MRI Champion · 1 football title
2018
Clemson
ACC · 1–1 · MRI Classic #118
Power+5.4#48 of 138
Résumé+0.13#50 · wins above average
Movement-1down from #47 last week
Best winGeorgia Southern (22–7)
Worst lossLSU (10–51)
Schedule faced+5.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+1.1 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at | LSU | L 10–51 | -17.6 | -23.4 |
| 2 | vs | Georgia Southern | W 22–7 | +17.9 | -2.9 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs | North Carolina | +11.5 | 76% |
| 4 | at | California | +7.7 | 68% |
| 5 | vs | Miami (FL) | -18.5 | 13% |
| 7 | vs | Charleston Southern FCS | +44.3 | 100% |
| 8 | vs | Virginia Tech | +6.3 | 65% |
| 9 | at | Florida State | -4.2 | 40% |
| 10 | at | Syracuse | +7.8 | 68% |
| 11 | vs | Georgia Tech | +7.9 | 68% |
Season by season
Best finish: #1 in 2018. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 75 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 of 136 | 7–6 | 11.43 | Power |
| 2024 | 17 of 134 | 10–4 | 15.85 | Power |
| 2023 | 18 of 133 | 9–4 | 14.11 | Power |
| 2022 | 10 of 131 | 11–3 | 17.57 | Power |
| 2021 | 10 of 130 | 10–3 | 17.99 | Power |
| 2020 | 3 of 128 | 10–2 | 28.02 | Power |
| 2019 | 3 of 130 | 14–1 | 126.68 | MRI |
| 2018 | 1 of 130 | 15–0 | 150.76 | MRI |
| 2017 | 4 of 130 | 12–1 | 107.27 | MRI |
| 2016 | 4 of 128 | 14–1 | 110.41 | MRI |
| 2015 | 4 of 128 | 14–1 | 99.02 | MRI |
| 2014 | 11 of 128 | 10–3 | 77.02 | MRI |
| 2013 | 14 of 126 | 11–2 | 77.28 | MRI |
| 2012 | 8 of 124 | 11–2 | 78.06 | MRI |
| 2011 | 33 of 120 | 10–4 | 46.20 | MRI |
| 2010 | 48 of 120 | 6–7 | 30.35 | MRI |
| 2009 | 22 of 120 | 9–5 | 56.08 | MRI |
| 2008 | 49 of 120 | 7–6 | 34.00 | MRI |
| 2007 | 13 of 120 | 9–4 | 76.29 | MRI |
| 2006 | 19 of 119 | 8–5 | 69.62 | MRI |
| 2005 | 24 of 119 | 8–4 | 59.10 | MRI |
| 2004 | 54 of 117 | 6–5 | 31.23 | MRI |
| 2003 | 18 of 117 | 9–4 | 70.39 | MRI |