1991 Clemson Tigers football team

1991 Clemson Tigers football
1991 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 13–37 vs. California
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 18
Record	9–2–1 (6–0–1 ACC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Larry Van Der Hayden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron Dickerson (1st season)
Captains	Rob Bodine; DeChane Cameron; Levon Kirkland;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

The 1991 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Ken Hatfield, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 6–0–1 in conference play, winning the ACC title. Clemson was invited to the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Tigers lost to California. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	1:00 p.m.	Appalachian State*	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 34–0	74,127	^[1]
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Temple*	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 37–7	74,575	^[2]
September 28	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 Georgia Tech	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	W 9–7	83,194	^[3]
October 5	7:45 p.m.	at Georgia*	No. 6	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 12–27	85,434	^[4]
October 12	3:30 p.m.	Virginia	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	T 20–20	82,333	^[5]
October 26	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 NC State	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ABC	W 29–19	79,832	^[6]
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 28–10	68,955	^[7]
November 9	7:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	No. 15	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	W 21–6	31,000	^[8]
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	W 40–7	71,881	^[9]
November 23	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina*	No. 14	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	JPS	W 41–24	74,200	^[10]
December 1	9:30 p.m.	vs. Duke	No. 13	Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)		W 33–21	50,000	^[11]
January 1, 1992	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 14 California*	No. 13	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 13–37	64,192	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	16	Chester McGlockton	Defensive tackle	Los Angeles Raiders
2	38	Levon Kirkland	Linebacker	Pittsburgh Steelers
5	117	Curtis Whitley	Center	San Diego Chargers
5	125	Ed McDaniel	Linebacker	Minnesota Vikings

Schedule

1991 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 Clemson $	6	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 24 NC State	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
Virginia	4	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Duke	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Wake Forest	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll