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Clemson football in 2026
Clemson is 3-2 through 5 completed games: 3 wins, 2 losses.
Latest confirmed result: Clemson lost to Miami Hurricanes, 13-41, on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
Clemson plays next against Charleston Southern Buccaneers on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at home in Clemson, South Carolina. The kickoff time is TBD. TV coverage is TBD.
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Dabo Swinney
Leading the Clemson Tigers through the 2026 season.
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Program background · Reviewed 2026-09-01
The longest tenure in the sport, under question
Dabo Swinney has been Clemson's head coach since midway through 2008, longer than any coach covered on this site. He is 187-53, has won more games than anyone in the history of the conference, and delivered two national championships and nine ACC titles to a program that had not won the league since 1991.
Last season was 7-6, the worst in fifteen years. Clemson began it ranked fourth nationally and lost three of its first four, including at home to Syracuse. Its three losses that season came by a combined eleven points, in a programme that had previously won more one-score games than anyone in the country. Swinney's response was to take the blame directly: he did not get it done.
Program background · Reviewed 2026-09-01
Quietly changing the method
Clemson's reputation has been for building through high school recruiting and declining to compete aggressively for transfers, and that reputation has become the standard criticism of the programme. It is now out of date. Clemson signed a substantial portal class for 2026, including cornerbacks from Auburn and Penn State, a defensive end from Colorado, a running back from SMU and a defensive tackle from Oklahoma.
Whether the adjustment came early enough is the question of the season, and it is worth separating from the louder one about Swinney's future. His buyout is reported at around sixty million dollars, which makes a change expensive regardless of results.
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What is the CLEM 2026 football record?
Clemson is 3-2 through 5 completed games: 3 wins, 2 losses.
When does CLEM play next?
Clemson plays next against Charleston Southern Buccaneers on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at home in Clemson, South Carolina. The kickoff time is TBD. TV coverage is TBD.
Who coaches Clemson?
Dabo Swinney is the head coach.
What conference does CLEM play in?
Clemson competes in the ACC.
What was Clemson's record last season?
7-6, the program's fewest wins in a season since 2010. Quarterback Cade Klubnik took a step back statistically and the team as a whole struggled, which is the backdrop for the open quarterback competition and roster changes heading into 2026.
How many national championships has Clemson won?
Three by the program's own count: 1981, and two in the College Football Playoff era under Dabo Swinney, both against Alabama. Clemson won in 2016 and again in 2018, with a semifinal loss to Alabama in the year between and a runner-up finish to LSU in 2019.
Where does Clemson play its home games?
Memorial Stadium, known as Death Valley, one of the most intimidating home-field environments in college football.
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