The Graveyard

Clemson has garnered 73 wins over AP or USA Today ranked teams over the years, but some wins stand out. Winning over a ranked team in Death Valley is one thing, but gaining victory over a ranked team on an opponent’s home field is an extraordinary accomplishment. To document these victories, Clemson has constructed a “Graveyard” at the entrance to the Clemson practice fields behind the Jervey Athletic Center. Under Dabo Swinney’s watch, the Tigers have added nine tombstones to the “Graveyard” — including 2015 victims North Carolina (ACC Championship Game) and Oklahoma (Orange Bowl).

Date	Opponent	Score	Opp. Rk
11-13-48	Wake Forest	21-14	19
10-28-50	Wake Forest	13-12	17
1-1-51	Miami (FL)	15-14	15
9-19-59	North Carolina	20-18	12
9-17-77	Georgia	7-6	17
11-18-78	Maryland	28-24	11
11-8-81	North Carolina	10-8	8
11-13-82	Maryland	24-22	18
11-5-83	North Carolina	16-3	10
9-20-86	Georgia	31-28	14
9-9-89	Florida State	34-23	16
10-10-92	Virginia	29-28	10
11-5-94	North Carolina	28-17	19
11-9-96	Virginia	24-16	15
9-13-97	N.C. State	19-17	*25
9-29-01	Georgia Tech	^47-44	9
11-06-04	Miami	^24-17	10
11-19-05	South Carolina	13-9	19
9-16-06	Florida State	27-20	9
10-24-09	Miami	^40-37	8
10-01-11	Virginia Tech	23-3	11
12-03-11	Virginia Tech	38-10	5
9-01-12	Auburn	26-19	*25
12-31-12	Louisiana State	25-24	9
1-03-14	Ohio State	40-35	7
12-29-14	Oklahoma	40-6	*24
12-05-15	North Carolina	45-37	8
12-31-15	Oklahoma	37-17	4
Note: * – USA Today ranking ^ – overtime