2023 Clemson Football Spring Guide – Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site

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Program Information

Nickname	Tigers
Location	Clemson, S.C. 29633
Colors	Tiger Orange & Regalia
Founded	1889
Enrollment (2022-23)	28,466
President	Dr. James P. Clements (UMBC ‘85)
Director of Athletics	Graham Neff (Georgia Tech ’06)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference

First Year of Football	1896
Seasons of Football (Entering 2023)	127
All-Time Record	789-468-45 (.623)
All-Time Bowl Games	49 (26-23)
Most Recent Bowl(s)	Orange Bowl vs. Tennessee
2022 Record	11-3 overall, 8-0 ACC
2022 Final Rankings	13th AP; 12th Coaches
National Championships	3 (1981, 2016, 2018)
College Football Playoff Berths	6 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Conference Championships	27
ACC Championships	21
Top-25 Seasons	36
Consensus All-Americans	31
AP First-Team All-Americans	27

Facility (Capacity)	Memorial Stadium (81,500)
Year Opened	1942
Record at Facility	334-103-7 (.760)
All-Time Hill Runs	428
Record Crowd	86,092 (Oct. 23, 1999 vs. Florida State)

Head Coach Dabo Swinney

Head Coach Dabo Swinney	Alabama ’93
Years as a full-time college coach*	28
Winning seasons (HC & Asst.)*	26
Bowl seasons (HC & Asst.)*	24
Record as an assistant coach	106-58-1 (.645)
Record as a head coach^	161-39 (.805)
Record at Clemson (HC & Asst.)	204-64 (.761)
* entering 2023, including GA years
^ all at Clemson

At A Glance: Returning/Lost

As of March 1

2022 Lettermen Returning	50
2022 Lettermen Lost	29
2022 Starters Returning (O/D)	15 (7/8)
2022 Starters Lost (O/D)	7 (4/3)

Breakdown: Starters Returning

OFFENSE (7)

POS.	NAME (2022 CLASS)	2022 GP-GS	CAREER GP-GS
LG	Marcus Tate (So.)	11-11	24-19
C	Will Putnam (Sr.)	14-14	47-36
RG	Walker Parks (Jr.)	13-13	37-26
RT	Blake Miller (Fr.)	14-14	14-14
RB	Will Shipley (So.)	14-14	24-19
WR	Antonio Williams (Fr.)	14-10	14-10
WR	Beaux Collins (So.)	10-10	21-16

DEFENSE (8)

POS.	NAME (2022 CLASS)	2022 GP-GS	CAREER GP-GS
DT	Tyler Davis (Sr.)	12-11	43-39
DT	Ruke Orhorhoro (*Jr.)	14-9	41-18
SLB	Barrett Carter (So.)	13-13	26-14
MLB	Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (So.)	14-14	27-14
CB	Nate Wiggins (So.)	13-11	24-11
SS	Andrew Mukuba (So.)	12-11	25-21
FS	Jalyn Phillips (Sr.)	14-14	51-21
CB	Sheridan Jones (Sr.)	10-10	48-21

Breakdown: Starters Lost

OFFENSE (4)

POS.	NAME (2022 CLASS)	2022 GP-GS	CAREER GP-GS
WR	Joseph Ngata (Sr.)	14-14	45-25
LT	Jordan McFadden (*Sr.)	14-14	56-39
TE	Davis Allen (Sr.)	14-14	54-25
QB	DJ Uiagalelei (Jr.)	13-13	36-28

DEFENSE (3)

POS.	NAME (2022 CLASS)	2022 GP-GS	CAREER GP-GS
DE	K.J. Henry (*Sr.)	14-14	58-24
DE	Myles Murphy (Jr.)	13-11	38-27
WLB	Trenton Simpson (Jr.)	12-12	37-27

Returning Statistical Leaders

Category	Returning Leader (2022 Stats)	Returning Leader (Career)
Points	RB Will Shipley (92)	RB Will Shipley (158)
Total Touchdowns	RB Will Shipley (15)	RB Will Shipley (26)
Rushing Yards	RB Will Shipley (1,182)	RB Will Shipley (1,920)
Passing Yards	QB Cade Klubnik (697)	QB Cade Klubnik (697)
Receiving Yards	WR Antonio Williams (604)	WR Beaux Collins (780)
Tackles*	LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (92)	S Jalyn Phillips (152)
Tackles For Loss	LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (13.5)	DE Xavier Thomas (30.0)
Sacks	LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (6.5)	DT Tyler Davis (15.5)
Interceptions	S R.J. Mickens (3)	S R.J. Mickens (5)

*According to coaches film review

Spring Game Information

WHAT: 2023 Clemson Spring Game presented by Chevrolet (Orange vs. White)
WHEN: Saturday, April 15
WHERE: Memorial Stadium (Clemson, S.C)

TIME: 1 p.m. ET
TV: ACC Network Extra
ROSTERS: Coming in April

2023 Roster & Bios

2023 Coaching Staff

2022 Statistics

2022 Letterwinners