With the Win: Clemson 30, Louisville 24
Clemson is now 4-2 in one-possession games (decided by eight or fewer points) this season.
Clemson has won 31 of its last 38 one-possession games since 2011, the highest winning percentage in the country in one-score games in that span (.816).
Clemson pushed its all-time record against Louisville to 7-0.
In doing so, Clemson has now won in its first seven games against a school for the third time all-time and the second time against a school presently in the FBS. The Tigers previously won each of their first seven all-time contests in series with Furman and Virginia.
Clemson improved to 4-0 all-time at Louisville. Clemson earned a 20-17 win on a Thursday night in Louisville in 2015, secured a 47-21 win in Louisville in 2017, and earned a 45-10 win in Louisville in 2019.
Clemson evened its record in true road games this season at 2-2.
Clemson improved to 29-4 in true road games since 2015. Clemson has earned victories in 45 of its last 54 games away from home overall.
Clemson improved to 57-5 against ACC opponents (including postseason play) since the start of the 2015 season.
Clemson defeated an ACC Atlantic Division opponent for the 41st time in its last 43 opportunities. Those figures include games against traditional Atlantic opponents in a divisionless season in 2020.
Clemson improved to 73-6 in regular season play since the start of the 2015 season. All six of Clemson's regular season losses in that span have been decided by a final margin of 10 or fewer points.
Clemson improved to 114-13 against AP-unranked teams under Dabo Swinney. The win makes Clemson 91-3 against unranked teams since the start of the 2012 season.
Clemson improved to 39-7 in night games since 2015 and 20-4 in those contests since the start of the 2018 season.
Dabo Swinney earned his 146th career win in his 14th season (including an interim stint in 2008) to pass Mark Richt (145) for sole possession of the fifth-most wins through the first 15 seasons of a coaching career in FBS history.
Clemson improved to 112-2 when totaling more first downs than its opponent since 2011, recording 21 first downs to Louisville’s 17.
Clemson won the game despite losing the turnover margin, 1-0. Clemson is 3-1 this season — and 37-22 under Dabo Swinney — when losing the turnover margin.
Clemson remains undefeated on ACC Network broadcasts since appearing in the channel's first live game broadcast in the 2019 season opener. Clemson went 4-0 on ACCN in 2019, 3-0 on ACCN in 2020 and is now 3-0 on the network this season.