Night kickoff time, TV channel announced for Clemson-FSU football game

Clemson football has a kickoff time for its second to last home game of 2025.

And it’s a late one.

The Tigers’ home game against Florida State next Saturday (Nov. 8) will kick off at 7 p.m. from Memorial Stadium, the ACC announced Monday.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, or ACC Network. That channel designation won’t be determined until after this Saturday’s games conclude.

Next week’s game will be Clemson’s second home night game of the season and its first since the season and home opener against LSU on Aug. 30 (7:30 p.m. on ABC).

Clemson (3-4, 2-3 ACC) is coming off a bye week and hosts Duke at Memorial Stadium this Saturday (noon, ACC Network). The Tigers are favored by 3.5 points.

Florida State (3-4, 0-4 ACC) was also idle last week. The Seminoles host Wake Forest on Saturday (7:30 p.m., ACCN) and are favored by 8.5 points.

Florida State leads the teams’ all-time series 21-16 and won the most recent meeting in Clemson in 2023, but Clemson has won eight of the last nine games overall and the most recent meeting (2024 in Tallahassee).

The FSU game will be Clemson’s second to last home game of 2025 and the end of a three-game homestand (SMU, Duke, FSU). The Tigers’ final home game and designated senior day is Nov. 22 against FCS Furman.

ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) gives Clemson a 52.9% chance of beating FSU.

Clemson 2025 football schedule

Listed with known kickoff times and TV channels

• Aug. 30: vs. No. 9 LSU, L 17-10
• Sept. 6: vs. Troy, W 27-16
• Sept. 13: at Georgia Tech, L 24-21
• Sept. 20: vs. Syracuse, L 34-21
• Sept. 28: OFF WEEK
• Oct. 4: at UNC, W 38-10
• Oct. 11: at Boston College, W 41-10
• Oct. 18: vs. SMU, L 35-24
• Oct. 25: OFF WEEK
• Nov. 1: vs. Duke, noon (ACC Network)
• Nov. 8: vs. Florida State, 7 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN2 or ACC Network)
• Nov. 14: at No. 16 Louisville/Friday game, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
• Nov. 22: vs. Furman
• Nov. 29: at South Carolina, noon (ESPN or ABC)

This story was originally published October 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM.

Chapel Fowler

The State

Chapel Fowler, the NSMA’s 2024 South Carolina Sportswriter of the Year, has covered Clemson football and other topics for The State since summer 2022. His work’s also been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors, the South Carolina Press Association and the North Carolina Press Association. He’s a Denver, N.C., native, a UNC-Chapel Hill alum and a pickup basketball enthusiast. Support my work with a digital subscription