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2012 Clemson Tigers football
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Chick-fil-A Bowl Champions
ACC Atlantic Division Co-Champions
Chick-fil-A Bowl vs LSU, W 25–24
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division
Ranking
BCS #14
Coaches #9
AP #11
2012 record 11–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach Dabo Swinney (4th full, 5th overall year)
Offensive coordinator Chad Morris (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Brent Venables (1st year)
Base defense 4-3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,500)
Seasons
« 2011 2013 »
2012 ACC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic
#10 Florida State xy   7 1         12 2  
#11 Clemson x   7 1         11 2  
NC State   4 4         7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5         5 7  
Maryland   2 6         4 8  
Boston College   1 7         2 10  
Coastal
North Carolina* x   5 3         8 4  
Miami* x   5 3         7 5  
Georgia Tech xy   5 3         7 7  
Virginia Tech   4 4         7 6  
Duke   3 5         6 7  
Virginia   2 6         4 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
† – BCS representative as champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
  • North Carolina ineligible for championship and postseason due to NCAA sanctions. Miami ineligible for championship and postseason due to a self-imposed postseason ban.
    As of January 8, 2013 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his fourth full year and fifth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley". They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. On November 10, Clemson set a school record with their 12th straight home win at Death Valley. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in ACC play to be Atlantic Division co–champions with Florida State. Due to their loss to Florida State, they did not represent the division the ACC Championship Game. They were invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl where they defeated LSU. The Tigers had their first 11-win season since 1981.

Schedule[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1* 7:00 PM vs. #25 Auburn #14 Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A College Kickoff) ESPN W 26–19   75,211
September 8* 12:30 PM Ball State #12 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC ACCN W 52–27   78,000
September 15* 3:00 PM Furman #11 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC RSN W 41–7   81,500
September 22 8:00 PM at #4 Florida State #10 Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (Rivalry) ABC L 37–49   83,231
September 29 3:30 PM at Boston College #17 Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) ESPN2 W 45–31   40,138
October 6 3:30 PM Georgia Tech #15 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry) ESPN W 47–31   81,000
October 20 12:00 PM Virginia Tech #14 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ABC/ESPN2 W 38–17   81,500
October 25 7:30 PM at Wake Forest #14 BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC ESPN W 42–13   31,162
November 3 7:00 PM at Duke #10 Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC ESPN2 W 56–20   31,894
November 10† 3:30 PM Maryland #10 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPNU W 45–10   76,000
November 17 3:30 PM NC State #11 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl) ABC/ESPN2 W 62–48   76,000
November 24* 7:00 PM #13 South Carolina #12 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State) ESPN L 17–27   82,000
December 31* 7:30 PM #9 LSU #15 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Bowl) ESPN W 25–24   68,027
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 14 12 11 10 17 15 16 14 14 10 10 11 12 15 14 11 
Coaches' 14 12 11 9 16 15 13 13 13 9 8 9 9 14 13
Harris Not released 14 13 13 9 9 9 9 14 13 Not released 
BCS Not released 19 18 13 13 11 11 14 14 Not released


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