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Clemson

2020 Season Performance

#6
Rank
10-1
Record
165.5
Points
0.619
SOS

Current Form

W3 streak
HOT
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W N #6 Notre Dame 34-10
Worst L @ #10 Notre Dame 40-47

Record Splits

Home 6-0
Away 3-1
Neutral 1-0
Conference 8-0
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 1-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#1
#10
#19
#28
#37
Pre
#4
W3
#13
W6
#4
W9
#5
W12
#10
W15
#11
W16
#6

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
2
09/12
W
#7 @ #19 Wake Forest
37-13
+18.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.4 13.9
Margin Scaling
+4.3 18.3
Total 18.3 pts
3
09/19
W
#3 vs FCS The Citadel
49-0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
5
10/04
W
#27 vs #33 Virginia
41-23
+13.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.6 9.6
Margin Scaling
+3.4 13.0
Total 13.0 pts
6
10/10
W
#9 vs #7 Miami
42-17
+25.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+5.6 14.6
Margin Scaling
+5.0 19.6
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 21.1
Recency Weighting
+4.4 25.5
Total 25.5 pts
7
10/17
W
#4 @ #49 Georgia Tech
73-7
+14.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.3 10.2
Margin Scaling
+4.5 14.7
Total 14.7 pts
8
10/24
W
#5 vs #119 Syracuse
47-21
+8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 4.4
Margin Scaling
+3.8 8.2
Total 8.2 pts
9
10/31
W
#5 vs #34 Boston College
34-28
+11.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.2 10.2
Margin Scaling
+1.5 11.7
Total 11.7 pts
10
11/08
L
#5 @ #10 Notre Dame
40-47 OT
-4.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.3 -3.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -2.9
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -3.9
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -4.7
Total -4.7 pts
13
11/28
W
#10 vs #56 Pittsburgh
52-17
+15.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.3 10.3
Margin Scaling
+5.0 15.4
Total 15.4 pts
14
12/06
W
#9 @ #48 Virginia Tech
45-10
+19.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.2 14.7
Margin Scaling
+5.1 19.8
Total 19.8 pts
16
12/19
W
#11 N #6 Notre Dame
34-10
+38.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
+11.6 23.1
Margin Scaling
+5.9 29.0
Quality Win Bonuses
+3.0 32.0
Recency Weighting
+6.7 38.7
Total 38.7 pts
Total
10-1 Record
160.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
108-22
Record
83%
Win Rate
#20
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.648
Avg SOS
6
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#5
2017
#6
2018
#5
2019
#5
2020
#6
2021
#27
2022
#11
2023
#29
2024
#10
2025
#56
2026
#55

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 ACC 3-2 (60%) #55 #29 21.9 0.690 -
2025 ACC 7-5 (58%) #56 #46 52.4 0.601 -
2024 ACC 10-3 (77%) #10 #10 123.5 0.626 ACC
2023 ACC 8-4 (67%) #29 #27 87.9 0.641 -
2022 ACC 11-2 (85%) #11 #4 168.4 0.645 ACC
2021 ACC 9-3 (75%) #27 #23 110.6 0.663 -
2020 ACC 10-1 (91%) #6 #3 165.5 0.619 -
2019 ACC 13-0 (100%) #5 #1 226.5 0.612 ACC
2018 ACC 13-0 (100%) #5 #5 267.4 0.650 ACC
2017 ACC 12-1 (92%) #6 #1 274.1 0.676 ACC
2016 ACC 12-1 (92%) #5 #3 255.0 0.708 ACC