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2014 Clemson Tigers football team

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.

2014 Clemson Tigers football
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChad Morris (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrent Venables (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainStephone Anthony
Sam Cooper
Adam Humphries
Grady Jarrett
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. T–5 Florida State x$^   8 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 15 Clemson   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 24 Louisville   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Boston College   4 – 4     7 – 6  
NC State   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Syracuse   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Coastal Division
No. 8 Georgia Tech x   6 – 2     11 – 3  
Duke   5 – 3     9 – 4  
North Carolina   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Pittsburgh   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Miami (FL)   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Virginia Tech   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Virginia   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

Name Position Seasons at
Clemson		 Alma mater
Dabo Swinney Head coach 7 Alabama (1992)
Chad Morris Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 3 Texas A&M (1992)
Brent Venables Defensive coordinator/linebackers 2 Kansas State (1992)
Jeff Scott Wide receivers/recruiting coordinator/co-offensive coordinator 5 Clemson (2002)
Tony Elliott Running backs/co-offensive coordinator 3 Clemson (2003)
Robbie Caldwell Offensive line 3 Furman (1976)
Dan Brooks Defensive tackles 4 Western Carolina (1976)
Marion Hobby Defensive running game coordinator/defensive ends 5 Tennessee (1989)
Michael Reed Defensive backs 1 Boston College (1994)
Danny Pearman Special teams coordinator/tight ends 5 Clemson (1995)
Zac Alley Student assistant 4 Clemson (2014)
Reference:[1]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:30 p.m.at No. 12 Georgia*No. 16
ESPNL 21–4592,746
September 612:30 p.m.South Carolina State*No. 23
ACCNW 73–781,672
September 208:00 p.m.at No. 1 Florida StateNo. 22
ABCL 17–23 OT82,316
September 277:00 p.m.North Carolina
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPNUW 50–3579,155
October 43:30 p.m.NC State
ESPNUW 41–078,459
October 113:30 p.m.Louisville
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPNUW 23–1781,500
October 183:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 24
ESPNUW 17–1342,038
October 257:00 p.m.Syracuse No. 21
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPNUW 16–680,031
November 67:30 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 21
ESPNW 34–2028,846
November 15Noonat No. 22 Georgia TechNo. 19
ESPNL 6–2849,378
November 223:30 p.m.Georgia State*No. 22
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ACCRSNW 28–077,693
November 29NoonSouth Carolina*No. 21
ESPNW 35–1782,720
December 295:30 p.m.vs. Oklahoma*No. 17
ESPNW 40–640,071

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Depth chart edit

Recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Deshaun Watson
QB 		Gainesville, Georgia Gainesville H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) -  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Artavis Scott
WR 		Tarpon Springs, Florida East Lake High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Trevion Thompson
WR 		Durham, North Carolina Hillside High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Korie Rogers
LB 		Buford, Georgia Buford High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Demarre Kitt
WR 		Tyrone, Georgia Sandy Creek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Richard Yeargin III
LB 		Fort Lauderdale, Florida University School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Adam Choice
ATH 		Thomasville, Georgia Thomas County Central 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 206 lb (93 kg) -  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Cannon Smith
TE 		Columbia, South Carolina Hammond School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Chris Register
LB 		Greensboro, North Carolina Dudley H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Kyrin Priester
WR 		Fork Union, Virginia Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Milan Richard
TE 		Savannah, Georgia Calvary Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 232 lb (105 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Justin Falcinelli
OT 		Middletown, Maryland Middletown H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Kendall Joseph
LB 		Honea Path, South Carolina Belton Honea Path H.S. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 228 lb (103 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jefferie Gibson
S 		Hope Mills, North Carolina Gray's Creek H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Taylor Hearn
OT 		Williston, South Carolina Williston Elko H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 305 lb (138 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
C. J. Fuller
CB + RB 		Easley, South Carolina Easley H.S. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Alex Spence
K 		Florence, South Carolina West Florence H.S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jabril Robinson
DT 		Leland, North Carolina North Brunswick H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 265 lb (120 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jalen Williams
LB 		Central, South Carolina D.W. Daniel 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 220 lb (100 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jae'lon Oglesby
RB 		Central, South Carolina D.W. Daniel High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) —  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 28   Rivals: 13  247Sports: 17  ESPN: 12
  • ‡ 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

Game summaries edit

Georgia edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 14 0 0 21
Bulldogs 14 7 3 21 45
See also: 2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Clemson–Georgia football rivalry

South Carolina State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 7 7
Tigers 10 24 24 15 73
See also: 2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Florida State edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Tigers 0 10 0 70 17
Seminoles 3 0 7 76 23
See also: 2014 Florida State Seminoles football team and Clemson–Florida State football rivalry

North Carolina edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 7 14 14 35
Tigers 10 12 14 14 50
See also: 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

NC State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 21 10 10 0 41
See also: 2014 NC State Wolfpack football team and Textile Bowl

Louisville edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 3 7 7 0 17
Tigers 7 7 6 3 23
See also: 2014 Louisville Cardinals football team

Boston College edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 10 0 7 17
Eagles 0 7 0 6 13
See also: 2014 Boston College Eagles football team and O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy

Syracuse edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 3 3 0 0 6
Tigers 0 3 6 7 16
See also: 2014 Syracuse Orange football team

Wake Forest edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 17 3 14 34
Demon Deacons 7 10 0 3 20
See also: 2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Georgia Tech edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 0 3 0 6
Yellow Jackets 6 3 16 3 28
See also: 2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry

Georgia State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 14 14 0 0 28
See also: 2014 Georgia State Panthers football team

South Carolina edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 7 3 0 7 17
Tigers 7 14 7 7 35
See also: 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team and Clemson–South Carolina rivalry

Oklahoma (Russell Athletic Bowl) edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Sooners 0 0 0 6 6
Tigers 17 10 13 0 40
See also: 2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team and 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl

Rankings edit

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP16232322RVRVRV2421221918RV23191815
Coaches16242424RVRV252220211917RV24191815
CFPNot released21211922211817Not released

2015 NFL Draft edit

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

Player Team Round Pick # Position
Vic Beasley Atlanta Falcons 1st 8th DE
Stephone Anthony New Orleans Saints 1st 31st OLB
Grady Jarrett Atlanta Falcons 5th 137nd DT
Bradley Pinion San Francisco 49ers 5th 165th P
Tony Steward Buffalo Bills 6th 188th OLB

Undrafted signees edit

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

Player Team Position
Corey Crawford Washington Redskins DL
Adam Humphries Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR
DeShawn Williams Cincinnati Bengals DL
Tavaris Barnes New Orleans Saints DE

Awards edit

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

  1. ^ "Football – 2014 Coaches". Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 Clemson Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
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