The 2024 college football season officially ended Monday night with the Ohio State Buckeyes being crowned national champions after a 34-23 victory over Notre Dame in the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
With the Buckeyes (14-2 overall) topping the final US LBM Coaches Poll of the season Tuesday, Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers finished just outside the top 10 at No. 11 — tied with the SMU Mustangs. Clemson finished one spot ahead of the Ole Miss Rebels (10-3) at No. 13 and one spot below the Indiana Hoosiers (11-2) at No. 10.
The Tigers finished the 2024 season 10-4 overall, winning the ACC Championship Game in dramatic fashion on Nolan Hauser’s game-winning 56-yard field goal as time expired for a 34-31 upset. It was Swinney’s ninth ACC title in his 17 seasons as Tigers coach.
Clemson lost in the first round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff 38-24 to the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium to end its season. Quarterback Cade Klubnik threw for a career-high 3,639 yards and 36 touchdowns to six interceptions. Klubnik will return for his senior season in 2025, along with promising young freshman stars at wide receiver in Bryant Wesco and T.J. Moore.
The Tigers and SMU finished as the ACC’s highest-ranked teams in the final poll. Two other ACC teams were ranked in the final Top 25 — the Miami Hurricanes at No. 18 and the Syracuse Orange at No. 22.
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A season ago, Clemson finished No. 20 in the final Coaches Poll after a 9-4 campaign that saw them win their final five games. Their No. 11 ranking in this year’s poll is one spot higher than two years ago when they finished No. 12 in final Coaches Poll after going 11-3 with a loss to the Tennessee Volunteers in the Orange Bowl.
Clemson opens the 2025 regular season on Aug. 30 against the LSU Tigers at Clemson Memorial Stadium.
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