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2024 Clemson

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dabo Swinney, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 2024, game by game: lost vs. No. 1 Georgia 3–34; won vs. App State 66–20; won vs. NC State 59–35; won vs. Stanford 40–14; won at Florida State 29–13; won at Wake Forest 49–14; won vs. Virginia 48–31; lost vs. Louisville 21–33; won at Virginia Tech 24–14; won at Pittsburgh 24–20; won vs. The Citadel 51–14; lost vs. No. 16 South Carolina 14–17; won vs. No. 8 SMU 34–31; lost at No. 4 Texas 24–38+46−31Lost 3–34 vs. No. 1 Georgia-31No. 1 GeorgiaWon 66–20 vs. App State+46App StateWon 59–35 vs. NC State+24NC StateWon 40–14 vs. Stanford+26StanfordWon 29–13 at Florida State+16Florida StateWon 49–14 at Wake Forest+35Wake ForestWon 48–31 vs. Virginia+17VirginiaLost 21–33 vs. Louisville-12LouisvilleWon 24–14 at Virginia Tech+10Virginia TechWon 24–20 at Pittsburgh+4PittsburghWon 51–14 vs. The Citadel+37The CitadelLost 14–17 vs. No. 16 South Carolina-3No. 16 South CarolinaWon 34–31 vs. No. 8 SMU+3No. 8 SMULost 24–38 at No. 4 Texas-14No. 4 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs1GeorgiaL 3–⁠3432%
Sep 7vsApp StateW 66–⁠2061%
Sep 21vsNC StateW 59–⁠3566%
Sep 28vsStanfordW 40–⁠1485%
Oct 5atFlorida StateW 29–⁠1356%
Oct 12atWake ForestW 49–⁠1473%
Oct 19vsVirginiaW 48–⁠3183%
Nov 2vsLouisvilleL 21–⁠3373%
Nov 9atVirginia TechW 24–⁠1455%
Nov 16atPittsburghW 24–⁠2063%
Nov 23vsThe CitadelW 51–⁠1496%
Nov 30vs16South CarolinaL 14–⁠1764%
Dec 7vs8SMUACC ChampionshipW 34–⁠3143%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffat4TexasCFP First RoundL 24–⁠3832%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 38–⁠24 in the CFP First Round; No. 14 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 25
  3. Wk 3: 22
  4. Wk 4: 21
  5. Wk 5: 17
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 9
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 19
  12. Wk 12: 17
  13. Wk 13: 17
  14. Wk 14: 12
  15. Wk 15: 18
  16. Wk 16: 13
  17. Final: 14

Atlantic Coast Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 9
Points
486–⁠328
Coach
Dabo Swinney
Elo
1688 +65 this season
SP+ rating
13.3 No. 22 of 134; offense No. 16, defense No. 26, special teams No. 100
SRS
11.9 No. 23 of 134 in FBS
Returning
77% of last season’s EPA, No. 17 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 11 roster talent No. 5 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Garrett Riley
Defensive coordinators
Wes Goodwin and Mickey Conn
Offense
Dirt raid
Defense
4–⁠3 / 4–⁠2–⁠5 hybrid

How good, play by play

  • Offense25th of 134
  • Defense55th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted14th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted59th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2046%1.2325th of 134
Defense0.0841%1.3355th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
0.09 def		47% off
40% def		—14th off
59th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.3own 3014% allowed
Defense3.6own 2720% caused

CORE rating 12.8, 27th of 134 (offense 10.4, defense -2.4).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsCade Klubnik QB3,639 yds
Passing touchdownsCade Klubnik QB36 TD
Rushing yardsPhil Mafah RB1,115 yds
Rushing touchdownsPhil Mafah RB8 TD
Receiving yardsAntonio Williams WR902 yds
Receiving touchdownsAntonio Williams WR11 TD
TacklesWade Woodaz LB75 tkl
SacksT.J. Parker DE11 sacks
InterceptionsKhalil Barnes S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Sammy Brown LB★★★★★No. 19
T.J. Moore WR★★★★★No. 23
Bryant Wesco Jr. WR★★★★No. 48
Christian Bentancur TE★★★★No. 74
Corian Gipson CB★★★★No. 80
Ricardo Jones S★★★★No. 153
Darien Mayo DL★★★★No. 171
Elyjah Thurmon OL★★★★No. 201

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.902
Receivers44.00.940
Offensive line43.30.882
Defensive line43.50.902
Linebackers33.70.904
Defensive backs63.70.905
Athletes and specialists13.00.824
Whole class233.60.903

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 4Barrett Carter LBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6R.J. Mickens SLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 7Phil Mafah RBDallas Cowboys

Roster 136

The 2024 roster

136 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 77 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 0

The 2024 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 11

Andrew Mukuba S★★★★to Texas
Toriano Pride Jr. CB★★★★to Missouri
David Ojiegbe DE★★★to Pittsburgh
Adam Kissayi DE★★★to Minnesota
Beaux Collins WR★★★to Notre Dame
Zack Owens OL★★★to Colorado
Mitchell Mayes OT★★★to Charlotte
Sage Ennis TE★★★to Virginia
Brannon Spector WR★★★to Jacksonville State
Lannden Zanders S★★★no new school on file
Hunter Helms QB★★to Rhode Island

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU8–⁠011–⁠312
Clemson7–⁠110–⁠414
Miami6–⁠210–⁠318
Syracuse5–⁠310–⁠320
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠4
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Virginia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
NC State3–⁠56–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
California2–⁠66–⁠7
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
Stanford2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida State1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.