Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said earlier this week that Louisville, the second-ranked Tigers’ opponent Saturday in Death Valley, is the best 2-6 team in the country. However, the numbers the Cardinals are producing this year don’t back up Swinney’s statement.
In fact, the numbers indicate that the Cardinals (2-6, 0-5 ACC) are who they are, a team that has lost five straight games and is struggling on both sides of the football.
Louisville ranks last in the ACC in scoring offense at 22.2 points per game and rushing defense (250.6 yds/game). The Cardinals rank 13th in scoring defense (36.