Clemson Football 2026 Season Prediction
Backdoor Cover’s college football model projects Clemson to finish 6-6 in 2026, with 6.3 expected wins. Down 2.0 wins from the preseason projection. Clemson makes the 12-team Playoff in 0% of my simulated seasons.
The model gives Clemson a 0% chance to win the ACC outright. The model has picked 5 of 6 Clemson games correctly this season.
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Clemson earns a first-round bye in 0% of simulations.
Game by game
Upcoming games show my model’s win probability for Clemson. Played games show the result.
- Week 1Sat Sep 5
at LSULost10-51 - Week 2Sat Sep 12Won22-7
- Week 3Sat Sep 19Won28-20
- Week 4Fri Sep 25
at CaliforniaWon24-10 - Week 5Sat Oct 3
vs MiamiLost13-41 - Week 7Sat Oct 17
vs Charleston SouthernWon37-0 - Week 8Sat Oct 24Lost16-20
- Week 9Sat Oct 3144% chance Clemson wins
- Week 10Sat Nov 7
at Syracuse52% chance Clemson wins - Week 11Sat Nov 14
vs Georgia Tech63% chance Clemson wins - Week 12Fri Nov 20
at Duke36% chance Clemson wins - Week 13Sat Nov 2838% chance Clemson wins
How many games Clemson wins
Share of 4,000 simulated seasons ending on each regular-season win total.
Most likely: 6-6 (34% of simulations). Regular season, 12 games.
Expected wins since the preseason
From 8.3 in the preseason to 6.3 now.
How the model is doing. 232–205–7 against the spread (53.1%), 156–131 on totals (54.4%) and 317–127 straight up (71.4%) on every game this season, graded at DraftKings’ closing line.
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