GAME 10 CLEMSON (9-0, 6-0) VS. PITTSBURGH (5-4, 2-3)

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1 GAME 10 CLEMSON (9-0, 6-0) VS. PITTSBURGH (5-4, 2-3) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, S.C. (81,750) Senior Day/Hall of Fame Day Kickoff: 3:36 p.m. TV: ABC/ESPN2 (Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay) XM Satelite Radio: Channel 84 CLEMSON RADIO NETWORK (Don Munson,Rodney Williams,Michael Palmer) SERIES HISTORY Overall Record: Pittsburgh Leads 1-0 Only Previous Game: 34-3, Pittsburgh, 1977 Gator Bowl CLEMSON TIGERS 2016 Record 9-0, 6-0 ACC Location Clemson, S.C. Colors Clemson Orange & Regalia Enrollment 22,698 Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) 80) Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama 93) Clemson Record (8th full season) (.757) Away & Neutral Record (.611) Home 51-6 (.895) vs. ACC (.786) vs. Pittsburgh 0-0 Clemson Rankings #2 CFP,#3 AP, #2 Coaches Co-Offensive Coordinators Tony Elliott, Jeff Scott Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables Twitter /Instagram Web MEDIA INFORMATION PITTSBURGH PANTHERS 2016 Record: 5-4 overall, in 2-3 ACC Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Colors: Blue and Gold Enrollment: 35,014 Athletic Director: Scott Barnes Head Coach: Pat Narduzzi (Rhode Island, 90) Pittsburgh Record: 13-9 (2nd year) Overall: 13-9 (2nd year) vs Clemson: 0-0 Offensive Coor: Matt Canada Defensive Coordinator: Josh Conklin Football Communications: E.J. Borghetti Phone: (412) Web Address: SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent TV W-L Score/Time Sept. 3 at Auburn ESPN W Sept. 10 Troy RSN W Sept. 17 South Carolina St. ACCN W 59-0 Sept. 22 #at Georgia Tech ESPN W 26-7 Oct. 1 Louisville ABC W Oct. 7 *at Boston College ESPN W Oct. 15 NC State ABC W ^24-17 Oct. 29 at Florida State ABC W Nov. 5 Syracuse TBA W 54-0 Nov. 12 Pittsburgh TBA ABC 3:36 Nov. 19 at Wake Forest TBA Nov. 26 South Carolina TBA #Thursday, * Friday, ^Overtime CLEMSON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assistant AD / Football Communications Tim Bourret (Notre Dame 77) Ofice: Cell: btimoth@clemson.edu Assistant AD / Director of Athletic Communications Joe Galbraith (Mississippi State 01) Ofice: joegalb@clemson.edu Associate Communications Director / Secondary Philip Sikes (Clemson 02) Ofice: Cell: philips@clemson.edu Sr. Associate Communications Director / Credentials Sam Blackman (Clemson 85) blackmj@clemson.edu Athletic Communications: Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31, Clemson, SC Overnight: 100 Perimeter Rd, Clemson, SC Tickets: CLEMSON DABO SWINNEY PRESS CONFERENCE Head Coach Dabo Swinney will hold his weekly press conference at the Team Room on the second loor of the West Endzone at Memorial Stadium each Tuesday at 11 a.m. Clemson players will be available after Swinney s press conference on the fourth loor of the West Endzone. Coach Swinney s press conference will be available over clemsontigers.com. An abbreviated transcript of his press conference also will be available. SWINNEY SUNDAY TELECONFERENCE Head Coach Dabo Swinney will hold a teleconference each Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. Contact Tim Bourret to access at btimoth@clemson.edu. CLEMSON PLAYER INTERVIEWS Clemson student-athlete interviews are held each Monday and Tuesday on the fourth loor of the West Endzone at Memorial Stadium. Quarterback Deshaun Watson is available each Monday at 11:15 a.m. Contact Tim Bourret each Sunday by 4 p.m. with your requests for the week. The irst players on Monday usually start at 11:00 a.m. and will continue until 2 p.m. Players are available after Coach Swinney s Tuesday press conference at the West Endzone. CLEMSON COORDINATORS A Clemson offensive coordinator, either Tony Elliott or Jeff Scott, will be available on Mondays at 11:45 a.m. at the fourth loor of the West Endzone. Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables will be available on the fourth loor of the West Endzone on Tuesdays some time after Dabo Swinney s press conference. CLEMSON PERSONNEL UPDATE Adrian Baker, DB, Knee, Out Ray Ray McCloud, WR, ankle, probable Jake Fruhmorgen, OT, shoulder, probable Deshaun Watson, QB, shoulder, Probable Marcus Edmond, DB, toe, Probable Denzel Johnson, SS, groin, Questionable Cornell Powell, WR, Hamstring, Questionable ACC TELECONFERENCE The ACC holds a teleconference for the media every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. throughout the season. The irst teleconference will be Wednesday, August 31. Each coach has a 10 minute period on the conference. Each teleconference available at theacc.com. Contact the ACC for the teleconference phone number. Head Coach, School Time #Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 10:20 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia 10:30 a.m. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 10:40 a.m. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 10:50 a.m. Bobby Petrino, Louisville 11:00 a.m. Dino Babers, Syracuse 11:10 a.m. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech 11:30 a.m. Larry Fedora, North Carolina 11:40 a.m. Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech 11:50 a.m. Dave Clawson, Wake Forest Noon Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh 12:10 p.m. Steve Addazio, Boston College 12:20 a.m. David Cutcliffe, Duke p.m. Dave Doeren, NC State 12:40 p.m. Mark Richt, Miami (FL) p.m #Coach Kelly on call when Notre Dame playing an ACC opponent. TIGER CALLS Tiger Calls with Head Coach Dabo Swinney is aired every Monday night on 24 radio stations in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia on the Clemson Radio Network and over the internet on clemsontigers. com. The show is aired from 8-9 p.m. Dabo Swinney TV Show Afiliates Time Lcation Network 10:30 a.m. Augusta WFXF (Fox) 11 a.m. Southeast Fox Sports South 11:30 a.m. Charleston WCIV (ABC) 11:30 a.m. Greenville WMYA FOOTBALL NOTES

2 2016 STANDINGS Atlantic Division ACC Home Away Overall Clemson Louisville Wake Forest Florida State Syracuse NC State Boston College Coastal Division ACC Home Away Overall North Carolina Virginia Tech Pittsburgh Miami Georgia Tech Virginia Duke THIS WEEK S GAMES Thursday, November 10 North Carolina at Duke ESPN 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 11 Boston College at Florida State ESPN2 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 12 NC State at Syracuse ACCN 12:30 p.m. Miami at Virginia RSN 2:00 p.m. Pittsburgh at Clemson ABC 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest at Louisville ESPN2 7:00 p.m. CLEMSON PRONUNCIATIONS Dabo Swinney Justin Falcinelli Clelin Ferrell Zach Giella Jay Guillermo Greg Huegel Jadar Johnson Cordrea Tankersley Andy Teasdall Trevion Thompson Korrin Wiggins CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh DA-boh SWEE-nee fal-sih-nehl-ee CLEE-lihn jee-eh-luh gee-ayr-moh HYOO-guhl juh-dahr cohr-dray TEEZ-dahl TRAY-vee-ahn kohr-rihn Panthers Make First Trip to Clemson Pittsburgh is making is irst trip to Clemson. These Panthers from Pennsylvania are actually the second straight school named Panthers making a irst time appearance here. The last team to come to Clemson for the irst time was the Georgia State Panthers in That year three schools played at Clemson for the irst time (also Syracuse and Louisville). Pittsburgh is the 57th different team to come to Memorial Stadium and the Tigers are (.758) against those teams when the visitor is making its irst appearance. But, it has been especially dificult to beat Clemson in the irst meeting since In the last 39 years Clemson is 26-2 (.929) against teams making their irst appearance in Memorial Stadium. The only teams to win their irst game at Memorial Stadium over the last 39 years are Marshall (13-10 winners over Clemson in 1999 in Tommy Bowden s irst game as Clemson coach) and Miami (FL) (36-30 wins over Clemson in 2005 in triple overtime, the longest game in Clemson history.) Pittsburgh won only previous meeting This is just the second meeting anywhere between Clemson and Pittsburgh. The Panthers won the only previous contest at the 1977 Gator Bowl by a 34-3 score. Clemson was ranked 11 th in the nation and Pittsburgh 10 th entering the game in Jacksonville, Fla. Clemson was making its irst appearance in a bowl game since 1959, while Pittsburgh had an record entering the game, but were the defending National Champion. Pittsburgh quarterback Matt Cavanaugh had been injured in the irst game of the 1977 season when Notre Dame defensive end Willie Fry sacked him in the irst half of the game at Pittsburgh. Cavanaugh was limited for much of the season, but he was healthy for the Tigers in that bowl game, completing passes for 387 yards. It was a record for passing yards against Clemson that stood for 18 more seasons. Clemson s only points came on a 49-yard ield goal by kicker Obed Ariri. But the bowl experience was important for Clemson and the next year Clemson inished with an 11-1 record, a bowl victory over Ohio State and a No. 6 inal ranking in both polls, the highest in Clemson history at that point. First Matchup of Former ACC Players of the Year Saturday s game features a irst in ACC history as both teams have a player on their roster who has already won ACC Player of the Year honors. Pittsburgh running back James Conner won the award in 2014 and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson won the honor in Conner is one of the great comeback stories in football this year. He won the ACC Player of the Year Award in 2014, then missed the 2015 season after enduring a torn ACL and Hodgkin lymphoma. He was declared cancer free this past May. In 2014, Conner had historic numbers, rushing for 1765 yards, a 5.9 average and 26 touchdowns. He had three games of at least 200 yards that year, including back to back weeks when he had 263 vs. Duke and 220 against North Carolina. He had seven touchdowns in those games combined. So far this year, Conner ranks seventh in the ACC in rushing with 712 yards in nine games and 11 touchdowns. He is third in the ACC in touchdowns. For his career, Conner has 47 career touchdowns, 3353 rushing yards. He is 17 th among active FBS players in rushing yards. Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson won ACC Player of the Year honors last year when he became the irst FBS quarterback with over 4,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in one season. He has thrown for 2497 yards so far this season to go with 24 touchdown passes and has led the Tigers to a #2 ranking in the Amway Coaches Poll, #3 by Associated Press and #2 by the College Football Playoff Poll. He is just 258 total offense yards from becoming the sixth player in ACC history with 10,000 yards. For his career, Watson s completion percentage of.667 is fourth best among all FBS quarterbacks, his 9,742 total offense yards rank ninth and his 8.54 yards per pass attempt rank second. Clemson Can Clinch Atlantic Division A Clemson victory over Pittsburgh can clinch the 2016 Atlantic Division championship for the Tigers. Clemson will be looking for its ifth Atlantic Division title and fourth ACC title game appearance under Dabo Swinney.. Clemson won the Atlantic Division outright in 2009, 2011 and The Tigers tied for the title in 2012 with a 7-1 record with Florida State. But the Seminoles won the head to head tie breaker and went to the championship game. Clemson has 15 ACC Championships, tied with Florida State for the most in history. Overall Clemson has 21 conference championships (4 SIAA and 2 Southern Conference), more than any other school in the ACC. Eight times previously Clemson has celebrated an ACC Championship or an Atlantic division title with a win at Memorial Stadium. ACC Title or Division Clinching Victories in Memorial Stadium Year Opponent CU-Opp 1959 Wake Forest South Carolina Maryland Maryland Maryland Virginia Wake Forest Florida State Accomplishments of Clemson Seniors so far While this is not the inal home game, Clemson seniors will be honored prior to Saturday s game. The group has had quite a run. Here is a list of some of their accomplishments.so far: Overall record of 44-6 and that.880 winning percentage is the best in school history. The 44 wins rank second behind the 46-8 record by the 2015 seniors. Has an ACC regular season record of The record for conference wins by a senior class is 28-4 by the 2015 seniors. This group has a 28-3 record including the ACC FOOTBALL NOTES

3 NATIONAL RANKINGS ASSOCIATED PRESS (NOV. 6, 2016) Rk School (1st place) Rec Pts 1. Alabama (60) Michigan (1) Clemson Washington Louisville Ohio State Wisconsin Auburn Oklahoma Texas A&M West Virginia Penn State Utah Western Michigan North Carolina Colorado Oklahoma State Virginia Tech LSU Florida State Nebraska Florida Washington State Boise State Baylor Others Receiving Votes: Southern California 76, Arkansas 74, San Diego State 38, Troy 28, Houston 25, Tennessee 9, Tulsa 3, South Florida 3, Minnesota 2, Navy 2, Wyoming 2. AMWAY USA TODAY COACHES (NOV. 6, 2016) Rk School (1st place) Rec Pts 1. Alabama (62) Clemson (2) Michigan Washington Ohio State Louisville Wisconsin Auburn Oklahoma West Virginia Texas A&M Utah North Carolina Penn State Colorado Florida Oklahoma State Florida State LSU Nebraska Western Michigan Virginia Tech Washington State Boise State Baylor Others Receiving Votes: Southern California 79, San Diego State 58, Arkansas 53, Houston 49, South Florida 28, Wyoming 20, Navy 12, Tennessee 12, Tulsa 9, Troy 6, Appalachian State 5, Minnesota 2, Stanford 2, Louisiana Tech 1. Fulltime Coaches in Press Box: Tony Elliott, Danny Pearman. College Football Playoff Poll for Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Michigan, 4. Texas A&M, 5. Washington, 6. Ohio State, 7. Louisville, 8. Wisconsin, 9. Auburn, 10. Nebraska, 11. Florida, 12. Penn State, 13. LSU, 14. Oklahoma, 15. Colorado, 16. Utah, 17. Baylor, 18. Oklahoma State, 19. Virginia Tech, 20. West Virginia, 21. North Carolina, 22. Florida State, 23. Western Michigan, 24. Boise State, 25. Washington State. CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Championship game win over North Carolina last year. The Clemson class record for ACC wins including championship games is 29-4 by the 2015 seniors. So a win Saturda can tie both records. This senior class has been a part of a 25-1 record at Memorial Stadium the last four years. The record for wins by a senior class at home is 26-2 set by the 2014 and 2015 senior classes. In terms of streaks, this group has been a part of a school record 17-game winning streak, a school record 21-game home winning streak, a school record nine-game winning streak on the road, and a school record 23- game regular season winning streak. Part of a continuing 44-game winning streak against unranked team, they were a part of the last 35 of those wins. This senior class has nine wins over ranked teams, including ive over teams ranked in the top 10 entering the game (2013, #5 Georgia), (2015, #6 Notre Dame), (2015, #8 North Carolina), (2015, #3 Oklahoma), and (2016, #3 Louisville). Has had a inal ranking in the top 15 every year, including #7 by Coaches poll in 2013, #15 by both polls in 2014 and #2 by both polls in The #2 ranking last year was the second highest in Clemson history. Signiicant contributors to the 2015 team that won a school record 14 games and played in the National Championship game. Muse Was Loose Clemson freshman Tanner Muse scored his irst career touchdown in dramatic fashion in Clemson s 54-0 win over Syracuse last Saturday. On a Syracuse pass over the middle that was tipped four times Muse alertly picked off the ball before it hit the ground and sped 64 yards for a touchdown. The play was named ESPN SportsCenter Play of the Day on Saturday night. It was the irst interception of Muse s career, who is in his red-shirt freshman season. The safety from Belmont, N.C.became the irst Clemson freshman to record an interception return for a touchdown since the late Wayne Simmons ran 73 yards with an interception return for a score at Florida State in Clemson Looks for Sixth Straight 10-Win Season A victory for Clemson over Pittsburgh will give the Tigers a 10-0 record and assure Clemson of a sixth straight season with at least 10 victories. Clemson would become just the 11 th different school in college football history (current FBS schools) to have six consecutive seasons of at least 10 wins. Heading into this season Clemson and Alabama were the only schools with an active streak of at least ive 10-win seasons. The Crimson Tide are also primed to extend their streak, which is eight consecutive years entering this season. The record for consecutive 10-win seasons is 14 years in a row set by Bobby Bowden s Florida State Seminoles ( ). The Tigers are looking for their 12 th season with at least 10 wins in history. If the Tigers defeat Pittsburgh, Dabo Swinney would have half of those double digit 10-win seasons on his resume. Schools With Five Consecutive 10-Win Seasons School Years Consec Florida State Texas Virginia Tech Miami (FL) Alabama #8 Boise State Oregon Southern California Florida Ohio State Clemson #5 #Denotes active streak Clemson s 10-Win Seasons Year Record Coach Frank Howard Danny Ford Danny Ford Danny Ford Danny Ford Ken Hatield Dabo Swinney Dabo Swinney Dabo Swinney Dabo Swinney Dabo Swinney Matchup of Outstanding Veteran Running Backs Two of the top running backs in the ACC over the last few years will be on opposite sides when Clemson faces Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh s James Conner and Clemson s Wayne Gallman are among the top three active ACC running backs in a number of categories. Gallman set the Clemson single season rushing yardage record last year when he gained 1527 yards. He needs just one 100- yard game to become Clemson s career leader in that category as well. Conner has 14 career 100-yard rushing games and his 1765 rushing yards in 2014 rank third best in Pittsburgh history. Comparison of Veteran Running Backs Category Conner Gallman Games Attempts Yards Yards/Game Yards/Rush Rushing TDs Total TDs All Purpose Yards Yard Games Gallman Nearing 3,000 Clemson junior running back Wayne Gallman has a chance to set a school record and eclipse a major milestone this week. The native of Grayson, Georgia enters the Pittsburgh game with 2,930 career rushing yards and needs just 70 to become the sixth player in Clemson history to reach 3,000 yards in a career. He also needs just one 100-yard rushing game to establish the Clemson career mark for career 100-yard games. He has 15, the same amount Raymond Priester had for the Tigers between Watson Approaching 10,000 Yards Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson went over the 8,000 yard mark in terms 2015 FOOTBALL NOTES 3

4 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh of passing yards in the win over Syracuse. Now the junior needs just 258 to become just the sixth player in ACC history with 10,000 yards of total offense. The only Clemson player to do it is Tajh Boyd, who had 13,069 between 2010 and He is second in ACC history behind the 13,582 by Philip Rivers. Watson will be the irst ACC player to reach 10,000 miles in his junior year when he accomplishes the feat. ACC 10,000 Yard Men in Total Offense Rk Player Years Rush Pass Total 1. Philip Rivers, NC St ,484 13, Tajh Boyd, Clemson ,165 11,094 13, Joe Hamilton, GT , , Marquise Williams, UNC , , Logan Thomas, VT ,358 9,005 10,363 Deshaun Watson, Clemson ,675 8,067 9,742 Long Drives Clemson had not had a drive over 85 yards all season entering the Syracuse game. Then, in the second period the Tigers had three consecutive drives of at least 86 yards, all for touchdowns. First the Tigers went 95 yards in just two plays in 31 seconds on the irst possession of the second period. Wayne Gallman rank 30 yards, then Deshaun Watson hit Deon Cain on a 65-yard touchdown pass. Then Clemson went 89 yards in 12 plays in ive minutes, a drive that culminated with a 14-yard scoring pass from Watson to Mike Williams. On the very next drive Clemson went 86 yards in 14 plays on a 5:03 drive that inished with a ive yard scoring pass from Nick Schuessler to Artavis Scott. Clemson had another 80-yard scoring drive in the second half. So Clemson s three longest scoring drives of the year in terms of yardage took place on consecutive drives in the second period of the Syracuse game. Tiger Offensive Line Must Deal with Price Clemson will face perhaps its toughest challenge when it comes to protecting the quarterback on Saturday when the Tigers face a Pittsburgh defense led by Ejuan Price. The Panther defender has nine sacks and 16 tackles for loss this year. He ranks third in the nation in sacks with 1.0 per game and is third in tackles for loss per game at 1.8. In terms of his career, Price has 25.5 career sacks for 189 yards, and 46 career tackles for loss for 259 yards. Among active FBS players, Price is ifth in career sacks, second in sack yardage, second in tackles for loss and irst in yardage lost on tackles for loss. But, Clemson does counter with a good offensive line. Clemson allows just 1.22 sacks per game, 16 th in the nation, and allows 4.18 tackles for loss per game, 21 st in the nation. Clemson s offensive line has three players who were named to All-ACC teams last year. Center Jay Guillermo leads the way as a second-team All-ACC player last year. Four times in his career he has been named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week. Tackle Mitch Hyatt was named third-team All-ACC as a freshman and a irst-team freshman All-American. Tyrone Crowder was named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week against Florida State and was a third-team selection last year. Political Football With the Presidential Election on Tuesday, November 8, seemed appropriate to see if there was any connection between Clemson football games and the outcome of the election. Actually, there isn t. Clemson might be the most politically correct team in the nation when it comes to predicting the outcome of an election based on what the Tigers do the previous Saturday. The same goes for predicting the outcome of a Clemson football the Saturday after the Tuesday election. Since 1896, when Clemson began playing football just a week before the Presidential Election, Clemson has won 19 games in its most recent contest prior to the election. The game following those 19 wins, Democrats have won 10 times and Republicans have won nine times. Conversely, the result of the election seems to have no inluence on the result of the Clemson game the next time out. Clemson is the game following a Republican victory and has a 7-7 mark the Saturday following a Democratic win. Clemson has played well in recent years during the election season. The Tigers have a 15-3 record the Saturday prior to the Presidential Election since 1948, including 3-0 under Dabo Swinney. In case you are looking for history to repeat, the Tigers are 2-0 the Saturday after a Clinton wins an election. Clemson defeated a top 20 North Carolina team 40-7 in 1992 the Saturday after Bill Clinton won for the irst time, the largest margin of victory in Clemson history over a ranked team. Four years later, the Saturday after Clinton won for the second time, Clemson upset a top 15 Virginia team on the road, ` There are some other oddities. In 1984 Clemson defeated Wake Forest the Saturday before Ronald Reagan won the election. Four years later, Clemson defeated North Carolina by the exact same score the Saturday before George Bush (41) gained victory. Election Winner Party Clemson Before Clemson After Nov. 3, 1896 McKinley Republican W 14-6 Furman L, 6-12 S. Carolina Nov. 6, 1900 T. Roosevelt Republican W 51-0 S. Carolina W, 39-5 Georgia Nov. 8, 1904 T. Roosevelt Republican T Georgia W, 6-0 Tennessee Nov. 3, 1908 Taft Republican L 0-13 Davidson L, 0-8 Georgia Nov. 5, 1912 Wilson Democrat L 7-22 S. Carolina L, 6-27 Georgia Nov. 7, 1916 Wilson Democrat W 27-0 S. Carolina L, 7-37 VMI Nov. 2, 1920 Harding Republican L 0-3 S. Carolina L, 0-7 G. Tech Nov. 4, 1924 Coolidge Republican L 6-50 VPI L, 0-7 Davidson Nov. 6, 1928 Hoover Republican L 7-26 Mississippi W, 12-0 VMI Nov. 8, 1932 Roosevelt Democrat W 18-6 Citadel L, Georgia Nov. 3, 1936 Roosevelt Democrat W G. Tech W, 20-0 Citadel Nov. 5, 1940 Roosevelt Democrat L 0-13 Tulane L, 7-21 Auburn Nov. 7, 1944 Roosevelt Democrat L 7-13 Wake Forest W, VMI Nov. 2, 1948 Truman Democrat W Boston College W, 41-0 Furman Nov. 4, 1952 Eisenhower Republican W 13-0 Boston College T, Fordham Nov. 6, 1956 Eisenhower Republican W 21-6 VPI T, 6-6 Maryland Nov. 8, 1960 Kennedy Democrat W 24-0 UNC W,12-2 S. Carolina Nov. 3, 1964 Johnson Democrat W 29-7 Virginia L, 0-29 UNC Nov. 5, 1968 Nixon Republican W N.C. State W, 16-0 Maryland Nov. 7, 1972 Nixon Republican L UNC L, 6-31 Maryland Nov. 2, 1976 Carter Democrat W FSU L, UNC Nov. 4, 1980 Reagan Republican W Wake Forest L, UNC Nov. 6, 1984 Reagan Republican W Wake Forest W, VPI Nov. 8, 1988 Bush Republican W UNC W, Maryland Nov. 3, 1992 Clinton Democrat L Wake Forest W, 40-7 UNC Nov. 5, 1996 Clinton Democrat W 35-3 Maryland W, Virginia Nov. 7, 2000 G.W. Bush Republican L 7-54 FSU W, USC Nov. 2, 2004 G.W. Bush Republican W, N.C. State W, Miami (FL) Nov. 4, 2008 Obama Democrat W, 27-21, BC L, 27-41, Florida State Nov. 6, 2012 Obama Democrat W, 56-20, Duke W, 45-10, Maryland Nov. 8, 2016???? W, 54-0, Syracuse?? Schuessler Plays Best Game Fifth year senior quarterback Nick Schuessler came off the bench to play 32 snaps in Clemson s 54-0 win over Syracuse. Starter Deshaun Watson suffered a shoulder injury and Schuessler played very well in relief. The native of Grayson, Georgia connected on passes for 177 yards and two scores without an interception. It was the irst time since the season inale of 2014 that someone other than Deshaun Watson led Clemson in passing yardage. Schuessler connected on a ive-yard scoring pass to Artavis Scott in the second period, then found Deon Cain on an 18-yard scoring pass in the third period. He inished with a 65 percent completion percentage and a passing eficiency rating of 190. For the year, Schuessler is for 303 yards and three touchdowns. His eficiency rating is 187 and his completion percentage Clemson Third in Three and Outs Clemson continues to rank among the best in the nation in a number of statistical categories. That is especially the case when it comes to pass defense where Clemson ranks third in the nation in pass eficiency defense, third in passing yards per attempt and third in interceptions. Clemson has put pressure on the opposing quarterback ever since Brent Venables became defensive coordinator. This year Clemson is sixth in the nation in sacks (3.67), sixth in sack yardage (225), fourth in tackles for loss (8.89 per game) and tied for second with Michigan in tackles for loss yardage (343). Below is a list of Clemson s Top 15 rankings in various categories: FOOTBALL NOTES

5 Second in negative yardage on tackles for loss, 343 Third in pass eficiency defense, Third in three and outs, 5.78 per game Third in fewest yards per pass attempt allowed, 5.5 Fourth in tackles for loss per game, 8.89 Sixth in sacks, 3.67 per game Sixth in sack yardage, 225 Seventh in fewest yards per play allowed, 4.46 Seventh in third down defense,.295 Seventh in fewest plays of 30 yards or more allowed, 12 Eighth in scoring defense, th in fewest passing yards allowed/game, th in total defense, th in completion percentage defense, 51.9 percent CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Tigers Facing Another No 1 Return Team For the second week in a row Clemson will face a team ranked No. 1 in the nation in an aspect of the return game. Last week Syracuse was No. 1 in the nation in punt returns. This week Pittsburgh is No. 1 in the nation in kickoff returns. Clemson did a solid job in defending Syracuse in the punt return game as the Orange had just one return for seven yards. The Tigers had a net of 38 yards and forced two fair catches on three punts. This week, Pittsburgh enters the game averaging yards per kickoff return, best in the nation. The prime reason is returner Quadree Henderson, who averages a national best yards per kickoff return. For his career Henderson has a 31.2 average, second best among active FBS players. He already has four kickoff returns for touchdowns on 40 career returns so he averages a TD every 10 returns. He has on kickoff returns for his career. Winning on the Road Clemson already has a 4-0 record on the road this year, victories at #11 Auburn, #19 Florida State, Georgia Tech and Boston College. Only eight of the 128 schools at the FBS level are still undefeated on the road. Western Michigan is 5-0, Clemson, Alabama, Washington and North Carolina are all 4-0, while Oklahoma is 3-0. Auburn and Michigan are both 2-0 on the road. Clemson has won a school record nine consecutive games on the road over two years. The Tigers were a perfect 5-0 on the road last year. That was the irst time in 20 years Clemson had a perfect road record (5-0 in 1995). If Clemson can win its inal road game at Wake Forest on November 19 it will mark the irst time Clemson has had back to back perfect seasons on the opponent s home ield. Clemson Only School with Three Wins over Current Top 20 Entering the month of November, Clemson is one of three schools with three wins over current top 25 teams. Clemson is the only schools with three top 20 wins. The Tigers have beaten #5 Louisville at home, #8 Auburn and #20 Florida State on the road. Michigan and Ohio State are the only other schools with three wins over current top 25 teams. Schools with 3 Wins over Current AP Top 25 Teams Clemson (3): #5 Louisville, #8 Auburn, #20 Florida State Michigan (3): #7 Wisconsin, #22 Penn State, #16 Colorado Ohio State (3): #7 Wisconsin, #9 Oklahoma, #21 Nebraska Winning the Close Ones Clemson defeated Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla. on October 29, in one of the most thrilling games of the Dabo Swinney era. There were three lead changes in the final 5:25 of the fourth quarter. The Tigers did not take the lead for good until the 2:06 mark of the fourth quarter when Deshaun Watson connected with tight end Jordan Leggett for a 34-yard touchdown. The Clemson defense came up big on the last drive with sacks on the Seminoles last two plays, the first by Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence, and the last by Ben Boulware. The victory was the fifth time this season by seven points or less. The run of close wins started in the first two games of the year when the Tigers won at now 11th ranked Auburn 19-13, then defeated a now 6-1 Troy team, The Tigers downed now fifth ranked Louisville on October 1 by a count, then beat NC State in overtime, How does this run of close victories rank in Clemson history? This is the first Clemson team to win five games by seven points or less since 1993 when the Tigers were 5-1 in close games. The 1958 team was also 5-1 in games decided by seven or less. The greatest team in Clemson history in terms of winning close games is the 1948 Tiger eleven that finished with an 11-0 record. Under Coach Frank Howard and team captain Phil Prince, the Tigers were 6-0 in games decided by seven points or less, including a win over Missouri in the Gator Bowl to conclude the season. This current run of close wins in remarkable, or you could say things are just evening out. Between Clemson was 3-13 in games decided by seven points or less, including 1-5 in 2010, Dabo Swinney s second full season. That tied for the most losses by seven points or less in a season. Since that 3-13 record in that three-year time span, Clemson is 16-2 in games decided by seven points or less. Prior to the 2011 season, Clemson s all-time record in close games was With the 16-2 run, the Tigers are now in games decided by seven or less. Prior to this stretch, the greatest run of victory in close games came during the heart of the Frank Howard era. From Howard and the Tigers did not lose a game decided by seven points or less, posting a record. Most Wins in a season by 7 or Less Year Record Clemson in Games Decided by 7 or Less, since 2011 (16-2) Date Opponent (Rk) W-L CU-Opp Florida State (11) W Wake Forest W N-Auburn (#25) W N-LSU (9) W Georgia (5) W N-Ohio State (7) W at Florida State (1) L (OT) Louisville W at Boston College W at Louisville W Notre Dame (6) W at South Carolina W N- Alabama (2) L at Auburn W Troy W Louisville (3) W / NC State W (OT) 10/29/2016 at Florida State (12) W #ranked in USA Today only Streaking Tigers Clemson has won nine straight road games, a school record The win over Syracuse on November 5 was Clemson s 26 th straight win in a non- National Championship game Clemson enters the Pittsburgh game having won 15 consecutive games against ACC opponents. (The Clemson record is 20 in a row from ) Clemson has won 23 consecutive regular season games dating to a loss at Georgia Tech in *Clemson is now 9-0 for just the fourth time in school history, the second year in a row. National List of Active Win Streaks Overall: Alabama, 21, Washington 12, Western Michigan 11, Michigan 10, Clemson 9. Conference: San Diego State 16, Clemson 15, Alabama 14, Oklahoma 13, Arkansas State 13. Home: Clemson 21, Navy 14, Houston 13, San Diego State 10, Alabama 9. Road: Alabama 11, Oklahoma 10, Clemson 9, North Carolina 9, 2015 FOOTBALL NOTES 5

6 Clemson s Longest True Road Game Win Streaks Years Games Ended by Current at South Carolina, at Tulane, at Rice, at South Carolina, at Pacific, at North Carolina, 45-0 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Other Items of Interest after the Win at Florida State The win at Florida State was the 10 th different ACC road stadium Clemson has won in the last four years. This senior class is now 13-2 in ACC road games (only losses at FSU and Georgia Tech in 2014). Deshaun Watson became the first Clemson quarterback to beat Florida State in consecutive seasons. When Clemson won in , three different quarterbacks started for the Tigers. Watson joins Charlie Whitehurst as only starting quarterback to beat Florida State twice. Whitehurst beat FSU in 2003 and He is just the fourth ACC quarterback to beat Florida State in consecutive seasons in the 25 years the Seminoles have been in the ACC. Clemson in Top Five 19 Straight Weeks Clemson has been ranked in the top ive of the AP poll for 19 consecutive rankings, the longest active streak in the nation. Alabama is second with 17 in a row, while Michigan has a streak of 10 in a row. When it comes to top 10 rankings, Clemson has been ranked for 22 consecutive polls. Ohio State is irst with 33 in a row dating to the 2014 season. Clemson and Alabama are tied for second with 21 in a row. Then the list drops down to Michigan at 11 in a row and Washington at nine in a row. As far as top 25 rankings, Clemson has the ifth longest active streak with 31 in a row dating to the 2014 season. Alabama has the longest active streak with 142, a streak that dates to Longest Active AP Poll Appearance Streaks Consecutive Top 5 Appearances School Polls Dates Clemson Alabama Michigan Washington Louisville Leggett Records Fourth 100-yard Game by a TE Jordan Leggett had ive receptions for 122 yards in the win at Florida State. His inal catch was a 34-yard touchdown reception from Deshaun Watson with 2:06 left in the game and proved to be the game winner. Leggett s 122 receiving yards set a Clemson record for that category by a tight end in a single game. The previous mark was 107 yards on ive catches by John McMaikin against The Citadel in Leggett s 122-yard effort against Florida State was just the ifth 100-yard receiving game in school history by a tight end. But, it was the second 100-yard game for Leggett, and the second time he had done it against Florida State. Last year in Clemson s 10-point win at Clemson he had While a tight end has had 100 yards receiving just ive times, four of the instances have taken place under Dabo Swinney. Michael Palmer, who watched Leggett s performance from the sidelines Saturday night as the sideline reporter for the Clemson radio network, did it at South Carolina in Brandon Ford had a 100-yard receiving game against NC State in Leggett s 34-yard game winner in the fourth period was his 15 th career touchdown reception, already a Clemson standard. Leggett is quickly approaching all the major career records for a Clemson tight end. As said he already has the touchdown mark, and he needs just six catches and nine yards to break McMakin s career marks in both of those categories. Leggett enters the Pittsburgh game with 88 receptions for 1247 yards. McMakin had 93 for Yard Receiving Games by Clemson Tight End Player Year Opponent Rec-Yds Jordan Leggett 2016 at Florida State John McMakin 1970 The Citadel Michael Palmer 2009 South Carolina Jordan Leggett 2015 Florida State Brandon Ford 2012 NC State Clemson Schedule Ranked Fifth by NCAA Clemson has played the ifth most dificult schedule among FBS schools according to the NCAA. Clemson opponents are when not playing against Clemson, a.684 winning percentage. Nation s Most Dificult Schedules Rk School W-L Pct 1. Tennessee Oregon State Florida State Rutgers Clemson Penn State Arkansas Alabama Northwestern Mississippi Consecutive Top 10 Appearances School Polls Dates Ohio State Clemson Alabama Michigan Washington Louisville Consecutive Top 25 Appearances School Polls Dates Alabama Florida State Ohio State Baylor Clemson Michigan Louisville Washington Clemson AP Poll Progression, 2016 Date Pts FP Record AP-Co Clemson Seniors 27-3 in ACC Regular Season The current group of Clemson seniors have a 27-3 record in ACC regular season games, 28-3 when counting the ACC Championship game last year. The record for ACC regular season wins is 28, set by the 2015 seniors who were 28-4 in the regular season. That group also has the record for overall wins against ACC teams with 29 (including ACC Championship win last year). So, this group of seniors needs one ACC win to tie both records. Most ACC Victories by Senior Classes (Regular season games) Class of Win % W-L FOOTBALL NOTES

7 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Note: 2015 class has 29 wins including ACC Championship games has 27 including ACC Championship games. Another Pick for Jadar Johnson Jadar Johnson had his fourth interception of the year in the win over Florida State. The senior from Orangeburg, S.C. injured a calf muscle in doing so and had to miss the second half of the game. In his irst year as a starter, Johnson had four interceptions for 100 yards over his irst three years and he now has equaled that total as a senior in In nine games this year he has four interceptions for 44 return yards. Johnson is tied for 16th in the nation in total interceptions. In many ways Johnson s performance this year has been similar to B.J. Goodson last year. Goodson was a key reserve his irst three years, then led Clemson in tackles as a senior in Johnson was a backup his irst three years and now leads the team in interceptions in his inal year Florida State at South Carolina North Carolina (N) Oklahoma (N) at Auburn Louisville at Boston College Deshaun Watson 100-yard Rushing Games (6) Year Opponent Att-Yds-TD 2015 Florida State at Syracuse at South Carolina North Carolina Oklahoma Tyson Dye (1) Year Opponent Att-Yds-TD 2014 Georgia State Landmark Games by Active Tigers Clemson has many veteran offensive players on its 2016 roster. As a result they have had many landmark statistical performances. Quarterback Deshaun Watson has 10 games with at least 300 yards passing, including four this year. He has 17 games of at least 300 yards total offense, including nine games with at least 400 yards. He has had at least 400 yards total offense in the last two games. Wayne Gallman has yard rushing games, tied for the Clemson career record. The Tigers are 15-0 when he has at least 100 yards rushing. Mike Williams has seven 100-yard rushing games, Artavis Scott has five and Jordan Leggett has two, both against Florida State. Deshaun Watson Career 300-Yard Passing Games (10) Year Opponent Com-Att TD-In Yards 2014 North Carolina Boston College at NC State at Syracuse Wake Forest Alabama at Georgia Tech Louisville NC State at Florida State Deshaun Watson Career 300-Yard Total Offense Games (17) Year Opponent Pass Rush Total 2014 North Carolina NC State Boston College NC State Florida State Syracuse Wake Forest South Carolina North Carolina Oklahoma Alabama Troy Georgia Tech Louisville Boston College NC State Florida State Wayne Gallman 100-yard Rushing Games (15) Year Opponent Att-Yds-TD 2014 Syracuse at Wake Forest South Carolina at Louisville Notre Dame Georgia Tech at Miami (FL) at NC State Mike Williams 100-yard Receiving Games (7) Year Opponent Rec-Yds-TD 2014 North Carolina NC State at Boston College Oklahoma at Auburn NC State Syracuse Artavis Scott 100-yard Receiving Games (5) Year Opponent Rec-Yds-TD 2014 SC State at Wake Forest South Carolina Oklahoma Boston College Jordan Leggett (1) Year Opponent Rec-Yds-TD 2015 Florida State Florida State Ray Ray McCloud (1) Year Opponent Rec Yds-TD 2016 at Georgia Tech Deon Cain (1) Year Opponent Rec Yds-TD 2016 Syracuse Clemson Getting off to Good Start One of the reasons Clemson has had a top 10 ranking so far this year is that Clemson has gotten off to great starts. So far this year Clemson has outscored the opposition 96-6 in the first period. The only scores have been a pair of field goals, a 29-yarder by Troy and a 21-yarder by Boston College. The Tigers have continues the advantage in the second quarter, where Clemson has outscored the opposition So, Clemson has a advantage at halftime in the nine games combined so far this year. That is an average halftime lead of 17.1 points per game. This is a continuation of the 2015 season when the Tigers outscored the opposition in the first period and in the second period. That was a scoring advantage of of 13.3 points per first half. Through nine games, opponents have 66 first half possessions and have scored just four touchdowns and five field goals. Clemson has forced 30 three-and outs in those 66 possessions. Clemson s Travel Roster Clemson took 72 players to Florida State on its last road trip. Clemson had 20 freshmen, 28 sophomores, 14 juniors and 10 seniors on the roster. Clemson s 72 man travel roster included 25 players form South Carolina, 15 from Georgia, 14 from North Carolina, nine from Florida, 2015 FOOTBALL NOTES 7

8 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh three from Virginia, two from Maryland and one each from Massachusetts, Hawaii, Tennessee and New Jersey. There were 34 offensive players and 31 defensive players and seven special teams player on the trip. Clemson played 85 players in the win over Syracuse at home. Deshaun Watson in Fourth Quarter So far this year Deshaun Watson is for 460 yards and six touchdowns with just one interception in the fourth quarter. In the win at Florida State he was 7-11 for 134 yards and a touchdown, a 34-yard pass to Jordan Leggett with just 2:06 remaining. He was 3-4 for 70 yards, all to Leggett on the game winning drive in Tallahassee. For his career, Watson is in the fourth quarter, a.673 completion percentage. He has thrown for 1277 yards and 13 touchdowns against just one interception. His career passing efficiency in the fourth quarter is Deshaun Watson in Last Five Games Deshaun Watson led the Tigers to a 4-0 record in the month of October and has the Tigers 1-0 in November. For the last five games Watson completed 114 of 167 passes for 1501 yards and 15 touchdowns. He had a completion percentage of 68.3 percent and an efficiency rating of 168. Clemson is 5-0 in those games. Swinney Has 17 Wins over Top 25 Teams Dabo Swinney won his 17th game against a top 25 opponent when the Tigers downed 12th ranked Florida State in Tallahassee on October 29, It was Clemson s second win over a team ranked entering the game. The Tigers defeated third-ranked Louisville earlier this year at Memorial Stadium. The win over Florida State was the 17th of his Clemson career against a top 25 team. He is now just three short of Danny Ford s record of 20 between Ford was against top 25 teams. Swinney is on a nice run against top 25 teams as he has won seven of his last eight. For his career he is 10-5 against top 10 teams and 7-12 against teams ranked Tigers Receiving Midseason Acclaim Five Clemson players were named to various midseason All-America teams and award lists the week of October 17 according to media outlets. They have all helped the 8-0 Tigers to a No. 3 national ranking according to the Amway Coaches Poll and a No. 4 rating by the Associated Press. Christian Wilkins was named to four midseason irst-team All-America teams, as he was named by CBS Sports, ESPN, Sports on Earth and Fox Sports. The sophomore defensive end has been among the top all-around players in the nation so far this year. The native of Springield, Mass. has 41 tackles, including a team best 10 tackles for loss with three sacks and 13 quarterback pressures on the defensive line. He also has caught a touchdown pass from Deshaun Watson, run 10 yards on a fake punt and blocked a ield goal. The later two plays took place in Clemson s overtime win against NC State on October 15. He was added to the Bednarik Award Watch List October 18. Linebacker Ben Boulware was named a irst-team midseason All-American by USA Today. The senior leads the Tigers in tackles per game and has 67 overall, including ive tackles for loss. He had a key interception in the win at Auburn and had 17 tackles in the victory over Louisville. He was named National Defensive Player of the Week by four different services for that performance. Quarterback Deshaun Watson is ranked as the No. 2 candidate for the Heisman Trophy according to ive media outlets at midseason. He is ranked second behind Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson according to Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel, Campus Insiders, ESPN and the Associated Press. He is fourth on the list by Sports Illustrated. So far this year Watson has thrown 22 touchdown passes, sixth best in the nation. Tight end Jordan Leggett is one of 16 tight ends on the midseason Mackey Award watch list. Leggett, who was a inalist for the award last year, has 20 catches for 354 yards and four touchdowns. He became Clemson s career leader in touchdown catches by a tight end earlier this month. Freshman Dexter Lawrence is ranked as the No. 3 freshman in the nation at midseason by Sports On Earth. He was named national Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year by 247 Sports. Additionally, the Clemson offensive line was named to the Midseason Honor Roll for the Joe Moore Award, which goes to the top offensive line in college football. Clemson was one of 17 offensive lines listed. Other ACC schools on the list were Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, and Virginia Tech. The Clemson vs. Louisville football game on October 1 was ranked as the top game of the irst half of the season by Si.com, Bleacher Report and USA Today and the second best game by Sports On Earth. Clemson Leads Nation in Tackles for Loss since 2012 One area Clemson has excelled in over the last ive years is tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The run of national leading stats coincides with Brent Venables arrival at Clemson (2012) Since the beginning of the 2012 season, or the last ive years including this season, Clemson has 547 tackles for loss, 37 more than No. 2 Arizona State (510). Next on the list is Virginia Tech at 463, then Stanford at 455. A look to the list reveals that Clemson has more than a 100 more tackles for loss over the last ive years than all but seven of the other FBS schools (128 total). Clemson has led the nation in total tackles for loss each of the last three years with 123 in 2013, 141 in 2014 and 126 in The Tigers have 80 in nine games for far this year for an average of 8.9 per game. Clemson led the nation on a per game basis in 2013 with 9.5 and in 2014 with As far as single season totals, Clemson has had the top three tackles for loss totals over the last ive years. Clemson s 131 in 2014 is the most by any team over the last ive years and last year s 126 ranked second. National Leaders in Tackles for Loss since 2012 Rk School Total 1. Clemson Arizona State Virginia Tech Stanford Mississippi Missouri Utah State Alabama Boise State Marshall Texas NC State Baylor Oklahoma State Most Tackles for Loss in a Season since 2012 Rk School Year TFL 1. Clemson Clemson Clemson Arizona State Boston College Utah State Louisiana Tech TCU Arizona State Texas A&M Tulane Ohio State Wilkins Nation s Most Athletic Lineman? Defensive End Christian Wilkins has received much acclaim so far this year. He has certainly done an outstanding job in terms of his position on the defensive line, mostly as a defensive end. He played defensive tackle last year. Wilkins has started all nine games, played 445 snaps and had 43 total tackles, including 10 tackles for loss for 46 yards. He had has 3.5 sacks and 15 quarterback pressures. Wilkins has also been a factor on special teams. In the win over NC State, Wilkins blocked a ield goal that was huge in Clemson s overtime victory. In the irst half of that game he had a 10-yard run on a fake ield goal. In the win over Troy, Wilkins caught a two-yard touchdown pass from Deshaun Watson. Last year he caught a 31-yard pass on a fake ield goal in the Orange Bowl against Oklahoma that changed the momentum FOOTBALL NOTES

9 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh of the game. He and Dexter Lawrence have come in on short yardage situations on offense four times and Clemson has made the irst down all four, including at Florida State in the second half on October 29. threw the only pick six of his career, came back to complete a personal best 14 in a row in the third period, then inished with 39 completions for a Clemson single game record. He threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third in the Clemson win in overtime. Lawrence Nation s Top Rookie Defender? Freshman defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence has received some notice as one of the top freshman linemen in the nation. The true freshman from Winston-Salem, NC has 54 tackles in nine games ive as a starter. He has played 370 snaps, so he averages a tackle every 6.7 plays. He has 6.5 tackles for loss and four sacks. One of the sacks came on third down on NC State s inal drive of regulation just before they missed a ield goal. Lawrence has been outstanding when it comes to putting pressure on the opposing quarterback. Seventeen times he has had a quarterback pressure, most on the Clemson team that rankssecond in the nation in sacks. Lawrence had 10 tackles in the season opener against Auburn and added seven more in the win over Louisville. He has started just ive games, but averages 41 plays per game. Marcus Edmond Saves the Day Again Clemson cornerback Marcus Edmond has played just 219 plays this year and has just 12 tackles and one interception, but he has contributed the two biggest defensive plays of the year. First, with just 33 second remaining, Louisville faced a fourth and 12 from the Clemson 14. Larmar Jackson completed pass to James Quick in the left lat and Edmond was the only Tiger in the area. But he ran Quick out of bounds one yard short of the irst down. Clemson took over and ran out the clock to preserve the win. Then, the next home game and two weeks later, Clemson took a lead in overtime against NC State. On the Pack s irst play of overtime, quarterback Ryan Finley threw a pass into the endzone, but Edmond leaped in front of the Wolfpack receiver and made the interception. It was the irst interception of his career and just the second interception of the year thrown by Finley. It was the irst walk-off interception since 1997 when Rahim Abdullah returned a Duke pass 63 yards for a touchdown to give Clemson its irst overtime victory in history. Edmond was slated to be the starter when fall camp began, but he suffered a leg injury and missed almost all of August practice. He missed just the season opener, but has now played the last seven games, three as a starter. Edmond s plays are believed to be the irst time a defensive player has turned in two game deciding plays in the same year, never mind two home games in succession. Offensive Line Named to Joe Moore Midseason List Clemson s Offensive line was one of 17 schools named to the midseason honor roll for the Joe Moore Offensive Line of the Year. The award conducted by CBS Sports broadcaster and former Notre Dame All-American Aaron Taylor selects the top offensive line in college football. Clemson s offensive line was a semiinalist last year. This year s line is led by senior center Jay Guillermo, tackles Mitch Hyatt and Jake Fruhmorgen, and guards Tyrone Crowder and Taylor Hearn. Hyatt was named a unanimous freshman All-American last year and third team All-ACC. He had his best game against NC State when he graded 94 percent. Crowder was named the ACC Player of the Week for the Florida State game when he graded 94 percent for 70 plays and had four knockdowns. Guillermo was a second team All-ACC center last year and is a four time ACC Lineman of the Week selection over his career, tied for the second most by an offensive lineman in school history. Clemson Starting Offensive Line Player, Pos Plays GP-S Career GP-S Jay Guillermo,Sr, C Taylor Hearn, So, OG Jake Fruhmorgen, So, OT Mitch Hyatt, So, OT Tyrone Crowder, Jr, OT Watson Sets Single Game Mark Deshaun Watson set the Clemson single game record for completions in the win over NC State. It was crazy game for Watson, who Clemson Most Completions in a Game Com-Att Yrds Player Opponent Year Deshaun Watson NC State Cullen Harper Virginia Tech Tajh Boyd LSU Deshaun Watson Syracuse Charlie Whitehurst Duke Deshaun Watson Georgia Tech Charlie Whitehurst Miami (FL) Tajh Boyd Ohio State Tajh Boyd Auburn Tajh Boyd NC State Deshaun Watson Alabama Tajh Boyd Boston College 2016 Renfrow Future Coach? Clemson sophomore receiver Hunter Renfrow returned to the Clemson lineup vs. NC State after missing four games due to a broken bone in a wrist. He had caught a touchdown pass in each of the irst two wins, six point victories over Auburn and Troy. He was injured catching a touchdown pass against Troy. Renfrow came back to the lineup against NC State and, despite wearing a soft cast, had six receptions for 53 yards. On his last catch he suffered a minor injury, but he did not stop contributing to the victory. Late in the game, Renfrow went to his wide receiver coach Jeff Scott and described a pass play to Artavis Scott that he thought would work based on the way the Wolfpack defensive backs were playing. Scott had his team run the play and Artavis Scott caught what proved to be the winning touchdown in overtime. Renfrow had some big catches at Florida State as well and inished with 5-62 and a touchdown. For the year, he has 17 receptions for 194 yards and three scores. He missed four games with an injury. Williams Establishes Career High Mike Williams had 12 receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown in the win over NC State. His reception total was a career high and it marked the third time in his career he had at least 140 receiving yards, the second time this year. He had a career high 174 yards against Auburn in the season opener. For the year, Williams leads the Clemson team in total receptions with 52 and in yardage with 754. His six touchdown receptions are second to the eight by Deon Cain. For his career, Williams has 131 receptions for 2120 yards and 15 touchdowns. He went over the 2,000 yard mark in the win at Florida State. He and Artavis Scott now both have 2000 yards receiving. Scott had the 200th catch of his career at Florida State as well. Scott now has 207 receptions for 2195 yards Tankersley Named Thorpe Semiinalist Clemson cornerback Cordrea Tanklersley has been named a semiinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. Tankersley has started every game at cornerback for the Tigers and is a big reason Clemson ranks fourth in the nation in pass eficiency defense and seventh in fewest passing yards allowed per game. Tankersley has been assigned to the opposing team s top receiver all season and had has a team best eight pass delections plus an interception. He has 40 tackles, including 34 irst hits. Individual Streaks Deshaun Watson has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 25 straight games, the longest active streak in the nation. He has a streak of eight straight games with multiple touchdown passes. He has passed for at least 300 yards in four of his last six games. Mike Williams has caught at least one pass in 13 straight games and 22 of his last 23. Artavis Scott has caught at least one pass in 32 straight games. He has caught at least three passes in 17 in a row and 31 of his last 32. Jordan Leggett has 21 receptions for 376 yards and four scores over his six games FOOTBALL NOTES 9

10 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Tigers Post 54-Point ACC Win Clemson defeated Syacuse 54-0 just a month after defeating Boston College by 46 points in Boston. Those are two of the top 10 largest victory margins in an ACC game in Clemson history. The record is 58 points, set in 1981 in a win over Wake Forest and last year at Miama, a 58-0 win. Dabo Swinney has now been the coach for ive the top 10 ACC victory margins in Clemson history. Highest Combined Scoring Games in Clemson History Mar Cu-Opp Site-Opponent Date H-Wake Forest A-Miami A-Virginia H-Syracuse H-Duke H-Wake Forest A-Virginia A-Virginia A-Virginia A-Boston College Dabo Swinney coached games in bold Senior Class Now Second in Total Victories The win over Syracuse was the 44th for the current Clemson seniors. The class is now in second place on the all-time victories list and they need just two to tie the mark of 46 set by last year s seniors. They have the top winning percentage at the moment at.900. Clemson s Winningest Classes, total victories Year Pct W-L Clemson s Winningest Classes, Percentage basis Year W-L Pct Gallman Wins Leather Helmet Junior running back Wayne Gallman won the Leather Helmet Award as the Most Valuable Player of the Clemson vs. Boston College game. He was the top rusher for the Tigers with nine carries for 109 yards and a score. His touchdown was a 59-yard run in the irst period that gave Clemson a 7-0 lead. Gallman tied the Clemson record for 100-yard rushing games in a career with that performance. It was his 15 th, the same number Raymond Priester, Clemson s career rushing leader, had between So a 100-yard game Saturday for Gallman will set the record. He had three as a freshman, nine last year and three this year. Gallman now has the Clemson record for backs who played just three years. Allen went pro after his junior year. The others ahead of Gallman on the list were four year players. Additionally, Gallman needs just one 100-yard rushing game to become the all-time leader in that category. He and Raymond Priester both have 15 apiece. Clemson by the way has a 15-0 record when Gallman gains at least 100 yards rushing. Clemson Career Leaders in 100-yard Rushing Games Rk Name Years Games 1. Raymond Priester Wayne Gallman James Davis C.J. Spiller Andre Ellington Buddy Gore Kenny Flowers Woodrow Dantzer Terry Allen Cain is Able Sophomore Deon Cain is on a hot streak in terms of scoring touchdowns. So far this season, Cain has caught just 22 passes, but eigh have gone for touchdowns. He had two touchdown catches in recent games, league wins over Louisville, Boston College and Syracuse. He was the irst Tiger to have at least two touchdown receptions in consecutive games since 2014 when Mike Williams had two against North Carolina and NC State in consecutive games. Cain has been a streaky player when it comes to touchdown scores over his short career. Last year he had a streak of five straight games with at least one touchdown catch, breaking a freshman record that had been held by Sammy Watkins. Cain has just 56 career receptions, but 13 have gone for touchdown in just 21 games. He had five catches for a career high 125 yards and two scores against Syracuse. Watson and Boulware Both Win National Honors Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and linebacker Ben Boulware were both honored as national players of the week for their respective performances against Louisville. Watson was named the National Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Foundation and Boulware was named National Defensive Player of the Week by the Lott Impact Award, the Bednarik Award and the Football Writers Association. Both were also named ACC Players of the Week Watson completed passes for 306 yards and five touchdown passes. He also rushed 14 times for 91 yards. Watson became the second FBS player in the last four years to throw for at least 300 yards and five touchdown passes and rush for at least 90 yards against a top 10 team. The only other quarterback to do it was former Tiger Tajh Boyd against Ohio State in the 2014 Orange Bowl. Watson led Clemson on a fourth quarter comeback. The Tigers trailed in the fourth period before he connected on a 20-yard scoring pass to Mike Williams with 7:05 left, then hit Jordan Leggett with a 31-yard scoring pass with 3:14 remaining. Boulware had a career high 17 tackles, three tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and a pass deflection against a Louisville offense that came into the game leading the nation in scoring and total offense. Bounce Back One of the statistics that is recorded on the PGA Tour is Bounce Back. That takes place when a player makes a bogey or higher, then makes a birdie or eagle on the next hole. In football we could call a Bounce Back, a score for a team after the opponent has just scored a touchdown or a field goal. Clemson has been good at Bounce Back over the last two years. In the last 24 games, 22 victories, when Clemson has been scored on the Tigers have come back with a score about 50 percent of the time. Last year there were 47 opponent scores (35 touchdowns and 12 field goals) when Clemson had an opportunity and desire to score on the next drive. (We didn t count Clemson ensuing possessions when the Tigers wanted to just run out the clock to end a half and weren t trying to score.) In the ensuing possessions after those 47 scores, Clemson replied with a score 25 times, 16 touchdowns and nine field goals. In the ACC Championship game and two College Football Playoff games Clemson had eight bounce back scores after 14 opponent scores. So far this year, opponents have 22 scores and Clemson has come back with its own score 12 times, 10 touchdowns and two field goals. Clemson had two bounce back touchdowns in the win over Louisville and two more in two attempts at Boston College. Clemson had a pair of bounce back touchdowns in the fourth quarter at Florida State as well. High Ratings The Clemson vs. Louisville game of October 1, 2016 drew an overnight rating of 6.0 according to a release by ABC/ESPN the day following the game. The game also had a streaming average minute audience of 200,000. That was the highest overnight rating for an ABC Saturday night college football game this year and the most streamed game through week five of the season. The 6.0 rating was the second best of the college season on any night, trailing only the 7.0 rating for the Notre Dame at Texas game on the FOOTBALL NOTES

11 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh opening Sunday night of the season. The Clemson vs. Louisville game had the highest overnight rating for ABC Saturday night football since the 2014 ACC Championship game between Florida State and Georgia Tech. The overnight rating for the Clemson vs. Louisville game in the Louisville market was 24.9 and the rating in Greenville was Balanced Attack Means Victory In wins over Louisville and Boston College, Clemson had at least 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing. In the win over Louisville, Clemson had 201 yards rushing and 306 yards passing for 507 total. Clemson did all that in 62 plays so the Tigers averaged 8.18 yards per play, best for the Tigers against an FBS opponent since an 8.22 average against Georgia Tech in Clemson followed that with 237 yards rushing and 272 passing in the win at Boston College. That kind of balance means victory for the Tigers. Over the history of Clemson football, the Tigers are now when gaining at least 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing in the same game. The Boston College game was the third time Clemson has done it this year after the Tigers did it a season record eight times in The only blemish on the record was a tie at Georgia Tech in Clemson Starts 9-0 Clemson has started 9-0 for the fourth time in history, but the second time under Dabo Swinney. The Tigers started 14-0 last year. Frank Howard and Danny Ford are the only other coaches to do it. Clemson Starts of 9-0 or better Year Start Final Head Coach Streak Stopper Frank Howard NA Danny Ford NA Dabo Swinney Alabama, ?? Dabo Swinney?? Tigers Commit Five Turnovers.and Win Clemson committed five turnovers in the win over Louisville, certainly a rare occasion. It was just the eighth time in history Clemson committed five turnovers, yet won the contest. It was the first time in 31 years it had happened. Clemson had five lost fumbles against Virginia Tech in 1985, yet beat the Hokies, on a field goal by David Treadwell on the last play of the game. The most turnovers by Clemson in a win is eight, in 1963 against Wake Forest. Incredible as it may seem, Clemson won that game The Tigers seemed to either score a touchdown or turn the ball over in that game and Wake Forest never could score after a Clemson miscue. That might be a national record. Wake Forest had just 148 yards of offense in that game. Clemson is 9-1 over the last two years when losing the turnover margin stat. Below is a list of the games Clemson committed at least five turnovers yet lost the game. Most Turnovers by Clemson Offense, yet Won the Game Year Opponent Fum-Int Tot CU-Opp 1963 Wake Forest Virginia Wake Forest Virginia Tech NC State Western Carolina Virginia Tech Louisville Clemson s Highest Ranked Victories Clemson has defeated a team ranked in the top 10 of at least one poll 20 times in its history. That includes 10 times under current Head Coach Dabo Swinney. Over the last four years, Clemson has beaten top 10 teams from Notre Dame, LSU, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Louisville. The win over a third ranked Louisville team tied for the highest ranked team Clemson has defeated. Clemson also beat a #3 Oklahoma team in the 2015 College Football Playoff, a #3 Florida State team in 2003, and a #3 Virginia Tech team in the 2011 ACC Championship game. Clemson s Wins over Top 10 Teams Year Opponent Site AP-C Score 2003 Florida State H Louisville H Oklahoma N Virginia Tech N Georgia H Nebraska N Georgia H Tennessee N Notre Dame H Ohio State N TCU N LSU N North Carolina N North Carolina A Miami (FL) A Florida State A Georgia Tech A North Carolina A Maryland H Virginia Tech A Swinney wins in bold Swinney 10-5 vs. Top 10 Teams When Clemson defeated No. 3 Louisville on October 1 it gave Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney a 10-5 record against top 10 teams as Clemson head coach. It is interesting to note that seven of the 10 wins have taken place away from Clemson. The Louisville win was the fourth in the last two years over a top 10 team. Swinney has half of the 20 Clemson wins over top 10 teams in school history. Clemson Wins under Dabo Swinney vs. Top 10 Teams Date Site-Opponent Op Rank Cu-Opp at Miami (FL) 8-9 # at Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (N) LSU (N) Georgia Ohio State (N) Notre Dame North Carolina (N) Oklahoma (N) Louisville #Denotes overtime Tigers Averaging 38.6 Points and 488 Yards Clemson has averaged 38.6 points and 488 yards per game through nin games this year. If the season ended today, this would be just the fourth Clemson team to average at least 35 points and 450 yards per game over the course of the season. The previous three teams to do it were the 2012, 2013 and 2015 teams. Clemson has scored 347 points and gained 4396 yards of total offense. Last year through nine games, Clemson had 348 points and 4393 yards. Clemson Teams That Have Averaged 35 Points and 450 Yards Year PPG Total Offense *38.6 *488 *Through seven games Three Comeback Wins under Watson When Clemson overcame an eight-point deficit in the last eight minutes against Louisville, it marked the first time Clemson had recorded a comeback victory since 2014 at Boston College. With all the wins Clemson has had recently that seems strange. It has not been any fault of Deshaun Watson and the Clemson offense. Clemson quite simply has not trailed much in the fourth period since that win at BC two years ago. In the 29 games since that come back win over Boston College in 2015 FOOTBALL NOTES 11

12 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Chestnut Hill, Clemson has lost just two games, at Georgia Tech in 2014 and the National Championship game against Alabama. In those 29 games, Clemson only trailed in the fourth quarter in four games, the two Clemson lost and victories over Louisville and Florida State this year. And, the Georgia Tech game in 2014, Watson was hurt and out of the game, so he only had the opportunity for a fourth quarter comeback one time prior to the Louisville game and that was against Alabama. Clemson trailed in the fourth period with under eight minutes left against Louisville, then took the Tigers on a 14-0 run to win The lead touchdown was the result of an 85-yard drive that culminated with a 31-yard scoring pass to Jordan Leggett. The combination did it again against Florida State as Watson completed a 34-yard scoring pass to Leggett with 2:06 left for what proved to be the winner in a outcome. Swinney Seventh among Winningest Active Coaches Dabo Swinney is seventh among active coaches nationally in terms of winning percentage. Swinney has a record for a.757 percentage. The leader is Urban Meyer with a record for a.852 mark. Swinney moved ahead of Mark Richt of Miami with his win at Georgia Tech and past Gary Patterson of TCU when his team lost at West Virginia. Winningest Active Coaches Rk Coach, School Record Pct. 1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State Chris Petersen, Washington Jimbo Fisher, Florida State Bob Stoops, Oklahoma David Shaw, Stanford Nick Saban, Alabama Dabo Swinney, Clemson Gary Petterson, TCU Mark Richt, Miami Bobby Petrino, Louisville Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Clemson s 28-Point Quarter vs. Louisville Clemson had a 28-point second quarter thanks to the passing of Deshaun Watson, who was yards and three scores. It marked just the second time Clemson had scored at least 28 points in a quarter against a top 25 team. The only other time that happened was in 1999 at Georgia Tech. Clemson ended up losing that game Clemson trailed in the fourth period against Louisville and it appeared that might happen again until the Tigers rallied in the final period. Swinney vs. ACC Teams Dabo Swinney is overall against ACC teams since he became Clemson head coach. That includes a mark in regular season games and 2-1 in ACC Championship games. His.786 winning percentage in ACC games is fourth best in ACC history. The Clemson head coach has faced 13 different ACC teams since he became head coach in 2008 on an interim basis. That includes Maryland, who is no longer in the league. When the Tigers face Pittsburgh in November, he will have faced a 14 th different ACC team. Swinney has a winning record against every ACC team with the exception of Florida State. Ten of his 15 losses against ACC teams have been against those two schools. He is 5-5 against Georgia Tech and 4-5 against Florida State. Swinney is 8-1 vs. Boston College, 2-0 vs. Duke, 4-5 vs. Florida State, 5-5 vs. Georgia Tech, 3-0 vs. Louisville, 4-1 vs. Maryland, 2-1 vs. Miami (FL), 3-1 vs. North Carolina, 7-1 vs. NC State, 4-0 vs. Syracuse, 3-0 vs. Virginia, 3-0 vs. Virginia Tech and 7-0 vs. Wake Forest. In his 70 games as Clemson coach against an ACC team, the average Clemson victory has been by a score of Only Florida State has outscored Clemson in games against Swinney s Tigers. Career Leaders in Winning Percentage, ACC Games Rk Coach Schools Years W-L Pct 1. Bobby Bowden Florida St Jerry Claiborne Maryland Jimbo Fisher Florida St Dabo Swinney Clemson Bill Murray Duke Danny Ford Clemson Lou Holtz NC State Frank Beamer Virginia Tech Min. 3 years Landmark Accomplishments under Swinney When Dabo Swinney became head coach at Clemson he knew the recent history of the program because he had been an assistant on staff since He had a list of goals to end some long streaks or accomplish some things that had never been done. Below is a list of accomplishments under Swinney: First appearance in National Championship game since 1981 when the Tigers faced Alabama last year. Reached the No. 1 ranking in the AP poll in 2015, the irst time Clemson has been No. 1 since Had a inal ranking of No.2 in 2015, Clemson s highest ranking since the National Championship season of Had winning streak of 17 consecutive games, the longest in school history. First ACC Championship in 20 years when the Tigers won the title in 2011 with win over Virginia Tech. First 10-win season in 21 years when Clemson won 10 games in First top 10 inish in 22 years when Clemson inished ninth in the inal USA Today Poll at the end of the 2012 season. First streak of ive consecutive years in the Top 25 inal poll since the era when Clemson had six in a row. Won games over AP top 25 teams three consecutive games for the irst time in school history when the Tigers beat Auburn, Florida State and Virginia Tech in Took Clemson to its irst Atlantic Division Championship in Had a perfect record in ACC play in 2015 (9-0), Clemson s irst perfect season in ACC play since Won 4 consecutive bowl games for the irst time since the era. Named the consensus National Coach of the Year for the irst time since Danny Ford in Clemson was ranked in the AP Top 25 for 50 consecutive weeks from , the longest streak for the program since In 2016 Win over Auburn on September 3 marked irst time Clemson has won a road game over a team currently in the SEC to open the season since Left a game played in Atlanta against Georgia Tech with a perfect record for the irst time since Clemson had lost 11 in a row when playing at Georgia Tech as an undefeated team. Opened the season ranked No. 2 in the AP poll, the highest preseason ranking in Clemson history. Defeated No 3 Louisville on October 1, giving him 10 wins over top 10 teams in his eight years, half of the top 10 wins in Clemson history. Led Clemson to win at Florida State, just second win for the Program in Tallahassee since The 2010s, Winningest in Clemson History With a 9-0 start, Clemson now has a record in the decade of the 2010s. That computes to a.789 winning percentage, the best for any decade in Clemson history. This decade has moved ahead of the 1980s in terms of winning percentage. In the 1980s, Clemson had a.767 winning percentage off an record, the ifth best winning percentage in college football. Clemson did not have a losing season in any year in the 1980s under head coach Danny Ford, who coached every game in that decade. So far Dabo Swinney has coached every game in the decade of the 2010s. Clemson s Winningest Decade Rk Decade W-L-T Pct. Winning Seasons s s s s s s s FOOTBALL NOTES

13 s s s s s s CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Swinney Gets 50th Win over ACC Competition Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney became just the eighth coach in ACC history to record at least 50 wins over ACC teams with the 26-7 win over Georgia Tech on September 22. Swinney now has 55 after beating Syracuse on October 29. Bobby Bowden, who coached at Florida State as an ACC coach from , had 118 ACC wins and just 27 losses. Other ACC coaches with at least 50 wins in league play are George Welsh of Virginia (85), Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech (72), Frank Howard of Clemson (66), Earle Edwards of NC State (55), Bill Murray of Duke (54), and Bill Dooley of North Carolina and Wake Forest (52). Dooley also coached at Virginia Tech, but the Hokies were not in the ACC when he was there coach. In terms of overall wins as an ACC coach, Swinney is now ninth with 84. It is interesting to note that former Clemson coaches Danny Ford and Frank Howard both had the same amount with 96, tied for ifth best in ACC history. Howard had 165 wins in his career, but the irst 14 years of his career Clemson was not in the ACC. Clemson Linebackers Productive The Clemson defense has had a lot of irsts under coordinator Brent Venables. The Tigers have led the nation in total tackles for loss each of the last three years. Clemson is the irst school to do that nationally. In the win over Troy, three different Clemson linebackers had interceptions, the irst time that has happened since two-platoon football began in According to Whitey Jordan, an assistant coach on the 1964 staff, Clemson two-way players Ted Bunton, Jay Cooper and Pat Crain played linebacker when they were on defense that year. All three of those players had interceptions in Clemson s 29-7 win over Virginia in Kendall Joseph, Jalen Williams and Dorian O Daniel all had thefts in their pass coverage in the irst half of Clemson s win over Troy. It was the irst career interception for all three. To put into perspective how rare it is for linebackers to get interceptions, Clemson players at that position had just four all of last year, two by Ben Boulware and two by B. J. Goodson. Over the last nine years, the 2015 team is the only squad to have at least three linebacker interceptions for the course of a season. This is the irst time since 2002 that three different linebackers have had interceptions in a season. That year Eric Sampson, Kelvin Morris and Altroy Bodrick all had one pick apiece. A linebacker has had an interception just 17 times in Dabo Swinney s head coaching career and now seven of them have taken place over the last two years. Tigers Have Won 21 in a Row at Home Clemson enters the Pittsburgh game on November 12 with a school record 21-game winning streak in Memorial Stadium. The streak began with a win over Georgia Tech in The Tigers inished the regular season home schedule that year with a win over The Citadel, and posted consecutive 7-0 records at home since then. The 2014 and 2015 seasons mark the irst time Clemson has had consecutive perfect seasons at home since 1950 and 1951 when Clemson was 4-0 at home each year. It should be pointed out that the Clemson record for consecutive home games without a loss, has not been broken. From the South Carolina game of 1980 to the Virginia Tech game of 1984, Clemson did not lose a game at home, a streak of 25 consecutive games without a loss in Death Valley. The Tigers were at home during that time, a tie with Boston College in 1982 and a tie with Georgia in Clemson s current home winning streak of 21 in a row is the longest in the nation. Swinney 51-6 at Home Head Coach Dabo Swinney is 51-6 at home at Clemson, including the 21-game active winning streak. His Tigers have lost more than one game at home just once, in 2010 when the Tigers were 5-2 at home. Swinney and the Tigers lost their irst home game, in 2008 by a score against an unranked Georgia Tech team. That is the only unranked team Swinney has lost to at home. He has won 45 straight at home against unranked teams. In the 21-game winning streak, Clemson has an average margin of victory of 27 points per game. Only ive teams have been within 10 points of Clemson at home in the 20-game streak. In 2014, Clemson beat Louisville and in 2015, beat Notre Dame This Clemson defeated Troy and Louisville by the identical six point margins. Sixteen of the 21 wins in the stretch have been by at least 10 points and 10 have been by at least 20 points. Swinney s 51-6 record computes to an 89.5 winning percentage (min 20 games). That is a Clemson coaching record for winning percentage at home. He is just ahead of Ken Hatield, who was at home between , a.865 winning percentage. Swinney is already third in Clemson history in total home wins. Frank Howard has the record with 81 between , and Danny Ford is second with 53. Clemson Opens with Thrilling Win at Auburn Clemson gained a win over Auburn in the season opener at Auburn, Ala. Here are some notes on that victory: First win to open the season on the road against a team currently in the SEC since The last time Clemson accomplished that feat was a 29-0 win at Georgia. John Heisman was the Clemson coach. Clemson was 1-8 all-time in openers on the road against teams currently in the SEC. First win at Auburn since 1950 when the Tigers defeated Auburn 41-0 behind the running of all-time great Fred Cone, who had 163 rushing yards in the game. Clemson had a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver in the contest. Wayne Gallman had 30 carries, second highest in his career, for 123 yards. It was his 13 th career 100-yard game. He needs just two more to tie the Clemson record of 15 set by Raymond Priester between Clemson held Auburn to 13 points and one touchdown in the Tigers victory at Auburn to open the 2016 season. It was the fewest points Clemson has allowed against an SEC team since the 2009 when the Tigers defeated Kentucky It was the fewest points Clemson has given up to an SEC team on the road since a 13-9 Clemson win at South Carolina in Years of Howard s Rock The Clemson football program will celebrate 50 years of Howard s Rock at Memorial Stadium this year. Howard s Rock was irst put on a pedestal at the top of the hill at the east end of the stadium for the Virginia game of Clemson won that game thanks to a great second half comeback. The Tigers did not start the tradition of rubbing Howard s Rock before they ran down the hill until the Wake Forest game of 1967, the season opener. With the tradition something that took place over two seasons, the celebration of Howard s Rock will be a year long celebration in Against Troy, members of the S.C. Jones family and the family of Gene Willimon, were honored. Jones brought the rock from Death Valley, California and gave it to Frank Howard, who in turn gave it to Gene Willimon, the former executive secretary of IPTAY. It was Willimon s idea to mount it on the pedestal at the East Endzone of the stadium. Clemson Career Leaders Clemson has an active player in the top 10 in school history in the major categories of passing offense, total offense, rushing yardage and receiving yardage. Wayne Gallman is currently seventh in school history in rushing yards and needs just 70 yards to become sixth 3,000 yard rusher in Clemson history. He moved into the top 10 against Troy. He has 15 career 100-yard games, tied for the Clemson record. Deshaun Watson is now third in school history in passing yards with Watson is also third in total offense with 9742 Artavis Scott is 9th in school history in receiving yardage and he went over the 2000 yard mark at Georgia Tech. Mike Williams joined him in the 2000-yard club in the win over Florida State FOOTBALL NOTES 13

14 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Clemson Career Rushing Leaders Rk Player Years Car Y/C TD Yards 1. Raymond Priester James Davis C.J. Spiller Andre Ellington Travis Zachery Wayne Gallman Kenny Flowers Terry Allen Woody Dantzler Buddy Gore Clemson Career Passing Yards Rk Player Years Att Com Pct Yards 1. Tajh Boyd , Charlie Whitehurst , Deshaun Watson , Woody Dantzler , Cullen Harper , Nealon Greene , Kyle Parker , Rodney Williams , Steve Fuller , Tommy Kendrick ,893 Clemson Career Total Offense Rk Player Years Plays Rush Pass Total 1. Tajh Boyd ,904 13, Charlie Whitehurst , Deshaun Watson , Woody Dantzler , Nealon Greene , Steve Fuller , Cullen Harper , Rodney Williams , Kyle Parker , Homer Jordan ,614 Clemson Career Receiving Yards Rk Player, Pos Years Rec. Yards 1. Sammy Watkins, WR DeAndre Hopkins, WR Aaron Kelly, WR Terry Smith, WR Perry Tuttle, WR Rod Gardner, WR Derrick Hamilton WR Jerry Butler, WR Artavis Scott, WR Mike Williams, WR Airese Currie, WR Jacoby Ford, WR Watson Has Top Winning Percentage Of all the records Deshaun Watson owns, winning percentage would have to be the one he covets the most. The junior has a 27-2 record as a starter for a 93 percent mark, ahead of the.813 by another DeChane, (pronounced the same) DeChane Cameron, who quarterbacked the Tigers in 1990 and He was as a starter. As far as total wins is concerned Tajh Boyd and Rodney Williams have the record with 32 wins apiece. Boyd was 32-8 between and Williams was between Williams is now the color commentator on Clemson s radio network. Watson moved to third place with the win at Florida State. He also joined Charlie Whitehurst as the only Clemson quarterbacks to beat Florida State twice. 5. Homer Jordan Harvey White Bobby Gage Woody Dantzler Steve Fuller Cullen Harper Straight Wins over Unranked Opponents One of the most incredible streaks for the Clemson football program the last ive years has been its streak of 44 consecutive games without losing to an unranked opponent in either poll. (It is a 46-game streak against teams not in the top 25 of the AP poll). Alabama is the only school with a longer streak of wins over unranked teams at 63. Clemson last lost to an unranked team on November 19, 2011 when the seventh-ranked Tigers lost at NC State Dabo Swinney has not lost at home to an unranked opponent since the irst game he coached for the Tigers. That was on October 18, Georgia Tech won a battle of unranked teams Since then Swinney and the Tigers have won 45 in a row at home over unranked teams. Watson Named Top College Player by ESPN Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson was named the No. 1 college football player in the nation by ESPN.com over the summer. The website took votes from 32 ESPN college football media and came up with a top 100 players in the nation. Watson was ranked No. 22 in the nation entering last year and inished third in the Heisman Trophy voting, the irst Clemson player to be a Heisman inalist. He led the Tigers to a 14-1 record and No. 2 national ranking at season s end. He became the irst FBS player in history to throw for over 4,000 yards and rush for over 1,000 in the same season. He was a irst-team All-American and ACC Player of the Year. Eight different media outlets selected top 40, 50 or 100 players this off season and Watson was named the nation s top player by ive of them. The others to pick him No. 1 were Sporting News, CBS Sports, NFL.com and Athlon Sports. Bleacher Report chose Watson No. 2, while Sports Illustrated and Pro Football Focus chose Watson sixth. ESPN.com had six Tigers in their top 100. Wide receiver Mike Williams was ranked 48 th, offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt was 55 th, running back Wayne Gallman was 58 th, wide receiver Artavis Scott was 76 th and defensive lineman Christian Wilkins was 85 th. Ten current Clemson players were listed as top 100 players by at least one of the eight media outlets. Ben Boulware was ranked 23 rd by Si.com and 32 nd by Sporting News. Jordan Leggett was ranked 79 th by NFL.com and 92 nd by Si.com. Carlos Watkins was ranked in the top 50 by NFL.com (14), Sporting News (38) and Si.com (49). Cordrea Tankersley was ranked 57 th by Pro Football Focus and 90 th by NFL.com. Watson was the only Tiger ranked in the top 100 by all eight services. Gallman was ranked in six of the eight, Mike Williams was ranked in ive of the eight, Hyatt, Watkins and Scott were listed in three of the eight. Clemson Players in Top 100 Preseason Rankings for 2016 Deshaun Watson: ESPN.com (1), Sporting News (1), CBS (1), NFL.com (1), Athlon (1), Bleacher Report (2), Pro Football Focus (6), Si.com (6). Wayne Gallman: CBS (35), Athlon (35), Bleacher Report (38), Si.com (41), ESPN,com (58), Pro Football Focus (92). Mike Williams: NFL.com (18), CBS (42), Si.com (42), ESPN.com (48), Pro Football Focus (58). Mitch Hyatt: Athlon (25), CBS (39), ESPN.com (55) Carlos Watkins: NFL.com (14), Sporting News (38), Si.com (49). Artavis Scott: Bleacher Report (28), ESPN (76), Si.com (98). Ben Boulware: Si.com (23), Sporting News (32). Jordan Leggett: NFL.com (79), Si.com (92). Cordrea Tankersley: Pro Football Focus (57), NFL.com (90) Christian Wilkins: ESPN.com (85). Clemson s Winningest Starting Quarterbacks (Min 20 Starts, Percentage basis) Rk Player Years W-L-T Pct 1. Deshaun Watson DeChane Cameron Tajh Boyd Mike Eppley Deshaun Watson Summary of Accomplishments in 2015 Awards Finalist (one of three) for the Heisman Trophy, Clemson s irst Heisman inalist. Davey O Brien Award Winner Manning Award Winner FOOTBALL NOTES

15 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Archie Grifin Award Winner Maxwell Award Finalist Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Finalist Sullivan Award semiinalist ACC Most Valuable Player by Media and Coaches ACC Championship Game Most Valuable Player Most Valuable Offensive Player of Orange Bowl Consensus First-team All-American South Carolina Player of the Year by South Carolina Hall of Fame First-team All-ACC ACC Male Athlete of the Year (Just second in Clemson History) Major Records and Accomplishments First quarterback in FBS history to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in same season Set ACC record for total offense yards in a season with 5,209, irst 5,000-yard player in ACC history. Set ACC record for touchdown responsibility in a season with 47, 35 passing and 12 rushing. Set Clemson record for total completions with 333 Set Clemson season record for passing yards with 4,104 Set Clemson record for wins by a starting quarterback (14) Tied Clemson record for wins over top 25 teams by starting quarterback (four) Watson Recipient of Jerry Richardson Community MVP Award Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson received the Jerry Richardson Community MVP Award in July at the Seventh Annual South Carolina Coaches for Charity at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville. The award is named in honor of former Baltimore Colts receiver and current Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson. Fisher DeBerry, a South Carolina native and Hall of Fame former head football coach at the U.S. Air Force Academy, hosts the event through the Fisher DeBerry Foundation, which assists children of single parent families. Football coaches from around the state were together for the evening, all in the name of charity. The list of college head coaches included Dabo Swinney, Will Muschamp, Brent Thompson, Mike Ayers, Bruce Fowler and Buddy Pough. Each coach chose a charity that beneits from his participation, as well as his Jerry Richardson Community MVP Award honoree, who were recognized during the evening. Watson had an outstanding year on the ield, helping the Tigers to a 14-1 record and the ACC Championship. The Tigers inished second in both wire service polls after reaching the national championship game against Alabama. Off the ield, he received much acclaim for his work with Habitat for Humanity and was named to the ACC Academic honor roll. He is slated to graduate in December in just three years. Deshaun Watson records (39) Game (2) Passing Touchdowns, 6 vs. North Carolina, 2014 Completions, 39 vs. NC State, 2016 Season (31) Rushing Yards by a QB (1,105), 2015 Pass Completions (333), 2015 Pass Completions / Gm (22.2), 2015 Consecutive Games with Completions (15), 2015 Passing Yards (4,104), 2015 Passing Yards / Attempt (10.7), 2014 Passing Eficiency (188.6), 2014 Wins as Starting QB (14), 2015 Wins as True Freshman QB (4), 2014 Top-25 Wins as QB (4), 2015 Total Offense Plays (698), 2015 Total Offense (5,209), 2015 Total Offense / Gm (347.3), 2015 Total Offense Yards Per Play (8.3), Yard Total Offense Games (14), Yard Total Offense Games (9), Yard Total Offense / 100-Yard Rushing Games (5), 2015 Passing Yards by a Sophomore (4,104), 2015 Passing Yards by a True Freshman (1,466), 2014 Passing Eficiency by a True Freshman (188.6), 2014 Passing Eficiency by a Freshman (188.6), 2014 Passing Eficiency by a Sophomore (156.3), 2015 Completion Percentage by a True Freshman (67.9), 2014 Completion Percentage by a Freshman (67.9), 2014 Completion Percentage by a Sophomore (67.8), 2015 Passing Touchdowns by a True Freshman (14), 2014 Passing Touchdowns by a Sophomore (35), 2015 Total Offense by a True Freshman (1,666), 2014 Total Offense by a Sophomore (5,209), 2015 Snaps by a Sophomore (1,121), 2015 Snaps by a QB (1,121), 2015 Career (6) Completion Percentage (66.6) Passing Eficiency (158.2) Winning Percentage as Starting QB (93) Total Offense / Gm (303.2) Total Offense Yards Per Play (7.5) Consecutive games with a touchdown pass (25) Summary of Watch List selections for Clemson Players Clemson has 36 selections among 19 awards that have announced Watch Lists for the 2016 season. It is the most Watch List selections in Clemson history. That includes the Lombardi Award that has expanded its ield to all positions. Eight different Clemson players were on the Watch List for the Lombardi Award. Maxwell Award: (Deshaun Watson, Wayne Gallman, Mike Williams) Walter Camp Player of the Year: (Deshaun Watson, Wayne Gallman, Jordan Leggett) Paul Hornung Award: (Artavis Scott) Fred Biletnikoff Award: (Mike Williams and Artavis Scott) Davey O Brien Award: (Deshaun Watson) Doak Walker Award: (Wayne Gallman) Lou Groza Award: (Greg Huegel) Dick Butkus Award: (Ben Boulware) Dave Rimington Award: (Jay Guillermo) Jim Thorpe Award: Cordrea Tankersley Danny Wuerfful Award: (Deshaun Watson) Outland Trophy: (Carlos Watkins, Jay Guillermo, Tyrone Crowder) Chuck Bednarik Award: ( Carlos Watkins, Ben Boulware, Cordrea Tankersley) Bronko Nagurski Award: (Carlos Watkins, Ben Boulware, Cordrea Tankersley) AFCA Goodworks Team: (Deshaun Watson) Manning Award: (Deshaun Watson) John Unitas Award: (Deshaun Watson) Lombardi Award: (Ben Boulware, Tyrone Crowder, Wayne Gallman, Mitch Hyatt, Jordan Leggett, Carlos Watkins, Deshaun Watson, Christian Wilkins) Swinney Fourth in ACC history in winning percentage Dabo Swinney is fourth in ACC in winning percentage with a.757 mark. He is so far in his Clemson career. Last year he moved ahead of Frank Beamer and Lou Holtz on the list. Next on the list is Danny Ford, who won.760 of his games for Clemson between Jimbo Fisher, Florida State s head coach, is irst on the list with a.811 percentage. Winningest Coaches in ACC History (winning percentage basis) Rk Coach School Record Pct 1. Jimbo Fisher Florida State Bobby Bowden Florida State Danny Ford Clemson Dabo Swinney Clemson Lou Holtz N.C State Ken Hatield Clemson Frank Beamer Virginia Tech Jim Tatum Maryland, UNC Larry Coker Miami Jerry Claiborne Maryland FOOTBALL NOTES 15

16 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Facts on Head Coach Dabo Swinney Clemson is the only program in the nation to inish in the top 25 of the AP poll and rank in the top 10 percent of the academic APR scores each of the last ive years. Has led Clemson to at least the same, or higher inal ranking than its preseason in the AP poll each of the last ive years. Has tied the all-time record for that accomplishment. John Cooper of Ohio State and Bill Snyder of Kansas State also had a streak of ive straight years. Has led Clemson to the same or higher inal AP ranking than its preseason ranking six of his seven full seasons as head coach. Only coach in college football history to win a bowl game four consecutive years against a team led by a coach who already had won a national championship. Has defeated Les Miles (LSU), Urban Meyer (Ohio State ) and Bob Stoops (Oklahoma, twice) over the last four years. National Coach of the Year according to 11 different selectors in 2015, including the Associated Press, ESPN, AFCA and the Bear Bryant Award. That included winning the Amos Alonzo Stagg Coach of the Year which takes into account all sports. Recipient of the Gene Stallings Award in the summer of 2015 FCA National Coach of the Year in 2013 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year in 2011 Clemson has won at least 10 games each of the last ive years, joining Alabama as the only FBS schools who can make that claim. ªClemson has finished in the top 25 of both polls each of the last five years, joining Florida State, Alabama and Oregon on that list. Led Clemson to a school record 17 consecutive wins over 2014 and 2015 seasons. It was longest active streak in the nation by six games. Has streak of 43 straight wins over non-ranked teams (either poll) dating to 2011, the second longest active streak of its kind. Won the ACC Championship in 2011 and 2015 and has four ACC Atlantic Division titles in last seven years. Clemson tied the FBS record for wins in a season with 14 in 2015, and ranked No. 1 in the nation in all six College Football Playoff Polls in Led Clemson to 56 wins between , fourth most in the nation and most in Clemson history for a ive-year period. Clemson program has been ranked in 86 of the last 93 AP polls, (including poll of ) ifth most in the nation. Clemson has 20 wins in its history over teams ranked 10th or better and Swinney has been Clemson s coach for 10 of those games, including wins over No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 8 North Carolina in 2015 and No.3 Louisville in Clemson had nine players drafted in 2016, second most in the nation. Clemson has had four irst-round draft choices the last three years Swinney has a record of for his career and the.757 winning percentage is fourth best in ACC history. Clemson Has Two Ties to College Football Playoff Committee Current Clemson Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich and former Clemson player Bobby Johnson are two of the 12 people on the College Football Playoff Committee for It is the third year on the committee for Radakovich and the second year for Johnson College Football Playoff Committee Kirby Hocutt, Chairman, Director of Athletics, Texas Tech Barry Alvarez, Director of Athletics, Wisconsin Jeff Bower, former head coach, Southern Mississippi Herb Deromedi, former head coach Central Michigan Tom Jernstedt, former NCAA Executive Vice President Bobby Johnson former head coach, Vanderbilt, Furman Jeff Long, Director of Athletics, Arkansas Bob Mullens, Director of Athletics, Oregon Dan Radakovich, Director of Athletics, Clemson Condoleezza Rice, Stanford Professor, former Secretary of State Steve Wieberg, former college football reporter, USA Today Tyrone Willingham, former head coach, Stanford, Notre Dame, Washington Offspring of Former Tigers Eight members of the Clemson football team are offspring of former Tiger football players. That includes six players who are sons of members of Clemson s 1981 National Championship team. Two of them, J.D. Davis and Judah Davis, are twin sons of 1981 captain Jeff Davis, who is in the College Football Hall of Fame. Kanyan Tuttle is the son of former Clemson All-American Perry Tuttle, who was on the cover of Sports Illustrated the week after Clemson defeated Nebraska for the National Championship. Brian Dawkins, Jr. is the son of former Clemson All-American and NFL great Brian Dawkins. Junior is injured and will red-shirt this year. Amir Trapp is the son of James Trapp, who went on to win a Super Bowl Championship with the Baltimore Ravens. It is interesting to point out that only one of the eight has the same number as dad had at Clemson. That is Cannon Smith, who has the same No. 84 that Bill Smith wore during his career at Clemson. Offspring of Former Clemson Football Players Current Player, Pos Hometown Dad (Clemson Years) J.D. Davis, LB Clemson, S.C #Jeff Davis, LB, Judah Davis, LB Clemson, S.C. #Jeff Davis, LB, Brian Dawkins, Jr., DB Parker, Colo. Brian Dawkins, SAF, Jarvis Magwood, LB Greenville, S.C. #Frank Magwood, WR, Cannon Smith, TE Columbia, S.C. #Bill Smith, DE, Will Spiers, P Camerson, S.C. Bill Spiers, P, 1986 Amir Trapp, DB Clemson, S.C. James Trapp, DB, Kanyan Tuttle, WR Charlotte, N.C. #Perry Tuttle, WR, #Denotes played on 1981 National Championship team Tigers Prominent in Herbie Awards For the 16 th straight year, ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit released his preseason College Football Herbie Awards. The awards feature various categories of college football. Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and wide receiver Hunter Renfrow both won awards, while wide receiver Mike Williams, linebacker Ben Boulware, and Watson, were inalists. Watson was a inalist for three awards, and won one. Clemson Finalists for 2016 Herbie Awards Award Player Result 4000/100 Deshaun Watson Winner Unsung Hero Hunter Renfrow Winner Welcome Back Mike Williams Finalist Throwback Player Ben Boulware Finalist Ultimate Game Changer Deshaun Watson Finalist Ultimate Herbie Deshaun Watson Finalist Clemson National Rankings under Venables Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables has led the Tigers defense to some outstanding national rankings over his four years as defensive coordinator, especially over the last two years. Clemson ranked irst in the nation in total defense in 2014, then ranked 10 th in The 2015 ranking was quite an accomplishment considering Venables lost eight starters from his 2014 defense. Clemson ranked irst in the nation in pass eficiency defense in 2014 and 11 th in The Tigers were in the top ive in completion percentage defense each of the last two years and in the top four in third down conversion defense in both 2014 and Overall, Clemson led the nation in 12 different defensive categories in 2014 and ranked in the top 10 in six of those areas in The aggressive approach has paid off for Venables as Clemson has led the nation in total tackles for loss each of the last three years with 123 in 2013, 131 in 2014 and 126 in Clemson National Rankings under Venables Category Fig Rk Fig Rk Fig Rk Fig Rk Total Defense Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Pass Defense Pass Eficiency Def Comp. % Defense rd Down Defense Yards/Play Allowed Yds/Rush Allowed Yds/Pass Att Allowed ` Sacks/Game Tackles for Loss/G First Downs/G FOOTBALL NOTES

17 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Watson Moves Into Second on Touchdown Pass List Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson threw his 50th touchdown pass at Auburn, making him the second man in Clemson history with at least 50 scoring passes. Tajh Boyd is the all time leader with 107. Watson is also now second in school history in touchdown responsbility with 92. He has 73 touchdown passes and 19 rushing. Tajh Boyd is the ACC record holder with 133. Last year Watson had an ACC record 47 total touchdowns, 35 passing and 12 rushing. Clemson Career Leaders in Touchdown Passes Rk Player Years TD Pass 1. Tajh Boyd Deshaun Watson Charlie Whitehust Cullen Harper Woodrow Dantzler Nealon Greene Kyle Parker Mike Eppley Clemson Career Leaders in Touchdown Responsibility Rk Player Years Rush Pass * Tot 1. Tajh Boyd Deshaun Watson Woody Dantzler Charlie Whitehurst C.J. Spiller Travis Zachery James Davis Cullen Harper Steve Fuller Nealon Greene Clemson Has Played 11 True Freshmen Clemson played four true freshmen in the win at Auburn and seven more against Troy. Last year Clemson played 14 true freshmen. Below is a history of true freshman who have appeared in at least one game in a season since 2009, the irst year of the Dabo Swinney era. Clemson True Freshman to Appear in a Game under Swinney 2009 (3): Jonathan Meeks (DB), Mallicah Goodman (DE), Corico Hawkins (Now Wright) LB) 2010 (4): Deandre Hopkins (WR), Justin Parker (LB), Martin Jenkins (DB), Darius Robinson (DB) 2011 (12): Martavis Bryant (WR), Sammy Watkins (WR), Mike Bellamy (RB), Tony Steward (LB), Cole Stoudt (QB), Stephone Anthony (LB), Charone Peake (WR), Robert Smith (S), Grady Jarrett (DT), Corey Crawford (DE), DeShawn Williams (DT), Adam Humphries (WR) (7): Travis Blanks (SS), Zak Brooks (RB), Kevin Dodd (DE), Bradley Pinion (P), D.J. Reader (DT), Carlos Watkins (DT) 2013 (9): Ben Boulware (LB), T.J. Greene (WR), Jadar Johnson (DB), Jayron Kearse (SS), Shaq Lawson (DE), Jordan Leggett (TE), Cordrea Tankersley (DB), Korrin Wiggins (LB), Mike Williams (WR) 2014 (5): Adam Choice (RB), Demarre Kitt (WR), Kyrin Priester (WR), Artavis Scott (WR), Deshaun Watson (QB) (14): Austin Bryant (DE), Kelly Bryant (QB), Deon Cain (WR), J.D. Davis (LB), Judah Davis (LB), Mark Fields (DB), Jake Fruhmorgen (OT), Albert Huggins (DT), Mitch Hyatt (OT), Ray-Ray McCloud (WR), Van Smith (S), Christian Wilkins (DT), Garrett Williams (TE) and Jalen Williams (LB) (11): Dexter Lawrence (DT), Trey Lamar (LB), James Skalski (LB), K Von Wallace (DB), Trayvon Mullen (DB), Diondre Overton (WR), Cornell Powell (WR), Tavien Feaster (RB), Treymayne Anchrum (OL), John Simpson (OL), Sean Pollard (OL), Watson Named to AFCA Goodworks Team Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson was named to the Allstate Insurance Company American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team for The Good Works Team award is celebrating 25 years of recognizing college football players who dedicate their time to bettering the community and the lives of others. Watson, the consensus All-American quarterback in 2015, has been signiicantly involved in Habitat for Humanity since he was in high school and his time with the Clemson Tigers. Last year he was presented with the Habitat for Humanity s Next Generation Award. Watson is the fourth Clemson player to be named to the team. Robert Carswell (1999), Nick Eason (2000) and Xavier Dye (2009) were previous selections. The players named to the Good Works Team represent the sport s inest in terms of character and leadership, in addition to maintaining good academic standing. To help announce the landmark year of the Good Works Team, Allstate and the AFCA have also teamed up with two-time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner and 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team member Tim Tebow. The following players and head coach have been named to the 2016 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team from FBS Schools: Deshaun Watson (Clemson), Derek McCartney (Colorado), DeVon Edwards (Duke), Alec Eberle (Florida State), Jeb Blazevich (Georgia), KeShun Freeman (Georgia Tech), Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea (Hawaii), Mike Caprara (Pittsburgh), Caylin Moore (TCU), Dane Evans (Tulsa), Oren Burks (Vanderbilt), and Zach Terrell (Western Michigan). CLEMSON HAD 56 WINS LAST FIVE YEARS ENTERING 2016 Clemson has a record over the last ive years, the most wins in any ive-year period in Clemson history. Nationally, the Tigers are tied for fourth with Ohio State in the total victories category since Alabama, leads the nation with 62 victories since The Crimson Tide sport a 62-7 mark the last ive years. The Tigers and Tide are the only teams in the nation to have at least 10 wins each of the last 5 years. Winningest Programs, Rk School Total 1. Alabama Florida State Oregon Clemson Ohio State Michigan State Stanford Northern Illinois Boise State CLEMSON ENTERS 700 WIN CLUB Clemson won its 700 th game in history on November 21, 2015 with a victory over Wake Forest. Clemson became the 23 rd program in FBS history to win 700 games, the ifth to do it in Other schools who reached 700 victories last year include Florida, Arkansas, Pittsburgh and Washington. Clemson entered the 2016 season with 703 total wins, 20th in the history of FBS football. Clemson has made quite a run the last ive years with 56 victories, an average of 11 per season. And the Tigers have done it against good programs. A check to the chart below shows that Clemson is 19-4 against the other progams ranked in th top 20 in the nation in total victories the last six years. That includes a 5-1 record against the Top 10 under Dabo Swinney over the last three years. Clemson has won a bowl game each of the last four years against a program ranked in the top 12 in the nation in total wins. FBS Programs with at Least 700 Wins Rk School 2015 Overall Clem vs Michigan Notre Dame Texas Nebraska Ohio State Alabama Oklahoma Penn State Tennessee Southern California Georgia LSU Auburn West Virginia Virginia Tech Texas A&M Georgia Tech FOOTBALL NOTES 17

18 18. Syracuse Pittsburgh Clemson Washington Arkansas Florida Total 19-4 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Top 25 Teams Each of Last Five Years Clemson has inished each of the last ive seasons in the top 25 of both polls. Clemson, Alabama, Oregon and Florida State are the only schools in the nation to inish in the top 25 of both polls every year since That includes a top 15 or better inal ranking each of the last four years when the Tigers have had a 46-8 record, the best four year mark in Clemson history. School AP-US AP-US AP-US AP-US AP-US Clemson Alabama Oregon Florida State Exceeding Expectations Clemson has at least matched its preseason ranking in the USA Today coaches poll each of the last ive years. That is becoming more and more dificult to accomplish in light of some high preseason rankings in recent years. This year the only way Clemson might do it is if the Tigers play for the National Championship. Below is a chart of Clemson s preseason and postseason ranking in each poll since Dabo Swinney has joined Bill Snyder of Kansas State and John Cooper of Ohio State as the only coaches in history to lead a team to the same or better AP postseason ranking than its AP preseason ranking ive consecutive years since preseason polls began in Northern Illinois MAC Rice Conference USA Clemson ACC Middle Tennessee Sun Belt Rutgers Big East Air Force Mountain West APR Scores Ranking Rk School Conference AP-USA APR 1. Northwestern Big Ten Boise State WAC Duke ACC Clemson ACC Wisconsin Big Ten Georgia Tech ACC Boston College ACC 982 Missouri SEC 982 Ohio State Big Ten 3-NR APR Scores Ranking Rk School Conference AP-USA APR 1. Duke ACC Northwestern Big Ten Wisconsin Big Ten Boise State WAC 988 Utah State Mountain West Stanford Pac Clemson ACC Georgia Tech ACC Boston College ACC Missouri SEC Nebraska Big Ten NR Rutgers Big Ten 980 South Carolina SEC Preseason vs. Postseason Rankings Poll AP-US AP-US AP-US AP-US AP-US AP NR USA NR Relatively Speaking Starting offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt is the nephew of former Clemson defensive tackle Dan Benish, who was an All-ACC defensive tackle on Clemson s 1981 National Championship team. Freshman defensive back Mark Fields is the son of former Carolina Panther linebacker Mark Fields, a irst-round draft choice of the New Orleans Saints in J.D. Davis and Judah Davis are the twin sons of former Clemson All-American and College Football Hall of Famer Jeff Davis. Tight end Milan Richard is the nephew of former Georgia All-American and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker. Tight end Cannon Smith is the son of former Clemson defensive end Bill Smith, a starter on Clemson s 1981 National Championship team. Tight end Garrett Williams is the son of former Florida State fullback Dayne Williams who helped the Seminoles execute the puntrooski against Clemson in Wide receiver and holder Seth Ryan is the son of Buffalo Bills Head Coach Rex Ryan. Excelling on Field and in Classroom Clemson is the only school in the nation to rank in the top 10 percent of APR scores (four-year averages) and in the inal top 25 of both polls each of the last ive years. The streak of top 25 inal rankings on the ield includes four straight years of top 15 inal rankings by AP and USA Today. Clemson was second on the ield and tied for 11th in APR scores in academic year APR Scores Ranking Rk School Conference AP-USA APR 1. Northwestern Big Ten Boise State WAC Duke ACC Ohio State Big Ten APR Scores Ranking Rk School Conference AP-USA APR 1. Wisconsin Big Ten Duke ACC 992 Northwestern Big Ten Michigan Big Ten Stanford Pac Utah State Mountain West 985 Nebraska Big Ten Clemson ACC Boise State WAC Army Independent APR Scores Ranking Rk School Conference AP-USA APR 1. Duke ACC Minnesota Big Ten 992 Northwestern Big Ten 992 Wisconsin Big Ten Vanderbilt SEC Army Independent 989 Michigan Big Ten Georgia Tech ACC 987 Air Force Mountain West North Texas Clemson ACC Stanford Pac Central Florida AAC 983 Utah Mountain West Former Clemson Players in the NFL during 2016 season. (As of November 7, 2016) Name Pos Team NFL CU Years Dwayne Allen TE Indianapolis Colts 5th MacKenzie Alexander DB Minnesota Vikings R Stephone Anthony LB New Orleans Saints 2nd $Isaiah Battle OT Los Angeles Rams 2nd Barnes DE Seattle Seahawks 2nd Vic Beasley DE Atlanta Falcons 2nd Andre Branch DE Miami Dolphins 5th FOOTBALL NOTES

19 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Bashaun Breeland DB Washington Redskins 3rd $+Zak Brooks RB Seattle Seahawks R Jaron Brown WR Arizona Cardinals 4th #Martavis Bryant WR Pittsburgh Steelers 3rd Chandler Catanzaro PK Arizona Cardinals 3rd Kevin Dodd DE Tennessee Titans R Andre Ellington RB Arizona Cardinals 4th Marcus Gilchrist SS New York Jets 6th Malliciah Goodman DE Seattle Seahawks 4th B.J. Goodson LB New York Giants R T.J. Green Saf Indianapolis Colts R Chris Hairston OT San Diego Chargers 6th DeAndre Hopkins WR Houston Texans 4th Adam Humphries WR Tampa Bay Bucs 2nd Jayron Kearse DB Minnesota Vikings R Grady Jarrett DT Atlanta Falcons 2nd Jarvis Jenkins DE New York Jets 6th Shaq Lawson DE Buffalo Bills R Byron Maxwell CB Miami Dolphins 6th Jonathan Meeks SS Buffalo Bills 4th Charone Peake WR New York Jets R Bradley Pinion P San Francisco 49ers 2nd D.J. Reader DT Houston Texans R Coty Sensabaugh DB New York Giants Tyler Shatley OG Jacksonville Jaguars 3rd C.J. Spiller RB Seattle Seahawks 7th $Brandon Thomas OT Detroit Lions 2 nd Thompson DT Cincinnati Bengals 5th Watkins WR Buffalo Bills 3rd Charlie Whitehurst QB Cleveland Browns 11th Deshawn Williams DT Cincinnati Bengals 2nd #Suspended Reserve,+ no longer with team. $Denotes Practice Squad Clemson Preseason Pick to Win ACC Clemson is the preseason favorite to repeat as Atlantic Coast Conference football champion, according to a poll of 191 media members in attendance at the 2016 ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte The Tigers, who posted a 14-1 overall record last season and reached the College Football Playoff national title game, are also picked to again capture the Atlantic Division, while North Carolina is favored to repeat as the Coastal Division winner. Clemson junior quarterback Deshaun Watson was the overwhelming choice to repeat as ACC Player of the Year after his record-setting 2015 campaign. Watson was also the media s preseason selection as conference player of the year last season. The Tigers were picked the likely 2016 ACC champions on 144 ballots, followed by Florida State with 39 votes and North Carolina with seven. One voter chose Louisville. ACC Championship Votes Clemson 144, Florida State 39, North Carolina 7, Louisville 1. Atlantic Division (First place votes in parenthesis) 1 Clemson (148) 1,293 2 Florida State (42) 1,176 3 Louisville (1) NC State Boston College Syracuse Wake Forest Coastal Division (First place votes in parenthesis) 1 North Carolina (121) 1,238 2 Miami (50) 1,108 3 Pitt (14) Virginia Tech (3) Duke (2) Georgia Tech (1) Virginia -261 ACC Player of the Year Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson 164, Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State 18, Elijah Hood, RB, North Carolina 4, Brad Kaaya, QB, Miami 2, Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville 2, DeVon Edwards, CB, Duke 1 Clemson Has Positive Ranking by Wall Street Journal for Third Straight Year Each year the Wall Street Journal publishes its Grid of Shame. It is a grid with four quadrants that take into account a team s performance on and off the ield. Some of the off the ield considerations are the school s APR ranking, graduation rate, NCAA probation history and player arrests. The goal of college football programs is to be in the upper right quadrant of the grid at the intersection of Powerhouse on the ield and Admirable reputation off the ield. This year 14 programs were in the upper right quadrant, including Clemson, who was the team furthest to the right, which meant it was the top program on the ield among the programs who are considered to have admirable qualities off the ield. This marks the third consecutive time the WSJ did the grid that Clemson has been listed in the upper right quadrant. Clemson, Stanford, Washington, Michigan State, Florida, Michigan, Iowa, Boise State and UCLA are the nine schools who have been in the upper right quadrant each of the last three times the WSJ has done the grid. Clemson Gains Overtime Win vs. NC State Clem defeated NC State in overtime on October 15, It was Clemson s virst overtime win since 2009 at Miami. It was the first Clemson ovrtime win at home since 2004 when the Tigers defeated Wake Forest. Clemson in Overtime (7-6) Date Opponent Site W-L CU-Opp OTs Duke H W Georgia Tech A W Virginia H W Wake Forest H W Miami (Fla.) A W Miami (Fla.) H L Boston College H L Boston College A L Auburn N1 L Miami (Fla.) A W Auburn A L Florida State A L NC State H W Clemson s Record under Dabo Swinney. Category 2016 Overall All Games Scoring First Leading end of 1st Quarter Tied end of 1 st Quarter Trailing end of 1 st Quarter Leading at half Tied at Half Trailing at Half Leading end of 3 rd Quarter Tied at end of 3 rd Quarter Trail end of 3 rd Quarter Overtime More Total Offense More Rushing Yards More Passing Yards More First Downs Winning Time of Possession Winning Turnover Margin Tying Turnover Margin Losing Turnover Margin Rushing for 200+ Yards Having 100+ yard rusher Passing for 300+ Yards August September October November FOOTBALL NOTES 19

20 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh December January Watson Named O Brien Award Quarterback of the Week FDeshaun Watson, the 2015 Davey O Brien Naional Quarterback Award winner from Clemson, has been named the Davey O Brien Quarterback of the Week for the second ime in the past ive weeks, the foundaion has announced. Watson led Clemson s late comeback win at No. 12 Florida State by amassing 430 total yards. Trailing 34-29, Watson engineered the winning scoring drive capped by his 34-yard touchdown pass and 2-point conversion toss with 2:06 let. On the night, the naive of Gainesville, Ga., completed 27 of 43 passes for 378 yards and two touchdowns and added 52 rushing yards on 17 carries. With an 8-0 record, the Tigers are ranked third in the country in the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll. It is the ith ime in nine weeks this season that an ACC quarterback has claimed the honor. Watson and Louisville s Lamar Jackson (Sept. 13, Sept. 20) are the only players to receive the honor muliple imes this season. All FBS quarterbacks are eligible for the weekly award, which is determined by a subset of the Davey O Brien Naional Selecion Commitee. The other Great 8 quarterbacks in week nine were: Jackson, Jerod Evans of Virginia Tech, Washington State s Luke Falk, Quinton Flowers of USF, Oregon s Jusin Herbert, Mason Rudolph of Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech s Jusin Thomas. The Davey O Brien Foundaion is celebraing its 40th anniversary in 2016 and has granted nearly $1 million in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the ield into leadership in life. The Davey O Brien Naional Quarterback Award winner will be announced on Dec. 8 during ESPN s The Home Depot College Football Awards. The winner is not required to have won a weekly award during the season. A list of 16 semiinalists will be announced on Nov. 10, while the three inalists will be named on Nov. 22. Watson won the award last year as a sophomore, the irst Clemson quarterback so honored. Watson Named Finalist for Unitas Award The 2016 The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award candidates have been reduced to the Top 5 of the country s top college quarterbacks.remaining candidates for the prestigious annual award named after the man many refer to as the greatest quarterback ever to play the game of football - are: Luke Falk of Washington State, Patrick Mahomes of Texas Tech, Baker Mayield of Oklahoma, Mitch Trubisky of North Carolina and Deshaun Watson of Clemson. The Golden Arm Award is presented at the end of each season since 1987 to the nation s top college quarterback, based on his accomplishments both on and off the ield. Candidates must be a college senior or fourth-year junior on schedule to graduate with their class. These strong leaders have demonstrated a commitment to excellence and worked hard for themselves and their teams during the season and beyond. An exemption was made for Watson by the committee because he is only in his third year at Clemson, but he will graduate in December. Clemson Ranked Second in First College Football Playoff Poll November 2, 2016 (Will be updated after November 9 poll) Clemson, S.C. Clemson is ranked second in the first College Football Playoff Poll. The 12-person committee released its first rankings of the season on Tuesday evening. Alabama, who defeated Clemson in the National Championship Game last season 45-40, is rated first. Clemson, who enters this weekend s game with Syracuse with an 8-0 record, is ranked second. Undefeated Michigan is third and Texas A&M is fourth. Undefeated Washington is fifth, Ohio State is sixth and Louisville is seventh. Wisconsin is ranked eighth, Auburn ninth and Nebraska 10 th. Clemson and Michigan are the only teams with three wins over teams currently in the top 25 of the College Football Playoff Poll. The Tigers have beaten No 7 Louisville, No. 9 Auburn and No. 22 Florida State. The Auburn and Florida State wins came on the road. Clemson s strength of schedule according to the NCAA, is ranked third in the nation. Clemson is ranked third in the Associated Press Poll and Amway Coaches Poll. We are proud to be ranked in the top four of first College Football Playoff Poll, but it really doesn t matter much at this stage, said head Coach Dabo Swinney. We just need to take care of business and concentrate on winning on Saturday against Syracuse. The last poll in the month of November and the final poll after the conference championship games in December are the ones that matter most. Clemson was ranked No. 1 in all six College Football Playoff Polls last season when the Tigers ran to a 13-0 record over the regular season and the ACC Championship. Clemson was seeded No. 1 for the College Football Playoff and defeated Oklahoma in the semifinals in the Orange Bowl. Clemson has been ranked in the top 25 of all 14 College Football Playoff Polls over the three years of the system. College Football Playoff Poll for November 1, 2016 Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Michigan, 4. Texas A&M, 5. Washington, 6. Ohio State, 7. Louisville, 8. Wisconsin, 9. Auburn, 10. Nebraska, 11. Florida, 12. Penn State, 13. LSU, 14. Oklahoma, 15. Colorado, 16. Utah, 17. Baylor, 18. Oklahoma State, 19. Virginia Tech, 20. West Virginia, 21. North Carolina, 22. Florida State, 23. Western Michigan, 24. Boise State, 25. Washington State. Huegel Named one of 20 Semifinalists for Groza Award Clemson sophomore kicker Greg Huegel is one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award. The award is given each year to the top place kicker in college football. It is named in honor of the former Cleveland Browns great Lou Groza who played 21 years in the NFL. Huegel is one of just two ACC players on the list, as he is joined by Virginia Tech kicker Joey Slye. Huegel, a sophomore from Blythewood, S.C., has made 11 of 13 field goals and extra points for a Clemson team best 65 points in He has made 85 percent of his attempts, including 3-4 from the yard line. Last week he made three field goals at Florida State, including a 46-yarder in the fourth period that gave Clemson lead. The Tigers eventually won Huegel has also excelled in terms of kickoffs this year and is a major reason Clemson ranks fourth in the nation in fewest kickoff return yards allowed per attempt. He has 49 total kickoffs and 24 have been touchbacks. Opponents average just 14.8 yards per kickoff return against Huegel s kickoffs so far this season. Huegel led the nation in field goals made last year with 27 in 32 attempts. He is now for his career,.844 and has scored, 203 points, already 13 th in Clemson history. Tankersley and Boulware on Award Lists Clemson cornerback Cordrea Tankersley has been named one of 16 semiinalists for the 2016 Jim Thorpe Award and linebacker Ben Boulware has been named one of 19 quarterinalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy. Both organizations made announcements on Monday. The Thorpe Award is presented to the top defensive back in the nation by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, and the Lott IMPACT Trophy is presented by the Paciic Club IMPACT Foundation and goes to the best college defensive player who makes an impact on his team both on and off the ield. Joining Tankersley as Thorpe Award semiinalists are Jaire Alexander of Louisville, Budda Baker of Washington, Travon Blanchard of Baylor, Justin Evans of Texas A&M, Minkah Fitzpatrick of Alabama, Malik Hooker of Ohio State, 2015 Thorpe winner Desmond King of Iowa, Adoree Jackson of Southern California, Jourdan Lewis of Michigan, Kai Nacua of BYU, Jabrill Peppers of Michigan, Weston Steelhammer of Air Force, Tre Davious White of LSU, Xavier Woods of Louisiana Tech and Andrew Wingard of Wyoming. Joining Boulware on the quarterinal list for the Lott IMPACT Trophy are Jamal Adams, S, LSU; Jonathan Allen, DE, Alabama; Budda Baker, S, Washington; Jack Cichy, LB, Wisconsin; Jarrad Davis, LB, Florida; Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M; Adoree Jackson, CB, of Southern California; Eddie Jackson, S, Alabama; Joshua Kalu, CB, Nebraska; Andrew King, LB, Army; Desmond King, CB, Iowa; Micah Kiser, LB, Virginia; Raekwon McMillan, LB, Ohio State; Calvin Munson, LB, San Diego State; Jabrill Peppers, LB, Michigan; Weston Steelhammer, S, Air Force; T.J. Watt, LB, Wisconsin; and A.J. Wolf, DE, Duke. T ankersley is regarded as Clemson s top defensive back and leads the team in passes broken up with six. He has 30 tackles, including 24 irst hits and is a returning All-ACC player from the 2015 season. He is a big reason Clemson ranks in the top 10 in the nation in pass defense and interceptions. Boulware has 59 tackles, including four tackles for loss. He had a career high 17 in the win over Louisville when he was named the National Defensvie Player of the Week by four organizations FOOTBALL NOTES

21 CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh Eleven Will Join Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday A record 11 new members will enter the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. The announcement was made by Bob Mahony, director of Clemson s Block C Club. The class will be honored the weekend of November 12, 2016 when the Clemson football team plays Pittsburgh in Memorial Stadium. This year s class includes 10 former student-athletes and one coach/ administrator. The list includes representatives from nine different sports, including one two-sport athlete. Nine of the 11 were All-Americans and four went on to play multiple years of professional team sports. ANDY JOHNSTON - Women s Tennis Coach ( ), Football Administrator Guided his squads to ive consecutive ACC titles ( ) Had 12 top-25 inishes In his irst season with the Tigers in 1983, he directed Clemson to a school-record 30 wins, an ACC title and a number-seven national ranking. In 1983, the Tigers swept all nine lights of the ACC Tournament that year, a irst in ACC tennis history, men or women. ACC Coach-of-the-Year four times, tied for fourth in Clemson sports history, and was selected as the Southeast Region Coach-of-the-Year twice. Seven players that he coached were named to the ACC s 50 th Anniversary team in During his tenure, the Tigers earned 51 All-ACC selections and 13 All-America honors under Johnston. He had a record at Clemson. After retiring as a coach, served Clemson football coaches Tommy West, Tommy Bowden and Dabo Swinney for 17 seasons as administrator. JEB FLESCH - Football ( ) Consensus First-team All-American by Associated Press, UPI, Football News and Walter Camp Foundation in 1991 Also irst-team All-ACC selection in 1991 when he had team best 77 knockdown blocks Had 267 career knockdown blocks, still one of the top ive totals in Clemson history Started 45 consecutive games, and 2,630 career snaps Starter on ACC Championship team of 1988 and 1991 and started bowl wins over Oklahoma, West Virginia and Illinois Earned his degree from Clemson in 1991 ROD GARDNER Football ( ) First-team All-American in 2000 by College & Pro Football Weekly and Gannet News Semiinalist for the Biletnikoff Award in 2000 Set Clemson career receptions record with 166 and third in reception yardage with 2498 when he graduated. First receiver in Clemson history with a 1000-yard season, he had two, 1999 and 2000 Led the ACC in receptions in 1999 when he set a Clemson record with 80 catches. Clemson s IPTAY Athlete of the Year for Will always be remembered for 50-yard catch against South Carolina that set up winning ield goal in win in 2000 First-round draft choice of Washington Redskins in 2001, the 15 th selection of the entire draft Played in the NFL from DENNY WALLING Baseball (1975) Highest career batting average at Clemson with minimum 100 AB s with.421 batting average Highest career slugging percentage with.807 in 1975 (minimum 100 AB s) First in NCAA ranking for RBI s per game 1.58 in 1975 Second in the nation with a.807 slugging percentage in 1975 Fourth in the nation in HR/game with.34, in th in the nation with.421 batting average in 1975 All-Atlantic region player in 1975 ACC Player of the Year in 1975 ABCA irst-team All-American & Sporting News All American in 1975 First-round draft choice in 1975 who played 15 years in the Majors CHRIS WHITNEY Men s Basketball ( ) Third-team All-ACC in , only ACC player to rank in the top ive in the league in ive categories that year Second-team All-ACC Tournament in Had 14.6 scoring average over two years, 11 TH Best in Clemson history Average 6.1 assists for his career, second best in school history During senior season had 193 assists, 87 three-point goals and 73 steals to rank among the ACC leaders in all areas Clemson team MVP as a junior and senior. Named to the NABC National All-Star game after his senior year Ranked in top 15 in ACC history in assists/game, three-point percentage and steals per game Second round draft pick of the San Antonio Spurs in 1993 Played 11 seasons in the NBA Now works for the Charlotte Bobcats. PAUL RUTENIS Men s Soccer ( ) Coaches Association All-American in 1987 First-team All-South in 1985 and 1987 First-team all-acc in 1986 and 1987 Four-year starter at Clemson from Joins Bruce Murray as only athletes in Clemson history to start on two National Championship teams Captain of Clemson s 1987 National Championship team KENT KINNEAR Men s Tennis ( ) 1987 All-American in doubles 1988 ACC Tournament MVP 1985 ACC Champion, No. 3 Doubles 1988 ACC Champion, No. 2 Singles and #2 doubles Seventh on the Clemson career list for most singles wins with 127 Eighth on the Tigers career list for most doubles wins with 111 Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary team JAN KEMMERLING - Women s Swimming ( ) Eight-time All-American ACC Champion in the 800 relay in 1986 ACC champion in 200 IM Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in KATHY HOFER - Women s Tennis ( ) 1986 Singles All-American 1988 ACC Player of the Year 1988 ACC #1 singles Champion Ranked 10 th in inal 1988 ITA Singles Rankings Fifth on Clemson s career singles wins list with 102 Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team NIKKIE BOUYER - Women s Track ( ) 1996 Outdoor All-ACC honors for 100mH 1999 Outdoor All-ACC honors for 100mH 1996 Indoor All-ACC honors for 200m 1998 Indoor All-ACC honors for 60mH and 200m 1999 Indoor All-ACC honors for 60mH 10 All-ACC honors 3 time ACC champion (indoor and outdoor combined) 1996, time Indoor irst-team All-American 2 time outdoor irst-team All-American Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in LOU CORDILEONE - Football and Baseball ( ) First-team Academic All-American and on ield All-American in Starting offensive tackle on two ACC Championship football teams in 1958 and 1959, Clemson ranked in the top 15 of both inal polls those seasons Played in the College World Series in 1959 as Clemson s starting right ielder Played in the Sugar Bowl and the Bluebonnet Bowl as well in First-round draft choice of the New York Giants in 1960 football draft, he was #12 overall selection Named to Clemson s Centennial team in FOOTBALL NOTES 21

22 DEPTH CHARTS CLEMSON OFFENSE Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl. LT 75 MITCH HYATT So. 76 Sean Pollard Fr. LG 51 TAYLOR HEARN *So. 74 John Simpson Fr. 71 Noah Green *Fr. C 57 JAY GUILLERMO *Sr. 50 Justin Falcinellli *So. RG 55 TYRONE CROWDER *Jr. 69 Maverick Morris *Jr. RT 63 JAKE FRUHMORGEN So. 76 Sean Pollard Fr. TE 16 JORDAN LEGGETT Sr. 44 Garrett Williams So. or 80 Milan Richard *So. or 84 Cannon Smith *So. WR 7 MIKE WILLIAMS *Jr. 8 Deon Cain So. QB 4 DESHAUN WATSON Jr. 12 Nick Schuessler *Gr. 2 Kelly Bryant So. RB 9 WAYNE GALLMAN *Jr. 27 C.J. Fuller *So. or 26 Adam Choice *So. or 22 Tyshon Dye *Jr. or 28 Tavien Feaster Fr. WR 13 HUNTER RENFROW *So. 34 Ray-Ray McCloud So. WR 3 ARTAVIS SCOTT Jr. 1 Trevion Thompson *So. CLEMSON DEFENSE Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl. DE 42 CHRISTIAN WILKINS So. 49 Richard Yeargin *So. 45 Chris Register *So. DT 94 CARLOS WATKINS *Sr. 67 Albert Huggins So. DT 90 DEXTER LAWRENCE Fr. 56 Scott Pagano *Jr. DE 99 CLELIN FERRELL *Fr. 91 Austin Bryant So. 50 Jabril Robinson *So. SLB 6 DORIAN O DANIEL *Jr. 30 Jalen Williams So. MLB 34 KENDALL JOSEPH *So. 57 Tre Lamar Fr. WLB 10 BEN BOULWARE Sr. 33 J.D. Davis So. CB 31 RYAN CARTER *Jr. 29 Marcus Edmond *Jr. SS 18 JADAR JOHNSON Sr. 15 Korrin Wiggins *Jr. 14 Denzel Johnson *Fr. FS 23 VAN SMITH So. 12 K'Von Wallace Fr. CB 25 CORDREA TANKERSLEY Sr. 2 Mark Fields So. 1 Trayvon Mullen Fr. CLEMSON SPECIALISTS Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl. PK 92 GREG HUEGEL *So. 47 Alex Spence *So. P 32 ANDY TEASDALL *Gr. 13 Hunter Renfrow *So. KO 92 Greg Huegel *So. 47 Alex Spence *So. LS 62 David Estes *Sr. 52 Austin Spence *Fr. H 85 Seth Ryan *Jr. PR 34 Ray-Ray McCloud So. 3 Artavis Scott Jr. KOR 3 Artavis Scott Jr. & 27 C.J. Fuller *So. 28 Tavien Feaster Fr. PITTSBURGH OFFENSE Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl. LT 69 ADAM BISNOWATY *Sr. 60 Aaron Reese *Jr. LG 53 DORIAN JOHNSON Sr. 72 Carson Baker *Jr. C 63 ALEX OFFICER *Jr. 76 Connor Dintino *So. RG 78 ALEX BOOKSER *So. 62 John Guy *Sr. RT 70 BRIAN O'NEILL *So. 55 Jaryd Jones-Smith *Jr. TE 83 SCOTT ORNDOFF Sr. 31 Jaymar Parrish Sr. WR 85 JESTER WEAH *Jr. 6 Aaron Mathews Fr. 2 Maurice Ffrench Fr. QB 4 NATHAN PETERMAN *Sr. 8 Manny Stocker *Sr. TB 24 JAMES CONNER *Jr. 26 Chawntez Moss Fr. 22 Darrin Hall So. 37 Qadree Ollison *So. FB 35 GEORGE ASTON *So. 31 Jaymar Parrish Sr. WR 10 QUADREE HENDERSON So. 5 Tre Tipton *Fr. 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes *So. PITTSBURGH DEFENSE Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl. DE 92 RORI BLAIR Jr. 96 Allen Edwards *Jr. 17 Rashad Weaver Fr. NT 6 TYRIQUE JARRETT Sr. 93 Shane Roy *So. 66 Mike Herndon *So. DT 52 SHAKIR SOTO Sr. 94 Jeremiah Taleni *Jr. 34 Amir Watts Fr. DE 5 EJUAN PRICE *Sr. 40 James Folston Jr *So. SLB 30 MIKE CAPRARA *Sr. 39 Saleem Brightwell *Fr. MLB 47 MATT GALAMBOS Sr. 58 Quintin Wirginis Jr. WLB 23 OLUWASEUN IDOWU *So. 4 Bam Bradley *Sr. CB 32 PHILLIPIE MOTLEY *So. or 14 AVONTE MADDOX Jr. 3 Damar Hamlin Fr. SS 9 JORDAN WHITEHEAD So. or 15 REGGIE MITCHELL *Sr. 20 Dennis Briggs *So. FS 2 TERRISH WEBB Sr. or 15 REGGIE MITCHELL *Sr. CB 38 RYAN LEWIS *Sr. 11 Dane Jackson *Fr. 3 Damar Hamlin Fr. PITTSBURGH SPECIALISTS Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl. PK 12 CHRIS BLEWITT Sr. 97 Alex Kessman Fr. P 18 RYAN WINSLOW *Jr. 45 Nick Goldsmith *So. KO 12 Chris Blewitt Sr. LS 61 Pat Quirin *Sr. 81 Nathan Bossory Jr. H 18 Ryan Winslow *Jr. 45 Nick Goldsmith *So. PR 10 Quadree Henderson So. 14 Avonte Maddox Jr. KOR 10 Quadree Henderson So. 14 Avonte Maddox Jr. * - spent one season as a redshirt player * - spent one season as a redshirt player 2016 CLEMSON FOOTBALL

23 STATS 9-0 OVERALL, 6-0 ACC, 5-0 HOME, 4-0 AWAY, 0-0 NEUTRAL, 4-0 DAY, 5-0 NIGHT, 1-0 OVERTIME TEAM STATS CU Opp. SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 28 5 TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:31 30:49 3RD-DOWN Conversions 67/139 41/138 3rd-Down Pct 48% 30% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/15 7/16 4th-Down Pct 67% 44% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0-3 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (32-39) 82% (19-26) 73% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (24-39) 62% (13-26) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (38-40) 95% (15-16) 94% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 5/ /65977 Neutral Site Games 0/0 TEAM SCORING CU Opp. POINTS Points Per Game TOUCHDOWNS By Rushing By Passing 28 5 By Return 2 1 By Recovery 1 0 FIELD GOALS PAT (Kicks) PAT (Runs) PAT (Passes) PAT (Returns) 0 0 SAFETIES 1 0 SCORING BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Tot CLEMSON Opponents OFFENSIVE STATS # RUSHING G-S Car Gain Loss Net Y/C TD LG Y/G 9 Wayne Gallman Deshaun Watson Tavien Feaster C.J. Fuller Adam Choice Tyshon Dye Kelly Bryant Ray-Ray McCloud Nick Schuessler Christian Wilkins Artavis Scott Tucker Israel TEAM CLEMSON Opponents # PASSING G-S Eff. Cm-Att-I Cm% Yds TD LG Y/G 4 Deshaun Watson Nick Schuessler Kelly Bryant Tucker Israel TEAM James Barnes CLEMSON Opponents # RECEIVING G-S Rec Yards Y/Rec TD LG Y/G 7 Mike Williams Artavis Scott Ray-Ray McCloud Deon Cain Jordan Leggett Hunter Renfrow Cornell Powell Wayne Gallman Trevion Thompson Seth Ryan Adam Choice C.J. Fuller Tyshon Dye Diondre Overton Cannon Smith Garrett Williams Milan Richard Grant Radakovich Sean Mac Lain Christian Wilkins Jack Swinney CLEMSON Opponents # TOTAL OFFENSE G-S PL Rush Pass Total Y/G 4 Deshaun Watson Wayne Gallman Nick Schuessler Tavien Feaster C.J. Fuller Adam Choice Tyshon Dye Kelly Bryant Tucker Israel Ray-Ray McCloud Christian Wilkins James Barnes Artavis Scott TEAM CLEMSON Opponents # ALL-PURPOSE G-S Rush Rec PR KOR IR Total Y/G 7 Mike Williams Wayne Gallman Artavis Scott Ray-Ray McCloud Deon Cain Jordan Leggett Deshaun Watson Tavien Feaster Hunter Renfrow Adam Choice C.J. Fuller Tyshon Dye Trevion Thompson Cornell Powell Tanner Muse Diondre Overton Jadar Johnson Mark Fields Seth Ryan Adrien Dunn Cannon Smith Ryan Carter Kelly Bryant Nick Schuessler Amir Trapp Garrett Williams K'Von Wallace Jalen Williams Christian Wilkins Milan Richard Grant Radakovich Van Smith Cordrea Tankersley Sean Mac Lain Tucker Israel Dorian O'Daniel Jack Swinney TEAM CLEMSON Opponents CLEMSON FOOTBALL

24 STATS DEFENSIVE STATS # TACKLES G-S *Snaps Hit Ast Total TFL Sacks PBU QP ^ST 23 Van Smith Ben Boulware Kendall Joseph Dexter Lawrence Carlos Watkins Christian Wilkins Cordrea Tankersley Dorian O Daniel Jadar Johnson Clelin Ferrell Scott Pagano Ryan Carter Albert Huggins Tre Lamar Jalen Williams Chad Smith Korrin Wiggins Marcus Edmond Trayvon Mullen Tanner Muse Richard Yeargin James Skalski J.D. Davis Mark Fields Chris Register Austin Bryant Jabril Robinson K Von Wallace Amir Trapp Sterling Johnson Kaleb Bevelle Judah Davis Denzel Johnson Jarvis Magwood Artavis Scott Jaquarius Brice Deon Cain Kyle Cote David Estes Mitch Hyatt Jordan Leggett Ray-Ray McCloud Alex Spence Garrett Williams Mike Williams Totals # INTERCEPTIONS G-S Int Yards Avg TD LG 18 Jadar Johnson Tanner Muse Mark Fields Ryan Carter K'Von Wallace Jalen Williams Van Smith Cordrea Tankersley Dorian O Daniel Marcus Edmond Kendall Joseph Ben Boulware CLEMSON Opponents Caused Fumbles (5): Boulware 2, V. Smith 2, Joseph 1 Recovered Fumbles (5): Boulware 1, D. Johnson 1, Lawrence 1, Watkins 1, Wilkins 1 Takeaways (20): J. Johnson 4, Boulware 2, Carter 1, Edmond 1, Fields 1, D. Johnson 1, Joseph 1, Lawrence 1, Muse 1, O Daniel 1, V. Smith 1, Tankersley 1, Wallace 1, Watkins 1, Wilkins 1, J. Williams 1 Blocked Kicks (2): Watkins 1, Wilkins 1 * - defensive; ^ - special teams tackles; Note: Special teams tackles and tackles after turnovers are included in tackle totals; tackle totals are from coaches ilm grade. SPECIAL TEAMS & MISCELLANEOUS STATS # PUNTING P Yards Y/P LG TB FC *Net 32 Andy Teasdall Michael Batson Carson King CLEMSON Opponents # FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Pct LG HB 92 Greg Huegel CLEMSON Opponents # KICKOFFS KO TB GL OB Ret Y/R Avg End 92 Greg Huegel Y. Line 47 Alex Spence Y. Line 39 Christian Groomes Y. Line CLEMSON Y. Line Opponents Y. Line # PUNT RETURNS PR Yards Avg TD LG 34 Ray-Ray McCloud Adrien Dunn Amir Trapp Artavis Scott Cornell Powell CLEMSON Opponents # KICKOFF RETURNS KOR Yards Avg TD LG 3 Artavis Scott Tavien Feaster CLEMSON Opponents # FUMBLE RETURNS FR Yards Avg TD LG CLEMSON Opponents # SCORING G-S TD R-P- Re #2Pt FG-FGA $PAT Pts Pts/G 92 Greg Huegel Wayne Gallman Deon Cain Mike Williams Jordan Leggett Hunter Renfrow Artavis Scott Tavien Feaster Ray-Ray McCloud Deshaun Watson Diondre Overton Tyshon Dye Denzel Johnson Mark Fields Tanner Muse Trevion Thompson Christian Wilkins TEAM CLEMSON Opponents RED ZONE R Poss. TD FG TO MFG Downs Half Pts Pts/P CLEMSON Opponents FIRST & GOAL Poss. TD FG TO MFG Downs Half Pts Pts/P CLEMSON Opponents * - does not factor in touchbacks; - returns and recoveries; # - PATs and safeties; $ - kicking only; R - irst-and-10 inside the opponent 21. SCOREBOARD Date Site W-L Score Opponent (AP,USA) Attendance CU AP,USA Leading Rusher(s) Leading Passer(s) Leading Receiver(s) Leading Tackler(s) 9-3 ^A W Auburn 87,451 2,2 Gallman (30-123) Watson ( ) M. Williams (9-174) Joseph (14) 9-10 H W Troy 78,532 2,2 Watson (10-55) Watson ( ) McCloud (7-86) V. Smith (14) 9-17 H W 59-0 SC State 79,590 5,3 Feaster (12-83) Watson ( ) McCloud (4-60) Mullen (7) 9-22 ^A W 26-7 * Georgia Tech 53,932 5,3 Gallman (17-59) Watson ( ) McCloud (8-101) Boulware (10) 10-1 ^H W * Louisville (3/4) 83,362 5,3 Gallman (16-110) Watson ( ) M. Williams (5-70) Boulware (17) 10-7 ^A W * Boston College 44,500 3,3 Gallman (9-109) Watson ( ) A. Scott (4-45) V. Smith (13) H W (OT) * NC State 82,104 3,3 Fuller (16-56) Watson ( ) M. Williams (12-146) Joseph (10) ^A W * Florida State (12,14) 78,025 3,3 Gallman (20-82) Watson ( ) M. Williams (7-70) Boulware (8) 11-5 H W 54-0 * Syracuse 80,609 3,2 Gallman (10-63) Schuessler ( ) A. Scott (7-45) Boulware (7) H * Pittsburgh A * Wake Forest H South Carolina * - ACC game; ^ - night game; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game; unoficial home attendance - 404,197 (80,839 per game); unoficial total (home, away, neutral) attendance - 668,105 (74,234 per game) CLEMSON FOOTBALL

25 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATS Category AUB TROY SCS GAT LOU BOC NCS FSU SYR PIT WFU USC Totals Points Total Offense Plays Yards Per Play Rushing Yards Carries Yard Carries Yard Carries Passing Yards Completions Passing Attempts Had Intercepted Completion Percentage Passing Eficiency Yard Completions First Downs Total Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns Passing Touchdowns Field Goals Punting Punting Average Net Punting Average* Time of Possession 30:29 26:40 28:46 31:36 22:31 21:52 29:14 33:02 32:27 28:31 29:31 33:20 25:14 28:24 37:29 38:08 30:46 26:58 27:33 30:49 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Average Starting Field Positionº Red-Zone Scoring Red-Zone Touchdowns Red-Zone Points First-&-Goal Scoring First-&-Goal Touchdowns First-&-Goal Points Turnovers Points Off Turnovers Penalties Punt Returns (-1) (-8) Kickoff Returns Interception Returns Fumble Returns Sacks * - does not factor in touchbacks; º - in teams own territory; Note: Clemson totals on top, opponent totals on bottom; bold denotes a Clemson home game CLEMSON FOOTBALL

26 INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE & SPECIAL TEAMS STATS RUSHING #9 Gallman #4 Watson #26 Choice #22 Dye #27 Fuller #28 Feaster Opponent Car Yds TD Car Yds TD Car Yds TD Car Yds TD Car Yds TD Car Yds TD Auburn Troy SC State Georgia Tech Louisville Boston College NC State (-3) Florida State Syracuse Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals PASSING #4 Watson #12 Schuessler #2 Bryant Opponent Cm Att Yds Int TD Eff Cm Att Yds Int TD Eff Cm Att Yds Int TD Eff Auburn Troy SC State Georgia Tech Louisville Boston College NC State Florida State Syracuse Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals RECEIVING #7 M. Williams #3 A. Scott #13 Renfrow #34 McCloud #9 Gallman #8 Cain #16 Leggett #17 Powell Opponent Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD Auburn Troy SC State Georgia Tech Louisville Boston College NC State Florida State Syracuse Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals KICKING #92 Huegel #32 Teasdall Opponent Made Missed # Yds Avg Auburn 30, Troy 26,32, SC State Georgia Tech Louisville Boston College NC State Florida State 23,34, Syracuse 22, Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carol Totals Punts Kickoffs RETURNS #34 McCloud #3 A. Scott #28 Feaster Opponent PR Yds Avg KOR Yds Avg KOR Yds Avg Auburn Troy SC State Georgia Tech Louisville 1 (-1) Boston College NC State Florida State 1 (-8) Syracuse Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game CLEMSON FOOTBALL

27 INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATS #10 Boulware #91 Bryant #31 Carter #29 Edmond #99 Ferrell #2 Fields #67 Huggins Opponent Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac TFL Sk Auburn * * * Troy * * * SC State * * Georgia Tech * * * Louisville * * * Boston College * * * NC State * * * * Florida State * * * Syracuse * * * Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals #14 D. Johnson #18 J. Johnson #34 K. Joseph #57 Lamar #90 Lawrence #1 Mullen #19 Muse Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac PBU Int Auburn * * Troy * * * SC State * Georgia Tech * * * Louisville * * * Boston College * * NC State * * * Florida State * * * Syracuse * * Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals #6 O Daniel #57 Pagano #45 Register #47 Skalski #23 V. Smith #25 Tankersley #94 Watkins Opponent Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac TFL Sk Auburn * * * * * Troy * * * * SC State * * * * * Georgia Tech * * * * Louisville * * * * Boston College * * * * NC State * * * Florida State * * * * Syracuse * * * * Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals #15 Wiggins #42 Wilkins #30 J. Williams #49 Yeargin Opponent Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Auburn * Troy * SC State * * Georgia Tech * Louisville * Boston College * * NC State * Florida State * Syracuse * Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals * - start; Note: Snaps does not include special team plays or offensive plays; special team tackles are included; bold denotes a Clemson home game CLEMSON FOOTBALL

28 SUPERLATIVES TEAM Category 2016 Clemson Team High Clemson Team Record 2016 Opponent Team High Opponent Team Record Total Offense 565 vs. Syracuse, vs. Wake Forest, by Louisville, by Florida State, Plays 91 vs. NC State, vs. NC State, by Louisville, by South Carolina, by Louisville, Yards Per Play 8.3 vs. Boston College, vs. Georgia Tech, by Florida State by Florida State, Rushing Yards 230 vs. Boston College, vs. Georgia Tech, by Louisville, by Tulane, Carries 44 vs. Auburn, 9-3, Syracuse vs. Duke, by Louisville, by North Carolina, Yards Per Carry 6.6 vs. Boston College, vs. Georgia Tech, by Florida State, Rushing Touchdowns 3 vs. Boston College, vs. Presbyterian College, by Florida State, Passing Yards 378 vs. NC State, 10-15, FSU, vs. Syracuse, by Louisville, by Florida State, Completions 39 vs. NC State, vs. Virginia Tech, by Louisville, by Texas Tech, Passing Attempts 53 vs. Troy, vs. Virginia Tech, by Troy, by Louisiana Tech, Completion % (10 comp.) 77.1 vs. SC State, vs. The Citadel, by Louisville, by NC State, Passing Eficiency (10 comp.) vs. SC State, vs. Furman, by Florida State, by Florida State, Passing Touchdowns 5 vs. SC State, 9-17, 6 vs. many (4) 2 by Troy, by Florida State, Louisville, 10-1 by West Virginia, Longest Pass 65 vs. Syracuse, vs. Virginia, by Auburn, by Florida State, First Downs 30 vs. NC State, vs. Wake Forest, by Louisville, by Maryland, vs. Central Michigan, Total Touchdowns 8 vs. Boston College, vs. Wake Forest, by Florida State, by West Virginia, Points 59 vs. SC State, vs. Guilford, by Louisville, by Alabama, Field Goals 3 vs. Troy, 9-10, Florida State, vs. Texas A&M, by Louisville, by Duke, vs. Boston College, Punting Average (3 punts) 40.3 vs. Syracuse, vs. Wake Forest, by Louisville, by Wake Forest, Time of Possession 33:02 vs. Florida State, :58 vs. North Carolina, :08 by Boston College, :52 by North Texas, Penalties 10 vs. Georgia Tech, vs. NC State, by NC State, 10-15, FSU, by Mississippi State, Penalty Yards 84 vs. Florida State, vs. NC State, by NC State, by Mississippi State, Turnovers 5 vs. Louisville, vs. Florida, by Auburn, 9-3, Troy, by Georgia, by Louisville, 10-1, Syracuse 11-5 Third-Down Conversions 10 vs. Georgia Tech, 9-22, NC State, vs. Western Carolina, by Louisville, by Georgia, Third-Down Conversion % 58.8 vs. NC State, vs. Wake Forest, by Louisville, by Florida State, Field Position* 40 vs. SC State, vs. Florida Atlantic, by Troy, by Wake Forest, Punt Return Yards 96 vs. Troy, vs. Georgia Tech, by Georgia Tech, by Florida State, Kickoff Return Yards 217 vs. Louisville, vs. Florida State, by Syracuse, by North Carolina, Interception Return Yards 85 vs. Syracuse, vs. Maryland, by Troy, by Auburn, Interceptions By Defense 3 vs. Troy, vs. South Carolina, by Troy, by South Carolina, vs. NC State, Fumble Return Yards vs. Virginia, by NC State, by West Virginia, Sacks 6 vs. Florida State, vs. Furman, by Florida State, by Florida State, by Virginia, INDIVIDUAL Category 2016 Clemson Individual Best Clemson Individual Record 2016 Opponent Individual Best Opponent Individual Record Total Offense 430 by Deshaun Watson vs. FSU, by Tajh Boyd vs. NC State, by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), by Chris Weinke (Florida State), Rushing Yards 123 by Wayne Gallman vs. Auburn, by Raymond Priester vs. Duke, by Dalvin Cook (FSU), by Steve Wadiak (South Carolina), Carries 30 by Wayne Gallman vs. Auburn, by many (3) 31 by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), by James McDougald (Wake Forest), Rushing Touchdowns 2 by Wayne Gallman vs. FSU, by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, by Dalvin Cook (FSU), by many (4) 5 by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, Longest Carry 59 by Wayne Gallman vs. Boston College, by Banks McFadden vs. Presbyterian College, by Dalvin Cook (FSU), Steve Atkins (Maryland), by Buck George vs. Furman, Passing Yards 378 by Deshaun Watson vs. NC State, by Tajh Boyd vs. Syracuse, by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), by Chris Weinke (Florida St.), by Deshaun Watson vs. FSU, Completions 39 by Deshaun Watson vs. NC State, by Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), Passing Attempts 53 by Deshaun Watson vs. Troy, by Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), by Kip Allen (The Citadel), by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), Completion % (10 comp.) 813 by Deshaun Watson vs. Syracuse, by Cole Stoudt vs. SC State, by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), by Darian Durant (North Carolina), Passing Eficiency (10 comp.) by Deshaun Watson vs. SC State, by Tajh Boyd vs. Syracuse, by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), by Mike Elkins (Wake Forest), Passing Touchdowns 5 by Deshaun Watson vs. Louisville, by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, by Brandon Silvers (Troy), by Geno Smith (West Va.), Receptions 12 by Mike Williams vs. NC State, by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, by Deondre Douglas (Troy) by Kelly Campbell (Ga.Tech), Receiving Yards 174 by Mike Williams vs. Auburn, by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, by Jaylen Samuels (NC State) by Peter Warrick (Florida State), Receiving Touchdowns 2 by many (3), many times (4) 3 by many (4), many times (5) 2 by Deondre Douglas (Troy) by Torry Holt (NC State), by Tavon Austin (West Virginia), All-Purpose Yards 182 by Ray-Ray McCloud vs. Troy, by Sammy Watkins vs. Maryland, by Sean Riley (Syracuse) by Tobais Palmer (NC State), Total Touchdowns 2 by many (4) 5 by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, by Dalvin Cook (FSU), by many (7) by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, Points 12 by many (6) 33 by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, by Dalvin Cook (FSU), by many (7) Field Goals 3 by Greg Huegel vs. Troy, by Jad Dean vs. Texas A&M, by Blanton Cregue (Louisville), by Vince Fusco (Duke), by Greg Huegel vs. FSU, by Richard Jackson vs. Boston College, Longest Field Goal 47 by Greg Huegel vs. Ga. Tech, by Spencer Benton vs. Ball State, by Daniel Carlson (Auburn), by Kevin Butler (Georgia), Punting Average (3 punts) 42.8 by Andy Teasdall vs. Louisville, by Dale Hatcher vs. Kentucky, by Lamar Jackson (Louisville), 10-1 Punt Return Yards 96 by Ray-Ray McCloud vs. Troy, by Don Kelley vs. Maryland, 10-20, by Jaire Alexander (Louisville), 10-1 Kickoff Return Yards 119 by Artavis Scott vs. Louisville, by Justin Miller vs. Florida State, by Kermit Whitield (FSU) Interception Return Yards 64 by Tanner Muse vs. Syracuse, by Willie Underwood vs. South Carolina, by Cedarius Rookard (Troy), by Dennis Tabron (Duke), Interceptions 1 by many (9) 3 by many (5) 2 by Jaire Alexander (Louisville), by Jim Dooley (Miami (FL)), Fumble Return Yards by Antwan Edwards vs. Virginia, by Shawn Boone (NC State), Tackles 17 by Ben Boulware vs. Louisville, by Keith Adams vs. South Carolina, by Darius Leonard (SC State) by Ed Stetz (Wake Forest), Tackles For Loss 3 by Ben Boulware vs. Louisville, by Keith Adams vs. Duke, by Derrick Nnadi (FSU) by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, Sacks 2 by many 4 by Keith Adams vs. Duke, by many (10) 4.5 by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, * - average starting ield position in teams own territory; Note: Numbers in (parentheses) denote minimums; bold denotes a Clemson home game CLEMSON FOOTBALL

29 INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGHS RUSHING # Player Carries Yards *Yards/Carries Touchdowns Long 2 Kelly Bryant 8, WF MIA , MIA 15 59, MIA Adam Choice 16, LOU 14 74, SCS , SCS 14 1, SCS 14 34, NCS Tyshon Dye 20, GSU , GSU , GSU 14 2, many (2) 23, MIA Tavien Feaster 12, SCS '16 83, SCS '16 6.9, SCS '16 1, many (2) 45, BC '16 27 C.J. Fuller 16, NCS '16 56, NCS '16 3.6, WF 15 1, SC 15 18, MIA 15 9 Wayne Gallman 31, NCS , USC , GT 15 2, many (3) 66, GT Nick Schuessler 4, GAT 14 13, SCS , SCS 16 4 Deshaun Watson 24, OU , OU , FSU 15 3, SC 15 63, MIA 15 PASSING # Player Completions Attempts ºPercentage Yards Touchdowns Long 2 Kelly Bryant 4, SCS '16 5, SCS ' , SCS '16 1, SCS '16 15, SYR '16 10 Tucker Israel 3, SCS '16 3, SCS ' , SCS ' , SCS '16 12 Nick Schuessler 11, SYR '16 17, SYR ' , SYR '16 177, SYR '16 2, SYR '16 38, GT 15 4 Deshaun Watson 39, NCS '16 53, TROY , WOF , UNC 14 6, UNC 14 74, UNC 14 # Player ºEficiency ºYards/Attempts ºYards/Completions Interceptions Plays Total Offense 2 Kelly Bryant , WFU 15 19, SCS '16 62, WF Tucker Israel , SCS '16 22, SCS '16 12 Nick Schuessler 191.0, SYR ' , SYR ' , SYR ' , SYR '16 186, SYR '16 4 Deshaun Watson 238.9, NCS , USC , USC 14 3, LOU '16 97, UNC , ALA 15 RECEIVING # Player Receptions Yards Yards/Receptions Touchdowns Long 8 Deon Cain 5, GT 15, SC 15, SYR '16 125, SYR ' , SYR '16 2, many (3) 67, BC Adam Choice 4, FSU 14 46, FSU , FSU , NCS Adrien Dunn 2, SCS 14 17, GSU , GSU Tyshon Dye 1, SCS '16, NCS '16 11, NCS ' , SCS '16 9 Wayne Gallman 4, WFU 14, UNC 15 68, UNC , ALA 15 1, WFU 14, UNC 15 18, WFU Jordan Leggett 6, FSU , FSU , FSU '16 2, GT 15 56, BC '16 88 Sean Mac Lain 1, SYR '16 3, SYR ' , SYR '16 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 8, WOF 15, GT '16 101, GT , SCS '16 2, SCS '16 36, NCS 15, SCS '16 14 Diondre Overton 1, SCS '16 45, SCS ' , SCS '16 45, SCS '16 17 Cornell Powell 5, GT, '16 44, GT '16 8.8, GT ' , GT '16 13 Hunter Renfrow 7, ALA 15 93, NCS , NCS 15 2, ALA 15 57, NCS Grant Radakovich 1, SCS '16 7, SCS ' , SCS '16 80 Milan Richard 1, SCS '16 9, SCS ' , SCS '16 85 Seth Ryan 2, SCS '16, SYR '16 22, SCS ' , SCS '16 3 Artavis Scott 12, SYR , USC , SCS 14 2, many (3) 70, USC Cannon Smith 1, SCS '16 22, SCS ' , SCS '16 20 Jack Swinney 1, SCS '16 (-3), SCS ' (-3), SCS '16 1 Trevion Thompson 3, GT 15 47, GT , GT 15 1, SCS '16 33, GT Garrett Williams 1, SCS '16 13, SCS ' , SCS '16 7 Mike Williams 12, NCS '16 174, AUB , UGA 14 2, many (2) 56, NCS 14 TACKLES # Player Tackles 21 Adrian Baker 4, WFU Kaleb Bevelle 2, SCS '16 10 Ben Boulware 17, LOU '17 40 Jaquarius Brice 1, WOF 15, SCS '16 91 Austin Bryant 9, APP Ryan Carter 4, LOU 15, WF J.D. Davis 4, SYR '16 36 Judah Davis 4, WF Marcus Edmond 7, LOU '16 99 Clelin Ferrell 4, GT '16, NCS '16, FSU '16 2 Mark Fields 3, SYR '16 67 Albert Huggins 5, SCS '16 14 Denzel Johnson 2, SYR '16 18 Jadar Johnson 6, many 93 Sterling Johnson 3, SCS '16 34 Kendall Joseph 14, AUB Tre Lamar 4, AUB Dexter Lawrence 10, AUB Trayvon Mullen 7, SCS '16 19 Tanner Muse 5, SCS '16 6 Dorian O Daniel 10, GT Scott Pagano 12, GT Chris Register 3, BC '16 50 Jabril Robinson 8, WOF James Skalski 3, many 43 Chad Smith 6 BC '16 23 Van Smith 14, TROY 16, LOU '16 25 Cordrea Tankersley 9, AUB Amir Trapp 3, SYR '16 12 K Von Wallace 3, NCS '16 94 Carlos Watkins 9, LOU 15, ND 15 LOU '16 15 Korrin Wiggins 6, OU Christian Wilkins 10, LOU 15, OU Jalen Williams 6, TROY Richard Yeargin 6, GT 15 Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game. * - minimum 10 carries; º - minimum 10 completions; - minimum three receptions; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game. GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Position AUB TROY SCS GAT LOU BC NCS FSU SYR PIT WFU USC LT Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt LG Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn C Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo Guillermo RG Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder Crowder RT Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Fruhmorgen Pollard TE Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett Leggett WR/TE G. Williams Renfrow McCloud McCloud McCloud McCloud McCloud Renfrow Renfrow QB Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson RB Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman Gallman WR A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott A. Scott WR M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams M. Williams DE Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins Wilkins DT Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins Watkins DT Pagano Lawrence Pagano Lawrence Lawrence Pagano Lawrence Lawrence Pagano DE Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell Ferrell SLB/NB O Daniel O Daniel O'Daniel O'Daniel O'Daniel Wiggins Edmond O'Daniel Fields MLB Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph WLB Boulware Boulware J. Williams Boulware Boulware Boulware Boulware Boulware Boulware CB Carter Edmond Edmond Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter S J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson S V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith V. Smith CB Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley Tankersley PK Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel Huegel P Teasdall Teasdall King Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Teasdall Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game CLEMSON FOOTBALL

30 CLEMSON OFFENSIVE DRIVE CHARTS AUBURN # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :09 Downs : :25 Punt : :40 Punt : :16 TD : :59 Fum : :18 FG :47 * :11 FG : :06 Int : :17 Punt : :47 TD : :31 Punt : :42 Downs TROY # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : (-1) 1:26 Punt : :54 FG : (-3) 0:47 Punt : :13 Inter : :22 Punt : :00 TD : :54 Downs :15 * :30 FG : :35 Punt :31 * :43 Int : :34 Punt : :44 Punt : :44 TD : :54 TD :58 * :33 FG :43 *33 1 (-1) 0:43 Game SC STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :27 TD : :57 TD : :18 TD :39 *2 4 (-7) 1:00 FG :46 * :05 TD :07 * :11 TD :43 * :00 MFG : :09 Half : :30 TD : :33 TD : :39 Downs : :29 Punt : :28 Game GEORGIA TECH # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :35 TD :22 * :43 MFG : :43 TD : :12 Punt : :57 Punt :48 * :48 Int : :49 TD : :11 Punt : :00 Punt : :23 Punt :48 *27 4 -(-2) 0:51 FG : :26 Punt :51 * :51 Game LOUISVILLE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :14 Punt : :13 Punt : :41 Punt : :00 Int :08 * :20 TD : :10 Fum :20 * :11 TD : :57 TD : :26 TD : :35 Int : :50 Punt : :49 Fum : :34 Punt : :34 Int :39 * :34 TD : :57 TD : :33 Game BOSTON COLLEGE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :53 Punt : :46 TD : :11 TD : :11 TD : :49 Punt : :39 Punt : :29 Punt : :21 Half : :25 TD : :27 TD : :46 TD : :31 Punt : :24 TD NC STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :51 Fum : :25 FG : :25 Punt : :31 Downs : :54 TD : :09 Int : :29 Fum :56 * :49 Fum : :46 TD : :44 Punt 11. OT * TD FLORIDA STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :55 TD : :46 TD :42 *49 3 (-2) 1:26 Punt :18 * :15 Int : :41 Punt : :56 FG : :23 Half : :55 FG : :41 Int : :11 Punt : :37 Punt : :13 TD : :28 FG : :17 TD :18 *33 1 (-1) 0:18 Game SYRACUSE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result :16 * :50 FG : :02 Punt :42 * :55 TD : :31 TD : :00 TD : :03 TD : :30 MFG :00 * :51 TD : :46 Punt : :05 TD : :18 FG : (-4) 1:41 Punt : :54 Game * - in opponent s territory; - red-zone possession (irst-and-10 inside the opponent 21); Note: Bolded lines denote scoring drives CLEMSON FOOTBALL CLEMSON S LONGEST PLAYS Yds Player(s) Type Opp 65 * Watson to Cain Pass SYR 59 * Gallman Rush BC 56 * Watson to Leggett Pass BC 50 Watson to M. Williams Pass BC 45 * Schuessler to Overton Pass SCS 45 * Feaster Rush BC 41 Watson to Leggett Pass FSU 40 Watson to Cain Pass FSU 37 * Watson to Cain Pass LOU 36 * Watson to McCloud Pass SCS 35 * Watson to Renfrow Pass TROY 34 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 34 * Watson to Leggett Pass FSU 33 * Watson to Cain Pass LOU 31 * Watson to Leggett Pass LOU 31 Schuessler to M. Williams Pass SYR 30 Gallman Rush SYR 29 Watson to Cain Pass BC 29 Watson to M. Williams Pass NCS 29 Watson to Cain Pass FSU 29 Schuessler to Cain Pass SYR 28 Watson to M. Williams Pass GT 27 Bryant Rush SCS 26 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 26 Feaster Rush SCS 25 Watson to Thompson Pass GT 25 Watson to Leggett Pass FSU 24 Watson to McCloud Pass GT 24 Watson to Leggett Pass LOU 24 * Gallman Rush LOU 24 Schuessler to Leggett Pass SYR 24 Schuessler to M. Williams Pass SYR 23 Watson to M. Williams Pass SCS 23 Watson Rush LOU 23 Watson to A. Scott Pass LOU 23 Watson to Cain Pass BC 23 Watson to Cain Pass SYR 22 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 22 Watson to M. Williams Pass SCS 22 Schuessler to Ca. Smith Pass SCS 21 Watson to M. Williams Pass NCS 21 Watson to Renfrow Pass NCS 20 Watson to A. Scott Pass AUB 20 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 20 Gallman Rush AUB 20 Watson to McCloud Pass TROY 20 Watson to McCloud Pass TROY 20 Watson to McCloud Pass TROY 20 * Watson to M. Williams Pass LOU 20 Watson to Renfrow Pass FSU * - touchdown; Note: Offensive plays only; bold denotes a Clemson home game.

31 OPPONENT OFFENSIVE DRIVE CHARTS AUBURN # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : (-2) 2:08 Punt : :49 Punt : :51 FG : (-20) 1:50 Punt : :20 Punt : :04 Punt : :40 Int :50 * :50 Fum :43 * :57 FG : :36 Int :44 * :22 TD : :40 Game TROY # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :17 Punt :17 * :55 FG : :10 Punt : :08 Downs :10 * :07 Int : :35 Int : :14 TD : :43 Int : :07 Punt : :36 MFG : :54 Punt :48 *38 3 (-5) 1:27 Punt : (-4) 2:44 Punt : :45 Punt : :56 Punt : :47 TD : :40 TD SC STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :16 Punt : :44 Punt : :39 Int : (-5) 1:53 Punt : :34 Punt : :09 Punt : :34 Downs : :01 Punt : :55 Punt : :05 Punt : (-6) 2:07 Punt : :00 Punt GEORGIA TECH # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : (-6) 2:03 Punt : (-7) 1:30 Punt : :19 Punt : :10 Punt : :00 Punt : (-2) 0:00 Safety : :04 Half : :21 Punt : :56 Punt ; :04 TD : :10 Int : :09 Punt : :31 Downs LOUISVILLE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : (-5) 0:53 Punt : :54 Punt : :38 Punt : :09 TD : :04 Fum : (-5) 1:11 Int : (-1) 0:07 Fum : (-7) 1:25 Punt : :07 FG : (-6) 0:03 Half :21 * :01 TD : :04 FG : :42 TD : :42 FG : :49 TD : :48 Punt : :41 Downs BOSTON COLLEGE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :26 Punt :41 * :33 FG : :59 Punt : :32 Punt : :29 Punt : :25 Downs :07 * :18 Punt : :59 Fum : :57 Punt : :53 Punt : :51 TD : :28 Punt : :09 Punt : :39 Int : :30 Game NC STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :05 MFG : :22 Punt : :34 Int : :52 Punt : :52 FG : :08 Half : (-3) 1:20 Punt :07 * :18 MFG : :40 TD : :39 MFG 11. OT * Int FLORIDA STATE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : :34 Punt : (-1) 0:59 Punt : :58 Punt : :43 TD : :54 Int : :21 TD : :57 Punt : (-2) 1:56 Punt :26 * :08 TD : (-1) 1:35 Punt : :43 TD : (-8) 2:37 Punt : :56 TD : :43 Downs SYRACUSE # Qtr Clock Spot Plays Yards TOP Result : (-1) 1:44 Punt : :25 Downs : :09 Int : :02 Punt : :50 Punt :04 * :34 Int : :49 Punt : :03 Half : :52 Punt : :53 MFG : :20 Punt : :55 Int : :19 Punt : (-2) 1:40 Punt * - in opponent s territory; - red-zone possession (irst-and-10 inside the opponent 21); Note: Bolded lines denote scoring drives CLEMSON FOOTBALL OPPONENTS LONGEST PLAYS Yds Player(s) Type Team 70 * Cook Rush FSU 66 * Frye Rush TROY 49 Neal Rush SYR 43 White to Davis Pass AUB 43 * Cook Rush FSU 40 Francois to Murray Pass FSU 39 Finley to Hines Pass NCS 38 Jackson Rush LOU 38 Locklear to Samuels Pass NCS 38 Stevenson Rush FSU 34 Smith Rush LOU 30 Silvers to Douglas Pass TROY 29 Jackson to Smith Pass LOU 28 Silvers to Flakes Pass TROY 28 Jackson to Hikutini Pass LOU 27 Finley to Dayes Pass NCS 26 Thomas to Stewart Pass GT 26 J. Smith Rush BC 26 Francois to Rudolph Pass FSU 25 Jackson to Quick Pass LOU 24 Finley to Harmon Pass NCS 23 Finley to Samuels Pass NCS 23 Francois to Tate Pass FSU 23 Francois to Whitield Pass FSU 22 Jackson Rush LOU 22 Jackson to Quick Pass LOU 22 Towles to Sweeney Pass BC 22 Francois to Murray Pass FSU 21 White to Davis Pass AUB 21 Francois to Whitield Pass FSU 20 Morris Rush SCS 20 Jackson to Hikutini Pass LOU 20 Wilson to Elta-Tawo Pass SYR 19 Francois to Saunders Pass FSU 19 Francois to Rudolph Pass FSU 18 Johnson to Davis Pass AUB 18 Johnson Rush AUB 18 Silvers to Flakes Pass TROY 18 Chunn Rush TROY 18 Radcliff Rush LOU 18 Hilliman Rush BC 18 Mills Rush GT 18 Francois to Rudolph Pass FSU 18 Wilson to Elta-Tawo Pass SYR 17 Finley Rush NCS 17 Dayes Rush NCS 17 Wilson to Elta-Tawo Pass SYR 16 White to Davis Pass AUB 16 White to Stevens Pass AUB 16 Silvers to Thompson Pass TROY 16 Silvers to Douglas Pass TROY 16 York to Jamison Pass SCS 16 Jackson Rush LOU 16 Jackson Rush LOU 16 Rouse Rush BC * - touchdown; Note: Offensive plays only; bold denotes a Clemson home game.

32 PARTICIPATION # Player AUB TROY SCS GT LOU BC NCS FSU SYR PIT WFU USC Total 2016 G-S Career G-S 73 Tremayne Anchrum, OL Adrian Baker, CB James Barnes, QB Michael Batson, P ST Shadell Bell, TE ST Kaleb Bevelle, DL Kelby Bevelle, OL Ben Boulware, LB *71 *43 -- *56 *101 *63 *79 *70 * Jaquarius Brice, DE Austin Bryant, DE Kelly Bryant, QB Deon Cain, WR Ryan Carter, CB * *42 *55 *38 *66 *41 * Gage Cervenka, OL Adam Choice, RB Kyle Cote, S ST ST Tyrone Crowder, OG *81 *54 *20 *62 *54 *28 *86 *70 * J.D. Davis, LB ST ST ST 8 ST ST Judah Davis, LB ST -- 9 ST ST 7 ST ST Adrien Dunn, WR ST Tyshon Dye, RB Marcus Edmond, CB -- *38 * * David Estes, LS ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Justin Falcinelli, OL Clelin Ferrell, DE *60 *50 *12 *45 *84 *53 *64 *61 * Tavien Feaster, RB -- ST 24 ST ST Mark Fields, CB ST ST * Jesse Fisher, TE Jake Fruhmorgen, OT *81 *74 *30 *78 *66 *44 *94 * C.J. Fuller, RB ST ST ST ST Wayne Gallman, RB *70 *46 *15 *68 *59 *30 *6 *79 * Zach Giella, C Pat Godfrey, OL Noah Green, OL D.J. Greenlee, TE ST Jay Guillermo, C *81 *79 *30 *72 *66 *42 *94 *73 * Christian Groomes, PK ST ST Taylor Hearn, OL *81 *63 *30 *68 *66 *44 *84 *77 * Greg Huegel, PK *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST Albert Huggins, DT Mitch Hyatt, LT *81 *74 *30 *68 *66 *46 *94 *81 * Tucker Israel, QB Denzel Johnson, S ST ST ST ST Jadar Johnson, S *71 *79 *17 *56 *99 *63 *78 *33 * Sterling Johnson, DT Kendall Joseph, LB *66 *71 *24 *56 *100 *60 *79 *69 * Carson King, P *ST Tre Lamar, LB ST Dexter Lawrence, DT 37 *41 20 *40 *67 40 *51 * Jordan Leggett, TE *74 *57 *21 *63 *61 *41 *87 *78 * Ryan Mac Lain, WR ST Sean Mac Lain, WR Jarvis Magwood, LB ST ST Ray-Ray McCloud, WR *22 *45 *60 *28 * Maverick Morris, OG ST Trayvon Mullen, CB ST ST 18 ST ST Tanner Muse, S ST ST 37 ST ST 8 ST ST Dorian O Daniel, LB *13 *18 *21 *56 * * Diondre Overton, WR Scott Pagano, DT *31 28 * * * Seth Penner, OL Sean Pollard, OT * Cornell Powell, WR Connor Prevost, LB ST ST Grant Radakovich, TE ST ST 7 ST ST 1 ST ST Chris Register, DE Hunter Renfrow, WR 46 * *65 * Milan Richard, TE Jabril Robinson, DT Seth Ryan, WR ST ST 15 ST ST 4 ST ST Nick Schuessler, QB Artavis Scott, WR *53 *45 *23 *55 *37 *32 *51 *63 * Cameron Scott, CB ST Connor Sekas, LB ST John Simpson, OL James Skalski, LB ST ST 8 ST ST 3 -- ST Cannon Smith, TE ST 1 12 ST ST 6 ST Chad Smith, LB ST ST 5 ST ST Van Smith, DB *71 *79 *11 *56 *100 *66 *79 *73 * Alex Spence, PK ST ST ST Austin Spence, LS ST ST Jack Swinney, WR Cordrea Tankersley, CB *71 *71 *12 *49 *87 *63 *78 *73 * Bradley Tatko, LS ST Andy Teasdall, P *ST *ST -- *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST *ST Ty Thomason, WR Trevion Thompson, WR Logan Tisch, OL Amir Trapp, DB K Von Wallace, DB ST ST Carlos Watkins, DT *56 *44 *12 *37 *76 *48 *63 *63 * Deshaun Watson, QB *81 *89 *28 *82 *66 *53 *94 *86 * Korrin Wiggins, S/LB * Christian Wilkins, DT *59 *63 *12 *43 *79 *50 *54 *50 * Garrett Williams, TE * Jalen Williams, LB * Mike Williams, WR *58 *48 *20 *50 *42 *13 *64 *57 * Richard Yeargin, DE * - start; ST - special teams only; Note: Numbers do not necessarily denote oficial plays, but rather non-special-team snaps; bold denotes a Clemson home game CLEMSON FOOTBALL

33 AUBURN, ALA. - Clemson opened the 2016 season Saturday with a win over Auburn in front of a sellout Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Tigers batted down a Hail Mary pass attempt on the inal play of the game to move to 1-0 on the season. Deshaun Watson passed for 248 yards and a touchdown, while wide receiver Mike Williams signaled his return with a career night. He caught nine passes for 174 yards to lead the playmakers. Defensively, Clemson came up with three takeaways and held Auburn to just 262 yards. A scoreless irst quarter saw the Tigers put together a pair of drives that resulted in points in the second. After three big completions to Williams who returned from a neck injury suffered in last year s opener Wayne Gallman plunged in from a yard out behind two defensive tackles lined up in the backield. With just seven seconds left before the half, Greg Huegel tacked on a 30-yard ield goal to put Clemson up Auburn pulled to within a touchdown at 13-6 heading into the fourth quarter, but Hunter Renfrow provided the play of the night. Facing third-and-goal, Watson lofted a beautiful pass from the 16 to Renfrow, who made a spectacular catch in the corner of the endzone. It was his third straight game with a touchdown reception. GAME 1 #2 CLEMSON 19 AUBURN 13 SEPT. 3, 2016 JORDAN-HARE STADIUM AUBURN, ALA. GAME STATS Clemson Auburn AU Carlson 53 FG, 2nd, 12:58, CU Gallman 1 run (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 7:34, CU Huegel 30 FG, 2nd, 0:07, 8-64 CU Huegel 40 FG, 3rd, 10:36, 7-22 AU Carlson 32 FG, 4th, 13:46, 7-35 CU Renfrow 16 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick Failed) 4th, 9:59, AU Johnson 9 Run (Carlson Kick) 4th, 3:22, 4-36 Attendance - 87,451 Weather - Clear, 79º Team Statistics CU AUB First Downs Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Yards/Play Return Yards Fumbles-Lost Turnovers 2 3 Penalties Interception Returns Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Punting Third-Down Conversions Sacks Time of Possession 30:29 29:31 Rushing (Car-Yards-TD) CU Gallman , Watson 11-21, Choice 3-7 AUB K. Johnson , Truitt 4-7, Cox 4-6, White 4-(-2), J. Johnson 6-(-18) Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD) CU Watson AUB White , J. Johnson , Franklin 1-1-(-3)-0-0, Team Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) CU M. Williams 9-174, A. Scott 3-30, Renfrow , McCloud 2-8, Gallman 1-8, Cain 1-1 AUB M. Davis 5-56, Hastings 3-29, Truitt 2-17, R. Davis 2-17, K. Davis 1-43, Stevens 1-16, K. Johnson 1-(-3) Punt Returns (PR-Yards) CU None AUB None Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards) CU A. Scott 1-16 AUB Ford 3-42 Interception Returns (INT-Yards) CU Johnson 1-0 AUB Holsey 1-0 Tackle Leaders CU Joseph 14, Lawrence 10 Sacks CU Lawrence 1-11, Wilkins 1-11, Joseph 1-6, Lamar 1-2 Tackles For Loss CU Joseph 3-8, Wilkins , Tankersley 2-4, Lawrence 1-11, V. Smith 1.5-3, Lamar 1-2, Boulware 1-1, O Daniel 1.5-3, Ferrell CLEMSON FOOTBALL

34 GAME 2 TROY 24 #2 CLEMSON 30 SEPT. 10, 2016 MEMORIAL STADIUM CLEMSON, S.C. CLEMSON, S.C. - The No. 2 Clemson Tigers defeated Troy at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The victory extended the Tigers home winning streak to 17 games. The Tigers (2-0) were led by quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was passing for 292 yards and three touchdowns, as he moved ahead of Woodrow Dantzler for third place on Clemson s all-time passing yards list. The irst quarter featured little scoring, as both teams struggled to develop any type of offensive rhythm. Favorable ield position following a punt allowed the Trojans (1-1) to convert a short drive into the game s irst score, a 39-yard ield goal by Ryan Kay. On the ensuing possession, the Tigers reciprocated with a 26-yard ield goal by Greg Huegel. The second quarter was a far different story. Watson took advantage of a Troy turnover by throwing a 35-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow, marking the sophomore s fourth straight game with a touchdown reception. Interceptions played a key role in the second quarter, with Troy quarterback Brandon Silvers throwing three to Clemson linebackers. Interestingly enough, these were the irst career interceptions for all three (Jalen Williams, Kendall Joseph, Dorian O Daniel). Williams interception, which was the byproduct of a tipped pass at the line, bailed out the Tigers, who had just turned the ball over in their own territory. Despite several electrifying offensive and defensive plays, including a 66-yard touchdown run by Troy running back Jabir Frye that tied the score Late in the quarter, Clemson s Ray-Ray McCloud dropped a sure punt return for a touchdown on the one yard line, and after a lengthy video review, Troy took over on a touchback. After Kay missed a 48-yard ield-goal attempt in the inal seconds, the Tigers took a advantage into halftime. McCloud, who had seven catches for 86 yards in the game, had three receptions on a key third-quarter drive en route to a goal-line situation. Defensive lineman Christian Wilkins then made the second-most important reception of his college career later in the drive in the fourth quarter, a one-yard touchdown grab, the irst of his career, that gave the Tigers a lead. Clemson scored to take a lead with 10 minutes remaining in the game when Watson found Deon Cain in the endzone for a 23-yard touchdown. After a Huegel ield goal with 2:25 remaining, Troy drove 68 yards and scored to cut the deicit to 30-24, as Silvers connected with Deondre Douglas for a one-yard touchdown pass with 44 seconds remaining. The Tigers recovered the ensuing onside kick and held on for the victory. GAME STATS Troy Clemson TR Kay 29 FG, 1st, 10:22, 5-25 CU Huegel 26 FG, 1st, 7: CU Renfrow 35 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 10:06, 4-54 TR Frye 66 Run (Kay Kick) 2nd, 7:52, 4-75 CU Huegel 32 FG, 2nd, 2:45, 5-26 CU Wilkins 1 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 4th, 13:50, CU Cain 23 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 4th, 10:00, TR Douglas 2 pass from Silvers (Kay Kick), 4th, 4:59, CU Huegel 34 FG, 4th, 2:25, 7-32 TR Douglas 1 pass from Silvers (Kay Kick), 4th, :44, 8-68 Attendance - 78,532 Weather - Sunny, 90º Team Statistics TROY CU First Downs Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Yards/Play Return Yards Fumbles-Lost Turnovers 3 3 Penalties Interception Returns Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Punting Third-Down Conversions Sacks Time of Possession 33:20 26:40 Rushing (Car-Yards-TD) TRO Frye , Chunn 15-44, Anderson Barker 2-12, Silvers 1-(-8) CU Watson 10-55, Gallman 9-34, Dye 6-19, Choice 3-10, Fuller 1-5, Scott 1-1 Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD) TRO Silvers Smith CU Watson Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) TRO Douglas , Thompson 6-47, Flakes 3-48, Anderson 2-18, Johnson 2-14, Chunn 1-14, Saleem 1-11 CU McCloud 7-86, Scott 7-71, Gallman 3-25, Cain , Williams 2-24, Renfrow ,Leggett 1-9, Powell 1-5, Wilkins 1-1-1, Dye 1-0, Fuller 1-(-1) Punt Returns (PR-Yards) TRO Rookard 1-4 CU McCloud 3-96 Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards) TRO Frye 1-14 CU Feaster 1-22 Interception Returns (INT-Yards) TRO Rookard 1-31, Rountree 1-25 CU O Daniel 1-1, Williams 1-12, Joseph 1-0 Tackle Leaders CU Smith 14, Joseph 7, Lawrence 7 Sacks CU Watkins 1-8 Tackles For Loss CU Lawrence 2-5, Joseph 2-4, Watkins 1-8, Tankersley 1-3, V. Smith 0.5-3, Wilkins CLEMSON FOOTBALL

35 GAME 3 SC STATE 0 #3 CLEMSON 59 SEPT. 17, 2016 MEMORIAL STADIUM CLEMSON, S.C. Fueled by a 31-point irst quarter, No. 3 Clemson routed SC State 59-0 on Sept. 17, 2016 in Memorial Stadium. That opening frame was the highest scoring irst quarter in school history. With the win, the Tigers improved to 3-0 on the year. Today was a great day, said head coach Dabo Swinney. It s hard to play 92 guys and still get the shutout...i don t care who you re playing. I m so proud of our guys. They played a clean game for four quarters today. This was great for our team, for our spirit and our morale. It was great to get out there today and go play. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers were led by Deshaun Watson, who was passing for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and Ray-Ray McCloud, who totaled 60 yards and two touchdowns on four receptions. Clemson inished with 555 yards offensively, and 92 Tigers saw playing time. The Tigers started scoring with 11:33 left in the irst quarter on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Watson to McCloud, and they did not look back from there. Later in the quarter, the Bulldogs fumbled a Tiger kickoff in the endzone and Denzel Johnson pounced on the ball for his irst career touchdown, upping the lead to 21-0 with 5:20 remaining in the irst quarter. Nick Schuessler then added to the scoring with his irst career touchdown pass, a 45-yard connection with freshman Diondre Overton. A 26-yard ield goal from Greg Huegel rounded out the irst quarter, giving the Tigers a 31-0 lead. Second-quarter action picked up with a second touchdown pass from Watson to McCloud, marking McCloud s irst career game with multiple scores. One more touchdown from Watson to Deon Cain later, and the Tiger took a 45-0 lead into halftime. Clemson s 45 irst-half points were the most scored in a irst half since the Tigers matchup with Ball State in 2012, when Clemson also scored 45 points. With the third and fourth quarters shortened to 12 minutes each, the Tigers kept rolling. Bringing the Clemson point total over 50 was Tavien Feaster, who scored his irst career touchdown midway through the third quarter. Trevion Thompson also hauled in his irst career touchdown in the third quarter on a seven-yard strike from Kelly Bryant. With Bryant s scoring pass, Saturday s game marked the irst time three Tiger quarterbacks threw a touchdown pass in a game since Clemson s win over Presbyterian College in GAME STATS SC State Clemson CU McCloud 7 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 11:33, CU Gallman 3 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 5:20, CU D. Johnson 0 fumble recovery, (Huegel Kick) 1st, 5:20 CU Overton 45 pass from Schuessler (Huegel Kick) 1st, 3:18, 4-64 CU Huegel 26 FG, 1st, 1:39, 4-(-7) CU McCloud 36 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 13:41, 3-39 CU Cain 17 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 9:56, 6-49 CU Feaster 4 run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 6: CU Thompson 7 pass from K. Bryant (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 0:55, 6-70 Attendance - 79,590 Weather - Mostly Sunny, 73º Team Statistics SCS CU First Downs 9 27 Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Yards/Play Return Yards Fumbles-Lost Turnovers 2 0 Penalties Interception Returns Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Punting Third-Down Conversions Sacks Time of Possession 25:14 28:46 Rushing (Car-Yards-TD) SCS Morris 12-41, Brown 10-29, Ford 2-(-9), York 8-(-13) CU Feaster 12-83, Dye 5-47, Gallman 7-40, Bryant 7-15, Schuessler 1-13, Fuller 4-12, Choice 5-9, Watson 2-8 Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD) SCS York , Ford CU Watson , Schuessler , Bryant , Israel , Barnes Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) SCS Jamison , McIntosh 2-9, Ruger 1-7, Morris 1-5, Dubose 1-0 CU McCloud , M. Williams 3-44, A. Scott 3-28, Cain , Ryan 2-22, Thompson , Powell 3-10, Overton , Ca. Smith 1-22, Choice 1-16, G. Williams 1-13, Richard 1-9, Radakovich 1-8, Fuller 1-5, Swinney 1-(-3) Punt Returns (PR-Yards) SCS Harris 1-2 CU McCloud 3-56, Dunn 1-30, Trapp 2-5, Powell 1-0 Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards) SCS Harris 4-50 CU Feaster 1-21 Interception Returns (INT-Yards) SCS None CU J. Johnson 1-41 Tackle Leaders CU Mullen 7, Joseph 5, Muse 5, Huggins 4 Sacks CU Watkins 1-11, Skalski 1-10, Pagano 1-5, Huggins 1-3, Wilkins 1-3 Tackles For Loss CU Lamar 1.5-2, Watkins 1-11, Skalski 1-10, Pagano 1-5, Huggins 1-3, Wilkins 1-3, Register 1-2, Yeargin 1-1, Ferrell 0.5-3, V. Smith 0.5-2, Lawrence CLEMSON FOOTBALL

36 GAME 4 #3 CLEMSON 26 GEORGIA TECH 7 SEPT. 22, 2016 BOBBY DODD STADIUM ATLANTA, GA. ATLANTA Clemson snapped a ive-game road losing streak in the series against Georgia Tech in a nationally televised Thursday night contest, as the Tiger defense was once again dominant against the Yellow Jackets triple option attack in a 26-7 victory at Bobby Dodd Stadium. With the win, No. 3 Clemson moved to 4-0 on the season, 1-0 in the ACC. Tech fell to 3-1 overall, 0-1 in league play. Brent Venables stingy unit allowed only 22 yards of total offense in the opening half and 124 for the game. Offensively, the Tigers were eficient in the opening half behind the passing of Deshaun Watson, who was for a season-high 304 yards and two touchdowns. Clemson wasted no time in announcing its presence, as the Tigers put together a perfect 75-yard drive that ended with Mike Williams irst receiving touchdown of the season, a four-yarder from Watson. He marched Clemson into scoring position on its next two drives as well, the second of which ended with a Wayne Gallman one-yard plunge for a touchdown and a 14-0 score after a quarter. The Tigers put together a great scoring chance late in the second quarter, but Watson was intercepted after a miscommunication with his receiver. Georgia Tech returned the ball two yards, but fumbled into the endzone and the play resulted in a safety for the Tigers. Following the free kick, Clemson took advantage by getting in Tech s redzone again. Watson threw a laser for a touchdown to Jordan Leggett, his irst score of the 2016 season. The Tigers dominance was on display in the opening half. Clemson ran 56 total plays, compared to just 21 for Tech. The Yellow Jackets were stuffed for only 22 total yards, most of which came on the inal play before halftime. Clemson owned a 325-yard advantage as well in the irst 30 minutes of play. The Jackets inally reached the scoring column in the fourth quarter, but Clemson answered with a career-long tying 47-yard ield goal from Greg Huegel to close out the game s scoring. Clemson Georgia Tech CU M. Willians 4 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 1st, 11:25, 9-75 CU Gallman 1 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 2:26, 8-62 CU TEAM Safety, 2nd, 2:00 CU Leggett 9 pass from Watson (Hugel Kick) 2nd, :04, GT Mills 2 run (Butker Kick) 4th 13:21, CU Huegel 47 FG, 4th, 9:57, 4-(-2) Attendance - 53,932 Weather - Clear, 84º Team Statistics CU GT First Downs Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Yards/Play Return Yards Fumbles-Lost Turnovers 1 1 Penalties Interception Returns Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Punting Third-Down Conversions Sacks Time of Possession 31:36 28:24 Rushing (Car-Yards-TD) CU Gallman , Watson 12-36, Choice 4-26, McCloud 1-17 GT Mills 16-75, Marshall 5-20, Lynch 2-16, Willis 2-10, Green 2-3, Searcy 1-(-4), Thomas 10-(-25) Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD) CU Watson GT Thomas , Mills Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) CU McCloud , M. Williams , Powell 5-44, Leggett , Gallman 3-22, A. Scott 3-14, Thompson 1-25, Choice 1-5, Cain 1-1 GT Stewart 1-26, Jeune 1-6, Marshall 1-0, Lynch 1-(-3) Punt Returns (PR-Yards) CU McCloud 3-17 GT Stewart 1-16 Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards) CU A. Scott 1-23 GT Green 1-11 GAME STATS Interception Returns (INT-Yards) CU V. Smith 1-8 GT Austin 1-0 Tackle Leaders CU Boulware 10, Lawrence 8, O Daniel 8, Watkins 8 Sacks CU Carter 1-16, O Daniel 1-7, Watkins 1-7 Tackles For Loss CU Carter 2-20, O Daniel 2-8, Watkins 1-7, Joseph 1-4, Wilkins CLEMSON FOOTBALL

37 GAME 5 #3 LOUISVILLE 36 #3 CLEMSON 42 OCT. 1, 2016 MEMORIAL STADIUM CLEMSON, S.C. CLEMSON, S.C. - Marcus Edmond tackled James Quick one yard shy of a irst down at the three-yard line on fourth down with 33 seconds left in the game, as No. 3 Clemson held on for a thrilling win over No. 3 Louisville at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 1, Led by quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was passing for 306 yards and ive touchdowns, the Tigers (5-0, 2-0 ACC) came out on top of the back-and-forth matchup featuring electrifying offensive displays from both teams. Clemson also upped its home winning streak to 19, the longest active streak in the nation. It was a great win, said head coach Dabo Swinney. Louisville played their hearts out. We stuck it out in the third quarter. We had the right plays. Defense was the story of the irst quarter, as both teams struggled to manufacture any substantial drives. Clemson s pass rush was particularly effective and pressured Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson throughout. The Cardinals (4-1, 2-1 ACC) were the irst to score, as Jeremy Smith capped an 82-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run in the opening minute of the second quarter. The remainder of the quarter was practically all Clemson, however, with the Tigers outscoring the Cardinals Deon Cain made a big splash during that stretch, hauling in two touchdown receptions that covered 70 yards altogether. connected to put the Tigers up Cain inished with four catches for 98 yards and two touchdowns. The Cardinals added a ield goal with under a minute to play in the half, but the Tigers were able to answer with a frenetic scoring drive in just 26 seconds. Advancing 73 yards in four plays, Clemson increased its lead to on a ive-yard touchdown pass from Watson to Artavis Scott. Louisville outscored Clemson 16-0 in the third quarter, capitalizing on two Tiger turnovers. Following a Watson interception, Jackson connected with James Quick for an eight-yard touchdown. A Louisville ield goal on its next possession pulled it to within nine points. After a Clemson fumble in Louisville territory, Jackson drove the Cardinals 77 yards and inished the drive off with a one-yard touchdown rush. The Cardinals pushed their run to 26-0 by scoring the irst 10 points of the fourth quarter by way of a ield goal and an 11-yard Jackson scamper into the endzone. In the wake of the score by Jackson, Scott provided the Tigers with excellent ield position via a 77-yard kickoff return, then Watson found Mike Williams for a 20-yard touchdown pass. The Tigers regained the lead on their next possession, as Watson inished off an 85-yard drive with a 31-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Leggett, who also hauled in a Watson pass for the succeeding two-point conversion. GAME STATS Louisville Clemson LOU Smith 1 run (Creque Kick) 2nd, 14:18, CU Cain 33 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 7:48, 2-45 CU Gallman 24 run (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 6:09, 1-38 CU Cain 37 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 3:47, 3-56 LOU Creque 26 FG, 2nd, 0:37, CU A. Scott 5 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 0:05, 4-73 LOU Quick 8 pass from Jackson (Creque Kick Failed) 3rd, 11:20, 7-36 LOU Creque 21 FG, 3rd, 5:21, LOU Jackson 1 run (Creque Kick) 3rd, 0:45, 7-77 LOU Creque 28 FG, 10:23, 4th, 3:42, 8-62 LOU Jackson 11 run (Creque Kick) 4th, 7:52, 8-62 CU Williams 20 pass from Watson (pass failed) 4th, 7:05, 2-23 CU Leggett 31 pass from Watson (pass good) 4thl 3:14, 8-85 Attendance - 83,362 Weather - Clear, 72º Team Statistics LOU CU First Downs Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Yards/Play Return Yards Fumbles-Lost Turnovers 3 5 Penalties Interception Returns Punt Returns (-1) Kickoff Returns Punting Third-Down Conversions Sacks 0 5 Time of Possession 37:29 22:31 Rushing (Car-Yards-TD) LOU Jackson , Radcliff 13-69, Smith , Scott 2-(-3) CU Gallman , Watson Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD) LOU Jackson CU Watson Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) LOU Hikutini 7-84, Quick , Smith 4-54, Staples 4-35, Scott 2-16, Bonnafon 1-9, Samuel 1-7, Smith 1-7 CU M. Williams , Cain , Leggett , A. Scott , McCloud 3-16, Thompson 2-12 Following a fumble by Louisville s Brandon Radcliff, which was the Cardinals third consecutive drive with a turnover, Clemson struck again. Wayne Gallman, who totaled 110 yards on the ground, sprinted into the endzone on a 24-yard run. Later in the quarter, Watson and Cain Trailing late in the game, the Cardinals marched down the ield. But after a crucial pre-snap penalty on fourth-and-7, which made it fourth-and-12, Jackson connected with Quick near the sideline. An alert Edmond forced Quick out of bounds at the three, one yard shy of a irst down. Punt Returns (PR-Yards) LOU Alexander 2-15 CU McCloud 1-(-1) Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards) LOU Alexander 1-14, Samuel 2-32 CU A. Scott 3-119, Feaster 5-98 Interception Returns (INT-Yards) LOU Alexander 2-0, Williams 1-0 CU J. Johnson 1-0 Tackle Leaders CU Boulware 17, V. Smith 14, Joseph 11 Sacks CU Huggins 2-10, Ferrell 2-8, Boulware 1-4 Tackles For Loss CU Boulware 3-8, Huggins 2-10, Ferrell 2-8, Wilkins , Yeargin 1-6, Carter CLEMSON FOOTBALL

38 CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. Third-ranked Clemson followed up its big victory over Louisville with a convincing win at Boston College in front of over 44,000 fans at Alumni Stadium on Oct. 7, The win moved the Tigers to 6-0 on the season, while dropping the Eagles to 3-3. Deshaun Watson was brilliant for the Tigers, tossing four touchdown passes and directing a Tiger offense that inished one yard shy of 500 despite a lopsided margin in time of possession. Watson s favorite target was Deon Cain, who again caught two touchdowns for the Tigers. Wayne Gallman surpassed the century mark on the ground, despite only nine carries, in an eficient offensive effort. Gallman won the Leather Helmet Award following the contest, an award presented annually to the game s best player. Clemson led 21-3 after a quarter of play, thanks to three explosive plays of at least 50 yards. Gallman burst GAME 6 #3 CLEMSON 56 BOSTON COLLEGE 10 OCT. 7, 2016 ALUMNI STADIUM CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. through a hole, led by Watson s key block, en route to a 59-yard touchdown after the Tigers had surrendered a ield goal on BC s second possession. One drive later, the Tigers added another 50-yard play on a reception by Mike Williams. He followed with a touchdown a few plays later on a fade pass. Jordan Leggett capped the quarter with a 56-yard catch and run. Watson struck quickly after halftime, connecting with Cain on a pair of scores to push the lead to 35-3 midway through the third. The Tigers were on cruise control the rest of the half. Three quarterbacks played in the second half. Kelly Bryant directed a scoring drive when freshman Tavien Feaster burst through the left side for a 45-yard touchdown scamper. Clemson was not done, though, as Mark Fields jumped a BC pass the next possession for an interception and returned it for a touchdown to provide the inal scoring margin. GAME STATS Clemson Boston College BC Knoll 21 FG, 1st, 11:08, 4-5 CU Gallman 59 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 9:22, 4-75 CU M. Williams 9 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 1st, 3:12, 6-70 CU Leggett 56 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 1st, 1:29, 1-56 CU Cain 29 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick), 3rd, 11:38, 4-63 CU Cain 16 pass from Watson (Guegel Kick), 3rd, 2:27, 7-59 BC Wolford 1 pass from Towles (Knoll Kick) 3rd, 4:51, 9-55 CU Dye 3 run (Huegel Kick) 4th, 3:46, 12:55 CU Feaster 45 run (Huegel Kick) 4th, 1:24, 3:09 CU Fields 42 interception (Huegel Kick) 4th, 1:30 Attendance - 44,500 Weather - Clear, 61º Team Statistics CU BC First Downs Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Yards/Play Return Yards Fumbles-Lost Turnovers 1 2 Penalties Interception Returns Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Punting Third-Down Conversions Sacks Time of Possession 21:52 38:08 Rushing (Car-Yards-TD) CU Gallman , Feaster , Watson 8-28, Choice 5-12, Dye , Fuller 2-9, Bryant 1-6, Scott 1-2, Schuessler 1-(-8) BC Jones 12-48, Hilliman 12-42, Smith 2-31, Rouse 1-16, Wilson 4-11, Towles 13-6, Willis 2-3, Wade 1-0, Walker 1-(-1) Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD) CU Watson , Schuessler BC Towles , Wade , Smith Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) CU A. Scott 4-45, Cain , Leggett , M. Williams , Powell 2-17, McCloud 2-17, Choice 1-6 BC Sweeney 4-48, Jones 2-25, Smith 1-12, Walker 1-5, Towles 1-5, Jon Hilliman 1-2, Wolford 1-1-1, Rouse 1-(-2) Punt Returns (PR-Yards) CU McCloud 3-4 BC None Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards) CU A. Scott 3-61 BC Walker 1-16, Torres 1-30, Willis 4-69 Interception Returns (INT-Yards) CU Fields 1-42 BC None Tackle Leaders CU V. Smith 13, Boulware 12, Joseph 10 Sacks CU Ferrell 1-3, Wilkins 1-3, O Daniel 0.5-6, Robinson Tackles For Loss CU Wilkins 2-4, Ferrell 1-3, V. Smith 1-2, Carter 1-1, Pagano 1-1, Tankersley 1-1, O Daniel 0.5-6, Robinson CLEMSON FOOTBALL

39 GAME 7 NC STATE 17 #3 CLEMSON (OT) 24 OCT. 15, 2016 MEMORIAL STADIUM CLEMSON, S.C. CLEMSON, S.C. No. 3 Clemson, more speciically backup cornerback Marcus Edmond, did it again. For the second home game in a row, Edmond made the gamesaving play, this time with his irst career interception in the endzone in the irst overtime in Clemson s win over NC State (4-2, 1-1 ACC) at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 15, Kyle Bambard s 33-yard ield-goal attempt as time expired in regulation sailed wide right, keeping the hopes of Clemson (7-0, 4-0 ACC) alive. Artavis Scott s 10-yard receiving touchdown in overtime gave the Tigers a lead, then on the Wolfpack s irst play in overtime, Edmond ended the game with an interception in the endzone. Two weeks ago, Edmond stopped James Quick one yard shy of a irst down at the three yard line to preserve Clemson s win over No. 3 Louisville. The Tigers, who overcame four turnovers and three trips inside the Wolfpack ive yard line without scoring points, were led by Deshaun Watson. The junior was passing for 378 yards and two touchdowns, and Mike Williams, Watson s top target, had 146 yards on 12 receptions. The Tigers led 3-0 after the irst quarter, with Greg Huegel converting a 25-yard ield goal late in the irst quarter. Earlier in the quarter, Wayne Gallman exited with a head injury and did not return. A pair of Tigers experienced notable career feats in the second quarter. Freshman K Von Wallace collected his irst career interception, picking off Ryan Finley, the signal-caller s irst interception of the season. Defensive tackle Christian Wilkins had a 10-yard rush for a irst down on a fake punt and later blocked a ield goal. With the score tied 3-3 late in the second quarter, Watson and the Tigers executed the two-minute drill to perfection, stringing together a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. Williams caught a touchdown pass for the fourth consecutive game, hauling in a 13-yard pass from Watson with 10 seconds left to put the Tigers ahead Mistakes proved costly for Clemson in the third quarter, with the Tigers turning it over three times on consecutive possessions. On the irst play from scrimmage in the third quarter, Mike Stevens intercepted a pass and raced 28 yards for a touchdown to tie the score Later in the quarter, Clemson fumbled twice inside the ive yard line, with the latter recovered and returned by the Wolfpack into Clemson territory. But the Tigers responded with a 77-yard touchdown drive, with Watson scoring on a four-yard rush, his irst score on the ground this season, that gave the Tigers a lead. Matthew Dayes plunged into the endzone for two-yard rushing touchdown with 11:29 left in the fourth quarter to tie the score. Late in the game, the Wolfpack drove down the ield and milked the clock, setting up a 33- yard ield-goal try by Bambard with two seconds on the clock. After a Tiger timeout, Bambard s kick missed by a few feet wide right. Clemson faced a fourth-and-inches on its possession in overtime, as C.J. Fuller reached the line to gain. The Tigers moved to the one yard, but Watson was unable to hold on to the irst-down snap and Clemson fell on the ball at the 10. On the next play, Watson connected with Scott for the go-ahead score. NC State went for the endzone on its first play of overtime, but Edmond stepped in front the pass and hauled it in to send the Tiger faithful into a frenzy. The Tigers garnered their 43rd straight victory over an unranked opponent, the second-longest streak in the nation. NC State Clemson CU Huegel 25 FG, 1st, 1:17, NCS Bambard 28 FG, 2nd, 5:52, CU Williams 13 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) 2nd, :10, NCS Stevens 28 interception return (Bambard Kick) 3rd, 14:51 CU Watson 4 run, (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 1:03, NCS Dayes 2 run (Bambard Kick) 4th, 11:29, CU Scott 10 pass from Watson (Huegel Kick) OT 8-25 Attendance - 82,104 Weather - Sunny, 73º Team Statistics NCS CU First Downs Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Yards/Play Return Yards Fumbles-Lost Turnovers 2 4 Penalties Interception Returns Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Punting Third-Down Conversions Sacks 2 3 Time of Possession 30:46 29:14 Rushing (Car-Yards-TD) NCS Dayes , Finley 9-24, McClendon 1-(-2) CU Fuller 16-56, Watson , Choice 5-14, Gallman 2-14, Wilkins 1-10, Dye 1-(-3) Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD) NCS Finley , Locklear , McClendon CU Watson Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) NCS Samuels 9-100, Hines 3-65, Harmon 3-42, Louis 3-31, Dayes 3-27, Cherry 1-4 CU M. Williams , Renfrow 6-53, McCloud 6-51, Leggett 5-56, A. Scott , Cain 2-17, Gallman 1-18, Dye 1-11, Thompson 1-8, Fuller 1-(-5) Punt Returns (PR-Yards) NCS None CU McCloud 1-0 Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards) NCS None CU Scott 2-36 GAME STATS Interception Returns (INT-Yards) NCS Stevens 1-28 CU Wallace 1-13, Edmond 1-0 Tackle Leaders CU Joseph 10, V. Smith 9, Watkins 8 Sacks CU Watkins 1.5-4, Pagano 1-8, Lawrence 1-4, Bryant Tackles For Loss CU Pagano 1.5-9, Watkins 1.5-4, Carter 1-5, Lawrence 1-4, Wallace 1-1, Bryant 0.5-2, V. Smith CLEMSON FOOTBALL

40 GAME 8 #3 CLEMSON 37 #12 FLORIDA STATE 34 OCT. 29, 2016 DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM TALLAHASSEE, FLA. TALLAHASSEE, FLA. Third-ranked Clemson trailed Florida State entering the fourth quarter, but showed its mettle late in a come from behind win to stun the Seminoles in Doak Campbell Stadium on Oct. 29, Jordan Leggett provided the go-ahead touchdown with 2:06 remaining, and Clemson pushed its perfect record to 8-0 (5-0 in the ACC) on the season. Florida State dropped to 5-3 (2-3) with the loss. It was Clemson s irst win in Tallahassee since 2006, and only the second win for the Tiger program at Doak Campbell Stadium since the Seminoles joined the ACC in Deshaun Watson was masterful in the fourth quarter after a pair of costly turnovers earlier in the game. The signal-caller inished 27-for-43 for 378 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 52 yards on the ground as well. Leggett produced a career-best 122 receiving yards, most in school history by a tight end. The Tigers scored the irst 14 points of the game, as Watson came out eficient, hitting nine of his irst 10 passes. Following an opening drive score by Wayne Gallman, the Tigers again found paydirt when Watson connected with Hunter Renfrow for a four-yard touchdown. Renfrow inished the night with ive catches for 62 yards. But FSU would not go away. The Seminoles took advantage of the irst Tiger interception in the second quarter when Watson s pass intended for Mike Williams got away. Florida State cashed in with a touchdown, and narrowed the deicit to just three at the half (17-14) when Nyqwan Murray hauled in a ive-yard touchdown from Deondre Francois with 23 seconds left before intermission. Watson s second interception also turned into points. One play after jumping a route on the Tigers signal- caller, Seminole star Dalvin Cook took a handoff to the right and raced 43 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. He added another, even longer at 70 yards, a couple of possessions later to give his team a edge heading into the fourth quarter. Cook ended the game with 169 yards on 19 carries, with four touchdowns. Clemson pulled within two on a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Gallman s second touchdown run. Gallman inished the game with 82 yards on 20 carries. The drive was aided when FSU suffered a targeting penalty and subsequent ejection on the second Williams reception of the possession. After the Tigers went ahead on Greg Huegel s 46-yard ield goal that split the uprights, FSU again answered with its ground attack. Cook posted his fourth touchdown scamper, an eight-yard gain over the right side. His score was set up by Freddie Stevenson s 38- yard rush into the redzone. Clemson again was up to the challenge. Watson drove the Tigers into position and found Leggett on 3rd-and-5 for a conversion. One play later, he found his reliable tight end wide open, and he leapt through the air and across the goalline on a diving 34-yard touchdown reception, his fourth of the season. The Seminoles threatened after getting past midield on their inal possession, but consecutive false start penalties put them behind the chains. On 3rd-and-20, freshman Dexter Lawrence broke through the line to sack Francois for a 12-yard loss. Ben Boulware followed, and the Tiger comeback was complete. Clemson Florida State CU Gallman 1 run, (Huegel Kick) 1st, 11:05, 9-68 CU Renfrow 4 pass from Watson, (Huegel Kick) 1st, 1:41, FS Cook 4 run, (Aguayo Kick) 2nd 8:20, 6-60 CU Huegel 23 FG, 2nd, 1:49, 8-62 FS Murray 5 pass from Francois (Aguayo Kick) 2nd, 0:23, 6-78 CU Huegel 34 FG, 3rd, 9:08, FS Cook 43 run, (Aguayo Kick) 3rd, 6:18, 1-43 FS Cook 70 run, (Aguayo Kick) 3rd, 0:43, 1-70 CU Gallman 2 run, (Watson pass failed) 4th, 11:30, CU Huegel 46 FG, 4th, 5:25, 8-23 FS Cook 8 run (Francois pass failed) 4th, 3:23, 5-80 CU Leggett 34 pass from Watson, (Williams from Watson) 4th, 2:06, 5-75 Attendance - 78,025 Weather - Clear, 72 Team Statistics CU FSU First Downs Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Yards/Play Return Yards Fumbles-Lost Turnovers 2 1 Penalties Interception Returns 3 15 Punt Returns (-8) 0 Kickoff Returns Punting Third-Down Conversions Sacks Time of Possession 33:02 26:58 Rushing (Car-Yards-TD) CU Gallman , Watson FSU Cook , Stevenson 2-41, Francois 7-(-47) Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD) CU Watson ) FSU Francois Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) CU M. Williams 7-70, Leggett , Renfrow , A. Scott 4-33, Cain 2-69, McCloud 2-13, Thompson 1-7, Gallman 1-2 FSU Murray , Whitield 4-70, Rudolph 3-63, Cook 2-15, Tate 1-23, Saunders 1-19 Punt Returns (PR-Yards) CU McCloud 1-(-8) FSU None Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards) CU Scott 1-22 FSU Whitield 5-93 GAME STATS Interception Returns (INT-Yards) CU J. Johnson 1-3 FSU White 1-14, McFadden 1-1 Tackle Leaders CU Boulware 8, O Daniel 7, V. Smith 7 Sacks CU Bryant , Boulware 1-11, Ferrell 1-11, Joseph 1-10, Lawrence 1-7, Wilkins Tackles For Loss CU Ferrell 2-14, Bryant , Wilkins 1.5-9, Boulware 1-11, Joseph 1-10, Bryant 1-7, Tankersley 1-3, O Daniel CLEMSON FOOTBALL

41 CLEMSON, S.C. - No. 2 Clemson scored double digits in all four quarters to shut out Syracuse 54-0 on Military Appreciation Day at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers moved to 9-0 on the season and 6-0 in the ACC, while Syracuse fell to 4-5 overall and 2-3 in ACC play. In the Tigers most complete game of the season, both the offense and defense made an impact. With a 10-0 lead, Clemson scored 20 second-quarter points behind 330 yards of offense to pull away. Deshaun Watson did his part when he found Deon Cain for a 65-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter, the longest play of the season for the Tigers. From there, Clemson shared the wealth, with ive other Tigers inding the endzone over the course of the game. Mike Williams had six catches for 106 yards and a score, while Cain had ive receptions for a game-high 125 yards and two touchdowns in the game. Freshman safety Tanner Muse closed out the scoring with a 64-yard interception return for a touchdown off a deflected pass in the fourth quarter. GAME 9 SYRACUSE 0 #2 CLEMSON 54 NOV. 5, 2016 MEMORIAL STADIUM CLEMSON, S.C. GAME STATS Syracuse Clemson CU Huegel 22 FG, 1st, 9:26, CU Watson 1 run (Huegel Kick) 1st, 3:47, 3-15 CU Cain 65 pass from Watson, (Huegel Kick Failed) 2nd, 14:11, 2-95 CU Williams 14 pass from Watson, (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 7:16, CU Scott 5 pass from Schuessler, (Huegel Kick) 2nd, 5:03, CU Gallman 5 run (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 12:08, 7-44 CU Cain 18 pass from Schuessler (Huegel Kick) 3rd, 1:26, CU Huegel 46 FG, 4th, 11:42, 8-31 CU Muse 64 interception return (Groomes Kick) 4th, 7:40, Attendance - 80,609 Weather - Sunny 70 Team Statistics SYR CU First Downs Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Yards/Play Return Yards Fumbles-Lost Turnovers 3 0 Penalties Interception Returns Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Punting Third-Down Conversions Sacks Time of Possession 27:33 32:27 Rushing (Car-Yards-TD) SYR Neal 7-64, Fredericks 9-22, Strickland 6-12, Mahoney 1-10, Dungey 4-4, Wilson 1-(-7) CU Gallman , Watson , Feaster 9-28, Fuller 5-24, Choice 6-22, Dye 1-12, Schuessler 3-9, Israel 1-2, K. Bryant 2-(-4) Passing (Cm-Att-Yards-I-TD) SYR Wilson , Dungey , Mahoney CU Watson , Schuessler , K. Bryant , Israel Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) SYR Etta-Tawo 9-84, Philips 8-48, Strickland 4-17, Riley 2-11, Estime 1-12 CU A. Scott , M. Williams , Cain , Leggett 2-31, Renfrow 2-17, Ryan 2-17, Thompson 1-15, Choice 1-11, S. Mac Lain 1-3 Punt Returns (PR-Yards) SYR Estime 1-7 CU Trapp 1-8, A. Scott 1-1 Kickoff Returns (KOR-Yards) SYR Estime 3-64, Riley CU None Interception Returns (INT-Yards) SYR None CU Muse 1-64, Carter 1-17, Tankersley 1-4 Tackle Leaders CU Boulware 7, J. Johnson 6, Tankersley 6 Sacks CU Lawrence 1-7, Watkins 1-5 Tackles For Loss CU Lawrence 1-7, Watkins 1-5, Robinson 1-4, Skalski 1-4, O Daniel 1-3, Boulware 1-2, Yeargin 0.5-1, Register CLEMSON FOOTBALL