2014 Clemson Tigers football team

2014 Clemson Tigers football

Russell Athletic Bowl Champions
Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Oklahoma, W 40–6
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#15
2014 record	10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Dabo Swinney (6th full, 7th overall year)
Offensive coordinator	Chad Morris Tony L. Elliott Jeff Scott (4th, 1st, 1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (3rd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 81,500)

2014 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#5 Florida State x$^		8	–	0		13	–	1
#15 Clemson		6	–	2		10	–	3
#24 Louisville		5	–	3		9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4		7	–	6
NC State		3	–	5		8	–	5
Syracuse		1	–	7		3	–	9
Wake Forest		1	–	7		3	–	9
Coastal Division
#8 Georgia Tech x		6	–	2		11	–	3
Duke		5	–	3		9	–	4
North Carolina		4	–	4		6	–	7
Pittsburgh		4	–	4		6	–	7
Miami		3	–	5		6	–	7
Virginia Tech		3	–	5		7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5		5	–	7
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his sixth full year and seventh 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 10–3, 6–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated Oklahoma.

2014 NFL draft class

Draft picks

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.

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Sammy Watkins	Buffalo Bills	1st	4th	WR
Brandon Thomas	San Francisco 49ers	3rd	100th	OL
Bashaud Breeland	Washington Redskins	4th	102nd	DB
Martavis Bryant	Pittsburgh Steelers	4th	118th	WR
Tajh Boyd	New York Jets	6th	213th	QB

Undrafted signees

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

Player	Team	Position
Chandler Catanzaro	Arizona Cardinals	PK
Tyler Shatley	Jacksonville Jaguars	OG
Spencer Shuey	Jacksonville Jaguars	LB
Darius Robinson	Buffalo Bills	CB

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Clemson	Alma Mater
Dabo Swinney	Head Coach	7	Alabama (1992)
Chad Morris	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	3	Texas A&M (1992)
Brent Venables	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	2	Kansas State (1992)
Jeff Scott	Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator/Co-Offensive Coordinator	5	Clemson (2002)
Tony Elliott	Running Backs/Co-Offensive Coordinator	3	Clemson (2003)
Robbie Caldwell	Offensive Line	3	Furman (1976)
Dan Brooks	Defensive Tackles	4	Western Carolina (1976)
Marion Hobby	Defensive Running Game Coordinator/Defensive Ends	5	Tennessee (1989)
Michael Reed	Defensive Backs	1	Boston College (1994)
Danny Pearman	Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends	5	Clemson (1995)
Reference:^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:30 PM	at #12 Georgia*	#16	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–45	92,746
September 6	12:30 PM	South Carolina State*	#23	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ACCN	W 73–7	81,672
September 20	8:00 PM	at #1 Florida State	#22	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	L 17–23 ^OT	82,316
September 27	7:00 PM	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPNU	W 50–35	79,155
October 4	3:30 PM	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ESPNU	W 41–0	78,459
October 11	3:30 PM	Louisville		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPNU	W 23–17	81,500
October 18	3:30 PM	at Boston College	#24	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Battle for the O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)	ESPNU	W 17–13	42,038
October 25	7:00 PM	Syracuse	#21	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPNU	W 16–6	80,031
November 6	7:30 PM	at Wake Forest	#19	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	W 34–20	28,846
November 15	12:00 PM	at #24 Georgia Tech	#18	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 6–28	49,378
November 22	3:30 PM	Georgia State*		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ACCRSN	W 28–0	77,693
November 29	12:00 PM	South Carolina*	#23	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN	W 35–17	82,720
December 29	5:30 PM	vs. Oklahoma*	#18	Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl)	ESPN	W 40–6	40,071
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	14	0	0	21
Bulldogs	14	7	3	21	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–41–4	2013	CLEM, 38–35

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	7	7
Tigers	10	24	24	15	73

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2013	CLEM, 52–13

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tigers	0	10	0	7	0	17
Seminoles	3	0	7	7	6	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–19	2013	FSU, 51–14

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	0	7	14	14	35
Tigers	10	12	14	14	50

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–19–1	2011	CLEM, 59–38

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	21	10	10	0	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
53–28–1	2013	CLEM, 26–14

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	7	7	0	17
Tigers	7	7	6	3	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	10	0	7	17
Eagles	0	7	0	6	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–9–2	2013	CLEM, 24–14

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	3	3	0	0	6
Tigers	0	3	6	7	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2013	CLEM, 49–14

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	17	3	14	34
Demon Deacons	7	10	0	3	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
61–17–1	2013	CLEM, 56–7

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	0	3	0	6
Yellow Jackets	6	3	16	3	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–50–2	2013	CLEM, 55–31

Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	14	14	0	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	7	3	0	7	17
Tigers	7	14	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
65–42–4	2013	SCAR, 31–17

Oklahoma (Russell Athletic Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	0	0	0	6	6
Tigers	17	10	13	0	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	1989 Florida Citrus Bowl	CLEM, 13–6

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football 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	16	23	23	22	RV	RV	RV	24	21	22	19	18	RV	23	19	18	15
Coaches'	16	24	24	24	RV	RV	25	22	20	21	19	17	RV	24	19	18	15
CFP	Not released									21	21	19	22	21	18	17	Not released

Awards

Preseason All-ACC Offense

Fourth Team

•Wayne Gallman - Running Back

•Charone Peake - Wide Receiver

Preseason All-ACC Defense

First Team

•Vic Beasley - Defensive End

•Grady Jarrett - Defensive Tackle

•Stephone Anthony - Linebacker

Third Team

•Corey Crawford - Defensive End

•Jayron Kearse - Safety

Fourth Team

•Tony Steward - Linebacker

Preseason All-ACC Special Teams

Fourth Team

•Adam Humphries - Punt Returner

References

↑ "Football – 2014 Coaches". Clemson University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
↑ "2014 Clemson Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved July 30, 2014.

Clemson Tigers football

Venues	Bowman Field (1900–1914) Riggs Field (1915–1941) Memorial Stadium (1942–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Boston College (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) Florida State Georgia Georgia Tech NC State (Textile Bowl) South Carolina

Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Marching band Clemson–South Carolina football brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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