1989 Clemson Tigers football team
| 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 |
| 1989 record | 10–2 (5–2 ACC) |
| Head coach | Danny Ford |
| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (c. 79,854, grass) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18 Virginia + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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
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- Nick Blinsky (C; Struthers, OH; Struthers HS)
- Rodney Blunt (TB; Pensacola, FL; Pine Forest HS)
- Brentson Buckner (MG; Columbus, GA; Carver HS)
- Greg Burk (FB; Lawton, OK; Lawton HS)
- Pat Burris (DB; Rock Hill, SC; Northwestern HS)
- Arthur Bussie (OLB; Camden, NJ; Camden HS)
- Darren Calhoun (LB; McCormick, SC; McCormick HS)
- Jason Davis (WR; Pensacola, FL; Pine Forest HS)
- Steve Derriso (LB; Huntsville, AL; Grissom HS)
- Garth Fennigan (QB; Harlingen, TX; Harlingen HS)
- Eric Geter (CB; Newnan, GA; Newnan HS)
- Tyrone Gibson (LB; Hartsville, SC; Hartsville HS)
- Rudy Harris (TB; Brockton, MA; Brockton HS)
- David Hogue (OG; New Castle PA; Laurel HS)
- Brent LeJeune (OT; Lake Charles, LA; Barbe HS)
- Richard Moncrief (QB; Montgomery, AL; Davis HS)
- Robert O'Neal (CB; Clarkston, GA; Clarkston HS)
- Thad Ridgley (FB; Ambridge, PA; Ambridge HS)
- Larry Ryans (CB; Greenwood, SC; Greenwood HS)
- Stacy Seegars (MG; Kershaw, SC; Andrew Jackson HS)
- Ashley Sheppard (OLB; Greenville, NC; North Pitt HS)
- Tyrone Simpson (DT; Rock Hill, SC; Northwestern HS)
- Terry Smith (WR; Clemson, SC; Daniel HS)
- Daniel Telley (OLB; Anderson, SC; T.L.Hanna HS)
- Franklin Thomas (TE; New Orleans, LA; St. Augustine HS)
- James Trapp (SS; Lawton, OK; Lawton HS)
- Scott Vaughn (OT; Phillipsburg, NJ; Phillipsburg HS)
- Pierre Wilson (DT; Jackson, MS; Provine HS)
Schedule
Source:
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 2 | 1:00 PM | Furman* | No. 12 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 30–0 | 80,508 | |||
| September 9 | 7:30 PM | at No. 16 Florida State* | No. 10 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN | W 34–23 | 61,897 | ||
| September 16 | 7:00 PM | at Virginia Tech* | No. 7 | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | W 27–7 | 47,152 | |||
| September 23 | 12:00 PM | Maryland | No. 7 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | JPS | W 31–7 | 77,301 | ||
| September 30 | 12:00 PM | at Duke | No. 7 | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | JPS | L 17–21 | 22,600 | ||
| October 7 | 2:30 PM | Virginia | No. 15 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | CBS | W 34–20 | 80,638 | ||
| October 14 | 1:00 PM | Georgia Tech |
No. 14 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry) | L 14–30 | 81,550 | |||
| October 21 | 4:00 PM | No. 12 NC State | No. 22 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl) | ESPN | W 30–10 | 81,569 | ||
| October 28 | 1:00 PM | Wake Forest | No. 21 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 44–10 | 71,335 | |||
| November 4 | 12:00 PM | at North Carolina | No. 17 | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | JPS | W 35–3 | 44,500 | ||
| November 18 | 7:30 PM | at South Carolina* | No. 15 | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Carolina–Clemson Rivalry) | ESPN | W 45–0 | 74,500 | ||
| December 30 | 8:00 PM | vs. No. 17 West Virginia* | No. 14 | Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | ESPN | W 27–7 | 82,911 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
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 25, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ↑ "1989 Clemson Tigers football roster" (PDF). Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
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