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-
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
Record 10-2
Points Scored 342
Scoring Average 28.5
Points Allowed 157
Defense Average 13.1
Opponents Record 68-54
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-1
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 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.