| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Team: | Clemson Tigers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Atlantic Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 2 |
| Aprank: | 2 |
| Record: | 14–1 |
| Conf Record: | 8–0 |
| Head Coach: | Dabo Swinney |
| Hc Year: | 7th full, 8th overall |
| Cooff Coach1: | Tony Elliott |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
| Cooff Coach2: | Jeff Scott |
| Cooc2 Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Coach: | Brent Venables |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | Travis Blanks B. J. Goodson Eric MacLain Charone Peake D. J. Reader Stanton Seckinger |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
| Champion: | ACC champion ACC Atlantic Division champion Orange Bowl champion |
| Conf Champ: | ACC Championship |
| Conf Champ Result: | W 45–37 vs. North Carolina |
| Bowl: | Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal), W 37–17 vs. Oklahoma CFP National Championship, L 40–45 vs. Alabama |
The 2015 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his seventh full year and eighth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley." Clemson competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. On December 5, 2015, the Tigers won the 2015 ACC Championship Game by defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels, 45–37, capping their first undefeated regular season since winning the national title in 1981. Ranked No. 1 throughout the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, Clemson defeated the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners, 37–17, in the 2015 Orange Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship. Despite the success of the season, and entering the championship game with an undefeated record (14–0), they lost to the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (13–1) in the national championship, 45–40. Both Clemson and Alabama finished the season 14–1.
Clemson announced their 2015 football schedule on January 29, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted ACC foes Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Wake Forest, and travelled to Louisville, Miami, NC State, and Syracuse.[1] Clemson hosted #4 seed Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl in the first round of the 2015-16 College Football Playoff. The Tigers then hosted #2 seed Alabama in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship in University of Phoenix Stadium.
Schedule source:[2]
See also: 2015 Wofford Terriers football team.
See also: 2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.
See also: 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
See also: 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry.
See also: 2015 Boston College Eagles football team and O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy.
See also: 2015 Miami Hurricanes football team.
See also: 2015 NC State Wolfpack football team and Textile Bowl.
See also: 2015 Florida State Seminoles football team and Clemson–Florida State football rivalry.
See also: 2015 Syracuse Orange football team.
See also: 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
See also: 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team and Clemson–South Carolina rivalry.
See also: 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and 2015 ACC Championship Game.
See also: 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team and 2015 Orange Bowl.
See also: 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship.
The Tigers had nine players drafted in the 2016 NFL draft. Shaq Lawson was picked first at 19th overall. Nine draftees is the most for Clemson since the 1983 NFL draft. It also gave the Tigers the second highest number of draftees in the 2016 NFL draft, second only to Ohio State with 12 players selected.[3]
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 19th | DE | |||
| 2nd | 33rd | DE | |||
| 2nd | 54th | DB | |||
| 2nd | 57th | S | |||
| 4th | 109th | LB | |||
| 5th | 166th | DT | |||
| 7th | 241st | WR | |||
| 7th | 244th | S | |||
| 7th | 247th | RB |
National Coach of the Year Awards
AFCA, AP, CBS Sports, Home Depot, Maxwell Foundation, Paul "Bear" Bryant, Phil Steele, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Walter Camp
Broyles Award Finalist
Archie Griffin Award
Heisman Trophy Finalist
All-Americans
‡ - Consensus All-Americans
ACC Coach of the Year
ACC Player of the Year
ACC Offensive Player of the Year
All-ACC: