Clemson vs. Virginia Tech

Clemson and Virginia Tech have 35 meetings on file, the first in 1906; Clemson leads the series 23–⁠11–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Clemson 7–⁠3, and Clemson has won the last 7.

Clemson wins
23
Virginia Tech wins
11
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1906
Longest streak
9 Clemson
Current streak
7 Clemson
Last 10 meetings
Clemson 7–⁠3
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠2–⁠1
1920s0–⁠2
1930s2–⁠0
1940s2–⁠0
1950s2–⁠1
1960s1–⁠0
1970s3–⁠0
1980s6–⁠1
1990s0–⁠2
2000s0–⁠3
2010s5–⁠0
2020s2–⁠0
Both ranked
7 meetings: Clemson 5, Virginia Tech 2
Average margin
17.1 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Clemson
9–⁠6–⁠1 Clemson’s record at home
At Virginia Tech
4–⁠12 Virginia Tech’s record at home
Neutral sites
2–⁠1 Clemson first
Shutouts
6

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Clemson’s biggest win2020: Clemson 45, Virginia Tech 10by 35 points
  2. Virginia Tech’s biggest win1924: Virginia Tech 50, Clemson 6by 44 points
  3. Upset2011: Clemson 23, Virginia Tech 3Clemson had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2011: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10Clemson had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Ranked showdown2017: Clemson 31, Virginia Tech 17No. 2 Clemson at No. 12 Virginia Tech
  6. Ranked showdown2016: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35No. 3 Clemson at No. 19 Virginia Tech
  7. Ranked showdown2000: Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 20No. 16 Clemson at No. 6 Virginia Tech
  8. Ranked showdown2011: Clemson 23, Virginia Tech 3No. 13 Clemson at No. 11 Virginia Tech

Coach against coach

YearsClemsonSeriesVirginia Tech
1954–⁠1960Frank Howard3–⁠1Frank Moseley
1979–⁠1986Danny Ford4–⁠1Bill Dooley
1987–⁠1989Danny Ford3–⁠0Frank Beamer
1999–⁠2007Tommy Bowden0–⁠4Frank Beamer
2011–⁠2012Dabo Swinney3–⁠0Frank Beamer
2016–⁠2020Dabo Swinney3–⁠0Justin Fuente

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Clemson’s side (Howard 3–⁠1 against Moseley). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Clemson and Virginia Tech, 1906 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Branden Ore Virginia Tech37 carries, 203 yards, 2 TD2006 Rushing

Named most valuable

Deshaun Watson Clemson2016
Tajh Boyd Clemson2011

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).

From the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story of the 1936 game: Foot Ball Scores

    1936 · Evening star, Sep 27, 1936

  • The Evening star's story of the 1945 game: Clemson Rush in Second Period Smushes V. P. |.

    1945 · Evening star, Nov 11, 1945

  • The Evening star's story of the 1946 game: Late Clemson Passes Overcome Favored Virginia Tech, 14-7

    1946 · Evening star, Nov 3, 1946

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2017.

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).

Photos

  • D.J. Coles of Virginia Tech with the ball. Jarrett Boykin (81) also in the picture.
    D.J. Coles of Virginia Tech with the ball. Jarrett Boykin (81) also in the picture.Photo: VaMedia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2011 game
  • David Wilson of Virginia Tech.
    David Wilson of Virginia Tech.Photo: VaMedia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2011 game
  • Bruce Taylor of Virginia Tech
    Bruce Taylor of Virginia TechPhoto: VaMedia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2011 game
  • David Wilson of Virginia Tech
    David Wilson of Virginia TechPhoto: VaMedia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2011 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 24, 2026Virginia Tech at Clemson upcomingat Clemson
Nov 9, 202419Clemson 24, Virginia Tech 14at Virginia Tech
Dec 5, 20204Clemson 45, Virginia Tech 10at Virginia Tech
Sep 30, 20172Clemson 31, 12Virginia Tech 17at Virginia Tech
Dec 3, 20163Clemson 42, 19Virginia Tech 35Camping World StadiumACC Championship Game
Oct 20, 201214Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 17at Clemson
Dec 3, 201121Clemson 38, 5Virginia Tech 10Neutral siteACC Championship Game
Oct 1, 201113Clemson 23, 11Virginia Tech 3at Virginia Tech
Oct 6, 200715Virginia Tech 41, 22Clemson 23at Clemson
Oct 26, 2006Virginia Tech 24, 10Clemson 7at Virginia Tech
Jan 1, 20016Virginia Tech 41, 16Clemson 20Neutral siteGator Bowl
Sep 23, 19998Virginia Tech 31, Clemson 11at Virginia Tech
Sep 12, 1998Virginia Tech 37, Clemson 0at Clemson
Sep 16, 19897Clemson 27, Virginia Tech 7at Virginia Tech
Sep 3, 19884Clemson 40, Virginia Tech 7at Clemson
Sep 12, 198710Clemson 22, Virginia Tech 10at Virginia Tech
Sep 13, 1986Virginia Tech 20, Clemson 14at Clemson
Sep 14, 1985Clemson 20, Virginia Tech 17at Virginia Tech
Nov 10, 1984Clemson 17, Virginia Tech 10at Clemson
Oct 4, 1980Clemson 13, Virginia Tech 10at Clemson
Oct 13, 1979Clemson 21, Virginia Tech 0at Virginia Tech
Oct 7, 1978Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 7at Clemson
Oct 1, 1977Clemson 31, Virginia Tech 13at Virginia Tech
Oct 1, 19607Clemson 13, Virginia Tech 7at Clemson
Nov 3, 195613Clemson 21, 15Virginia Tech 6at Clemson
Nov 5, 1955Clemson 21, Virginia Tech 16at Virginia Tech
Oct 2, 1954Virginia Tech 18, Clemson 7at Clemson
Nov 2, 1946Clemson 14, Virginia Tech 7at Virginia Tech
Nov 10, 1945Clemson 35, Virginia Tech 0at Clemson
Sep 26, 1936Clemson 20, Virginia Tech 0at Clemson
Sep 28, 1935Clemson 28, Virginia Tech 7at Virginia Tech
Nov 1, 1924Virginia Tech 50, Clemson 6at Clemson
Nov 3, 1923Virginia Tech 25, Clemson 6at Virginia Tech
Oct 2, 1909Virginia Tech 6, Clemson 0at Virginia Tech
Oct 10, 1908Virginia Tech 6, Clemson 0at Clemson
Oct 13, 1906Clemson 0, Virginia Tech 0at Clemson

Every game is listed as played on the field.