BLACKSBURG – It is game day in Lane Stadium where Clemson battles Virginia Tech as they look to rebound.

The Tigers look to move to 6-1 in the conference with a win over the Hokies.

Location: Lane Stadium

Kickoff: 3:30 PM

Television: ESPN

Announcers:  Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich

2024 Record: Clemson 6-2,  Virginia Tech 5-4

ACC Record: Clemson 5-1, Virginia Tech 3-2

Series History: Clemson leads series 23-12-1

Last Meeting:  Clemson won 45-10 on December 5, 2020

CLEMSON SEEKS SIXTH ACC WIN SATURDAY AT VIRGINIA TECH

Clemson will play the first of back-to-back road games to close its conference slate when the Tigers face the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday, Nov. 9. Kickoff at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va. is scheduled for
3:30 p.m. ET.

The contest will be only Clemson’s third true road game of the season, as Clemson’s first eight games included five home games, two road games and one neutral-site contest. Clemson is 8-2 all-time at Lane Stadium, and its .800 winning percentage there is tied for the highest of any opponent that has played at least five games in the venue since it opened in 1965.

Clemson sits in third place in the ACC with a 5-1 conference record. A win on Saturday would give Clemson at least six wins in conference play for the
14th time in Dabo Swinney’s 16 full seasons.

Clemson’s 13 seasons under Swinney with six or more regular season conference wins entered the year ranked tied for second nationally since Swinney was named Clemson’s full-time coach prior to the 2009 season.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK

– Clemson attempting to improve to 36-9 in games following a loss in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure.

– Clemson attempting to improve to 6-1 in ACC play. It would mark Clemson’s 27th season in school history with six or more ACC wins, and it would be Clemson’s 14th such season in the last 16 years.

– Clemson attempting to improve to 24-12-1 all-time against Virginia Tech.- Clemson attempting to win a seventh consecutive game against Virginia Tech, dating to the 2011 season when the Tigers defeated the Hokies twice. It would be Clemson’s longest streak in the series since winning nine consecutive games against the Hokies from 1955-85.

– Clemson making its first trip to Virginia Tech since the pandemic-impacted 2020 season and its first to a fully charged Lane Stadium atmosphere since 2017.

– Clemson attempting to win a fourth consecutive game in Blacksburg.

– Clemson attempting to improve to 9-2 all-time at Lane Stadium since the facility opened in 1965. Clemson has won its three most recent games there by an average of 23.0 points per game.

– Clemson (8-2) attempting to join Miami (9-8) as the second visiting program ever to win nine games at Lane Stadium all-time.

HISTORY VS. NEW COACHES

Saturday’s game against Virginia Tech Head Coach Brent Pry will be the fifth of six scheduled games this season in which Clemson is slated to face an opposing head coach for the first time. That list also includes Appalachian State’s Shawn Clark, Stanford’s Troy Taylor, Virginia’s Tony Elliott, Louisville’s Jeff Brohm and The Citadel’s Maurice Drayton.

Since 2011, Clemson is 49-8 when facing an opposing head coach for the first time, including a 3-1 mark this season.

A HISTORY OF RESPONDING

In Head Coach Dabo Swinney’s tenure, the Tigers have typically responded well in the face of recent adversity.

Clemson is 35-9 in games following a loss under Swinney, including season openers following a loss in the previous season finale.

TCI Predictions 

Robert – Clemson 27, Virginia Tech 24

Will – Clemson 24, Virginia Tech 21

JP – Virginia Tech 27, Clemson 23