Clemson improved to 41-19-1 against North Carolina all-time. Clemson’s 41 wins against North Carolina tie its 41 wins against Virginia for the Tigers’ fifth-most against a single opponent in school history.
Clemson earned a seventh consecutive victory against North Carolina, starting with a 59-38 victory in 2011. The seven straight wins tie the longest winning streak in series history by either team, matching Clemson’s seven consecutive wins in the series from 1986-92.
North Carolina is now the seventh different opponent against which Clemson carries an active winning streak of seven or more games (32 vs. Furman, 19 vs. The Citadel, 16 vs. Wake Forest, 15 vs. Presbyterian, 12 vs. Boston College, 7 vs. Virginia Tech, 7 vs. North Carolina).
Clemson faced North Carolina Head Coach Bill Belichick for the first time. Clemson improved to 171-76-3 all-time (and 54-10 since 2011) when facing a coach for the first time.
Clemson improved to 2-0 all-time against head coaches whose careers include a Super Bowl title as a head coach. Clemson ended the 1988 season with a 13-6 Citrus Bowl win against an Oklahoma squad led by Barry Switzer in his final game as head coach of the Sooners before he later won Super Bowl XXX as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
Head Coach Dabo Swinney (182-50) pulled within one victory of LaVell Edwards (183) for the sixth-most wins in the first 20 seasons of an FBS coaching career. Swinney is only in his 18th season (and 17th full season).
Swinney joined a list of head coaches to defeat both Nick Saban and Bill Belichick that includes Jim Harbaugh, Steve Spurrier, Bill Cowher, Gary Kubiak, Eric Mangini, Mike McCarthy, Dick Jauron, Tony Dungy, Herm Edwards, Dick Vermeil and Romeo Crennel.
Swinney improved to 7-1 against North Carolina.
Swinney improved to 41-5 all-time against teams from the state of North Carolina.
Swinney improved to 21-6 in games played inside the state limits of North Carolina (including eight ACC Championship Game victories in Charlotte).
Swinney moved to 18-5 all-time in games immediately following regular season open dates.
Clemson improved to 41-10 in true road games since the start of the 2015 season.
Clemson improved to 39-11 in games following a loss under Dabo Swinney, including season openers following a loss in the previous season finale.
Clemson improved to 80-12 against ACC opponents, including postseason play, since 2015.
Clemson improved to 142-21 against AP-unranked teams under Dabo Swinney and is now 119-11 in those games since the start of the 2012 season.
Clemson improved to 105-18 in regular season play since the start of the 2015 season.
Clemson improved to 89-9 when scoring first since the start of the 2015 season.
Clemson is now 156-12 under Dabo Swinney when leading at halftime, including a 139-8 mark since the start of the 2011 season.
Clemson is now 147-6 when leading after three quarters since the start of the 2011 season.
Clemson is now 139-11 when totaling more first downs than its opponent since 2011.
Clemson is now 77-4 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.
Clemson is now 122-3 in its last 125 games when holding teams to fewer than 23 points, a span that dates to the middle of the 2010 season.
