2012 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season August 2012 January 2026 football 2012 Clemson Tigers Clemson Tigers logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division ACC 9 11 11–2 7–1 Dabo Swinney 4th full, 5th overall Chad Morris 2nd Brent Venables 1st Charlie Harbison 5th Spread 4–3 Memorial Stadium ACC Atlantic Division co-championChick-fil-A Bowl champion Chick-fil-A Bowl W Won 25–24 vs. LSU 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. Personnel 2012 Clemson Tigers y 1 SO Martavis Bryant WR y 2 SO Sammy Watkins WR y Sammy Watkins (American football) 6 JR DeAndre Hopkins WR y 8 SO Cole Stoudt QB y 10 JR Tajh Boyd QB y 11 FR Chad Kelly QB y 16 SO Adam Humphries WR y 18 GR Jaron Brown WR y 19 SO Charone Peake WR y 23 SR Andre Ellington RB y 24 FR Zac Brooks RB y 55 GR Dalton Freeman C y 62 JR Tyler Shatley G y 63 JR Brandon Thomas T y Brandon Thomas (American football) 79 FR Isaiah Battle T y 80 SR Brandon Ford TE y 3 SO Vic Beasley DE y 6 SO Tavaris Barnes DT y 12 SO Stephone Anthony LB y 17 SO Bashaud Breeland CB y 21 JR Darius Robinson CB y Darius Saint-Robinson 48 FR D.J. Reader DT y 50 SO Grady Jarrett DT y 93 SO Corey Crawford DE y Corey Crawford (American football) 94 FR Carlos Watkins DT y 97 SR Malliciah Goodman DT y 98 FR Kevin Dodd DE y 39 JR Chandler Catanzaro K y 92 Bradley Pinion FR P y Dabo Swinney Chad Morris (OC/QB) Brent Venables (DC/LB) Tony Elliott (RB) Jeff Scott (WR/RC) Robbie Caldwell (OL) Dan Brooks (DT) Marion Hobby (DRGC/DE) Charlie Harbison (DB) Danny Pearman (STC/TE) Zac Alley (Student Asst.) Coaching staff Name Position Seasons at Clemson Alma mater Dabo Swinney Head coach 3 Alabama (1992) Chad Morris Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1 Texas A&M (1992) Brent Venables Defensive coordinator/linebackers 0 Kansas State (1992) Tony Elliott Running Backs 1 Clemson (2003) Jeff Scott Wide Receivers/recruiting coordinator 3 Clemson (2002) Robbie Caldwell Offensive line 1 Furman (1976) Dan Brooks Defensive tackles 2 Western Carolina (1976) Marion Hobby Defensive Running game coordinator/Defensive Ends 1 Tennessee (1989) Charlie Harbison Defensive Backs 0 Gardner–Webb (1981) Danny Pearman Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends 3 Clemson (1995) Zac Alley Student Assistant 2 Clemson (2014)Reference:Football - 2012 Coaches http://www.clemsontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=28500&SPID=103701&SPSID=657774 Clemson University Department of Athletics September 8, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121226175754/http://www.clemsontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=28500&SPID=103701&SPSID=657774 December 26, 2012 Schedule 2012 AP Eastern September 1 7:00 p.m. w y y 14 Auburn Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game / rivalry Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ESPN 26–19 75,211 September 8 12:30 p.m. w y 12 Ball State Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ACCN 52–27 79,557 September 15 3:00 p.m. w y 11 Furman Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC RSN 41–7 83,574 September 22 8:00 p.m. l y 10 Florida State 4 rivalry) (College GameDay Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC 37–49 83,231 September 29 3:30 p.m. w y 17 Boston College O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN2 45–31 40,138 October 6 3:30 p.m. w 15 Georgia Tech rivalry Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ESPN 47–31 82,873 October 20 Noon w 14 Virginia Tech Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ABC/ESPN2 38–17 83,338 October 25 7:30 p.m. w y 14 Wake Forest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ESPN 42–13 31,162 November 3 7:00 p.m. w y 10 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 56–20 31,894 November 10 3:30 p.m. w y 10 Maryland Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ESPNU 45–10 78,302 November 17 3:30 p.m. w 11 NC State Textile Bowl Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ABC/ESPN2 62–48 77,831 November 24 7:00 p.m. l y 12 South Carolina 13 Palmetto Bowl Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ESPN 17–27 84,513 December 31 7:30 p.m. w y y 14 LSU 9 Chick-fil-A Bowl Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ESPN 25–24 68,027http://www.clemsontigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051712aab.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces 2012 Football Championship Game Time and Early Season TV Schedule clemsontigers.com May 17, 2012April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.clemsontigers.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/clem-m-footbl-sched.html Clemson Football Schedule clemsontigers.com May 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120501085833/http://www.clemsontigers.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/clem-m-footbl-sched.html May 1, 2012 dead mdy-all Depth chart Single Set Back 4-3 Yes Yes No Tajh Boyd Cole Stoudt Andre Ellington DJ Howard DeAndre Hopkins Martavis Bryant Sammy Watkins Adam Humphries Jaron Brown Charone Peake Brandon Ford Sam Cooper Brandon Thomas Isaiah Battle Kalon Davis David Beasley Dalton Freeman Ryan Norton Tyler Shatley Reid Webster Gifford Timothy Joe Gore Quandon Christian Travis Blanks Stephone Anthony Spencer Shuey BJ Goodson Jonathan Willard Tony Steward Xavier Brewer Garry Peters Jonathan Meeks Rashard Hall Bashaud Breeland Cortez Davis Darius Robinson Martin Jenkins Corey Crawford (American Football) Vic Beasley Grady Jarrett Tavaris Barnes Deshawn Williams Josh Watson Malliciah Goodman Roderick Byers Chandler Catanzaro Spencer Benton Sammy Watkins DeAndre Hopkins Michael Sobeski Dawson Zimmerman 85 85 No Recruiting class no yes 2012 Carlos Watkins DT Forest City, North Carolina Chase High School 6 4 290 - 4 4 4 4 Germone Hopper WR Charlotte, North Carolina Phillip O. Berry Academy 5 11 175 — 4 4 4 4 Travis Blanks S Tallahassee, Florida North Florida Christian High School 6 1 195 — 4 4 4 4 Chad Kelly QB Buffalo, New York St. Joseph School 6 3 205 3 4 4 4 Zac Brooks RB Jonesboro, Arkansas Jonesboro H.S. 6 1 180 — 4 4 4 4 Ronald Geohaghan S Fairfax, South Carolina Allendale Fairfax High School 6 1 190 — 4 4 4 3 Martin Aiken DE Bamberg, South Carolina Bamberg Ehrhardt 6 3 240 - 4 3 4 3 D. J. Reader OL Greensboro, North Carolina Grimsley 6 3 330 — 3 3 3 3 Jay Guillermo C Maryville, Tennessee Maryville H.S. 6 3 285 — 3 3 3 4 Patrick DeStefano OL Roebuck, South Carolina Dorman H.S. 6 5 285 — 3 3 3 4 Isaiah Battle OL Fork Union, Virginia Fork Union Military Academy 6 7 260 — 4 4 3 3 Oliver Jones OL Ninety Six, South Carolina Ninety Six H.S. 6 6 300 — 3 3 3 3 Kevin Dodd DT Chatham, Virginia Hargrave Military Academy 6 5 280 — 3 4 3 3 TJ Burrell LB Goose Creek, South Carolina Goose Creek H.S. 6 1 205 — 3 3 3 3 Cordrea Tankersley ATH Aiken, South Carolina Silver Bluff H.S. 6 3 262 — 4 3 4 3 Shaq Lawson DE Central, South Carolina D. W. Daniel 6 4 255 — 3 4 4 4 Marty Williams S North Augusta, South Carolina Fox Creek H.S. 6 2 205 — 3 3 3 3 Jay Jay McCullough ATH Fort Mill, South Carolina Foc Creek Charter 6 4 230 — 3 3 3 3 Bradley Pinion K Concord, North Carolina Northwest Cabarrus 6 6 220 — 3 2 3 3 yes 2012 Clemson Football Commitments 2012 Clemson Football Commits ESPN 17 14 15 10 February 6, 2016 Game summaries Auburn #25 Auburn 7 3 6 3 #14 Clemson 3 10 3 10 2012 Auburn Tigers football team Ball State Cardinals 7 3 10 7 #12 Tigers 13 32 0 7 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team Furman Paladins 0 7 0 0 #11 Tigers 7 13 14 7 2012 Furman Paladins football team Florida State #10 Tigers 14 7 10 6 #4 Seminoles 7 7 21 14 2012 Florida State Seminoles football team Boston College #17 Tigers 10 14 14 7 Eagles 7 14 7 3 2012 Boston College Eagles football team Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 14 7 7 3 #3 Tigers 10 17 3 17 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Virginia Tech Hokies 7 3 0 7 #14 Tigers 3 14 14 7 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team Wake Forest #14 Tigers 7 28 0 7 Demon Deacons 0 7 6 0 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team Duke #10 Tigers 28 14 7 7 Blue Devils 10 7 3 0 2012 Duke Blue Devils football team Maryland Terrapins 0 7 3 0 #110 Tigers 21 14 3 7 2012 Maryland Terrapins football team NC State 2012 NC State Wolfpack football team Clemson–NC State football rivalry Clemson Tigers 2; text-align:center collapsed NC State Wolfpack (6–4) at #9 Clemson Tigers (9–1) November 17 3:30 p.m. EDT NC State 21 3 14 10 Clemson 13 28 21 0 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina 76,000 Sunny • 57 F C • Wind E 9 mph km/h knot J. Magallanes ABC/ESPN2 Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards Box Score NC State Mike Glennon29/53, 493 Yds, 5 TD, INT Shadrach Thornton21 Rush, 114 Yds, TD Tobais Palmer7 Rec, 219 Yds, 3 TD Clemson Tajh Boyd30/44, 426 Yds, 5 TD, 2 INT Andre Ellington22 Rush, 124 Yds Sammy Watkins11 Rec, 110 Yds, TD NCST CLEM collapsed 1 12:56 Clemson 9 46 2:04 FG 46 Chandler Catanzaro 0 3 1 9:54 Clemson 9 66 2:21 RushTD Tajh Boyd 4 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 1 7:31 Clemson 6 25 1:35 FG 43 Chandler Catanzaro 0 13 1 7:13 NC State 1 77 0:13 RecTD Tobais Palmer Mike Glennon 77 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 13 1 6:19 NC State 1 49 0:09 RecTD Tobais Palmer Mike Glennon 49 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 13 1 1:36 NC State 9 81 2:49 RecTD Rashard Smith Mike Glennon 18 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 13 2 14:17 NC State 5 19 1:24 FG 32 Niklas Sade 24 13 2 12:52 Clemson 8 78 1:21 RecTD Brandon Ford Tajh Boyd 7 pass failed 24 19 2 10:28 Clemson 4 59 0:33 RecTD Sammy Watkins Tajh Boyd 27 pass good 24 27 2 2:22 Clemson 5 80 1:23 RecTD DeAndre Hopkins Tajh Boyd 62 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 34 2 1:14 Clemson 4 32 0:53 RushTD Tajh Boyd 9 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 41 3 11:00 Clemson 4 68 1:02 RecTD Martavis Bryant Tajh Boyd 40 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 48 3 4:13 Clemson 10 74 2:58 RushTD Tajh Boyd 9 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 55 3 3:55 NC State 1 16 0:06 RushTD Shadrach Thornton 16 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 31 55 3 2:38 NC State 1 6 0:06 RecTD Mario Carter Mike Glennon 6 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 55 3 1:39 Clemson 3 75 0:59 RecTD Brandon Ford Tajh Boyd 69 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 62 4 14:20 NC State 10 56 2:11 RecTD Tobais Palmer Mike Glennon 29 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 45 62 4 7:35 NC State 13 63 3:22 FG 40 Niklas Sade 48 62 48 62 vs No. 12 South Carolina (rivalry) 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team #fff #eee Clemson Tigers; text-align:center; autocollapse Game Twelve– No. 12 South Carolina Gamecocks (9-2) at No. 11 Clemson Tigers (10-1) – Game summary Saturday, November 24, 2012 7:00p.m. EST No. 12 South Carolina 7 3 10 7 No. 11 Clemson 14 0 3 0 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina 82,000 Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Clear ESPN Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, Shannon Spake First quarter (5:27) CLEM – Tajh Boyd 3-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick) (Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 6:14; Clemson 7-0) (1:46) SC – Bruce Ellington 13-yard pass from Dylan Thompson (Adam Yates kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:41; Tied 7-7) (1:22) CLEM – DeAndre Hopkins 43-yard pass from Tajh Boyd (Chandler Catanzaro kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:24; Clemson 14-7) Second quarter (2:40) SC – Adam Yates 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:14; Clemson 14-10) Third quarter (11:48) SC – Ace Sanders 34-yard pass from Dylan Thompson (Adam Yates kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 3:12; South Carolina 17-14) (6:56) SC – Adam Yates 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:08; South Carolina 20-14) (5:07) CLEM – Chandler Catanzaro 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:49; South Carolina 20-17) Fourth quarter (4:17) SC – Bruce Ellington 6-yard pass from Dylan Thompson (Adam Yates kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 7:39; South Carolina 27-17) Statistics SCCLEM First downs 26 18 Total yards 86–444 59–328 Rushing yards 45–134 35–145 Passing yards 310 183 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–41–1 11–24–2 Time of possession 39:34 20:02 Team Category Player StatisticsSouth Carolina Passing Dylan Thompson 23/41, 310 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Kenny Miles 16 carries, 45 yards Receiving Ace Sanders 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD Clemson Passing Tajh Boyd 11/24, 183 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Andre Ellington 15 carries, 72 yards Receiving Jaron Brown 3 receptions, 68 yards LSU (Chick-Fil-A Bowl) #15 Clemson 7 6 0 12 #9 LSU 7 7 10 0 2012 LSU Tigers football team 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 14 14 12 12 11 11 10 9 17 16 15 15 16 13 14 14 13 13 19 14 13 13 18 10 9 9 13 10 8 9 13 11 9 9 11 12 9 9 11 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 11 9 2013 NFL draft Clemson had four players selected in the 2013 NFL draft. DeAndre Hopkins went in the first round as the 27th overall pick. Player Team Round Pick # Position DeAndre Hopkins Houston Texans 1st 27th WR Malliciah Goodman Atlanta Falcons 4th 127th DE Jonathan Meeks Buffalo Bills 4th 143rd DBAndre Ellington Arizona Cardinals 6th 187th RB References Clemson Category:Clemson Tigers football seasons Category:Peach Bowl champion seasons Clemson Tigers football