1989 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1989 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Danny Ford, who was serving his final season as head coach at Clemson. The Tigers played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Tigers finished the 1989 season with a 10–2 record and defeated West Virginia 27–7 in the 1989 Gator Bowl.

Incoming recruiting class[]

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• Nick Blinsky (C; Struthers, Ohio; Struthers HS)
• Rodney Blunt (TB; Pensacola, Florida; Pine Forest HS)
• Brentson Buckner (MG; Columbus, Georgia; Carver HS)
• Greg Burk (FB; Lawton, Oklahoma; Lawton HS)
• Pat Burris (DB; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Northwestern HS)
• Arthur Bussie (OLB; Camden, New Jersey; Camden HS)
• Darren Calhoun (LB; McCormick, South Carolina; McCormick HS)
• Jason Davis (WR; Pensacola, Florida; Pine Forest HS)
• Steve Derriso (LB; Huntsville, Alabama; Grissom HS)
• Garth Fennigan (QB; Harlingen, Texas; Harlingen HS)
• Eric Geter (CB; Newnan, Georgia; Newnan HS)
• Tyrone Gibson (LB; Hartsville, South Carolina; Hartsville HS)
• Rudy Harris (TB; Brockton, Massachusetts; Brockton HS)
• David Hogue (OG; New Castle PA; Laurel HS)
• Brent LeJeune (OT; Lake Charles, Louisiana; Barbe HS)
• Richard Moncrief (QB; Montgomery, Alabama; Davis HS)
• Robert O'Neal (CB; Clarkston, Georgia; Clarkston HS)
• Thad Ridgley (FB; Ambridge, Pennsylvania; Ambridge HS)
• Larry Ryans (CB; Greenwood, South Carolina; Greenwood HS)
• Stacy Seegars (MG; Kershaw, South Carolina; Andrew Jackson HS)
• Ashley Sheppard (OLB; Greenville, North Carolina; North Pitt HS)
• Tyrone Simpson (DT; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Northwestern HS)
• Terry Smith (WR; Clemson, South Carolina; Daniel HS)
• Daniel Telley (OLB; Anderson, South Carolina; T.L.Hanna HS)
• Franklin Thomas (TE; New Orleans, Louisiana; St. Augustine HS)
• James Trapp (SS; Lawton, Oklahoma; Lawton HS)
• Scott Vaughn (OT; Phillipsburg, New Jersey; Phillipsburg HS)
• Pierre Wilson (DT; Jackson, Mississippi; Provine HS)

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:00 p.m.	Furman*	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 30–0	80,508
September 9	7:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Florida State*	No. 10	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–23	61,897
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	No. 7	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 27–7	47,152
September 23	Noon	Maryland	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	W 31–7	77,301
September 30	Noon	at Duke	No. 7	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	L 17–21	22,600
October 7	2:30 p.m.	Virginia	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	CBS	W 34–20	80,638
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)		L 14–30	81,550
October 21	4:00 p.m.	No. 12 NC State	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–10	81,569
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 44–10	71,335
November 4	Noon	at North Carolina	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	W 35–3	44,500
November 18	7:30 p.m.	at South Carolina*	No. 15	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–0	74,500
December 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17 West Virginia*	No. 14	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–7	82,911
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

Depth chart[]

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Coaching staff[]

• Danny Ford – Head Coach
• Chuck Reedy – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
• Bill Oliver – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
• – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
• – Assistant Head Coach/Tackles & Tight Ends
• – Associate Head Coach/Offensive Guards and Centers
• – Defensive Tackles
• – Running Backs/Special Teams
• – Defensive Ends
• Woody McCorvey – Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers

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