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-
1981 Season Highlights
Danny Ford enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Clemson.
The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
The Tigers won the National Championship.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Wofford
45
10
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Tulane
13
5
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Georgia
13
3
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Kentucky
21
3
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Virginia
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Duke
38
10
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
North Carolina State
17
7
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Wake Forest
82
24
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
North Carolina
10
8
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Maryland
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
South Carolina
29
13
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Nebraska
22
15
W
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1981 Season Totals
Record 12-0
Points Scored 338
Scoring Average 28.2
Points Allowed 105
Defense Average 8.8
Opponents Record 63-61
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-0
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
1 12-0-0
AP
1 12-0-0
Coaches
1 12-0-0
UPI
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.