2012 Clemson Tigers football team

2012 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
Chick-fil-A Bowl champion
Chick-fil-A Bowl, W 25–24 vs. LSU
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 9
AP No. 11
2012 record 11–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach Dabo Swinney (4th full, 5th overall season)
Offensive coordinator Chad Morris (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Brent Venables (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Charlie Harbison (5th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,500)
2012 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 11 Clemson x  7 –1     11 –2  
NC State  4 –4     7 –6  
Wake Forest  3 –5     5 –7  
Maryland  2 –6     4 –8  
Boston College  1 –7     2 –10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy  5 –3     7 –7  
North Carolina*  5 –3     8 –4  
Miami*  5 –3     7 –5  
Virginia Tech  4 –4     7 –6  
Duke  3 –5     6 –7  
Virginia  2 –6     4 –8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • North Carolina ineligible for championship and postseason due to NCAA sanctions. Miami ineligible for championship and postseason due to a self-imposed postseason ban.
As of January 8, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his fourth full year and fifth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley". They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. On November 10, Clemson set a school record with their 12th straight home win at Death Valley. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in ACC play to be Atlantic Division co–champions with Florida State. Due to their loss to Florida State, they did not represent the division the ACC Championship Game. They were invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl where they defeated LSU. The Tigers had their first 11-win season since 1981.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Clemson		Alma Mater
Dabo SwinneyHead Coach3Alabama (1992)
Chad MorrisOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1Texas A&M (1992)
Brent VenablesDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers0Kansas State (1992)
Tony ElliottRunning Backs1Clemson (2003)
Jeff ScottWide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator3Clemson (2002)
Robbie CaldwellOffensive Line1Furman (1976)
Dan BrooksDefensive Tackles2Western Carolina (1976)
Marion HobbyDefensive Running Game Coordinator/Defensive Ends1Tennessee (1989)
Charlie HarbisonDefensive Backs0Gardner–Webb (1981)
Danny PearmanSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends3Clemson (1995)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 25 Auburn* No. 14 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (rivalry/Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) ESPN W 26–19   75,211
September 8 12:30 p.m. Ball State* No. 12 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCN W 52–27   79,557
September 15 3:00 p.m. Furman* No. 11 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC RSN W 41–7   83,574
September 22 8:00 p.m. at No. 4 Florida State No. 10 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry) ABC L 37–49   83,231
September 29 3:30 p.m. at Boston College No. 17 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) ESPN2 W 45–31   40,138
October 6 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 15 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry) ESPN W 47–31   82,873
October 20 12:00 p.m. Virginia Tech No. 14 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ABC/ESPN2 W 38–17   83,338
October 25 7:30 p.m. at Wake Forest No. 14 BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC ESPN W 42–13   31,162
November 3 7:00 p.m. at Duke No. 10 Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN2 W 56–20   31,894
November 10 3:30 p.m. Marylanddagger No. 10 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPNU W 45–10   78,302
November 17 3:30 p.m. NC State No. 11 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl) ABC/ESPN2 W 62–48   77,831
November 24 7:00 p.m. No. 13 South Carolina* No. 12 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State) ESPN L 17–27   84,513
December 31 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 9 LSU* No. 15 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Bowl) ESPN W 25–24   68,027
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Depth Chart

Recruiting class

Game summaries

Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Auburn 7 3 6 3 19
#14 Clemson 3 10 3 10 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–34–2 2011 W 38–24

Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 3 10 7 27
#12 Tigers 13 32 0 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2002 W 30–7

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 7 0 0 7
#11 Tigers 7 13 14 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–10–1 2007 W 38–10

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Tigers 14 7 10 6 37
#4 Seminoles 7 7 21 14 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–17 2011 W 35–30

Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Tigers 10 14 14 7 45
Eagles 7 14 7 3 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–9–2 2011 W 36–14

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 14 7 7 3 31
#3 Tigers 10 17 3 17 47
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–50–2 2011 L 17–31

Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 3 0 7 17
#14 Tigers 3 14 14 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–12–1 2011 W 38–10

Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Tigers 7 28 0 7 42
Demon Deacons 0 7 6 0 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
59–17–1 2011 W 31–28

Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Tigers 28 14 7 7 56
Blue Devils 10 7 3 0 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–16–1 2008 W 31–7

Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Terrapins 0 7 3 0 10
#10 Tigers 21 14 3 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–26–2 2011 W 56–45

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 21 3 14 10 48
#11 Tigers 13 28 21 0 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
51–28–1 2011 L 13–37

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Gamecocks 7 3 10 7 27
#12 Tigers 14 0 3 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
65–40–4 2011 L 13–34

LSU (Chick-Fil-A Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Clemson 7 6 0 12 25
#9 LSU 7 7 10 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1996 L 7–10

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 14 12 11 10 17 15 16 14 14 10 10 11 12 15 14 11 
Coaches' 14 12 11 9 16 15 13 13 13 9 8 9 9 14 13 9 
Harris Not released 14 13 13 9 9 9 9 14 13 Not released 
BCS Not released 19 18 13 13 11 11 14 14 Not released

2013 NFL draft

Clemson had four players selected in the 2013 NFL draft. DeAndre Hopkins went in the first round as the 27th overall pick.

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
DeAndre HopkinsHouston Texans1st27thWR
Malliciah GoodmanAtlanta Falcons4th127thDE
Jonathan MeeksBuffalo Bills4th143thDB
Andre EllingtonArizona Cardinals6th187thRB

References

  1. ↑ "Football - 2012 Coaches". Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces 2012 Football Championship Game Time and Early Season TV Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Clemson Football Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
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