Gameday Guide: Football vs. Florida State • Oct. 5 • 7 p.m. • ESPN

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PREVIEW

After a neutral-site season opener and a three-game homestand, Clemson will make its true road debut on Saturday, Oct. 5 when the Tigers face the Florida State Seminoles. Kickoff at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

On Saturday, Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney will attempt to make conference history and pass a college football icon on a playing surface bearing that icon’s name. With 173 career wins, Swinney enters the game tied with College Football Hall of Famer Bobby Bowden for the conference record for career head coaching victories leading an ACC program. Of Bowden’s 377 NCAA-recognized career head coaching victories, 173 of his wins came during Florida State’s membership in the ACC. A win on Saturday on Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium would push Swinney past Bowden into sole possession of the ACC record.

Clemson (3-1) vs. Florida State (1-4)

• Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Fla. 
• 4 p.m.: Tiger Tailgate Show presented by Upcountry Fiber
• 7 p.m.: Kickoff
• Listen: Clemson Athletic Network (Don Munson, Tim Bourret & Reggie Merriweather)
• 2024 Media Guide (PDF)
• 2024 Media Guide Supplement (PDF)

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK

– Head Coach Dabo Swinney (173) attempting to pass Bobby Bowden (173 during Florida State’s tenure in the ACC) for the most career head coaching victories leading an ACC program.

– Swinney (173) attempting to earn his 174th career win to pass the career win totals of College Football Hall of Famers Robert Neyland (173-31-12) and Frank Solich (173-101).

– Clemson (801-473-45) attempting to earn its 802nd victory all-time and potentially pass Auburn (801) for the 13th-most in FBS history. (Note: Auburn can move to 802 with a win against Georgia at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday).

– Clemson and Florida State meeting after having represented the conference in the ACC Championship Game 14 times in 15 years since 2009, Dabo Swinney’s first full season as the Tigers’ head coach. Clemson has appeared in the championship game nine times in those 15 years while Florida State has done so in five. The teams have combined for 12 of the last 13 ACC titles, with the lone exception coming in Pitt’s 2021 ACC title season.

– Clemson attempting to earn its 16th all-time victory against Florida State and its seventh all-time victory in Tallahassee.