This was Clemson’s 24th fourth-quarter comeback under Dabo Swinney. Fourth-quarter comebacks are supposed to be rare, exciting moments. For this team, they’re basically routine at this point.
Klubnik now has four career fourth-quarter comeback wins, matching Charlie Whitehurst for most by a Clemson quarterback in the modern era. Not bad for a kid who gets criticized every week for not putting up video game numbers.
“It’s so fun to celebrate with these guys. I love this group. We didn’t get off to the start we wanted, but there’s not a group I’d rather go through this with.”
Cade Klubnik
The defense did something impressive too — they broke Louisville’s 23-game streak of scoring 24 or more points. That was the longest active streak in ACC history, according to ESPN. Gone. Louisville managed 19 and couldn’t score in the fourth quarter when it mattered most.
Oh, and Clemson’s now 5-0 all-time in road games at Louisville. Perfect road record in the series. This was also the Tigers’ 11th straight win in their regular season ACC finale. They haven’t lost their last conference game of the year since 2014 against Georgia Tech.
Randall’s two touchdowns give Clemson at least one rushing touchdown in 94 of their last 106 games since 2018. That’s the best mark in the country. They’ve also scored multiple rushing TDs in 76 of those games, also tops nationally.
“A little bit crazy, yeah. Shout out to the defense. They went out there and stoned an electric offense at home multiple times. We knew we needed a touchdown and just kept plugging away.”
Adam Randall
The stats matter because they show what kind of program this is. When you’re 41-15 in one-possession games since 2011 — the best winning percentage in the country — that’s not luck. That’s knowing how to win when it’s ugly.
Avieon Terrell’s fumble recovery was his seventh career forced fumble, which puts him alone atop Clemson’s all-time list for defensive backs. His four forced fumbles this year are the most by a Clemson defensive back in a single season since at least 1978. Kid’s been creating havoc all year.
Swinney’s now got 185 career wins, matching College Football Hall of Famer Johnny Majors. He’s the sixth coach in FBS history to win 185 games within the first 20 seasons of a head coaching career. Only Tom Osborne, Nick Saban, Bob Stoops, Joe Paterno, and Urban Meyer did it faster.
