2015 Clemson Tigers football | |
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ACC champion ACC Atlantic Division champion Orange Bowl champion | |
ACC Championship, W 45–37 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 14–1 (8–0 ACC) |
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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 |
Captain | Travis Blanks B. J. Goodson Eric MacLain Charone Peake D. J. Reader Stanton Seckinger |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Wofford * | No. 12 | ACCN | W 49–10 | 81,345 | |
September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | Appalachian State * | No. 12 |
| ESPN3 | W 41–10 | 81,467 |
September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | at Louisville | No. 11 | ESPN | W 20–17 | 55,396 | |
October 3 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame * | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 24–22 | 82,415 |
October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 6 |
| ABC/ESPN2 | W 43–24 | 80,983 |
October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 5 |
| ESPNU | W 34–17 | 81,416 |
October 24 | Noon | at Miami (FL) | No. 6 | ABC | W 58–0 | 45,211 | |
October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at NC State | No. 3 | ABC/ESPN2 | W 56–41 | 57,600 | |
November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Florida State | No. 1 |
| ABC | W 23–13 | 83,099 |
November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Syracuse | No. 1 | ABC/ESPN2 | W 37–27 | 36,736 | |
November 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 1 |
| ESPN2 | W 33–13 | 81,577 |
November 28 | Noon | at South Carolina * | No. 1 | ESPN | W 37–32 | 81,409 | |
December 5 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10 North Carolina | No. 1 | ABC | W 45–37 | 74,514 | |
December 31 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Oklahoma * | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 37–17 | 67,615 |
January 11, 2016 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Alabama * | No. 1 | ESPN | L 40–45 | 75,765 | |
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US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits | ||||||
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Mitch Hyatt OT | Suwanee, Georgia | North Gwinnett H.S. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 272 lb (123 kg) | — | |
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Deon Cain WR | Tampa, Florida | Tampa Bay Tech | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | — | |
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Christian Wilkins DT | Suffield, Connecticut | Suffield Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | — | |
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Ray-Ray McCloud ATH | Tampa, Florida | Sickles High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||
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Albert Huggins DT | Orangeburg, South Carolina | Orangeburg-Wilkinson | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 283 lb (128 kg) | — | |
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Mark Fields CB | Cornelius, North Carolina | William Amos Hough | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | — | |
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Jake Fruhmorgen OL | Tampa, Florida | Plant H.S. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | - | |
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Clelin Ferrell DE | Richmond, Virginia | Benedictine H.S. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | — | |
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Garrett Williams TE | Orlando, Florida | The First Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | — | |
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Austin Bryant DE | Thomasville, Georgia | Thomas County Central | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | — | |
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Chad Smith LB | Sterling, Virginia | Dominion | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | — | |
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Van Smith ATH | Cornelius, North Carolina | William Amos Hough | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | — | |
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Sterling Johnson DT | Clayton, North Carolina | Cleveland H.S. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 281 lb (127 kg) | — | |
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Noah Green OT | Boiling Springs, South Carolina | Boiling Springs H.S. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | — | |
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Kelly Bryant QB | Piedmont, South Carolina | Wren H.S. | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | — | |
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Kaleb Chalmers CB | Greenwood, South Carolina | Greenwood H.S. | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | — | |
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Shadell Bell WR | Decatur, Georgia | Columbia H.S. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | — | |
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Zach Giella OT | Augusta, Georgia | Augusta Christian H.S. | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | — | |
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Tanner Muse S | Belmont, North Carolina | South Point | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | — | |
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Tucker Israel QB | Orlando, Florida | Lake Nona High School | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | — | |
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Gage Cervenka DT | Greenwood, South Carolina | Emerald High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | — | |
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LaSamuel Davis DE | Bamberg, South Carolina | Bamberg Ehrhardt | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | — | |
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Denzel Johnson S | Columbia, South Carolina | AC Flora | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | — | |
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Amir Trapp CB | Central, South Carolina | D.W. Daniel H.S. | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | — | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15 Rivals: 4 247Sports: 9 ESPN: 7 | ||||||
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Terriers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
#12 Tigers | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
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Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
#12 Tigers | 3 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
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#11 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 |
Clemson | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
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Yellow Jackets | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
#6 Tigers | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 43 |
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Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
#5 Tigers | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
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#6 Tigers | 21 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 58 |
Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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#3 Tigers | 16 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 56 |
Wolfpack | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
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#16 Seminoles | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
#1 Tigers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
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#1 Tigers | 21 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
Orange | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
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Demon Deacons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
#1 Tigers | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
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#1 Tigers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 37 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 32 |
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#1 Tigers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
#8 Tar Heels | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
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#4 Sooners | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
#1 Tigers | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
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#2 Alabama | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 45 |
#1 Clemson | 14 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 40 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 (1) | 6 (1) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) | 1 (31) | 1 (34) | 1 (55) | 1 (53) | 1 (51) | 2 |
Coaches | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 (1) | 5 (2) | 2 (21) | 1 (28) | 1 (58) | 1 (53) | 1 (55) | 2 |
CFP | Not released | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Not released |
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]
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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Shaq Lawson | Buffalo Bills | 1st | 19th | DE |
Kevin Dodd | Tennessee Titans | 2nd | 33rd | DE |
Mackensie Alexander | Minnesota Vikings | 2nd | 54th | DB |
T. J. Green | Indianapolis Colts | 2nd | 57th | S |
B. J. Goodson | New York Giants | 4th | 109th | LB |
D. J. Reader | Houston Texans | 5th | 166th | DT |
Charone Peake | New York Jets | 7th | 241st | WR |
Jayron Kearse | Minnesota Vikings | 7th | 244th | S |
Zac Brooks | Seattle Seahawks | 7th | 247th | RB |
National Coach of the Year Awards
Broyles Award Finalist
Heisman Trophy Finalist
All-Americans
‡ - Consensus All-Americans
ACC Coach of the Year
ACC Player of the Year
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The 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. North Carolina finished the season 11–3 overall and 8–0 in ACC play to win the ACC Coastal Division title. They represented the Coastal Division in the ACC Championship Game, where they lost to Atlantic Division champion Clemson. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl, where they lost to Baylor.
The 2015 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. In 1950, the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled 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, covering all NCAA championship sports.
The 2016 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his eighth full year and ninth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley", and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers entered the 2016 season as the defending national runners-up after a 14–1 season that ended with a loss to Alabama in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship.
The 2016 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. In 1950, the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled 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, covering all NCAA championship sports.
The 2017 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his ninth full year and tenth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley", and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Kelly Bryant is a professional gridiron football quarterback for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers after previously playing for the Clemson Tigers.
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.
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.
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 2020 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.