Clemson football: The fans favorite Tiger football games

What's your favorite Clemson football game? As old as I am that's a difficult question and many seem to drift towards the obvious - National Championship games, be it 1982, 2016 or 2018.rnrnI get that, but there are so many to choose from and "favorite" can mean so many different things to different people, it's not easy to pick just one.rnrnBut, that's what we asked of Clemson fans. Tell us your favorite.rnrnMaybe they met their significant other at a game or it was the first game they ever attended or something significant happened (like the balloon game).rnrnThere was no criteria given. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.rnrnBe it an old fashioned rock fight like the 10-8 win over North Carolina in 1981 or a blow out 50 burger delivered to Maryland and Boomer Esiason every one has an opinion and their own criteria.rnrnhttps://twitter.com/RubbingTheRock/status/1539367199885754368rnrnHere are some of the favorite games of Clemson fans.rnrn[nextslide teaser="2001%20Georgia%20Tech%20%7C%201987%20Georgia" /]rnrn rnrnMy Sluggo Podcast partner answered first and that's a surprise because he's never first for anything except pizza, but I decided to include it because it was seconded right away.rnrnhttps://twitter.com/chad21012/status/1539576830344192003rnrnThe game was played on September 29, 2001 in Atlanta, the play referenced can be seen here and the Tigers ended winning in OT and you can hear Jim Phillips call it here .rnrnHere's a condensed version of the entire game.rnrnIt was a wild and crazy affair, especially after the 2000 debacle vs. Tech in Death Valley that ended the Tigers incredible 8-0 start.rnrnWoody Dantzler threw for 254 yards, which was a lot back in the day and ran for 164 more with 2 touchdowns through the air and two on the ground.rnrnDerrick Hamilton hauled in 7 passes for 75 yards and seldom used Matt Bailey hauled in a 55 yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter that put the Tigers up 21-19 and back and forth they went until Dantzler finally ended it in OT.rnrnNeedless to say the Treadwell years were mentioned often, including the 1987 classic .rnrnWhat memories there are from these games for Clemson and Georgia fans alike.rnrnhttps://twitter.com/EricInUtah/status/1539610778977783809rnrnTreadwell, of course, won games with field goals against the Dogs two straight seasons which put him in a category unlike any other kicker in Clemson football history.rnrn[nextslide teaser="2009%20Miami%20%7C%202016%20Louisville" /]rnrn rnrnThe 2009 Miami game is a game that had it all. Bombs, wheel routes, kick returns, knock out illegal hits before they were illegal. A hard hitting, tough game that saw the Tigers come out on top in overtime when Jacoby Ford caught a pass from Kyle Parker and took it to the house.rnrnI remember where I was - Gruene, Texas to see a concert I never made it to as the game drifted into overtime.rnrnhttps://twitter.com/motinsley/status/1539564030351794183rnrnWhat a great game the 2016 Clemson-Louisville affair was. This is a game where I really had confidence the Tiges were going to pull it out. Deshaun and Lamar were great, but who can forget Marcus Edmond?rnrnhttps://twitter.com/markwmiller07/status/1539368346080235520rnrnTwo weeks later against North Carolina State, Edmond would save the day again, this time with an interception in the end zone to preserve the Tigers win.rnrn[nextslide teaser="2003%20Tennessee%20%7C%202019%20Ohio%20State" /]rnrn rnrnA big win over Tennessee after a wild and crazy season, I remember this game, but not many details.rnrnChad Jasmin rushed for 130 yards and who can forget Kyle Browning's fumblerooskie touchdown right before the half.rnrnhttps://twitter.com/brett11miller/status/1539684458730848256rnrnThe 2019 Ohio State game was a great game depending on your point of view and Nolan Turner did his thing at the end, but not before Trevor Lawrence outran the Ohio State defense.rnrnSome questionable calls may have gone the Tigers way, but it's hilarious how Buckeye fans only see the missed calls that went against them and not those that went for them.rnrnSure the Buckeyes eventually got their revenge, but this one was sweet and kept the mystique going for a couple more seasons.rnrnhttps://twitter.com/SixersAndrew/status/1539572885899165696rnrn[story_link_next description="CBS%20Sports%3A%20Klubnik%20ready%20to%20burst%20onto%20scene" url="https://rubbingtherock.com/2022/08/19/clemson-football-cbs-sports-klubnik-one-six-freshmen-ready-burst-onto-scene/" /]

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