Clemson vs. Pittsburgh

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Clemson’s biggest win2020: Clemson 52, Pittsburgh 17by 35 points
2. Pittsburgh’s biggest win1977: Pittsburgh 34, Clemson 3by 31 points
3. Upset2016: Pittsburgh 43, Clemson 42Pittsburgh had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Ranked showdown1977: Pittsburgh 34, Clemson 3No. 11 Clemson at No. 10 Pittsburgh

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Clemson’s side (Swinney 3–⁠2 against Narduzzi). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Clemson vs. South Carolina117 meetings, Clemson 70–⁠43–⁠4
• Clemson vs. NC State91 meetings, Clemson 60–⁠30–⁠1
• Clemson vs. Wake Forest90 meetings, Clemson 72–⁠17–⁠1
• Clemson vs. Georgia Tech88 meetings, Clemson 34–⁠52–⁠2
• Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia101 meetings, Pittsburgh 61–⁠37–⁠3
• Pittsburgh vs. Penn State99 meetings, Pittsburgh 43–⁠52–⁠4
• Pittsburgh vs. Syracuse82 meetings, Pittsburgh 46–⁠33–⁠3
• Pittsburgh vs. Notre Dame74 meetings, Pittsburgh 21–⁠52–⁠1