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Clemson Football Team History


Clemson Tigers
Clemson University
 Clemson, SC
Founded: 1889
Stadium: Clemson Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 81,473
Colors: Orange & Purple
Coach: Danny Ford
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Danny Ford enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Clemson.
 The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Western Carolina  43   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Virginia Tech  22   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Georgia  21   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Georgia Tech  33   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Virginia  38   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Duke  17   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. North Carolina State  28   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Wake Forest  31   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ North Carolina  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Maryland  45   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ South Carolina  7   20   L       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Penn State  35   10   W    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored333
  Scoring Average27.8
  Points Allowed176
  Defense Average14.7
  Opponents Record62-63
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record2-1
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 10-2-0 AP
10 10-2-0 Coaches
10 10-2-0 UPI
11 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1987 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 10-2333176Won  35-106-1205116  Danny Ford
Virginia 8-4292276Won  22-165-2194159  George Welsh
Wake Forest 7-4201185 4-3144130  Bill Dooley
North Carolina State 4-7212302 4-3184159  Dick Sheridan
North Carolina 5-6214207 3-4125131  Dick Crum
Maryland 4-7194301 3-3102155  Joe Krivak
Duke 5-6301243 2-5194183  Steve Spurrier
Miami 12-0412125Won  20-14  Jimmy Johnson
Georgia Tech 2-9199275 0-669184  Bobby Ross

1987 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1987 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.