2007 Clemson Tigers football team

2007 Clemson Tigers football
Chick-fil-A Bowl, L 20–23 OT vs. Auburn
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 20
Record9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Spence (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2007 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:00 p.m.No. 19 Florida State
ESPNW 24–1881,993
September 81:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe*No. 25
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPNGPW 49–2677,628
September 151:00 p.m.No. 15 (FCS) Furman*No. 20
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPNGPW 38–1080,419
September 2212:00 p.m.at NC StateNo. 15
LFSW 42–2056,903
September 293:30 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 13
ABCL 3–1354,635
October 66:00 p.m.No. 15 Virginia TechNo. 22
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPNL 23–4182,047
October 2012:00 p.m.Central Michigan*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPNUW 70–1481,361
October 273:30 p.m.at Maryland
ABCW 30–1750,948
November 312:00 p.m.at DukeNo. 25
ESPNGPW 47–1020,457
November 1012:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 20
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPN2W 44–1082,422
November 177:45 p.m.No. 18 Boston CollegeNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPN2L 17–2083,472
November 247:00 p.m.at South Carolina*No. 20
ESPN2W 23–2182,410
December 317:45 p.m.vs. No. 22 Auburn*No. 15
ESPNL 20–23 OT74,413
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1][2][3][4]

Rankings

See also: 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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APRV2520151322RVRVRV25201521161521
CoachesRVRV20141322RVRVRV24201622171622
HarrisNot released1322RVRVRVRV2016221816Not released
BCSNot released——252115221615Not released

Preseason

In the preseason, incoming quarterback Willy Korn was named one of the top ten impact freshman for 2007.[5]

Game summaries

No. 19 Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Seminoles 0 3 8 7 18
Tigers 14 10 0 0 24
See also: 2007 Florida State Seminoles football team and Clemson–Florida State football rivalry

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 3 3 13 26
No. 25 Tigers 14 14 14 7 49
See also: 2007 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football team

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 3 0 7 10
No. 20 Tigers 10 7 7 14 38
See also: 2007 Furman Paladins football team

At NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Wolfpack 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2007 NC State Wolfpack football team and Textile Bowl

At Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Tigers 3 0 0 0 3
Yellow Jackets 7 0 3 3 13
See also: 2007 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry

No. 15 Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Hokies 17 14 0 10 41
No. 22 Tigers 0 8 0 15 23
See also: 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 0 7 0 14
Tigers 7 28 28 7 70
See also: 2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

At Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Terrapins 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2007 Maryland Terrapins football team

At Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Tigers 3 23 14 7 47
Blue Devils 7 0 0 3 10
See also: 2007 Duke Blue Devils football team

Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 7 0 3 0 10
No. 20 Tigers 10 17 10 7 44
See also: 2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

No. 18 Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Eagles 0 3 0 17 20
No. 15 Tigers 7 0 3 7 17
See also: 2007 Boston College Eagles football team and O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy

At South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Gamecocks 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team and Clemson–South Carolina rivalry

Vs. No. 22 Auburn—Chick-fil-A Bowl

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 15 Clemson Tigers 0 7 0 103 20
No. 22 Auburn Tigers 3 0 7 76 23
See also: 2007 Auburn Tigers football team, Chick-fil-A Bowl, and Auburn-Clemson football rivalry

Personnel

Coaching staff

  • Tommy Bowden – Head coach
  • Rob Spence – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Vic Koenning – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive backs
  • Brad Scott – Assistant head coach/offensive line
  • David Blackwell – Linebackers
  • Andre Powell – Running backs
  • Billy Napier – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
  • Chris Rumph – Defensive line
  • Dabo Swinney – Wide receivers
  • Ron West – Outside linebackers
  • Mike Dooley – Defensive video graduate assistant
  • Andy Ford – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Paul Hogan – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Willie Simmons – Offensive video graduate assistant

Depth chart

These were the projected starters and primary backups as of April 9, 2007.

References

  1. ^ "Clemson Tigers Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "2007 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "2007-08 Football Schedule". Clemson University. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "2007 Clemson Football Stats". Clemson University. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  5. ^ Mark Schlabach, Illinois' Benn, ND's Clausen impact newcomers for 2007, ESPN.com, June 22, 2007.
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