A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 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.
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.
| 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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