Clemson Football Team History
Clemson Tigers
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Founded: 1889 Stadium: Clemson Memorial Stadium Capacity: 81,473 Colors: Orange & Purple Coach: Danny Ford Conference: Atlantic Coast-
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1987 Season Highlights |
Danny Ford enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Clemson. |
The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship. |
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1987 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 5 | vs. Western Carolina
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43 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 12 | @
Virginia Tech
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22 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 19 | vs.
Georgia
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21 |
20 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 26 | vs.
Georgia Tech
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33 |
12 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 10 | vs.
Virginia
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38 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 17 | vs.
Duke
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17 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 24 | vs.
North Carolina State
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28 |
30 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 31 | vs.
Wake Forest
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31 |
17 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 7 | @
North Carolina
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13 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 14 | vs.
Maryland
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45 |
16 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 21 | @
South Carolina
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7 |
20 |
L |
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| Fri., Jan. 1 |
Penn State
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35 |
10 |
W |
@ Orlando, FL |
Capital One Bowl |
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1987 Season Totals |
Record | 10-2
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Points Scored | 333 |
Scoring Average | 27.8 |
Points Allowed | 176 |
Defense Average | 14.7 |
Opponents Record | 62-63
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Conference Record | 6-1 |
Home Record | 7-1
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Away Record | 2-1
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1987 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
12 | 10-2-0 |
AP |
10 | 10-2-0 |
Coaches |
10 | 10-2-0 |
UPI |
11 | 10-2-0 |
USA Today/CNN |
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1987 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1987 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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