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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: Ken Hatfield
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024
1991 Season Highlights
 Ken Hatfield enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Clemson.
 The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1991 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Appalachian State  34   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Temple  37   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Georgia Tech  9   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Georgia  12   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Virginia  20   20   T       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. North Carolina State  29   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Wake Forest  28   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ North Carolina  21   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Maryland  40   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ South Carolina  41   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Duke  33   21   W    @ Tokyo, Japan   
 Wed., Jan. 1   California  13   37   L    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1991 Season Totals
  Record9-2 -1
  Points Scored317
  Scoring Average26.4
  Points Allowed185
  Defense Average15.4
  Opponents Record73-62
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record6-0 -1
  Away Record3-1
1991 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 9-2-1 AP
17 9-2-1 Coaches
17 9-2-1 UPI/NFF
17 9-2-1 USA Today/CNN
  
1991 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 9-2-1317185Lost  13-376-0-118090  Ken Hatfield
North Carolina State 9-3304222Lost  34-375-2163150  Dick Sheridan
Georgia Tech 8-5283214Won  18-175-216591  Bobby Ross
Virginia 8-3-1327167Lost  14-484-2-118590  George Welsh
North Carolina 7-4282199 3-4131118  Mack Brown
Maryland 2-9138302 2-587163  Joe Krivak
Duke 4-6-1231280Lost  21-331-6106207  Barry Wilson
Wake Forest 3-8195300 1-686194  Bill Dooley

1991 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1991 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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