Game notes: Clemson at Florida State
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The matchup
- Clemson (4–2, 2–1 in conference) at Florida State (3–4, 1–3 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Doak Campbell Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 39th meeting; Florida State leads the series 21–17.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 8, 2025: Clemson 24, Florida State 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1970: Florida State 38, Clemson 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Florida State is 12–7 at home against Clemson.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Clemson 24–10 (at Clemson); 2024: Clemson 29–13 (at Florida State); 2023: Florida State 31–24 (at Clemson); 2022: Clemson 34–28 (at Florida State); 2021: Clemson 30–20 (at Clemson).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Clemson
- Clemson is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 10–51 at No. 11 LSU; W 22–7 vs. Georgia Southern; W 28–20 vs. North Carolina; W 24–10 at California; L 13–41 vs. No. 4 Miami; W 37–0 vs. Charleston Southern.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Clemson is No. 42 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Dabo Swinney is 191–55 in his 19th season at Clemson.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Dabo Swinney is 11–6 against Florida State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Tait Reynolds (QB): 945 passing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Gideon Davidson (RB): 430 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Corey Myrick (S): 43 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nolan Hauser needs 2 field goals to pass Jad Dean (51, 2003–06) for eighth on Clemson’s career field goals list. He has 50 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Clemson beat Boston College 34–28.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Florida State
- Florida State is 3–4 (1–3 in conference games), 0–3 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–17 vs. New Mexico State; L 24–27 vs. No. 19 SMU; L 36–50 at No. 10 Alabama; W 34–7 vs. Central Arkansas; W 38–7 vs. Virginia; L 20–44 at Louisville; L 35–43 at No. 3 Miami.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Florida State has lost two straight, since beating Virginia 38–7 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Florida State is No. 81 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Mike Norvell is 41–38 in his seventh season at Florida State and 79–53 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Mike Norvell is 1–4 against Clemson.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Ashton Daniels (QB): 1,618 passing yards, 12 TD, No. 4 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ousmane Kromah (RB): 609 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris Jones (LB): 46 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1992, Florida State beat No. 23 Virginia 13–3.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Mike Norvell is 1–4 against Dabo Swinney’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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