2009 Clemson Football Schedule Announced |
Clemson, SC - Clemson will face five 2008 bowl teams on the road during its 2009 football schedule announced Thursday by the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers will have seven home games and five on the road in Dabo Swinney's first full season as head coach.
Clemson will travel to Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State and South Carolina during the 2009 season and those teams combined for 37 wins last year. Clemson is slated to play nine bowl teams overall during 2009. Clemson's home ACC schedule includes visits from Boston College, the Atlantic Division Champion each of the last two years, division favorite Florida State, 2006 ACC Champion Wake Forest, and Coastal Division rival Virginia. Non-conference foes Middle Tennessee State, Central Michigan and Coastal Carolina are also slated to play at Clemson in 2009. "This will be a challenging schedule," said Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney. "The ACC was the most balanced and competitive league in the country last year top to bottom with 10 of the 12 teams going to bowl games. It will be just as competitive this year. Seven of our eight league opponents went to bowl games last year and Virginia, will be much improved with the return of the quarterback who led them to nine wins in 2007. "You like to get the season off to a good start, but we will be challenged from the beginning with an opener against a Middle Tennessee State team that beat Maryland last year and our first ACC game is at Georgia Tech on a Thursday night so we will have a short turnaround to prepare for their option offense. "I do like the position of our open date (October 10) in that it is close to the middle of the season, and I do like the fact that we never have back to back road games." Clemson will open the season on September 5 against Middle Tennessee State, the latest start to the season on the calendar since 1998. Middle Tennessee State defeated Maryland last year, 24-17, and suffered a narrow 23-21 defeat to a nine-win Virginia team in 2007. Rick Stockstill, the head coach for Middle Tennessee State, served as an assistant coach at Clemson from 1989-2002 when he served under four different head coaches, the only assistant coach to serve under four different Clemson head coaches. He was replaced on the Clemson staff in 2003 by Dabo Swinney. Clemson opens its ACC slate at Georgia Tech on Thursday night, September 10 in a game that will be televised nationally in ESPN. Georgia Tech was Dabo Swinney's first opponent last year when he took over at midseason for Tommy Bowden. Fourteen of the last 19 games in the series have been decided by a touchdown or less. Boston College will travel to Clemson on September 19 for the Tigers first ACC home game. The September 19 date is the third winningest date in Clemson history on a percentage basis (8-1) and the game will be played on the 67-year anniversary of the opening of Clemson Memorial Stadium. The Tigers defeated the Eagles in Boston last year 27-21, Clemson's first win over Boston College in 50 years. The two teams will play for the McFadden-O'Rourke Trophy for the second time and the most valuable player of the game will be presented the "Leather Helmet Award." C. J. Spiller won the honor last year when he gained 242 all-purpose running yards. Clemson is scheduled to play a non-conference game against Central Michigan on September 26, then will travel to Maryland for an October 3 contest. Clemson has won each of its last two games at Maryland. After an open date, Wake Forest comes to Clemson on October 17. Clemson has won each of the last four meetings with the Demon Deacons at Clemson. The Tigers will travel to Miami, FL for the first time since 2004 when it faces the Miami Hurricanes on October 24. The Tigers won the last meeting in Miami in overtime over a 10th ranked Miami team, but the Hurricanes won the last meeting at Clemson in 2005 in triple overtime, the longest game in Clemson history. Swinney's Tigers will face Coastal Carolina at home on Halloween. It will be Clemson's first home game on Halloween since playing NC State in 1998. Coastal Carolina is coached by former Clemson graduate assistant coach David Bennett. The Tigers have four games in November, three against ACC teams, two of which are Atlantic Division rivals. Florida State comes to Clemson on November 7. The Seminoles won last year's meeting in Tallahassee, but they have lost three straight to the Tigers in Memorial Stadium by a total of 43 points. Clemson travels to North Carolina State on November 14. The Tigers have won four in a row in the series for the first time since the 1981-85 era. Clemson rounds out its ACC schedule on November 21 against Virginia on Senior Day at Memorial Stadium. It will be the first time Virginia has been the "Senior Day" opponent since 1993 when the Tigers upset a top 20 Virginia team 23-14. The regular season will close on November 28 in Columbia, SC when the Tigers face South Carolina. Clemson has won 10 of the last 12 in the series overall and nine of the last 10 played in Columbia dating to 1988. All special home game designations such as homecoming and parents' day will be announced at a later date. Tickets to Clemson home games are available on www.clemsontigers.com or by calling 1-800-CLEMSON.
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2009 Clemson Football Schedule
Atlantic Coast Conference Announces 2009 ACC Football Schedule
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football schedule released today by Commissioner John D. Swofford is comprised of 96 games, including 48 conference match-ups, over a span of 13 weeks.
The schedule is capped off with the Fifth Annual Dr Pepper Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game, which this year will be played on Dec. 5 in Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
The schedule is highlighted by the return of the Miami-Florida State rivalry to Labor Day Monday Night, as the Seminoles will host the Hurricanes at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Monday, Sept. 7.
The ACC schedule will also feature six Thursday Night ESPN national TV appearances beginning with the season-opening Thursday night clash with NC State hosting South Carolina on Sept. 3, followed by Clemson at Georgia Tech on Sept. 10; Georgia Tech at Miami on Sept. 17; Florida State at North Carolina on Oct. 22; North Carolina at Virginia Tech on Oct. 29 and Virginia Tech at East Carolina on Nov. 5.
Twenty-four of the league’s 48 non-conference games (50 percent) are against 20 teams that earned bowl berths in 2008 including five games with teams which finished ranked in the nation’s final Top 13 (AP) including defending national champion Florida (Florida State), 5th-ranked Oklahoma (Miami), 6th-ranked Alabama (Virginia Tech), 7th-ranked Texas Christian (Virginia) and 13th-ranked Georgia (Georgia Tech). The ACC will also face two other nationally ranked teams 25th-ranked BYU (Florida State) and California (Maryland), which was ranked 25th in the USA Today Coaches poll.
Non-conference opponents who earned bowl bids this past season are Alabama, BYU, California, Central Michigan (2), Connecticut, East Carolina (2 games), Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Navy, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Carolina (2), South Florida (2), Southern Mississippi, TCU and Vanderbilt.
Florida State leads all ACC teams, meeting 11 opponents which played in bowl games in 2008. Boston College, Clemson, NC State, Virginia and Virginia Tech all meet nine teams which went to bowl games last year with the other six ACC teams each facing 8 foes who earned post-season invitations.
Additionally, the ACC will play 16 games against 14 teams who were ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 at some point during the 2008 season.
ACC Schedules Boston College Sept. 5 Northeastern Sept. 12 Kent State Sept. 19 at Clemson Sept. 26 Wake Forest Oct. 3 Florida State Oct. 10 at Virginia Tech Oct. 17 NC State Oct. 24 at Notre Dame Oct. 31 Central Michigan Nov. 14 at Virginia Nov. 21 North Carolina Nov. 28 at Maryland Duke Sept. 5 Richmond Sept. 12 at Army Sept. 19 at Kansas Sept. 26 North Carolina Central Oct. 3 Virginia Tech Oct. 10 at NC State Oct. 24 Maryland Oct. 31 at Virginia Nov. 7 at North Carolina Nov. 14 Georgia Tech Nov. 21 at Miami Nov. 28 Wake Forest Florida State Sept. 7 Miami (ESPN) Sept. 12 Jacksonville State Sept. 19 at BYU Sept. 26 South Florida Oct. 3 at Boston College Oct. 10 Georgia Tech Oct. 22 at North Carolina (ESPN) Oct. 31 NC State Nov. 7 at Clemson Nov. 14 at Wake Forest Nov. 21 Maryland Nov. 28 at Florida Georgia Tech Sept. 5 Jacksonville State Sept. 10 Clemson (ESPN) Sept. 17 at Miami (ESPN) Sept. 26 North Carolina Oct. 3 at Mississippi State Oct. 10 at Florida State Oct. 17 Virginia Tech Oct. 24 at Virginia Oct. 31 at Vanderbilt Nov. 7 Wake Forest Nov. 14 at Duke Nov. 28 Georgia Maryland Sept. 5 at California Sept. 12 James Madison Sept. 19 Middle Tennessee Sept. 26 Rutgers Oct. 3 Clemson Oct. 10 at Wake Forest Oct. 17 Virginia Oct. 24 at Duke Nov. 7 at NC State Nov. 14 Virginia Tech Nov. 21 at Florida State Nov. 28 Boston College Miami Sept. 7 at Florida State (ESPN) Sept. 17 Georgia Tech (ESPN) Sept. 26 at Virginia Tech Oct. 3 Oklahoma Oct. 10 Florida A&M Oct. 17 at Central Florida Oct. 24 Clemson Oct. 31 at Wake Forest Nov. 7 Virginia Nov. 14 at North Carolina Nov. 21 Duke Nov. 28 at South Florida North Carolina Sept. 5 The Citadel Sept. 12 at Connecticut Sept. 19 East Carolina Sept. 26 at Georgia Tech Oct. 3 Virginia Oct. 10 Georgia Southern Oct. 22 Florida State (ESPN) Oct. 29 at Virginia Tech (ESPN) Nov. 7 Duke Nov. 14 Miami Nov. 21 at Boston College Nov. 28 at NC State NC State Sept. 3 South Carolina (ESPN) Sept. 12 Murray State Sept. 19 Gardner-Webb Sept. 26 Pittsburgh Oct. 3 at Wake Forest Oct. 10 Duke Oct. 17 at Boston College Oct. 31 at Florida State Nov. 7 Maryland Nov. 14 Clemson Nov. 21 at Virginia Tech Nov. 28 North Carolina Virginia Sept. 5 William & Mary Sept. 12 TCU Sept. 19 at Southern Miss Oct. 3 at North Carolina Oct. 10 Indiana Oct. 17 at Maryland Oct. 24 Georgia Tech Oct. 31 Duke Nov. 7 at Miami Nov. 14 Boston College Nov. 21 at Clemson Nov. 28 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Sept. 5 Alabama (Ga Dome, Atlanta) Sept. 12 Marshall Sept. 19 Nebraska Sept. 26 Miami Oct. 3 at Duke Oct. 10 Boston College Oct. 17 at Georgia Tech Oct. 29 North Carolina (ESPN) Nov. 5 at East Carolina (ESPN) Nov. 14 at Maryland Nov. 21 NC State Nov. 28 at Virginia Wake Forest Sept. 5 Baylor Sept. 12 Stanford Sept. 19 Elon Sept. 26 at Boston College Oct. 3 NC State Oct. 10 Maryland Oct. 17 at Clemson Oct. 24 at Navy Oct. 31 Miami Nov. 7 at Georgia Tech Nov. 14 Florida State Nov. 28 at Duke
2009 Composite ACC Football Schedule
Thursday, September 3 South Carolina at NC State, ESPN Saturday, September 5 Northeastern at Boston College Middle Tennessee at Clemson Richmond at Duke Jacksonville State at Georgia Tech Maryland at California The Citadel at North Carolina William & Mary at Virginia Alabama vs. Virginia Tech (Ga. Dome) Baylor at Wake Forest Monday, September 7 Miami at Florida State, ESPN Thursday, September 10 Clemson at Georgia Tech , ESPN Saturday, September 12 Kent State at Boston College Duke at Army Jacksonville State at Florida State James Madison at Maryland North Carolina at Connecticut Murray State at NC State TCU at Virginia Marshall at Virginia Tech Stanford at Wake Forest Thursday, September 17 Georgia Tech at Miami, ESPN Saturday, September 19 Boston College at Clemson Duke at Kansas Florida State at BYU Middle Tennessee at Maryland East Carolina at North Carolina Gardner-Webb at NC State Virginia at Southern Miss Nebraska at Virginia Tech Elon at Wake Forest Saturday, September 26 Wake Forest at Boston College Central Michigan at Clemson North Carolina Central at Duke South Florida at Florida State North Carolina at Georgia Tech Rutgers at Maryland Miami at Virginia Tech Pittsburgh at NC State Saturday, October 3 Florida State at Boston College Clemson at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke Georgia Tech at Mississippi State Oklahoma at Miami Virginia at North Carolina NC State at Wake Forest Saturday, October 10 Boston College at Virginia Tech Duke at NC State Georgia Tech at Florida State Maryland at Wake Forest Florida A&M at Miami Georgia Southern at North Carolina Indiana at Virginia Saturday, October 17 NC State at Boston College Wake Forest at Clemson Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech Virginia at Maryland Miami at Central Florida Thursday, October 22 Florida State at North Carolina, ESPN Saturday, October 24 Boston College at Notre Dame Clemson at Miami Maryland at Duke Georgia Tech at Virginia Wake Forest at Navy Thursday, October 29 North Carolina at Virginia Tech, ESPN Saturday, October 31 Central Michigan at Boston College Coastal Carolina at Clemson Duke at Virginia NC State at Florida State Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt Miami at Wake Forest Thursday, November 5 Virginia Tech at East Carolina, ESPN Saturday, November 7 Florida State at Clemson Duke at North Carolina Wake Forest at Georgia Tech Maryland at NC State Virginia at Miami Saturday, November 14 Boston College at Virginia Clemson at NC State Georgia Tech at Duke Florida State at Wake Forest Virginia Tech at Maryland Miami at North Carolina Saturday, November 21 North Carolina at Boston College Virginia at Clemson Duke at Miami Maryland at Florida State NC State at Virginia Tech Saturday, November 28 Boston College at Maryland Clemson at South Carolina Wake Forest at Duke Florida State at Florida Georgia at Georgia Tech Miami at South Florida North Carolina at NC State Virginia Tech at Virginia Saturday, December 5 Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game Tampa, Fla., ABC
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