1988 Clemson Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1988 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th–year head coach Danny Ford, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the ACC title for the third consecutive season. Clemson was invited to the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Tigers defeated Oklahoma. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
| 1988 Clemson Tigers football | |
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ACC champion Florida Citrus Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–1 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jack Crowe (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech* | No. 4 | JPS | W 40–7 | 78,714 | [1] | |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Furman* | No. 3 |
| W 23–3 | 80,620 | [2] | |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 10 Florida State* | No. 3 |
| CBS | L 21–24 | 85,576 | [3] |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 12 | W 30–13 | 45,106 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Virginia | No. 11 | W 10–7 | 42,000 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 11 |
| ESPN | W 49–17 | 83,356 | [6] |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 9 | L 3–10 | 55,000 | [7] | ||
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 15 | W 38–21 | 27,300 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 17 |
| JPS | W 37–14 | 78,369 | [9] |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 16 | JPS | W 49–25 | 45,000 | [10] | |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina* | No. 15 |
| JPS | W 29–10 | 84,867 | [11] |
| January 2, 1989 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Oklahoma* | No. 13 | ABC | W 13–6 | 53,571 | [12] | |
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Rankings
Personnel
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