# List of Clemson Tigers bowl games

The Clemson Tigers football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Clemson University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1896, Clemson has appeared in 50 bowl games. Included in these games are 9 combined appearances in the traditional "Big Four" bowl games (the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, and Orange).

## Key

General :
| † | Bowl game record attendance |
| ‡ | Former bowl game record attendance |
| ^ | Stadium record attendance |
| * | National championship game |
| $^1$ | College Football Playoff |
Results :
| W | Win |
| L | Loss |

## Bowl games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach :
| # | Season | Bowl | Score | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Attnd. | Head coach |
| 1 | 1939 | 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic | W 6–3 | January 1, 1940 | Boston College | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, TX | 20,000 | Jess Neely |
| 2 | 1948 | 1949 Gator Bowl | W 24–23 | January 1, 1949 | Missouri | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 32,959$^‡$ | Frank Howard |
| 3 | 1950 | 1951 Orange Bowl | W 15–14 | January 1, 1951 | Miami (FL) | Burdine Stadium | Miami, FL | 65,181$^‡$ | Frank Howard |
| 4 | 1951 | 1952 Gator Bowl | L 0–14 | January 1, 1952 | Miami (FL) | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 34,577$^‡$ | Frank Howard |
| 5 | 1956 | 1957 Orange Bowl | L 21–27 | January 1, 1957 | Colorado | Burdine Stadium | Miami, FL | 73,280$^‡$ | Frank Howard |
| 6 | 1958 | 1959 Sugar Bowl | L 0–7 | January 1, 1959 | LSU | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans, LA | 82,000 | Frank Howard |
| 7 | 1959 | 1959 Bluebonnet Bowl | W 23-7 | December 19, 1959 | TCU | Rice Stadium | Houston, TX | 55,000$^‡$ | Frank Howard |
| 8 | 1977 | 1977 Gator Bowl | L 3–34 | December 30, 1977 | Pittsburgh | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 72,289$^‡$ | Charley Pell |
| 9 | 1978 | 1978 Gator Bowl | W 17–15 | December 29, 1978 | Ohio State | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 72,011 | Danny Ford |
| 10 | 1979 | 1979 Peach Bowl | L 18–24 | December 31, 1979 | Baylor | Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta, GA | 57,371$^‡$ | Danny Ford |
| 11 | 1981 | 1982 Orange Bowl* | W 22–15 | January 1, 1982 | Nebraska | Miami Orange Bowl | Miami, FL | 72,748 | Danny Ford |
| 12 | 1985 | 1985 Independence Bowl | L 13–20 | December 21, 1985 | Minnesota | Independence Stadium | Shreveport, LA | 42,800 | Danny Ford |
| 13 | 1986 | 1986 Gator Bowl | W 27–21 | December 27, 1986 | Stanford | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 80,104 | Danny Ford |
| 14 | 1987 | 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl | W 35–10 | January 1, 1988 | Penn State | Citrus Bowl | Orlando, FL | 53,152$^‡$ | Danny Ford |
| 15 | 1988 | 1989 Florida Citrus Bowl | W 13–6 | January 1, 1989 | Oklahoma | Citrus Bowl | Orlando, FL | 53,571$^‡$ | Danny Ford |
| 16 | 1989 | 1989 Gator Bowl | W 27–7 | December 30, 1989 | West Virginia | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 82,911$^‡$ | Danny Ford |
| 17 | 1990 | 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl | W 30–0 | January 1, 1991 | Illinois | Tampa Stadium | Tampa, FL | 63,154$^‡$ | Ken Hatfield |
| 18 | 1991 | 1992 Florida Citrus Bowl | L 14–37 | January 1, 1992 | California | Citrus Bowl | Orlando, FL | 64,192 | Ken Hatfield |
| 19 | 1993 | 1993 Peach Bowl | W 14–13 | December 31, 1993 | Kentucky | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA | 63,416 | Tommy West |
| 20 | 1995 | 1996 Gator Bowl | L 0–41 | January 1, 1996 | Syracuse | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 45,202 | Tommy West |
| 21 | 1996 | 1996 Peach Bowl | L 7–10 | December 28, 1996 | LSU | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA | 63,622 | Tommy West |
| 22 | 1997 | 1998 Peach Bowl | L 17–21 | January 2, 1998 | Auburn | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA | 71,212$^‡$ | Tommy West |
| 23 | 1999 | 1999 Peach Bowl | L 7–17 | December 30, 1999 | Mississippi State | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA | 73,315$^‡$ | Tommy Bowden |
| 24 | 2000 | 2001 Gator Bowl | L 20–41 | January 1, 2001 | Virginia Tech | Alltel Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 68,741 | Tommy Bowden |
| 25 | 2001 | 2001 Humanitarian Bowl | W 49–24 | December 31, 2001 | Louisiana Tech | Bronco Stadium | Boise, ID | 23,427 | Tommy Bowden |
| 26 | 2002 | 2002 Tangerine Bowl | L 15–55 | December 23, 2002 | Texas Tech | Citrus Bowl | Orlando, FL | 21,689 | Tommy Bowden |
| 27 | 2003 | 2004 Peach Bowl | W 27–14 | January 2, 2004 | Tennessee | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA | 75,125$^‡$ | Tommy Bowden |
| 28 | 2005 | 2005 Champs Sports Bowl | W 19–10 | December 27, 2005 | Colorado | Citrus Bowl | Orlando, FL | 31,470 | Tommy Bowden |
| 29 | 2006 | 2006 Music City Bowl | L 20–28 | December 29, 2006 | Kentucky | LP Field | Nashville, TN | 68,024$^‡$ | Tommy Bowden |
| 30 | 2007 | 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl | L 20–23 $^{OT}$ | December 31, 2007 | Auburn | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA | 74,413 | Tommy Bowden |
| 31 | 2008 | 2009 Gator Bowl | L 21–26 | January 1, 2009 | Nebraska | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 67,282 | Dabo Swinney |
| 32 | 2009 | 2009 Music City Bowl | W 21–13 | December 27, 2009 | Kentucky | LP Field | Nashville, TN | 57,280 | Dabo Swinney |
| 33 | 2010 | 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl | L 26–31 | December 31, 2010 | South Florida | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte, NC | 41,122 | Dabo Swinney |
| 34 | 2011 | 2012 Orange Bowl | L 33–70 | January 4, 2012 | West Virginia | Sun Life Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | 67,563 | Dabo Swinney |
| 35 | 2012 | 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl | W 25–24 | December 31, 2012 | LSU | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA | 68,027 | Dabo Swinney |
| 36 | 2013 | 2014 Orange Bowl | W 40–35 | January 3, 2014 | Ohio State | Sun Life Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | 72,080 | Dabo Swinney |
| 37 | 2014 | 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl | W 40–6 | December 29, 2014 | Oklahoma | Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium | Orlando, FL | 40,071 | Dabo Swinney |
| 38 | 2015 | 2015 Orange Bowl$^1$ | W 37–17 | December 31, 2015 | Oklahoma | Sun Life Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | 67,615 | Dabo Swinney |
| 39 | 2015 | 2016 CFP National Championship*$^1$ | L 40–45 | January 11, 2016 | Alabama | University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, AZ | 75,765 | Dabo Swinney |
| 40 | 2016 | 2016 Fiesta Bowl$^1$ | W 31–0 | December 31, 2016 | Ohio State | University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, AZ | 70,236 | Dabo Swinney |
| 41 | 2016 | 2017 CFP National Championship*$^1$ | W 35–31 | January 9, 2017 | Alabama | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, FL | 74,512^ | Dabo Swinney |
| 42 | 2017 | 2018 Sugar Bowl$^1$ | L 6–24 | January 1, 2018 | Alabama | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, LA | 72,360 | Dabo Swinney |
| 43 | 2018 | 2018 Cotton Bowl Classic$^1$ | W 30–3 | December 29, 2018 | Notre Dame | AT&T Stadium | Dallas, TX | 72,183 | Dabo Swinney |
| 44 | 2018 | 2019 CFP National Championship*$^1$ | W 44–16 | January 7, 2019 | Alabama | Levi's Stadium | Santa Clara, CA | 74,814 | Dabo Swinney |
| 45 | 2019 | 2019 Fiesta Bowl$^1$ | W 29–23 | December 28, 2019 | Ohio State | State Farm Stadium | Glendale, AZ | 71,330 | Dabo Swinney |
| 46 | 2019 | 2020 CFP National Championship*$^1$ | L 25–42 | January 13, 2020 | LSU | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, LA | 76,885 | Dabo Swinney |
| 47 | 2020 | 2021 Sugar Bowl$^1$ | L 28–49 | January 1, 2021 | Ohio State | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, LA | 3,000 | Dabo Swinney |
| 48 | 2021 | 2021 Cheez-It Bowl | W 20–13 | December 29, 2021 | Iowa State | Camping World Stadium | Orlando, FL | 39,051 | Dabo Swinney |
| 49 | 2022 | 2022 Orange Bowl | L 14–31 | December 30, 2022 | Tennessee | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | 63,912 | Dabo Swinney |
| 50 | 2023 | 2023 Gator Bowl | W 38–35 | December 29, 2023 | Kentucky | EverBank Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 40,132 | Dabo Swinney |
| 51 | 2024 | 2024-25 CFP (First Round)$^1$ | L 24–38 | December 21, 2024 | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium | Austin, TX | 101,150 | Dabo Swinney |