Clemson to pay Wyoming $1.1 million to break contract that enables Tigers to play Georgia

Clemson's 2021 non-conference football schedule got a big boost in appeal Tuesday when it was announced that the Tigers would open the 2021 season against Georgia, but it came with a hefty price tag.

Clemson will pay Wyoming $1.1 million to buy out its contract to play the Cowboys during the 2021 season, according to the contract signed by both parties in July of 2013.

Clemson originally was scheduled to host Wyoming on Sept. 18, 2021.

The Tigers will open the season against Georgia in Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 4, 2021.

The game was announced Tuesday by both universities in conjunction with the Charlotte Sports Foundation. The game is part of a 2021 rivalry series being hosted by the Charlotte Sports Foundation and includes a neutral-site contest between Appalachian State and East Carolina.

The Clemson vs. Georgia game will be the 64th meeting between the schools, but the first since 2014, when the Bulldogs won, 45-21, in Athens, Georgia.

Clemson and Georgia already had scheduled a game in 2024 in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta as well as a home-and-home series in 2029-2030 and 2032 and 2033.

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The 2021 game against Georgia replaces a previously scheduled game against Wyoming. Clemson's other non-conference games in 2021 will be against South Carolina State, Connecticut and South Carolina.

Georgia leads the all-time series against Clemson 42-18-4.

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CLEMSON'S FUTURE NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS

2020: at Notre Dame, South Carolina, Akron, The Citadel

2021: Georgia (Charlotte, N.C.), at South Carolina, UConn, S.C. State

2022: at Notre Dame, South Carolina, Louisiana Tech, Furman

2023: Notre Dame, at South Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Wofford

2024: Georgia (in Atlanta), South Carolina, Appalachian State, The Citadel

2025: LSU, at South Carolina, Troy, Furman

2026: at LSU, South Carolina, Charleston Southern

2027: Notre Dame, at South Carolina, Wofford

2028: at Notre Dame, South Carolina

2029: Georgia, at South Carolina

2030: at Georgia, South Carolina

2031: Notre Dame, at South Carolina

2032: at Georgia, South Carolina

2033: Georgia, at South Carolina

2034: at Notre Dame, South Carolina

2035: Oklahoma, at South Carolina

2036: at Oklahoma, South Carolina

2037: Notre Dame, at South Carolina