Last year, Clemson tied with Pitt for the national lead in sacks.
The Tigers recorded 46 sacks, while dropping opposing quarterbacks for 307 yards, 27 more yards than any team in the country.
Clemson ranked second in tackles for loss. Only ACC foe Pittsburgh had more (111) than the Tigers 109. Like in sacks, they threw opponents down for a total of 459 yards, also tops in the country.
They also ranked 15th nationally at stopping the run (112.7 yards/game), while opponents averaged just 3.09 yards per rush, the seventh best figure in the country.