Rest 7d / 7dTravel 680 mi / 0 mi
2026 · TraditionalSyracuse · 7 of 9
333.1
Yards / game
450.6
1.71
Points / drive
2.43
1.7
TDs / game
3.9
31.7
3rd-down %
43.1
39.1
RZ TD %
55.6
-0.6
Turnover margin
-0.3
2.9
Sacks / game
2.4
6.0
TFL / game
6.7
14.9
Havoc / game
14.0
45.5 / 54.5
Pass / Rush split
47.1 / 52.9
2026 · Situational matchup
When Clemson has the ball
Clemson's early-down offense ranks 128th of 138. Syracuse's early-down defense ranks 118th of 138.
Clemson's passing-down offense ranks 131st of 138. Syracuse's passing-down defense ranks 51st of 138.
Clemson's third-down offense ranks 112th of 138. Syracuse's third-down defense ranks 29th of 138.
Clemson's red-zone offense ranks 128th of 138. Syracuse's red-zone defense ranks 113th of 138.
When Syracuse has the ball
Syracuse's early-down offense ranks 78th of 138. Clemson's early-down defense ranks 73rd of 138.
Syracuse's passing-down offense ranks 57th of 138. Clemson's passing-down defense ranks 46th of 138.
Syracuse's third-down offense ranks 35th of 138. Clemson's third-down defense ranks 9th of 138.
Syracuse's red-zone offense ranks 129th of 138. Clemson's red-zone defense ranks 57th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Clemson offense
128thof 138-0.145308 plays
vs
Syracuse defense · allowed
118thof 1380.081Clemson defense · allowed
73rdof 138-0.010vs
Syracuse offense
78thof 1380.007393 plays
Passing downs
Clemson offense
131stof 138-0.209170 plays
vs
Syracuse defense · allowed
51stof 138-0.074160 plays
Clemson defense · allowed
46thof 138-0.081160 plays
vs
Syracuse offense
57thof 1380.045185 plays
Third down
Clemson offense
112thof 138-0.139101 plays
vs
Syracuse defense · allowed
29thof 138-0.14287 plays
Clemson defense · allowed
9thof 138-0.30196 plays
vs
Syracuse offense
35thof 1380.230109 plays
Red zone
Clemson offense
128thof 138-0.34866 plays
vs
Syracuse defense · allowed
113thof 1380.15052 plays · small sample
Clemson defense · allowed
57thof 138-0.07758 plays · small sample
vs
Syracuse offense
129thof 138-0.35695 plays
Field advancement
Clemson offense
120thof 13839.9%vs
Syracuse defense · allowed
54thof 13841.7%Clemson defense · allowed
33rdof 13837.7%vs
Syracuse offense
30thof 13854.3%Clemson Offense vs Syracuse DefenseSyracuse · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.21#112
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#83-0.02
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.148#132
405 plays
EPA/Play
#920.025
allowed · 392 plays
-0.226#130
185 plays
EPA/Pass
#51-0.066
allowed · 191 plays
-0.083#113
220 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1200.112
allowed · 201 plays
41.0%#134
405 plays
Success Rate
#9447.2%
allowed · 392 plays
38.4%#125
Pass Success Rate
#7243.0%
allowed
43.2%#120
Rush Success Rate
#8848.2%
allowed
39.9%#120
Available Yards %
#5441.7%
allowed
68.9#37
Net Field Position
#9870.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.145#128
308 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1180.081
allowed
7.2#88
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#517.4
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Clemson Defense vs Syracuse OffenseClemson · 8 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.25#23
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#480.09
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.102#29
allowed · 394 plays
EPA/Play
#570.038
515 plays
-0.217#17
allowed · 196 plays
EPA/Pass
#620.034
247 plays
0.012#77
allowed · 198 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#600.041
268 plays
43.7%#50
allowed · 394 plays
Success Rate
#7746.2%
515 plays
39.2%#28
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#5845.7%
45.5%#49
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#9346.6%
37.7%#33
allowed
Available Yards %
#3054.3%
74.3#14
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#5269.5
-0.010#73
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#780.007
393 plays
6.3#128
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#897.2
2026 · Situational EPAClemson · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.149
397 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.044
522 plays
-0.104
395 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.021
404 plays
-0.348
66 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.356
95 plays
-0.077
58 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.150
52 plays · small sample
-0.139
101 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.230
109 plays
-0.301
96 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.142
87 plays