2010 Season Notes Bowers’ tackle-for-loss total was the most by a Tiger defensive lineman since 1991, when Rob Bodine had 27. Bowers had a streak of nine straight games with a sack in 2010, the longest streak in school history.
In 2010, Da’Quan Bowers became Clemson’s fourth unanimous, first-team All-American.
Bowers Moved Up ACC Sack List Junior defensive end Da’Quan Bowers had 15.5 sacks in 2010, just a half a sack short of the Tiger single-season record. His total was also seventh-best in ACC history. Bowers’ 15.5 sacks were the most by any ACC player since 1999, when Clemson’s Keith Adams had 16. Bowers owns the Clemson single-season sack record for a defensive lineman, three more than Gaines Adams had in 2006. ACC Single-Season Leaders in Sacks Rk 1. 2. 3. 7. 8.
Player Peter Boulware Charles Bowser Lawrence Taylor Mike McCrary Andre Wadsworth Keith Adams Da’Quan Bowers Pat Swilling Chris Slade Patrick Kearney Julius Peppers
School Florida State Duke North Carolina Wake Forest Florida State Clemson Clemson Georgia Tech Virginia Virginia North Carolina
Year 1996 1981 1980 1992 1997 1999 2010 1985 1992 1998 2000
Sacks 19.0 17.5 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.5 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
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ter. “I like the way he plays the run because he really manhandles his opponents. This is an individual who possesses sheer natural talent. In the past, some have questioned his pass-rush abilities, but he’s the nation’s sack leader this year. Any more questions? Da’Quan clearly impressed our selection committee members, and I think they have made another fine choice.” Bowers was also a finalist for the Bednarik Award and Lombardi Award, and he was a first-team All-American according to all major services. Bowers led the nation in sacks (15.5) and tied for the national lead in tackles for loss (26). His sack total was second-best in Clemson history and was the most by an ACC player since 1999, when Keith Adams had a Tiger-record 16 sacks. Bowers’ tackle-for-loss total was the most by a Clemson defensive lineman since 1991, when Rob Bodine had 27. Bowers had a streak of nine straight games involved in a sack during this season, the longest streak in Clemson history. Bowers was also named ACC Defensive Player-ofthe-Year. Bowers a Unanimous All-American Defensive end Da’Quan Bowers was named a firstteam All-American by Sporting News. The selection made Bowers a unanimous first-team All-American for 2010, just the fourth Tiger in history to be named a unanimous first-team All-American and the first junior to do it. Earlier in 2010, he was named first-team by AP, AFCA, Football Writers Association, and Walter Camp Foundation. Those are the five major All-America teams recognized by the NCAA when it selects its consensus and unanimous All-America teams. Bowers was also tabbed as a first-team All-American by CBSSports.com, College Football News, Phil Steele, Rivals.com, Scout.com, and SI.com. Bowers joined Terry Kinard (1982), Gaines Adams (2006), and C.J. Spiller (2009) as the only unanimous firstteam All-Americans in Clemson history. Bowers was one of 10 unanimous first-team All-Americans in 2010. The others were Prince Amukamara (CB) of Nebraska, Justin Blackmon (WR) of Oklahoma State, Gabe Carimi (OL) of Wisconsin, Rodney Hudson (OL) of Florida State, LaMichael James (RB) of Oregon, Greg Jones (LB) of Michigan State, Ryan Kerrigan (DE) of Purdue, Luke Kuechly (LB) of Boston College, and Patrick Peterson (DB) of Louisiana State.
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Bowers could be considered the most honored Clemson player in history for a single season. He became the first Tiger to win the Hendricks Award and Nagurski Award. The Nagurski Award is selected by the Football Writers Association and goes to the top defensive player in the nation. The Hendricks Award goes to the top defensive end in college football. Bowers was also a finalist for the Bednarik Award and Lombardi Award. He was named ACC Defensive Player-ofthe-Year as well. Bowers led the nation in sacks (15.5) and tied for the national lead in tackles for loss (26). His sack total was second-best in Clemson history, including best among defensive linemen, and was the most by an ACC player since 1999, when Keith Adams had a Tiger-record 16 sacks. Bowers had a streak of nine consecutive games with a sack, a school record. He was second on the team in tackles (74). Clemson was 13th in the nation in scoring defense.
Chandler Catanzaro made six of nine fieldgoal attempts from 40+ yards in 2010.
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Rk Player, Pos. 1. Keith Adams, LB 2. Da’Quan Bowers, DE 3. Gaines Adams, DE 4. Adrian Dingle, DE 5. Jim Stuckey, DT William Perry, MG Michael Dean Perry, DT 8. Gaines Adams, DE 9. Michael Dean Perry, DT Bryant McNeal, DE
Year 1999 2010 2006 1998 1979 1984 1987 2005 1986 2002
Sacks 16.0 15.5 12.5 10.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.5 9.0 9.0
Catanzaro Accurate from Long Range Freshman placekicker Chandler Catanzaro was 14-22 on field goals in 2010, good for 63.6 percent. However, he was 6-9 on field-goal tries of 40+ yards, good for 66.7 percent. That was the best field-goal percentage on kicks of 40+ yards since 2001, when Aaron Hunt was 5-5 from 40+ yards. Given a minimum of five field-goal attempts, Catanzaro’s 66.7-percent figure was seventh-best in school history from 40+ yards. Hunt and Donald Igwebuike own the record (100 percent). Igwebuike was 8-8 from 40+ yards in 1984.