World News – US – Clemson football has a chance to get its first gravestone in 2020

Paul Keisler takes a photo of himself with two new stones from the top-10 cemetery outside the Clemson University practice center on Tuesday Keisler said he was looking forward to the new season and awaits the decision that could be implemented this new season regarding the coronavirus Clemson has 34 markers in the graveyard, one for each victory over the top 10 teams, including the ACC Championship victory against Virginia and Ohio State Number Two at Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl on December 28, 2019
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Clemson Football Graveyard is one of the coolest traditions in college football If you don’t know what the graveyard is, give us a minute to explain

The origin of the Clemson Football Graveyard was to commemorate a Tigers Road victory over a Top 20 AP-ranked team Over the years it has expanded to include any team the Tigers won away Death Valley on a team ranked in the AP, Coaches or College Football Playoff rankings

There are currently 43 headstones in Clemson Football Graveyard Of those 43, only seven of them make it past the Top 5 ranked teams at the time of kickoff Here are those seven wins-

As you can see, every Top 5 victory over a ranked road opponent has come under the guidance of head coach Dabo Swinney and six of the seven have come in either the national semi-finals or in national championship

The last time the Tigers faced a Top 5 regular season opponent was in 2016 when they beat No.3-ranked Louisville, leader 42-36 by Lamar Jackson – even though that game was at home

The last time Clemson football faced a Top 5 opponent on the road during regular seasons was in 2014 when they hit the road and faced the reigning national champions and the Seminoles from Florida State # 1 in Tallahassee

Sure, Clemson would lose this game 23-17, but that was the night the Tigers coaches realized they couldn’t bring rookie Deshaun Watson with them anymore but had to throw him on fire if he they wanted to have a chance win football matches

Saturday night at South Bend will be electric even without any Clemson football fan present Clemson has only faced Notre Dame once at South Bend and that was in 1979 and it was a 16- win. 10 Tigers

Regardless of what happens on Saturday night, Clemson still has all of his goals ahead of them, but beating Notre Dame without Trevor Lawrence, James Skalski and Tyler Davis would make 2020 even more enjoyable

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