Rivalry leaderboard
Alabama-Clemson Greatest Games
The series' top 18 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 18
- Top score
- 79/100
- Overtime
- 0
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 18
- Series record
- Alabama 14-4 Clemson
- Tracked years
- 1900-2019
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 18 games
8 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2015CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRES. BY AT&TNeutral site
Alabama vs. Clemson
Alabama 45, Clemson 40
Winner: Alabama
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 1 Clemson · 5-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Clemson vs. Alabama (National Championship Full Game)
- 2016CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRESENTED BY AT&TNeutral site
Clemson vs. Alabama
Clemson 35, Alabama 31
Winner: Clemson
No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 1 Alabama · 4-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Alabama vs. Clemson (National Championship Full Game)
- 2018CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY AT&TNeutral site
Clemson vs. Alabama
Clemson 44, Alabama 16
Winner: Clemson
No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 1 Alabama · 28-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Highlight · 2018 Alabama vs. Clemson (National Championship Full Game)
- 1966Week 5
Clemson at Alabama
Clemson 0, Alabama 26
Winner: Alabama
Unranked Clemson vs. No. 3 Alabama · 26-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 9/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1967Week 8
Alabama at Clemson
Alabama 13, Clemson 10
Winner: Alabama
Unranked Alabama vs. Unranked Clemson · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1909Week 5
Clemson at Alabama
Clemson 0, Alabama 3
Winner: Alabama
Unranked Clemson vs. Unranked Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1968Week 7
Clemson at Alabama
Clemson 14, Alabama 21
Winner: Alabama
Unranked Clemson vs. Unranked Alabama · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1904Week 4
Clemson at Alabama
Clemson 18, Alabama 0
Winner: Clemson
Unranked Clemson vs. Unranked Alabama · 18-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
17
Game score
- 1936Week 3
Clemson at Alabama
Clemson 0, Alabama 32
Winner: Alabama
Unranked Clemson vs. No. 14 Alabama · 32-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 3/35 · Overtime 0/15
15
Game score
- 1913Week 4
Clemson at Alabama
Clemson 0, Alabama 20
Winner: Alabama
Unranked Clemson vs. Unranked Alabama · 20-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
15
Game score
- 1975Week 3
Clemson at Alabama
Clemson 0, Alabama 56
Winner: Alabama
Unranked Clemson vs. No. 14 Alabama · 56-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
12
Game score
- 1969Week 7
Alabama at Clemson
Alabama 38, Clemson 13
Winner: Alabama
Unranked Alabama vs. Unranked Clemson · 25-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15
10
Game score
- 1905Week 7
Alabama at Clemson
Alabama 0, Clemson 25
Winner: Clemson
Unranked Alabama vs. Unranked Clemson · 25-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15
10
Game score
- 1935Week 8
Clemson at Alabama
Clemson 0, Alabama 33
Winner: Alabama
Unranked Clemson vs. Unranked Alabama · 33-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 2/35 · Overtime 0/15
2
Game score
- 1934Week 9
Clemson at Alabama
Clemson 0, Alabama 40
Winner: Alabama
Unranked Clemson vs. Unranked Alabama · 40-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
0
Game score
- 1931Week 10
Clemson at Alabama
Clemson 7, Alabama 74
Winner: Alabama
Unranked Clemson vs. Unranked Alabama · 67-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
0
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.