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4-2 (2-1 ACC)Last: W 37-0 vs Charleston SouthernNext: vs Virginia Tech

Dabo Swinney · 19th season · .776 at Clemson · .776 career since 2008

Rating
+5.345
Adj Off
25.876
Adj Def
20.523
WAP
-0.3932

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate48.1%8848.5%86
Plays per game70.34366.364
Time of possession29:168830:4450
Yards per pass attempt5.91326.227
Yards per rush4.0974.173
Points per game22.310721.548
Points per opportunity2.761272.519
Starting field positionOwn 3133Own 2621

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play-0.027127+0.02346
Adj. EPA per play+0.05396-0.00217
Success rate37.4%12740.5%67
Explosiveness1.151151.1838
Rushing EPA per play+0.07584+0.119104
Passing EPA per play-0.015129-0.02012
Std downs success42.6%12543.4%39
Passing downs success26.8%11334.1%118

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate32.4%13752.0%59
Turnovers per game1.831241.1767
Penalties per game7.2956.854
Penalty yards per game65.09960.254
3rd down conversion33.3%11833.3%35
4th down tries per game1.67861.8371
4th down conversion60.0%4727.3%9

Rank out of 138 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and resultsProjected 7.1-4.9

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 1@8LSU#18L10-51-0.33-0.30+0.38
Sep 12Wk 290Georgia SouthernW22-7+0.05-0.11-0.10
Sep 19Wk 350North CarolinaW28-20+0.15+0.19-0.08
Sep 25Wk 4@92CaliforniaW24-10+0.11+0.06-0.32
Oct 3Wk 54Miami#1L13-41-0.38-0.08+0.33
Oct 17Wk 7Charleston Southern(FCS)W37-00.00+0.01-0.36
Oct 24Wk 846Virginia Tech-3.559%+0.17——
Oct 31Wk 9@37Florida State+5.237%+0.34——
Nov 7Wk 10@72Syracuse-3.158%+0.18——
Nov 14Wk 1175Georgia Tech-9.473%+0.09——
Nov 20Wk 12@47Duke+2.544%+0.28——
Nov 28Wk 1322South Carolina+4.140%+0.32——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings; their WAP is what a win would be worth. How the ratings work.

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
2Tait ReynoldsFR80%99/15364.7%9456.213
17Christopher VizzinaFR12%14/2360.9%1024.412
14Trent PearmanFR7%8/1361.5%806.202

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
8Gideon DavidsonFR35%794305.454
16Chris Johnson Jr.FR13%291354.723
21Jarvis GreenFR9%21884.200
26Jay HaynesFR4%9252.801
34Max WilsonFR3%7527.401

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
12Bryant Wesco Jr.WR FR15%2934011.70
1T.J. MooreWR FR14%272449.01
6Tyler BrownWR FR12%231968.50
87Christian BentancurTE FR5%1012712.71
11Olsen Patt-HenryTE FR4%8718.90

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
13Will HeldtDE FR186.54.011
15Jaheim LawsonDE FR151.51.010
14London MerrittDE FR113.52.043
33Caden StoryDL FR93.01.500
95Amare AdamsDT FR91.00.010
56Andy BurburijaDT FR91.01.001

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
47Sammy BrownLB FR401.51.010
7Jeremiah AlexanderLB FR391.50.510
50Fletcher CothranLB FR111.50.000
26C.J. Kubah-TaylorLB FR101.00.500
21Kobe McCloudLB FR100.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
22Corey MyrickS FR43100.0
6Jerome CarterS FR37100.0
5Ronan HanafinS FR30003.5
3Elliot Washington IICB FR21430.0
2Ashton HamptonCB FR19912.0
8Corian GipsonCB FR17100.0
1Branden StrozierCB FR6000.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
81Nolan HauserFR15/1694%5911/1156

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
89Jack SmithFR3038.647120