ACCTigers

Clemson

4th of 13012–2

Rank

4th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+25.7

90% range 16.3 to 35.0

Offense

38.4

13th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

12.7

2nd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

12–2

Playoff

Seed 1

national champion

14 games, 12–2

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 2 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Kent State W 56–3

Rating change+3.3

Wk 2Sep 9 · 7:00 PM ET vs#7

Auburn W 14–6

Rating change+0.6

Wk 3Sep 16 · 8:00 PM ET at#20

Louisville W 47–21

Rating change+0.7

Wk 4Sep 23 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Boston College W 34–7

Rating change+0.4

Wk 5Sep 30 · 8:00 PM ET at#20

Virginia Tech W 31–17

Rating change−0.3

Wk 6Oct 7 · 12:00 PM ET vs#20

Wake Forest W 28–14

Rating change+0.2

Wk 7Oct 13 · 7:00 PM ET at

Syracuse L 24–27

Rating change−2.5

Wk 9Oct 28 · 8:00 PM ET vs#24

Georgia Tech W 24–10

Rating change+1.0

Wk 10Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET at#25

NC State W 38–31

Rating change−1.5

Wk 11Nov 11 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Florida State W 31–14

Rating change+0.2

Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:20 PM ET vs

The Citadel W 61–3

Rating change+0.2

Wk 13Nov 25 · 7:30 PM ET at

South Carolina W 34–10

Rating change+1.2

Wk 14Dec 2 · 8:00 PM ET vs#19

MiamiNeutral W 38–3

Rating change+2.2

PostJan 1 · 9:00 PM ET vs#1

AlabamaSemifinals · Sugar Bowl L 6–24

Rating change+0.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

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
2016	ACC	1 of 128	35.9	49.2	13.4	14–1	Seed2
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