01 · Clemson's case
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Clemson
3–2
vs
Charleston Southern
0–1
12:00 PM ETMemorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)Clemson, SC
Weather
Clear60°FNE 7 mphGusts 13 mphPrecip 2%
At kickoff · 12:00 PM ET · Updated 2:23 PM ET · National Weather Service
Hour by hour
Clemson · local time (ET)
Kickoff hour
Clear60°FNE 7 mphGusts 13 mphPrecip 2%
Weather is not an input to the SBR forecast.
Charleston Southern is not an program in 2026. Its side of each section shows a gap, and this game has no forecast.
Game forecast
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02 · What could swing it
Charleston Southern is not an FBS program this season
We rate and forecast FBS programs only, so this game has no forecast and fewer comparisons.
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When each team has the ball
Offensive efficiency meets defensive efficiency. Percentiles run from 0 to 100.
When Clemson has the ball
- Clemson offense
- 7th
- Charleston Southern defense
- Not rated
Show the underlying numbers
- Clemson offensive per play
- −0.047th percentile · #128 nationally
- Charleston Southern PPA allowed per play
- Not rated
- Clemson
- 36%7th percentile · #129 nationally
- Charleston Southern success rate allowed
- Not rated
- Clemson points per game
- 19.415th percentile · #118 nationally
- Charleston Southern per game
- Not rated
PPA and success rate: CFBD, 2026 season to date, garbage time included. Points per game: 2026 games so far. Percentiles and ranks are among 2026 FBS teams.
Clemson offense · Last 5 games · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness
- 1.22
- Rush success
- 32.8%
Charleston Southern defense · Last 1 game · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness allowed
- 1.15
- Rush success allowed
- 55.0%
When Charleston Southern has the ball
- Charleston Southern offense
- Not rated
- Clemson defense
- 47th
Show the underlying numbers
- Charleston Southern offensive PPA per play
- Not rated
- Clemson PPA allowed per play
- 0.0747th percentile · #73 nationally
- Charleston Southern success rate
- Not rated
- Clemson success rate allowed
- 43%29th percentile · #98 nationally
- Charleston Southern points per game
- Not rated
- Clemson points allowed per game
- 25.834th percentile · #91 nationally
PPA and success rate: CFBD, 2026 season to date, garbage time included. Points per game: 2026 games so far. Percentiles and ranks are among 2026 FBS teams.
Charleston Southern offense · No game stats from the last game · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness
- not available
- Rush success
- not available
Clemson defense · Last 5 games · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness allowed
- 1.14
- Rush success allowed
- 50.3%
Defense is oriented so a higher percentile is stronger.
Where they attack.
Follow the direction. Check the production.
Share of charted attemptsDirectional schematic
Offense moving upfield ↑
Tait Reynolds · 79% of charted pass attempts
Throwing right
- Share of charted plays
- 54%
- Usage: charted in this direction
- 44 attempts
- Yards / attempt
- 7.3
- over 44 attempts with a result
- Completion rate
- 70%
- over 44 attempts with a result
82 of 84 have a direction · 2 unknown, excluded · rounded
Charted 4 of 5 games
Efficiency charted in 4 of 5 games
Depth as written in the play-by-play: 70 short · 12 deep · 2 not stated
What to watch
Most charted attempts go right (54%). Right gives the most yards per attempt: 7.3 over 44 attempts with a result.
Who's driving the offense?
The Clemson offense in 2026
Tait Reynolds
QB · 5 games
Photo: ESPN
82/127 · 65% season
- Passing yards
- 818
- Touchdown
- 1
- Interceptions
- 3
Last game
Miami · Oct 3, 2026: 29/44, 295 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Gideon Davidson
RB · 5 games
Photo: ESPN
- Carries
- 66
- Rushing yards
- 371
- Touchdowns
- 4
Last game
Miami · Oct 3, 2026: 7 carries, 25 yds, 1 TD
Bryant Wesco Jr.
WR · 5 games
- Receptions
- 25
- Receiving yards
- 315
- Touchdowns
- 0
Last game
Miami · Oct 3, 2026: 9 rec, 152 yds, 0 TD
Clemson player tables
Who is producing
Clemson player production
2026 evidence · 5 games in this window · 5 with recorded rows in this view
Sorted by Completions and attempts, highest first
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tait ReynoldsQB | 5 | 82 / 127 | 818 | 6.4 | 1 | 3 |
| Christopher VizzinaQB | 2 | 14 / 23 | 102 | 4.4 | 1 | 2 |
2 players with recorded rows
Rows are recorded player-game box lines for the games listed above. A missing row is missing data, not proof that a player did not appear, and none of these figures describe targets, snaps, starters or availability.
Charleston Southern player tables
Who is producing
Charleston Southern player production
2026 evidence · 1 games in this window · 0 with recorded rows in this view
No player rows in this evidence window report this category.
In the trenches
No roster weights on file
How these teams stack up
2026 season. Percentiles and ranks are among 2026 FBS teams.
Clemson
- Points per game
- 19.4#118 nationally · 15th percentile · 5 games
- Points allowed per game
- 25.8#91 nationally · 34th percentile · 5 games
- Returning production
- 41% of 2025 PPA returns · 54th percentile
- Upperclassmen
- 66% · 122 of 122 with a class year
Charleston Southern
not rated
Recruiting
Clemson
- 2026 signing class · #20 nationally
- 86th percentile · 243.3 pts
- 4-year recruiting composite (Saturday Bias) · classes 2023–2026 · #18 nationally
- 88th percentile · 1.12 (0 is the FBS average)
- Roster talent (CFBD Team Talent) · 2026 · #16 nationally
- 89th percentile · 862.9
Charleston Southern
not rated
Recruited classes aren't the roster that takes the field.
Season percentile profiles
- Clemson Offense · SP+ 2026: 22.6, 30th percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Charleston Southern Offense · SP+ 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Clemson Defense · SP+ 2026: 20.7, 79th percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Charleston Southern Defense · SP+ 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Clemson Special teams · SP+ 2026: 0.3, 80th percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Charleston Southern Special teams · SP+ 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Clemson Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 243.3 pts, 86th percentile (CFBD, 2026 signing class)
- Charleston Southern Recruiting · 2026 signing class: not rated (CFBD, 2026 signing class)
- Clemson Experience · returning production 2026: 41% returning, 54th percentile (CFBD, 2026 roster)
- Charleston Southern Experience · returning production 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 roster)
Season percentiles · outward is stronger · recruiting and experience are context, not forecast weights
Clemson: solid line, circles
Clemson
- Offense · 2026
- 22.6 · 30th percentile
- CFBD, 2026 season to date
- Defense · SP+ 2026
- 20.7 · 79th percentile
- CFBD, 2026 season to date
- Special teams · SP+ 2026
- 0.3 · 80th percentile
- CFBD, 2026 season to date
- Recruiting · 2026 signing class
- 243.3 pts · 86th percentile
- CFBD, 2026 signing class
- Experience · returning production 2026
- 41% returning · 54th percentile
- CFBD, 2026 roster
Charleston Southern
not rated
Clemson's recent games
Most recent completed 2026 games · play stats exclude garbage time
Oct 3 · 71 recorded plays
vs Miami
L 13–41
39%
Success rate
−0.12
PPA / play
Sep 25 · 66 recorded plays
at California
W 24–10
36%
Success rate
0.06
PPA / play
Sep 19 · 67 recorded plays
vs North Carolina
W 28–20
42%
Success rate
0.19
PPA / play
The coaching staff
Clemson
- Head coach
- Offensive coordinator
Chad Morris
career +31.0 SP+ offense
Kyle Richardson
Co-offensive coordinator · career +31.0 SP+ offense
- Defensive coordinator
Nick Eason
Co-defensive coordinator · career +19.4 SP+ defense
Charleston Southern
- Head coach
- Not on file
- Offensive coordinator
- Not on file
- Defensive coordinator
- Not on file
Head-to-head
Clemson leads 1–0 since 2000
2023 · Clemson 66, Charleston Southern 17
Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)
Evidence and sources
Evidence window: 2026 season to date
- Clemson: 5 games
- Charleston Southern: 1 game
- Weather: 2026 game forecast · this game · NWS
- The game in a minute: 2026 season to date · per team, not ranked · CFBD
- When each team has the ball: 2026 season to date, garbage time included · compared with 2026 FBS teams · CFBD
- Where they attack: 2026 season to date, garbage time included, regular season only · per team, not ranked · NCAA
- Featured players: 2026 season to date, garbage time included · per team, not ranked · CFBD
- In the trenches: 2026 roster snapshot · compared with 2026 FBS teams · CFBD
- Team profiles: 2026 season to date · compared with 2026 FBS teams · CFBD
- Recent games: 2026 recent games, garbage time excluded · this game · CFBD
- Coaching staff: 2026 coaching staff · per team, not ranked · CFBD (head coaches, SP+) and Wikipedia (coordinators)
- Head-to-head: completed meetings since 2000 · games between these two programs · CFBD