Clemson Football: Where does Trevor Lawrence fit in Tiger history after freshman season?
Where does Quarterback Trevor Lawrence fit in the historical significance of Clemson football after his freshman season as a Tiger?
The 2018 Clemson football team is the first in the modern era of College Football to finish the season with a perfect 15-0 record.
The Tigers beat the Alabama Crimson Tide 44-16 in the National Championship game and they won their fourth-straight ACC Championship.
The quarterback of the team wasn’t a veteran leader or a guy that had been around the block a time or two.
From the fourth game of the season and beyond, Trevor Lawrence- a true freshman- was at the helm for the Tigers. Well, all of it except for the Syracuse game where he was injured.
Lawrence finished his freshman season as the leader in basically every single freshman passing statistic in Clemson football history and won the Offensive MVP Award in both the Cotton Bowl vs. Notre Dame and the National Championship game vs. Alabama.
With all of that in mind, we received a question the other day and it was intriguing:
Where does Lawrence’s legacy fit in the history of Clemson football after his freshman season?
Couldn’t you make the argument that Trevor Lawrence is already the second-most decorated quarterback in the history of Clemson football?
I mean there aren’t any other Tiger quarterbacks out there who received MVP Awards in the National Championship.
Trevor Lawrence is one of just three quarterbacks all-time to lead the Tigers to a National Championship (He joined Deshaun Watson and Homer Jordan).
He threw for 3,280 yards and 30 touchdowns to just four interceptions, which was good enough for seventh all-time on the list for single season passing yardage. And that was with him coming in, getting acquainted to the program and splitting reps through the first three games of the season.
He’s already 8th all-time in passing touchdowns on the Clemson football career list.
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So, to answer the reader’s question. I can say that Trevor Lawrence, after his freshman season, is already one of the best quarterbacks in the history of Tiger football. He has a chance to leave as the best ever in Clemson history.
Right now, I’d still rank Deshaun Watson ahead of him, but you could certainly make an argument for Lawrence as high as No. 1. It really depends what you value.
But, if you’re looking purely at success, Lawrence has to be in the top of your list, no doubt.