Clemson football could face Tennessee in Orange Bowl
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CHARLOTTE – Clemson is set to play in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The 89th edition of the game is scheduled for an 8 p.m. kickoff at Hard Rock Stadium.
No. 9 Clemson (11-2) earned its Orange Bowl berth by virtue of its 39-10 victory against No. 23 North Carolina (9-4) in the ACC Championship Game Saturday night in Charlotte.
The Tigers are expected to play No. 7 Tennessee (10-2) in the game.
Clemson and Tennessee have played 19 times, most recently in the 2004 Peach Bowl, where Clemson won, 27-14. But the Volunteers hold an 11-6-2 all-time edge in the series.
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Clemson will be making its seventh Orange Bowl appearance but first since 2015. The Tigers are 4-2 in six previous Orange Bowls, including a 22-15 victory against Nebraska in 1981 that secured Clemson’s first national championship.
It will be Clemson’s fourth Orange Bowl under coach Dabo Swinney. The Tigers lost to West Virginia 70-33 in 2011, defeated Ohio State 40-35 in 2013 and beat Oklahoma 37-17 in 2015.
Swinney, who has guided Clemson to 18 bowls, including playoff bowls, over the last 15 seasons, has an 11-7 bowl record.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Clemson football bound for Orange Bowl for seventh time
