1987 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1987 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its tenth season under head coach Danny Ford, the team compiled a 10–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, defeated Penn State in the 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl, was ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 333 to 176.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

1987 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
1987 record10–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainMichael Dean Perry, John Phillips
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Virginia 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Wake Forest 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
NC State 4 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Maryland 3 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
North Carolina 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Duke 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Michael Dean Perry and John Phillips were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Rodney Williams with 1,486 passing yards, Terry Allen with 973 rushing yards, Gary Cooper with 618 receiving yards, and placekicker David Treadwell with 87 points scored (18 field goals, 33 extra points).[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Western Carolina*
W 43–071,465
September 12at Virginia Tech*No. 10
W 22–1042,000
September 19 No. 18 Georgia*No. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
W 21–2081,875
September 26 Georgia TechNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
W 33–1278,832
October 10 VirginiaNo. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 38–2179,963
October 17 DukeNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 17–1070,294
October 24 NC StateNo. 7
L 28–3073,613
October 31 Wake ForestNo. 14
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 31–1769,711
November 7at North CarolinaNo. 10
W 13–1053,115
November 14MarylandNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 45–1676,773
November 21 at No. 12 South Carolina*No. 8
L 7–2075,043[4]
January 1, 1988 vs. No. 20 Penn State*No. 14
W 35–1053,152
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1987 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 13 Rodney Williams Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

at Virginia Tech
See also: 1987 Virginia Tech Hokies football team


Maryland
1 2 3 4 Total
Maryland 7 3 0 6 16
Clemson 10 14 14 7 45
See also: 1987 Maryland Terrapins football team

[5]

at South Carolina
See also: 1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team and Clemson–South Carolina rivalry


Penn State (Florida Citrus Bowl)
Main article: 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl
See also: 1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football team


Rankings
See also: 1987 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 9 10 8 9 8 8 7 7 14 10–T 9 8 13 13 14 12 
Coaches Poll 13 10 8 9 7 7 6 7 12 10 9 8 13 13 12 10

References
  1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. "1987 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1987 Clemson Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Carolina defense prevails: Gamecocks 20, Tigers 7". The Greenville News. November 22, 1987. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
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