Clemson adds TCU to boost nonconference schedule
Published: February 20, 2009
Updated: February 20, 2009
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP)—Clemson’s nonconference schedule next season just got a lot tougher.
The Tigers added a Sept. 26 home game against TCU on Friday. The Horned Frogs finished 11-2 and ranked seventh in the country last season, with their only losses coming against No. 2 Utah and No. 5 Oklahoma.
Clemson finished 7-6 in 2008.
The game is a one-year deal between the teams. It completes TCU’s nonconference schedule and replaces Central Michigan on the Tigers’ schedule.
It is only the second time in 20 years Clemson has played a nonconference team ranked in the top 10 at home.
TCU is 11-3 in its last 14 games against teams from conferences with automatic BCS bids.
Clemson hasn’t lost to a team outside the BCS since a 13-10 defeat against Marshall in the 1999 opener.
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