2013 Clemson Tigers football team

2013 Clemson Tigers football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 40–35 vs. Ohio State
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 8
2013 record 11–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach Dabo Swinney (5th full, 6th overall season)
Offensive coordinator Chad Morris (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Brent Venables (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,500)
2013 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Florida State x$#  8 –0     14 –0  
No. 8 Clemson %  7 –1     11 –2  
Boston College  4 –4     7 –6  
Syracuse  4 –4     7 –6  
Maryland  3 –5     7 –6  
Wake Forest  2 –6     4 –8  
NC State  0 –8     3 –9  
Coastal Division
No. 23 Duke x  6 –2     10 –4  
Miami  5 –3     9 –4  
Virginia Tech  5 –3     8 –5  
Georgia Tech  5 –3     7 –6  
North Carolina  4 –4     7 –6  
Pittsburgh  3 –5     7 –6  
Virginia  0 –8     2 –10  
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his fifth full year and sixth 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. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they defeated Ohio State.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Clemson		Alma Mater
Dabo SwinneyHead Coach6Alabama (1992)
Chad MorrisOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2Texas A&M (1992)
Brent VenablesDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers1Kansas State (1992)
Tony ElliottRunning Backs2Clemson (2003)
Jeff ScottWide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator4Clemson (2002)
Robbie CaldwellOffensive Line2Furman (1976)
Dan BrooksDefensive Tackles3Western Carolina (1976)
Marion HobbyDefensive Running Game Coordinator/Defensive Ends2Tennessee (1989)
Michael ReedDefensive Backs0Boston College (1994)
Danny PearmanSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends4Clemson (1995)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 8:00 p.m. No. 5 Georgia* No. 8 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry) ABC W 38–35   83,830
September 7 12:30 p.m. South Carolina State* No. 4 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCRN W 52–13   81,428
September 19 7:30 p.m. at NC State No. 3 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) ESPN W 26–14   57,583
September 28 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest No. 3 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPNU W 56–7   80,607
October 5 3:30 p.m. at Syracuse No. 3 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ABC/ESPN2 W 49–14   48,961
October 12 3:30 p.m. Boston College No. 3 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle for the O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) ABC/ESPN2 W 24–14   77,506
October 19 8:00 p.m. No. 5 Florida State No. 3 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry) ABC L 14–51   83,428
October 26 3:30 p.m. at Maryland No. 9 Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD ESPN W 40–27   48,134
November 2 3:30 p.m. at Virginia No. 9 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPN W 59–10   46,959
November 14 7:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 8 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry) ESPN W 55–31   75,324
November 23 12:00 p.m. The Citadel* No. 7 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPN3 W 52–6   81,554
November 30 7:00 p.m. at No. 10 South Carolina* No. 6 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State) ESPN2 L 17–31   84,174
January 3, 2014 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 7 Ohio State* No. 12 Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl) ESPN W 40–35   72,080
*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

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Bulldogs 14 7 7 7 35
#8 Tigers 14 7 10 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–41–4 2003 L 0–30

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 6 13
#4 Tigers 17 21 7 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2008 W 54–0

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Tigers 3 10 7 6 26
Wolfpack 0 7 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
52–28–1 2012 W 62–48

Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 7 0 0 0 7
#3 Tigers 21 14 14 7 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
60–17–1 2012 W 42–13

Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Tigers 21 14 7 7 49
Orange 0 7 7 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1996 L 0–41

Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 7 0 14
#3 Tigers 0 3 7 14 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–9–2 2012 W 45–31

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Seminoles 17 10 14 10 51
#3 Tigers 7 0 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–18 2012 L 37–49

Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Tigers 6 10 3 21 40
Terrapins 7 0 6 14 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–26–2 2012 W 45–10

Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Tigers 14 21 7 17 59
Cavaliers 7 0 3 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
37–8–1 2009 W 34–21

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 0 10 14 7 31
#6 Tigers 6 21 14 14 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–50–2 2012 W 47–31

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 3 3 6
#6 Tigers 14 28 3 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–5–1 2008 W 45–17

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Tigers 7 3 7 0 17
#10 Gamecocks 7 10 0 14 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
65–41–4 2012 L 17–27

Ohio State (Orange Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Tigers 14 6 14 6 40
#7 Buckeyes 9 13 7 6 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1978 W 17–15

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 15 Final 
AP 8 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 9 8 8 7 6 13 12 8 
Coaches' 8 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 10 8 7 6 6 4 11 11 7 
Harris Not released 3 10 8 7 7 6 4 11 11 Not released 
BCS Not released 9 8 7 8 7 6 13 12 Not released

2014 NFL draft

Clemson had five players selected in the 2014 NFL draft. Sammy Watkins went in the first round as the fourth overall pick, tied for the highest NFL draft pick in Clemson football history.

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Sammy WatkinsBuffalo Bills1st4thWR
Brandon ThomasSan Francisco 49ers3rd100thOL
Bashaud BreelandWashington Redskins4th102ndDB
Martavis BryantPittsburgh Steelers 4th118thWR
Tajh BoydNew York Jets6th213thQB

Undrafted signees

Along with the five draft picks, Clemson had four more players make the NFL as undrafted free agents.

PlayerTeamPosition
Chandler CatanzaroArizona CardinalsPK
Tyler ShatleyJacksonville JaguarsOG
Spencer ShueyJacksonville JaguarsLB
Darius RobinsonBuffalo BillsCB

References

  1. ↑ "Football – 2013 Coaches". Clemson University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2013 Clemson Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
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