ACCTigers

Clemson

1st of 12814–1

Rank

1st

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

+35.9

90% range 27.0 to 44.7

Offense

49.2

1st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

13.4

3rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

14–1

Playoff

Seed 2

national champion

15 games, 14–1

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 3 · 9:00 PM ET at

Auburn W 19–13

Rating change+0.4

Wk 2Sep 10 · 12:30 PM ET vs

Troy W 30–24

Rating change−4.7

Wk 3Sep 17 · 12:00 PM ET vs

South Carolina State W 59–0

Rating change+1.4

Wk 4Sep 22 · 7:30 PM ET at

Georgia Tech W 26–7

Rating change+3.7

Wk 5Oct 1 · 8:00 PM ET vs#2

Louisville W 42–36

Rating change+1.6

Wk 6Oct 7 · 7:30 PM ET at

Boston College W 56–10

Rating change+2.5

Wk 7Oct 15 · 12:00 PM ET vs#23

NC State W 24–17

Rating change−1.3

Wk 9Oct 29 · 8:00 PM ET at#10

Florida State W 37–34

Rating change−0.5

Wk 10Nov 5 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Syracuse W 54–0

Rating change+2.6

Wk 11Nov 12 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Pittsburgh L 42–43

Rating change−2.5

Wk 12Nov 19 · 7:00 PM ET at

Wake Forest W 35–13

Rating change+1.1

Wk 13Nov 26 · 7:30 PM ET vs

South Carolina W 56–7

Rating change+3.7

Wk 14Dec 3 · 8:00 PM ET vs#11

Virginia TechNeutral W 42–35

Rating change0.0

PostDec 31 · 7:00 PM ET vs#3

Ohio StateSemifinals · Fiesta Bowl W 31–0

Rating change+3.9

PostJan 9 · 8:00 PM ET vs#1

AlabamaChampionship W 35–31

Rating change+2.0

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2016

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2015	ACC	2 of 128	26.9	46.6	19.7	14–1	Seed1

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

CLEM offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles