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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  <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024
1988 Season Highlights
 Danny Ford enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Clemson.
 The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1988 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. Virginia Tech  40   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Furman  23   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Florida State  21   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Georgia Tech  30   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Virginia  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Duke  49   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ North Carolina State  3   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Wake Forest  38   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. North Carolina  37   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Maryland  49   25   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. South Carolina  29   10   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Oklahoma  13   6   W    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1988 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored342
  Scoring Average28.5
  Points Allowed157
  Defense Average13.1
  Opponents Record68-54
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9 10-2-0 AP
8 10-2-0 Coaches
8 10-2-0 UPI
10 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1988 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 10-2342157Won  13-66-1216107  Danny Ford
Virginia 7-4251244 5-2162139  George Welsh
North Carolina State 8-3-1312165Won  28-234-2-1169110  Dick Sheridan
Wake Forest 6-4-1282238 4-3173174  Bill Dooley
Maryland 5-6260304 4-3190196  Joe Krivak
Duke 7-3-1324324 3-3-1204245  Steve Spurrier
North Carolina 1-10217391 1-6152247  Mack Brown
Miami 11-1418116Won  23-3  Jimmy Johnson
Georgia Tech 3-8200194 0-7105153  Bobby Ross

1988 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1988 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.