To document wins against ranked teams away from Death Valley, Clemson constructed a “Graveyard” at the entrance to the Clemson practice fields by the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex.
At the time of its inception, the Graveyard commemorated Top 20 road wins. Years later, the criteria expanded to include any Top 25 win away from home. A list of games presently memorialized in the Graveyard according to the respective criteria is included below.
Under Dabo Swinney’s watch, the Tigers have added 28 tombstones to the Graveyard — including four during Clemson’s 2016 national championship campaign and another three during its 2018 national title run.
| Date | Opp. Rank | Opponent | Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 13, 1948 | 19 | Wake Forest | 21-14 | Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| Oct. 28, 1950 | 17 | Wake Forest | 13-12 | Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| Oct. 9, 1954 | 14 | Florida | 14-7 | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Sep. 19, 1959 | 12 | North Carolina | 20-18 | Chapel Hill, N.C. |
| Sep. 17, 1977 | 17 | Georgia | 7-6 | Athens, Ga. |
| Nov. 18, 1978 | 11 | Maryland | 28-24 | College Park, Md. |
| Nov. 8, 1981 | 8 | North Carolina | 10-8 | Chapel Hill, N.C. |
| Nov. 13, 1982 | 18 | Maryland | 24-22 | College Park, Md. |
| Nov. 5, 1983 | 10 | North Carolina | 16-3 | Chapel Hill, N.C. |
| Sep. 20, 1986 | 14 | Georgia | 31-28 | Athens, Ga. |
| Sep. 9, 1989 | 16 | Florida State | 34-23 | Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Oct. 10, 1992 | 10 | Virginia | 29-28 | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Nov. 5, 1994 | 19 | North Carolina | 28-17 | Chapel Hill, N.C. |
| Nov. 9, 1996 | 15 | Virginia | 24-16 | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Sep. 13, 1997 | *25 | NC State | 19-17 | Raleigh, N.C. |
| Sep. 29, 2001 | 9 | Georgia Tech | 47-44 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Jan. 2, 2004 | 6 | Tennessee | 27-14 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Nov. 6, 2004 | 10 | Miami | 24-17 | Miami, Fla. |
| Nov. 19, 2005 | 19 | South Carolina | 13-9 | Columbia, S.C. |
| Sep. 16, 2006 | 9 | Florida State | 27-20 | Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Oct. 24, 2009 | 8 | Miami | 40-37 | Miami, Fla. |
| Oct. 1, 2011 | 11 | Virginia Tech | 23-3 | Blacksburg, Va. |
| Dec. 3, 2011 | 5 | Virginia Tech | 38-10 | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Sep. 1, 2012 | *25 | Auburn | 26-19 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Dec. 31, 2012 | 9 | LSU | 25-24 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Jan. 3, 2014 | 7 | Ohio State | 40-35 | Miami, Fla. |
| Dec. 29, 2014 | *24 | Oklahoma | 40-6 | Orlando, Fla. |
| Dec. 5, 2015 | 8 | North Carolina | 45-37 | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Dec. 31, 2015 | 4 | Oklahoma | 37-17 | Miami, Fla. |
| Oct. 29, 2016 | 12 | Florida State | 37-34 | Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Dec. 3, 2016 | 19 | Virginia Tech | 42-35 | Orlando, Fla. |
| Dec. 31, 2016 | 2 | Ohio State | 31-0 | Glendale, Ariz. |
| Jan. 9, 2017 | 1 | Alabama | 35-31 | Tampa, Fla. |
| Sep. 16, 2017 | 14 | Louisville | 47-21 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Sep. 30, 2017 | 12 | Virginia Tech | 31-17 | Blacksburg, Va. |
| Nov. 4, 2017 | 20 | NC State | 38-31 | Raleigh, N.C. |
| Nov. 25, 2017 | *24 | South Carolina | 34-10 | Columbia, S.C. |
| Dec. 2, 2017 | 7 | Miami (Fla.) | 38-3 | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Nov. 10, 2018 | 17 | Boston College | 27-7 | Chestnut Hill, Mass. |
| Dec. 29, 2018 | 3 | Notre Dame | 30-3 | Arlington, Texas |
| Jan. 7, 2019 | 1 | Alabama | 44-16 | Santa Clara, Calif. |
| Dec. 7, 2019 | 22 | Virginia | 62-17 | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Dec. 28, 2019 | 2 | Ohio State | 29-23 | Glendale, Ariz. |
| Dec. 19, 2020 | 2 | Notre Dame | 34-10 | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Sept. 24, 2022 | 21 | Wake Forest | 51-45 | Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| Dec. 3, 2022 | 24 | North Carolina | 39-10 | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Dec. 7, 2024 | 8 | SMU | 34-31 | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Nov. 14, 2025 | 19 | Louisville | 20-19 | Louisville, Ky. |
* – Coaches Poll or College Football Playoff Rankings