The 2023 Clemson Tigers football team represented

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as a member of the

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(ACC) during the

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. The Tigers were led by

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, 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

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as the No. 3 player in the 2022 college football recruiting class. Clemson was ranked ninth by

in the

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. 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

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. Head coach Dabo Swinney became the winningest coach in program history after upsetting Notre Dame, 31–23, on November 4. He had surpassed Frank Howard in program wins, at 166 at this time of writing.

Offseason

Recruiting

Clemson's 2023 class consisted of 26 signees. The class was ranked second in the

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and eleventh best overall by the

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Composite.

Players leaving for NFL

NFL draftees

Undrafted free agents

Transfers

Players leaving

Incoming transfers

Post-season Transfers

The following players entered the

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during the designated 45 day window after championship selections are made.

Preseason

Award watchlists

Listed in the order that they were released

Schedule

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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;

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, and

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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 (
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Vs. Kentucky

Awards and honors

References

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