01 · Clemson's case
No matchup to cite
There are not enough rated offense and defense numbers last season to compare Clemson and Charleston Southern.
See when each team has the ballSaturday, October 17
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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.
Evidence sections show 2025 background.
Game forecast
We don't forecast games against FCS opponents.
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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.
See the game noticeNot enough evidence yet
When each team has the ball
Offensive efficiency meets defensive efficiency. Percentiles run from 0 to 100.
When Clemson has the ball
- Clemson offense
- 56th
- Charleston Southern defense
- Not rated
Show the underlying numbers
- Clemson offensive per play
- 0.1856th percentile · #55 nationally
- Charleston Southern PPA allowed per play
- Not rated
- Clemson
- 43%53rd percentile · #64 nationally
- Charleston Southern success rate allowed
- Not rated
- Clemson points per game
- 27.247th percentile · #72 nationally
- Charleston Southern per game
- Not rated
PPA and success rate: CFBD, 2025 full season, garbage time included. Points per game: every 2025 game. Percentiles and ranks are among 2025 FBS teams.
Clemson offense · 2025 season · 7 of the last 8 games · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness
- 1.26
- Rush success
- 41.0%
Charleston Southern defense · 2025 season · Last 2 games · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness allowed
- 1.12
- Rush success allowed
- 54.1%
When Charleston Southern has the ball
- Charleston Southern offense
- Not rated
- Clemson defense
- 73rd
Show the underlying numbers
- Charleston Southern offensive PPA per play
- Not rated
- Clemson PPA allowed per play
- 0.0973rd percentile · #34 nationally
- Charleston Southern success rate
- Not rated
- Clemson success rate allowed
- 37%86th percentile · #20 nationally
- Charleston Southern points per game
- Not rated
- Clemson points allowed per game
- 20.576th percentile · #31 nationally
PPA and success rate: CFBD, 2025 full season, garbage time included. Points per game: every 2025 game. Percentiles and ranks are among 2025 FBS teams.
Charleston Southern offense · 2025 season · No game stats from the last 2 games · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness
- not available
- Rush success
- not available
Clemson defense · 2025 season · 6 of the last 8 games · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness allowed
- 1.45
- Rush success allowed
- 41.7%
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 ↑
Cade Klubnik · 82% of charted pass attempts
Throwing right
- Share of charted plays
- 41%
- Usage: charted in this direction
- 144 attempts
- Yards / attempt
- 6.3
- over 143 attempts with a result
- Completion rate
- 64%
- over 143 attempts with a result
348 of 353 have a direction · 5 unknown, excluded · rounded
Charted 12 of 12 games
Efficiency charted in 12 of 12 games
Depth as written in the play-by-play: 307 short · 41 deep · 5 not stated
Who's driving the offense?
The Clemson offense in 2025
Cade Klubnik
QB · 12 games
257/392 · 66% season
- Passing yards
- 2,943
- Touchdowns
- 16
- Interceptions
- 6
Last game
Penn State · Dec 27, 2025: 22/39, 193 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Adam Randall
RB · 13 games
- Carries
- 168
- Rushing yards
- 814
- Touchdowns
- 10
Last game
Penn State · Dec 27, 2025: 11 carries, 35 yds, 1 TD
Antonio Williams
WR · 9 games
- Receptions
- 55
- Receiving yards
- 604
- Touchdowns
- 4
Last game
South Carolina · Nov 29, 2025: 7 rec, 66 yds, 0 TD
Clemson player tables
Who is producing
Clemson player production
2025 evidence · 13 games in this window · 13 with recorded rows in this view
Sorted by Completions and attempts, highest first
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade KlubnikQB | 12 | 257 / 392 | 2,943 | 7.5 | 16 | 6 |
| Christopher VizzinaQB | 4 | 45 / 71 | 406 | 5.7 | 4 | 1 |
| Trent PearmanQB | 2 | 2 / 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris DensonQB | 1 | 4 / 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Antonio WilliamsWR | 1 | 1 / 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack SmithP | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
6 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
2025 evidence · 2 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
2025 season. Percentiles and ranks are among 2025 FBS teams.
Clemson
- Points per game
- 27.2#72 nationally · 47th percentile · 13 games
- Points allowed per game
- 20.5#31 nationally · 76th percentile · 13 games
- Returning production
- 83% of 2024 PPA returns · 86th percentile
- Upperclassmen
- 45% · 126 of 126 with a class year
Charleston Southern
not rated
Recruiting
Clemson
- 2025 signing class · #26 nationally
- 81st percentile · 227.2 pts
- 4-year recruiting composite (Saturday Bias) · classes 2022–2025 · #16 nationally
- 89th percentile · 1.26 (0 is the FBS average)
- Roster talent (CFBD Team Talent) · 2025 · #7 nationally
- 95th percentile · 918.4
Charleston Southern
not rated
Recruited classes aren't the roster that takes the field.
Season percentile profiles
- Clemson Offense · SP+ 2025: 27.5, 53rd percentile (CFBD, 2025 season to date)
- Charleston Southern Offense · SP+ 2025: not rated (CFBD, 2025 season to date)
- Clemson Defense · SP+ 2025: 18.9, 83rd percentile (CFBD, 2025 season to date)
- Charleston Southern Defense · SP+ 2025: not rated (CFBD, 2025 season to date)
- Clemson Special teams · SP+ 2025: 0.8, 66th percentile (CFBD, 2025 season to date)
- Charleston Southern Special teams · SP+ 2025: not rated (CFBD, 2025 season to date)
- Clemson Recruiting · 2025 signing class: 227.2 pts, 81st percentile (CFBD, 2025 signing class)
- Charleston Southern Recruiting · 2025 signing class: not rated (CFBD, 2025 signing class)
- Clemson Experience · returning production 2025: 83% returning, 86th percentile (CFBD, 2025 roster)
- Charleston Southern Experience · returning production 2025: not rated (CFBD, 2025 roster)
Season percentiles · outward is stronger · recruiting and experience are context, not forecast weights
Clemson: solid line, circles
Clemson
- Offense · 2025
- 27.5 · 53rd percentile
- CFBD, 2025 season to date
- Defense · SP+ 2025
- 18.9 · 83rd percentile
- CFBD, 2025 season to date
- Special teams · SP+ 2025
- 0.8 · 66th percentile
- CFBD, 2025 season to date
- Recruiting · 2025 signing class
- 227.2 pts · 81st percentile
- CFBD, 2025 signing class
- Experience · returning production 2025
- 83% returning · 86th percentile
- CFBD, 2025 roster
Charleston Southern
not rated
Clemson's recent games
Most recent completed 2025 games · play stats exclude garbage time
Dec 27
vs Penn State · neutral site
L 10–22
Play stats pending
Nov 29 · 82 recorded plays
at South Carolina
W 28–14
40%
Success rate
0.09
PPA / play
Nov 22 · 61 recorded plays
vs Furman
vs FCS
W 45–10
43%
Success rate
0.24
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: 2025 full season
- Clemson: 13 games
- Charleston Southern: 2 games
- Weather: 2026 game forecast · this game · NWS
- The game in a minute: 2025 full season · per team, not ranked · CFBD
- When each team has the ball: 2025 full season, garbage time included · compared with 2025 FBS teams · CFBD
- Where they attack: 2025 full season, garbage time included, regular season only · per team, not ranked · NCAA
- Featured players: 2025 full season, garbage time included · per team, not ranked · CFBD
- In the trenches: 2026 roster snapshot · compared with 2026 FBS teams · CFBD
- Team profiles: 2025 season to date · compared with 2025 FBS teams · CFBD
- Recent games: 2025 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