2008 Clemson Tigers football team

2008 Clemson Tigers football
Gator Bowl, L 21–26 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Spence (4th season; first 6 games)
Co-offensive coordinatorDabo Swinney (interim)
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Napier (interim)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,500, grass)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
Boston College xy   5 3     9 5  
No. 21 Florida State x   5 3     9 4  
Maryland   4 4     8 5  
Wake Forest   4 4     8 5  
Clemson   4 4     7 6  
NC State   4 4     6 7  
Coastal Division
No. 15 Virginia Tech xy$   5 3     10 4  
No. 22 Georgia Tech x   5 3     9 4  
North Carolina   0 4     0 5  
Miami (FL)   4 4     7 6  
Virginia   3 5     5 7  
Duke   1 7     4 8  

Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Tommy Bowden, who resigned six games into his tenth season.[1] The interim head coach was assistant coach Dabo Swinney.[2] The Tigers play their home games in Memorial Stadium.

  1. ^ "The State". Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Mark Schlabach, Bowden ousted at Clemson; coach 'deserved' to be fired, QB says, ESPN.com, October 13, 2008, Retrieved October 13, 2008.