2018 SUGAR BOWL FACT SHEET
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CLEMSON TIGERS
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
2017 Record 12-1 (7-1 ACC) Rankings No. 1 CFP, No. 1 AP, No. 1 USA Today Location Clemson, S.C. Colors Tiger Orange & Regalia Enrollment 24,387 Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama ‘93) Overall Record at Clemson (seasons) 101-29 (10th) Home Record at Clemson 59-7 Away/Neutral Record at Clemson 42-22 Bowl Record at Clemson 7-4 ACC Regular-Season Record 61-16 Career Overall Record (seasons) 101-29 (10th) Career Record vs. Alabama 1-1 Offensive Coordinators Tony Elliott, Jeff Scott Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables Athletic Website ClemsonTigers.com
2017 Record 11-1 (7-1 SEC) Ranking No. 4 CFP, No. 4 AP, No. 4 USA Today Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. Colors Crimson & White Enrollment 38,563 Head Coach Nick Saban (Kent State ‘73) Overall Record at Alabama (seasons) 125-20 (11th) Bowl Record at Alabama 8-4 Career Overall Record (seasons) 216-62-1 (22nd) Career Record vs. Clemson 2-1 Offensive Coordinator Brian Daboll Defensive Coordinator Jeremy Pruitt Athletic Communications Contact Josh Maxson Cell Phone 205-242-5917 Email jmaxson@ia.ua.edu Athletic Website RollTide.com
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Primary Football Contact Tim Bourret (Notre Dame ‘77) Cell Phone 864-356-3791 Email btimoth@clemson.edu Secondary Football Contact Brian Hennessy (Clemson ‘98) Cell Phone 864-986-9046 Email bhennes@clemson.edu Clemson Ticket Office Phone 1-800-CLEMSON Sugar Bowl Website AllstateSugarBowl.org Sugar Bowl Primary Media Contact John Sudsbury Cell Phone 504-427-7076 Email johns@sugarbowl.org Sugar Bowl Secondary Media Contact Melissa Stoltz Cell Phone 504-669-2091 Email melissas@sugarbowl.org
2017 CLEMSON RESULTS (12-1) Date Opponent (Rank) W-L Score 9-2 Kent State W 56-3 9-9 Auburn (13,13) W 14-6 9-16 * at Louisville (14,14) W 47-21 9-23 * Boston College W 34-7 9-30 * at Virginia Tech (12,12) W 31-17 10-7 * Wake Forest W 28-14 10-13 * at Syracuse L 24-27 10-28 * Georgia Tech W 24-10 11-4 * at NC State (20,20) W 38-31 11-11 * Florida State W 31-14 11-18 The Citadel W 61-3 11-25 at South Carolina (24 CFP) W 34-10 12-2 # Miami (Fla.) (7,7) W 38-3 * - ACC regular-season game; # - ACC Championship Game (Charlotte, N.C.); $ - College Football Playoff Semifinal, Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.); Note: Home games in bold, opponent rankings by AP, Coaches.
CLEMSON VS. ALABAMA MONDAY • JAN. 1, 2018 8:45 p.m. EST Mercedes-Benz Superdome (72,500) New Orleans, La.
TELEVISION - ESPN Play-By-Play Announcer - Joe Tessitore Color Commentator - Todd Blackledge Sideline Correspondents - Holly Rowe, Laura Rutledge
NATIONAL RADIO - ESPN Play-By-Play Announcer - Bill Rosinski Color Commentator - David Norrie Sideline Correspondent - Ian Fitzsimmons
CLEMSON RADIO - CLEMSON TIGERS NETWORK Play-By-Play Announcer - Don Munson Color Commentator - Rodney Williams Sideline Correspondent - Reggie Merriweather
CREDITS The 2018 Clemson Sugar Bowl Guide was written and edited by football communications director Tim Bourret. Layout, design and editorial assistance was executed by senior associate athletic communications director Brian Hennessy. Special thanks to Sam Blackman and Libby Kehn in the production of the guide. Thanks to John Schaffhauser for the cover designs. Photos used on the cover by Carl Ackerman, Ashley Jones, Mark McInnis, David Platt and Dawson Powers. Printing by Keys Printing (Greenville, S.C.).
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FBS STAT RANKING COMPARISON Category Clemson Winning Percentage 92.3 (T-2) Scoring Offense 35.4 (21) Scoring Defense 12.8 (2) Total Offense 448.1 (31) Total Defense 277.9 (6) Rushing Offense 204.1 (33) Rushing Defense 112.8 (13) Passing Offense 244.1 (52) Passing Defense 165.1 (8) Pass Efficiency Offense 138.5 (43) Pass Efficiency Defense 105.0 (6) Completion % Offense 67.2 (6) Interceptions by Defense 14 (T-27) Sacks per Game by Defense 3.4 (3) Sacks per Game Allowed 2.0 (T-62) Tackles For Loss per Game by Defense 8.0 (9) Tackles For Loss per Game Allowed 5.2 (38) Turnover Margin per Game +0.4 (T-34) Turnovers Gained 19 (T-50) Turnovers Lost 14 (T-25) Net Punting 36.8 (92) Punt Return Offense 11.1 (23) Punt Return Defense 9.8 (91) Kickoff Return Offense 19.7 (93) Kickoff Return Defense 19.8 (44) First Downs by Offense 295 (T-12) First Downs Allowed 191 (11) Third-Down Conversion % (Offense) 46.7 (10) Third-Down Conversion % (Defense) 27.8 (6) Fourth-Down Conversion % (Offense) 75.0 (T-3) Fourth-Down Conversion % (Defense) 56.0 (T-89) Time of Possession per Game 30:53 (44) Fewest Penalties per Game 5.0 (T-29) Fewest Penalty Yards per Game 44.5 (36) Note: National rankings in (parentheses).
Alabama 91.7 (6) 39.1 (12) 11.5 (1) 465.4 (20) 257.8 (2) 265.3 (10) 94.1 (3) 200.1 (86) 163.7 (7) 161.1 (7) 98.9 (2) 62.0 (36) 15 (T-18) 2.6 (T-24) 1.8 (T-51) 6.7 (T-40) 3.8 (4) +1.0 (T-7) 20 (T-40) 8 (T-1) 40.9 (18) 7.8 (60) 1.3 (T-1) 23.2 (26) 19.3 (33) 275 (32) 179 (T-6) 41.5 (55) 33.0 (21) 81.3 (1) 35.3 (11) 29:50 (67) 5.2 (T-34) 43.2 (31)
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