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10-3 (6-2 ACC)14th APLast: W 20-13 vs Iowa State

Dabo Swinney · 14th season · .806 at Clemson · .806 career since 2008

Rating
+14.910
Adj Off
30.148
Adj Def
15.22
WAP
+0.9912

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate52.1%6445.2%121
Plays per game69.15568.549
Time of possession29:248130:3648
Yards per pass attempt6.01196.07
Yards per rush4.5562.97
Points per game26.38214.82
Points per opportunity3.78732.313
Starting field positionOwn 3119Own 2612

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.099113+0.0355
Adj. EPA per play+0.18176+0.0266
Success rate39.8%10134.8%5
Explosiveness1.21911.2036
Rushing EPA per play+0.10986-0.0553
Passing EPA per play+0.101119+0.11211
Std downs success44.7%10640.2%4
Passing downs success29.4%8725.9%18

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate70.4%6650.0%3
Turnovers per game1.46761.5441
Penalties per game6.1658.71
Penalty yards per game50.55568.411
3rd down conversion37.1%8734.3%23
4th down tries per game1.231101.8558
4th down conversion56.3%5641.7%26

Rank out of 130 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 4Wk 1N1Georgia#1L3-10-0.14-0.28-0.02
Sep 11Wk 2South Carolina State(FCS)W49-3+0.00+0.34-0.20
Sep 18Wk 388Georgia TechW14-8+0.08-0.010.00
Sep 25Wk 4@24NC State#20L21-27-0.53-0.03+0.07
Oct 2Wk 571Boston CollegeW19-13+0.14+0.14+0.03
Oct 15Wk 7@79SyracuseW17-14+0.21+0.08+0.08
Oct 23Wk 8@13Pittsburgh#13L17-27-0.45-0.07+0.21
Oct 30Wk 953Florida StateW30-20+0.19+0.14-0.04
Nov 6Wk 10@42LouisvilleW30-24+0.36+0.14+0.18
Nov 13Wk 11128UConnW44-7+0.01+0.08-0.28
Nov 20Wk 1223Wake Forest#15W48-27+0.33+0.34+0.25
Nov 27Wk 13@61South CarolinaW30-0+0.28+0.21+0.01
Dec 29PostN12Iowa StateW20-13+0.50+0.08-0.04

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
4D.J. UiagaleleiSR90%208/37455.6%22466.0910
3Taisun PhommachanhSR5%11/1957.9%1316.911
99Hunter HelmsJR3%5/1338.5%584.500

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
1Will ShipleyJR31%1497395.01116
5Kobe PaceSR21%1046416.2612
7Phil MafahSR14%682924.336
21Darien RencherSR4%19542.802

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
8Justyn RossWR JR11%4651411.23
5Beaux CollinsWR SR7%3140713.13
84Davis AllenTE SR7%282087.43
10Joseph NgataWR SR6%2343819.01
3Dacari CollinsWR SR4%1622113.80

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
98Myles MurphyDE JR3814.07.542
33Ruke OrhorhoroDT SR368.02.503
5K.J. HenryDE SR227.04.550
13Tyler DavisDT SR222.02.040
3Xavier ThomasDE SR215.53.5141
19Etinosa ReubenDL SR143.52.511

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
47James SkalskiLB SR874.52.540
10Baylon SpectorLB SR744.52.511
22Trenton SimpsonLB JR6512.06.020
20LaVonta BentleyLB SR303.51.000
Barrett CarterLB SR162.00.010

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
4Andrew MukubaDB SR47602.0
24Nolan TurnerS SR45012.0
31Mario GoodrichCB SR42920.0
23Andrew Booth Jr.CB JR37533.0
9R.J. MickensS SR29020.5
25Jalyn PhillipsS SR27100.0
24Tyler VenablesS SR25211.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
29B.T. PotterSR21/2681%5138/38101
41Jonathan WeitzJR0/0—01/11

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
48Will SpiersSR6341.458272
39Aidan SwansonSR338.74210