He scored on an 11-yard run to tie the game at 20, then set up the winning score with a 30-yard completion to senior Jackie Robinson.Ĭlemson is 3-1 since it made Whitehurst the starting quarterback. Freshman quarterback Charlie Whitehurst completed 27-38 passes for 287 yards in that victory. Clemson concluded the season with a 27-20 win over South Carolina on November 23 behind an offense that gained 434 yards, highest figure against South Carolina all season. Clemson has a 9-6 record in its previous 15 bowl games played in Florida.Ĭlemson enters this game with a 7-5 record, but the Tigers have won three of their last four games. This will be Clemson’s 16th appearance in a bowl game played in Florida, its first since 2000 when Clemson played Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl. The 25 bowl appearances and 13 victories rank among the top 20 totals in college football history. Overall, Clemson has a 13-12 record in bowl games. The Tigers lost to California in the Citrus Bowl at the end of the 1991 season. Clemson defeated Penn State and Oklahoma in consecutive Citrus bowls at the end of the 19 seasons, respectively. Clemson had a 2-1 record in that facility during its competition in the Citrus Bowl. This will be Clemson’s first appearance in the Tangerine Bowl, but not its first appearance in Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium.

Clemson is 3-2 against Big 12 teams in bowl games, including the 22-15 win over Nebraska in the 1982 Orange Bowl, a victory that gave Clemson its only national championship in football. This will be Clemson’s sixth bowl game against a Big 12 team, the first since the 1988 season when Clemson defeated Oklahoma 13-6 at the Citrus Bowl. Clemson’s last game against a Big 12 Conference foe took place in 2000 when Clemson defeated Missouri in a game at Death Valley, 62-9 All tickets are lower level seats.Ĭlemson has a 5-7 record in games played against teams currently in the Big 12 conference. All tickets are priced at $45 apiece and there is no limit on the number of tickets an individual may purchase. Orders will also be taken in person at the ticket office at Memorial Stadium beginning Monday morning.Ĭlemson has an allotment of 12,500 tickets. Ticket may be ordered over the phone with Mastercard or Visa by calling 1-800-CLEMSON, (864) 656-2118 or (864) 656-2115, starting on Monday. Tickets will go on sale at the Clemson ticket office on Monday and they are priced at $45 apiece. Kickoff is set for 5:30 PM and the contest will be televised by ESPN. The contest will be played December 23 in Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, FL. Clemson Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips accepted a bid to the Tangerine Bowl Sunday afternoon.

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