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American college football season
1988 Clemson Tigers football |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Coaches | No. 8 |
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AP | No. 9 |
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1988 record | 10–2 (6–1 ACC) |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Rodney Williams, Donnell Woolford |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (c. 79,854, grass) |
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The 1988 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | Noon | Virginia Tech* | No. 4 | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| JPS | W 40–7 | 78,714 |
September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Furman* | No. 3 | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| | W 23–3 | 80,620 |
September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 10 Florida State* | No. 3 | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC (rivalry)
| CBS | L 21–24 | 85,576 |
September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 12 | | | W 30–13 | 45,106 |
October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Virginia | No. 11 | | | W 10–7 | 42,000 |
October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 22 Duke | No. 11 | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| ESPN | W 49–17 | 83,356 |
October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 9 | | | L 3–10 | 55,000 |
October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 15 | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| | W 37–14 | 27,300 |
November 5 | Noon | North Carolina | No. 17 | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| JPS | W 37–14 | 78,369 |
November 12 | Noon | at Maryland | No. 16 | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| JPS | W 49–25 | 45,000 |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 South Carolina* | No. 15 | | JPS | W 29–10 | 84,867 |
January 1, 1989 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Oklahoma* | No. 13 | | ABC | W 13–6 | 53,571 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings[]
Personnel[]
1988 Clemson Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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QB
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13
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Rodney Williams (C)
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Sr
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries[]
Florida State[]
Florida State at Clemson
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• #10 Seminoles |
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7 | 14 | 3 |
24 |
#3 Tigers |
7 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
- Date: September 17
- Location: Memorial Stadium
- Game attendance: 82,500
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | CLEM | Cooper 61 yard pass from C. Davis (Seyle kick) | CLEM 7–0 |
| Q2 | | FSU | D. Carter 40 yard pass from Ferguson (Andrews kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q2 | | CLEM | R. Williams 7 yard run (Seyle kick) | CLEM 14–7 |
| Q3 | | FSU | D. Sanders 76 yard punt return (Andrews kick) | Tie 14–14 |
| Q3 | | FSU | D. Williams 1 yard run (Andrews kick) | FSU 21–14 |
| Q4 | | CLEM | T. Johnson 19 yard run | Tie 21–21 |
| Q4 | | FSU | Andrews 19 yard field goal | FSU 24–21 |
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vs. Oklahoma (Florida Citrus Bowl)[]
Clemson vs. Oklahoma
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• #13 Tigers |
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6 | 0 | 7 |
13 |
#10 Sooners |
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0 | 3 | 0 |
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- Date: January 1
- Location: Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
- Game attendance: 53,571
- Referee: Dick Burleson
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References[]
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Venues |
- Bowman Field (1900–1914)
- Riggs Field (1915–1941)
- Memorial Stadium (1942–present)
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People |
- Head coaches
- NFL draftees
- Statistical leaders
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
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National championships in bold |
Categories:
- 1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
- Clemson Tigers football seasons
- Atlantic Coast Conference football champion seasons
- Citrus Bowl champion seasons
- 1988 in sports in South Carolina
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