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| Press Release - Friday, January 19, 2007 2:39 PM |
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Clemson, SC-Clemson will open its 2007 football schedule against
Florida State on Labor Day Night in a game that will be televised
nationally on ESPN. This will be the first time Clemson has played a
regular season game on a Monday night since 1982 when the Tigers
opened the season at Georgia in a nationally televised game on ABC.
"The Clemson-Florida State game is one of our most viewed
telecasts, and eagerly anticipated match-ups each year," said Dave
Brown, Vice President, ESPN programming and acquisitions. "The
popularity of our Labor Day primetime window is a natural fit for
this game and we look forward to showcasing the Clemson-Florida State
game to a national audience in an exclusive college football window."
Kickoff for the contest will be 8:00 PM. "This will bring
tremendous exposure to our program," said Head Coach Tommy Bowden.
"The Clemson-Florida State game is always one of the most watched
college games of the year and now it will be in a time slot on a
holiday evening with no other college game broadcast at the same time.
Last year's Labor Day Night game between Florida State and
Miami (FL) averaged 6,330,000 households, was the sixth most viewed
regular season college football game on national television in 2006,
ranked as ESPN's highest-rated college football game since 1994 with
a 6.9 rating, and was the most viewed college football game in ESPN's
history.
"As we saw last year when ESPN's College GameDay came to
Clemson for the Georgia Tech game, this Labor Day evening game will
be a great opportunity to showcase Clemson University," said Clemson
Athletic Director Dr. Terry Don Phillips. "It will bring great
exposure for the University as we strive to become a Top 20 national
public university."
The ACC has informed Dr. Phillips that Clemson will not have
a Thursday Night game home or away during the 2007 season.
The Clemson vs. Florida State game will be the ninth meeting
between Tigers Head Coach Tommy Bowden and his father, Florida State
Hall of Fame Head Coach Bobby Bowden. Bobby has won five of the
first eight, but Tommy has won three of the last four, including last
year's game in Tallahassee, FL, a 27-20 Clemson victory on a one-yard
touchdown run by James Davis with just eight seconds left.
The complete Clemson schedule for 2007 will be released at a
later date.
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