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NO. 1/1 CLEMSON (2-0, 1-0 ACC) at SYRACUSE (1-1, 0-0 ACC)

Date Opponent TV Score/Time (ET)8/29 vs. GEORGIA TECH* 1 ACCN 52-14 W9/7 vs. TEXAS A&M 2 ABC 24-10 W9/14 at Syracuse* ABC 7:30 p.m.9/21 vs. CHARLOTTE 3 ACCN 7:30 p.m.9/28 at North Carolina* TBA TBA10/5 -OPEN DATE-10/12 vs. FLORIDA STATE* 4 TBA TBA10/19 at Louisville* TBA TBA10/26 vs. BOSTON COLLEGE* 5 TBA TBA11/2 vs. WOFFORD 6 TBA TBA11/9 at NC State* TBA TBA11/16 vs. WAKE FOREST* 7 TBA TBA11/23 -OPEN DATE-11/30 at South Carolina TBA TBA* - ACC contest; Note: Home games in bold; 1 National Championship Celebration; 2 IPTAY Day; 3 Family Weekend; 4 Solid Orange Day; 5 Homecoming & Football Reunion Day; 6 Military Appreciation Day; 7 Senior Day & Hall of Fame Day

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CLEMSON/SYRACUSE SERIES HISTORY: - OVERALL: Clemson leads series, 5-2 - HOME: Clemson leads series, 3-0 - ROAD: Clemson leads series, 2-1 - NEUTRAL: Clemson trails series, 0-1 - LAST MEETING: Sept. 29, 2018 (27-23 W) - STREAK: Clemson, Won 1

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CLEMSON SET FOR PRIME-TIME SHOWDOWN AT SYRACUSE

After opening the 2019 season with consecutive victories at Memorial Stadium, consensus No. 1 Clemson will make its 2019 road debut when it faces Syracuse on Saturday, Sept. 14. Kickoff in Syracuse is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

The teams played one of college football's most compelling games a season ago, when Clemson overcame a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit for a 27-23 win. Quarterback Chase Brice, who had entered the week as the team's third-string quarterback, etched his name in Clemson lore after entering the contest in relief of an injured Trevor Lawrence and guiding Clemson on its 13-play, 94-yard game-winning drive.

“What a game. It’s one that I’ll probably never forget," Head Coach Dabo Swinney said following last year's contest. "I’m super proud of our team and staff. They faced a lot of challenges this week, obviously, but you saw our football team grow up today. You saw the heart of our football team today. We kept battling. Trevor got knocked out of the game, and we put Chase in there, who hasn’t played in critical situations before. I was impressed with the moxie of our team. Somewhere, Danny Ford is smiling because that was an old-school win.”

That victory against Syracuse in 2018 represented the fifth win of Clemson's active 17-game winning streak, which is presently tied for the school record set previously across the 2014-15 campaigns. The current group will attempt to earn the record outright with an 18th straight victory, which would also put Clemson in sole possession of the second-longest streak in ACC

history. At 17 games, Clemson's current streak more than doubles the next longest active winning streaks in the country, held by Appalachian State and Ohio State at eight each.

While many observers focused on the departure of seven starters from Clemson's top-ranked scoring defense from 2018, Clemson's current unit is serving notice of its arrival early in the 2019 season. Clemson has forced six takeaways, second-most in the ACC and tied for eighth-most in the country. Clemson has finished positive in the turnover margin in five consecutive games and will attempt to extend that streak to six for the first time since the 1989-90 seasons.

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NOTESin a sixth straight game, dating to last season, for the first time since the first six games of the 2013 season.

- Clemson attempting to play a turnover-free game, which would snap Syracuse's streak of 16 consecutive games with a takeaway, the third-longest active streak in the country.

- Clemson attempting to finish with a positive turnover margin in a sixth straight game, dating back to last season, for the first time since the final five games of the 1989 season and first game of the 1990 season.

- Clemson attempting to intercept a pass in a seventh straight game for the first time since a nine-game interception streak across the first nine games of the 2016 season.

- Running back Lyn-J Dixon attempting to score a rushing touchdown in three consecutive games for the first time in his career.

- Running back Travis Etienne attempting to reach 200 rushing yards in a game for the third time in his career to break the school record for career 200-yard rushing games (two each by Ray Yauger, 1967-69; Terrence Flagler, 1982-86; Raymond Priester, 1994-97; Andre Ellington, 2009-12). Presently, Flagler is the only player in school history to post two 200-yard games in a single season, a feat Etienne can match with another 200-yard day in 2019.

- Etienne (2,682) chasing No. 9 Woodrow Dantzler (2,761), No. 8 Terry Allen (2,778) and No. 7 Kenny Flowers (2,914) on Clemson's all-time rushing yardage leaderboard.

- Etienne (40) needing one rushing touchdown to tie or two touchdowns to pass Travis Zachery (41 from 1999-2001) for the second-most career rushing touchdowns in school history.

- Etienne (42) continuing to chase C.J. Spiller (51), Travis Zachery (50) and James Davis (49) on the school's all-time leaderboard for total touchdowns.

- Etienne (252) needing 10 points to pass kicker Chris Gardocki (261 from 1988-90) for ninth on Clemson's all-time scoring list. Etienne already ranks fourth on the list among non-kickers.

- Etienne attempting to average 10.0 yards per carry in a game on at least five attempts for the 11th time in his career to tie Colin Kaepernick for the most by any FBS player since 2000.

- Etienne (3,261) entering the week 308 all-purpose yards shy of passing Artavis Scott (3,568) to enter the Top 10 in career all-purpose yards in school history.

- Wide receiver Tee Higgins (15) needing one receiving touchdown to tie Terrance Roulhac (16 from 1983-86), Derrick Hamilton (16 from 2001-03) and Jacoby Ford (16 from 2006-09) for 10th in school history career touchdown receptions. Perry Tuttle ranks ninth with 17 from 1978-81.

- Quarterback Trevor Lawrence attempting to add to his single-season career-high two rushing touchdowns. He would join Kelly Bryant (2017) as the only Clemson quarterbacks since 2000 to rush for a touchdown in each of the first three games of a season.

- Lawrence (3,716) needing to throw for 284 yards to become only the 10th player in school history to throw for 4,000 career yards.

- Lawrence (296) needing four completions to become the 11th player in school history to record 300 career pass completions. Last week, he passed his position coach Brandon Streeter, who completed 294 career passes at Clemson from 1996-99.

- Lawrence (32) entering the game tied for seventh in school history in career passing touchdowns. He is three touchdowns shy of matching Nealon Greene (35 from 1994-97) for sixth in school history.

- Lawrence (3,906) needing 94 combined rushing and

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK- Clemson attempting to win its 18th consecutive

game, dating to the start of the 2018 season. It would represent Clemson's all-time longest winning streak, surpassing a 17-game streak across the final three games of the 2014 season and the first 14 games in 2015.

- Clemson attempting to win its eighth straight true road game and avenge its most recent road loss (2017 at Syracuse). It would be Clemson's fourth road winning streak of eight games or more all-time, joining eight-game streaks from 1947-48 and 1978-79 as well as the school-record 12-game streak from 2015-17.

- Clemson seeking its 20th victory in its last 21 true road games.

- Clemson seeking its 33rd victory in its last 36 games away from home.

- Clemson attempting to win a 13th consecutive ACC regular season game for the third time in school history (20 from 1981-84, 14 from 2015-16). Clemson also won 13 straight Southern Conference games from 1938-41 prior to the formation of the ACC. It would be Clemson's 15th straight victory against ACC opponents, including postseason play.

- Clemson seeking its 100th win since the start of the 2011 season, the year that began Clemson's active eight-year streak of consecutive 10-win seasons. Clemson is 99-15 since 2011.

- Clemson attempting to improve to 11-2 all-time in games as the AP No. 1-ranked team. Eleven of Clemson's 12 games played at No. 1 all-time entering Saturday have come during the Dabo Swinney era.

- Clemson attempting to win a 13th consecutive game by 14 points or more, which would tie for the fifth-longest streak in the AP Poll era (since 1936).

- Clemson attempting to improve to 6-2 all-time against Syracuse.

- Clemson attempting to improve to 3-1 all-time in games played at Syracuse.

- Clemson attempting to win its 51st road opener in program history. The Tigers are currently 50-65-8 all-time in their first road game of the year.

- Clemson attempting to earn its fifth consecutive victory in a road opener dating back to 2015. Last year's senior class became the first Clemson senior class since 1989 to win every road opener of its career. A five-game winning streak in road openers would pull Clemson within one of its school record of six, set across the 1984-89 seasons.

- Clemson attempting to win its first ACC road game of the year for a fifth straight season. Clemson's last loss in its first ACC road game of the year came at the hands of top-ranked Florida State in 2014.

- Clemson entering the game 40-25-1 all-time in its first conference road game of the season since the formation of the ACC in 1953.

- Clemson attempting to push its winning streak in Saturday games to 32 to extend the longest Saturday winning streak in school history. Clemson's current 31-game run of consecutive Saturday victories is the longest active streak in the country.

- Clemson attempting to win its 20th consecutive game in the month of September, dating back to 2014. The current streak is already the longest in school history.

- Head Coach Dabo Swinney entering this week 35-17 in true road games and attempting to win his 36th true road game at Clemson, which would tie Danny Ford (36-15-1) for the second-most road wins in school history. Frank Howard holds the school record with 77 career road wins.

- Clemson attempting to record multiple takeaways

Three items of note in 280 characters or less:

This week, Clemson will attempt to set a school record with an 18th straight victory, breaking the mark set across the 2014-15 seasons. It would be the second-longest winning streak by an ACC member in conference history, trailing a 29-game streak by Florida State from 2012-14.

Clemson was ranked No. 1 in the most recent AP Poll, marking the 62nd consecutive poll in which Clemson has appeared in the Top 10. Clemson's 62-game streak now moves into the Top 10 (and a tie for ninth) for the longest such streak in AP Poll history.

Clemson has played five turnover-free games since 2018, second-most in the ACC in that time frame. This week, a turnover-free game by Clemson would snap Syracuse's streak of 16 consecutive games with a takeaway, the third-longest streak in the country.

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Nickname TigersLocation Clemson, S.C. 29633Colors Tiger Orange & RegaliaFounded 1889Enrollment (2018-19) 24,951President Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County ‘85)Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) ‘80)Conference Atlantic Coast Conference (Atlantic Division)Facility (Capacity) Memorial Stadium (81,500) Year Opened 1942 Record at Facility 311-102-7 (.749) All-Time Hill Runs 404 Record Crowd 86,092 (Oct. 23, 1999 vs. Florida State)Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama '93) Years as a full-time college coach* 24 Winning seasons (HC & Asst.)* 21 Bowl seasons (HC & Asst.)* 20 Record as an assistant coach 106-58-1 (.645) Record as a head coach^ 118-30 (.797) Record at Clemson (HC & Asst.) 161-55 (.745) * entering 2019; ^ all at ClemsonFirst Year of Football 1896Seasons of Football (inc. 2019) 124Overall Record 746-459-45 Regular Season Record 717-438-45Record in ACC Play (since 1953) 296-144-6 ACC regular season play* 291-143-6 ACC Championship Games 5-1 * According to ACC recordsNational Championships 3 (1981, 2016, 2018)Conference Championships 24 SIAA (4) 1900,02,03^,06^ Southern (2) 1940,48 ACC (18) 1956,58,59,65,66,67,78,81,82, 86,87,88,91,2011,15,16,17,18 ^ indicates co-championshipBowl Appearances 44 Bowl Record 24-20 First appearance 1939 (Cotton Bowl)College Football Playoff Berths 4 2015, 2016*, 2017, 2018* * denotes National Championship Consensus All-Americans 28* *Counts Terry Kinard (1981-82) and Vic Beasley (2013-14) twice for earning multiple selectionsAP First-Team All-Americans 25* *Counts Terry Kinard (1981-82) and Clelin Ferrell (2017-18) twice for earning multiple selections

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDEpassing yards to become the 13th player in school history to record 4,000 yards of total offense.

- Safety Tanner Muse attempting to record an interception in a third straight game for the first time in his career. It would be his third interception of the season, which would set a new single-season career high.

- Muse attempting to become the first Clemson player to record an interception in each of the first three games of the season since DeAndre McDaniel in 2009. Muse is already the first Clemson player since McDaniel to pick off a pass in each of the first two games of a season.

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ROAD OPENERSOn Saturday, Clemson will be in search of its 51st win

in a road opener in program history. The Tigers are 6-4 in their road debuts under Head Coach Dabo Swinney.

Clemson has won four straight road openers and will attempt to extend its current streak to five for the first time since a school-record six-game streak across the 1984-89 campaigns.

This week will mark the ninth consecutive year that the Tigers have entered their road opener ranked in the AP Top 25, extending the longest streak in school history.

CLEMSON ROAD OPENERSYear Rank^ Opponent W-L CU-Opp1896 Furman W 14-61897 Georgia L 0-241898 Georgia L 8-201899 Georgia L 0-111900 Wofford W 21-01901 Tennessee T 6-61902 Georgia Tech W 44-51903 Georgia W 29-01904 Alabama W 18-01905 Georgia W 35-01906 Davidson T 0-01907 Auburn L 0-121908 Vanderbilt L 0-411909 Virginia Tech L 0-61910 Samford W 24-01911 South Carolina W 27-01912 Samford W 59-01913 Alabama L 0-201914 Davidson T 0-01915 Furman W 99-01916 Auburn L 0-281917 Furman W 38-01918 Georgia Tech L 0-281919 Georgia Tech L 0-281920 Tennessee L 0-261921 Centre L 0-141922 South Carolina W 3-01923 Centre L 7-281924 Auburn L 0-131925 Kentucky L 6-191926 Auburn L 0-471927 North Carolina State L 6-181928 Auburn W 6-01929 Wofford W 30-01930 South Carolina W 20-71931 Tennessee L 0-441932 Georgia Tech L 14-321933 Georgia Tech L 2-391934 Georgia Tech L 7-121935 Virginia Tech W 28-71936 Alabama L 0-321937 Tulane L 0-71938 Tulane W 13-101939 Tulane L 6-71940 Presbyterian W 38-01941 Virginia Military Institute W 36-71942 Virginia Military Institute T 0-01943 Virginia Military Institute L 7-121944 Georgia Tech L 0-511945 Georgia L 0-20

1946 Georgia L 12-351947 Boston College L 22-321948 Mississippi State W 21-71949 Rice L 7-331950 -/17 Missouri W 34-01951 Rice W 20-141952 -/3 Maryland L 0-281953 Boston College T 14-141954 Georgia L 7-141955 Virginia W 20-71956 -/19 Florida T 20-201957 North Carolina L 0-261958 10/- Maryland W 8-01959 18/12 North Carolina W 20-181960 9/- Wake Forest W 28-71961 Florida L 17-211962 Georgia Tech L 9-261963 -/4 Oklahoma L 14-311964 North Carolina State L 0-91965 Virginia W 20-141966 -/9 Georgia Tech L 12-131967 Georgia Tech L 0-101968 Wake Forest T 20-201969 Virginia W 21-141970 Georgia L 0-381971 Georgia Tech L 14-241972 Rice L 10-291973 Georgia L 14-311974 Texas A&M L 0-241975 -/14 Alabama L 0-561976 Georgia Tech T 24-241977 -/17 Georgia W 7-61978 Georgia L 0-121979 Virginia Tech W 21-01980 -/10 Georgia L 16-201981 Tulane W 13-51982 16/6 Georgia L 7-131983 Boston College L 16-311984 3/- Virginia W 55-01985 Virginia Tech W 20-171986 -/14 Georgia W 31-281987 10/- Virginia Tech W 22-101988 12/- Georgia Tech W 30-131989 10/16 Florida State W 34-231990 9/14 Virginia L 7-201991 6/- Georgia L 12-271992 16/- Georgia Tech L 16-201993 21/1 Florida State L 0-571994 Virginia L 6-91995 Wake Forest W 29-141996 North Carolina L 0-451997 19/- North Carolina State W 19-171998 -/10 Virginia L 18-201999 -/8 Virginia Tech L 11-312000 11/- Virginia W 31-102001 -/9 Georgia Tech W 47-442002 -/8 Georgia L 28-312003 Georgia Tech W 39-32004 Texas A&M L 6-272005 25/- Maryland W 28-242006 18/- Boston College L 33-342007 15/- North Carolina State W 42-202008 -/21 Wake Forest L 7-122009 -/15 Georgia Tech L 27-302010 -/16 Auburn L 24-272011 13/11 Virginia Tech W 23-32012 10/4 Florida State L 37-492013 3/- North Carolina State W 26-142014 16/12 Georgia L 21-452015 11/- Louisville W 20-172016 2/- Auburn W 19-132017 3/14 Louisville W 47-212018 2/- Texas A&M W 28-26

^AP Rank (CU/Opp. since 1939)

ACC ROAD DEBUTSWhile Clemson is already 1-0 in ACC play by virtue of

a season-opening home win against Georgia Tech, the Tigers will play their first road game of conference play this week in Syracuse.

Since joining the ACC prior to the 1953 season, Clemson is 40-25-1 in its first road game of conference

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play. A fifth straight ACC road opener win on Saturday would match the 1958-62 Tigers for the second-longest winning streak in ACC road debuts in school history, trailing only a 12-year streak from 1977-88.

CLEMSON IN FIRST ACC ROAD GAMEYear Rank^ Opponent W-L CU-Opp1953 South Carolina L 7-141954 South Carolina L 8-131955 Virginia W 20-71956 North Carolina State W 13-71957 North Carolina L 0-261958 10/ Maryland W 8-01959 18/12 North Carolina W 20-181960 9/ Wake Forest W 28-71961 North Carolina W 27-01962 North Carolina State W 7-01963 Duke L 30-351964 North Carolina State L 0-91965 Virginia W 20-14

FIELD LEVELCoach Title(s)Dabo Swinney Head CoachBrent Venables Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, LinebackersJeff Scott Co-Offensive Coordinator, Wide ReceiversTodd Bates Defensive TacklesRobbie Caldwell Offensive LineLemanski Hall Defensive EndsMike Reed CornerbacksBrandon Streeter Recruiting Coordinator, Quarterbacks

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Coach Title(s)Danny Pearman Assistant Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Tight EndsTony Elliott Co-Offensive Coordinator, Running BacksMickey Conn Safeties

COACH LOCATIONS

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1966 Wake Forest W 23-211967 Duke W 13-71968 Wake Forest T 20-201969 Virginia W 21-141970 Wake Forest L 20-361971 /14 Duke W 3-01972 Wake Forest W 31-01973 Duke W 24-81974 /15 North Carolina State L 10-311975 Duke L 21-251976 Wake Forest L 14-201977 Duke W 17-111978 Virginia W 30-141979 Duke W 28-101980 Virginia W 27-241981 6/ Duke W 38-101982 Virginia W 48-01983 Duke W 38-311984 3/ Virginia W 55-01985 Duke W 21-91986 Georgia Tech W 27-31987 10/ North Carolina W 13-101988 12/ Georgia Tech W 30-131989 7/ Duke L 17-211990 9/14 Virginia L 7-201991 15/ North Carolina W 21-61992 16/ Georgia Tech L 16-201993 21/1 Florida State L 0-571994 Virginia L 6-91995 Wake Forest W 29-141996 North Carolina L 0-451997 19/ North Carolina State W 19-171998 /10 Virginia L 18-201999 North Carolina State L 31-352000 11/ Virginia W 31-102001 /9 Georgia Tech W 47-442002 /11 Florida State L 31-482003 Georgia Tech W 39-32004 /8 Florida State L 22-412005 25/ Maryland W 28-242006 18/ Boston College L 33-342007 15/ North Carolina State W 42-202008 /21 Wake Forest L 7-122009 /15 Georgia Tech L 27-302010 North Carolina L 16-212011 13/11 Virginia Tech W 23-32012 10/4 Florida State L 37-492013 3/ North Carolina State W 26-142014 22/1 Florida State L 17-232015 11/ Louisville W 20-172016 5/ Georgia Tech W 26-72017 3/14 Louisville W 47-212018 3/ Georgia Tech W 49-21^AP Rank (CU/Opp. since 1939)

SERIES HISTORY VS. SYRACUSESaturday will represent just the eighth meeting

between Clemson and Syracuse all-time and only the seventh in regular season play.

The Orange won the first meeting at the 1996 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville following the 1995 season by a 41-0 score. Clemson was ranked 23rd entering the game and was coming off a five-game winning streak to close the season. Syracuse was unranked going into the game, but jumped to 17th in the final USA Today poll with the win quarterbacked by Donovan McNabb.

Clemson has won five of six meetings since Syracuse joined the ACC in 2013. The Tigers had won four in a row by at least double digits before Syracuse ended the streak with a 27-24 Friday night win over the Tigers at Syracuse.

Saturday's game will be the eighth consecutive game against Syracuse — every game in the series — in which Clemson has been ranked in the top 25.

Included below is an overview of all seven games contested between Clemson and Syracuse all-time, with home games listed in bold:

SYRACUSE (5-2)Year CU SYR Rank Site W-L CU SYR1995 8-3 8-3 23/- N1 L 0 412013 4-0 2-2 3/- A W 49 142014 5-2 3-4 21/- H W 16 62015 9-0 3-6 1/- A W 37 272016 8-0 4-4 2/- H W 54 02017 6-0 3-3 2/- A L 24 272018 4-0 4-0 3/- H W 27 23Totals 207 138

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LAST MEETING VS. SYRACUSEClemson 27, Syracuse 23(Sept. 29, 2018, Clemson, S.C.)A Travis Etienne two-yard rushing touchdown with

less than a minute left in the game proved to be the difference-maker in the No. 3/2 Clemson Tigers’ 27-23 win over the Syracuse Orange at Memorial Stadium. With the win, Clemson remained undefeated at 5-0 on the year en route to a 15-0 national championship sea-son.

Offensively, the ground game powered Clemson and was led by Etienne, who rushed for a then-career-high 203 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries. Tee Higgins was the Tigers’ leading receiver, amassing 53 yards on four catches, including one for 20 yards on a fourth-and-six that kept the game-winning drive alive on a throw from quarterback Chase Brice, who entered in relief of an injured Trevor Lawrence after starting the week as the team's third-string quarterback.

Syracuse converted on two field goal attempts in the first quarter, with the first being from 35 yards to cap the game’s first drive, and the second a 51-yarder after the Orange recovered a Tiger fumble just over a minute later. But it was the Tigers who found the end zone first in the last minute of the first quarter on an Etienne one-yard rush, bringing the score to 7-6 at the end of the first 15 minutes.

Eric Dungey scored Syracuse’s first touchdown on a one-yard rush midway through the second quarter, and Andre Szmyt made his third field goal of the game, this one from 32 yards, with less than 30 seconds left in the half to bring the score to 16-7 in favor of the Orange at the break.

Greg Huegel then converted on two field goal at-tempts for Clemson, one from 43 yards and one from 37 yards, to cut the Syracuse lead to three points late in the third quarter.

The Orange regained a 10-point advantage early in the final quarter on another Dungey one-yard run, but Etienne broke free for a 26-yard scoring rush on the ensuing drive to bring the lead back to three points. It was Etienne again who scored the game-winning touch-down on a two-yard run with 41 seconds remaining in the matchup.

OTHER MEMORABLE WINS2013: Clemson, ranked third in the AP poll entering

the game, won at Syracuse by a 49-14 score behind the passing combination of Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins. Boyd threw for a then Clemson record 455 yards and five touchdown passes, while Watkins had four catches for 126 yards, including a 91-yard score from Boyd. Clemson finished the game with 624 yards of total offense and averaged 8.1 yards per play in Syracuse's first ACC game.

2014: Clemson defeated Syracuse, 16-6, at Memorial Stadium on Clemson’s homecoming in Syracuse’s first appearance in Memorial Stadium. Clemson’s No. 1-ranked defense held the Orange to just 10 first downs, 88 yards rushing and 82 yards passing for 170 total in just 62 plays, a 2.7-yard average.

NOTESHEAD COACH DABO SWINNEY: Dodd Trophy Watch List;

Preseason Coach of the Year (CBS Sports)

#3 DE XAVIER THOMAS: First-Team Preseason All-American (ESPN); Second-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele, Athlon, Sporting News, Lindy's, CBS Sports, Sports Illus-trated); Preseason All-ACC (Media); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele, Athlon, PFF); Bednarik Award Watch List; Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List; Walter Camp Award Watch List; Ted Hendricks Award Watch List

#5 WR TEE HIGGINS: Second-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele, Athlon, Sports Illustrated); Preseason All-ACC (Media); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele, Athlon, Street & Smith's, PFF); Biletnikoff Award Watch List

#8 WR JUSTYN ROSS: Second-Team Preseason All-Ameri-can (Athlon, Sporting News, AP); Fourth-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele); Preseason All-ACC (Media); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele, Athlon, Street & Smith’s, PFF); Maxwell Award Watch List; Biletnikoff Award Watch List

#8 CB A.J. TERRELL: Fourth-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon); Preseason All-ACC (Media); Second-Team Pre-season All-ACC (Athlon); Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#9 RB TRAVIS ETIENNE: First-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele, Athlon, Street & Smith’s, Lindy’s, Sports Illus-trated, ESPN, AP); Preseason All-ACC (Media); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele, Athlon, Street & Smith’s, PFF); Maxwell Award Watch List; Doak Walker Award Watch List; Walter Camp Award Watch List

#11 LB ISAIAH SIMMONS: First-Team Preseason All-Amer-ican (Phil Steele, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, AP); Second-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon, Lindy’s, CBS Sports); Preseason All-ACC (Media); First-Team Pre-season All-ACC (Phil Steele, Athlon, PFF); Lott IMPACT Tro-phy Watch List; Bednarik Award Watch List; Butkus Award Watch List; Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List

#12 S K’VON WALLACE: Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon); Fourth-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#16 QB TREVOR LAWRENCE: Preseason Offensive Player of the Year (Phil Steele, CBS Sports); First-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele, Sporting News, Street & Smith’s, Lindy’s, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, AP); Second-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon); Preseason All-ACC (Media); Preseason ACC Player of the Year (Media); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele, Athlon, Street & Smith’s, PFF); Maxwell Award Watch List; Davey O’Brien Award Watch List; Walter Camp Award Watch List; Manning Award Watch List

#19 S TANNER MUSE: Preseason All-ACC (Media); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Street & Smith’s); Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele); Fourth-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)

#23 RB LYN-J DIXON: Fourth-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#44 DT NYLES PINCKNEY: Preseason All-ACC (Media); Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (PFF); Third-Team Pre-season All-ACC (Phil Steele); Fourth-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)

#59 OL GAGE CERVENKA: Preseason All-ACC (Media); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (PFF); Fourth-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele, Athlon)

#73 OT TREMAYNE ANCHRUM: Preseason All-ACC (Media); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele, Athlon, Street & Smith’s, PFF); Outland Trophy Watch List

#74 OG JOHN SIMPSON: First-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele); Second-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon, Street & Smith’s, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, AP); Pre-season All-ACC (Media); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele, Athlon, Street & Smith’s); Outland Trophy Watch List

#76 OL SEAN POLLARD: Preseason All-ACC (Media); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (PFF); Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele, Athlon); Rimington Trophy Watch List; Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

2019 PRESEASON HONORS

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2015: The Tigers defeated the Orange, 37-27, at the Carrier Dome. The two teams played a wild first quarter as Clemson scored three touchdowns and Syracuse two for a 21-14 Clemson lead after 15 minutes. Clemson got off to a quick start with a 64-yard pass play from Deshaun Watson to Charone Peake on the game’s first play. The game was 31-24 entering the fourth, but the Clemson defense held Syracuse to just three points, while the Tigers' Greg Huegel booted two field goals, including a 42 yarder with 3:20 left that finally gave Clemson a two-score lead. The victory was the 10th in a row to open the season for the Tigers and moved Clemson to No. 1 in the AP poll.

LAST MEETING AT SYRACUSESyracuse 27, Clemson 24(Oct. 13, 2017 at Syracuse, N.Y.) Second-ranked Clemson lost its first game in 11

months as Syracuse upset the Tigers, 27-24, on a Friday night. The Orange improved to 4-3 for the season, but did not win a game the rest of the year. Clemson would not lose again until the Sugar Bowl against Alabama.

Eric Dungey led Syracuse from the quarterback position, completing 20-32 passes for 278 yards and three scores. He took his team on a 10-play 72-yard drive on the first possession to take a 7-0 lead.

Clemson answered with a 62-yard drive on the next possession on a 37-yard scoring run by Tavien Feaster, who finished with five carries for 57 yards. Clemson also got a first-half touchdown on a 63-yard fumble return by Tanner Muse, but still trailed 17-14 at intermission.

Kelly Bryant, who was 12-17 for 116 yards at the time, was injured late in the first half and did not return. Freshman Zerrick Cooper played the second half and was 10-14 for 88 yards.

Clemson tied the score in the third on a 30-yard field goal by Alex Spence, but Syracuse came right back to take the lead on a 30-yard pass from Dungey to Steve Ishmael, who had six catches for 73 yards.

Clemson tied the score thanks to a 65-yard drive that was highlighted by a 52-yard scoring run by freshman Travis Etienne, who finished with five carries for 68 yards. Clemson running backs had 15 carries for 137 yards.

Syracuse took the lead at the 9:41 mark on a field goal that completed a 16-play, 68-yard drive. Syracuse got the ball back with six minutes left and ran out the clock.

ACTIVE PLAYERS: CAREER STATS VS. OPPONENT

- Chase Brice, QB: Had career-high seven completions on career-high 13 attempts for 83 yards, as well as three carries in 49 snaps in 2018.

- J.C. Chalk, TE: Played special teams only in 2018.- T.J. Chase, WR: Had one reception for six yards

in three snaps in 2018. Played special teams only in 2017.

- Lyn-J Dixon, RB: Had a 16-yard kickoff return in 2018.

- Travis Etienne, RB: Had 27 carries for then-career high 203 yards and three touchdowns in 47 snaps as a starter in 2018. Had five carries for 68 yards and a touchdown in 14 snaps, along with two kickoff returns for 53 yards, in 2017.

- Justin Foster, DE: Played special teams only in 2018.

- Mario Goodrich, CB: Played special teams only in 2018.

- Tee Higgins, WR: Had four receptions for 53 yards in 62 snaps as a starter in 2018.

- Denzel Johnson, S: Played special teams only in

2017 and 2018. Played in two snaps in 2016.- Derion Kendrick, CB/WR: Played in 11 snaps and

recorded a 14-yard kickoff return in 2018.- Trevor Lawrence, QB: Had 10 completions on 15

attempts for 93 yards in 35 snaps in his first career start in 2018 prior to exiting with an injury.

- Tanner Muse, S: Had five tackles, as well as a pass breakup, in 57 snaps as a starter in 2018. Had 10 tackles, as well as a 63-yard fumble return for a touchdown, in career-high 74 snaps as a starter in 2017. Had four tackles, as well as a 64-yard interception return, in 26 snaps in 2016.

- Diondre Overton, WR: Did not play in 2018. Had one reception for six yards in five snaps in 2017. Played in 22 snaps in 2016.

- Nyles Pinckney, DT: Had three tackles in 14 snaps in 2018. Played in one snap in 2017.

- B.T. Potter, PK: Played as kickoff specialist in 2018.

- Cornell Powell, WR: Did not play in 2018. Played special teams only in 2017. Played six snaps in 2016.

- Amari Rodgers, WR: Had four receptions for 27 yards, as well as a pass attempt, in career-high 68 snaps, along with two punt returns for -2 yards and a kickoff return for 22 yards, as a starter in 2018. Had one reception for 13 yards in five snaps in 2017.

- Justyn Ross, WR: Had three receptions for 30 yards in 25 snaps in 2018.

- Logan Rudolph, DE: Had one tackle in six snaps in 2018.

- Isaiah Simmons, LB: Had nine tackles, including a three-yard tackle for loss, in 61 snaps as a starter in 2018. Had two tackles, as well as a caused fumble, in 24 snaps in 2017.

- James Skalski, LB: Did not play in 2018. Played special teams only in 2017. Had three tackles, including a four-yard tackle for loss, in nine snaps in 2016.

- Chad Smith, LB: Played special teams only in 2018. Had one tackle in one snap in 2017. Played two snaps in 2016.

- Baylon Spector, LB: Played special teams only in 2018.

- Will Spiers, P: Had four punts for a 40.2-yard average in 2018. Had five punts for a 42.8-yard average in 2017.

- Will Swinney, WR: Played special teams only in 2017 and 2018.

- A.J. Terrell, CB: Had three tackles, as well as a 20-yard interception return and a pass breakup, in 67 snaps as a starter in 2018. Had one tackle in 15 snaps in 2017.

- Xavier Thomas, DE: Had two tackles, including an eight-yard sack, as well as a quarterback pressure, in 17 snaps in 2018.

- Nolan Turner, S: Had two tackles in 14 snaps in 2018. Played in one snap in 2017.

- Regan Upshaw, DE: Played special teams only in 2018.

- K’Von Wallace, S: Had five tackles, including a three-yard tackle for loss, in 69 snaps as a starter in 2018. Had three tackles in 27 snaps in 2017. Played in four snaps in 2016.

- Jordan Williams, DT: Played in two snaps in 2018.

MUSE VS. 'CUSE Clemson starting safety Tanner Muse scored a return

for touchdown against Syracuse each of his first two seasons, and both scores were from nearly the same distance. In 2016 as a freshman, Muse had a 64-yard interception return for a score against the Orange in Clemson’s 54-0 win. In 2017, he had a 63-yard fumble

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ASSOCIATED PRESS(SEPT. 8)

Rank School Record Pts.1 Clemson 2-0 15442 Alabama 2-0 14893 Georgia 2-0 13854 LSU 2-0 13365 Oklahoma 2-0 13156 Ohio State 2-0 12917 Notre Dame 1-0 10728 Auburn 2-0 10569 Florida 2-0 99710 Michigan 2-0 93611 Utah 2-0 90512 Texas 1-1 87713 Penn State 2-0 78114 Wisconsin 2-0 71415 Oregon 1-1 67716 Texas A&M 1-1 64317 UCF 2-0 54418 Michigan State 2-0 49519 Iowa 2-0 47320 Washington State 2-0 34321 Maryland 2-0 20722 Boise State 2-0 16423 Washington 1-1 16124 Southern California 2-0 13725 Virginia 2-0 122

Others receiving votes: Iowa State 96, California 95, Missis-sippi State 73, TCU 66, North Carolina 48, Army 42, Colo-rado 21, Oklahoma State 20, Memphis 12, Arizona State 4, Boston College 2, Kentucky 2, Appalachian State 2, Syracuse 2, Minnesota 1

AMWAY USA TODAY COACHES(SEPT. 8)

Rank School Record Pts.1 Clemson 2-0 15722 Alabama 2-0 15133 Georgia 2-0 14154 Oklahoma 2-0 13625 LSU 2-0 13146 Ohio State 2-0 13097 Notre Dame 1-0 11188 Florida 2-0 10649 Auburn 2-0 99310 Michigan 2-0 94511 Penn State 2-0 86812 Utah 2-0 83913 Texas 1-1 82314 Wisconsin 2-0 73915 Texas A&M 1-1 66816 Central Florida 2-0 58417 Oregon 1-1 56818 Iowa 2-0 49619 Michigan State 2-0 44620 Washington State 2-0 41821 Washington 1-1 31422 Boise State 2-0 21423 Mississippi State 2-0 13424 Southern California 2-0 12025 Maryland 2-0 109

Others receiving votes: Nebraska 152; Boise State 118; Mis-sissippi State 111; Miami 94; Army 91; Kentucky 79; Virginia Tech 64; Texas Christian 63; Southern California 47; Utah State 32; Fresno State 32; Virginia 30; Cincinnati 25; West Virginia 24; Memphis 24; Oklahoma State 20; South Carolina 15; NC State 12; Duke 10; Boston College 5; Florida State 4; Baylor 4; Appalachian State 4; North Texas 3; Houston 3; UCLA 2; Temple 2; Arizona State 2; Troy 1; Tennessee 1; Mis-sissippi 1; Minnesota 1

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return for a score at Syracuse. Muse was the first Clemson player to have a defensive

touchdown against the same team in consecutive years since 1996-97. In 1996, Rahim Abdullah had a nine-yard fumble return for a score against NC State. The next year he had a 74-yard fumble return for a score against the Wolfpack.

-- NOTES FROM LAST WEEK --

POSTGAME NOTES VS. TEXAS A&M- One year after Clemson’s top-ranked scoring

defense allowed 501 yards at Texas A&M, Clemson held Texas A&M to 289 total yards on Saturday. It included holding quarterback Kellen Mond to 236 passing yards (97 through three quarters) after Mond accounted for 430 yards in the teams’ meeting in 2018.

- Clemson held Texas A&M to 2.0 yards per carry on 27 carries, the lowest yards-per-carry average allowed by Clemson since holding Boston College to 0.3 yards per carry on Nov. 10, 2018. It’s the 18th time since 2014 that Clemson has held an opponent to 2.0 or fewer yards per carry, second-most in the country. Clemson is 17-1 in those contests.

- Texas A&M scored its lone touchdown with six seconds remaining. Clemson was six seconds away from holding its opponent out of the end zone for the fourth time in its last 17 games, dating to the start of the 2018 season.

- Clemson finished plus-one in the turnover margin and has been positive in the turnover margin in five straight games, dating back to last season, for the first time since the first five games of the 2013 season.

- The 14-point win snapped Clemson’s streak of consecutive victories by 20 or more points at 11, one shy of 2018 Alabama for the longest such streak by any team in the AP Poll era (since 1936).

- Quarterback Trevor Lawrence completed 24-of-35 passes for 268 yards with a touchdown. He also rushed four times for 11 yards with a rushing touchdown.

- Running back Travis Etienne rushed 16 times for 53 yards. He also posted career highs with four receptions for 52 receiving yards.

- Etienne recorded a career-long 27-yard reception in the second quarter, surpassing his previous long of 24 against NC State in 2018.

- Running back Lyn-J Dixon led Clemson with 79 rushing yards on 11 carries. Dixon led Clemson in rushing yards for the first time since doing so in his collegiate debut against Furman in 2018.

- Wide receiver Justyn Ross caught a career-high seven passes for a team-high 94 yards and a touchdown. His career high in receptions entering the day was six, set in both College Football Playoff games last season.

- Ross recorded his first touchdown reception of the season on a 30-yard pass from Lawrence on third-and-11 in the second quarter. The touchdown reception was the 10th of Ross’ career.

- The touchdown pass to Ross was Lawrence’s 32nd career touchdown pass, tying him with Kyle Parker (32 from 2009-10) for seventh in school history.

- Lawrence rushed for a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter, giving him a rushing touchdown in back-to-back games for the first time in his career.

- Running back Lyn-J Dixon recorded his second rushing touchdown of the season on a four-yard rush in the third quarter.

- Dixon has now recorded a rushing touchdown in back-to-back games for the second time in his career. He previously accomplished the feat against Wake Forest and NC State in 2018.

- Safety Nolan Turner recorded the first forced fumble of his career in the second quarter. It was recovered by linebacker James Skalski, his first career fumble recovery.

- The takeaway by Skalski gave Clemson at least one takeaway in each of Clemson’s last six games, dating to last season.

- Cornerback A.J. Terrell and defensive end Xavier Thomas split a second quarter sack. The half-sack was the first of Terrell’s career.

- Safety K’Von Wallace recorded his first career sack, dropping Mond for a 10-yard loss in the third quarter.

- Safety Tanner Muse recorded his second interception of the season and his second in as many weeks. It marks the first time in his career he’s recorded an interception in back-to-back games. His two interceptions this season tie his single-season career high, set in 2018.

- Muse becomes the first Clemson player to record an interception in each of the first two games of a season since DeAndre McDaniel, now a defensive analyst for Clemson, in 2009.

- Clemson’s first play from scrimmage was a pass reception by tight end J.C. Chalk. Chalk is the grandson of College Football Hall of Famer Gene Stallings, who coached at Texas A&M from 1965-71. Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney played and coached under Stallings at Alabama.

- Wide receiver Amari Rodgers made his season

NOTESdebut in the first quarter, 166 days after suffering an ACL injury during spring practice on March 25.

- Texas A&M scored the first points of the game on a 32-yard field goal in the second quarter. It was the culmination of a 16-play drive, the longest allowed by Clemson since a 16-play drive by Louisville on Nov. 3, 2018, a drive that also resulted in Clemson holding its opponent to a field goal.

- The Tigers held Texas A&M to under 100 total yards in the first half (92), marking the first time in the last 20 games the Aggies have failed to gain at least 100 yards in the opening half. The last time the Aggies were held under 100 total yards was Oct. 28, 2017 against Mississippi State (33) in a 35-14 loss.

- At 94 degrees, the temperature at kickoff was the third-hottest in Clemson history and the second hottest at Death Valley, trailing only a 95-degree game against Troy on Sept. 3, 2011. Two of the three hottest games in Clemson history have been against Texas A&M, including a 95-degree game at Kyle Field on Sept. 18, 2004. (Note: The temperature was 96 degrees at the start of the ABC broadcast prior to kickoff.)

- The game was the sixth all-time meeting between Clemson and Texas A&M.

- Captains for the contest were offensive lineman Gage Cervenka, safety Tanner Muse, linebacker Isaiah Simmons and guard John Simpson.

WITH THE WIN

- Clemson won its 17th consecutive game, dating to the start of the 2018 season, tying Clemson's all-time longest winning streak by matching a 17-game streak across the final three games of the 2014 season and the first 14 games in 2015.

- Clemson won its 17th consecutive game at Memorial Stadium, dating back to a 56-7 win against South Carolina on Nov. 25, 2016. The 17-game streak is the second-longest home winning streak in Clemson history, trailing only a 21-game Memorial Stadium winning streak from 2013-16.

- Clemson has now won 38 of its last 39 games at home.

- The 2018-19 Tigers’ 17 consecutive wins are tied with the 2014-15 Tigers and the 1999-2000 Florida State Seminoles for the second-longest streak in ACC history. The longest winning streak in ACC history is 29, set by Florida State from 2012-14.

- Clemson won a sixth straight home game against SEC competition (def. Georgia in 2014, South Carolina in 2014 and 2016, Auburn in 2017, and South

ATLANTIC DIVISION

SCHOOL ACC PCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL DIVISION STREAKClemson 1-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W2Boston College 1-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W2NC State 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W2Wake Forest 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W2Florida State 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1Syracuse 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 L1Louisville 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1

COASTAL DIVISION

SCHOOL ACC PCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL DIVISION STREAKNorth Carolina 1-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 W2Virginia 1-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W2Duke 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 W1Georgia Tech 0-1 0.000 1-1 0.500 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 W1Pitt 0-1 0.000 1-1 0.500 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 W1Virginia Tech 0-1 0.000 1-1 0.500 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 W1Miami 0-1 0.000 0-2 0.000 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 L2

ACC STANDINGS

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Clemson’s Record When... 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 TotalsPlaying all games 4-3 9-5 6-7 10-4 11-2 11-2 10-3 14-1 14-1 12-2 15-0 2-0 118-30Scoring first 4-2 6-4 5-5 7-3 8-2 10-0 7-2 9-0 9-0 10-0 11-0 1-0 87-18Leading at end of first quarter 4-0 5-2 5-3 5-2 6-2 8-0 6-0 9-1 10-0 8-0 11-0 1-0 78-10Tied at end of first quarter 0-2 3-0 0-1 2-0 1-0 2-1 2-0 2-0 3-1 2-0 3-0 1-0 21-5Trailing at end of first quarter 0-1 1-3 1-3 3-2 4-0 1-1 2-3 3-0 1-0 2-2 1-0 0-0 18-15Leading at halftime 4-1 8-1 6-2 5-0 10-2 8-0 8-1 12-0 13-1 11-0 14-0 2-0 101-8Tied at halftime 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-2Trailing at halftime 0-2 1-4 0-5 2-4 1-0 2-2 1-1 2-0 1-0 1-2 1-0 0-0 12-20Leading at end of third quarter 4-1 7-1 5-1 8-0 9-0 10-0 10-0 13-1 12-1 11-0 14-0 2-0 105-5Tied at end of third quarter 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 4-3Trailing at end of third quarter 0-2 1-4 1-6 2-4 1-2 1-1 0-2 0-0 2-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 9-22Tied at end of fourth quarter 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2Totaling more total yards 4-0 8-0 3-3 10-0 10-0 10-1 9-1 13-1 13-1 10-0 13-0 2-0 106-7Totaling more rushing yards 3-0 8-1 4-1 7-1 6-1 8-1 8-1 11-1 9-0 11-0 12-0 2-0 90-7Totaling more passing yards 2-2 6-2 4-5 9-2 8-0 10-1 8-2 11-1 13-1 7-1 11-0 2-0 91-17Totaling more first downs 2-0 5-1 3-3 9-0 10-0 9-0 10-0 13-1 13-1 10-0 13-0 2-0 99-6Winning time of possession 4-1 3-0 4-3 5-0 6-0 2-0 7-1 11-0 10-1 8-0 4-0 1-0 65-6Winning turnover margin 3-1 7-0 4-1 5-0 5-1 9-0 3-1 6-0 6-0 5-1 8-0 2-0 63-5Tying turnover margin 0-1 2-2 0-3 3-0 3-0 2-0 5-1 2-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 0-0 27-7Losing turnover margin 1-1 0-3 2-3 2-4 3-1 0-2 2-1 6-1 5-1 3-1 4-0 0-0 28-18Rushing for 200+ yards 0-0 4-1 3-0 4-0 5-0 2-0 4-0 11-0 6-0 6-0 10-0 1-0 56-1Having a 100+ yard rusher 0-0 2-2 3-3 4-1 3-0 4-1 4-0 9-0 5-0 2-0 8-0 1-0 45-7Passing for 300+ yards 1-0 1-0 0-0 5-2 9-0 9-0 3-1 6-1 8-1 3-0 5-0 0-0 50-5Playing August games 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-1Playing September games 0-0 2-2 2-1 4-0 4-1 3-0 2-1 3-0 4-0 5-0 5-0 1-0 35-5Playing October games 0-1 3-1 2-3 4-1 3-0 3-1 4-0 5-0 4-0 2-1 3-0 0-0 33-8Playing November games 4-1 3-1 2-2 1-2 3-1 3-1 3-1 4-0 3-1 4-0 4-0 0-0 34-10Playing December games 0-0 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 11-2Playing January games 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 3-4

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS UNDER DABO SWINNEY

Carolina again in 2018). The current five-game home winning streak against SEC foes is already the longest in school history.

- Clemson improved to 9-1 against SEC competition since 2016.

- Clemson won its ninth straight regular season game against SEC competition. Clemson's last regular season loss to an SEC team came against Georgia in 2014.

- Clemson won its 20th consecutive regular season non-conference game. Clemson's 20-game streak against non-conference opponents in the regular season dates to a 73-7 win against South Carolina State on Sept. 6, 2014. No member of Clemson's current roster has lost a non-conference game in regular season play.

- Clemson improved to 10-2 all-time in games as the AP No. 1-ranked team. Eleven of Clemson's 12 games played at No. 1 all-time have come during the Dabo Swinney era.

- Swinney improved to 17-9 all-time against SEC opponents.

- Swinney improved to 6-4 all-time against Texas A&M Head Coach Jimbo Fisher. The coaches were 4-4 against one another during Fisher's tenure at Florida State and Swinney is now 2-0 against Fisher with Texas A&M. Clemson has won five straight over Fisher-coached teams.

- Swinney pushed his all-time record in non-conference play as a head coach to 43-13, which extended his non-conference record in regular season play to 34-8.

- Clemson pushed its winning streak in Saturday games to 31 to extend the longest Saturday winning streak in school history. Clemson's 31-game run of consecutive Saturday victories is the longest active streak in the country.

- Clemson won its 19th consecutive game in the month of September, dating back to 2014. The streak is already the longest in school history.

- Clemson evened its all-time series record against Texas A&M at 3-3. Texas A&M won the first three games in the all-time series (1973, 1974 and 2004), while Clemson earned victories in 2005, 2018 and 2019.

- Clemson earned its second all-time home win against Texas A&M (2005).

- Clemson led 17-3 at halftime and has now won 68 of its last 70 games when leading at halftime. Per ESPN Stats & Info, it marked the 18th time that Clemson had outscored its opponent by 14-plus points in a half since 2016, most in the FBS.

- Clemson improved to 89-2 since 2011 when leading after three quarters. Clemson is also 89-2 when totaling more first downs than its opponent in that same span.

- Clemson has now won 70 straight games when holding teams under 23 points, a streak that dates to 2010.

-- BEST IS THE STANDARD --

TIED FOR MOST WINS SINCE 2015, SECOND-MOST SINCE 2011 Clemson has a 99-15 record since starting its current stretch of 10-win seasons in 2011. Only Alabama (105-10) has more wins the last eight-plus years. The Tigers also have the second-highest winning percentage (.868) in that time frame.

MOST WINS (2011-19) Rk School W L Pct. 1. Alabama 105 10 0.913 2. Clemson 99 15 0.868 3. Ohio State 94 16 0.855 4. Oklahoma 87 21 0.806 5. Boise State 85 23 0.787 6. Wisconsin 83 28 0.748 7. Georgia 83 27 0.755 8. Stanford 83 27 0.755 9. Florida State 81 27 0.750 10. LSU 79 26 0.752

The recent success has been particularly pronounced in the midst of Clemson's four-year streak of College Football Playoff appearances since 2015. Clemson and Alabama are tied for the most wins in the country in that span, including splitting two national championships in that time frame.

MOST WINS (2015-19) Rk School W L Pct. 1. Clemson 57 4 0.934 Alabama 57 4 0.934 3. Ohio State 50 6 0.893 4. Oklahoma 48 8 0.857 5. Georgia 44 13 0.772

10-WIN SEASONS Clemson entered 2019 riding a streak of eight consecutive seasons with 10+ wins. The program's eighth consecutive 10-win season in 2018 tied the Tigers with the 1985-92 Miami Hurricanes and the 2004-11 Virginia Tech Hokies for the fourth-longest streak in FBS history and made Clemson one of only six programs to accomplish the feat. The record for consecutive 10-win seasons is 14, set by Florida State (1987-2000). Alabama is the only other program with an active streak of at least eight straight 10-win seasons. The Tigers have 15 10-win seasons in school history, with more than half coming in the last eight years under head coach Dabo Swinney. The 2018 season was Clemson's fifth with at least 12 wins, with Swinney sitting at the helm for four of them.

CONSECUTIVE 10-WIN SEASONSRk School Years Streak1. Florida State 1987-00 142. Alabama 2008-18 *113. Texas 2001-09 94. Clemson 2011-18 *8 Miami (Fla.) 1985-92 8 Virginia Tech 2004-11 87. Southern California 2002-08 7 Boise State 2006-12 7 Oregon 2008-14 7 Ohio State 2012-18 *7* - active streak

ACTIVE STREAKS OF 10-WIN SEASONSRk School Years Streak1. Alabama 2008-18 112. Clemson 2011-18 83. Ohio State 2012-18 7

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4. Oklahoma 2015-18 45. Army 2017-18 2 Fresno State 2017-18 2 Georgia 2017-18 2 Notre Dame 2017-18 2 UCF 2017-18 2

A CENTURY MARK FOR THE DECADE Head Coach Dabo Swinney can vividly recall the looks he received when he said Clemson was on the cusp of the winningest decade in program history following a 2010 campaign in which the Tigers finished 6-7. In 2017, that vision became a reality with two seasons to spare when Clemson collected its 88th win of the decade in the ACC Championship Game against Miami (Fla.) to surpass the Tigers of the 1980s (87) for most wins in any decade in school history. With a rivalry win against South Carolina to close the 2018 regular season, Clemson reached triple digits in wins in a decade for the first time in program history. Included below are the schools that have accomplished that feat.

100 WINS BY DECADEDecade Teams1890s Penn (124), Yale (116), Princeton (107), Harvard (103)1900s Yale (100), Penn (100)1910s None1920s None1930s None1940s None1950s None1960s None1970s Alabama (103), Oklahoma (102)1980s Nebraska (103), Brigham Young (102)1990s Florida State (109), Nebraska (108), Florida (102)2000s Boise State (112), Oklahoma (110), Texas (110), Ohio State (102), Florida (100)2010s Alabama (115), Ohio State (106), Clemson (105)Note: FBS programs.

Clemson has a 105-22 record in the decade of the 2010s. That computes to an .827 winning percentage, the best for any decade in school history and the first time Clemson has won more than 80 percent in a single decade. In the 1980s, Clemson had a .767 winning percentage (87-25-4), the nation's fifth-best winning percentage. Clemson did not have a losing season in any year in the 1980s under Danny Ford, who coached every game in that decade. Dabo Swinney has coached every game in the decade of the 2010s and has eight winning seasons and one losing season (6-7 in 2010).

CLEMSON'S WINNINGEST DECADES Rk Decade W-L-T Win % WS 1. 2010s 105-22-0 .827 8-1-0 2. 1980s 87-25-4 .767 9-0-1 3. 1950s 64-32-5 .658 7-2-1 4. 1890s 11-6-0 .647 3-0-1 5. 1900s 40-21-7 .640 7-1-2 WS - winning seasons

SENIORS CHASING HISTORY The 2018 Clemson seniors left their legacy not only in program history but also in the annals of the sport, recording 55 wins to tie for the most wins by any senior class in FBS history. Throughout the 2018 season, Head Coach Dabo Swinney reminded his players that anything Clemson had done once, they'd done again. The 2019 senior class will have the opportunity for that maxim to once again ring true. The 2019 Clemson seniors are 43-3 since 2016, tied with Alabama for the best mark in the country. The group can tie the 2018 seniors for the best four-

year mark in school, conference and Football Bowl Subdivision history with 14 wins in 2019 and can own the record outright if it were to repeat with another 15-0 campaign.

MOST WINS BY SENIOR CLASSES Rk School Years W-L1. Clemson 2015-18 55-4 Alabama 2015-18 55-43. Alabama 2014-17 53-54. Alabama 2013-16 51-65. Clemson 2014-17 50-7 Boise State 2008-11 50-3 Alabama 2012-15 50-6 Ohio State 2012-15 50-4

FOUR LEAGUE TITLES IN A ROW Clemson has won four straight ACC championships, joining Oklahoma as one of just two Power Five Conference schools to have an active streak of four consecutive conference championships.

POWER FIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (2015-18)Conference 2015 2016 2017 2018ACC Clemson Clemson Clemson ClemsonB10 Michigan State Penn State Ohio State Ohio StateB12 Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma OklahomaP12 Stanford Washington USC WashingtonSEC Alabama Alabama Georgia Alabama

From 2015-18, Clemson became the first ACC school to win four outright titles in a row. Florida State was a champion or co-champion nine years in a row from 1992-00, but never won more than three outright in a row. Clemson's victory in the 2018 ACC Championship Game made Clemson only the second Power Five Conference school since the inception of league championship games in 1992 to win four straight conference championship games, joining the Florida Gators, who won four straight SEC Championship Games in a row from 1993-96. Clemson can become the first school to win five straight with a victory in the 2019 ACC Championship Game.

CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE TITLE GAME WINS Rk School Conference Streak Years 1. Clemson ACC *4 2015-18 Florida SEC 4 1993-96 3. Alabama SEC 3 2014-16 Florida State ACC 3 2012-14 Oklahoma B12 3 2006-08* - active streak; Note: Power Five Conference schools (1992-18).

POWER OVER THE POWER FIVE Early in his head coaching tenure, Dabo Swinney laid out his belief to then-Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips that the Tigers needed to add tough non-conference challenges on top of their tests in ACC play to serve as a foundation for the program's growth. "I had a conversation with Terry Don and said, ‘Terry Don, I know we are not very good right now, but we need to play people because that is going to help me teach and help me develop the culture and the mindset that you have to have to win at the highest level,'" recounted Swinney. "I didn’t think we had that, and that’s what we committed to. That’s what we’ve done." That scheduling philosophy and culture change has resonated in the Clemson program, and since 2013, no team can claim more wins against Power Five Conference opponents than the Tigers.

WINS VS. P5 OPPONENTS SINCE 2013 Rk School Wins 1. Clemson 66 2. Alabama 61

NOTES 3. Ohio St. 60 4. Oklahoma 54 5. Stanford 51 6. Georgia 47 7. Wisconsin 45 USC 45 Florida St. 45 10. Oklahoma St. 42 Oregon 42

ESTEEMED COMPANY Head Coach Dabo Swinney's run of excellence in his decade-plus at Clemson has placed him in the company of college football legends. Swinney enters this week with a winning percentage of .797, the 18th-best among any major college football head coaches in history with at least 10 seasons of head coaching experience and only .001 behind Bob Stoops for 17th. Among the legends he has passed are College Football Hall of Famers Bo Schembechler (.775), Bear Bryant (.780) and Henry Williams (.785), as well as Nick Saban (.790), whose Crimson Tide were defeated by Swinney and the Tigers in the most recent College Football Playoff National Championship. Swinney (118) is seven wins away from reaching 125 career victories as a head coach. Presently, only 96 coaches in major college football history have reached that mark. Other active coaches in striking distance of joining that club this season include Mike Gundy (123), Kyle Whittingham (122) and Bronco Mendendall (117). Swinney is three wins from matching the career total of Danny Ford, who won 121 combined games at Clemson (96) and Arkansas (25).

TOP WIN PERCENTAGE IN ACC HISTORY Head Coach Dabo Swinney entered the 2019 season already perched atop ACC history in overall winning percentage with a mark of .795 prior to the start of the season. He has since pushed that percentage to .797 with two wins in 2019.

TOP OVERALL WINNING PERCENTAGE IN ACC HISTORY (MIN. 3 SEASONS)

Rk Coach, School(s) Record Pct. 1. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 118-30-0 .797 2. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 83-23-0 .783 3. Bobby Bowden, Florida State 173-53-1 .764 4. Danny Ford, Clemson 96-29-4 .760 5. Lou Holtz, NC State 33-12-3 .719 6. Ken Hatfield, Clemson 32-13-1 .707 7. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 113-47-0 .706 8. Jim Tatum, MD & UNC 41-19-2 .677 9. Larry Coker, Miami 25-12-0 .675 10. Jerry Claiborne, Maryland 77-37-3 .671

Swinney also entered the season with a 69-16 record in ACC regular season games, a winning percentage of .812 that sat only .001 shy of College Football Hall of Famer Bobby Bowden's conference record of .814. Swinney passed Bowden in career winning percentage in ACC regular season play during Clemson's 52-14 win against Georgia Tech in the season opener.

TOP CONFERENCE WINNING PERCENTAGE IN ACC HISTORY (MIN. 3 SEASONS)

Rk Coach, School(s) Record* Pct. 1. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 70-16-0 .814 2. Bobby Bowden, Florida State 117-27-0 .813 3. Jerry Claiborne, Maryland 46-11-1 .802 4. Bill Murray, Duke 54-15-2 .775 5. Danny Ford, Clemson 44-14-1 .754 6. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 48-16-0 .750 7. Lou Holtz, NC State 16-5-2 .739 8. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 69-27-0 .718 9. Jim Tatum, Maryland & UNC 21-9-2 .688 10. Frank Howard, Clemson 66-30-2 .684* - regular season play (excludes ACC Championship Games)

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NOTESEXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS Clemson has equaled or exceeded its postseason AP and USA Today rankings in comparison to its preseason rankings each of the last eight years. That included quite an accomplishment in both 2016 and 2018, as it finished No. 1 by winning the national championship to exceed the school's No. 2 preseason ranking both times. Clemson exceeded its preseason ranking each of the last eight years in the coaches poll, a streak that will come to an end in 2019 by simple virtue of Clemson opening the season atop the 2019 poll. With regard to Associated Press voting, Clemson has exceeded its preseason ranking in the AP poll in seven of the last eight years. The lone exception came in 2013, when Clemson was picked No. 8 in the AP preseason poll and finished No. 8.

CLEMSON'S PRESEASON VS. POSTSEASON POLLSYear AP Pre,Post USA Pre,Post2011 NR,22 NR,222012 14,11 14,92013 8,8 8,72014 16,15 16,152015 12,2 12,22016 2,1 2,12017 5,4 5,42018 2,1 2,12019 1,TBD 1,TBD

CHAMPIONSHIP HERITAGEAfter being named Clemson's full-time coach in

December of 2008, Head Coach Dabo Swinney set about securing his first signing class in 2009.

His first class, which he tabbed the "Dandy Dozen," brought home Clemson's first ACC title since 1991 during their junior campaign in 2011. Excluding the 2019 signing class that debuted this season, all 10 of Clemson's signing classes under Swinney have at least one ACC and/or national title to their credit in their four years at Clemson.

CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SIGNING CLASS(CLEMSON UNDER DABO SWINNEY)

Signing Class ACC/National Titles in Four Years2009 2011 ACC Champions2010 2011 ACC Champions2011 2011 ACC Champions2012 2015 ACC Champions2013 2015-16 ACC Champions 2016 National Champions2014 2015-17 ACC Champions 2016 National Champions2015 2015-18 ACC Champions 2016 & 2018 National Champions2016 2016-18 ACC Champions 2016 & 2018 National Champions2017 2017-18 ACC Champions 2018 National Champions2018 2018 ACC Champions 2018 National Champions2019 In midst of freshman seasons

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17 AND COUNTINGClemson enters this week riding a 17-game winning

streak dating to the 2018 season opener. Clemson's active winning streak more than doubles any other active streak in the FBS.

ACTIVE WINNING STREAKS (FBS) Rk School Wins 1. Clemson 17 2. Appalachian State 8 Ohio State 8 4. Wyoming 6

Florida 6

Clemson's current 17-game winning streak marks the program's 10th all-time winning streak of at least 10 games and the second-longest streak in team history. With a win this week, Clemson can surpass its 17-game winning streak from 2014-15 for sole possession of the longest streak in school history.

The current streak marks the third time Dabo Swinney has had a winning streak of at least 10 games. Danny Ford had three separate streaks of at least 10 games, including a 13-game streak from 1980 through the last game of the 1981 season.

Frank Howard had a 15-game winning streak from 1947-49 and was part of a 13-game streak from 1939-40. The school's first 10-game winning streak took place under John Heisman from 1899 to 1901.

LONGEST CLEMSON WINNING STREAKSFirst Win Last Win StreakFurman, 9-1-2018 [Active] 17Georgia State, 11-22-2014 Oklahoma, 12-31-2015 17Furman, 11-8-1947 Presbyterian, 9-17-1949 15NC State, 10-7-1939 South Carolina, 10-24-1940 13South Carolina, 11-22-1980 Nebraska, 1-1-1982 13Wake Forest, 11-19-2016 Wake Forest, 10-17-17 11Villanova, 9-30-1978 Furman, 9-8-1979 11South Carolina, 11-9-1899 Guilford, 10-5-1901 10Western Carolina, 9-25-1982 Western Carolina, 9-3-1983 10Georgia Tech, 9-24-1983 Virginia, 9-8-1984 10

The current 17-game streak is also tied for the second-longest streak by an ACC member since the conference's founding in 1953.

LONGEST WINNING STREAKS (ACC HISTORY)Rk School Years Streak1. Florida State 2012-14 292. Clemson 2018-19 17* Clemson 2014-15 17 Florida State 1999-2000 175. Florida State 1992-93 16

* - active streak

20-POINT WINS & 14-POINT WINSObservers will often point to Clemson's 27-23 come-

from-behind victory against Syracuse in late September of 2018 as a turning point in the team's 15-0 national championship season. Following that win, in which redshirt freshman Chase Brice led the team to victory after starting the week as the squad's third-team quarterback, Clemson won 11 straight games by at least 20 points. Per ESPN Stats & Info, Clemson's 11-game streak of 20-point wins across the 2018-19 seasons was one game shy of the 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide for the longest streak of 20-point wins in the AP Poll era (since 1936).

STREAKS OF 20-POINT WINS (AP POLL ERA)Rk School Year(s) Streak1. Alabama 2018 122. Clemson 2018-19 113. Stanford 2010-11 10 Boise State 2002 10 Temple 1973-74 10 Nebraska 1971 10 New Mexico St. 1959-60 10

That streak was broken in the second week of the 2019 season when Texas A&M scored a touchdown with only six seconds remaining to cut Clemson's margin of victory from 21 to 14. Presently, Clemson's streak of 12 consecutive 14-point wins is tied for the eighth-longest in the AP Poll era, per ESPN Stats & Info. Clemson can move into a tie for fifth with another 14-point in this week.

STREAKS OF 14-POINT WINS (AP POLL ERA)Rk School Year(s) Streak1. Army 1944-46 212. Georgia 1945-46 153. Florida State 2012-13 14 Oklahoma 1955-56 145. Utah 2003-04 13 Boise State 2002-03 13 Nebraska 1995-96 13

GAMES IN CURRENT STREAK OF 14-POINT WINS

Date Opponent For Against Margin10/6/18 Wake Forest 63 3 +6010/20/18 NC State 41 7 +3410/27/18 Florida State 59 10 +4911/3/18 Louisville 77 16 +6111/10/18 Boston College 27 7 +2011/17/18 Duke 35 6 +2911/24/18 South Carolina 56 35 +2112/1/18 Pittsburgh 42 10 +3212/29/18 Notre Dame 30 3 +271/7/19 Alabama 44 16 +288/29/19 Georgia Tech 52 14 +389/7/19 Texas A&M 24 10 +14

POLL STREAKS Clemson has been ranked in the top 25 of 71 consecutive AP polls dating to the 2014 season, the third-longest active streak in the nation. That includes a streak of 62 straight top-10 rankings, tied for first in the country with Alabama. As far as total top-25 rankings since 2011, Clemson has appeared in 126 of a possible 133 polls (94.7 percent). That is the third-most in the nation, trailing only Alabama (133) and Oklahoma (129).

AP POLL APPEARANCES (SINCE 2011) Rk School Polls % 1. Alabama 133 100.0 2. Oklahoma 129 97.0 3. Clemson 126 94.7 4. LSU 121 91.0 5. Ohio State 120 90.2 6. Stanford 101 75.9 7. Georgia 100 75.2 8. Wisconsin 98 73.7 9. Florida State 97 72.9 10. Michigan 91 68.4 Oregon 91 68.4

ACTIVE AP POLL (TOP 25) STREAKS Rk School Streak Started 1. Alabama 182 2008 2. Ohio State 117 2012 3. Clemson 71 2014 4. Oklahoma 46 2016 5. Penn State 43 2016 6. Georgia 35 2017 7. Notre Dame 31 2017 8. UCF 30 2017 9. LSU 24 2017 10. Michigan 19 2018

CLEMSON'S LONGEST AP TOP 25 STREAKS Rk Years Streak 1. 2014-Present 71 2. 2011-14 50 1989-92 50 4. 1986-89 41 5. 2000-01 21

ACTIVE AP POLL TOP 10 STREAKS Rk School Streak Started 1. Clemson 62 2015 Alabama 62 2015 3. Georgia 31 2017 4. Notre Dame 18 2018 5. Oklahoma 12 2018

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NOTESALL-TIME AP POLL TOP 10 STREAKS

Rk School Streak Years 1. Miami (Fla.) 137 1985-93 2. Nebraska 96 1993-98 3. Florida 81 1992-97 4. USC 79 2002-07 5. Oklahoma 76 1984-88 6. Ohio State 71 1972-76 7. Alabama 70 2010-15 8. Florida State 64 1994-98 9. Clemson 62* 2015-19 Alabama 62* 2015-19 Florida State 62 1990-94 Alabama 62 1977-81 13. Alabama 60 1971-75 14. Oklahoma 59 1953-5815. Miami (Fla.) 58 2000-03* - active streak

STREAKS OF EXCELLENCE Included below are a number of additional historically profound streaks presently being produced by Clemson:

• Has won 60 of its last 64 games overall dating to 2014.

• Has won 35 of its last 37 games against ACC teams.• Has won 68 of its last 70 games when leading at

halftime.• Is 89-2 since 2011 when leading after three quarters.• Is 40-0 when scoring first since 2015.• Has an 89-2 record when totaling more first downs

than its opponent since 2011.• Has a 49-3 record when winning the turnover margin

since 2011.• Is 56-1 when rushing for 200+ yards under Dabo

Swinney.• Is 42-0 when both passing and rushing for 200+

yards under Dabo Swinney.• Is 41-2 when having a 100-yard rusher since 2011.• Has won 19 of its last 20 games away from home

against ACC teams.• Has won 19 of its last 20 road games.• Has won 32 of its last 35 games away from home.• Has won 38 of its last 39 games at home.• Has won 28 of its last 29 games against ACC Atlantic

Division teams.• Has won 19 games in a row in September.• Has won 19 of its last 20 games in October.• Has won 10 games in a row in November.• Has won 10 games in a row in December.• Has won 64 of its last 66 games against unranked

teams.• Has won 21 of its last 23 games against top-25 teams

since the start of the 2015 season.• Entered 2019 having won 39 of its last 41 games

against teams that ended their season in a bowl game (including 2018 Boston College, whose bowl game was cancelled as the result of inclement weather).

• Has won 70 straight games when holding teams under 23 points (dates to 2010).

ACC WINNING STREAKSClemson has won 35 of its last 37 games vs. ACC

opponents, including ACC Championship game wins against North Carolina (2015), Virginia Tech (2016), Miami (2017) and Pittsburgh (2018).

Clemson has won its most recent game against every ACC team and owns a streak of at least two wins against 11 of the 13 squads.

ACTIVE WINNING STREAKS VS. ACC TEAMSOpponent CU Win Streak Last Clemson Loss in SeriesWake Forest 10 2008 at Wake Forest, 7-12Boston College 8 2010 at Boston College, 10-16

NC State 7 2011 at NC State, 13-37Louisville 5 Has never beaten ClemsonDuke 5 2004 at Duke, 13-16Virginia Tech 5 2007 at Clemson, 23-41Georgia Tech 5 2014 at Georgia Tech, 6-28Florida State 4 2014 at Florida State, 17-23 (OT)Virginia 3 2004 at Virginia, 10-30North Carolina 3 2010 at North Carolina, 16-21Miami (Fla.) 2 2010 at Clemson, 21-30Syracuse 1 2017 at Syracuse, 24-27Pittsburgh 1 2016 at Clemson, 42-43Note: Clemson also won its last four games against Maryland prior to the Terrapins' exit from the ACC. The Terps' last win over Clemson came in 2009 at Maryland.

SATURDAYS ARE FOR THE TIGERSClemson enters this week having won each of its last

31 Saturday games. Clemson went 12-2 during the 2017 campaign, with its only losses coming on a Friday at Syracuse and a Monday on New Year's Day in the Sugar Bowl.

You have to travel back to Nov. 12, 2016, a total of 1,036 days prior to this week's contest, for Clemson's most recent loss on a Saturday.

Clemson's 31-game Saturday winning streak is the longest active streak in the FBS. In total, Clemson has won 52 of its last 53 Saturday games. The Tigers' current 31-game streak started following a 2016 loss to Pitt that was preceded by a 21-game Saturday winning streak across the 2014-16 seasons, previously the longest such streak in program history.

CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY WINSRank School Streak Seasons1. Clemson Won 31 2016-Pres.2. Clemson Won 21 2014-163. Clemson Won 13 1947-494. Clemson Won 12 1980-815. Clemson Won 11 1950-51

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CLOSE-GAME SUCCESSClemson's stretch of consecutive 10-win seasons

dating back to 2011 has been bolstered significantly by the team's success in close games in that span. The Tigers have played 28 games with a final margin of eight points or less, and Clemson's .857 winning percentage in those one-possession contests is the best in the country in that span among teams with at least 10 such games.

GAMES DECIDED BY EIGHT POINTS OR LESS Rk School W L G Win % 1. Clemson 24 4 28 0.857 2. Ohio State 25 9 34 0.735 3. Oklahoma State 22 11 33 0.667 Old Dominion 14 7 21 0.667 4. Northern Illinois 31 16 47 0.660 5. San Diego State 25 13 38 0.658 6. Florida State 23 12 35 0.657 7. Oklahoma 19 10 29 0.655 8. Alabama 13 7 20 0.650 9. Louisiana 22 12 34 0.647 10. Illinois 16 9 25 0.640Note: Since 2011.

TIGER GAMES DECIDED BY EIGHT POINTS OR LESSDate Opponent Site W/L CU-Opp.9/10/11 Wofford H W 35-279/24/11 Florida State H W 35-3011/12/11 Wake Forest H W 31-289/1/12 Auburn N W 26-1912/31/12 Louisiana State N W 25-248/31/13 Georgia H W 38-351/3/14 Ohio State N W 40-359/20/14 Florida State A L 17-2310/11/14 Louisville H W 23-1710/18/14 Boston College A W 17-13

9/17/15 Louisville A W 20-1710/3/15 Notre Dame H W 24-2211/28/15 South Carolina A W 37-3212/5/15 North Carolina N W 45-371/11/16 Alabama N L 40-459/3/16 Auburn A W 19-139/10/16 Troy H W 30-2410/1/16 Louisville H W 42-3610/15/16 NC State H W 24-1710/29/16 Florida State A W 37-3411/12/16 Pitt H L 42-4312/3/16 Virginia Tech N W 42-351/9/17 Alabama N W 35-319/9/17 Auburn H W 14-610/13/17 Syracuse A L 24-2711/4/17 NC State A W 38-319/8/18 Texas A&M A W 28-269/29/18 Syracuse H W 27-23

Note: Since 2011.

THE CLEMSON EFFECT?Whether the margin of defeat was two points in

early September or 61 points in early November, all 15 of Clemson's contests meant the same result for its opponents. But Clemson's effect on its ACC opponents in 2018 may have extended beyond the 60-minute battle with the Tigers.

After losing to Clemson, those nine opponents (six of whom had won prior to facing Clemson) combined for a 1-8 record in their first game after being dealt a loss by Clemson.

CLEMSON'S 2018 ACC OPPONENTS, FIRST GAME AFTER PLAYING CLEMSON

Team vs. Clemson Following GameGeorgia Tech 49–21 L 63-17 W vs. Bowling Green St.Syracuse* 27–23 L 44-37 L vs. PittsburghWake Forest* 63–3 L 38-17 L to Florida StateNC State* 41–7 L 51-41 L to SyracuseFlorida State* 59–10 L 47-28 L to NC StateLouisville 77–16 L 54-23 L to SyracuseBoston College* 27–7 L 22-21 L to Florida StateDuke* 35–6 L 59-7 L to Wake ForestPittsburgh # 42–10 L 14-13 L to Stanford* - Indicates team coming off of a win prior to facing Clemson# - ACC Championship Game (Charlotte, N.C.)

PLAYERS PER GAMEClemson played an average of 72.5 players per game

in 2018, an average that far exceeded all other AP Top 25 finishers, including fellow College Football Playoff participants Alabama (55.7), Notre Dame (55.4) and Oklahoma (52.4).

AVERAGE PLAYERS PER GAME (2018, AP TOP 25 FINISHERS)

Rk Team (Final AP Rank) Players Per Game 1. Clemson (1) 72.5 2. Georgia (8) 65.6 3. Florida (7) 62.8 4. Army (19) 60.8 5. Fresno State (18) 60.6

The approach to creating functional depth and rewarding players ready to play has been a key philosophy for Head Coach Dabo Swinney, whose own collegiate playing career was hatched as a walk-on fighting for playing time in Alabama's receiving corps.

“We’re fully committed to playing guys who deserve to play,” Swinney said. “You commit to a guy early in the season, and even if a guy’s only played 10 percent of the snaps, when you get to game eight or nine, they’ve got some good experience.”

YOUTH MOVEMENTOne year after Clemson returned a school-record

61 lettermen for the 2018 season, Clemson enters the 2019 campaign with a roster that includes 80

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NOTESfreshmen and sophomores.

However, despite the roster featuring the largest freshman class in Dabo Swinney's tenure at Clemson, the Tigers' youth is not devoid of experience. Last season, the first year of new redshirt regulations allowed Clemson to play a then-school-record 20 true freshmen in 2018. Clemson immediately shattered that record in its 2019 season opener, with 27 true freshmen making their collegiate debuts in that contest.

First-year freshmen to play for Clemson this year include Kaleb Boateng, Hunter Rayburn, Mac Cranford, Will Putnam, Mason Trotter, Jaelyn Lay, Davis Allen, Joseph Ngata, Brannon Spector, Taisun Phommachanh, Chez Mellusi, Michel Dukes, Frank Ladson Jr., Tye Herbstreit, Hamp Greene, Tyler Davis, Ruke Orhorhoro, Keith Maguire, LaVonta Bentley, Kane Patterson, Sheridan Jones, Lannden Zanders, Jalyn Phillips, Joseph Charleston, Ray Thornton, Andrew Booth Jr. and Jonathan Weitz.

MOST FIRST-YEAR FRESHMEN TO APPEAR IN GAME ACTION (CLEMSON HISTORY)

Rk Year Players 1. 2019 27 2. 2018 20 3. 2015 14 4. 2011 12 5. 1985 11 2007 11 2016 11Note: Since 1982.

MOST FRESHMEN TO PLAY IN SEASON OPENER (FBS, 2019)

Rk School True Redshirt Total 1. Clemson 27 11 38 2. Baylor 20 15 35 3. Arizona State 15 10 25 4. Maryland 16 7 23 5. Georgia Tech 10 12 22

Among the true freshmen making an impact on Clemson in 2019 is defensive tackle Tyler Davis, who earned a start in the season opener. He became the first Clemson player on record since 1973 to start a season opener against a conference opponent as a true freshman.

FIRST-YEAR FRESHMEN TO START SEASON OPENER (CLEMSON SINCE 1973)

Year Player Opponent 1973 RB Ken Callicutt The Citadel 1973 DT Nelson Wallace The Citadel 1974 DT Jeff Mills Texas A&M 1980 TE Jeff Wells Rice 1980 C James Farr Rice 1987 DE John Johnson Western Carolina 1988 PK Chris Gardocki Virginia Tech 1994 RB Anthony Downs Furman 1995 LB Anthony Simmons Western Carolina 2001 WR Roscoe Crosby Central Florida 2005 RB James Davis Texas A&M 2006 RB C.J. Spiller Florida Atlantic 2008 RB Jamie Harper Alabama 2011 WR Adam Humphries Troy 2015 T Mitch Hyatt Wofford 2019 DT Tyler Davis Georgia Tech

BEHIND THE NUMBERSClemson's success in 2018 helped rewrite portions

of its school and conference record books, and included in the cumulative figures were a number of telling statistics. According to figures tracked by SportSource Analytics:

- Clemson owned the "middle eight" in 2018, the section of the game defined as the final four minutes of the first half and the first four minutes of the second

half. Clemson outscored opponents 132-10 in the middle eight in 2018, an average margin of +8.1 points per game. That per-game differential was the largest by any program in the country since 2013.

- Clemson averaged 10.0 yards per play on more than a quarter of drives in 2018 (25.15 percent), nearly doubling the national average of 12.9 percent and far exceeding the 7.73 percent allowed by the Clemson defense in 2018.

- Clemson gained 56.6 percent of all of its available yards in 2018 and allowed opponents to gain only 27.9 percent of their available yards. The national average for the season was 44.0 percent.

EXPLOSIVE PLAYS"The explosive play is alive and well in our offense."That was Head Coach Dabo Swinney's exact quote

three games into the 2018 season. Supporting evidence for his claim was found easily in both national rankings and historical context as the season progressed.

2018 EXPLOSIVE PLAYS BY DISTANCE Yards No. National Rank 20+ 104 2 30+ 59 T-1 40+ 35 1 50+ 23 1 60+ 13 T-2

MOST YARDS PER PLAY(CLEMSON HISTORY)

Rank Year No.1. 2018 7.352. 2006 6.503. 2015 6.394. 2013 6.365. 2012 6.28

Including special teams, Clemson recorded a school-record 19 touchdowns of 50 yards of more in 2018.

Players responsible for 17 of the 19 touchdowns of 50 yards or more returned for Clemson in 2019. Justyn Ross led Clemson with six such touchdowns, followed by four from Travis Etienne, three each from Lyn-J Dixon and Amari Rodgers, and one each by now-departed running backs Adam Choice and Tavien Feaster.

TOUCHDOWNS OF 50+ YARDS(CLEMSON HISTORY)

Rk Year Run Pass FR INT KOR PR Total1. 2018 9 9 1 192. 2006 6 4 1 1 1 1 143. 2017 5 6 1 1 13 2009 3 4 4 2 135. 2001 2 7 1 10

Clemson opened the 2019 season with another explosive performance in a 52-14 win against Georgia Tech. The Tigers racked up 632 yards of offense on only 79, averaging 8.0 yards per play even despite a methodical 11-play, 42-yard clock-killing drive to conclude the game. Clemson amassed 411 of those yards on 49 carries, a rushing average of 8.4 yards. It was Clemson's fourth game with a yards per carry average of eight yards or better since the start of the 2018 season, tied for the most in the FBS.

GAMES WITH 8.0+ YARDS PER CARRY(SINCE 2018)

Rk School Games 1. Clemson 4 Memphis 4 Oklahoma 4 4. Georgia 3 Maryland 3

DOMINANT DEFENSESince the advent of the College Football Playoff

in 2014, Clemson has routinely produced one of the nation's elite defenses.

Clemson has ranked in the Top 10 in the country in total defense in each of the last five seasons and has ranked among the Top 10 in scoring defense in three of those campaigns.

CLEMSON DEFENSE SINCE 2014Year Yds/G Rank Pts/G Rank2014 260.8 1 16.7 32015 313.0 10 21.7 242016 311.5 8 18.0 102017 276.7 4 13.6 22018 285.9 5 13.1 1

Clemson and Michigan are the only two programs in the country to produce a Top 10 defense in each of the last five years.

TOP 10 FINISHES IN TOTAL DEFENSE(LAST FIVE YEARS)

Rk School No. 1. Clemson 5 Michigan 5 3. Wisconsin 4 4. Alabama 3 Michigan State 3 Ohio State 3

BACKFIELD INVADERSClemson's defense calls Death Valley home but might

as well file for dual residency in opponents' backfields. Since 2014, Clemson leads the nation in both sacks and tackles for loss.

MOST SACKS SINCE 2014 Rk School No. 1. Clemson 246 2. Alabama 227 3. Penn State 212 4. Ohio State 205 5. Utah 199

MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS SINCE 2014 Rk School No. 1. Clemson 641 2. Alabama 536 3. Penn State 518 Ohio State 518 5. Arkansas State 507

POINTS OFF TURNOVERSSince the start of the 2018 postseason, Clemson's

offense and defense have both been dominant in possessions starting following turnovers. Since the 2018 ACC Championship Game, the Tigers hold a 69-7 advantage against opponents in points off turnovers, with the only points coming in the final seconds of an eventual 14-point win against Texas A&M.

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS (LAST FIVE GAMES)

Date Opponent For Against Final Score12/1/18 Pitt 21 0 42-1012/29/18 Notre Dame 10 0 30-31/7/19 Alabama 14 0 44-168/29/19 Georgia Tech 21 0 52-109/7/19 Texas A&M 3 7 24-10

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NOTES-- STUDENT-ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT --

ALL-ACC HONORSClemson's eight returning All-ACC selections (not

counting honorable mentions) are the most in the conference in 2019.

RETURNING ALL-ACC SELECTIONS FROM 2018

Rk Years No. 1. Clemson 8 2. Syracuse 5 3. Miami (Fla.) 3 Wake Forest 3 5. Three teams tied 2

The respect for Clemson players among the conference's media was illustrated again during ACC Kickoff in July, when Clemson players comprised 13 of the 27 players on the 2019 Preseason All-ACC squad, while no other program exceeded four.

2019 PRESEASON ALL-ACC SELECTIONS Rk Years No. 1. Clemson 13 2. Syracuse 4 3. Miami 3 4. Boston College 2 Florida State 2 6. Duke 1 Virginia 1 Pitt 1

RETURNING FIREPOWERClemson's eye-popping, record-setting offensive

campaign in 2018 was authored at the skill positions in large part by underclassmen. The group was led in passing by true freshman Trevor Lawrence (3,280 yards), in rushing by sophomore Travis Etienne (1,658) and in receiving by sophomore Tee Higgins (59 receptions, 12 touchdowns) and freshman Justyn Ross (1,000 receiving yards).

Clemson was one of only three FBS programs to produce a 3,000-yard passer, 1,500-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver in 2018 and one of only 20 teams (including only nine Power Five teams) to accomplish the feat this decade. If Clemson repeats the feat, it would become the first program this decade to produce a player in all three categories in back-to-back seasons.

3,000-YARD PASSER, 1,500-YARD RUSHER AND 1,000-YARD RECEIVER(S) (FBS SINCE 2010)

Year School Passer Rusher Receiver2018 Clemson T. Lawrence T. Etienne J. Ross2018 Memphis B. White D. Henderson D. Coxie2018 Arizona State M. Wilkins E. Benjamin N. Harry2017 USC S. Darnold R. Jones D. Burnett2016 Wyoming J. Allen B. Hill T. Gentry2016 WKU M. White A. Wales N. Norris T. Taylor2016 Tulsa D. Evans J. Flanders J. Atkinson K. Lucas2016