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With the Win: Clemson 41, Boston College 10

Clemson improved to 22-9-2 all-time against Boston College, dating to the teams’ first meeting in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day in 1940.
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Clemson won its 13th consecutive game against Boston College, dating back to 2011. Clemson’s active 13-game winning streak against Boston College is its seventh-longest all-time against a single opponent, its fifth-longest active streak, and its second-longest active streak against an ACC opponent.

Clemson improved to 15-4 against Boston College since the Eagles joined the ACC in 2005.

Clemson improved to 11-6-1 all-time in road games against Boston College.

Clemson won its sixth straight game in Chestnut Hill to produce Clemson’s 10th all-time road winning streak of six or more games against a single opponent.

Clemson played the second leg of its only set of back-to-back road games this season. 

Clemson still has not lost to a team with a losing record at the time of kickoff since losing to 2-5 Boston College in 2010, Dabo Swinney’s second full season as head coach. Dating to 2010, Clemson has won 36 straight games against teams with losing records at kickoff, tied with Ohio State for the nation’s second-longest streak according to Stats Perform (Alabama, 38).

Clemson improved to 33-10 in night games since the start of the 2018 season and 54-13 in night games since 2015.

Clemson improved to 172-76-3 all-time (and 55-10 since 2011) when facing a coach for the first time.

Clemson improved to 42-10 in true road games since the start of the 2015 season. Clemson tied Boise State for the most road wins in the nation in that span.

Clemson improved to 81-12 against ACC opponents, including postseason play, since 2015.

Clemson improved to 143-21 against AP-unranked teams under Dabo Swinney and is now 120-11 in those games since the start of the 2012 season.

Clemson improved to 106-18 in regular-season play since the start of the 2015 season. 

Head Coach Dabo Swinney (183-50) tied LaVell Edwards (183) for the sixth-most wins in the first 20 years of a coaching career in FBS history. Swinney now trails only Tom Osborne (195), Nick Saban (191), Bob Stoops (191), Joe Paterno (187) and Urban Meyer (187) despite Swinney being in only his 18th season (and 17th full season). 

Clemson improved to 15-1 against Boston College under Swinney. Boston College became the second program against which Swinney has earned 15 wins, joining Wake Forest (16).

Clemson is now 78-4 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 157-12 under Dabo Swinney when leading at halftime, including a 140-8 mark since the start of the 2011 season.

Clemson is now 90-9 when scoring first since the start of the 2015 season.

Clemson improved to 148-6 when leading after three quarters since the start of the 2011 season.

Clemson improved to 87-4 when rushing for 200+ yards under Dabo Swinney.

Clemson is now 67-2 when both passing and rushing for 200+ yards under Dabo Swinney. Overall, Clemson is 117-2-1 in program history when reaching those marks.

Clemson is now 140-11 when totaling more first downs than its opponent since 2011.

Clemson is now 123-3 in its last 126 games when holding teams to fewer than 23 points, a span that dates to the middle of the 2010 season.

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