Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Clemson non-conf scheduling

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Clemson 1998-2007
Average Rank = 77.8
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
34 25 8 1 73.5% 17 12 5 50.0% 4.5 6 17.6% 4 11.8% 16 47.1%
NCAA Ranks 100 43 84 95 77 68

Analysis: The Tigers like a balanced schedule. Half their games have been against mostly quality BCS opponents (their rivalry with South Carolina helps that), but their non-BCS opponents are pretty weak with only 2 of them averaging over 6 wins per season. Their usual schedule consists of South Carolina, part of a home-and-home with a decent BCS team, and one or two home games against well below average non-BCS or I-AA teams.

Fact: Clemson likes to play at home, having played only 4 non-rivalry games away from Death Valley (but at least all of those were against BCS teams).

Fact: Though they schedule I-AA teams, Clemson keeps the money in-state – Furman, Wofford, and the Citadel are all in South Carolina.

2008 Outlook: More of the same. On the “could be tough” end are the rivalry with South Carolina & playing Alabama in Atlanta, and on the way easy end are I-AA the Citadel and I-AA South Carolina State at home. While the Gamecocks and Tide are BCS, they’ve been weaker than usual the last few seasons.

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Clemson Year-by-Year Opponents over the last 5 years...
Date vs/@ oConf Opponent Type Avg Wins Hi Wins Final Ranking
8/30/08 v SEC Alabama BCS 6.6 10 -,-,8,-,-
9/6/08 vs zAA Citadel zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/20/08 vs zAA South Carolina St zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
11/29/08 vs SEC South Carolina BCS 6.4 8 -,-,32,30,-
9/8/07 vs SunBelt LA Monroe non 3.6 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/15/07 vs zAA Furman zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
10/20/07 vs MAC C Michigan non 5.4 10 -,-,-,-,-
11/24/07 @ SEC South Carolina BCS 6.2 8 -,-,-,32,30
9/2/06 vs SunBelt FL Atlantic non 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/30/06 vs WAC Louisiana Tech non 5.8 7 -,-,-,-,-
10/12/06 v Indy Temple non 2.2 4 -,-,-,-,-
11/25/06 vs SEC South Carolina BCS 6.4 9 13,-,-,-,32
9/3/05 vs Big12 Texas A&M BCS 6.4 8 36,30,-,-,30
10/22/05 vs Indy Temple non 3 4 -,-,-,-,-
11/19/05 @ SEC South Carolina BCS 6.6 9 21,13,-,-,-
9/18/04 @ Big12 Texas A&M BCS 6.6 8 20,36,30,-,-
10/16/04 vs SunBelt Utah St non 4 5 -,-,-,-,-
11/20/04 vs SEC South Carolina BCS 5.4 9 -,21,13,-,-
8/30/03 vs SEC Georgia BCS 9.2 13 14,16,17,25,3
9/6/03 vs zAA Furman zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/13/03 vs SunBelt Middle Tenn St non 4.2 8 -,-,-,-,-
11/22/03 @ SEC South Carolina BCS 4.6 9 -,-,21,13,-
8/31/02 @ SEC Georgia BCS 8.6 10 10,14,16,17,25
9/7/02 vs WAC Louisiana Tech non 6.6 9 29,-,-,-,-
9/21/02 vs MAC Ball St non 3.2 5 -,-,-,-,-
11/23/02 vs SEC South Carolina BCS 4.6 9 -,-,-,21,13
9/1/01 vs Indy UCF non 6 9 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/01 vs zAA Wofford zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
11/17/01 @ SEC South Carolina BCS 4 8 -,-,-,-,21
9/2/00 vs zAA Citadel zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/9/00 vs Big12 Missouri BCS 5.4 8 -,-,23,25,-
11/18/00 vs SEC South Carolina BCS 3.2 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/4/99 vs MAC Marshall non 4.4 12 -,-,-,40,27
9/23/99 @ BigEast Virginia Tech BCS 8.8 10 24,9,12,-,19
11/20/99 @ SEC South Carolina BCS 4.6 7 29,-,-,-,-
9/5/98 vs zAA Furman zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/12/98 vs BigEast Virginia Tech BCS 8.8 10 20,24,9,12,-
11/21/98 vs SEC South Carolina BCS 5.4 7 -,29,-,-,-

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