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2019 Clemson Tigers football team

The 2019 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney, in his 11th full year. The Tigers competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Entering the season as defending national champions, Clemson began the year ranked first in the polls. Despite securing another undefeated regular season and its fifth consecutive conference title after defeating Virginia in the ACC Championship Game, Clemson fell to third in the final College Football Playoff rankings of the season, owing to its comparatively weak strength of schedule. They were selected to the Fiesta Bowl to play second-seeded Ohio State, where the Tigers won by a score of 29–23. Clemson advanced to the National Championship Game, where they lost to LSU, 42–25, ending their winning streak at 29 games and finishing the season at 14–1.

Clemson was led by sophomore quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who led the ACC with 3,665 passing yards and 45 total touchdowns. Running back Travis Etienne was named ACC Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, leading the conference with 19 rushing touchdowns and 7.8 yards per carry, and finishing in second with 1,614 rushing yards. Offensive lineman John Simpson was named a consensus All-American, and he was joined on the first-team All-ACC by Lawrence, Etienne, wide receiver Tee Higgins, and offensive lineman Tremayne Anchrum. On defense, the team was led by All-American and ACC Defensive Player of the Year linebacker Isaiah Simmons. He was joined on the first-team All-ACC by cornerback A. J. Terrell and safety Tanner Muse.

Offseason

Recruiting

Clemson's 2019 recruiting class consisted of 29 signees, including 17 that enrolled early and one that grayshirted.[1] The class was ranked as the best class in the ACC and the 10th best class overall according to the 247Sports Composite.[2]

Offseason departures

NFL draftees

Undrafted Free Agents

Transfers

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

ACC Media Days

The ACC media poll was released on July 22, 2019. Clemson was the consensus pick to repeat once again as ACC Champion, receiving 171 votes to win the Atlantic Division and 170 votes to win the Conference Championship.[28]

Schedule

Clemson announced its 2019 football schedule on January 16, 2019.[29] The 2019 schedule consisted of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted ACC foes Georgia Tech, Florida State, Boston College, and Wake Forest and will travel to Syracuse, North Carolina, Louisville and NC State.

The Tigers hosted three of their four non-conference opponents, those being Texas A&M from the SEC, Charlotte from Conference USA and Wofford from the FCS' Southern Conference, and traveled to South Carolina from the SEC.

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Source:[31]

Depth chart

Rankings

Game summaries

Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers − Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

  • Date: August 29, 2019
  • Game time: 8:06 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: Light • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 79,118
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (color), Katie George, and Maria Taylor (sideline)
  • Sources:[32][33]

Texas A&M Aggies at Clemson Tigers − Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

  • Date: September 7, 2019
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 94 °F (34 °C) • Wind: North, 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 81,500
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)
  • Sources:[34][35]

At Syracuse

Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange − Game summary

at Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY

  • Date: September 14, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: N/A (Indoors) • Wind: N/A (Indoors) • Weather: N/A (Indoors)
  • Game attendance: 50,248
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline)
  • Sources:[36][37]

Charlotte

Charlotte 49ers at Clemson Tigers − Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

  • Date: September 21, 2019
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: South @ 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 81,500
  • Referee: Jeff Macongghy
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (color), Katie George (sideline)
  • Sources:[38][39]

At North Carolina

Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels − Game summary

at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC

  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: West @ 7 mph (11 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 50,500
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
  • Sources:[40][41]

Florida State

Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers − Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

  • Date: October 12, 2019
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: WSW @ 11 mph (18 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 80,500
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Molly McGrath and Todd McShay (sideline)
  • Sources:[42][43]

At Louisville

Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals − Game summary

at Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY

  • Date: October 19, 2019
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE @ 7 mph (11 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 51,015
  • Referee: T. Blake
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color), Allison Williams (sideline)
  • Sources:[44][45]

Boston College

Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers − Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

  • Date: October 26, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: ENE @ 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 81,081
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (color), Katie George (sideline)
  • Sources:[46][47]

Wofford

Wofford Terriers at Clemson Tigers − Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: West @ 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 81,500
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (color), Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
  • Sources:[48][49]

At NC State

Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: November 9, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: North @ 1 mph (1.6 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 57,886
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline)
  • Sources:[50][51]

Wake Forest

Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers − Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

  • Date: November 16, 2019
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: East @ 9 mph (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 80,875
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color), Allison Williams (sideline)
  • Sources:[52][53]

At South Carolina

Clemson Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks − Game summary

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

  • Date: November 30, 2019
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SSW @ 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 80,580
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
  • Sources:[54][55]

ACC Championship Game

Clemson Tigers vs. Virginia Cavaliers − Game summary

at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC

  • Date: December 7, 2019
  • Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: ENE @ 7 mph (11 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 66,810
  • TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay, and Maria Taylor (sideline)
  • Sources:[56]

vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl – CFP Semifinal Game)

Clemson Tigers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes − Game summary

at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, AZ

  • Date: December 28, 2019
  • Game time: 8:10 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Indoors (roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,330
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor, and Tom Rinaldi (sideline)
  • Sources:[57][58]

vs. LSU (CFP National Championship)

Clemson Tigers vs LSU Tigers − Game summary

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

Awards and honors

Postseason

2020 NFL Draft

The 2020 NFL Draft will be held on April 23–25, 2020 in Paradise, Nevada.

Tigers who were picked in the 2020 NFL Draft:

Undrafted free agents

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