For the second straight season, a "Tiger Bowl" opens up the campaign as the Tigers of Louisiana State University and Clemson University meet at the "Death Valley" up in South Carolina. Both teams had massively high hopes to start out the 2025 season, with LSU ranked No. 9 and Clemson No. 4 to begin the season, only for both teams to barely make bowl games as they finished with a 7-6 record each, with both of them losing their respective bowl meetings. But what happened last time the two Tiger teams that each call their home turf "Death Valley" squared off on the gridiron? What Happened Last Time Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik (2) runs out of bounds near Louisiana State University safety Tamarcus Cooley (0) during the second quarter at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Saturday, Aug 30, 2025.…