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Clemson Tigers School History

Seasons: 124 (1902 to 2025)

Record (W-L-T): 795-475-44

Conferences: ACC, Southern, Ind

Conf. Championships: 24

National Championships: 1981, 2016 and 2018

Bowl Record: 41 Bowls, 21-20, .512 W-L% (Major Bowls)

Ranked in AP Poll: 35 Times (Preseason), 38 Times (Final), 516 Weeks (Total), 25 Weeks at #1

Ranked in CFP Rankings: 11 Times (Final), 60 Weeks (Total), 8 Weeks at #1

Stadium: Memorial Stadium (cap. 81,500)

Location: Clemson, South Carolina

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124 Years Table

Overall				Conference				SRS		Polls
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
1	2025	ACC	7	6	0	.538	4	4	0	.500	6.42	1.73	4	4	Dabo Swinney (7-6)	Pinstripe Bowl (L)
2	2024	ACC	10	4	0	.714	7	1	0	.875	12.23	3.66	14	9	14	12	16	Dabo Swinney (10-4)	College Football Playoff - First Round (L)
3	2023	ACC	9	4	0	.692	4	4	0	.500	9.82	3.28	9	9	20	22	22	Dabo Swinney (9-4)	Gator Bowl (W)
4	2022	ACC	11	3	0	.786	8	0	0	1.000	13.59	3.30	4	4	13	4	7	Dabo Swinney (11-3)	Orange Bowl (L)
5	2021	ACC	10	3	0	.769	6	2	0	.750	11.43	2.66	3	3	14	19	19	Dabo Swinney (10-3)	Cheez-It Bowl (W)
6	2020	ACC	10	2	0	.833	8	1	0	.889	16.82	1.07	1	1	3	2	2	Dabo Swinney (10-2)	Sugar Bowl (L)
7	2019	ACC	14	1	0	.933	8	0	0	1.000	21.04	2.70	1	1	2	3	3	Dabo Swinney (14-1)	Fiesta Bowl (W), College Football Playoff National Championship (L)
8	2018	ACC	15	0	0	1.000	8	0	0	1.000	26.45	5.19	2	1	1	2	2	Dabo Swinney (15-0)	Cotton Bowl (W), College Football Playoff National Championship (W)	National Championships: AP, CFP
9	2017	ACC	12	2	0	.857	7	1	0	.875	20.62	6.84	5	1	4	1	1	Dabo Swinney (12-2)	Sugar Bowl (L)
10	2016	ACC	14	1	0	.933	7	1	0	.875	20.08	6.55	2	1	1	2	2	Dabo Swinney (14-1)	Fiesta Bowl (W), College Football Playoff National Championship (W)	National Championships: AP, CFP
11	2015	ACC	14	1	0	.933	8	0	0	1.000	18.88	5.21	12	1	2	1	1	Dabo Swinney (14-1)	Orange Bowl (W), College Football Playoff National Championship (L)
12	2014	ACC	10	3	0	.769	6	2	0	.750	11.63	2.86	16	15	15	17	17	Dabo Swinney (10-3)	Russell Athletic Bowl (W)
13	2013	ACC	11	2	0	.846	7	1	0	.875	14.98	3.06	8	3	8	Dabo Swinney (11-2)	Orange Bowl (W)
14	2012	ACC	11	2	0	.846	7	1	0	.875	14.75	1.14	14	10	11	Dabo Swinney (11-2)	Chick-fil-A Bowl (W)
15	2011	ACC	10	4	0	.714	6	2	0	.750	6.54	1.18	6	22	Dabo Swinney (10-4)	Orange Bowl (L)
16	2010	ACC	6	7	0	.462	4	4	0	.500	7.35	3.74	Dabo Swinney (6-7)	Meineke Car Care Bowl (L)
17	2009	ACC	9	5	0	.643	6	2	0	.750	11.73	4.01	15	24	Dabo Swinney (9-5)	Music City Bowl (W)
18	2008	ACC	7	6	0	.538	4	4	0	.500	6.97	2.51	9	9	Tommy Bowden (3-3), Dabo Swinney (4-3)	Gator Bowl (L)
19	2007	ACC	9	4	0	.692	5	3	0	.625	11.40	1.71	13	21	Tommy Bowden (9-4)	Chick-fil-A Bowl (L)
20	2006	ACC	8	5	0	.615	5	3	0	.625	8.19	0.65	18	10	Tommy Bowden (8-5)	Music City Bowl (L)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
21	2005	ACC	8	4	0	.667	4	4	0	.500	11.09	3.42	20	21	Tommy Bowden (8-4)	Champs Sports Bowl (W)
22	2004	ACC	6	5	0	.545	4	4	0	.500	5.23	5.23	15	15	Tommy Bowden (6-5)
23	2003	ACC	9	4	0	.692	5	3	0	.625	10.49	4.26	22	22	Tommy Bowden (9-4)	Peach Bowl (W)
24	2002	ACC	7	6	0	.538	4	4	0	.500	4.16	4.23	Tommy Bowden (7-6)	Tangerine Bowl (L)
25	2001	ACC	7	5	0	.583	4	4	0	.500	4.34	1.59	19	13	Tommy Bowden (7-5)	Humanitarian Bowl (W)
26	2000	ACC	9	3	0	.750	6	2	0	.750	11.54	2.04	17	5	16	Tommy Bowden (9-3)	Gator Bowl (L)
27	1999	ACC	6	6	0	.500	5	3	0	.625	7.55	5.30	Tommy Bowden (6-6)	Peach Bowl (L)
28	1998	ACC	3	8	0	.273	1	7	0	.125	-1.95	1.42	Tommy West (3-8)
29	1997	ACC	7	5	0	.583	4	4	0	.500	8.41	3.33	20	16	Tommy West (7-5)	Peach Bowl (L)
30	1996	ACC	7	5	0	.583	6	2	0	.750	2.90	1.24	25	22	Tommy West (7-5)	Peach Bowl (L)
31	1995	ACC	8	4	0	.667	6	2	0	.750	6.09	-0.07	23	Tommy West (8-4)	Gator Bowl (L)
32	1994	ACC	5	6	0	.455	4	4	0	.500	-0.12	2.16	25	22	Tommy West (5-6)
33	1993	ACC	9	3	0	.750	5	3	0	.625	3.05	-0.87	23	21	23	Ken Hatfield (8-3), Tommy West (1-0)	Peach Bowl (W)
34	1992	ACC	5	6	0	.455	3	5	0	.375	3.17	1.90	13	13	Ken Hatfield (5-6)
35	1991	ACC	9	2	1	.792	6	0	1	.929	10.12	0.78	9	6	18	Ken Hatfield (9-2-1)	Citrus Bowl (L)
36	1990	ACC	10	2	0	.833	5	2	0	.714	15.36	2.61	10	9	9	Ken Hatfield (10-2)	Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
37	1989	ACC	10	2	0	.833	5	2	0	.714	18.25	3.08	12	7	12	Danny Ford (10-2)	Gator Bowl (W)
38	1988	ACC	10	2	0	.833	6	1	0	.857	16.50	2.50	4	3	9	Danny Ford (10-2)	Citrus Bowl (W)
39	1987	ACC	10	2	0	.833	6	1	0	.857	13.71	2.30	9	7	12	Danny Ford (10-2)	Citrus Bowl (W)
40	1986	ACC	8	2	2	.750	5	1	1	.786	10.14	1.72	15	17	Danny Ford (8-2-2)	Gator Bowl (W)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
41	1985	ACC	6	6	0	.500	4	3	0	.571	5.17	3.92	Danny Ford (6-6)	Independence Bowl (L)
42	1984	ACC	7	4	0	.636	5	2	0	.714	10.35	3.26	4	2	Danny Ford (7-4)
43	1983	ACC	9	1	1	.864	7	0	0	1.000	15.08	3.80	11	11	Danny Ford (9-1-1)
44	1982	ACC	9	1	1	.864	6	0	0	1.000	13.63	2.91	11	7	8	Danny Ford (9-1-1)
45	1981	ACC	12	0	0	1.000	6	0	0	1.000	21.34	5.84	1	1	Danny Ford (12-0)	Orange Bowl (W)	National Championships: AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
46	1980	ACC	6	5	0	.545	2	4	0	.333	6.57	6.30	Danny Ford (6-5)
47	1979	ACC	8	4	0	.667	4	2	0	.667	14.28	7.86	13	Danny Ford (8-4)	Peach Bowl (L)
48	1978	ACC	11	1	0	.917	6	0	0	1.000	17.69	2.52	18	6	6	Charley Pell (10-1), Danny Ford (1-0)	Gator Bowl (W)
49	1977	ACC	8	3	1	.708	4	1	1	.750	14.16	8.08	11	19	Charley Pell (8-3-1)	Gator Bowl (L)
50	1976	ACC	3	6	2	.364	0	4	1	.100	3.29	7.75	Red Parker (3-6-2)
51	1975	ACC	2	9	0	.182	2	3	0	.400	-6.74	5.45	Red Parker (2-9)
52	1974	ACC	7	4	0	.636	4	2	0	.667	9.21	7.76	Red Parker (7-4)
53	1973	ACC	5	6	0	.455	4	2	0	.667	-0.89	1.66	Red Parker (5-6)
54	1972	ACC	4	7	0	.364	2	4	0	.333	-2.25	4.66	Cecil Ingram (4-7)
55	1971	ACC	5	6	0	.455	4	2	0	.667	0.42	3.69	Cecil Ingram (5-6)
56	1970	ACC	3	8	0	.273	2	4	0	.333	-5.98	3.48	Cecil Ingram (3-8)
57	1969	ACC	4	6	0	.400	3	3	0	.500	-5.63	-0.23	Frank Howard (4-6)
58	1968	ACC	4	5	1	.450	4	1	1	.750	5.42	5.42	Frank Howard (4-5-1)
59	1967	ACC	6	4	0	.600	6	0	0	1.000	8.01	4.51	Frank Howard (6-4)
60	1966	ACC	6	4	0	.600	6	1	0	.857	6.35	5.15	Frank Howard (6-4)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
61	1965	ACC	5	5	0	.500	4	3	0	.571	4.16	5.26	Frank Howard (5-5)
62	1964	ACC	3	7	0	.300	2	4	0	.333	-2.22	0.28	Frank Howard (3-7)
63	1963	ACC	5	4	1	.550	5	2	0	.714	5.45	3.25	Frank Howard (5-4-1)
64	1962	ACC	6	4	0	.600	5	1	0	.833	3.49	0.99	Frank Howard (6-4)
65	1961	ACC	5	5	0	.500	3	3	0	.500	9.31	3.81	Frank Howard (5-5)
66	1960	ACC	6	4	0	.600	4	2	0	.667	-0.16	-6.16	9	7	Frank Howard (6-4)
67	1959	ACC	9	2	0	.818	6	1	0	.857	11.88	-0.30	18	5	11	Frank Howard (9-2)	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
68	1958	ACC	8	3	0	.727	5	1	0	.833	5.01	1.19	18	8	12	Frank Howard (8-3)	Sugar Bowl (L)
69	1957	ACC	7	3	0	.700	4	3	0	.571	9.94	2.34	14	Frank Howard (7-3)
70	1956	ACC	7	2	2	.727	4	0	1	.900	8.01	2.01	11	19	Frank Howard (7-2-2)	Orange Bowl (L)
71	1955	ACC	7	3	0	.700	3	1	0	.750	3.35	-2.26	16	Frank Howard (7-3)
72	1954	ACC	5	5	0	.500	1	2	0	.333	4.70	2.10	Frank Howard (5-5)
73	1953	ACC	3	5	1	.389	1	2	0	.333	-2.79	-0.01	Frank Howard (3-5-1)
74	1952	Ind	2	6	1	.278	-4.32	0.69	Frank Howard (2-6-1)
75	1951	Southern	7	3	0	.700	3	1	0	.750	5.96	-0.84	16	19	Frank Howard (7-3)	Gator Bowl (L)
76	1950	Southern	9	0	1	.950	3	0	1	.875	12.20	-5.70	10	10	Frank Howard (9-0-1)	Orange Bowl (W)
77	1949	Southern	4	4	2	.500	2	2	0	.500	-5.25	-3.85	Frank Howard (4-4-2)
78	1948	Southern	11	0	0	1.000	5	0	0	1.000	10.58	-2.88	9	11	Frank Howard (11-0)	Gator Bowl (W)
79	1947	Southern	4	5	0	.444	1	3	0	.250	0.11	-3.00	Frank Howard (4-5)
80	1946	Southern	4	5	0	.444	2	3	0	.400	1.85	4.63	Frank Howard (4-5)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
81	1945	Southern	6	3	1	.650	2	1	1	.625	7.60	0.40	18	Frank Howard (6-3-1)
82	1944	Southern	4	5	0	.444	3	1	0	.750	0.72	2.72	Frank Howard (4-5)
83	1943	Southern	2	6	0	.250	1	3	0	.250	-13.52	-3.77	Frank Howard (2-6)
84	1942	Southern	3	6	1	.350	2	3	1	.417	-3.12	0.68	Frank Howard (3-6-1)
85	1941	Southern	7	2	0	.778	5	1	0	.833	8.73	-4.72	13	Frank Howard (7-2)
86	1940	Southern	6	2	1	.722	4	0	0	1.000	5.31	-3.47	10	Frank Howard (6-2-1)
87	1939	Southern	9	1	0	.900	4	0	0	1.000	13.05	1.55	12	12	Jess Neely (9-1)	Cotton Bowl (W)
88	1938	Southern	7	1	1	.833	3	0	1	.875	10.80	0.58	Jess Neely (7-1-1)
89	1937	Southern	4	4	1	.500	2	0	1	.833	6.76	2.76	Jess Neely (4-4-1)
90	1936	Southern	5	5	0	.500	3	3	0	.500	3.47	2.37	Jess Neely (5-5)
91	1935	Southern	6	3	0	.667	2	1	0	.667	4.98	0.98	Jess Neely (6-3)
92	1934	Southern	5	4	0	.556	2	1	0	.667	1.14	-0.19	Jess Neely (5-4)
93	1933	Southern	3	6	2	.364	1	1	0	.500	-6.21	-2.39	Jess Neely (3-6-2)
94	1932	Southern	3	5	1	.389	0	4	0	.000	-6.36	-3.92	Jess Neely (3-5-1)
95	1931	Southern	1	6	2	.222	1	4	0	.200	-12.38	-2.60	Jess Neely (1-6-2)
96	1930	Southern	8	2	0	.800	3	2	0	.600	3.66	-5.94	Josh Cody (8-2)
97	1929	Southern	8	3	0	.727	3	3	0	.500	3.91	-4.55	Josh Cody (8-3)
98	1928	Southern	8	3	0	.727	4	2	0	.667	3.67	-2.97	Josh Cody (8-3)
99	1927	Southern	5	3	1	.611	2	2	0	.500	-2.20	-2.87	Josh Cody (5-3-1)
100	1926	Southern	2	7	0	.222	1	3	0	.250	-14.87	-2.42	Bud Saunders (1-2), Bob Williams (0-5)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
101	1925	Southern	1	7	0	.125	0	4	0	.000	-11.44	2.56	Bud Saunders (1-7)
102	1924	Southern	2	6	0	.250	0	3	0	.000	-8.43	-3.43	Bud Saunders (2-6)
103	1923	Southern	5	2	1	.688	1	1	1	.500	7.66	3.91	Bud Saunders (5-2-1)
104	1922	Southern	5	4	0	.556	1	2	0	.333	2.99	1.54	Edward Stewart (5-4)
105	1921	Southern	1	6	2	.222	0	3	0	.000	-2.15	8.52	Edward Stewart (1-6-2)
106	1920	Ind	4	6	1	.409	-0.09	1.91	Edward Donahue (4-6-1)
107	1919	Ind	6	2	2	.700	8.26	1.96	Edward Donahue (6-2-2)
108	1918	Ind	5	2	0	.714	2.68	-2.75	Edward Donahue (5-2)
109	1917	Ind	6	2	0	.750	10.61	0.48	Edward Donahue (6-2)
110	1916	Ind	3	6	0	.333	-4.62	2.27	Wayne Hart (3-6)
111	1915	Ind	2	4	2	.375	4.91	6.16	Bob Williams (2-4-2)
112	1914	Ind	5	3	1	.611	6.69	4.24	Bob Williams (5-3-1)
113	1913	Ind	4	4	0	.500	6.69	7.81	Bob Williams (4-4)
114	1912	Ind	4	4	0	.500	1.80	1.68	Frank Dobson (4-4)
115	1911	Ind	3	5	0	.375	-1.00	2.75	Frank Dobson (3-5)
116	1910	Ind	4	3	1	.563	7.96	1.96	Frank Dobson (4-3-1)
117	1909	Ind	6	3	0	.667	4.26	-1.08	Bob Williams (6-3)
118	1908	Ind	1	6	0	.143	-6.54	3.17	John Stone (1-6)
119	1907	Ind	4	4	0	.500	1.75	0.13	Frank Shaughnessy (4-4)
120	1906	Ind	4	0	3	.786	1.11	-4.60	Bob Williams (4-0-3)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
121	1905	Ind	3	2	1	.583	4.53	0.53	Eddie Cochems (3-2-1)
122	1904	Ind	3	3	1	.500	9.19	8.76	Shack Shealy (3-3-1)
123	1903	Ind	4	1	1	.750	12.01	-2.82	John Heisman (4-1-1)
124	1902	Ind	6	1	0	.857	11.05	-3.09	John Heisman (6-1)

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