Clemson football's Week 1 start time vs Georgia announced to begin 2024 season

CLEMSON — Clemson football and Georgia have an official start time for their Week 1 matchup to start the 2024 college season.

ESPN announced Tuesday that the Tigers' season opener against the Bulldogs will start at noon ET on Saturday, Aug. 31, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and will air nationally on ABC.

This will be the first of five scheduled meetings between the programs the next 10 years. Georgia defeated Clemson 10-3 in their most recent matchup in 2021 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 43-18-4.

Clemson looks to rebound after a down 2023 season, finishing with a 9-4 record, missing the ACC championship game and not making the College Football Playoff for the third straight season. It lost three starters on offense, including running back Will Shipley, and eight on defense, like Nate Wiggins and Ruke Orhorhoro.

Still, the Tigers' goal is to win a national championship, which would be their first since 2018.

Georgia aims to make it back to the College Football Playoff; it missed the final four after losing to Alabama in the SEC championship game, its first loss of the season.

Clemson football 2024 schedule

• Aug. 31: vs. Georgia, noon ET
• Sept. 7: vs. Appalachian State
• Sept. 21: vs. NC State
• Sept. 28: vs. Stanford
• Oct. 5: at Florida State
• Oct. 12: at Wake Forest
• Oct. 19: vs. Virginia
• Nov. 2: vs. Louisville
• Nov. 9: at. Virginia Tech
• Nov. 16: at Pittsburgh
• Nov. 23: vs. Citadel
• Nov. 30: vs. South Carolina

Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00