1988 Clemson Tigers football team

1988 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 13–6 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
1988 record	10–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Ford
Captain	Rodney Williams, Donnell Woolford
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1988 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#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

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3*	Virginia Tech	#4	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 40–7	78,714
September 10*	Furman	#3	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 23–3	80,620
September 17*	#10 Florida State	#3	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 21–24	85,576
September 24	at Georgia Tech	#12	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 30–13	45,106
October 8	at Virginia	#11	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 10–7	42,000
October 15	#22 Duke	#11	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 49–17	83,356
October 22	at #24 North Carolina State	#9	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 3–10	55,000
October 29	at Wake Forest	#15	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 38–21	27,300
November 5	North Carolina	#17	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 37–14	78,369
November 12	at Maryland	#16	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 49–25	45,000
November 19*	#25 South Carolina	#15	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 29–10	84,867
January 1*	vs. #10 Oklahoma	#9	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	W 13–6	53,571
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

• Games: Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide". Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yveqFBPG. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
• Games: Howell, James. "Clemson Historical Scores". Division I-A Historical Scores. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/608LENa0P. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
• Coaches & captains: 2010 Media Guide, p. 198