Look: Clemson football fans rushed field before game was over vs. UNC

Clemson football’s upset win over North Carolina on Saturday came with some late game confusion and two premature Meetings at the Paw.

With less than 10 seconds remaining in the Tigers’ 31-20 win over No. 22 UNC, fans started to rush the field at Memorial Stadium without realizing Clemson had called a timeout with three seconds to go.

Assistant coaches and players on the Clemson sideline implored fans to get back on the sidelines and appeared to have things under control until a public address announcer imploring fans, many of whom had already spilled onto the sidelines, to clap for seniors on Senior Day brought dozens back onto the field.

Referees gave Clemson a 15-yard team penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct after the second premature field rush. Clemson knelt the ball on the final snap of the game before the clock hit 0:00.

Clemson fans traditionally run the field after every home game, win or loss, to participate in the Meeting at the Paw, a longtime tradition dating back to the 1940s that was formalized in the early 2000s.

Clemson moved to 7-4 and 4-4 in the ACC with its win over the Tar Heels.