With the Win: No. 25 Clemson 60, App State 20

Clemson earned its 799th all-time win to pull within one victory of becoming the 14th FBS program (and first ACC program) ever to win 800 games.

Clemson won its 21st consecutive home opener, further extending its school record past the previous mark of 17 from 1944-60.

Clemson improved to 99-17-8 all-time in home openers. 

Clemson improved to 6-0 all-time against Appalachian State.

Clemson kept Appalachian State among the five programs against which Clemson has an undefeated all-time record with a minimum of five games played (6-0 vs. Appalachian State, 8-0 vs. Louisville, 6-0 vs. Newberry, 5-0 vs. South Carolina State and 5-0 vs. Western Carolina).

Clemson improved to 4-0 all-time in home openers against Appalachian State, including a 40-7 win in 1984, a 34-0 win in 1991 and a 23-12 win in 1997. Appalachian State is one of 44 different opponents Clemson has faced in a home opener all-time.

Clemson improved to 12-0 all-time in games against Sun Belt squads. It was Clemson’s first game against a Sun Belt team since 2018, a 38-7 win against Georgia Southern.

Clemson faced Appalachian State Head Coach Shawn Clark for the first time and improved to 164-73-3 all-time (and 47-7 since 2011) when facing a coach for the first time.

Clemson improved to 66-3 at Death Valley in the College Football Playoff era. Clemson trails Alabama by a half-game for the best home winning percentage in the nation in that span.

Clemson improved to 132-18 against AP-unranked teams under Dabo Swinney and is now 109-8 in those games since the start of the 2012 season.

Clemson improved to 40-4 in non-conference home games under Dabo Swinney. Clemson is now 30-1 against non-conference opponents in Death Valley since 2013.

Clemson improved to 50-11 in night games since 2015, including a 29-8 mark since 2018.

Clemson won its 21st consecutive night game in Death Valley, a streak that dates to the middle of the 2013 season. Clemson's 21-game home winning streak in night games is the second-longest active streak in the country.

Clemson improved to 24-3 under Dabo Swinney in night games in Death Valley.

Clemson improved to 35-9 in games following a loss under Swinney, including season openers following a loss in the previous season finale.

Clemson improved to 35-6 in games in which it ranks lower in the AP Poll than it did in its previous contest. 

Clemson improved to 95-13 in regular season play since the start of the 2015 season. 

Clemson improved to 43-8 in regular season non-conference games since 2011.

Clemson improved to 42-21-2 in games prior to regular season open dates since joining the ACC in 1953. Clemson is now 15-2 directly preceding regular season open dates since 2012.

Clemson has now won 115 of its last 120 games when leading at halftime.

Clemson improved to 136-4 since 2011 when leading after three quarters.

Clemson is now 81-6 when scoring first since 2015.

Clemson improved to 79-4 when winning the turnover margin since 2011.

Clemson is now 82-3 when rushing for 200+ yards under Dabo Swinney.

Clemson is now 62-1 when both passing and rushing for 200+ yards under Dabo Swinney. Overall, Clemson is 112-1-1 in program history when reaching those marks.

Clemson now had a 132-8 record when totaling more first downs than its opponent since 2011.

Clemson did not allow a sack and has now won 41 consecutive games when not allowing a sack since 2011.

Clemson improved to 39-1 since 2015 when intercepting multiple passes in a game.

Clemson has now won 114 of its last 115 games when holding teams under 23 points (dates to 2010).

Swinney (170) earned his 171st career win to match the career win totals of College Football Hall of Famers Wallace Wade (171-49-10) and Mark Richt (171-64).

Swinney improved to 38-5 all-time against teams from the state of North Carolina.