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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=2009
|year=2009
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| hc_year = 1st full, 2nd overall
| hc_year = 1st full, 2nd overall
|off_coach=[[Billy Napier]]
|off_coach=[[Billy Napier]]
|oc_year=1st
|def_coach=[[Kevin Steele]]
|def_coach=[[Kevin Steele]]
|dc_year=1st
|off_scheme=Multiple
|off_scheme=[[Multiple offense|Multiple]]
|def_scheme=[[4–3 defense|4–3]]
|def_scheme=[[4–3 defense|4–3]]
|stadium=[[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]]<br />(Capacity: 81,500, grass)
|stadium=[[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]]<br />(Capacity: 81,500, grass)
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{{2009 ACC football standings}}
{{2009 ACC football standings}}

The '''2009 Clemson Tigers football team''' represented [[Clemson University]] in the [[2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. The Tigers were led by head coach [[Dabo Swinney]], who was in his first full season as head coach. The Tigers played their home games in [[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]]. The Tigers won the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] Atlantic Division, but after securing the title lost to in–state rival [[2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] in the [[Clemson–South Carolina rivalry|Palmetto Bowl]] 34–17,<ref>[http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/112809aaa.html South Carolina Dominates Clemson, 34–17]</ref> before losing for the second time in the season to [[2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]] in the [[2009 ACC Championship Game|ACC Championship Game]].<ref>[http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAF_20091205_GATECH@CLEM Yellow Jackets' late touchdown sinks Tigers for ACC crown]</ref> Clemson closed the season with a win over [[2009 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]] in the [[2009 Music City Bowl|Music City Bowl]].
The '''2009 Clemson Tigers football team''' represented [[Clemson University]] in the [[2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. The Tigers were led by head coach [[Dabo Swinney]], who was in his first full season as head coach. The Tigers played their home games in [[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]]. The Tigers won the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] Atlantic Division, but after securing the title lost to in–state rival [[2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] in the [[Clemson–South Carolina rivalry|Palmetto Bowl]] 34–17,<ref>[http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/112809aaa.html South Carolina Dominates Clemson, 34–17]</ref> before losing for the second time in the season to [[2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]] in the [[2009 ACC Championship Game|ACC Championship Game]].<ref>[http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAF_20091205_GATECH@CLEM Yellow Jackets' late touchdown sinks Tigers for ACC crown]</ref> Clemson closed the season with a win over [[2009 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]] in the [[2009 Music City Bowl|Music City Bowl]].


In the Tigers' 40–24 victory over the Florida State Seminoles on November 7, 2009, [[running back]] [[C. J. Spiller]] and [[wide receiver]] [[Jacoby Ford]] became the leading all-purpose yardage duo in NCAA history (a record previously held by [[Marshall Faulk]] and [[Darnay Scott]] of San Diego State).
==Season summary==
[[File:2009 Music City Bowl Clemson Tigers.JPG|thumb|left|The Clemson Tigers take the field during the [[2009 Music City Bowl]].]]
In the Tiger's 40–24 victory over the Florida State Seminoles on November 7, 2009, [[Running Back|running back]] [[C. J. Spiller]] and [[wide receiver]] [[Jacoby Ford]] became the leading all-purpose yardage duo in NCAA history (a record previously held by [[Marshall Faulk]] and [[Darnay Scott]] of San Diego State).


C. J. Spiller was named as one of the three finalists for the 2009 [[Doak Walker Award]]. Spiller, along with [[Mark Ingram II]] of Alabama and [[Toby Gerhart]] of Stanford, was selected by a vote of the 130–member Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee. On December 2, 2009, Spiller was voted the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. The all-purpose threat was named as the league's top player following a vote of 40 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Spiller received 29 votes to outdistance Georgia Tech quarterback Josh Nesbitt, who had eight. Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams, the league's rookie of the year, had two votes and Yellow Jackets defensive end Derrick Morgan had one. Spiller was the nation's only player this season to account for touchdowns five different ways – rushing, passing, receiving, and on kick and punt returns – and had passing, rushing and receiving TDs in one game, a victory against North Carolina State. He returned four kickoffs and a punt for scores this year and has eight total returns for TDs during his career. He scored at least once in every game this season while leading Clemson to the Atlantic Division title and a spot in the league title game against Georgia Tech. Spiller led the ACC with an average of nearly 184 all-purpose yards and was the league's fourth-leading rusher, averaging 76 yards. Spiller is the seventh Tiger to be named player of the year and the first since Michael Dean Perry in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120209aab.html|title=C. J. Spiller Named 2009 ACC Player of the Year|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=December 2, 2009|access-date=December 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184854/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120209aab.html|archive-date=April 4, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
C. J. Spiller was named as one of the three finalists for the 2009 [[Doak Walker Award]]. Spiller, along with [[Mark Ingram II]] of Alabama and [[Toby Gerhart]] of Stanford, was selected by a vote of the 130–member Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee. On December 2, 2009, Spiller was voted the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. The all-purpose threat was named as the league's top player following a vote of 40 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Spiller received 29 votes to outdistance Georgia Tech quarterback Josh Nesbitt, who had eight. Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams, the league's rookie of the year, had two votes and Yellow Jackets defensive end Derrick Morgan had one. Spiller was the nation's only player this season to account for touchdowns five different ways – rushing, passing, receiving, and on kick and punt returns – and had passing, rushing and receiving TDs in one game, a victory against North Carolina State. He returned four kickoffs and a punt for scores this year and has eight total returns for TDs during his career. He scored at least once in every game this season while leading Clemson to the Atlantic Division title and a spot in the league title game against Georgia Tech. Spiller led the ACC with an average of nearly 184 all-purpose yards and was the league's fourth-leading rusher, averaging 76 yards. Spiller is the seventh Tiger to be named player of the year and the first since Michael Dean Perry in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120209aab.html|title=C. J. Spiller Named 2009 ACC Player of the Year|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=December 2, 2009|access-date=December 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184854/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120209aab.html|archive-date=April 4, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Incoming recruiting class==
*[[Malliciah Goodman]] (DE; Florence, South Carolina; West Florence HS)
*J.K. Jay (OL; Greenville, South Carolina; Christ Church Episcopal School)
*[[Jonathan Meeks]] (S; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Rock Hill HS)
*[[Tyler Shatley]] (FB; Valdese, North Carolina; East Burke HS)
*[[Brandon Thomas (American football)|Brandon Thomas]] (OL; Spartanburg, South Carolina; Dorman HS)
*Bryce McNeal (WR; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Breck HS)
*Roderick McDowell (RB; Sumter, South Carolina; Sumter HS)
*[[Tajh Boyd]] (QB; Hampton, Virginia; Phoebus HS)
*Spencer Shuey (LB/DE; Charlotte, North Carolina; South Mecklenburg HS)
*Quandon Christian (LB; Lake View, South Carolina; Lake View HS)
*Corico Hawkins (LB; Milledgeville, Georgia; Baldwin HS)
*Darell Smith (TE/BAN; Gadsen, Alabama; Gadsen City HS)
*Taylor Ogle (QB; Gatlinburg, Tennessee; Gatlinburg-Pittman HS)
*Octavius Lewis(SS;Orlando, FL Maynard Evans HS)

==Rankings==
{{See also|2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}
{{NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
| finalpollweek = 15 | harrisfirstweek = 4 | bcsfirstweek = 7
| AP_pre = NR
| coaches_pre = RV
| AP_1 = NR
| coaches_1 = RV
| AP_2 = NR
| coaches_2 = NR
| AP_3 = RV
| coaches_3 = NR
| AP_4 = NR
| coaches_4 = NR
| harris_4 = NR
| AP_5 = NR
| coaches_5 = NR
| harris_5 = NR
| AP_6 = NR
| coaches_6 = NR
| harris_6 = NR
| AP_7 = NR
| coaches_7 = NR
| harris_7 = RV
| bcs_7 = NR
| AP_8 = RV
| coaches_8 = RV
| harris_8 = RV
| bcs_8 = NR
| AP_9 = RV
| coaches_9 = RV
| harris_9 = RV
| bcs_9 = NR
| AP_10 = 24
| coaches_10 = RV
| harris_10 = 25
| bcs_10 = NR
| AP_11 = 18
| coaches_11 = 19
| harris_11 = 19
| bcs_11 = 23
| AP_12 = 15
| coaches_12 = 16
| harris_12 = 17
| bcs_12 = 18
| AP_13 = 25
| coaches_13 = RV
| harris_13 = RV
| bcs_13 = NR
| AP_14 = RV
| coaches_14 = RV
| harris_14 = RV
| bcs_14 = NR
| AP_15 = 24
| coaches_15 = RV
}}

==#17 jersey==
On July 25, it was announced that sophomore linebacker Stanley Hunter was forced to quit playing football due to medical reasons. Hunter, who led the 2008 team in fewest plays per tackle, was suffering from an increase in seizures due to epilepsy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clemson's Stanley Hunter forced to quit football |url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090725/NEWS/907259991/1088?Title=Clemson-s-Stanley-Hunter-forced-to-quit-football |date=July 25, 2009 |newspaper=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731021510/http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090725/NEWS/907259991/1088?Title=Clemson-s-Stanley-Hunter-forced-to-quit-football |archive-date=July 31, 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=September 30, 2010 |first=Kevin |last=Melton }}</ref> On August 18, Coach Swinney announced that several players would alternate wearing #17 during the season as a way to honor Stanley Hunter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Clemson Football Practice Report: Day 13 |url=http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081809aaa.html |work=Clemson Athletics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822095730/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081809aaa.html |archive-date=August 22, 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=September 30, 2009 }}</ref>

List of Players wearing #17 during the season:
*LB Brandon Maye
*QB [[Willy Korn]]
*FB Chad Diehl
*WR Xavier Dye
*WR Marquan Jones
*S DeAndre McDaniel
*RB [[Jamie Harper]]
*S Sadat Chambers
*S Rashard Hall
*CB [[Crezdon Butler]]
*LB [[Kavell Conner]]
*WR [[Jacoby Ford]]

Three of the players who wore #17 (Korn, Diehl, and Dye) were also teammates with Hunter at James F. Byrnes High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Stanley Hunter remains a member of the Clemson team, serving as a student-coach this season for the Tigers.

==#6 jersey==
Cornerback [[Chris Chancellor]], whose normal number is #38, wore #6, the normal number of wide receiver [[Jacoby Ford]], for the Miami game. (Under college football rules, two or more players on a team can wear the same number as long as only one is on the field at a time.) Chancellor, a native of Miami, made the change with the blessing of both Ford and Swinney in memory of his former high school teammate [[Jasper Howard]], a cornerback who wore #6 for [[2009 Connecticut Huskies football team|Connecticut]] and was murdered in the early morning of October 18 following UConn's game against [[2009 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4580361 |title=Chancellor to wear No. 6 as tribute|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN|date=October 20, 2009|access-date=October 20, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091023204940/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4580361| archive-date= October 23, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==#28 jersey==
At the end of the season, Head Coach [[Dabo Swinney]] announced that they would retire the #28 jersey worn by [[C. J. Spiller]] at a ceremony when the Tigers play [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] at home on Oct. 16, 2010.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2008
| rankyear = 2009
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
| timezone = Eastern


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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]]
| opponent = [[2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]]
| gamename = Hall of Fame Day / Youth Day
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Clemson, South Carolina|Clemson, SC]]
| site_cityst = [[Clemson, South Carolina|Clemson, SC]]
| gamename = Hall of Fame Day, Youth Day
| tv = [[ESPN3|ESPN360]]
| tv = [[ESPN3|ESPN360]]
| score = 37–14
| score = 37–14
| attend = 78,371
| attend = 78,371<ref name="media guide">{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf |title=2010 Clemson Football Media Guide |publisher=Clemson University |access-date=November 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112182337/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf |archive-date=November 12, 2012 }}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opponent = [[2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opprank = 15
| opprank = 15
| gamename = [[Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| gamename = [[Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = [[ESPN]]
| tv = [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]]
| score = 27–30
| score = 27–30
| attend = 52,029<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 52,029
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| date = September 19
| time = Noon
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[2009 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]]
| opponent = [[2009 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]]
| gamename = [[O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy]] / Family Weekend
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| gamename = [[O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy]], Family Weekend
| tv = [[Raycom Media|Raycom]]
| tv = [[Raycom Media|Raycom]]
| score = 25–7
| score = 25–7
| attend = 77,362<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 77,362
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
| opponent = [[2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
| opprank = 14
| opprank = 15
| gamename = Football Reunion Weekend
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| gamename = Football Reunion Weekend
| tv = ESPN360
| tv = ESPN360
| score = 10–14
| score = 10–14
| attend = 71,869<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 71,869
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| date = October 3
| time = Noon
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[2009 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]
| opponent = [[2009 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]
| site_stadium = [[Byrd Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[SECU Stadium|Byrd Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[College Park, Maryland|College Park, MD]]
| site_cityst = [[College Park, Maryland|College Park, MD]]
| tv = [[ESPNU]]
| tv = [[ESPNU College Football|ESPNU]]
| score = 21–24
| score = 21–24
| attend = 46,243<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 46,243
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| date = October 17
| time = Noon
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]]
| opponent = [[2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]]
| gamename = IPTAY Day
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| gamename = IPTAY Day
| tv = Raycom
| tv = Raycom
| score = 38–3
| score = 38–3
| attend = 74,298<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 74,298
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[2009 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| opponent = [[2009 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| opprank = 10
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = [[Sun Life Stadium|Land Shark Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Hard Rock Stadium|Land Shark Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens, FL]]
| site_cityst = [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens, FL]]
| tv = [[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC/ESPN]]
| tv = [[College Football on ABC|ABC]]/ESPN
| score = 40–37
| score = 40–37
| overtime = OT
| overtime = OT
| attend = 43,778<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 43,778
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[2009 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina]]
| opponent = [[2009 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina]]
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
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| tv = ESPN360
| tv = ESPN360
| score = 49–3
| score = 49–3
| attend = 74,429<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 74,429
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| time = 7:45 p.m.
| time = 7:45 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[2009 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| opponent = [[2009 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| gamename = [[Clemson–Florida State football rivalry|rivalry]]/Solid Orange Day
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| gamename = [[Clemson–Florida State football rivalry|rivalry]], Solid Orange Day
| tv = ESPN
| tv = ESPN
| score = 40–24
| score = 40–24
| attend = 76,656<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 76,656
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| date = November 14
| time = Noon
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| rank = 24
| opponent = [[2009 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]
| opponent = [[2009 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]
| gamename = [[Textile Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Carter–Finley Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Carter–Finley Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| gamename = [[Textile Bowl]]
| tv = Raycom
| tv = Raycom
| score = 43–23
| score = 43–23
| attend = 57,583<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 57,583
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| time = 3:30 p.m.
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank = 23
| rank = 18
| opponent = [[2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]]
| opponent = [[2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]]
| gamename = Military Appreciation Day
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| gamename = Military Appreciation Day
| tv = ABC/ESPN
| tv = ABC/ESPN
| score = 34–21
| score = 34–21
| attend = 77,568<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 77,568
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| date = November 28
| time = Noon
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
| rank = 18
| rank = 15
| opponent = [[2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]
| opponent = [[2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[Williams–Brice Stadium]]
| gamename = [[Clemson–South Carolina rivalry|Palmetto Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Williams-Brice Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, SC]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, SC]]
| gamename = [[Clemson–South Carolina rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = ESPN
| tv = ESPN
| score = 17–34
| score = 17–34
| attend = 80,574<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 80,574
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| time = 8:00 p.m.
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| rank =
| rank = 25
| opponent = [[2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opponent = [[2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opprank = 10
| opprank = 12
| gamename = [[2009 ACC Championship Game|ACC Championship]] / [[Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| gamename = [[2009 ACC Championship Game|ACC Championship Game]], [[Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = [[ESPN]]
| tv = ESPN
| score = 34–39
| score = 34–39
| attend = 57,227<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 57,227
}}
}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| time = 7:30 p.m.
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[2009 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]
| opponent = [[2009 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]
| site_stadium = [[Nissan Stadium|LP Field]]
| gamename = [[2009 Music City Bowl|Music City Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[LP Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
| site_cityst = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
| gamename = [[2009 Music City Bowl|Music City Bowl]]
| tv = [[ESPN]]
| tv = ESPN
| score = 21–13
| score = 21–13
| attend = 57,280<ref name="media guide"/>
| attend = 57,280
}}
}}
}}
}}
<ref name="media guide">{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf |title=2010 Clemson Football Media Guide |publisher=Clemson University |access-date=November 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112182337/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf |archive-date=November 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Rankings==
{{See also|2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}
{{NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
| finalpollweek = 15 | harrisfirstweek = 4 | bcsfirstweek = 7
| AP_pre = NR
| coaches_pre = RV
| AP_1 = NR
| coaches_1 = RV
| AP_2 = NR
| coaches_2 = NR
| AP_3 = RV
| coaches_3 = NR
| AP_4 = NR
| coaches_4 = NR
| harris_4 = NR
| AP_5 = NR
| coaches_5 = NR
| harris_5 = NR
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| harris_6 = NR
| AP_7 = NR
| coaches_7 = NR
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| bcs_7 = NR
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| coaches_8 = RV
| harris_8 = RV
| bcs_8 = NR
| AP_9 = RV
| coaches_9 = RV
| harris_9 = RV
| bcs_9 = NR
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| coaches_10 = RV
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| coaches_11 = 19
| harris_11 = 19
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| coaches_12 = 16
| harris_12 = 17
| bcs_12 = 18
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| harris_13 = RV
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| AP_14 = RV
| coaches_14 = RV
| harris_14 = RV
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| AP_15 = 24
| coaches_15 = RV
}}

==Jersey numbers==
[[File:2009 Music City Bowl Clemson Tigers.JPG|thumb|left|The Clemson Tigers take the field during the [[2009 Music City Bowl]].]]

===#17 jersey===
On July 25, it was announced that sophomore linebacker Stanley Hunter was forced to quit playing football for medical reasons. Hunter, who led the 2008 team in fewest plays per tackle, was suffering from an increase in seizures due to epilepsy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clemson's Stanley Hunter forced to quit football |url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090725/NEWS/907259991/1088?Title=Clemson-s-Stanley-Hunter-forced-to-quit-football |date=July 25, 2009 |newspaper=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731021510/http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090725/NEWS/907259991/1088?Title=Clemson-s-Stanley-Hunter-forced-to-quit-football |archive-date=July 31, 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=September 30, 2010 |first=Kevin |last=Melton }}</ref> On August 18, Coach Swinney announced that several players would alternate wearing #17 during the season as a way to honor Stanley Hunter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Clemson Football Practice Report: Day 13 |url=http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081809aaa.html |work=Clemson Athletics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822095730/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081809aaa.html |archive-date=August 22, 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=September 30, 2009 }}</ref>

List of Players wearing #17 during the season:
*LB Brandon Maye
*QB [[Willy Korn]]
*FB Chad Diehl
*WR Xavier Dye
*WR Marquan Jones
*S DeAndre McDaniel
*RB [[Jamie Harper]]
*S Sadat Chambers
*S Rashard Hall
*CB [[Crezdon Butler]]
*LB [[Kavell Conner]]
*WR [[Jacoby Ford]]

Three of the players who wore #17 (Korn, Diehl, and Dye) were also teammates with Hunter at James F. Byrnes High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Stanley Hunter remains a member of the Clemson team, serving as a student-coach this season for the Tigers.

===#6 jersey===
Cornerback [[Chris Chancellor]], whose normal number is #38, wore #6, the normal number of wide receiver [[Jacoby Ford]], for the Miami game. (Under college football rules, two or more players on a team can wear the same number as long as only one is on the field at a time.) Chancellor, a native of Miami, made the change with the blessing of both Ford and Swinney in memory of his former high school teammate [[Jasper Howard]], a cornerback who wore #6 for [[2009 Connecticut Huskies football team|Connecticut]] and was murdered in the early morning of October 18 following UConn's game against [[2009 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4580361 |title=Chancellor to wear No. 6 as tribute|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN|date=October 20, 2009|access-date=October 20, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091023204940/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4580361| archive-date= October 23, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

===#28 jersey===
At the end of the season, Head Coach [[Dabo Swinney]] announced that they would retire the #28 jersey worn by [[C. J. Spiller]] at a ceremony when the Tigers play [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] at home on Oct. 16, 2010.

==Game summaries==
===at South Carolina ([[Clemson-South Carolina rivalry#Football|rivalry]])===
{{see also|2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team}}

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*(2:01) SC – [[Weslye Saunders]] 9-yard pass from [[Stephen Garcia]] (Spencer Lanning kick) (''Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:45; '''South Carolina 14-7''''')
;Second quarter
*(10:44) SC – Spencer Lanning 47-yard field goal (''Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:03; '''South Carolina 17-7''''')
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*(7:47) SC – [[Tori Gurley]] 14-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (''Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:26; '''South Carolina 24-7''''')
;Fourth quarter
*(11:23) CLEM – Richard Jackson 45-yard field goal (''Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:52; '''South Carolina 24-10''''')
*(5:22) SC – Spencer Lanning 38-yard field goal (''Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:01; '''South Carolina 27-10''''')
*(3:46) CLEM – Michael Palmer 22-yard pass from Kyle Parker (Richard Jackson kick) (''Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:36; '''South Carolina 27-17''''')
*(2:40) SC – Weslye Saunders 1-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (''Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:06; '''South Carolina 34-17''''')
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|-
| First downs || 14 || 21
|-
| Total yards || 61–260 || 80–388
|-
| Rushing yards || 19–48 || 58–223
|-
| Passing yards || 226 || 175
|-
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 22–42–1 || 11–22–1
|-
| Time of possession || 14:09 || 27:54
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|-
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Clemson Tigers|border=1|}}; text-align:center;"|'''Clemson''' || Passing || Kyle Parker || 22/42, 212 yards, TD, INT
|-
| Rushing || CJ Spiller || 9 carries, 18 yards
|-
| Receiving || Michael Palmer || 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD
|-
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|'''South Carolina''' || Passing || Stephen Garcia || 10/21, 126 yards, 3 TD, INT
|-
| Rushing || Kenny Miles || 17 carries, 114 yards
|-
| Receiving || [[Alshon Jeffery]] || 4 receptions, 65 yards
|}
{{Clear}}

==Personnel==
===Incoming recruiting class===
*[[Malliciah Goodman]] (DE; Florence, South Carolina; West Florence HS)
*J.K. Jay (OL; Greenville, South Carolina; Christ Church Episcopal School)
*[[Jonathan Meeks]] (S; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Rock Hill HS)
*[[Tyler Shatley]] (FB; Valdese, North Carolina; East Burke HS)
*[[Brandon Thomas (American football)|Brandon Thomas]] (OL; Spartanburg, South Carolina; Dorman HS)
*Bryce McNeal (WR; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Breck HS)
*Roderick McDowell (RB; Sumter, South Carolina; Sumter HS)
*[[Tajh Boyd]] (QB; Hampton, Virginia; Phoebus HS)
*Spencer Shuey (LB/DE; Charlotte, North Carolina; South Mecklenburg HS)
*Quandon Christian (LB; Lake View, South Carolina; Lake View HS)
*Corico Hawkins (LB; Milledgeville, Georgia; Baldwin HS)
*Darell Smith (TE/BAN; Gadsden, Alabama; Gadsden City HS)
*Taylor Ogle (QB; Gatlinburg, Tennessee; Gatlinburg-Pittman HS)
*Octavius Lewis(SS;Orlando, FL Maynard Evans HS)


==Depth chart==
===Depth chart===
These are the starters, primary backups, and key reserves as of September 2009.
These are the starters, primary backups, and key reserves as of September 2009.


{{CFB Team Depth Chart
{{CFB Team Depth Chart
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| OScheme = Pro-Set
| DScheme = [[4–3]]
| DScheme = 4-3
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| Long_Snapper = Matt Skinner
| Holder = Michael Wade
| Holder = Michael Wade
| Key_Reserve_1 = '''[[Running Back|RB]]''' [[Andre Ellington]]
| Key_Reserve_1 = '''[[Running back|RB]]''' [[Andre Ellington]]
| Key_Reserve_2 = '''[[Wide Receiver|WR]]''' Terrance Ashe
| Key_Reserve_2 = '''[[Wide receiver|WR]]''' Terrance Ashe
| Key_Reserve_3 = '''[[Wide Receiver|WR]]''' [[Jaron Brown]]
| Key_Reserve_3 = '''[[Wide receiver|WR]]''' [[Jaron Brown]]
| Key_Reserve_4 = '''[[Defensive End|DE]]''' [[Andre Branch]]
| Key_Reserve_4 = '''[[Defensive end|DE]]''' [[Andre Branch]]
| Key_Reserve_5 = '''[[Free Safety#Free safety|FS]]''' Sadat Chambers
| Key_Reserve_5 = '''[[Free Safety#Free safety|FS]]''' Sadat Chambers
| Key_Reserve_6 = '''[[Defensive Back|DB]]''' Xavier Brewer
| Key_Reserve_6 = '''[[Defensive back|DB]]''' Xavier Brewer
| Key_Reserve_7 = '''[[Defensive Tackle|DT]]''' Rennie Moore
| Key_Reserve_7 = '''[[Defensive tackle|DT]]''' Rennie Moore
| Key_Reserve_8 = '''[[Tight End|TE]]''' Durrell Barry
| Key_Reserve_8 = '''[[Tight end|TE]]''' Durrell Barry
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==Coaching staff==
===Coaching staff===
*[[Dabo Swinney]] – Head Coach
*[[Dabo Swinney]] – Head coach
*[[Billy Napier]] – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
*[[Billy Napier]] – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
*[[Kevin Steele]] – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
*[[Kevin Steele]] – Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
*[[Charlie Harbison]] – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
*[[Charlie Harbison]] – Co-defensive Coordinator/defensive backs
*[[Danny Pearman]] – Assistant Head Coach/Tackles & Tight Ends
*[[Danny Pearman]] – Assistant head coach/Tackles & Tight Ends
*[[Brad Scott (American football)|Brad Scott]] – Associate Head Coach/Offensive Guards and Centers
*[[Brad Scott (American football)|Brad Scott]] – Associate head coach/Offensive Guards and Centers
*[[Dan Brooks]] – Defensive Tackles
*[[Dan Brooks]] – Defensive tackles
*Andre Powell – Running Backs/Special Teams
*Andre Powell – Running backs/special teams
*[[Chris Rumph]] – Defensive Ends
*[[Chris Rumph]] – Defensive ends
*[[Jeff Scott]] – Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers
*[[Jeff Scott]] – Recruiting doordinator/wide receivers


==2010 NFL draft==
==2010 NFL Draft==
Clemson had five players selected in the [[2010 NFL draft]]. [[C. J. Spiller]] went in the first round as the ninth overall pick.
Clemson had five players selected in the [[2010 NFL draft]]. [[C. J. Spiller]] went in the first round as the ninth overall pick.
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2009 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Atlantic Division champion
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 21–13 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record9–5 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBilly Napier (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKevin Steele (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,500, grass)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Boston College   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Florida State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     5 – 7  
NC State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Maryland   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 10 Virginia Tech   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 19 Miami (FL)   5 – 3     9 – 4  
North Carolina *   0 – 4     0 – 5  
Duke   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Virginia   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney, who was in his first full season as head coach. The Tigers played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Tigers won the ACC Atlantic Division, but after securing the title lost to in–state rival South Carolina in the Palmetto Bowl 34–17,[1] before losing for the second time in the season to Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship Game.[2] Clemson closed the season with a win over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl.

In the Tigers' 40–24 victory over the Florida State Seminoles on November 7, 2009, running back C. J. Spiller and wide receiver Jacoby Ford became the leading all-purpose yardage duo in NCAA history (a record previously held by Marshall Faulk and Darnay Scott of San Diego State).

C. J. Spiller was named as one of the three finalists for the 2009 Doak Walker Award. Spiller, along with Mark Ingram II of Alabama and Toby Gerhart of Stanford, was selected by a vote of the 130–member Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee. On December 2, 2009, Spiller was voted the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. The all-purpose threat was named as the league's top player following a vote of 40 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Spiller received 29 votes to outdistance Georgia Tech quarterback Josh Nesbitt, who had eight. Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams, the league's rookie of the year, had two votes and Yellow Jackets defensive end Derrick Morgan had one. Spiller was the nation's only player this season to account for touchdowns five different ways – rushing, passing, receiving, and on kick and punt returns – and had passing, rushing and receiving TDs in one game, a victory against North Carolina State. He returned four kickoffs and a punt for scores this year and has eight total returns for TDs during his career. He scored at least once in every game this season while leading Clemson to the Atlantic Division title and a spot in the league title game against Georgia Tech. Spiller led the ACC with an average of nearly 184 all-purpose yards and was the league's fourth-leading rusher, averaging 76 yards. Spiller is the seventh Tiger to be named player of the year and the first since Michael Dean Perry in 1987.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee*
ESPN360W 37–1478,371
September 107:30 p.m.at No. 15 Georgia Tech
ESPNL 27–3052,029
September 1912:00 p.m.Boston College
RaycomW 25–777,362
September 263:30 p.m.No. 15 TCU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (Football Reunion Weekend)
ESPN360L 10–1471,869
October 312:00 p.m.at Maryland
ESPNUL 21–2446,243
October 1712:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Day)
RaycomW 38–374,298
October 243:30 p.m.at No. 8 Miami (FL)
ABC/ESPNW 40–37 OT43,778
October 311:30 p.m.Coastal Carolina*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPN360W 49–374,429
November 77:45 p.m.Florida State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry, Solid Orange Day)
ESPNW 40–2476,656
November 1412:00 p.m.at NC StateNo. 24
RaycomW 43–2357,583
November 213:30 p.m.VirginiaNo. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (Military Appreciation Day)
ABC/ESPNW 34–2177,568
November 2812:00 p.m.at South Carolina*No. 15
ESPNL 17–3480,574
December 58:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech*No. 25
ESPNL 34–3957,227
December 277:30 p.m.vs. Kentucky*
ESPNW 21–1357,280
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Rankings

[edit]
See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———RV————RVRV24181525RV24
CoachesRVRV——————RVRVRV1916RVRVRV
HarrisNot released———RVRVRV251917RVRVNot released
BCSNot released————2318——Not released

Jersey numbers

[edit]
The Clemson Tigers take the field during the 2009 Music City Bowl.

#17 jersey

[edit]

On July 25, it was announced that sophomore linebacker Stanley Hunter was forced to quit playing football for medical reasons. Hunter, who led the 2008 team in fewest plays per tackle, was suffering from an increase in seizures due to epilepsy.[5] On August 18, Coach Swinney announced that several players would alternate wearing #17 during the season as a way to honor Stanley Hunter.[6]

List of Players wearing #17 during the season:

Three of the players who wore #17 (Korn, Diehl, and Dye) were also teammates with Hunter at James F. Byrnes High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Stanley Hunter remains a member of the Clemson team, serving as a student-coach this season for the Tigers.

#6 jersey

[edit]

Cornerback Chris Chancellor, whose normal number is #38, wore #6, the normal number of wide receiver Jacoby Ford, for the Miami game. (Under college football rules, two or more players on a team can wear the same number as long as only one is on the field at a time.) Chancellor, a native of Miami, made the change with the blessing of both Ford and Swinney in memory of his former high school teammate Jasper Howard, a cornerback who wore #6 for Connecticut and was murdered in the early morning of October 18 following UConn's game against Louisville.[7]

#28 jersey

[edit]

At the end of the season, Head Coach Dabo Swinney announced that they would retire the #28 jersey worn by C. J. Spiller at a ceremony when the Tigers play Maryland at home on Oct. 16, 2010.

Game summaries

[edit]

at South Carolina (rivalry)

[edit]
See also: 2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Game Twelve– No. 18 Clemson Tigers (8-3) at South Carolina Gamecocks (6-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Clemson 7 0 01017
South Carolina 14 3 71034

at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Clear
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:41) CLEM – CJ Spiller 88-yard kickoff return (Richard Jackson kick) (Clemson 7-0)
  • (5:21) SC – Brian Maddox 1-yard run (Spencer Lanning kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:23; Tied 7-7)
  • (2:01) SC – Weslye Saunders 9-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:45; South Carolina 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (10:44) SC – Spencer Lanning 47-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:03; South Carolina 17-7)
Third quarter
  • (7:47) SC – Tori Gurley 14-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:26; South Carolina 24-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:23) CLEM – Richard Jackson 45-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:52; South Carolina 24-10)
  • (5:22) SC – Spencer Lanning 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:01; South Carolina 27-10)
  • (3:46) CLEM – Michael Palmer 22-yard pass from Kyle Parker (Richard Jackson kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:36; South Carolina 27-17)
  • (2:40) SC – Weslye Saunders 1-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:06; South Carolina 34-17)
Statistics CLEM SC
First downs 14 21
Total yards 61–260 80–388
Rushing yards 19–48 58–223
Passing yards 226 175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–42–1 11–22–1
Time of possession 14:09 27:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Clemson Passing Kyle Parker 22/42, 212 yards, TD, INT
Rushing CJ Spiller 9 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Michael Palmer 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD
South Carolina Passing Stephen Garcia 10/21, 126 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Kenny Miles 17 carries, 114 yards
Receiving Alshon Jeffery 4 receptions, 65 yards

Personnel

[edit]

Incoming recruiting class

[edit]
  • Malliciah Goodman (DE; Florence, South Carolina; West Florence HS)
  • J.K. Jay (OL; Greenville, South Carolina; Christ Church Episcopal School)
  • Jonathan Meeks (S; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Rock Hill HS)
  • Tyler Shatley (FB; Valdese, North Carolina; East Burke HS)
  • Brandon Thomas (OL; Spartanburg, South Carolina; Dorman HS)
  • Bryce McNeal (WR; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Breck HS)
  • Roderick McDowell (RB; Sumter, South Carolina; Sumter HS)
  • Tajh Boyd (QB; Hampton, Virginia; Phoebus HS)
  • Spencer Shuey (LB/DE; Charlotte, North Carolina; South Mecklenburg HS)
  • Quandon Christian (LB; Lake View, South Carolina; Lake View HS)
  • Corico Hawkins (LB; Milledgeville, Georgia; Baldwin HS)
  • Darell Smith (TE/BAN; Gadsden, Alabama; Gadsden City HS)
  • Taylor Ogle (QB; Gatlinburg, Tennessee; Gatlinburg-Pittman HS)
  • Octavius Lewis(SS;Orlando, FL Maynard Evans HS)

Depth chart

[edit]

These are the starters, primary backups, and key reserves as of September 2009.

Coaching staff

[edit]

2010 NFL Draft

[edit]

Clemson had five players selected in the 2010 NFL draft. C. J. Spiller went in the first round as the ninth overall pick.

Player Team Round Pick # Position
C. J. Spiller Buffalo Bills 1st 9th RB
Jacoby Ford Oakland Raiders 4th 108th WR
Ricky Sapp Philadelphia Eagles 5th 143th DE
Crezdon Butler Pittsburgh Steelers 5th 164th DB
Kavell Conner Indianapolis Colts 7th 240th LB

References

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  1. ^ South Carolina Dominates Clemson, 34–17
  2. ^ Yellow Jackets' late touchdown sinks Tigers for ACC crown
  3. ^ "C. J. Spiller Named 2009 ACC Player of the Year". Atlantic Coast Conference. December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  4. ^ "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  5. ^ Melton, Kevin (July 25, 2009). "Clemson's Stanley Hunter forced to quit football". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  6. ^ "Clemson Football Practice Report: Day 13". Clemson Athletics. Archived from the original on August 22, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  7. ^ "Chancellor to wear No. 6 as tribute". ESPN. Associated Press. October 20, 2009. Archived from the original on October 23, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  8. ^ a b "2011 Tiger Football - Clemson Post-Spring Depth Chart" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012.
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