The 2012 Clemson Tigers football team represented

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in the

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. The Tigers were led by head coach

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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

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. 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

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. Due to their loss to Florida State, they did not represent the division the

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. They were invited to the

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where they defeated

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. The Tigers had their first 11-win season since 1981.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule

Depth chart

Recruiting class

Game summaries

Auburn

Ball State

Furman

Florida State

Boston College

Georgia Tech

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest

Duke

Maryland

NC State

vs No. 12 South Carolina (
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)

LSU (Chick-Fil-A Bowl)

Rankings

2013 NFL draft

Clemson had four players selected in the

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went in the first round as the 27th overall pick.

References

External links

2012 Clemson Tigers at ESPN
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