Travis Zachery Class: RS Senior Hometown: Marietta, Ga. High School: Marietta Height / Weight: 6- / 190 Position: TB Experience: 3VL

Zachery Fact:Already Clemson's career leader in touchdowns scored (39)
Fall 1999 Depth Chart Position: First-team tailback
Year Lettered: 1998, 1999, 2000
Year Started: 1998, 1999, 2000
Bowl Participation: 1999 Peach vs. Mississippi State and 2001 Gator Bowl vs. Virginia Tech
Top Honor: First-team All-ACC

Overview: First-team All-ACC running back according to ACC Sportswriters Association and The Sporting News in 2000... Doak Walker Award mid-season nominee for 2000, he should be in the hunt for the award next season as a senior... led the conference in scoring with 9.3 points per game...also paced the league in total touchdowns with 18...that total included a 23-yard scoring reception in the Gator Bowl against Virginia Tech...for the second straight year suffered an injury in the first half of a bowl game...played just 18 snaps against Virginia Tech, then suffered broken ankle that shelved him for the game and spring practice...played just five snaps before elbow injury eliminated him for the 1999 Peach Bowl...second straight year he went through the regular season without injury, then was injured in the bowl game...ranked second in the league in rushing with 92.0 yards per game, he lost the rushing crown to Virginia's Antwoine Womack by a mere 16 yards...Womack had nine more carries...ranked 37th in the nation in rushing yards per game, he was 14th in scoring, 44th in all-purpose running...became the eighth player in Clemson history (9th different season) to reach 1000-yard mark, he finished 1027 for the season...reached 1000 yards even though he had just three 100-yard rushing games, he was a model of consistency...never had less than 67 yards rushing in a regular season game...also an outstanding receiver, he ranked second on the team in receptions with 29 for 313 yards and five scores...Clemson's career leader in receptions by a running back with 60, the second place figure is 45, and Zachery still has another year to play...his 18 touchdowns in 2000 set a Clemson single season record, Lester Brown had 17 in 1978...Clemson's career leader in total touchdowns with 39, 33 rushing and six receiving...the 33 rushing touchdowns are also a Clemson record...cnnsi.com player of the game against Maryland...scored 108 points, most in school history, he broke Chris Gardocki's record of 107 set in 1989....had 1370 all-purpose running yards, seventh highest total in Clemson history...Army ROTC Defensive Take No Prisoners Award for the Wake Forest and NC State games...ranks fifth in Clemson history in rushing with 2482 yards, he began this year ranked 26th...also fifth in school history in total carries with 549...also stands fifth in school history in total points scored with 234, he will need just 68 in 2001 to become school's career scoring leader...third in Clemson history in touchdown responsibility with his 39 scores...has moved all the way to second in Clemson history in all-purpose running with 3401 yards...had top rushing game against Maryland with 29-151 yards and two scores...had 31-147 the previous week against NC State, he also had two scores in that game...had a third 100-yard rushing game against Georgia Tech with 16-101...a key to Clemson's win over South Carolina, he had 21-84 tough yards and a touchdown...showed his all-around abilities as a rusher and pass catcher in the win over Wake Forest, he had 73 rushing and 86 receiving...scored a touchdown in every game but the Virginia contest...also has experience as a punt returner, he had six returns this year and 26 as a freshman...has 34 touchdowns in his last 23 games for the Tigers...has had just one rush over 50 yards in his career, so he does not build his stats with long runs against weak teams...second on the team in receiving in addition to his team leading rushing stats...winner of the solid Rock Award on offense for the 2000 season...

In 1999: Preseason first-team All-ACC selection by Athlon.. Honorable mention All-ACC by ACC Sportswriters Association in 1999...scored 16 touchdowns in 1999, second most in a season in Clemson history and just one off the school record of 17 by Lester Brown (1978)...ranked ninth in the nation in scoring with 9.6 points per game, that figure was second in the ACC in scoring...ranked 41st in the country and fourth in the ACC in rushing with 83 yards per game...also eighth in the ACC in all-purpose running with 103 yards per game...leading rusher on Clemson's third best offense in school history, he has 820 yards...suffered elbow injury in the Peach Bowl and got just one carry...second straight year he has been Clemson's top rusher...Named Real Yellow Pages Tiger of the Game for three contests in 1999, North Carolina, Duke and South Carolina...also named Army ROTC Offensive Take No Prisoners Award winner for the Duke game...his 96 points scored tied for third in Clemson history for a single season...had three 100-yard rushing games, including a career best of 141 yards in 17 attempts against Duke...scored four touchdowns in that game, just sixth Tiger in school history to score four TDs in a single game, first since Emory Smith in 1995 at Wake Forest...finished the year with 17-105 against South Carolina, he also had a 25-yard reception...had 129 yards rushing in win over North Carolina in third game of the year, he also had 39 yards receiving, including a 31-yarder...had 95 yards rushing and three scores at Maryland...had five games in which he had multiple touchdowns...averaged 110 yards a game on the ground over his last three regular season games, he scored nine touchdowns in those three games combined...the workhorse of the Clemson backfield, he averaged 18 carries per game...

In 1998: Returning starter at running back, he was Clemson's top rusher with 635 yards...also led the team in all-purpose rushing with 995, a freshman record for a season...in addition to his 635 yards rushing, he showed ability to catch the ball out of the backfield with 15-144 and a touchdown...missed spring practice of 1999 due to disciplinary reasons, but should return in the fall...honorable mention freshman All-American according to the Football News last year...preseason first-team All-ACC in terms of kick returns by some publications for this year...first freshman to start every game at running back since Terry Allen in 1987Played 457 snaps, second on the team among freshmen behind Kyle Young...averaged 4.0 per carry even though is longest run was just 39 yards...seventh in the ACC in rushing with his 665 yards, he was also seventh in punt returns...first freshman to lead Clemson in rushing since Ronald Williams in 1990...had season high 94 yards rushing against Georgia Tech on 22 rushes, that was the top rushing performance by a Tiger last year...had 49 yards rushing and 27 receiving on five catches against Wake Forest...had fine all-around game against South Carolina with 53 yards rushing, 32 receiving and 20 on punt returns for 105 all-purpose...had 142 all-purpose yards at Duke with 14-80 rushing and 6-55 in punt returns...had 135 yards all-purpose against Georgia Tech in nationally televised game (ESPN)...had 16-93 rushing and 4-25 in punt returns in the win over Maryland...his 26-yard run for a touchdown iced the win over the Terps...had at least 94 all-purpose running yards in each of the last four games....

In 1997: Red-shirted the season due to a broken ankle, so he did not benefit from daily practice like most red-shirts...had 25 rushes for 111 yards and one touchdown in the 1998 spring game, it showed he is 100 percent recovered from his injury and ready for the 1998 season....

In High School: Rated as an All-American and the 15th-best running back in the Southeast Region by PrepStar...ranked as 40th best player in Southeast by Tom Lemming...ranked as 17th best tailback in the nation by The Recruiting Advisor...two-time All-State selection...played in the 1997 Georgia-Florida High School All-Star game...member of Atlanta Journal/Constitution Super Southern 100...listed as one of the top 57 incoming freshmen running backs in the nation by Athlon...listed as one of the top 50 incoming players in the ACC by Athlon...had 7,528 all-purpose yards for his career, 5,267 rushing, 740 receiving, 335 in kickoff returns, 73 in interceptions returns and 113 yards passing...had 1,939 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns asa senior, he rushed for 56 scores in his career...had a total of 66 touchdowns in his career, 56 rushing, four receiving and six on returns...was 2-3 for 95 yards passing as a senior...averaged 8.4 yards every time he touched the ball for Marietta High...All-American according to Southeastern Recruiting Alliance...had six kick returns for touchdowns in his high school career also an outstanding basketball player at Marietta High...attended the same high school as NFL players Eric Zeier and Scott Sisson, and NBA player Dale Ellis...played for Coach Friday Richards...born Travis L. Zachery on 6-12-78...majoring in Parks, recreation and tourism management.

Clemson Records Held by Travis Zachery
Most Touchdowns in a season	18 in 2000
Most receptions by a running back in a season	29 in 2000
Most points scored in a season	108 in 2000
Most receptions by a running back in a career	60
Career touchdowns	39
Career rushing touchdowns	33

Travis Zachery on Clemson Career charts
Touchdowns rushing in a career	1st	(33)
Total Touchdowns in a career	1st	(39)
Receptions by a running back in a career	1st	(60)
All-purpose running yards in a career	2nd	(3401)
Total carries in a career	5th	(549)
Rushing yards in a career	5th	(2482)