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Rivalry History

Alabama-Clemson

Alabama and Clemson have met 19 times since 1900. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series snapshot

Record
14-4
Current streak
Clemson 1 game
Longest streak
Alabama 13 games (1909-2015)
Avg. margin / points
24.1 / 40.4

Series overview

Alabama 14-4 Clemson. Current streak: Clemson 1 game.

Last five meetings

Alabama 3 | Clemson 2

Largest margin

67 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1900 through 2019.
  • 18 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Jan 8, 2019.

Related pages

Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.

Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Alabama and Clemson have a tracked series that starts in 1900 and spans 19 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1900-2019
Busiest era
1930s, 4 games
Longest pause
32 years (1975-2008)
  • 1930s4 games
  • 1960s4 games
  • 2010s4 games
  • 1900s3 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2018 - Jan 8, 2019

Alabama 16, Clemson 44. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1967 - Oct 28, 1967

Alabama 13, Clemson 10. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2015 - Jan 12, 2016

Alabama 45, Clemson 40. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1931 - Nov 14, 1931

Alabama 74, Clemson 7. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Alabama 3, Clemson 2 across 5 games
Last ten
Alabama 8, Clemson 2 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 40.4, average margin 24.1.
Current streak
Clemson 1 game

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Damien Harris

    Alabama, 2018

    Rushing Yards: 876

  • Jerry Jeudy

    Alabama, 2018

    Receiving Yards: 1315

  • Tua Tagovailoa

    Alabama, 2018

    Passing Yards: 3966

  • Justyn Ross

    Clemson, 2018

    Receiving Yards: 1000

  • Travis Etienne

    Clemson, 2018

    Rushing Yards: 1658

  • Trevor Lawrence

    Clemson, 2018

    Passing Yards: 3280

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Nick Saban

    Alabama - 2008-2018 - 67-6

  • Dabo Swinney

    Clemson - 2008-2018 - 59-7

  • Tommy Bowden

    Clemson - 2008 - 3-3

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Jan 8, 2019Clemson at AlabamaAlabama 16, Clemson 44Neutral siteClemson
Jan 2, 2018Alabama at ClemsonAlabama 24, Clemson 6Neutral siteAlabama
Jan 10, 2017Clemson at AlabamaAlabama 31, Clemson 35Neutral siteClemson
Jan 12, 2016Alabama at ClemsonAlabama 45, Clemson 40Neutral siteAlabama
Aug 31, 2008Alabama at ClemsonAlabama 34, Clemson 10Neutral siteAlabama
Sep 20, 1975Clemson at AlabamaAlabama 56, Clemson 0Venue unavailableAlabama
Oct 25, 1969Alabama at ClemsonAlabama 38, Clemson 13Venue unavailableAlabama
Oct 26, 1968Clemson at AlabamaAlabama 21, Clemson 14Venue unavailableAlabama
Oct 28, 1967Alabama at ClemsonAlabama 13, Clemson 10Venue unavailableAlabama
Oct 8, 1966Clemson at AlabamaAlabama 26, Clemson 0Venue unavailableAlabama