2012 Clemson Tigers football team


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

Coaching staff

Schedule

Depth Chart

Recruiting class

Game summaries

Auburn

Overall recordLast meetingResult
12–34–22011W 38–24

Ball State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–02002W 30–7

Furman

Overall recordLast meetingResult
41–10–12007W 38–10

Florida State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
8–172011W 35–30

Boston College

Overall recordLast meetingResult
10–9–22011W 36–14

Georgia Tech

Overall recordLast meetingResult
25–50–22011L 17–31

Virginia Tech

Overall recordLast meetingResult
19–12–12011W 38–10

Wake Forest

Overall recordLast meetingResult
59–17–12011W 31–28

Duke

Overall recordLast meetingResult
35–16–12008W 31–7

Maryland

Overall recordLast meetingResult
32–26–22011W 56–45

NC State

South Carolina

Overall recordLast meetingResult
65–40–42011L 13–34

LSU (Chick-Fil-A Bowl)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–21996L 7–10

Rankings

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.
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
DeAndre HopkinsHouston Texans1st27thWR
Malliciah GoodmanAtlanta Falcons4th127thDE
Jonathan MeeksBuffalo Bills4th143thDB
Andre EllingtonArizona Cardinals6th187thRB