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{{Logo|Clemson, South Carolina|I FBS|{{acc}}|Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium|{{acc}}|J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum}}
 
{{Logo|Clemson, South Carolina|I FBS|{{acc}}|Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium|{{acc}}|J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum}}
 
The '''Clemson University''' Tigers compete as members of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] in [[NCAA Division I FBS]] football and in [[NCAA Division I]] basketball.  Clemson is a public land-grant institution located in Clemson, South Carolina, in the western end of the state.  The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 14,000.
 
The '''Clemson University''' Tigers compete as members of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] in [[NCAA Division I FBS]] football and in [[NCAA Division I]] basketball.  Clemson is a public land-grant institution located in Clemson, South Carolina, in the western end of the state.  The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 14,000.
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Clemson is nestled between SC 93 (Old Greenville Highway) and Lake Hartwell, west of US 76.  Exit 19B off I-85 in Northlake, about 10 miles south of campus, is the closest networked freeway access; US 123 is a freeway from the Greenville exurb of Easley, and runs almost directly to campus.  Memorial Stadium (80,000) and Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) are on the western end of campus, off Centennial Boulevard.
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Clemson has one mortal enemy: [[South Carolina]].  Lesser rivalries exist with [[Florida State]], [[Georgia]], [[Georgia Tech]], and [[North Carolina State]].
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Clemson has had 166 players reach the NFL, including Terry Allen, Jeff Bostic, Jeff Bryant, Dwight Clark, Brian Dawkins, Steve Fuller, Terry Kinard, Levon Kirkland, Chester McGlockton, Jimmy Orr, Michael Dean Perry, William "Refrigerator" Perry, Trevor Pryce, and Charlie Waters.  Former coaches include John Heisman, Jess Neely, Frank Howard, Danny Ford, Ken Hatfield, and Tommy Bowden.  Horace Grant, Larry Nance, Tree Rollins, Dale Davis, and Elden Campbell head the list of 15 former Tigers to play in the NBA or ABA; former coaches include Rick Barnes, Bill Foster, Tates Locke, and Press Maravich.
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=='''Conference Affiliations'''==
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===Football===
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{{list-3col-09| item01a=[[{{acc}}]]
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| item01b=NCAA I FBS
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| item01c=1973-present
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| item02a=[[{{acc}}]]
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| item02b=NCAA University
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| item02c=1956-1972
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| item03a=[[{{acc}}]]
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| item03b=NCAA
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| item03c=1953-1955
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| item04a=[[NCAA Independents]]
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| item04b=NCAA
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| item04c=1952-1952
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| item05a=[[{{socon}}]]
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| item05b=NCAA
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| item05c=1921-1951
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| item06a=[[{{siaa}}|Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
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| item06b=NCAA
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| item06c=1910-1920
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| item07a=[[{{saiaa}}|South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
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| item07b=Independent
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| item07c=1907-1909
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| item08a=[[{{siaa}}|Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
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| item08b=Independent
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| item08c=1899-1909
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| item09a=[[Pre-NCAA Independents]]
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| item09b=Independent
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| item09c=1896-1898
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}}
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===Basketball===
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{{list-3col-05| item01a=[[{{acc}}]]
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| item01b=NCAA I
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| item01c=1973-present
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| item02a=[[{{acc}}]]
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| item02b=NCAA University
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| item02c=1956-1973
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| item03a=[[{{acc}}]]
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| item03b=NCAA
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| item03c=1953-1956
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| item04a=[[{{socon}}]]
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| item04b=NCAA
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| item04c=1921-1953
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| item05a=[[{{siaa}}|Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
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| item05b=NCAA
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| item05c=1911-1921
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}}
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=='''Post-Season Appearances'''==
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===Football===
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{{Bowl Alert}}
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{{list-2col-15| item01a=[[Orange Bowl]]
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| item01b='''[[Orange Bowl|1950]]''', '''[[Orange Bowl|1981]]'''
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| item02a=[[Sugar Bowl]]
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| item02b=[[Sugar Bowl|1958]]
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| item03a=[[Cotton Bowl]]
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| item03b=[[Cotton Bowl|1939]]
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| item04a=[[Queen City Bowl|Meineke Car Care Bowl]]
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| item04b=[[Queen City Bowl|2010]]
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| item05a=[[Music City Bowl]]
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| item05b=[[Music City Bowl|2006]], ''[[Music City Bowl|2009]]''
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| item06a=[[Gator Bowl]]
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| item06b='''[[Gator Bowl|1948]]''', [[Gator Bowl|1951]], [[Gator Bowl|1977]], '''[[Gator Bowl|1978]]''', '''[[Gator Bowl|1986]]''', '''[[Gator Bowl|1989]]''', [[Gator Bowl|1995]], [[Gator Bowl|2000]], [[Gator Bowl|2008]]
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| item07a=[[Peach Bowl|Chick-fil-A Bowl]]
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| item07b=[[Peach Bowl|2007]]
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| item08a=[[Champs Sports Bowl]]
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| item08b='''[[Champs Sports Bowl|2005]]'''
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| item09a=[[Peach Bowl]]
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| item09b=[[Peach Bowl|1979]], '''[[Peach Bowl|1993]]''', [[Peach Bowl|1996]], [[Peach Bowl|1997]], '''[[Peach Bowl|2003]]'''
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| item10a=[[Champs Sports Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]]
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| item10b=[[Champs Sports Bowl|2002]]
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| item11a=[[Humanitarian Bowl]]
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| item11b='''[[Humanitarian Bowl|2001]]'''
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| item12a=[[Capital One Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]]
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| item12b='''[[Capital One Bowl|1987]]''', '''[[Capital One Bowl|1988]]''', [[Capital One Bowl|1991]]
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| item13a=[[Hall of Fame Bowl]]
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| item13b='''[[Hall of Fame Bowl|1990]]'''
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| item14a=[[Independence Bowl]]
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| item14b=[[Independence Bowl|1985]]
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| item15a=[[Bluebonnet Bowl]]
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| item15b='''[[Bluebonnet Bowl|1959]]'''
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}}
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===Basketball===
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{{list-2col-03| item01a={{d1mt}}
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| item01b=[[1980 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1980]], [[1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1987]], [[1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1989]], [[1990 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1990]], [[1996 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1996]], [[1997 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1997]], [[1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1998]], [[2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2008]], [[2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2009]], [[2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2010]], [[2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2011]]
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| item02a=[[National Invitation Tournament|National Invitation Tournament Championship Game]]
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| item02b=[[1999 National Invitation Tournament|1999]], [[2007 National Invitation Tournament|2007]]
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| item03a={{nit}}
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| item03b=[[1975 National Invitation Tournament|1975]], [[1979 National Invitation Tournament|1979]], [[1981 National Invitation Tournament|1981]], [[1982 National Invitation Tournament|1982]], [[1985 National Invitation Tournament|1985]], [[1986 National Invitation Tournament|1986]], [[1988 National Invitation Tournament|1988]], [[1993 National Invitation Tournament|1993]], [[1994 National Invitation Tournament|1994]], [[1995 National Invitation Tournament|1995]], ''[[1999 National Invitation Tournament|1999]]'', [[2005 National Invitation Tournament|2005]], [[2006 National Invitation Tournament|2006]], ''[[2007 National Invitation Tournament|2007]]''
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}}
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=='''Championships'''==
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===Football===
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{{list-2col-06| col1=350
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| col2=300
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| item01a='''[[AP Major College Football National Champions|AP Division I-A Champions]]'''
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| item01b='''[[AP Major College Football National Champions|1981]]'''
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| item02a='''[[USA Today Major College Football National Champions|UPI Division I-A Champions]]'''
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| item02b='''[[USA Today Major College Football National Champions|1981]]'''
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| item03a=[[{{acc}}]] Champions
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| item03b=[[1956 {{acc}} Football|1956]], [[1958 {{acc}} Football|1958]], [[1959 {{acc}} Football|1959]], ''[[1965 {{acc}} Football|1965]]'', [[1966 {{acc}} Football|1966]], [[1967 {{acc}} Football|1967]], [[1978 {{acc}} Football|1978]], [[1981 {{acc}} Football|1981]], [[1982 {{acc}} Football|1982]], [[1986 {{acc}} Football|1986]], [[1987 {{acc}} Football|1987]], [[1988 {{acc}} Football|1988]], [[1991 {{acc}} Football|1991]]
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| item04a=[[{{acc}}]] Coastal Division Champions
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| item04b=[[2009 {{acc}} Football|2009]]
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| item05a=[[{{socon}}]] Champions
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| item05b=[[1940 {{socon}} Football|1940]], [[1948 {{socon}} Football|1948]]
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| item06a=[[{{siaa}}|Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] Champions
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| item06b=''[[1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Football|1900]]'', [[1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Football|1902]]
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}}
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===Basketball===
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{{list-2col-02| col1=350
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| col2=300
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| item01a=[[{{acc}}]] Regular Season Champions
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| item01b=[[1990 {{acc}} Men's Basketball|1990]]
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| item02a=[[{{socon}}]] Tournament Champions
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| item02b=[[1939 {{socon}} Men's Basketball|1939]]
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}}
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=='''National Individual Awards'''==
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===Football===
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{{list-2col-05| col1=350
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| col2=300
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| item01a=[[National Football Foundation Hall of Fame]]
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| item01b=1954: John Heisman (coach)<br>1959: Banks McFadden (B)<br>1971: Jess Neely (coach)<br>1989: Frank Howard (coach)<br>2001: Terry Kinard (DB)<br>2007: Jeff Davis (LB)
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| item02a=[[CBS Defensive Player of the Year]]
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| item02b=1982: Terry Kinnard (DB)
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| item03a=[[National Freshman of the Year]]
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| item03b=1995: Anthony Simmons (LB)
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| item04a=[[NCAA Top Five Award]]
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| item04b=1979: Steve Fuller (QB)
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| item05a=[[NCAA Division I FBS Consensus All-Americans]]<br>* - unanimous selection
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| item05b=1967: Harry Olszewski (G)<br>1974: Bennie Cunningham (TE)<br>1979: Jim Stuckey (DL)<br>1981: Jeff Davis (LB)<br>1981: Terry Kinard (DB)<br>1982: Terry Kinard (DB)*<br>1983: William Perry (DL)<br>1986: Terrence Flagler (RB)<br>1987: David Treadwell (K)<br>1988: Donnell Woolford (DB)<br>1990: Stacy Long (OL)<br>1991: Jeb Flesch (OL)<br>1991: Levon Kirkland (LB)<br>1993: Stacy Seegars (OL)<br>1997: Anthony Simmons (LB)<br>2000: Keith Adams (LB)<br>2005: Tye Hill (DB)<br>2006: Gaines Adams (DL)*<br>2009: C.J. Spiller (KR)*<br>2010: Da'Quan Bowers (DE)*
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}}
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===Basketball===
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{{list-2col-01| col1=350
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| col2=300
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| item01a=[[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans|NCAA Division I Consensus All-Americans]]
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| item01b=1987: Horace Grant (F/C, 2nd)
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}}
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=='''External Links'''==
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[http://bceagles.cstv.com/ Boston College Athletics]
 
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Revision as of 02:45, 4 July 2011

Clemson.png
Location: Clemson, South Carolina
Division: NCAA Division I FBS
Conference (football): Atlantic Coast Conference
Stadium: Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium
Conference (basketball): Atlantic Coast Conference
Arena: J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum

The Clemson University Tigers compete as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in NCAA Division I FBS football and in NCAA Division I basketball. Clemson is a public land-grant institution located in Clemson, South Carolina, in the western end of the state. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 14,000.

Clemson is nestled between SC 93 (Old Greenville Highway) and Lake Hartwell, west of US 76. Exit 19B off I-85 in Northlake, about 10 miles south of campus, is the closest networked freeway access; US 123 is a freeway from the Greenville exurb of Easley, and runs almost directly to campus. Memorial Stadium (80,000) and Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) are on the western end of campus, off Centennial Boulevard.

Clemson has one mortal enemy: South Carolina. Lesser rivalries exist with Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina State.

Clemson has had 166 players reach the NFL, including Terry Allen, Jeff Bostic, Jeff Bryant, Dwight Clark, Brian Dawkins, Steve Fuller, Terry Kinard, Levon Kirkland, Chester McGlockton, Jimmy Orr, Michael Dean Perry, William "Refrigerator" Perry, Trevor Pryce, and Charlie Waters. Former coaches include John Heisman, Jess Neely, Frank Howard, Danny Ford, Ken Hatfield, and Tommy Bowden. Horace Grant, Larry Nance, Tree Rollins, Dale Davis, and Elden Campbell head the list of 15 former Tigers to play in the NBA or ABA; former coaches include Rick Barnes, Bill Foster, Tates Locke, and Press Maravich.

Conference Affiliations

Football

Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA I FBS 1973-present
Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA University 1956-1972
Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA 1953-1955
NCAA Independents NCAA 1952-1952
Southern Conference NCAA 1921-1951
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association NCAA 1910-1920
South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association Independent 1907-1909
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Independent 1899-1909
Pre-NCAA Independents Independent 1896-1898

Basketball

Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA I 1973-present
Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA University 1956-1973
Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA 1953-1956
Southern Conference NCAA 1921-1953
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association NCAA 1911-1921

Post-Season Appearances

Football

Ambox.png Note: Years for bowl games indicate the fall season preceding the game itself. Further, unless impossible to avoid, corporate sponsorship is ignored. Please see Bowl Alert for details.
Orange Bowl 1950, 1981
Sugar Bowl 1958
Cotton Bowl 1939
Meineke Car Care Bowl 2010
Music City Bowl 2006, 2009
Gator Bowl 1948, 1951, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1989, 1995, 2000, 2008
Chick-fil-A Bowl 2007
Champs Sports Bowl 2005
Peach Bowl 1979, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003
Tangerine Bowl 2002
Humanitarian Bowl 2001
Florida Citrus Bowl 1987, 1988, 1991
Hall of Fame Bowl 1990
Independence Bowl 1985
Bluebonnet Bowl 1959

Basketball

NCAA Division I Men's Tournament 1980, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
National Invitation Tournament Championship Game 1999, 2007
National Invitation Tournament 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007

Championships

Football

AP Division I-A Champions 1981
UPI Division I-A Champions 1981
Atlantic Coast Conference Champions 1956, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991
Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division Champions 2009
Southern Conference Champions 1940, 1948
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champions 1900, 1902

Basketball

Atlantic Coast Conference Regular Season Champions 1990
Southern Conference Tournament Champions 1939

National Individual Awards

Football

National Football Foundation Hall of Fame 1954: John Heisman (coach)
1959: Banks McFadden (B)
1971: Jess Neely (coach)
1989: Frank Howard (coach)
2001: Terry Kinard (DB)
2007: Jeff Davis (LB)
CBS Defensive Player of the Year 1982: Terry Kinnard (DB)
National Freshman of the Year 1995: Anthony Simmons (LB)
NCAA Top Five Award 1979: Steve Fuller (QB)
NCAA Division I FBS Consensus All-Americans
* - unanimous selection 		1967: Harry Olszewski (G)
1974: Bennie Cunningham (TE)
1979: Jim Stuckey (DL)
1981: Jeff Davis (LB)
1981: Terry Kinard (DB)
1982: Terry Kinard (DB)*
1983: William Perry (DL)
1986: Terrence Flagler (RB)
1987: David Treadwell (K)
1988: Donnell Woolford (DB)
1990: Stacy Long (OL)
1991: Jeb Flesch (OL)
1991: Levon Kirkland (LB)
1993: Stacy Seegars (OL)
1997: Anthony Simmons (LB)
2000: Keith Adams (LB)
2005: Tye Hill (DB)
2006: Gaines Adams (DL)*
2009: C.J. Spiller (KR)*
2010: Da'Quan Bowers (DE)*

Basketball

NCAA Division I Consensus All-Americans 1987: Horace Grant (F/C, 2nd)

External Links

Boston College Athletics


Atlantic Coast Conference edit
NCAA Division I FBS football • NCAA Division I basketball
Atlantic Division
Boston College • Clemson • Florida State • Louisville • North Carolina State • Syracuse • Wake Forest
Coastal Division
Duke • Georgia Tech • Miami (FL) • North Carolina • Pittsburgh • Virginia • Virginia Tech
basketball only, with scheduling alliance for football
Notre Dame
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