Clemson University Athletics

Clemson University was founded in 1889, a legacy of Thomas Green Clemson, who willed his Fort Hill plantation home, its surrounding farmlands and forest, and other property to the state of South Carolina to establish a technical and scientific institution for South Carolina. Clemson opened its doors to 446 students as a military college in 1893.

Today, Clemson is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, a category comprising less than 4 percent of all universities in America. Students can choose from more than 80 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree programs in five colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Public Affairs; Engineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development.

Clemson has an enrollment of approximately 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students; Clemson’s student to faculty ratio is 15:1.

The athletic teams at Clemson University compete in the NCAA Division I (I-A football) Atlantic Coast Conference.

Recent Highlights:

• Junior third-baseman Brad McCann was named a 2004 Third-Team All-American by Baseball America. In 63 games in 2004, he led Clemson with a .379 batting average, 96 hits, 65 RBIs, 64 runs scored, 20 doubles, and a .468 on-base percentage.
  
• Golfer Jack Ferguson recorded his second top 10 finish of the fall and Brian Duncan finished 11th individually to lead Clemson to a sixth place team finish at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, FL.
  
• Clemson rowing battled windy conditions and rough water to a successful day in the 29th annual Head of the Tennessee regatta For the Tigers, the novice program performed well in the event. In the women's collegiate novice 8+ race, the Tigers finished first and second. The "A" boat had a time of 19:11, while the Clemson "B" boat came in at 20:10. In the collegiate novice 4+, Clemson swept all first three spots. Clemson "C" finished in first place with a time of 22:05, followed at 22:19 by the Clemson "A" boat, and Clemson's "B" boat came in third with a time of 23:07. The varsity programs battled the conditions and came away with good finishes, ending up 2-3 behind Tennessee in the Championship 8+ race. The first varsity 8+ finished in a time of 18:50, with the second varsity 8+ coming in at 19:05.
  
• Three Clemson women’s soccer players were named All-ACC and two were named to the ACC All-Freshman team. Allison Graham and Paige Ledford were both named to the first team. Sophomore forward, Courtney Foster was named to the second team. Elizabeth Jobe and Lauren Johnston were named both named to the ACC All-Freshman team.

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