2010 Clemson Tigers football team

2010 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division
2010 record 6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach Dabo Swinney (2nd full, 3rd overall year)
Offensive coordinator Billy Napier (2009–2010) vacant
Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,500)
2010 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#17 Florida State x   6 – 2         10 – 4  
#23 Maryland   5 – 3         9 – 4  
#25 NC State   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Boston College   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Clemson   4 – 4         6 – 7  
Wake Forest   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Coastal Division
#16 Virginia Tech x$   8 – 0         11 – 3  
Miami   5 – 3         7 – 6  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4         6 – 7  
North Carolina   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Duke   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Virginia   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his second full year and third year overall after taking over the job midway through the 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in ACC play and were invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl where they were defeated by South Florida 26–31.

Before the season

Incoming Recruiting Class

Departures

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 3:30 PM North Texas* Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Hall of Fame Day) ESPNU W 35–10   77,342[2]
September 11 3:30 PM Presbyterian* Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Family/Youth Day) ESPN3 W 58–21   74,358[2]
September 18 7:00 PM at #15 Auburn* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPN L 24–27 OT  87,451[2]
October 2 12:00 PM #16 Miami (FL)dagger Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Homecoming) ESPN2 L 21–30   82,313[2]
October 9 3:30 PM at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ABC/ESPN L 16–21   60,000[2]
October 16 12:00 PM Maryland Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Football Reunion Day) ACCN W 31–7   72,484[2]
October 23 3:30 PM Georgia Tech Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Day) ABC/ESPN W 27–13   78,522[2]
October 30 12:00 PM at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) ACCN L 10–16   37,137[2]
November 6 12:00 PM #25 NC State Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl/Military Appreciation Day) ACCN W 14–13   75,906[2]
November 13 8:00 PM at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC L 13–16   72,228[2]
November 20 2:00 PM at Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC ESPN3 W 30–10   31,783[2]
November 27 7:00 PM #17 South Carolina* Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State/Solid Orange Day) ESPN2 L 7–29   81,355[2]
December 31 12:00 PM vs. South Florida* Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Meineke Car Care Bowl) ESPN L 26–31   41,122[2]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Clemson Player Accused In Violent Assault
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
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