Tonight, the Clemson football team looks to keep its winning ways alive by taking down a dangerous Louisville team. If that happens, the Tigers will almost certainly find themselves in the top 12 of next week's initial College Football Playoff rankings.
However, Clemson can't overlook the Cardinals. Though they are just 5-3 on the season, the Cardinals have been tough for some top teams to beat this year.
All three of the teams Louisville has lost to (Notre Dame, SMU, and Miami) are currently ranked. What's more, in each of those three games, the Cards lost by just seven points.
What's interesting, though, is that the losses to SMU and Miami were home games for Louisville. Tonight, they will face their toughest test thus far by traveling to Clemson where the Tigers have won 22 home night games in a row.
So let's take a look at all the information Clemson fans need to know for this exciting ACC showdown. We'll start by looking at where fans can catch the game.
Clemson vs. Louisville broadcast info
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Eastern
TV: ESPN
Play-by-play: Bob Wischusen
Analysis: Louis Riddick
Sideline Reporter: Kris Budden
Radio: Clemson Athletic Network
Play-by-play: Don Munson
Analysis: Tim Bourret
Sideline Reporter: Reggie Merriweather
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM 82
Clemson vs. Louisville odds
Odds courtesy of FanDuel.com.
Favorite | Moneyline | Over/Under |
|---|---|---|
Clemson -10.5 | Louisville +320 Clemson -420 | 61.5 |
Clemson vs. Louisville weather forecast
High: 75
Low: 59
Skies: Mostly cloudy
Rain: 8% chance
Winds: ENE 6MPH
Humidity: 82%
Clemson vs. Louisville series history
Clemson all-time record: 8-0-0
First meeting: 2014 (23-17 Clemson in Clemson, SC)
Most recent meeting: 2022 (31-16 Clemson in Clemson, SC)
Clemson vs. Louisville game notes
All game notes courtesy of ClemsonTigers.com.
- Clemson has run out to a 5-0 start in ACC play and has done so convincingly. The Tigers have outscored their conference opponents by a 225-107 mark (+118), good for an average margin of victory of 23.6 points per game. Clemson has the third-highest point differential in conference play in the nation this season, trailing only 7-0 Army and 8-0 Indiana.
- Clemson's 225 points in ACC play are the second most by any team in conference play this season, and Clemson (45.0) is the only power conference school averaging at least 45 points per game in conference play this season.
- Clemson's 225 points through its first five games of ACC play are its third-most in an opening quintet of conference games since the ACC formed in 1953.
- November 2024 will mark the fifth time since 2015 that Clemson has played five games in a single month. Clemson went undefeated in four of its last five five-game months, including 5-0 marks in October 2015, September 2017, September 2018, and October 2020.
- Clemson’s 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff against Louisville will be Clemson’s fourth night game of the 2024 season and its 64th night game since the start of the 2015 season. In that time, Clemson is 52-11 in night games, including a 31-8 mark since the start of the 2018 season.
- Clemson has played 65 regular season games following open dates since 1953 and has a 44-21 mark in those contests and a 15-3 record in those games since 2011. Clemson is 17-4 under Dabo Swinney in games immediately following regular season open dates.
- Louisville is one of 46 opponents in Clemson history against which the Tigers have a perfect record. Clemson’s 8-0 record against Louisville represents the Tigers’ most games against an opponent without a loss in school history.