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{{current sport-related|image=AmericanFootball current event.svg|mini=1|2008 Clemson Tigers football team}}
'''Perl Mongers''' is part of [[The Perl Foundation]] and provides services to [[Perl]] user groups.
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The [[Clemson Tigers]] are a [[college football]] program that competes in the [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision]] and the Atlantic Division of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]].


==History==
Perl Mongers was created in [[1998]] as a stand-alone organization by [[Brian D Foy]] who formed the first Perl users group, the [[New York Perl Mongers]], or NY.pm, in [[1997]] at the ''First [[O'Reilly Media|O'Reilly]] Perl Conference''. The ".pm" plays off the conventional file extension for a Perl module and "Perl Mongers" is a [[backronym]] for that. Originally, Foy's idea was to name the group after the Perl [[regular expression]] <tt>/New York Perl M((o|u)ngers|aniacs)*/</tt>, but "Perl Mongers" became the popular expression of that.
===Early Years: 1896-1899===


'''[[Walter Riggs|Walter Merritt Riggs]]''' can be characterized as the "father of Clemson Football," as he brought the game with him from Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now [[Auburn University]]). The fact that Auburn and Clemson share the same mascot is no accident. Riggs allowed his players to pick the team mascot and, although he may have influenced their decision, the players chose Tigers because [[Princeton University]] had just won the national championship. Riggs helped organize and coach the infant Tiger team in 1896. Indeed, when the Tigers traveled to Greenville on [[Halloween]] to play [[Furman Paladins|Furman]] in their very first match, only Coach Riggs and backfield player Frank Thompkins had ever seen a football game played.
Soon after NY.pm announced its formation, the second Perl Mongers group was started by [[Chris Nandor]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]. Others followed, in the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]], [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], and [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]. By the mid-1998, groups had formed in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[London]], [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], [[Montreal]], [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], and [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]. By the end of 1998, there were also groups in [[Amsterdam]], [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]], [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]], [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], [[Lisbon]], [[Melbourne]], [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Stockholm]], [[Sydney]], [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], and [[Vancouver]].


Riggs took the team to a 2-1 record in the inaugural year. He then stepped aside at the urging of the cadets, who felt that he should concentrate on his scholastic duties rather than coach the team for free. [[W.M. Williams|William M. Williams]] coached the Tigers in 1897, guiding them to a 2-2 record. In 1898, [[John Penton]] led the Tigers to a 3-1 record.
At the ''Second O'Reilly Perl Conference'' in [[1998]], Foy, [[David H. Adler]] and [[Adam Turoff]] helped to create over 100 new Perl user groups by providing a means for people to connect with others in their area. Perl Mongers provided services including [[web hosting]], [[mailing list]]s, and user group leader discussions.


In 1899, when the Clemson Athletic Association could not afford a coaching salary, Riggs again took over the reins, one of only two Clemson football coaches to return to the position after stepping down. The 1899 squad went 4-2. Riggs' overall record of 6-3 gives him a .667 winning percentage. [[Riggs Field]] is named for him.
The Grand Rapids Perl Mongers initially wanted to call themselves the Grand Rapid's Perl Monkees, but Foy wouldn't let them. In the early days of Perl Mongers, he was concerned with the unity of effort and tried not only to start new user groups, but get groups to participate in the Perl Mongers framework as an overriding organization.


After a decade as a [[Mechanical Engineering]] professor, he was named acting president of Clemson Agricultural College in 1910, being confirmed by the Board of Trustees as permanent president on [[March 7]], [[1911]]. He served until his untimely death on [[January 22]], [[1924]] while on a trip to [[Washington, D.C.]] to meet with officials of other land grant institutions.
In [[2000]], Perl Mongers became part of [[The Perl Foundation]] where it continues its mission to organize and serve Perl user groups.


===John Heisman Era: 1900-1903===
In [[Dave Cross]]'s [[2005]] Perl Mongers Census, he recorded 178 active Perl user groups.
[[Image:johnheisman.jpg|thumb|right|200px|John W. Heisman on Bowman Field, Clemson's first gridiron.]]
'''[[John Heisman]]''' coached the Tigers to their first undefeated season (6-0) in 1900. Heisman stayed only four years at Clemson, where he compiled a record of 19-3-2, an .833 percentage, the best in Clemson football history. Following a 73-0 defeat of [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|Georgia Tech]] in 1903, the Yellow Jackets hired Heisman as their first full-time football coach.


===Post-Heisman Era: 1904-1930===
==External links==
After Heisman left Clemson to become the head coach at Georgia Tech, the following coaches lead the Tigers football team:
*[http://www.pm.org/ Perl Mongers main site]
*[[Shack Shealy]] (1904): 3-3-1 record
*[http://ny.pm.org/ New York Perl Mongers]
*Edward B. Cochems (1905): 3-2-1 record
*The [http://london.pm.org/ London Perl Mongers] (one of the largest PM groups)
*[[Bob Williams (coach)|Bob Williams]] (1906, 1909, 1913-1915): 21-14-6 record; only coach to serve as Clemson's head coach three times; also coached at [[South Carolina Gamecocks|South Carolina]]
*[http://bath.pm.org/ Bristol and Bath Perl Mongers] (one of the friendliest PM groups ;-) )
*[[Frank Shaughnessy]] (1907): 4-4 record
*[http://perl.net.au/wiki/Perl_Mongers Asia-Pacific Perl Mongers] from [http://perl.net.au/ perl.net.au]
*[[John Stone (coach)|John Stone]] (1908): 1-6 record
*[http://www.pm.org.ve/ Venezuelan Perl Mongers]
*[[Frank Dobson (football)|Frank Dobson]] (1910-1912): 11-12-1 record; also coached at South Carolina
*[http://www.pm.org/census/ Perl Mongers census]
*[[Wayne Hart]] (1916): 3-6 record
*[http://seattleperl.org Seattle Perl Users Group] (Seattle.pm)
*[[Edward Donahue]] (1917-1920): 21-12-3 record
*[[E.J. Stewart]] (1921-1922): 6-10-2 record
*[[Bill Saunders]] (1923-1926): 10-22-1 record
*[[Josh Cody]] (1927-1930): 29-11-1 record; Tigers were undefeated at home (13-0-1) and against South Carolina (3-0) during Cody's tenure


===Jess Neely Era: 1931-1939===
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In 1931, [[Jess Neely]] (a former head coach at [[Rhodes]] and assistant at [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]]) became Clemson's head football coach. During his tenure, Neely led the Tigers to a 43-35-7 record. His final season at Clemson was the turning point in the Tigers' program. His team went 9-1 during that season, finishing second to [[Duke Blue Devils|Duke]] in the [[Southern Conference]]. The Tigers also received their first bowl invitation and bowl victory that year, defeating nationally ranked [[Boston College Eagles|Boston College]] 6-3 in the 1940 Cotton Bowl. The 1939 Tigers finished with a #12 ranking in the final [[AP poll]]. Clemson also had their first Associated Press All-American that year in [[Banks McFadden]]. Jess Neely, along with then athletic director Dr. Rupert Fike, founded the IPTAY Scholarship Fund, which supports the Clemson Athletic Department.


===Frank Howard Era: 1940-1969===
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After Jess Neely left to become the head coach at [[Rice Owls|Rice]], [[Frank Howard (football coach)|Frank Howard]] (an assistant coach under Neely) was named head coach. In his 30 years at Clemson, Howard compiled a 165-118-12 record, a 3-3 bowl record, won two Southern Conference championships, and six ACC championships. Seven of Howard's teams finished the year ranked in at least one final poll. He also incorporated the Single Wing, T-formation, and I-formation offenses at different points during his coaching career at Clemson.
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The tradition of rubbing "[[Howard's Rock]]" prior to running down the hill before home games began during Coach Howard's tenure. The playing field at [[Memorial Stadium]] was named "Frank Howard Field" following his retirement to honor his many years of service for the university. He was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]], the South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, the Clemson Hall of Fame, the Clemson Ring of Honor, the Helms Athletic Hall of Fame, the State of Alabama Hall of Fame, National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, the Orange Bowl Hall of Honor, and the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame.
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===Post-Howard Era: 1970-1976===
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Clemson struggled during the years following Frank Howard's retirement. His successor, [[Hootie Ingram]], only compiled a 12-21 record. During his tenure, the tradition of running down the hill was stopped from 1970 to the end of the 1972 season, when the team decided it wanted to come down the hill for the final home game against South Carolina. The traditional "tiger paw" logo was introduced by Ingram. Jimmy "Red" Parker coached the Tigers from 1973-1976, compiling a 17-25-2 record.

===Charlie Pell Era: 1977-1978===
[[Charlie Pell]] coached the Tigers for 2 seasons, winning the ACC Coach of the Year award twice and leading the Tigers to the 1978 ACC Championship en route to a 18-4-1 record. In both seasons, Clemson earned berths to the Gator Bowl. However, Pell became involved in NCAA rules and recruiting violations that came to light under the tenure of his successor, Danny Ford. Charlie Pell would leave after 1978 to become head coach at [[Florida Gators|Florida]], where his coaching career would end in 1984 following more NCAA rules violations.

===Danny Ford Era: 1978-1989===
The [[Danny Ford]] Era began in 1978, after Charlie Pell left for the University of Florida. He won his first game, the 1978 Gator Bowl, with a 17-15 victory over [[Ohio State Buckeyes|Ohio State]] and legendary coach [[Woody Hayes]], who punched LB Charlie Bauman in the throat after making the game-clinching interception. In his first two seasons, Ford guided the Tigers to 8-4 and 6-5 records and a Peach Bowl bid in 1979. In 1981, Ford led the Tigers to a 12-0 record, his first ACC championship as head coach, a 22-15 victory over [[Nebraska Cornhuskers|Nebraska]] in the Orange Bowl, and the school's first national championship in any sport. During his tenure at Clemson, he compiled a 96-29-4 (.760) record, a 6-2 bowl record, won five ACC championships, and finished the year ranked in at least one poll seven times. Ford also coached 21 [[All-Americans]] and 41 players who went on to play in the [[NFL]] during his 11 seasons at Clemson.

On November 21, 1982, the football program was placed on probation for a 2-year period to include the 1983 and 1984 seasons. This sanction was enforced on the program by the NCAA Committee on Infractions due to a lengthy history of recruiting violations to gain an athletic advantage that had taken place from 1977 through the Tigers' [[1981 Clemson Tigers football team|1981 National Championship season]] and into 1982, under the administration of two head coaches, [[Charlie Pell]] and [[Danny Ford]].

70 documented violations were found to have been committed under NCAA bylaws in the categories of improper recruiting inducements, extra benefits to student-athletes, ethical conduct, improper financial aid, improper campus visits, improper transportation and entertainment, improper use of funds, improper employment, and improper recruiting contact.<ref name="NCAAinfraction">[https://goomer.ncaa.org/wdbctx/LSDBi/LSDBi.MajorInfPackage.ProcessMultipleBylaws?p_Multiple=0&p_PK=369&p_Button=View+Public+Report&p_TextTerms=ThisIsADummyPhraseThatWillNotBeDuplicated&p_TextTerms2=ThisIsADummyPhraseThatWillNotBeDuplicated&p_Division=1 NCAA Public Infraction Report]</ref>

As a result of these violations, Clemson was publicly reprimanded and censured by the [[NCAA]]. The football team was barred from participating in bowl games following the 1982 and 1983 seasons, and barred from appearing on live television in the 1983 and 1984 seasons. Also, the number of scholarships that the university could allocate to football players was restricted to 20 (from the normal limit of 30) for the 1983-84 and 1984-85 academic years.

Charles Alan Wright, chairman of the NCAA Committee on Infractions said at the time, "Due to the large number and serious nature of the violations in this case, the committee believed that institutional sanctions related to appearances on television and in postseason football bowl games were appropriate. In addition, because the violations indicated a pattern of improper recruiting activities, the committee determined that a two-year limitation on financial aid to new recruits should be imposed to offset any recruiting advantage that was gained improperly by the university."<ref name="NCAAnews">{{cite journal
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Just five years after their probation ended, Clemson once again found their football program accused of multiple recruiting violations in January 1990.<ref name="NYTreveals">{{cite web
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}}</ref> The NCAA accused Clemson of giving cash to players and having illegal contact with recruits over a period from 1984 to 1988. In June 1990, the Tigers found themselves on probation once again, for the second time in less than a decade.<ref name="NYTprobation">{{cite web
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}}</ref> This chain of events led directly to the forced resignation of popular head coach Danny Ford.<ref name="NYTford">{{cite web
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After a few years away from coaching, Ford was hired by the [[University of Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]] in 1992, where he would spend five seasons guiding the Razorbacks.

===Ken Hatfield Era: 1990-1993===
[[Ken Hatfield]], former coach at [[Air Force Falcons|Air Force]] and [[University of Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]], coached the Tigers to their most recent ACC championship in 1991. He had a 32-13-1 record with the Tigers and led them to three bowl games (even though he didn't coach the 1993 Peach Bowl) and three final rankings in the AP and Coaches polls. Hatfield had a 1-1 bowl record at Clemson. After the 1993 regular season, Hatfield left to become the head coach at [[Rice Owls|Rice]].

The purple home jerseys used by Clemson in special games made their debut during the 1991 ACC championship season.

===Tommy West Era: 1993-1998===
[[Tommy West]] replaced Ken Hatfield at the end of the 1993 season, coaching the Tigers to a 14-13 victory in the 1993 Peach Bowl against [[University of Kentucky Wildcats|Kentucky]]. West had a 31-28 record during his five seasons at Clemson and led the Tigers to three bowl games. West was fired after a dismal 1998 campaign which saw Clemson go 3-8 and finish last in the ACC. West is currently the head coach at [[Memphis Tigers|Memphis]].

===Tommy Bowden Era: 1999-2008===
After Tommy West's dismissal following the 1998 season, Clemson hired [[Tommy Bowden]], son of [[Bobby Bowden]] and coach at [[Tulane Green Wave|Tulane University]]. Bowden led the Tigers to a 6-6 record and a Peach Bowl bid in 1999, with the team that navigated it's way through a schedule that included [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] champions and undefeated [[Marshall University|Marshall]], [[Big East Conference|Big East]] champion and [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]] runner-up [[Virginia Tech]] (who went undefeated during the regular season), and eventual National Champion [[Florida State]] (who finished the year undefeated). The 1999 meeting between the Tigers and Seminoles was dubbed the "[[Bowden Bowl]]" and was the first time that a father and son coached against each other in Division I football. FSU won the game 17-14 in front of the largest crowd in the history of Death Valley.

During Bowden's tenure, the Tigers have been bowl eligible every season (the 2004 team turned down a bowl invitation as punishment for a massive brawl during a game against the [[South Carolina Gamecocks|University of South Carolina]]). Despite this, Bowden has been critized for his teams underachieving. The 2000 Tigers started 8-0 and rose as high as #5 in the polls before losing three of their last four. The same thing happened during the 2006 season following a 7-1 start and with the team on the verge of winning the ACC Atlantic Division. The Tigers have also shown great resolve at points during Bowden's tenure. The 2003 team won four games at the end of the season to finish 9-4, which included victories over #3 Florida State and #7 [[Tennessee Volunteers|Tennessee]] in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. The 2004 season saw the Tigers falter to a 1-4 start only to win five of their last six games (which included an overtime upset of #10 [[Miami Hurricanes|Miami]]), while the 2005 team overcame a 2-3 start to finish the season 9-4.

Tommy Bowden agreed to resigned for $3.5 Million on October 13, 2008, after leading the team to a disappointing 3-3 record (1-2 ACC) at the midpoint of a season in which the Tigers were an almost unanimous preseason pick to win their first ACC title under Bowden and were ranked #9 in the preseason polls. Assistant coach [[Dabo Swinney]] was named interim head coach.<ref name=ESPN>Mark Schlabach, [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3641028 Bowden ousted at Clemson; coach 'deserved' to be fired, QB says], ESPN.com, October 13, 2008, Accessed October 13, 2008.</ref>

==Bowl Games==
{| class="wikitable"
|-style="background: #FF6300" align=center
| <font color=white>'''Date''' || <font color=white>'''Bowl''' || <font color=white>'''W/L''' || <font color=white>'''Opponent''' || <font color=white>'''PF''' || <font color=white>'''PA'''
|-align=center
| [[January 1]], [[1940]] || [[Cotton Bowl (game)|Cotton]] || '''W''' || [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]] || 6 || 3
|-align=center
| [[January 1]], [[1949]] || [[Gator Bowl|Gator]] || '''W''' || [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]] || 24 || 23
|-align=center
| [[January 1]], [[1951]] || [[Orange Bowl Game|Orange]] || '''W''' || [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]] || 15 || 14
|-align=center
| [[January 1]], [[1952]] || Gator || '''L''' || Miami || 0 || 14
|-align=center
| January 1, [[1957 college football season|1957]] || Orange || '''L''' || [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]] || 21 || 27
|-align=center
| January 1, [[1958 college football season|1959]] || [[Sugar Bowl|Sugar]] || '''L''' || [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] || 0 || 7
|-align=center
| [[December 19]], [[1959]] || [[Bluebonnet Bowl|Bluebonnet]] || '''W''' || [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]] || 23 || 7
|-align=center
| [[December 30]], [[1977]] || Gator || '''L''' || [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] || 3 || 34
|-align=center
| [[December 29]], [[1978]] || Gator || '''W''' || [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] || 17 || 15
|-align=center
| [[December 31]], [[1979]] || [[Peach Bowl|Peach]]|| '''L''' || [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] || 18 || 24
|-align=center
| January 1, [[1981 NCAA Division I-A football season|1982]] || Orange || '''W''' || [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] || 22 || 15
|-align=center
| [[December 21]], [[1985]] || [[Independence Bowl|Independence]]|| '''L''' || [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] || 13 || 20
|-align=center
| [[December 27]], [[1986]] || Gator || '''W''' || [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] || 27 || 21
|-align=center
| January 1, [[1987 NCAA Division I-A football season|1988]] || [[Capital One Bowl|Florida Citrus]] || '''W''' || [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] || 35 || 10
|-align=center
| [[January 2]], [[1989]] || Florida Citrus || '''W''' || [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] || 13 || 6
|-align=center
| December 30, [[1989 NCAA Division I-A football season|1989]] || Gator || '''W''' || [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] || 27 || 7
|-align=center
| January 1, [[1990 NCAA Division I-A football season|1991]] || [[Hall of Fame Bowl|Hall of Fame]] || '''W''' || [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]] || 30 || 0
|-align=center
| January 1, [[1991 NCAA Division I-A football season|1992]] || Florida Citrus || '''L''' || [[Cal Golden Bears football|California]] || 13 || 37
|-align=center
| December 31, [[1993 NCAA Division I-A football season|1993]] || Peach || '''W''' || [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]] || 14 || 13
|-align=center
| January 1, [[1995 NCAA Division I-A football season|1996]] || Gator || '''L''' || [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] || 0 || 41
|-align=center
| [[December 28]], [[1996]] || Peach || '''L''' || LSU || 7 || 10
|-align=center
| January 2, [[1997 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]] || Peach || '''L''' || [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] || 17 || 21
|-align=center
| December 30, [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999]] || Peach || '''L''' || [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]] || 7 || 17
|-align=center
| January 1, [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football season|2001]] || Gator || '''L''' || [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] || 20 || 41
|-align=center
| December 31, [[2001 NCAA Division I-A football season|2001]] || [[Humanitarian Bowl|Humanitarian]] || '''W''' || [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]] || 49 || 24
|-align=center
| [[December 23]], [[2002]] || [[Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine]] || '''L''' || [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] || 15 || 55
|-align=center
| January 2, [[2003 NCAA Division I-A football season|2004]] || Peach || '''W''' || [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] || 27 || 14
|-align=center
| December 27, [[2005 NCAA Division I-A football season|2005]] || [[Champs Sports Bowl|Champs Sports]] || '''W''' || Colorado || 19 || 10
|-align=center
| December 29, [[2006 NCAA Division I-A football season|2006]] || [[Music City Bowl|Music City]] || '''L''' || Kentucky || 20 || 28
|-align=center
| December 31, [[2007 NCAA Division I-A football season|2007]] || Chick-Fil-A || '''L''' || Auburn || 20 || 23
|-align=center
|-style="background: #FF6300" align=center
| <font color=white>'''Total''' || <font color=white>'''30 Bowl Games''' || <font color=white>'''15-15''' || <font color=white> || <font color=white>'''522''' || <font color=white>'''581'''
|}

==National Championship==
{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
!bgcolor="#FF6300"| <font color=#FFFFFF>Year
!bgcolor="#FF6300"| <font color=#FFFFFF>Coach
!bgcolor="#FF6300"| <font color=#FFFFFF>Selectors
!bgcolor="#FF6300"| <font color=#FFFFFF>Record
!bgcolor="#FF6300"| <font color=#FFFFFF>Bowl
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[1981 NCAA Division I-A football season|1981]] || [[Danny Ford]] || AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sporting News, UPI || 12-0 || Orange
|-align="center"
| colspan=3 bgcolor="#FF6300"| <font color=#FFFFFF>'''National championships claimed'''
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#FF6300"| <font color=#FFFFFF>'''1'''
|}

==Conference Championships==
{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="40%"
!bgcolor="#FF6300"| <font color=#FFFFFF>Year
!bgcolor="#FF6300"| <font color=#FFFFFF>Coach
!bgcolor="#FF6300"| <font color=#FFFFFF>Record
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 1900 || [[John Heisman]] || 6-0
|- align="center"
| '''1902''' || '''John Heisman''' || '''6-1'''
|- align="center"
| 1939* || [[Jess Neely]]* || 9-1*
|- align="center"
| '''1940''' || '''[[Frank Howard (football coach)|Frank Howard]]''' || '''6-2-1'''
|- align="center"
| '''1948''' || '''Frank Howard''' || '''11-0'''
|- align="center"
| '''1956''' || '''Frank Howard''' || '''7-2-2'''
|- align="center"
| '''1958''' || '''Frank Howard''' || '''8-3'''
|- align="center"
| '''1959''' || '''Frank Howard''' || '''9-2'''
|- align="center"
| 1965 || Frank Howard || 5-5
|- align="center"
| '''1966''' || '''Frank Howard''' || '''6-4'''
|- align="center"
| '''1967''' || '''Frank Howard''' || '''6-4'''
|- align="center"
| '''1978''' || '''[[Charley Pell]]''' || '''11-1-'''
|- align="center"
| '''1981''' || '''[[Danny Ford]]''' || '''12-0-'''
|- align="center"
| '''1982''' || '''Danny Ford''' || '''9-1-1'''
|- align="center"
| '''1986''' || '''Danny Ford''' || '''8-2-2'''
|- align="center"
| '''1987''' || '''Danny Ford''' || '''10-2'''
|- align="center"
| '''1988''' || '''Danny Ford''' || '''10-2'''
|- align="center"
| '''1991''' || '''[[Ken Hatfield]]''' || '''9-2-1'''
|-align="center"
| colspan=3 bgcolor="#FF6300"| <font color=#FFFFFF>'''Conference Titles: 18'''
|}
''Note: Bold years indicate outright conference titles''

*Clemson doesn't officially recognized the 1939 season as having claimed a conference title. Duke is credited as the Southern Conference champion for that season by most sources.

==College Football Hall of Famers==
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|-
|[[Jeff Davis (football player)|Jeff Davis]]
|[[Linebacker]]
|2007
|1978-1981
|-
|[[John Heisman]]
|[[Head Coach]]
|1954
|1900-1903
|-
|[[Frank Howard (football coach)|Frank Howard]]
|[[Head Coach]]
|1989
|1940-1969
|-
|[[Terry Kinard]]
|[[Safety (American football)|Safety]]
|2001
|1978-1982
|-
|[[Banks McFadden]]
|[[running back|Halfback]]
|1959
|1937-1939
|-
|[[Jess Neely]]
|[[Head Coach]]
|1971
|1931-1939
|-
|}

==Current NFL Players==
*[[Keith Adams (football player)|Keith Adams]] - [[Linebacker]], [[Cleveland Browns]]
*[[Gaines Adams]] - [[Defensive End]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
*[[Charles Bennett]] - [[Defensive End]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
*[[Brian Dawkins]] - [[Safety (American football)|Safety]],[[Philadelphia Eagles]]
*[[Nick Eason]] - [[Defensive End]], [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
*[[Dustin Fry]] - [[Center (American football)|Center]], [[St. Louis Rams]]
*[[Jamaal Fudge]] - [[Defensive Back|Safety]], [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
*[[Leroy Hill]] - [[Linebacker]], [[Seattle Seahawks]]
*[[Tye Hill]] - [[Cornerback]], [[St. Louis Rams]]
*[[Steven Jackson (fullback)|Steven Jackson]] - [[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]], [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
*[[Justin Miller]] - [[Cornerback]], [[New York Jets]]
*[[Phillip Merling]] - [[Defensive End]], [[Miami Dolphins]]
*[[Trevor Pryce]] - [[Defensive End]], [[Baltimore Ravens]]
*[[Chansi Stuckey]] - [[Wide Receiver]], [[New York Jets]]
*[[Anthony Waters]] - [[Linebacker]], [[San Diego Chargers]]
*[[Charlie Whitehurst]] - [[Quarterback]], [[San Diego Chargers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Clemson University]]
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Clemson Tigers football
File:Clemson-University-claw-logo.png
First season1896
Head coach
9th season, 60–38 (.612)
StadiumMemorial Stadium, Clemson
(capacity: 80,301)
Field surfaceNatural Grass
LocationClemson, South Carolina
DivisionAtlantic
All-time record625–426–45 (.591)
Bowl record15–15 (.500)
Claimed national titles1
Conference titles18
ColorsOrange and Purple
   
Fight songTiger Rag
RivalSouth Carolina Gamecocks
WebsiteClemsonTigers.com

The Clemson Tigers are a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

History

Early Years: 1896-1899

Walter Merritt Riggs can be characterized as the "father of Clemson Football," as he brought the game with him from Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now Auburn University). The fact that Auburn and Clemson share the same mascot is no accident. Riggs allowed his players to pick the team mascot and, although he may have influenced their decision, the players chose Tigers because Princeton University had just won the national championship. Riggs helped organize and coach the infant Tiger team in 1896. Indeed, when the Tigers traveled to Greenville on Halloween to play Furman in their very first match, only Coach Riggs and backfield player Frank Thompkins had ever seen a football game played.

Riggs took the team to a 2-1 record in the inaugural year. He then stepped aside at the urging of the cadets, who felt that he should concentrate on his scholastic duties rather than coach the team for free. William M. Williams coached the Tigers in 1897, guiding them to a 2-2 record. In 1898, John Penton led the Tigers to a 3-1 record.

In 1899, when the Clemson Athletic Association could not afford a coaching salary, Riggs again took over the reins, one of only two Clemson football coaches to return to the position after stepping down. The 1899 squad went 4-2. Riggs' overall record of 6-3 gives him a .667 winning percentage. Riggs Field is named for him.

After a decade as a Mechanical Engineering professor, he was named acting president of Clemson Agricultural College in 1910, being confirmed by the Board of Trustees as permanent president on March 7, 1911. He served until his untimely death on January 22, 1924 while on a trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with officials of other land grant institutions.

John Heisman Era: 1900-1903

File:Johnheisman.jpg
John W. Heisman on Bowman Field, Clemson's first gridiron.

John Heisman coached the Tigers to their first undefeated season (6-0) in 1900. Heisman stayed only four years at Clemson, where he compiled a record of 19-3-2, an .833 percentage, the best in Clemson football history. Following a 73-0 defeat of Georgia Tech in 1903, the Yellow Jackets hired Heisman as their first full-time football coach.

Post-Heisman Era: 1904-1930

After Heisman left Clemson to become the head coach at Georgia Tech, the following coaches lead the Tigers football team:

Jess Neely Era: 1931-1939

In 1931, Jess Neely (a former head coach at Rhodes and assistant at Alabama) became Clemson's head football coach. During his tenure, Neely led the Tigers to a 43-35-7 record. His final season at Clemson was the turning point in the Tigers' program. His team went 9-1 during that season, finishing second to Duke in the Southern Conference. The Tigers also received their first bowl invitation and bowl victory that year, defeating nationally ranked Boston College 6-3 in the 1940 Cotton Bowl. The 1939 Tigers finished with a #12 ranking in the final AP poll. Clemson also had their first Associated Press All-American that year in Banks McFadden. Jess Neely, along with then athletic director Dr. Rupert Fike, founded the IPTAY Scholarship Fund, which supports the Clemson Athletic Department.

Frank Howard Era: 1940-1969

After Jess Neely left to become the head coach at Rice, Frank Howard (an assistant coach under Neely) was named head coach. In his 30 years at Clemson, Howard compiled a 165-118-12 record, a 3-3 bowl record, won two Southern Conference championships, and six ACC championships. Seven of Howard's teams finished the year ranked in at least one final poll. He also incorporated the Single Wing, T-formation, and I-formation offenses at different points during his coaching career at Clemson.

The tradition of rubbing "Howard's Rock" prior to running down the hill before home games began during Coach Howard's tenure. The playing field at Memorial Stadium was named "Frank Howard Field" following his retirement to honor his many years of service for the university. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, the Clemson Hall of Fame, the Clemson Ring of Honor, the Helms Athletic Hall of Fame, the State of Alabama Hall of Fame, National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, the Orange Bowl Hall of Honor, and the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame.

Post-Howard Era: 1970-1976

Clemson struggled during the years following Frank Howard's retirement. His successor, Hootie Ingram, only compiled a 12-21 record. During his tenure, the tradition of running down the hill was stopped from 1970 to the end of the 1972 season, when the team decided it wanted to come down the hill for the final home game against South Carolina. The traditional "tiger paw" logo was introduced by Ingram. Jimmy "Red" Parker coached the Tigers from 1973-1976, compiling a 17-25-2 record.

Charlie Pell Era: 1977-1978

Charlie Pell coached the Tigers for 2 seasons, winning the ACC Coach of the Year award twice and leading the Tigers to the 1978 ACC Championship en route to a 18-4-1 record. In both seasons, Clemson earned berths to the Gator Bowl. However, Pell became involved in NCAA rules and recruiting violations that came to light under the tenure of his successor, Danny Ford. Charlie Pell would leave after 1978 to become head coach at Florida, where his coaching career would end in 1984 following more NCAA rules violations.

Danny Ford Era: 1978-1989

The Danny Ford Era began in 1978, after Charlie Pell left for the University of Florida. He won his first game, the 1978 Gator Bowl, with a 17-15 victory over Ohio State and legendary coach Woody Hayes, who punched LB Charlie Bauman in the throat after making the game-clinching interception. In his first two seasons, Ford guided the Tigers to 8-4 and 6-5 records and a Peach Bowl bid in 1979. In 1981, Ford led the Tigers to a 12-0 record, his first ACC championship as head coach, a 22-15 victory over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, and the school's first national championship in any sport. During his tenure at Clemson, he compiled a 96-29-4 (.760) record, a 6-2 bowl record, won five ACC championships, and finished the year ranked in at least one poll seven times. Ford also coached 21 All-Americans and 41 players who went on to play in the NFL during his 11 seasons at Clemson.

On November 21, 1982, the football program was placed on probation for a 2-year period to include the 1983 and 1984 seasons. This sanction was enforced on the program by the NCAA Committee on Infractions due to a lengthy history of recruiting violations to gain an athletic advantage that had taken place from 1977 through the Tigers' 1981 National Championship season and into 1982, under the administration of two head coaches, Charlie Pell and Danny Ford.

70 documented violations were found to have been committed under NCAA bylaws in the categories of improper recruiting inducements, extra benefits to student-athletes, ethical conduct, improper financial aid, improper campus visits, improper transportation and entertainment, improper use of funds, improper employment, and improper recruiting contact.[1]

As a result of these violations, Clemson was publicly reprimanded and censured by the NCAA. The football team was barred from participating in bowl games following the 1982 and 1983 seasons, and barred from appearing on live television in the 1983 and 1984 seasons. Also, the number of scholarships that the university could allocate to football players was restricted to 20 (from the normal limit of 30) for the 1983-84 and 1984-85 academic years.

Charles Alan Wright, chairman of the NCAA Committee on Infractions said at the time, "Due to the large number and serious nature of the violations in this case, the committee believed that institutional sanctions related to appearances on television and in postseason football bowl games were appropriate. In addition, because the violations indicated a pattern of improper recruiting activities, the committee determined that a two-year limitation on financial aid to new recruits should be imposed to offset any recruiting advantage that was gained improperly by the university."[2][3]

Just five years after their probation ended, Clemson once again found their football program accused of multiple recruiting violations in January 1990.[4] The NCAA accused Clemson of giving cash to players and having illegal contact with recruits over a period from 1984 to 1988. In June 1990, the Tigers found themselves on probation once again, for the second time in less than a decade.[5] This chain of events led directly to the forced resignation of popular head coach Danny Ford.[6]

After a few years away from coaching, Ford was hired by the Arkansas in 1992, where he would spend five seasons guiding the Razorbacks.

Ken Hatfield Era: 1990-1993

Ken Hatfield, former coach at Air Force and Arkansas, coached the Tigers to their most recent ACC championship in 1991. He had a 32-13-1 record with the Tigers and led them to three bowl games (even though he didn't coach the 1993 Peach Bowl) and three final rankings in the AP and Coaches polls. Hatfield had a 1-1 bowl record at Clemson. After the 1993 regular season, Hatfield left to become the head coach at Rice.

The purple home jerseys used by Clemson in special games made their debut during the 1991 ACC championship season.

Tommy West Era: 1993-1998

Tommy West replaced Ken Hatfield at the end of the 1993 season, coaching the Tigers to a 14-13 victory in the 1993 Peach Bowl against Kentucky. West had a 31-28 record during his five seasons at Clemson and led the Tigers to three bowl games. West was fired after a dismal 1998 campaign which saw Clemson go 3-8 and finish last in the ACC. West is currently the head coach at Memphis.

Tommy Bowden Era: 1999-2008

After Tommy West's dismissal following the 1998 season, Clemson hired Tommy Bowden, son of Bobby Bowden and coach at Tulane University. Bowden led the Tigers to a 6-6 record and a Peach Bowl bid in 1999, with the team that navigated it's way through a schedule that included MAC champions and undefeated Marshall, Big East champion and BCS runner-up Virginia Tech (who went undefeated during the regular season), and eventual National Champion Florida State (who finished the year undefeated). The 1999 meeting between the Tigers and Seminoles was dubbed the "Bowden Bowl" and was the first time that a father and son coached against each other in Division I football. FSU won the game 17-14 in front of the largest crowd in the history of Death Valley.

During Bowden's tenure, the Tigers have been bowl eligible every season (the 2004 team turned down a bowl invitation as punishment for a massive brawl during a game against the University of South Carolina). Despite this, Bowden has been critized for his teams underachieving. The 2000 Tigers started 8-0 and rose as high as #5 in the polls before losing three of their last four. The same thing happened during the 2006 season following a 7-1 start and with the team on the verge of winning the ACC Atlantic Division. The Tigers have also shown great resolve at points during Bowden's tenure. The 2003 team won four games at the end of the season to finish 9-4, which included victories over #3 Florida State and #7 Tennessee in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. The 2004 season saw the Tigers falter to a 1-4 start only to win five of their last six games (which included an overtime upset of #10 Miami), while the 2005 team overcame a 2-3 start to finish the season 9-4.

Tommy Bowden agreed to resigned for $3.5 Million on October 13, 2008, after leading the team to a disappointing 3-3 record (1-2 ACC) at the midpoint of a season in which the Tigers were an almost unanimous preseason pick to win their first ACC title under Bowden and were ranked #9 in the preseason polls. Assistant coach Dabo Swinney was named interim head coach.[7]

Bowl Games

Date Bowl W/L Opponent PF PA
January 1, 1940 Cotton W Boston College 6 3
January 1, 1949 Gator W Missouri 24 23
January 1, 1951 Orange W Miami 15 14
January 1, 1952 Gator L Miami 0 14
January 1, 1957 Orange L Colorado 21 27
January 1, 1959 Sugar L LSU 0 7
December 19, 1959 Bluebonnet W TCU 23 7
December 30, 1977 Gator L Pittsburgh 3 34
December 29, 1978 Gator W Ohio State 17 15
December 31, 1979 Peach L Baylor 18 24
January 1, 1982 Orange W Nebraska 22 15
December 21, 1985 Independence L Minnesota 13 20
December 27, 1986 Gator W Stanford 27 21
January 1, 1988 Florida Citrus W Penn State 35 10
January 2, 1989 Florida Citrus W Oklahoma 13 6
December 30, 1989 Gator W West Virginia 27 7
January 1, 1991 Hall of Fame W Illinois 30 0
January 1, 1992 Florida Citrus L California 13 37
December 31, 1993 Peach W Kentucky 14 13
January 1, 1996 Gator L Syracuse 0 41
December 28, 1996 Peach L LSU 7 10
January 2, 1998 Peach L Auburn 17 21
December 30, 1999 Peach L Mississippi State 7 17
January 1, 2001 Gator L Virginia Tech 20 41
December 31, 2001 Humanitarian W Louisiana Tech 49 24
December 23, 2002 Tangerine L Texas Tech 15 55
January 2, 2004 Peach W Tennessee 27 14
December 27, 2005 Champs Sports W Colorado 19 10
December 29, 2006 Music City L Kentucky 20 28
December 31, 2007 Chick-Fil-A L Auburn 20 23
Total 30 Bowl Games 15-15 522 581

National Championship

Year Coach Selectors Record Bowl
1981 Danny Ford AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sporting News, UPI 12-0 Orange
National championships claimed 1

Conference Championships

Year Coach Record
1900 John Heisman 6-0
1902 John Heisman 6-1
1939* Jess Neely* 9-1*
1940 Frank Howard 6-2-1
1948 Frank Howard 11-0
1956 Frank Howard 7-2-2
1958 Frank Howard 8-3
1959 Frank Howard 9-2
1965 Frank Howard 5-5
1966 Frank Howard 6-4
1967 Frank Howard 6-4
1978 Charley Pell 11-1-
1981 Danny Ford 12-0-
1982 Danny Ford 9-1-1
1986 Danny Ford 8-2-2
1987 Danny Ford 10-2
1988 Danny Ford 10-2
1991 Ken Hatfield 9-2-1
Conference Titles: 18

Note: Bold years indicate outright conference titles

  • Clemson doesn't officially recognized the 1939 season as having claimed a conference title. Duke is credited as the Southern Conference champion for that season by most sources.

College Football Hall of Famers

Inductee Position(s) Class Year(s)
Jeff Davis Linebacker 2007 1978-1981
John Heisman Head Coach 1954 1900-1903
Frank Howard Head Coach 1989 1940-1969
Terry Kinard Safety 2001 1978-1982
Banks McFadden Halfback 1959 1937-1939
Jess Neely Head Coach 1971 1931-1939

Current NFL Players

References

  1. ^ NCAA Public Infraction Report
  2. ^ "Clemson placed on probation" (PDF). The NCAA News. 19 (28). National Collegiate Athletic Association: 10. 1982-11-29. Retrieved 2008-01-21. Partial quote of the NCAA press release
  3. ^ For Release After 11 p.m. (EST)
  4. ^ Associated Press (1990-01-10). "Clemson Reveals It Is Under Inquiry by N.C.A.A." New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-01-21. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ Associated Press (1990-06-01). "Clemson on Probation". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-01-21. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ Associated Press (1990-01-19). "Clemson Drops Ford With $1 Million Deal". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-01-21. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ Mark Schlabach, Bowden ousted at Clemson; coach 'deserved' to be fired, QB says, ESPN.com, October 13, 2008, Accessed October 13, 2008.
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