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2026 Clemson

4–⁠2 (2–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dabo Swinney. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠2, over five games to the six on file here.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 2026, game by game: lost at No. 11 LSU 10–51; won vs. Georgia Southern 22–7; won vs. North Carolina 28–20; won at California 24–10; lost vs. No. 4 Miami 13–41; won vs. Charleston Southern 37–0+37−41Lost 10–51 at No. 11 LSU-41No. 11 LSUWon 22–7 vs. Georgia Southern+15Georgia SouthernWon 28–20 vs. North Carolina+8North CarolinaWon 24–10 at California+14CaliforniaLost 13–41 vs. No. 4 Miami-28No. 4 MiamiWon 37–0 vs. Charleston Southern+37Charleston Sout…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at11LSUL 10–⁠5145%
Sep 12vsGeorgia SouthernW 22–⁠762%
Sep 19vsNorth CarolinaW 28–⁠2068%
Sep 25atCaliforniaW 24–⁠1058%
Oct 3vs4MiamiL 13–⁠4138%
Oct 17vsCharleston SouthernW 37–⁠088%
Oct 24vsVirginia TechPreview66%
Oct 31atFlorida StatePreview55%
Nov 7atSyracusePreview66%
Nov 14vsGeorgia TechPreview70%
Nov 20atDukePreview40%
Nov 28vsSouth CarolinaPreview64%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP now
Unranked
Points
134–⁠129
Coach
Dabo Swinney
Elo
1583 +5 this season
SP+ rating
2.2 No. 61 of 138; offense No. 96, defense No. 30, special teams No. 9
SRS
5.2 No. 47 of 138 in FBS
Returning
41% of last season’s EPA, No. 63 of 136
Recruiting class
No. 20 roster talent No. 16 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Chad Morris, Kyle Richardson and Matt Luke
Defensive coordinators
Tom Allen and Nick Eason
Offense
Power spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense120th of 138
  • Defense58th of 138
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted115th of 138
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted47th of 138
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0436%1.18120th of 138
Defense0.0743%1.1658th of 138
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.06 def		39% off
41% def		—115th off
47th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense40%7.1 yds11%2.9017%
Defense38%7.5 yds12%3.1017%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.8own 3117% allowed
Defense2.5own 2618% caused

CORE rating 2.6, 54th of 138 (offense -6.9, defense -9.5).

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 yardsTait Reynolds QB945 yds
Passing touchdownsChristopher Vizzina QB1 TD
Rushing yardsGideon Davidson RB430 yds
Rushing touchdownsGideon Davidson RB5 TD
Receiving yardsBryant Wesco Jr. WR340 yds
Receiving touchdownsChristian Bentancur TE1 TD
TacklesCorey Myrick S43 tkl
SacksWill Heldt DE4 sacks
InterceptionsElliot Washington II CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Naeem Burroughs WR★★★★No. 67
Polo Anderson S★★★★No. 113
Gordon Sellars III WR★★★★No. 177
Connor Salmin WR★★★★No. 191
Chance Barclay OL★★★★No. 228
Leo Delaney OL★★★★No. 332
Grant Wise OL★★★★No. 340
Brayden Reilly LB★★★★No. 366

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.870
Receivers53.60.913
Offensive line63.80.899
Defensive line33.00.873
Linebackers14.00.899
Defensive backs23.50.906
Athletes and specialists23.00.844
Whole class213.50.891

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.

Roster 121

The 2026 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2026 portal
Chris Johnson Jr. RB★★★from SMU
Donovan Starr CB★★★from Auburn
Elliot Washington II CB★★★from Penn State
London Merritt DE★★★from Colorado
Markus Strong DL★★★from Oklahoma
Devarrick Woods DL★★★from Texas State
C.J. Wesley DE★★★from Howard
Corey Myrick S★★★from Southern Miss
Jaylen Brown-Wallace WR★★★from Wingate
Jerome Carter S★★★from Old Dominion
Kourtney Kelly DL★★★from West Georgia

Transfers out 15

Stephiylan Green DL★★★★to LSU
Khalil Barnes S★★★to Georgia
Ricardo Jones S★★★to Vanderbilt
Robert Billings S★★★to Jacksonville State
Rowan Byrne OL★★★to North Carolina
Shelton Lewis CB★★★to Arkansas
Jamal Anderson LB★★★to SMU
Josh Sapp TE★★★to West Virginia
Markus Dixon DE★★★to Oregon
Keith Adams Jr. RB★★★to Georgia State
Dee Crayton LB★★★to UNLV
Parker Fulghum WR★★★to UL Monroe

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami4–⁠06–⁠0
Wake Forest4–⁠16–⁠1
SMU3–⁠15–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠14–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠14–⁠2
Louisville3–⁠24–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠25–⁠2
Pittsburgh2–⁠25–⁠2
Virginia2–⁠24–⁠3
California2–⁠23–⁠4
Duke1–⁠24–⁠2
NC State1–⁠23–⁠3
Boston College1–⁠23–⁠3
Georgia Tech1–⁠22–⁠4
Florida State1–⁠33–⁠4
Stanford1–⁠33–⁠4
Syracuse0–⁠42–⁠4

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