Clemson

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Atlantic Coast · Clemson, Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina

National titles: 1981, 2016, 2018

795-475-44

All-time

0.605

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Rivalries

Palmetto RivalrySouth Carolina

Greatest games

Clemson's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 11, 2016	2015	College Football Championship Game	#1 Clemson 40-45 #2 Alabama University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National TitlePlayoff	National TitlePlayoff	1.77
2	Jan 13, 2020	2019	College Football Championship Game	#3 Clemson 25-42 #1 LSU Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National TitlePlayoff	National TitlePlayoff	1.64
3	Jan 7, 2019	2018	College Football Championship Game	#2 Clemson 44-16 #1 Alabama Levi's Stadium, San Francisco, California National TitlePlayoff	National TitlePlayoff	1.60
4	Jan 9, 2017	2016	College Football Championship Game	#3 Clemson 35-31 #1 Alabama Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida National TitlePlayoff	National TitlePlayoff	1.59
5	Dec 28, 2019	2019	Fiesta Bowl	#3 Clemson 29-23 #2 Ohio State University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona Playoff	Playoff	1.44
6	Jan 1, 1982	1981	Orange Bowl	#1 Clemson 22-15 #4 Nebraska Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Major Bowl	Major Bowl	1.14
7	Dec 31, 2015	2015	Orange Bowl	#1 Clemson 37-17 #4 Oklahoma Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida Playoff	Playoff	1.10
8	Dec 29, 2018	2018	Cotton Bowl	#2 Clemson 30-3 #3 Notre Dame AT&T Stadium, Dallas, Texas Playoff	Playoff	1.09
9	Nov 7, 2020	2020		#4 Clemson 40-47 #2 Notre Dame (2OT) Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana Conf Game	Conf Game	1.01
10	Dec 5, 2015	2015	ACC Championship Game	#1 Clemson 45-37 #8 North Carolina Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina Conf Title	Conf Title	0.98

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl	Natl
2026	Clemson	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2025	Clemson	7-6	Atlantic Coast		4-4					#4	Pinstripe Bowl (L)
2024	Clemson	10-4	Atlantic Coast		7-1	✓	★	#14	#12	#9	College Football Playoff Game (L)MajorCFP
2023	Clemson	9-4	Atlantic Coast		4-4			#20	#20	#9	Gator Bowl (W)
2022	Clemson	11-3	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	8-0	✓	★	#13	#12	#4	Orange Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2021	Clemson	10-3	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	6-2			#14	#16	#3	Camping World Bowl (W)
2020	Clemson	10-2	Atlantic Coast	West	9-1	✓	★	#3	#3	#1	Sugar Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2019	Clemson	14-1	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	8-0	✓	★	#2	#2	#1	College Football Championship Game (L)MajorCFP
2018	Clemson	15-0	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	8-0	✓	★	#1	#1	#1	College Football Championship Game (W)MajorCFP	National
2017	Clemson	12-2	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	7-1	✓	★	#4	#4	#1	Sugar Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2016	Clemson	14-1	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	7-1	✓	★	#1	#1	#1	College Football Championship Game (W)MajorCFP	National
2015	Clemson	14-1	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	8-0	✓	★	#2	#2	#1	College Football Championship Game (L)MajorCFP
2014	Clemson	10-3	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	6-2			#15	#15	#15	Russell Athletic Bowl (W)
2013	Clemson	11-2	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	7-1			#8	#7	#3	Orange Bowl (W)MajorBCS
2012	Clemson	11-2	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	7-1			#11	#9	#10	Chick-fil-A Bowl (W)
2011	Clemson	10-4	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	6-2	✓	★	#22	#22	#6	Orange Bowl (L)MajorBCS
2010	Clemson	6-7	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	4-4						Meineke Car Care Bowl (L)
2009	Clemson	9-5	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	6-2	✓		#24		#15	Music City Bowl (W)
2008	Clemson	7-6	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	4-4					#9	Gator Bowl (L)
2007	Clemson	9-4	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	5-3			#21	#22	#13	Chick-fil-A Bowl (L)
2006	Clemson	8-5	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	5-3					#10	Music City Bowl (L)
2005	Clemson	8-4	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	4-4			#21	#21	#20	Champs Sports Bowl (W)
2004	Clemson	6-5	Atlantic Coast		4-4					#15
2003	Clemson	9-4	Atlantic Coast		5-3			#22	#22	#22	Peach Bowl (W)
2002	Clemson	7-6	Atlantic Coast		4-4						Tangerine Bowl (L)
2001	Clemson	7-5	Atlantic Coast		4-4					#13	Humanitarian Bowl (W)
2000	Clemson	9-3	Atlantic Coast		6-2			#16	#14	#5	Gator Bowl (L)
1999	Clemson	6-6	Atlantic Coast		5-3						Peach Bowl (L)
1998	Clemson	3-8	Atlantic Coast		1-7
1997	Clemson	7-5	Atlantic Coast		4-4					#16	Peach Bowl (L)
1996	Clemson	7-5	Atlantic Coast		6-2					#22	Peach Bowl (L)
1995	Clemson	8-4	Atlantic Coast		6-2					#23	Gator Bowl (L)
1994	Clemson	5-6	Atlantic Coast		4-4					#22
1993	Clemson	9-3	Atlantic Coast		5-3			#23	#22	#21	Peach Bowl (W)
1992	Clemson	5-6	Atlantic Coast		3-5					#13
1991	Clemson	9-2-1	Atlantic Coast		6-0-1		★	#18	#17	#6	Citrus Bowl (L)Major
1990	Clemson	10-2	Atlantic Coast		5-2			#9	#9	#9	Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
1989	Clemson	10-2	Atlantic Coast		5-2			#12	#11	#7	Gator Bowl (W)
1988	Clemson	10-2	Atlantic Coast		6-1		★	#9	#8	#3	Citrus Bowl (W)Major
1987	Clemson	10-2	Atlantic Coast		6-1		★	#12	#10	#7	Citrus Bowl (W)Major
1986	Clemson	8-2-2	Atlantic Coast		5-1-1		★	#17	#19	#15	Gator Bowl (W)
1985	Clemson	6-6	Atlantic Coast		4-3						Independence Bowl (L)
1984	Clemson	7-4	Atlantic Coast		5-2					#2
1983	Clemson	9-1-1	Atlantic Coast		7-0			#11		#11
1982	Clemson	9-1-1	Atlantic Coast		6-0		★	#8		#7
1981	Clemson	12-0	Atlantic Coast		6-0		★	#1	#1	#1	Orange Bowl (W)Major	National
1980	Clemson	6-5	Atlantic Coast		2-4
1979	Clemson	8-4	Atlantic Coast		4-2					#13	Peach Bowl (L)
1978	Clemson	11-1	Atlantic Coast		6-0		★	#6	#7	#6	Gator Bowl (W)
1977	Clemson	8-3-1	Atlantic Coast		4-1-1			#19		#11	Gator Bowl (L)
1976	Clemson	3-6-2	Atlantic Coast		0-4-1
1975	Clemson	2-9	Atlantic Coast		2-3
1974	Clemson	7-4	Atlantic Coast		4-2
1973	Clemson	5-6	Atlantic Coast		4-2
1972	Clemson	4-7	Atlantic Coast		2-4
1971	Clemson	5-6	Atlantic Coast		4-2
1970	Clemson	3-8	Atlantic Coast		2-4
1969	Clemson	4-6	Atlantic Coast		3-3
1968	Clemson	4-5-1	Atlantic Coast		4-1-1
1967	Clemson	6-4	Atlantic Coast		6-0		★
1966	Clemson	6-4	Atlantic Coast		6-1		★
1965	Clemson	5-5	Atlantic Coast		4-3		★
1964	Clemson	3-7	Atlantic Coast		2-4
1963	Clemson	5-4-1	Atlantic Coast		5-2
1962	Clemson	6-4	Atlantic Coast		5-1
1961	Clemson	5-5	Atlantic Coast		3-3
1960	Clemson	6-4	Atlantic Coast		4-2					#7
1959	Clemson	9-2	Atlantic Coast		6-1		★	#11	#11	#5	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
1958	Clemson	8-3	Atlantic Coast		5-1		★	#12	#13	#8	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1957	Clemson	7-3	Atlantic Coast		4-3				#18	#14
1956	Clemson	7-2-2	Atlantic Coast		4-0-1		★	#19		#11	Orange Bowl (L)Major
1955	Clemson	7-3	Atlantic Coast		3-1					#16
1954	Clemson	5-5	Atlantic Coast		1-2
1953	Clemson	3-5-1	Atlantic Coast		1-2
1952	Clemson	2-6-1	Independent
1951	Clemson	7-3	Southern		3-1			#20		#16	Gator Bowl (L)
1950	Clemson	9-0-1	Southern		3-0-1			#10	#12	#10	Orange Bowl (W)Major
1949	Clemson	4-4-2	Southern		2-2
1948	Clemson	11-0	Southern		5-0		★	#11		#9	Gator Bowl (W)
1947	Clemson	4-5	Southern		1-3
1946	Clemson	4-5	Southern		2-3
1945	Clemson	6-3-1	Southern		2-1-1					#18
1944	Clemson	4-5	Southern		3-1
1943	Clemson	2-6	Southern		1-3
1942	Clemson	3-6-1	Southern		2-3-1
1941	Clemson	7-2	Southern		5-1					#13
1940	Clemson	6-2-1	Southern		4-0		★			#10
1939	Clemson	9-1	Southern		4-0			#12		#12	Cotton Bowl (W)Major
1938	Clemson	7-1-1	Southern		3-0-1
1937	Clemson	4-4-1	Southern		2-0-1
1936	Clemson	5-5	Southern		3-3
1935	Clemson	6-3	Southern		2-1
1934	Clemson	5-4	Southern		2-1
1933	Clemson	3-6-2	Southern		1-1
1932	Clemson	3-5-1	Southern		0-4
1931	Clemson	1-6-2	Southern		1-4
1930	Clemson	8-2	Southern		3-2
1929	Clemson	8-3	Southern		3-3
1928	Clemson	8-3	Southern		4-2
1927	Clemson	5-3-1	Southern		2-2
1926	Clemson	2-7	Southern		1-3
1925	Clemson	1-7	Southern		0-4
1924	Clemson	2-6	Southern		0-3
1923	Clemson	5-2-1	Southern		1-1-1
1922	Clemson	5-4	Southern		1-2
1921	Clemson	1-6-2	Southern		0-3
1920	Clemson	4-6-1	Independent
1919	Clemson	6-2-2	Independent
1918	Clemson	5-2	Independent
1917	Clemson	6-2	Independent
1916	Clemson	3-6	Independent
1915	Clemson	2-4-2	Independent
1914	Clemson	5-3-1	Independent
1913	Clemson	4-4	Independent
1912	Clemson	4-4	Independent
1911	Clemson	3-5	Independent
1910	Clemson	4-3-1	Independent
1909	Clemson	6-3	Independent
1908	Clemson	1-6	Independent
1907	Clemson	4-4	Independent
1906	Clemson	4-0-3	Independent
1905	Clemson	3-2-1	Independent
1904	Clemson	3-3-1	Independent
1903	Clemson	4-1-1	Independent
1902	Clemson	6-1	Independent

Award winners

45 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2020	Travis Etienne	KR/AP	Consensus All-American
2020	Trevor Lawrence	QB	Heisman Finalist
2019	John Simpson	OL	Consensus All-American
2019	Isaiah Simmons	LB	Consensus All-American
2019	Isaiah Simmons	LB	Dick Butkus Award
2018	Mitch Hyatt	OL	Consensus All-American
2018	Christian Wilkins	DL	Consensus All-American
2018	Clelin Ferrell	DL	Consensus All-American
2018	Clelin Ferrell	DE	Ted Hendricks Award
2016	Deshaun Watson	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
2016	Deshaun Watson	QB	Heisman Finalist
2016	Deshaun Watson	QB	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
2016	Deshaun Watson	QB	Manning Award
2015	Dabo Swinney	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
2015	Deshaun Watson	QB	Consensus All-American
2015	Shaq Lawson	DL	Consensus All-American
2015	Deshaun Watson	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
2015	Deshaun Watson	QB	Heisman Finalist
2015	Deshaun Watson	QB	Manning Award
2014	Vic Beasley	DL	Consensus All-American
2013	Vic Beasley	DL	Consensus All-American
2011	Dwayne Allen	TE	John Mackey Award
2010	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Bronko Nagurski Award
2010	Da'Quan Bowers	DL	Consensus All-American
2010	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Ted Hendricks Award
2009	C.J. Spiller	KR/AP	Consensus All-American
2006	Gaines Adams	DL	Consensus All-American
2005	Tye Hill	DB	Consensus All-American
2000	Keith Adams	LB	Consensus All-American
1997	Anthony Simmons	LB	Consensus All-American
1993	Stacy Seegars	OL	Consensus All-American
1991	Jeb Flesch	OL	Consensus All-American
1991	Levon Kirkland	LB	Consensus All-American
1990	Stacy Long	OL	Consensus All-American
1988	Donnell Woolford	DB	Consensus All-American
1987	David Treadwell	PK	Consensus All-American
1986	Terrence Flagler	RB	Consensus All-American
1983	William Perry	DL	Consensus All-American
1982	Terry Kinard	DB	Consensus All-American
1981	Danny Ford	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1981	Jeff Davis	LB	Consensus All-American
1981	Terry Kinard	DB	Consensus All-American
1979	Jim Stuckey	DL	Consensus All-American
1974	Bennie Cunningham	TE	Consensus All-American
1967	Harry Olszewski	G	Consensus All-American