Conference: Home --- Boston College, Florida State, North Carolina, Wake Forest; Road --- Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Virginia Tech
Nonconference: Home --- Auburn, Troy, Wofford; Road --- South Carolina
Bye: Week 10
Don’t play: Duke, Miami, Virginia
Must-see: It's tempting to pick out the matchup with defending national champ Auburn, but how about a Bowden-free date with Florida State the next week? Clemson will probably be 2-1 at that point, and the Seminoles' visit to Death Valley will go a long way to determing the tenor of the season.
A favorable setup: This really isn't the friendliest schedule. But at least the Tigers get a bye in early November, which should provide a chance to regroup and attempt to invoke their usual Clemsonliness to make a late-season charge.
And not so much: There's no Duke or Virginia, the only Atlantic Division team that doesn't get to face either the Blue Devils or the Cavaliers. That's simply the course of the schedule rotation (Boston College, Florida State and N.C. State get their turns with that, too), but it probably isn't what Clemson would like to see as it breaks in a new quarterback and tries to replace the top defensive player in the ACC (Da'Quan Bowers).
The full schedule:
Sept. 3: Troy
Sept. 10: Wofford
Sept. 17: Auburn
Sept. 24: Florida State
Oct. 1: at Virginia Tech
Oct. 8: Boston College
Oct. 15: at Maryland
Oct. 22: North Carolina
Oct. 29: at Georgia Tech
Nov. 12: Wake Forest
Nov. 19: at N.C. State
Nov. 26: at South Carolina
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