Clemson Top 25 Games of the 2020s
A 2020s ranking built from game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, overtime, and the featured team's result.
- Games ranked
- 25
- Highest score
- 81/100
- Ranked matchups
- 25
2020s ranking
Top 25 games of the 2020s in the database
Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.
- 2020Week 10Away2OT
L 40-47 vs. Notre Dame
No. 4 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Clemson · 7-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 11/15 · Win 0/5
81
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Notre Dame vs. Clemson (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2025Week 1Home
L 10-17 vs. LSU
No. 4 Clemson vs. No. 9 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
62
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Clemson vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2022Week 5Home
W 30-20 vs. NC State
No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 10 NC State · 10-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
62
Game score
Full Game · 2022 Clemson vs. NC State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2024Week 15Neutral site
W 34-31 vs. SMU
No. 8 SMU vs. No. 18 Clemson · 3-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
58
Game score
Full Game · 2024 SMU vs. Clemson (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
- 2020Week 16Neutral site
W 34-10 vs. Notre Dame
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 4 Clemson · 24-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 6/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
57
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Notre Dame vs. Clemson (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
- 2020Allstate Sugar Bowl - CFP SemifinalNeutral site
L 28-49 vs. Ohio State
No. 4 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio State · 21-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 9/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
54
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Clemson vs. Ohio State (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
- 2020Week 6Home
W 42-17 vs. Miami
No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 7 Miami · 25-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 5/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
54
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Clemson vs. Miami (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2024College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by AllstateAway
L 24-38 vs. Texas
No. 4 Texas vs. No. 13 Clemson · 14-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 16/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
Highlight · 2024 Texas vs. Clemson (CFP First Round Full Game)
- 2025Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe BowlNeutral site
L 10-22 vs. Penn State
No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 7 Penn State · 12-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 18/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Clemson vs. Penn State (Bowl Full Game)
- 2024Week 14Home
L 14-17 vs. South Carolina
No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 16 South Carolina · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
Highlight · 2024 Clemson vs. South Carolina (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2022Capital One Orange BowlNeutral site
L 14-31 vs. Tennessee
No. 10 Clemson vs. No. 6 Tennessee · 17-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 13/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
49
Game score
Full Game · 2022 Clemson vs. Tennessee (Orange Bowl Full Game)
- 2022Week 13Home
L 30-31 vs. South Carolina
No. 7 Clemson vs. Unranked South Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
Highlight · 2022 Clemson vs. South Carolina (Regular Season Full Game)
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-week AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero ranking points.
Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.
Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.
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