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Clemson

SOCON · 1945 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–3–1
0.650 Win %
Conference
5th
2–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
797–476–44
0.622 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2016, 2018
#1 Finishes
2
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 38
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Clemson head-to-head · History & Eras

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)H2HIND FBSI1–6W 76–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC9–2L 0–20
7Week 7 · Oct 9NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 13–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16PENSACOLA NASUnranked—W 7–6
10Week 10 · Oct 30South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON2–4–3T 0–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI9–1–1L 6–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON2–6W 35–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC2–6–1W 47–20
14Week 14 · Nov 27Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC4–6W 21–7
13Regular Season Final · Dec 4Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON5–3–1L 6–13

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.576
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-6+12
  • Georgia Tech +4
  • NC State +3
  • Virginia Tech +2
  • Tulane +2
  • Presbyterian +1
  • South Carolina 0
  • Miami -1
  • Georgia -2
  • Wake Forest -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.650 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#33W12#28W13#24W14#33Regular Season Final#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+76
-20
+13
+1
0
-1
+35
+27
+14
-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#351940#321941#881942#601943#421944

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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