[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 778]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 14--COMMENDING THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY TIGERS FOOTBALL 
      TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2017 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL 
                              CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Scott) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 14

       Whereas, on Monday, January 9, 2017, the Clemson University 
     Tigers football team won the 2017 College Football Playoff 
     National Championship (in this preamble referred to as the 
     ``championship game'') by defeating the University of Alabama 
     by a score of 35 to 31 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, 
     Florida;
       Whereas the Tigers finished the championship game with 511 
     yards of total offense;
       Whereas the victory by the Tigers in the championship 
     game--
       (1) earned Clemson its first national title since the 1981 
     season; and
       (2) marked the first time that Clemson had beaten a top-
     ranked team;
       Whereas the head coach of Clemson, Dabo Swinney, has been 
     an outstanding role model to the Clemson players and the 
     Clemson community;
       Whereas Deshaun Watson gave the best performance by a 
     quarterback in a championship game;
       Whereas Ben Boulware, from Anderson, South Carolina, was 
     named the defensive Most Valuable Player of the championship 
     game;
       Whereas Hunter Renfrow, a graduate of Socastee High School, 
     went from being a walk-on player to catching the winning 
     touchdown in the championship game;
       Whereas the Clemson University football team displayed 
     outstanding dedication, teamwork, and sportsmanship 
     throughout the 2016 collegiate football season in achieving 
     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--
       (1) commends the Clemson University Tigers for winning the 
     2017 College Football Playoff National Championship;
       (2) recognizes the on-field and off-field achievements of 
     the players, coaches, and staff of the Clemson football team; 
     and
       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the President of Clemson University, James P. Clements; 
     and
       (B) the head coach of the Clemson University football team, 
     Dabo Swinney.

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