LOUISVILLE – It is game day at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium where Clemson looks to keep the bowl hopes alive by defeating Louisville.

The Tigers hope to avoid finishing below .500 in the ACC.

Location: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

Kickoff: 7:30 PM

Television: ESPN

Announcers: Andre Ware, Anish Shroff, Paul Carcaterra

2025 Record: Clemson 4-5,  Louisville 7-2

ACC Record: Clemson 3-4, Louisville 4-2

Series History: Clemson leads series 8-1

Last Meeting:  Clemson lost to Louisville 33-21 on November 2, 2024

Clemson will conclude conference play this week when the Tigers hit the road to face the Louisville Cardinals on Friday, Nov. 14. Kickoff at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

After a 1-3 start to the season in August and September, Clemson is 3-2 in October and November thanks in part to a resurgent offense. Entering its first game of October, Clemson ranked 116th in the nation in scoring offense at 19.8 points per game. Clemson has averaged 34.4 points per game in its five games since, tied for the 19th-best mark in the nation since Oct. 1. Clemson also ranks 19th in the nation in that span in yards per game (444.6).

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK

– Clemson attempting to push its all-time record against Louisville to 9-1.

– Louisville becoming the 27th different program against which Clemson has played 10 or more games all-time.

– Clemson attempting to make Louisville the third program against which it has earned at least nine wins in the first 10 games of a series (10-0 in first 10 games vs. Virginia, 9-1 in first 10 games vs. The Citadel). Clemson attempting to remain undefeated in road games in the series and improve to 5-0 all-time in Louisville.

– Clemson attempting to win its first five road games in a series with an opponent for the fourth time in school history. Clemson went 5-0 in its first five road games against Virginia, Furman and The Citadel.

– Clemson attempting to improve to 34-26-5 all time in Friday games and improve to 27-20-5 in Friday regular season games all-time.

– Clemson attempting to improve to 3-1 in Friday regular season games under Dabo Swinney, including wins at Boston College in 2016 and at Syracuse in 2021.

– Clemson attempting to improve to 25-12 in games against teams to which it lost its last meeting under Dabo Swinney.

– Clemson attempting to avoid being beaten by the same team in back-to-back years for the first time since Florida State did so across a three-year span from 2012-14.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

Clemson is 33-26-5 all-time in games played on Friday. Friday games were a far more common occurrence in the early decades of Clemson football, as the Tigers played 48 of their 64 all-time Friday games to date in their first 60 years of existence.

Prior to this week’s contest, only three of Clemson’s 16 most-recent Friday games have come in regular season play, including a win at Boston College in 2016, an upset loss at Syracuse in 2017 and a win at Syracuse in 2021.

Clemson is 26-20-5 in regular season Friday games and 7-6 in postseason Friday games, including the 1982 Orange Bowl to conclude Clemson’s 1981 national championship season.

ACC REGULAR SEASON FINALE

Friday will be Clemson’s final game of ACC regular season play in 2025. Clemson is 45-25-2 in conference finales since the ACC’s inception in 1953.

The Tigers have won a school-record 10 straight ACC regular season finales. Clemson’s last loss to end ACC regular season play came in 2014 against Georgia Tech.

TCI Predictions 

Robert – Clemson 31, Louisville 20

Will – Clemson 27, Louisville 23

JP – Clemson 24, Louisville 23