Defensive tackle, USC (from Vanderbilt), 2019–24
Nate Clifton
Lettered 2024 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 99
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 295 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- La Vergne, TN
Nate Clifton played defensive tackle at Vanderbilt (2019–23) and USC (2024).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 35 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 30 | 12 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | USC | 21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 114 | 53 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 99 | DT | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 99 | DT | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 99 | DT | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 99 | DT | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 99 | DT | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | USC | 99 | DT | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′4″ | 295 |
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
2024 USC 9 games, 21 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. LSU | W 27–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Wisconsin | W 38–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | at Minnesota | L 17–24 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Penn State | L 30–33 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Maryland | L 28–29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Rutgers | W 42–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Washington | L 21–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at UCLA | W 19–13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Notre Dame | L 35–49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Vanderbilt 12 games, 30 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Hawai’i | W 35–28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 47–13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Wake Forest | L 20–36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at UNLV | L 37–40 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Kentucky | L 28–45 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Missouri | L 21–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Florida | L 14–38 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Georgia | L 20–37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Ole Miss | L 7–33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Auburn | L 15–31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at South Carolina | L 6–47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Tennessee | L 24–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Vanderbilt 10 games, 22 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Elon | W 42–31 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Wake Forest | L 25–45 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Northern Illinois | W 38–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Alabama | L 3–55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Ole Miss | L 28–52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atMissouri | L 14–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.South Carolina | L 27–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atKentucky | W 24–21 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Florida | W 31–24 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Tennessee | L 0–56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Vanderbilt 10 games, 35 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. East Tennessee State | L 3–23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | at Colorado State | W 24–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Stanford | L 23–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Georgia | L 0–62 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. UConn | W 30–28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atFlorida | L 0–42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atSouth Carolina | L 20–21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Mississippi State | L 6–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Kentucky | L 17–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atOle Miss | L 17–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Vanderbilt 5 games, 6 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Texas A&M | L 12–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.LSU | L 7–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.South Carolina | L 7–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Ole Miss | L 21–54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Tennessee | L 17–42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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