1986 Clemson Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1986 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its ninth season under head coach Danny Ford, the team compiled an 8–2–2 record (5–1–1 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, defeated Stanford in the 1986 Gator Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 296 to 187.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
| 1986 Clemson Tigers football | |
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ACC champion Gator Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–2–2 (5–1–1 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jack Crowe (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Clemson $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Terrence Flagler and Terence Mack were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Rodney Williams with 1,245 passing yards, Terrence Flagler with 1,258 rushing yards and 78 points scored (13 touchdowns), and Ray Williams with 280 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | Virginia Tech* | L 14–20 | 75,930 | [4] | ||||
| September 20 | at No. 14 Georgia* | W 31–28 | 81,377 | [5] | ||||
| September 27 | at Georgia Tech | W 27–3 | 46,062 | [6] | ||||
| October 4 | The Citadel* |
| W 24–0 | 75,540 | [7] | |||
| October 11 | at Virginia | No. 20 | W 31–17 | 44,300 | [8] | |||
| October 18 | Duke | No. 17 |
| W 35–3 | 81,320 | [9] | ||
| October 25 | at No. 20 NC State | No. 16 | L 3–27 | 51,300 | [10] | |||
| November 1 | at Wake Forest | W 28–20 | 20,370 | [11] | ||||
| November 8 | North Carolina | No. 20 |
| W 38–10 | 79,210 | [12] | ||
| November 15 | at Maryland | No. 15 | T 17–17 | 58,758 | [13] | |||
| November 22 | South Carolina* | No. 19 |
| T 21–21 | 82,500 | [14] | ||
| December 27 | vs. No. 20 Stanford* | W 27–21 | 80,104 | [15] | ||||
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Personnel
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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