2025 Clemson Tigers football team

2025 Clemson Tigers football
Pinstripe Bowl, L 10–22 vs. Penn State
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGarrett Riley (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeDirt raid
Defensive coordinatorTom Allen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorNick Eason (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Uniform
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Virginia y   7 1     11 3  
Duke y$   6 2     9 5  
No. 2 Miami (FL) ^   6 2     13 3  
Georgia Tech   6 2     9 4  
SMU   6 2     9 4  
Pittsburgh   6 2     8 5  
Louisville   4 4     9 4  
Wake Forest   4 4     9 4  
NC State   4 4     8 5  
California   4 4     7 6  
Clemson   4 4     7 6  
Stanford   3 5     4 8  
Florida State   2 6     5 7  
Virginia Tech   2 6     3 9  
North Carolina   2 6     4 8  
Boston College   1 7     2 10  
Syracuse   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Duke 27, Virginia 20OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of March 18, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by Dabo Swinney, in his 18th year and 17th full season as Clemson's head coach. The Tigers played their home games at Memorial Stadium located in Clemson, South Carolina.

The Tigers began the season ranked 4th in the AP poll, and started their season with a game against 9th-ranked LSU. Clemson would lose the game, at home, 10–17. They would defeat Troy before losing to rival Georgia Tech and Syracuse. This was Clemson's worst start to a season since 2004, where Clemson also started 1–3. The Tigers won their next two games, both on the road, against North Carolina and Boston College. However, they could not continue their streak, losing home games against SMU and their homecoming game against Duke. This was their first home loss to Duke since 1980.

The Tigers turned the season around after those losses by going on a four game winning streak. The streak included wins over rivals Florida State and South Carolina, and a road win over 20th-ranked Louisville. Clemson finished the regular season 7–5 and earned an invitation to the Pinstripe Bowl. The team lost 10–22 against Penn State to end their season. Clemson lost 5 regular season games for the first time since 2010. Four of those losses came at home. Their seven wins were also their lowest since 2010.

The Clemson Tigers drew an average home attendance of 79,142, the 15th-highest of all college football teams.