2012 Clemson Tigers football team

2012 Clemson Tigers football
Chick-fil-A Bowl Champions
ACC Atlantic Division Co-Champions
Chick-fil-A Bowl vs LSU, W 25–24
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches #9
AP #11
2012 record 11–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach Dabo Swinney (4th full, 5th overall year)
Offensive coordinator Chad Morris (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Brent Venables (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator Charlie Harbison (5th year)
Base defense 4-3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,500)
2012 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#10 Florida State xy$   7 – 1         12 – 2  
#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

Name Position Seasons at
Clemson 		Alma Mater
Dabo Swinney Head Coach 3 Alabama (1992)
Chad Morris Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 1 Texas A&M (1992)
Brent Venables Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 0 Kansas State (1992)
Tony Elliott Running Backs 1 Clemson (2003)
Jeff Scott Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator 3 Clemson (2002)
Robbie Caldwell Offensive Line 1 Furman (1976)
Dan Brooks Defensive Tackles 2 Western Carolina (1976)
Marion Hobby Defensive Running Game Coordinator/Defensive Ends 1 Tennessee (1989)
Charlie Harbison Defensive Backs 0 Gardner–Webb (1981)
Danny Pearman Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends 3 Clemson (1995)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM vs. #25 Auburn* #14 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) ESPN W 26–19   75,211
September 8 12:30 PM Ball State* #12 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCN W 52–27   79,557
September 15 3:00 PM Furman* #11 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC RSN W 41–7   83,574
September 22 8:00 PM at #4 Florida State #10 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry) ABC L 37–49   83,231
September 29 3:30 PM at Boston College #17 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) ESPN2 W 45–31   40,138
October 6 3:30 PM Georgia Tech #15 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry) ESPN W 47–31   82,873
October 20 12:00 PM Virginia Tech #14 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ABC/ESPN2 W 38–17   83,338
October 25 7:30 PM at Wake Forest #14 BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC ESPN W 42–13   31,162
November 3 7:00 PM at Duke #10 Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN2 W 56–20   31,894
November 10 3:30 PM Marylanddagger #10 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPNU W 45–10   78,302
November 17 3:30 PM NC State #11 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl) ABC/ESPN2 W 62–48   77,831
November 24 7:00 PM #13 South Carolina* #12 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State) ESPN L 17–27   84,513
December 31 7:30 PM #9 LSU* #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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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

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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