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2023 Clemson Tigers football team

The 2023 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by Dabo Swinney, in his 16th year as Clemson's head coach. On the field, the team was led by sophomore quarterback Cade Klubnik who was rated by Rivals.com as the No. 3 player in the 2022 college football recruiting class.

Clemson was ranked ninth by Rivals.com in the 2023 college football recruiting class. Notable players committing to Clemson in the 2023 class include defensive tackle Peter Woods and defensive lineman Vic Burley. The Clemson football team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Head coach Dabo Swinney became the winningest coach in program history after upsetting Notre Dame, 31–23, on November 4. With the win versus Notre Dame, Swinney surpassed Frank Howard in program wins with 166.

The Clemson Tigers football team drew an average home attendance of 81,334 in 2023, the 14th highest in college football.

Offseason

Recruiting

Clemson's 2023 class consisted of 26 signees. The class was ranked second in the ACC and eleventh best overall by the 247Sports Composite.

Players leaving for NFL

NFL draftees

Undrafted free agents

Transfers

Players leaving

Incoming transfers

Post-season Transfers

The following players entered the transfer portal during the designated 45 day window after championship selections are made.

Preseason

Award watchlists

<small>Listed in the order that they were released</small>

Schedule

Clemson and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Clemson with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Tigers three set conference opponents for the next four years is; Florida State, Georgia Tech, and NC State.

Rankings

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Game summaries

At Duke

Charleston Southern

Florida Atlantic

No. 4 Florida State

At Syracuse

Wake Forest

At Miami (FL)

At NC State

Notre Dame

Georgia Tech

North Carolina

at South Carolina (rivalry)

Vs. Kentucky

Awards and honors

Players drafted into the NFL

References