WITH THE WIN…
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- Clemson has now started 5-0 in conference play for the eighth time under Dabo Swinney (2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022). It marks Clemson’s 16th such start since joining the ACC in 1953.
- Clemson joined Army as the only teams in the country to have earned at least five conference wins this season.
- Clemson improved to 28-22-2 all-time against head coaches who were formerly Clemson assistants or head coaches.
- Clemson also improved to 9-3 all time against former Clemson players in head coaching roles.
- Clemson improved to 166-73-3 all-time (and 49-7 since 2011) when facing a coach for the first time.
- Clemson improved to 41-8-1 against Virginia all-time. Virginia moved into sole possession of fifth place on the list of Clemson’s most-defeated opponents all-time, one ahead of North Carolina.
- Clemson has now won six consecutive games against Virginia for the first time since opening its all-time series against the Cavaliers with a 29-game winning streak across the 1955-89 seasons.
- Clemson improved to 22-3-1 all-time against Virginia at home. Among teams it has hosted at least 25 times, Clemson’s current .860 home winning percentage against Virginia is its best all-time against an FBS opponent and trails only Furman (.929) and Presbyterian (.872) among all opponents.
- Clemson improved to 69-3 at Death Valley in the College Football Playoff era, tying Alabama for the best home record in the country in that span.
- Clemson extended its active home winning streak to eight games. Clemson’s eight-game home winning streak is the ACC’s longest active streak.
- Clemson improved to 43-21-2 in games prior to regular season open dates since joining the ACC in 1953. Clemson also improved to 16-2 in those games since 2012.
- Clemson improved to 137-18 against AP-unranked teams under Dabo Swinney and improved to 114-8 in those games since the start of the 2012 season.
- Clemson earned its 100th regular season victory since the start of the 2015 season. Clemson is now 100-13 in regular season play in that span.
- Clemson has now won 120 of its last 125 games when leading at halftime.
- Clemson improved to 85-6 when scoring first since 2015.
- Clemson is now 141-4 since 2011 when leading after three quarters.
- Clemson now has a 135-8 record when totaling more first downs than its opponent since 2011.
- Clemson has now won 42 consecutive games when not allowing a sack since 2011.
- Clemson is now 72-2 since 2015 when outscoring opponents in the “Middle Eight,” defined as the final four minutes of the first half and the first four minutes of the second half.
- Head Coach Dabo Swinney (176-44) tied the career win total of College Football Hall of Famer Frank Kush (176-54-1).
- Swinney improved to 6-0 as a head coach against Virginia. Virginia is one of four ACC schools against whom Swinney is undefeated as head coach, a list that also includes Wake Forest (16-0), Louisville (8-0), and Virginia Tech (6-0), all teams on Clemson’s 2024 schedule.
