2018 Week 1 Analysis- Furman vs. Clemson

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 01: Clemson Tigers quarterback Kelly Bryant (2) throws to the flat from a clean pocket during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers on January 1, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. (Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire)

Furman vs. Clemson:
Clemson won 12 games in 2017 against 11 FBS opponents (Kent State, Auburn, Louisville, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, N.C State, Florida State, South Carolina and Miami) with a combined overall record of 84-57 or .595%.

 

The Tigers won those 11 games by a total score of 375-136 or 21.7 ppg.
Clemson also defeated the Citadel by a score of 61-3 in 2017.

 

 
The Tigers lost two games in 2017 to Syracuse and Alabama who were a combined 17-9 in 2017 or .653%. Clemson lost those games by 10.5 ppg.

 
Since 2009, Clemson is 25-12 or .675% against out-of-confernce opponents and have won those games by a total score of 872-418 or 18.1 ppg.

 

 
From 2014-2017, Clemson is 15-3 or .833% against out-of-conference opponents and have won those games by a total score of 517-198 or 21.2 ppg.

 

 

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