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Clemson

ACC · 2021 Season · Final

Pretender −
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
2nd
6–2 in ACC

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

2021 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC14–1L 3–10
3Week 3 · Sep 14South Carolina State BulldogsUnranked—W 49–3
4Week 4 · Sep 21Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC3–9W 14–8
5Week 5 · Sep 28NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–3L 21–27
6Week 6 · Oct 5Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC6–6W 19–13
8Week 8 · Oct 19Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC5–7W 17–14
9Week 9 · Oct 26Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HACC11–3L 17–27
10Week 10 · Nov 2Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC5–7W 30–20
11Week 11 · Nov 9Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC6–7W 30–24
12Week 12 · Nov 16UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI1–11W 44–7
13Week 13 · Nov 23Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC11–3W 48–27
14Week 14 · Nov 30South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC7–6W 30–0
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB127–6W 20–13

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
0.974
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+44
-7+51
  • Wake Forest +11
  • South Carolina +7
  • Iowa State +7
  • Boston College +6
  • Louisville +6
  • Syracuse +5
  • Florida State +5
  • Georgia Tech +3
  • UConn +1
  • Georgia -1
  • NC State -3
  • Pittsburgh -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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.769 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#24Post-Season W1#25Post-Season W2#25Post-Season W3#17Post-Season W4#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+46
+6
-6
+6
+3
-10
+10
+6
+37
+21
+30
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#12016#62017#12018#32019#82020

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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