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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 803-474-45
 Winning Pct. 63%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 803-474-45
 Winning Pct. 63%
 National Championships 3
 Conference Titles 25
 Division Titles 9
 Conference Record 339-153-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 442-143-19
 Away Record 327-305-26
 
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 19
 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  46-14
 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
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
@ Virginia Tech in a Conference Game
Last Time: Clemson won 45-10 in 2020.
All-Time:
 Clemson vs. Virginia Tech 22-11-1 66.7% 
 
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  
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Pittsburgh  
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. The Citadel  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. South Carolina  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-2
  Scoring315-194
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-0
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Clemson 6-23-1
Miami 9-03-0
Duke 6-32-1
Georgia Tech 5-42-1
Pittsburgh 7-12-0
Southern Methodist 8-12-0
Syracuse 6-22-1
Virginia 4-42-2
Virginia Tech 5-42-1
Boston College 4-41-1
Florida State 1-81-3
Louisville 6-31-2
North Carolina State 5-41-3
Stanford 2-71-3
California 4-40-3
North Carolina 5-40-2
Wake Forest 4-40-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Clemson & South Carolina have played 120 games.
Clemson has won 73 games.
South Carolina has won 43 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-16
 10 or more 242-68
 20 or more  227-38
 30 or more 182-10
 40 or more 106-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 63-0
 10 or more 179-84
 20 or more 82-73
 30 or more 29-46
 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.