1988 Clemson Tigers football team

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1988 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 13–6 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
1988 record10–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainRodney Williams, Donnell Woolford
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (c. 79,854, grass)
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 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 during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3NoonVirginia Tech*No. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
JPSW 40–778,714
September 101:00 p.m.Furman*No. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 23–380,620
September 172:30 p.m.No. 10 Florida State*No. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
CBSL 21–2485,576
September 241:00 p.m.Georgia TechNo. 12
W 30–1345,106
October 81:00 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 11
W 10–742,000
October 154:00 p.m.No. 22 DukeNo. 11
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPNW 49–1783,356
October 221:00 p.m.at NC StateNo. 9
L 3–1055,000
October 291:00 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 15
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 37–1427,300
November 5NoonNorth CarolinaNo. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
JPSW 37–1478,369
November 12Noonat MarylandNo. 16
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
JPSW 49–2545,000
November 191:00 p.m.No. 25 South Carolina*No. 15
JPSW 29–1084,867
January 1, 19891:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 Oklahoma*No. 13
ABCW 13–653,571
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings[]

Further information: 1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Personnel[]

1988 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 13 Rodney Williams (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Florida State[]

Florida State at Clemson
1 234Total
• #10 Seminoles 0 7143 24
#3 Tigers 7 707 21
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,500
See also: 1988 Florida State Seminoles football team and Clemson–Florida State football rivalry


vs. Oklahoma (Florida Citrus Bowl)[]

Clemson vs. Oklahoma
1 234Total
• #13 Tigers 0 607 13
#10 Sooners 3 030 6
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
  • Game attendance: 53,571
  • Referee: Dick Burleson
See also: 1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team and 1989 Florida Citrus Bowl


[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "THE OTHER BOWL GAMES : Citrus Bowl : Sooners Beaten at Pass by Clemson". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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