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SATURDAY, DEC. 19 • 4 P.M. ET • BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM • CHARLOTTE, N.C.

NO. 4/3 CLEMSON (9-1, 8-1 ACC) vs. NO. 2/2 NOTRE DAME (10-0, 9-0 ACC)

Date Opponent TV Score/Time (ET)9/12 at Wake Forest* ABC 37-13 W9/19 vs. THE CITADEL ACCN 49-0 W10/3 vs. VIRGINIA* ACCN 41-23 W10/10 vs. MIAMI (FLA.)* ABC 42-17 W10/17 at Georgia Tech* ABC 73-7 W10/24 vs. SYRACUSE* ACCN 47-21 W10/31 vs. BOSTON COLLEGE* ABC 34-28 W11/7 at Notre Dame* NBC 47-40 (2OT) L11/21 at Florida State* - Canceled11/28 vs. PITTSBURGH* ABC 52-17 W12/5 at Virginia Tech* ABC 45-10 W12/19 vs. Notre Dame^ ABC 4 p.m.* - ACC contest; ^ ACC Championship GameNote: Home games in bold

2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

CLEMSON FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

DABO SWINNEY PRESS CONFERENCE Head Coach Dabo Swinney holds his weekly press conference each Tuesday at 11 a.m. Out of an abundance of caution with the continued spread of COVID-19, these will be held in a digital capacity indefinitely. Contact Ross Taylor to request a link to access the availability.

COORDINATOR AVAILABILITY Coordinator availabilities will also be conducted digitally for the immediate future. Offensive Coordinator Tony Elliott will be available on Mondays at 11:45 a.m. on most standard game weeks. Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables will be available on Mondays following Elliott.

STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS The majority of Clemson student-athlete interviews are held each Monday. Contact Ross Taylor and Brian Hennessy each Sunday by 4 p.m. with special requests for the week. Monday availability will typically start at 11 a.m. A few players may also be made available after Swinney’s Tuesday press conference. Student-athlete interviews are expected to be conducted digitally on an indefinite basis.

SWINNEY SUNDAY TELECONFERENCE Head Coach Dabo Swinney will hold a teleconference each Sunday at 6 p.m. Contact Ross Taylor to request access to the call.

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CLEMSON SEEKS SIXTH STRAIGHT ACC TITLE IN REMATCH VS. NOTRE DAME SATURDAY

Clemson will attempt to earn a record sixth consecutive outright conference title on Saturday, Dec. 19, when the Tigers face Notre Dame in the ACC Championship Game. Kickoff at Bank of America Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET.

Even in the most unusual year of college football in the modern era, the ACC Championship Game matchup played true to recent form, matching a traditional Atlantic Division power against a new challenger. While Clemson and Florida State have represented the Atlantic Division every year since 2013, eight different challengers have served as ACC Championship Game opponents in that span. All seven Coastal Division teams earned one appearance between 2013-19, and this season, Notre Dame earned a berth in its first year in the league. Between Clemson and Florida State, Atlantic Division representatives have won nine straight ACC titles, including each of the last five by Clemson.

This week, Clemson will attempt to become the first team in any active conference to win six consecutive titles outright (Note: Oklahoma can also accomplish the feat with a win in the Big 12 Championship Game). Florida State earned at least a share of nine consecutive ACC titles from 1992-2000 but never earned more than three consecutive titles outright. The last team presently in the Power Five to win at least six straight outright titles was Oklahoma (12 from 1948-59) as part of the now-dissolved Big 8 Conference.

The history Clemson seeks this week is not limited only to ACC annals. At 9-1 this year, Clemson is one

win shy of reaching the 10-win threshold for the 10th consecutive season. With a win this week, Clemson would become only the third program in FBS history to produce a "double-double" — double-digit wins in a double-digit number of consecutive seasons. Clemson would join Florida State (14 from 1987-2000) and Alabama (13 from 2008-20) as the only programs ever to produce 10 straight 10-win seasons.

Both teams will be led Saturday by their programs' respective winningest starting quarterbacks: Clemson's Trevor Lawrence (33-1) and Notre Dame's Ian Book (30-3). Lawrence is 5-1 in his career in postseason play, including a 2-0 mark in ACC Championship Games. Though Book also helped Notre Dame to a 2017 bowl win in reserve, he is 1-1 as a starter in the postseason, with his lone loss coming against a freshman Lawrence in the 2018 Cotton Bowl.

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GAME CENTERCLEMSON/NOTRE DAME SERIES HISTORY: - OVERALL: Clemson leads series, 3-2 - HOME: Series is tied, 1-1 - ROAD: Series is tied, 1-1 - NEUTRAL: Clemson leads series, 1-0 - LAST MEETING: Nov. 7, 2020 (47-40 L, 2OT) - STREAK: Notre Dame, Won 1

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NOTESClemson to 9-3 in games between AP Top 10 teams since the start of the 2016 season. For more on Clemson’s history in games between Top 10 opponents, see the “Top 10 History” section later in the notes.

- Clemson attempting to earn a 13th all-time victory against an AP Top 5 opponent. Nine of Clemson's 12 all-time wins against AP Top 5 teams have come under Head Coach Dabo Swinney.

- Clemson attempting to improve to 9-5 all-time in games between two AP Top 5 teams. Clemson is 6-3 since 2016 when both teams enter a game in the AP Top 5.

- Clemson entering the game with seven wins against AP Top 5 opponents since 2015, the second-most in the country.

- Clemson attempting to defeat an AP Top 2 team for the fifth time in school history. Clemson has two wins against No. 1 (vs. Alabama to end 2016 and 2018) and two wins against No. 2 (vs. Ohio State in 2016 and 2019). Of note: Ohio State was ranked No. 2 by the AP for the 2016 Fiesta Bowl despite being the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff.

- Clemson attempting to improve to 4-2 all-time against Notre Dame. Presently, Clemson (3-2), Florida State (6-4), Michigan (25-17-1), Nebraska (8-7-1) and Ohio State (4-2) are the only schools to have played Notre Dame at least four times and hold a winning record in the series.

- Clemson attempting to earn a 10th win through the first 11 games of a season for the 11th time in school history. Clemson won at least 10 games in its first 11 contests in the 1948, 1978, 1981, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 seasons.

- The 2020 Clemson seniors (50-4 since 2017) attempting to win a 51st game in four years to tie the 2016 and 2019 Alabama seniors for the fifth-most by a class in FBS history.

- Clemson attempting to improve to 52-3 against conference opponents since the start of the 2015 season, the first year of Clemson's active run of five consecutive ACC titles.

- Clemson attempting to win its 14th consecutive December game, dating to Clemson’s 2011 ACC Championship Game victory against Virginia Tech. Clemson (13-0) is one of three schools to be undefeated in December since 2011 with a minimum of five games played, a list that also includes Alabama (10-0) and Penn State (6-0).

- Clemson attempting to improve to 25-13 all-time in December games, including postseason play.

- Clemson entering the game as one of only two teams ranked in the top 15 in the nation in both total offense (11th, 504.3 yards per game) and total defense (seventh, 302.0), alongside BYU.

- Clemson entering this week as one of only five teams in the country with at least 25 rushing touchdowns (29) and at least 25 passing touchdowns (27) this season.

- Clemson attempting to score 40 points in a fourth straight game. It would give Clemson nine 40-point games in a 10-game span for the first time in school history.

- Clemson, which has scored at least 34 points in each of its first 10 games, attempting to join 2013 Florida State as the only ACC teams ever to score 34 or more points in each of the first 11 games of a season.

- Clemson attempting to open a season with 400 yards of offense in each of the first 11 games of a season for the second time in school history (2018).

- Clemson entering the game averaging 346.0 passing yards per game, the top average in the ACC and the seventh-best in the nation. The average is 12 yards better than the school-record mark of 333.9 passing yards per game, set by Clemson's 2016 national title team

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK- Clemson, which is already the first team in ACC

history to win five consecutive outright titles, attempting to become the first team in ACC history to win six consecutive ACC titles outright. (Note: Florida State earned at least a share of nine consecutive ACC titles from 1992-2000 but never earned more than three consecutive titles outright.)

- Clemson attempting to become the first team in any active conference to win six consecutive outright conference titles. Clemson's five consecutive outright titles from 2015-19 are tied with the 1971-75 Alabama Crimson Tide and 2015-19 Oklahoma Sooners for the longest streak of outright conference championships of any current conference. The last team presently in the Power Five to win at least six straight outright titles was Oklahoma (12 from 1948-59) as part of the now-dissolved Big 8 Conference.

- Clemson attempting to become the first program to win 20 ACC titles. Since helping form the conference in 1953, Clemson leads the ACC with 19 titles all-time, including 18 outright.

- Clemson attempting to earn its 26th conference championship all-time, including four SIAA championships and two Southern Conference championships prior to the formation of the ACC. Clemson's 25 conference titles across all conferences are the most of any current or former ACC member.

- Clemson attempting to improve to 7-1 all-time in ACC Championship Games.

- Clemson facing its seventh different opponent in its eight ACC Championship Game appearances all-time, a list that includes Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech (twice), North Carolina, Miami (Fla.), Pitt, Virginia, and, now, Notre Dame. The only non-Atlantic Division foe Clemson has not faced in an ACC title game is Duke.

- Clemson attempting to win 10 games for a school-record 10th consecutive season. Clemson would become only the third program in history ever to post 10 consecutive 10-win seasons, joining Florida State (14 from 1987-2000) and Alabama (13 from 2008-20). Clemson would be the first school to win 10 games in 10 straight seasons as a member of the ACC, as only the final nine of Florida State's 14-straight 10-win seasons came during the Seminoles' tenure in the ACC.

- Clemson playing a team twice in a single season for the third time in school history. Clemson dropped two meetings with Georgia Tech in 2009 and swept two meetings with Virginia Tech in 2011. Clemson will attempt to split a two-game single-season series with an opponent for the first time.

- Clemson attempting to improve to 18-8 under Dabo Swinney in rematches of losses. Clemson has suffered only 32 losses under Swinney and has had 25 previous opportunities to avenge its most recent loss against an opponent, going 17-8 in those contests. (There are six programs Clemson has not faced again since a loss in the teams' most recent meeting.)

- Clemson playing a third AP Top 10 opponent in a single season for the seventh time in school history (four each in 2013 and 2015; three each in 1966, 1977, 1981 and 2016). It is only the third time in school history Clemson will have played three Top 10 opponents prior to bowl season (three in 1966 and 2013).

- Clemson playing a third matchup of two AP Top 10 teams in a single season for the fourth time in school history (three Top-10 matchups each in 2013, 2015 and 2016). It will join the 2013 season as the only seasons in school history that Clemson will play in three games between Top 10 teams prior to bowl season.

- Clemson attempting to improve to 14-10 all-time in games between AP Top 10 teams. A win would push

quarterbacked by Deshaun Watson.- Clemson attempting to rush for 200 yards in

consecutive games for the first time since last year's regular season finale and ACC Championship Game against South Carolina and Virginia, respectively.

- Clemson attempting to record multiple rushing touchdowns in a 27th consecutive game. The last time Clemson was held to a single rushing touchdown was in a 27-point win in the 2018 Cotton Bowl against Notre Dame.

- Clemson, which allowed no sacks to Virginia Tech in its most recent game, attempting to go consecutive games without allowing a sack for the first time since the College Football Playoff National Championship Game to end 2018 and the 2019 season opener. It would be the first time doing so in a single season since the Duke and South Carolina games in 2018.

- Clemson entering the game having recorded multiple sacks in 32 of its last 33 games, including each of its last 16.

- Clemson attempting to record at least two sacks

Nickname TigersLocation Clemson, S.C. 29633Colors Tiger Orange & RegaliaFounded 1889Enrollment (2019-20) 25,822President Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County ‘85)Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) ‘80)Conference Atlantic Coast Conference (Atlantic Division)Facility (Capacity) Memorial Stadium (81,500) Year Opened 1942 Record at Facility 322-102-7 (.748) All-Time Hill Runs 415 Record Crowd 86,092 (Oct. 23, 1999 vs. Florida State)Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama '93) Years as a full-time college coach* 25 Winning seasons (HC & Asst. & GA)* 25 Bowl seasons (HC & Asst. & GA)* 21 Record as an assistant coach 106-58-1 (.645) Record as a head coach^ 139-32 (.813) Home 79-7 (.919) Road 43-18 (.705) Neutral site 17-7 (.708) Conference opp. (inc. postseason) 91-18 (.835) Bowls 10-6 (.625) Record at Clemson (HC & Asst.) 181-57 (.761) * entering 2020, including GA years; ^ all at ClemsonFirst Year of Football 1896Seasons of Football (inc. 2020) 125Overall Record 767-461-45 Regular Season Record 735-439-45Record in ACC Play (since 1953) 312-145-6 ACC regular season play* 306-144-6 ACC Championship Games 6-1 * According to ACC recordsNational Championships 3 (1981, 2016, 2018)Conference Championships 25 SIAA (4) 1900,02,03^,06^ Southern (2) 1940,48 ACC (19) 1956,58,59,65,66,67,78,81,82, 86,87,88,91,2011,15,16,17,18,19 ^ indicates co-championshipBowl Appearances 46 Bowl Record 25-21 First appearance 1939 (1940 Cotton Bowl)College Football Playoff Berths 5 2015, 2016*, 2017, 2018*, 2019 * denotes National Championship Consensus All-Americans 30* *Counts Terry Kinard (1981-82) and Vic Beasley (2013-14) twice for earning multiple selectionsAP First-Team All-Americans 26* *Counts Terry Kinard (1981-82) and Clelin Ferrell (2017-18) twice for earning multiple selections

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in a 17th straight game to tie a 17-game streak from 1998-99 for the Tigers' second-longest streak since 1980.

- Clemson attempting to record three or more takeaways in three straight games for the second time this season (vs. Virginia, Miami (Fla.) and Georgia Tech).

- Clemson, which was plus-four in turnovers vs. Pitt and plus-two at Virginia Tech, attempting to win the turnover margin by multiple turnovers in three straight games for the first time since a four-game streak early in the 2013 season.

- Clemson, which has three fumble returns for touchdowns already this season, attempting to record a fourth scoop-and-score in a season for the first time in school records back to 1951. Clemson's three fumble return touchdowns in 2020 already exceed the totals by the 1996, 1998, 2006 and 2013 squads (two each).

- Clemson (three) attempting to record a fourth defensive touchdown for the first time since 2017. Clemson's most on record since 1951 is five, set in 1990.

- Tight end Davis Allen (four) attempting to become the fourth Clemson tight end under Dabo Swinney to catch at least five touchdowns in a season, joining Dwayne Allen (eight in 2011), Brandon Ford (eight in 2012) and Jordan Leggett (eight in 2015 and seven in 2016).

- Running back Travis Etienne (at least one rushing or receiving touchdown in 44 of his 53 career games) attempting to score a touchdown of any kind to add to his FBS record for most career games scoring a touchdown.

- Etienne attempting to score multiple touchdowns of any kind in a 24th career game. The FBS record for most career games scoring two or more touchdowns is 25, shared by Miami (Ohio)'s Travis Prentice (1996-99) and Wisconsin's Montee Ball (2009-12).

- Etienne (4,796), the ACC's all-time rushing yardage leader, needing 204 more rushing yards this season to become the first 5,000-yard rusher in ACC history. He would be the 23rd player to accomplish the feat according to official NCAA FBS records.

- Etienne entering the game as the only player in the FBS with 750 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards this season. Etienne's 512 receiving yards this year lead all FBS running backs.

- Etienne (12) needing one more rushing touchdown to join Wisconsin's Ron Dayne as the only players in FBS history to record at least 13 rushing touchdowns in four different seasons.

- Etienne (68) needing two rushing touchdowns to join Keenan Reynolds (88), Montee Ball (77), Travis Prentice (73), Ricky Williams (72) and Kenneth Dixon (72) as the only FBS players ever to rush for 70 career touchdowns.

- Etienne (76) needing two touchdowns of any kind to tie or three touchdowns to pass Miami (Ohio)'s Travis Prentice (78) for the fourth-most career total touchdowns of any FBS player since 1956.

- Etienne (456) needing 10 points to tie or 11 points to break Florida State kicker Dustin Hopkins' ACC record for career points (466 from 2009-12).

- Etienne (456) needing 12 points to tie Travis Prentice (468 from 1996-99) for the seventh-most career points in FBS history.

- Etienne (512) entering the game holding Clemson's single-season record for receiving yards by a running back. He has 41 receptions on the year and is four catches shy of tying and five catches shy of breaking the Clemson running back record held by Travis Zachery (45 in 2001).

- Etienne (two) needing another 100-yard receiving game to become the first running back in school history

with three 100-yard receiving games in a single season. Another 100-yard receiving game would also be his third of his career, which would tie C.J. Spiller's career record by a running back in Clemson history.

- Etienne (4,819) needing 84 combined rushing and passing yards to move past Kyle Parker (4,902) to move into the Top 10 in Clemson history in yards of total offense. Etienne is already 11th in school history in a category that includes both yards rushing and yards passing despite having only 23 career passing yards.

- Etienne (4,796 rushing yards and 1,079 receiving yards) needing 204 more rushing yards to join Donnel Pumphrey as the only players in FBS history to record 5,000 career rushing yards and 1,000 career receiving yards.

- Quarterback Trevor Lawrence (33-1 as a starter) entering the game as the winningest starting quarterback in Clemson history and with the best record by an FBS starting quarterback since Division I split in 1978.

- Lawrence attempting to post his third career 400-yard passing game to tie Tajh Boyd for the second-most in school history.

- Lawrence (11) attempting to post his 12th career 300-yard passing game. He, Tajh Boyd (18) and Deshaun Watson (13) are the only players in school history to record double-digit career 300-yard passing games.

- Lawrence (9,376) needing 290 passing yards to pass Charlie Whitehurst (9,665) for third-most career passing yards in Clemson history.

- Lawrence (86) needing four passing touchdowns to tie Deshaun Watson (90) in career passing touchdowns. Watson currently sits second in Clemson history and third in ACC history.

- Lawrence attempting to record his 19th career game with three or more passing touchdowns. He presently stands at 18 such games, four shy of Tajh Boyd's school record of 22. Clemson is 18-0 when Lawrence throws three touchdown passes.

- Defensive end Myles Murphy entering the game with three forced fumbles on the season, the most by a freshman (true or redshirt) in a season under Dabo Swinney. His three forced fumbles are the most by a Clemson freshman since redshirt freshman Ed McDaniel in 1988 (three).

- Murphy needing two more forced fumbles to tie the single-season Clemson record by a player of any class, set by Brandon Maye in 2009 (five).

- Placekicker B.T. Potter entering the game with five career field goals of 50 yards or more. He is presently tied for the school record for career 50-yard field goals with Chris Gardocki (1988-90) and Donald Igwebuike (1981-84).

- Wide receiver Cornell Powell attempting to catch a touchdown in four straight games for the first time in his career. He would be the first Clemson player with a touchdown catch in four straight games since Tee Higgins' five-game streak last year.

- Wide receiver Amari Rodgers entering the game with career highs in receptions (61), receiving yards (845) and receiving touchdowns (six).

- Rodgers (845) needing 155 receiving yards to record the 12th 1,000-yard season in Clemson history.

- Rodgers (1,969) needing 31 yards to become the 15th player in Clemson history to reach 2,000 career receiving yards.

- Rodgers (165) chasing No. 8 Rod Gardner (166), No. 7 Derrick Hamilton (167) and No. 6 Mike Williams (177) on Clemson's all-time leaderboard for career receptions.

- Rodgers (14) needing a receiving touchdown to become the 16th player in school history to record 15 career touchdown receptions.

- Rodgers (527) chasing No. 8 Billy Davis (555 from 1980-83) and Nos. 6 Willie Jordan (569 from 1975-78) and C.J. Spiller (569 from 2006-09) on Clemson's leaderboard for career punt return yards.

- Linebacker James Skalski becoming the first player ever to appear in five ACC Championship Games.

- Three true freshmen — defensive end Myles Murphy (3.5), defensive lineman Bryan Bresee (3.0) and linebacker Trenton Simpson (3.0) — all entering the game within one sack of William Perry (4.0 in 1981), Ricky Sapp (4.0 in 2006) and Shaq Lawson (4.0 in 2013) for third-most sacks by a Clemson true freshman all-time.

A RARE REMATCHThe 2020 season marks only the third time in Clemson

history that the Tigers will face an opponent twice in one year.

The first instance came in 2009, when the Tigers

COACHESHC Dabo Swinney DAB-oh SWEE-neeAHC/STC/TE Coach Danny Pearman PEER-manDE Coach Lemanski Hall LUH-man-skee

PLAYERS

LB LaVonta Bentley luh-VAHN-tayOL Kaleb Boateng BOH-tihngDL Bryan Bresee bruh-ZEEDL DeMonte Capehart duh-MON-tayLB David Cote & S Peter Cote COHT-eeRB Michel Dukes MichaelTE Sage Ennis ENN-issRB Travis Etienne EE-tee-ehnCB Derion Kendrick DAYR-ee-ahnDL Justin Mascoll MASS-kohlLB Matt McMahan MACK-muh-hanWR Joseph Ngata ehn-GAHT-uhDL Ruke Orhorhoro rhymes with "juke"; oh-ROH-roh-rohQB Taisun Phommachanh TY-suhn; POO-muh-chahnDL Etinosa Reuben eh-tee-OH-sahLB James Skalski SKAL-skeeLB Baylon Spector BAY-lehnP Will Spiers SPY-ursOL Paul Tchio TEE-ohOL Bryn Tucker BRINEDL Xavier Thomas ehx-ZAYV-yuhrQB D.J. Uiagalelei ooh-ee-AHN-guh-luh-layK Jonathan Weitz Whites

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

FIELD LEVELCoach Title(s)Dabo Swinney Head CoachBrent Venables Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, LinebackersTodd Bates Recruiting Coordinator, Defensive TacklesRobbie Caldwell Offensive LineTyler Grisham Wide ReceiversLemanski Hall Defensive EndsMike Reed CornerbacksBrandon Streeter Passing Game Coordinator, Quarterbacks

COACHES BOOTH

Coach Title(s)Danny Pearman Assistant Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Tight EndsTony Elliott Offensive Coordinator, Running BacksMickey Conn Safeties

COACH LOCATIONS

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suffered a 30-27 regular season defeat at the hands of Georgia Tech prior to a 39-34 loss in to the Yellow Jackets in the 2011 ACC Championship Game.

Clemson was on the other side of a two-game sweep in 2011, earning a 23-3 road win at No. 11 Virginia Tech in early October before securing the program's first ACC championship in 20 years by defeating the No. 5 Hokies by a score of 38-10 in Charlotte.

This week, Clemson will seek its first two-game split of a season series in a rematch of a double-overtime defeat by Notre Dame on Nov. 7.

Clemson has suffered only 32 losses under Head Coach Dabo Swinney. Clemson has had 25 previous opportunities to avenge its most recent loss against an opponent, going 17-8 in those contests. There are six opponents against whom Swinney's squads have not drawn a rematch since Clemson's last loss in the series: Nebraska, TCU, USF, West Virginia, Georgia and LSU.

Starting with a 35-17 win against South Carolina in 2014 that ended a five-game Gamecock winning streak in the series and jumpstarted Clemson's active six-game winning streak in the rivalry, Clemson has won its last seven games against opponents that defeated Clemson in the teams' prior meeting.

CLEMSON IN REMATCHES OF LOSSES UNDER DABO SWINNEY (17-8)

Defeated By (Year) Score Next Meeting ResultGeorgia Tech (2008) 17-21 2009 27-30 LFlorida State (2008) 27-41 2009 40-24 WNebraska (2008) 21-26 N/A -Georgia Tech (2009) 27-30 2009 34-39 LTCU (2009) 10-14 N/A -Maryland (2009) 21-24 2010 31-7 WSouth Carolina (2009) 17-34 2010 7-29 LGeorgia Tech (2009) 34-39 2010 27-13 WAuburn (2010) 24-27 2011 38-24 WMiami (2010) 21-30 2015 58-0 WNorth Carolina (2010) 16-21 2011 59-38 WBoston College (2010) 10-16 2011 36-14 WFlorida State (2010) 13-16 2011 35-30 WSouth Carolina (2010) 7-29 2011 13-34 LSouth Florida (2010) 26-31 N/A -Georgia Tech (2011) 17-31 2012 47-31 WNC State (2011) 13-37 2012 62-48 WSouth Carolina (2011) 13-34 2012 17-27 LWest Virginia (2011) 33-70 N/A -Florida State (2012) 37-49 2013 14-51 LSouth Carolina (2012) 17-27 2013 17-31 LFlorida State (2013) 14-51 2014 17-23 LSouth Carolina (2013) 17-31 2014 35-17 WGeorgia (2014) 21-45 N/A -Florida State (2014) 17-23 2015 23-13 WGeorgia Tech (2014) 6-28 2015 43-24 WAlabama (2015) 40-45 2016 35-31 WPitt (2016) 42-43 2018 42-10 WSyracuse (2017) 24-27 2018 27-23 WAlabama (2017) 6-24 2018 44-16 WLSU (2019) 25-42 N/A -Notre Dame (2020) 40-47 2020 Dec. 19

TOP 10 HISTORY- Saturday’s contest will represent the 24th matchup of

AP Top 10 teams in Clemson history. Clemson is 13-10 all-time in games when both teams enter ranked in the Top 10 of the AP Poll.

- Eighteen of Clemson's 23 previous all-time Top 10 matchups have come under Head Coach Dabo Swinney, with Swinney posting an 11-7 record in those contests. Danny Ford went 2-1 in three career Top 10 games, including the Orange Bowl to conclude Clemson’s 1981 national championship season. Frank Howard and Tommy Bowden each lost their lone matchup of Top 10 teams in their Clemson tenures.

- Clemson has won 10 of its last 14 games between Top 10 teams in the College Football Playoff era.

- Twelve of the 23 games have been contested at

neutral sites, including eight consecutive prior to Clemson hosting Miami and Notre Dame hosting Clemson this year. All 12 of the neutral-site Top 10 games were postseason contests, including two ACC Championship Games and 10 bowl games.

- This will be the third time Clemson and Notre Dame have faced one another with both teams in the Top 10. No. 2 Clemson rolled to a 30-3 victory over the No. 3 Fighting Irish in the 2018 Cotton Bowl in the first meeting of two undefeated teams in College Football Playoff history. No. 4 Notre Dame earned a 47-40 double overtime win against No. 1 Clemson earlier this season in the highest-ranked game between ACC opponents in conference history.

MATCHUPS OF AP TOP 10 TEAMS(CLEMSON HISTORY)

Date CU* Opp.* Opponent Location CU-Opp10/3/59 6 7 Georgia Tech A 6-16 L11/7/81 2 8 North Carolina A 10-8 W1/1/82 1 4 Nebraska N 22-15 W9/17/88 3 10 Florida State H 21-24 L11/4/00 10 4 Florida State A 7-54 L9/22/12 10 4 Florida State A 37-49 L8/31/13 8 5 Georgia H 38-35 W10/19/13 3 5 Florida State H 14-51 L11/30/13 6 10 South Carolina A 17-31 L12/5/15 1 8 North Carolina N 45-37 W12/31/15 1 4 Oklahoma N 37-17 W1/11/16 1 2 Alabama N 40-45 L10/1/16 5 3 Louisville H 42-36 W12/31/16 3 2 Ohio State N 31-0 W1/9/17 3 1 Alabama N 35-31 W12/2/17 1 7 Miami (Fla.) N 38-3 W1/1/18 1 4 Alabama N 6-24 L12/29/18 2 3 Notre Dame N 30-3 W1/7/19 2 1 Alabama N 44-16 W12/28/19 3 2 Ohio State N 29-23 W1/13/20 3 1 LSU N 25-42 L10/10/20 1 7 Miami (Fla.) H 42-17 W11/7/20 1 4 Notre Dame A 40-47 L* AP Rank

Since the conference's formation in 1953, there have been 18 matchups between two ACC teams in the AP Top 10. Clemson has been involved in nine of the previous 18 intra-conference Top 10 games, posting a 5-4 record in those games, including games against Miami and Notre Dame this year. Clemson won the first matchup of Top 10 ACC teams in conference history, as the No. 2 Tigers earned a 10-8 win against No. 8 North Carolina in Chapel Hill as part of Clemson's 1981 national championship season.

MATCHUPS BETWEEN TWO TOP 10 ACC TEAMS (CONFERENCE HISTORY)

Date Winner Opponent H/A/N* Score11/7/81 No. 2 Clemson No. 8 UNC A 10-811/8/97 No. 3 FSU No. 5 UNC A 20-39/11/99 No. 1 FSU No. 10 Ga. Tech H 41-3511/4/00 No. 4 FSU No. 10 Clemson H 54-79/10/04 No. 5 Miami No. 4 FSU H 16-1010/16/04 No. 7 FSU No. 6 Virginia H 36-312/4/04 No. 10 Va. Tech No. 9 Miami A 16-1011/5/05 No. 5 Miami No. 3 Va. Tech A 27-710/25/07 No. 2 BC No. 8 Va. Tech A 14-109/22/12 No. 4 FSU No. 10 Clemson H 49-3710/19/13 No. 5 FSU No. 3 Clemson A 51-1411/2/13 No. 3 FSU No. 7 Miami H 41-1412/5/15 No. 1 Clemson No. 8 UNC N 45-379/17/16 No. 10 Louisville No. 2 FSU H 63-2010/1/16 No. 5 Clemson No. 3 Louisville H 42-3612/2/17 No. 1 Clemson No. 7 Miami N 38-310/10/20 No. 1 Clemson No. 7 Miami H 42-1711/7/20 No. 4 Notre Dame No. 1 Clemson H 47-40* Game location for winner (home/away/neutral)

Additional notes on the 18 previous Top 10 ACC matchups are included below, courtesy of ACC

#1 CB DERION KENDRICK: Jim Thorpe Award Watch List; Third-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC, College Football News, Lin-dy's, Phil Steele, Street & Smith's); Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon, Pick Six Previews)

#3 WR AMARI RODGERS: Paul Hornung Award Watch List; First-Team Preseason All-ACC (As PR: College Football News); Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (As WR: Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews); Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (As PR: Athlon, Phil Steele)

#3 DE XAVIER THOMAS: Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy's); Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews)

#5 QB D.J. UIAGALELEI: Class of 2020 Freshman Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook)

#8 WR JUSTYN ROSS*: Third-Team Preseason All-Amer-ican (Athlon); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon, Lindy's, Street & Smith's)

#9 RB TRAVIS ETIENNE: Maxwell Award Watch List; Doak Walker Award Watch List; First-Team Preseason All-Ameri-can (AP, Athlon, College Football News, Lindy's, Phil Steele, Sporting News, Street & Smith's, Walter Camp, Pick Six Previews, USA Today, CBS Sports/247); First-Team Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook); First-Team Pre-season All-ACC (ACC, Athlon, Lindy's, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews, Street & Smith's); Watch List (CFPA)

#10 WR JOSEPH NGATA: Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele); Fourth-Team Preseason All-ACC (As KR: Athlon)

#11 DT BRYAN BRESEE: Class of 2020 Freshman Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook); Third-Team Pre-season All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)

#13 DT TYLER DAVIS: Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List; Outland Trophy Watch List; Second-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon, CBS Sports/247); Third-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews); Second-Team Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook); Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC, Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews); Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy's)

#16 QB TREVOR LAWRENCE: Maxwell Award Watch List; Davey O'Brien Award Watch List; Manning Award Watch List; Johnny Unitas Award Watch List; First-Team Preseason All-American (AP, Athlon, Phil Steele, Sporting News, Street & Smith's, Walter Camp, USA Today, CBS Sports/247); Sec-ond-Team Preseason All-American (Lindy's, Pick Six Pre-views); First-Team Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook); Preseason ACC Offensive Player of the Year (Col-lege Football News); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC, Athlon, College Football News, Lindy's, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews, Street & Smith's); Preseason ACC Player of the Year (ACC); Watch List (CFPA)

#21 RB DARIEN RENCHER: Wuerffel Trophy Watch List#22 LB TRENTON SIMPSON: Class of 2020 Freshman

Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook)

#35 DE JUSTIN FOSTER: Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List; Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#44 DT NYLES PINCKNEY: Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy's); Fourth-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon, Phil Steele)

#47 LB JAMES SKALSKI: Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List; Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List; Dick Butkus Award Watch List; First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon); Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy's, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews)

#48 P WILL SPIERS: Fourth-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#62 OL CADE STEWART: Rimington Trophy Watch List#64 OL WALKER PARKS: Class of 2020 Freshman Dream

Team (College Football America Yearbook)

#65 OL MATT BOCKHORST: Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)

#71 OL JORDAN McFADDEN: Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon, Phil Steele); Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)

#79 OL JACKSON CARMAN: Outland Trophy Watch List; Sec-ond-Team Preseason All-American (CBS Sports/247); Third-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon, Pick Six Previews); Second-Team Dream Team (College Football America Year-book); First-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC, Athlon, College Football News, Lindy's, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews, Street & Smith's)

#88 TE BRADEN GALLOWAY: Fourth-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)

#98 DE MYLES MURPHY: Class of 2020 Freshman Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook)

*Expected to miss 2020 season with an injury

2020 PRESEASON HONORS

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Communications:- The higher-ranked team has won 10 times.- The largest margin of victory was 43 by Louisville in

its 2016 matchup with Florida State.- Two top 10 matchups prior to this Saturday's game

have occurred in the ACC Championship Game, with Clemson winning both previous contests.

- Five games have featured the No. 1 team in the country (Clemson four times and Florida State once). No. 1 teams are 4-1 in those contests.

- Saturday's game will feature the second-highest combined AP ranking of ACC teams in history (six). It falls shy of only Clemson and Notre Dame's meeting earlier in the year (five).

- Appearances by school (prior to Saturday): Clemson (9), Florida State (9), Miami (6), North Carolina (3), Virginia Tech (3), Louisville (2), Boston College (1), Georgia Tech (1), Virginia (1). Clemson's 10th appearance in one of these matchups this week will pass Florida State in that category.

- The games have been decided by one score eight times.

CLEMSON ACC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORYClemson has a 6-1 record in seven previous

appearances in the ACC Championship Game. In its first two appearances, Clemson played a team it faced earlier that season. After five straight instances of Clemson playing a team for the first time that season in the ACC Championship Game, the Tigers will once again play a rematch in an ACC Championship Game this week for the first time since 2011.

Clemson first played in the ACC Championship Game in 2009 when Georgia Tech defeated Clemson, 39-34. Both teams rushed for over 300 yards in the game, which was the only FBS game in 2009 in which both teams had at least 300 yards rushing. It remains the only game in Clemson history in which neither team punted.

C.J. Spiller rushed for 233 yards, scored four touchdowns and had 301 all-purpose yards, all of which remain ACC Championship game records. He was named the game’s MVP, the only time a player from the losing team has been honored.

Clemson won the title two years later with a 38-10 win over Virginia Tech in 2011. Virginia Tech was ranked third in the USA Today poll entering the game, and the victory tied for the highest-ranked team Clemson had defeated at the time. Clemson has since broken that mark with multiple defeats of No. 2 Ohio State and No. 1 Alabama.

Tajh Boyd had three touchdown passes and one rushing to account for four of Clemson’s five touchdowns on the night in 2011, as the Tigers boasted a balanced attack that recorded 217 yards rushing and 240 yards passing. It was Clemson’s first ACC Championship since 1991.

Future NFL pros Dwayne Allen, Sammy Watkins and Andre Ellington all scored touchdowns for Clemson and the Tigers' defense held Virginia Tech to just 56 yards rushing.

In 2015, the Tigers defeated North Carolina, 45-37, for the championship, a victory that gave Clemson a 13-0 record and its first College Football Playoff berth. North Carolina was 11-1 and ranked eighth in the nation entering the game.

Deshaun Watson led a Clemson offense that gained 608 yards in 98 plays, including 319 rushing yards and 289 passing yards. Watson completed 26-of-42 passes for 289 yards and three scores. He also had 131 yards rushing on 24 attempts and two rushing touchdowns. Wayne Gallman had 187 yards on 28 attempts to lead Clemson’s ground game. Artavis Scott had seven catches for 96 yards and a score. Gallman also had a career-high 68 receiving yards, giving him 255 all-purpose yards.

Clemson won the 2016 ACC Championship game in Orlando over Virginia Tech with a 42-35 victory. Clemson was ranked third in the nation entering that game and Virginia Tech was 19th. Watson helped bolster his case as a Heisman finalist by accounting for five touchdowns in the victory, including three passing touchdowns among his 23-of-34 passing performance for 288 yards while adding 17 carries for 85 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.

Top-ranked Clemson won its third straight ACC title in 2017, defeating the No. 7 Miami Hurricanes, 38-3, in Charlotte. Offensively, the Tigers were sparked by quarterback Kelly Bryant, who completed his first 15 passes for 164 yards and finished the game with 252 yards and one passing touchdown on a career-high 23 completions to earn MVP honors. The Clemson defense held Miami to just 22 yards of offense in the first quarter and 214 for the whole game, while also forcing three Hurricane turnovers in the third quarter alone.

In 2018, Clemson became the first ACC team ever to win four straight outright conference titles, winning the 13th game of its 15-0 national championship season with a 42-10 win against Pitt. Clemson opened the game with a 75-yard Travis Etienne touchdown run on the game's opening play from scrimmage, giving Clemson a 7-0 lead 13 seconds into the game. Etienne finished the game with 156 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries to earn MVP honors. Defensively, Clemson held the Pitt offense in check, limitingf the Panthers to just eight passing yards for the whole game, while offensively quarterback Trevor Lawrence completed 12-of-24 pass attempts for 118 yards with a pair of touchdown tosses to Tee Higgins, who finished the game with 36 yards and those two scores on three receptions.

An overview of Clemson's most recent ACC Championship appearance in 2019 is included in the following section.

CLEMSON IN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES (6-1)

Year Opponent Site W-L CU-Opp2009 Georgia Tech Tampa, Fla L 34-392011 Virginia Tech Charlotte, N.C. W 38-102015 North Carolina Charlotte, N.C. W 45-372016 Virginia Tech Orlando, Fla W 42-352017 Miami (FL) Charlotte, N.C. W 38-32018 Pitt Charlotte, N.C. W 42-102019 Virginia Charlotte, N.C. W 62-17

MOST RECENT ACC CHAMPIONSHIPClemson 62, Virginia 17(Dec. 7, 2019 at Charlotte, N.C.)No. 3 Clemson defeated No. 22 Virginia, 62-17, to win

its fifth consecutive ACC Football Championship Game on Saturday night at Bank of America Stadium. Clemson became the first team in college football history to win five straight conference championship games. The win also extended Clemson’s nation-best win streak to 28 games.

With the title, Clemson won its 19th ACC Championship and 25th overall conference championship in its history.

Trevor Lawrence set an ACC Championship Game record with four touchdown passes, three of which went to Tee Higgins. Clemson built a 31-7 halftime lead, scoring on its first five possessions, en route to an ACC Championship Game-record 62 points and 619 total yards.

The sophomore quarterback finished 16-of-22 and 302 passing yards, and extended his streak of consecutive games with three touchdown passes to eight. Higgins finished with three touchdown receptions, and 182 receiving yards, each setting an ACC Championship Game record. With three touchdown receptions on the night, Higgins tied Clemson’s all-time receiving touchdowns

ASSOCIATED PRESS(DEC. 13)

Rk. School (First-Place Votes) Record Pts. 1. Alabama (62) 10-0 1550 2. Notre Dame 10-0 1482 3. Ohio State 5-0 1405 4. Clemson 9-1 1388 5. Texas A&M 7-1 1286 6. Cincinnati 8-0 1248 7. Indiana 6-1 1140 8. Iowa State 8-2 1059 9. Coastal Carolina 11-0 994 10. Georgia 7-2 968 11. Florida 8-2 940 12. Oklahoma 7-2 902 13. USC 5-0 774 14. BYU 10-1 724 15. Northwestern 6-1 691 16. North Carolina 8-3 631 17. Louisiana 9-1 566 18. Iowa 6-2 502 19. Miami 8-2 454 20. Tulsa 6-1 408 21. Texas 6-3 227 22. Liberty 9-1 184 23. Buffalo 5-0 183 24. NC State 8-3 137 25. San José State 6-0 124

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 83, Marshall 47, Boi-se State 12, UCF 11, Army 9, Washington 9, Auburn 8, TCU 3, Appalachian State 1

AMWAY USA TODAY COACHES(DEC. 13)

Rk. School (First-Place Votes) Record Pts. 1. Alabama (60) 10-0 1548 2. Notre Dame (2) 10-0 1481 3. Clemson 9-1 1403 4. Ohio State 5-0 1381 5. Texas A&M 7-1 1292 6. Cincinnati 8-0 1213 7. Indiana 6-1 1088 8. Iowa State 8-2 1065 9. Georgia 7-2 1038 10. Oklahoma 7-2 933 11. Florida 8-2 912 12. Coastal Carolina 11-0 884 13. USC 5-0 798 14. Northwestern 6-1 779 15. North Carolina 8-3 626 16. BYU 10-1 616 17. Iowa 6-2 526 18. Louisiana 9-1 510 19. Miami 8-2 488 20. Tulsa 6-1 365 21. Liberty 9-1 194 22. Oklahoma State 7-3 189 23. NC State 8-3 185 24. Texas 6-3 176 25. San José State 6-0 127

Others receiving votes: Buffalo 102, Auburn 45, Army 35, Boise State 30, Marshall 29, Washington 22, Missouri 17, Colorado 17, Nevada 10, Wisconsin 8, SMU 7, Oregon 6, Utah 4, TCU 1

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS(DEC. 8 - NEW RANKINGS COMING TUESDAY)

1. Alabama, 2. Notre Dame, 3. Clemson, 4. Ohio State, 5. Texas A&M, 6. Florida, 7. Iowa State, 8. Cincinnati, 9. Geor-gia, 10. Miami (Fla.), 11. Oklahoma, 12. Indiana, 13. Coastal Carolina, 14. Northwestern, 15. USC, 16. Iowa, 17. North Carolina, 18. BYU, 19. Louisiana, 20. Texas, 21. Colorado, 22. Oklahoma State, 23. NC State, 24. Tulsa, 25. Missouri

RANKINGS REPORT

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record with 27 (Sammy Watkins and DeAndre Hopkins). Travis Etienne rushed for 114 yards and one touchdown

on the night. Etienne reached 1,500 rushing yards in a season for the second consecutive season, becoming the first player in program history to accomplish the feat.

Clemson opened the scoring when Lawrence found Higgins on a 19-yard touchdown pass. Lawrence would respond to Virginia’s touchdown drive, connecting with Justyn Ross on a 59-yard touchdown to reclaim the lead in the first quarter. B.T. Potter knocked in a 47-yard field goal, Etienne added a 26-yard touchdown, and Lawrence connected with Higgins on a 7-yard score to give Clemson a 31-7 halftime lead.

Higgins added his third touchdown of the game to open the scoring for the Tigers in the second half, scoring from 11 yards out on a pass from Lawrence. Lyn-J Dixon scored on a 23-yard rush with a minute remaining in the third quarter, as Clemson increased its lead, 45-14. Potter added his second field goal of the night in the fourth quarter, this time from 24 yards out. Chase Brice scored his first career rushing touchdown with eight minutes remaining to give Clemson a 55-17 lead. Chez Mellusi capped off the scoring in the fourth quarter on a four-yard rushing touchdown.

ACC CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCEThis will be Clemson’s sixth straight appearance in

the league's championship game, while it will be Notre Dame's first championship game appearance in school history in its first season in a conference.

Eighty-nine members of Clemson's 119-man roster have been on the team for at least one ACC Championship. Of those 89, 56 have played in at least one ACC Championship Game during their careers.

Of those 56 players to appear in ACC Championship Game action, 25 of them have appeared in multiple conference title games, including 10 who have appeared in each of the last three ACC Championships. Linebacker James Skalski, who played four games in 2018 while taking a mid-career redshirt, is expected to make history by becoming the first player to appear in five consecutive ACC Championship Games.

- Four career ACC Championship Game appearances (1): No. 47 LB James Skalski

- Three career ACC Championship Game appearances (9): No. 3 WR Amari Rodgers, No. 9 RB Travis Etienne, No. 22 WR Will Swinney, No. 24 S Nolan Turner, No. 25 TE J.C. Chalk, No. 35 DE Justin Foster, No. 44 DT Nyles Pinckney, No. 48 P Will Spiers and No. 62 OL Cade Stewart

- Two career ACC Championship Game appearances (15): No. 1 CB Derion Kendrick, No. 3 DE Xavier Thomas, No. 8 WR Justyn Ross, No. 10 LB Baylon Spector, No. 16 WR Trevor Lawrence, No. 17 WR Cornell Powell, No. 21 RB Darien Rencher, No. 23 RB Lyn-J Dixon, No. 29 PK

B.T. Potter, No. 31 CB Mario Goodrich, No. 53 DE Regan Upshaw, No. 59 Jordan Williams, No. 65 Matt Bockhorst, No. 79 Jackson Carman and No. 80 Luke Price

- One career ACC Championship Game appearance (31): No. 2 WR Frank Ladson Jr., No. 5 DE K.J. Henry, No. 6 LB Mike Jones Jr., No. 7 DE Justin Mascoll, No. 10 WR Joseph Ngata, No. 13 DT Tyler Davis, No. 15 LB Jake Venables, No. 17 LB Kane Patterson, No. 18 S Joseph Charleston, No. 19 RB Michel Dukes, No. 20 CB LeAnthony Williams, No. 23 CB Andrew Booth Jr., No. 25 S Jalyn Phillips, No. 26 CB Sheridan Jones, No. 27 S Carson Donnelly, No. 27 RB Chez Mellusi, No. 30 LB Keith Maguire, No. 33 DT Ruke Orhorhoro, No. 36 S Lannden Zanders, No. 38 S Elijah Turner, No. 39 P/PK Aidan Swanson, No. 46 LS Jack Maddox, No. 56 OL Will Putnam, No. 71 OT Jordan McFadden, No. 72 OL Blake Vinson, No. 81 WR Drew Swinney, No. 84 TE Davis Allen, No. 85 TE Jaelyn Lay, No. 88 TE Braden Galloway, No. 90 DT Darnell Jefferies and No. 95 DT James Edwards.

ACTIVE PLAYERS: CAREER STATS IN ACC TITLE GAMES

- Davis Allen, TE: Had an 11-yard catch in 24 snaps.- Andrew Booth Jr., CB: Played two snaps in 2019.- J.C. Chalk, TE: Played 26 snaps in a start in 2019.

Played five snaps in both 2017 and 2018. - Joseph Charleston, S: Had one tackle in seven snaps

in 2019.- Tyler Davis, DT: Had 1.5 sacks among his five tackles

in 50 snaps in 2019.- Lyn-J Dixon, RB: Rushed eight times for 47 yards and

a touchdown in 2019. Had four carries for five yards and one touchdown in five snaps in 2018.

- Carson Donnelly, S: Had a special-teams tackle in 2019.

- Michel Dukes, RB: Rushed three times for 10 yards in four snaps in 2019.

- James Edwards, DT: Played one snap in 2019.- Travis Etienne, RB: Had 114 yards and touchdown

on 14 carries in 35 snaps in 2019. Had 12 carries for 156 yards and two touchdowns in 21 snaps as the game's MVP in 2018, including a 75-yard touchdown on the game's opening play. Had six carries for 24 yards and one touchdown, as well as two receptions for eight yards, in 18 snaps, along with a 23-yard kickoff return, in 2017.

- Justin Foster, DE: Made three tackles in 35 snaps in a start in 2019. Played five snaps in 2018. Had first career half-sack for four yards in 21 snaps in 2017.

- Braden Galloway, TE: Played four snaps in 2018.- Mario Goodrich, CB: Played 13 snaps in 2019.

Played three snaps in 2018.- K.J. Henry, DE: Had two tackles in 23 snaps in 2019.- Darnell Jefferies, DT: Played one snap in 2019.- Mike Jones Jr., LB: Had a tackle in eight snaps in

2019.

- Sheridan Jones, CB: Played five snaps in 2019.- Derion Kendrick, CB: Had five tackles and a pass

breakup in 60 snaps as a starter in 2019. Had a -3-yard reception in 18 snaps in 2018.

- Frank Ladson Jr., WR: Had a 57-yard catch in 2019.- Trevor Lawrence, QB: Completed 16-of-22 passes for

302 yards with four touchdown passes, as well as rushed six times for 24 yards, in 48 snaps to win game MVP in 2019. Had 12 completions on 24 attempts for 118 yards and two touchdowns, as well as three carries for 18 yards, in 51 snaps as a starter in 2018.

- Jaelyn Lay, TE: Played 13 snaps in 2019. - Keith Maguire, LB: Played two snaps and recorded an

interception in 2019.- Chez Mellusi, RB: Had three carries for seven yards

with a rushing touchdown in five snaps in 2019.- Joseph Ngata, WR: Played 13 snaps in 2019.- Ruke Orhorhoro, DT: Played five snaps in 2019.- Kane Patterson, LB: Had three combined defensive

and special teams tackles and played two defensive snaps in 2019.

- Jalyn Phillips, S: Played four snaps in 2019.- Nyles Pinckney, DT: Played 35 snaps in a start in

2019. Played in 12 snaps in 2017 and 22 snaps in 2018.

- B.T. Potter, PK: Went 2-for-2 on field goals and 8-for-8 on PATs in 2019. Played as kickoff specialist in 2018.

- Cornell Powell, WR: Played 15 snaps in 2019. Did not play in 2018. Played 11 snaps, including a 22-yard kickoff return, in 2017.

- Darien Rencher, RB: Had one carry for three yards in four snaps in 2019. Had three carries for 13 yards in three snaps in 2018.

- Amari Rodgers, WR: Played 32 snaps as a starter in 2019. Played 25 snaps as a starter, along with five punt returns, in 2018. Had three receptions for 11 yards in 22 snaps in 2017.

- James Skalski, LB: Had 10 tackles in 64 snaps in a start in 2019. Had two tackles in three snaps in 2018. Had three tackles, including a two-yard half-sack, in 32 snaps as a starter in 2017. Played special teams only in 2016.

- Baylon Spector, LB: Made nine tackles and played 13 snaps in 2019. Played special teams in 2018.

- Will Spiers, P: Had one punt for 30 yards in 2019. Had seven punts for a 35.9-yard average in 2018. Had six punts for a 31.3-yard average in 2017.

- Aidan Swanson, P/PK: Kicked off once for 61 yards in 2019.

- Drew Swinney, WR: Played on special teams in 2019.- Will Swinney, WR: Had three catches for 38 yards in

11 snaps in 2019. Played in eight snaps in 2018 and five snaps in 2017.

- Xavier Thomas, DE: Had three tackles in 44 snaps in a start in 2019. Had three tackles in 28 snaps in 2018.

NOTES

Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral StreakNotre Dame 9-0 1.000 325 171 10-0 1.000 377 171 6-0 4-0 0-0 Won 10Clemson 8-1 .889 411 183 9-1 .900 460 183 6-0 3-1 0-0 Won 2Miami 7-2 .778 309 246 8-2 .800 340 260 4-1 4-1 0-0 Lost 1North Carolina 7-3 .700 424 303 8-3 .727 473 312 5-1 3-2 0-0 Won 2NC State 7-3 .700 327 313 8-3 .727 342 327 5-1 3-2 0-0 Won 4Pitt 5-5 .500 264 270 6-5 .545 319 270 4-2 2-3 0-0 Won 1Boston College 5-5 .500 282 291 6-5 .545 306 312 4-2 2-3 0-0 Lost 1Virginia Tech 5-5 .500 307 315 5-6 .455 342 353 3-3 2-3 0-0 Won 1Virginia 4-5 .444 252 281 5-5 .500 307 296 5-1 0-4 0-0 Lost 1Wake Forest 3-4 .429 230 239 4-4 .500 296 253 3-1 1-3 0-0 Lost 2Georgia Tech 3-6 .333 218 319 3-7 .300 239 368 2-4 1-3 0-0 Lost 2Louisville 3-7 .300 290 272 4-7 .364 325 293 4-2 0-5 0-0 Won 1Florida State 2-6 .250 191 300 3-6 .333 232 324 3-2 0-4 0-0 Won 1Duke 1-9 .100 220 400 2-9 .182 273 419 1-4 1-5 0-0 Lost 4Syracuse 1-9 .100 175 322 1-10 .091 196 360 1-5 0-5 0-0 Lost 8

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Clemson’s Record When... 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TotalsPlaying all games 4-3 9-5 6-7 10-4 11-2 11-2 10-3 14-1 14-1 12-2 15-0 14-1 9-1 139-32Scoring first 4-2 6-4 5-5 7-3 8-2 10-0 7-2 9-0 9-0 10-0 11-0 11-1 8-0 105-19Leading at end of first quarter 4-0 5-2 5-3 5-2 6-2 8-0 6-0 9-1 10-0 8-0 11-0 11-0 8-0 96-10Tied at end of first quarter 0-2 3-0 0-1 2-0 1-0 2-1 2-0 2-0 3-1 2-0 3-0 1-1 0-0 21-6Trailing at end of first quarter 0-1 1-3 1-3 3-2 4-0 1-1 2-3 3-0 1-0 2-2 1-0 2-0 1-1 22-16Leading at halftime 4-1 8-1 5-2 5-0 10-2 8-0 8-1 12-0 13-1 11-0 14-0 12-0 8-0 118-8Tied at halftime 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 6-2Trailing at halftime 0-2 1-4 1-5 2-4 1-0 2-2 1-1 2-0 1-0 1-2 1-0 1-1 1-1 15-22Leading at end of third quarter 4-1 7-1 5-1 8-0 9-0 10-0 10-0 13-1 12-1 11-0 14-0 13-0 8-0 124-5Tied at end of third quarter 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 5-4Trailing at end of third quarter 0-2 1-4 1-6 2-4 1-2 1-1 0-2 0-0 2-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 10-23Tied at end of fourth quarter 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-3Totaling more total yards 4-0 8-0 3-3 10-0 10-0 10-1 9-1 13-1 13-1 10-0 13-0 13-0 9-0 126-7Totaling more rushing yards 3-0 8-1 4-1 7-1 6-1 8-1 8-1 11-1 9-0 11-0 12-0 12-0 7-0 107-7Totaling more passing yards 2-2 6-2 4-5 9-2 8-0 10-1 8-2 11-1 13-1 7-1 11-0 13-0 8-1 111-18Totaling more first downs 2-0 5-1 3-3 9-0 10-0 9-0 10-0 13-1 13-1 10-0 13-0 12-0 8-0 117-6Winning time of possession 4-1 3-0 4-3 5-0 6-0 2-0 7-1 11-0 10-1 8-0 4-0 7-0 6-0 77-6Winning turnover margin 3-1 7-0 4-1 5-0 5-1 9-0 3-1 6-0 6-0 5-1 8-0 11-0 6-0 78-5Tying turnover margin 0-1 2-2 0-3 3-0 3-0 2-0 5-1 2-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 0-0 1-0 28-7Losing turnover margin 1-1 0-3 2-3 2-4 3-1 0-2 2-1 6-1 5-1 3-1 4-0 3-1 2-1 33-20Rushing for 200+ yards 0-0 4-1 3-0 4-0 5-0 2-0 4-0 11-0 6-0 6-0 10-0 10-0 2-0 67-1Having a 100+ yard rusher 0-0 2-2 3-3 4-1 3-0 4-1 4-0 9-0 5-0 2-0 8-0 9-0 2-0 55-7Passing for 300+ yards 1-0 1-0 0-0 5-2 9-0 9-0 3-1 6-1 8-1 3-0 5-0 6-0 6-1 62-6Playing August games 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-1Playing September games 0-0 2-2 2-1 4-0 4-1 3-0 2-1 3-0 4-0 5-0 5-0 4-0 2-0 40-5Playing October games 0-1 3-1 2-3 4-1 3-0 3-1 4-0 5-0 4-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 5-0 41-8Playing November games 4-1 3-1 2-2 1-2 3-1 3-1 3-1 4-0 3-1 4-0 4-0 4-0 1-1 39-11Playing December games 0-0 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 14-2Playing January games 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 3-5

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS UNDER DABO SWINNEY

- Elijah Turner, S: Played special teams in 2019.- Nolan Turner, S: Had three tackles and an interception

in 44 snaps in 2019. Had five tackles in 31 snaps in 2018. Played special teams in 2017.

- Regan Upshaw, DE: Played four snaps in 2019. Played special teams in 2018.

- Jake Venables, LB: Had two tackles in nine snaps in 2019.

- Jordan Williams, DT: Made one tackle in 24 snaps in 2019. Played four snaps in 2018.

- LeAnthony Williams, CB: Played two snaps in 2019.- Lannden Zanders, S: Had a tackle in seven snaps

in 2019.

ALL-TIME ACC CHAMPIONSHIPSClemson has 19 ACC championships in school history,

the most in the history of the conference. Florida State ranks second with 15. The Tigers have won each of the last five titles and will attempt to extend the longest streak in school history and longest outright streak in conference history this week.

The Tigers are already the first ACC program to win five consecutive ACC titles outright, a streak they will attempt to extend to six on Saturday. Florida State had a streak of nine straight ACC titles, but that streak included two co-championships that prevented Bobby Bowden's Seminoles from ever winning four straight titles outright.

Including titles from its days as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Southern Conference, Clemson has 25 conference championships overall, also the most of any current ACC school. Duke ranks second among the ACC's current membership with 18 overall conference titles, including 11 Southern Conference titles and seven ACC titles.

The Tigers won the 1900, 1902 and 1903 SIAA Conference championships under John Heisman, then the 1906 SIAA title under Bob Williams. Clemson also won the 1940 and 1948 Southern Conference titles under Frank Howard. Howard won eight total conference titles, including two in the Southern Conference and six in the ACC.

CLEMSON ACC CHAMPIONSHIP SEASONS (19)Year Overall ACC Coach1956 7-2-2 4-0-1 Frank Howard1958 8-3-0 5-1 Frank Howard1959 9-2 6-1 Frank Howard1965 6-4 5-21 Frank Howard1966 6-4 6-1 Frank Howard1967 6-4 6-0 Frank Howard1978 11-1 6-0 Charley Pell1981 12-0 6-0 Danny Ford1982 9-1-1 6-0 Danny Ford1986 8-2-2 5-1-1 Danny Ford1987 10-2 6-1 Danny Ford1988 10-2 6-1 Danny Ford1991 9-2-1 6-0-1 Ken Hatfield2011 10-4 7-22 Dabo Swinney2015 14-1 9-02 Dabo Swinney2016 14-1 8-12 Dabo Swinney2017 12-2 8-12 Dabo Swinney2018 15-0 9-02 Dabo Swinney2019 14-1 9-02 Dabo Swinney1Co-championship, 2 includes ACC Championship Game victory

ACC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPSRk School Shared Outright Total1. Clemson 1 18 192. Florida State 2 13 153. Maryland 2 7 94. NC State 2 5 7 Duke 3 4 76. North Carolina 1 4 57. Virginia Tech 0 4 48. Georgia Tech 1 2 39. Virginia 2 0 2 Wake Forest 0 2 211. South Carolina 0 1 1

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS BY ACC MEMBERSSchool SIAA SoCon ACC Big East SEC TotalClemson 4 2 19 25Duke 11 7 18Florida State 15 15Georgia Tech 5 2 1 5 13Maryland^ 2 9 11Miami (Fla.) 9 9North Carolina 1 3 5 9Virginia Tech 1 4 3 8NC State 7 7Syracuse 5 5

Louisville 3 3Pittsburgh 2 2Wake Forest 2 2Virginia 2 2Boston College 1 1South Carolina^ 1 1^ - former member

SWINNEY IN NFL STADIUMSSaturday's game at Bank of America Stadium, home

of the Carolina Panthers, will be Clemson’s 15th game in an NFL stadium since 2015. Clemson has won 14 of its last 17 games in NFL stadiums, including a 5-0 record at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte since 2011. Clemson has a 17-7 record in NFL stadiums under Head Coach Dabo Swinney.

SWINNEY IN NFL STADIUMS (17-7)Year Opponent Site City Result2008 Nebraska Everbank Field Jacksonville, Fla. L, 21-262009 Miami (Fla.) Sun Life Stadium Miami, Fla. W, 40-372009 Georgia Tech Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Fla. L, 34-392009 Kentucky Nissan Stadium Nashville, Tenn. W, 21-132010 USF Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, N.C. L, 26-312011 Virginia Tech Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, N.C. W, 38-102011 West Virginia Sun Life Stadium Miami Fla. L, 33-702012 Auburn Georgia Dome Atlanta, Ga. W, 26-192012 LSU Georgia Dome Atlanta, Ga. W, 25-242013 Ohio State Sun Life Stadium Miami, Fla. W, 40-352015 Miami Sun Life Stadium Miami, Fla. W, 58-02015 North Carolina Bank of America Stsdium Charlotte, N.C. W, 45-372015 Oklahoma Sun Life Stadium Miami, Fla W, 37-172015 Alabama U. of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Ariz. L, 40-452016 Ohio State U. of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Ariz. W, 31-02016 Alabama Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Fla. W, 35-312017 Miami (Fla.) Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, N.C. W, 38-32017 Alabama Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, La. L, 6-242018 Pittsburgh Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, N.C. W, 42-102018 Notre Dame AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas W, 30-32018 Alabama Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, Calif. W, 44-162019 Virginia Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, N.C. W, 61-272019 Ohio State State Farm Stadium Glendale, Ariz. W, 29-232019 LSU Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, La. L, 25-42

TIGERS FROM NORTH CAROLINAClemson has eight players from the state of North

Carolina on its current roster who will attempt to win the

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ACC Championship in their home state this week.

NORTH CAROLINA NATIVES ON CLEMSON'S ROSTER

No. Player Hometown High School5 DE K.J. Henry Winston-Salem West Forsyth15 QB James Talton Raleigh St. David's17 WR Cornell Powell Greenville J.H. Rose22 LB Trenton Simpson Charlotte Mallard Creek35 DE Justin Foster Shelby Crest36 S Lannden Zanders Shelby Crest45 LB Matt McMahan Denver North Lincoln77 OL Mitchell Mayes Leesville Road Raleigh

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SERIES HISTORY AGAINST NOTRE DAMEThis will be the sixth game all-time between Clemson

and Notre Dame, and only the second neutral site meeting between the programs all-time. All four on-campus regular season meetings have been decided by one possession, while Clemson won the lone postseason matchup, a 30-3 win in the 2018 Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas.

The teams split a home-and-home series in the 1970s, with Notre Dame winning at Clemson by a 21-17 score in 1977 and Clemson earning a victory at Notre Dame by a 16-10 score in 1979.

Clemson became the first home team to win in the series on Oct. 3, 2015, when the Tigers posted a 24-22 victory. Notre Dame scored with seven seconds left, but the Tigers stopped quarterback DeShone Kizer on a run for the two-point conversion. In 2018, Clemson used 327 passing yards from Trevor Lawrence and six sacks of Ian Book to roll to a 30-3 win in the College Football Playoff.

Notre Dame won the teams' most recent meeting, a 47-40 defeat of Clemson in South Bend in November 2020. Despite the absence of Lawrence and several defensive starters, Clemson overcame a 13-point second-quarter deficit to force overtime before the depleted Tigers eventually succumbed in double overtime.

Only five current FBS schools have played Notre Dame at least four times and have a winning record against the Irish. At 3-2 against Notre Dame all-time, Clemson stands with Florida State (6-4), Michigan (25-17-1), Nebraska (8-7-1) and Ohio State (4-2) in that category. Three of those squads and Clemson rank among the Top 15 in all-time FBS wins.

Clemson has been ranked in the top 15 in the nation heading into the Notre Dame game in all six meetings, including a No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup in the 2018 Cotton Bowl that was the first meeting of undefeated teams in College Football Playoff history and a No. 1 vs. No. 4 matchup in 2020 that was the highest-ranked matchup of ACC teams in conference history. The Tigers were ranked 15th entering the 1977 contest, 14th in 1979, 12th in 2015, second in 2018 and first in 2020. It will be the fifth time Notre Dame has been ranked in the top six entering the game with Clemson. The Irish were fifth in 1977, unranked in 1979, sixth in 2015, third in 2018 and fourth in 2020.

NOTRE DAME (3-2)Year CU UND Rank Site W-L CU UND1977 7-1-1 7-1 15/5 H L 17 211979 7-2 6-3 14/- A W 16 102015 3-0 4-0 12/6 H W 24 222018 13-0 12-0 2/3 N1 W 30 32020 7-0 6-0 1/4 A L(2OT) 40 47Totals 127 103N1 - Arlington, Texas

While Saturday will be just the sixth meeting between Clemson and Notre Dame all-time, the game will be the second of four meetings scheduled between the two teams between 2020-23. After two meetings in 2020,

barring a change to any upcoming schedules or any additional postseason meetings, Clemson will travel to Notre Dame again in 2022 and Notre Dame will travel to Clemson in 2023.

PREVIOUS GAMES VS. NOTRE DAMENotre Dame 21, Clemson 17Nov. 12, 1977 at Memorial StadiumClemson held a 10-7 lead at intermission and the

lead could have been larger. The Tigers held a 213-101 advantage in total offense and Steve Fuller was on fire in the first 30 minutes, hitting 9-of-12 passes for 124 yards. Joe Montana was held to 3-of-9 passing for 53 yards by the Clemson defense by intermission.

Clemson controlled much of the third quarter. On the Tigers' first possession, Fuller hit Warren Ratchford for a 35-yard completion. Four plays later, Lester Brown scored around left end from two yards out, a play that drew the ire of Notre Dame coach Dan Devine because an official had gotten in the way of Notre Dame defensive back Ted Burgmeier as he was trying to make the tackle.

It was still 17-7 Clemson entering the fourth period when Montana led Notre Dame on one of his famous comebacks. On the last drive of the third period, which continued into the fourth, Montana led the Irish on a drive that actually gained 119 yards in total offense.

Devine picked up an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty when he went on the field and picked up a flag that negated a 30-yard-run by Vagas Ferguson. It set up a second-and-31, but Montana overcame his coach’s tirade, hitting Ken MacAfee for 27 yards then 16 yards on fourth-and-two. Montana finished off the drive with a one-yard run to make it 17-14.

After a Clemson turnover, Notre Dame got the ball back at midfield. Montana had been saving a screen pass for a special occasion and he connected with Ferguson for 36 yards, bringing the ball to the Clemson 14. Montana scored later in the possession to make the count 21-17 in favor of the Irish.

Clemson, who was going for its 100th all-time win in Memorial Stadium, had two more possessions, but could not get a first down and the Irish had escaped Death Valley with the four-point win, keeping Notre Dame’s hopes for a National Championship alive.

Clemson 16, Notre Dame 10Nov. 17, 1979 at Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame had a 10-0 lead at halftime and briefly

held a 16-0 lead for a few seconds. The Irish were up 10-0 in the second period when quarterback Rusty Lisch scored on a 10-yard run to make it 16-0. But, a holding call nullified the play. The Irish could not get the first down and when Chuck Male, who had won the Michigan game in the season opener, missed a 32-yard field goal, and the score remained 10-0.

Danny Ford said many times that the first five minutes of the second half are the most important in a football game. That was the case in South Bend. Clemson had to punt on its first possession of the second half. Notre Dame return man Ty Dickerson fumbled David Sims’ punt at the Notre Dame 21 and Chuck Rose recovered for Clemson. It was the last time Dickerson would touch the ball in a Notre Dame game. Clemson drove to the Notre Dame four, but the drive stalled and Obed Ariri kicked the first of his three field goals on the day.

The momentum had changed, as Notre Dame failed to move the ball and Dick Boushka punted to Hollis Hall. The Clemson defensive back tried to return the favor and fumbled, but he recovered his own fumble at the Clemson 18. Clemson then drove for another field goal by Ariri.

On the next Notre Dame possession, Ferguson, who would break George Gipp’s 59-year Notre Dame record for

100-yard rushing games in a season on this day, fumbled on the first play after being hit by Bubba Brown, and sophomore Jeff Davis recovered for the Tigers.

Four plays later Billy Lott, who had a team-best 73 yards rushing on the day, kept the ball around right end (28 Counter Option) and raced 26 yards for a touchdown. It was Clemson’s third score in its last three possessions and the Tigers had taken the lead, 13-10. The Tigers scored on a fourth straight possession after a 15-play drive that culminated with a 37-yard field goal by Ariri, giving Clemson a 16-10 lead.

There were still 8:30 left in the game, so Notre Dame had plenty of time, but just as turnovers had hurt Clemson in the game in Death Valley two years earlier, turnovers were the difference in this game.

The Irish drove to the Clemson 25 and had a third-and-nine, but Lisch’s pass was deflected by Notre Dame receiver Tony Hunter and then intercepted by redshirt freshman safety Terry Kinard.

Clemson could not move the ball and Notre Dame got it back at its own 16 with 2:34 left. This time Devine called an end-around pass with Pete Holohan, who had been a high school quarterback. His long pass was intercepted by Kinard again and he returned it 40 yards to the Notre Dame 19.

On Clemson’s second play, Lott fumbled the snap and freshman Mark Zavagnin recovered for the Irish with 2:02 left. It was Clemson’s only turnover of the day. On Notre Dame’s first play, Steve Durham sacked Lisch back at the Notre Dame two-yard-line. Three more passes were incomplete and Clemson ran out the clock for the 16-10 victory.

Clemson 24, Notre Dame 22Oct. 3, 2015 at Memorial StadiumClemson battled sixth-ranked Notre Dame through

torrential rains from Hurricane Joaquin under the lights. But the wet weather did not hold the Tigers back in a hard-fought 24-22 victory.

Deshaun Watson led the Tigers to an explosive start. First, he had a 38-yard run on the first offensive play of the game, then culminated the possession with a touchdown pass to Jordan Leggett. Clemson took an early 14-0 lead with another Watson touchdown, this time a 13-yarder to Artavis Scott. Clemson held a 14-3 lead at intermission.

On the opening kickoff of the second half, Ammon Lakip, Clemson’s kicker, jarred the ball loose from C.J. Sanders. The Tigers recovered and Watson led the Tigers on another touchdown drive. He completed the drive with a 21-yard touchdown run to give Clemson a commanding 21-3 lead.

DeShone Kizer led the Irish back and would throw for 321 yards for the game, 216 more than Watson for the night. He threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Prosise on a wheel route, then scored another touchdown himself on a three-yard run.

The Fighting Irish pulled within two at 24-22 on a touchdown by Torii Hunter Jr., but Deshone Kizer’s designed quarterback run was stuffed by Carlos Watkins and Kevin Dodd, and Clemson survived the furious rally.

Watson accounted for three scores, while rushing for 93 yards. Wayne Gallman continued his strong start, with 23 carries for 111 yards.

Clemson held Prosise to 50 yards rushing in 15 attempts and his longest run all night was 10 yards. He came in averaging 150 yards a game on the ground. Will Fuller, who entered the game averaging 113 receiving yards and had scored six touchdowns, had just two receptions for 37 yards. Future second-round draft pick Mackensie Alexander aided Clemson’s defensive success against one of the nation’s top receivers.

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Following the contest, Dodd was named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week and B.J. Goodson earned ACC Linebacker of the Week honors. Dodd posted 3.5 tackles for loss, with two sacks and a forced fumble. Goodson had two takeaways in the fourth quarter, the first Tiger to do so in a game won by seven points or less since Terry Kinard, who also did it against Notre Dame, in 1979.

Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3Dec. 29, 2018 at AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)No. 2 Clemson advanced to its third College Football

Playoff National Championship Game in four years by defeating No. 3 Notre Dame, 30-3, in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium.

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the game’s Most Out-standing Offensive Player, completed 27-of-39 pass at-tempts for 327 yards and three touchdowns, including 19-of-26 for 264 yards and a pair of touchdown passes to Justyn Ross in the first half alone. Travis Etienne ran for 109 yards on 14 carries, including a 62-yard touch-down run that pushed him past Wayne Gallman’s 2015 school mark for the most rushing yards in a single sea-son. Austin Bryant added two sacks and six total tackles en route to Most Outstanding Defensive Player honors.

Both defenses proved stout in the first quarter, as the teams traded field goals by Clemson’s Greg Huegel and Notre Dame’s Justin Yoon. Yoon’s field goal proved to be the only scoring Clemson allowed all game.

The Tigers first found the end zone on a 52-yard scoring connection from Lawrence to Ross that gave Clemson a 9-3 advantage. Ross also hauled in a 42-yard pass from Lawrence for his second touchdown of the day 11 minutes later. Tee Higgins then sealed the quarter with an acrobatic, juggling 19-yard touchdown reception that gave Clemson a 23-3 lead with two sec-onds remaining in the half.

The first score of the third quarter, which would ul-timately be the final score of the game, came with two minutes remaining in the quarter, when Etienne broke away for the 62-yard touchdown rush that was set up by a Nolan Turner interception three plays earlier. A score-less fourth quarter left the final score at 30-3. It was the fewest points scored by Notre Dame in a bowl game in its history.

Notre Dame 47, Clemson 40 (2OT)Nov. 7, 2020 at Notre Dame StadiumTop-ranked Clemson fell to No. 4 Notre Dame in

double overtime by a score of 47-40 in the highest-ranked matchup of conference opponents in ACC his-tory. The loss ended Clemson’s ACC record 36-game regular season winning streak and its FBS-record 50-game winning streak on Saturdays.

After the two teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime period, Notre Dame punched in a 3-yard touchdown run and the Tigers failed to respond with their possession, ultimately handing them their first loss of the season and dropping them to 7-1.

The loss came despite an incredible statistical per-formance by freshman quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei, who threw for 439 yards and two touchdowns in place of Trevor Lawrence. His 439 yards were the most ever thrown by a quarterback against Notre Dame in Fight-ing Irish history.

The Fighting Irish jumped out to an early 10-0 lead, highlighted by a 65-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage following a Clemson penalty. The Tigers responded with a 53-yard touchdown bomb from Uiagalelei to Cornell Powell, at the time the longest of both their careers. Powell totaled a career-high 161 yards on six receptions to go along with his touchdown.

The second quarter saw the two teams exchange

field goals before a fumbled pitch was recovered by Notre Dame and returned for a touchdown to give the Irish a 20-10 advantage.

Clemson turned the ball over on the following drive as well, but the Tiger defense held stout and the Irish were forced to settle for a field goal. The Tigers respond-ed with a 45-yard B.T. Potter field goal that cut the halftime deficit to 23-13.

The Tigers came out of the break firing, scoring 10 consecutive points on another Potter field goal and a 10-yard touchdown reception by Davis Allen. The game-tying score capped a 13-play, 60-yard drive span-ning 6:29 of game time.

The Irish looked to regain the lead on the following drive, but Jake Venables stripped Ian Book on a run that would have set Notre Dame up for first and goal at the Clemson five-yard line. The forced fumble was the first of Venables’s career and kept the game in a 23-23 draw entering the final frame of regulation.

Another Notre Dame field goal gave the Irish a 26-23 lead, which was quickly erased by Potter’s career-high fourth field goal of the game.

With 9:14 remaining and the score locked at 26-26, Uiagalelei led the Tigers on a 12-play, 74-yard touch-down drive lasting 5:41 capped by a Travis Etienne three-yard touchdown run that gave Clemson the lead.

In their last possession of regulation, Notre Dame cashed in on a 91-yard touchdown drive that sent the game into overtime. Both teams scored touchdowns in the first frame, but when Notre Dame opened the sec-ond overtime period with a score, the Tigers took two sacks and ultimately came up short.

CLEMSON-NOTRE DAME CONNECTIONSJoe Montana and Dwight Clark: Montana (Notre Dame,

1975-78) to Clark (Clemson, 1975-78) was one of the top passing combinations in the NFL from 1979-87. The duo combined on what is regarded as “The Catch” in the 1982 NFC Championship game between the 49ers and the Cowboys. Clark led the NFC in receiving in 1981 and 1982 and was the NFL MVP in 1982. They played on Super Bowl Championship teams at the end of the 1981 and 1984 seasons. The two were on opposite sides of the field when the two schools met at Clemson in 1977.

Deshaun Watson and Will Fuller: Former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and former Notre Dame wide receiver Will Fuller are now teammates with the Houston Texans. Just as Montana and Clark played against each other at Clemson in 1977, Watson and Fuller played against each other at Clemson in 2015. Watson and Fuller have connected on 22 touchdown passes for the Texans. That total is the second-most touchdown passes Watson has thrown to a single receiver in his pro career, trailing only his 25 touchdown passes thrown to former Clemson star DeAndre Hopkins.

Frank Shaughnessy: Shaughnessy holds the Notre Dame record for the longest play of any kind in school history. In 1904, the field was 110 yards long, so Shaughnessy caught a mid-air Kansas fumble and raced 107 yards for a score. Just three years later he was the head football coach at Clemson. Shaughnessy's fascinating life included playing Major League Baseball, managing a team to the Stanley Cup Finals, serving as a minor league baseball manager in the Dodgers organization, and acting as President of the AAA International Baseball League when Jackie Robinson played in the league (1946). But, among his many stops, he was the head football coach at Clemson in 1907, leading the Tigers to 4-4 record. He beat John Heisman's Georgia Tech team in the season finale by a 6-5 score.

Frank Leahy: Leahy was the head coach at Boston College in 1939 and 1940. His first Boston College

team lost to Clemson in the 1940 Cotton Bowl, the only bowl loss of his career. He won a bowl game as Boston College’s head coach the next year over Tennessee, then went to Notre Dame as head coach for the 1941 season.

Notre Dame had a self-imposed ban on bowl participation his entire tenure (1941-53) with the Notre Dame program due to the school’s academic schedule. He is still the second-winningest coach in college football history on a percentage basis, trailing only his mentor, Knute Rockne, but he was 0-1 in his career against Clemson.

Ricky Gray: Gray lettered for both schools. The former DeMatha High School player enrolled at Clemson as a freshman in 1980 and lettered for the Tigers that season as a tight end. He transferred to Holy Cross Junior College, a school across the street from the Notre Dame campus in 1981, then matriculated to Notre Dame and lettered for the Irish from 1982-84 under Gerry Faust.

Troy and Thad Ridgley: Troy Ridgley was a defensive lineman who was a letterman on Notre Dame’s 1988 National Championship team. He also lettered in 1989 and 1991. Thad Ridgley, his brother, lettered at Clemson in 1992 and 1993. It is the only known brother combination to play for both schools in football.

Banks McFadden and Moose Krause: Only eight athletes in college sports history have earned All-America honors in football and basketball over their careers. Clemson and Notre Dame each had one of the eight. McFadden was an All-American in basketball first in 1938-39 when he took Clemson to the Southern Conference championship. He then made All-American as a quarterback and defensive back in the fall of 1939 when he led Clemson to a 9-1 record and a win in the Cotton Bowl.

Krause was better known for his basketball and was a three-time All-American from 1931-33. He was the second three-time All-American in college basketball history. The first was Purdue's John Wooden, later the coach at UCLA. Krause, who was recruited to play football by Knute Rockne before the legendary coach died in a plane crash, was an All-America tackle in 1932 on the gridiron.

Later as Notre Dame Director of Athletics, Krause brokered the deal with Frank Howard to play a two-game series between Clemson and Notre Dame in 1977 and 1979.

1978 Final UPI Poll: The only time Clemson has been tied with another school in a final poll was in 1978 when Clemson and Notre Dame were tied for sixth in the nation in the final UPI Coaches poll. The two schools played in 1977 and 1979, but not 1978.

TOP PERFORMANCES VS. NOTRE DAMEIncluded below are Clemson's top individual statistical

performances all-time against Notre Dame.

PASSING YARDSDate Player Site Com-Att-Int-TD Yards11-7-20 D.J. Uiagalelei A 29-44-0-2 43912-29-18 Trevor Lawrence N1 27-39-0-3 32711-12-77 Steve Fuller H 13-20-1-0 185N1 at Arlington, Texas

RUSHING YARDSDate Player Site Att-Yds10-3-15 Wayne Gallman H 23-11112-29-18 Travis Etienne N1 14-10910-3-15 Deshaun Watson H 16-93N1 at Arlington, Texas

RECEIVING YARDSDate Player Site Rec-Yds11-7-20 Cornell Powell A 6-15112-29-18 Justyn Ross N1 6-14811-7-20 Amari Rodgers A 8-134N1 at Arlington, Texas

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Top all-time team performances by Clemson against Notre Dame are included below.

TEAM TOTAL OFFENSEYear Site Plays Rush Pass Total2018 N1 78 211 327 5382020 A 77 34 439 4731977 H 70 160 185 345N1 at Arlington, Texas

TEAM RUSHING YARDSYear Site Avg. Att. Yds.1979 A 3.3 74 2412018 N1 5.7 37 2112015 H 4.7 42 199N1 at Arlington, Texas

TEAM PASSING YARDSYear Site Comp. Att. Yds.2020 A 29 44 4392018 N1 27 41 3271977 H 13 20 185N1 at Arlington, Texas

-- FROM THE ARCHIVES --

ON THIS DATE- Dec. 19, 1959 - Clemson defeated TCU in the

Bluebonnet Bowl, 23-7. The Horned Frogs, led by All-American and future Dallas Cowboy Bob Lilly, were ranked seventh in the nation entering the game. It was the highest-ranked team Frank Howard defeated in his 30 years as head coach.

-- NOTES FROM LAST GAME --

POSTGAME NOTES VS. VIRGINIA TECH - The 35-point win ties Clemson’s largest victory margin against Virginia Tech in series history, matching a 35-point margin by Frank Howard’s 1945 team in a 35-0 win. Clemson’s 45 points Saturday were the most points scored in its all-time series with Virginia Tech, surpassing its 42 in the 2016 ACC Championship Game. - Clemson recorded three takeaways and has now recorded at least three takeaways in back-to-back games for the first time since a three-game stretch against Miami (Fla.), Georgia Tech and Syracuse this year. - Clemson is now 45-1 under Dabo Swinney when finishing plus-two or better in the turnover margin, including a 29-1 mark when finishing exactly plus-two in that category. - After a plus-four margin in turnovers last week, Clemson has now won the turnover margin by multiple turnovers in back-to-back games for the second time this season (plus-two against both Virginia and Miami (Fla.)). - Clemson held Virginia Tech to 131 rushing yards, the Hokies’ lowest output of the season. Virginia Tech entered the game averaging 250.9 rushing yards per game this season, the most in the ACC and the ninth-most in the country. - Conversely, Clemson rushed for 238 yards, its second most of the season behind its 258 rushing yards vs. Miami (Fla.). Clemson improved to 67-1 when rushing for at least 200 yards under Dabo Swinney. - Despite being limited to a season-low 52 plays, Clemson averaged a season-high 8.3 yards per play to finish the game with 433 total yards. - Clemson’s 8.3 yards per play represent its highest average since last year’s ACC Championship Game against Virginia (9.2). - Clemson joined 2013 Florida State as the only ACC teams ever to score 34 or more points in each of the

first 10 games of a season. - Clemson recorded multiple rushing touchdowns in a 26th consecutive game. The last time Clemson was held to a single rushing touchdown was in the 2018 Cotton Bowl. - Quarterback Trevor Lawrence completed 12-of-22 passes for 195 yards with one passing touchdown and added seven carries for 41 yards and two rushing touchdowns. - Lawrence improved to 33-1 as a starter, breaking the school record for wins as a starting quarterback shared previously by Rodney Williams, Tajh Boyd and Deshaun Watson (32 wins each). - On a 17-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, Lawrence (102) joined Tajh Boyd (133), Lamar Jackson (119), Deshaun Watson (116) and Philip Rivers (112) as the only players in ACC history to be responsible for 100 career touchdowns (scored and/or thrown). - Lawrence added his second touchdown run on a seven-yard rush in the third quarter. His two rushing touchdowns tied a career high set in this year’s season opener against Wake Forest. - The second rushing touchdown of the game for Lawrence was his 16th of his career, moving him into a tie with Kelly Bryant for fifth-most by a Clemson quarterback in the modern era. - Wide receiver Cornell Powell scored on a 65-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. - The touchdown pass to Powell was Lawrence’s 12th completion of the night. On that completion, Lawrence (700) joined Tajh Boyd (901), Charlie Whitehurst (817) and Deshaun Watson (814) as the only Clemson players to reach 700 career completions. - The pass was Lawrence’s 18th touchdown pass of 50 yards or more, surpassing Tajh Boyd (17) for the most by a Clemson quarterback since 1950. - Powell has now caught a touchdown in three straight games for the first time in his career. He is the second Clemson player to accomplish the feat this year, joining tight end Davis Allen, who scored against Virginia, Miami (Fla.) and Georgia Tech in three straight weeks. - Running back Darien Rencher, who won the Disney Spirit Award earlier this week, scored on a career-long 50-yard run in the fourth quarter. - With the touchdown reception by Powell and the touchdown run by Rencher, Clemson produced multiple touchdowns of 50 yards or more in a single game for the first time since last year’s Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State. - Tight end Braden Galloway recorded a career-long 49-yard reception in the first quarter. His previous long was a 42-yard reception against LSU in last year’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game. - Running back Lyn-J Dixon scored his second touchdown of the season on a 19-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. - Dixon has now scored a touchdown in consecutive games for the first time since the first two games of the 2019 season against Georgia Tech and Texas A&M. - Defensive end Myles Murphy forced his third fumble of the season in the third quarter. It was recovered by cornerback Mario Goodrich, his first career fumble recovery. - Cornerback Derion Kendrick scored on a 66-yard fumble return in the third quarter. It was his second career touchdown, joining an intercepti