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-
1989 Season Highlights
Danny Ford enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Clemson.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs. Furman
30
0
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Florida State
34
23
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Virginia Tech
27
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Maryland
31
7
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Duke
17
21
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Virginia
34
20
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Georgia Tech
14
30
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
North Carolina State
30
10
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Wake Forest
44
10
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
North Carolina
35
3
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
South Carolina
45
0
W
Sat., Dec. 30
West Virginia
27
7
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1989 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 368
Scoring Average 30.7
Points Allowed 138
Defense Average 11.5
Opponents Record 68-54
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
12 10-2-0
AP
11 10-2-0
Coaches
11 10-2-0
UPI
12 10-2-0
USA Today/CNN
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 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.