2026 Clemson vs 2026 Charleston Southern

Hypothetical

No prediction

At ClemsonNeutral FieldAt Charleston Southern

We don't rate 2026 teams yet

How they're built

0–100 percentile · higher is stronger

Compare the whole profile, then explore each dimension.

2026 Charleston Southern Recruiting · 2026 signing class: not on file
2026 Charleston Southern: not an team that season
2026 Charleston Southern: fewer than three dimensions, so no shape is drawn

Offensive production relative to that season’s FBS field. Compare an offense with the opposing defense in the scouting report.

Recruiting and experience add context; the five axes aren't equal weights in the forecast.

The numbers behind the profiles

Measure	2026 Clemson	2026 Charleston Southern
Offensive / play	−0.047th percentile	—not an FBS team that season
PPA allowed / play	0.0747th percentile	—not an FBS team that season
Points per game	19.415th percentile5 games	0.0not an FBS team that season1 game
per game	25.834th percentile5 games	31.0not an FBS team that season1 game

Programs don't stand still

SP+ percentile among FBS teams, by season. The marked point is each compared season.

2026 Clemson2026 Charleston Southern

Momentum

Clemson↘ falling (−28 pctl over 3 seasons)

Charleston SouthernNot enough history entering 2026

Talent in, results out

Recruiting-class percentile feeding each roster, compared with its SP+ result.

2026 Clemson

Average signing-class percentile, classes 2023–2026: 88th percentile
SP+ percentile, 2026: 56th percentile

Underperforming its talent (−32)

2026 Charleston Southern

No SP+ result for 2026 yet, so there is nothing to weigh talent against.

Campus distance

No campus location on file for Charleston Southern.

There's more to the matchup.

Supporting context, ready when you want it.

In the trenches · both directions

Matchup	O-line	D-line
2026 Clemson OL vs 2026 Charleston Southern DL	304.3 lbs	—
2026 Charleston Southern OL vs 2026 Clemson DL	—	273.6 lbs

2026 Clemson line yards 2.75 · 2026 Charleston Southern stuff rate —

2026 Charleston Southern line yards — · 2026 Clemson stuff rate 11.5%

Fans swear big lines win games. They're half right — big-line teams do win more, but only because good programs recruit big linemen. Once we account for talent and last season, line size adds nothing to the prediction. Across 11 seasons, no measurable effect on margin.

Roster size is context. It isn't a forecast advantage.

Backtested effect: 0.42 pts at 1σ.

Head-to-head · Clemson leads 1–0 since 2000

Clemson has won 1 straight

Season	Score	Venue
2023	Clemson 66–17 Charleston Southern	Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) · Clemson home

Coaching & program context

2026 Clemson

Dabo Swinney

Chad Morris
Kyle Richardson (co-OC)
Matt Luke (co-OC)

career average +31.0 SP+ offense

Scheme: Power spread (listed on Wikipedia)

Style: Balanced, average pace (threw on 46% of its run–pass plays, 47th percentile of 2026 FBS; 67.0 plays a game, 47th percentile)

Nick Eason (co-DC)
Tom Allen

career average +19.4 SP+ defense

Scheme: 4–2–5 (listed on Wikipedia)

2026 Charleston Southern

HC: no staff data on file

OC: no staff data on file

DC: no staff data on file

A new coordinator feels like it should swing a game. Across 11 seasons, the change doesn't move the final margin beyond what the roster already tells us. Shown as context, not a factor in our number.

Run-heavy team meets a defense that can't stop the run — feels like extra points waiting. Across 7 seasons the matchup adds nothing beyond what the two ratings already say; if anything the point estimate leans the other way.