Clemson earns its 21st straight bowl trip, drawing Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27 as Swinney’s Tigers chase momentum.
Clemson’s late-season surge has been rewarded with a familiar postseason guarantee and an unfamiliar setting: the Tigers are headed to the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27 to face Penn State, extending one of the sport’s steadiest runs into December.
For Dabo Swinney, the headline isn’t just the opponent — it’s the durability. Clemson’s bowl streak now sits at 21 straight, the kind of annual baseline that quietly defines programs even when a season swerves, stumbles, or resets its expectations.