"I think we made it a lot harder than it needed to be," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney…
Clemson · SyracuseThe dome houses Syracuse's basketball team as well as football. It makes sense the first half on Saturday was a 3-point contest.
Both Tigers and Orange kickers Nolan Hauser and Tripp Woody missed one try each. Ultimately, the Tigers finished the first half up 9-6.
The Tigers missed plenty of opportunities in the first half. Three drives finished inside the opposing 20-yard line, but Clemson settled for field goal attempts on all three.
With the win, Clemson improved to 6-3 (4-2 ACC) and secured bowl eligibility. The most egregious instance came in the second quarter:
KEY POINTS
- "I think we made it a lot harder than it needed to be," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said.
- Clemson and Syracuse (4-5, 2-5) combined for zero touchdowns and seven field goal attempts in the opening half.
- Nov. 7—SYRACUSE, N.Y. — In an environment as unique as Syracuse's JMA Wireless Dome, it's only right that Clemson played its strangest game of 2026 — by far....
- Clemson football came away with a Scorigami-esque 18-13 win over Syracuse on Nov. 7 in a game which saw eight combined field goal attempts and zero offensive touchdowns until the final three minutes of the contest.