Clemson Football Directory 2000

March 30, 2000

General Information

Location	Clemson, SC 29634
Overnight Address	Jervey Athletic Center
	100 Perimeter Road, Clemson, SC 29634
Mailing Address	PO Box 632, Clemson, SC 29634
Stadium	Clemson Memorial (Death Valley)
Capacity	81,473
Turf	Natural Grass
Enrollment	16,895
Founded	1889
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Burnt Orange & Northwest Purple
Conference	Atlanta Coast
President	James F. Barker, Clemson ’70
Athletic Director	Bobby Robinson, Furman ’68

Coaching Staff

Offensive Assistants

Ast. Head Coach/Off. Co/QBs	Rich Rodriguez, W.Virginia, ’86
Ast. Head Coach/Tight Ends	Brad Scott, South Florida ’79
Recruiting Coord/Wide Rec.	Rick Stockstill, Florida State ’81
Running Backs	Burton Burns, Nebraska ’76
Offensive Line	Ron West, Clemson ’79

Defensive Assistants

Defensive Co./Linebackers	Reggie Herring, Florida State ’81
Defensive Line	Thielen Smith, LSU ’77
Defensive Ends	Rodney Allison, Texas Tech ’78
Defensive Backs	Jack Hines, West Virginia ’73

Football Administration

Ast AD Football Management	Andy Johnston, Clemson ’79
Ast AD Football Relations	Don Hymel, LSU ’88

Program Information

2000 Squad Information

Lettermen Lost	12
Lettermen Returning	53 (25 off., 25 def., 3 special teams)
Starters Lost	6 (3 offense, 3 defense)
Starters Returning	16 (8 offense, 8 defense)
Offensive Formation	Multiple
Defensive Formation	43
All-Americans Returning (1)	Keith Adams, LB
Acad. All-Americans Returning (2)	Kyle Young, C (1st),
	Chad Carson, LB (2nd)
All-ACC Players Returning (4)	Keith Adams, LB (1st),
	Robert Carswell, SS (1st)
	Rod Gardner, WR (2nd), Terry Jolly, DT (2nd)
All-ACC Players Lost (1)	Dextra Polite, CB (2nd)

Clemson Returning Starters on Offense (8) Kyle Young (C), Rod Gardner (WR), Travis Zachery (RB)

Starters Lost on Offense (3): Brandon Streeter (QB), Brian Wofford (WR), Mal Lawyer (WR)

Clemson Returning Starters on Defense (8) Robert Carswell (FS)

Starters Lost on Defense (3): Dextra Polite (CB)

Returning Leaders

Top Returning Scorer	Travis Zachery (96 pts)
Top Returning TD Scorer	Travis Zachery (16)
Top Returning Rusher	Travis Zachery (185-820)
Top Returning Passer	Woodrow Dantzler (112-201-1506)
Top Returning Receiver	Rod Gardner (80-1084-4)
Top Returning Tackler	Keith Adams (186)
Top Returnee in tackles for loss	Keith Adams (35)
Top Returnee in quarterback sacks	Keith Adams (16)

Individually

*Travis Zachery	41st in rushing (82.7 yards/game)
*Travis Zachery	9th in scoring (9.6 points/game)
*Rod Gardner	17th in receptions/game (6.6)
*Rod Gardner	23rd in reception yards/game (91.7)
*Woodrow Dantzler	31st in passing efficiency (131.68)
*Woodrow Dantzler	30th in total offense (231.2 yards/game)
*Robert Carswell	10th in interceptions/game (0.55)
*Alex Ardley	20th in interceptions/game (0.45)
*Keith Adams	1st in tackles (176)
*Keith Adams	1st in tackles for loss (33)
*Keith Adams	2nd in quarterback sacks (16)

Team *17th in passing efficiency defense (105.6) *11th in Turnover margin (+0.82) *8th in total interceptions (19)

6-6 overall, 5-3 in ACC (2nd), 3-2 home, 3-3 away, 0-1 neutral

Home Attendance: 391,510 (78,032 ave.) N1 at Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Clemson 2000 Schedule

Note: Ticket prices are $25 for all home games, except South Carolina, which are $32 per ticket.

Publicity Staff

Sports Information Director	Tim Bourret, Notre Dame ’77
Associate SID	Sam Blackman, Clemson ’85
Assistant SID/Football	Todd Lamb, Ohio State ’94
Assistant SID	Julie Pare, Furman ’96
SID Graduate Assistants	Brian Hennessy, Jacob Barker