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2015 Clemson Tigers football

ACC champion ACC Atlantic Division champion Orange Bowl champion
ACC Championship, W 45–37 vs. North Carolina
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal), W 37–17 vs. Oklahoma CFP National Championship, L 40–45 vs. Alabama
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	14–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach	Dabo Swinney (7th full, 8th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tony Elliott (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jeff Scott (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Travis Blanks B. J. Goodson Eric MacLain Charone Peake D. J. Reader Stanton Seckinger
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 2014 2016 →

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 14 Florida State	6	–	2	10	–	3
Louisville	5	–	3	8	–	5
NC State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Syracuse	2	–	6	4	–	8
Wake Forest	1	–	7	3	–	9
Boston College	0	–	8	3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x	8	–	0	11	–	3
Pittsburgh	6	–	2	8	–	5
Miami (FL)	5	–	3	8	–	5
Duke	4	–	4	8	–	5
Virginia Tech	4	–	4	7	–	6
Virginia	3	–	5	4	–	8
Georgia Tech	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his seventh full year and eighth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley." Clemson competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. On December 5, 2015, the Tigers won the 2015 ACC Championship Game by defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels, 45–37, capping their first undefeated regular season since winning the national title in 1981. Ranked No. 1 throughout the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, Clemson defeated the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners, 37–17, in the 2015 Orange Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship. Despite the success of the season, and entering the championship game with an undefeated record (14–0), they lost to the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (13–1) in the national championship, 45–40. Both Clemson and Alabama finished the season 14–1.

Schedule

Clemson announced their 2015 football schedule on January 29, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted ACC foes Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Wake Forest, and travelled to Louisville, Miami, NC State, and Syracuse. Clemson hosted #4 seed Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl in the first round of the 2015-16 College Football Playoff. The Tigers then hosted #2 seed Alabama in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship in University of Phoenix Stadium.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:30 p.m.	Wofford*	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	W 49–10	81,345
September 12	12:30 p.m.	Appalachian State*	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN3	W 41–10	81,467
September 17	7:30 p.m.	at Louisville	No. 11	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 20–17	55,396
October 3	8:00 p.m.	No. 6 Notre Dame*	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (College GameDay)	ABC	W 24–22	82,415
October 10	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	W 43–24	80,983
October 17	7:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)	ESPNU	W 34–17	81,416
October 24	Noon	at Miami (FL)	No. 6	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ABC	W 58–0	45,211
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at NC State	No. 3	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	ABC/ESPN2	W 56–41	57,600
November 7	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Florida State	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	W 23–13	83,099
November 14	3:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC/ESPN2	W 37–27	36,736
November 21	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	W 33–13	81,577
November 28	Noon	at South Carolina*	No. 1	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–32	81,409
December 5	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 10 North Carolina	No. 1	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (ACC Championship Game)	ABC	W 45–37	74,514
December 31	4:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Oklahoma*	No. 1	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl–CFP Semifinal)	ESPN	W 37–17	67,615
January 11, 2016	8:30 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Alabama*	No. 1	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ (CFP National Championship / rivalry / SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 40–45	75,765
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule source:

Roster

2015 Clemson Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Trevion Thompson	Fr
QB	`2`	Kelly Bryant	Fr
WR	`3`	Artavis Scott	So
QB	`4`	Deshaun Watson	So
WR	`5`	Germone Hopper	Jr
WR	`7`	Mike Williams	Jr
WR	`8`	Deon Cain	Fr
RB	`9`	Wayne Gallman	So
QB	`10`	Tucker Israel	Fr
WR	`11`	Shadell Bell	Fr
QB	`12`	Nick Schuessler	Jr
WR, P	`13`	Hunter Renfrow	Fr
TE	`16`	Jordan Leggett	Jr
QB	`18`	James Barnes	Fr
WR	`19`	Charone Peake	Sr
RB	`21`	C. J. Davidson	Sr
RB	`22`	Tyshon Dye	So
RB	`24`	Zac Brooks	Sr
RB	`26`	Adam Choice	So
RB	`27`	C. J. Fuller	Fr
WR	`34`	Ray-Ray McCloud	Fr
RB	`38`	Brennan Goodnature	Sr
WR	`39`	Jordan Bianchi	Sr
TE	`44`	Garrett Williams	Fr
OL	`50`	Justin Falcinelli	Fr
OL	`51`	Taylor Hearn	Fr
OL	`54`	Zach Riggs	So
G	`55`	Tyrone Crowder	So
OL	`57`	Jay Guillermo	Jr
OL	`58`	Ryan Norton	Sr
OT	`61`	William Cockerill	Sr
OT	`63`	Jake Fruhmorgen	Fr
OL	`64`	Pat Godfrey	Fr
OT	`65`	Daniel Stone	Sr
G	`69`	Maverick Morris	So
G	`70`	Seth Penner	Fr
OL	`71`	Noah Green	Fr
OL	`72`	Logan Tisch	Fr
OL	`73`	Joe Gore	Sr
OT	`75`	Mitch Hyatt	Fr
C	`77`	Zach Geilla	Fr
G	`78`	Eric Mac Lain	Sr
OL	`79`	Harrison Tucker	Sr
TE	`80`	Milan Richard	Fr
TE	`81`	Stanton Seckinger	Sr
WR	`82`	Adrien Dunn	So
TE	`83`	Jesse Fisher	Fr
TE	`84`	Cannon Smith	Fr
WR	`85`	Seth Ryan	So
WR	`86`	Ty Thomason	Fr
TE	`87`	D. J. Greenlee	So
WR	`88`	Sean Mac Lane	Jr
TE	`89`	Jay Jay McCullough	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`1`	Jayron Kearse	Jr
CB	`2`	Mackensie Alexander	So
LB	`6`	Dorian O'Daniel	So
LB	`10`	Ben Boulware	Jr
LB	`11`	Travis Blanks	Jr
S	`12`	Korrin Wiggins	Jr
CB	`14`	Denzel Johnson	Fr
S	`15`	T. J. Green	Jr
S	`17`	Jefferie Gibson	Fr
S	`18`	Jadar Johnson	Jr
S	`19`	Tanner Muse	Fr
CB	`20`	Kaleb Chalmers	Fr
CB	`21`	Adrian Baker	So
S	`23`	Van Smith	Fr
CB	`24`	Mark Fields	Fr
CB	`25`	Cordrea Tankersley	Jr
CB	`29`	Marcus Edmond	So
LB	`30`	Jalen Williams	Fr
CB	`31`	Ryan Carter	So
S	`32`	Kyle Cote	Fr
LB	`33`	J. D. Davis	Fr
LB	`34`	Kendall Joseph	Fr
LB	`35`	Quentin Hall	Sr
LB	`37`	Judah Davis	Fr
S	`37`	Cameron Scott	Fr
CB	`38`	Amir Trapp	Fr
DE	`40`	Jaquarius Brice	So
DT	`40`	Roderick Byers	Sr
LB	`41`	T. J. Burrell	Jr
DT	`42`	Christian Wilkins	Fr
LB	`43`	Chad Smith	Fr
LB	`44`	B. J. Goodson	Sr
DE	`45`	Chris Register	Fr
LB	`46`	Jarvis Magwood	Fr
DT	`48`	D. J. Reader	Sr
S	`49`	Beau Brown	Sr
DE	`49`	Richard Yeargin	Fr
DT	`50`	Jabril Robinson	Fr
LB	`52`	Connor Prevost	So
LB	`53`	Martin Aiken	Jr
DT	`56`	Scott Pagano	So
DE	`59`	Collins Mauldin	Sr
DE	`60`	Kelby Bevelle	So
DE	`62`	Kaleb Bevelle	So
DT	`67`	Albert Huggins	Fr
DE	`85`	Dane Rogers	So
DE	`90`	Shaq Lawson	Jr
DE	`91`	Austin Bryant	Fr
DE	`93`	Sterling Johnson	Fr
DT	`94`	Carlos Watkins	Jr
DT	`95`	Gage Cervenka	Fr
DE	`98`	Kevin Dodd	Jr
DE	`99`	Clelin Ferrell	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`32`	Andy Teasdall	Jr
K, P	`36`	Ammon Lakip	Sr
K, P	`39`	Christian Groomes	Fr
K	`47`	Alex Spence	So
LS	`52`	Austin Spence	Fr
LS	`59`	Bradley Tatko	So
LS	`61`	David Estes	Jr
LS	`76`	Jim Brown	Sr
K	`92`	Greg Huegel	Fr
P	`96`	Michael Batson	Fr

Head coach

Dabo Swinney (8th season)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tony Elliott – Co-offensive coordinator / running backs
Jeff Scott – Co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers
Danny Pearman – Assistant Head Coach / special teams coordinator & Tight Ends
Robbie Caldwell – Offensive linemen
Brandon Streeter – Quarterbacks / recruiting coordinator
Brent Venables – Defensive coordinator / Linebackers
Marion Hobby – Co-defensive coordinator / Defensive Ends
Mike Reed – Associate head coach / defensive backs
Dan Brooks – Defensive tackles
Thomas Austin – Graduate assistant
Tyler Grisham – Graduate assistant
DeAndre McDaniel – Graduate assistant
Corico White – Graduate assistant
Zac Alley– Graduate Assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2015

Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2015)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mitch Hyatt OT	Suwanee, Georgia	North Gwinnett H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	272 lb (123 kg)	—
Mitch Hyatt OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Deon Cain WR	Tampa, Florida	Tampa Bay Tech	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	—
Deon Cain WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Christian Wilkins DT	Suffield, Connecticut	Suffield Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	—
Christian Wilkins DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ray-Ray McCloud ATH	Tampa, Florida	Sickles High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Ray-Ray McCloud ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Albert Huggins DT	Orangeburg, South Carolina	Orangeburg-Wilkinson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	283 lb (128 kg)	—
Albert Huggins DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mark Fields CB	Cornelius, North Carolina	William Amos Hough	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	—
Mark Fields CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jake Fruhmorgen OL	Tampa, Florida	Plant H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	-
Jake Fruhmorgen OL	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Clelin Ferrell DE	Richmond, Virginia	Benedictine H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	—
Clelin Ferrell DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Garrett Williams TE	Orlando, Florida	The First Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	—
Garrett Williams TE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Austin Bryant DE	Thomasville, Georgia	Thomas County Central	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	—
Austin Bryant DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chad Smith LB	Sterling, Virginia	Dominion	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	—
Chad Smith LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Van Smith ATH	Cornelius, North Carolina	William Amos Hough	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	—
Van Smith ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sterling Johnson DT	Clayton, North Carolina	Cleveland H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	281 lb (127 kg)	—
Sterling Johnson DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Noah Green OT	Boiling Springs, South Carolina	Boiling Springs H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	—
Noah Green OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kelly Bryant QB	Piedmont, South Carolina	Wren H.S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	—
Kelly Bryant QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kaleb Chalmers CB	Greenwood, South Carolina	Greenwood H.S.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	—
Kaleb Chalmers CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Shadell Bell WR	Decatur, Georgia	Columbia H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	—
Shadell Bell WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Zach Giella OT	Augusta, Georgia	Augusta Christian H.S.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	—
Zach Giella OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tanner Muse S	Belmont, North Carolina	South Point	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	—
Tanner Muse S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tucker Israel QB	Orlando, Florida	Lake Nona High School	6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	—
Tucker Israel QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Gage Cervenka DT	Greenwood, South Carolina	Emerald High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	—
Gage Cervenka DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
LaSamuel Davis DE	Bamberg, South Carolina	Bamberg Ehrhardt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	—
LaSamuel Davis DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Denzel Johnson S	Columbia, South Carolina	AC Flora	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	—
Denzel Johnson S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Amir Trapp CB	Central, South Carolina	D.W. Daniel H.S.	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	—
Amir Trapp CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15 Rivals: 4 247Sports: 9 ESPN: 7
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

Game summaries

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	0	7	3	0	10
#12 Tigers	14	21	7	7	49

Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	3	7	10
#12 Tigers	3	28	7	3	41

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Tigers	0	7	10	3	20
Cardinals	0	3	7	7	17

Notre Dame

See also: 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team #6 Notre Dame (4–0) at #11 Clemson (3–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	3	0	0	19	22
Clemson	14	0	7	3	24

at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

Date: October 3
Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
Game weather: Rain; 64 °F (18 °C); wind 12 mph (19 km/h) ENE
Game attendance: 82,415
Referee: Jeff Heaser
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit
Automated Scorebook

Game information

Notre Dame

DeShone Kizer
19/34, 321 Yds, 2 TD, INT
14 Rush, 55 Yds, TD
C.J. Prosise
4 Rec, 100 Yds, TD

Clemson

Deshaun Watson
10/21, 84 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Wayne Gallman
23 Rush, 111 Yds
Artavis Scott
5 Rec, 43 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ND	CLEM
1	12:19	7	64	2:46	Clemson	Leggett 6-yard touchdown reception from Watson, Huegel kick good	0	7
1	8:43	4	40	1:45	Clemson	Scott 13-yard touchdown reception from Watson, Huegel kick good	0	14
1	5:32	9	22	3:09	Notre Dame	46-yard field goal by Yoon	3	14
3	14:14	3	29	0:38	Clemson	Watson 21-yard touchdown run, Huegel kick good	3	21
4	14:13	4	80	1:54	Notre Dame	Prosise 56-yard touchdown reception from Kizer, 2-point pass failed	9	21
4	10:56	6	50	3:15	Clemson	35-yard field goal by Huegel	9	24
4	9:03	4	64	1:58	Notre Dame	Kizer 3-yard touchdown run, Yoon kick good	16	24
4	0:07	6	32	0:59	Notre Dame	Hunter Jr. 1-yard touchdown reception from Kizer, 2-point run failed	22	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							22	24

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	3	7	7	7	24
#6 Tigers	19	14	7	3	43

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	3	0	7	17
#5 Tigers	10	7	10	7	34

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Tigers	21	21	3	13	58
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Tigers	16	10	21	9	56
Wolfpack	13	7	7	14	41

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Seminoles	7	3	3	0	13
#1 Tigers	3	3	7	10	23

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Tigers	21	10	0	6	37
Orange	14	3	7	3	27

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	0	7	0	6	13
#1 Tigers	20	10	3	0	33

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Tigers	0	14	14	9	37
Gamecocks	0	3	14	15	32

ACC Championship Game

See also: 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and 2015 ACC Championship Game #1 Clemson Tigers vs #8 North Carolina Tar Heels – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Tigers	7	14	14	10	45
#8 Tar Heels	9	7	7	14	37

at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC

Date: December 5, 2015
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox (sideline)
Sources:

CFP Playoff

Orange Bowl- CFP Semifinal Game

See also: 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team and 2015 Orange Bowl #4 Oklahoma Sooners vs #1 Clemson Tigers - Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Sooners	7	10	0	0	17
#1 Tigers	3	13	14	7	37

at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: December 31, 2015
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Outdoors
Game attendance: 67,615
Referee: Mike Cannon (Big Ten)
TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-Play), Todd Blackledge (Analyst), Holly Rowe (Sideline)
Sources:

CFP Championship Game

See also: 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship #2 Alabama Crimson Tide vs #1 Clemson Tigers - Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Alabama	7	7	7	24	45
#1 Clemson	14	0	10	16	40

at University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ

Date: January 11, 2016
Game time: 6:33 p.m.
Game weather: Indoors
Game attendance: 75,765
Referee: Terry Leyden (Pac-12)
TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox & Tom Rinaldi (sideline)
Sources:

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	12	12	11	11	12	6	5 (1)	6 (1)	3 (6)	3 (6)	1 (31)	1 (34)	1 (55)	1 (53)	1 (51)	2
Coaches	12	12	9	10	11	6	6	6	6 (1)	5 (2)	2 (21)	1 (28)	1 (58)	1 (53)	1 (55)	2
CFP	Not released									1	1	1	1	1	1	Not released

2016 NFL Draft

The Tigers had nine players drafted in the 2016 NFL draft. Shaq Lawson was picked first at 19th overall. Nine draftees is the most for Clemson since the 1983 NFL draft. It also gave the Tigers the second highest number of draftees in the 2016 NFL draft, second only to Ohio State with 12 players selected.

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Shaq Lawson	Buffalo Bills	1st	19th	DE
Kevin Dodd	Tennessee Titans	2nd	33rd	DE
Mackensie Alexander	Minnesota Vikings	2nd	54th	DB
T. J. Green	Indianapolis Colts	2nd	57th	S
B. J. Goodson	New York Giants	4th	109th	LB
D. J. Reader	Houston Texans	5th	166th	DT
Charone Peake	New York Jets	7th	241st	WR
Jayron Kearse	Minnesota Vikings	7th	244th	S
Zac Brooks	Seattle Seahawks	7th	247th	RB

Awards and honors

National Coach of the Year Awards

Dabo Swinney: AFCA, AP, CBS Sports, Home Depot, Maxwell Foundation, Paul "Bear" Bryant, Phil Steele, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Walter Camp

Broyles Award Finalist

DC Brent Venables

Archie Griffin Award

Deshaun Watson

Davey O'Brien Award

Deshaun Watson

Manning Award

Deshaun Watson

Heisman Trophy Finalist

Deshaun Watson (3rd)

All-Americans

QB Deshaun Watson‡: 1st Team - AP, AFCA, Athlon, FWAA, CBS Sports, ESPN, USA Today; 2nd Team - Walter Camp, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated
DE Shaq Lawson‡: 1st Team - AP, AFCA, FWAA, Walter Camp, ESPN, USA Today; 2nd Team - Athlon, CBS Sports, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated
SS Jayron Kearse: 1st Team - ESPN; 2nd Team - AP, Athlon, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated
TE Jordan Leggett: 2nd Team - Walter Camp; 3rd Team - Athlon, Honorable Mention - Sports Illustrated
CB Mackensie Alexander: 2nd Team - Athlon; 3rd Team - AP; Honorable Mention - Sports Illustrated
K Greg Huegel: 2nd Team - Sports Illustrated; Freshman Team - USA Today
LB Ben Boulware: Honorable Mention - Sports Illustrated
OT Mitch Hyatt: Freshman Team - FWAA, Sporting News, USA Today
DT Christian Wilkins: Freshman Team - FWAA, Sporting News

‡ - Consensus All-Americans

ACC Coach of the Year

Dabo Swinney

ACC Player of the Year

Deshaun Watson

ACC Offensive Player of the Year

Deshaun Watson

All-ACC:

1st Team: QB Deshaun Watson, WR Artavis Scott, OG Eric MacLain, DE Shaq Lawson, DT Carlos Watkins, CB Mackensie Alexander
2nd Team: RB Wayne Gallman, TE Jordan Leggett, C Jay Guillermo, LB Ben Boulware, LB B. J. Goodson, S Jayron Kearse, K Greg Huegel
3rd Team: OG Tyrone Crowder, OT Joe Gore, OT Mitch Hyatt, CB Cordrea Tankersley

References

"2015 Schedule Announced" (Press release). Clemson University Department of Athletics. January 29, 2015. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
"2015 Clemson Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
"Clemson second in nation in NFL draft choices". tigernet.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.

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Seasons	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 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Atlantic Coast Conference football champions
Duke & Maryland (1953) Duke (1954) Duke & Maryland (1955) Clemson (1956) NC State (1957) Clemson (1958) Clemson (1959) Duke (1960) Duke (1961) Duke (1962) North Carolina & NC State (1963) NC State (1964) Clemson & NC State (1965) Clemson (1966) Clemson (1967) NC State (1968) South Carolina (1969) Wake Forest (1970) North Carolina (1971) North Carolina (1972) NC State (1973) Maryland (1974) Maryland (1975) Maryland (1976) North Carolina (1977) Clemson (1978) NC State (1979) North Carolina (1980) Clemson (1981) Clemson (1982) Maryland (1983) Maryland (1984) Maryland (1985) Clemson (1986) Clemson (1987) Clemson (1988) Duke & Virginia (1989) Georgia Tech (1990) Clemson (1991) Florida State (1992) Florida State (1993) Florida State (1994) Florida State & Virginia (1995) Florida State (1996) Florida State (1997) Florida State & Georgia Tech (1998) Florida State (1999) Florida State (2000) Maryland (2001) Florida State (2002) Florida State (2003) Virginia Tech (2004) Florida State (2005) Wake Forest (2006) Virginia Tech (2007) Virginia Tech (2008) Georgia Tech (2009) vacated Virginia Tech (2010) Clemson (2011) Florida State (2012) Florida State (2013) Florida State (2014) Clemson (2015) Clemson (2016) Clemson (2017) Clemson (2018) Clemson (2019) Clemson (2020) Pittsburgh (2021) Clemson (2022) Florida State (2023) Clemson (2024)
National championships in bold

Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

Duke & Maryland (1953)
Duke (1954)
Duke & Maryland (1955)
Clemson (1956)
NC State (1957)
Clemson (1958)
Clemson (1959)
Duke (1960)
Duke (1961)
Duke (1962)
North Carolina & NC State (1963)
NC State (1964)
Clemson & NC State (1965)
Clemson (1966)
Clemson (1967)
NC State (1968)
South Carolina (1969)
Wake Forest (1970)
North Carolina (1971)
North Carolina (1972)
NC State (1973)
Maryland (1974)
Maryland (1975)
Maryland (1976)
North Carolina (1977)
Clemson (1978)
NC State (1979)
North Carolina (1980)
Clemson (1981)
Clemson (1982)
Maryland (1983)
Maryland (1984)
Maryland (1985)
Clemson (1986)
Clemson (1987)
Clemson (1988)
Duke & Virginia (1989)
Georgia Tech (1990)
Clemson (1991)
Florida State (1992)
Florida State (1993)
Florida State (1994)
Florida State & Virginia (1995)
Florida State (1996)
Florida State (1997)
Florida State & Georgia Tech (1998)
Florida State (1999)
Florida State (2000)
Maryland (2001)
Florida State (2002)
Florida State (2003)
Virginia Tech (2004)
Florida State (2005)
Wake Forest (2006)
Virginia Tech (2007)
Virginia Tech (2008)
Georgia Tech (2009) vacated
Virginia Tech (2010)
Clemson (2011)
Florida State (2012)
Florida State (2013)
Florida State (2014)
Clemson (2015)
Clemson (2016)
Clemson (2017)
Clemson (2018)
Clemson (2019)
Clemson (2020)
Pittsburgh (2021)
Clemson (2022)
Florida State (2023)
Clemson (2024)

National championships in bold

v t e 2015–16 College Football Playoff participants
Alabama Clemson Michigan State Oklahoma
Champion: Alabama

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