The 2017 season's largest margin: Clemson 61, The Citadel 3. A 58-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The Top-10 Year
Clemson finished 2017 inside the final AP top-10. The top-10 is the tier the program calibrates annual expectation against.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Kelly BryantQB2,802 passing yards
- Travis EtienneRB766 rushing yards
- Tavien FeasterRB669 rushing yards
- Adam ChoiceRB326 rushing yards
- Deon CainWR734 receiving yards
- Hunter RenfrowWR602 receiving yards
- Ray-Ray McCloudWR503 receiving yards
- Kendall JosephLB96 tackles
- Dorian O'DanielLB88 tackles
- Clelin FerrellDE66 tackles
- Austin BryantDE8.5 sacks
- Christian WilkinsDT4.5 sacks
- Tre LamarLB4 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Clemson 6, Alabama 24. A 18-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Clemson fell to Alabama 6-24 in the postseason.
"All in"
2017 is a middle chapter for Clemson — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.