2012 Clemson Tigers football team

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.

2012 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
Chick-fil-A Bowl champion
Chick-fil-A Bowl, W 25–24 vs. LSU
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 11
2012 record11–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coachDabo Swinney (4th full, 5th overall season)
Offensive coordinatorChad Morris (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrent Venables (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCharlie Harbison (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,500)
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference 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 ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel
2012 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Tajh Boyd
WR Martavis Bryant
RB Andre Ellington
TE Brandon Ford
WR DeAndre Hopkins
WR Sammy Watkins
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Chandler Catanzaro
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    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:[2]

    Schedule
    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 17:00 p.m.vs. No. 25 Auburn*No. 14
    		ESPNW 26–1975,211
    September 812:30 p.m.Ball State*No. 12
    		ACCNW 52–2779,557
    September 153:00 p.m.Furman*No. 11
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Clemson, SC
    		RSNW 41–783,574
    September 228:00 p.m.at No. 4 Florida StateNo. 10
    		ABCL 37–4983,231
    September 293:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 17
    		ESPN2W 45–3140,138
    October 63:30 p.m.Georgia TechNo. 15
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
    		ESPNW 47–3182,873
    October 20NoonVirginia TechNo. 14
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Clemson, SC
    		ABC/ESPN2W 38–1783,338
    October 257:30 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 14
    		ESPNW 42–1331,162
    November 37:00 p.m.at DukeNo. 10
    		ESPN2W 56–2031,894
    November 103:30 p.m.MarylandNo. 10
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Clemson, SC
    		ESPNUW 45–1078,302
    November 173:30 p.m.NC StateNo. 11
    		ABC/ESPN2W 62–4877,831
    November 247:00 p.m.No. 13 South Carolina*No. 12
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl)
    		ESPNL 17–2784,513
    December 317:30 p.m.vs. No. 9 LSU*No. 15
    		ESPNW 25–2468,027
    • *Non-conference game
    • Homecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    [3][4]

    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
    See also: 2012 Auburn Tigers football team
    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
    See also: 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team
    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
    See also: 2012 Furman Paladins football team
    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
    See also: 2012 Florida State Seminoles football team
    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
    See also: 2012 Boston College Eagles football team
    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
    See also: 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
    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
    See also: 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
    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
    See also: 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
    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
    See also: 2012 Duke Blue Devils football team
    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
    See also: 2012 Maryland Terrapins football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    32–26–2 2011 W 56–45

    NC State
    See also: 2012 NC State Wolfpack football team and Clemson–NC State football rivalry
    NC State Wolfpack (6–4) at #9 Clemson Tigers (9–1)
    1 2 34Total
    NC State 21 3 141048
    Clemson 13 28 21062

    at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

    • Date: November 17
    • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
    • Game weather: Sunny • 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
    • Game attendance: 76,000
    • Referee: J. Magallanes
    • Box Score

    South Carolina
    1 2 3 4 Total
    #13 Gamecocks 7 3 10 7 27
    #12 Tigers 14 0 3 0 17
    See also: 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
    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
    See also: 2012 LSU Tigers football team and 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    0–2 1996 L 7–10

    Rankings
    See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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. "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
    2. "Football - 2012 Coaches". Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
    3. "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces 2012 Football Championship Game Time and Early Season TV Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
    4. "Clemson Football Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
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