Duke-Clemson Game Rescheduled for December 1 |
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference announced
Monday that the Duke at Clemson and Georgia Tech at Florida State football games cancelled this past Saturday, have been rescheduled for Saturday, December 1, 2001. "We looked at a number of different scenarios for both games," said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. "Because of academic considerations, the Thanksgiving Holiday and the six Florida High School Championship games being played in Florida State's Doak Campbell Stadium on December 6-8, December 1st became the best date for both games." The Duke at Clemson game will have a 1:00 p.m., start, while the starting time for the Georgia Tech at Florida State contest is to be determined. All seven games scheduled for last Thursday and Saturday have been rescheduled. The West Virginia at Maryland game will be played on September 29, Northern Illinois at Wake Forest will be played on either November 23 or 24, and the Ohio University at NC State contest has been rescheduled for November 24. Penn State at Virginia, SMU at North Carolina, Duke at Clemson and Georgia Tech at Florida State will all be played on December 1. Clemson Release: Clemson, SC-The Clemson vs. Duke football game, originally scheduled for September 15th at Clemson, will be played December 1 at Clemson Memorial Stadium. The contest was postponed due to the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington last Tuesday. The game will kickoff at 1:00 PM. This will be the latest Clemson has played a regular season game since 1956 when the Tigers defeated Furman at Death Valley, 28-7 on December 1. It will be just the sixth regular season game in the month of December in Clemson football history. The latest Clemson has had a regular season game is December 8, a 1928 loss to The Citadel in Charleston. The change in schedule means that Duke and Clemson will meet in the major sports of football and men's basketball on consecutive days. The two schools will meet in men's basketball at Cameron Indoor Stadium on December 2nd. That will be the earliest conference basketball game for the Tigers since 1966. Clemson played at North Carolina to open the 1966-67 season on December 1. "I let the administration handle to schedule change with Duke," said Clemson Head Coach Tommy Bowden. "I am preparing for this week's game with Virginia, that is all I am concerned about. I knew it would be scheduled at the end of the season. Our administration knows what is best.' Bowden said wide receiver Roscoe Crosby was back at practice in a yellow jersey. He is questionable for this Saturday's game with Virginia. Bernard Rambert was also in a yellow jersey as the result of bout with a flu virus. He should return to practice later this
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