Clemson Tigers

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The Clemson Tigers are the athletic teams that represent Clemson University, located in Clemson, South Carolina. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sub-level for football), primarily competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for all sports since the 1953-54 season. Clemson competes for and has won multiple NCAA Division I national championships in various sports, including football, men's soccer, and men's golf.

Baseball

Clemson Tigers college baseball
First Season
1896
Team History
Clemson Tigers (1896-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (1954-present)
Venue
Doug Kingsmore Stadium (1970-present)
Riggs Field (1916-69)
Bowman Field (1896-1915)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1990s 1998

Football

Clemson Tigers college football
First Season
1896
Team History
Clemson Tigers (1896-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953-present)
Southern Conference (1922-52)
SIAA (1899-1921)
Independent (1896-98)
Venue
Memorial Stadium (1942-present)
Riggs Field (1915-41)
Bowman Field (1900-14)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1930s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1937
September 25 at Tulane Tulane Stadium
1939
January 1, 1940 vs. Boston College Cotton Bowl

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1940
November 9 at Auburn Auburn Stadium
1941
October 11 at Boston College Fenway Park
1944
October 7 at NC State American Legion Memorial Stadium
1946
October 5 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
1948
October 2 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
1949
September 24 at Rice Rice Stadium
November 26 at Auburn Ladd Stadium

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950
January 1, 1951 vs. Miami Burdine Stadium
1951
October 25 at South Carolina Carolina Stadium
January 1, 1952 vs. Miami Gator Bowl
1953
November 7 at Georgia Tech Grant Field
November 21 vs. Auburn Memorial Stadium
1954
November 13 at Maryland Byrd Stadium
1955
November 5 at Virginia Tech Victory Stadium
1956
October 13 at Wake Forest Bowman Gray Stadium
January 1, 1957 vs. Colorado Burdine Stadium
1957
October 5 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
November 9 vs. Maryland Memorial Stadium
1958
October 4 at Maryland Byrd Stadium
1959
September 26 at Virginia Scott Stadium
October 10 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
November 7 vs. Duke Memorial Stadium
December 19 vs. TCU Rice Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
September 24 at Wake Forest Bowman Gray Stadium
October 1 vs. Virginia Tech Memorial Stadium
November 12 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
1961
November 25 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
1962
October 20 vs. Duke Memorial Stadium
October 27 vs. Auburn Memorial Stadium
November 24 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
1963
October 5 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
November 23 at South Carolina Carolina Stadium
1964
November 7 vs. North Carolina Memorial Stadium
November 21 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
1965
September 18 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
October 2 at Georgia Tech Grant Field
November 13 vs. Maryland Memorial Stadium
1966
October 15 vs. Duke Memorial Stadium
November 26 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
1967
September 23 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
October 14 at Auburn Cliff Hare Stadium
October 21 at Duke Duke Stadium
October 28 vs. Alabama Memorial Stadium
November 18 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
1968
November 23 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
1969
October 25 vs. Alabama Memorial Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970
September 26 at Georgia Sanford Stadium
October 24 vs. Duke Memorial Stadium
November 7 at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium
November 21 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
1971
September 11 vs. Kentucky Memorial Stadium
September 25 vs. Georgia Memorial Stadium
November 20 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
1972
September 9 vs. The Citadel Memorial Stadium
November 4 vs. North Carolina Memorial Stadium
November 25 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
1973
October 6 vs. Texas A&M Memorial Stadium
October 27 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
November 17 vs. Maryland Memorial Stadium
1974
October 12 at Maryland Byrd Stadium
October 26 at Tennessee Neyland Stadium
November 9 vs. North Carolina Memorial Stadium
November 23 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
1975
September 13 vs. Tulane Memorial Stadium
October 25 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
November 1 vs. Florida State Memorial Stadium
1976
October 30 at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium
November 20 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
1977
October 22 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
October 29 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
December 30 vs. Pittsburgh Gator Bowl
1978
September 23 at Georgia Sanford Stadium
October 21 vs. Duke Memorial Stadium
November 25 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
December 29 vs. Ohio State Gator Bowl
1979
October 6 vs. Virginia Memorial Stadium
November 3 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
November 17 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1980
September 13 vs. Rice Memorial Stadium
October 18 vs. Duke Memorial Stadium
1981
October 31 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1982 vs. Nebraska Orange Bowl
1982
September 18 vs. Boston College Memorial Stadium
1983
September 10 at Boston College Alumni Stadium
September 24 vs. Georgia Tech Memorial Stadium
October 8 vs. Virginia Memorial Stadium
October 22 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
October 29 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
1984
September 8 at Virginia Scott Stadium
November 3 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
November 24 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
1985
October 5 at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium
November 16 vs. Maryland Memorial Stadium
1986
October 4 vs. The Citadel Memorial Stadium
November 22 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
December 27 vs. Stanford Gator Bowl
1987
January 1, 1988 vs. Penn State Florida Citrus Bowl
1988
September 3 vs. Virginia Tech Memorial Stadium
September 10 vs. Furman Memorial Stadium
October 22 at NC State Carter-Finley Stadium
October 29 at Wake Forest Groves Stadium
November 5 vs. North Carolina Memorial Stadium
January 2, 1989 vs. Oklahoma Florida Citrus Bowl
1989
September 9 at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium
October 21 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
October 28 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
December 30 vs. West Virginia Gator Bowl

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1990
September 29 vs. Duke Memorial Stadium
October 6 vs. Georgia Memorial Stadium
1991
September 28 vs. Georgia Tech Memorial Stadium
October 12 vs. Virginia Memorial Stadium
November 2 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1992 vs. California Florida Citrus Bowl
1992
September 12 vs. Florida State Memorial Stadium
1993
September 4 vs. UNLV Memorial Stadium
1994
September 3 vs. Furman Memorial Stadium
October 29 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
1995
January 1, 1996 vs. Syracuse Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
1996
November 9 at Virginia Scott Stadium
1998
September 26 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
1999
September 11 vs. Virginia Memorial Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2000
September 23 at Virginia Scott Stadium
2001
October 20 vs. North Carolina Memorial Stadium
2005
November 5 vs. Duke Memorial Stadium
2006
December 29 vs. Kentucky LP Field
2008
September 6 vs. The Citadel Memorial Stadium
October 9 at Wake Forest BB&T Field
November 1 at Boston College Alumni Stadium
November 8 at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium
January 1, 2009 vs. Nebraska Gator Bowl
2009
December 5 vs. Georgia Tech Raymond James Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2010
October 9 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium
October 10 vs. Maryland Memorial Stadium
December 31 vs. South Florida Bank of America Stadium
2011
December 3 vs. Virginia Tech Bank of America Stadium
2012
November 10 vs. Maryland Memorial Stadium
2013
January 3, 2014 vs. Ohio State Sun Life Stadium
2014
November 6 at Wake Forest BB&T Field
2015
October 17 vs. Boston College Memorial Stadium
December 31 vs. Oklahoma Sun Life Stadium
January 11, 2016 vs. Alabama University of Phoenix Stadium
2016*
September 10 vs. Troy Memorial Stadium
September 17 vs. South Carolina State Memorial Stadium
October 1 vs. Louisville Memorial Stadium
October 15 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
October 29 at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium
November 5 vs. Syracuse Memorial Stadium
November 12 vs. Pittsburgh Memorial Stadium
November 26 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
December 3 vs. Virginia Tech Camping World Stadium
December 31 vs. Ohio State University of Phoenix Stadium
January 9, 2017 vs. Alabama Raymond James Stadium
2017
January 1, 2018 vs. Alabama Louisiana Superdome
2018
December 29 vs. Notre Dame AT&T Stadium
January 7, 2019 vs. Alabama Levi's Stadium

2020s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2021
December 29 vs. Iowa State Camping World Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1950s 1957 • 1958
1960s 1961 • 1964 • 1967 • 1968
1980s 1980 • 1982 • 1987
1990s 1996
2010s 2016 • 2017

Bowl media guides

2000s 2005 Champs Sports Bowl

Seasons

Clemson Tigers football publications by season
1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 •  1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 •  1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 •  1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 •  1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 •  2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 •  2022 • 2023


Head Coaches

Clemson Tigers football head coaches
Walter Riggs (1896) • William M. Williams (1897) • John Penton (1898) • Walter Riggs (1899) • John Heisman (1900-03) •  Shack Shealy (1904) • Eddie Cochems (1905) • Bob Williams (1906) •  Frank Shaughnessy (1907) •  Stein Stone (1908) • Bob Williams (1909) • Frank Dobson (1910-12) • Bob Williams (1913-15) •  Wayne Hart (1916) •  Edward Donahue (1917-20) • E. J. Stewart (1921-22) • Bud Saunders (1923-26) • Bob Williams (1926) • Josh Cody (1927-30) • Jess Neely (1931-39) • Frank Howard (1940-69) • Hootie Ingram (1970-72) • Red Parker (1973-76) • Charley Pell (1977-78) • Danny Ford (1978-89) • Ken Hatfield (1990-93) • Tommy West (1993-98) • Tommy Bowden (1999-2008) • Dabo Swinney (2008-present)

*interim head coach


Men's Basketball

Clemson Tigers men's college basketball
First Season
1911-12
Team Name History
Clemson Tigers (1911-present)
Conferences
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953-present)
Southern Conference (1922-52)
SIAA (1911-21)
Venues
Littlejohn Coliseum (1968-present)
Civic Center of Anderson (alternate, 2002)
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (alternate, 2015-16)
Fike Field House (1930-68)
Riggs Field House (1922-30)
YMCA Building (1916-22)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1977-78
January 11, 1978 vs. Duke Littlejohn Coliseum
Clemson Tigers men's basketball publications by season

1911-12 • 1912-13 • 1913-14 • 1914-15 • 1915-16 • 1916-17 • 1917-18 • 1918-19 • 1919-20 • 1920-21 • 1921-22 • 1922-23 • 1923-24 • 1924-25 • 1925-26 • 1926-27 • 1927-28 • 1928-29 • 1929-30 • 1930-31 • 1931-32 • 1932-33 • 1933-34 • 1934-35 • 1935-36 • 1936-37 • 1937-38 • 1938-39 • 1939-40 • 1940-41 • 1941-42 • 1942-43 • 1943-44 • 1944-45 • 1945-46 • 1946-47 • 1947-48 • 1948-49 • 1949-50 • 1950-51 • 1951-52 • 1952-53 •  1953-54 • 1954-55 • 1955-56 • 1956-57 • 1957-58 • 1958-59 • 1959-60 • 1960-61 • 1961-62 • 1962-63 • 1963-64 • 1964-65 • 1965-66 • 1966-67 • 1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80 • 1980-81 • 1981-82 • 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-2000 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 • 2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 • 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 • 2017-18 • 2018-19 • 2019-20 • 2020-21 • 2021-22 • 2022-23


Women's Basketball

Clemson Lady Tigers women's college basketball
First Season
1975-76
Team History
Clemson Lady Tigers (1975-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (1975-present)
Venue
Littlejohn Coliseum (1975-present)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1980s 1980-81
Atlantic Coast Conference
Current Members Boston College Eagles • Clemson Tigers • Duke Blue Devils • Florida State Seminoles • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • Louisville Cardinals • Miami Hurricanes • NC State Wolfpack • North Carolina Tar Heels • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Pittsburgh Panthers • SMU Mustangs • Stanford Cardinal • Syracuse Orange • Virginia Cavaliers • Virginia Tech Hokies • Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Former Members South Carolina Gamecocks • Maryland Terrapins
Basketball Venues Littlejohn Coliseum
Football Venues Alumni Stadium • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Hard Rock Stadium • Kenan Memorial Stadium • Lane Stadium • Scott Stadium • Stanford Stadium • Wallace Wade Stadium