2014 Clemson Tigers football team

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American college football season

The 2014 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his sixth full year and seventh 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 10–3, 6–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated Oklahoma.

Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 5:30 p.m. at No. 12 Georgia* No. 16 ESPN L 21–45 92,746
September 6 12:30 p.m. South Carolina State* No. 23 ACCN W 73–7 81,672
September 20 8:00 p.m. at No. 1 Florida State No. 22 ABC L 17–23 OT 82,316
September 27 7:00 p.m. North Carolina
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
 ESPNU W 50–35 79,155
October 4 3:30 p.m. NC State ESPNU W 41–0 78,459
October 11 3:30 p.m. Louisville
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
 ESPNU W 23–17 81,500
October 18 3:30 p.m. at Boston College No. 24 ESPNU W 17–13 42,038
October 25 7:00 p.m. Syracusedagger No. 21
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
 ESPNU W 16–6 80,031
November 6 7:30 p.m. at Wake Forest No. 19 ESPN W 34–20 28,846
November 15 Noon at No. 24 Georgia Tech No. 18 ESPN L 6–28 49,378
November 22 3:30 p.m. Georgia State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
 ACCRSN W 28–0 77,693
November 29 Noon South Carolina* No. 23 ESPN W 35–17 82,720
December 29 5:30 p.m. vs. Oklahoma* No. 18 ESPN W 40–6 40,071
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Depth chart[edit]

Recruiting class[edit]

Game summaries[edit]

Georgia[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 14 0 0 21
Bulldogs 14 7 3 21 45

South Carolina State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 7 7
Tigers 10 24 24 15 73

Florida State[edit]

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Tigers 0 10 0 7 0 17
Seminoles 3 0 7 7 6 23

North Carolina[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 7 14 14 35
Tigers 10 12 14 14 50

NC State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 21 10 10 0 41

Louisville[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 3 7 7 0 17
Tigers 7 7 6 3 23

Boston College[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 10 0 7 17
Eagles 0 7 0 6 13

Syracuse[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 3 3 0 0 6
Tigers 0 3 6 7 16

Wake Forest[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 17 3 14 34
Demon Deacons 7 10 0 3 20

Georgia Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 0 3 0 6
Yellow Jackets 6 3 16 3 28

Georgia State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 14 14 0 0 28

South Carolina[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 7 3 0 7 17
Tigers 7 14 7 7 35

Oklahoma (Russell Athletic Bowl)[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Sooners 0 0 0 6 6
Tigers 17 10 13 0 40

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final
AP 16 23 23 22 RV RV RV 24 21 22 19 18 RV 23 19 18 15
Coaches 16 24 24 24 RV RV 25 22 20 21 19 17 RV 24 19 18 15
CFP Not released 21 21 19 22 21 18 17 Not released

2015 NFL Draft[edit]

Clemson had five players selected in the 2015 NFL draft. Vic Beasley was picked first at 8th overall.

Undrafted signees[edit]

In addition to five draft picks, four more Clemson Tigers made it into the NFL as undrafted rookies.

Preseason All-ACC Offense[edit]

Fourth Team

•Wayne Gallman – Running Back

•Charone Peake – Wide Receiver

Preseason All-ACC Defense[edit]

First Team

•Vic Beasley – Defensive End

•Grady Jarrett – Defensive Tackle

•Stephone Anthony – Linebacker

Third Team

•Corey Crawford – Defensive End

•Jayron Kearse – Safety

Fourth Team

•Tony Steward – Linebacker

Preseason All-ACC Special Teams[edit]

Fourth Team

•Adam Humphries – Punt Returner

References[edit]