ACCTigers

Clemson

2nd of 13015–0

Rank

2nd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+35.5

90% range 27.2 to 43.8

Offense

46.2

4th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

10.7

1st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

15–0

Playoff

Seed 2

national champion

15 games, 15–0

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 1 · 12:20 PM ET vs

Furman W 48–7

Rating change−0.4

Wk 2Sep 8 · 7:00 PM ET at

Texas A&M W 28–26

Rating change−3.2

Wk 3Sep 15 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Georgia Southern W 38–7

Rating change+1.3

Wk 4Sep 22 · 3:30 PM ET at

Georgia Tech W 49–21

Rating change+1.8

Wk 5Sep 29 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Syracuse W 27–23

Rating change−1.5

Wk 6Oct 6 · 3:30 PM ET at

Wake Forest W 63–3

Rating change+4.7

Wk 8Oct 20 · 3:30 PM ET vs#25

NC State W 41–7

Rating change+1.2

Wk 9Oct 27 · 12:00 PM ET at

Florida State W 59–10

Rating change+3.0

Wk 10Nov 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Louisville W 77–16

Rating change+1.9

Wk 11Nov 10 · 8:00 PM ET at

Boston College W 27–7

Rating change+0.3

Wk 12Nov 17 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Duke W 35–6

Rating change−0.7

Wk 13Nov 24 · 7:00 PM ET vs

South Carolina W 56–35

Rating change−1.6

Wk 14Dec 1 · 8:00 PM ET vs

PittsburghNeutral W 42–10

Rating change+0.5

PostDec 29 · 4:00 PM ET vs#8

Notre DameSemifinals · Cotton Bowl W 30–3

Rating change+1.2

PostJan 7 · 8:00 PM ET vs#1

AlabamaChampionship W 44–16

Rating change+1.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

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
2017	ACC	4 of 130	25.7	38.4	12.7	12–2	Seed1
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