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2017 Clemson Tigers football team

2017 Clemson Tigers football
Clemson University Tiger Paw logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches No. –
AP No. –
2017 record 0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach Dabo Swinney (9th full, 10th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator Tony L. Elliott (3rd year)
Co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Brent Venables (6th year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,500)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
Boston College   0 0         0 0  
Clemson   0 0         0 0  
Florida State   0 0         0 0  
Louisville   0 0         0 0  
NC State   0 0         0 0  
Syracuse   0 0         0 0  
Wake Forest   0 0         0 0  
Coastal Division
Duke   0 0         0 0  
Georgia Tech   0 0         0 0  
Miami   0 0         0 0  
North Carolina   0 0         0 0  
Pittsburgh   0 0         0 0  
Virginia   0 0         0 0  
Virginia Tech   0 0         0 0  
Championship: December 2, 2017
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of May 28, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Clemson Tigers football team will represent Clemson University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers will be led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his ninth full year and tenth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They will play their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley", and will compete in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers will enter the 2017 season as defending national champions, having finished the 2016 season 14–1 with a win over Alabama in the CFP National Championship game.

Clemson announced their schedule for the 2017 season on January 24, 2017. The Tigers' schedule will consist of 7 home games and 5 away games. Clemson will host conference opponents Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Wake Forest, and travel to Louisville, NC State, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech. The Tigers will host out of conference games against Kent State, Auburn, and The Citadel, and travel to arch rival South Carolina to close out the regular season. Clemson's out of conference opponents represent the MAC, SoCon, and SEC.

The Tigers will play 10 total teams who played in the postseason in the 2016 season: 2 New Year's Six participants (Auburn and Florida State), 7 other bowl teams (Boston College, Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State, South Carolina, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech), and 1 FCS playoff participant (Citadel).


Head coach Dabo Swinney added one new addition to the Tigers' coaching staff in January 2017, Todd Bates who was the defensive line coach at Jacksonville State University was hired after losing Dan Brooks to retirement and Marion Hobby signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Mickey Conn was promoted from defensive analyst to co-defensive back coach.


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