co-captains on the 1994 team.

EDUCATION Degree in communications with a minor in secondary education from Boston College in 1994.

PERSONAL DATA Born Aug. 16, 1972 in Wilmington, Del. ... he and his wife, Kimberly, have two daughters, Michaela Rae and Milan Skye.

MIKE REED

• Helped the 2014 Richmond team to a 9-5 record and a bid to the FCS playoffs, as the Spiders reached the second round. • Served as a graduate assistant at Clemson in 2004 and 2005, when Dabo Swinney was an assistant coach. Streeter worked with quarterback Charlie Whitehurst during those two seasons. • Three-time letterman at Clemson from 1997-99. He was Clemson’s starting quarterback the last two years.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Played quarterback at Clemson from 1996-99 ... received the inaugural Brandon Streeter Award in 1999.

EDUCATION Degree in health science from Clemson in 1999 and a master’s degree in human resource development from Clemson in 2001.

PERSONAL DATA Born Jan. 1, 1977 ... he and his wife, Ashleigh, have three children, Chamberlin Brooke, Foard Michael and Mason Morgan.

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FROM “THE MOST EXCITING 25 SECONDS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL,” TO 85,000 SCREAMING TIGER FANS, DEATH VALLEY HAS GIVEN CLEMSON ONE OF THE BEST HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGES IN THE COUNTRY. the 1983 season. In 2014, Clemson was 15th in the nation in average home attendance. The legend was further enhanced in 2014 when the Tigers had a perfect 7-0 record at home. Defending national champions are 0-3 all-time at Memorial Stadium. Clemson had a 13-game winning streak at home from 2011 to 2012, setting a record for the facility. The Tigers were 26-2 in their 28 home games from 2011-14 as well. Clemson enters 2015

with a nine-game home winning streak, second in the nation behind the 14 by Boise State. The facility’s mystique is derived from its many traditions, which date to its opening in 1942, the legendary games and players and Clemson’s corresponding rate of success. The Tigers have won 275 games in 72 years and have won over 73 percent of the contests (275-101-7). The stadium has definitely been good to the Tigers, but it was constructed against

the advice of at least one coach. Before head coach Jess Neely left for Rice after the 1939 season, he gave Clemson a message. “Don’t ever let them talk you into building a big stadium,” he said. “Put about 10,000 seats behind the YMCA. That’s all you’ll ever need.” Instead of following Neely’s advice, Clemson officials decided to build the new stadium in a valley on the western part of campus. The place took some clearing, as

there were many trees, but luckily there were no hedges. The crews went to work, clearing, cutting, pouring and forming. On Sept. 19, 1942, Memorial Stadium opened with Clemson defeating Presbyterian College 32-13. Those 20,000 seats installed for the opener would soon grow. “About 40 people and I laid sod on the field,” said Howard. “After three weeks on July 15, we had only gotten halfway through.

“I told them that it had taken us three weeks to get that far and I would give them three more weeks’ pay for however long it took. I also told them we would have 50 gallons of ice cream when we got through. After that, it took them three days to do the rest of the field. Then we sat down in the middle of the field and ate up that whole 50 gallons.” Howard said that on the day of the first game in the stadium, “the gates were hung at 1 p.m., and we played at 2 p.m.” But that

would be all of the construction for awhile. Then in 1958, 18,000 sideline seats were added, and in 1960, 5,658 West endzone seats were added in response to increasing attendance. With the large East endzone (“Green Grass” section), this expansion increased capacity to 53,000. Later, upper decks were added to each side of Memorial Stadium as crowds swelled - the first in 1978 and the second in 1983. It increased capacity to over 80,000, which makes it one of the

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nation’s largest on-campus stadiums. In 2006, the WestZone was added, an area that contains locker rooms, offices and a luxury club level that has over 1,000 seats. Through the years, Memorial Stadium has become known as “Death Valley.” It was tagged by the late Presbyterian College coach Lonnie McMillian in the late 1940s. After bringing his teams to Clemson for years and getting whipped, he said the place was like “Death Valley.” A few years later, the name stuck. In 1974, the playing surface was named Frank Howard Field for the legendary coach because of his long service and dedication to Clemson University. Luckily, it wasn’t built behind the YMCA. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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STADIUM INFORMATION CHILD (TIGER TRACKER) IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM Visit the nearest guest services stand (at gates 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 16 or 20) for information on obtaining a child ID wristband and notification procedures.

CONCESSION STANDS Concession stands open two hours prior to kickoff and remain open through the end of the fourth quarter. There are 22 concession stands (see diagram on page 38) and over 300 total points of sale within Memorial Stadium.

EMERGENCIES First Aid stations are located on the South side (Section J), North side (Section T), North top deck (Section K) and South top deck (Section E). Trained nurses are on hand. If a doctor is needed, ask any usher. For emergencies, call 911.

HANDICAPPED Entrances are at Gates 1, 5 and 13 for the handicapped.

LOST & FOUND Report any item to the Gate 11 information booth.

NOTICE Solicitation for any purpose is prohibited at an athletic contest in Memorial Stadium. It is also a smoke-free facility. Smoking is prohibited inside the gates.

PASSOUTS Passouts are allowed, but fans must go through the same level of security screening as they did upon entering.

PROHIBITED ITEMS Alcoholic beverages, artificial noisemakers, backpacks, banners, chairbacks with arms, flags, food/drink containers, home video cameras, large bags, laser devices, umbrellas and weapons of any kind are prohibited.

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THE HILL A CLEMSON TRADITION SINCE 1942, THE TIGERS HAVE RUN DOWN THE HILL HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN FRONT OF RAUCOUS DEATH VALLEY CROWDS.

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hat has been described as “the most exciting 25 seconds in college football” from a color and pageantry standpoint actually started out as a matter-of-fact entrance, mainly because of necessity. The first 20,000 seats in Memorial Stadium were built and ready for use before the 1942 season, less than a year after Pearl Harbor was bombed and the United States was drawn into World War II. The shortest entry into Memorial Stadium was a short walk down Williamson Road from Fike Fieldhouse’s dressing rooms to a gate at the top of the Hill, located behind the East endzone. There were no dressing facilities inside the West endzone of Memorial Stadium...there was only a giant clock, where the hands turned, and a scoreboard that was operated by hand. The team would dress in Fike Fieldhouse, walk down Williamson Road, come in the gate underneath where the scoreboard now stands and jog down the Hill for its warmup exercises. There was no fanfare, no cannon shot fired, no Tiger Paw flag, no “Tiger Rag” played...just the team making its entrance and lining up to do the side-straddle hop. That is the way things went for the next 25 years. Either in 1964 or 1965, Sam Jones, a member of the class of 1919, made a trip to California. He stopped at a spot in Death Valley, Calif., and picked up a white flint rock. He presented it to head coach Frank Howard as being from Death Valley, California to Death Valley, South Carolina. The rock laid on the floor in Howard’s office in Fike Fieldhouse for years. One

day, he was cleaning up his office and told Gene Willimon, who was executive secretary of IPTAY, to “take this rock and throw it over the fence or out in the ditch...do something with it, but get it out of my office!” Willimon did not think that was the way a rock should be treated. After all, it had been brought over 1,900 miles by a very sincere Tiger fan. By the mid 1960s, Memorial Stadium was living up to its moniker (“Death Valley”) because of the number of Tiger wins that had been recorded there. Actually, the name was first used by Lonnie McMillian, head coach at Presbyterian College during the 1940s. McMillian and the other Blue Hose coaches before him opened each season by playing at Clemson. Seldom scoring (24 shutouts in 39 games) and with only three wins and four ties to show for it, his teams were getting “killed” by the Tigers regularly. In 1948, McMillian made the comment to the press that he was taking his team to play Clemson in “Death Valley.” An occasional reference to Memorial Stadium by that name could be heard the next four years, but when Howard started calling it “Death Valley” in the 1950s, the name took off like wildfire. Clemson celebrated its 73rd year in the “Valley” in 2014 with a 7-0 home record, one of seven FBS schools with a perfect home record. But getting back to Howard’s Rock. It was mounted on a pedestal at the top of the Hill on the East side of the stadium. It was unveiled Sept. 24, 1966, when Clemson played Virginia. The Tigers trailed by 18 points with 17 minutes left

and came back to win 40-35 on a 75yard pass from Jimmy Addison to Jacky Jackson in the fourth quarter. That was quite a debut for the Rock. The team members started rubbing Howard’s Rock prior to running down the Hill on Sept. 23, 1967, a day when Clemson defeated Wake Forest by a score of 23-6. Prior to running down the Hill, Howard told his players, “If you’re going to give

me 110 percent, you can rub that Rock. If you’re not, keep your filthy hands off it!” Howard told of the incident the following day on his television show, and the story became legend. When Hootie Ingram succeeded Howard as head coach in 1970, he made the logical decision that the team would make its final entrance out of the new dressing room in the West endzone. In all home games during the 1970 and 1971 seasons and the first four games of 1972 when the Tigers did not run down the Hill, their combined record was 6-9. The seniors, led by Ben Anderson, decided they wanted to come down the Hill prior to the South Carolina contest, the finale of the 1972 season. The result, in a cold, freezing rain, was a 7-6 victory when Jimmy Williamson knocked down a two-point conversion attempt, which preserved the narrow win. Clemson has made the entrance every home game since the 1942 season, except for the years mentioned above and the first game of 1973 (374 times entering 2015). After final warmups, the team gathers back in its dressing room under the West endzone stands for its final game instructions. Approximately 10 minutes prior to kickoff, the team boards three buses, rides around behind the North stands to the East endzone and disembarks to the top of the Hill behind Howard’s Rock. At the appointed time, the cannon booms, and led by a giant Tiger Paw flag carried by cheerleaders and Rally Cats, the band forms two lines for the team to run between and strikes up “Tiger Rag.” The frenzy starts in all sincerity and usually lasts three hours. It is a tradition that has inspired Clemson players for many years. Yahoo! Sports agrees, as it rated it the best entrance in the nation in 2014. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

CLEMSON FOOTBALL SALUTES OUR STATE’S AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY • Agribusiness (Farming and Forestry) is South Carolina’s #1 Industry • SC agriculture and forestry have an economic Impact of $33.9 billion a year and represent 200,000 jobs • South Carolina is home to over 25,000 farms representing nearly 5M acres of farmland • Farm and forest land account for 17.75 million acres (92% of all land in SC)

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hen fans envision an indoor practice facility like the one that was completed for the Tiger football team in 2013, certain stereotypes come to mind. Common perceptions are largely simplistic in nature, and the idea that a facility that is solely for game preparation, out of the gaze of onlookers and carries a large amount of importance seems crazy. But the facility was never about football alone. In fact, the $10 million structure serves to unify the athletic department, while providing Tiger football with a cutting-edge structure that helps complete a nationally-relevant program. On its face, the facility does exactly what it purports to do...provide a place for head coach Dabo Swinney to take his team in case of inclement weather without disrupting a schedule of events that is packed full on a daily basis. It equips the Tigers with a lavish place to prepare for opponents in a game-like atmosphere. It houses an 80,000-square-foot practice area that includes a full field, which is surrounded by ample sideline space to provide a comfortable environment. In order to simulate a gameday experience, there is a fully-functional scoreboard inside the facility along with four play-clocks and a videoboard. High above the fields, on the second story of the nearly 70-foot structure, is a long coaches platform so that practice can be viewed from above. In addition, by way of a short corridor, the platform extends to the back side of the building, so that any drills taking place outside on the other two fields can be seen from the building. The indoor facility, which includes more than 5,000 square feet of support, also contains a small strength & conditioning area and a training room. Clemson has also taken advantage of the WestZone at Memorial Stadium, completed in 2009. It is 150,000 square feet, including a two-floor strength training facility (14,000 square feet), among the nation’s largest dedicated solely for football. The equipment room was expanded to include, among other items, new offices and a new laundry room that encompasses approximately 6,000 square feet of space. The football staff offices and meeting rooms are composed of approximately 4,000 square feet of existing space and more than 18,000 square feet of new space. The facility includes offices for the head coach, assistant coaches and support staff along with position meeting rooms and a 150-seat auditorium with a sloped floor and theater seating. The training room, located on the North side of the home team’s locker room, was expanded to include a hydrotherapy room, offices and examination rooms. The training room is 6,200 square feet as well. Prior to the 2012 season, over 8,000 square feet of enclosed space was added on the second level, which houses “The Paw,” Clemson’s training table. In the summer of 2014, WestZone underwent further renovations, including refurbishing of the recruiting areas and added graphics. Then in 2015, the Oculus was constructed as the signature vertical element of the stadium. A bridge was also added as a direct connection from the North to the South stands, alleviating congestion on the interior WestZone concourse. Moving all football operations to the WestZone has opened up space in the Jervey and McFadden Buildings for the other 18 sports to improve their facilities for recruiting and have more office, training, conditioning and sports medicine space. This has enhanced the performance, both on and off the field, for all 19 sports. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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TIGER VETERANS

MARTIN AIKEN

MACKENSIE ALEXANDER

ADRIAN BAKER

JORDAN BIANCHI

TRAVIS BLANKS

BEN BOULWARE

ZAC BROOKS

BEAU BROWN

JIM BROWN

T.J. BURRELL

RODERICK BYERS

RYAN CARTER

ADAM CHOICE

WILLIAM COCKERILL

TYRONE CROWDER

C.J. DAVIDSON

KEVIN DODD

ADRIEN DUNN

TYSHON DYE

MARCUS EDMOND

DAVID ESTES

JUSTIN FALCINELLI

C.J. FULLER

WAYNE GALLMAN

LB • *Jr. Smoaks, S.C.

RB • Sr. Jonesboro, Ark.

RB • So. Thomasville, Ga.

DE • *Jr. Taylors, S.C.

LS • *Jr. Mauldin, S.C.

CB • *So. Immokalee, Fla.

S • *Sr. Beaufort, S.C.

OT • Sr. Sumter, S.C.

WR • *So. Clemson, S.C.

OL • *Fr. Middletown, Md.

CB • *So. Hallandale, Fla.

LS • *Gr. Walterboro, S.C.

OG • *So. Marston, N.C.

RB • *So. Elberton, Ga.

RB • *Fr. Easley, S.C.

WR • *Sr. Greer, S.C.

LB • *Jr. Goose Creek, S.C.

LB • *Jr. Tallahassee, Fla.

DT • *Sr. Rock Hill, S.C.

LB • Jr. Anderson, S.C.

CB • *So. Grayson, Ga.

RB • *Gr. Clemson, S.C.

CB • *So. Hopkins, S.C.

RB • *So. Loganville, Ga.

TRAVIS BLANKS LINEBACKER

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TIGER VETERANS

JEFFERIE GIBSON

BRENNAN GOODNATURE

B.J. GOODSON

JAY GUILLERMO

QUINTIN HALL

TAYLOR HEARN

S • *Fr. Hope Mills, N.C.

OL • *Jr. Maryville, Tenn.

RB • *Sr. Naples, Italy

LB • Sr. Piedmont, S.C.

SHAQ LAWSON DEFENSIVE END

JOE GORE

T.J. GREEN

D.J. GREENLEE

GERMONE HOPPER

GREG HUEGEL

JADAR JOHNSON

KENDALL JOSEPH

JAYRON KEARSE

AMMON LAKIP

SHAQ LAWSON

JORDAN LEGGETT

ERIC MAC LAIN

COLLINS MAULDIN

JAY JAY McCULLOUGH

MAVERICK MORRIS

RYAN NORTON

DORIAN O’DANIEL

SCOTT PAGANO

LB • *Sr. Lamar, S.C.

OL • *Fr. Williston, S.C.

LB • *Fr. Belton, S.C.

TE • Jr. Navarre, Fla.

OG • *So. Broxton, Ga.

OT • *Gr. Lake Waccamaw, N.C.

WR • *Jr. Charlotte, N.C.

S • Jr. Fort Myers, Fla.

OG • *Gr. Hope Mills, N.C.

C • *Gr. Simpsonville, S.C.

S • Jr. Sylacauga, Ala.

PK • *Fr. Blythewood, S.C.

PK/P • *Sr. Johns Creek, Ga.

DE • *Gr. Rock Hill, S.C.

LB • *So. Olney, Md.

TE • *So. Clemson, S.C.

S • Jr. Orangeburg, S.C.

DE • Jr. Central, S.C.

TE • *Jr. Fort Mill, S.C.

DT • *So. Honolulu, Hawaii

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TIGER VETERANS

CHARONE PEAKE

D.J. READER

CHRIS REGISTER

HUNTER RENFROW

JABRIL ROBINSON

DANE ROGERS

SETH RYAN

NICK SCHUESSLER

CANNON SMITH

ALEX SPENCE

DANIEL STONE

CORDREA TANKERSLEY

ANDY TEASDALL

TREVION THOMPSON

HARRISON TUCKER

CARLOS WATKINS

WR • *Gr. Moore, S.C.

DT • *Fr. Leland, N.C.

TE • *Fr. Columbia, S.C.

P • *Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C.

DT • Sr. Greensboro, N.C.

DE • *So. Shelby, N.C.

PK • *Fr. Florence, S.C.

WR • *Fr. Durham, N.C.

DE • *Fr. Browns Summit, N.C.

WR • *So. Summit, N.J.

OT • Sr. Simpsonville, S.C.

OL • *Sr. Ninety Six, S.C.

WR/P • *Fr. Myrtle Beach, S.C.

QB • *Jr. Grayson, Ga.

MILAN RICHARD

ZACH RIGGS

ARTAVIS SCOTT

STANTON SECKINGER

TE • *Fr. Savannah, Ga.

WR • So. Clearwater, Fla.

OL • *So. Greer, S.C.

TE • *Gr. Isle of Palms, S.C.

CB • Jr. Beech Island, S.C.

DT • *Jr. Mooresboro, N.C.

ARTAVIS SCOTT

DESHAUN WATSON QB • So. Gainesville, Ga.

KORRIN WIGGINS S • Jr. Durham, N.C.

MIKE WILLIAMS WR • Jr. Vance, S.C.

WIDE RECEIVER

RICHARD YEARGIN DE • *Fr. Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.

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TIGER ROOKIES

SHADELL BELL

AUSTIN BRYANT

J.D. DAVIS

JUDAH DAVIS

CLELIN FERRELL

NOAH GREEN

ALBERT HUGGINS

WR • Fr. Decatur, Ga.

LB • Fr. Clemson, S.C.

OL • Fr. Boiling Springs, S.C.

DE • Fr. Pavo, Ga.

LB • Fr. Clemson, S.C.

DT • Fr. Orangeburg, S.C.

RAY-RAY McCLOUD WIDE RECEIVER

DEON CAIN

GAGE CERVENKA

KALEB CHALMERS

MARK FIELDS

JAKE FRUHMORGEN

ZACH GIELLA

MITCH HYATT

TUCKER ISRAEL

DENZEL JOHNSON

STERLING JOHNSON

RAY-RAY McCLOUD

TANNER MUSE

CHAD SMITH

VAN SMITH

AMIR TRAPP

CHRISTIAN WILKINS

GARRETT WILLIAMS

JALEN WILLIAMS

KELLY BRYANT QB • Fr. Calhoun Falls, S.C.

DE • Fr. Richmond, Va.

OT • Fr. Suwanee, Ga.

WR • Fr. Tampa, Fla.

CB • Fr. Clemson, S.C.

WR • Fr. Tampa, Fla.

CB • Fr. Charlotte, N.C.

QB • Fr. Orlando, Fla.

S • Fr. Belmont, N.C.

DT • Fr. Springfield, Mass.

DT • Fr. Greenwood, S.C.

OT • Fr. Tampa, Fla.

CB • Fr. Columbia, S.C.

LB • Fr. Sterling, Va.

TE • Fr. Orlando, Fla.

CB • Fr. Greenwood, S.C.

C • Fr. Lincolnton, Ga.

DE • Fr. Clayton, N.C.

S • Fr. Charlotte, N.C.

LB • Fr. Columbia, S.C.

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TIGER RESERVES

JAMES BARNES

JESSE FISHER

CONNOR PREVOST

QB • Fr. Sumter, S.C.

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION & BUSINESS

TE • Fr. Travelers Rest, S.C.

GENERAL ENGINEERING

LB • *So. Raleigh, N.C.

BIOENGINEERING

MICHAEL BATSON

PAT GODFREY

CAMERON SCOTT

P • Fr. Central, S.C.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

OL • Fr. Greenlawn, N.Y. ECONOMICS

S • *Fr. Florence, S.C.

GENERAL ENGINEERING

KALEB BEVELLE

CHRISTIAN GROOMES

AUSTIN SPENCE

DE • *So. Apopka, Fla.

SPORT COMMUNICATION

KELBY BEVELLE

SEAN MAC LAIN

BRADLEY TATKO

DE • *So. Apopka, Fla.

SPORT COMMUNICATION

PK/P • *Fr. Central, S.C.

PRE-BUSINESS

LS • Fr. Florence, S.C.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

WR • Jr. Hope Mills, N.C. HISTORY

LS • *So. Greenwood, S.C.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

JAQUARIUS BRICE

JARVIS MAGWOOD

TY THOMASON

DE • *So. Lancaster, S.C.

CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE & MANAGEMENT

LB • *Fr. Greenville, S.C. SOCIOLOGY

WR • Fr. Greenville, S.C.

PACKAGING SCIENCE

KYLE COTE

SETH PENNER

LOGAN TISCH

S • Fr. Six Mile, S.C.

PRE-BUSINESS

OG • Fr. Naples, Fla.

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION & BUSINESS

OL • Fr. Chapel Hill, N.C.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

TIGER RESERVE NUMERICAL ROSTER # Player Pos. 18 James Barnes QB 32 Kyle Cote S 37 Cameron Scott S 39 Christian Groomes PK/P 40 Jaquarius Brice DE 46 Jarvis Magwood LB 52 Connor Prevost LB 52 Austin Spence LS 59 Bradley Tatko LS 60 Kelby Bevelle DE 62 Kaleb Bevelle DE 64 Pat Godfrey OL 70 Seth Penner OG 72 Logan Tisch OL 83 Jesse Fisher TE 86 Ty Thomason WR 88 Sean Mac Lain WR 96 Michael Batson P * - spent one season as a redshirt player

Hgt. 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-4 5-10

Wgt. 175 170 205 185 215 215 220 195 225 260 255 260 320 290 215 210 210 200

Cl. Fr. Fr. *Fr. *Fr. *So. *Fr. *So. Fr. *So. *So. *So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr.

Exp. HS HS RS RS SQ TR HS HS SQ TR TR HS HS HS HS HS SQ HS

Hometown Sumter, S.C. Six Mile, S.C. Florence, S.C. Central, S.C. Lancaster, S.C. Greenville, S.C. Raleigh, N.C. Florence, S.C. Greenwood, S.C. Apopka, Fla. Apopka, Fla. Greenlawn, N.Y. Naples, Fla. Chapel Hill, N.C. Travelers Rest, S.C. Greenville, S.C. Hope Mills, N.C. Central, S.C.

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CLEMSON ROSTER 53 Aiken, Martin 2 Alexander, Mackensie 21 Baker, Adrian 11 Bell, Shadell 39 Bianchi, Jordan 11 Blanks, Travis 10 Boulware, Ben 24 Brooks, Zac 49 Brown, Beau 76 Brown, Jim 91 Bryant, Austin 2 Bryant, Kelly 41 Burrell, T.J. 40 Byers, Roderick 8 Cain, Deon 31 Carter, Ryan 95 Cervenka, Gage 20 Chalmers, Kaleb 26 Choice, Adam 61 Cockerill, William 55 Crowder, Tyrone 21 Davidson, C.J. 33 Davis, J.D. 36 Davis, Judah 98 Dodd, Kevin 82 Dunn, Adrien 22 Dye, Tyshon 29 Edmond, Marcus 61 Estes, David 50 Falcinelli, Justin 99 Ferrell, Clelin 24 Fields, Mark 63 Fruhmorgen, Jake

6-2

225

*Jr.

Smoaks, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

CB 5-11

195 *So.

6-0

180 *So.

6-2

200

Fr.

6-6

215

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5-9

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6-3

305

Fr.

CB 5-11

180

Fr.

5-9

215

So.

6-6

270

Sr.

6-2

330 *So.

Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Hallandale, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory) • English

Decatur, Ga. (Columbia HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Greer, S.C. (Riverside HS) • Civil Engineering

Tallahassee, Fla. (North Florida Christian School) • Sociology Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna HS) • Sociology

Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro Senior HS) • Sociology

Beaufort, S.C. (Beaufort HS) • Environmental Engineering

Walterboro, S.C. (Pinewood Prep School) • Human Resource Development Pavo, Ga. (Thomas County Central HS) • Health Science Calhoun Falls, S.C. (Wren HS) • Elementary Education

Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern HS) • Sociology

Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Bay Technical HS) • Sports Communication Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Sociology

Greenwood, S.C. (Emerald HS) • Health Science Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood HS) • Sociology

Thomasville, Ga. (Thomas County Central HS) • Psychology Sumter, S.C. (Sumter HS) • History

Marston, N.C. (Richmond Senior HS) • Sociology

RB 5-10

200

*Gr.

6-1

225

Fr.

6-1

230

Fr.

6-5

275

*Sr.

5-7

175 *So.

6-0

215 *So.

6-0

170 *So.

6-1

200

*Jr.

6-3

305

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6-5

255

Fr.

CB 5-10

195

Fr.

280

Fr.

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Sociology

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Marketing Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Marketing

Taylors, S.C. (Riverside HS) • Sociology

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

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Richmond, Va. (Benedictine HS) • Sports Communication

Charlotte, N.C. (William Amos Hough HS) • Sports Communication Tampa, Fla. (Plant HS) • History

6-6

27 Fuller, C.J. 9 Gallman, Wayne 17 Gibson, Jefferie 77 Giella, Zach 38 Goodnature, Brennan 44 Goodson, B.J. 73 Gore, Joe 71 Green, Noah 15 Green, T.J. 87 Greenlee, D.J. 57 Guillermo, Jay 35 Hall, Quintin 51 Hearn, Taylor 5 Hopper, Germone 92 Huegel, Greg 67 Huggins, Albert 75 Hyatt, Mitch 10 Israel, Tucker 14 Johnson, Denzel 18 Johnson, Jadar 93 Johnson, Sterling 34 Joseph, Kendall 1 Kearse, Jayron 36 Lakip, Ammon 90 Lawson, Shaq 16 Leggett, Jordan 78 Mac Lain, Eric 59 Mauldin, Collins 34 McCloud, Ray-Ray 89 McCullough, Jay Jay 69 Morris, Maverick 19 Muse, Tanner 58 Norton, Ryan

RB 5-10

210

6-1

215 *So.

6-4

200

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6-5

295

Fr.

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205

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6-1

250

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6-6

300

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6-5

285

Fr.

6-3

205

Jr.

6-2

245 *So.

6-3

325

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6-0

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6-5

330

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6-0

180

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185

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6-4

295

Fr.

6-5

295

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195

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6-0

200

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6-1

205

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6-4

295

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6-0

230

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6-5

220

Jr.

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200

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6-3

270

Jr.

6-5

255

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6-5

315

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6-1

240

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WR 5-10

180

Fr.

6-3

255

*Jr.

6-5

300 *So.

6-2

230

Fr.

6-3

285

*Gr.

Easley, S.C. (Easley HS) • Sociology

Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Communication Studies

Hope Mills, N.C. (Gray’s Creek HS) • Sports Communication

*Fr.

Lincolnton, Ga. (Augusta Christian Schools) • Health Science Naples, Italy (Naples American HS) • Undeclared Lamar, S.C. (Lamar HS) • Sociology

Lake Waccamaw, N.C. (East Columbus HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Boiling Springs, S.C. (Boiling Springs HS) • Pre-Business

Sylacauga, Ala. (Sylacauga HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Sociology

Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville HS) • Sociology Piedmont, S.C. (Wren HS) • Health Science

Williston, S.C. (Williston-Elko HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Charlotte, N.C. (Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology) • Sociology Blythewood, S.C. (Blythewood HS) • Architecture

Orangeburg, S.C. (Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS) • General Engineering Orlando, Fla. (Lake Nona HS) • Pre-Business

Columbia, S.C. (A.C. Flora HS) • Sports Communication

Orangeburg, S.C. (Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS) • Sociology Clayton, N.C. (Cleveland HS) • Sports Communication Belton, S.C. (Belton-Honea Path HS) • Health Science

Fort Myers, Fla. (South Fort Myers HS) • Communication Studies Johns Creek, Ga. (Chattahoochee HS) • Sociology

Central, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Navarre, Fla. (Navarre HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Hope Mills, N.C. (Jack Britt HS) • Human Resource Development Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern HS) • Wildlife & Fisheries Biology Tampa, Fla. (Sickles HS) • Health Science

Fort Mill, S.C. (Nation Ford HS) • Communication Studies

Broxton, Ga. (Coffee HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Belmont, N.C. (South Point HS) • Turfgrass Simpsonville, S.C. (Mauldin HS) • History

6 O’Daniel, Dorian 56 Pagano, Scott 19 Peake, Charone 48 Reader, D.J. 45 Register, Chris 13 Renfrow, Hunter 80 Richard, Milan 54 Riggs, Zach 50 Robinson, Jabril 85 Rogers, Dane 85 Ryan, Seth 12 Schuessler, Nick 3 Scott, Artavis 81 Seckinger, Stanton 84 Smith, Cannon 43 Smith, Chad 23 Smith, Van 47 Spence, Alex 65 Stone, Daniel 25 Tankersley, Cordrea 32 Teasdall, Andy 1 Thompson, Trevion 38 Trapp, Amir 79 Tucker, Harrison 94 Watkins, Carlos 4 Watson, Deshaun 12 Wiggins, Korrin 42 Wilkins, Christian 44 Williams, Garrett 30 Williams, Jalen 7 Williams, Mike 49 Yeargin, Richard

6-1

215 *So.

6-3

295 *So.

6-3

215

*Gr.

6-3

325

Sr.

6-2

245

*Fr.

WR/P 5-10

175

*Fr.

6-2

250

*Fr.

6-5

275 *So.

6-2

280

6-3

275 *So.

6-0

175 *So.

6-3

200

*Jr.

WR 5-11

190

So.

6-5

235

*Gr.

6-5

260

*Fr.

6-4

235

Fr.

6-0

190

Fr.

6-1

190

*Fr.

6-5

285

Sr.

6-1

195

Jr.

5-11

190

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6-2

200

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5-8

155

Fr.

6-4

325

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6-3

300

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6-2

210

So.

6-0

200

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6-4

315

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6-2

235

Fr.

5-9

225

Fr.

6-4

220

Jr.

6-3

255

*Fr.

Olney, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Honolulu, Hawaii (Moanalua HS) • Sociology

Moore, S.C. (Dorman HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Greensboro, N.C. (Grimsley HS) • Communication Studies Browns Summit, N.C. (Dudley HS) • Sociology

Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Socastee HS) • General Engineering

Savannah, Ga. (Calvary Day School) • Communication Studies

Greer, S.C. (J.L. Mann HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

*Fr.

Leland, N.C. (North Brunswick HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Summit, N.J. (Summit HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Accounting

Clearwater, Fla. (East Lake HS) • Communication Studies

Isle of Palms, S.C. (Porter-Gaud School) • Human Resource Development Columbia, S.C. (Hammond School) • History

Sterling, Va. (Dominion HS) • Sports Communication

Charlotte, N.C. (William Amos Hough HS) • Sports Communication Florence, S.C. (West Florence HS) • Financial Management

Simpsonville, S.C. (Southside Christian School) • Materials Science & Engineering

Beech Island, S.C. (Silver Bluff HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Winston-Salem, N.C. (R.J. Reynolds HS) • Marketing Durham, N.C. (Hillside HS) • Economics

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Communication Studies Ninety Six, S.C. (Ninety Six HS) • Computer Engineering Mooresboro, N.C. (Chase HS) • Sociology

Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) • Communication Studies Durham, N.C. (Hillside HS) • Health Science

Springfield, Mass. (Suffield (Conn.) Academy) • Communication Studies Orlando, Fla. (The First Academy) • General Engineering Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS) • Health Science Vance, S.C. (Lake Marion HS) • Sociology

Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (University School of Nova Southeastern University) • Sports Communication

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Fr.

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Fr.

6-6

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So.

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273

So.

6-3

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Fr.

6-2

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6-1

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6-4

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So.

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So.

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Warrington, Pa. (Central Bucks HS South) Chatsworth, Calif. (Notre Dame HS) Tomball, Texas (Klein Oak HS)

Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy) Owensboro, Ky. (Apollo HS)

The Colony, Texas (The Colony HS)

Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway Central HS) Hanahan, S.C. (Hanahan HS)

Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga College HS) Cleveland, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS)

Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods HS)

Santa Clara, Calif. (The King’s Academy) Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest HS)

Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Preparatory School) Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter HS)

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Palm Beach Gardens HS) Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove South HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook HS) Midland, Mich. (Midland HS)

Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian School) Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS)

Philadelphia, Pa. (Roman Catholic HS) Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain HS)

Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic HS)

Brooklyn, N.Y. (Poly Prep Country Day School)

Pembroke Pines, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Kirtland, Ohio (Lake Catholic HS) Prosper, Texas (Prosper HS)

Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) Toledo, Ohio (Central Catholic HS) Paramount, Calif. (La Mirada HS) Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS)

72 Martin, Nick 48 Martini, Greer 89 Matuska, Jacob 68 McGlinchey, Mike 62 McGovern, Colin 96 Mokwuah, Pete 60 Montelus, John 5 Morgan, Nyles 53 Mustipher, Sam 56 Nelson, Quenton 85 Newsome, Tyler 45 Okwara, Romeo 17 Onwualu, James 32 Ossello, Nick 20 Prosise, C.J. 44 Randolph, Doug 39 Recker, Drew 10 Redfield, Max 42 Riney, Jeff 88 Robinson, Corey

6-5

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So.

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270

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232

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So.

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205

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165

Fr.

215

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Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard HS) Cary, N.C. (Woodberry Forest (Va.) School) Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Hartley HS)

Philadelphia, Pa. (William Penn Charter School) New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West HS)

Staten Island, N.Y. (St. Joseph by-the-Sea HS) Everett, Mass. (Everett HS)

Crete, Ill. (Crete-Monee HS)

Olney, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel HS) Holmdel, N.J. (Red Bank Catholic HS) Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton HS) Charlotte N.C. (Ardrey Kell HS)

St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS) Wheat Ridge, Colo. (Wheat Ridge HS)

Petersburg, Va. (Woodberry Forest School) Richmond, Va. (Woodberry Forest School) Lindenhurst, Ill. (Lakes Community HS) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes HS)

6-5

San Antonio, Texas (San Antonio Christian School)

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90 Rochell, Isaac 6 Russell, KeiVarae 9 Sanders, C.J. 38 Schmidt, Joe 22 Shumate, Elijah 99 Smith, Hunter 9 Smith, Jaylon 80 Smythe, Durham 86 St. Brown, Equanimeous 78 Stanley, Ronnie 99 Tillery, Jerry 23 Tranquill, Drue 98 Trumbetti, Andrew 31 Turner, John 4 VanGorder, Montgomery 21 Watkins, Nick 82 Weishar, Nic 34 Williams, Dexter 12 Wimbush, Brandon 19 Yoon, Justin

6-4

287

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200

Fr.

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216

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OL • So. Philadelphia, Pa.

S • Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif.

WR • Jr. Philadelphia, Pa.

OL • Fr. Holmdel, N.J.

DL • Jr. McDonough, Ga.

WR • So. Prosper, Texas

P/PK • Fr. Carrollton, Ga.

CB • Jr. Everett, Mass.

C.J. PROSISE RUNNING BACK

JOE SCHMIDT

ELIJAH SHUMATE

DURHAM SMYTHE

RONNIE STANLEY

LB • Gr. Orange, Calif.

TE • So. Belton, Texas

S • Sr. East Orange, N.J.

OL • Jr. Las Vegas, Nev.

JAYLON SMITH LB • Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind.

JUSTIN YOON PK • Fr. Nashville, Tenn.

Clemson University

CLEMSON # 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 34 35 36 36 38 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 44 45 47 48 49 49 50 50 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 84 85 85 87 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 98 99

Player Jayron Kearse Trevion Thompson Mackensie Alexander Kelly Bryant Artavis Scott Deshaun Watson Germone Hopper Dorian O’Daniel Mike Williams Deon Cain Wayne Gallman Ben Boulware Tucker Israel Travis Blanks Shadell Bell Nick Schuessler Korrin Wiggins Hunter Renfrow Denzel Johnson T.J. Green Jordan Leggett Jefferie Gibson Jadar Johnson Charone Peake Tanner Muse Kaleb Chalmers C.J. Davidson Adrian Baker Tyshon Dye Van Smith Zac Brooks Mark Fields Cordrea Tankersley Adam Choice C.J. Fuller Marcus Edmond Jalen Williams Ryan Carter Andy Teasdall J.D. Davis Ray-Ray McCloud Kendall Joseph Quintin Hall Ammon Lakip Judah Davis Brennan Goodnature Amir Trapp Jordan Bianchi Roderick Byers T.J. Burrell Christian Wilkins Chad Smith B.J. Goodson Garrett Williams Chris Register Alex Spence D.J. Reader Richard Yeargin Beau Brown Jabril Robinson Justin Falcinelli Taylor Hearn Martin Aiken Zach Riggs Tyrone Crowder Scott Pagano Jay Guillermo Ryan Norton Collins Mauldin William Cockerill David Estes Jake Fruhmorgen Daniel Stone Albert Huggins Maverick Morris Noah Green Joe Gore Mitch Hyatt Jim Brown Zach Giella Eric Mac Lain Harrison Tucker Milan Richard Stanton Seckinger Adrien Dunn Cannon Smith Dane Rogers Seth Ryan D.J. Greenlee Jay Jay McCullough Shaq Lawson Austin Bryant Greg Huegel Sterling Johnson Carlos Watkins Gage Cervenka Kevin Dodd Clelin Ferrell

Pos. S WR CB QB WR QB WR LB WR WR RB LB QB LB WR QB S WR/P CB S TE S S WR S CB RB CB RB S RB CB CB RB RB CB LB CB P LB WR LB LB PK/P LB RB CB WR DT LB DT LB LB TE DE PK DT DE S DT OL OL LB OL OG DT OL C DE OT LS OT OT DT OG OL OT OT LS C OG OL TE TE WR TE DE WR TE TE DE DE PK DE DT DT DE DE

Hgt. 6-5 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-8 6-6 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-5 5-7 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-5

Wgt. 220 200 195 215 190 210 180 215 220 200 215 240 195 210 200 200 200 175 200 205 255 200 205 215 230 180 200 180 215 190 200 195 195 215 210 170 225 175 190 225 180 230 225 200 230 205 155 215 295 215 315 235 250 235 245 190 325 255 195 280 305 330 225 275 330 295 325 285 240 270 200 280 285 295 300 285 300 295 235 295 315 325 250 235 175 260 275 175 245 255 270 265 185 295 300 305 275 255

NOTRE DAME Cl. Jr. *Fr. *So. Fr. So. So. *Jr. *So. Jr. Fr. *So. Jr. Fr. *Jr. Fr. *Jr. Jr. *Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. *Fr. Jr. *Gr. Fr. Fr. *Gr. *So. *So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. *Fr. *So. Fr. *So. *Jr. Fr. Fr. *Fr. Sr. *Sr. Fr. *Sr. Fr. *Sr. *Sr. *Jr. Fr. Fr. *Sr. Fr. *Fr. *Fr. Sr. *Fr. *Sr. *Fr. *Fr. *Fr. *Jr. *So. *So. *So. *Jr. *Gr. *Gr. Sr. *Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. *So. Fr. *Gr. Fr. *Gr. Fr. *Gr. *Sr. *Fr. *Gr. *So. *Fr. *So. *So. *So. *Jr. Jr. Fr. *Fr. Fr. *Jr. Fr. *Sr. Fr.

TIGERS vs. FIGHTING IRISH

STARTING LINEUPS WHEN CLEMSON HAS THE BALL CLEMSON OFFENSE Pos. LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB WR WR PK

# 75 78 57 55 73 16 5 4 9 3 19 92

Player Mitch Hyatt Eric Mac Lain Jay Guillermo Tyrone Crowder Joe Gore Jordan Leggett Germone Hopper Deshaun Watson Wayne Gallman Artavis Scott Charone Peake Greg Huegel

Pos. DL DL DL DL LB LB LB CB S S CB P

# 45 91 99 90 38 9 17 6 10 22 36 85

Player Romeo Okwara Sheldon Day Jerry Tillery Isaac Rochell Joe Schmidt Jaylon Smith James Onwualu KeiVarae Russell Max Redfield Elijah Shumate Cole Luke Tyler Newsome

Hgt. 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-3 5-11

Wgt. 295 315 325 330 300 255 180 210 215 190 215 185

Cl. Fr. *Gr. *Jr. *So. *Gr. Jr. *Jr. So. *So. So. *Gr. *Fr.

NOTRE DAME DEFENSE Hgt. 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-3

Wgt. 270 285 305 287 235 240 232 196 205 224 193 205

Cl. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Gr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr.

WHEN NOTRE DAME HAS THE BALL NOTRE DAME OFFENSE Pos. LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB WR WR PK

# 78 56 72 79 68 10 2 14 20 3 7 19

Player Ronnie Stanley Quenton Nelson Nick Martin Steve Elmer Mike McGlinchey Alizé Jones Chris Brown DeShone Kizer C.J. Prosise Amir Carlisle Will Fuller Justin Yoon

Hgt. 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-8 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-10

Pos. DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB P

# 98 94 56 90 11 44 10 2 1 15 25 32

Player Kevin Dodd Carlos Watkins Scott Pagano Shaq Lawson Travis Blanks B.J. Goodson Ben Boulware Mackensie Alexander Jayron Kearse T.J. Green Cordrea Tankersley Andy Teasdall

Wgt. 315 325 301 315 310 240 195 230 220 195 184 185

Cl. Jr. Fr. Gr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Gr. Jr. Fr.

Wgt. 275 300 295 270 210 250 240 195 220 205 195 190

Cl. *Jr. *Jr. *So. Jr. *Jr. *Sr. Jr. *So. Jr. Jr. Jr. *Jr.

CLEMSON DEFENSE Hgt. 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-5 6-3 6-1 5-11

# 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 9 9 10 10 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 29 31 32 33 34 36 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 53 55 56 59 60 61 62 67 68 70 71 72 75 75 79 78 80 82 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 96 97 98 99 99

Player Chris Brown Amir Carlisle Te’von Coney Montgomery VanGorder Nyles Morgan KeiVarae Russell Will Fuller C.J. Sanders Jaylon Smith Alizé Jones Max Redfield Devin Butler Brandon Wimbush Tyler Luatua DeShone Kizer Corey Holmes Torii Hunter Jr. James Onwualu Chase Hounshell Justin Yoon C.J. Prosise Nick Watkins Elijah Shumate Drue Tranquill Nick Coleman Nicco Fertitta Nicky Baratti John Turner Nick Ossello Josh Adams Dexter Williams Cole Luke Joe Schmidt Drew Recker Matthias Farley Jeff Riney John Chereson Doug Randolph Romeo Okwara Josh Anderson Connor Cavalaris Greer Martini Sam Mustipher Jonathan Bonner Quenton Nelson Jarrett Grace John Montelus Scott Daly Colin McGovern Jimmy Byrne Mike McGlinchey Hunter Bivin Alex Bars Nick Martin Daniel Cage Mark Harrell Steve Elmer Ronnie Stanley Durham Smythe Nic Weishar Tyler Newsome Equanimeous St. Brown Corey Robinson Jacob Matuska Isaac Rochell Sheldon Day Grant Blankenship Jay Hayes Pete Mokwuah Micah Dew-Treadway Andrew Trumbetti Hunter Smith Jerry Tillery

Pos. WR WR LB QB LB CB WR WR LB TE S CB QB TE QB WR WR LB TE PK RB CB S S DB DB S S S RB RB CB LB S S PK/P PK DL DL RB CB LB OL DL OL LB OL LS OL OL OL OL OL C DL OL OL OL TE TE/LS P/PK WR WR DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL LS DL

Hgt. 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-8 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-5 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-8 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-4 5-9 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-8 6-6 6-6 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-7

Wgt. 195 195 235 215 240 196 184 185 240 240 205 200 216 255 230 184 195 232 255 185 220 200 224 225 185 185 210 220 220 212 200 193 235 205 210 165 178 255 270 205 195 245 305 275 325 253 320 250 315 300 310 302 320 301 315 306 315 315 245 241 205 205 215 295 287 285 273 285 317 300 260 213 305

Cl. Sr. Gr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. So. Jr. Gr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Gr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Gr. So. Gr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Gr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Gr. So. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. Gr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. So. Fr.

OFFICIALS Referee Jeff Heaser Center Mike Webster Umpire Michael Wooten Head Linesman Troy Gray Line Judge Richard Misner Side Judge Jerry Hocker

Field Judge Mike Cullin Back Judge Jacques Hooper TV Liaison Rick Walton Tech. Advisor Joe Rider Communicator Keith Roden Replay Tech. Kennon Holcombe

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2015 OPPONENT RESULTS & SCHEDULES WOFFORD (2-2) Opponent at Clemson Tennessee Tech at Idaho Gardner-Webb Date 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-14 11-21

W-L Score L 10-49 W 34-14 L 38-41 W 16-0

Opponent Time * at Mercer 6 p.m. * at The Citadel 2 p.m. * Western Carolina 2 p.m. * Chattanooga 1:30 p.m. * at Virginia Military 1:30 p.m. * Samford 1:30 p.m. * Furman 3:30 p.m.

APPALACHIAN STATE (2-1) Opponent Howard at Clemson at Old Dominion Date 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-22 10-31 11-5 11-14 11-28 12-5

MIAMI (FLA.) (3-0) Opponent Bethune-Cookman at Florida Atlantic Nebraska Date 10-1 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-17

W-L Score W 45-0 W 44-20 (OT) W 36-33

Opponent Time at Cincinnati 7:30 p.m. * at Florida State * Virginia Tech * Clemson * at Duke * Virginia * at North Carolina * Georgia Tech * at Pittsburgh

W-L Score W 49-0 L 10-41 W 49-0

Opponent Time Wyoming 3:30 p.m. * at Georgia State * at Louisiana-Monroe * Georgia Southern 7:30 p.m. * Troy * Arkansas State 7:30 p.m. * at Idaho * Louisiana-Lafayette * at South Alabama

NC STATE (4-0) Opponent Troy Eastern Kentucky at Old Dominion at South Alabama Date 10-3 10-9 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L Score W 49-21 W 35-0 W 38-14 W 63-13

Opponent Time * Louisville 12:30 p.m. * at Virginia Tech 8 p.m. * at Wake Forest * Clemson * at Boston College * at Florida State * Syracuse * North Carolina

LOUISVILLE (1-3) Opponent Auburn Houston * Clemson Samford Date 10-3 10-17 10-24 10-30 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L Score L 24-31 L 31-34 L 17-20 W 45-3

Opponent Time * at NC State 12:30 p.m. * at Florida State * Boston College * at Wake Forest 7 p.m. * Syracuse * Virginia * at Pittsburgh at Kentucky

NOTRE DAME (4-0) Opponent Texas at Virginia Georgia Tech Massachusetts Date 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

FLORIDA STATE (3-0) Opponent Texas State South Florida * at Boston College Date 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L Score W 59-16 W 34-14 W 14-0

Opponent Time * at Wake Forest 3:30 p.m. * Miami (Fla.) * Louisville * at Georgia Tech * Syracuse * at Clemson * NC State Chattanooga at Florida

GEORGIA TECH (2-2)

W-L Score W 38-3 W 34-27 W 30-22 W 62-27

Opponent at Clemson Navy Southern California at Temple at Pittsburgh Wake Forest Boston College at Stanford

Time 8 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

SYRACUSE (3-1) Opponent Rhode Island * Wake Forest Central Michigan Louisiana State Date 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

Date 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-12 11-21 11-28

W-L Score W 69-6 W 65-10 L 22-30 L 20-34

Opponent Time * North Carolina 3:30 p.m. * at Clemson * Pittsburgh * Florida State * at Virginia * Virginia Tech 7:30 p.m. * at Miami (Fla.) Georgia

WAKE FOREST (2-2)

W-L Score W 47-0 W 30-17 (OT) W 30-27 L 24-34

Opponent at South Florida * at Virginia * Pittsburgh * at Florida State * at Louisville * Clemson * at NC State * Boston College

Opponent Alcorn State Tulane at Notre Dame * at Duke

Time

Opponent Elon * at Syracuse at Army Indiana Date 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-30 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L Score W 41-3 L 17-30 W 17-14 L 24-31

Opponent Time * Florida State 3:30 p.m. * at Boston College * at North Carolina * NC State * Louisville 7 p.m. at Notre Dame 3:30 p.m. * at Clemson * Duke

BOSTON COLLEGE (3-1) Opponent Maine Howard * Florida State Northern Illinois Date 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-21 11-28

W-L Score W 24-3 W 76-0 L 0-14 W 17-14

Opponent * at Duke * Wake Forest * at Clemson * at Louisville * Virginia Tech * NC State Notre Dame * at Syracuse

Time 3:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

SOUTH CAROLINA (2-2) Opponent North Carolina * Kentucky * at Georgia Central Florida Date 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L W L L W

Opponent * at Missouri * Louisiana State * Vanderbilt * at Texas A&M * at Tennessee * Florida The Citadel Clemson

Score 17-13 22-26 20-52 31-14 Time Noon

* - conference regular-season game; Note: All times are Eastern; home games in bold.

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WE HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE.

AND IT IS ORANGE. What will the future bring? Issues. Challenges we haven’t even imagined.

That’s why in classrooms, laboratories, workplaces and fields around the world, Clemson students and faculty are challenging, analyzing, studying and researching — ensuring that they are PREPARED FOR WHAT COMES NEXT.

WHILE NO ONE KNOWS THE FUTURE, WE CAN KNOW THIS. CLEMSON TIGERS ARE BOLD. THEY ARE CURIOUS. THEY ARE VISIONARY. AND THEY READY FOR WHAT COMES NEXT.

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2015 CLEMSON FOOTBALL

BOWL SCHEDULE Date Day Time Bowl Location Sat Noon AutoNation Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. 12-19 2 p.m. Gildan New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque, N.M. 3:30 p.m. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas, Nev. 5:30 p.m. Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. 9 p.m. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl New Orleans, La. 12-21 Mon 2:30 p.m. Miami Beach Bowl Miami, Fla. Tue 3:30 p.m. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise, Idaho 12-22 7 p.m. Boca Raton Bowl Boca Raton, Fla. Wed 4:30 p.m. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl San Diego, Calif. 12-23 8 p.m. GoDaddy Bowl Mobile, Ala. 12-24 Thu Noon Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Nassau, Bahamas 8 p.m. Hawaii Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii 12-26 Sat 11 a.m. St. Petersburg Bowl St. Petersburg, Fla. 2 p.m. Hyundai Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas 2:20 p.m. Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Dallas, Texas 3:30 p.m. New Era Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. 5:45 p.m. Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. 9:15 p.m. Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif. Mon 2:30 p.m. Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. 12-28 5 p.m. Quick Lane Bowl Detroit, Mich. 12-29 Tue 2 p.m. Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas 5:30 p.m. Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. 9 p.m. AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Houston, Texas TBA Arizona Bowl Tucson, Ariz. 12-30 Wed Noon Birmingham Bowl Birmingham, Ala. 3:30 p.m. Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. 7 p.m. Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. 10:30 p.m. National University Holiday Bowl San Diego, Calif. 12-31 Thu Noon Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Atlanta, Ga. TBA Capital One Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, Fla. TBA Goodyear Cotton Bowl Arlington, Texas 1-1 Fri Noon Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. 1 p.m. Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. 5 p.m. Rose Bowl Game Pasadena, Calif. 8:30 p.m. Allstate Sugar Bowl New Orleans, La. 1-2 Sat Noon TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. 3:20 p.m. AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. 6:45 p.m. Valero Alamo Bowl San Antonio, Texas 10:15 p.m. Cactus Bowl Phoenix, Ariz. 1-11 Mon 8:30 p.m. College Football Playoff National Championship Glendale, Ariz. Note: All times are EST and subject to change; possible bowls for ACC teams in bold.

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VICKERY HALL

CLEMSON’S INNOVATIVE & IMITATED VICKERY HALL WAS THE NATION’S FIRST STAND-ALONE FACILITY BUILT SOLELY TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO STUDENT-ATHLETES. TODAY, THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY & 17 STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDE A HOLISTIC, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE BY INSPIRING AN ENVIRONMENT OF RESPECT, INTEGRITY & EXCELLENCE. IT HAS HELPED THE TIGER FOOTBALL PROGRAM SET NEW STANDARDS FOR SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM AND GRADUATION RATES.

A TOTAL OF 114 OF THE 120 SENIOR LETTERMEN (95 PERCENT) IN DABO SWINNEY’S SIX FULL YEARS AS HEAD COACH HAVE GRADUATED, THANKS IN LARGE PART TO VICKERY HALL. THE OTHER SIX WHO HAVE NOT GRADUATED ARE EITHER IN SCHOOL OR ON NFL ROSTERS.

ince its inception in 1991, the department of athletic academic services, located in Vickery Hall, has provided Clemson student-athletes a continued commitment to excellence in its pursuit of an elite college education. Vickery Hall has 17 full-time staff members, two interns and over 100 tutors, mentors and strategic tutors. In Vickery Hall, the mission is to address the total student-athlete by coaching student-athletes to success in the academic, athletic and career arenas. Clemson University has a long-standing vision and commitment to the personal and academic growth and development of its student-athletes. That vision established Vickery Hall, which was the first stand-alone facility in the country constructed solely to provide academic support to student-athletes. The 27,000 square-foot, two-story, $3 million structure is an aesthetically impressive structure that provides premier academic support and services. Vickery Hall and its programs are dedicated to providing a holistic, educational experience by inspiring an environment of respect, integrity and excellence. Under the direction of the associate athletic director for athletic academic services, Steve Duzan, the staff guides and encourages each individual to reach his or her full potential as a student, athlete and citizen. As an original member of the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, Vickery Hall, in conjunction with the department of student-athlete development, provides opportunities and services to address the changing needs and skills of student-athletes during college, as well as after graduation. The program has a strong tradition of success and was selected for the FBS Athletic Director’s Association “Program of Excellence” Award, recognizing CHAMPS/ Life Skills excellence. The Vickery Hall staff is a major reason the Clemson football team is the only program in the nation to finish in the top 25 of both polls on the field and in the top 10 in terms of APR scores in the classroom each of the last four years. That includes top-15 rankings in both categories each of the last three seasons. Clemson is one of only five FBS programs in the top10 percent each of the last five years in terms of APR scores, joining Boise State, Duke, Northwestern and Rutgers.

THE VICKERY HALL STAFF MEMBERS GIVE TIGER FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION TO SUCCEED IN THE CLASSROOM.

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his brief NCAA rules education is aimed at outlining basic rules to help potential students-athletes, parents and boosters better understand the regulations. Clemson University is committed to recruiting and conducting our athletic program with the highest level of integrity. If you have any questions, contact our compliance services office at 864-6561580, compliance-L@clemson.edu or visit our website (ClemsonTigers.com) for more information.

ARE YOU A BOOSTER? The NCAA definition of a “representative of athletics interest” generally encompasses most individuals who regularly attend Clemson sporting events (reminder - once a representative, always a representative). Specifically, a booster, or “representative of athletics interests,” is any individual, independent agency, corporate entity or other organization that is presently or has ever: • Participated in promoting the institution’s athletic program (such as buying season tickets to sporting events). • Assisted in providing benefits (such as summer employment) to enrolled student-athletes. • Assisted or been requested by the department of athletics staff to assist in the recruitment of prospective studentathletes.

CUAD MISSION STATEMENT The department of athletics offers nationally prominent athletic programs. Through a dedicated commitment to educational interests, a competitive athletic program and integrity in all areas, the student-athletes, coaches and staff strive to bring credit and recognition to Clemson University. The mission of the athletic department is to sponsor a broad-based athletic program that provides educational and athletic opportunities for young men and women to grow, develop and serve the interests of Clemson University by complementing and enhancing its diversity and quality of life. Furthermore, the athletic department seeks to be a source of pride for the citizens of the state of South Carolina and to be recognized as a nationally prominent program, through consistently high levels of performance and accomplishment in athletic competitions. The athletic department strives to develop student-athletes academically and athletically with the total commitment of aiding their efforts to graduate from Clemson University and advance to careers that will enable them to be productive members of society. The athletic department will act in an ethical and honest manner, dedicated to compliance with all federal, state, NCAA, conference and university rules and regulations.

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• Attended Clemson University. • Contributed to the department of athletics or IPTAY. • Participated in or been a member of IPTAY. • Been otherwise involved in the Clemson University athletics program.

ASK BEFORE YOU ACT Prospective student-athletes may... • Identify outstanding potential studentathletes in your area and forward information, such as newspaper articles, to the coach of that sport at Clemson. • Continue to establish friendships with friends and neighbors, even those with prospect-aged children. However, contact with those for recruiting purposes is prohibited. • Attend, on your own initiative, events such as games and banquets where prospective student-athletes are present as long as you do not contact the prospect(s) or their family for recruiting purposes. • Answer a call from a prospective student-athlete (you may not initiate the call) regarding only Clemson University in general, but not about Tiger athletics. Please promptly inform compliance services or the coach should this situation arise. • Make donations to a high school if it is located in your community, the donation is not made at the request of Clemson or Clemson coaches and the funds are distributed through established channels and not directed towards a specific student-athlete. Current student-athletes may... • Continue to come out and support student-athletes at Clemson athletic events. • Provide summer employment to student-athletes, but only if you contact Clemson’s office of compliance services (compliance-L@clemson.edu) first and the student-athlete is compensated for work actually performed at a rate commensurate with the going rate in the locality for similar services.

WHAT EVERY BOOSTER SHOULD KNOW • Extra Benefit - Any special arrangement by a Clemson employee, booster (IPTAY member) or alum to provide a prospective or enrolled student-athlete or their families/friends with a benefit not permitted by NCAA legislation. Examples of prohibited benefits are (but not limited to): • Arranging employment for family and friends of the student-athlete. • Free or reduced housing agreements.

• Gifts of money, awards, food/drinks or other tangible items. • Loans of money or automobiles. • Professional services without charge or at a discount. • Promises of employment or loans following college graduation. • Providing transportation for the student-athlete or their friends and family. • Use of ATM, credit or other types of gift cards. • Institutional Control - A central principle of the NCAA by-laws. Institutional control requires that Clemson University conducts its intercollegiate athletics program in compliance with NCAA rules and regulations. This includes booster activities. • Prospective Student-Athlete - A student, regardless of their athletic ability, who has started classes in the ninth grade or any student enrolled at another two or four-year institution. • Recruiting - Any solicitation of a prospect or a prospect’s family by Clemson’s coaches or representatives of athletics interest for the purposes of securing the prospective studentathlete’s ultimate enrollment and participation in athletics at Clemson. Only designated Clemson athletics department staff members may recruit. • Student-Athlete - A student whose enrollment was solicited by a Clemson athletic department staff member or other representative of athletics interest with a goal of the student’s ultimate participation in Clemson’s athletics program. Student-athletes are not just those who were recruited or receive athletic scholarships, they are also those who participate in intercollegiate athletics.

ACTIVITIES THAT HARM PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETES You may not... • Contact (including phone calls, texts, email) or interact with a prospective student-athlete or family members for the purpose of persuading them to attend Clemson University. • Contact coaches, teachers, guidance counselors or other school administrators in order to gain information on prospective student-athletes. • Make contact with a prospective student-athlete or the prospect’s family during official or unofficial visits. • Provide any other extra benefits to a prospective student-athlete, family, friends or their coaches. • Provide prospective student-athletes or their family and friends with transportation or financial assistance.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Email compliance-L@clemson.edu Phone 864-656‑1580 Fax 864-656‑1243 P.O. Box 31; Mailing Address Clemson, S.C. 29633 Overnight Address Jervey Athletic Center; 100 Perimeter Road; Clemson, S.C. 29633 Website ClemsonTigers.com

ACTIVITIES THAT HARM CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES You may not... Generally provide benefits that are • not available to other members of the Clemson student body. • Provide extra benefits to student-athletes or their family and friends. Examples of prohibited benefits include (but not limited to): • Gifts of money, awards, food/drinks, occasional meals or other tangible items. Free or reduced housing agree• ments. • Loans of money or automobiles. • Providing transportation for the student-athlete or their family and friends. • Professional services without charge or at a discount. • Promises of employment or loans following college graduation. • Sending student-athletes items to be autographed and returned or using autographed items to raise funds for high schools. • Use of ATM, credit or other types of gift cards. • Use the name/image of a current student-athlete to advertise, recommend or promote products and services.

CONSEQUENCES Violations of these NCAA, ACC and University policies can result in severe penalties, including: • Disassociation - Clemson University may permanently disassociate itself with an athletic booster. You could lose the privilege of purchasing season tickets, the privilege of being an IPTAY member or any other Clemson athleticrelated benefit deemed appropriate. • Harm to Enrolled Student-Athlete - Violations can also result in the enrolled student-athlete or entire team being unable to compete for Clemson University.

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

JACOB ADDISON

JON ALLEN

Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

Associate Athletic Director, Event Management

ROBERTA BALLIET

K.C. BELL

Director of Aviation Operations

IDA BENSON

Administrative Coordinator, Olympic Sports

Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

DONNA BULLOCK

NICK CANTRELL Athletic Facilities Trades Specialist

Associate Director of Educational Services

WESLEY CRIBB

KAITLYN CUNNINGHAM

ABBY DeDECKER

MIKE ECHOLS

STEPHANIE ELLISON

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Ticket Operations Manager

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

SHELLY GEER

Administrative Assistant, Athletic Academic Services

JAMES ALLISON

Associate Athletic Director, Compliance Services

CHANDLER GELLER Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

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Human Resource Manager

JEFF CAREY

GRACE AMMONS Assistant to the Women’s Basketball Head Coach

SAM BLACKMAN

DR. LARRY BOWMAN

STEVE COLEMAN

KATIE DIXON

LUKE FIESER

RICK FRANZBLAU

MATT GLENN

TIM BOURRET

LISA CHAN

Administrative Specialist, Ticket Operations

Assistant Director of Athletic Video Services

Assistant Athletic Director, Video & Technology

Assistant Athletic Director, Director of Football Communications

Director of Sports Nutrition

Director of Olympic Sports Strength & Conditioning

AMANDA GRAY

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

JEFF HALEY

Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Facilities

RICK BAGBY

Pilot

Senior Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Associate Director of Football Academic Services

DAN ARBLASTER

Team Orthopedic Surgeon

NIK CONKLIN

Information Resource Consultant

Digital Media Coordinator

STEVE DUZAN

DANNY EARNHARDT

JOE GALBRAITH

JONATHAN GANTT

Associate Athletic Director, Athletic Academic Services

Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Communications

KESHANA HAM

Administrative Coordinator, Olympic Sports

Equipment Room Mechanic

Director of New Media

ASHTON HENDERSON Associate Director of Football Academic Services

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

BRAD HENDERSON

BRIAN HENNESSY

DR. LORETO JACKSON

TRAVIS JOHNSTON Assistant Athletic Trainer

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

BRETT KEY

MELISSA KING

SHARON LITTLEJOHN

Associate Director of Educational Services

Associate Athletic Director, Student-Athlete Services

Assistant Director of Athletic Video Services

YASHICA MARTIN

Senior Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Travel & Purchasing, Business Office

TIM MATCH

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Associate Athletic Director, External Affairs

MIKE MONEY

LESLIE MORELAND-BISHOP

TORI PALMER

ROBBIE PHILLIPS

Assistant Athletic Director, Marketing & Game Management

Spirit Squad Coordinator

Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Supervisor of Athletic Facilities

MARIA HERBST Director of Educational Services

JEFF KALLIN

NATALIE G. HONNEN Associate Athletic Director, Senior Woman Administrator

YIANNA KAPPAS

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Services

NICOLE HOWARD

LIBBY KEHN

BARBARA KENNEDY-DIXON

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Associate Director of Educational Services

Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Academic Services

Assistant Business Manager

Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development

Director of Football Academic Services

MATT LOMBARDI

DR. MILT LOWDER

KATE McCRARY

ANDY McPHERSON

JANET MERRIFIELD

TINA MIDDLETON

Director of Ticket Operations

RAMY MOSBAH

KYRA LOBBINS

DARRIC HONNOLD

Assistant Athletic Trainer

DON MUNSON

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Director of Broadcasting

ROZ PITTS

JORDAN PLUMBLEE

Associate Director of Educational Services

Assistant Director of Marketing

Administrative Assistant

GRAHAM NEFF

Associate Athletic Director, Finances & Facilities

GINTY PORTER

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Sports Psychologist

Assistant Ticket Operations Manager

LYDIA ORF

Marketing Associate

BUD POUGH

Compliance Coordinator

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

JESSICA PRENCIPE

SHEILA PRICE

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Administrative Assistant, Women’s Basketball

KATIE ROVTAR

SUSAN RUARK

SUMMER RAYL

Assistant to the Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

GARY WADE

SHARON WEAVER

JASON WILLIAMS

Athletic Insurance Coordinator

Assistant Athletic Trainer

JAYSON SANTOS

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Athletic Director, Facilities

JEROME RAZAYESKI

Rally Cat Coach

PHILIP SIKES

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

MIKE WILSON

Pilot

Director of Equipment, Olympic Sports

DR. LEN REEVES Team Physician

JOE SIMON

Assistant Athletic Director, Facilities

BRAD WOODY

LINDSEY RICKETTS Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

LYNN SPARKS

Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics

KYLE YOUNG

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

Associate Athletic Director, Administration

NANCY HARRIS

HUGH HERNESMAN

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HEAD COACHES

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BRAD BROWNELL

Women’s Diving

J.T. HORTON Women’s Golf

Men’s Basketball

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Celebrate Clemson’s championship tradition by participating in the SC Education Oversight Committee’s Read Your Way to the Big Game contest. All Pre-K through 8th grade public school students who read six books qualify to win tickets to the Palmetto Bowl on November 28. One winner reading for Clemson will receive four tickets and pre-game sideline passes to the Clemson vs. USC game.

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IPTAY STAFF

DAVIS BABB Chief Executive Officer

ince 1934, IPTAY has been a leader in intercollegiate athletics fundraising, and our brand has been built by grassroots efforts and representatives spread throughout the Southeast who work in their communities to build support. We have had many people contribute their time and resources and who have been tremendously supportive of the university. That has manifested itself in large seasonticket bases, incredible passion and a great deal of people being involved. Over the past year, we have grown the brand even further by expanding the scope of what IPTAY does. In the last 20 years, college athletics has seen significant growth in facilities. The process of recruiting student-athletes is critical to the success of Clemson athletics. As we recruit top high school prospects with schools from around the country, we need to be prepared to offer them the best possible student-athlete experience. Because of generous IPTAY donors, the “One IPTAY” enterprise was able to raise a record total of $60.1 million in 2015. These dollars contributed by our 14,988 members directly impact the lives of our nearly 500 student-athletes in our 19-sport athletic program through scholarships, facilities and academic support. From the Tiger Cub Club to the Annual Fund, Major Gifts and everything in between, your gifts matter. As I have mentioned above, we are truly “One IPTAY.” This is to say that IPTAY includes all components - annual fundraising, major gifts and planned giving. Over the past year, we have taken on the management and oversight of Clemson athletics premium seating, IPTAY Dealer Program and The Block C Club. These have been three great additions that now fall under the IPTAY umbrella as we continue to grow. The future is bright for both IPTAY and Clemson athletics because of our very important members! If you are not currently a member, I urge you to join and support the “One IPTAY” enterprise. The IPTAY board and our staff are dedicated to doing everything possible to ensure funding for Clemson athletics will be on solid footing for years to come. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for IPTAY, our student-athletes and athletic program. You are important members of the team, and I appreciate all of your support.

SUPPORTING THE SUCCESS OF CLEMSON’S STUDENT-ATHLETES IN THE CLASSROOM & ON THE FIELD SINCE 1934.

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CONNIE GILREATH

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IPTAY Major Gifts Development Coordinator

Administrative Specialist

Administrative Coordinator

Director of IPTAY Planned Giving

Accountant/Fiscal Analyst

BOBBY COUCH Director of IPTAY Major Gifts

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IPTAY Assistant Director

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Director of Premium Seating & Major Gifts Officer

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Assistant Director of IPTAY Major Gifts

Director of IPTAY Annual Fund

Executive Director of The Block C Club

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IPTAY Assistant Director

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IPTAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY/REGIONAL Chairpersons DISTRICT I

County (S.C.) Abbeville Anderson McCormick Oconee Pickens

County Chairperson Mason Speer Brandon Cox Charles Watts Sammy Dickson Terry Long

DISTRICT II

JOE TODD

DR. EDDIE ROBINSON

PRESIDENT District X Director

PRESIDENT-ELECT District III Director

RICK GRIFFIN SECRETARY District V Director

BOB RIGGINS TREASURER District VII Director

County (S.C.) County Chairperson Cherokee Boone Peeler Charles Bedenbaugh Newberry Saluda Chad Berry Spartanburg Wesley Stoddard Union Jerry Brannon

DISTRICT III County (S.C.) Aiken Barnwell Edgefield Lexington Orangeburg Richland

County Chairperson Bryan Young Samuel O’Neal Lewis Holmes Jim & Marilyn Bull Kenneth Buck David Mitchum

DISTRICT IV

JAN CHILDRESS District I Director

JEAN DESDUNES District IX Director

DANNY GREGG

Alumni Association President

STEVE HAWLEY District VI Director

DR. JANIE HODGE NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative

County (S.C.) Chester Chesterfield Darlington Fairfield Kershaw Lancaster Lee Marlboro York

County Chairperson Samuel Stone Bill Tillman Tommy Usher Philip Wilkins John Shell Larry Wolfe Green Deschamps Mark Avent Jack Cox

DISTRICT V County (S.C.) Allendale Bamberg Charleston Colleton Hampton Jasper

County Chairperson Frank Young Joseph Ott Al Byrd Samuel Hazel Henry Foy Roy Pryor

DISTRICT VI

JOHN N. McCARTER JR. University Trustee Representative

BILLY MILAM District VIII Director

MARK MUSSMAN District II Director

ROBERT L. PEELER University Trustee Representative

RETT RUTLAND District IV Director

IPTAY REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM

he IPTAY Representative program continues to be one of the most important marketing tools available for the growth of the IPTAY Scholarship Fund. This dedicated group comprising nearly 480 men and women throughout the country volunteer their time to encourage those in their communities and in their circle of influence to join IPTAY on an annual basis and to support Clemson in all endeavors. Despite the economic challenges throughout the state and region, IPTAY had a successful 2015 campaign due to the tireless efforts of this group. The recruitment of new donors, those who have a potential for leadership gifts and creating a link between Clemson

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and its constituents are the goals of each representative. With continued leadership provided by the IPTAY Board of Directors and our past presidents,

the REP program will continue to be successful. For more information, contact Jason Wilson at wilson@clemson.edu.

County (S.C.) Clarendon Dillon Florence Georgetown Horry Marion Sumter Williamsburg

County Chairperson John Ducworth Douglas Lynn Charles Grace Reed Barker Laurence Bolchoz T.C. Atkinson Tracy Pender Sam Drucker

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(N.C.) Regional Chairperson I Timothy Long II Robert Dunnigan III Jeffrey Goldsmith V William Worth VI Donald Barrett

DISTRICT VIII Region (Ga.) Regional Chairperson Region II Earle Maxwell Region III Bill Heatley

DISTRICT IX Region (U.S.) Regional Chairperson Northeast Michael Straley Southeast Charles Cooper

DISTRICT X County (S.C.) Greenville Greenwood

County Chairperson Richard Ammons Wayne Bell

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IPTAY PAST PRESIDENTS

MARY ANNE BIGGER

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LYNN CAMPBELL

CHARLES DALTON

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IPTAY AND THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS HEARTFELT THANKS TO ALL OF THE VEHICLE DONORS FOR THEIR LOYAL AND GENEROUS SUPPORT OF TIGER ATHLETICS!

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WE WON’T DECLARE VICTORY UNTIL WE’VE GIVEN 110%.

BECAUSE OF YOUR INCREDIBLE WILL TO LEAD, WE’VE RAISED $934M* IN SUPPORT OF CLEMSON STUDENTS, FACULTY, FACILITIES AND ENGAGED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. NOW, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO FINISH STRONG AND ACHIEVE OUR HISTORIC GOAL OF $1B.

The generosity of our alumni and friends supports priorities such as: • • • •

Scholarship for deserving students in need of financial assistance Kick-start funding for faculty research initiatives New and upgraded facilities to enhance student life, academics and athletics Hands-on learning experiences beyond the traditional classroom

Visit clemson.edu/giving to read inspiring stories about the effects of private giving and learn how you can make an impact on Clemson, forever. clemson.edu/giving #clemsonforever

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JOEY BATSON & HIS STAFF IN THE WESTZONEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STATE-OF-THE-ART STRENGTH TRAINING FACILITY HAVE PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN THE TIGERS TOTALING 42 VICTORIES THE PAST FOUR SEASONS.

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significant aspect of Phase II of the WestZone project at Memorial Stadium was the construction of a new strength training facility on the first floor that is adjacent to the Clemson locker room and the Frank Howard Field playing surface. For the first time, there is a strength training facility exclusively for the development of the Tiger football team. Director of football strength & conditioning Joey Batson, who is in his 19th season at Clemson, makes sure that all Tiger gridders are ready to compete against the top teams in the nation. In his first 18 years in Tigertown, Clemson has played 16 bowl games and he has coached 28 strength All-Americans on the gridiron. It is the fourth major facilities construction since he joined the football program, an example of his desire to keep Clemson at the forefront of strength training. 84

The state-of-the-art facility has the best in all strength training equipment, not to mention the existence of a new sound system, nine flat-screen televisions and a nutrition station, supervised by sports nutritionist Lisa Chan, that give Tiger football players a pleasant atmosphere to accomplish the most strenuous work. The strength training facility at Memorial Stadium actually has two floors. The first floor has all the free-weight equipment, including a dumbbell area, and the second floor has cardio equipment. Batson has an extensive staff of strength & conditioning assistants - veteran strength coaches Larry Greenlee, Paul Hogan and Adam Smotherman along with graduate assistant Rendrick Taylor and five student administrative assistants, Cole Brock, Connor Guess, Drew McDuffie, Will Paruta and Steven Wilson.

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING STAFF

LEFT TO RIGHT - RENDRICK TAYLOR, PAUL HOGAN, JOEY BATSON, LARRY GREENLEE, ADAM SMOTHERMAN.

JOEY BATSON DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING 19th Season at Clemson 30th Season Overall Newberry ‘85 Born June 22, 1961

Joey Batson is in his 30th year as a strength & conditioning coach at the collegiate level and 19th year as the director of football strength & conditioning at Clemson. He has served as a head strength & conditioning coach 26 of his 30 years of service. Batson was named Master Strength & Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA) in 2009. The honor is the highest given in the profession. He has had a strong impact on the program since he became director in 1997. He has had much to do with the success of the program, helping the Tigers to 16 bowl games and nine top-25 finishes, including top-15 finishes each of the last three years. While at Clemson, Batson has had a tremendous impact throughout the state at many notable high school programs. Not only does he bring professional experience to the position at Clemson, he brings experience as a football player at the collegiate level. The Travelers Rest, S.C., native was a tight end at The Citadel in 1979 before transferring to Newberry, where he was a two-year letterman and co-captain during his senior season. Batson earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Newberry in 1985 and his master’s degree in education from Clemson in 1988. He is married to the former Susan Malone of Greenville, S.C. They have two sons, Michael and Benjamin. Michael is a freshman on the 2015 Tiger footbal team.

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MEMORIAL STADIUM RECORDS CLEMSON TEAM Total Offense Plays Yards Per Play Rushing Yards Carries Yards Per Carry Rushing Touchdowns Passing Yards Completions Passing Attempts Passing Efficiency (min. 15 att.) Passing Touchdowns First Downs Points Punting Average Punts Penalties Penalty Yards Punt Return Yards Kickoff Return Yards Interception Return Yards Interceptions By Defense Fumbles Fumbles Lost Tackles For Loss Sacks Pass Breakups

756 vs. 102 vs. 9.2 vs. 536 vs. 73 vs. 10.3 vs. 11 vs. 467 vs. 38 vs. 67 vs. 262.9 vs. 6 vs. 6 vs. 6 vs. 35 vs. 35 vs. 82 vs. 56.6 vs. 13 vs. 13 vs. 15 vs. 15 vs. 155 vs. 227 vs. 165 vs. 131 vs. 5 vs. 14 vs. 5 vs. 19 vs. 12 vs. 18 vs.

Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 NC State, 11-17-2012 North Texas, 9-4-2010 Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 Virginia, 10-21-1972 Presbyterian College, 9-22-1945 Presbyterian College, 9-22-1945 SC State, 9-6-2014 Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007 Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007 Furman, 9-15-2007 Central Michigan, 10-20-2007 The Citadel, 11-23-2013 North Carolina, 9-27-2014 Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 Central Michigan, 10-20-2007 Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 Wake Forest, 10-29-1977 Furman, 11-21-1942 Pensacola N.A.S., 10-13-1945 Wake Forest, 11-2-1985 Duke, 10-17-1987 Wake Forest, 10-29-1977 Georgia Tech, 9-26-1987 Maryland, 11-16-2002 Western Carolina, 9-25-1982 many (4), many times (5) Presbyterian College, 9-1-1953 many NC State, 10-24-1987 Furman, 9-7-1996 The Citadel, 10-4-1986

OPPONENT TEAM Total Offense Plays Yards Per Play Rushing Yards Carries

597 by 99 by 8.6 by 409 by 74 by

NC State, 11-17-2012 South Carolina, 11-23-1968 Florida State, 11-3-2001 NC State, 10-25-1975 North Carolina, 11-14-1970

Yards Per Carry Rushing Touchdowns Passing Yards Completions Passing Attempts Passing Touchdowns First Downs Points Punting Average Punts Penalties Penalty Yards Punt Return Yards Interceptions By Defense Fumbles Lost

7.5 by 6 by 493 by 35 by 58 by 5 by 31 by 51 by 57.3 by 15 by 18 by 134 by 150 by 6 by 6 by

Texas A&M, 9-3-2005 NC State, 10-25-1975 NC State, 11-17-2012 Georgia Tech, 10-28-2000 The Citadel, 10-4-1986 NC State, 11-17-2012 Georgia Tech, 10-28-2000 Florida State, 10-19-2013 The Citadel, 10-4-1986 Auburn, 10-12-1968 SC State, 9-20-2008 SC State, 9-20-2008 Florida State, 9-20-1997 Auburn, 11-21-1953 Duke, 10-19-1968

CLEMSON INDIVIDUAL Total Offense Rushing Yards Carries Passing Yards Completions Passing Attempts Completion % (min. 15 att.) Passing Efficiency (min. 15 att.) Passing Touchdowns Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving Touchdowns All-Purpose Yards Punt Return Yards Kickoff Return Yards Interceptions Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks

529 by 263 by 36 by 435 by 38 by 66 by 95.0 by 261.1 by 6 by 12 by 185 by 3 by 3 by 3 by 312 by 126 by 160 by 3 by 24 by 6 by 4 by

Tajh Boyd vs. NC State, 11-17-2012 Raymond Priester vs. Duke, 11-11-1995 Ray Yauger vs. Wake Forest, 10-18-1969 Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27-2014 Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007 Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007 Cole Stoudt vs. SC State, 9-7-2013 Cullen Harper vs. Central Michigan, 10-20-2007 Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27-2014 Airese Currie vs. Middle Tennessee, 9-13-2003 Artavis Scott vs. South Carolina, 11-29-2014 Dreher Gaskin vs. Auburn, 11-21-1953 Tony Horne vs. Texas-El Paso, 10-4-1997 DeAndre Hopkins vs. Ball State, 9-8-2012 C.J. Spiller vs. Florida State, 11-7-2009 Donnell Woolford vs. Georgia Tech, 9-26-1987 John Shields vs. Alabama, 10-25-1969 many (4) Jeff Davis vs. North Carolina, 11-8-1980 Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-1999 Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-1999

^ - triple-overtime game; Note: Clemson played its first game at Memorial Stadium in 1942.

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he Clemson Tiger Sports Network (CTSN) supplies Tiger fans with a full day of broadcast every football Saturday. Each broadcast day has five programs, Tiger Tailgate Show, Pregame Show, Game Broadcast, DON MUNSON RODNEY WILLIAMS PATRICK SAPP MICHAEL PALMER Postgame Show and Fifth Play-By-Play Announcer Color Commentator Sideline Commentator Sideline Commentator Quarter Show. 2nd Season 10th Season 9th Season 1st Season A Clemson tradition since the 1970s, the Tiger Tailgate Show is a two-hour entertainment Tigers,” Jim Phillips, passed away in member of the Clemson Hall of Fame, he and interactive program. It is produced 2003, he assumed the duties as host of led the Tigers to four consecutive bowls. on the lawn of Littlejohn Coliseum at the Tiger Calls and play-by-play announcer Patrick Sapp, who was a quarterback corner closest to Memorial Stadium. for women’s basketball and baseball. and linebacker at Clemson from 1992-95 The Tiger Tailgate Show, hosted by Joining Munson in the broadcast booth and later played in the NFL, is in his ninth William Qualkinbush and David Stein, is former Clemson quarterback Rodney season as sideline commentator. begins three hours prior to kickoff and Williams, who is in his third season as Sapp will split sideline commentator is a popular gathering place. Interviews color commentator. In 2002, he was the duties with former Tiger tight end Michael with former players, games, display items color commentator alongside Phillips Palmer (2006-09), who played five years and other exciting action are all part of after serving as sideline commentator for in the NFL. the show. seven years (1995-01). After the game is the 45-minute After the Tiger Tailgate show is a one Williams completed his Tiger career Postgame Show from the stadium. Tiger hour Pregame Show leading up to kickoff. (1985-88) as the winningest starting fans can then tune in to the Fifth Quarter Highlighting the show is head coach Dabo quarterback in ACC history with a 32-10Show, hosted by Jimmy Watt. Interviews Swinney meeting with director of football 2 record. He established then-Tiger career from the locker room with Swinney and communications Tim Bourret to provide records for passing yards (4,647) and Clemson’s top players are included. A fans with the latest lineup and strategy completions (333) while also setting the complete rundown of stats and audio information. Clemson career record for starts (44). A highlights are also provided. The Game Broadcast is anchored by Don Munson, who is in his sixth year with the Clemson athletic department in a full-time capacity and his second year as director of broadcasting. Munson is a familiar name to Tiger fans because of his involvement with the Clemson radio network for the last 21 seasons. Munson has covered Clemson athletics since 1994, when he first joined as the network’s football Pregame, Halftime and Fifth Quarter Show host. In 2003, he rejoined the network as host of the Tiger Tailgate Show and Fifth Quarter Show. When longtime “Voice of the

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The Band That Shakes The Southland

TIGER BAND

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THE FACULTY JAZZ QUINTET +1

oday’s halftime show features a talented group of musicians performing with Tiger Band - the Clemson University Faculty Jazz Quintet (plus one). The show features two “jazz fusion” (a style combining jazz and rock) tunes and a modern retake on an old Benny Goodman/Gene Krupa jazz classic. The opener is called “Birdland,” which may be the most famous fusion song. First recorded in 1977 by

Weather Report, it has been covered many times by big bands such as Buddy Rich and Maynard Ferguson, and vocal artists like Manhattan Transfer and Ella Fitzgerald. The middle song is Chuck Mangione’s “Land of Make Believe,” which fuses a

Brazilian samba style with jazz. Many remember Mangione’s unusual brass instrument, the flugelhorn, and his hit “Feels so Good” (also from 1977). The halftime show comes to a rousing conclusion with drums at the forefront. In 1937, Goodman recorded a tune called “Sing, Sing, Sing,” which featured a young Krupa on the drums. It became a mega hit during the big band era. This modern retake is called “Sing, Sang, Sung,” and still keeps the flavor of the original. The members of the faculty jazz group (pictured left) are Hazen Bannister on piano, Ian Bracchitta on the bass, Monty Craig on the guitar, Evan Jacobi on the saxophones and

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Where the Blue Ridge yawns its greatness Where the Tigers play Here the sons of dear old Clemson Reign supreme alway.

CHORUS Dear old Clemson, we will triumph And with all our might That the Tiger’s roar may echo O’er the mountain height.

Mark Spede on the drums. The guest performer with the quintet is Timothy Hurlburt on the trumpet. Those last two names should be familiar to Clemson fans, as they are the directors of Tiger Band. Spede wrote the music arrangements to feature the individual talents of the Clemson jazz faculty with the big sound of Tiger Band, and the drill formations are by Hurlburt. The Clemson Faculty Jazz Quintet was founded in 2012 and performs regularly in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts Theater, at “Seasons By the Lake” on Thursday evenings and in various locations in Greenville. They recently recorded their first album of all original tunes that will be out later in the year. Come check them out at the next Brooks Center event with the Clemson University Jazz Ensemble (“The Jungaleers”) on November 19 at 8 p.m. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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MEN’S GOLF S P O T L I G H T

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MEN’S GOLF

Full Name Stephen Craig Behr Jr. Degree Financial Management Sport Golf Height 5’10” Class Graduate Hometown Florence, S.C. High School West Florence HS Date of Birth April 20, 1993

STEPHEN BEHR JR. THE TIGER GRADUATE OWNS ONE OF THE TOP-10 CAREER SCORING AVERAGES IN CLEMSON HISTORY.

BY CHAS WILLIAMS

s a graduate member of the Clemson men’s golf team, Stephen Behr Jr., does not necessarily put pressure on himself. Rather, he hopes to set an example that will continue to be seen at Clemson, an example of how to continue to do things the right way. Behr sets that example with a stroke average that is among the top 10 in Clemson history as well as through his work in the classroom. Behr has made a B in the classroom just three times in his academic career. In all his other courses, he has made an A. This past year, he was an Academic All-American by CoSIDA and was named an All-America Scholar by the College Golf Coaches Association. He has been an Academic All-ACC golfer each of the last three years as well. As the son of the golf pro at Florence (S.C.) Country Club, golf was something easy for Behr, who grew up watching his father play. He has been playing the game since he was four years old. “My dad had access to finding my first set of clubs, but I didn’t really get into the sport until I was about 12,” said Behr. “I actually started playing tennis more so than golf, so I played in a lot more tennis tournaments growing up. But I found myself waking up wanting to play golf, not tennis, which is why I decided to retire the racket.”

Behr started to focus on golf, and the hard work quickly paid off. He began winning junior golf tournaments and set his sights on playing at the collegiate level. His talent was noticed both in the state, by Clemson, College of Charleston, Furman and South Carolina, as well as out of state by programs such as Auburn and Wake Forest. “Clemson was the last school I visited, and when I stepped on campus, I immediately fell in love with it,” stated Behr. “I liked the college town aspect and how everything is here together, yet still away from everything else.

“I knew if I went to another school, I would be the No. 1 guy. But at Clemson, I might not play much at first. Being a part of such a historic program would still take my game to the next level.” While Behr did not expect to be the No. 1 player at the outset, he was. He had the top stroke average on the team as a freshman and sophomore, the first Tiger to do that since Kyle Stanley in 2008 and 2009. Last season as a junior, he had his best career stroke average, but was third on the team. Now as a graduate, Behr knows that at Clemson, everything is here to make

you not only a better golfer, but a better person. “The people at Clemson are good people and make you into a better person. You have the resources to become a better golfer, and there isn’t a shortfall here. Everyone is rooting for you. We play in some of the best tournaments with the best teams at the best courses in the country.” Behr opened the 2015-16 season, his last year on head coach Larry Penley’s team, with a career-best, secondplace finish. He had rounds of 70, 69 and 74 to finish three-under par at the Carpet Classic. In the process, he lowered his career stroke average to 72.59, among the top 10 in school history. It was his seventh career top-10 finish. While that was a performance he will remember for a long time, he reflected on his freshman year at the same Farm Course in Dalton, Ga., where he played against one of today’s top players in the world. “I remember I was a redshirt freshman playing at the Farm and I didn’t really care how I played,” recalled Behr. “I was just happy to play in the tournament at such an unreal course with a Tiger Paw on my chest. “I ended up playing really well and got beat by Jordan Spieth by only two strokes. He is doing pretty well for himself right about now.” CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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WOMEN’S GOLF S

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WOMEN’S GOLF

Full Name Alice Rita Alexandra Hewson Major Pre-Business Sport Golf Height 5’9” Class Freshman Hometown Berkhamsted, England High School Berkhamsted School Date of Birth Aug. 19, 1997

ALICE HEWSON

THE NATIVE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS WASTED LITTLE TIME MAKING A SPLASH AS A FRESHMAN THIS SEASON. BY RACHEL EAGLETON

eginner’s luck is what some critics might say when they hear that freshman golfer Alice Hewson has now officially made history with victories in her first two tournaments. She recorded each of the top-two low rounds in school history within her first four rounds. This is remarkable stuff, but Hewson begs to differ. She has been training for this moment her entire life. “In 2010, I won the national championships for my age,” said Hewson.

“Since I was around 10, I would tell people I wanted to be a professional golfer. It feels incredible to have had the opportunity to make such an impact already.” Originally from the United Kingdom, Hewson is the Tigers’ first international player. But after being urged to tour Clemson by one of her father’s colleagues, a huge Tiger fan and IPTAY member, Hewson recalled that her choice to come to Clemson was an easy one.

“My family was already planning a trip over to the U.S., to visit six other universities. However, I loved everything Clemson had to offer me. It was the perfect fit...the size of the campus, how pretty it was, the coaches and the facilities. It was everything I had planned out before I came over.” In her short time at Clemson, Hewson has made news with a second-round 65 at the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C., the low round in school history by three shots. She finished with a six-under-par 210 total for the 54 holes to win co-medalist honors. The next week, she shot 67 in the first round of the Lady Paladin Invitational in Greenville, just one shot off the record for a tournament that has been in existence since the 1970s. She went on to post a wire-to-wire victory by two shots. She has played six rounds for Clemson and is nine-under par for those rounds. One tactic she employs to help her stay on her game is preparation through visualization for each shot. This allows her to remain focused and execute difficult shots in high-stakes moments. “Before I start my routine, I do all of my thinking, such as the yardage and how the wind or lie is going to affect the ball. But once I have chosen my club and my target, I am completely focused on making a good swing on the ball and executing the shot I chose.”

While Hewson is no beginner in the golf world, she believes that being from the United Kingdom allows her to bring unique skills to the team. She also enjoys watching her teammates play and seeing how they execute their shots so that she can learn more from their experiences. “Back home, I am used to playing certain shots different ways and seeing different trajectories than the players here,” said Hewson. “So it is good to be able to add another dimension to the team. “The grass (in the United States) is very different and I haven’t played a huge amount of competitive golf here, so it is really interesting to see how my teammates play the shots.” No matter how well Hewson plays on the greens, she gives the credit for her success to her coaches and teammates. “I think a huge reason that I got off so well comes down to my team and coaches. It has been a huge change coming over from the U.K., and they have all been incredible. There is no way I would be as happy and settled as I am now without their help. I am so grateful for everything they have done for me already.” With the humility and grace of an athlete who seems to have been there before, one thing is for sure...this Tiger is just getting started. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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1979

CLEMSON NOTRE DAME H I S T O R Y

THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN TWO PREVIOUS MEETINGS BETWEEN THE STORIED PROGRAMS, BUT BOTH WERE GAMES DECIDED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER IN THE LATE 1970s. BY TIM BOURRET

hen the Notre Dame team bus pulled into Memorial Stadium adjacent to the visiting locker room at 11 a.m., on Nov. 12, 1977, the Hill at the east end of Frank Howard Field was already packed with Clemson fans. My boss, Roger Valdiserri, turned to me, then a graduate assistant in the Notre Dame sports information office, and said, “What are we doing here?” In other words, what kind of den are the No. 5 Fighting Irish with national championship hopes walking into? This would be an epic day in the history of Death Valley for many reasons. Clemson was 7-1-1 and ranked No. 15 in the nation entering the game in what would be a resurgent season for the program. Clemson had not been to a bowl game in 18 years and first-year head coach Charley Pell had brought renewed enthusiasm to the program. This day would see the greatest collection of players on the Memorial Stadium turf in the history of the facility. A look back at the rosters of the two teams shows that 36 players went on to play in the NFL and they combined to collect 14 Super Bowl championship rings. Seven players between the two teams would be first-round draft picks and 18 players would go on to be selected as AllAmericans by the end of their careers.

Nineteen of Notre Dame’s 22 starters were eventually drafted by the NFL. Nine

IN THE FIRST MEETING BETWEEN CLEMSON AND NOTRE DAME IN 1977, THE TIGERS HELD A THREEPOINT LEAD IN THE SECOND HALF BEFORE THE FIGHTING IRISH RALLIED TO VICTORY (21-17).

of Clemson’s starters played at least five years in the NFL.

The list of players from Clemson included Jeff and Joe Bostic, who went on to play a combined 24 years and 316 games in the NFL. Jeff is on the ballot for the NFL Hall of Fame this year. Clemson Ring of Honor inductees Jerry Butler and Steve Fuller were keys to the Tiger offense. Fuller won a Super Bowl championship ring with the Chicago Bears and Butler went on to a Pro Bowl career with the Buffalo Bills. Dwight Clark was the “other” Clemson receiver. He had his number retired by the San Francisco 49ers and is the only former Tiger to be named NFL MVP (1982). Notre Dame featured tight end Ken MacAfee and defensive end Ross Browner, who are now in the College Football Hall of Fame, All-America linebacker Bob Golic (brother of current ESPN commentator Mike Golic) and a junior quarterback named Joe Montana. Montana went on to win four Super Bowls with the 49ers and was a seventime All-Pro selection. Many of his professional completions went to Clark, with the most famous coming in the NFC Championship Game at the end of the 1981 season against the Dallas Cowboys. “When Notre Dame came into our stadium on Friday to do a walkthrough, we were just finishing ours,” recalled then Clemson offensive line coach Danny CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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FULLER STEVE FULLER WAS 9-12 PASSING FOR 124 YARDS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 1977 GAME AGAINST NOTRE DAME.

Ford. “It was the greatest collection of athletes I had seen on a college team.” The media interest in the game was like no other at Clemson at the time and is topped only by the 1999 Bowden Bowl when the Tigers hosted college football’s first Division I meeting of father and son coaches. Forty-five different newspapers had media members covering the 1977 contest, including Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer. There were 13 scouts from eight different bowls as well. Notre Dame was ranked No. 5 in both polls but had a loss on its resumé at Mississippi in the second game of the year. However, the Fighting Irish were on a hot streak coming to Death Valley, having beaten No. 5 Southern California 49-19 and Georgia Tech 69-13 in its last two games. Georgia Tech’s loss was its worst since a 73-0 setback to Clemson and head coach John Heisman in 1903. The record crowd of 54,189 fans would be treated to a classic on this perfect day for football. Clemson held a 10-7 lead at halftime, and the lead could have been larger. The Tigers held a 213-101 advantage in total offense and Fuller was on fire, completing 9-12 passes for 124 yards, while Montana was held to 3-9 passing for 53 yards by the Clemson defense. 120

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The third quarter was more Clemson. On the Tigers’ first possession, Fuller hit Warren Ratchford for a 35-yard completion. Four plays later, Lester Brown scored around left end from two yards, a play that drew the ire of Notre Dame head coach Dan Devine. Brown received some “assistance” when referee W.R. Cummings stopped for some reason in his pursuit of the play and blocked out defensive back Ted Burgmeier. It was one of just two opponent touchdowns that made Notre Dame’s highlight film at season’s end. It was still 17-7 in favor of Clemson entering the fourth quarter when Montana led Notre Dame on one of his fa-

mous comebacks. On the last drive of the third quarter, which continued into the fourth quarter, Montana led the Fighting Irish on a drive that actually gained 119 yards of total offense. Devine picked up an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty when he went on the field and picked up a flag that negated a 30-yard run by Vagas Ferguson. It set up a second-and-31, but Montana overcame his coach’s tirade, hitting MacAfee for 27 yards, then 16 yards on fourthand-two. Montana finished off the drive with a one-yard run to make it 17-14. After a Tiger turnover, Notre Dame got the ball back at midfield. Montana had been saving a screen pass for a special occasion and connected with Ferguson for 36 yards, bringing the ball to the Clemson 14. Montana scored later in the possession to make the score 21-17 in the Fighting Irish’s favor. Clemson, who was going for its 100th win at Memorial Stadium, had two more possessions but could not get a first down, and the Fighting Irish escaped Death Valley with a four-point victory. Despite the loss, Clemson gained more national respect for its overall program than any of its previous seven wins. The national media was impressed with Clemson’s ability to compete with the team that would go on to win the national title. The following Tuesday when the polls came out, Clemson remained ranked No. 15, still the only time in history the Tigers lost a game but did not drop in the polls. In fact, the only close game Notre Dame had over its last eight games was at Clemson. Notre Dame beat the Tigers

by four points and the other seven opponents by an average of 36.7 points per game, including previous No. 1 Texas (38-10) in the Cotton Bowl. The 1977 game also had a positive effect on Clemson’s recruiting. Terry Kinard and Jeff Davis, who are now both in the College Football Hall of Fame, were on official visits for that game, as was future All-American Perry Tuttle. “That atmosphere for the Notre Dame game in Death Valley clinched my decision to come to Clemson,” said Davis, now an administrator in the Tiger football office. Two years later when the teams met again in Indiana, I was in my second year at Clemson, so I was with the visiting team again. Clemson was ranked No. 14 in the nation entering the game with a 7-2 record, while Notre Dame was unranked and 6-3, but had earlier won at Michigan and beaten South Carolina in Notre Dame Stadium in a thrilling 18-17 win over George Rodgers and the Gamecocks. Ford was now in his first full year as Clemson’s head coach after Pell had left for Florida, where he believed he had a better chance of winning the national championship. (Clemson would prove him wrong two years later.) Despite Notre Dame’s 6-3 record at the time, the Fighting Irish still had a chance to make a major bowl. It would be quite a resumé builder for Ford’s program if the Tigers could register a win in their first game in Notre Dame Stadium, something only six other schools had done since the stadium opened in 1930. Plus, it was Senior Day at Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish had lost just twice on Senior Day since 1940. The 1977 and 1979 Clemson vs. Notre Dame games were absolute opposites. While Clemson had a 112-yard edge in total offense and the lead at halftime in the 1977 game at Clemson, Notre Dame dominated the first half statistically in 1979 with 295 yards of total offense compared to just 108 for Clemson in gaining a 10-0 lead. Putting that total offense number in perspective, Clemson’s defense was second in the nation in scoring defense and sixth in total defense entering the game. Clemson had not given up 293 yards in a game prior to the Notre Dame contest, then gave up 295 yards in the first half.

FIRST-GAME WINNERS AT NOTRE DAME STADIUM

Year 1931 1933 1934 1940 1942 1972 1979 1981 2010 2011 2014

School Southern California Purdue Texas Iowa Michigan Missouri CLEMSON Florida State Tulsa South Florida Louisville

Score 16-14 19-0 7-6 7-0 32-20 30-26 16-10 19-13 28-27 23-20 31-28

Just as Pell must have felt at halftime two years earlier, Devine believed his team’s 10-0 halftime lead should have been bigger. It actually was for a split second. The Fighting Irish were up 10-0 in the second quarter when Notre Dame scored on a 10-yard run to make it 16-0. But a holding call was made on a lineman and the score was nullified. The Fighting Irish could not get the first down and Chuck Male, who had won the Michigan game in the season opener, missed a 32-yard field-goal attempt, so the score remained 10-0 in favor of Notre Dame. Ford said many times that the first five minutes of the second half are the most important in a game. That was certainly the case this November 16 day. Clemson had to punt on its first possession of the second half. Notre Dame’s Ty Dickerson fumbled David Sims’ punt at his own 21 and Chuck Rose recovered. It was the last time Dickerson would touch the ball in a Notre Dame uniform. Clemson drove to the Notre Dame four, but the drive stalled and Obed Ariri kicked the first of his three field goals on the day. The momentum had totally changed. Notre Dame failed to move the ball and Dick Boushka punted to Hollis Hall. The Clemson defensive back tried to return the favor and fumbled, but he recovered the ball at the Tiger 18. Clemson’s abil-

ity to recover both of the fumbled punts just minutes apart was a huge difference in the game. Clemson then drove for another field goal by Ariri. On the next Notre Dame possession, Ferguson, who would break George Gipp’s 59-year Notre Dame record for 100-yard rushing games in a season on this day, fumbled on the first play after being hit by Bubba Brown, and Davis recovered for the Tigers. Four plays later, Billy Lott, who had a team-high 73 rushing yards on the day, kept the ball around right end on a play called “Counter 28 Option” and raced 26 yards for a touchdown. It was Clemson’s third score in its last three possessions, as the Tigers took the lead 13-10. Clemson scored on a fourth straight possession after a 15-play drive that culminated with a 37-yard field goal by Ariri to up its lead to 16-10.

NOTRE DAME’S LEPRECHAUN MASCOT, JOE COSGROVE, ALONGSIDE THE CLEMSON TIGER MASCOT, ZACK MILLS, DURING THE 1977 GAME AT MEMORIAL STADIUM.

There was still 8:30 left in the game, so Notre Dame had plenty of time. But just as turnovers had hurt Clemson in the game in Death Valley two years earlier, turnovers were the difference for Notre Dame in this game in the “House that Rockne built” in 1930. The Fighting Irish drove to the Clemson 25 and faced a third-and-nine, but a pass was deflected by Notre Dame’s Tony Hunter and then intercepted by Kinard. Clemson could not move the ball and Notre Dame got it back at its own 16 with 2:34 left. This time, Devine went to some trickery and called an end-round pass by Pete Holohan, who had been a high school quarterback. His long pass was intercepted by Kinard and he returned it 40 yards to the Notre Dame 19. But the game was still not over. On Clemson’s second play, Lott fumbled the snap and freshman Mark Zavagnin re-

LOTT

BILLY LOTT’S RUSHING TOUCHDOWN GAVE CLEMSON THE LEAD FOR GOOD IN THE 1979 CONTEST AT NOTRE DAME.

covered with 2:02 left. It was Clemson’s only turnover of the game. On Notre Dame’s next play, Steve Durham sacked Rusty Lisch at the Notre Dame two. Three more passes were incomplete and Clemson ran out the clock for the 16-10 victory. Clemson had gained 241 yards on the ground on 74 carries, still the most carries by a Fighting Irish opponent in Notre Dame Stadium and the most against the Fighting Irish in any game since 1922 (Nebraska, 76). Clemson controlled the clock for 37:20, including 21:39 in the second half. Looking back, this game was an indicator of future greatness for some young Tigers and the program in general. Clemson’s defense forced five turnovers, three of which were collected by future Hall of Fame players. Davis had a recovered fumble and Kinard had two interceptions, both in the fourth quarter. It is still the last time a Tiger had two fourth quarter interceptions in a game Clemson won by a touchdown or less. And or course, Clemson would win the national title two years later. So, two games into this series, it is tied 1-1, with the Tigers holding a 3331 advantage in cumulative points. The winning team has had a 5-1 advantage in forcing turnovers. Uncharacteristically, the home team has lost a second-half, double-digit lead in both games. What will happen in tonight’s game is anyone’s guess, but chances are it will be close and something memorable will happen. A look to the final book of stats and quotes from the 1979 game has this quote from Lott. “This was a chance to beat a team with great tradition. When I am 40 or 50 years old, I am going to remember this game.” Tonight, the 58-year-old Lott will be one of Clemson’s honorary captains. We still remember that 26-yard touchdown run in Notre Dame Stadium in 1979. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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FRANK SHAUGHNESSY

BY TIM BOURRET

very year on April 15, Jackie Robinson Day is celebrated across Major League Baseball. As part of the celebration, every player wears #42 in his honor, a unique number to all the current players because it is retired by every club. Robinson’s career is regarded as the most significant in baseball history by many historians because he was the first to break down racial barriers during the 1940s. Believe it or not, there is a significant tie to this story for both of the teams competing in tonight’s game. Frank Shaughnessy has always been an interesting person to me because we have something in common. We are both Notre Dame graduates, he in 1905 and me in 1977. My tenure at Clemson has lasted a little longer, however. Shaughnessy was a star back at Notre Dame and still holds the school record for the longest scoring play, a 107-yard, mid-air fumble return (fields were 110 yards long in those days) against Kansas in 1904. He also starred in baseball and track & field for the Fighting Irish. He played minor league baseball in Ottawa, Canada in 1906 but wanted to coach football. In the fall of 1906, he secured a position as the head coach at Welsh Neck High School in Hartsville, S.C. Tiger head coach Bob Williams took note of his football experience at Notre Dame and asked him to come to Clemson the week of the Georgia Tech game to help the Tigers prepare for John Heisman’s squad. Clemson upset the Yellow Jackets 10-0 in the final game of that 1906 season, a big victory in a rivalry that was as strong then as it is today because Heisman had left Clemson suddenly after the 1903 season to become head coach of the Yellow Jackets. This was Clemson’s first win over Georgia Tech since Heisman left. Clemson administrators were impressed with Shaughnessy’s impact on the Tiger team that week and offered him the head coaching position when Wil-

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liams resigned after the 1906 season. He led Clemson to a 4-4 record that 1907 season, but he did beat North Carolina and Georgia Tech, a second straight win over Heisman, in the season finale. A star baseball player at Notre Dame, Shaughnessy stayed on and coached the Clemson baseball team in the spring of 1908, then got a call from the Philadelphia A’s and manager Connie Mack, still the winningest manager in major league history. Mack offered Shaughnessy a major league contract, and he resigned from Clemson after the baseball season ended. Shaughnessy batted an impressive .310 in his limited action as a reserve outfielder with Philadelphia in 1908. Among the players he competed against was Hall of Fame Detroit Tiger and future all-time hits leader Ty Cobb. Despite the solid stats as a reserve outfielder, Mack traded Shaughnessy for a minor league player named Frank “Home Run” Baker, who would go on to lead the American League in home runs four different seasons and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955. Shaughnessy’s baseball career ended in 1909 when he decided to go

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back to coaching. Between 1909-36, he coached college football in the fall, mostly at McGill University in Canada, and minor league baseball in the summer, mostly with the Dodgers organization. His most interesting coaching year was probably in 1915. That year, McGill did not have a football team because of World War I. He was asked to serve as head coach of the Ottawa Senators of what is now the NHL. He coached Ottawa to the finals of the Stanley Cup before losing to Vancouver. I swear, I am not making this up. After coaching at the minor league baseball level for 27 years, he was named president of the International League, the highest level (AAA) of professional baseball. He held that position from 1936-60. During his career, he invented a playoff system that is used by most professional sports leagues today. At that time, only the two best teams in each minor league played each other for the title. Shaughnessy thought it would hold interest in the season for more players and more fans if more teams qualified for the playoffs. He adopted the Shaughnessy Playoff System for the International League that allowed four teams, just under half the league, to make the playoffs. However, Shaughnessy’s most important contribution during his career as

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president of the International League took place in 1946, when he joined with longtime friend and co-worker Branch Rickey in facilitating Jackie Robinson’s move into professional baseball. Shaughnessy had worked for Rickey in the Dodgers organization as a minor league coach in Syracuse, N.Y. So when it came time to place Robinson in the minor leagues prior to his move to the parent Dodgers club, he was assigned to Montreal, an International League team. Rickey knew that Shaughnessy would look after Robinson in his pursuit to become the first AfricanAmerican to play in the majors. “He’s the best player in minor league ball,” Shaughnessy said of Robinson in 1946 when he first came into his league. “He’s also the smartest. I see where some people don’t think he will hit because he didn’t hit Bob Feller on a barnstorming tour. How many hitters have any success against Feller? I’ll put my money on Robinson.” That public support helped move Robinson along, and he was in the majors to start the 1947 season. Shaughnessy retired from his International League post in 1960, and he died in 1969 at the age of 86. There have been some great Notre Dame football players and some great Clemson football coaches. But none had a more interesting career than Frank Shaughnessy.

FRANK SHAUGHNESSY RECEIVED AN AWARD ALONGSIDE STAN MUSIAL BY THE BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, ONE OF MANY ACCOLADES RECEIVED BY SHAUGHNESSY IN HIS LONG CAREER.

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ans who witness today’s game from close range will notice a “Fr. Ted” patch on the helmet of all Notre Dame players. The 5,000 Notre Dame fans who received tickets to today’s game at Memorial Stadium know all about Father Theodore Hesburgh, Notre Dame’s president from 1952-87, who died February 26 at the age of 97. The best way to put Hesburgh’s impact on the Notre Dame community into perspective for the 80,000 Tiger fans at today’s game would be to say that Hesburgh was the Dr. R.C. Edwards of Notre Dame. As a Notre Dame graduate from the 1970s, when Hesburgh was in charge, and a 38-year employee of the Clemson athletic department, including the last year of Edwards’ tenure, I am uniquely qualified to make this comparison. In many ways, the most legendary presidents of the respective schools had a lot in common and have much to do with the “spirit, the sense of place,” of both institutions. Edwards served as Clemson’s president from 1959-79, and his 20-year term is the longest in school history. Hesburgh served as Notre Dame’s president from 1952-87, the longest term in Notre Dame history. Both served their respective schools in the heart of the Civil Rights movement, and the leadership they showed at their schools served as a model for other presidents. Hesburgh had a bigger impact on the Civil Rights movement than any university president, or anyone else...period. He was appointed to the Civil Rights Commission by president Dwight Eisenhower in 1957 and retained the appointment when John F. Kennedy was elected.

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Hesburgh convinced members of the commission to come to Notre Dame’s retreat facility in Land O’ Lakes, Wis. After a few fishing trips, they met to write the doctrines of the Civil Rights Bill that was passed July 2, 1964. He won the Presidential Medal of Freedom from president Lyndon Johnson that same year. In 1963, Edwards directed Clemson through significant change when the university enrolled its first African-American student, Harvey Gantt. There had been riots at other schools in the South during these times over the same situation, but there were no problems at Clemson. “President Edwards was very fair to me,” said Gantt. “He seemed to be singularly interested in making sure the change was peaceful.” Both men made significant changes at their schools to help women become involved in their schools that had been all male for many years. Hesburgh admitted women to Notre Dame for the 1972-

73 academic year. Clemson admitted female students beginning in 1955, but it did not have any varsity athletic teams until 1975. Edwards championed their rights in many areas of campus activities other than sports during his tenure. Perhaps the biggest common denominator between the two leaders was their common sense and their ability to create a family atmosphere on campus and among alumni. In 1962, a Notre Dame student was involved in a serious automobile accident in Pennsylvania. He was in a coma and it was touch-and-go as to whether he would make it. Hesburgh was told of the accident and left a meeting in Washington, D.C., to travel to Pennsylvania by Greyhound bus to the hospital. He stayed with the young man’s parents for eight hours that day. The student recovered and graduated, leading to a special graduation moment for his family. It was a well-known fact that if Hesburgh’s light was on in his office on the third floor of the administration building (Golden Dome) late at night, a student was free to go to his office and seek his counsel. Some would just climb the fire escape outside his office and tap on the window. It was known as his “open window” policy. That is the same personal touch that Edwards showed in everything he did at Clemson. His door was always open for students seeking advice. For years in retirement, Edwards came to my office on a Monday morn-

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ing to pick up extra football programs for players who had been featured the previous Saturday. He then went to the locker room and put the extra programs with a hand-written note in each player’s locker. Edwards was famous for making the extra effort to wish Clemson athletic teams well as they prepared for a road game. He made his final appearance in that role on Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, just five days prior to his death, when he greeted head coach Dabo Swinney and the entire football team from a stretcher provided by the local EMS as the team left the Jervey Athletic Center. It was a moment Swinney will never forget. Both schools’ football programs promote the “family atmosphere” within their programs, and you see signees talk about that as an impact in their decision to sign with both programs. While both Clemson and Notre Dame have great athletic legends, you can make the case that Hesburgh and Edwards were the men who had the most to do with each school’s family atmosphere. They both had long careers with distinction at their respective institutions and their ability to foster this family atmosphere through the belief in the personal approach was important to both men. They achieved a high level of respect because they had one more common characteristic. They both believed a most important aspect of their job was the well-rounded educational experience of the undergraduate student. Thousands of Clemson and Notre Dame graduates and employees continue to benefit from that wisdom today. I was one of the fortunate ones to benefit from both. NOTRE DAME PLAYERS ARE WEARING HELMET STICKERS IN HONOR OF HESBURGH THIS YEAR.

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FULL CIRCLE LONGTIME FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR TIM BOURRET FIRST CAME TO CLEMSON WITH THE NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL TEAM IN 1977. TODAY, HIS ALMA MATER RETURNS TO MEMORIAL STADIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THAT MEETING.

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ongtime Clemson fans know this space is typically reserved for one of Tim Bourret’s historical anecdotes or first-person perspectives. But today, we thought we would do something a little different, as he has no idea this story is appearing in the program. After all, today is a momentous occasion for Tim. A graduate of Notre Dame, his alma mater’s football team is in town for the first time since 1977. It was that very trip on November 12 when Tim attended his first game in Memorial Stadium, at the time as a graduate assistant in Notre Dame’s sports information office. The game and community obviously made a big impression on him, because a year later he was hired by Bob Bradley as an assistant sports information director at Clemson. And he is still going strong after 37 years. I first met Tim as an uninspired Clemson senior in the spring semester of 2002. He came and lectured one of my classes and I was immediately drawn to the fact that you could make a career in sports by working behind the scenes. I followed up with countless emails, eventually arranging to complete my 400-hour internship requirement in his office. My first actual memory of Tim came much earlier. An avid Tiger fan in my youth, I vividly remember listening on the radio in my grandmother’s house as Greg Buckner delivered the game-winning dunk to beat North Carolina in the 1996 ACC Tournament. Tim, of course, was part of the radio broadcast with Jim Phillips. I cannot thank Tim enough for the countless memories I’ve been able to ex-

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perience since he pulled some strings to help create an assistant position for me in 2004. I will never forget one of them in particular. I have served as the men’s basketball communications director since 2005, and in 2008, our radio play-by-play announcer, Pete Yanity, lost his father. We traveled to Maryland for an important game, and Tim graciously stepped in to handle Yanity’s duties while I provided the color commentary. Clemson rallied to win on Terrence Oglesby’s deep three-pointer after trailing by 20 points in the second half, the greatest comeback in Tiger history. In true Bourret fashion, one of his first comments after the final call was a quick reference to 1987, when Michael Brown hit a game-winner in Cole Field House against the Terrapins. Broadcasting has played a big part in Tim’s life, and that was never more evident than February 10 this past season, when he celebrated his 1,000th broadcast for the Clemson Tiger Radio Network. The Tigers’ opponent? You guessed it... Notre Dame. A testament to Tim’s respect came when an hour after the game, and after a gut-wrenching loss for the Tigers, several of his current and former employees and friends gathered in

the Coliseum Club to surprise him with a cake commemorating the milestone. As the backup color analyst when he had a football commitment or dealt with his father’s health issues in 2013, I cannot help but think in some way I played a small part toward getting Tim to 1,000 games against his alma mater. When I think of Tim, the word loyalty comes to mind. He had an opportunity early in his career to be the head sports information director at Pittsburgh. But after accepting the job, he was sick to his stomach over the decision. After that, he never wanted or looked to leave Clemson again. I also think of the respect he has from local and national media, as well as the

coaches and student-athletes he has worked with throughout these 37 years. He has pupils scattered throughout the industry, from Furman to NC State to Virginia. And here in Clemson, five of us in what is now the athletic communications department - Sam Blackman, Brian Hennessy, Jeff Kallin, Libby Kehn and me - were mentored or hired by Tim. He may hold two degrees from Notre Dame, but after 37 years of service to this great institution, it is only fitting that today’s “Last Word” be written for you. After all, it was the Clemson vs. Notre Dame game in 1977 that brought you where you are today.

TIM BOURRET, WHO STARTED HIS CLEMSON BROADCAST CAREER CALLING GAMES WITH THE LATE JIM PHILLIPS, CALLED HIS 1,000TH GAME AGAINST NOTRE DAME IN FEBRUARY.

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A STORIED HISTORY: THE BEGINNINGS OF IPTAY Coach Jess Neely, Clemson College Clemson, S.C. Dear Coach:

A Letter From Rupert Fike August 21, 1934

Last night, we had a little meeting out at my house and organized the IPTAY Club. This was done after profound cogitation and the most deliberate and mature judgment of which Jack Mitchell and myself are capable. We discussed the matter at great length driving from Clemson a week ago and the net result of the liberation amounts to the conviction that all men are grown up boys who have not quite grown up. Proceeding on this theory, we decided to organize a secret order known as the “IPTAY” Club. We cannot divulge any of the secrets of the organization until the candidate has been properly received into the organization. No candidate can make application for membership until invited to do so by a member in good standing. At the meeting last night, which was attended by George Suggs, Gene Cox, E.L. Hutchens, Bill Dukes, J.R. Pennell, George Klugh, Milton Berry, Jack Mitchell and myself, it was unanimously agreed that you would serve as Exalted Iryaas. I do not believe that the duties of this office will be particularly onerous. You, Jake Woodward or Jim Littlejohn will be expected to prevail on the print shop over there to produce, without cost, membership cards, which ought to be elaborately adorned with a tiger head and super imposed over the printing in large but faint figures, the numerals 1934 and then the card should read in the nature of a certification that the named individual is a member in good standing of the “IPTAY” club and should carry the number of the membership on the face of the card. This card is to be signed by you as Exalted Iryaas, and you are to mail such a card filled in with the name as indicated, upon receipt of $10.00 and one stamp. We got a committee appointed last night to write up all the mystic words and ritualistic ceremonials for institution procedures, and we are quite hopeful of stirring up enough enthusiasm to get a considerable membership, and some of the more enthusiastic organizers, last night, felt that maybe we might start clubs in other states. I am profoundly convinced that this is a better method of procedure to obtain the desired results than is the effort to do the same thing through various local Clemson chapters. I believe that it will not only provide more funds, and with greater regularity, but will likewise tend to crystalize attendance sentiment with a certain number of hitherto conformist with which every club is burdened. We expect to provide a considerable amount of ballyhoo on the side, including pocket pieces with mystic symbols and initials and secret words of recognition and general motley mixture of everything from high school fraternities up and down. At any rate, it is perfectly apparent from this little gathering last night that this is a better method than previous methods. We sold this bunch solid and I feel that we ought to have no trouble. Jack Mitchell estimated, when we were over there eight or 10 members in the Atlanta Club, but we most likely will have 15 or 20 instead. If we have time and enough attendance from Atlanta, we will initiate you with a solemn and serious ceremony on September 22, either before or after the PC game. I will send you a rough design of the membership card in a few days. I have promised the boys that I would write you without delay today, and have not yet had time to get the card prepared. Best wishes, Sincerely, “Rube” Fike 130

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IPTAY in the 21st Century From the time of $10 a year, the demands of college athletics and the support of IPTAY have grown substantially. Today, IPTAY provides millions of dollars in support for 19 varsity sports and various other programs that help to enrich the lives of Clemson student-athletes. The goal of building top competitors, however, has never changed. In the classroom, on the field and in the workplace, Clemson student-athletes must be prepared to be leaders in every phase of their lives. IPTAY has always been about creating excellence in every area by supporting the development of top-quality student-athletes, competitors both in the classroom and in their sports. Our loyal donors provide the funds that make Clemson a strong competitor on the national scene.

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ARE YOU ALL IN? Today, IPTAY includes Clemson athletics supporters of all ages and incomes. In fact, that wide range of support makes IPTAY unique and helped us have a record-breaking year in 2015, contributing more than $60 million to Clemson athletics. Your support is vital. Please consider the many ways that you can impact the life of a student-athlete, which in turn positively affects the Clemson athletic program, both now and in the future. Be a part of IPTAY today. Get all the details at clemsontigers.com/iptay or 1-800-CLEMSON. IPTAY Annual IPTAY annual members are the rock-solid foundation that have served the university for over 80 years. Every year, nearly 500 of Clemson’s student-athletes, and a number of non-athletes, benefit from scholarships and programs provided by IPTAY. These funds also make academic enrichment and life-skill training available for student-athletes and cover IPTAY annual operating expenses.

IPTAY Major Gifts Clemson depends on the generosity and foresight of donors to build and maintain collegiate athletic excellence. Gifts that build an endowment and support major facilities and large-scale initiatives leave a lasting legacy and are vital to the future and the quality of athletics at Clemson. Major gifts may be in the form of cash, real estate, securities, gifts-in-kind and a number of other options.

IPTAY Gift Planning Planned gifts are a means of ensuring that the priorities of IPTAY continue for years to come. These visionary gifts ensure that opportunities exist for future generations of student-athletes through bequests, life insurance, charitable gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, charitable remainder trusts and a number of other instruments that continue long into the future.

IPTAY Collegiate Club As the student group within IPTAY, the Collegiate Club connects students with Clemson athletics and works to make sure every Tiger team has a loyal fanbase at every home game. Since it began in 1997, the IPTAY Collegiate Club has grown to more than 6,000 members. With a low yearly membership cost and loads of benefits (like early football ticket distribution and discounts around town), IPTAY Collegiate Club helps current students be right in the middle of the action while supporting IPTAY.

IPTAY YA! Once a Tiger, always a Tiger. IPTAY wants to help young alumni continue be a part of Clemson after graduation. IPTAY YA! (Young Alumni) is a very affordable way to stay connected, enjoy all the benefits and save with incredible discounts.

IPTAY Tiger Cub (UP TO AGE 12) and CATS Clubs (ages 13 to 18) Young Tiger fans make up our very energetic and fun IPTAY Tiger Cub and CATS Clubs. More than 2,000 Cubs and CATS enjoy parties, special discounts and build their IPTAY priority points for the time they “graduate” to full IPTAY membership. Look for the names of sustaining members on the bricks around the base of the Tiger Cub statue in front of the IPTAY Center.

block c club Block C Club, formerly Tiger Letterwinners Association, helps to enhance the lifelong experience of Clemson student-athletes. Block C Club has four main purposes as a part of its mission - To provide fellowship among all letterwinners, recognize and honor former student-athletes, provide outreach to letterwinners in an effort to re-engage them with Clemson University and to educate current coaches and student-athletes about the history of Clemson athletics.

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RIGGS DONORS IPTAY would like to honor those members who made donations at the Riggs Donor Level in 2015.

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Herbert R. Allen Charleston, S.C.

Robert M. McConnell Fort Mill, S.C.

Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Avent Bennettsville, S.C.

Robert Merritt Piedmont, S.C.

Bill Brewer Rocky Mount, N.C.

James D. Robinson, Jr. Spartanburg, S.C.

Michael N. Byrd Raleigh, N.C.

Betty Poe Greenville, S.C.

Jack D. Cox Rock Hill, S.C.

Manda M. Poletti Sullivans Island, S.C.

Steven Craig Charleston, S.C.

Elton Potts Port Orange, Fla.

In Memory of Bryan Whitmire Simpsonville, S.C.

Bart & Marian Proctor Charleston, S.C.

Drummond Glover Development Panama City, Fla.

Dabo & Kathleen Swinney Clemson, S.C.

J. Daniel Garrison Cypress, Texas

Ernest C. Trammell Anderson, S.C.

Glenn/Pittman Enterprises, LLC Simpsonville, S.C.

Frankie J. Vereen Savannah, Ga.

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Benjamin F. Whaley Jr. Lexington, S.C.

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Rodney Williams Piedmont, S.C.

George, Jr. & Barbara Hill Oak Ridge, N.C.

Louis A. Willimon Williamston, S.C.

Dick Hendley-IH Services Inc. Greenville, S.C.

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HEISMAN DONORS IPTAY would like to honor those members who made donations at the Heisman Donor Level in 2015.

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Boo’s Crew Charleston, S.C.

CGI Technologies & Solutions Greer, S.C.

In Memory of E.M. Bost Simpsonville, S.C.

Thomas F. Chapman Atlanta, Ga.

Calvin L. Bostic Greer, S.C.

Jan E. Childress Greenville, S.C.

Joe E. Bostic, Jr. Greensboro, N.C.

Clemson Economics Consortium Greenville, S.C.

Dr. James E. Bostic, Jr. Atlanta, Ga.

Mr. & Mrs. Neb Q. Cline, Jr. Greenville, S.C.

Sarah Boulware Winnsboro, S.C.

Coastal Plains Outdoors Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Glenn & Christy Bowers Columbia, S.C.

William & Gail Cobb Jacksonville, Fla.

David A. Bowers Greenville, S.C.

Samuel B. Cole Simpsonville, S.C.

Joe T. Branyon, Jr. Andrews, S.C.

Carol Cole Greenville, S.C.

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Brown, Jr. Florence, S.C.

Mrs. Ann Coleman Simpsonville, S.C.

Brown CNC Machine LLC West Union, S.C.

Chris Collins Clemson, S.C.

Roy Abercrombie Greenville, S.C.

Michael L. Baur Simpsonville, S.C.

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David Condrey Greenville, S.C.

Eddie & Chrissy Adams Seneca, S.C.

Rick L. Beasley Florence, S.C.

Kenneth G. Buehring Greenville, S.C.

John L. Cote, Jr. Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Eileen K. Addis Greenville, S.C.

Mr. & Mrs. Marion B. Beason Shelby, N.C.

Robert D. Burgess Pickens, S.C.

Douglas F. & Sarah Cottingham Columbia, S.C.

Bryan P. Albert Chapin, S.C.

Scott Bell Clinton, S.C.

William Burke Naples, Fla.

Mr. & Mrs. Jon Couchell Spartanburg, S.C.

Dr. Calvert & Frances Alpert Charleston, S.C.

William & Anne Miller Greenwood, S.C.

Burnett Lance Greenville, S.C.

Aaron Cowden Greenville, S.C.

A. D. Amick Memorial Leesville, S.C.

Bennett Equipment Supply Co. Piedmont, S.C.

William H. & Lynne Burton Spartanburg, S.C.

Glenn, Myra, Jennifer & Ebe Cox Pawleys Island, S.C.

S C McMeekin Memorial Columbia, S.C.

C.L. Benton and Sons Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Everett A., Jr. & Linda A. Butler Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Kevin T. Craft Belton, S.C.

Anderson Enterprises Inc. Greenwood, S.C.

Andy Berly, III Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Brad Bylenga Greenville, S.C.

Craigford Industries Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Dennis & Joseph Antinori Alpharetta, Ga.

Best & Flatt Columbia, S.C.

Cat Byrd Spartanburg, S.C.

CT Touring Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Armology Southeast Sumter, S.C.

Bestco Inc. Townville, S.C.

Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Campbell Goose Creek, S.C.

CT Touring #2 Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Ashmore Brothers Greer, S.C.

Matt Bettencourt Duncan, S.C.

F. Michael Campbell Mooresville, N.C.

William V. Cummings Spartanburg, S.C.

Barry G. Avent Bennettsville, S.C.

William Biggs Anderson, S.C.

Caps Funding LLC Ballentine, S.C.

Steven & April Czarsty Simpsonville, S.C.

Linda Aydlette Charleston, S.C.

David Bishop Pawleys Island, S.C.

Carolina Eastern Charleston, S.C.

Richard E. Dailey Pendleton, S.C.

Mr. James G. Bagnal, III Spartanburg, S.C.

David Black Charlotte, N.C.

Carolina Gin Co. & James Sease Ehrhardt, S.C.

Charles E. Dalton Greenville, S.C.

Todd & Shannon Ballew Buford, Ga.

W E Black, Jr. Anderson, S.C.

Chalmers R. & Lori Anne Carr Ridge Spring, N.C.

Larry Damico West End, N.C.

James Bannon Greenville, S.C.

Ronald & Debra Blackmore Mountain Rest, S.C.

Doyle Carr Seneca, S.C.

Wesley Dasher, III Columbia, S.C.

Barbara’s Hallmark Shops Greenville, S.C.

Kenneth Blank Dahlonega, Ga.

Richard Cassidy, Jr. Hillsborough, N.C.

Daniel H. Davison Alpharetta, Ga.

John Phillip Barber, Jr. Spartanburg, S.C.

Pinewood Village Inc. Florence, S.C.

Daniel R. Cathy Columbus, Ga.

Christopher & Jamie Davies Charlotte, N.C.

Stephen M. Bare Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Julita Bolen The Woodlands, Texas

Caughman’s Meat Plant Lexington, S.C.

James T. Davis Inman, S.C.

James E. Barnette Anderson, S.C.

Luther & Sally Boliek Greenville, S.C.

Steve Cawood Greenville, S.C.

Bill Day Zirconia, N.C.

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Doug M. Cecil Spartanburg, S.C.

Greg & Candace Defelice Greer, S.C.

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Larry Bartol Florence, S.C.

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Larry D. & Ann R. Floyd Lexington, S.C.

Henry Pak Inc. Simpsonville, S.C.

Paul W. Jones Six Mile, S.C.

Founders Federal Credit Union Lancaster, S.C.

James O. Herbert, Jr. Anderson, S.C.

Tom & Jenn Kearse Clemson, S.C.

Harry H. Frampton, III Vail, Colo.

G. Thomas Herbster Newburgh, Ind.

John L. King, Jr. Duncan, S.C.

Francis Realty Co. Greenville, S.C.

R. Glenn Hilliard Greenville, S.C.

J.R. Kingman Inc. Clemson, S.C.

Francis Produce Greenville, S.C.

John R. Hines Orlando, Fla.

Harold D. Kingsmore Clemson, S.C.

Jim Cannon Spartanburg, S.C.

Corey B. Hinson Fort Mill, S.C.

In Memory of Charles G. Lucius, Jr Columbia, S.C.

David Gable Simpsonville, S.C.

Michael J. Hirsch Pawleys Island, S.C.

Arthur & Lauri Klugh Anderson, S.C.

Demetra & Anderson Garcia Simpsonville, S.C.

Mr. Harold R. Hoke, Jr. Daniel Island, S.C.

Ernest S. Knighton Edenton, N.C.

Francis E. Gardiner, III Annapolis, Md.

Brian K. Holden Greenville, S.C.

Terrell & Debra Leeke Greenville, S.C.

Louis Garmendia Greenville, S.C.

Mrs. Eva Holmes Trenton, S.C.

Rhett Leonard Pickens, S.C.

Andy Garrett Fort Myers, Fla.

Dean A. Hood Pawleys Island, S.C.

Ben A. Leppard, Jr. Marietta, Ga.

Randy Garrett Laurens, S.C.

William C. Hood, Jr. Clemson, S.C.

Chris Levato Greenville, S.C.

Brian Garrison Fort Mill, S.C.

Hoover Foods Inc. Atlanta, Ga.

Wesley C. Levitt Columbia, S.C.

William J. Gill Rock Hill, S.C.

Patrick Horne Charlotte, N.C.

Mark Little Fayetteville, N.C.

Frederick Gilmer, III Greenville, S.C.

Keith Hudgins Columbia, S.C.

Mark Ludwig Seneca, S.C.

Robert A. Glenn Greenville, S.C.

Brad Hughes Greenville, S.C.

Michael Lunderville Fort Mill, S.C.

R. A. Godley Fountain Inn, S.C.

Charles E. Hughes, Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.

Chris Mahon Elkin, N.C.

Greg & Lisa Gordon Lancaster, S.C.

Paul & Catherine Hund III, MD Saint Augustine, Fla.

John Mahon Sammamish, Wash.

Charles M. Grace, IV Florence, S.C.

Bill Landrum, S.C.

Malphrus Construction Co. Inc. Yemassee, S.C.

Timothy Grant Greenville, S.C.

Wilson & Ann Hunter Greenwood, S.C.

Mark & Karen Phillips Family Charleston, S.C.

Stephen L. Gray Moore, S.C.

Walter L. Hunter, Jr. Columbia, S.C.

Richard L. Marks Myrtle Beach, S.C.

William E. Green Peachtree City, Ga.

Alvin Judson Hurt, Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio

Ashton Alexander Marshall Charleston, S.C.

Robert B. Hambright Blowing Rock, N.C.

Kenneth G. Jackson Asheville, N.C.

Robert McFaddin Marshall Salem, S.C.

Rick & Lyn Hamilton Seneca, S.C.

John Jansen Greensboro, Ga.

Christopher Martin Greer, S.C.

Laura Haney Charlotte, N.C.

Michael Jansen Athens, Ga.

Michael D. & Tammy Matthews Anderson, S.C.

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Renee Rimer Jarnigan Collierville, Tenn.

Michael H. McBride Greenville, S.C.

Craig Harmon Chapin, S.C.

Richard & Shannon Jaynes Atlanta, Ga.

Edward O. McCameron Mauldin, S.C.

Harris Carpets Anderson, S.C.

Chris M. Johnson Myrtle Brach, S.C.

John N. McCarter, Jr. Columbia, S.C.

David L. Harry, Jr. Charlotte, N.C.

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Kasey Holcombe Simpsonville, S.C.

Larry A. & Nancy C. Harvey Fernandina Beach, Fla.

Neil C. Johnson Greenville, S.C.

Thomas A. McDonald Florence, S.C.

Marion D. Hawkins, Jr. Hartsville, S.C.

Johnson Electric Greenville, S.C.

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Sam Head Seneca, S.C.

J. David Jolly Dalton, Ga.

McGee Heating & Air Hartwell, GA

James R. Hendricks, Jr. Pawleys Island, S.C.

G. Tripp Jones MD / Anne B. Jones Columbia, S.C.

Allen McKinney Greenville, S.C.

HEISMAN DONORS Thurmon W. McLamb Little River, S.C.

Dirk R. Pieper Greenville, S.C.

Andrew Smart Greenville, S.C.

United Investors Greenville, S.C.

William A. McLellan Greenville, S.C.

Pierce, Herns, Sloan & McLeod, LLC

Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Smith Greer, S.C.

Stuart E. Van Meter Knoxville, Tenn.

McTeer Real Estate Columbia, S.C.

David C. Poole Co., Inc. Greenville, S.C.

Mrs. Davis O. Smith Columbia, S.C.

Frank Walker Rock Hill, S.C.

David C. & Sandy Meek Greer, S.C.

Oscar S. Porter, III Lancaster, S.C.

Ron G. Smith Spartanburg, S.C.

Fennell Container Co. Simpsonville, S.C.

Dr. Vernon Merchanet, Jr. Anderson, S.C.

M. Lee & Kelly C. Powell Greer, S.C.

Lance & Tara Snyder Charleston, S.C.

Mr. & Mrs. John A. Walter Seneca, S.C.

Mr. & Mrs. David S. Merritt Piedmont, S.C.

Priority One Security Simpsonville, S.C.

South State Bank Columbia, S.C.

Don Meyer Charleston, S.C.

Glenn & Liza Arledge Landrum, S.C.

David W. Sprouse Anderson, S.C.

Jeanne W. Littlejohn, Raymond S. Waters Jr., John M. Waters, & Dr. Robert C. Waters Charleston, S.C.

Kevin Miles Rock Hill, S.C.

R.L. Kunz Inc. Greenville, S.C.

Robert Stanzione Alpharetta, Ga.

Floyd S. Mills, III Greenville, S.C.

RealtyLink Greenville, S.C.

Glenn & Patti Steen Lancaster, S.C.

Robert & Margaret Mitchell Charlotte, N.C.

Mrs. Allen N. Reeves Tampa, Fla.

John Hunter & Amy Stevens Greenville, S.C.

Danny Mizell Richmond, Va.

Mark Repokis Halifax, Va.

Faith Elizabeth Stevens Columbia, S.C.

Montgomery & Riddle Eye Center Clinton, S.C.

Dusty Rhodes Summerton, S.C.

David & Trina Stone Arlington, Texas

Robert Morgan Greenville, S.C.

Steven Riddle Davidson, N.C.

Michael J. Strange Taylors, S.C.

Anthony Morgan Easley, S.C.

Bob Riggins Charlotte, N.C.

Charles L. Sullivan, Jr. Hartsville, S.C.

MSW Security Solutions Anderson, S.C.

David Riggins Charlotte, N.C.

Sumter Casket Company Sumter, S.C.

Brain & Nicola Mueller Clemson, S.C.

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Rigter Mount Pleasant, S.C.

SunTrust Bank Greenville, S.C.

Nalley Commercial Properties Easley, S.C.

Betty Ann Roberson Weaverville, N.C.

James E. Sykes, Jr. Salem, S.C.

Fred Paul Norman Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Jim Roberts Anderson, S.C.

Terry Tallon Greenville, S.C.

Ernest M. Norville Greenville, S.C.

Michael E. Roddey Greenville, S.C.

Christopher L. Tamsberg Charleston, S.C.

Oconee Savings & Loan Seneca, S.C.

Stephen Rogers Madison, Ala.

The Booth Company Inc. Sumter, S.C.

Frank Distributing Co. Anderson, S.C.

Roto-Rooter Simpsonville, S.C.

Harper Corporation Greenville, S.C.

Derek Oglesby Greer, S.C.

Katherin Runion Greenville, S.C.

Tom Thompson Anderson, S.C.

Chad Owens Greer, S.C.

S. Johnson Realty Hendersonville, N.C.

Willard Thompson Savannah, Ga.

Cobb & Denise Oxford Anderson, S.C.

Claude H. Schumpert Prosperity, S.C.

Thompson Construction Group Inc. Sumter, S.C.

Rad Page Irmo, S.C.

Charles A. Segars Sumter, S.C.

Tiger Properties Chester, S.C.

Palmetto Industrial Gaston, S.C.

Tiger Fan Greenwood, S.C.

Martin B. Tiller Summerville, S.C.

Chris Estes Rock Hill, S.C.

Paul T. Shaw Simpsonville, S.C.

Mr. & Mrs. Grover E. Todd, Jr. Greer, S.C.

Richard T. Patrick Sumter, S.C.

Thomas A. Sherard, Jr. Huntersville, N.C.

Bailey Tollison Greer, S.C.

Donnie Patterson Anderson, S.C.

Sherwin Williams Greenville, S.C.

Total Fire Protection Inc. Greenville, S.C.

Joel A. Pellicci, Jr. Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Jason E. Simpson Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Touchstone Marketing Group Moncks Corner, S.C.

Jeanne M. Penner Naples, Fla.

Allan P. Sloan, Jr. Anderson, S.C.

Jeffrey Travis Lexington, S.C.

Pickens Dental Assoc PA Pickens, S.C.

O. Johnson Small Foutain Inn, S.C.

Ron Wilson Liberty, S.C.

Piedmont Arthritis Clinic PA Greenville, S.C.

Small’s Inorporated Rock Hill, S.C.

Elizabeth R. Monteith Sumter, S.C.

Alec & Matt Watson Charlotte, N.C. Michael L. Watt Kennesaw, Ga. Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Way Greenville, S.C. H. Michael Webb, MD Atlanta, Ga. Jonathan & Lisa Weitz Charleston, S.C. Dr. James D. Wells, III Mount Pleasant, S.C. Joel W. Wells Greenville, S.C. Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wells, Jr. Irmo, S.C. E. Marshall West, Jr. Lexington, S.C. T. Hunter West Greenville, S.C. White Wood, Inc Walterboro, S.C. Frankie & Kelly Williams York, S.C. Gene Williams Columbia, S.C. Charles P. Willimon, Jr. Simpsonville, S.C. Justin M. Willingham Greenville, S.C. C. Scott Wilson Woodstock, Ga. Robert & Kay Wolfe Atlanta, Ga. Charles Worsencroft West Union, S.C. Michael Worysz Schnecksville, Pa. Jesse E. Wright, III Salem, S.C. James H. Wyman Greenville, S.C. James M. Zachrich, Jr. Hilton Head, S.C. Derek S. Zeigler Sumter, S.C.

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