<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Clemson Tigers football </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017 Clemson Tigers football team </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First season </Th> <Td> 1896 ( 1896 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Athletic director </Th> <Td> Dan Radakovich </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Dabo Swinney 10th season , 100 -- 29 (. 775 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stadium </Th> <Td> Memorial Stadium ( Capacity : 81,500 ( 86,092 record ) ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Field surface </Th> <Td> Natural Grass </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Clemson , South Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference </Th> <Td> Atlantic Coast Conference </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Division </Th> <Td> Atlantic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Past conferences </Th> <Td> Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( SIAA ) ( 1896 -- 1921 ) Southern Conference ( SC ) ( 1921 -- 1952 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> All - time record </Th> <Td> 728 -- 458 -- 45 (. 610 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bowl record </Th> <Td> 22 -- 19 (. 537 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Playoff appearances </Th> <Td> 2 ( 2015 , 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Playoff record </Th> <Td> 3 -- 1 (. 750 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Claimed nat'l titles </Th> <Td> 2 ( 1981 , 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National finalist </Th> <Td> 1 ( 2015 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference titles </Th> <Td> 22 ( 4 SIAA , 2 SoCon , 16 ACC ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Division titles </Th> <Td> 6 ( 2009 , 2011 , 2012 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rivalries </Th> <Td> South Carolina Gamecocks Florida State Seminoles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Bulldogs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Consensus All - Americans </Th> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Current uniform </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Orange and Regalia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fight song </Th> <Td> Tiger Rag </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mascot </Th> <Td> The Tiger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Marching band </Th> <Td> Tiger Band </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> ClemsonTigers.com </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Clemson Tigers football </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017 Clemson Tigers football team </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First season </Th> <Td> 1896 ( 1896 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Athletic director </Th> <Td> Dan Radakovich </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Dabo Swinney 10th season , 100 -- 29 (. 775 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stadium </Th> <Td> Memorial Stadium ( Capacity : 81,500 ( 86,092 record ) ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Field surface </Th> <Td> Natural Grass </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Clemson , South Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference </Th> <Td> Atlantic Coast Conference </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Division </Th> <Td> Atlantic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Past conferences </Th> <Td> Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( SIAA ) ( 1896 -- 1921 ) Southern Conference ( SC ) ( 1921 -- 1952 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> All - time record </Th> <Td> 728 -- 458 -- 45 (. 610 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bowl record </Th> <Td> 22 -- 19 (. 537 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Playoff appearances </Th> <Td> 2 ( 2015 , 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Playoff record </Th> <Td> 3 -- 1 (. 750 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Claimed nat'l titles </Th> <Td> 2 ( 1981 , 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National finalist </Th> <Td> 1 ( 2015 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference titles </Th> <Td> 22 ( 4 SIAA , 2 SoCon , 16 ACC ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Division titles </Th> <Td> 6 ( 2009 , 2011 , 2012 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rivalries </Th> <Td> South Carolina Gamecocks Florida State Seminoles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Bulldogs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Consensus All - Americans </Th> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Current uniform </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Orange and Regalia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fight song </Th> <Td> Tiger Rag </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mascot </Th> <Td> The Tiger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Marching band </Th> <Td> Tiger Band </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> ClemsonTigers.com </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did clemson win the national championship in football
when did clemson win the national championship in football
1981 , 2016
1981 , 2016