Fiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal), W 31–0 vs. Ohio State CFP National Championship, W 35–31 vs. Alabama
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Division
Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 1
AP
No. 1
Record
14–1 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Dabo Swinney (8th full, 9th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator
Tony Elliott (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator
Jeff Scott (2nd season)
Offensive scheme
Spread
Defensive coordinator
Brent Venables (5th season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#
7
–
1
14
–
1
No. 21 Louisville x
7
–
1
9
–
4
No. 8 Florida State
5
–
3
10
–
3
NC State
3
–
5
7
–
6
Wake Forest
3
–
5
7
–
6
Boston College
2
–
6
7
–
6
Syracuse
2
–
6
4
–
8
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy
6
–
2
10
–
4
North Carolina
5
–
3
8
–
5
No. 20 Miami (FL)
5
–
3
9
–
4
Pittsburgh
5
–
3
8
–
5
Georgia Tech
4
–
4
9
–
4
Duke
1
–
7
4
–
8
Virginia
1
–
7
2
–
10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
# – College Football Playoff champion
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2016 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his eighth full year and ninth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley", and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers entered the 2016 season as the defending national runners-up after a 14–1 season that ended with a loss to Alabama in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship.[1]
After finishing the regular season with a record of 11–1, and then beating Coastal Division champion Virginia Tech in the 2016 ACC Championship game, the second-ranked Tigers advanced to the 2016 College Football Playoff semifinal played at the Fiesta Bowl, where they defeated third-ranked Ohio State 31–0. Clemson and Alabama met in the 2017 CFP National Championship in college football's first ever national championship game rematch. Clemson won by a score of 35 to 31, winning their first consensus national championship since 1981. Clemson subsequently finished first of the rankings in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
The Clemson offense was led by junior quarterback Deshaun Watson, who led the ACC with 4,593 passing yards and 41 passing touchdowns. Watson finished second in voting for the Heisman Trophy behind Louisville's Lamar Jackson and was awarded the Davey O'Brien Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, and Manning Award. Wide receiver Mike Williams, tight end Jordan Leggett, and offensive linemen Mitch Hyatt, Tyrone Crowder, and Jay Guillermo were named first-team All-ACC on offense. Defensive first-team all-conference selections were defensive tackle Carlos Watkins, linebacker Ben Boulware, and defensive backs Cordrea Tankersley and Jadar Johnson.
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