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
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 35–10 vs. Penn State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 12
Record	10–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Ford (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jack Crowe (2nd season)
Captains	Michael Dean Perry John Phillips
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Western Carolina*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 43–0	71,465	[4]
September 12	at Virginia Tech*	No. 10	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 22–10	42,000	[5]
September 19	No. 18 Georgia*	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 21–20	81,875	[6]
September 26	Georgia Tech	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 33–12	78,832	[7]
October 10	Virginia	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 38–21	79,963	[8]
October 17	Duke	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 17–10	70,294	[9]
October 24	NC State	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 28–30	73,613	[10]
October 31	Wake Forest	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 31–17	69,711	[11]
November 7	at North Carolina	No. 10	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 13–10	53,115	[12]
November 14	Maryland	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 45–16	76,773	[13]
November 21	at No. 12 South Carolina*	No. 8	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 7–20	75,043	[14]
January 1, 1988	vs. No. 20 Penn State*	No. 14	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	W 35–10	53,152	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1987 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TB 21 Terry Allen Fr WR 87 Keith Jennings Jr QB 13 Rodney Williams Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 91 Michael Dean Perry Sr CB 20 Donnell Woolford Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 18 David Treadwell Sr	Head coach Danny Ford Coordinators/assistant coaches Jack Crowe – Offensive coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster