Clemson football's 2026 schedule complete with opponents, dates
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CLEMSON — Clemson football‘s full 2026 schedule is here after the ACC released the dates of every conference game on Jan. 26.
The Tigers will open their season with against LSU on Sept. 5 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This will be Lane Kiffin’s coaching debut for LSU and the second meeting between these programs since LSU beat Clemson 17-10 in Week 1 in 2025.
Then, Clemson’s home opener will be against Georgia Southern, a Group of Five program, on Sept. 12.
Clemson is among five ACC teams that will play eight conference games this season “due to contractual obligations and scheduling balance,” according to the league, while the remaining teams will play nine ACC games.
Clemson will begin ACC play on Sept. 18 at home vs. North Carolina. It will be the second all-time meeting between Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and North Carolina coach Bill Belichick, who had 333 wins, nine Super Bowl appearances and six Super Bowl wins during 29 seasons as an NFL head coach.
The Tigers’ first conference road game is against Cal on Sept. 25. Clemson will face Cal for the first time since the 1991 Citrus Bowl when the Golden Bears won 37-13.
Clemson will return from California to host Miami, which was the runner-up in the national championship after losing to Indiana, on Oct. 3.
After an open date on Oct. 10, Clemson will host Charleston Southern, an in-state FCS school, on Oct. 17 and Virginia Tech, which hired former Penn State coach James Franklin, on Oct. 24.
Then, Clemson will have two straight road ACC games against Florida State, the Tigers’ only annual ACC opponent, on Oct. 31 and Syracuse on Nov. 6 or 7.
The Tigers will return home to face Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 and conclude ACC play against Duke in Durham, North Carolina, on Nov. 21.
The Tigers will finish their season at home vs. South Carolina on Nov. 28. In the past four years, Clemson and South Carolina have split their home and away results 2-2.
Game times and television designations will be announced later.
In 2025, Clemson finished 7-6, marking Swinney’s second-worst season in his full 17 seasons, to miss the ACC championship and College Football Playoff. The Tigers also went 4-4 in ACC play, the second time in three seasons they have done this.
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Here’s a look at the Clemson 2026 schedule.
Clemson football 2026 schedule
Conference games are bolded.
- Sept. 5: at LSU
- Sept. 12: vs. Georgia Southern
- Sept. 19: vs. North Carolina
- Sept. 25: at Cal
- Oct. 3: vs. Miami
- Oct. 10: Open
- Oct. 17: vs. Charleston Southern
- Oct. 24: vs. Virginia Tech
- Oct. 31: at Florida State
- Nov. 6 or 7: at Syracuse
- Nov. 14: vs. Georgia Tech
- Nov. 21: at Duke
- Nov. 28: vs. South Carolina
Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at DCarter@usatodayco.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
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