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1 NO. 3/2 CLEMSON (4-0, 1-0 ACC) vs. RV/RV SYRACUSE (4-0, 1-0 ACC) SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 NOON ET MEMORIAL STADIUM (81,500) CLEMSON, S.C. Ti TELEVISION: ABC (Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe) RADIO: Clemson Tigers Network (Don Munson, Rodney Williams, Reggie Merriweather) **Sirius 98, XM 193, Internet 955** CLEMSON HOSTS SYRACUSE ON HALL OF FAME DAY AT MEMORIAL STADIUM Clemson returns to Death Valley for its first home game of conference play on Saturday, Sept. 29 when the Tigers play host to the Syracuse Orange. Kickoff from Memorial Stadium is scheduled for noon ET. Last week, Clemson opened ACC play with a road win against Georgia Tech. The victory was a team win in nearly every conceivable sense of the term, as all 72 players that dressed earned playing time in the contest. On offense, Clemson's balance was on display, as Clemson both rushed and passed for more than 200 yards on the day. The Tigers averaged 7.3 yards per play and have now averaged 7.0 or more yards per play in four straight games for the first time in records available dating back to Defensively, the Tigers held Georgia Tech's offense to 146 rushing yards, 247 yards below the Yellow Jackets' FBS-leading 393-yard average entering the contest. Clemson enters this week ranked No. 4 in the country in total defense (251.8 yards per game) and ranks in the Top 20 in passing defense (No. 8, 143.8), rushing defense (No. 18, 103.5) and scoring defense (No. 16, 15.3 points per game). Saturday's game has been designated as Hall of Fame Day, as the Clemson University Block C Club will induct 10 members into the school s athletic Hall of Fame. The organization has honored former student-athletes, coaches and administrators since 1973 when Frank Howard, Banks McFadden, Joe Blalock, Fred Cone, and Billy O Dell were inducted as charter members. For more information on this year's inductees, see Page 13. GAME CENTER CLEMSON/SYRACUSE SERIES HISTORY: - OVERALL: Clemson leads series, HOME: Clemson leads series, ROAD: Clemson leads series, NEUTRAL: Clemson trails, LAST MEETING: Oct. 13, 2017 (27-24, L) - STREAK: Syracuse, Won SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent TV Score/Time (ET) 9/1 vs. FURMAN 1 ACC 48-7 W 9/8 at Texas A&M ESPN W 9/15 vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 2 ESPNU 38-7 W 9/22 at Georgia Tech* ABC W 9/29 vs. SYRACUSE* 3 ABC Noon 10/6 at Wake Forest* TBA TBA 10/13 - OPEN DATE - 10/20 vs. NC STATE* 4 TBA TBA 10/27 at Florida State* TBA TBA 11/3 vs. LOUISVILLE* 5 TBA TBA 11/10 at Boston College* TBA TBA 11/17 vs. DUKE* 6 TBA TBA 11/24 vs. SOUTH CAROLINA 7 TBA TBA * - ACC contest; Note: Home games in bold; 1 Football Reunion Day; 2 Family Weekend; 3 Hall of Fame Day; 4 Homecoming; 5 IPTAY Day; 6 Military Appreciation Day; 7 Solid Orange Day CREDENTIALS GAME CREDENTIALS Media wishing to apply for credentials to cover Clemson Football games at Memorial Stadium will be asked to apply at Please contact Libby Kehn at elizabk@clemson.edu with any questions or concerns. WEEKLY ACCESS Media members without season credentials should contact Ross Taylor to request access to player and coach media availability at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex. All credentialing decisions are made in accordance with the Clemson University Athletics Media Credential Policy, available at /mediapolicy. MEDIA AVAILABILITY DABO SWINNEY PRESS CONFERENCE Head Coach Dabo Swinney holds his weekly press conference at the Team Meeting Room on the second floor of the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex each Tuesday at 11 a.m. Each Tuesday press conference will be available on. COORDINATOR AVAILABILITY A Clemson offensive coordinator either Tony Elliott or Jeff Scott will be available on Mondays at 11:45 a.m. at the Poe Indoor Facility. Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables will be available at the Poe Indoor Facility on Mondays at noon. STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS The majority of Clemson student-athlete interviews are held each Monday in the Poe Indoor Facility. Contact Ross Taylor each Sunday by 4 p.m. with your requests for the week. Monday availability will typically start at 11 a.m. A few players may also be made available after Coach Swinney s Tuesday press conference. ACC COACHES TELECONFERENCE The ACC holds a teleconference for the media every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m., to 1 p.m. The first session is Aug. 29 and the last is Nov. 21. The final teleconference (Nov. 20) is held on Tuesday of Thanksgiving week. The teleconference is live streamed on TheACC.com. Please reach out to the ACC to inquire about call access. Time Head Coach Team 10:40 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall Virginia 10:50 a.m. Dabo Swinney Clemson 11 a.m. Bobby Petrino Louisville 11:10 a.m. Dino Babers Syracuse 11:20 a.m. Larry Fedora North Carolina 11:30 a.m. Paul Johnson Georgia Tech 11:40 a.m. Willie Taggart Florida State 11:50 a.m. Justin Fuente Virginia Tech Noon Dave Clawson Wake Forest 12:10 p.m. Pat Narduzzi Pittsburgh 12:20 p.m. Steve Addazio Boston College 12:30 p.m. David Cutcliffe Duke 12:40 p.m. Dave Doeren NC State 12:50 p.m. Mark Richt Miami (Fla.) SWINNEY SUNDAY TELECONFERENCE Head Coach Dabo Swinney will hold a teleconference each Sunday at 6 p.m. Contact Ross Taylor to request access to the call. CLEMSON FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS ROSS TAYLOR Primary Contact rt5@clemson.edu O: C: BRIAN HENNESSY Secondary Contact bhennes@clemson.edu O: C: LIBBY KEHN Credentials elizabk@clemson.edu JONATHAN GANTT Associate AD jdgantt@clemson.edu O: NIK CONKLIN Feature Video Production nconkli@clemson.edu O: JEFF KALLIN Design & Digital kallin@clemson.edu O: Athletic Communications: Ticket Office Phone CLEMSON Social Media Website(s) DaboSwinney.com Practice Facility: Allen N. Reeves Football Complex, 100 Reeves Lane Clemson, SC Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31 Clemson, SC

2 NOTES QUICK FACTS - CLEMSON Nickname Tigers Location Clemson, S.C Colors Tiger Orange & Regalia Founded 1889 Enrollment ( ) 24,387 President Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County 85) Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) 80) Conference Atlantic Coast Conference (Atlantic Division) Facility (Capacity) Memorial Stadium (81,500) Year Opened 1942 Record Crowd 86,092 (Oct. 23, 1999 vs. Florida State) Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama '93) Years as a full-time college coach* 23 Winning seasons (HC & Asst.)* 20 Bowl seasons (HC & Asst.)* 19 Record as an assistant coach (.645) Record as a head coach^ (.778) Record at Clemson (HC & Asst.) (.729) * entering 2018; ^ all at Clemson First Year of Football 1896 Seasons of Football (inc. 2018) 123 Overall Record Record in ACC Play (since 1953) ACC regular season play* ACC Championship Games 4-1 * According to ACC records National Championships 2 (1981, 2016) Conference Championships 23 SIAA (4) 1900,02,03^,06^ Southern (2) 1940,48 ACC (17) 1956,58,59,65,66,67,78,81,82, 86,87,88,91,2011,15,16,17 ^ indicates co-championship Bowl Appearances 42 Bowl Record First appearance 1939 (Cotton Bowl) College Football Playoff Berths , 2016*, 2017 * denotes National Championship Consensus All-Americans 25* *Counts Terry Kinard ( ) and Vic Beasley ( ) twice for earning multiple selections AP First-Team All-Americans 22* *Counts Terry Kinard ( ) twice for earning multiple selections QUICK FACTS - SYRACUSE Location Syracuse, N.Y. Enrollment 22,484 President Kent Syverud Athletic Director John Wildhack Nickname Orange Colors White, Orange Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Home Field (Capacity) Carrier Dome (49,250) Head Coach Dino Babers Record at School (2+) Career Record (6+) Weekly Press Conference Monday, 11:30 A.M. Offensive Coordinator Mike Lynch Defensive Coordinator Brian Ward Lettermen Returning/Lost 42/18 Starters Returning/Lost 15/9 Football ACD Mike Morrison mdmorris@syr.edu Phone ACD Overnight Address 105W Manley Field House; 1301 East Colvin Street; Syracuse, NY Athletic Website Cuse.com WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK - Clemson attempting to open 5-0 for the fourth straight season and for the sixth time in the last eight years. - Clemson winning its first five games of a season for the sixth time under Head Coach Dabo Swinney (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017). Clemson's five 5-0 starts under Swinney are already the most under any head coach in school history (Josh Cody, 3; Frank Howard, 2; Danny Ford, 2; Tommy Bowden, 1; John Heisman, 1) - Clemson winning its first ACC home game of the season for an eighth consecutive year. Clemson has won every ACC home opener dating back to An eighth straight victory by Clemson in its ACC home opener would match the longest streak in program history, set across the seasons under head coaches Frank Howard and Cecil Ingram. - Clemson winning the 23rd of its last 24 games against ACC Atlantic Division opponents. - Clemson improving to 5-2 all-time against Syracuse, including a 3-0 record in games played at Clemson. - Clemson winning its 11th consecutive game at Memorial Stadium, dating back to a 56-7 win against South Carolina on Nov. 25, The current 10-game streak is Clemson's third-longest home winning streak in Dabo Swinney s tenure as head coach (21 from , 13 from ). - Clemson defeating an ACC foe for the 29th time in its last 31 opportunities, including conference championship games, dating back to Clemson improving to 35-4 in ACC contests at Memorial Stadium under Head Coach Dabo Swinney. - Clemson winning its fifth game in the month of September. It would be the seventh time in program history that the Tigers have won five games in a single month (October 1977, October 1981, November 1991, September 2000, October 2015 and September 2017). - Clemson extending its winning streak in Saturday games to 21 to tie the longest Saturday winning streak in school history from the campaigns. The current 20-game streak is the longest of any Power Five school in the country. - Clemson winning its 18th consecutive game in the month of September, dating back to The current streak is already the longest in school history. - Clemson recording at least three sacks in a fifth straight game for the first time since a nine-game stretch spanning the second through 10th games of the 2014 season. - Clemson forcing a takeaway in a 13th consecutive contest, which would be the program's longest streak since a 15-game stretch across the seasons. - Clemson attempting to hold their opponents without a first-half touchdown for the eighth time in the last 10 games. - Clemson holding opponents out of the end zone in the first half of an 11th consecutive home game. Clemson has not allowed a first-half touchdown at Memorial Stadium since Nov. 12, 2016 against Pittsburgh. - Clemson reaching 40 points in consecutive games for the first time since the South Carolina and Virginia Tech games in Clemson scoring 38 or more points in three straight games for the first time since the final game of the 2014 season and the first two games of the 2015 season. It would be the school's first time doing so in a single season since a four-game streak in games 8-11 of the 2013 season. - Clemson rushing for 200 yards in a third consecutive game for the first time since games 8-10 of the 2017 season against Georgia Tech, NC State and Florida State. - Clemson throwing four or more touchdown passes in back-to-back games for the first time since the Louisville (five) and Boston College (four) games in Clemson averaging 7.0 or more yards per play for a fifth consecutive game. The current four-game streak is already the longest recorded streak in Clemson records available back to Clemson attempting to reach 200 passing yards and 200 rushing yards in three straight games for the first time since the South Carolina, North Carolina and Oklahoma games in Clemson is 37-0 when eclipsing 200 yards in each category under Head Coach Dabo Swinney. - Clemson completing touchdown passes to at least four different receivers in three games in a single season for the first time since 2013 (Wake Forest, Syracuse and The Citadel). Four different receivers caught touchdown passes for Clemson in wins vs. Furman and Georgia Tech this year. - Clemson's defense scoring a touchdown in consecutive games for the first time since 2006, when Nick Watkins scored on a 26-yard interception return vs. Louisiana Tech a week prior to Gaines Adams scoring on a 66-yard fumble return at Wake Forest. - Kelly Bryant (973) entering the game 27 yards away from reaching 1,000 career rushing yards. Travis Etienne and Tavien Feaster reached 1,000 career rushing yards against Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech, respectively, and Clemson will attempt to become the fifth FBS team with three active career 1,000-yard rushers (Ball State, Georgia Tech, SMU, Syracuse). - Bryant (4,311) accounting for 304 yards of total offense to pass Homer Jordan (4,614) and move into the Top 10 in Clemson history in career total offense. - Bryant (311) completing 23 passes to pass Rodney Williams (333 from ) for eighth-most career completions in Clemson history. - Bryant (3,338) chasing No. 13 Mike Eppley (3,354), No. 12 Brandon Streeter (3,504), No. 11 Homer Jordan (3,643) and No. 10 Tommy Kendrick (3,893) to enter the Top 10 in school history in career passing yards. - Bryant (16) chasing Nos. 14 Brandon Streeter and Cole Stoudt (17), No. 13 Harvey White (18) and No. 12 Will Proctor (19) on the school's all-time leaderboard for career touchdown passes. - Travis Etienne rushing for 100 yards to become the first Clemson player to rush for 100 yards in three straight games since both Wayne Gallman and Deshaun Watson accomplished the feat against South Carolina, North Carolina and Oklahoma in Etienne rushing for a touchdown for a fifth consecutive game to break his career-long streak for consecutive games with a rushing touchdown (four, once in 2017 and currently in 2018). - Etienne becoming the first Clemson player to rush for a touchdown in five straight games since Wayne Gallman's seven-game streak in games 8-14 in Etienne (7.56) and Tavien Feaster (6.11) entering the game atop Clemson's all-time leaderboard in career yards per carry (min. 1,000 yards). - Etienne catching a touchdown in consecutive games for the first time in his career. He would become the first Clemson running back to catch a touchdown in back-to-back games since C.J. Spiller against Florida State and NC State in Defensive end Clelin Ferrell entering the week with 20.5 career sacks, third-most among active players in the FBS and the most among non-seniors. His 5.0 2

3 sacks this season are tied for second-most in the FBS. - Wide receiver Tee Higgins catching a touchdown in consecutive games for the first time in his career. - Kicker Greg Huegel (300) chasing No. 4 Nelson Welch (301) and No. 3 C.J. Spiller (308) on the program's all-time career scoring list. - Huegel (46) kicking two field goals to pass David Treadwell (47) for seventh-most made field goals in a career in school history. - Huegel (46) kicking four field goals to join Nelson Welch, Chandler Catanzaro, Obed Ariri, Chris Gardocki, Aaron Hunt and Jad Dean as the only players to connect on at least 50 career field goals with Clemson. - Huegel (162) kicking three extra points to move past Aaron Hunt (164 from ) for second-most career extra points in Clemson history. - Tackle Mitch Hyatt (3,095) chasing No. 3 Kyle Young (3,097) and No. 2 Landon Walker (3,131) on the school's all-time leaderboard for career snaps from scrimmage. - Hyatt making his 47th career start to pull within two starts of tying and three starts of breaking Landon Walker's school record for career starts by an offensive tackle (49). Walker also shares the mark for most starts by an offensive lineman with center Dalton Freeman. - Hyatt (46) tying OG Eric Harmon, OT Jim Bundren, OG Glenn Rountree and PK Aaron Hunt (47) for fourthmost career starts in Clemson history. - Defensive linemen Dexter Lawrence (three) blocking his fourth career placekick to tie Jarvis Jenkins' school record for most career blocked placekicks (four from ). - Quarterback Trevor Lawrence potentially becoming only the sixth true freshman to start at quarterback for Clemson all-time, joining Steve Fuller (1975), Willie Jordan (1975), Patrick Sapp (1992), Nealon Greene (1994) and Deshaun Watson (2014). - Lawrence attempting to become the first Clemson player to throw four touchdown passes in consecutive games since Deshaun Watson vs. Louisville (five) and Boston College (four) in Lawrence becoming the first Clemson freshman with back-to-back games of four or more passing touchdowns since Charlie Whitehurst against North Carolina and Duke in Lawrence would become the first true freshman to accomplish the feat for Clemson, as Whitehurst had redshirted in Hunter Renfrow (32) catching a pass to extend his streak of consecutive games played with a reception to NOTES Renfrow (149) catching a pass to become only the 10th player in school history to record 150 career receptions. - Renfrow (149) catching two passes to pass Perry Tuttle (150 from ) for the ninth-most career receptions in school history. - Renfrow (15) recording his 16th career touchdown reception to tie Terrance Roulhac, Derrick Hamilton and Jacoby Ford (16 each) for 10th most career touchdown receptions in Clemson history. - Renfrow catching a touchdown in back-to-back games for the first time since games against The Citadel and South Carolina in Wide receiver Justyn Ross becoming the first Clemson player to catch a touchdown in three straight games since Mike Williams' four-game streak in the final four regular season contests of Christian Wilkins making his 35th career start. The Clemson record for career starts by a defensive tackle is 40, set by Jim Stuckey from (Note: Wilkins has also started at defensive end in his career but is currently listed at tackle). -- THE ACC COMES TO CLEMSON -- FIRST CONFERENCE HOME GAME After opening conference play against Georgia Tech in Atlanta last week, Clemson will return to Memorial Stadium for its first home ACC game of the season on Saturday. Since joining the ACC in 1953, Clemson is in its first ACC home game of each season. Interestingly, despite having competed in the ACC for 65 years prior to 2018, Clemson has only hosted ACC teams in 64 of those campaigns. In the league's second year in 1954, Clemson played all three of its conference games away from home, including road games at South Carolina and at Maryland and a neutral site contest against Wake Forest in Charlotte. Clemson will be seeking its eighth consecutive victory in the first home game of conference play. The last time Clemson dropped its first home ACC contest was in 2010, the last year prior to Clemson's current stretch of seven consecutive 10-win seasons. An eighth consecutive victory would tie the program's longest streak of wins in the first home game of ACC play, matching the mark set from CLEMSON IN FIRST CONFERENCE HOME GAME SINCE JOINING ACC IN 1953 ( ) Year Rank^ Opponent W-L CU-Opp /3 Maryland L /- Wake Forest W /- Virginia W /13 North Carolina State L /- Virginia W /- North Carolina State W /- Virginia W /- Maryland L /- Duke L /- North Carolina State L /- Virginia W /- North Carolina State W /- Virginia W /- Wake Forest W /- Duke W /- Wake Forest W /- Virginia W /- Wake Forest W 10-9 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE COACHES HC Dabo Swinney DAH-boh SWEE-nee AHC/STC/TE Coach Danny Pearman PEER-man DE Coach Lemanski Hall LUH-man-skee PLAYERS S Kyle Cote S Peter Cote RB Travis Etienne C Justin Falcinelli DE Clelin Ferrell OL Zach Giella PK Greg Huegel DE Xavier Kelly WR Derion Kendrick RB Ryan Mac Lain DL Justin Mascoll S Tanner Muse TE Milan Richard LB James Skalski LB Baylon Spector CB A.J. Terrell DL Xavier Thomas WR Trevion Thompson DB K'Von Wallace COHT-ee COHT-ee EE-tee-ehn fal-sih-nehl-ee CLEE-lihn jee-eh-luh HYOO-guhl ehx-zayv-yuhr DAYR-ee-ahn mak-layn MA-skohl Muze MY-lynn RITCH-erd SKAL-skee BAY-lehn teh-rehl ehx-zayv-yuhr TRAY-vee-ahn KAY-vahn HOMETOWNS/HIGH SCHOOLS Belton-Honea Path HS (Kendall Joseph) HUHN-ee-uh Olathe, Kan. (Isaiah Simmons) oh-lay-thuh Pavo, Ga. (Austin Bryant) PAY-voh Socastee HS (Cole & Hunter Renfrow) SAHK-uh-stee ACC STANDINGS ATLANTIC DIVISION SCHOOL ACC PCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL DIVISION STREAK Clemson W4 Syracuse W4 Boston College L1 NC State W3 Louisville L1 Wake Forest L2 Florida State W1 COASTAL DIVISION SCHOOL ACC PCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL DIVISION STREAK Virginia W2 Virginia Tech L1 North Carolina W1 Pittsburgh L1 Duke W4 Miami W3 Georgia Tech L3 3

4 NOTES 2018 HONORS AND WATCH LISTS HEAD COACH DABO SWINNEY - Dodd Trophy Watch List #2 KELLY BRYANT, QB - Maxwell Award Watch List - O'Brien Award Watch List - Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List - CFPA National Performer of the Year Watch List #5 TEE HIGGINS, WR - ACC Receiver of the Week (at Texas A&M) #7 AUSTIN BRYANT, DL - Preseason All-ACC - Nagurski Trophy Watch List - Ted Hendricks Award Watch List #9 TRAVIS ETIENNE, RB - Maxwell Award Watch List - Doak Walker Award Watch List - ACC Running Back of the Week (at Georgia Tech) #13 HUNTER RENFROW, WR - Preseason All-ACC #16 TREVOR LAWRENCE, QB - ACC Rookie of the Week (at Georgia Tech) #34 KENDALL JOSEPH, LB - Preseason All-ACC - Butkus Award Watch List #42 CHRISTIAN WILKINS, DL - Preseason All-ACC - Preseason All-American (AP, ESPN) - Maxwell Award Watch List - Bednarik Award Watch List - Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List - Outland Trophy Watch List - Nagurski Trophy Watch List - Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List - Wuerffel Trophy Nominee #50 JUSTIN FALCINELLI, OL - Preseason All-ACC - Outland Trophy Watch List - Rimington Trophy Watch List #57 TRE LAMAR, LB - Butkus Award Watch List #73 TREMAYNE ANCHRUM, OL - ACC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Furman) #75 MITCH HYATT, OL - Preseason All-ACC - Preseason All-American (AP) - Outland Trophy Watch List - ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week (at Texas A&M) #76 SEAN POLLARD, OL - Wuerffel Trophy Nominee - AFCA Good Works Team #80 MILAN RICHARD, TE - Mackey Award Watch List #90 DEXTER LAWRENCE, DL - Preseason All-ACC - Preseason All-American (AP) - Bednarik Award Watch List - Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List - Outland Trophy Watch List - Nagurski Trophy Watch List - Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List #92 GREG HUEGEL, PK - Groza Award Watch List #99 CLELIN FERRELL, DL - Preseason All-ACC - Preseason All-American (AP, ESPN) - Bednarik Award Watch List - Nagurski Trophy Watch List - Ted Hendricks Award Watch List - ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (at Texas A&M) /- Duke L /- Virginia W /- Duke W /- Wake Forest W /- Duke T /10 Maryland L /- Duke W /- Maryland L /- Duke L /- Virginia W /- Duke W /- Georgia Tech W /- North Carolina W /- Georgia Tech L /- Duke W /- Georgia Tech W /- Duke W /- Maryland W /- Duke W /19 Georgia Tech W /5 Florida State L /- Georgia Tech W /- North Carolina State L /1 Florida State L /- Wake Forest W /5 Florida State L /- Wake Forest L /22 Virginia W /- Wake Forest W /- Virginia L /- Georgia Tech W /25 Virginia W /- Wake Forest W /13 Miami (FL) L /- North Carolina W /19 Florida State W /- North Carolina State W /- Boston College W /16 Miami (FL) L /11 Florida State W /- Georgia Tech W /- Wake Forest W /- North Carolina W /- Georgia Tech W /3 Louisville W /- Boston College W 34-7 ^AP Rank (CU/Opp) -- ON THE OPPONENT -- SERIES HISTORY VS. SYRACUSE This is just the seventh meeting between Clemson and Syracuse. The Orange won the first meeting at the 1996 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville following the 1995 season by a 41-0 score. Clemson was ranked 23rd entering the game and was coming off a five-game winning streak to close the season. Syracuse was unranked going into the game, but jumped to 17th in the final USA Today poll with the win quarterbacked by Donovan McNabb. Since Syracuse joined the ACC in 2013, Clemson has won four of the five meetings. The Tigers had won four in a row by at least double digits before Syracuse ended the streak with a Friday night win over the Tigers at Syracuse. This will be the seventh consecutive game Clemson has been ranked in the top 25 entering a game with Syracuse. In two previous games in Death Valley, Clemson has outscored Syracuse, In 2013, Clemson, ranked third in the AP poll entering the game, won at Syracuse by a score behind the passing combination of Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins. Boyd threw for a then Clemson record 455 yards and five touchdown passes, while Watkins had four catches for 126 yards, including a 91-yard score from Boyd. Clemson led 35-7 at halftime. Clemson finished the game with 624 yards of total offense and averaged 8.1 yards per play in Syracuse's first ACC game. In 2014 at Memorial Stadium on Clemson s homecoming, the Tigers won, It was Syracuse s first appearance in Memorial Stadium. Clemson s No 1 ranked defense held the Orange to just 10 first downs, 88 yards rushing and 82 yards passing for 170 total in just 62 plays, a 2.7 average. Clemson had 23 first downs, 166 yards rushing and 209 passing. Wayne Gallman was a workhorse for Clemson with 28 carries for 101 yards, while C.J. Davidson added Cole Stoudt was passing for 209 yards and a touchdown. Deshaun Watson was injured and did not play. Mike Williams had 5-72 receiving and Artavis Scott added Stanton Seckinger caught a 19- yard scoring pass from Stoudt with 14:28 left to give Clemson a 16-6 lead. In 2015 at the Carrier Dome, the Tigers again won by 10 points, The two teams played a wild first quarter as Clemson scored three touchdowns and Syracuse two for a Clemson lead after 15 minutes. Clemson then won the second period, 10-3, to take a lead at the half. Clemson got off to a quick start with a 64-yard pass play from Deshaun Watson to Charone Peake on the game s first play. Wayne Gallman then scored on an 11-yard run. Peake later caught a four-yard scoring pass from Watson in the period. Syracuse won the third period, 7-0, and it was entering the fourth, but the Clemson defense held Syracuse to just three points, while the Tigers' Greg Huegel booted two field goals, including a 42 yarder with 3:20 left that finally gave Clemson a two-score lead. Watson completed passes for 368 yards and two scores. He also had 105 yards rushing, giving him 473 yards of total offense. Charone Peake had a career game with seven catches for 120 yards and a score. Artavis Scott had 12 receptions for 73 yards. The victory was the 10th in a row to open the season for the Tigers and moved Clemson to No. 1 in the AP poll. SYRACUSE (4-2) Year CU SYR Rank Site W-L CU SYR /- N1 L /- A W /- H W /- A W /- H W /- A L Totals N1 - Jacksonville, Fla. LAST MEETING VS. SYRACUSE Syracuse 27, Clemson 24 (Oct. 13, 2017 at Syracuse, N.Y.) Second-ranked Clemson lost its first game in 11 months as Syracuse upset the Tigers, 27-24, on a Friday night. The Orange improved to 4-3 for the season, but did not win a game the rest of the year. Clemson would not lose again until the Sugar Bowl against Alabama. Eric Dungey led Syracuse from the quarterback position, completing passes for 278 yards and three scores. He took his team on a 10-play 72-yard drive on the first possession to take a 7-0 lead. Clemson answered with a 62-yard drive on the next possession on a 37-yard scoring run by Tavien Feaster, who finished with five carries for 57 yards. Clemson also got a first-half touchdown on a 63-yard fumble return by Tanner Muse, but still trailed at intermission. Kelly Bryant, who was fro 116 yards at the time, was injured late in the first half and did not return. Freshman Zerrick Cooper played the second half and was for 88 yards. Clemson tied the score in the third on a 30-yard field 4

5 NOTES goal by Alex Spence, but Syracuse came right back to take the lead on a 30-yard pass from Dungey to Steve Ishmael, who had six catches for 73 yards. Clemson tied the score thanks to a 65-yard drive that was highlighted by a 52-yard scoring run by freshman Travis Etienne, who finished with five carries for 68 yards. Clemson running backs had 15 carries for 137 yards. Syracuse took the lead at the 9:41 mark on a field goal that completed a 16-play, 68-yard drive. Syracuse got the ball back with six minutes left and ran out the clock. LAST MEETING IN CLEMSON Clemson 54, Syracuse 0 (Nov. 5, 2016) Clemson scored 30 points in the first half and went on to a 54-0 win over Syracuse on Nov. 5, 2016 at Memorial Stadium. The victory was Clemson's ninth in a row to open the 2016 season and the 44th in a row over an unranked team for the Tigers. Clemson had 192 yards rushing and 370 passing as the Tigers outgained the Orange, The Tigers had 28 first downs and controlled the clock for 32:27. Clemson gained 562 yards and scored 54 points, and produced two 100-yard receivers who play the same position. Dean Cain had five catches for 125 yards and two scores, while Mike Williams added six catches for 106 yards and a score. For the first time in the seasons, Deshaun Watson was not Clemson s leading passer. Graduate student Nick Schuessler completed passes for 177 yards, while Watson hit on for 169 and two scores. Wayne Gallman led the Tigers in rushing with 63 yards on 10 carries and scored a touchdown. Watson added 8-36 and a score. Clemson s final score came on a 64-yard interception return for a score by safety Tanner Muse. It was the third turnover forced by the Clemson defense as the Tigers held Syracuse to 105 yards rushing and 172 yards passing. MUSE VS. 'CUSE Clemson starting safety Tanner Muse scored a return for touchdown against Syracuse each of the last two years and both scores were from almost the same distance. In 2016 as a freshman, Muse had a 64- yard interception return for a score against the Orange in Clemson s 54-0 win. Last year, he had a 63-yard fumble return for a score at Syracuse. Muse was the first Clemson player to have a defensive touchdown against the same team in consecutive years since In 1996, Rahim Abdullah had a nineyard fumble return for a score against NC State. The next year he had a 74-yard fumble return for a score against the Wolfpack. ACTIVE PLAYERS: CAREER STATS VS. OPPONENT - Austin Bryant, DE: Had four tackles in 83 plays, including a tackle for loss in Played in 21 snaps in 2016 game at Clemson, but did not have a tackle. Had one tackle in five snaps in 2015 game at Syracuse. - Kelly Bryant, QB: Completed passes for 116 yards in the first half against Syracuse in It is his only regular season loss as a starting quarterback. - Adam Choice, RB: Had six carries for 22 yards and one reception for 11 yards in 18 plays as a reserve in Travis Etienne, RB: Had five carries for 68 yards, 13.6 yards a carry, at Syracuse in He had a 52- yard touchdown run in the third period. He also had two kickoff returns for 55 yards, giving him 123 all-purpose yards on just seven touches. - Tavien Feaster, RB: Had seven rushes for 57 yards, an 8.1-yard average, and scored a touchdown in 29 plays as a starter in He had 9-28 rushing in 24 plays as a reserve in Clelin Ferrell, DE: Had career high 5.5 tackles for loss, including 3.5 sacks and eight total tackles at Syracuse in 2017, earning ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week in 81 snaps as a starter. Had two tackles in 35 plays in 2016 game at Clemson as a freshman. - Mark Fields, CB: Had four tackles in 57 plays as a starter in Had three tackles in 53 plays in 2016 game at Clemson. - Greg Huegel, PK: Was 3-3 on field goals and 4-4 on extra points in 2015 Clemson win at Syracuse. Was 2-3 on field goals and 5-6 on extra points in Did not play in Albert Huggins, DT: Had one tackle in seven plays in Had one tackle in 21 plays in 2016 game at Clemson. - Denzel Johnson, S: Played in two snaps in 2016 game at Clemson. - Kendall Joseph, LB: Had team-best 12 tackles in 87 plays as a starter in Had four tackles in 44 plays in 2016 game at Clemson. - Tre Lamar, LB: Had one tackle in two plays as a reserve vs. Syracuse in Had two tackles in 21 plays in 2016 game at Clemson. - Dexter Lawrence, DT: Had season-high nine tackles in 66 plays as a starter at Syracuse in Had five tackles, including one sack, in 39 plays in 2016 game at Clemson. - Trayvon Mullen, CB: Had four tackles in 85 snaps as a starter at Syracuse in Had four tackles in 29 plays in 2016 game at Clemson. - Tanner Muse, S: Had a 63-yard fumble return for a score and a career-high 10 tackles at Syracuse in Had four tackles and one interception he returned 64 yards for a touchdown in 26 plays in 2016 game at Clemson. - Chris Register, DE: Had one tackle in 13 plays at Syracuse in Had half a tackle for loss in 13 plays in 2016 game at Clemson. - Hunter Renfrow, WR: Had five catches for 54 yards at Syracuse in Had 2-17 vs. the Orange in Had one catch for 21 yards in 18 plays as a starter in Isaiah Simmons, LB/S: Had two tackles in 24 plays as a reserve in Will Spiers, P: Had five punts for a 42.8-yard average with three punts inside the 20 at Syracuse in K Von Wallace, DB: Had three tackles in 27 yards in Did not have a tackle in four plays in Christian Wilkins, DL: Had three tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss in 79 plays as a starter in Had two tackles in 35 plays in 2016 game at Clemson. Had three tackles in 28 plays in 2015 game at Syracuse. - Jalen Williams, LB: Did not play in 2017 vs. Syracuse. Had two tackles in 17 plays in 2016 game at Clemson. CZONKA NEARLY A TIGER? All-time Syracuse great Larry Czonka visited Clemson during his recruiting process in 1963 reportedly considered Clemson, Vanderbilt, Iowa and Syracuse. Recruited by Clemson Coach Frank Howard, Czonka would have been a freshman at Clemson in 1964 and then played from Even without Czonka, the Tigers won the ACC in all three seasons. Czonka went on to an illustrious career with the RANKINGS REPORT ASSOCIATED PRESS (SEPT. 23) Rank School (First-Place Votes) Record Pts. 1 Alabama (60) Georgia Clemson (1) Ohio State LSU Oklahoma Stanford Notre Dame Penn State Auburn Washington West Virginia UCF Michigan Wisconsin Miami Kentucky Texas Oregon BYU Michigan State Duke Mississippi State California Texas Tech Others receiving votes: Colorado 83, Boise State 58, Virginia Tech 55, South Florida 50, Oklahoma State 44, Texas A&M 41, Iowa 31, South Carolina 31, Florida 29, NC State 28, Syracuse 25, TCU 24, Cincinnati 10, North Texas 10, Utah 9, Missouri 7, Ole Miss 7, Maryland 6, Buffalo 6, San Diego State 5, Arizona State 4 AMWAY USA TODAY COACHES (SEPT. 23) Rank School (First-Place Votes) Record Pts. 1 Alabama (61) Clemson (2) Georgia Ohio State (1) Oklahoma LSU Stanford Notre Dame Penn State Auburn Washington West Virginia Wisconsin UCF Michigan Miami Kentucky Michigan State Mississippi State Oregon Oklahoma State Texas Duke Virginia Tech Boise State Others receiving votes: BYU 141, South Florida 113, Syracuse 83, Colorado 73, TCU 67, NC State 61, Texas Tech 56, South Carolina 52, California 38, Washington State 34, Florida 29, Texas A&M 29, Appalachian State 25, Iowa 23, Cincinnati 22, North Texas 17, Missouri 14, Maryland 9, Boston College 8, USC 8, Arizona State 8, San Diego State 6, Troy 5, Army 4, Arkansas State 3, Virginia 3, Utah 2, Buffalo 2 5

6 NOTES Miami Dolphins and New York Giants. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. -- NOTES FROM LAST WEEK -- POSTGAME NOTES VS. GEORGIA TECH - The 28-point victory represented Clemson s largest margin of victory against Georgia Tech since a 39-3 win in The 49 points scored by Clemson against Georgia Tech were the Tigers most against the Yellow Jackets since scoring 55 points in The 49 points were the most scored by Clemson all-time at Grant Field in Atlanta since the field s opening in Clemson scored a series-best 73 points on Georgia Tech at Piedmont Park in Clemson held Georgia Tech to 146 rushing yards. The Yellow Jackets entered the day ranked No. 1 in rushing offense in the FBS, averaging yards per game. - Over the past four meetings with Georgia Tech, Clemson has limited the Yellow Jackets to 2.85 yards per carry. - Clemson recorded a advantage in rushing yards. Clemson has outrushed Georgia Tech in each of the teams last four meetings, all Clemson victories. - Clemson held Georgia Tech to three completions, Clemson s seventh time holding an opponent to five or fewer completions since 2016, the most in the FBS. - Clemson amassed 480 total yards on offense, including 232 passing and 248 rushing. It marked the third time this season that Clemson has reached 200 passing yards and 200 rushing yards in the same game and the 37th time the program has done so under Head Coach Dabo Swinney. Clemson is undefeated (37-0) in those contests. - Clemson averaged 7.3 yards per play and has now averaged at least 7.0 yards per play in all four games this season. It marks the first time Clemson has averaged 7.0 or more yards per play in four consecutive games in records available dating back to Clemson s defense opened the scoring, as Clelin Ferrell recovered a fumble in Georgia Tech s end zone. It was Clemson s first defensive touchdown of the season and the first defensive touchdown off a fumble by the Tigers since Tanner Muse s 63-yard fumble return for touchdown at Syracuse in Coach Dabo Swinney Brent Venables Jeff Scott Todd Bates Robbie Caldwell Lemanski Hall Mike Reed Brandon Streeter Coach Danny Pearman Tony Elliott Mickey Conn COACH LOCATIONS FIELD LEVEL Title(s) Head Coach Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Co-Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers Defensive Tackles Offensive Line Defensive Ends Cornerbacks Recruiting Coordinator, Quarterbacks COACHES BOOTH Title(s) Assistant Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Tight Ends Co-Offensive Coordinator, Running Backs Safeties - Ferrell s touchdown was the first defensive touchdown by a Clemson defensive lineman since Carlos Watkins pick-six against Appalachian State on Sept. 12, The defensive touchdown marked the first time that Clemson s first score of a game came from the defense since Ryan Carter recorded a 12-yard interception return for the first points of Clemson s win against South Carolina in Ferrell s fumble recovery in the end zone was Clemson s first fumble recovery touchdown of zero yards since Tavaris Barnes vs. Louisville in Clemson has now forced a takeaway in 12 consecutive contests, the program's longest streak since a 15-game stretch across the seasons. - Quarterback Trevor Lawrence completed passes for 176 yards with four touchdowns. It was the first four-touchdown passing performance by a Clemson quarterback since Deshaun Watson on Nov. 26, 2016 (six vs. South Carolina). - Lawrence became the first Clemson freshman to throw four touchdown passes since Watson on Sept. 27, 2014 (six vs. North Carolina). - Wide receiver Hunter Renfrow extended his streak of consecutive games played with a reception to 32 on a 17-yard touchdown reception from Lawrence in the second quarter. - On the ensuing extra point, kicker Greg Huegel passed James Davis (294) for sixth-most career points in school history. - The touchdown reception was Renfrow s first of the season and 15th of his career. The original walk-on is one touchdown reception away from tying Terrance Roulhac, Derrick Hamilton and Jacoby Ford (16 each) for 10th most career touchdown receptions in Clemson history. - Wide receiver Justyn Ross recorded a 53-yard touchdown on his first reception of the game. He has now recorded a touchdown reception in three out of his first four games and scored in back-to-back games for the first time in his career. - Ross became the first Clemson receiver to score a touchdown in three of the team s first four games since Artavis Scott in He is the first freshman to do so since Sammy Watkins caught a touchdown in each of his first four games in Both of Ross touchdown receptions in the last two weeks have covered 50 yards or more, including a 57- yard touchdown vs. Georgia Southern and a 53-yard touchdown against Georgia Tech. He becomes the first Clemson player to catch touchdown passes of 50 yards or more in back-to-back games since Artavis Scott vs. South Carolina and Oklahoma in Running back Travis Etienne scored the first receiving touchdown of his career on a three-yard shovel pass from Lawrence in the second quarter. - Etienne later rushed for a touchdown to match his career-long streak of four consecutive games with a rushing touchdown, equaling a four-game streak set vs. Florida State, The Citadel, South Carolina and Miami in With his seventh point of the game following Etienne s touchdown run, Huegel became the sixth player in school history to reach 300 career points, joining Chandler Catanzaro, Aaron Hunt, C.J. Spiller, Nelson Welch and Travis Zachery. - Huegel now ranks tied with Travis Zachery for fifth all-time in career scoring with 300 points. - Etienne finished the game with 122 yards on 11 carries and has now posted consecutive 100-yard rushing games for the first time in his career. - Etienne became the first Clemson player to rush for 100 yards in back-to-back games since Wayne Gallman against Wake Forest and South Carolina in With 75 rushing yards on the day, running back Tavien Feaster eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards for his career. - Feaster reached the career 1,000-yard rushing mark on a 27-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter. It marked the second straight week in which a Tiger running back scored a touchdown on the rush in which he reached 1,000 career rushing yards. - The rushing touchdown was the 11th of Feaster s career and his second of the season. - Etienne (7.56 yards/carry) and Feaster (6.11 yards/ carry) currently sit in first and second, respectively, for career yards per carry among Clemson rushers with 1,000+ yards. - Wide receiver Tee Higgins recorded a 30- yard touchdown reception, his career-high second touchdown reception of the season. - Tackle Mitch Hyatt made his 46th career start to tie PK Nelson Welch (46 from ) and P Cole Chason (46 from ) for the eighth-most career starts in Clemson history. - Cornerback A.J. Terrell recorded his first career caused fumble in the first quarter. - Defensive lineman Christian Wilkins recorded his second sack of the season in the first quarter, pushing his career total to On the play, he recorded the second caused fumble of his career, his first since Oct. 3, 2015 vs. Notre Dame. - Linebacker J.D. Davis recorded his first sack of the season -- the second of his career -- in the first quarter. - Clemson has now recorded at least three sacks in four straight games for the first time since the Tigers recorded a combined 14 sacks across the Wake Forest (four), South Carolina (three), Virginia Tech (four) and Ohio State (three) games in Linebacker Tre Lamar recorded the second caused fumble of his career -- his first of the season -- in the first quarter, knocking loose the ball eventually recovered by Ferrell for the Clemson touchdown. - Georgia Tech scored its first touchdown of the game with 2:08 remaining in the second quarter. It marked only the second first-half touchdown allowed by Clemson in its last nine games, dating back to November Clemson opened ACC play on the road for the seventh year in a row, the longest stretch in program history. Clemson has not opened conference play at home since Clemson s captains for the contest were defensive end Austin Bryant, running back Adam Choice, defensive tackle Albert Huggins and tight end Milan Richard. WITH THE WIN - Clemson has now opened 4-0 for the fourth straight season and for the fifth time in the last six years. - Clemson won its first four games of a season for the sixth time under Head Coach Dabo Swinney (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017). Clemson's five 4-0 starts under Swinney entering 2018 were already the most under any head coach in school history (Frank Howard, 4; Danny Ford, 3; Josh Cody, 3; Tommy Bowden, 2; John Heisman, 1). - Clemson opened ACC play with a victory for a fourth consecutive season, marking the program's longest such winning streak since the seasons. - Clemson earned its 31st all-time victory against Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech is one of 11 schools against whom Clemson has earned at least 30 all-time victories (South Carolina, Wake Forest, North Carolina State, Furman, Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Maryland, 6

7 NOTES Presbyterian and The Citadel). - Clemson won its fourth consecutive game against Georgia Tech, dating back to a home win in It matched Clemson's longest winning streak in the all-time series, equaling four-game winning streaks across the seasons and the campaigns. - Including a 26-7 win in 2016, Clemson has now won back-to-back road games at Georgia Tech for the first time the 2001 and Clemson recorded its 14th all-time road win against Georgia Tech. - After dropping from No. 2 to No. 3 in the AP Poll last week, Clemson improved to 20-4 under Head Coach Dabo Swinney when entering a game ranked lower in the AP Poll than it was in its previous contest. - Clemson secured its 16th victory in its last 17 true road games. - Clemson earned its 23rd victory in its last 26 games away from home, including neutral site contests. - Clemson defeated an ACC foe for the 28th time in its last 30 opportunities, including conference championship games, dating back to Clemson extended its winning streak in Saturday games to 20, already the longest active streak of any Power Five school in the country. It is the secondlongest Saturday winning streak in school history, trailing a 21-game Saturday streak across the campaigns. - Clemson won its 17th consecutive game in the month of September, dating back to The current streak was already the longest in school history. - Clemson improved to 31-0 since 2015 when scoring first. - Including a win against Georgia Southern a week earlier, Clemson won games in back-to-back weeks against teams from the state of Georgia for the first time since winning consecutive games against Georgia and Georgia Tech in September With the 105th victory of his head coaching career, Head Coach Dabo Swinney matched the number of total victories earned by Notre Dame's Knute Rockne, the winningest coach by percentage in Division I history. Rockne compiled a career record from at Notre Dame for a record.881 winning percentage. - Swinney improved to 7-5 all-time against Georgia Tech. Entering the game, his six previous wins against Georgia Tech were already the most of any coach in Clemson history - Swinney improved to 10-6 as a head coach all-time in games against schools from the state of Georgia. He now holds a 7-5 mark against Georgia Tech, a 1-1 record against Georgia and a 1-0 mark against both Georgia State and Georgia Southern. - Clemson has now won 46 of their last 51 games overall, dating to Clemson has won 26 of their last 28 games against ACC teams. - Clemson has now won 15 of its last 16 away from home against ACC opponents. - Clemson led 28-7 at halftime and has now won 56 of their last 58 when leading at halftime. It marked the most first-half points scored by any opponent against Georgia Tech since Oct. 1, Clemson led after three quarters and improved to 77-2 since 2011 when leading after three quarters. - Clemson held a advantage in first downs and now has a 77-2 record when recording more first downs than their opponent since Clemson earned the victory despite losing the turnover battle for the second consecutive week. It marks the first time that Clemson has won games when losing the turnover margin in back-to-back weeks since defeating Kent State and Auburn despite negative turnover margins in the first two games of Clemson rushed for 248 yards and is now 48-1 when rushing for at least 200 yards under Dabo Swinney. - Clemson improved to 34-2 when producing a 100- yard rusher since 2011 (Travis Etienne yards). -- BEST IS THE STANDARD -- TIGERS HUNTING FOUR IN A ROW Clemson has won three straight ACC championships, joining Oklahoma as one of just two Power Five Conference schools to have an active streak of three consecutive conference championships. POWER FIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS ( ) Conference ACC Clemson Clemson Clemson B10 Michigan State Penn State Ohio State B12 Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma P12 Stanford Washington Southern California SEC Alabama Alabama Georgia This season, Clemson is attempting to become the first ACC school to win four consecutive outright titles. Florida State was a champion or co-champion nine years in a row from , but never won more than three outright championships in succession. Clemson would become the only the second Power Five school since the advent of conference championship games in 1992 to win four straight conference championships, joining the Florida Gators, who won four straight SEC Championship Games from MOST CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME VICTORIES (POWER FIVE CONFERENCES SINCE 1992) School Conference Streak Years Florida SEC Clemson ACC 3* Alabama SEC Florida State ACC Oklahoma Big Many schools 2 * - active streak 10-WIN SEASONS Clemson enters 2018 with a streak of seven consecutive seasons of 10+ wins, tied for the sixthlongest streak in FBS history. An eighth consecutive 10-win season in 2018 would MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS UNDER DABO SWINNEY Clemson s Record When Totals Playing all games Scoring first Leading at end of first quarter Tied at end of first quarter Trailing at end of first quarter Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime Leading at end of third quarter Tied at end of third quarter Trailing at end of third quarter Tied at end of fourth quarter Totaling more total yards Totaling more rushing yards Totaling more passing yards Totaling more first downs Winning time of possession Winning turnover margin Tying turnover margin Losing turnover margin Rushing for 200+ yards Having a 100+ yard rusher Passing for 300+ yards Playing August games Playing September games Playing October games Playing November games Playing December games Playing January games