How to Watch
Matchup: Clemson (5–5, 4–4 ACC) vs. Furman (6–5, 4–4 SoCon)
When: Saturday, Nov. 22, 4:30 p.m. ET
Where: Memorial Stadium (Death Valley), Clemson, S.C.
TV: The CW
Announcers: Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst), Wes Bryant (sideline)
Check your local listings for The CW in your market.
How to Listen
Radio: Clemson Athletic Network
- Play-by-play: Don Munson
- Analyst: Tim Bourret
- Sideline: Reggie Merriweather
Satellite b: SiriusXM Channel 385
Local Clemson affiliates and the school’s official digital platforms will carry the Clemson Athletic Network broadcast.
Senior Day in Death Valley
This is it: Clemson’s final home game of 2025, and it doubles as Senior Day in Death Valley. Before kickoff, the Tigers will send a deep senior group down the Hill one last time — including names like Cade Klubnik, Antonio Williams, Blake Miller, Tristan Leigh, Wade Woodaz, Adam Randall, DeMonte Capehart and more who have been at the center of this era.
This senior class has stacked wins and hardware: multiple ACC titles, top-25 finishes and nearly 20 home victories in Death Valley across their careers. The fifth-year group has 45 total wins since 2021 and two ACC championship rings, and they’re trying to walk out of the Valley with one more scoreboard picture and one more bowl trip locked up.
Dabo Swinney has already framed this week as about finishing, not lamenting the start. The Tigers opened 1–3, but a late-season surge has them on the doorstep of extending one of the sport’s longest bowl streaks.
Military Appreciation Day and the Purple Unis
Clemson’s home finale is also Military Appreciation Day, a tradition that goes back more than three decades and taps into the university’s roots as a military school. Expect the full pageantry: flyovers, on-field recognitions and those purple uniforms worn in honor of the Purple Heart and the Tigers’ long history of service.
On the field, Clemson has turned Military Appreciation Day into a near automatic “W.” The Tigers are 27–4 all-time in these games and have won 17 straight Military Appreciation contests, a streak that dates back to 2007.
Between Senior Day emotion and the purple-jersey mojo, the atmosphere should feel like a bowl game before the postseason even starts.
Bowl Streak and Program Pride on the Line
Strip everything else away and the stakes are simple: win, and Clemson is bowl-eligible again.
A victory would give Clemson its sixth win and lock in a 27th consecutive season of bowl eligibility, with the program already riding a 20-season bowl appearance streak that ranks among the longest active runs in the FBS.
The Tigers are also protecting some serious long-view numbers:
- At least six wins every year since 1999, a club that includes just Clemson, Ohio State, Georgia and Oklahoma.
- A 72–9 home record in the College Football Playoff era, one of the best in the nation.
Swinney has leaned into the narrative of response rather than record. After the one-point road win at Louisville, he reminded everyone where this team’s backbone is: “There ain't no quit in that bunch, and there ain't no quit in me.”
Beat Furman, and this group joins a short list of Clemson teams that rebounded from a 1–3 start to finish with at least six wins, keeping the program’s standard intact.
The Furman Connection: First Opponent, Long Streak
This isn’t just another FCS game; it’s a throwback to Clemson’s very first snap of football.
- Clemson’s first game in program history came against Furman in 1896, a 14–6 Tiger win in Greenville.
- The Tigers now lead the series 44–10–4 and have won 32 straight against the Paladins — the longest winning streak against any single opponent in school history.
- Clemson has beaten Furman 22 straight times at home, the Tigers’ longest home streak vs any one team.
Zooming out, Clemson is a perfect 39–0 vs FCS opponents since the NCAA created the subdivision in 1978, outscoring those teams by a combined 1,672–285 — an average margin of more than five touchdowns.
Furman will arrive with a winning record and nothing to lose. But history, venue and depth all tilt sharply toward Clemson.