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III
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. RES. 15
Commending the Clemson University Tigers football team for winning the
2019 College Football Playoff National Championship.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 10, 2019
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina) submitted the
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Commending the Clemson University Tigers football team
for winning the 2019 College Football Playoff National
Championship.
Whereas, on Monday, January 7, 2019, the Clemson Univer-
sity Tigers football team won the 2019 College Football
Playoff National Championship (in this preamble referred
to as the ‘‘championship game’’) by defeating the Univer-
sity of Alabama by a score of 44 to 16 at Levi’s Stadium
in Santa Clara, California;
Whereas the Tigers finished the championship game with 482
yards of total offense on 63 plays;
Whereas the victory by the Tigers in the championship
game—
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(1) made Clemson the first Football Bowl Subdivi-
sion (FBS)-level team to finish a season 15–0 since the
University of Pennsylvania in 1897; and
(2) marked the second time in 3 years that Clemson
won a National Championship game;
Whereas the head coach of Clemson, Dabo Swinney, has been
an outstanding role model to the Clemson players and the
Clemson community;
Whereas Trevor Lawrence, the first true freshman starter to
win a national title since 1985, gave an outstanding per-
formance by throwing for 347 yards and 3 touchdowns;
Whereas Travis Etienne had 14 carries for 86 yards includ-
ing 2 rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown;
Whereas the Clemson University football team displayed out-
standing
dedication,
teamwork,
and
sportsmanship
throughout the 2018 collegiate football season in achiev-
ing the highest honor in college football; and
Whereas the Tigers have brought pride and honor to the
State of South Carolina: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
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(1) commends the Clemson University Tigers
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for winning the 2019 College Football Playoff Na-
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tional Championship;
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(2) recognizes the on-field and off-field achieve-
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ments of the players, coaches, and staff of the
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Clemson football team; and
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(3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of
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the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu-
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tion to—
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(A) the President of Clemson University,
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James P. Clements; and
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(B) the head coach of the Clemson Univer-
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sity football team, Dabo Swinney.
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