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1999 Clemson

6–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tommy Bowden.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1999, game by game: lost vs. Marshall 10–13; won vs. No. 22 Virginia 33–14; lost at No. 8 Virginia Tech 11–31; won vs. North Carolina 31–20; lost at NC State 31–35; won at Maryland 42–30; lost vs. No. 1 Florida State 14–17; won at Wake Forest 12–3; won vs. Duke 58–7; lost at No. 13 Georgia Tech 42–45; won at South Carolina 31–21; lost vs. No. 15 Mississippi State 7–17+51−20Lost 10–13 vs. Marshall-3MarshallWon 33–14 vs. No. 22 Virginia+19No. 22 VirginiaLost 11–31 at No. 8 Virginia Tech-20No. 8 Virginia TechWon 31–20 vs. North Carolina+11North CarolinaLost 31–35 at NC State-4NC StateWon 42–30 at Maryland+12MarylandLost 14–17 vs. No. 1 Florida State-3No. 1 Florida StateWon 12–3 at Wake Forest+9Wake ForestWon 58–7 vs. Duke+51DukeLost 42–45 at No. 13 Georgia Tech-3No. 13 Georgia TechWon 31–21 at South Carolina+10South CarolinaLost 7–17 vs. No. 15 Mississippi State-10No. 15 Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsMarshallL 10–⁠1340%
Sep 11vs22VirginiaW 33–⁠1433%
Sep 23at8Virginia TechL 11–⁠3125%
Oct 2vsNorth CarolinaW 31–⁠2045%
Oct 9atNC StateL 31–⁠3541%
Oct 16atMarylandW 42–⁠3043%
Oct 23vs1Florida StateL 14–⁠1723%
Oct 30atWake ForestW 12–⁠345%
Nov 6vsDukeW 58–⁠778%
Nov 13at13Georgia TechL 42–⁠4529%
Nov 20atSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠2176%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs15Mississippi StatePeach BowlL 7–⁠1743%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 17–⁠7 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠253
Coach
Tommy Bowden
Elo
1544 +81 this season
SP+ rating
16.0 No. 19 of 114; offense No. 30, defense No. 20
SRS
12.5 No. 20 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rich Rodriguez
Defensive coordinator
Reggie Herring
Captains
Keith Adams, Ryan Romano and Brandon Streeter
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

All-ACC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠012–⁠01
Georgia Tech5–⁠38–⁠420
Virginia5–⁠37–⁠5
Clemson5–⁠36–⁠6
Wake Forest3–⁠57–⁠5
NC State3–⁠56–⁠6
Duke3–⁠53–⁠8
Maryland2–⁠65–⁠6
North Carolina2–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.