Clemson-Syracuse football delayed by lightning. Here’s the new start time
A second straight Clemson football home game has been delayed by weather.
Play was suspended shortly before the third quarter of Saturday’s Clemson-Syracuse game started at Memorial Stadium because lightning was detected within 8 miles of the area, according to Clemson’s public address announcer.
Syracuse leads Clemson 24-14 at halftime.
The game was delayed around 2:09 p.m. and resumed around 3:45 p.m. with the start of the third quarter. Saturday’s delay length was about one hour, 40 minutes (slightly longer than Clemson’s delay against Troy two weeks ago).
The game is also switching from ESPN to ESPN2.
Clemson’s PA annonucer had previously announced a “lightning advisory (lightning within 15 miles, no delay required) in the second quarter.
Clemson asked fans to leave their seating area and move to a “safe location” such as the concourse during the delay. Littlejohn Coliseum (the basketball arena) and various academic buildings were open for shelter, Clemson said on social media.
This is the second straight Clemson football home game that’s been delayed because of lightning. Clemson’s Sept. 6 home win vs. Troy was suspended in the first quarter and ultimately delayed one hour and 32 minutes.
Two of the six weather delays on record at the school’s Memorial Stadium have now occurred during the 2025 season (the others were in 1963, 1993, 2009 and 2021), according to Clemson. And they’ve come just two weeks apart.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
This story was originally published September 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM.
