2018 Clemson Tigers football team
Name Position Alma Mater Years at Clemson
Dabo Swinney Head Coach University of Alabama ( 1993 ) 16th
Danny Pearman Assistant Head Coach , Special Teams Coordinator , Tight Ends Clemson University ( 1987 ) 11th
Jeff Scott Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach Clemson University ( 2003 ) 11th
Brent Venables Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Kansas State University ( 1992 ) 7th
Michael Reed Defensive Backs Coach Boston College ( 1994 ) 6th
Todd Bates Assistant Coach , Defensive Tackles University of Alabama ( 2004 ) 2nd
Tony Elliott Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Coach Clemson University ( 2002 ) 8th
Robbie Caldwell Assistant Coach , Offensive Linemen Furman University ( 1977 ) 8th
Brandon Streeter Assistant Coach , Recruiting Coordinator , Quarterbacks Clemson University ( 1999 ) 5th
Mike Reed Assistant Coach , Cornerbacks Boston College ( 1994 ) 6th
Mickey Conn Assistant Coach , Safeties University of Alabama ( 1992 ) 3rd
Lemanski Hall Assistant Coach , Defensive Ends University of Alabama ( 1993 ) 4th
Personnel -- Coaching staff
The 2018 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as Death Valley, and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his tenth full year and 11th overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. Clemson, coming off a College Football Playoff semi-final loss to Alabama in 2017, began the year ranked second in the preseason AP Poll and Coaches Poll. The Tigers won all 12 of their regular season games, securing their first undefeated regular season since 2015. Clemson won their fourth consecutive ACC title by defeating Pittsburgh in the 2018 ACC Championship Game. In the final College Football Playoff rankings of the 2018 season, Clemson was ranked second, earning them their fourth consecutive playoff bid and a spot in the 2018 Cotton Bowl Classic against third-ranked Notre Dame. The Tigers won that game 30-3, advancing them to the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama, their fourth consecutive year meeting the Crimson Tide in the playoff and third time doing so in the national title game. Clemson won that game in dominant fashion, 44-16, to win the Tigers' third national championship in school history and second in three years. They were the first undefeated College Football Playoff champion and the first major college football program to finish with a record of 15-0 since Penn in 1897. The Tigers were led offensively by true freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who won a highly publicized battle for the starting role over 2017 starter Kelly Bryant. Sophomore running back Travis Etienne contributed significantly, rushing for over 1,600 yards and an FBS-leading 24 rushing touchdowns.