2007 Clemson Tigers football team

2007 Clemson Tigers football
2007 Clemson Tigers football
Chick-fil-A Bowl, L 20–23 OT vs. Auburn
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 20
Record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rob Spence (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Vic Koenning (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Michael Hamlin; Cullen Harper;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Tommy Bowden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the ACC's Atlantic Division. Clemson was invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl, where the Tigers lost to Auburn in overtime. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Atlantic Division

CoachesNo. 22

APNo. 20

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2007 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Boston College x	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 21 Clemson	5	–	3	9	–	4
Wake Forest	5	–	3	9	–	4
Florida State	4	–	4	7	–	6
Maryland	3	–	5	6	–	7
NC State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Coastal Division
No. 9 Virginia Tech x$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Virginia	6	–	2	9	–	4
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	7	–	6
North Carolina	3	–	5	4	–	8
Miami (FL)	2	–	6	5	–	7
Duke	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 p.m.	No. 19 Florida State		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–18	81,993
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe*	No. 25	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPNGP	W 49–26	77,628
September 15	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 (FCS) Furman*	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPNGP	W 38–10	80,419
September 22	12:00 p.m.	at NC State	No. 15	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	LFS	W 42–20	56,903
September 29	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	No. 13	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–13	54,635
October 6	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 Virginia Tech	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN	L 23–41	82,047
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPNU	W 70–14	81,361
October 27	3:30 p.m.	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	W 30–17	50,948
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	No. 25	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNGP	W 47–10	20,457
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	W 44–10	82,422
November 17	7:45 p.m.	No. 18 Boston College	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	L 17–20	83,472
November 24	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	No. 21	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 23–21	82,410
December 31	7:45 p.m.	vs. No. 22 Auburn*	No. 15	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Bowl, rivalry)	ESPN	L 20–23 ^OT	74,413
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	0	3	8	7	18
Tigers	14	10	0	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	3	3	13	26
No. 25 Tigers	14	14	14	7	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	3	0	7	10
No. 20 Tigers	10	7	7	14	38

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2007 Clemson Tigers football

Chick-fil-A Bowl, L 20–23 ^OT vs. Auburn
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 20
Record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Spence (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Vic Koenning (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Michael Hamlin Cullen Harper
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 15 Clemson Tigers	0	7	0	10	3	20
No. 22 Auburn Tigers	3	0	7	7	6	23