In upstate South Carolina, Clemson’s 1981 football team is revered, and with good reason. Former head coach Danny Ford’s team owns the only unbeaten season in program history and its only national championship.
Thirty-four years have passed since those Tigers brought a title home, but for Clemson fans, the wait for another might be about to end. Head coach Dabo Swinney’s 2015 Clemson team finished the regular season 12-0 with Saturday’s closer-than-expected 37-32 win at South Carolina, but the Tigers have shown they’re capable of much more before this season ends.
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“At the end of the day, it’s 34 years since we’ve been 12-0, and we’re tied for the winningest record in Clemson history,” Swinney told ESPN’s Jeannine Edwards on the network telecast.