Clemson bowl history
Bowl record
27-25
Games
52
First / last
1939 / 2025
Last bowl
Pinstripe Bowl (2025)
| Season | Bowl | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pinstripe Bowl | Penn State | 10-22 | Lost |
| 2024 | College Football Playoff First Round Game | Texas | 24-38 | Lost |
| 2023 | Gator Bowl | Kentucky | 38-35 | Won |
| 2022 | Orange Bowl | Tennessee | 14-31 | Lost |
| 2021 | Cheez-It Bowl | Iowa State | 20-13 | Won |
| 2020 | Sugar Bowl · CFP Semifinal | Ohio State | 28-49 | Lost |
| 2019 | CFP National Championship | LSU | 25-42 | Lost |
| 2019 | Fiesta Bowl · CFP SEMIFINAL | Ohio State | 29-23 | Won |
| 2018 | CFP National Championship | Alabama | 44-16 | Won |
| 2018 | Cotton Bowl · CFP SEMIFINAL | Notre Dame | 30-3 | Won |
| 2017 | Sugar Bowl · CFP SEMIFINAL | Alabama | 6-24 | Lost |
| 2016 | CFP National Championship | Alabama | 35-31 | Won |
| 2016 | Postseason game | Ohio State | 31-0 | Won |
| 2015 | CFP National Championship | Alabama | 40-45 | Lost |
| 2015 | Postseason game | Oklahoma | 37-17 | Won |
| 2014 | Russell Athletic Bowl | Oklahoma | 40-6 | Won |
| 2013 | Orange Bowl | Ohio State | 40-35 | Won |
| 2012 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | LSU | 25-24 | Won |
| 2011 | Orange Bowl | West Virginia | 33-70 | Lost |
| 2010 | Meineke Car Care Bowl | South Florida | 26-31 | Lost |
| 2009 | Postseason game | Kentucky | 21-13 | Won |
| 2008 | Gator Bowl | Nebraska | 21-26 | Lost |
| 2007 | Postseason game | Auburn | 20-23 | Lost |
| 2006 | Postseason game | Kentucky | 20-28 | Lost |
| 2005 | Postseason game | Colorado | 19-10 | Won |
| 2003 | Peach Bowl | Tennessee | 27-14 | Won |
| 2002 | Postseason game | Texas Tech | 15-55 | Lost |
| 2001 | Postseason game | Louisiana Tech | 49-24 | Won |
| 2000 | Postseason game | Virginia Tech | 20-41 | Lost |
| 1999 | Postseason game | Mississippi State | 7-17 | Lost |
| 1997 | Postseason game | Auburn | 17-21 | Lost |
| 1996 | Postseason game | LSU | 7-10 | Lost |
| 1995 | Postseason game | Syracuse | 0-41 | Lost |
| 1993 | Postseason game | Kentucky | 14-13 | Won |
| 1991 | Postseason game | California | 13-37 | Lost |
| 1990 | Postseason game | Illinois | 30-0 | Won |
| 1989 | Postseason game | West Virginia | 27-7 | Won |
| 1988 | Postseason game | Oklahoma | 13-6 | Won |
| 1987 | Postseason game | Penn State | 35-10 | Won |
| 1986 | Postseason game | Stanford | 27-21 | Won |
| 1985 | Postseason game | Minnesota | 13-20 | Lost |
| 1981 | Postseason game | Nebraska | 22-15 | Won |
| 1979 | Postseason game | Baylor | 18-24 | Lost |
| 1978 | Postseason game | Ohio State | 17-15 | Won |
| 1977 | Postseason game | Pittsburgh | 3-34 | Lost |
| 1959 | Postseason game | TCU | 23-7 | Won |
| 1958 | Postseason game | LSU | 0-7 | Lost |
| 1956 | Postseason game | Colorado | 21-27 | Lost |
| 1951 | Postseason game | Miami | 0-14 | Lost |
| 1950 | Postseason game | Miami | 15-14 | Won |
| 1948 | Postseason game | Missouri | 24-23 | Won |
| 1939 | Postseason game | Boston College | 6-3 | Won |
Postseason games from the Clemson game log; bowl names from the game records. "Postseason game" means the record does not name the bowl.
Every Clemson bowl and playoff game on record: which bowl, the opponent, the score and the result, with the overall bowl record of 27-25. Season by season, see the Clemson record by year; across the country, the bowl schedule and results.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Clemson's bowl record?
Clemson is 27-25 in 52 postseason games on record, from 1939 to 2025.
What was Clemson's last bowl game?
Pinstripe Bowl after the 2025 season: lost to Penn State 10-22.
When did Clemson last win a bowl game?
Gator Bowl after the 2023 season, 38-35 over Kentucky.