So Clemson went through a rough patch for a while under Tommy Bowden, when we choked and lost games we were favored to win. The record since Dabo has taken the reigns is quite impressive.
Clemson W/L Records when favored to win:
2003: 3-0 (we were favored in only three games!?)
2004: 4-3
2005: 4-2
2006: 7-4
2007: 7-4
2008: 4-4 (Dabo named Interim HC)
2009: 7-3
2010: 6-2
2011: 9-2
2012: 10-1
2013: 9-0
2014: 9-1
2015: 3-0
Notice the obvious trend? Now some other ranges:
Since 2013 when favored to win:
Clemson: 21-1 (only two power five teams fared better: MSU at 24-1 and FSU at 30-0)
Ohio State: 26-3
Alabama: 26-5
Notre Dame: 16-3
Oregon: 26-5
Michigan: 14-5
N Carolina: 13-5
S Carolina: 15-6
Florida: 12-6
Virginia Tech: 11-9
Virginia: 5-5
Let's go back another year
Since 2012 when favored to win:
Clemson: 31-2 (Only FSU had a higher winning %, going 41-2)
OSU: 36-3
Miss State: 24-3
Boise St: 32-4
Oregon: 38-6
Louisville: 30-5
Georgia: 33-7
Wisconsin: 29-7
Alabama: 39-6
Since 2011 we are tied with FSU in the loss column again... 4 losses total, while favored to win.
Enough with the "underachieving" moniker that naysayers like to label as Clemson Football. Quite the opposite. In fact, Stassen.com has a comparison of overrated and underrated teams based on preseason and final polls. Here's how Clemson falls in recent cycles:
2014: +1
Start #16, End #15
2013: +0
Start #8, End #8
2012: +8
Start #19, End #11
2011: +4
Start Unranked, End #22
2010: +0
Out of polls to start and finish
2009: +2
Start Unranked, End #24
That's six straight years of finishing above projections. That's six straight years of overachieving. Clemson stands alone at top of this category. Nobody else in the Nation can boast such a feat of finishing better than they started.
So enough with the ignorant, uninformed "Clemsoning" blabber. The change of culture that Swinney and his coordinators have brought in is astounding, impressive, earth-shattering.
(by the way, Clemson is 14-0 since 2013 as a HOME lined favorite).
source site: https://www.teamrankings.com/ncf/trends/win_trends/?sc=is_fav&range=yearly_since_2013
Clemson W/L Records when favored to win:
2003: 3-0 (we were favored in only three games!?)
2004: 4-3
2005: 4-2
2006: 7-4
2007: 7-4
2008: 4-4 (Dabo named Interim HC)
2009: 7-3
2010: 6-2
2011: 9-2
2012: 10-1
2013: 9-0
2014: 9-1
2015: 3-0
Notice the obvious trend? Now some other ranges:
Since 2013 when favored to win:
Clemson: 21-1 (only two power five teams fared better: MSU at 24-1 and FSU at 30-0)
Ohio State: 26-3
Alabama: 26-5
Notre Dame: 16-3
Oregon: 26-5
Michigan: 14-5
N Carolina: 13-5
S Carolina: 15-6
Florida: 12-6
Virginia Tech: 11-9
Virginia: 5-5
Let's go back another year
Since 2012 when favored to win:
Clemson: 31-2 (Only FSU had a higher winning %, going 41-2)
OSU: 36-3
Miss State: 24-3
Boise St: 32-4
Oregon: 38-6
Louisville: 30-5
Georgia: 33-7
Wisconsin: 29-7
Alabama: 39-6
Since 2011 we are tied with FSU in the loss column again... 4 losses total, while favored to win.
Enough with the "underachieving" moniker that naysayers like to label as Clemson Football. Quite the opposite. In fact, Stassen.com has a comparison of overrated and underrated teams based on preseason and final polls. Here's how Clemson falls in recent cycles:
2014: +1
Start #16, End #15
2013: +0
Start #8, End #8
2012: +8
Start #19, End #11
2011: +4
Start Unranked, End #22
2010: +0
Out of polls to start and finish
2009: +2
Start Unranked, End #24
That's six straight years of finishing above projections. That's six straight years of overachieving. Clemson stands alone at top of this category. Nobody else in the Nation can boast such a feat of finishing better than they started.
So enough with the ignorant, uninformed "Clemsoning" blabber. The change of culture that Swinney and his coordinators have brought in is astounding, impressive, earth-shattering.
(by the way, Clemson is 14-0 since 2013 as a HOME lined favorite).
source site: https://www.teamrankings.com/ncf/trends/win_trends/?sc=is_fav&range=yearly_since_2013
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