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Clemson Football Team History


Clemson Tigers
Clemson University
 Clemson, SC
Founded: 1889
Stadium: Clemson Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 81,473
Colors: Orange & Purple
Coach: Dabo Swinney
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Clemson 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1896  
  1926 - Saunders resigned after the first four games of the 1926 season. Bob Williams led the team for the final five games.
  1978 - Pell left for Florida after the 1978 regular season. Danny Ford coached the Tigers in the Gator Bowl.
  1982 - Clemson was under ACC probation in 1982 and 1983 and was not eligible for the ACC title or a bowl game.
  1993 - Hatfield resigned after the regular season. Tommy West coached Clemson in the Peach Bowl.
  2008 - Tommy Bowden resigned six games. The interim head coach was assistant coach Dabo Swinney.
 
Championships
National Championships
1981, 2016, 2018
Conference Championships
  1900, 1902, 1940, 1948, 1956, 1958, 1959
1965, 1966, 1967, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987
1988, 1991, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2022
Division Championships
  2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2022
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 807-475-45
 Winning Pct. 63%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 807-475-45
 Winning Pct. 63%
 National Championships 3
 Conference Titles 25
 Division Titles 9
 Conference Record 343-153-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 443-144-19
 Away Record 329-305-26
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 129
 Winning Seasons (#1) 94
 Losing Seasons (#1)32
 Most Wins in A Season 15 (2018)
 Most Loses in A Season 9 (1975)
 10 Win Seasons 20
 Most Points Scored in a Game 122 (10/5/1901)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 664 (2018)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 74 (11/14/1931)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 410 (2011)
 Largest Margin of Victory 122 (10/5/1901)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 67 (11/14/1931)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 122 (10/5/1901)
 Last Shutout 11/27/2021
 Last Time Shutout 8/30/2003
 Shutouts All-Time 228
 Been Shutout All-Time 156
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 29 (9/1/2018-12/28/2019)
 Longest Losing  11 (10/23/1924-11/7/1925)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 23-21-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 2-0-0
 Orange 4-3-0
 Fiesta 2-0-0
 Sugar 0-3-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  50-15
 2010-19  117-23
 2000-09  79-47
 1990-99 69-47
 1980-89 87-25-4
 1970-79 56-54-3
 1960-69 50-48-2
 1950-59 64-32-5
 1940-49 51-38-5
 1930-39 51-37-7
 1920-29 41-47-5
Next Game
 12/21/2024 (Sat)  
 Texas in Playoff1 Bowl
Last Meeting: Clemson and Texas have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31   Georgia  3-34 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Appalachian State  66-20 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. North Carolina State  59-35 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Stanford  40-14 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Florida State  29-13 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Wake Forest  49-14 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Virginia  48-31 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Louisville  21-33 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Virginia Tech  24-14 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Pittsburgh  24-20 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. The Citadel  51-14 W
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. South Carolina  14-17 L
 Sat., Dec. 7  vs. Southern Methodist  34-31 W
 Sat., Dec. 21  @ Texas  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Scoring462-290
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record4-0
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Southern Methodist 11-28-0
Clemson 10-37-1
Miami 10-26-2
Duke 9-35-3
Georgia Tech 7-55-3
Louisville 8-45-3
Syracuse 9-35-3
Boston College 7-54-4
Virginia Tech 6-64-4
North Carolina 6-63-5
North Carolina State 6-63-5
Pittsburgh 7-53-5
Virginia 5-73-5
California 6-62-6
Stanford 3-92-6
Wake Forest 4-82-6
Florida State 2-101-7
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Clemson & South Carolina have played 121 games.
Clemson has won 73 games.
South Carolina has won 44 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-16
 10 or more 246-69
 20 or more  231-38
 30 or more 184-10
 40 or more 107-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 63-0
 10 or more 183-85
 20 or more 84-73
 30 or more 30-46
 40 or more 5-18
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.