1988 Clemson Tigers football team

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1988 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainRodney Williams, Donnell Woolford
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Virginia 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1988 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th–year head coach Danny Ford, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the NCAA title for the third consecutive season. Clemson was invited to the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Tigers defeated Oklahoma. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 312:00 p.m.
JPS
W 40–778,714[1]
September 101:00 p.m.Furman*No. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 23–380,620[2]
September 172:30 p.m.No. 10 Florida State*No. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
CBSL 21–2485,576[3]
September 241:00 p.m.Georgia TechNo. 12
W 30–1345,106[4]
October 81:00 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 11
W 10–742,000[5]
October 154:00 p.m.No. 22 DukeNo. 11
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPNW 49–1783,356[6]
October 221:00 p.m.at NC StateNo. 9
L 3–1055,000[7]
October 291:00 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 15
W 38–2127,300[8]
November 512:00 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
JPSW 37–1478,369[9]
November 1212:00 p.m.at MarylandNo. 16
JPSW 49–2545,000[10]
November 191:00 p.m.No. 25 South Carolina*No. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
JPSW 29–1084,867[11]
January 2, 19891:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 Oklahoma*No. 13
ABCW 13–653,571[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Further information: 1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Personnel

1988 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TB 21 Terry Allen
OT 78 Jeff Nunamachen
QB 13 Rodney Williams (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
  Dexter Davis Fr
LB Jessie Hatcher
CB 20 Donnell Woolford Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS Scott Beville
K Chris Gardocki
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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