2013 Clemson Tigers football team

2013 ACC football standings
	Atlantic Division
	Coastal Division
	Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
	# – BCS National Champion; $ – BCS representative as conference champion; % – BCS at-large representative; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

Clemson Tigers football
2013 Clemson Tigers football
Orange Bowl Champions
Orange Bowl vs. #7 Ohio State, W 40–35
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#8
2013 record	11–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	Dabo Swinney (5th full, 6th overall year)
Offensive coordinator	Chad Morris (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 81,500)
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The 2013 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his fifth full year and sixth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley". They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they defeated Ohio State.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Clemson	Alma Mater
Dabo Swinney	Head Coach	6	Alabama (1992)
Chad Morris	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	2	Texas A&M (1992)
Brent Venables	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	1	Kansas State (1992)
Tony Elliott	Running Backs	2	Clemson (2003)
Jeff Scott	Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator	4	Clemson (2002)
Robbie Caldwell	Offensive Line	2	Furman (1976)
Dan Brooks	Defensive Tackles	3	Western Carolina (1976)
Marion Hobby	Defensive Running Game Coordinator/Defensive Ends	2	Tennessee (1989)
Michael Reed	Defensive Backs	0	Boston College (1994)
Danny Pearman	Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends	4	Clemson (1995)
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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 PM	#5 Georgia*	#8	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	ABC	W 38–35	83,830
September 7	12:30 PM	South Carolina State*	#4	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ACCRN	W 52–13	81,428
September 19	7:30 PM	at NC State	#3	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	W 26–14	57,583
September 28	3:30 PM	Wake Forest	#3	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPNU	W 56–7	80,607
October 5	3:30 PM	at Syracuse	#3	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ABC/ESPN2	W 49–14	48,961
October 12	3:30 PM	Boston College	#3	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle for the O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)	ABC/ESPN2	W 24–14	77,506
October 19	8:00 PM	#5 Florida State	#3	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	ABC	L 14–51	83,428
October 26	3:30 PM	at Maryland	#9	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN	W 40–27	48,134
November 2	3:30 PM	at Virginia	#9	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	W 59–10	46,959
November 14	7:30 PM	Georgia Tech	#8	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 55–31	75,324
November 23	12:00 PM	The Citadel*	#7	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN3	W 52–6	81,554
November 30	7:00 PM	at #10 South Carolina*	#6	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN2	L 17–31	84,174
January 3	7:30 PM	vs. #7 Ohio State*	#12	Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ESPN	W 40–35	72,080
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Bulldogs	14	7	7	7	35
#8 Tigers	14	7	10	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–41–4	2003	L 0–30

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	6	13
#4 Tigers	17	21	7	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2008	W 54–0

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Tigers	3	10	7	6	26
Wolfpack	0	7	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
52–28–1	2012	W 62–48

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	7	0	0	0	7
#3 Tigers	21	14	14	7	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
60–17–1	2012	W 42–13

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Tigers	21	14	7	7	49
Orange	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1996	L 0–41

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	7	0	14
#3 Tigers	0	3	7	14	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–9–2	2012	W 45–31

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Seminoles	17	10	14	10	51
#3 Tigers	7	0	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–18	2012	L 37–49

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Tigers	6	10	3	21	40
Terrapins	7	0	6	14	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–26–2	2012	W 45–10

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Tigers	14	21	7	17	59
Cavaliers	7	0	3	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–8–1	2009	W 34–21

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	0	10	14	7	31
#6 Tigers	6	21	14	14	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–50–2	2012	W 47–31

The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	3	3	6
#6 Tigers	14	28	3	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–5–1	2008	W 45–17

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Tigers	7	3	7	0	17
#10 Gamecocks	7	10	0	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
65–41–4	2012	L 17–27

Ohio State (Orange Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Tigers	14	6	14	6	40
#7 Buckeyes	9	13	7	6	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1978	W 17–15

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	8	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	9	8	8	7	6	13	12	8
Coaches'	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	10	8	7	6	6	4	11	11	7
Harris	Not released							3	10	8	7	7	6	4	11	11	Not released
BCS	Not released								9	8	7	8	7	6	13	12	Not released

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2013 Clemson Tigers football team

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule

Game summaries

Georgia

South Carolina State

NC State

Wake Forest

Syracuse

Boston College

Florida State

Maryland

Virginia

Georgia Tech

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2013 ACC football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#1 Florida State x$#		8	–	0		14	–	0
#8 Clemson %		7	–	1		11	–	2
Boston College		4	–	4		7	–	6
Syracuse		4	–	4		7	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5		7	–	6
Wake Forest		2	–	6		4	–	8
NC State		0	–	8		3	–	9
Coastal Division
#23 Duke x		6	–	2		10	–	4
Miami		5	–	3		9	–	4
Virginia Tech		5	–	3		8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3		7	–	6
North Carolina		4	–	4		7	–	6
Pittsburgh		3	–	5		7	–	6
Virginia		0	–	8		2	–	10
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll