Clemson Football Team History
Clemson Tigers
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Founded: 1889 Stadium: Clemson Memorial Stadium Capacity: 81,473 Colors: Orange & Purple Coach: Danny Ford Conference: Atlantic Coast-
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1986 Season Highlights |
Danny Ford enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Clemson. |
The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship. |
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1986 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 13 | vs.
Virginia Tech
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14 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 20 | @
Georgia
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31 |
28 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 27 | @
Georgia Tech
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27 |
3 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 4 | vs. Citadel
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24 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 11 | @
Virginia
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31 |
17 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Duke
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35 |
3 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 25 | @
North Carolina State
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3 |
27 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 1 | @
Wake Forest
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28 |
20 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 8 | vs.
North Carolina
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38 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 15 | @
Maryland
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17 |
17 |
T |
@ Baltimore, MD |
| Sat., Nov. 22 | vs.
South Carolina
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21 |
21 |
T |
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| Sat., Dec. 27 |
Stanford
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27 |
21 |
W |
@ Jacksonville, FL |
Gator Bowl |
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1986 Season Totals |
Record | 8-2
-2
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Points Scored | 296 |
Scoring Average | 24.7 |
Points Allowed | 187 |
Defense Average | 15.6 |
Opponents Record | 66-53
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Conference Record | 5-1 |
Home Record | 3-1
-1
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Away Record | 4-1
-1
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1986 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
17 | 8-2-2 |
AP |
19 | 8-2-2 |
Coaches |
19 | 8-2-2 |
UPI |
18 | 8-2-2 |
USA Today/CNN |
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1986 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1986 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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