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History of Clemson Tigers football. The history of Clemson Tigers football began in 1896, when Clemson University first fielded a football team. Since 1896, the program has an all-time record of 790–466–44, with a bowl record of 28–22. The program has achieved 3 claimed national titles in 1981, 2016, and 2018.
The Tigers have three national championship titles (1981, 2016 and 2018) along with two other national championship appearances in 2015 and 2019. [2] The Tigers have claimed 26 conference championships and have appeared in 50 postseason bowl games with an overall record of 27-23. [3] Clemson now has over 750 wins in its program.
In recent years, the Tigers have been ranked among the most elite college football programs in the United States. [2][3][4] Formed in 1896, the program has an all-time record of 800–472–44, [5] with a bowl record of 27-23. Clemson was a College Football Playoff finalist in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019, defeating Alabama in both 2016 and 2018 ...
The 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the fourteenth-ranked Clemson Tigers and the sixteenth-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini. It was the fifth edition of the Hall of Fame Bowl . Clemson's Chris Gardocki kicked an 18-yard field goal as the Tigers built a 3–0 lead. They led 10–0 after DeChane Cameron threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Doug Thomas.
Clemson has a lesser rivalry with the University of Georgia, born because of the two institutions' close proximity (roughly 75 miles apart). Clemson and Georgia first met in 1897, only the second year the Tigers fielded a football team. The rivalry was at its height in the 1980s. Georgia leads the football series 43–18–4. [67]
August 19, 2024 at 7:30 AM. Clemson and Georgia are playing one of the biggest college football games of the year later this month. But they’re doing it much earlier than most anticipated. One ...
September 26, 2024 at 8:00 AM. Dozens of Clemson football fans and former university band members are voicing their frustrations this week about a change to the team’s pregame ceremonies. They ...
1. $ – Conference champion. + LSU claims a co-championship [1] The 1902 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University —during the 1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Under third year head coach John Heisman, the Tigers posted a 6–1 record, including ...