▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁C lem son ▁Tig ers ▁football ▁team ▁represented ▁C lem son ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁F BS ▁football ▁season ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁co ached ▁by ▁Tommy ▁Bow den ▁and ▁played ▁their ▁homes ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁Memorial ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁Notable ▁ESP N ' s ▁College ▁G amed ay ▁show ▁made ▁its ▁first - ever ▁appearance ▁in ▁C lem son ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁between ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁and ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁Y ellow ▁Jack ets ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 1 . ▁ ▁Kirk ▁Her bst re it ▁mentioned ▁both ▁during ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁show , ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁C lem son ▁hosted ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁G amed ay ▁aud ien ces ▁he ' d ▁ever ▁seen . ▁ ▁The ▁G amed ay ▁audience ▁at ▁C lem son ▁also ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁noise ▁record ▁when ▁measured ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁Season ▁Enter ing ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁had ▁high ▁expect ations , ▁hoping ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁a ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁A CC ▁Championship ▁Game . ▁After ▁a ▁defeat ▁at ▁Boston ▁College ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁C lem son ▁achieved ▁off ▁six ▁straight ▁vict ories , ▁during ▁which ▁they ▁aver aged ▁nearly ▁ 4 2 ▁points ▁a ▁game . ▁But ▁things ▁soon ▁fell ▁apart , ▁with ▁C lem son ▁losing ▁four ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁last ▁five , ▁including ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁the ▁Music ▁City ▁Bowl , ▁and