2007 Clemson Tigers football team The 2007 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2007 college football season . The Tigers were led by head coach Tommy Bowden and played their home games in Memorial Stadium . Notable . Clemson played host to the Florida State Seminoles on Labor Day , Monday , September 3 , 2007 in both teams ' season opener . The game was played before a primetime national audience on ESPN as the only college football game in that time slot . It was only Clemson ' s second regular season Monday night game , the last being in 1982 against the University of Georgia . Clemson opened its season with 3 consecutive home game victories . This is the first time that there have been 3 consecutive home games to open the season since 2003 and only the eighth time since 1923 . Clemson will be playing against the 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference champion Wake Forest in November and will play the 2006 Mid - American Conference champion Central Michigan for the first time . The 2007 season will see Clemson meeting Louisiana - Monroe and Central Michigan for the first time . In the pre - season , incoming quarterback Willy Korn was named one of the top - 10 impact freshman for 2007 . Achievements . Clemson started 4 - 0 , including a victory in the season and conference opener over the Florida State Seminoles in the ninth " Bowden Bowl " , which pits father Bobby Bowden , coaching the Seminoles , against his son , Tommy . Following their 4 - 0 start , Clemson gave up two losses to Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech respectively . Following the two - game losing streak , the Tigers went on to another four - game winning streak . The team then finished the season with its toughest loss of the season ( losing in the final seconds to Boston College , 20 - 17 ) and greatest triumph ( defeating rival South Carolina 23 - 21 with a last - second field goal ) . With a record of 9 - 3 , the Tigers received a bid to play in the 2007 Chick - fil - a Bowl . During the September 8th game against UL - Monroe , Clemson quarterback Cullen Harper threw five touchdown passes , setting a new school record for most touchdown passes thrown in a single game , a feat he has now duplicated . He currently holds numerous school records , including touchdown passes in a season ( 27 ) . Harper need only throw for 122 yards , and leading rusher James Davis rush for 8 yards , for this to be the first Clemson team in history to have a 3 , 000 - yard passer , 1 , 000 - yard rusher , and 1 , 000 receiver ( WR Aaron Kelly exceeded 1 , 000 for the year during game - winning drive against South Carolina ) . On December 2 , 2007 , it was announced that Clemson had accepted a bid to play in the 2007 Chick - fil - a Bowl opposite the Southeastern Conference ' s Auburn Tigers . The game will be played December 31 in front of a national audience on ESPN . It is Clemson ' s 7th appearance in the bowl , tying NC State for most appearances in the game . The Clemson Tigers enter the post - season ranked 15th nationally , while Auburn comes in 22nd . The game is particularly notable as it was Walter Riggs who came to coach at Clemson from Auburn and who brought with him many traditions , including the Tiger mascot . Schedule . Depth chart . These are the projected starters and primary backups as of 4 / 9 / 07 .