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Contents. History of Clemson Tigers football. The history of Clemson Tigers football began in 1896, when Clemson University first fielded a football team. Since 1896, the program has an all-time record of 790–466–44, with a bowl record of 28–22. The program has achieved 3 claimed national titles in 1981, 2016, and 2018.
The year before, David Treadwell had kicked the game-winning field goal in Athens as time expired to give Clemson the win. This year, trailing 20–16, Clemson's defense would stop the Bulldogs in the end zone for a safety and then take the ensuing drive to set up Treadwell again for a game-winning field goal. The Tigers won as time expired, 21 ...
Scott Stadium. / 38.03111°N 78.51361°W / 38.03111; -78.51361. Scott Stadium, in full The Carl Smith Center, home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium, is a stadium located in Charlottesville, Virginia. [5] It is the home of the Virginia Cavaliers football team. It sits on the University of Virginia's Grounds, east of ...
Clemson has a lesser rivalry with the University of Georgia, born because of the two institutions' close proximity (roughly 75 miles apart). Clemson and Georgia first met in 1897, only the second year the Tigers fielded a football team. The rivalry was at its height in the 1980s. Georgia leads the football series 43–18–4. Facilities
The Graveyard The Graveyard is a mock cemetery near the football practice fields that features tombstones commemorating Clemson's victories over ranked opponents on the road. First Friday Parade The Clemson football season kicks off each year with the annual First Friday Parade. The once a year event takes place on the Friday afternoon prior to ...
Clemson kicker Jonathan Weitz gave the Tigers a 30-28 lead over Kentucky with a 52-yard field goal in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Friday.
2002 >. The 2001 Gator Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Clemson Tigers and the Virginia Tech Hokies at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida on January 1, 2001. The game was the final contest of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 41–20 victory for Virginia Tech.
The Tigers have three national championship titles ( 1981, 2016 and 2018) along with two other national championship appearances in 2015 and 2019. [2] The Tigers have claimed 26 conference championships and have appeared in 50 postseason bowl games with an overall record of 28-22. [3] Clemson now has over 750 wins in its program.