2013 Clemson Tigers football team

The 2013 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his fifth full year and sixth 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 11–2, 7–1 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they defeated Ohio State.

2013 Clemson Tigers football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 40–35 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
2013 record11–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChad Morris (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrent Venables (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,500)
2013 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Florida State x$#  8 –0     14 –0  
No. 8 Clemson %  7 –1     11 –2  
Boston College  4 –4     7 –6  
Syracuse  4 –4     7 –6  
Maryland  3 –5     7 –6  
Wake Forest  2 –6     4 –8  
NC State  0 –8     3 –9  
Coastal Division
No. 23 Duke x  6 –2     10 –4  
Miami  5 –3     9 –4  
Virginia Tech  5 –3     8 –5  
Georgia Tech  5 –3     7 –6  
North Carolina  4 –4     7 –6  
Pittsburgh  3 –5     7 –6  
Virginia  0 –8     2 –10  
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
    1. – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Clemson		Alma Mater
Dabo SwinneyHead Coach6Alabama (1992)
Chad MorrisOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2Texas A&M (1992)
Brent VenablesDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers1Kansas State (1992)
Tony ElliottRunning Backs2Clemson (2003)
Jeff ScottWide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator4Clemson (2002)
Robbie CaldwellOffensive Line2Furman (1976)
Dan BrooksDefensive Tackles3Western Carolina (1976)
Marion HobbyDefensive Running Game Coordinator/Defensive Ends2Tennessee (1989)
Michael ReedDefensive Backs0Boston College (1994)
Danny PearmanSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends4Clemson (1995)
Reference:[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 p.m.No. 5 Georgia*No. 8
ABCW 38–3583,830
September 712:30 p.m.South Carolina State*No. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ACCRNW 52–1381,428
September 197:30 p.m.at NC StateNo. 3
ESPNW 26–1457,583
September 283:30 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPNUW 56–780,607
October 53:30 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 3
ABC/ESPN2W 49–1448,961
October 123:30 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 3
ABC/ESPN2W 24–1477,506
October 198:00 p.m.No. 5 Florida StateNo. 3
ABCL 14–5183,428
October 263:30 p.m.at MarylandNo. 9
ESPNW 40–2748,134
November 23:30 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 9
ESPNW 59–1046,959
November 147:30 p.m.Georgia TechNo. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ESPNW 55–3175,324
November 23NoonThe Citadel*No. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPN3W 52–681,554
November 307:00 p.m.at No. 10 South Carolina*No. 6
ESPN2L 17–3184,174
January 3, 20147:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 Ohio State*No. 12
ESPNW 40–3572,080
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Depth chart

Recruiting class

Game summaries

Georgia
1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Bulldogs 14 7 7 7 35
#8 Tigers 14 7 10 7 38
See also: 2013 Georgia Bulldogs football team

South Carolina State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 6 13
#4 Tigers 17 21 7 7 52
See also: 2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

NC State
1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Tigers 3 10 7 6 26
Wolfpack 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2013 NC State Wolfpack football team

Wake Forest
1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 7 0 0 0 7
#3 Tigers 21 14 14 7 56
See also: 2013 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Syracuse
1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Tigers 21 14 7 7 49
Orange 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2013 Syracuse Orange football team

Boston College
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 7 0 14
#3 Tigers 0 3 7 14 24
See also: 2013 Boston College Eagles football team

Florida State
1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Seminoles 17 10 14 10 51
#3 Tigers 7 0 0 7 14
See also: 2013 Florida State Seminoles football team

Maryland
1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Tigers 6 10 3 21 40
Terrapins 7 0 6 14 27
See also: 2013 Maryland Terrapins football team

Virginia
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Tigers 14 21 7 17 59
Cavaliers 7 0 3 0 10
See also: 2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Georgia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 0 10 14 7 31
#6 Tigers 6 21 14 14 55
See also: 2013 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The Citadel
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 3 3 6
#6 Tigers 14 28 3 7 52
See also: 2013 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

South Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Tigers 7 3 7 0 17
#10 Gamecocks 7 10 0 14 31
See also: 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Ohio State (Orange Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Tigers 14 6 14 6 40
#7 Buckeyes 9 13 7 6 35
See also: 2013 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and 2014 Orange Bowl (January)

Rankings
See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 8 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 9 8 8 7 6 13 12 8 
Coaches 8 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 10 8 7 6 6 4 11 11 7 
Harris Not released 3 10 8 7 7 6 4 11 11 Not released 
BCS Not released 9 8 7 8 7 6 13 12 Not released

2014 NFL draft

Clemson had five players selected in the 2014 NFL draft. Sammy Watkins went in the first round as the fourth overall pick, tied for the highest NFL draft pick in Clemson football history.

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Sammy WatkinsBuffalo Bills1st4thWR
Brandon ThomasSan Francisco 49ers3rd100thOL
Bashaud BreelandWashington Redskins4th102ndDB
Martavis BryantPittsburgh Steelers 4th118thWR
Tajh BoydNew York Jets6th213thQB

Undrafted signees

Along with the five draft picks, Clemson had four more players make the NFL as undrafted free agents.

PlayerTeamPosition
Chandler CatanzaroArizona CardinalsPK
Tyler ShatleyJacksonville JaguarsOG
Spencer ShueyJacksonville JaguarsLB
Darius RobinsonBuffalo BillsCB

References
  1. "Football – 2013 Coaches". Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. "2013 Clemson Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
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