The 2021 Clemson Tigers football team represented

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during the

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. The Tigers were led by head coach

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, in his 14th year. The Tigers competed as a member of the

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(ACC) and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in

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. For the first time since 2014, Clemson did not reach the

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or the

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. This season ended the team's streak of six consecutive conference championships, the longest in FBS as of the 2021 season. The Tigers ended the season with a victory over Iowa State in the Cheez-It Bowl. 2021 Cheez-It Bowl

Offseason

Recruiting

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Composite.

Players leaving for NFL

NFL draftees

Transfers

= Preseason transfers

= Midseason transfers

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Schedule

Rankings

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Game summaries

vs. No. 5 Georgia

South Carolina State

Georgia Tech

At NC State

Boston College

At Syracuse

At No. 23 Pittsburgh

Florida State

At Louisville

UConn

No. 10 Wake Forest

At South Carolina

vs. Iowa State

Awards and honors

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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