1989 Clemson Tigers football team
Appearance
1989 Clemson Tigers football | |
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Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 27–7 vs. West Virginia | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 12 |
Record | 10–2 (5–2 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Option |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (c. 79,854, grass) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Virginia + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Clemson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Danny Ford, who was serving his final season as head coach at Clemson. The Tigers played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Tigers finished the 1989 season with a 10–2 record and defeated West Virginia 27–7 in the 1989 Gator Bowl.
Incoming recruiting class
Source:[1]
- Nick Blinsky (C; Struthers, Ohio; Struthers HS)
- Rodney Blunt (TB; Pensacola, Florida; Pine Forest HS)
- Brentson Buckner (MG; Columbus, Georgia; Carver HS)
- Greg Burk (FB; Lawton, Oklahoma; Lawton HS)
- Pat Burris (DB; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Northwestern HS)
- Arthur Bussie (OLB; Camden, New Jersey; Camden HS)
- Darren Calhoun (LB; McCormick, South Carolina; McCormick HS)
- Jason Davis (WR; Pensacola, Florida; Pine Forest HS)
- Steve Derriso (LB; Huntsville, Alabama; Grissom HS)
- Garth Fennigan (QB; Harlingen, Texas; Harlingen HS)
- Eric Geter (CB; Newnan, Georgia; Newnan HS)
- Tyrone Gibson (LB; Hartsville, South Carolina; Hartsville HS)
- Rudy Harris (TB; Brockton, Massachusetts; Brockton HS)
- David Hogue (OG; New Castle PA; Laurel HS)
- Brent LeJeune (OT; Lake Charles, Louisiana; Barbe HS)
- Richard Moncrief (QB; Montgomery, Alabama; Davis HS)
- Robert O'Neal (CB; Clarkston, Georgia; Clarkston HS)
- Thad Ridgley (FB; Ambridge, Pennsylvania; Ambridge HS)
- Larry Ryans (CB; Greenwood, South Carolina; Greenwood HS)
- Stacy Seegars (MG; Kershaw, South Carolina; Andrew Jackson HS)
- Ashley Sheppard (OLB; Greenville, North Carolina; North Pitt HS)
- Tyrone Simpson (DT; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Northwestern HS)
- Terry Smith (WR; Clemson, South Carolina; Daniel HS)
- Daniel Telley (OLB; Anderson, South Carolina; T.L.Hanna HS)
- Franklin Thomas (TE; New Orleans, Louisiana; St. Augustine HS)
- James Trapp (SS; Lawton, Oklahoma; Lawton HS)
- Scott Vaughn (OT; Phillipsburg, New Jersey; Phillipsburg HS)
- Pierre Wilson (DT; Jackson, Mississippi; Provine HS)
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Furman* | No. 12 | W 30–0 | 80,508 | ||
September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Florida State* | No. 10 | ESPN | W 34–23 | 61,897 | |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | No. 7 | W 27–7 | 47,152 | ||
September 23 | Noon | Maryland | No. 7 |
| JPS | W 31–7 | 77,301 |
September 30 | Noon | at Duke | No. 7 | JPS | L 17–21 | 22,600 | |
October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Virginia | No. 15 |
| CBS | W 34–20 | 80,638 |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 14 |
| L 14–30 | 81,550 | |
October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 12 NC State | No. 22 |
| ESPN | W 30–10 | 81,569 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 21 |
| W 44–10 | 71,335 | |
November 4 | Noon | at North Carolina | No. 17 | JPS | W 35–3 | 44,500 | |
November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina* | No. 15 | ESPN | W 45–0 | 74,500 | |
December 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 17 West Virginia* | No. 14 | ESPN | W 27–7 | 82,911 | |
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Depth chart
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Coaching staff
- Danny Ford – Head Coach
- Chuck Reedy – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Bill Oliver – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
- – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
- – Assistant Head Coach/Tackles & Tight Ends
- – Associate Head Coach/Offensive Guards and Centers
- – Defensive Tackles
- – Running Backs/Special Teams
- – Defensive Ends
- Woody McCorvey – Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers
References
- ^ "1989 Clemson Tigers football roster". Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ^ "1989 Clemson Tigers football roster" (PDF). Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2009.