With the Win: No. 9 Clemson 39, No. 23 North Carolina 10

Clemson became the first program to win 21 ACC titles. Since helping form the conference in 1953, Clemson leads the ACC with 21 titles all-time, including 20 outright.

Clemson earned its 27th conference championship all-time, including four SIAA championships and two Southern Conference championships prior to the formation of the ACC. Clemson’s 27 conference titles across all conferences are the most of any current or former ACC member.

Clemson moved past Colorado (26) for sole possession of the 11th-most conference titles among current FBS programs.

Clemson has now won a postseason game (conference championship, bowl game and/or national championship game) in 12 consecutive seasons. Clemson’s current 12-year streak is the longest active streak in the country and passes 1985-95 Florida State for the longest streak on record back to 1980, according to Stats Perform.

Clemson improved to 8-1 all-time in ACC Championship Games.

Clemson improved to 2-0 all-time in ACC Championship Games against North Carolina, including a 45-37 victory in the 2015 ACC Championship Game. Clemson has faced Virginia Tech and North Carolina twice each in conference title games and faced Georgia Tech, Miami, Pitt, Virginia and Notre Dame once each.

Clemson produced its 11th 11-win season in program history, joining the 1948, 1978, 1981, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 seasons. It is Clemson's eighth season of 11-plus wins under Head Coach Dabo Swinney.

Head Coach Dabo Swinney won his eighth conference championship to tie Frank Howard for the most in Clemson history. Howard won two Southern Conference titles (1940,48) and six ACC titles (1956,58,59,65,66,67) in his 30-year run with the Tigers.

Swinney (eight) joined Bobby Bowden (12, including 10 outright) as the only coaches in conference history to win eight career ACC titles.

Swinney improved to 35-3 all-time against teams from the state of North Carolina.

Swinney improved to 18-4 in games played inside North Carolina state limits.

Clemson improved to 39-19-1 all-time against North Carolina.

Clemson earned a fifth consecutive victory against North Carolina, starting with a 59-38 victory in 2011. It is Clemson’s fifth winning streak of at least five games in series history (seven from 1986-92 and six from 1958-63).

Clemson won its 16th consecutive December game, dating to Clemson’s 2011 ACC Championship Game victory against Virginia Tech. Clemson (16-0) is one of three schools to be undefeated in December since 2011 with a minimum of five games played, a list that also includes Alabama (13-0) and Penn State (7-0).

Clemson improved to 27-13 all-time in December games, including postseason play.

Clemson won a 12th consecutive game against conference opponents, dating to last season, taking sole possession of Clemson's fourth-longest streak against conference opponents since the formation of the ACC in 1953.

Clemson finished 37-9 against opponents historically from the ACC Coastal Division, including postseason play, under Head Coach Dabo Swinney in the ACC's divisional era, which concluded with this game. That figure includes games against traditional Coastal opponents in a divisionless season in 2020. The win made Clemson 22-2 in its final 24 games against Coastal Division teams since 2015.

Clemson (100-12 since 2015) became the second program in the nation to win 100 games since the start of the 2015 season (Alabama).

Clemson improved to 4-0 against AP Top 25 opponents (at kickoff) this season. 

Clemson (four) tied for its second-most wins against AP-ranked teams in a single season (four in 2011, 2015 and 2018) and pulled one shy of the school record (five in 2016 and 2017). (Note: Clemson's 2017 team also had a win against a South Carolina squad that was ranked No. 24 in the College Football Playoff poll but was unranked by the Associated Press.)

Clemson improved to 8-2 all-time at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Clemson's 8-2 mark in the facility now includes a 7-0 record in ACC Championship Games.

Clemson improved to 27-5 in night games since the start of the 2018 season. The Tigers are now 46-8 at night since 2015.

Clemson improved to 48-10 in games away from home, including neutral-site contests, since 2015.

Clemson improved to 33-16 under Dabo Swinney in games when both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25. The win made Clemson 27-6 since 2015 in games between ranked teams.

Clemson's 2021 and 2022 recruiting classes won their first ACC title. Every Clemson signing class in Head Coach Dabo Swinney's tenure (recruiting classes of 2009-22) has earned at least one conference title in their four years at Clemson. The championship was the third ACC title for Clemson's 2019 class and the second for its 2020 class.

Swinney (161) passed Oklahoma's Bob Stoops (160) for sole possession of the second-most victories in the first 15 seasons of a head coaching career in FBS history.

Clemson improved to 31-7 in games following a loss under Swinney, including season openers following a loss in the previous season finale. Clemson has not lost back-to-back games in the same season since November 2011.

Clemson played its 153rd consecutive game since losing back-to-back games in a single season. Clemson's 153-game streak dating to 2011 is the nation's longest active streak.

Clemson improved to 32-6 under Swinney in games in which the Tigers enter ranked lower in the AP Poll than they did in its previous contest. 

Clemson is now 127-3 since 2011 when leading after three quarters.

Clemson has won 106 of its last 107 games when holding teams under 23 points (dates to 2010).