Tangerine Bowl
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Final hurrah
Kliff Kingsbury, the Big 12's all-time passing leader, has thrown 42 TDs this year. (Getty Images)
Texas Tech's Kliff Kingsbury led the nation with 4,642 yards passing this season. But tonight in his final game as a Red Raider, he faces quite a test against Clemson's stingy pass defense in the Tangerine Bowl (5:30 ET). Preview all of the action. Full story
Related Links:
• Complete bowl coverage
• Harmon Forecast
• History: Texas Tech | Clemson
D O D D ' S T A K E
Texas Tech aced out other Big 12 teams for this spot on Kliff Kingsbury's arm alone. Clemson gets in because it "subsidized" ticket sales. Whatever happened to earning a bowl berth?
Texas Tech 60, Clemson 25
F R O M T H E S I D E L I N E S
Clemson Tigers
Team Page | Bowl History | Roster | Stats
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Team Page | Bowl History | Roster | Stats
H E A D T O H E A D
Compare team and player statistical leaders of the Tigers and Red Raiders with our Head to Head matchup.
Select Bowl BCS bowls Fiesta: Miami vs. Ohio St. Orange: USC vs. Iowa Rose: Oklahoma vs. Washington St. Sugar: Georgia vs. Florida St. --------------- All other bowls Alamo: Wisconsin vs. Colorado Capital One: Penn St. vs. Auburn Continental: W. Virginia vs. Virginia Cotton: Texas vs. LSU Gator: Notre Dame vs. N.C. State GMAC: Louisville vs. Marshall Hawaii: Tulane vs. Hawaii Houston: So. Miss vs. Oklahoma St. Holiday: Arizona St. vs. Kansas St. Humanitarian: Boise St. vs. Iowa St. Independence: Nebraska vs. Ole Miss Insight: Pittsburgh vs. Oregon St. Las Vegas: New Mexico vs. UCLA Liberty: TCU vs. Colorado St. Motor City: Toledo vs. Boston College Music City: Minnesota vs. Arkansas New Orleans: N. Texas vs. Cincinnati Outback: Michigan vs. Florida Peach: Maryland vs. Tennessee San Francisco: Air Force vs. Va. Tech Seattle: Oregon vs. Wake Forest Silicon: Fresno St. vs. Ga. Tech Sun: Purdue vs. Washington Tangerine: Clemson vs. Texas Tech
Tangerine Bowl Facts
vs.
Clemson
Tigers
7-5, 4-4 ACC Texas Tech
Red Raiders
8-5, 5-3 Big 12
TV: ESPN | Location: Orlando, Fla.
Past Results
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Temp: 72° - Partly Sunny
Wind: 3 mph from N
Relative humidity: 54%
Barometer: 30.30 inches
Visibility: 10 miles
EXPERT PICKS
Darst Dodd Gilmore Mejia Singer
Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech
Complete bowl predictions
HARMON FORECAST
Texas Tech 27 Clemson 18
Complete bowl forecast
Injuries
Clemson
Player Injury
Black Leg (fracture)
Brantley Knee
Francis Knee
Johnson Academics
Sampson Academics
Whitehurst Coaching Decision
Texas Tech
Player Injury
Harmon Back
Lale Academics
Team Stats
Clemson
Passing
Player Pct Yds TDs Int
Willie Simmons 58.1 1503 6 7
Charlie Whitehurst 62.0 1291 9 2
Rushing
Player Att Yds Avg TDs
Yusef Kelly 120 505 4.2 8
Bernard Rambert 113 485 4.3 6
Receiving
Player Att Yds Avg TDs
JJ McKelvey 50 752 15.0 4
Derrick Hamilton 48 530 11.0 2
Scoring
Player TDs Rush Rec Pts
Aaron Hunt 0 0 0 88
Yusef Kelly 8 8 0 48
Texas Tech
Passing
Player Pct Yds TDs Int
Kliff Kingsbury 66.8 4642 42 12
B.J. Symons 61.8 240 3 1
Rushing
Player Att Yds Avg TDs
Taurean Henderson 143 733 5.1 6
Foy Munlin 49 228 4.7 3
Receiving
Player Att Yds Avg TDs
Wes Welker 83 1034 12.5 6
Mickey Peters 57 663 11.6 7
Scoring
Player TDs Rush Rec Pts
Robert Treece 0 0 0 83
Taurean Henderson 11 6 5 66
Schedules
Clemson
Date Opponent Result
Aug 31 @Georgia Lost 28-31
Sep 7 Louisiana Tech Won 33-13
Sep 14 Georgia Tech Won 24-19
Sep 21 Ball State Won 30-7
Oct 3 @Florida State Lost 31-48
Oct 12 @Virginia Lost 17-22
Oct 19 Wake Forest Won 31-23
Oct 24 North Carolina State Lost 6-38
Nov 2 @Duke Won 34-31
Nov 9 @North Carolina Won 42-12
Nov 16 Maryland Lost 12-30
Nov 23 South Carolina Won 27-20
Dec 23 @Texas Tech 5:30pm
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Texas Tech
Date Opponent Result
Aug 24 @Ohio State Lost 21-45
Sep 7 @Southern Methodist Won 24-14
Sep 14 Mississippi Won 42-28
Sep 21 North Carolina State Lost 48-51
Sep 27 @New Mexico Won 49-0
Oct 5 @Texas A&M Won 48-47
Oct 12 @Iowa State Lost 17-31
Oct 19 Missouri Won 52-38
Oct 26 @Colorado Lost 13-37
Nov 2 Baylor Won 62-11
Nov 9 Oklahoma State Won 49-24
Nov 16 Texas Won 42-38
Nov 23 @Oklahoma Lost 15-60
Dec 23 Clemson 5:30pm
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Final hurrah
Kliff Kingsbury, the Big 12's all-time passing leader, has thrown 42 TDs this year. (Getty Images)
Texas Tech's Kliff Kingsbury led the nation with 4,642 yards passing this season. But tonight in his final game as a Red Raider, he faces quite a test against Clemson's stingy pass defense in the Tangerine Bowl (5:30 ET). Preview all of the action. Full story
Related Links:
• Complete bowl coverage
• Harmon Forecast
• History: Texas Tech | Clemson
D O D D ' S T A K E
Texas Tech aced out other Big 12 teams for this spot on Kliff Kingsbury's arm alone. Clemson gets in because it "subsidized" ticket sales. Whatever happened to earning a bowl berth?
Texas Tech 60, Clemson 25
F R O M T H E S I D E L I N E S
Clemson Tigers
Team Page | Bowl History | Roster | Stats
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Team Page | Bowl History | Roster | Stats
H E A D T O H E A D
Compare team and player statistical leaders of the Tigers and Red Raiders with our Head to Head matchup.
Select Bowl BCS bowls Fiesta: Miami vs. Ohio St. Orange: USC vs. Iowa Rose: Oklahoma vs. Washington St. Sugar: Georgia vs. Florida St. --------------- All other bowls Alamo: Wisconsin vs. Colorado Capital One: Penn St. vs. Auburn Continental: W. Virginia vs. Virginia Cotton: Texas vs. LSU Gator: Notre Dame vs. N.C. State GMAC: Louisville vs. Marshall Hawaii: Tulane vs. Hawaii Houston: So. Miss vs. Oklahoma St. Holiday: Arizona St. vs. Kansas St. Humanitarian: Boise St. vs. Iowa St. Independence: Nebraska vs. Ole Miss Insight: Pittsburgh vs. Oregon St. Las Vegas: New Mexico vs. UCLA Liberty: TCU vs. Colorado St. Motor City: Toledo vs. Boston College Music City: Minnesota vs. Arkansas New Orleans: N. Texas vs. Cincinnati Outback: Michigan vs. Florida Peach: Maryland vs. Tennessee San Francisco: Air Force vs. Va. Tech Seattle: Oregon vs. Wake Forest Silicon: Fresno St. vs. Ga. Tech Sun: Purdue vs. Washington Tangerine: Clemson vs. Texas Tech
Tangerine Bowl Facts
vs.
Clemson
Tigers
7-5, 4-4 ACC Texas Tech
Red Raiders
8-5, 5-3 Big 12
TV: ESPN | Location: Orlando, Fla.
Past Results
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Temp: 72° - Partly Sunny
Wind: 3 mph from N
Relative humidity: 54%
Barometer: 30.30 inches
Visibility: 10 miles
EXPERT PICKS
Darst Dodd Gilmore Mejia Singer
Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech
Complete bowl predictions
HARMON FORECAST
Texas Tech 27 Clemson 18
Complete bowl forecast
Injuries
Clemson
Player Injury
Black Leg (fracture)
Brantley Knee
Francis Knee
Johnson Academics
Sampson Academics
Whitehurst Coaching Decision
Texas Tech
Player Injury
Harmon Back
Lale Academics
Team Stats
Clemson
Passing
Player Pct Yds TDs Int
Willie Simmons 58.1 1503 6 7
Charlie Whitehurst 62.0 1291 9 2
Rushing
Player Att Yds Avg TDs
Yusef Kelly 120 505 4.2 8
Bernard Rambert 113 485 4.3 6
Receiving
Player Att Yds Avg TDs
JJ McKelvey 50 752 15.0 4
Derrick Hamilton 48 530 11.0 2
Scoring
Player TDs Rush Rec Pts
Aaron Hunt 0 0 0 88
Yusef Kelly 8 8 0 48
Texas Tech
Passing
Player Pct Yds TDs Int
Kliff Kingsbury 66.8 4642 42 12
B.J. Symons 61.8 240 3 1
Rushing
Player Att Yds Avg TDs
Taurean Henderson 143 733 5.1 6
Foy Munlin 49 228 4.7 3
Receiving
Player Att Yds Avg TDs
Wes Welker 83 1034 12.5 6
Mickey Peters 57 663 11.6 7
Scoring
Player TDs Rush Rec Pts
Robert Treece 0 0 0 83
Taurean Henderson 11 6 5 66
Schedules
Clemson
Date Opponent Result
Aug 31 @Georgia Lost 28-31
Sep 7 Louisiana Tech Won 33-13
Sep 14 Georgia Tech Won 24-19
Sep 21 Ball State Won 30-7
Oct 3 @Florida State Lost 31-48
Oct 12 @Virginia Lost 17-22
Oct 19 Wake Forest Won 31-23
Oct 24 North Carolina State Lost 6-38
Nov 2 @Duke Won 34-31
Nov 9 @North Carolina Won 42-12
Nov 16 Maryland Lost 12-30
Nov 23 South Carolina Won 27-20
Dec 23 @Texas Tech 5:30pm
All times local to your settings
Texas Tech
Date Opponent Result
Aug 24 @Ohio State Lost 21-45
Sep 7 @Southern Methodist Won 24-14
Sep 14 Mississippi Won 42-28
Sep 21 North Carolina State Lost 48-51
Sep 27 @New Mexico Won 49-0
Oct 5 @Texas A&M Won 48-47
Oct 12 @Iowa State Lost 17-31
Oct 19 Missouri Won 52-38
Oct 26 @Colorado Lost 13-37
Nov 2 Baylor Won 62-11
Nov 9 Oklahoma State Won 49-24
Nov 16 Texas Won 42-38
Nov 23 @Oklahoma Lost 15-60
Dec 23 Clemson 5:30pm
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