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2009 Clemson Football Schedule Announced

2009 Clemson Football Schedule Announced


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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.

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"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.


2009 Clemson Football Schedule

Sept. 5 Middle Tennessee

Sept. 10 at Georgia Tech (ESPN)

Sept. 19 Boston College

Sept. 26 Central Michigan

Oct. 3 at Maryland

Oct. 17 Wake Forest

Oct. 24 at Miami

Oct. 31 Coastal Carolina

Nov. 7 Florida State

Nov. 14 at NC State

Nov. 21 Virginia

Nov. 28 at South Carolina

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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