1987 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1987 Clemson Tigers football team was an

Michael Dean Perry and John Phillips were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Rodney Williams with 1,486 passing yards, Terry Allen with 973 rushing yards, Gary Cooper with 618 receiving yards, and placekicker David Treadwell with 87 points scored (18 field goals, 33 extra points).^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Western Carolina*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 43–0	71,465	[4]
September 12	at Virginia Tech*	No. 10	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 22–10	42,000	[5]
September 19	No. 18 rivalry)	W 21–20	81,875	[6]
September 26	Georgia Tech	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 33–12	78,832	[7]
October 10	Virginia	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 38–21	79,963	[8]
October 17	Duke	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 17–10	70,294	[9]
October 24	NC State	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 28–30	73,613	[10]
October 31	Wake Forest	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 31–17	69,711	[11]
November 7	at North Carolina	No. 10	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 13–10	53,115	[12]
November 14	Maryland	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 45–16	76,773	[13]
November 21	at No. 12 South Carolina*	No. 8	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 7–20	75,043	[14]
January 1, 1988	vs. No. 20 Penn State*	No. 14	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	W 35–10	53,152	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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