Clemson

ACC · 1996 Season · Final

Season

Struggling ＋

Record

7–5

0.583 Win %

Conference

4th

6–2 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

125

1902–2026

All-Time Record

797–476–44

0.622 Win %

Peak Final Rank

2016, 2018

#1 Finishes

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

1996 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 3	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H	ACC	10–2	L 0–45
3	Week 3 · Sep 10	FURMAN	Unranked	—	W 19–3
5	Week 5 · Sep 24	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	B12	5–6	L 24–38
6	Week 6 · Oct 1	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H	ACC	3–8	W 21–10
7	Week 7 · Oct 8	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H	ACC	11–1	L 3–34
8	Week 8 · Oct 15	Duke (DUKE)H2H	ACC	0–11	W 13–6
9	Week 9 · Oct 22	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H	ACC	5–6	W 28–25
11	Week 11 · Nov 5	Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H	ACC	5–6	W 35–3
12	Week 12 · Nov 12	Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H	ACC	7–5	W 24–16
13	Week 13 · Nov 19	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H	ACC	3–8	W 40–17
14	Week 14 · Nov 26	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H	SEC	6–5	L 31–34
3	Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31	LSU H2H	SEC	10–2	L 7–10

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

2.814

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-16+23

Virginia +7
Georgia Tech +5
Maryland +5
Wake Forest +3
NC State +3
Duke 0
Florida State -1
North Carolina -2
LSU -2
South Carolina -5
Missouri -6

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 #43Better than 69%

Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.583 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-45

+16

-14

+11

-31

+32

+23

-3

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.