2015 Clemson Tigers football team

2015 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
ACC Atlantic Division champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal),
W 37–17 vs. Oklahoma
CFP National Championship,
L 40–45 vs. Alabama
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record14–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorTony Elliott (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJeff Scott (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrent Venables (4th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainTravis Blanks
B. J. Goodson
Eric MacLain
Charone Peake
D. J. Reader
Stanton Seckinger
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^   8 0     14 1  
No. 14 Florida State   6 2     10 3  
Louisville   5 3     8 5  
NC State   3 5     7 6  
Syracuse   2 6     4 8  
Wake Forest   1 7     3 9  
Boston College   0 8     3 9  
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x   8 0     11 3  
Pittsburgh   6 2     8 5  
Miami (FL)   5 3     8 5  
Duke   4 4     8 5  
Virginia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Virginia   3 5     4 8  
Georgia Tech   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.