Toure Francis Class: RS Senior Hometown: Columbia, S.C. High School: Richland Northeast Height / Weight: 5-11 / 184 Position: DB Experience: 2VL

Touré Francis Fact: Recorded 21 of his 37 tackles in 2001 over the last four games of the season.
Fall 2003 Depth Chart Position: Second-team cornerback
Years Lettered: 2000,01
Bowl Participation: 2001 Gator Bowl against Virginia Tech and the 2001 Humanitarian Bowl against Louisiana Tech.

Overview: Started the 2002 season as Clemson’s starting cornerback...suffered a torn ACL in the first game of 2002 and was lost for the season...went through spring practice of 2003, but did not scrimmage, he should be ready to go in the fall and will challenge to regain his starting cornerback position...will battle Tye Hill for a starting cornerback position...his interception at South Carolina in 2001 is his most memorable play...grew up a Clemson fan, he still has sweat bands of former Clemson stars Brentson Buckner and Dexter Davis that he collected after games at Death Valley in the early 1990s...went to the Clemson Hall of Fame Bowl game against Illinois in 1991...offered scholarships to Chattanooga and S.C. State out of high school, but his mother encouraged him to come to Clemson and walk-on...told his dad when he was 10-years-old he would one day score a touchdown in Death Valley...member of LifeLine, the team’s leadership organization.

In 2002: On his 12th snap of the season at Georgia, he suffered a torn ACL and was lost for the season...had a tackle prior to his season-ending injury. In 2001: Original walk-on who made a big contribution to the Tiger team...had six tackles in 60 plays in the Humanitarian Bowl win, that tied his career high for tackles...started three games and played in all 12...did not have an interception for his first 21 games as a Tiger, then had one in each of his next two...had one against South Carolina, then one against Duke...had five tackles, including four first hits in that Duke game, as he played career-high 65 snaps as a starter...a key to the win at N.C. State, he had five tackles in 54 plays along with two pass breakups as well...also played well late in the win at Georgia Tech, he had four unassisted tackles in that game...had a big pass deflection late in the game with Georgia Tech driving for a potential winning score...his PBU forced Georgia Tech to go for a field goal instead of a touchdown...had a career-high six tackles at Maryland...made the first interception of his career at South Carolina, he is a native of Columbia...had four passes deflected and the two interceptions for six passes defensed in 2001...had 37 tackles, 28 were first hits...averaged 30 plays.

In 2000: Listed second-team behind Brian Mance at cornerback heading into the fall...highlight of his freshman year was blocked punt against Georgia Tech that led directly to a Clemson touchdown...credited with a 21-yard punt return on the block, it gave Clemson the ball at the one...played in every game on special teams and in three games on defense...seventh on the team in special teams tackles (8)...played his most action against Duke when he played 19 snaps...had two tackles each against Missouri, Wake Forest, and Virginia...had one special teams tackle in the Gator Bowl against Virginia Tech...had eight of his 10 tackles on special teams...had one pass deflection against Missouri...had a strong spring, he had three pass breakups in the March 10 scrimmage...had three unassisted tackles in the Spring Game.

In 1999: Red-shirted as a walk-on...earned a scholarship with his fine performance in the spring of 2000...had five tackles in each of the three spring scrimmages, plus a total of four pass breakups and a tackle for loss.

In High School: Chosen to all-area, all-region, and all-state teams in South Carolina...played for Jay Frye at Richland Northeast High in Columbia...had 115 tackles, four interceptions, five sacks, four fumble recoveries, 10 pass breakups, and five caused fumbles his senior year...also scored six touchdowns, including two as a receiver and two on interception returns...had 14 receptions as a receiver...played three years of football and three years of track in high school...had 120 tackles, three interceptions, eight pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, and three caused fumbles as a junior...born Oliver Toure’ Francis in Columbia, SC on 5-30-81...first name is pronounced too-RAY...majoring in speech and communication studies.

Francis 2001 Game-By-Game Stats

Date	Opponent	Plays	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL	Int	PBU
9-1	CENTRAL FLORIDA	1	1	0	1
9-8	WOFFORD	27	0	0	0
9-22	VIRGINIA	1	1	0	1
9-29	at Georgia Tech	20	4	0	4			1
10-13	at N.C. State	*54	3	2	5			2
10-20	NORTH CAROLINA	*50	4	0	4	1-3
10-27	at Wake Forest	0	0	1	1
11-3	FLORIDA STATE	0
11-10	at Maryland	30	4	2	6	1-1
11-17	at South Carolina	63	3	1	4		1-1
12-1	DUKE	*65	4	1	5		1-19
12-31	Louisiana Tech	60	4	2	6
Totals		371	28	9	37	2-4	2-20	3
* - start

Francis Career Stats
Year	GP-S	Plays	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	BK	PBU	CF-RF
2000	12-0	33	6	4	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0-0
2001	12-3	371	28	9	37	2-4	0-0	2-20	0	3	0-0
2002	1-1	12	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Total	25-4	416	34	14	48	2-4	0-0	2-20	1	4	0-0