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Clemson

2021 Season Performance

#27
Rank
9-3
Record
110.6
Points
0.663
SOS

Current Form

W5 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W vs #20 Wake Forest 48-27
Worst L @ #62 NC State 21-27

Record Splits

Home 6-0
Away 3-2
Neutral 0-1
Conference 6-2
Non-Conf 3-1
Close (7 pts or less) 4-2
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#1
#25
#49
#73
#95
Pre
#4
W3
#60
W6
#58
W9
#47
W12
#31
W15
#27

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/04
L
NR N #8 Georgia
3-10
-3.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.4 -3.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -2.1
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -3.2
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.8
Total -3.8 pts
2
09/11
W
#85 vs #107 South Carolina State
49-3
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
3
09/18
W
#76 vs #104 Georgia Tech
14-8
+7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.6 6.4
Margin Scaling
+1.4 7.8
Total 7.8 pts
4
09/25
L
#60 @ #62 NC State
21-27 OT
-6.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -5.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -4.3
Margin Scaling
-0.8 -5.1
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -6.0
Total -6.0 pts
5
10/02
W
#80 vs #17 Boston College
19-13
+10.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.2 9.2
Margin Scaling
+1.4 10.6
Total 10.6 pts
7
10/15
W
#58 @ #74 Syracuse
17-14
+13.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-1.0 12.5
Margin Scaling
+0.9 13.4
Total 13.4 pts
8
10/23
L
#44 @ #14 Pittsburgh
17-27
-6.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.3 -4.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -3.7
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -5.1
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -6.1
Total -6.1 pts
9
10/30
W
#55 vs #81 Florida State
30-20
+11.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.3 8.7
Margin Scaling
+2.4 11.0
Total 11.0 pts
10
11/06
W
#47 @ #68 Louisville
30-24
+16.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.7 15.2
Margin Scaling
+1.5 16.7
Total 16.7 pts
11
11/13
W
#40 vs #128 UConn
44-7
+9.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 4.4
Margin Scaling
+4.6 9.0
Total 9.0 pts
12
11/20
W
#40 vs #20 Wake Forest
48-27
+22.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.9 13.9
Margin Scaling
+3.9 17.7
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 19.2
Recency Weighting
+3.5 22.7
Total 22.7 pts
13
11/28
W
#31 @ #39 South Carolina
30-0
+33.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+8.2 21.7
Margin Scaling
+6.5 28.2
Recency Weighting
+5.1 33.3
Total 33.3 pts
Total
9-3 Record
108.7

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