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The Clemson Tigers football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Clemson University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1896, Clemson has appeared in 50 bowl games.
The 2002 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Al Groh . They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia .
West Virginia has played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia since 1980. [1] [2] From 1891 to 1949, West Virginia competed as a football independent. The Mountaineers saw modest success during this period and made appearances in bowl games in both 1922 and 1948.
Although rugby is a club sport at Clemson, the team receives significant support from the university and from the Clemson Rugby Foundation, which was founded in 2007 by Clemson alumni. [69] Clemson rugby has been led since 2010 by head coach Justin Hickey, [70] who has also served as team manager for the U.S. national under-20 team. [70]
[47] [48] [49] The stadium is located on the Hayward Fault, which passes directly under the playing field, nearly from goal post to goal post. [50] A 1998 seismic safety study on the California campus gave the stadium a "poor" rating (meaning that the building represents an "appreciable life hazard" in an earthquake). [51]
As co-members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech regularly meet in all varsity sports in which both schools field a team. Prior to the Hokies joining the ACC in 2004, the two teams had only met once previously.
The 2018 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Memorial Stadium , also known as "Death Valley," and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The two southern schools have long, decorated histories in the sport of college football. [5] They first met on the football field on November 29, 1900. [6] Clemson won the inaugural matchup by a score of 35–0. [7] The Crimson Tide and Tigers met again in 1904 and 1905, with Clemson winning both games. [8]