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Clemson Soccer 1987 Champions
After failing to make the NCAA tournament in 1986, the Tigers earned their 2nd National Championship during the 1987 season. The Tigers finished the 1987 regular season 13–5–1 but had struggled during conference play. Reportedly, the Tigers were the 23rd team selected for the 24-team NCAA tournament. The Tigers, however, won three straight road games, which included an upset of #1-ranked Indiana (who hadn’t lost an NCAA tournament home game prior to the match), and was chosen to host the Final Four at Riggs Field. In the semifinals, the Tigers avenged two earlier losses to North Carolina and, in the championship game, knocked off San Diego State (another surprise finalist). In addition, Bruce Murray won the 1987 Hermann Trophy (the first Clemson player to win the award).
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Football Champs Clemson Tigers 2018
Swinney capped off a historical season in 2018 as the Tigers finished 15–0, marking the first time a college team had done so since 1897. Clemson defeated #1 ranked Alabama 44–16 in the CFP National Championship. The Tigers recorded the most wins in a single season for Clemson. Freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw for 347 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Tigers’ rout of the Crimson Tide. The Tigers also defeated #3 Notre Dame 30–3 in the Cotton Bowl in the semifinals of the playoff. It was Clemson’s second national title in three years and the third in school history.
The Clemson Tigers are the athletic teams that represent Clemson University, located in Clemson, South Carolina. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sub-level for football), primarily competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for all sports since the 1953 – 1954 season. Clemson competes for and has won multiple NCAA Division I national championships in various sports, including football, men’s soccer, and men’s golf.
College Sports Established
1896
Location
Clemson, South Carolina
College Name
Clemson University
Collegiate History
1973 – Present / NCAA Division 1
1921 – 1973 / University Division of the NCAA
1907 – 1921 / Athletic Association of the United States
Conference History
1953 – Present / ACC Conference
1921 – 1953 / Southern Conference
1896 – 1921 / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Nickname
Tigers – Clemson’s athletic teams have been nicknamed the Tigers since 1896, when coach (and later university president) Walter Merritt Riggs brought the name from his alma mater, Auburn University. The name came from a Greenville News editor’s nickname for Clemson students, and was discontinued in 1972.
NCAA Championships
Baseball 0
Men’s Basketball 0
Women’s Basketball 0
Football 3
2018, 2016, 1981
Soccer 2
1987, 1984