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Clemson record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Clemson’s Wikipedia lists give them from the school’s media guide. Names lead to each player’s page where he has one.

Chasing the record

This season’s players already in the school’s top five, as the lists stood when Wikipedia’s editors last updated them.

  • Nolan Hauser No. 3 in single-game field goals made, 5; No. 3 in single-game field goals made, 5; No. 3 in career field goal percentage, 77.8%

Retired numbers

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 11,904Tajh Boyd 2010–⁠13
  2. 10,163Deshaun Watson 2014–⁠16
  3. 10,123Cade Klubnik 2022–⁠25
  4. 10,098Trevor Lawrence 2018–⁠20
  5. 9,665Charlie Whitehurst 2002–⁠05

Season

  1. 4,593Deshaun Watson 2016
  2. 4,104Deshaun Watson 2015
  3. 3,896Tajh Boyd 2012
  4. 3,851Tajh Boyd 2013
  5. 3,828Tajh Boyd 2011

Game

  1. 580Deshaun Watson 2016 vs. Pittsburgh
  2. 455Tajh Boyd 2013 vs. Syracuse
  3. 439D.J. Uiagalelei 2020 vs. Notre Dame
  4. 435Deshaun Watson 2014 vs. North Carolina
  5. 428Tajh Boyd 2012 vs. Wake Forest

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 107Tajh Boyd 2010–⁠13
  2. 90Deshaun Watson 2014–⁠16
  3. 90Trevor Lawrence 2018–⁠20
  4. 73Cade Klubnik 2022–⁠25
  5. 49Charlie Whitehurst 2002–⁠05

Game

  1. 6Deshaun Watson 2016 vs. South Carolina
  2. 5Cullen Harper 2007 vs. Louisiana–Monroe
  3. 5Cullen Harper 2007 vs. Central Michigan
  4. 5Tajh Boyd 2011 vs. North Carolina
  5. 5Tajh Boyd 2012 vs. Wake Forest

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,952Travis Etienne 2017–⁠20
  2. 3,966Raymond Priester 1994–⁠97
  3. 3,881James Davis 2005–⁠08
  4. 3,547C.J. Spiller 2006–⁠09
  5. 3,436Andre Ellington 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 1,658Travis Etienne 2018
  2. 1,614Travis Etienne 2019
  3. 1,527Wayne Gallman 2015
  4. 1,345Raymond Priester 1996
  5. 1,322Raymond Priester 1995

Game

  1. 263Raymond Priester 1995 vs. Duke
  2. 260Cliff Austin 1982 vs. Duke
  3. 234Don King 1952 vs. Fordham
  4. 233C.J. Spiller 2009 vs. Georgia Tech(ACC Championship Game)
  5. 228Andre Ellington 2012 vs. Auburn

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 70Travis Etienne 2017–⁠20
  2. 47James Davis 2005–⁠08
  3. 41Travis Zachery 1998–⁠01
  4. 34Wayne Gallman 2014–⁠16
  5. 33Andre Ellington 2009–⁠12

Game

  1. 4C.J. Spiller 2009 vs. Georgia Tech(ACC Championship Game)
  2. 4Phil Mafah 2023 vs. Kentucky(Gator Bowl)

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 245Artavis Scott 2014–⁠16
  2. 240Sammy Watkins 2011–⁠13
  3. 232Aaron Kelly 2005–⁠08
  4. 207Antonio Williams 2022–⁠25
  5. 206DeAndre Hopkins 2010–⁠12

Season

  1. 101Sammy Watkins 2013
  2. 98Mike Williams 2016
  3. 93Artavis Scott 2015
  4. 88Aaron Kelly 2007
  5. 82Sammy Watkins 2011

Game

  1. 16Sammy Watkins 2013 vs. Ohio State(Orange Bowl)
  2. 15Mike Williams 2016 vs. Pittsburgh
  3. 14Sammy Watkins 2013 vs. Maryland
  4. 13DeAndre Hopkins 2012 vs. Auburn
  5. 13DeAndre Hopkins 2012 vs. LSU(Peach Bowl)

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,391Sammy Watkins 2011–⁠13
  2. 3,020DeAndre Hopkins 2010–⁠12
  3. 2,733Aaron Kelly 2005–⁠08
  4. 2,727Mike Williams 2013–⁠16
  5. 2,681Terry Smith 1990–⁠93

Season

  1. 1,464Sammy Watkins 2013
  2. 1,405DeAndre Hopkins 2012
  3. 1,361Mike Williams 2016
  4. 1,219Sammy Watkins 2011
  5. 1,167Tee Higgins 2019

Game

  1. 227Sammy Watkins 2013 vs. Ohio State(Orange Bowl)
  2. 202Sammy Watkins 2012 vs. Wake Forest
  3. 202Mike Williams 2016 vs. Pittsburgh
  4. 197DeAndre Hopkins 2012 vs. Boston College
  5. 191DeAndre Hopkins 2012 vs. LSU(Peach Bowl)

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 27DeAndre Hopkins 2010–⁠12
  2. 27Sammy Watkins 2011–⁠13
  3. 27Tee Higgins 2017–⁠19
  4. 21Mike Williams 2013–⁠16
  5. 21Antonio Williams 2022–⁠25

Game

  1. 3DeAndre Hopkins 2012 vs. Ball State
  2. 3DeAndre Hopkins 2012 vs. Duke
  3. 3Mike Williams 2016 vs. South Carolina
  4. 3Tee Higgins 2019 vs. Wake Forest
  5. 3Diondre Overton 2019 vs. Boston College

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 13,069Tajh Boyd 2010–⁠13
  2. 12,097Deshaun Watson 2014–⁠16
  3. 11,041Trevor Lawrence 2018–⁠20
  4. 11,001Cade Klubnik 2022–⁠25
  5. 9,763Charlie Whitehurst 2002–⁠05

Season

  1. 5,222Deshaun Watson 2016
  2. 5,209Deshaun Watson 2015
  3. 4,410Tajh Boyd 2012
  4. 4,251Tajh Boyd 2013
  5. 4,228Trevor Lawrence 2019

Game

  1. 529Tajh Boyd 2012 vs. NC State
  2. 517Woodrow Dantzler 2001 vs. NC State
  3. 505Tajh Boyd 2013 vs. Ohio State(Orange Bowl)
  4. 478Deshaun Watson 2015 vs. Alabama(CFP National Championship)
  5. 473Deshaun Watson 2015 vs. Syracuse

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 133Tajh Boyd 2010–⁠13
  2. 116Deshaun Watson 2014–⁠16
  3. 108Trevor Lawrence 2018–⁠20
  4. 90Cade Klubnik 2022–⁠25
  5. 78Travis Etienne 2017–⁠20

Season

  1. 50Deshaun Watson 2016
  2. 48Deshaun Watson 2015
  3. 46Tajh Boyd 2012
  4. 45Trevor Lawrence 2019
  5. 44Tajh Boyd 2013

Game

  1. 8Tajh Boyd 2012 vs. NC State
  2. 7Cade Klubnik 2024 vs. Appalachian State
  3. 6Tajh Boyd 2011 vs. North Carolina
  4. 6Tajh Boyd 2012 vs. Duke
  5. 6Tajh Boyd 2013 vs. Ohio State(Orange Bowl)

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 17Terry Kinard 1979–⁠82
  2. 15Fred Knoebel 1950–⁠52
  3. 15DeAndre McDaniel 2007–⁠10
  4. 14Michael Hamlin 2005–⁠08
  5. 14Rashard Hall 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 8Robert O’Neal 1989
  2. 8Justin Miller 2002
  3. 8DeAndre McDaniel 2009
  4. 7Fred Knoebel 1951
  5. 6Dennis Smith 1974

Game

  1. 3Kit Jackson 1965 vs. Wake Forest
  2. 3Leomont Evans 1995 vs. NC State
  3. 3Brian Dawkins 1995 vs. Duke
  4. 3Alex Ardley 2000 vs. Maryland
  5. 3Michael Hamlin 2008 vs. The Citadel

Tackles

Career

  1. 515Bubba Brown 1976–⁠79
  2. 486Anthony Simmons 1995–⁠97
  3. 469Jeff Davis 1978–⁠81
  4. 448Chad Carson 1998–⁠01
  5. 443John Leake 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 186Keith Adams 1999
  2. 178Anthony Simmons 1996
  3. 175Jeff Davis 1981
  4. 170Bubba Brown 1978
  5. 169John Leake 2002

Game

  1. 27Keith Adams 1999 vs. South Carolina

Sacks

Career

  1. 33.0Vic Beasley 2011–⁠14
  2. 28.0Michael Dean Perry 1984–⁠87
  3. 28.0Gaines Adams 2003–⁠06
  4. 27.0William Perry 1981–⁠84
  5. 27.0Clelin Ferrell 2015–⁠18

Season

  1. 16.0Keith Adams 1999
  2. 15.5Da’Quan Bowers 2010
  3. 13.0Vic Beasley 2013
  4. 12.5Gaines Adams 2006
  5. 12.5Shaq Lawson 2015

Game

  1. 5.0Keith Adams 1999 vs. Duke
  2. 4.0Andre Branch 2011 vs. Virginia Tech
  3. 4.0Austin Bryant 2017 vs. Auburn
  4. 4.0T.J. Parker 2024 vs. Pittsburgh

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 73B.T. Potter 2018–⁠22
  2. 72Nelson Welch 1991–⁠94
  3. 67Chandler Catanzaro 2010–⁠13
  4. 63Obed Ariri 1977–⁠80
  5. 63Chris Gardocki 1988–⁠90

Season

  1. 27Greg Huegel 2015
  2. 24Jad Dean 2005
  3. 23Obed Ariri 1980
  4. 22Chris Gardocki 1989
  5. 22Chris Gardocki 1990

Game

  1. 6Jad Dean 2005 vs. Texas A&M
  2. 6Richard Jackson 2009 vs. Boston College
  3. 5Nelson Welch 1991 vs. NC State
  4. 5Nelson Welch 1992 vs. Maryland
  5. 5Nelson Welch 1994 vs. North Carolina

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 82.9%Bob Paulling 1979–⁠83
  2. 81.7%Chandler Catanzaro 2010–⁠13
  3. 77.8%Nolan Hauser 2024–⁠25
  4. 76.1%Greg Huegel 2015–⁠18
  5. 75.3%B.T. Potter 2018–⁠22

Season

  1. 94.7%Chandler Catanzaro 2012

Scoring

Points

Career

  1. 468Travis Etienne 2017–⁠20
  2. 451B.T. Potter 2018–⁠22
  3. 404Chandler Catanzaro 2010–⁠13
  4. 380Greg Huegel 2015–⁠18
  5. 329Aaron Hunt 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 156Travis Etienne 2018
  2. 138Travis Etienne 2019
  3. 138Greg Huegel 2015
  4. 128C.J. Spiller 2009
  5. 118Chandler Catanzaro 2011

Touchdowns

Career

  1. 78Travis Etienne 2017–⁠20
  2. 51C.J. Spiller 2006–⁠09
  3. 50Travis Zachery 1998–⁠01
  4. 49James Davis 2005–⁠08
  5. 36Andre Ellington 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 26Travis Etienne 2018
  2. 23Travis Etienne 2019
  3. 21C.J. Spiller 2009
  4. 18Travis Zachery 2000
  5. 18DeAndre Hopkins 2012

Season by season

130 seasons
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Dabo Swinney7–⁠64–⁠4, T–7thPinstripe L
2024Dabo Swinney10–⁠47–⁠1, 2nd, conference championsCFP First Round L14
2023Dabo Swinney9–⁠44–⁠4, T–6thGator W20
2022Dabo Swinney11–⁠38–⁠0, 1st (Atlantic), conference championsOrange L13
2021Dabo Swinney10–⁠36–⁠2, T–2nd (Atlantic)Cheez-It W14
2020Dabo Swinney10–⁠28–⁠1, 2nd, conference championsSugar (CFP Semifinal) L3
2019Dabo Swinney14–⁠18–⁠0, 1st (Atlantic), conference championsFiesta (CFP Semifinal) W, CFP NCG L2
2018Dabo Swinney15–⁠08–⁠0, 1st (Atlantic), national championsCotton (CFP Semifinal) W, CFP NCG W1
2017Dabo Swinney12–⁠27–⁠1, 1st (Atlantic), conference championsSugar (CFP Semifinal) L4
2016Dabo Swinney14–⁠17–⁠1, 1st (Atlantic), national championsFiesta (CFP Semifinal) W, CFP NCG W1
2015Dabo Swinney14–⁠18–⁠0, 1st (Atlantic), conference championsOrange (CFP Semifinal) W, CFP NCG L2
2014Dabo Swinney10–⁠36–⁠2, 2nd (Atlantic)Russell Athletic W15
2013Dabo Swinney11–⁠27–⁠1, 2nd (Atlantic)Orange W8
2012Dabo Swinney11–⁠27–⁠1, T–1st (Atlantic), division championsChick-fil-A W11
2011Dabo Swinney10–⁠46–⁠2, 1st (Atlantic), conference championsOrange L22
2010Dabo Swinney6–⁠74–⁠4, T–4th (Atlantic)Meineke Car Care L
2009Dabo Swinney9–⁠56–⁠2, 1st (Atlantic), division championsMusic City W24
2008Tommy Bowden7–⁠64–⁠4, T–3rd (Atlantic)Gator L
2007Tommy Bowden9–⁠45–⁠3, 2nd (Atlantic)Chick-fil-A L21
2006Tommy Bowden8–⁠55–⁠3, T–2nd (Atlantic)Music City L
2005Tommy Bowden8–⁠44–⁠4, 3rd (Atlantic)Champs Sports W21
2004Tommy Bowden6–⁠54–⁠4, T–6th
2003Tommy Bowden9–⁠45–⁠3, 3rdPeach W22
2002Tommy Bowden7–⁠64–⁠4, T–5thTangerine L
2001Tommy Bowden7–⁠54–⁠4, T–4thHumanitarian W
2000Tommy Bowden9–⁠36–⁠2, 2ndGator L16
1999Tommy Bowden6–⁠65–⁠3, 2ndPeach L
1998Tommy West3–⁠81–⁠7, T–9th
1997Tommy West7–⁠54–⁠4, 5thPeach L
1996Tommy West7–⁠56–⁠2, T–2ndPeach L
1995Tommy West8–⁠46–⁠2, 2ndGator L
1994Tommy West5–⁠64–⁠4, 6th
1993Ken Hatfield9–⁠35–⁠3, T–3rdPeach W23
1992Ken Hatfield5–⁠63–⁠5, 7th
1991Ken Hatfield9–⁠2–⁠16–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference championsFlorida Citrus L18
1990Ken Hatfield10–⁠25–⁠2, T–2ndHall of Fame W9
1989Danny Ford10–⁠25–⁠2, 3rdGator W12
1988Danny Ford10–⁠26–⁠1, 1st, conference championsFlorida Citrus W9
1987Danny Ford10–⁠26–⁠1, 1st, conference championsFlorida Citrus W12
1986Danny Ford8–⁠2–⁠25–⁠1–⁠1, 1st, conference championsGator W17
1985Danny Ford6–⁠64–⁠3, 4thIndependence L
1984Danny Ford7–⁠45–⁠2, 2ndIneligible
1983Danny Ford9–⁠1–⁠17–⁠0, 1stIneligible11
1982Danny Ford9–⁠1–⁠16–⁠0, 1st, conference championsIneligible8
1981Danny Ford12–⁠06–⁠0, 1st, national championsOrange W1
1980Danny Ford6–⁠52–⁠4, T–4th
1979Danny Ford8–⁠44–⁠2, T–2ndPeach L
1978Charley Pell11–⁠16–⁠0, 1st, conference championsGator W6
1977Charley Pell8–⁠3–⁠14–⁠1–⁠1, 3rdGator L19
1976Red Parker3–⁠6–⁠20–⁠4–⁠1, 7th
1975Red Parker2–⁠92–⁠3, 5th
1974Red Parker7–⁠44–⁠2, T–2nd
1973Red Parker5–⁠64–⁠2, 3rd
1972Hootie Ingram4–⁠72–⁠4, 5th
1971Hootie Ingram5–⁠64–⁠2, 2nd
1970Hootie Ingram3–⁠82–⁠4, 6th
1969Frank Howard4–⁠63–⁠3, T–3rd
1968Frank Howard4–⁠5–⁠14–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1967Frank Howard6–⁠46–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1966Frank Howard6–⁠46–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1965Frank Howard5–⁠54–⁠3, T–1st, conference champions
1964Frank Howard3–⁠72–⁠4, 7th
1963Frank Howard5–⁠4–⁠15–⁠2, T–3rd
1962Frank Howard6–⁠45–⁠1, 2nd
1961Frank Howard5–⁠53–⁠3, T–3rd
1960Frank Howard6–⁠44–⁠2, 4th
1959Frank Howard9–⁠26–⁠1, 1st, conference championsBluebonnet W11
1958Frank Howard8–⁠35–⁠1, 1st, conference championsSugar L12
1957Frank Howard7–⁠34–⁠3, T–3rd
1956Frank Howard7–⁠2–⁠24–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference championsOrange L19
1955Frank Howard7–⁠33–⁠1, 3rd
1954Frank Howard5–⁠51–⁠2, 5th
1953Frank Howard3–⁠5–⁠11–⁠2, 6th
1952Frank Howard2–⁠6–⁠1
1951Frank Howard7–⁠33–⁠1, 5thGator L20
1950Frank Howard9–⁠0–⁠13–⁠0–⁠1, 2ndOrange W10
1949Frank Howard4–⁠4–⁠22–⁠2, T–7th
1948Frank Howard11–⁠05–⁠0, 1st, conference championsGator W11
1947Frank Howard4–⁠51–⁠3, 12th
1946Frank Howard4–⁠52–⁠3, T–10th
1945Frank Howard6–⁠3–⁠12–⁠1–⁠1, 4th
1944Frank Howard4–⁠53–⁠1, 3rd
1943Frank Howard2–⁠62–⁠3, T–7th
1942Frank Howard3–⁠6–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1, 9th
1941Frank Howard7–⁠25–⁠1, 3rd
1940Frank Howard6–⁠2–⁠16–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1939Jess Neely9–⁠14–⁠0, 2ndCotton W12
1938Jess Neely7–⁠1–⁠13–⁠0–⁠1, 2nd
1937Jess Neely4–⁠4–⁠12–⁠0–⁠1, T–3rd
1936Jess Neely5–⁠53–⁠3, 8th
1935Jess Neely6–⁠32–⁠1, 4th
1934Jess Neely5–⁠42–⁠1, 5th
1933Jess Neely3–⁠6–⁠21–⁠1, T–5th
1932Jess Neely3–⁠5–⁠10–⁠4, T–21st
1931Jess Neely1–⁠6–⁠21–⁠4, 20th
1930Josh Cody8–⁠23–⁠2, 9th
1929Josh Cody8–⁠33–⁠3, 12th
1928Josh Cody8–⁠34–⁠2, T–7th
1927Josh Cody5–⁠3–⁠12–⁠2, T–8th
1926Bud Saunders2–⁠71–⁠3, 18th
1925Bud Saunders1–⁠70–⁠4, T–20th
1924Bud Saunders2–⁠60–⁠3, T–19th
1923Bud Saunders5–⁠2–⁠11–⁠1–⁠1, T–11th
1922E. J. Stewart5–⁠41–⁠2, T–11th
1921E. J. Stewart1–⁠6–⁠20–⁠5–⁠2, 21st
1920Edward Donahue4–⁠6–⁠12–⁠6, 17th
1919Edward Donahue6–⁠2–⁠23–⁠2–⁠2, 11th
1918Edward Donahue5–⁠23–⁠1, 4th
1917Edward Donahue6–⁠25–⁠1, T–2nd
1916Wayne Hart3–⁠62–⁠4, 17th
1915Bob Williams2–⁠4–⁠21–⁠0–⁠1
1914Bob Williams5–⁠3–⁠13–⁠2
1913Bob Williams4–⁠42–⁠4
1912Frank Dobson4–⁠43–⁠3, T–8th
1911Frank Dobson3–⁠52–⁠4, 13th
1910Frank Dobson4–⁠3–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1, 10th
1909Bob Williams6–⁠32–⁠2
1908Stein Stone1–⁠61–⁠4, 11th
1907Frank Shaughnessy4–⁠41–⁠3, 10th
1906Bob Williams4–⁠0–⁠34–⁠0–⁠2, T–1st, conference champions
1905Eddie Cochems3–⁠2–⁠1
1904Shack Shealy3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1, 9th
1903John Heisman4–⁠1–⁠12–⁠0–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1902John Heisman6–⁠15–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1901John Heisman3–⁠1–⁠12–⁠0–⁠1, 2nd
1900John Heisman6–⁠02–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1899Walter Riggs4–⁠22–⁠2, 9th
1898John Penton3–⁠11–⁠1, T–6th
1897William M. Williams2–⁠2
1896Walter Riggs2–⁠1

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