2015 Clemson Tigers football team

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2015 Clemson Tigers football
Clemson Tigers logo.svg
ACC champion
ACC Atlantic Division champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal),
W 37–17 vs. Oklahoma
CFP National Championship,
L 40–45 vs. Alabama
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record14–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Brent Venables (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
CaptainTravis Blanks
B. J. Goodson
Eric MacLain
Charone Peake
D. J. Reader
Stanton Seckinger
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^  8 0   14 1  
No. 14 Florida State  6 2   10 3  
Louisville  5 3   8 5  
NC State  3 5   7 6  
Syracuse  2 6   4 8  
Wake Forest  1 7   3 9  
Boston College  0 8   3 9  
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x  8 0   11 3  
Pittsburgh  6 2   8 5  
Miami (FL)  5 3   8 5  
Duke  4 4   8 5  
Virginia Tech  4 4   7 6  
Virginia  3 5   4 8  
Georgia Tech  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his seventh full year and eighth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley." Clemson competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. On December 5, 2015, the Tigers won the 2015 ACC Championship Game by defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels, 45–37, capping their first undefeated regular season since winning the national title in 1981. Ranked No. 1 throughout the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, Clemson defeated the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners, 37–17, in the 2015 Orange Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship. Despite the success of the season, and entering the championship game with an undefeated record (14–0), they lost to the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (13–1) in the national championship, 45–40. Both Clemson and Alabama finished the season 14–1.

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Schedule

Clemson announced their 2015 football schedule on January 29, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted ACC foes Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Wake Forest, and travelled to Louisville, Miami, NC State, and Syracuse. [1] Clemson hosted #4 seed Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl in the first round of the 2015-16 College Football Playoff. The Tigers then hosted #2 seed Alabama in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship in University of Phoenix Stadium.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 512:30 p.m. Wofford *No. 12 ACCN W 49–1081,345
September 1212:30 p.m. Appalachian State *No. 12
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPN3 W 41–1081,467
September 177:30 p.m.at Louisville No. 11 ESPN W 20–1755,396
October 38:00 p.m.No. 6 Notre Dame *No. 12
ABC W 24–2282,415
October 103:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 6
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ABC/ESPN2 W 43–2480,983
October 177:00 p.m. Boston College Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 5
ESPNU W 34–1781,416
October 24Noonat Miami (FL) No. 6ABCW 58–045,211
October 313:30 p.m.at NC State No. 3ABC/ESPN2W 56–4157,600
November 73:30 p.m.No. 16 Florida State No. 1
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ABCW 23–1383,099
November 143:30 p.m.at Syracuse No. 1ABC/ESPN2W 37–2736,736
November 213:30 p.m. Wake Forest No. 1
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPN2 W 33–1381,577
November 28Noonat South Carolina *No. 1ESPNW 37–3281,409
December 58:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 North Carolina No. 1ABCW 45–3774,514
December 314:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Oklahoma *No. 1
ESPNW 37–1767,615
January 11, 20168:30 p.m.vs. No. 2 Alabama *No. 1ESPNL 40–4575,765
Schedule source: [2]

Roster

2015 Clemson Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1Trevion Thompson Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 2 Kelly Bryant Fr
WR 3 Artavis Scott So
QB 4 Deshaun Watson So
WR 5Germone Hopper Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 7 Mike Williams   Injury icon 2.svg Jr
WR 8 Deon Cain Fr
RB 9 Wayne Gallman Redshirt.svg  So
QB 10Tucker IsraelFr
WR 11Shadell BellFr
QB 12Nick Schuessler Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR, P 13 Hunter Renfrow Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 16 Jordan Leggett Jr
QB 18James BarnesFr
WR 19 Charone Peake Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 21C. J. Davidson Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 22Tyshon Dye Redshirt.svg  So
RB 24 Zac Brooks Sr
RB 26 Adam Choice So
RB 27C. J. Fuller Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 34 Ray-Ray McCloud Fr
RB 38Brennan Goodnature Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 39Jordan Bianchi Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 44Garrett WilliamsFr
OL 50Justin Falcinelli Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 51 Taylor Hearn Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 54Zach Riggs Redshirt.svg  So
G 55Tyrone Crowder Redshirt.svg  So
OL 57Jay Guillermo Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 58Ryan Norton Redshirt.svg  Sr
OT 61William CockerillSr
OT 63Jake FruhmorgenFr
OL 64Pat GodfreyFr
OT 65Daniel StoneSr
G 69Maverick Morris Redshirt.svg  So
G 70Seth PennerFr
OL 71Noah GreenFr
OL 72Logan TischFr
OL 73Joe Gore Redshirt.svg  Sr
OT 75 Mitch Hyatt Fr
C 77Zach GeillaFr
G 78Eric Mac Lain Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 79Harrison Tucker Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 80Milan Richard Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 81Stanton Seckinger Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 82Adrien Dunn Redshirt.svg  So
TE 83Jesse FisherFr
TE 84Cannon Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 85 Seth Ryan Redshirt.svg  So
WR 86Ty ThomasonFr
TE 87D. J. Greenlee Redshirt.svg  So
WR 88Sean Mac LaneJr
TE 89Jay Jay McCullough Redshirt.svg  Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 1 Jayron Kearse Jr
CB 2 Mackensie Alexander Redshirt.svg  So
LB 6 Dorian O'Daniel Redshirt.svg  So
LB 10 Ben Boulware Jr
LB 11Travis Blanks Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 12Korrin Wiggins  Injury icon 2.svg Jr
CB 14Denzel JohnsonFr
S 15 T. J. Green Jr
S 17Jefferie Gibson Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 18Jadar JohnsonJr
S 19 Tanner Muse Fr
CB 20Kaleb ChalmersFr
CB 21Adrian Baker Redshirt.svg  So
S 23 Van Smith Fr
CB 24 Mark Fields Fr
CB 25 Cordrea Tankersley Jr
CB 29Marcus Edmond Redshirt.svg  So
LB 30Jalen WilliamsFr
CB 31Ryan Carter Redshirt.svg  So
S 32Kyle CoteFr
LB 33J. D. DavisFr
LB 34Kendall Joseph Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 35Quentin HallSr
LB 37Judah DavisFr
S 37Cameron Scott Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 38Amir TrappFr
DE 40Jaquarius Brice Redshirt.svg  So
DT 40Roderick Byers Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 41T. J. Burrell Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 42 Christian Wilkins Fr
LB 43Chad SmithFr
LB 44 B. J. Goodson Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 45Chris Register Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 46Jarvis Magwood Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 48 D. J. Reader Sr
S 49Beau Brown Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 49Richard Yeargin Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 50Jabril Robinson Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 52Connor Prevost Redshirt.svg  So
LB 53Martin Aiken Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 56Scott Pagano Redshirt.svg  So
DE 59Collins Mauldin Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 60Kelby Bevelle Redshirt.svg  So
DE 62Kaleb Bevelle Redshirt.svg  So
DT 67 Albert Huggins Fr
DE 85Dane Rogers Redshirt.svg  So
DE 90 Shaq Lawson Jr
DE 91 Austin Bryant Fr
DE 93Sterling JohnsonFr
DT 94 Carlos Watkins Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 95Gage CervenkaFr
DE 98 Kevin Dodd Jr
DE 99 Clelin Ferrell Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 32Andy Teasdall Redshirt.svg  Jr
K, P 36Ammon Lakip Redshirt.svg  Sr
K, P 39Christian Groomes Redshirt.svg  Fr
K 47Alex SpenceSo
LS 52Austin SpenceFr
LS 59Bradley Tatko Redshirt.svg  So
LS 61David Estes Redshirt.svg  Jr
LS 76Jim Brown Redshirt.svg  Sr
K 92 Greg Huegel Redshirt.svg  Fr
P 96Michael BatsonFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2015

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Mitch Hyatt
OT
Suwanee, Georgia North Gwinnett H.S.6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)272 lb (123 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 5 stars.svg     Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 5 stars.svg     ESPN: 5 stars.svg
Deon Cain
WR
Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay Tech6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)194 lb (88 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 5 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Christian Wilkins
DT
Suffield, Connecticut Suffield Academy6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)290 lb (130 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 5 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Ray-Ray McCloud
ATH
Tampa, Florida Sickles High School5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Albert Huggins
DT
Orangeburg, South Carolina Orangeburg-Wilkinson6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)283 lb (128 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Mark Fields
CB
Cornelius, North Carolina William Amos Hough5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)190 lb (86 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Jake Fruhmorgen
OL
Tampa, Florida Plant H.S.6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)280 lb (130 kg)- 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Clelin Ferrell
DE
Richmond, Virginia Benedictine H.S.6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Garrett Williams
TE
Orlando, Florida The First Academy6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Austin Bryant
DE
Thomasville, Georgia Thomas County Central6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)250 lb (110 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Chad Smith
LB
Sterling, Virginia Dominion6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)213 lb (97 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Van Smith
ATH
Cornelius, North Carolina William Amos Hough5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)180 lb (82 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Sterling Johnson
DT
Clayton, North Carolina Cleveland H.S.6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)281 lb (127 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Noah Green
OT
Boiling Springs, South Carolina Boiling Springs H.S.6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)275 lb (125 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Kelly Bryant
QB
Piedmont, South Carolina Wren H.S.6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Kaleb Chalmers
CB
Greenwood, South Carolina Greenwood H.S.5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)171 lb (78 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Shadell Bell
WR
Decatur, Georgia Columbia H.S.6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Zach Giella
OT
Augusta, Georgia Augusta Christian H.S.6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)300 lb (140 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Tanner Muse
S
Belmont, North Carolina South Point6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)207 lb (94 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Tucker Israel
QB
Orlando, Florida Lake Nona High School6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)200 lb (91 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Gage Cervenka
DT
Greenwood, South Carolina Emerald High School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)275 lb (125 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
LaSamuel Davis
DE
Bamberg, South Carolina Bamberg Ehrhardt6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Denzel Johnson
S
Columbia, South Carolina AC Flora6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Amir Trapp
CB
Central, South Carolina D.W. Daniel H.S.5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15   Rivals: 4   247Sports: 9   ESPN: 7
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

Game summaries

Wofford

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Terriers073010
#12 Tigers14217749

Appalachian State

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Mountaineers003710
#12 Tigers3287341

Louisville

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#11 Tigers0710320
Cardinals037717

Notre Dame

#6 Notre Dame (4–0) at #11 Clemson (3–0)
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Notre Dame3001922
Clemson1407324

at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

Game information

Georgia Tech

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Yellow Jackets377724
#6 Tigers19147343

Boston College

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Eagles730717
#5 Tigers10710734

Miami (FL)

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#6 Tigers212131358
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NC State

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#3 Tigers161021956
Wolfpack13771441

Florida State

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#16 Seminoles733013
#1 Tigers3371023

Syracuse

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#1 Tigers21100637
Orange1437327

Wake Forest

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Demon Deacons070613
#1 Tigers20103033

South Carolina

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#1 Tigers01414937
Gamecocks03141532

ACC Championship Game

#1 Clemson Tigers vs #8 North Carolina Tar Heels – Game summary
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#1 Tigers714141045
#8 Tar Heels9771437

at Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC

CFP Playoff

Orange Bowl- CFP Semifinal Game

#4 Oklahoma Sooners vs #1 Clemson Tigers - Game summary
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#4 Sooners7100017
#1 Tigers31314737

at Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 31, 2015
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Outdoors
  • Game attendance: 67,615
  • Referee: Mike Cannon (Big Ten)
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-Play), Todd Blackledge (Analyst), Holly Rowe (Sideline)
  • Sources:

CFP Championship Game

#2 Alabama Crimson Tide vs #1 Clemson Tigers - Game summary
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#2 Alabama7772445
#1 Clemson140101640

at University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ

  • Date: January 11, 2016
  • Game time: 6:33 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 75,765
  • Referee: Terry Leyden (Pac-12)
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox & Tom Rinaldi (sideline)
  • Sources:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 121211111265 (1)6 (1)3 (6)3 (6)1 (31)1 (34)1 (55)1 (53)1 (51)2
Coaches 1212910116666 (1)5 (2)2 (21)1 (28)1 (58)1 (53)1 (55)2
CFP Not released111111Not released

2016 NFL Draft

The Tigers had nine players drafted in the 2016 NFL draft. Shaq Lawson was picked first at 19th overall. Nine draftees is the most for Clemson since the 1983 NFL draft. It also gave the Tigers the second highest number of draftees in the 2016 NFL draft, second only to Ohio State with 12 players selected. [3]

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Shaq Lawson Buffalo Bills 1st19thDE
Kevin Dodd Tennessee Titans 2nd33rdDE
Mackensie Alexander Minnesota Vikings 2nd54thDB
T. J. Green Indianapolis Colts 2nd57thS
B. J. Goodson New York Giants 4th109thLB
D. J. Reader Houston Texans 5th166thDT
Charone Peake New York Jets 7th241stWR
Jayron Kearse Minnesota Vikings 7th244thS
Zac Brooks Seattle Seahawks 7th247thRB

Awards and honors

National Coach of the Year Awards

Broyles Award Finalist

Archie Griffin Award

Davey O'Brien Award

Manning Award

Heisman Trophy Finalist

All-Americans

‡ - Consensus All-Americans

ACC Coach of the Year

ACC Player of the Year

ACC Offensive Player of the Year

All-ACC:

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The 2017 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp. The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled, in 1950, the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide. Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, including all NCAA championship sports.

The 2018 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp. The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled, in the 1950, the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide. Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, including all NCAA championship sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Mountain West Conference football season</span> Sports season

The 2019 Mountain West Conference football season, part of that year's NCAA Division I FBS football season, is the 21st season of College Football for the Mountain West Conference (MW) since 2012. 12 teams have competed in the MW-football conference. The season began on August 24, 2019, and will end on November 30. The entire schedule was released on February 4, 2019.

The 2019 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp. The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled, in the 1950, the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide. Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, including all NCAA championship sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Clemson Tigers football team</span> American college football season

The 2020 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney, in his 12th full year. The Tigers competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season, was the 70th season of college football played for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The ACC consisted of 14 members in two divisions. The entire schedule was released on January 31, 2022. This was the last season that the conference used divisions in its football scheduling.

The 2022 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp. The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled, in the 1950, the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide. Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and NJCAA athletes, including all NCAA championship sports.

References

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  2. "2015 Clemson Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
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