| 1988 Clemson Tigers football | |
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ACC champion Florida Citrus Bowl champion | |
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 13–6 vs. Oklahoma | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–1 ACC) |
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| Captain | Rodney Williams, Donnell Woolford |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 9 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th–year head coach Danny Ford, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the NCAA title for the third consecutive season. Clemson was invited to the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Tigers defeated Oklahoma. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech* | No. 4 | JPS | W 40–7 | 78,714 | ||
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Furman* | No. 3 |
| W 23–3 | 80,620 | [1] | |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 10 Florida State* | No. 3 |
| CBS | L 21–24 | 85,576 | |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 12 | W 30–13 | 45,106 | |||
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Virginia | No. 11 | W 10–7 | 42,000 | |||
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 22 Duke | No. 11 |
| ESPN | W 49–17 | 83,356 | |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 9 | L 3–10 | 55,000 | |||
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 15 | W 37–14 | 27,300 | |||
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 17 |
| JPS | W 37–14 | 78,369 | |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 16 | JPS | W 49–25 | 45,000 | ||
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 South Carolina* | No. 15 |
| JPS | W 29–10 | 84,867 | |
| January 1, 1989 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Oklahoma* | No. 13 | ABC | W 13–6 | 53,571 | ||
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Rankings
Personnel
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Offense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
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Florida Citrus Bowl (vs. Oklahoma)
Florida Citrus Bowl: #13 Clemson Tigers (9–2) vs. #10 Oklahoma Sooners (9–2)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Clemson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
- Date: January 2, 1989
- Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 53,571
- Referee: Dick Burleson
- Box Score
Jamelle Holieway made the start in his final collegiate game.[2][3]
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 Full game | |
| Game highlights |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Clemson | Passing | Rodney Williams | 5/11 |
| Rushing | Terry Allen | 53 Yds, TD | |
| Receiving | Terry Allen | 4 Rec, 47 Yds | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | ||
| Rushing | Mike Gaddis | 12 Rush, 37 YDs | |
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References
- ↑ "Clemson downs Furman 23–3". St. Petersburg Times. September 11, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "THE OTHER BOWL GAMES : Citrus Bowl : Sooners Beaten at Pass by Clemson". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Clemson and Oklahoma in '89". 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
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