List of Clemson Tigers football seasons

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The 2008 Clemson Tigers team taking the field at Memorial Stadium.

The Clemson Tigers college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Clemson University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Clemson has played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina since 1942. [1] The Tigers have three national championship titles (1981, 2016 and 2018) along with two other national championship appearances in 2015 and 2019. [2] The Tigers have claimed 26 conference championships and have appeared in 50 postseason bowl games with an overall record of 28-22. [3] Clemson now has over 750 wins in its program.

Contents

Seasons

National Champions†Conference Champions *Division Champions‡Bowl game berth ^
SeasonHead coach
[4] 		Conference
[5] [6] 		Season results [7] Bowl result
[7] [8] 		Final ranking
Conference finishDivision finish
[A 1] 		WinsLossesTies [A 2] Associated Press Poll
[A 3] 		Coaches' Poll
[A 4]
Clemson Tigers
1896 Walter Riggs Independent——210—N/AN/A
1897 William M. Williams ——220—N/AN/A
1898 John Penton ——310—N/AN/A
1899 Walter Riggs Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association ——420—N/AN/A
1900  *
[A 5] 		John Heisman 1st *—600—N/AN/A
1901 ——311—N/AN/A
1902  *
[A 5] 		1st *—610—N/AN/A
1903  *
[A 5] 		T-1st *—411—N/AN/A
1904 Shack Shealy ——331—N/AN/A
1905 Eddie Cochems ——321—N/AN/A
1906  *
[A 5] 		Bob Williams T-1st *—403—N/AN/A
1907 Frank Shaughnessy ——440—N/AN/A
1908 John N. Stone ——160—N/AN/A
1909 Bob Williams——630—N/AN/A
1910 Frank Dobson ——431—N/AN/A
1911 ——350—N/AN/A
1912 ——440—N/AN/A
1913 Bob Williams——440—N/AN/A
1914 ——531—N/AN/A
1915 ——242—N/AN/A
1916 Wayne Hart ——360—N/AN/A
1917 Edward Donahue ——620—N/AN/A
1918 ——520—N/AN/A
1919 ——622—N/AN/A
1920 ——461—N/AN/A
1921 E. J. Stewart ——162—N/AN/A
1922 Southern Conference T-11th—540—N/AN/A
1923 Bud Saunders 14th—521—N/AN/A
1924 T-19th—260—N/AN/A
1925 T-20th—170—N/AN/A
1926 Bud Saunders (4 games)
Bob Williams (5 games)		18th—270—N/AN/A
1927 Josh Cody 9th—531—N/AN/A
1928 T-7th—830—N/AN/A
1929 12th—830—N/AN/A
1930 9th—820—N/AN/A
1931 Jess Neely 20th—162—N/AN/A
1932 21st—351—N/AN/A
1933 6th—362—N/AN/A
1934 5th—540—N/AN/A
1935 4th—630—N/AN/A
1936 5th—550——N/A
1937 3rd—441——N/A
1938 2nd—711——N/A
1939 2nd—910Won 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic against Boston College Eagles, 6–3 ^12N/A
1940  * Frank Howard 1st *—621——N/A
1941 3rd—720——N/A
1942 9th—361——N/A
1943 8th—260——N/A
1944 3rd—450——N/A
1945 4th—631——N/A
1946 11th—450——N/A
1947 12th—450——N/A
1948  *1st *—1100Won 1949 Gator Bowl against Missouri Tigers, 24–23 ^11N/A
1949 T-7th—442——N/A
1950 2nd—901Won 1951 Orange Bowl against Miami Hurricanes, 15–14 ^1012
1951 5th—730Lost 1952 Gator Bowl against Miami Hurricanes, 0-14 ^20—
1952 15th—261———
1953 Atlantic Coast Conference 6th—351———
1954 5th—550———
1955 3rd—730———
1956  *1st *—722Lost 1957 Orange Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 21-27 ^19—
1957 T-3rd—730——18
1958  *1st *—830Lost 1959 Sugar Bowl against LSU Tigers, 0-7 ^1213
1959  *1st *—920Won 1959 Bluebonnet Bowl against TCU Horned Frogs, 23–7 ^1111
1960 4th—640———
1961 T-3rd—550———
1962 2nd—640———
1963 T-3rd—541———
1964 7th—370———
1965  *1st *—550———
1966  *1st *—640———
1967  *1st *—640———
1968 2nd—451———
1969 T-3rd—460———
1970 Hootie Ingram T-6th—380———
1971 2nd—560———
1972 5th—470———
1973 Red Parker 3rd—560———
1974 T-2nd—740———
1975 5th—290———
1976 7th—362———
1977 Charley Pell 2nd—831Lost 1977 Gator Bowl against Pittsburgh Panthers, 3-34 ^19—
1978  *Charley Pell (11 games)
Danny Ford (1 game)		1st *—1110Won 1978 Gator Bowl against Ohio State Buckeyes, 17–15 ^67
1979 Danny FordT-2nd—840Lost 1979 Peach Bowl against Baylor Bears, 18-24 ^——
1980 T-4th—650———
1981  †*1st *—1200Won 1982 Orange Bowl against Nebraska Cornhuskers, 22–15 ^11
1982  *1st *—911—8—
1983 — [A 6] —911—11—
1984 — [A 6] —740———
1985 T-3rd—660Lost 1985 Independence Bowl against Minnesota Golden Gophers, 13-20 ^——
1986  *1st *—822Won 1986 Gator Bowl against Stanford Cardinal, 27–21 ^1719
1987  *1st *—1020Won 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl against Penn State Nittany Lions, 35–10 ^1210
1988  *1st *—1020Won 1989 Florida Citrus Bowl against Oklahoma Sooners, 13–6 ^98
1989 3rd—1020Won 1989 Gator Bowl against West Virginia Mountaineers, 27–7 ^1211
1990 Ken Hatfield T-2nd—1020Won 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl against Illinois Fighting Illini, 30–0 ^99
1991  *1st *—921Lost 1992 Florida Citrus Bowl against California Golden Bears, 13-37 ^1817
1992 7th—560———
1993 Ken Hatfield (11 games)
Tommy West (1 game)		3rd—930Won 1993 Peach Bowl against Kentucky Wildcats, 14–13 ^2322
1994 Tommy West6th—560———
1995 3rd—840Lost 1996 Gator Bowl against Syracuse Orangemen, 0-41 ^——
1996 T-2nd—75—Lost 1996 Peach Bowl against LSU Tigers, 7-10 ^——
1997 5th—75—Lost 1998 Peach Bowl against Auburn Tigers, 17-21 ^——
1998 T-8th—38————
1999 Tommy Bowden 2nd—66—Lost 1999 Peach Bowl against Mississippi State Bulldogs, 7-17 ^——
2000 2nd—93—Lost 2001 Gator Bowl against Virginia Tech Hokies, 20-41 ^1614
2001 T-4th—75—Won 2001 Humanitarian Bowl against Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 49–24 ^——
2002 5th—76—Lost 2002 Tangerine Bowl against Texas Tech Red Raiders, 15-55 ^——
2003 3rd—94—Won 2004 Peach Bowl against Tennessee Volunteers, 27–14 ^2222
2004 T-6th—65————
2005 —3rd84—Won 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 19–10 ^2121
2006 —T-2nd85—Lost 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky Wildcats, 20-28 ^——
2007 —T-2nd94—Lost 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Auburn Tigers, 20-23 (OT) ^2122
2008 Tommy Bowden (6 games)
Dabo Swinney (7 games)		—T-3rd76—Lost 2009 Gator Bowl against Nebraska Cornhuskers, 21-26 ^——
2009  ‡ Dabo Swinney 2nd1st ‡95—Won 2009 Music City Bowl against Kentucky Wildcats, 21–13 ^24—
2010 —5th67—Lost 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl against South Florida Bulls, 26-31 ^——
2011  *‡1st *1st ‡104—Lost 2012 Orange Bowl against West Virginia Mountaineers, 33-70 ^2222
2012  ‡—T-1st ‡112—Won 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl against LSU Tigers, 25-24 ^119
2013 —2nd112—Won 2014 Orange Bowl against Ohio State Buckeyes, 40-35 ^87
2014 3rd2nd103—Won 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl against Oklahoma Sooners, 40-6 ^1515
2015  *‡1st *1st ‡141—Won 2015 Orange Bowl against Oklahoma Sooners, 37-17 ^

Lost 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama Crimson Tide, 40-45 ^

22
2016  *†1st *T-1st ‡141—Won 2016 Fiesta Bowl (December) against Ohio State, 31-0 ^

Won 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama Crimson Tide, 35-31 ^

11
2017  *‡1st *1st ‡122—Lost 2018 Sugar Bowl against Alabama Crimson Tide, 6-24 ^44
2018  *†1st *1st ‡150—Won 2018 Cotton Bowl Classic against Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 30-3 ^

Won 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama Crimson Tide, 44-16 ^

11
2019  *†1st *1st ‡141—Won 2019 Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State Buckeyes, 29-23 ^

Lost 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship against LSU, 25-42 ^

22
2020  *†1st *—102—Lost 2021 Sugar Bowl against Ohio State Buckeyes, 28-49 ^33
20213rdT-2nd93—Won 2021 Cheez-It Bowl against Iowa State Cyclones, 20-131416
20221st1st113—Lost 2022 Orange Bowl against Tennessee 1312
Total78045044(regular season games)
810(ACC Championship Games; 9 appearances all under Head Coach Dabo Swinney)
29230(bowl games; 52 appearances)
50847044(all games)

Notes

  1. ↑ The Atlantic Coast Conference introduced divisional play in 2005; the divisional winners advance to the ACC Championship Game to determine the conference champion. [9]
  2. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [10]
  3. ↑ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936. [11]
  4. ↑ The college football coaches' was created in 1950. [12]
  5. 1 2 3 4 The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association did not rank football teams or award official championships. [13]
  6. 1 2 Clemson was under ACC probation in 1982 and 1983 and was not eligible for the ACC title. [14]

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