Game notes: Clemson at Syracuse
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The matchup
- Clemson (4–2, 2–1 in conference) at Syracuse (2–4, 0–4 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, JMA Wireless Dome.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 14th meeting; Clemson leads the series 10–3.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 20, 2025: Syracuse 34, Clemson 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1995: Syracuse 41, Clemson 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Syracuse is 1–5 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: Syracuse 34–21 (at Clemson); 2023: Clemson 31–14 (at Syracuse); 2022: Clemson 27–21 (at Clemson); 2021: Clemson 17–14 (at Syracuse); 2020: Clemson 47–21 (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 10–2 against Syracuse.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 lost to No. 4 Notre Dame 47–40.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.
Syracuse
- Syracuse is 2–4 (0–4 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 66–3 vs. New Hampshire; L 18–21 vs. California; L 13–27 at Pittsburgh; W 42–41 at UConn; L 25–28 at Virginia; L 26–34 vs. Louisville.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Syracuse has lost two straight, since beating UConn 42–41 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Syracuse is No. 114 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Fran Brown is 15–16 in his third season at Syracuse.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Fran Brown is 1–0 against Clemson.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Umari Hatcher (WR): 50 catches, 784 yards, 7 TD, No. 3 in FBS in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tylik Hill (RB): 430 rushing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris D’Appolonia (LB): 45 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Syracuse lost to No. 14 Pittsburgh 37–10.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
- Fran Brown is 1–0 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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