Dabo Post Game Press Conference: #1 Clemson 49 -Citadel 0

Clemson recorded its first shutout of a team since the 2016 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, holding The Citadel Bulldogs to just 162 total yards in a 49-0 win inside of Memorial Stadium. Head Coach Dabo Swinney talked with the media following his teams second win of the season, which also increased Clemson’s streak of longest winning streak at home.

“Really proud of our team today.” Said Swinney. “We have a lot of young guys so it was great to see the maturity and leadership out there.”

Coach Swinney: “Really proud of our team today.”#ClemsonSportsNews pic.twitter.com/Ttz2wg3zTx

— ClemsonSportsNews (@ClemSportNews) September 20, 2020

Swinney also talked about his team’s unity moment at the end of the first quarter, saying that it meant a lot to him and for his team that the crowd respected his players and gave them a standing ovation.

Some other quotes from Coach Swinney:

Swinney: "Trevor is playing exactly how he is playing in practice. What you guys are seeing on game day is exactly what we've been seeing in practice."#ClemsonSportsNews

— ClemsonSportsNews (@ClemSportNews) September 20, 2020

Swinney: "story of the day is holding those guys out of the end zone for four quarters."#ClemsonSportsNews

— ClemsonSportsNews (@ClemSportNews) September 20, 2020

Swinney: "49 points is the most points we've scored in a half since I've been here."#ClemsonSportsNews

— ClemsonSportsNews (@ClemSportNews) September 20, 2020

Clemson will be off next weekend before welcoming Virginia into Death Valley the first weekend in October.