GAME 2: CLEMSON (1-0) VS. TROY (1-0)

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1 GAME 2: CLEMSON (1-0) VS. TROY (1-0) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, S.C. (81,500) Kickoff: 12:30 p.m. (EST) Tickets: Available (800-CLEMSON) or via clemsontigers.com TV: RSN (Tom Werme, Dave Archer, Roddy Jones) CLEMSON RADIO NETWORK (Don Munson,Rodney Williams,Michael Palmer) (Sirius Radio ch. 93, XM Radio ch. 205) SERIES HISTORY Overall Record: Clemson leads 1-0 Previous Meeting: Clemson 43, Troy 19 at Clemson, 2011 CLEMSON TIGERS 2016 Record 1-0,0-0 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) (.738) Away & Neutral Record (.588 Home 46-6 (.885) vs. ACC regular season (.770) vs. Troy 1-0 Clemson Rankings (preseason) #2 AP, #2 USA Co-Offensive Coordinators Tony Elliott, Jeff Scott Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables Twitter /Instagram Web MEDIA INFORMATION TROY TROJANS 2015 Record: 1-0 overall, 0-0 in Sun Belt Location: Troy, Ala. Colors: Black, Silver & Cardinal Enrollment: 29,689 Athletics Director: Jeremy McClain Head Coach: Neal Brown (UMASS 02) Troy Record: 5-8 (2nd year) Overall: 5-8 (2nd year) vs Clemson: 0-0 Off. Coordinator: Kenny Edenfield, Matt Moore Defensive Coordinator: Vic Koenning Football Communications: Adam Prendergast Phone: (334) Web Address: SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent TV W-L Score/Time Sept. 3 at Auburn ESPN W Sept. 10 Troy RSN 12:30 p.m. Sept. 17 South Carolina St. ACCN 12:00 p.m. Sept. 22 #at Georgia Tech ESPN 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 Louisville TBA Oct. 7 *at Boston College ESPN 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 NC State TBA Oct. 29 at Florida State TBA Nov. 5 Syracuse TBA Nov. 12 Pittsburgh TBA Nov. 19 at Wake Forest TBA Nov. 26 South Carolina TBA #Thursday, * Friday CLEMSON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assistant AD / Football Communications Tim Bourret (Notre Dame 77) Office: Cell: btimoth@clemson.edu Assistant AD / Director of Athletic Communications Joe Galbraith (Mississippi State 01) Office: joegalb@clemson.edu Associate Communications Director / Secondary Philip Sikes (Clemson 02) Office: 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 floor 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 floor 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 floor 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 first 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 floor of the West Endzone. Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables will be available on the fourth floor of the West Endzone on Tuesdays some time after Dabo Swinney s press conference. CLEMSON PERSONNEL UPDATE Adrian Baker, DB, Knee, out Austin Bryant, DE, foot, out Brian Dawkins, Jr, DB, knee, out Xavier Kelly, DE, Foot, Probable Chandler Reeves, OL, Knee, Out 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 first 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 FOOTBALL NOTES

2 2015 STANDINGS Atlantic Division ACC Home Away Overall Clemson Florida State Louisville NC State Syracuse Wake Forest Boston College Coastal Division ACC Home Away Overall North Carolina Pittsburgh Miami (Fla.) Duke Virginia Tech Virginia Georgia Tech THIS WEEK S GAMES Friday, September 9 Louisville at Syracuse ESPN2 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 10 Penn State at Pittsburgh ABC Noon N.C State at East Carolina ESPNU Noon Boston College vs. UMASS Noon Troy at Clemson ACCN 12:30 p.m. Charleston Southern at Florida St. RSN 12:30 p.m. Mercer at Georgia Tech ESPN3 3:00 p.m Wake Forest at Duke ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic at Miami ESPN3 6 p.m. North Carolina at Illinois BTN 7:30 p.m. Virginia at Oregon ESPN 7:30 p.m. Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee ABC 8 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 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 CLEMSON vs. Troy Tickets Still Available for Troy Game Tickets are still available for Clemson s home opener against Troy. Fans may purchase at the Clemson Ticket office at Memorial Stadium, by calling CLEMSON, or on line at clemsontigers.com. Last Meeting with Troy Clemson and Troy have met just once previously. That game was the season opener of 2011, a victory at Memorial Stadium. The final score was not indicative of the competitiveness of the game, as Troy had a lead at intermission. Clemson scored first as freshman Sammy Watkins caught a 33-yard touchdown pass on the first possession of his career. It was just the second play of the season and came on a pass from Tajh Boyd just 26 seconds into the game. Clemson took a 10-0 lead on a 46-yard field goal by Chandler Catanzaro, one of three field goals of at least 45 yards in the game for the current kicker of the Arizona Cardinals. But Troy went on a 16-3 run to take a lead at the break. The Tigers had just 121 yards of total offense in the first half, the first half of Chad Morris s career as offensive coordinator. Morris showed that would be a rarity in his career, as the Tigers scored 30 points and had 347 yards of total offense in the second half. Tajh Boyd struggled in the first half, but came on strong in the second half. He led the Tigers to touchdowns on their first three drives of the season half. First Boyd hit Dwayne Allen on a 54-yard touchdown pass, then he found Jaron Brown from seven yards out. After a Troy field goal, freshman Mike Bellamy scored from 75 yards out on his first college carry. D.J. Howard scored late on a oneyard run to give Clemson a 30-3 margin in the second half and a victory. Boyd finished the day for 264 yards and three scores. Andre Ellington finished with 89 yards rushing 18 attempts. Watkins had 7-81 and a score, the most receptions and yards by a Clemson true freshman in his debut game. Eight players caught passes from Boyd in the game and seven of them are now in the NFL. The list included Watkins, DeAndre Hopkins, Brown, Ellington, Allen, Martavis Bryant, and Adam Humphries. Tigers Have Won 16 in a Row at Home Clemson enters Saturday s game with a school record 16-game winning streak in Memorial Stadium. The streak began with a win over Georgia Tech in The Tigers finished the regular season home schedule that year with a win over The Citadel, and have now posted consecutive 7-0 records at home since then. The 2014 and 2015 seasons mark the first 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 16 in a row is second longest in the nation behind Florida State s 21-game streak. The Tigers go to Florida State this year on October 29. Swinney 46-6 at Home Head Coach Dabo Swinney is 46-6 at home at Clemson, including the 16-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 first 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 enters the Troy game with a 41-game winning streak against unranked teams in Death Valley. In the 16-game winning streak, Clemson has an average margin of victory of 24.6 points per game. Only two teams have been within 10 points of Clemson at home in the 16-game streak. In 2014, Clemson beat Louisville and in 2015, beat Notre Dame Fourteen of the 16 wins in the stretch have been by at least 10 points and eight have been by at least 20 points. Swinney s 46-6 record computes to an 88.5 winning percentage (min 20 games). That is a Clemson coaching record for winning percentage at home. He is just ahead of Ken Hatfield, 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. Welcome Back Mike Williams Playing in his first game since the 2015 opener, Mike Williams had nine catches for 174 yards in the Tigers win at Auburn. The Clemson senior had 70 percent of Clemson s 248 receiving yards in the game, as he repeatedly made back shoulder receptions from quarterback Deshaun Watson. Williams had 1,030 receiving yards as a sophomore in He had a career high 155 receiving yards and two scores on his birthday against NC State that year. Then in last year s opener he suffered a neck injury after making a touchdown reception against Wofford on the first possession of the season. The injury forced him to miss the rest of the season. But he came back with a vengeance at Auburn as he wiped out his career high in reception yardages and tied his career high in terms of total receptions (also had nine against Oklahoma in 2014 bowl game). Williams established a Clemson record for receiving yards in a season opener with his 174. The previous high mark in an opener was 152 by Airese Currie in Williams now has 1,540 receiving yards for his career off of 88 receptions, a 17.5 average. Clemson Opens with Thrilling Win at Auburn Clemson gained a win over FOOTBALL NOTES

3 NATIONAL RANKINGS ASSOCIATED PRESS (SEPT. 6, 2016) Rk School (1st place) Rec Pts 1. Alabama (54) Clemson (2) Florida State (40) Ohio State Michigan ( Houston Stanford Washington Georgia Wisconsin Texas Michigan State Louisville Oklahoma TCU Iowa Tennessee Notre Dame Mississippi Texas A&M LSU Oklahoma State Baylor Oregon Miami (FL) Others Receiving Votes: Florida 117, UCLA 62, Boise State 50, Utah 43, San Diego State 37, North Carolina 23, Nebraska 13, Auburn 13, Pittsburgh 7, BY 5, Navy 2, West Virginia 1, Coloroado 1. AMWAY USA TODAY COACHES (SEPT. 6, 2016) Rk School (1st place) Rec Pts 1. Alabama (62) Clemson (2) Florida State Ohio State Stanford Michigan Huston Michigan State Georgia Iowa Washington TCU Oklahoma Tennessee Louisville Wisconsin Oklahoma State Mississippi Baylor Texas Notre Dame LSU Oregon Texas A&M Florida Others Receiving Votes: Miami (FL) 108, North Carolina 62, Utah 61, Boise State 52, UCLA 38, Nebraska 37, Arkansas 21, Auburn 16, BYU 15, San Diego State 12, Western Kentucky 11, Navy 10, Pittsburgh 9, West Virginia 8 NC State 7, Southern Cal 6, South Florida 5, Duke 4, South Alabama 3, Southern Mississipi 2, Toledo 1, Colorado 1, Appalachian State 1. Fulltime Coaches in Press Box: Tony Elliott, Mike Reed, Danny Pearman. CLEMSON vs. Troy 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 Boulware and Johnson Both Record Fifth Interceptions Clemson won the turnover battle at Auburn, 3-2. That is usually a good sign for the Tigers who are 43-4 under Dabo Swinney when winning that stat. Seniors Ben Boulware and Jadar Johnson each had the fifth interception of their respective careers and both of them came in the second half to stop Auburn drives deep into Clemson territory. In fact Boulware made his theft inside the five-yard line. Boulware has made a name for himself making big plays in key games. Each of the last two years he has had an interception against Oklahoma in a bowl game, the only Clemson linebacker to do that in a bowl game two years in a row. Johnson had the fifth interception of his career as well, but perhaps more importantly, broke up passes on Auburn s last two last ditch pass attempts in the endzone. 50 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 first 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 For Saturday s game against Troy, members of the S.C. Jones family and the family of Gene Willimon, will be 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. An iconic photo of Frank Howard at the rock will adorn the cover of the Louisville program. There will be other features throughout the year on the great tradition that makes Clemson s stadium entrance among the best in sport. Wilkins and Lawrence Join the Jumbo Package Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence were quite a tag team on the Clemson defensive front line in the win over Auburn. They were a big reason Clemson held Auburn to 87 rushing yards, a program that averaged 196 rushing yards per game in 2015 and led the nation in Lawrence finished with 10 tackles according to the Clemson coaches grading of the film, second behind Kendall Joseph s 14. Wilkins added seven. They had sacks on consecutive plays in the second period, and Wilkins ended the game with 2.5 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and a pass deflection at the line of scrimmage. Additionally, they both played in Clemson s Jumbo Package when the Tiger offense got close to the goal line. Both players had successful blocks on Wayne Gallman s one yard touchdown run on fourth down in the second period. Both players are also blocking backs in Clemson s punt formation. Joseph Has Career Best Night Kendall Joseph was Clemson s top tackler off stats from the Clemson coaches grading in the season opener at Auburn. The red-shirt sophomore from nearby Belton, S.C. made his first college start and had 14 tackles, including three tackles for loss and a sack. As a freshman in 2015, Joseph had just 11 tackles all year in 63 plays over seven games. He is a former three-time state champion in the state of South Carolina in weight lifting. Tigers Continue to Make Tackles for Loss at Alarming Rate Clemson had 14 tackles for loss in the season opening win over Auburn, tied for the fourth most over the first weekend of college football. It was a balanced performance in that area as nine different players were involved in the stops behind the line of scrimmage. Kendall Joseph led the way with three, the first three of his career in fact. Christian Wilkins had 2.5 and Cordrea Tankersley had two. Since Brent Venables has been at Clemson the Tigers have done very well in this category. In fact, each of the last three years, the Tigers have led the nation in total tackles for loss. Clemson had 123 in 2013, 131 in 2014 and 126 last year. The Tigers were 28 th in the category in 2012, Venables first year, with 87. In his 55 games as Clemson defensive coordinator, Venables defense has had 481 tackles for loss, an average of 8.7 per game, best in the nation over that time. Those 481 tackles for loss have been for 1976 yards, or 1.12 miles of real estate. Additionally, Clemson has recorded at least one sack in each of the last 31 games, second longest active streak in the nation. The Tigers had three sacks in the win at Auburn, 2015 FOOTBALL NOTES 3

4 one by Dexter Lawrence, one by Christian Wilkins and one by Kendall Joseph.. Those were career firsts for Lawrence and Joseph. 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 field. Some of the off the field 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 field and Admirable reputation off the field. 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 field among the programs who are considered to have admirable qualities off the field. 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. Two Tigers Earn ACC Player of the Week Honors First time starters Kendall Joseph and Taylor Hearn each earned ACC Player of the Week honors for their play at Auburn. Joseph was named the ACC Linebacker of the Week, while Hearn was named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week. Joseph led the Tigers iwth 10 tackles from the press box, 14 from coaches film, and had three tackles for loss, also tops on the Clemson team. He was a big reason Clemson held Auburn to 87 yards rushing, 109 below their average from last year. Hearn graded 90 percent overall, 98 percent in pass blocking and had four knockdown blocks in playing all 81 snaps. He did not give up a sack and was a big reason Clemson gained 399 yards of total offense. Milestone, Records and streaks in Range Wayne Gallman needs 21 yards rushing to move into the top 10 in Clemson history. He has 2419 for his career entering the Troy game. Deshaun Watson needs 182 passing yards to become the fourth player in Clemson history with 6,000 yards passing. Watson needs 16 completions to move ahead of Woody Dantzler into fourth place on the Clemson career list. He has 445 entering the Troy game. Watson needs two touchdowns in terms of responsibility to move into second place on the Clemson career list. Watson has 50 passing and 17 rushing for 67 total. Tajh Boyd has the record with 133. Dantzler had 68 and is still second entering Saturday. Watson had one touchdown pass at Auburn to give him an even 50 for his career. He has now thrown at least one touchdown pass in 17 consecutive games dating to the 2014 season. He is now in second place in Clemson history in touchdown passes, just ahead of Charlie Whitehurst, who had 49 between Tajh Boyd is the record holder with 107. Artavis Scott needs 104 receiving yards to become the 10 th player in Clemson history to reach 2000 receiving yards. Mike Williams needs 12 receptions to reach 100 for his career. Jordan Leggett needs 34 receptions to reach 100 for his career and 138 receiving yards to reach Leggett needs two touchdown receptions to set Clemson career record for a tight end. Artavis Scott has caught a pass in 24 straight games. Clemson has won 38 consecutive games against teams who are unranked in either of the two major polls, the second longest streak in the nation behind Alabama s 60. Clemson has had at least one sack in 31 straight games. Biggest Band Ever If you notice that the Clemson band seems bigger this year.. well it is. Tiger Band is 356 strong this year, the largest ever. That includes 24 trombone players, also the most ever. CLEMSON vs. Troy Third Straight Game vs. a Team from Alabama Clemson faces Troy on Saturday, the third consecutive teams Clemson has played from the state of Alabama. This is the first time Clemson has played three consecutive schools from the same state since 2003 when the Tigers faced N.C. State, North Carolina and Wake Forest in consecutive games from October 16 to November 1. Clemson opened the season last week at Auburn so the Tigers open 2016 with consecutive games from the same state. This is the first time since 1997 and just the second time since 1940 that Clemson has played two teams from the same state to open the season. In 1997, Clemson opened the year with Western Carolina and N.C. State. Troy Overview Troy began its season with a win last Saturday over Austin Peay. The performance was one of the best on offense in school history as the Trojans accumulated 706 yards of total offense in addition to the 57 points. They had 383 rushing and 323 passing. Like Clemson at Auburn, Troy had a 200-yard passer, a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver. Two Manning Award Watch List quarterbacks will be on display at Death Valley on Saturday. It is an accomplishment because the Manning Award committee only has 30 on the list. Everyone knows what Clemson s Deshaun Watson has accomplished, but Troy s Brandon also has some outstanding credentials. Silvers finished third in the Sun Belt last season with passing yards per game, 20 touchdown passes, a 61.2 completion percentage and a quarterback rating. The native of Orange Beach, Ala., threw just seven interceptions on the season fewest among Sun Belt quarterbacks with at least 150 attempts. Silvers threw five touchdown passes in the opening half of Troy s blowout at New Mexico State in 2015, it was the most by a Troy quarterback since 1993 and the fourth most in Sun Belt history. He got his 2016 season off to a great start in the opener by completing passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for a score. Jordan Chunn was the top ground gainer with 161 yards on just 13 attempts and Chunn had a 48-yard touchdown run on the first play of the season. Ishmail Saleem had four receptions for 104 yards and a score. As a freshman, Silvers broke Sam Bradford s NCAA record for completion percentage by a freshman as he completed 70.5 percent (191-of-271) of his attempts on the year. Silvers has thrown just 10 interceptions in 393 career pass attempts over his two years as Troy s starting quarterback. Troy has an experieced quarterback, but overall it has a young offense. The Trojans have just four seniors available offensively this season, which is the second fewest in the country behind Minnesota. Additionally, Troy s 15 overall seniors is the 14 th fewest in the country. Head Coach Neal Brown is the fourth-youngest head coach at the FBS level. Brown turned 36 on March only Memphis Mike Norvell, Western Michigan s P.J. Fleck and Georgia Southern s Tyson Summers are younger. The Troy defensive coordinator is Vic Koenning, who served as Clemson s defensive coordinator from During his four years as Clemson defensive coordinator the defense ranked in the top 20 in the nation in scoring defense, total defense and pass efficiency defense every year. Clemson Sets Attendance Record Clemson established a school record in terms of average home attendance and total overall attendance for games home, away and neutral in All seven Clemson home games were sold out and the Tigers drew 588,266 fans for the seven home games, an average of 84,038, a school record. The high crowd for the year was 85,573 for the Florida State game. The Notre Dame game, which was played in torrential rain, drew 84,892. The Florida State crowd ranks as the third largest in the history of Memorial Stadium and the Notre Dame crowd ranks seventh. For the 15 games played in 2015, Clemson played in front of over 1 Million fans for the first time in school history. Current Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney has been the coach for each of the top three and four of the top six home attendance average seasons in Clemson history FOOTBALL NOTES

5 Highest Season Home Attendance Figures Rk Season Total GP Ave. Coach , ,038 Dabo Swinney , ,048 Dabo Swinney , ,752 Dabo Swinney , ,750 Danny Ford , ,506 Tommy Bowden , ,427 Dabo Swinney , ,335 Tommy Bowden , ,152 Tommy Bowden Clemson Career Leaders Clemson has an active player in the top 11 in school history in the major categories of passing offense, total offense, rushing yardage and receiving yardage. Wayne Gallman is currently 11 th in school history in rushing yards and needs just 21 rushing yards to move into the top 10 Gallman is also coming up on the school record for 100-yard games. He has 13 for his career, two fewer than Raymond Priester had between Deshaun Watson is now fourth in school history in passing yards with 5818 and obviously needs just 182 to become the fourth player in school history with 6000 yards passing. Watson is also fourth in total offense with He went over the 7,000 yard mark with 269 yards at Auburn. Artavis Scott is 11 th in school history in receiving yardage and needs just 91 yards to eclipse Jacoby Ford s top 10 total of 1986 yards. Clemson Career Rushing Leaders Rk Player Years Car Y/C TD Yards 1. Raymond Priester James Davis C.J. Spiller Andre Ellington Travis Zachery Kenny Flowers Terry Allen Woody Dantzler Buddy Gore Ray Yauger Wayne Gallman Clemson Career Passing Yards Rk Player Years Att Com Pct Yards 1. Tajh Boyd , Charlie Whitehurst , Woody Dantzler , Deshaun Watson , 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 Woody Dantzler Deshaun Watson Nealon Greene Steve Fuller Cullen Harper Rodney Williams Kyle Parker Homer Jordan 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 CLEMSON vs. Troy 6. Rod Gardner, WR Derrick Hamilton WR Jerry Butler, WR Airese Currie, WR Jacoby Ford, WR Artavis Scott, WR 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. In the Atlantic Division preseason voting, Clemson received 148 first-place votes and finished with 1,293 total points. Florida State received 42 first-place votes and placed second with 1,176 points, while Louisville had one first-place vote and was third in the voting with 961 points. North Carolina was selected the likely Coastal winner by 121 voters and finished with 1,238 total points, followed by Miami with 50 first-place votes and 1,108 points. Pitt received 14 first-place votes and was third in the balloting with 859 points. If the overall prediction of the voters proves correct, the 2016 ACC Dr Pepper Football Championship on December 3 at Charlotte s Bank of America Stadium will be a rematch of last year s event. Clemson defeated North Carolina for the 2015 ACC title after both teams posted 8-0 records in conference play during the regular season. Watson led the preseason ACC Player of the Year balloting with 164 votes, followed by Florida State running back Dalvin Cook with 18. North Carolina running back Elijah Hood received four votes, while Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya and Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson picked up two votes apiece. Duke cornerback/return specialist DeVon Edwards received one vote. The ACC Male Athlete of the Year and the MVP of both the Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game and the Capital One Orange Bowl, Watson ranked fifth nationally in pass completion percentage (67.8) and was voted the ACC Offensive Back of the Week four times in Watson is bidding to become the first student-athlete to be named ACC Football Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons since Florida State s Charlie Ward in 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) FOOTBALL NOTES 5

6 7 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 Fifth Straight Game Away from Death Valley Clemson opened the 2016 season at Auburn and was Clemson s fifth straight game away from home. This is the longest streak of games away from home since the 2012 season, but just the second time it has happened since Clemson finished the 2015 regular season by playing at South Carolina. The Tigers then won the ACC Championship game against North Carolina in Charlotte. The first College Football Playoff game was in Miami against Oklahoma, then the National Championship game was in Phoenix. That makes the Auburn opener the fifth straight game away from Death Valley. Ironically, the only other time since 1964 Clemson has played five in a row away from home, the final game of the streak was against Auburn in That game was in the Georgia Dome and the Tigers were victorious Clemson won by a similar margin in the opener against Auburn this year, The streak ends on September 10 when Clemson plays its home opener against Troy. 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 an 19-2 record as a starter for a 90.5 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. 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 Homer Jordan Harvey White Bobby Gage Woody Dantzler Steve Fuller Cullen Harper NDICATORS OF VICTORY UNDER SWINNEY Clemson is 68-6 under Dabo Swinney when it wins the total offense statistic, including 53-3 the last six years. Clemson is 43-4 under Swinney when Tigers win the turnover margin statistic, 6-0 in Clemson is 27-2 in last 29 games when it has at least 300 passing yards. Clemson is 29-1 when leading at the half the last four years and 62-7 overall under Swinney. Clemson is 62-5, including 52-1 the last five years, when it has more first downs than the opposition. Clemson is 33-1 under Swinney when rushing for at least 200 yards, and has won 29 in a row dating to Clemson is 56-7 under Swinney, 41-5 the last six years, when it has more rushing yards than the opposition. Clemson is 67-4 under Swinney, including 51-1, the last six years when leading heading into the fourth quarter. Clemson had won 32 straight games dating to 2010 when it had a lead at any point in the fourth quarter prior to the overtime loss at Florida State on September 20, Alabama ended a streak of 51 straight wins for Clemson when leading into the fourth quarter in the national title game. Clemson led entering the last quarter of that game, then lost CLEMSON vs. Troy 38 Straight Wins over Unranked Opponents One of the most incredible streaks for the Clemson football program the last five years has been its streak of 38 consecutive games without losing to an unranked opponent in either poll. (It is a 40-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 60. 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 first 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 41 in a row at home over unranked teams. Troy enters this game is unranked. 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 finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting, the first Clemson player to be a Heisman finalist. He led the Tigers to a 14-1 record and No. 2 national ranking at season s end. He became the first FBS player in history to throw for over 4,000 yards and rush for over 1,000 in the same season. He was a first-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 five 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 five 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). Deshaun Watson Summary of Accomplishments in 2015 Awards Finalist (one of three) for the Heisman Trophy, Clemson s first Heisman finalist. Davey O Brien Award Winner Manning Award Winner Archie Griffin Award Winner Maxwell Award Finalist Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Finalist Sullivan Award semifinalist FOOTBALL NOTES

7 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, first 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 benefits 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 field, helping the Tigers to a 14-1 record and the ACC Championship. The Tigers finished second in both wire service polls after reaching the national championship game against Alabama. Off the field, 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 (1) Passing Touchdowns (6), 2014 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 Efficiency (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 CLEMSON vs. Troy Passing Efficiency by a True Freshman (188.6), 2014 Passing Efficiency by a Freshman (188.6), 2014 Passing Efficiency 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 (7) Completion Percentage (67.8) Passing Yards/ Attempt (8.87) Passing Efficiency (163.3) Interception Avoidance (2.39) Winning Percentage as Starting QB (90.0) Total Offense / Gm (298.9) Total Offense Yards Per Play (7.7) 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 field 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.738 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 first on the list with a.829 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 Hatfield Clemson Frank Beamer Virginia Tech FOOTBALL NOTES 7

8 8. Jim Tatum Maryland, UNC Larry Coker Miami Jerry Claiborne Maryland Facts on Head Coach Dabo Swinney Clemson is the only program in the nation to finish in the top 25 of the AP poll and rank in the top 10 percent of the academic APR scores each of the last five years. Has led Clemson to at least the same, or higher final ranking than its preseason in the AP poll each of the last five 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 five straight years. Has led Clemson to the same or higher final 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 five 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 38 straight wins over non-ranked teams dating to 2011, the second longest active streak of its kind entering 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 five-year period. Clemson program has been ranked in 77 of the last 84 AP polls, (including poll of ) tied for the fifth most in the nation with Oregon. Clemson has 14 wins in its history over teams ranked eighth or higher and Swinney has been Clemson s coach for eight of those games, including wins over No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 8 North Carolina in Clemson had nine players drafted in 2016, second most in the nation. Clemson has had four first-round draft choices the last three years Swinney has a record of for his career and the.738 winning percentage is fourth best in ACC history. His 75 wins through eight years ranked first in ACC history. Clemson Second in Preseason Associated Press Poll Clemson is ranked second in the preseason Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls. This is the highest preseason ranking in Clemson history in either of the major polls. Clemson was fourth in the preseason poll by the Coaches and the Associated Press in 1988, and fourth by Associated Press in This also marks the fifth straight year Clemson has been ranked in the preseason of both polls. Clemson was 14 th in the preseason of both polls in 2012, eighth in 2013, 16 th in 2014 and 12 th in the preseason last year. Clemson, Alabama, Oregon and Florida State are the only schools in the country to finish in the top 25 of the final AP poll each of the last five years. Dabo Swinney s program is the only school in the nation to finish the same or better in the final poll than its preseason ranking each of the last five years. Clemson received 16 first-place votes, the most first-place CLEMSON vs. Troy votes Clemson has received in the preseason. The previous high was 11 in the 1984 preseason poll. It is the first time since 1991 that Clemson has received any first place votes in the preseason poll. Clemson had one that season Preseason AP Poll 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Oklahoma, 4. Florida State, 5. LSU, 6. Ohio State, 7. Michigan, 8. Stanford, 9. Tennessee, 10. Notre Dame, 11. Mississippi, 12. Michigan State, 13. TCU, 14. Washington, 15. Houston, 16. UCLA, 17. Iowa, 18. Georgia, 19. Louisville, 20. Southern California, 21. Oklahoma State, 22. North Carolina, 23. Baylor, 24. Oregon, 25. Florida Preseason Amway Coaches Poll 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Oklahoma, 4. Florida State, 5. Ohio State, 6. LSU, 7. Stanford, 8. Michigan, 9. Notre Dame, 10. Tennessee, 11. Michigan State, 12. Mississippi, 13. Houston, 14. TCU, 15. Iowa, 16. Georgia, 17. Southern California, 18. Washington, 19. Oklahoma State, 20. North Carolina, 21. Baylor, 22. Oregon, 23. Louisville, 24. UCLA, 25. Florida. 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 FOOTBALL NOTES

9 Leggett Challenging Clemson Tight Ends Records All-American tight end Jordan Leggett finished the 2015 season with 40 receptions for 525 yards and eight scores. His eight touchdowns tied a Clemson season record for a tight end. The Mackey Award finalist did establish one record, as he had at least one touchdown reception in five consecutive games, a record for a Clemson tight end. He added a score in the ACC Championship game against North Carolina, and scored Clemson s last touchdown of the year against Alabama. Leggett enters his senior year with 66 career receptions for 862 yards and 11 touchdowns. He needs just 28 receptions, 394 yards and two touchdowns to become Clemson s career leader in all three areas for a tight end. John McMakin had 93 catches for 1255 yards and 12 touchdowns for Clemson between at the tight end position. Dwayne Allen and Brandon Ford also had 12 touchdown receptions. 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 finalists. Watson was a finalist 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 Football Schedule Notes Clemson plays its second game of the year against Troy, which is located in Troy, Alabama. This is just the second time since 1940 that Clemson has opened the season against two schools from the same state. The last time was in 1997 when Clemson opened against Appalachian State and NC State. The Tigers have consecutive home games scheduled September 10 and 17, respectively. Troy comes to Clemson for the second time in history on September 10 and South Carolina State follows the next week. Clemson has a 16-game home winning streak entering 2016, the second longest active streak in the nation behind Florida State s streak of 21. The Tigers go back on the road on September 22, just five days after the South Carolina State game, to face Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Clemson suffered its last regular season loss at Georgia Tech in November of 2014 and has not won a game there since Clemson s ACC home opener is against Louisville on October 1. The Tigers have won each of the first two meetings with the Cardinals since they joined the ACC, but both games have been close. Clemson won the meeting at Clemson in 2014 by a score, then downed the Cardinals, 20-17, in Louisville last year. That was the second closest game Clemson had during its undefeated regular season in Clemson plays at Boston College on Friday night October 7. It will be Clemson s first Friday night regular season game in 60 years, but the Tigers did gain victory in their last Friday night game at any point in the season. That came in the 2014 Orange Bowl when Clemson beat a sixth-ranked Ohio State team in Miami, It will be Clemson s first regular season game on a Friday since November 16, 1956 when the Tigers lost at Miami (FL), Clemson s last regular season win on a Friday actually took place in Boston. The Tigers defeated Boston College at Braves Field, 13-0 on Halloween, Clemson plays at Florida State on October 29. Clemson has won in Tallahassee just once since 1989 and that was in 2006.The winner of the Clemson vs. Florida State game has won the ACC Atlantic Division every year since 2008, Swinney s first year at Clemson. CLEMSON vs. Troy Clemson closes the season with home games in three of its last four contests, the first time that has been the case since Syracuse comes to Clemson on November 5, then Pittsburgh plays at Clemson for the first time on November 12. Swinney s Tigers have 10 games on Saturdays, one on a Thursday and one on a Friday. All seven home games are on Saturdays, but the Tigers will play at Georgia Tech on a Thursday and at Boston College on a Friday night. As a result of the Thursday and Friday road games in the first half of the schedule, Clemson will not have a road Saturday game between September 4 and October 28. Record Number of Returning All-ACC Players Clemson had a record 17 players named first, second or third team All-ACC by the ACC media and the ACC Coaches last year. It was the most All-ACC players in one year in school history by a large margin. The previous record was 12, set in 1989 when Danny Ford s last team had nine first-team selections and three second-team choices, and in 1990 when Clemson had eight first-team and four second-team. Clemson had 10 first team selections, three second-team and four third-team selections in (We use the highest ranking team for each player.) The 10 first-team selections tied the record for first team selections in one year set by the 1978 team. The 1989 and 1991 Clemson teams also had nine first team selections. In terms of returning players who made any All-ACC team, Clemson has a record 11 players returning from The previous high was nine returning All-ACC players for the 1990 season off the 1989 team. This year s list of 11 returning All-ACC players includes six first-team selections, two second-team and three third-team. It is the most returning first team selections since 1990 when Clemson had six returning first teamers off the 1989 team. The 1978 team had six returning first-team All-ACC players from the 1977 season. Clemson actually has 12 returning All-ACC players overall because Mike Williams was a second-team receiver during the 2014 season, but missed last year due to injury. Clemson has eight offensive returning players who made an All- ACC team previously in their Clemson team and three on defense. Kicker Greg Huegel is the 12 th. Clemson Returning All-ACC players for 2016 Player Pos Media Coaches Deshaun Watson QB First First Artavis Scott WR First First Carlos Watkins DT First Second Jordan Leggett TE Second First Wayne Gallman RB Second First Ben Boulware LB Second First Greg Huegel PK Second Third Tyrone Crowder OG Third Third Mitch Hyatt OT Third Third Jay Guillermo C Second Second #Mike Williams WR Second Third Cordrea Tankersley CB Third Third #2014 selection Gallman Coming off Record Setting Seasons Clemson running back Wayne Gallman established the Clemson record for rushing yards in a season last year with It was one of many standards set by the sophomore running back from Grayson, Georgia. In addition to the rushing yardage mark, he also set the record for most 100-yard rushing games with nine. He had three separate streaks of three 100-yard games in succession. Gallman broke one other record of note with 1,740 yards from scrimmage. That is the summation of yards rushing and receiving. Gallman had 1527 rushing and 213 receiving. He broke the record of 1715 that had been set by C.J. Spiller in He had 1212 rushing and 503 receiving. Spiller still has the per game record as he played 14 games that year FOOTBALL NOTES 9

10 Clemson Single Season Rushing Bests Rk Player Year Car Avg. Yards 1. Wayne Gallman Raymond Priester Raymond Priester Terrence Flagler C.J. Spiller Kenny Flowers Terry Allen James Davis Deshaun Watson Andre Ellington Clemson Yards from Scrimmage Season Bests Rk Player Year Rush Rec Total 1. Wayne Gallman C.J. Spiller Sammy Watkins Raymond Priester Sammy Watkins Terrence Flagler Clemson Players on School Career Lists Four current Tigers rank high on Clemson career lists. That includes quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is in the top six in nine different categories, including first in four. Below is a list of current players ranking on Clemson career lists and how far away they are from the existing record. Current Player Category, Figure, Rk Record Deshaun Watson TD Passes, 50, 2nd Tajh Boyd, 107 Deshaun Watson Total offense, 7144, 4 th Tajh Boyd, 13,069 Deshaun Watson Passing Yards, 5818, 4th Tajh Boyd, 11,904 Deshaun Watson TD Resp., 67, 3 rd Tajh Boyd, 133 Deshaun Watson Pass Efficiency, 162.1, 1 st Has Record Deshaun Watson Int. Avoidance, 2.39%, 1st Has Record Deshaun Watson Yds/ Pass Att, 8.87, 1 st Has Record Deshaun Watson Completions, 445, 6 th Tajh Boyd, 901 Deshaun Watson Completion &,.675, 1 st Has Record Wayne Gallman Rushing Yards, 2419, 11 th Raymond Priester, 3966 Artavis Scott Receptions, 172, 4 th Sammy Watkins, 240 Artavis Scott Receiving Yards 1896, 11 th Sammy Watkins, 3391 Artavis Scott Receiving TDs 14, 10 th Hopkins, Watkins, 27 Mike Williams Yds/Rec 17.5, 7 th Martavis Bryant, 22.2 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 first 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 first in the nation in pass efficiency defense in 2014 and 11 th in The Tigers were in the top five 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 Efficiency Def CLEMSON vs. Troy Comp. % Defense rd Down Defense Yards/Play Allowed Yds/Rush Allowed Yds/Pass Att Allowed ` Sacks/Game Tackles for Loss/G First Downs/G Clemson Offense Among Nation s Best in 2015 With a new co-coordinator system, Clemson had its best offense in history in some areas during the 2015 season. Co-coordinators and former Clemson teammates Tony Elliott and Jeff Scott were wide receivers together at Clemson from and they joined forces to lead the Clemson offense to yards per game, an all-time school record. That season long performance included a school record 12 games with at least 500 yards, including a streak of 11 straight 500-yard games to end the season. Clemson was successful against the top teams as well. The Tigers had 532 yards against Boston College s No. 1 total defense and 550 against Alabama s No. 3 ranked total defense. The unit had incredible balance as the Tigers had 35 touchdowns passing and 34 touchdowns rushing. Eight times they had at least 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing in the same game, most in one season. The Tigers averaged 223 yards rushing and 291 yards passing per game. Clemson also became the first ACC school to have at least 3,000 yards rushing and 4,000 yards passing in the same season. Clemson was the only school in the nation to do it in 2015 and just the ninth team to do it in FBS history. FBS Teams with at least 3,000 yards Rushing, 4,000 Yards Passing School Year Total Rush Pass Southern Cal Tulsa Baylor Texas A&M Baylor Baylor Oregon Marshall Clemson Clemson Winning Close Games Clemson has a 12-2 record since 2011 in games decided by a touchdown or less. The only losses are to a No. 1 ranked Florida State team in overtime in 2014 and to No. 2 ranked Alabama in the National Championship game at the end of the 2015 season. Clemson in Games Decided by 7 or Less, since 2011 (12-2) 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 Louisville W t Boston College W at Louisville W Notre Dame (6) W at South Carolina W Alabama (2) L Auburn W #ranked in USA Today only 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 also needs just two touchdowns rushing and passing to FOOTBALL NOTES

11 CLEMSON vs. Troy move into second place on the touchdown responsibility list. He has 67 entering the season and Woody Dantzler has 68. 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 Woody Dantzler Deshaun Watson Charlie Whitehurst C.J. Spiller Travis Zachery James Davis Cullen Harper Steve Fuller Nealon Greene Clemson Played Four True Freshmen at Auburn Clemson played four true freshmen in the win at Auburn. Those players were defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, linebacker James Skalski, lienbacker Trey Lamar, defensive back Kvon Wallace. This is a small contigent compared to other years. Last year Clemson had 14 true freshmen player. Below is a history of true freshman who have appeared in at least one game in a season since 2009, the first 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) (4): Dexter Lawrence, Trey Lamar, James Skalski and K Von Wallace. CLEMSON HAS 56 WINS LAST FIVE YEARS ENTERING 2016 Clemson has a record over the last five years, the most wins in any five-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 five years. The Tigers and Tide are the only teams in the nation to have at least 10 wins each of the last five years. Winningest Programs, Rk School Total 1. Alabama Florida State Oregon Clemson Ohio State Michigan State Stanford Northern Illinois Boise State CLEMSON FREQUENT VISITOR TO AP POLL With Clemson s No. 2 finish in the final AP poll for 2015, the Tigers have appeared in the Associated Press Poll 75 times out of a possible 82 polls since the beginning of the 2011 season. That means Clemson has been in the AP poll 91.5 percent of the time since the start of 2011, tied for the fifth most frequent appearance over that time with Oregon. Alabama is first as the Crimson Tide have been in all 82 polls over that time, with an average ranking of 2.6. Clemson s average ranking over the last five years when it appears is Only Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida State and LSU have been in the poll more often than Clemson over the last five years. Clemson is eighth in terms of the number of top 10 appearances the last five years with 35 of 82 polls. Again Alabama leads the way with 80 top 10 rankings in the last 82 polls. Most AP Top 25 Poll Appearances, Rk School Conference Pct. App 1. Alabama SEC Oklahoma Big Florida State ACC LSU SEC Clemson ACC Oregon Pac Stanford Pac Ohio State Big Ten Baylor Big Georgia SEC Most AP Top 10 Appearances, Rk School Con Pct App 1. Alabama SEC Oregon Pac Florida State ACC Ohio State Big Ten LSU SEC Stanford Pac Baylor Big Clemson ACC Michigan St. Big Georgia SEC 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 fifth to do it in Other schools who reached 700 victories last year include Florida, Arkansas, Pittsburgh and Washington. Clemson enters the 2016 season with 703 total wins, 20th in the history of FBS football. Clemson has made quite a run the last five 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 18-4 against the other progams ranked in th top 20 in the nation in total victories the last six years. That includes a 4-1 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 FOOTBALL NOTES 11

12 CLEMSON vs. Troy 5. Ohio State Alabama Oklahoma Penn State Tennessee Southern California Georgia LSU Auburn West Virginia Virginia Tech Texas A&M Georgia Tech Syracuse Pittsburgh Clemson Washington Arkansas Florida Total 18-4 Top 25 Teams Each of Last Five Years Clemson has finished each of the last five seasons in the top 25 of both polls. Clemson, Alabama, Oregon and Florida State are the only schools in the nation to finish in the top 25 of both polls every year since That includes a top 15 or better final 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 Tigers Exceeding Expectations Clemson has at least matched its preseason ranking in the USA Today coaches poll each of the last five years. That is becoming more and more difficult 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 five consecutive years since preseason polls began in 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 first-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 final top 25 of both polls each of the last five years. The streak of top 25 final rankings on the field includes four straight years of top 15 final rankings by AP and USA Today. Clemson was second on the field 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 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 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 FOOTBALL NOTES

13 11. Clemson ACC Stanford Pac Central Florida AAC 983 Utah Mountain West Former Clemson Players in the NFL (As of September 4, 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 Bashaun Breeland DB Washington Redskins 3rd 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 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 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 CB Los Angeles Rams 5th Tyler Shatley OG Jacksonville Jaguars 3rd C.J. Spiller RB New Orleans Saints 7th Tony Steward LB Buffalo Bills 2nd $Brandon Thomas OT Detroit Lions 2 nd Thompson DT Cincinnati Bengals 5th Sammy Watkins WR Buffalo Bills 3rd Deshawn Williams DT Cincinnati Bengals 2nd #Suspended List $Denotes Practice Squad Dabo and Kathleen Swinney Pledge $1M to IPTAY Dabo and Kathleen Swinney recently pledged $1 million to IPTAY in support of Clemson football to provide future funding for programmatic and building initiatives that will continue to propel the program forward. It is not the first time that the Swinneys have chosen to support programs at Clemson. In addition to past gifts of more than $340,000 from the All In Foundation in support of Call Me MISTER, ClemsonLIFE, Clemson s Bio-Engineering Department (for breast cancer research), Clemson Community Engagement Department (breast cancer program), Clemson s Education Department (Reading Recovery and Early Literacy), Clemson s Outdoor Lab (new dock project) the Swinneys have personally donated more than $265,000 of their private funds to needbased scholarships, Golf Paws, the Clemson chapel project, IPTAY s annual fund, and the completion of the WestZone I love Clemson, and I believe in our program, and I feel like Clemson has been pulling for me since that first game in 2008, Swinney said. But no matter how much we win on the field, my passion is building and empowering successful young men through the game of football. Kathleen and I are blessed. And we have always known we need to use those blessings to do good for others. It s so important to us that we give back to this program that has been so good to us. Over the years, the Swinneys have left no doubt about their dedication to helping others. One of their largest and most visible avenues is through the All In Foundation. Founded in January 2009, the foundation has four major focuses: breast cancer research, the Family Effect, Call Me MISTER and the ClemsonLIFE Program. Their efforts CLEMSON vs. Troy through the foundation alone have resulted in gifts of over $2 million to these causes. Two focus areas, ClemsonLIFE and Call Me MISTER, offer young people the opportunity to improve their lives and the lives of others through the power of education. Involvement with special-needs young people began as a tribute to the touching life of John Mark Stallings, the special-needs son of Gene Stallings, the coach who deeply impacted the Swinneys during their time at the University of Alabama. The ClemsonLIFE program has helped hundreds of young people learn to live independently as self-sufficient adults. Call Me MISTER, a program begun at Clemson and now spread to 20 colleges and universities, is an initiative that increases the pool of available teachers from a broader more diverse background particularly among the state s lowest performing elementary schools. The program has created a group of educational leaders who serve as mentors and role models to the communities they serve. It is hard to find programs that are closer to my heart than ClemsonLIFE and Call Me MISTER, Clemson President Jim Clements said. The Swinneys generously gave to an endowment established in the name of my daughter, Grace, that offers grants to students who need financial assistance to be a part of ClemsonLIFE. And, anyone who has seen Call Me MISTER in action has witnessed the incredible impact of this program in building leaders across the country. These men are changing lives every day not just in the classroom, but in their families and the community. It s great to have a head football coach who continuously shows his commitment to Clemson University through these tremendous programs and others, and is an advocate for and supporter of the entire community. Changing lives is the overarching theme of Swinney philanthropy. And much of that vision stems from their own personal experiences. The Family Effect works to reduce alcohol and drug addiction as a leading cause of family collapse and harm to children. The Swinney family has felt the impact, understands the risk and knows the need for intervening healing in these homes. There s no doubt that times were tough for my family when I was younger. But what I try to do with those experiences is turn them into empathy. I do understand. I do know how these people feel. And as long as we have the financial resources to try to make a difference, we will, Swinney said. The Swinneys have also experienced first-hand the toll that breast cancer can take on an entire family. Kathleen s older sister died of breast cancer, and Kathleen discovered that she and her younger sister carry the BRCA gene mutation, making the risk of the disease very close to her. That passion has led to support of early detection as well as the breakthrough research being done on the Clemson campus by Dr. Brian Booth of the Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering. As Kathleen says, I really dream of a day when no one suffers from this disease. That s why I am so passionate about the work of the foundation. I want to help find the cure and meanwhile make things just a little easier for the families who are in the battle with this disease. While Kathleen and Dabo Swinney have a long history of generosity, they would never call their missions accomplished. Dabo sounds like the passionate coach he is when he talks about getting behind these Clemson programs: You know; Clemson is a great school. But we can t rest on that. We ve got so much more to do. We have to always strive to get better and that s why we ve got a new strategic plan at the University called ClemsonForward. That says it all. Just like playing offense in football: It s all about the forward progress. No progress. No win. We can t stop now. Clemson in Overtime (6-6) 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 FOOTBALL NOTES 13

14 DEPTH CHARTS CLEMSON OFFENSE Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl. LT 75 MITCH HYATT So. 73 Tremayne Anchrum Fr. LG 51 TAYLOR HEARN *So. 74 John Simpson Fr. or 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 87 D.J. Greenlee *Jr. or 84 Cannon Smith *So. WR 7 MIKE WILLIAMS *Jr. 8 Deon Cain So. QB 4 DESHAUN WATSON Jr. 12 Nick Schuessler *Gr. or 2 Kelly Bryant So. RB 9 WAYNE GALLMAN *Jr. 26 Adam Choice *So. or 22 Tyshon Dye *Jr. or 27 C.J. Fuller *So. WR 13 HUNTER RENFROW *So. 1 Trevion Thompson *So. 85 Seth Ryan *Jr. WR 3 ARTAVIS SCOTT Jr. 34 Ray-Ray McCloud So. CLEMSON DEFENSE Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl. DE 42 CHRISTIAN WILKINS So. 49 Richard Yeargin *So. DT 94 CARLOS WATKINS *Sr. 90 Dexter Lawrence Fr. DT 56 SCOTT PAGANO *Jr. 67 Albert Huggins So. DE 99 CLELIN FERRELL *Fr. 45 Chris Register *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. 2 Mark Fields So. SS 18 JADAR JOHNSON Sr. 14 Denzel Johnson *Fr. FS 23 VAN SMITH So. 15 Korrin Wiggins *Jr. 19 Tanner Muse *Fr. CB 25 CORDREA TANKERSLEY Sr. 29 Marcus Edmond *Jr. 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. 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. * - spent one season as a redshirt player TROY OFFENSE Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl. LT 53 ANTONIO GARCIA Sr. 78 Kirk Kelley Fr. LG 67 STEVEN ROWZEE Jr. 54 Tristan Crowder Fr. C 57 DEONTAE CRUMITIE So. 69 J.L. Gaston Fr. RG 77 XAVIER FIELDS Sr. 66 Taylor Edwards Jr. RT 72 TYLER LASSITER Sr. 75 James Peach Fr. TE 42 GABE HILL So. 89 Cason Cook Fr. WR-X 16 ISMAIL SALEEM So. 2 John Johnson Jr. 88 Dominic Walker Jr. WR-H 15 ANDRE FLAKES Jr. 84 Sidney Davis So. QB 12 BRANDON SILVERS Jr. 3 Sawyer Smith Fr. 18 Kaleb Barker Fr. RB 38 JORDAN CHUNN Jr. 26 B.J. Smith Fr. 5 Jabir Frye Fr. FB 45 ZACC WELDON Fr. 33 Josh Anderson Jr. WR-Y 80 DEONDRE DOUGLAS So. 17 Sam Letton Fr. 10 Richard Hallman Fr. WR-Z 8 EMANUEL THOMPSON Jr. 7 Hiram Velez Jr. 19 Adarius Wesley Fr. TROY DEFENSE Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl. DE 44 JUNIOR GNONKONDE Sr. 11 Uvakeious McGhee Fr. or 48 Marcus Webb Fr. DT 30 JAMAL STADOM Jr. or 94 SETH CALLOWAY Jr. NG 97 BARON POOLE Jr. or 90 TREVON SANDERS So. 95 Michael Robinson Fr. BAN 7 RASHAD DILLARD Sr. 5 Sam Lebbie Jr. 50 Zo Bridges Fr. MLB 13 JUSTIN LUCAS Sr. 20 Terris Lewis Sr. WLB 23 WILLIAM LLOYD Sr. or 21 DEMETRIUS CAIN Sr. CB 9 JALEN HARRIS Jr. 18 Blace Brown Jr. CS 3 KRIS WEATHERSPOON Jr. 34 Robert Johnson So. FS 24 CEDARIUS ROOKARD So. 12 Melvin Tyus Fr. SPR 10 TYQUAE RUSSELL Jr. 25 Josh Marshall Sr. CB 4 KAMRYN MELTON Jr. 22 Jalen Rountree Sr. TROY SPECIALISTS Pos. # Player Hgt Wgt Cl. PK 99 RYAN KAY Sr. P 99 RYAN KAY Sr. 98 Tyler Sumpter Fr. KO 43 Bratcher Underwood So. or 98 Tyler Sumpter Fr. LS (PK) 63 Justin Fuller Sr. 73 Taylor Polk Sr. LS (P) 73 Taylor Polk Sr. 63 Justin Fuller Sr. H 18 Kaleb Barker Fr. 2 John Johnson Jr. PR 24 Cedarius Rookard So. 15 Andre Flakes Jr. KOR 5 Jabir Frye Fr. & 80 Deondre Douglas So.

15 STATS 1-0 OVERALL, 0-0 ACC, 0-0 HOME, 1-0 AWAY, 0-0 NEUTRAL, 0-0 DAY, 1-0 NIGHT, 0-0 OVERTIME TEAM STATS CU Opp. SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers 0 0 FIRST DOWNS Rushing 7 6 Passing 9 8 Penalty 3 3 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 1 1 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 1 0 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 30:29 29:31 3RD-DOWN Conversions 6/17 3/17 3rd-Down Pct 35% 18% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/3 3/5 4th-Down Pct 33% 60% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 2 1 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (3-4) 75% (2-4) 50% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-4) 50% (1-4) 25% PAT-ATTEMPTS (1-2) 50% (1-1) 100% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 1/87451 Neutral Site Games 0/0 TEAM SCORING CU Opp. POINTS Points Per Game TOUCHDOWNS 2 1 By Rushing 1 1 By Passing 1 0 By Return 0 0 By Recovery 0 0 FIELD GOALS PAT (Kicks) PAT (Runs) PAT (Passes) PAT (Returns) 0 0 SAFETIES 0 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 Adam Choice CLEMSON Opponents # PASSING G-S Eff. Cm-Att-I Cm% Yds TD LG Y/G 4 Deshaun Watson CLEMSON Opponents # RECEIVING G-S Rec Yards Y/Rec TD LG Y/G 7 Mike Williams Artavis Scott Hunter Renfrow Ray-Ray McCloud Wayne Gallman Deon Cain CLEMSON Opponents # TOTAL OFFENSE G-S PL Rush Pass Total Y/G 4 Deshaun Watson Wayne Gallman Adam Choice CLEMSON Opponents # ALL-PURPOSE G-S Rush Rec PR KOR IR Total Y/G 7 Mike Williams Wayne Gallman Artavis Scott Hunter Renfrow Deshaun Watson Ray-Ray McCloud Adam Choice Deon Cain CLEMSON Opponents

16 STATS DEFENSIVE STATS # TACKLES G-S *Snaps Hit Ast Total TFL Sacks PBU QP ^ST 34 Kendall Joseph Dexter Lawrence Van Smith Cordrea Tankersley Ben Boulware Christian Wilkins Carlos Watkins Jadar Johnson Tre Lamar Dorian O Daniel Clelin Ferrell Scott Pagano Korrin Wiggins Richard Yeargin Jalen Williams Ryan Carter Mark Fields Denzel Johnson Ray-Ray McCloud James Skalski Chris Register Totals # INTERCEPTIONS G-S Int Yards Avg TD LG 10 Ben Boulware Jadar Johnson CLEMSON Opponents Caused Fumbles (1): Boulware 1 Recovered Fumbles (1): Wilkins 1 Takeaways (3): Boulware 1, Johnson 1, Wilkins 1 Blocked Kicks (0): -- * - defensive; ^ - special teams tackles; Note: Special teams tackles and tackles after turnovers are included in tackle totals; tackle totals are from coaches film grade. SPECIAL TEAMS & MISCELLANEOUS STATS # PUNTING P Yards Y/P LG TB FC *Net 32 Andy Teasdall 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 CLEMSON Y. Line Opponents Y. Line # PUNT RETURNS PR Yards Avg TD LG CLEMSON Opponents # KICKOFF RETURNS KOR Yards Avg TD LG 3 Artavis Scott 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 Hunter Renfrow 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 - first-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 ( ) Williams (9-174) Joseph (14) 9-10 H Troy 9-17 H SC State 9-22 A * Georgia Tech 10-1 H * Louisville 10-7 A * Boston College H * NC State A * Florida State 11-5 H * Syracuse H * Pittsburgh A * Wake Forest H South Carolina * - ACC game; ^ - night game; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game; unofficial total (home, away, neutral) attendance - 87,451 (87,451 per game).

17 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATS Category AUB TRO 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 Efficiency 121.0? 85.7? 20+ Yard Completions First Downs Total Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns Passing Touchdowns Field Goals Punting Punting Average Net Punting Average* Time of Possession 30:29 30:29 29:31 29:31 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 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.

18 INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE & SPECIAL TEAMS STATS RUSHING #9 Gallman #4 Watson #26 Choice Opponent Car Yds TD Car Yds TD 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 Florida State Syracuse Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals PASSING #4 Watson 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 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 Made Missed # Yds Avg Auburn 30, Troy SC State Georgia Tech Louisville Boston College NC State Florida State Syracuse Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals RETURNS #3 A. Scott Opponent PR Yds Avg KOR Yds Avg KOR Yds Avg KOR Yds Avg. Auburn Troy SC State Georgia Tech Louisville Boston College NC State Florida State Syracuse Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.

19 INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATS #10 Boulware #31 Carter #99 Ferrell #2 Fields #14 D. Johnson #18 J. Johnson #34 Joseph Opponent Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac PBU Int Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac PBU Int 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 #57 Lamar #90 Lawrence #6 O Daniel #56 Pagano #45 Register #47 Skalski #23 V. Smith Opponent Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac PBU Int Auburn * * * Troy SC State Georgia Tech Louisville Boston College NC State Florida State Syracuse Pittsburgh Wake Forest South Carolina Totals #25 Tankersley #94 Watkins #15 Wiggins #42 Wilkins #30 J. Williams #49 Yeargin Opponent Snaps Tac TFL Sk Snaps Tac TFL Sk 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.

20 SUPERLATIVES TEAM Category 2016 Clemson Team High Clemson Team Record 2016 Opponent Team High Opponent Team Record Total Offense 399 vs. Auburn, vs. Wake Forest, by Auburn, by Florida State, Plays 78 vs. Auburn, vs. NC State, by Auburn, by South Carolina, Yards Per Play 5.1 vs. Auburn, vs. Georgia Tech, by Auburn, by Florida State, Rushing Yards 151 vs. Auburn, vs. Georgia Tech, by Auburn, by Tulane, Carries 44 vs. Auburn, vs. Duke, by Auburn, by North Carolina, Yards Per Carry 3.4 vs. Auburn, vs. Georgia Tech, by Auburn, 9-3 Rushing Touchdowns 1 vs. Auburn, vs. Presbyterian College, by Auburn, 9-3 Passing Yards 248 vs. Auburn, vs. Syracuse, by Auburn, by Florida State, Completions 19 vs. Auburn, vs. Virginia Tech, by Auburn, by Texas Tech, Passing Attempts 34 vs. Auburn, vs. Virginia Tech, by Auburn, by Louisiana Tech, Completion % (10 comp.) 56% vs. Auburn, vs. The Citadel, % by Auburn, by NC State, Passing Efficiency (10 comp.) vs. Auburn, vs. Furman, by Auburn, by Florida State, Passing Touchdowns 1 vs. Auburn, vs. many (4) 0 by Auburn, by Florida State, by West Virginia, Longest Pass 34 vs. Auburn, vs. Virginia, by Auburn, by Florida State, First Downs 19 vs. Auburn, vs. Wake Forest, by Auburn, by Maryland, vs. Central Michigan, Total Touchdowns 2 vs. Auburn, vs. Wake Forest, by Auburn, by West Virginia, Points 19 vs. Auburn, vs. Guilford, by Auburn, by Alabama, Field Goals 2 vs. Auburn, vs. Texas A&M, by Auburn, by Duke, vs. Boston College, Punting Average (3 punts) 41.5 vs. Auburn, vs. Wake Forest, by Auburn, by Wake Forest, Time of Possession 30:29 vs. Auburn, :58 vs. North Carolina, :31 by Auburn, :52 by North Texas, Penalties 6 vs. Auburn, vs. NC State, by Auburn, by Mississippi State, Penalty Yards 55 vs. Auburn, vs. NC State, by Auburn, by Mississippi State, Turnovers 2 vs. Auburn, vs. Florida, by Auburn, by Georgia, Third-Down Conversions 6-17 vs. Auburn, vs. Western Carolina, by Auburn, by Georgia, Third-Down Conversion % 35.3 vs. Auburn, vs. Wake Forest, by Auburn, by Florida State, Field Position* 23 vs. Auburn, vs. Florida Atlantic, by Auburn, by Wake Forest, Punt Return Yards 0 vs. Auburn, vs. Georgia Tech, by Auburn, by Florida State, Kickoff Return Yards 16 vs. Auburn, vs. Florida State, by Auburn, by North Carolina, Interception Return Yards 0 vs. Auburn, vs. Maryland, by Auburn, by Auburn, Interceptions By Defense 2 vs. Auburn, vs. South Carolina, by Auburn, by South Carolina, vs. NC State, Fumble Return Yards 0 vs. Auburn, vs. Virginia, by Auburn, by West Virginia, Sacks 4 vs. Auburn, vs. Furman, by Auburn, by Florida State, by Virginia, INDIVIDUAL Category 2016 Clemson Individual Best Clemson Individual Record 2016 Opponent Individual Best Opponent Individual Record Total Offense 269 by Deshaun Watson vs. Auburn, by Tajh Boyd vs. NC State, by Sean White (Auburn), by Chris Weinke (Florida State), Rushing Yards 123 by Wayne Gallman vs. Auburn, by Raymond Priester vs. Duke, by Kerryon Johnson (Auburn), by Steve Wadiak (South Carolina), Carries 30 by Wayne Gallman vs. Auburn, by many (3) 23 by Kerryon Johnson (Auburn), by James McDougald (Wake Forest), Rushing Touchdowns 1 by Wayne Gallman vs. Auburn, by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, by Kerryon Johnson (Auburn), by many (3) 5 by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, Longest Carry 20 by Wayne Gallman vs. Auburn, by Banks McFadden vs. Presbyterian College, by Kerryon Johnson (Auburn), Steve Atkins (Maryland), by Buck George vs. Furman, Passing Yards 248 by Wayne Gallman vs. Auburn, by Tajh Boyd vs. Syracuse, by Sean White (Auburn), by Chris Weinke (Florida State), Completions 19 by Deshaun Watson vs. Auburn, by Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, by Sean White (Auburn), by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), Passing Attempts 34 by Deshaun Watson vs. Auburn, by Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, by Sean White (Auburn), by Kip Allen (The Citadel), by George Godsey (Georgia Tech), Completion % (10 comp.) 55.9 by Deshaun Watson vs. Auburn, by Cole Stoudt vs. SC State, by Sean White (Auburn), by Darian Durant (North Carolina), Passing Efficiency (10 comp.) by Deshaun Watson vs. Auburn, by Tajh Boyd vs. Syracuse, by Sean White (Auburn), by Mike Elkins (Wake Forest), Passing Touchdowns 1 by Deshaun Watson vs. Auburn, by Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, by Geno Smith (West Va.), Receptions 19 by Deshaun Watson vs. Auburn, by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, by Marcus Davis (Auburn), by Kelly Campbell (Ga.Tech), Receiving Yards 248 by Deshaun Watson vs. Auburn, by Sammy Watkins vs. Ohio State, by Marcus Davis (Auburn), by Peter Warrick (Florida State), Receiving Touchdowns 1 by Hunter Renfrow vs. Auburn, by many (4), many times (5) by Torry Holt (NC State), by Tavon Austin (West Virginia), All Purpose Yards 174 by Mike Williams vs. Auburn, by Sammy Watkins vs. Maryland, by Kerryon Johnson (Auburn), by Tobais Palmer (NC State), Total Touchdowns 1 by Wayne Gallman vs. Auburn, by Stumpy Banks vs. Furman, by Kerryon Johnson (Auburn), by many (6) 1 by Hunter Renfrow vs. Auburn, 9-3 by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, Points 7 by Greg Huegel vs. Auburn, by Maxcey Welch vs. Newberry, by Daniel Carlson (Auburn), by many (6) Field Goals 2 by Greg Huegel vs. Auburn, by Jad Dean vs. Texas A&M, by Daniel Carlson (Auburn), by Vince Fusco (Duke), by Richard Jackson vs. Boston College, Longest Field Goal 40 by Greg Huegel vs. Auburn, by Spencer Benton vs. Ball State, by Daniel Carlson (Auburn), by Kevin Butler (Georgia), Punting Average (3 punts) 41.5 by Andy Teasdall vs. Auburn, by Dale Hatcher vs. Kentucky, by Kevin Phillips (Auburn), 9-3 Punt Return Yards by Don Kelley vs. Maryland, 10-20, Kickoff Return Yards 16 by Artavis Scott vs. Auburn, by Justin Miller vs. Florida State, by Johnathan Ford (Auburn), 9-3 Interception Return Yards by Willie Underwood vs. South Carolina, by Dennis Tabron (Duke), Interceptions 1 by Ben Boulware vs. Auburn, by many (5) 1 by Joshua Holsey (Auburn), by Jim Dooley (Miami (FL)), by Jadar Johnson vs. Auburn, 9-3 Fumble Return Yards by Antwan Edwards vs. Virginia, Tackles 14 by Kendall Joseph vs. Auburn, by Keith Adams vs. South Carolina, by Nick Ruffin (Auburn), by Ed Stetz (Wake Forest), Tackles For Loss 2.5 by Christian Wilkins vs. Auburn, by Keith Adams vs. Duke, by Johnathan Ford (Auburn), by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, Sacks 1 by many (4) vs. Auburn, by Keith Adams vs. Duke, by Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), by Andre Branch vs. Virginia Tech, * - average starting field position in teams own territory; Note: Numbers in (parentheses) denote minimums; bold denotes a Clemson home game.

21 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 CLEMSON S LONGEST PLAYS Yds Player(s) Type Opp 34 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 26 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 22 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 20 Watson to A. Scott Pass AUB 20 Watson to M. Williams Pass AUB 20 Gallman Rush AUB * - touchdown; Note: Offensive plays only; bold denotes a Clemson home game. * - in opponent s territory; - red-zone possession (first-and-10 inside the opponent 21); Note: Bolded lines denote scoring drives.

22 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 OPPONENTS LONGEST PLAYS Yds Player(s) Type Team 43 White to Davis Pass AUB 21 White to Davis Pass AUB 18 Johnson to Davis Pass AUB 18 Johnson Rush AUB 16 White to Davis Pass AUB 16 White to Stevens Pass AUB * - touchdown; Note: Offensive plays only; bold denotes a Clemson home game. * - in opponent s territory; - red-zone possession (first-and-10 inside the opponent 21); Note: Bolded lines denote scoring drives.

23 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 C.J. Fuller 10, WF 15 42, MIA , 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 12, SCS , SCS 14 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 3, WOF 15 4, WOF , WOF , WOF Nick Schuessler 9, WOF 15 11, WOF , WOF , GT 15 4 Deshaun Watson 35, SYR 15 48, SYR , WOF , UNC 14 6, UNC 14 74, UNC 14 # Player ºEfficiency ºYards/Attempts ºYards/Completions Interceptions Plays Total Offense 2 Kelly Bryant , 15 17, WF 15 62, WF Nick Schuessler 156.7, WOF , WOF 15 73, WOF 15 4 Deshaun Watson 238.9, NCS , USC , USC 14 2, Many 97, UNC , ALA 15 RECEIVING # Player Receptions Yards Yards/Receptions Touchdowns Long 8 Deon Cain 5, GT 15, SC 15 97, BC , NCS 15 1, Many (5) 67, BC Adam Choice 4, FSU 14 46, FSU , FSU , NCS C.J. Davidson 3, OSU 13 27, OSU , OSU , OSU Adrien Dunn 2, SCS 14 17, GSU , GSU 14 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 15 2, GT 15 44, CIT Ray-Ray McCloud 8, WOF 15 80, WOF , WOF 15 1, NCS 15 36, NCS Hunter Renfrow 7, ALA 15 93, NCS , NCS 15 2, ALA 15 57, NCS Seth Ryan 1, WOF 15, MIA 15 10, WOF , WOF 15 3 Artavis Scott 12, SYR , USC , SCS 14 2, many (3) 70, USC 14 1 Trevion Thompson 3, GT 15 47, GT , GT , GT 15 7 Mike Williams 9, OKL 14, AUB , AUB , UGA 14 2, many (2) 56, NCS 14 TACKLES # Player Tackles 21 Adrian Baker 4, WF Ben Boulware 14, FSU Jaquarius Brice 1, WOF Austin Bryant 9, APP Ryan Carter 4, LOU 15, WF J.D. Davis 2, WF Judah Davis 4, WF Clelin Ferrell 3, AUB Mark Fields 1, many 67 Albert Huggins 6, APP Denzel Johnson 1, AUB Jadar Johnson 5, CIT 13, AUB Kendall Joseph 14, AUB 16 1 Jayron Kearse 12, WOF Tre Lamar 4, AUB Dexter Lawrence 10, AUB 16 6 Dorian O Daniel 10, GT Scott Pagano 12, GT Jabril Robinson 8, WOF James Skalski 1, AUB Van Smith 9, AUB Cordrea Tankersley 9, AUB Carlos Watkins 9, LOU 15, ND Korrin Wiggins 6, OU Christian Wilkins 10, LOU 15, OU Jalen Williams 3, APP 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 TRO SCS GAT LOU BC NCS FSU SYR PIT WFU USC LT Hyatt LG Hearn C Guillermo RG Crowder RT Fruhmorgen TE Leggett WR/TE G. Williams QB Watson RB Gallman WR A. Scott WR M. Williams DE DT DT DE SLB/NB MLB WLB CB S S CB PK P Wilkins Watkins Pagano Ferrell O Daniel Joseph Boulware Carter J. Johnson V. Smith Tankersley Huegel Teasdall Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game.

24 PARTICIPATION # Player AUB TRO SCS GT LOU BC NCS FSU SYR PIT WFU USC Total 2016 G-S Career G-S 21 Adrian Baker, CB Ben Boulware, LB * Jaquarius Brice, DE Austin Bryant, DE Kelly Bryant, QB Deon Cain, WR Ryan Carter, CB * Adam Choice, RB Tyrone Crowder, OG * J.D. Davis, LB ST Judah Davis, LB ST Adrien Dunn, WR Tyshon Dye, RB Marcus Edmond, CB David Estes, LS ST Justin Falcinelli, OL Clelin Ferrell, DE * Mark Fields, CB Jake Fruhmorgen, OT * C.J. Fuller, RB ST Wayne Gallman, RB * D.J. Greenlee, TE Christian Groomes, PK Jay Guillermo, C * Taylor Hearn, OL * Greg Huegel, PK ST Albert Huggins, DT Mitch Hyatt, LT * Denzel Johnson ST Jadar Johnson, S * Kendall Joseph, LB * Tre Lamar, LB Dexter Lawrence, DT Jordan Leggett, TE * Sean Mac Lain, WR Ray-Ray McCloud, WR Maverick Morris, OG ST Tanner Muse, S ST Dorian O Daniel, LB * Scott Pagano, DT * Grant Radakovich, TE ST Chris Register, DE Hunter Renfrow, WR Milan Richard, TE Jabril Robinson, DT Seth Ryan, WR ST Nick Schuessler, QB Artavis Scott, WR * James Skalski, LB ST Cannon Smith, TE ST Chad Smith, LB ST Van Smith, DB * Alex Spence, PK Cordrea Tankersley, CB * Andy Teasdall, P ST Trevion Thompson, WR K Von Wallace, DB ST Carlos Watkins, DT * Deshaun Watson, QB * Korrin Wiggins, S/LB Christian Wilkins, DT * Garrett Williams, TE * Jalen Williams, LB Mike Williams, WR * Richard Yeargin, DE * - start; ST - special teams only; Note: Numbers do not necessarily denote official plays, but rather non-special-team snaps; bold denotes a Clemson home game.

25 DEFENSIVE STATS GAME 1 CLEMSON AT AUBURN SEPT. 3, 2016 JORDAN-HARE STADIUM AUBURN, ALA. # Player Snaps FH Ast Total TFL Sacks PBU QP ST 34 Kendall Joseph * Dexter Lawrence Van Smith * Cordrea Tankersley * Ben Boulware * Christian Wilkins * Carlos Watkins * Jadar Johnson * Tre Lamar Dorian O Daniel * Clelin Ferrell * Scott Pagano * Korrin Wiggins Richard Yeargin Jalen Williams Ryan Carter * Mark Fields Denzel Johnson Ray-Ray McCloud James Skaiski Chris Register Totals CF - (1) Boulware 1 RF - (1) Wilkins 1 INT - (2) Boulware 1, Johnson 1 Takeaways - (3) Boulware 1, Johnson 1, Wilkins 1 BK - (0) * - start; ST - denotes special teams tackle

26 #2 CLEMSON 19 AUBURN 13 SEPT. 3, 2016 JORDAN-HARE STADIUM AUBURN, ALA. 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 final 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 first 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 backfield. With just seven seconds left before the half, Greg Huegel tacked on a 30-yard field 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 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 0.5-1