CLEMSON – It is game day at Memoria Stadium where the Tigers host Furman for Military Appreciation Day.

The Tigers hope to secure bowl eligibility and finish the season with a win in Death Valley.

Location: Memorial Stadium (Death Valley)

Kickoff: 4:30 PM

Television: CW

Announcers: Thom Brennaman, Will Blackmon, Wes Bryant

2025 Record: Clemson 5-5,  Furman 6-5

ACC Record: Clemson 4-4

Series History: Clemson leads series 44-10-4

Last Meeting:  Clemson defeated Furman 35-12 on September 22, 2022

Clemson will play its final home game of the 2025 season this week when the Tigers host the Furman Paladins on Saturday, Nov. 22. Kickoff for the contest
designated as Senior Day and Military Appreciation Day at Memorial Stadium in Clemson is set for 4:30 p.m. ET on The CW.

Prior to the game, Clemson will honor its senior class, including athletic underclassmen on track to earn their Clemson degrees this December or May.

“We can’t go back and get the start [we wanted], but we can dang sure have the type of finish that we want to have,” Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney said postgame last week. “Anybody can have a great start, not everybody can finish well. But we’ve got a chance to finish well, and I’m really, really proud of that.

“So, hey, next week, we’ve got a chance to be back in Death Valley for Senior Day. And these guys are special. This is a special group of human beings, a bunch of winners [like] Blake Miller, Tristan [Leigh], Flo [Philip Florenzo], [Holden] Caspersen, [Wade] Woodaz, [Cade] Klubnik, Adam [Randall], Antonio [Williams]… I mean, these guys are amazing… We just have so many great seniors and I’m excited to celebrate them in the Valley.”

A win on Saturday would be Clemson’s sixth of the season and would clinch bowl eligibility for the Tigers for the 27th consecutive season, including the 2004 campaign in which Clemson declined bowl participation. Clemson has played a bowl game in 20 consecutive seasons, which ranks as the nation’s
fourth-longest active streak and tied for the 11th longest streak in FBS history.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK

– Clemson attempting to earn its sixth win of the season to clinch bowl eligibility. Clemson enters the game with the fourth-longest active streak of
consecutive seasons with a bowl appearance (20, dating to 2005) and is tied for the third-longest active streak of consecutive seasons being bowl eligible (26, dating to 1999).

– Clemson attempting to earn a sixth win for the 27th consecutive year, dating to 1999. Clemson, Ohio State, Georgia and Oklahoma are the only schools to have won at least six games every year in that span.

– Clemson facing the opponent against whom the team played its first game in program history. Guided by Head Coach Walter Riggs, Clemson earned a 14-6 road victory against the Furman Purple Hurricane in the Tigers’
gridiron debut on Oct. 31, 1896.

– Clemson attempting to improve to 45-10-4 against Furman all-time. Clemson’s 44 all-time wins against Furman are its fourth-most against a single opponent in Clemson history.

Currently, the 2025 Clemson senior class…

… is 35-16 in the last four years, ranking among the
top 20 in the nation in that span in wins.
… became the 21st class in Clemson history to win 35
or more games in a four-year span.
… is one of 32 senior classes in Clemson history to
earn multiple conference championships in a four-year
span.
… has ranked in the AP Top 25 in 39 of 62 polls in
their careers (62.9 percent), including 20 polls in which
it ranked in the AP Top 10.
… has won eight games against AP Top 25 teams since
2022.
… is seeking its 20th win at Death Valley since 2022.

MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY

Clemson, formally founded as Clemson Agricultural College in November 1889, was originally a military school, reflecting a belief at the time that a military atmosphere produced the highest academic excellence.

Beginning with the first graduating class of 1896, more than 10,000 Clemson men and women have served in the armed forces. Throughout the decades, Clemson’s military heritage has remained, even as the university transitioned to a coeducational civilian institution in 1955.

Saturday’s game will be Clemson’s 32nd Military Appreciation Day. The history of the special day dates to 1994 when Clemson had a special flyover for the Clemson vs. Georgia Tech game on Nov. 12, just one day after Veterans Day. The flyover of four F-16s from Shaw Air Force Base during pregame was the highlight of the celebration that day.

Clemson has celebrated its military history every year during games held in November or when Clemson plays host to a school with its own military heritage. The Tigers don purple uniforms for the Military Appreciation Day
game in reverence to the Purple Heart, the oldest United States military decoration. General George Washington awarded the first purple-colored, heart-shaped badges to soldiers who fought in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

TCI Predictions 

Robert – Clemson 55, Furman 10

Will – Clemson 41, Furman 14

JP – Clemson 48, Furman 13

Clemson Athletic Communications contributed to this article