Linebacker, Clemson, 2016–19
Chad Smith
- Number
- No. 43
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Sterling, VA
Chad Smith played linebacker at Clemson (2016–19).
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Ohio State, 2019Team titles: National champions, 2016 and 2018; ACC champions, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Clemson | 43 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Clemson | 43 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Clemson | 43 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Clemson | 43 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 240 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Clemson 13 games, 75 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 52–14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Texas A&M | W 24–10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Syracuse | W 41–6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Charlotte | W 52–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at North Carolina | W 21–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Florida State | W 45–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Louisville | W 45–10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Boston College | W 59–7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at NC State | W 55–10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Wake Forest | W 52–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at South Carolina | W 38–3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Virginia | W 62–17 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 29–23 | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Clemson 12 games, 32 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Furman | W 48–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atTexas A&M | W 28–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 38–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atGeorgia Tech | W 49–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atWake Forest | W 63–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.NC State | W 41–7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atFlorida State | W 59–10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Louisville | W 77–16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atBoston College | W 27–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Duke | W 35–6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.South Carolina | W 56–35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 42–10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Clemson 10 games, 22 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Kent State | W 56–3 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Auburn | W 14–6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atLouisville | W 47–21 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Virginia Tech | W 31–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Wake Forest | W 28–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atSyracuse | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 24–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Florida State | W 31–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Miami | W 38–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 6–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Clemson 7 games, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. South Carolina State | W 59–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Louisville | W 42–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atBoston College | W 56–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atFlorida State | W 37–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 42–43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.South Carolina | W 56–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 42–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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