With the Win: No. 9 Clemson 48, Virginia 31
Clemson has now started 5-0 in conference play for the eighth time under Dabo Swinney (2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022). It marks Clemson's 16th such start since joining the ACC in 1953.
Clemson joined Army as the only teams in the country to have earned at least five conference wins this season.
Clemson improved to 28-22-2 all-time against head coaches who were formerly Clemson assistants or head coaches.
Clemson also improved to 9-3 all time against former Clemson players in head coaching roles.
Clemson improved to 166-73-3 all-time (and 49-7 since 2011) when facing a coach for the first time.
Clemson improved to 41-8-1 against Virginia all-time. Virginia moved into sole possession of fifth place on the list of Clemson’s most-defeated opponents all-time, one ahead of North Carolina.
Clemson improved to 22-3-1 all-time against Virginia at home. Among teams it has hosted at least 25 times, Clemson’s current .860 home winning percentage against Virginia is its best all-time against an FBS opponent and trails only Furman (.929) and Presbyterian (.872) among all opponents.
Clemson improved to 69-3 at Death Valley in the College Football Playoff era, tying Alabama for the best home record in the country in that span.
Clemson extended its active home winning streak to eight games. Clemson's eight-game home winning streak is the ACC's longest active streak.
Clemson improved to 43-21-2 in games prior to regular season open dates since joining the ACC in 1953. Clemson also improved to 16-2 in those games since 2012.
Clemson improved to 137-18 against AP-unranked teams under Dabo Swinney and improved to 114-8 in those games since the start of the 2012 season.
Clemson has now won 120 of its last 125 games when leading at halftime.
Clemson improved to 85-6 when scoring first since 2015.
Clemson is now 141-4 since 2011 when leading after three quarters.
Clemson now has a 135-8 record when totaling more first downs than its opponent since 2011.
Clemson has now won 42 consecutive games when not allowing a sack since 2011.
Clemson is now 72-2 since 2015 when outscoring opponents in the “Middle Eight,” defined as the final four minutes of the first half and the first four minutes of the second half.
Head Coach Dabo Swinney (176-44) tied the career win total of College Football Hall of Famer Frank Kush (176-54-1).
Swinney improved to 6-0 as a head coach against Virginia. Virginia is one of four ACC schools against whom Swinney is undefeated as head coach, a list that also includes Wake Forest (16-0), Louisville (8-0), and Virginia Tech (6-0), all teams on Clemson’s 2024 schedule.