Teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) retire jersey numbers of players who either are considered by the team to have made significant contributions to that team's success, or who have experienced untimely deaths during their playing career. As with other leagues, once a team retires a player's jersey number, it never issues the number to any other player, unless the player or team explicitly allows it.
Since NCAA teams began retiring numbers, many players have had their jersey number retired. Pittsburgh have the most retired numbers with 10. Unlike professional leagues, no one player has had his number retired by two teams.
Unlike major sports leagues in the United States such as MLB (which retired Jackie Robinson's number 42) and the NHL (which did so for Wayne Gretzky's 99), the NCAA has never retired a jersey number league-wide in honor of anyone.
Nevertheless, there are some cases of retirement of a same number honoring two different players, such as Houston, which retired number 7 worn by David Klingler and Case Keenum, among other similar cases.
Moreover, Michigan retired a number for three players, the #11 in honor of the Wistert brothers.[1] The same did Brigham Young University (BYU), retiring number 6 for three different footballers, Marc Wilson, Robbie Bosco, and Luke Staley.[2]
Since 2005, Syracuse holds the record of players honored with a number retirement after the University retired no. 44 worn by 25 different players between 1921 and 1998.
There are also some strange cases such as UCLA retiring #42 for Jackie Robinson; although he wore No. 28 for the football team; the school chose to retire No. 42 because it was more identified with him after Robinson wore that number throughout his Hall of Fame baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgers.[3][4]
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame |
Team | No. | Player | Tenure | No. retired | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akron | 89 |
Chris Angeloff[n 1] | 1974–1975 | 1975 | [5] |
Alabama A&M | 22 |
John Stallworth | 1971–1974 | 1974 | [6] |
55 |
Robert Mathis | 1999–2002 | 2012 | [7] | |
Appalachian State | 14 |
Armanti Edwards | 2006–2009 | 2023 | [8] |
23 |
John Settle | 1983–1986 | 1986 | [9] | |
32 |
Dexter Coakley | 1993–1996 | 2005 | [10] | |
38 |
Dino Hackett | 1982–1985 | 2005 | [11] | |
71 |
Larry Hand | 1960–1964 | 2006 | [12] | |
Arizona State | 11 |
Danny White | 1971–1973 | [13] | |
27 |
Bobby Mulgado | 1954–1957 | [13] | ||
33 |
Wilford White | 1947–1950 | |||
40 |
Mike Haynes | 1974–1975 | [13] | ||
42 |
Pat Tillman[n 1] | 1994–1997 | 2004 | [13] | |
Arkansas | 12 |
Clyde Scott | 1946–1949 | 1949 | [14] |
77 |
Brandon Burlsworth[n 1] | 1994–1998 | 1999 | [14] | |
Army | 24 |
Pete Dawkins | 1956–1958 | 2008 | [15][16] |
35 |
Doc Blanchard | 1944–1946 | 2009 | [16] | |
41 |
Glenn Davis | 1943–1946 | 2005 | [16] | |
61 |
Joe Steffy | 1945–1947 | 2009 | [16] | |
Auburn | 7 |
Pat Sullivan | 1969–1971 | [17] | |
34 |
Bo Jackson | 1982–1985 | [17] | ||
88 |
Terry Beasley | 1969–1971 | [17] | ||
Austin Peay | 30 |
John Ogles | 1963–1966 | [18] | |
84 |
Harold Roberts | 1967–1970 | [18] | ||
Boston College | 22 |
Doug Flutie | 1981–1984 | [19] | |
68 |
Mike Ruth | 1982–1985 | [19] | ||
BYU | 6 |
Marc Wilson | 1975–1979 | 2017 | [20] |
6 |
Robbie Bosco | 1981–1985 | 2017 | [20] | |
Luke Staley | 1999–2001 | 2017 | [20] | ||
8 |
Steve Young | 1980–1983 | 2003 | [20] | |
9 |
Jim McMahon | 1977–1981 | 2014 | [20] | |
14 |
Gifford Nielsen | 1973–1977 | 2007 | [20] | |
14 |
Ty Detmer | 1987–1991 | 2007 | [20] | |
40 |
Eldon Fortie | 1960–1962 | 1963 | [20] | |
81 |
Marion Probert [n 1] | 1952–1954 | 1977 | [20] | |
California | 12 |
Joe Roth[n 1] | 1975–1976 | 1977 | [21] |
Central Michigan | 62 |
Jim Podoley | 1952–1956 | [22] | |
Clemson | 4 |
Steve Fuller [n 2] | 1975–1978 | 1979 | [23] |
28 |
C. J. Spiller [n 3] | 2006–2009 | 2010 | [24] | |
66 |
Banks McFadden | 1937–1939 | 1987 | [25] | |
Colorado | 11 |
Bobby Anderson [n 4] | 1967–1969 | 1969 | [31] |
19 |
Rashaan Salaam[n 1] | 1992–1994 | 2017 | [31] | |
24 |
Byron White[n 4] | 1935–1937 | 1937 | [31] | |
67 |
Joe Romig[n 4] | 1959–1961 | 1961 | [31] | |
Colorado State | 21 |
Eddie Hanna [n 1] | 1947–1949 | 1949 | [32] |
48 |
Thurman McGraw | 1946–1949 | [33] | ||
Drake | 43 |
Johnny Bright [n 5] | 1949–1951 | 2006 | [36] |
East Carolina | 16 |
Robert Farris [n 1] | 1965–1967 | [37] | |
18 |
Norman Swindell [n 1] | 1963–1965 | [37] | ||
29 |
James Speight | 1955–1959 | [37] | ||
36 |
Roger Thrift | 1949–1950 | [37] | ||
Eastern Illinois | 17 |
Tony Romo | 1999–2002 | 2009 | [38] |
18 |
Sean Payton | 1983–1986 | 2010 | [39] | |
Eastern Washington | 71 |
Michael Roos | 2001–2004 | 2009 | [40] |
84 |
Bob Picard | 1968–1969, 1971–1972 |
2003 | [40] | |
Fresno State | 4 |
Derek Carr | 2009–2013 | 2017 | [41] |
8 |
David Carr | 1997–2001 | 2007 | [41] | |
9 |
Kevin Sweeney | 1983–1986 | [41] | ||
12 |
Trent Dilfer | 1991–1993 | [41] | ||
14 |
Vince Petrucci | 1976–1978 | [41] | ||
15 |
Davante Adams | 2011–2013 | 2022 | [41] | |
21 |
Dale Messer | 1958–1960 | [41] | ||
22 |
Lorenzo Neal | 1990–1992 | 2022 | [41] | |
83 |
Henry Ellard | 1979–1982 | [41] | ||
Georgia | 21 |
Frank Sinkwich | 1941–1943 | 1943 | [42] |
34 |
Herschel Walker | 1980–1982 | 1985 | [42] | |
40 |
Theron Sapp | 1955–1958 | 1959 | [42] | |
62 |
Charley Trippi | 1942, 1945–1946 |
1947 | [42] | |
Georgia Southern | 3 |
Adrian Peterson | 1998–2001 | [43] | |
8 |
Tracy Ham | 1982–1986 | [44] | ||
Hawaii | 15 |
Colt Brennan | 2005–2007 | 2021 | [45] |
32 |
Tom Kaulukukui | 1934–1937 | [46] | ||
Hofstra | |||||
3 |
Wayne Chrebet | 1991–1994 | [47] | ||
24 |
Kyle Arrington | 2004–2007 | [47] | ||
33 |
Walter Kohanowich | 1948–1952 | [47] | ||
74 |
Dave Fiore | 1992–1995 | [47] | ||
77 |
John Schmitt | 1961–1963 | [47] | ||
89 |
Marques Colston | 2001–2005 | [47] | ||
Houston | 7 |
David Klingler | 1988–1991 | 2016 | [48] |
Case Keenum | 2006–2011 | 2016 | [48] | ||
11 |
Andre Ware | 1987–1989 | [48] | ||
78 |
Wilson Whitley | 1972–1976 | [48] | ||
Idaho | 9 |
Ken Hobart | 1980–1983 | [49] | |
17 |
John Friesz | 1986–1989 | 2006 | [50] | |
53 |
Wayne Walker | 1955–1957 | [51] | ||
56 |
John Yarno | 1973–1976 | 1977 | [52] | |
64 |
Jerry Kramer | 1955–1957 | 1963 | [53][54] | |
Illinois | 50 |
Dick Butkus | 1962–1964 | 2003 | [55][56] |
77 |
Red Grange | 1923–1925 | 2003 | [55] | |
Iowa | 24 |
Nile Kinnick [n 6] | 1936–1939 | [58] | |
62 |
Cal Jones | 1952–1955 | [58] | ||
Iowa State | 30 |
Mike Cox | 1963–1964 | 1964 | [59] |
Indiana | 32 |
Anthony Thompson | 1986–1989 | [60] | |
Kansas | 21 |
John Hadl | 1959–1961 | [61][62] | |
42 |
Ray Evans [n 7] | 1941–1942, 1946–1947 |
[61][63] | ||
48 |
Gale Sayers | 1962–1964 | 1989 | [61][64]´ | |
Kansas State | 11 |
Lynn Dickey | 1968–1970 | [65] | |
Steve Grogan | 1972–1974 | [65] | |||
Kent State | 9 |
Josh Cribbs | 2001–2004 | 2010 | [66] |
40 |
Eric Wilkerson | 1985–1988 | [67] | ||
79 |
Jim Corrigall | 1967–1969 | 1969 | [68] | |
99 |
Jack Lambert | 1971–1973 | 1977 | [69] | |
Lafayette | 53 |
Fred Kirby | 1939–1941 | 2011 | [70] |
Lincoln (MO) | 20 |
Lemar Parrish | 1966–1969 | [71] | |
Louisville | 8 |
Lamar Jackson | 2015–2017 | 2021 | [72] |
16 |
Johnny Unitas | 1951–1955 | 2003 | [73] | |
LSU | 20 |
Billy Cannon | 1957–1959 | 1960 | [74] |
21 |
Jerry Stovall | 1960–1962 | 2018 | [75] | |
37 |
Tommy Casanova | 1969–1971 | 2009 | [76] | |
Marshall | 72 |
Frank Gatski | 1940–1941 | 2005 | [77] |
Miami (FL) | 10 |
George Mira | 1961–1963 | 1997 | [78] |
14 |
Vinny Testaverde | 1982–1986 | 1997 | [78] | |
42 |
Jim Dooley | 1949–1951 | 1997 | [78] | |
89 |
Ted Hendricks | 1966–1968 | 1997 | [78] | |
Miami (OH) | 7 |
Ben Roethlisberger | 2000–2003 | 2007 | [79][80] |
40 |
Bob Hitchens | 1971–1973 | [79][81][80] | ||
42 |
John Pont | 1949–1951 | [79][80] | ||
Memphis | 8 |
Charles Greenhill | 1983 | [82] | |
20 |
DeAngelo Williams | 2002–2005 | [82] | ||
30 |
Dave Casinelli | 1960–1963 | [82] | ||
59 |
Danton Barto | 1990–1993 | 2021 | [82] | |
64 |
John Bramlett | 1959–1962 | [82] | ||
79 |
Harry Schuh | 1962–1964 | [82] | ||
83 |
Isaac Bruce | 1992–1993 | [82] | ||
Michigan | 11 |
Whitey Wistert | 1931–1933 | 1949 | [83] |
11 |
Al Wistert | 1940–1942 | 1949 | [83] | |
11 |
Alvin Wistert | 1947–1949 | 1949 | [83] | |
21 |
Desmond Howard | 1989–1991 | 2015 | [83] | |
47 |
Bennie Oosterbaan | 1925–1927 | 1927 | [83] | |
48 |
Gerald Ford | 1932–1934 | 1994 | [83] | |
87 |
Ron Kramer | 1954–1956 | 1956 | [83] | |
98 |
Tom Harmon | 1938–1940 | 1940 | [83] | |
Michigan State | 26 |
Clinton Jones | 1964–1966 | 2015 | [84] |
46 |
John Hannah [n 8] | — | 1969 | [88] | |
48 |
Percy Snow | 1986–1989 | 2013 | ||
78 |
Don Coleman | 1949–1951 | 1951 | [88] | |
90 |
George Webster | 1964–1966 | 1967 | [88] | |
95 |
Bubba Smith | 1964–1966 | 2006 | [88] | |
Middle Tennessee | 14 |
Teddy Morris | 1962–1965 | 1965 | [89] |
20 |
Kevin Byard | 2012–2015 | 2022 | [90][91] | |
Minnesota | 10 |
Paul Giel | 1951–1953 | 1991 | [92][93][94] |
54 |
Bruce Smith | 1939–1941 | 1977 | [92][93][94] | |
72 |
Bronko Nagurski | 1927–1929 | 1979 | [92][93][94] | |
Mississippi Valley State | 18 |
Parnell Dickinson | 1972–1975 | 1976 | [95][96] |
Missouri | 23 |
Johnny Roland | 1962, 1964–1965 |
[97] | |
23 |
Roger Wehrli | 1966–1968 | [97] | ||
27 |
Brock Olivo | 1994–1997 | [97] | ||
37 |
Bob Steuber | 1940–1943 | [97] | ||
42 |
Darold Jenkins | 1939–1941 | [97] | ||
44 |
Paul Christman | 1938–1940 | [97] | ||
83 |
Kellen Winslow | 1975–1978 | [97] | ||
Missouri Southern | 9 |
Rod Smith | 1988–1993 | [98] | |
Montana | 15 |
Dave Dickenson | 1992–1995 | [99][100] | |
22 |
Terry Dillon | 1960–1962 | [99][101] | ||
Montana State | 21 |
Don Hass | 1964–1966 | [102] | |
52 |
Sonny Holland | 1956–1959 | 1959 | [103] | |
77 |
Bill Kollar | 1971–1973 | [104] | ||
78 |
Jan Stenerud | 1963–1965 | 1984 | [105] | |
Murray State | 10 |
Larry Tillman | 1966–1969 | 1969 | [106] |
11 |
Michael Proctor | 1986–1989 | 1993 | [106] | |
Navy | 12 |
Roger Staubach | 1961–1963 | 1965 | [107][108] |
19 |
Keenan Reynolds | 2012–2015 | 2016 | [107][108] | |
27 |
Joe Bellino | 1958–1960 | 1960 | [107][108][109] | |
30 |
Napoleon McCallum | 1981–1985 | [107][108][110] | ||
NC State | 17 |
Philip Rivers | 2000–2003 | 2003 | [111][112] |
18 |
Roman Gabriel | 1958–1961 | 1962 | [111][112] | |
23 |
Ted Brown | 1975–1978 | 1978 | [111][112] | |
40 |
Dick Christy | 1954–1957 | 1997 | [111][112] | |
51 |
Jim Ritcher | 1976–1979 | 1987 | [111][112] | |
63 |
Bill Yoest | 1970–1973 | 2003 | [111][112] | |
77 |
Dennis Byrd | 1964–1967 | [111][112] | ||
81 |
Torry Holt | 1995–1998 | 1999 | [111][112] | |
Nebraska | 20 |
Johnny Rodgers | 1970–1972 | ||
60 |
Tom Novak | 1946–1949 | |||
64 |
Bob Brown | 1961–1963 | |||
Nevada | 27 |
Frank Hawkins | 1977–1980 | [113] | |
41 |
Marion Motley | 1940–1942 | [113] | ||
North Carolina | 22 |
Charlie Justice | 1946–1949 | [114] | |
46 |
Bill Sutherland [n 1] | 1946 | [114] | ||
50 |
Art Weiner | 1946–1949 | [114] | ||
59 |
Andy Bershak | 1935–1937 | [114] | ||
99 |
George Barclay | 1932–1934 | [114] | ||
North Texas | 28 |
Abner Haynes | 1957–1959 | [115] | |
33 |
Ray Renfro | 1949–1950 | 2000 | [115] | |
55 |
Richard Gill | 1968–1969 | 1971 | [115] | |
75 |
Joe Greene | 1966–1969 | 1981 | [115] | |
Ohio State | 22 |
Les Horvath | 1940–1942, 1944 |
2000 | [116][117] |
27 |
Eddie George | 1992–1995 | 2001 | [117] | |
31 |
Vic Janowicz | 1949–1951 | 2000 | [118][117] | |
40 |
Howard Cassady | 1952–1955 | 2000 | [117] | |
45 |
Archie Griffin | 1972–1975 | 1999 | [117] | |
47 |
Chic Harley | 1916–1917, 1919 |
2004 | [117] | |
99 |
Bill Willis[n 9] | 1942–1944 | 2007 | [117] | |
Oklahoma State | 21 |
Barry Sanders | 1986–1988 | [121] | |
34 |
Thurman Thomas | 1984–1987 | [121] | ||
43 |
Terry Miller | 1974–1977 | [121] | ||
55 |
Bob Fenimore | 1943–1946 | [122] | ||
Ole Miss | 10 |
Eli Manning | 1999–2003 | 2021 | [123][124][125] |
18 |
Archie Manning | 1968–1970 | [123] | ||
38 |
Chucky Mullins[n 10] | 1988–1989 | [123] | ||
74 |
Ben Williams[n 11] | 1972–1975 | 2022 | [126] | |
Oregon State | 11 |
Terry Baker | 1959–1962 | [127] | |
Penn State | 22 |
John Cappelletti | 1970–1973 | 2013 | [128] |
Pacific | 22 |
Dick Bass | 1955–1958 | 1984 | [129] |
39 |
Willard Harrell | 1971–1974 | 1986 | [129] | |
40 |
Eddie LeBaron | 1946–1949 | 1950 | [129] | |
41 |
Eddie Macon | 1949–1951 | 2008 | [129] | |
Pittsburgh | 1 |
Larry Fitzgerald | 2002–2003 | 2013 | [130] |
13 |
Dan Marino | 1979–1982 | 1983 | [130] | |
33 |
Tony Dorsett | 1973–1976 | 1976 | [130] | |
42 |
Marshall Goldberg | 1936–1938 | 1997 | [130] | |
65 |
Joe Schmidt | 1950–1952 | 1997 | [130] | |
73 |
Mark May | 1977–1980 | 2001 | [130] | |
75 |
Jim Covert | 1979–1983 | 2015 | [131] | |
79 |
Bill Fralic | 1981–1984 | 1984 | [130] | |
89 |
Mike Ditka | 1958–1960 | 1997 | [130] | |
99 |
Hugh Green | 1977–1980 | 1980 | [130] | |
Portland State | 11 |
Neil Lomax | 1977–1980 | [132] | |
18 |
Peter Stott | 1990–1992 | 2014 | [133] | |
Rutgers | 52 |
Eric LeGrand | 2008–2010 | 2013 | [134] |
San Diego State | 8 |
Todd Santos | 1984–1987 | [135] | |
25 |
Haven Moses | 1966–1967 | [135] | ||
28 |
Willie Buchanon | 1970–1971 | [135] | ||
28 |
Marshall Faulk | 1991–1993 | [135] | ||
San José State | 52 |
Dave Chaney | 1970–1972 | 2019 | [136] |
Savannah State | 2 |
Shannon Sharpe | 1986–1989 | 2009 | [137] |
South Carolina | 2 |
Sterling Sharpe | 1983, 1985–1987 |
[138] | |
7 |
Jadeveon Clowney | 2011–2013 | 2022 | [138] | |
37 |
Steve Wadiak | 1948–1951 | [138] | ||
38 |
George Rogers | 1977–1980 | [138] | ||
56 |
Mike Johnson | 1964 | [138] | ||
Southern Miss | 4 |
Brett Favre | 1987–1990 | 2015 | [139][140] |
10 |
Reggie Collier | 1980–1982 | 2008 | [141] | |
44 |
Ray Guy | 1970–1972 | [142] | ||
Stanford | 1 |
Ernie Nevers | 1921–1924 | [143] | |
7 |
John Elway | 1979–1982 | 2013 | [143][144] | |
16 |
Jim Plunkett | 1968–1970 | [143] | ||
Syracuse | 5 |
Donovan McNabb | 1995–1998 | 2013 | [145] |
9 |
Don McPherson | 1984–1987 | 2013 | [145] | |
39 |
Larry Csonka | 1965–1967 | 2007 | [145] | |
44 |
(various)[n 12] | 1921–1998 | 2005 | [145] | |
47 |
Joe Morris | 1978–1981 | 2018 | [145] | |
72 |
Tim Green | 1982–1986 | 2019 | [146] | |
88 |
John Mackey | 1960–1962 | 2007 | [145] | |
TCU | 5 |
LaDainian Tomlinson | 1997–2000 | 2005 | [147] |
8 |
Davey O'Brien | 1935–1938 | 1939 | [148][149] | |
45 |
Sammy Baugh | 1934–1936 | 1993 | [149] | |
Tennessee | 16 |
Peyton Manning | 1995–1997 | 2005 | [150][151] |
32 |
Billy Nowling [n 13] | 1940–1942 | 1946 | [150] | |
45 |
Johnny Majors | 1954–1956 | 2012 | [152] | |
49 |
Rudy Klarer [n 13] | 1941–1942 | 1946 | [150] | |
61 |
Willis Tucker [n 13] | 1939–1940 | 1946 | [150] | |
62 |
Clyde Fuson [n 13] | 1942 | 1946 | [150] | |
91 |
Doug Atkins | 1950–1952 | 2005 | [150][151] | |
92 |
Reggie White | 1980–1983 | 2005 | [150][154] | |
Texas | 10 |
Vince Young | 2003–2005 | [155] | |
12 |
Colt McCoy | 2006–2009 | [155] | ||
20 |
Earl Campbell | 1974–1977 | [155] | ||
22 |
Bobby Layne | 1944–1947 | [155] | ||
34 |
Ricky Williams | 1995–1998 | [155] | ||
60 |
Tommy Nobis | 1963–1965 | [155] | ||
Texas Tech | 44 |
Donny Anderson | 1963–1965 | [156] | |
55 |
E. J. Holub | 1958–1960 | 1960 | [157] | |
81 |
Dave Parks | 1961–1963 | [158] | ||
Toledo | 16 |
Chuck Ealey | 1969–1971 | [159] | |
18 |
Gene Swick | 1972–1975 | [159] | ||
82 |
Mel Triplett | 1951–1954 | [159] | ||
77 |
Mel Long | 1969–1971 | [159] | ||
Tulsa | 14 |
Billy Anderson | 1963–1964 [n 14] | 1995 | [161] |
17 |
Jerry Rhome | 1963–1964 | [161] | ||
31 |
Ellis Jones | 1942–1944 | [161] | ||
36 |
Felto Prewitt | 1943–1945 | [161] | ||
45 |
Glenn Dobbs | 1940–1942 | [161][162] | ||
55 |
Jerry Ostroski | 1988–1991 | 2018 | [161][163] | |
64 |
Marv Matuszak | 1952 | [161] | ||
81 |
Howard Twilley | 1963–1965 | [161] | ||
83 |
Steve Largent | 1972–1975 | 2008 | [161] | |
UCLA | 5 |
Kenny Easley | 1978–1980 | [164] | |
8 |
Troy Aikman | 1986–1988 | 2014 | [164] | |
13 |
Kenny Washington | 1937–1939 | 1956 | [164] | |
16 |
Gary Beban | 1965–1967 | [164] | ||
34 |
Paul Cameron | 1951–1953 | [164] | ||
38 |
Burr Baldwin | 1944–1946 | [164] | ||
42 |
Jackie Robinson [n 15][n 16] | 1939–1940 | 2014 | [3][4] | |
79 |
Jonathan Ogden | 1993–1995 | 1997 | [164] | |
80 |
Donn Moomaw | 1950–1952 | [164] | ||
84 |
Jerry Robinson | 1976–1978 | [165][164] | ||
UNLV | 12 |
Randall Cunningham | 1981–1984 | 1984 | [166] |
USC | 3 |
Carson Palmer | 1999–2002 | 2002 | [167] |
5
|
Reggie Bush | 2003–2005 | 2005 | [168] | |
11 |
Matt Leinart | 2001–2005 | 2004 | [167] | |
13
|
Caleb Williams | 2022–2023 | 2022 | [168] | |
12 |
Charles White | 1977–1979 | 1979 | [167] | |
20 |
Mike Garrett | 1963–1965 | 1965 | [167] | |
32 |
O. J. Simpson | 1967–1968 | 1968 | [167] | |
33 |
Marcus Allen | 1978–1981 | 1981 | [167] | |
Utah | 22 |
Ty Jordan [n 1] | 2020 | 2021 | [169] |
Aaron Lowe [n 1] | 2019–2021 | 2021 | [169] | ||
Virginia | 12 |
Shawn Moore | 1988–1990 | [170] | |
24 |
Frank Quayle | 1966–1968 | [170] | ||
35 |
Bill Dudley | 1940–1942 | [170] | ||
48 |
Joe Palumbo | 1949–1951 | [170] | ||
73 |
Jim Dombrowski | 1982–1985 | [170] | ||
97 |
Gene Edmonds [n 1] | 1948–1949 | [170] | ||
Washington State | |||||
7 |
Mel Hein | 1927–1931 | [171][172] | ||
14 |
Jack Thompson | 1974–1978 | [171][172] | ||
Weber State | 10 |
Jamie Martin | 1989–1992 | 2014 | [173][174] |
West Virginia | |||||
9 |
Major Harris | 1987–1989 | 2021 | [175] | |
21 |
Ira Rodgers | 1915–1917, 1919 |
2010 | [176] | |
75 |
Sam Huff | 1952–1955 | 2005 | [176] | |
77 |
Bruce Bosley | 1952–1955 | 2016 | [176] | |
90 |
Darryl Talley | 1979–1982 | 2021 | [177] | |
Western Michigan | 44 |
Jerome Persell | 1975–1978 | 1978 | |
49 |
John Offerdahl | 1982–1985 | 1995 | [178] | |
Wisconsin | |||||
33 |
Ron Dayne | 1996–1999 | 2007 | [179] | |
35 |
Alan Ameche | 1951–1954 | 2000 | [179][180] | |
40 |
Elroy Hirsch | 1941–1942 | 2005 | [181][179] | |
80 |
Dave Schreiner | 1939–1942 | 2005 | [181][179] | |
83 |
Allan Shafer [n 1] | 1944 | 2005 | [182][181] | |
88 |
Pat Richter | 1960–1962 | 2006 | [181][179] |
Watson has worn uniform No. 4 – his number at Gainesville High School – thanks to former Clemson standout quarterback Steve Fuller, who agreed to have his jersey come out of retirement several years ago, not long after Watson committed to coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers.
The Clemson freshmen numbers were released today and running back Tavien Feaster will wearing No. 28, the first player to do since explosive playmaker C. J. Spiller was in Tiger Town. Feaster wore No. 28 throughout high school and it seems that the number will come out of retirement for the explosive freshman this season.
In 1987, both his uniform numbers—23 in basketball and 66 in football—were retired by Clemson Athletics.