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and the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide, who shut out the No. 3 Michigan State Spartans 38–0 at the Cotton Bowl Classic, coached by Nick Saban. The 13–1 Alabama Crimson Tide won the game, holding off the undefeated Clemson Tigers 45–40 in the fourth quarter. Accompanied by a talented receiving corps, Clemson's Heisman Finalist quarterback Deshaun Watson had a historic performance, setting the record for most total yards in national championship game history, with 478 yards (405 passing / 73 rushing) against the nation's third-ranked defense in Alabama, breaking the record previously set by Vince Young in the 2006 Rose
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Clemson Tigers football The Clemson Tigers, known traditionally as the "Clemson University Tigers", represent Clemson University in the sport of American football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Formed in 1896, the program has over 700 wins and has achieved two consensus Division I Football National Championships in the modern era and were College Football Playoff National Championship Finalists in 2015 and 2016, winning the championship game over the Alabama Crimson Tide for the 2016 season. Clemson has had 6
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to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the championship game on January 11, 2016. Clemson was selected to the third College Football Playoff as the second seed and defeated the third seed Ohio State on December 31, 2016 in the 2016 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. The Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in the national championship game on January 9, 2017. Since its beginnings in 1896, Clemson has completed six undefeated seasons. This includes three perfect seasons in which the Tigers were undefeated and untied. Clemson won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1900 and 1902 (tied 1903 and 1906) along with
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Football Playoff in 2016, not the NCAA. Clemson Rugby was founded in 1967. Although rugby is a club sport at Clemson, the team receives significant support from the university and from the Clemson Rugby Foundation, which was founded in 2007 by Clemson alumni. Clemson rugby has been led since 2010 by head coach Justin Hickey, who has also served as team manager for the U.S. national under-20 team. Clemson's best season was 1996, when the team advanced to the national college rugby quarterfinals. Clemson also advanced to the round of 16 of the national playoffs for three consecutive years from
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offer to Clemson, which recruiting experts would later consider his most likely destination. In August 2016, he was offered by Duke, and in the following year, by Kentucky. He also received a football scholarship offer from LSU, who wanted him to be a tight end, but he did not show interest. Williamson committed to play basketball for Duke on January 20, 2018, choosing the Blue Devils over Clemson and South Carolina. Stephen K. Benjamin, mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, had tweeted that he was willing to officially name the date "Zion Williamson Day." At Duke, Williamson joined R. J. Barrett
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!colspan=9 style="background:#522D80; color:#F66733;"| ACC regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#522D80; color:#F66733;"| ACC Women's Tournament 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team The 2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team will represent Clemson University during the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Tigers, were led by fourth year head coach Audra Smith. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will return to play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum after a one year of renovation. They finished the season 15–16, 3–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. They advance to the second round
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2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team The 2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team will represent Clemson University during the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Tigers, were led by fourth year head coach Audra Smith. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will return to play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum after a one year of renovation. They finished the season 15–16, 3–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. They advance to the second round of ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisville. !colspan=9 style="background:#522D80; color:#F66733;"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style="background:#522D80; color:#F66733;"| Non-conference regular season
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2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team The 2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina after a one-year of renovation, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated NC State in the first round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Duke. They received an invitation to the
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National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oakland. The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 17–14, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to Georgia Tech. The Tigers had one player drafted in the 2017 NBA Draft. !colspan=12 style=| Exhibition !colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=12 style=| ACC regular season !colspan=12 style=| ACC Tournament !colspan=12 style=| NIT 2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team The 2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
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his way into the Vanderbilt endzone on the Yellow Jackets first play from scrimmage. The Georgia Tech defense came out strong and held Vanderbilt to just 275 yards of offense. Tech hosts #3 Clemson University on Thursday, September 22, for an ACC Showdown. Clemson, who has won three of the last four meetings between the two teams, comes in ranked the highest it ever has in a game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Clemson began playing football in 1886. The Clemson Tigers zipped off to a fast start via their star quarterback, Gainesville, Ga. native Deshaun
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graduate and transfer to other programs as 5th-year graduate transfers. On April 10, both D. J. Wilson and Moe Wagner declared for the 2017 NBA draft, but did not hire agents, which gave them until May 24 to withdraw their names and retain their athletic eligibility to return to Michigan. 57 of the 78 players who declared for the 2016 NBA draft without hiring an agent withdrew their names. On May 1, Donnal announced that he would use his final year of eligibility to play with the 2017–18 Clemson Tigers. On May 24, Wagner withdrew his name from the NBA
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Tyler Lumsden Tyler Ryan Lumsden (born May 9, 1983) is a Chinese Professional Baseball League pitcher for the Brother Elephants organization. He attended was born in Roanoke, Virginia, where he attended Cave Spring High School. Lumsden was originally drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 5th round (152nd overall) in the Major League Baseball draft. Lumsden did not sign with the Marlins, instead opting to play college ball at Clemson University. There he played for three years, mainly as their starting pitcher. Lumsden and his team advanced to the playoffs in each season he was with the team; the highest
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2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs The 2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, was played from August 25 to September 25. It included the following four events: These were the 10th FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007. The point distributions can be seen here. The Barclays was played August 25–28. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, five did not enter: Sergio García (ranked 20), Alex Čejka (59), Danny Willett (75), Shane Lowry (87), and Anirban Lahiri (117). Of the 120 entrants, 79
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throughout the south. A difficult fall led to a successful spring semester in which Clemson Rugby would again be in the national spotlight. After defeating every southern team they faced, the Tigers headed to the Round of 16 of the national playoffs. Clemson's best season was 1996, when the team advanced to the national college rugby quarterfinals. Clemson also advanced to the round of 16 of the national playoffs for three consecutive years from 2005-2007. Clemson has played since 2011 in the Atlantic Coast Rugby League against its traditional ACC rivals. Clemson placed second in its conference in the spring
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into the final on Friday, all other teams to not qualify for the final went into the Plate Play-offs on Thursday. Similar to the Cup PLayoffs, the Shield Play-offs were contested in a round robin format with the top team in each group going into the Shield final on Thursday, any team that did not qualify for the Shield final went into the Plate Playoffs on Friday. The Cup Finals were played on Friday, August 12 at Croke Park. Eight finals were played in total from going from 11AM to 5PM. 2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games The 2016 Etihad
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2005-2007. Clemson has played since 2011 in the Atlantic Coast Rugby League against its traditional ACC rivals. Clemson placed second in its conference in the spring 2012 season with a 6-1 conference record, narrowly missing out to Maryland for the conference title and a place in the national college rugby playoffs. Clemson again finished the spring 2013 season with a 6-1 conference record, and then defeated South Carolina 29-7 in the round of 16 national playoffs, before losing in the quarterfinals to Central Florida 20-24. Baseball Swimming Tennis Track Wrestling Clemson's intra-conference football rivalries include Georgia Tech (GT leads 50-29-2),
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October 22, 2018, Green left the team, citing his lack of desire to play football anymore, and plans to retire. T. J. Green T. J. Green (born March 15, 1995) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Clemson, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Green attended Sylacauga High School in Sylacauga, Alabama. He played wide receiver and as a senior had nine receiving touchdowns. He committed to Clemson University to play college football. Green played wide receiver his freshman year at Clemson in 2013, recording two
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84-97), Nick Harper (Fort Valley State and NFL 01-09), Leroy Hill (Clemson and NFL 05-12), and Darius Marshall (Marshall University 07-09 and IFL 2012). The Braves have had greats running backs throughout their history, majority of them had all rushed for 1,000 or more rushing yards. Jesse Hicks arrived at the school as head coach in 2002, and led the team to the first round of the playoffs. Although they did not make it to the playoffs in 2003, the Braves did make it to the second round in 2004 despite five regular-season losses. In 2005 the Braves made it
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Tankard. They did play in the 2016 Canada Cup of Curling, where they lost in a tiebreaker. The next season, the team played in just two slams, making the quarterfinals at the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge. They would play in the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, missing the playoffs with a 2-6 record. They did win the 2018 SaskTel Tankard however, but missed the playoffs at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, after a 6-5 record. Following the Brier, it was announced the team would be breaking up. For the 2018-19 season, Muyres will be skipping a team with Kevin Marsh,
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third BCS National Championship in January 2013 defeating Notre Dame 42–14, becoming the first school to win three BCS Titles. On January 1, 2015 #1 Alabama lost to #4 Ohio St. in the second game of the first College Football Playoffs 42-35. On December 12, 2015, running back Derrick Henry was awarded the Heisman Trophy, becoming only the second winner for the University of Alabama. On January 11, 2016, Alabama defeated Clemson to win the National Championship, 45-40. In January 2017, Alabama lost to Clemson 35-31 in the National Championship. They beat SEC rival Georgia 26-23 in overtime during the
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to play in the event, three did not play. Kevin Na (ranked 14) withdrew before the event because of the recent birth of his daughter. Alex Čejka (73) withdrew before the event with a lower back injury. Danny Willett (86) did not enter and played in the Omega European Masters instead. Of the 97 entrants, 72 made the second-round cut at 141 (−1). Rory McIlroy won by two strokes over Paul Casey and moved to fourth in the standings. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship. This included six players who were outside the
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fourth down runs in the fourth quarter with the Seminoles a yard from a first down. Clemson's Heisman finalist quarterback Deshaun Watson threw a go-ahead TD to Deon Cain, and Wayne Gallman came through with a game-sealing scoring as No. 3 Clemson held off No. 17 Florida State, opening a path for the Tigers to the ACC Championship, College Football Playoff, and the 2016 National Championship Game. In 2016, undefeated #3 Clemson traveled to Tallahassee to play the #12 Seminoles. Although the Tigers jumped out to a 14–0 lead in the first quarter, Florida State rallied back strong in the
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Deon Cain Deon Cain (born August 9, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. Cain attended Tampa Bay Technical High School in Tampa, Florida. He played quarterback in high school. He was rated as a five-star recruit and committed to Clemson University to play college football under head coach Dabo Swinney. Cain moved to wide receiver at Clemson. As a true freshman in 2015, he played in 13 games, recording 34 receptions for 582 yards and five touchdowns. He did not play in the
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2016 VTB United League Playoffs The 2016 VTB United League Playoffs was the deciding play-off tournament that decided the champion of the 2015–16 VTB United League season. The eight teams that finished highest in the regular season were qualified. The Playoffs started on April 29 and ended on June 8, 2016. The champions or runners-up of the Playoffs would qualify for the 2016–17 EuroLeague, dependent on the position of automatically placed CSKA Moscow. CSKA Moscow won the championship, after beating runners-up UNICS that qualified for the EuroLeague as runners-up. <section begin=BR /> <section end=BR /> In the quarterfinals, teams play
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of the EA SPORTS Toughest Places to Play, tour." The 29-point victory was the largest margin of victory in Clemson history over Maryland, and tied for the largest margin of victory for a Clemson team against an ACC team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Clemson defeated Florida State in 1997–98 by 29 points. The Tigers finished the season at 9–7, which gave them back-to-back winning seasons in the conference for the first time since the 1965–66 and 1966–67 teams did it. It is also Clemson's eleventh winning season in the conference since 1953. Clemson defeated five NCAA tournament teams
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committed to play basketball for Clemson University, but since he did not meet NCAA eligibility requirements, he spent one additional prep year at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. After eight games playing for the Academy, Blackshear was kicked off due to repeatedly violating team rules. He returned home, but after more complications with Clemson, Blackshear instead enrolled at Temple University to play for John Chaney. Chaney and Blackshear did not get along, and after playing in just 10 games, he left the school. Two months later he found himself enrolled at Marshall University. Blackshear matured at Marshall and played
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Wayne Gallman Wayne Gallman Jr. (born October 1, 1994) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and contributed to win the CFP National Championship (2017). Gallman attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia, where he was teammates with Robert Nkemdiche. He was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit and committed to Clemson University to play college football. Gallman attended and played college football for Clemson from 2013–2016. He redshirted during his first year at Clemson in 2013. Gallman played in all 13 games
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as a student at Lander. From 1998 to 2004 he did play-by-play for Greenwood High School football. He also called Lander Bearcats baseball games and from 2001 to 2004 he called Lander Bearcats men's basketball games along with being involved with coverage of Clemson Tigers football on the Clemson Tiger Sports Network. In 2006, Blair was hired by the Georgia Southern Eagles to be the play-by-play commentator for baseball, men's basketball and football replacing Nate Hirsch. Chris Blair (sportscaster) Chris Blair is a radio sportscaster. He is the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the LSU Tigers football, men's basketball and baseball
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2016–17 Dallas Mavericks season The 2016–17 Dallas Mavericks season was the 37th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time since 2013, the Mavs did not qualify for the playoffs. This was their first time missing the playoffs under the coaching of Rick Carlisle and their first losing season since 2000. On April 11, during their last home regular season game, the Mavericks honored former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo by joining the team as an honorary member that night, although he would not play any minutes for the Mavs that night, as he
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Clemson Rugby The Clemson University Rugby Football Club (often abbreviated as Clemson Rugby) was founded in 1967. Clemson finished the 2005 Season ranked #14, the 2006 Season ranked #13 in the nation, and the 2007 season #17. Clemson's best season was in 1996 when the team advanced to the quarterfinals of the national playoffs and finished ranked 7th nationally. Rugby is one of the oldest club sports at Clemson University. The team has gone 57-15 in the last three years, with the only losses coming to men's teams and top 20 ranked college rugby teams. There was also an article
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me of Peyton Manning, except he’s more athletic with a better arm. I know that’s heady and ridiculous stuff, and people who know me know I don’t say stuff like that often, but this kid is special. The comparisons are accurate.″ On December 16, 2016, Lawrence committed to Clemson University to play college football. Trevor Lawrence (American football) Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is a collegiate American football quarterback for the Clemson Tigers. Lawrence was one of the most highly rated quarterback recruits ever, with multiple recruiting experts calling him a ″once in a generation″ type of player. Lawrence
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representing the south collegiate all-stars in Boulder, Colorado, this June at the National All-Star Championship. Clemson Rugby The Clemson University Rugby Football Club (often abbreviated as Clemson Rugby) was founded in 1967. Clemson finished the 2005 Season ranked #14, the 2006 Season ranked #13 in the nation, and the 2007 season #17. Clemson's best season was in 1996 when the team advanced to the quarterfinals of the national playoffs and finished ranked 7th nationally. Rugby is one of the oldest club sports at Clemson University. The team has gone 57-15 in the last three years, with the only losses coming
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2012 season with a 6-1 conference record, missing out to Maryland for the conference title and a place in the national college rugby playoffs. Clemson finished the spring 2013 season with a 6-1 conference record, and then defeated South Carolina 29-7 in the round of 16 national playoffs, before losing in the quarterfinals to Central Florida 20-24. 2005-2006: 14-4 Clemson outscored their opponents 766-313. 0-2 in National Tournament, 35-46 against Navy and 22-32 against UC Santa Barbara. <br> 2004-2005: 17-8-1 Second in the South. 0-2 in National Tournament, 18-35 against Army and 26-46 to Penn State. <br> 2003-2004: 20-2 <br>
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NBA draft but did not hire agents to retain collegiate eligibility. Both Reed and Mitchell withdrew from the draft before the deadline and returned to Clemson. Marcquise Reed Marcquise Reed (born April 21, 1995) is an American basketball player. He competes in college basketball for Clemson. Reed attended St. Vincent Pallotti High School, where he was coached by Shae Johnson. His teammate, current St. John's player Tariq Owens, received more attention from college coaches, who were often surprised by the play of Reed. As a senior, he transferred to Capitol Christian Academy and averaged 31.2 points per game, He received
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Final in the process. The Redblacks' season featured the first-ever Grey Cup rematch to take place in an earlier round of the playoffs as the 2015 champion Edmonton Eskimos qualified as a crossover team for the East Division playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Final. The Redblacks avenged their 2015 Grey Cup loss with a 35–23 victory over Edmonton to earn the right to play in the 104th Grey Cup. At BMO Field in Toronto, the Redblacks won the first championship for an Ottawa CFL team since the Rough Riders did it in 1976. On February 2, 2016, the Redblacks
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at-large bid. 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team The 2016 Duquesne Dukes Devils football team represented Duquesne University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 5–1 in NEC play to finish in a tie for the conference title with Saint Francis (PA). Due to their head-to-head loss to Saint Francis (PA), they did not receive the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not
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2016 Duquesne Dukes football team The 2016 Duquesne Dukes Devils football team represented Duquesne University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 5–1 in NEC play to finish in a tie for the conference title with Saint Francis (PA). Due to their head-to-head loss to Saint Francis (PA), they did not receive the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an
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T. J. Green T. J. Green (born March 15, 1995) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Clemson, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Green attended Sylacauga High School in Sylacauga, Alabama. He played wide receiver and as a senior had nine receiving touchdowns. He committed to Clemson University to play college football. Green played wide receiver his freshman year at Clemson in 2013, recording two receptions over 12 games. Prior to his sophomore year in 2014, he switched to safety. He played in 11 games
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the victorious Clemson squad in 1942, signed up for the V-12 program in 1943 and was placed at USC. The naval instructors at USC ordered him to play on the football team and he was named the captain for the Big Thursday game against Clemson. Cox was reluctant to play against his former teammates and he voiced his concerns to coach Lt. James P. Moran who responded, "Cox, I can't promise you'll get a Navy commission if you play Thursday, but I can damn well promise that you won't get one if you don't play." Cox then went out and
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the 70 players eligible to play in the event, only Henrik Stenson (knee injury) did not play. There was no cut. Dustin Johnson won by three strokes over Paul Casey. The top 30 players in the points standings advanced to the Tour Championship. This included four players who were outside the top 30 prior to the BMW Championship: Roberto Castro (53 to 21), Daniel Berger (31 to 26), J. B. Holmes (42 to 28), and Charl Schwartzel (43 to 30). Four players started the tournament within the top 30 but ended the tournament outside the top 30, ending their playoff
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in the All-Star Futures Game at Nationals Park in 2018. His brother, Spencer Kieboom, is a catcher and first baseman for the Nationals in their 2018 season. Carter Kieboom Carter Alswinn Kieboom (born September 3, 1997) is an American baseball shortstop in the Washington Nationals organization. Kieboom attended George Walton Comprehensive High School and committed to attend Clemson University to play college baseball for the Clemson Tigers. He was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. He announced he would be joining the organization on June 11, 2016. He spent his
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Carter Kieboom Carter Alswinn Kieboom (born September 3, 1997) is an American baseball shortstop in the Washington Nationals organization. Kieboom attended George Walton Comprehensive High School and committed to attend Clemson University to play college baseball for the Clemson Tigers. He was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. He announced he would be joining the organization on June 11, 2016. He spent his first professional season with the GCL Nationals where he batted .244 with four home runs and 25 RBIs. In 2017 with the Class-A Hagerstown Suns, he was
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in 2018 and 2019). 8-man Division I will be limited to 48 schools, with the remainder in 8-man Division II. The KSHSAA did not sponsor state championship playoffs for football until 1969. District play was introduced to determine playoff participants in 1981. From 1981 through 2001, only district champions advanced to the playoffs. In 2002, the top two teams in each 11-man district began to qualify for the playoffs; district runners-up were added to the playoff brackets for 8-man in 2004. In 2016, districts were abolished in Classes 5A and 6A. In those classifications, teams now schedule the first eight
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in the 3rd quarter to make the score 13-3 going into the 4th quarter. Auburn cut the lead on another field goal by Daniel Carlson, but once again Clemson responded with another touchdown. Auburn would score a touchdown with just over 3 minutes to play in the ballgame. Auburn would then stop Clemson on the ensuing possession, but 2 hail mary attempts by Auburn were broken up in the end zone in the last 10 seconds of the ballgame and Clemson held on for the 19-13 victory. Auburn would fall to 0-1, making this the first opening game loss for
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2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team The 2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his sixth season. Home games were played at Riggs Field. Clemson opened the season ranked 14th in the NSCAA Preseason Poll. The Lady Tigers finished as ACC regular season co-champions with Notre Dame, capturing the second ACC regular season title in program history. Clemson also advanced to the third round (Sweet 16) of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2006. Coach Ed Radwanski
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season !colspan=6 style=""| ACC Tournament !colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament 2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team The 2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his sixth season. Home games were played at Riggs Field. Clemson opened the season ranked 14th in the NSCAA Preseason Poll. The Lady Tigers finished as ACC regular season co-champions with Notre Dame, capturing the second ACC regular season title in program history. Clemson also advanced to the third round (Sweet 16) of the NCAA tournament
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to tie the game (24-24). On the ensuing kickoff Alabama gambled on a surprise onside kick, executed to perfection by Adam Griffith and caught by Marlon Humphrey. Alabama capitalized almost immediately with another 50+ touchdown pass to a wide open OJ Howard (31-24). Clemson pulled within 4 once again. However, Alabama's defense held in the red zone and forced a field goal from Clemson (31-27). On the ensuing kickoff, Alabama RB Kenyan Drake stunned Clemson by taking the ball 95 yards for an Alabama touchdown (38-27). Deshaun Watson quickly answered with an 8 play 75 yard touchdown drive which culminated
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with 34 receptions for 193 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. Wayne Gallman Wayne Gallman Jr. (born October 1, 1994) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and contributed to win the CFP National Championship (2017). Gallman attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia, where he was teammates with Robert Nkemdiche. He was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit and committed to Clemson University to play college football. Gallman attended and played college football for Clemson from 2013–2016. He redshirted during his first
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On his first play, Simmons was sacked by Jim Davis for a five-yard loss. The second play was a repeat of the first, as Davis again sacked Simmons, this time for an 11-yard loss. On third down, Simmons threw an incomplete pass, and Clemson punted after going three and out. The kick bounced out of bounds at the Clemson 44-yard line, and Virginia Tech's offense returned to the field. On the first play, Vick attempted a pass into the end zone. The throw was intercepted by Clemson defender Robert Carswell, who downed the ball in the end zone for a
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2008 Clemson Tigers football team 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. The interim head coach was assistant coach Dabo Swinney. The Tigers play their home games in Memorial Stadium. Following a 9–4 season in 2007, in which Clemson finished second in the ACC Atlantic Division and played in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, and with several players returning in the skill positions, many expected Clemson to be a strong candidate to win the
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qualified teams and two four qualified teams from the same groups, there was no need to make a draw for the two finals. The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid). The losers of this tournament will be relegated to the 2016-17 Tercera División. 2016 Segunda División B playoffs The 2016 Segunda División B play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoción de Ascenso) are the final playoffs for promotion from 2015–16 Segunda División B to the 2016–17 Segunda División. The four first placed teams in each one of the four qualify for the promotion playoffs and the
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2016 Segunda División B playoffs The 2016 Segunda División B play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoción de Ascenso) are the final playoffs for promotion from 2015–16 Segunda División B to the 2016–17 Segunda División. The four first placed teams in each one of the four qualify for the promotion playoffs and the four last placed teams in Segunda División are relegated to Segunda División B. It also decides the teams which placed 16th to be relegated to the 2016–17 Tercera División. The four group winners have the opportunity to promote directly and become the overall Segunda División B champion. The
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about Clemson Rugby in the Greenville News in the Spring of 2006. Justin Hickey served as the head coach of Clemson Rugby since 2011; he worked previously as team manager for the U.S. under-20 national team. Hickey stepped down as head coach in July 2015. Steve Lynch, formerly of the Glendale Raptors, was named head coach in late July 2015. National Playoffs: In spring 1967 four friends, Frank N. Mora III (Puerto Rico), Jeremy Pike (Australia), Nick Schoular (United Kingdom), and Geoff Tyers (United Kingdom) led the effort to bring the sport of rugby to Clemson University. During the first
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at home. <section begin=Finals /> <section end=Finals /> 2016 VTB United League Playoffs The 2016 VTB United League Playoffs was the deciding play-off tournament that decided the champion of the 2015–16 VTB United League season. The eight teams that finished highest in the regular season were qualified. The Playoffs started on April 29 and ended on June 8, 2016. The champions or runners-up of the Playoffs would qualify for the 2016–17 EuroLeague, dependent on the position of automatically placed CSKA Moscow. CSKA Moscow won the championship, after beating runners-up UNICS that qualified for the EuroLeague as runners-up. <section begin=BR />
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college was to be built in the legacy of her father, John C. Calhoun, who did much for the state of South Carolina. In honor of his wife, Thomas Clemson founded Clemson College in July 1893, with a student body of 446 men. Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson (February 13, 1817 September 22, 1875) was the daughter of John C. Calhoun and Floride Calhoun, and the wife of Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. Calhoun was born on the Bath plantation, in the Abbeville District of South Carolina, in February 1817. She was one of
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a third-string tight end who had never attempted an NFL pass before, throwing to a backup quarterback who had never caught an NFL (or college) pass before, [pulled off] on the biggest stage for football." A play identical to the Philly Special had been successfully run at the college level on a two-point conversion attempt in 2012 by Clemson with Andre Ellington, DeAndre Hopkins and Tajh Boyd all involved against Georgia Tech. In 2016, the play was run in the NFL by the Chicago Bears against the Minnesota Vikings, at U.S. Bank Stadium, the same stadium in which the Philly
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the playoff. The winners of the Eastern and Western Conference Championship will play for the championship. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned league champion with the USL Cup. The top 8 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs. Eastern Conference Western Conference Championship Game MVP: Brandon Allen (NYRB) 2016 USL Playoffs The 2016 USL Playoffs is a postseason tournament following the 2016 United Soccer League regular season, the second since the league rebranded for the 2015 season. Including USL Pro history, it is the fifth postseason tournament. The tournament began on September 30 and will last
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The Clemson defense contained Georgia's great tailback Herschel Walker and kept him out of the end zone. Week after week, Clemson was getting better. Offensively the team was led by junior quarterback Homer Jordan, who was a dual threat as a runner and passer. It was a run-oriented offense featuring a fine tandem of tailbacks in Cliff Austin and Chuck McSwain. When they needed a big play, Jordan often threw deep to receiver Perry Tuttle, who later became a first round draft choice of the Buffalo Bills. But the true strength of the Clemson team was its defense. The Tigers
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2015 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team The 2015 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represents Clemson University during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers are led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his sixth season. They play home games at Riggs Field. Riggs Field celebrated its 100-year anniversary this year, in October. This is team's 55th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 28th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Updated 11/13/15 Clemson had 7 players who received all ACC Honors in the 2015 season. Paul Clowes was named ACC Midfielder of the Year and to
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Thomas White (born June 26, 1994) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Oakland Athletics organization. White attended Wren High School in Piedmont, South Carolina. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 26th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at Clemson University. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 37th round of the 2015 MLB draft, but again did not sign and returned to Clemson. After his junior season, he was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB draft
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Playoff National Championship by a score of 35–31. Coming off of the national championship season from the year before, Clemson and Swinney looked to fill big shoes with the loss of many offensive starters, including standout quarterback Deshaun Watson who entered the NFL draft. However, the Tigers once again rose to national prominence with a 12-1 regular season record and their third straight ACC championship in a row. Clemson dominated #7 Miami 38-3 in the ACC championship game and secured the #1 seed in the College Football Playoffs. The Tigers also posted big wins in the season with a 14-6
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to raise the $415.11 to hire Auburn's football coach John Heisman, the first Clemson coach who had experience coaching at another school. As Riggs recalled, "By 1899 the Clemson football team had risen steadily until its material was equal to that of any southern college, and the time had come to put on the long-planned finishing touch." Heisman once described his style of play at Clemson as "radically different from anything on earth". The team took the field in jerseys and stockings bearing distinctive orange and purple stripes. Norman Walker was team captain. Clemson opened the season in Columbia on
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the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal amount of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given. Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season. "Since Botev Plovdiv qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Bulgarian Cup, the semi-finals were not held and Vereya qualified automatically for the play-off final." Winners of matches 3, 5 and 6 will play in the top division next season "Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa are relegated to the Second League." "Neftochimic and Montana are relegated to the Second League." Player
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RB Wayne Gallman on its next two drives to get a 37-yard field goal by Greg Hugel (21-17) and a 1-yard touchdown run by Wayne Gallman (21-24). Both teams were then stalled for three and outs or near three and outs on their next two possessions to close the Third quarter. On Alabama's first possession of the fourth quarter, Jake Coker found ArDarius Stewart in single man coverage for 38 yards. This gain, however, did not translate into a touchdown as the offense was stalled by good secondary play from Clemson. Alabama settled for a field goal from 33 yards
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in the CFP Semi-final in the Sugar Bowl over Clemson and Georgia's overtime win over Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl, Alabama and Georgia, who did not play during SEC play, were slated to play on January 8, 2018 in the Mercedes-Benz Dome in Atlanta, Georgia for the 2018 College Football National Championship Game. This game marked the first time ex-Defensive Coordinator for Alabama Kirby Smart, head coach of Georgia faced off against his mentor Nick Saban. Alabama won the coin toss and elected to defer. On Georgia's opening drive, Alabama's Tony Brown intercepted a pass intended for Georgia's Riley Ridley,
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2016 Clemson Tigers football team The 2016 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his eighth full year and ninth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley", and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers entered the 2016 season after a 14–1 record and as finalists in the CFP National Championship game for the 2015 season. After finishing the regular season 12-1
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the time he was soundly into his high school career, Marcus was a certified seven-footer. However, he did not begin playing basketball until the school's new head coach, David Davis, convinced him to play for the team. The coaching staff worked with him, improving Marcus' fundamentals and acclimatizing him to the nuances of basketball. Despite being so tall, colleges did not try to recruit him that much. A couple Clemson scouts were at one of Marcus' high school games for two "other" players on his team, and one of them was then-assistant Clemson coach Dennis Felton. Within the next year,
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helped elevate Clemson to a 72–59 upset of #16 Duke on January 11. The Tigers were seeded 6th in the 2014 ACC Tournament and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT at Madison Square Garden. On January 16, 2016 the Clemson Tigers defeated #8 Miami marking the first time Clemson has defeated three consecutive top 25 opponents. The two games prior Clemson defeated #16 Louisville and #9 Duke. After the 2016-2017 season, it was announced that Brownell would stay on as Clemson head coach with a contract extension until 2021. All-Americans Clemson Ring of Honor Retired Jerseys ACC Player of
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the second stage, the six teams are split in two groups, who play against the other teams in the same group twice. The two best in each group advance to the final stage. The final stage are playoffs, where the teams are seeded by their performance in the whole championship. 2016 Campeonato Cearense The 2016 Campeonato Cearense de Futebol was the 102nd season of top professional football league in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The competition began in January and will end in May. The ten teams are split in two groups, who play a double round robin against teams
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through 8. All four rounds will be a best-of-seven format. The alignment changed back to four divisions for the 2016–17 season, but the playoffs kept the divisional format. The top four teams in each division qualifies for the playoffs and play in division for the first two rounds. After the division finals, the winners then play the conference finals and followed by the Kelly Cup finals. In celebration of the league's 20th year of play, the ECHL Board of Governors created the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2008, to recognize the achievements of players, coaches, and personnel who dedicated their
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teams matched up in the WNBA Finals. This was the first year of existence for the WNBA. There were only 8 teams in the league. For the playoffs, the four teams with the best record in the league were seeded one to four. Houston was in the Eastern Conference in 1997 so two Eastern Conference teams matched up in the WNBA Championship. WNBA playoffs The WNBA Playoffs is an elimination tournament between 8 teams in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), ultimately deciding the final two teams who will play in the WNBA Finals. Since 2016, Verizon is the official
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play in the playoffs. This year, the Tri-Town Thunder defeated the West Central Rage in three games to advance to play the Delisle Chiefs, the Saskatoon Westleys and Saskatoon Royals are currently competing to see who plays the Saskatoon Quakers. 2015–16 PJHL season The 2015–16 PJHL season is the 11th season of play of the Prairie Junior Hockey League (PJHL). Thirteen teams compete in 40-game regular season schedules prior to the 2016 PJHL Playoffs. North Division y – clinched bye; x – clinched survivor series; South Division y – clinched bye; x – clinched playoff spot; Because there are more
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and did all home events from the Madison Square Garden: New York Knicks basketball, New York Rangers hockey, college basketball, horse shows, Golden Gloves boxing, tennis, the Westminster Dog Show, ice capades, professional wrestling, etc. The first reference to the channel as “MSG Network” was sometime around 1971–72, although the name did not become official until 1977. The first televised events were NHL and NBA playoffs in the spring of 1969; in those playoffs Marty Glickman did play-by-play for the Knicks broadcasts while Win Elliott did play-by-play for the Rangers. Meanwhile, HBO began simulcasting some MSG games in 1972 beginning
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WNBA playoffs The WNBA Playoffs is an elimination tournament between 8 teams in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), ultimately deciding the final two teams who will play in the WNBA Finals. Since 2016, Verizon is the official sponsor. Following the WNBA regular season, eight teams in the entire league qualify for the playoffs and are seeded one to eight. Regular season records determine the seedings of the teams. The team with the best record receives seed one, the team with the next best record receives seed two, and so on. The top two seeds get double byes, while the
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against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)" 2016 Calder Cup playoffs The 2016 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League started on April 20, 2016, with a changed playoff format. The sixteen teams that qualifies, eight from each conference, will play best-of-five series in the division semifinals, with the playoffs to continue with best-of-seven series for the division finals, conference finals, and Calder Cup finals. The Lake Erie Monsters defeated the Hershey Bears in a four-game sweep to win the Calder Cup for the first time in franchise history, and
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2016 Calder Cup playoffs The 2016 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League started on April 20, 2016, with a changed playoff format. The sixteen teams that qualifies, eight from each conference, will play best-of-five series in the division semifinals, with the playoffs to continue with best-of-seven series for the division finals, conference finals, and Calder Cup finals. The Lake Erie Monsters defeated the Hershey Bears in a four-game sweep to win the Calder Cup for the first time in franchise history, and the tenth time the Calder Cup has been won by a team representing Cleveland, Ohio. After
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Watson Bobby Bowden Award - Deshaun Watson Manning Award - Deshaun Watson Jack Lambert Trophy - Ben Boulware Heisman Trophy finalist - Deshaun Watson (2nd) 2016 Clemson Tigers football team The 2016 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his eighth full year and ninth overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley", and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers entered the
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The Tiger wrestling program produced 8 overall wrestlers with All-American status, two NCAA Champions, and a finish at the NCAA Championships as high as 7th in 1994. Sammie Henson is a former standout at Clemson, as one of the most accomplished tiger wrestlers with a 1993 and 1994 NCAA Champion titles who eventually earned a 2000 Olympic silver medal and became a 1998 world champion in freestyle wrestling. Clemson University has three NCAA team national championships. Additionally, Clemson has won two football national championships, in 1981 and 2016. The title were awarded by polling agencies in 1981 and the College
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the best regular-season record and did not hold a tournament (unless playoffs games were needed to resolve tied champions). The Ivy League will hold a postseason tournament for the first time after the 2016–17 Ivy League season. The remaining 36 bids were granted on an "at-large" basis, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee to the teams it deems to be the best 36 teams that did not receive automatic bids. Eight teams—the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams—played in the First Four (the successor to what had been popularly known as "play-in games" through
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2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs The 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs were held from August 23 to September 16. They consisted of four events. The events in order are The Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship, BMW Championship and The Tour Championship. These were the first FedEx Cup playoffs being held. Tiger Woods won the playoffs and took home $10,000,000. The point distribution can be seen here. For the full list see here The Barclays was played August 23–26. 144 players were eligible to play but 6 of them did not enter. Of the 138 players who entered the tournament, 75 of them made
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playoff contention all season, which included a league-leading 6 wins with reserve quarterbacks. He was given a four-year contract extension at the conclusion of the season. Pagano again coached the Colts to an 8-8 record in 2016, missing the playoffs and finishing 3rd in the AFC South. For the 2017 season, quarterback Andrew Luck was injured and did not play in any games. The Colts finished with a 4-12 record. On December 31, 2017, an hour after defeating the Houston Texans 22-13 in the final game of the season, Pagano was fired after missing the playoffs for the third straight
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limiting the Hurricanes to only 16 shots on goal. Edmonton held Carolina to seven shots through 40 minutes of play. Fernando Pisani scored his post-season-high fifth game-winning goal (and 13th in total, also tops amongst scorers in the 2006 playoffs). This game also marked Jussi Markkanen's first career playoff shutout. This was the final playoff game at Rexall Place, as the Oilers did not make it into playoffs again before moving venues in 2016. However, the Hurricanes returned to the RBC Center to defeat the Oilers in game seven, 3–1, to win the Stanley Cup. Aaron Ward and Frantisek Kaberle
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winning their first consensus National Football Championship since 1981. Clemson subsequently finished with #1 rankings in both the Associated Press Poll and the AFCA Coaches' Poll for the 2016 season. Clemson announced their schedule for the 2016 season on January 26, 2016. The Tigers' schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games. Clemson hosted conference opponents Louisville, NC State, Syracuse, and Pitt and travel to Florida State, Boston College, Wake Forest, and Georgia Tech. The Tigers hosted out-of-conference opponents Troy, South Carolina State and South Carolina and travelled to out-of-conference opponent Auburn. Clemson's out-of-conference opponents represented the Sun
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would try to enunciate "that boy" when referring to Swinney. He married the former Kathleen Bassett in 1994 and has three sons, two of which are wide receivers for Clemson. Head coaches under whom Swinney served: Assistants under Swinney who have become head coaches: Dabo Swinney William Christopher "Dabo" Swinney (born November 20, 1969) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Clemson University. Swinney took over as head coach for the Clemson Tigers midway through the 2008 season, following the resignation of Tommy Bowden. Swinney led the 2016 Clemson Tigers football team to a
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2016–17 Prva A liga The 2016–17 Prva A Liga, known as Erste košarkaške lige by sponsorship reasons, is the 11th season of the Montenegrin Basketball League, the top tier basketball league on Montenegro. Budućnost VOLI is the defending champion. Nine of the eleven teams that play the league join the regular season and play a three-round robin competition where the six first qualified teams join the playoffs with the two 2016–17 ABA League teams (Budućnost Voli and Mornar). The last qualified team is relegated. Budućnost VOLI and Mornar joined directly the playoffs as they participated in the 2016–17 ABA League.
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program's first ever head coach in 1991. Graziano instilled an idea of field dominance nationally. During Coach Graziano's time with the team, Clemson rugby achieved several major accomplishments: Clemson's first undefeated season, Georgia Rugby Union champions, a number one ranking in the Southeast, and entrance into the quarterfinals of the national playoffs where the Tigers matched up against Penn State after a first-round victory over Cornell University. In Clemson rugby's 30th year and in the same school year of Coach Graziano's departure for a USA Rugby Collegiate Director position, the Tigers remained strong. The Tigers performed well against university teams
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Florida. The Tigers qualified for the game by winning the ACC Atlantic Division with a conference record of 7–1, tied with the Louisville Cardinals, who Clemson beat on October 1, 2016, 42–36. The Hokies qualified for the game by clinching the ACC Coastal Division following North Carolina's loss at home on November 25, 2016, to NC State, 28–21. The Hokies' conference record was 6–2. Source: 2016 ACC Championship Game The 2016 ACC Championship Game was the 12th football championship game for the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Clemson Tigers defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies, 42–35. The two programs also met five
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Cavaliers' third consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, and fourth appearance overall, seeking to repeat as NBA champions. This was also the seventh consecutive NBA Finals appearance for LeBron James, and the sixth for James Jones (who technically qualified for the 2011 NBA Finals along with James, but did not play). The Cavaliers finished the 2016–17 regular season with a 51–31 record, securing the 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the Indiana Pacers in the first round, swept the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and defeated the Boston Celtics in five games
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Middlesbrough on goal difference on the final day of the previous season. Taking the final spot through the playoffs were Huddersfield Town, who won promotion to the top-flight for the first time in 45 years and in manager David Wagner's first full season in charge – whilst they did endure a poor end to the season and ultimately finished with a negative goal difference, the Terriers gradually eased their way through the play-off semi-final games against Sheffield Wednesday and then edged out Reading on penalties in the final at Wembley. Leeds United managed a promotion challenge for the first time
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he played his last match during the playoffs of the Dutch professional competitions. Jelle ten Rouwelaar Jelle ten Rouwelaar (; born 24 December 1980 in Joure) is a Dutch retired footballer, who started his professional career in the 1998–99 season playing for FC Emmen. He was the first-choice goalkeeper of NAC Breda for nine years in which he hardly missed a match. In March 2011, he received a call-up for the Dutch national team, but he did not play. On 29 April 2016, during the match against Go Ahead Eagles the fans started to applaud his recently deceased mother at
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Ryan. The Jets lost, and a victory by the Steelers over the Browns put the Jets out of the playoffs, though they finished 10–6. The year 2016 began with high hopes, but a locker room altercation in Week 3, ineffective play by Fitzpatrick and the two other quarterbacks who started during the season, and key injuries led to a 5–11 record. There were rumors Bowles and Maccagnan would be fired; the Jets quickly announced their retention after a final-game victory versus the Bills. In 2017, the Jets were expected to be among the worst in the league, but did a
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exceeded 1,000 for the year during game-winning drive against South Carolina). On December 2, 2007, it was announced that Clemson had accepted a bid to play in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl opposite the Southeastern Conference's Auburn Tigers. The game will be played December 31 in front of a national audience on ESPN. It is Clemson's 7th appearance in the bowl, tying NC State for most appearances in the game. The Clemson Tigers enter the post-season ranked 15th nationally, while Auburn comes in 22nd. The game is particularly notable as it was Walter Riggs who came to coach at Clemson from
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second half. Dalvin Cook exploded for 169 yards and 4 touchdowns, almost all in the second half of the game, to pull the Seminoles ahead 34–29 with less than four minutes to play in a game that saw four total lead changes. Deshaun Watson, who threw for 378 yards and two touchdowns, led Clemson down the field and pulled the Tigers ahead with a 34-yard touchdown strike to tight end Jordan Leggett. The two-point conversion put Clemson ahead, 37–34. FSU came within field goal range to tie the game, but two sacks by the Clemson defense on quarterback Deondre Francois
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2015–16 PJHL season The 2015–16 PJHL season is the 11th season of play of the Prairie Junior Hockey League (PJHL). Thirteen teams compete in 40-game regular season schedules prior to the 2016 PJHL Playoffs. North Division y – clinched bye; x – clinched survivor series; South Division y – clinched bye; x – clinched playoff spot; Because there are more teams in the Northern Division than the South, the top 6 teams in the Northern Division make playoffs instead of 4. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth teams play in a "Survivor Series" best of five to see who will
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of Harvey and Beverly Grant, and has three brothers: Jerami, Jerian and Jaelin. Harvey played college basketball at Clemson and Oklahoma, and was the 12th overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft, going on to play for 11 years in the NBA with Washington (Bullets and Wizards), Portland and Philadelphia. Grant's uncle, Horace (twin brother of Harvey), played college basketball at Clemson and was a four-time NBA champion with Chicago and Los Angeles. Grant and his partner, Jessica, have a daughter named Halle. Grant proposed to his girlfriend during one of Neptūnas home games in 2016. Jerai Grant Harvey Jerai
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Tech on October 24, 2015. Oklahoma was selected as the fourth seed to play in the 2015 College Football playoff against first seed Clemson in the Orange Bowl, which ended up being a 37-17 loss. Oklahoma finished the season 11–2. Oklahoma announced their 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home games, 4 away games and 2 neutral-site games in the regular season. The Sooners will host two non-conference games against Louisiana–Monroe and Ohio State and travel to Houston, Texas to play Houston in NRG Stadium, a non-conference game at a neutral site. Oklahoma
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Shaq Lawson Shaquille Lawson (born June 17, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Lawson, named after basketball star Shaquille O'Neal, attended D. W. Daniel High School in Central, South Carolina. He had 99 tackles and nine sacks as a senior and 100 tackles and 13 sacks as a junior. Lawson was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and committed to Clemson University to play college football. After
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2016 Liga Futebol Amadora The 2016 Liga Futebol Amadora is the first season of the Liga Futebol Amadora. The season began on 25 February 2016. The Primeira Divisão began on February 25 and finished on July 24, while the Segunda Divisão began on March 8 and was finished in the final match on June 28. All games are played at the Dili Municipal Stadium. <section begin=map /> <section end=map /> After qualifying the playoffs, there are 8 teams that will play in this league. After qualifying the playoffs, there are 13 teams that will play in this league. <section begin=Group
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Golden Grizzlies finished the 2016–17 season 25–9, 14–4 in Horizon League play to win a share for the Horizon League regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by Youngstown State. As a conference champion and No. 1 seed who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Clemson in the first round before losing to Richmond in the second round. The Golden Grizzlies lost Sherron Dorsey-Walker, a guard on the 2016–17 team, to graduation. Prior to the
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2016 USL Playoffs The 2016 USL Playoffs is a postseason tournament following the 2016 United Soccer League regular season, the second since the league rebranded for the 2015 season. Including USL Pro history, it is the fifth postseason tournament. The tournament began on September 30 and will last until October 23. Sixteen teams (top 8 per conference) will compete, up from 12 last season, in the single elimination tournament. Teams will be seeded one through eight in each conference. The conference semifinal winners will play against each other in the Conference Championship, which will serve as the overall semifinals for
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2016–17 Los Angeles Kings season The 2016–17 Los Angeles Kings season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Kings did not qualify for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, finishing with 86 points. On March 2017, former Calgary Flames star Jarome Iginla signed with the Kings to play the remainder of the season there. As of 2017, this season marked the end of Iginla's time in the NHL as he retired from the NHL in July 2018. Final Stats Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings.
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