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Clemson vs Ohio State Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Clemson and Ohio State.

PROGRAM ONEClemson4 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD4–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOOhio State1 recorded wins
5Recorded meetings
1978Earliest documented
2020Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

5 games
  1. 1978
    Clemson17 — 15Ohio State
    Dec 29, 1978Clemson won
  2. 2013
    Clemson40 — 35Ohio State
    Jan 4, 2014Clemson wonHard Rock Stadium
  3. 2016
    Clemson31 — 0Ohio State
    Jan 1, 2017Clemson wonState Farm Stadium
  4. 2019
    Clemson29 — 23Ohio State
    Dec 29, 2019Clemson wonState Farm Stadium
  5. 2020
    Clemson28 — 49Ohio State
    Jan 2, 2021Ohio State wonCaesars Superdome
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2020Clemson vs Ohio State28–49Ohio State won
2019Clemson vs Ohio State29–23Clemson won
2016Clemson vs Ohio State31–0Clemson won
2013Clemson vs Ohio State40–35Clemson won
1978Clemson vs Ohio State17–15Clemson won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.