Clemson Record
(13-0 overall); (8-0 ACC): Won the ACC Championship over Virginia 62-17
All-Time Record vs. Ohio State
3-0 (1.000)
All-Time Vitals
Record: 757-459-45, No. 21 All-Time
National Championships: 3, No. 17 All-Time
Conference Championships: 25, No. 12 All-Time
Bowl Games: 44, No. 14 All-Time
Bowl Record: 24-20-0, No. 26 All-Time
Consensus All-Americans: 28, No. 27 All-Time
Heisman Winners: 0
NFL Draft Picks: 254, No. 29 All-Time
College Football Playoff Appearances: 5, tied for No. 1 All-Time
Best All-Time Season
We've got the winners and losers from the 2018-19 bowl season: Clemson made quite the statement in winning another national title https://t.co/5qCSxTuSoR
— Athlon Sports (@AthlonSports) January 8, 2019
2018 – Clemson is in its golden age as we speak. It won a national title in 2016, lost the semifinal to Alabama in 2017, then came back to run the table in 2018, including a revenge-blitzing of the Tide last year. And it’s the season that just occurred last calendar year that was likely its best.
That team was led by freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence who hit the ground running and played well beyond his years. The offense was a dynamic one with him slinging the ball around and running back Travis Etienne gobbling up yards on the ground. But it wasn’t all offense.
The defense was dominant too, led by a fantastic defensive-line that got tons of pressure on the quarterback and stuffed the run. The team ended up 15-0, the first and only team to do so in college football history.
Best Player Of All-Time
Deshaun Watson is @sportingnews College Football Player of the Decade. He transformed Clemson from contender to powerhouse. Good perspective from Dabo Swinney. https://t.co/ONdK60NQyA pic.twitter.com/khHfUkXvTa
— Bill Bender (@BillBender92) December 17, 2019
Deshaun Watson, QB, 2014-2016 – It could be argued that Watson should have won the Heisman Trophy in 2016. He’s simply one of the best signal-callers in college football history. He could make plays with his legs when he needed to, but it was his ability to read defenses and make precision passes that set him apart.
Watson was a multiple-year ACC athlete of the year, Heisman Trophy finalist, and Davey O’Brien and Manning Award recipient. He was also named ESPN’s College Male Athlete of the Year in 2017. He finished his career at Clemson with over 10,000 yards passing, almost 2,000 yards rushing, and a total of 116 touchdowns.
He is a legend. Plain and simple.