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The late Lonnie McMillian, former football coach at Presbyterian College told sports writers in 1948 that he had "to take his team up to Clemson and play in Death Valley" where they rarely scored or gained a victory. [6] Clemson Head Coach Frank Howard began using the nickname "Death Valley" for the stadium in the 1950s. [citation needed]
Clemson University police later stated that the surveillance video from the outside of Memorial Stadium shows that three people got out of the truck used in the act. Two more people were arrested and released on a bond of $7,500. [7] Micah Rogers was accused vandalizing and stealing a portion of Howard's Rock in Memorial Stadium.
Since the first game in Tiger Stadium, LSU has gone on to post a 439-154-18 (.733) mark in Death Valley. [7] Moreover, Tiger Stadium is also known for night games, an idea that was first introduced in 1931 against Spring Hill (a 35-0 LSU victory). In 2006, LSU celebrated its 75th year of playing night football in Tiger Stadium.
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[1] [2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. Mike Facciolo was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included Jimmy Addison with 1,491 passing yards, Buddy Gore with 750 rushing yards, Phil Rogers with 574 receiving yards, and Jacky Jackson with 48 points scored. [3]
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They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley", and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers entered the 2016 season as the defending national runners-up after a 14–1 season that ended with a loss to Alabama in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship. [1]