# 2021 Clemson Tigers football team

The 2021 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney, in his 14th year. The Tigers competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
For the first time since 2014, Clemson did not reach the ACC Championship Game or the College Football Playoff. This season ended the team's streak of six consecutive conference championships, the longest in FBS as of the 2021 season.
The Tigers ended the season with a victory over Iowa State in the Cheez-It Bowl.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

Clemson's 2021 class consisted of nineteen signees. The class was ranked first in the ACC and fifth best overall by the 247Sports Composite.
US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jake Briningstool TE | Brentwood, Tennessee | Ravenwood High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jan 26, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 |||||||
| Barrett Carter LB | Suwanee, Georgia | North Gwinnett High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 19, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Bubba Chandler QB | Bogart, Georgia | North Oconee High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 20, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Beaux Collins WR | Bellflower, California | St. John Bosco High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jan 25, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 |||||||
| Dacari Collins WR | Atlanta, Georgia | Westlake High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 7, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Cade Denhoff DE | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jan 26, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 |||||||
| Tristan Leigh OT | Fairfax, Virginia | Robinson Secondary School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 |||||||
| Ryan Linthicum C | Damascus, Maryland | Damascus High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Sep 23, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Phil Mafah RB | Loganville, Georgia | Grayson High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 29, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Andrew Mukuba S | Austin, Texas | LBJ High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Payton Page DT | Greensboro, North Carolina | Dudley High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 360 lb (160 kg) | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 |||||||
| Zaire Patterson DE | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Winston-Salem Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | May 26, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Dietrick Pennington OG | Cordova, Tennessee | Evangelical Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Jul 29, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Will Shipley RB | Matthews, North Carolina | Weddington High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 5, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 |||||||
| Troy Stellato WR | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Cardinal Gibbons High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 5, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Marcus Tate OT | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | NSU University School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 325 lb (147 kg) | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Will Taylor ATH | Irmo, South Carolina | Dutch Fork High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Jeremiah Trotter Jr. LB | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | St. Joseph's Prep | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 7, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 |||||||
| Nate Wiggins CB | Atlanta, Georgia | Westlake High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 7 247Sports: 5 ESPN: 4 |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021. |||||||

### Players leaving for NFL
#### NFL draftees

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 1 | 1 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1 | 25 | Travis Etienne | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2 | 46 | Jackson Carman | OT | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 3 | 85 | Amari Rodgers | WR | Green Bay Packers |
| 5 | 181 | Cornell Powell | WR | Kansas City Chiefs |

#### Transfers
##### Preseason transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | College transferred to |
| Derion Kendrick | 1 | CB | 6'0" | 190 | Junior | Rock Hill, SC | Georgia |
| DeMarkcus Bowman | 1 | RB | 5'10" | 190 | Freshman | Lakeland, FL | Florida |
| Mike Jones Jr. | 6 | LB | 6'0" | 200 | Sophomore | Lebanon, TN | LSU |
| Michel Dukes | 19 | RB | 5'10" | 205 | Junior | Charleston, SC | South Florida |
| LeAnthony Williams Jr. | 20 | CB | 5'11" | 185 | Junior | Roswell, GA | Marshall |
| Chez Mellusi | 27 | RB | 5'11" | 200 | Junior | Naples, FL | Wisconsin |
| Nyles Pinckney | 44 | DT | 6'1" | 300 | Senior | Seabrook, SC | Minnesota |
| Kaleb Boateng | 50 | OL | 6'4" | 315 | Freshman | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Florida |
| Jordan Williams | 59 | DT | 6'4" | 310 | Junior | Virginia Beach, VA | Virginia Tech |

##### Midseason transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | College transferred to |
| Frank Ladson Jr. | 2 | WR | 6'3" | 205 | Junior | Miami, FL | Miami (FL) |
| Taisun Phommachanh | 7 | QB | 6'3" | 220 | Sophomore | Bridgeport, CT | Georgia Tech |
| Ajou Ajou | 11 | WR | 6'3" | 215 | Sophomore | Alberta, Canada | South Florida |
| Ray Thornton III | 16 | DB | 6'1" | 205 | Sophomore | Phenix City, AL | South Florida |
| Kane Patterson | 17 | LB | 6'1" | 225 | Junior | Brentwood, TN | Vanderbilt |
| Joseph Charleston | 18 | S | 6'0" | 190 | Junior | Milton, GA | Missouri |
| Lyn-J Dixon | 23 | RB | 5'10" | 195 | Senior | Butler, GA | West Virginia |
| Paul Tchio | 57 | OL | 6'5" | 300 | Sophomore | Milton, GA | Georgia Tech |

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Lott Trophy | Andrew Booth Jr. | CB | JR |
| Lott Trophy | Nolan Turner | S | SR |
| Maxwell Award | DJ Uiagalelei | QB | SO |
| Maxwell Award | Justyn Ross | WR | JR |
| Bednarik Award | Bryan Bresee | DT | SO |
| Bednarik Award | Nolan Tuner | S | SR |
| Davey O'Brien Award | DJ Uiagalelei | QB | SO |
| Doak Walker Award | Lyn-J Dixon | RB | SR |
| Biletnikoff Award | Justyn Ross | WR | JR |
| Butkus Award | James Skalski | LB | SR |
| Butkus Award | Baylon Spector | LB | SR |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Andrew Booth Jr. | CB | JR |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Nolan Tuner | S | SR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Bryan Bresee | DT | SO |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Myles Murphy | DT | SO |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | James Skalski | LB | SR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Nolan Tuner | S | SR |
| Outland Trophy | Bryan Bresee | DT | SO |
| Outland Trophy | Tyler Davis | DT | JR |
| Outland Trophy | Jordan McFadden | OT | JR |
| Ray Guy Award | Will Spiers | P | GS |
| Lou Groza Award | B. T. Potter | PK | SR |
| Walter Camp Award | Bryan Bresee | DT | SO |
| Walter Camp Award | Justyn Ross | WR | JR |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Georgia* | No. 3 | Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic, rivalry, College GameDay) | ABC | L 3–10 | 74,187 |
| September 11 | 5:00 p.m. | South Carolina State* | No. 6 | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ACCN | W 49–3 | 78,609 |
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 6 | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (rivalry) | ABC | W 14–8 | 81,500 |
| September 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at NC State | No. 9 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) | ESPN | L 21–27 $^{2OT}$ | 56,919 |
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Boston College | No. 25 | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) | ACCN | W 19–13 | 79,159 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN | W 17–14 | 36,670 |
| October 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Pittsburgh | | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPN | L 17–27 | 60,594 |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida State | | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (rivalry) | ESPN | W 30–20 | 79,097 |
| November 6 | 7:30 p.m. | at Louisville | | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN | W 30–24 | 51,729 |
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | UConn* | | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ACCN | W 44–7 | 77,522 |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 10 Wake Forest | | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ESPN | W 48–27 | 81,048 |
| November 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina* | No. 23 | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC (rivalry) | SECN | W 30–0 | 79,897 |
| December 29 | 5:45 p.m. | vs. Iowa State* | No. 19 | Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL (Cheez-It Bowl) | ESPN | W 20–13 | 39,051 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 3 (6) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | 22 | 19 | 14 |
| Coaches | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 16 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | 23 | 20 | 19 | Not released |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

Clemson Tigers football current coaching staff :
| Name | Position | Alma mater | Years at Clemson |
| Dabo Swinney | Head coach | University of Alabama (1993) | 14th |
| Brent Venables | Associate head coach/defensive coordinator/linebackers coach | Kansas State University (1992) | 9th |
| Tony Elliott | Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/tight ends coach | Clemson University (2002) | 6th |
| Mickey Conn | Assistant coach/Special teams coordinator/safeties coach | University of Alabama (1995) | 6th |
| Brandon Streeter | Assistant coach/passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach | Clemson University (1999) | 7th |
| Todd Bates | Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator/defensive tackles coach | University of Alabama (2004) | 4th |
| Robbie Caldwell | Assistant coach/offensive linemen coach | Furman University (1977) | 10th |
| Tyler Grisham | Assistant coach/wide receivers coach | Clemson University (2009) | 2nd |
| Lemanski Hall | Assistant coach/defensive ends coach | University of Alabama (1993) | 4th |
| Mike Reed | Assistant coach/cornerbacks coach | Boston College (1994) | 8th |
| C. J. Spiller | Assistant coach/running backs coach | Clemson University (2009) | 1st |

### Roster

    As of July 28, 2021
Source:

## Game summaries
### vs. No. 5 Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Georgia | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 3 Clemson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
* Date: September 4, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: 2 mph (3.2 km/h) S • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 74,187
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color) and Holly Rowe (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
None
Second quarter
UGA – Christopher Smith II 74 yard interception return, (Jack Podlesny PAT), 02:58. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 74 yards.
Third quarter
UGA – Jack Podlesny 22 yard field goal, 02:38. Bulldogs 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:51.
Fourth quarter
CLEM – B. T. Potter 22 yard field goal, 09:08. Bulldogs 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:48.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 19–37, 178 yards, 1 INT
UGA – JT Daniels: 20–30, 135 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
CLEM – Lyn-J Dixon: 1 rush, 10 yards
UGA – Zamir White: 13 rushes, 74 yards
Top Receiving
CLEM – Joseph Ngata: 6 receptions, 110 yards
UGA – Brock Bowers: 6 receptions, 43 yards :

### South Carolina State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Carolina State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 6 Clemson | 28 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
* Date: September 11, 2021
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 78,609
* Referee: Marcus Woods
* TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) & Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei 4 yard rush, (B. T. Potter PAT), 11:38. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:20.
CLEM – Will Shipley 7 yard rush, (Potter PAT), 07:20. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:49.
CLEM – Kobe Pace 2 yard rush, (Potter PAT), 03:21. Tigers 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:13.
CLEM – Uiagalelei 11 yard pass to Justyn Ross, (Potter PAT), 02:21. Tigers 28–0. Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 00:06.
Second quarter
CLEM – Uiagalelei 5 yard rush, (Potter PAT), 06:43. Tigers 35–0. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:22.
SCST – Dyson Roberts 27 yard FG, 00:19. Tigers 35–3. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 1:45.
Third quarter
CLEM – Shipley 13 yard rush, (Potter PAT), 09:39. Tigers 42–3. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:44.
CLEM – Taisun Phommachanh 14 yard pass to Lyn-J Dixon, (Potter PAT), 03:52. Tigers 49–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:31.
Fourth quarter
None
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 14–24, 171 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
SCST – Corey Fields Jr.: 10–24, 132 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
CLEM – Will Shipley: 8 rushes, 80 yards, 2 TDs
SCST – Kendrell Flowers: 11 rushes, 53 yards
Top Receiving
CLEM – Justyn Ross: 3 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD
SCST – Will Vreen: 4 receptions, 96 yards :

### Georgia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Georgia Tech | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| No. 6 Clemson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
* Date: September 18, 2021
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: South 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 81,500
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) & Kris Budden (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
CLEM – Will Shipley 3 yard run, (B. T. Potter PAT), 04:37. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:15.
Second quarter
GT – Brent Cimaglia 22 yard field goal, 00:00. Tigers 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 2:47.
Third quarter
None
Fourth quarter
CLEM – Shipley 3 yard run, (Potter PAT), 08:12. Tigers 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:29
GT – Cimaglia 22 yard field goal, 01:19. Tigers 14–6. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 6:53
GT – Safety, 00:07. Tigers 14–8. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 00:08.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 18–25, 126 yards
GT – Jordan Yates: 20–34, 203 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
CLEM – Will Shipley: 21 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TDs
GT – Jahmyr Gibbs: 11 rushes, 30 yards
Top Receiving
CLEM – Justyn Ross: 7 receptions, 61 yards
GT – Kyric McGowan: 4 receptions, 82 yards :

### At NC State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| No. 9 Clemson | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| NC State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
* Date: September 25, 2021
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 56,919
* Referee: Jeff Flanagan
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst) & Quint Kessenich (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
CLEM – Justyn Ross 32-yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei (B. T. Potter kick), 9:11. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:33.
NCST – Emeka Emezie 9-yard pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick), 0:05. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:43.
Second quarter
No scoring plays
Third quarter
NCST – Devin Carter 12-yard pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick), 5:10. Wolfpack 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:09.
Fourth quarter
CLEM – Will Shipley 5-yard run (Potter kick), 10:52. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:41.
Overtime
CLEM – Justyn Ross 9-yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei (Potter kick). Tigers 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.
NCST – Thayer Thomas 2-yard pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick). Tied 21–21. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards.
Second overtime
NCST – Devin Carter 22-yard pass from Devin Leary (pass failed). Wolfpack 27–21. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 12–26, 111 yards, 2 TD, INT
NCST – Devin Leary: 32–44, 238 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 9 rushes, 63 yards
NCST – Ricky Person Jr.: 21 rushes, 91 yards
Top Receiving
CLEM – Justyn Ross: 8 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TD
NCST – Emeka Emezie: 14 receptions, 114 yards, TD :

### Boston College

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boston College | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 25 Clemson | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
* Date: October 2, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW @ 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 79,159
* Referee: Mike Roche
* TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
CLEM – Kobe Pace 59 yard rush, (B. T. Potter PAT), 08:02. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:42.
BC – Connor Lytton 22 yard field goal, 02:59. Tigers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:03.
Second quarter
CLEM – Potter 18 yard field goal, 10:10. Tigers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 5:07.
CLEM – Potter 40 yard field goal, 07:07. Tigers 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 1:51.
BC – Lytton 34 yard field goal, 00:19. Tigers 13–6. Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 6:48.
Third quarter
BC – Patrick Garwo III 3 yard rush, (Lytton PAT), 14:05. Tied 13–13. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 00:55.
CLEM – Potter 35 yard field goal, 01:10. Tigers 16–13. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:00.
Fourth quarter
CLEM – Potter 42 yard field goal, 04:51. Tigers 19–13. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:21.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 13–28, 207 yards
BC – Dennis Grosel: 23–40, 311 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
CLEM – Kobe Pace: 19 rushes, 125 yards, 1 TD
BC – Patrick Garwo III: 12 rushes, 57 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
CLEM – Joseph Ngata: 4 receptions, 111 yards
BC – Trae Barry: 7 receptions, 82 yards :

### At Syracuse

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Clemson | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Syracuse | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
* Date: October 15, 2021
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
* Game attendance: 36,670
* Referee: Marcus Woods
* TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
None
Second quarter
CLEM – Joseph Ngata 19 yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei (B. T. Potter kick), 9:06. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 6:57.
CUSE – Garrett Shrader 2 yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), 3:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 3:38.
CLEM – Kobe Pace 2 yard run (Potter kick), 0:09. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 1:57.
Third quarter
None
Fourth quarter
CLEM – Potter 40 yard field goal. Tigers 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:31.
CUSE – Trebor Pena 62 yard pass from Shrader (Szmyt kick), 7:18. Tigers 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:04.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 21–34, 181 yards, 1 TD
CUSE – Garrett Shrader: 17–37, 191 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
CLEM – Kobe Pace: 14 rushes, 76 yards, 1 TD
CUSE – Sean Tucker: 22 rushes, 157 yards
Top Receiving
CLEM – Justyn Ross: 5 receptions, 51 yards
CUSE – Trebor Pena: 1 reception, 62 yards, 1 TD :

### At No. 23 Pittsburgh

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Clemson | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 23 Pittsburgh | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
at Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
* Date: October 23, 2021
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: West @ 7 mph (11 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 60,594
* Referee: Jeff Flanagan
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
CLEM – Phil Mafah 1 yard rush, (B. T. Potter PAT), 01:29. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 03:29.
Second quarter
PITT – Jordan Addison 23 yard pass from Kenny Pickett, (Sam Scarton PAT), 03:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 04:19.
PITT – Taysir Mack 39 yard pass from Pickett, (Scarton PAT), 00:40. Panthers 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 02:12.
Third quarter
PITT – SirVocea Dennis 50 yard interception return, (Scarton PAT), 11:30. Panthers 21–7.
CLEM – Potter 42 yard field goal. Panthers 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 04:27.
PITT – Scarton 44 yard field goal. Panthers 24–10. Drive: 11 plays 49 yards, 5:46.
Fourth quarter
PITT – Scarton 34 yard field goal. Panthers 27–10. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:48.
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei 6 yard rush, (Potter PAT), 07:56. Panthers 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:28.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 12–25, 128 yards, 2 INTs
PITT – Kenny Pickett: 25–39, 302 yards, 2 TDs
Top rushers
CLEM – Will Shipley: 10 rushes, 52 yards
PITT – Rodney Hammond Jr.: 11 rushes, 66 yards
Top Receiving
CLEM – Justyn Ross: 5 receptions, 59 yards
PITT – Jordan Addison: 5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD :

### Florida State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida State | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Clemson | 3 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
* Date: October 30, 2021
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: West @ 12 mph (19 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 79,097
* Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
CLEM – B. T. Potter 47 yard field goal, 5:32. Tigers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 3:32.
FSU – Jashaun Corbin 1 yard pass from Jordan Travis, (extra point missed), 00:19. Seminoles 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:13.
Second quarter
CLEM – Davis Allen 11 yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei, (Potter PAT), 8:28. Tigers 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:44.
FSU – Lawrance Toafili 75 yard pass from Travis, (Ryan Fitzgerald PAT), 8:14. Seminoles 13–10. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 00:14.
CLEM – Will Shipley 2 yard run, (Potter PAT), 3:41. Tigers 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:28.
Third quarter
None
Fourth quarter
FSU – Jermaine Johnson II 6 yard fumble recovery, (Fizgerald PAT), 7:39. Seminoles 20–17.
CLEM – Shipley 21 yard run, (Potter PAT), 2:53. Tigers 24–20. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 00:55.
CLEM – Barrett Carter 3 yard fumble recovery, (No PAT attempt), 00:00. Tigers 30–20.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 19–31, 189 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
FSU – Jordan Travis: 14–22, 176 yards, 2 TDs
Top rushers
CLEM – Will Shipley: 25 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TDs
FSU – Jashaun Corbin: 9 rushes, 31 yards
Top Receiving
CLEM – Justyn Ross: 6 receptions, 85 yards
FSU – Lawrance Toafili: 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 TD :

### At Louisville

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Clemson | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
| Louisville | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
* Date: November 6, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 51,729
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
LOU – Jalen Mitchell 26 yard run, (Jacquies Turner PAT), 12:08. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
CLEM – Beaux Collins 46 yards pass from DJ Uiagalelei, (B. T. Potter PAT), 11:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:53.
LOU – Malik Cunningham 23 yard run, (Turner PAT), 1:16. Cardinals 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:13.
Second quarter
LOU – Turner 44 yard field goal, 10:32. Cardinals 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 10:32.
CLEM – Potter 38 yard field goal, 5:44. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:48.
CLEM – Davis Allen 8 yard pass from Uiagalelei, (Potter PAT), 0:18. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 1:15.
Third quarter
LOU – Cunningham 51 yard run, (Turner PAT), 11:29. Cardinals 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:46.
Fourth quarter
CLEM – Potter 34 yard field goal. Cardinals 24–20. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:58.
CLEM – Uiagalelei 8 yard run, (Potter PAT), 4:12. Tigers 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:59.
CLEM – Potter 40 yard field goal. Tigers 30–24. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:16.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 18–30, 220 yards, 2 TDs
LOU – Malik Cunningham: 12–20, 174 yards
Top rushers
CLEM – Will Shipley: 14 rushes, 47 yards
LOU – Malik Cunningham: 22 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TDs
Top Receiving
CLEM – Beaux Collins: 6 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
LOU – Tyler Harrell: 2 receptions, 76 yards :

### UConn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UConn | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Clemson | 10 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
* Date: November 13, 2021
* Game time: Noon
* Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: West @ 9 mph (14 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 77,522
* Referee: Riley Johnson
* TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
UCONN – Brian Brewton 99 yard kickoff return, (Joe McFadden PAT), 11:45. Huskies 7–0.
CLEM – B. T. Potter 49 yard field goal, 09:13. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 34 yards, 5:24.
CLEM – Will Swinney 6 yard run, (Potter PAT), 3:03. Tigers 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 3:46.
Second quarter
CLEM – Taisun Phommachanh 3 yard run, (Potter PAT), 14:31. Tigers 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:51.
CLEM – Potter 49 yard field goal, 8:01. Tigers 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:05.
CLEM – Potter 30 yard field goal, 6:30. Tigers 23–7. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 00:53.
CLEM – Beaux Collins 32 yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei, (Potter PAT), 00:15. Tigers 30–7. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 00:34.
Third quarter
CLEM – Phil Mafah 2 yard run, (Potter PAT), 10:20. Tigers 37–7. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 4:39.
Fourth quarter
CLEM – Jake Briningstool 25 yard pass from Billy Wiles, (Jonathan Weitz PAT), 3:36. Tigers 44–7. Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 00:40.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 21–44, 241 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
UCONN – Jack Zergiotis: 9–21, 20 yards, 2 INTs
Top rushers
CLEM – Phil Mafah: 17 rushes, 49 yards, 1 TD
UCONN – Nate Carter: 5 rushes, 19 yards
Top Receiving
CLEM – Dacari Collins: 6 receptions, 97 yards
UCONN – Aaron Turner: 5 receptions, 59 yards :

### No. 10 Wake Forest

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Wake Forest | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Clemson | 10 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
* Date: November 20, 2021
* Game time: Noon
* Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: NE @ 9 mph (14 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 81,048
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
CLEM – B. T. Potter 50 yard field goal, 12:39. Tigers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 1:37.
CLEM – Will Shipley 1 yard run, (Potter PAT), 6:41. Tigers 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:06.
Second quarter
WAKE – Nick Sciba 23 yard field goal, 10:21. Tigers 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 4:28.
CLEM – Davis Allen 2 yard pass from Shipley, (Potter PAT), 5:15. Tigers 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:58.
WAKE – Christian Turner 1 yard run, (Sciba PAT), 1:22. Tigers 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:53.
Third quarter
CLEM – Kobe Pace 8 yard run, (Potter PAT), 10:50. Tigers 24–10. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:09.
WAKE – Sciba 31 yard field goal, 8:08. Tigers 24–13. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:42.
CLEM – Beaux Collins 58 yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei, (Potter PAT), 5:36. Tigers 31–13. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:32.
CLEM – Pace 2 yard run, (Potter PAT), 3:38. Tigers 38–13. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:53.
Fourth quarter
WAKE – Quinton Cooley 7 yard run, (2 point attempt failed), 14:55. Tigers 38–19. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 7:41.
CLEM – Potter 35 yard field goal, 7:14. Tigers 41–19. Drive 11 plays, 57 yards, 7:41.
WAKE – Blake Whiteheart 6 yard pass from Sam Hartman, (2 point attempt good), 4:50. Tigers 41–27. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:24.
CLEM – Shipley 3 yard run, (Potter PAT), 2:19. Tigers 48–27. Drive 4 plays, 43 yards, 2:30.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 11–19, 208 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
WAKE – Sam Hartman: 27–43, 312 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
CLEM – Kobe Pace: 24 rushes, 191 yards, 2 TDs
WAKE – Quinton Cooley: 8 rushes, 39 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
CLEM – Beaux Collins: 4 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TD
WAKE – A. T. Perry: 5 receptions, 113 yards :

### At South Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Clemson | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
* Date: November 27, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind: South @ 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 79,897
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
CLEM – Will Shipley 29 yard rush, (B. T. Potter PAT), 11:44. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:11.
CLEM – Potter 29 yard field goal, 2:40. Tigers 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:22.
Second quarter
CLEM – Kobe Pace 34 yard run, (Potter PAT), 12:10. Tigers 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:08.
Third quarter
CLEM – Potter 47 yard field goal, 9:05. Tigers 20–0. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:05.
Fourth quarter
CLEM – Potter 49 yard field goal, 12:24. Tigers 23–0. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:41.
CLEM – Phil Mafah 6 yard run, (Potter PAT), 2:30. Tigers 30–0. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:13.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 9–19, 99 yards, 1 INT
SC – Zeb Noland: 11–22, 96 yards
Top rushers
CLEM – Will Shipley: 19 rushes, 128 yards, 1 TD
SC – Zaquandre White: 7 rushes, 22 yards
Top Receiving
CLEM – Dacari Collins: 2 receptions, 50 yards
SC – Josh Vann: 4 receptions, 38 yards :

### vs. Iowa State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Clemson | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Iowa State | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida
* Date: December 29, 2021
* Game time: 5:45 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW @ 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 39,051
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
CLEM – B. T. Potter 23 yard field goal, 6:52. Tigers 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 8:08.
Second quarter
ISU – Andrew Mevis 22 yard field goal, 11:25. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:42.
CLEM – Potter 51 yard field goal, 4:07. Tigers 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 4:07.
Third quarter
CLEM – Will Shipley 12 yard run, (Potter PAT), 4:54. Tigers 13–3. Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 7:39.
CLEM – Mario Goodrich 18 yard interception return, (Potter PAT), 4:01. Tigers 20–3.
ISU – Mevis 45 yard field goal, 1:23. Tigers 20–6. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:04.
Fourth quarter
ISU – Brock Purdy 6 yard pass to Charlie Kolar, (Mevis PAT), 9:42. Tigers 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 5:18.
Top passers
ISU – Brock Purdy: 23–39, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 21–32, 187 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
ISU – Jirehl Brock: 14 rushes, 42 yards
CLEM – Will Shipley: 18 rushes, 61 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
ISU – Jaylin Noel: 4 receptions, 54 yards
CLEM – Dacari Collins: 6 receptions, 56 yards :

## Awards and honors

All-ACC :
| Player | Position | Team |
| Tyler Davis | DT | First Team |
| James Skalski | LB | First Team |
| Mario Goodrich | CB | First Team |
| Andrew Booth Jr. | CB | First Team |
| Jordan McFadden | OT | Second Team |
| Myles Murphy | DE | Second Team |
| B. T. Potter | PK | Second Team |
| Xavier Thomas | DE | Third Team |
| Bryan Bresee | DT | Third Team |
| Andrew Mukuba | S | Third Team |
| Davis Allen | TE | Honorable Mention |
| Will Shipley | AP | Honorable Mention |
| Will Putnam | OG | Honorable Mention |
| Baylon Spector | LB | Honorable Mention |
| Nolan Turner | S | Honorable Mention |
| Will Spiers | P | Honorable Mention |
| Source: |||

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 2 | 42 | Andrew Booth Jr. | CB | Minnesota Vikings |
| 7 | 231 | Baylon Spector | LB | Buffalo Bills |