2009 Clemson Tigers football team

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

at South Carolina

;First quarter

• (14:41) CLEM – CJ Spiller 88-yard kickoff return (Richard Jackson kick) (Clemson 7-0)
• (5:21) SC – Brian Maddox 1-yard run (Spencer Lanning kick) (''Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:23; '''Tied 7-7''''')
• (2:01) SC – Weslye Saunders 9-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (''Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:45; '''South Carolina 14-7''''') ;Second quarter
• (10:44) SC – Spencer Lanning 47-yard field goal (''Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:03; '''South Carolina 17-7''''') ;Third quarter
• (7:47) SC – Tori Gurley 14-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (''Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:26; '''South Carolina 24-7''''') ;Fourth quarter
• (11:23) CLEM – Richard Jackson 45-yard field goal (''Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:52; '''South Carolina 24-10''''')
• (5:22) SC – Spencer Lanning 38-yard field goal (''Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:01; '''South Carolina 27-10''''')
• (3:46) CLEM – Michael Palmer 22-yard pass from Kyle Parker (Richard Jackson kick) (''Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:36; '''South Carolina 27-17''''')
• (2:40) SC – Weslye Saunders 1-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (''Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:06; '''South Carolina 34-17''''')

Jersey numbers

No. 6

Cornerback Chris Chancellor, whose normal number was No. 38, wore No. 6, the normal number of wide receiver Jacoby Ford, for the Miami game. Under college football rules, two or more players on a team can wear the same number as long as only one is on the field at a time. Chancellor, a native of Miami, made the change with the blessing of both Ford and Swinney in memory of his former high school teammate Jasper Howard, a cornerback who wore No. 6 for Connecticut and was murdered in the early morning of October 18 following UConn's game against Louisville.

No. 17

On July 25, it was announced that sophomore linebacker Stanley Hunter was forced to quit playing football for medical reasons. Hunter, who led the 2008 team in fewest plays per tackle, was suffering from an increase in seizures due to epilepsy. On August 18, head coach Dabo Swinney announced that several players would alternate wearing No. 17 during the season to honor Hunter.

The following players wore No. 17 during the season:

• LB Brandon Maye
• QB Willy Korn
• FB Chad Diehl
• WR Xavier Dye
• WR Marquan Jones
• S DeAndre McDaniel
• RB Jamie Harper
• S Sadat Chambers
• S Rashard Hall
• CB Crezdon Butler
• LB Kavell Conner
• WR Jacoby Ford

Three of the players who wore No. 17 (Korn, Diehl, and Dye) were also teammates with Hunter at James F. Byrnes High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Hunter remained a member of the Clemson team, serving as a student-coach the Tigers.

No. 28

At the end of the season, Swinney announced that Clemson would retire the No. 28 jersey worn by C. J. Spiller at a ceremony when the Tigers play Maryland at home on October 16, 2010.

Personnel

Coaching staff

• Dabo Swinney – Head coach
• Billy Napier – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
• Kevin Steele – Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
• Charlie Harbison – Co-defensive Coordinator/defensive backs
• Danny Pearman – Assistant head coach/Tackles & Tight Ends
• Brad Scott – Associate head coach/Offensive Guards and Centers
• Dan Brooks – Defensive tackles
• Andre Powell – Running backs/special teams
• Chris Rumph – Defensive ends
• Jeff Scott – Recruiting coordinator/wide receivers

Depth chart

These are the starters, primary backups, and key reserves as of September 2009.

Recruiting class

• Malliciah Goodman (DE; Florence, South Carolina; West Florence HS)
• J. K. Jay (OL; Greenville, South Carolina; Christ Church Episcopal School)
• Jonathan Meeks (S; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Rock Hill HS)
• Tyler Shatley (FB; Valdese, North Carolina; East Burke HS)
• Brandon Thomas (OL; Spartanburg, South Carolina; Dorman HS)
• Bryce McNeal (WR; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Breck HS)
• Roderick McDowell (RB; Sumter, South Carolina; Sumter HS)
• Tajh Boyd (QB; Hampton, Virginia; Phoebus HS)
• Spencer Shuey (LB/DE; Charlotte, North Carolina; South Mecklenburg HS)
• Quandon Christian (LB; Lake View, South Carolina; Lake View HS)
• Corico Hawkins (LB; Milledgeville, Georgia; Baldwin HS)
• Darell Smith (TE/BAN; Gadsden, Alabama; Gadsden City HS)
• Taylor Ogle (QB; Gatlinburg, Tennessee; Gatlinburg-Pittman HS)
• Octavius Lewis(SS;Orlando, FL Maynard Evans HS)

2010 NFL draft

Clemson had five players selected in the 2010 NFL draft. C. J. Spiller went in the first round as the ninth overall pick.

References

References

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4. . ["2009-10 Football Schedule"](https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2009/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
5. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
6. (October 20, 2009). "Chancellor to wear No. 6 as tribute". ESPN.
7. Melton, Kevin. (July 25, 2009). "Clemson's Stanley Hunter forced to quit football". [[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]].
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