The 2018 season's largest margin: Clemson 77, Louisville 16. A 61-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The Top-10 Year
Clemson finished 2018 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
- Trevor LawrenceQB3,280 passing yards
- Kelly BryantQB461 passing yards
- Travis EtienneRB1,658 rushing yards
- Adam ChoiceRB548 rushing yards
- Lyn-J DixonRB541 rushing yards
- Justyn RossWR1,000 receiving yards
- Tee HigginsWR936 receiving yards
- Amari RodgersWR575 receiving yards
- Isaiah SimmonsLB79 tackles
- Kendall JosephLB76 tackles
- Tre LamarLB73 tackles
- Clelin FerrellDE11.5 sacks
- Austin BryantDE8.5 sacks
- Christian WilkinsDT5 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's last act: Clemson beat Alabama 44-16 in the postseason.
"All in"
2018 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.