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ACCTigers

Clemson

Next: vs Virginia TechOct 24

Rank

54th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+4.1

90% range −3.8 to 11.9

Offense

25.6

76th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

21.5

38th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–2

6.7–5.3 projected over the regular season

Playoff

<1%

chance to make the field

Schedule

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

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 5 · 7:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#17 LSU L 10–51
Rating change−6.2
Wk 2Sep 12 · 7:30 PM ET vs Georgia Southern W 22–7
Rating change−0.8
Wk 3Sep 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs North Carolina W 28–20
Rating change−1.1
Wk 4Sep 25 · 10:30 PM ET at California W 24–10
Rating change+0.4
Wk 5Oct 3 · 7:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#5 Miami L 13–41
Rating change−0.7
Wk 7Oct 17 · 12:00 PM ET vs Charleston Southern W 37–0
Rating change−2.2
Wk 8Oct 24 · 7:00 PM ET vs Virginia Tech Win 57%
Playoff
Wk 9Oct 31 · 7:00 PM ET at Florida State Est. 27%
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD at Syracuse Est. 47%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD vs Georgia Tech Est. 57%
Wk 12Nov 20 · 7:30 PM ET at Duke Est. 42%
Wk 13Nov 28 · Time TBD vs South Carolina Est. 38%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
6.6–5.4
Conference record
4.3–3.7
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
0%
Conference title game
2%
Win the conference
<1%
Reach the quarterfinal
<1%
Reach the semifinal
<1%
Reach the final
0%
Win it all
0%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025ACC26 of 13612.530.818.37–6—
2024ACC22 of 13414.634.920.310–4Seed12
2023ACC14 of 13317.134.016.99–4—
2022ACC12 of 13116.733.216.511–3—
2021ACC12 of 13015.030.315.410–3—
2020ACC2 of 12730.246.616.410–2Seed2
2019ACC2 of 13038.547.59.014–1Seed3
2018ACC2 of 13035.546.210.715–0Seed2
2017ACC4 of 13025.738.412.712–2Seed1
2016ACC1 of 12835.949.213.414–1Seed2
2015ACC2 of 12826.946.619.714–1Seed1

Profile

CLEM offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com