List of Clemson Tigers football seasons

The 2008 Clemson Tigers team taking the field at Memorial Stadium.

The Clemson Tigers college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Clemson University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Clemson has played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina since 1942.^[1] The Tigers have one national championship title (1981) along with a second national championship appearance in 2015.^[2] The Tigers have claimed 21 conference championships and have appeared in 39 postseason bowl games with an overall record of 20-19.^[3] With 703 wins over 120 seasons of football, Clemson ranks 34th all-time in win-loss records in the NCAA.

Seasons

National Champions

Conference Champions *

Division Champions

Bowl game berth ^

Season	Head coach [4]	Conference [5][6]	Season results[7]					Bowl result [7][8]	Final ranking
			Conference finish	Division finish [A 1]	Wins	Losses	Ties[A 2]		Associated Press Poll [A 3]	Coaches' Poll [A 4]
Clemson Tigers
1896	Walter Riggs	Independent	—	—	2	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1897	William M. Williams		—	—	2	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1898	John Penton		—	—	3	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1899	Walter Riggs	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association	—	—	4	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1900 * [A 5]	John Heisman		1st *	—	6	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1901			—	—	3	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1902 * [A 5]			1st *	—	6	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1903			—	—	4	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1904	Shack Shealy		—	—	3	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1905	Eddie Cochems		—	—	3	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1906	Bob Williams		—	—	4	0	3	—	N/A	N/A
1907	Frank Shaughnessy		—	—	4	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1908	John N. Stone		—	—	1	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1909	Bob Williams		—	—	6	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1910	Frank Dobson		—	—	4	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1911			—	—	3	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1912			—	—	4	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1913	Bob Williams		—	—	4	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1914			—	—	5	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1915			—	—	2	4	2	—	N/A	N/A
1916	Wayne Hart		—	—	3	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1917	Edward Donahue		—	—	6	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1918			—	—	5	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1919			—	—	6	2	2	—	N/A	N/A
1920			—	—	4	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1921	E. J. Stewart		—	—	1	6	2	—	N/A	N/A
1922		Southern Conference	T-11th	—	5	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1923	Bud Saunders		14th	—	5	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1924			T-19th	—	2	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1925			T-20th	—	1	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1926	Bud Saunders (4 games) Bob Williams (5 games)		18th	—	2	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1927	Josh Cody		9th	—	5	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1928			T-7th	—	8	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1929			12th	—	8	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1930			9th	—	8	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1931	Jess Neely		20th	—	1	6	2	—	N/A	N/A
1932			21st	—	3	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1933			6th	—	3	6	2	—	N/A	N/A
1934			5th	—	5	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1935			4th	—	6	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1936			5th	—	5	5	0	—	—	N/A
1937			3rd	—	4	4	1	—	—	N/A
1938			2nd	—	7	1	1	—	—	N/A
1939			2nd	—	9	1	0	Won 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic against Boston College Eagles, 6–3 ^	12	N/A
1940 *	Frank Howard		1st *	—	6	2	1	—	—	N/A
1941			3rd	—	7	2	0	—	—	N/A
1942			9th	—	3	6	1	—	—	N/A
1943			8th	—	2	6	0	—	—	N/A
1944			3rd	—	4	5	0	—	—	N/A
1945			4th	—	6	3	1	—	—	N/A
1946			11th	—	4	5	0	—	—	N/A
1947			12th	—	4	5	0	—	—	N/A
1948 *			1st *	—	11	0	0	Won 1949 Gator Bowl against Missouri Tigers, 24–23 ^	11	N/A
1949			T-7th	—	4	4	2	—	—	N/A
1950			2nd	—	9	0	1	Won 1951 Orange Bowl against Miami Hurricanes, 15–14 ^	10	10
1951			5th	—	7	3	0	Lost 1952 Gator Bowl against Miami Hurricanes, 14–0 ^	19	—
1952			15th	—	2	6	1	—	—	—
1953		Atlantic Coast Conference	6th	—	3	5	1	—	—	—
1954			5th	—	5	5	0	—	—	—
1955			3rd	—	7	3	0	—	—	—
1956 *			1st *	—	7	2	2	Lost 1957 Orange Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 27–21 ^	19	—
1957			T-3rd	—	7	3	0	—	—	18
1958 *			1st *	—	8	3	0	Lost 1959 Sugar Bowl against LSU Tigers, 7–0 ^	12	13
1959 *			1st *	—	9	2	0	Won 1959 Bluebonnet Bowl against TCU Horned Frogs, 23–7 ^	11	11
1960			4th	—	6	4	0	—	—	—
1961			T-3rd	—	5	5	0	—	—	—
1962			2nd	—	6	4	0	—	—	—
1963			T-3rd	—	5	4	1	—	—	—
1964			7th	—	3	7	0	—	—	—
1965 *			1st *	—	5	5	0	—	—	—
1966 *			1st *	—	6	4	0	—	—	—
1967 *			1st *	—	6	4	0	—	—	—
1968			2nd	—	4	5	1	—	—	—
1969			T-3rd	—	4	6	0	—	—	—
1970	Hootie Ingram		T-6th	—	3	8	0	—	—	—
1971			2nd	—	5	6	0	—	—	—
1972			5th	—	4	7	0	—	—	—
1973	Red Parker		3rd	—	5	6	0	—	—	—
1974			T-2nd	—	7	4	0	—	—	—
1975			5th	—	2	9	0	—	—	—
1976			7th	—	3	6	2	—	—	—
1977	Charley Pell		2nd	—	8	3	1	Lost 1977 Gator Bowl against Pittsburgh Panthers, 34–3 ^	19	—
1978 *	Charley Pell (11 games) Danny Ford (1 game)		1st *	—	11	1	0	Won 1978 Gator Bowl against Ohio State Buckeyes, 17–15 ^	6	6
1979	Danny Ford		T-2nd	—	8	4	0	Lost 1979 Peach Bowl against Baylor Bears, 24–18 ^	—	—
1980			T-4th	—	6	5	0	—	—	—
1981 *			1st *	—	12	0	0	Won 1982 Orange Bowl against Nebraska Cornhuskers, 22–15 ^	1	1
1982 *			1st *	—	9	1	1	—	8	—
1983			—	—	9	1	1	—	11	—
1984			—	—	7	4	0	—	—	—
1985			T-3rd	—	6	6	0	Lost 1985 Independence Bowl against Minnesota Golden Gophers, 20–13 ^	—	—
1986 *			1st *	—	8	2	2	Won 1986 Gator Bowl against Stanford Cardinal, 27–21 ^	17	19
1987 *			1st *	—	10	2	0	Won 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl against Penn State Nittany Lions, 35–10 ^	12	10
1988 *			1st *	—	10	2	0	Won 1989 Florida Citrus Bowl against Oklahoma Sooners, 13–6 ^	9	8
1989			3rd	—	10	2	0	Won 1989 Gator Bowl against West Virginia Mountaineers, 27–7 ^	12	11
1990	Ken Hatfield		T-2nd	—	10	2	0	Won 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl against Illinois Fighting Illini, 30–0 ^	9	9
1991 *			1st *	—	9	2	1	Lost 1992 Florida Citrus Bowl against California Golden Bears, 37–13 ^	18	17
1992			7th	—	5	6	0	—	—	—
1993	Ken Hatfield (11 games) Tommy West (1 game)		3rd	—	9	3	0	Won 1993 Peach Bowl against Kentucky Wildcats, 14–13 ^	23	22
1994	Tommy West		6th	—	5	6	0	—	—	—
1995			3rd	—	8	4	0	Lost 1996 Gator Bowl against Syracuse Orangemen, 41–0 ^	—	—
1996			T-2nd	—	7	5	—	Lost 1996 Peach Bowl against LSU Tigers, 10–7 ^	—	—
1997			5th	—	7	5	—	Lost 1998 Peach Bowl against Auburn Tigers, 21–17 ^	—	—
1998			T-8th	—	3	8	—	—	—	—
1999	Tommy Bowden		2nd	—	6	6	—	Lost 1999 Peach Bowl against Mississippi State Bulldogs, 17–7 ^	—	—
2000			2nd	—	9	3	—	Lost 2001 Gator Bowl against Virginia Tech Hokies, 41–20 ^	16	14
2001			T-4th	—	7	5	—	Won 2001 Humanitarian Bowl against Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 49–24 ^	—	—
2002			5th	—	7	6	—	Lost 2002 Tangerine Bowl against Texas Tech Red Raiders, 55–15 ^	—	—
2003			3rd	—	9	4	—	Won 2004 Peach Bowl against Tennessee Volunteers, 27–14 ^	22	22
2004			T-6th	—	6	5	—	—	—	—
2005			—	3rd	8	4	—	Won 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 19–10 ^	21	21
2006			—	T-2nd	8	5	—	Lost 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky Wildcats, 28–20 ^	—	—
2007			—	T-2nd	9	4	—	Lost 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Auburn Tigers, 23–20 (OT) ^	21	22
2008	Tommy Bowden (6 games) Dabo Swinney (7 games)		—	T-3rd	7	6	—	Lost 2009 Gator Bowl against Nebraska Cornhuskers, 26–21 ^	—	—
2009	Dabo Swinney		2nd	1st	9	5	—	Won 2009 Music City Bowl against Kentucky Wildcats, 21–13 ^	24	—
2010			—	5th	6	7	—	Lost 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl against South Florida Bulls, 31–26 ^	—	—
2011 *			1st *	1st	10	4	—	Lost 2012 Orange Bowl against West Virginia Mountaineers, 70–33 ^	22	22
2012			—	T-1st	11	2	—	Won 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl against LSU Tigers, 25-24 ^	11	9
2013			—	2nd	11	2	—	Won 2014 Orange Bowl against Ohio State Buckeyes, 40-35 ^	8	7
2014			3rd	2nd	10	3	—	Won 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl against Oklahoma Sooners, 40-6 ^	18	18
2015 *			1st *	1st	14	1	—	Won 2015 Orange Bowl against Oklahoma Sooners, 37-17 ^ Lost 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama crimson Tide, 40-45 ^	2	2
Total					682	436	45	(regular season games)
					3	1	0	(ACC Championship Games; 4 appearances)
					20	19	0	(bowl games; 39 appearances)
					703	455	45	(all games)

Notes

1. The Atlantic Coast Conference introduced divisional play in 2005; the divisional winners advance to the ACC Championship Game to determine the conference champion.^[9]
2. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[10]
3. The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.^[11]
4. The college football coaches' was created in 1950.^[12]
5. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association did not rank football teams or award official championships.^[13]

References

1. "Memorial Stadium - Death Valley". ClemsonTigers.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
2. "1981 National Championship Season" (pdf). Clemson University. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
3. "Team-by-Team Bowl Results" (pdf). Bowl/All-Star Game Results. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2008. p. 281. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
4. 2010 Media Guide, p. 175
5. "Year by Year Standings" (pdf). 2005 Southern Conference media guide. Southern Conference. pp. 140–142. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
6. "ACC Year by Year" (pdf). 2010 ACC Football Information Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. pp. 102–130. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
7. 2010 Media Guide, pp. 198–199
8. 2010 Media Guide, p. 70
9. Mitchell, Mike (18 May 2005). "College Football Landscape Will Change Drastically With Realignment for 2005". CollegeFootballPoll.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
10. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
11. NCAA Records, pp. 96–99
12. "USA Today/ESPN Final Polls (Coaches)" (pdf). Football Bowl Subdivision Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 104–105. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
13. Saylor, Robert. "Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association" (pdf). College Football Historical Society. LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

Works cited

• "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (pdf). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
• Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (pdf). Clemson University. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.