With the Win: No. 5 Clemson 30, No. 10 NC State 20

Clemson won its 11th consecutive game to extend the nation's longest active winning streak. 

Clemson has now posted the eighth winning streak of 11 or more games in program history, its first since a school-record 29-game winning streak across the 2018-19 seasons.

Clemson won its 37th consecutive home game to extend its school record for both the longest home winning streak and longest home unbeaten streak in school history. It also extended the nation’s longest active home winning streak. No member of Clemson’s roster has lost a home game at Clemson in their careers. 

With its 37th consecutive home win, Clemson tied the longest home winning streak in ACC history, matching Florida State’s 37-game streak from 1992-2001). Note: Miami's FBS-record 58-game home winning streak from 1985-94 predated the Hurricanes' ACC membership.

Clemson tied 1992-2001 Florida State, 1904-08 Yale and 1900-03 Yale (37 each) for the 11th-longest home winning streak in FBS history. 

Clemson improved to 15-12 all-time in games between AP Top 10 teams. Clemson is now 12-6 against AP Top 10 teams in the College Football Playoff era, with all six losses coming to College Football Playoff participants (including four national champions). 

Clemson improved to 21-7 against NC State in games in which Clemson is ranked in the AP Top 25. Clemson also moved to 8-5 all-time against ranked NC State squads.

Clemson improved to 60-29-1 all-time against NC State. NC State became the third program against which Clemson has won 60 games all-time (South Carolina, 72; Wake Forest, 70).

Clemson earned its 16th win in an 18-game span in its series with NC State.  

Clemson extended the longest home winning streak in series history by winning a ninth straight home game against NC State at Memorial Stadium, dating to 2004. The last time NC State won in Clemson was in 2002 in a game branded by ESPN as “College Football Thursday Night presented by Circuit City.”

Clemson pushed its record at Death Valley against NC State to 24-11 since the facility opened in 1942. Clemson’s 24 wins against the Wolfpack at Death Valley are its second-most against any opponent, trailing only Clemson’s 35 wins against Wake Forest in Memorial Stadium.  

Clemson improved to 24-4 in night games since the start of the 2018 season. Clemson is now 43-7 at night since 2015.

Clemson won its 19th consecutive night game in Death Valley, a streak that dates to the middle of the 2013 season.

Clemson improved to 19-11 when playing in College GameDay's featured contest. Clemson is now 10-2 in GameDay games in regular season play since 2015.

Clemson improved to 11-5 all-time at Death Valley against undefeated teams with a 4-0 or better record.

Clemson improved to 26-7 against AP Top 25 teams since 2015. Clemson's 26 wins against AP Top 25 teams are tied for the third-most in the country in that span.

Swinney earned his eighth career victory against NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren, Swinney's second-most against any opposing coach (nine vs. Dave Clawson). 

Clemson improved to 19-9 under Swinney in rematches of losses. 

Swinney improved to 34-3 all-time against teams from the state of North Carolina. It was his 27th win against a North Carolina-based team in his last 28 opportunities since 2012.

Clemson improved to 71-4 when scoring first since 2015. Clemson has scored first in eight straight games, dating to last season.

Clemson’s late second-quarter score gave the Tigers a 13-10 halftime lead. Clemson has now won 101 of its last 103 games, including each of its last 64, when leading at halftime.

Clemson is now 122-2 since 2011 when leading after three quarters.

Clemson has won 101 of its last 102 games when holding teams under 23 points (dates to 2010), including 89 straight prior to a season-opening 10-3 loss to Georgia in 2021.