2020 Clemson Tigers football team
The 2020 Clemson Tigers football team will represent the Clemson University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers will be led by head coach Dabo Swinney, in his 12th full year. The Tigers will play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2019 season 14–1, and 8–0 in ACC play. They won the ACC for the fifth consecutive season by beating Virginia in the ACC Championship game, 62–17. The Tigers were selected to the College Football Playoff as the third seed. In the semifinals, the Tigers defeated Ohio State 29–23. They advanced to the CFP National Championship game, where they were defeated by LSU 42–25.Offseason
Recruiting
Clemson's 2020 recruiting class consisted of 23 signees. The class was ranked as the best class in the ACC and the third best class overall according to the 247Sports Composite.Offseason departures
NFL draftees
Undrafted Free Agents
Transfers
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Lott Trophy | Justin Foster | DE | SR |
| Doak Walker Award | Travis Etienne | RB | SR |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Trevor Lawrence | QB | JR |
| Butkus Award | James Skalski | LB | SR |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Derion Kendrick | CB | JR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | James Skalski | LB | SR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Tyler Davis | DT | SO |
| Outland Trophy | Jackson Carman | OL | JR |
| Outland Trophy | Tyler Davis | DT | SO |
| Paul Hornung Award | Amari Rodgers | WR | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Darrien Rencher | RB | SR |
| Maxwell Award | Trevor Lawerence | QB | JR |
| Maxwell Award | Travis Etienne | RB | SR |
| Manning Award | Trevor Lawerence | QB | JR |
Schedule
Clemson had games scheduled against Akron, South Carolina, The Citadel, which were all cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.| 2020 Clemson Tigers schedule |
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.