List of Clemson Tigers bowl games explained

The Clemson Tigers football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Clemson University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1896, Clemson has appeared in 50 bowl games. Included in these games are 9 combined appearances in the traditional "Big Four" bowl games (the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, and Orange).[1]

Key

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National championship game
1College Football Playoff
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Bowl games

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SeasonBowlScoreDateOpponentStadiumLocationHead coach
119391940 Cotton Bowl ClassicW 6–3Boston CollegeCotton BowlDallas, TX20,000
219481949 Gator BowlW 24–23MissouriGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL32,959
319501951 Orange BowlW 15–14Miami (FL)Burdine StadiumMiami, FL65,181
419511952 Gator BowlL 0–14Miami (FL)Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL34,577
519561957 Orange BowlL 21–27ColoradoBurdine StadiumMiami, FL73,280
619581959 Sugar BowlL 0–7LSUTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA82,000
719591959 Bluebonnet BowlW 23-7TCURice StadiumHouston, TX55,000
819771977 Gator BowlL 3–34PittsburghGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL72,289
919781978 Gator BowlW 17–15Ohio StateGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL72,011
1019791979 Peach BowlL 18–24BaylorFulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA57,371
1119811982 Orange BowlW 22–15NebraskaMiami Orange BowlMiami, FL72,748
1219851985 Independence BowlL 13–20MinnesotaIndependence StadiumShreveport, LA42,800
1319861986 Gator BowlW 27–21StanfordGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL80,104
1419871988 Florida Citrus BowlW 35–10Penn StateCitrus BowlOrlando, FL53,152
1519881989 Florida Citrus BowlW 13–6OklahomaCitrus BowlOrlando, FL53,571
1619891989 Gator BowlW 27–7West VirginiaGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL82,911
1719901991 Hall of Fame BowlW 30–0IllinoisTampa StadiumTampa, FL63,154
1819911992 Florida Citrus BowlL 14–37CaliforniaCitrus BowlOrlando, FL64,192
1919931993 Peach BowlW 14–13KentuckyGeorgia DomeAtlanta, GA63,416
2019951996 Gator BowlL 0–41SyracuseJacksonville Municipal StadiumJacksonville, FL45,202
2119961996 Peach BowlL 7–10LSUGeorgia DomeAtlanta, GA63,622
2219971998 Peach BowlL 17–21AuburnGeorgia DomeAtlanta, GA71,212
2319991999 Peach BowlL 7–17Mississippi StateGeorgia DomeAtlanta, GA73,315
2420002001 Gator BowlL 20–41Virginia TechAlltel StadiumJacksonville, FL68,741
2520012001 Humanitarian BowlW 49–24Louisiana TechBronco StadiumBoise, ID23,427
2620022002 Tangerine BowlL 15–55Texas TechCitrus BowlOrlando, FL21,689
2720032004 Peach BowlW 27–14TennesseeGeorgia DomeAtlanta, GA75,125
2820052005 Champs Sports BowlW 19–10ColoradoCitrus BowlOrlando, FL31,470
2920062006 Music City BowlL 20–28KentuckyLP FieldNashville, TN68,024
3020072007 Chick-fil-A BowlL 20–23 OTAuburnGeorgia DomeAtlanta, GA74,413
3120082009 Gator BowlL 21–26NebraskaJacksonville Municipal StadiumJacksonville, FL67,282
3220092009 Music City BowlW 21–13KentuckyLP FieldNashville, TN57,280
3320102010 Meineke Car Care BowlL 26–31South FloridaBank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC41,122
3420112012 Orange BowlL 33–70West VirginiaSun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL67,563
3520122012 Chick-fil-A BowlW 25–24LSUGeorgia DomeAtlanta, GA68,027
3620132014 Orange BowlW 40–35Ohio StateSun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL72,080
3720142014 Russell Athletic BowlW 40–6OklahomaOrlando Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando, FL40,071
3820152015 Orange Bowl1W 37–17OklahomaSun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL67,615
3920152016 CFP National Championship
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L 40–45AlabamaUniversity of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ75,765
4020162016 Fiesta Bowl1W 31–0December 31, 2016Ohio StateUniversity of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ70,236Dabo Swinney
4120162017 CFP National Championship
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W 35–31January 9, 2017AlabamaRaymond James StadiumTampa, FL74,512^Dabo Swinney
4220172018 Sugar Bowl1L 6–24January 1, 2018AlabamaMercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA72,360Dabo Swinney
4320182018 Cotton Bowl Classic1W 30–3December 29, 2018Notre DameAT&T StadiumDallas, TX72,183Dabo Swinney
4420182019 CFP National Championship
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W 44–16January 7, 2019AlabamaLevi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA74,814Dabo Swinney
4520192019 Fiesta Bowl1W 29–23December 28, 2019Ohio StateState Farm StadiumGlendale, AZ71,330Dabo Swinney
4620192020 CFP National Championship
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L 25–42January 13, 2020LSUMercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA76,885Dabo Swinney
4720202021 Sugar Bowl1L 28–49January 1, 2021Ohio StateMercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA3,000Dabo Swinney
4820212021 Cheez-It BowlW 20–13December 29, 2021Iowa StateCamping World StadiumOrlando, FL39,051Dabo Swinney
4920222022 Orange BowlL 14–31December 30, 2022TennesseeHard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL63,912Dabo Swinney
5020232023 Gator BowlW 38–35December 29, 2023KentuckyEverBank StadiumJacksonville, FL40,132Dabo Swinney

Notes

  1. Book: Dunnavant, Keith . The Fifty-Year Seduction: How Television Manipulated College Football, from the Birth of the Modern NCAA to the Creation of the BCS . 2004 . Macmillan . 978-0-312-32345-5 . 93–99 . March 2, 2011.

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