| 2009 Stats (per game) | North Texas | Clemson
| | Rushing Offense | 185.25 (28)
| 170.36 (40)
| | Passing Offense | 223.42 (51)
| 192.00 (88)
| | Total Offense | 408.67 (36)
| 362.36 (74)
| | Scoring Offense | 26.58 (63)
| 31.14 (28)
| | Rushing Defense | 195.58 (104)
| 151.50 (67)
| | Pass Eff. Defense | 128.47 (60)
| 110.88 (21)
| | Total Defense | 412.33 (97)
| 314.29 (20)
| | Scoring Defense | 35.58 (112)
| 20.43 (25)
| | Net Punting | 31.11 (117)
| 33.02 (103)
| | Punt Returns | 5.91 (101)
| 14.38 (7)
| | Kickoff Returns | 22.29 (47)
| 23.78 (24)
| | Turnover Margin | -1.17 (117)
| .43 (28)
| | Pass Defense | 216.75 (54)
| 162.79 (7)
| | Passing Eff. | 125.38 (74)
| 127.09 (67)
| | Sacks | 1.00 (T-116)
| 2.57 (27)
| | Tackles for Loss | 4.83 (97)
| 7.29 (12)
| | Sacks Allowed | 1.00 (10)
| 1.36 (31) | | (#) National Rank in Stat Category
Kyle Parker, 6-1, 200, So., QB
Passing: 205-369, 2,526 Yds, 20 TD, 12 INTs
Andre Ellington, 5-10, 180, So., RB
Rushing: 68 Att, 491 Yds, 7.2 Avg, 4 TDs
Xavier Dye, 6-4, 210, Sr. WR
Receiving: 14 Rec, 236 Yds, 16.9 Avg, 3 TDs
DeAndre McDaniel, 6-1, 210, Sr., S
Tackles: 98 Total, 58 Solo, 6.5 TFL, 2 Sacks
Da’Quan Bowers, 6-4, 280, Jr., DE
TFL: 10.5, 3 Sacks, 46 Tackles, 1 PBU
DeAndre McDaniel, 6-1, 210, Sr., S
Interceptions: 8 for 182 Yds, 1 PD, 98 Tackles, 6.5 TFL
| | | | Date | Saturday, Sept. 4 at 2:30 p.m. CT | | Location | Clemson, S.C. | | Stadium | Memorial Stadium (Cap. 80,301) | | Tickets | North Texas Ticket Office | | TV | ESPNU and ESPN3.com
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Preseason Buzz On Clemson
|  The crying has just about stopped in Clemson about the departure of all-around wizard back C.J. Spiller, and when Tiger fans begin to look at the team through their red eyes, they’ll find plenty to like… Athlon
Clemson backup quarterback Tajh Boyd is no different from the rest of the Tigers’ fans who pack Memorial Stadium every Saturday in the fall – he, too, is wondering who the starting quarterback is going to be... ESPN
Kyle Parker could paralyze the program by choosing a multi-million dollar baseball contract as the Colorado Rockies' first-round draft pick over returning to school. That would leave redshirt freshman ... Sporting News
The loss of RB C.J. Spiller and WR Jacoby Ford are the obvious hits to the offense, but LG Thomas Austin and TE Michael Palmer also must be replaced... USA
With Parker in the lineup, the Tigers have the potential to win the Atlantic Division and get back to the ACC championship game, where they could make amends for last season's loss to Georgia Tech… Fox Sports
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