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-
1986 Season Highlights
Danny Ford enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Clemson.
The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Virginia Tech
14
20
L
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Georgia
31
28
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Georgia Tech
27
3
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Citadel
24
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Virginia
31
17
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Duke
35
3
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
North Carolina State
3
27
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Wake Forest
28
20
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
North Carolina
38
10
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Maryland
17
17
T
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
South Carolina
21
21
T
Sat., Dec. 27
Stanford
27
21
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 8-2
-2
Points Scored 296
Scoring Average 24.7
Points Allowed 187
Defense Average 15.6
Opponents Record 66-53
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 3-1
-1
Away Record 4-1
-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 8-2-2
AP
19 8-2-2
Coaches
19 8-2-2
UPI
18 8-2-2
USA Today/CNN
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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.