Clemson Tigers football, 1990–1999

The Clemson Tigers football teams of 1990–1999 represented Clemson University in NCAA Division I-A college football competition.

Contents
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

1990

1990 Clemson Tigers football
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 30–0 vs. Illinois
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#9
1990 record	10–2 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield
Captain	Stacy Fields, Vance Hammond
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1989 1991 »

Clemson's 500th win came October 27 against Wake Forest.

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1*	Long Beach State	#10	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 59–0	74,250
September 8	at #14 Virginia	#9	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	L 7–20	46,800
September 15	at Maryland	#10	Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD	W 18–17	39,255
September 22*	Appalachian State	#17	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 48–0	77,716
September 29	Duke	#19	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 26–7	81,066
October 6*	Georgia	#16	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 34–3	83,127
October 13	at #18 Georgia Tech	#15	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 19–21	46,066
October 20	at NC State	#22	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 24–17	46,500
October 27	at Wake Forest	#19	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 24–6	25,317
November 3	North Carolina	#18	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 20–3	75,196
November 17*	South Carolina	#17	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 24–15	83,823
January 1*	vs. #16 Illinois	#14	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	W 30-0	63,154
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1991

1991 Clemson Tigers football
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 13–37 vs. California
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#17
AP	#18
1991 record	9–2–1 (6–0–1 ACC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield
Captain	Rob Bodine, DeChane Cameron, Levon Kirkland
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1990 1992 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7*	Appalachian State	#8	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 34–0	74,127
September 21*	Temple	#8	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 37–7	74,575
September 28	#19 Georgia Tech	#7	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 9–7	83,194
October 5*	at Georgia	#6	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 12–27	85,434
October 12	Virginia	#18	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	T 20–20	82,333
October 26	#12 NC State	#19	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 29–19	79,832
November 2	Wake Forest	#16	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 28–10	68,955
November 9	at North Carolina	#15	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 21–6	31,000
November 16	Maryland	#15	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 40–7	71,881
November 23*	at South Carolina	#14	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 41–24	74,200
December 1	vs. Duke	#13	Tokyo Dome • Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)	W 33–21	50,000
January 1*	vs. #14 California	#14	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	L 13–37	64,192
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1992

1992 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1992 record	5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield
Captain	Robert O’Neal, Ashley Sheppard, Wayne Simmons
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1991 1993 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5*	Ball State	#13	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 24–10	69,077
September 12	#5 Florida State	#15	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 20–24	83,170
September 26	at Georgia Tech	#16	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 16–20	46,033
October 3*	Tennessee–Chattanooga	#25	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 54–3	71,486
October 10	at #10 Virginia	#25	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 29–28	44,400
October 17	Duke	#19	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–6	77,532
October 24	at NC State	#18	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 6–20	53,676
October 31	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 15–18	21,839
November 7	#18 North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 40–7	76,155
September 14	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 23–53	25,223
November 21*	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 13–24	83,312
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1993

1993 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl, W 14–13 vs. Kentucky
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#22
AP	#23
1993 record	9–3 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (regular season) Tommy West (bowl game)
Captain	Richard Moncrief
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1992 1994 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4*	UNLV	#22	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 24–14	65,426
September 11	at #1 Florida State	#21	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 0–57	74,991
September 25	Georgia Tech		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 16–13	72,511
October 2	#24 NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 20–14	69,637
October 9	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 13–10	18,600
October 16	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 16–20	61,102
October 23*	East Tennessee State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 27–0	66,672
October 30	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 29–0	66,147
November 6	at #16 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 0–24	51,500
November 13	#18 Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 23–14	66,419
November 20*	at South Carolina	#24	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 16–13	72,928
December 31*	vs. Kentucky	#23	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	W 14–13	63,416
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1994

1994 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1994 record	5–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy West
Captain	Tim Jones, Louis Solomon
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1993 1995 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3*	Furman	#24	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 27–6	63,687
September 10	NC State	#22	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 12–29	67,127
September 17	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	L 6–9	39,000
October 1	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 13–0	67,819
October 8*	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 14–40	86,117
October 15	at #25 Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	L 13–19	29,432
October 22	at #7 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 0–17	75,902
October 29	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 24–8	66,998
November 5	at #19 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 28–17	50,000
November 12	Georgia Tech		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 20–10	66,828
November 19*	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 7–33	85,872
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1995

1995 Clemson Tigers football
Gator Bowl, L 0–41 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1995 record	8–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy West
Captain	Louis Solomon
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1994 1996 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2*	Western Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 55–9	62,714
September 9	#1 Florida State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 26–45	78,133
September 16	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 29–14	18,616
September 23	#11 Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 3–22	70,226
September 30	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 43–22	46,074
October 7*	Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 17–19	81,670
October 21	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 17–0	43,603
October 28	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 24–3	45,245
November 4	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 17–10	72,103
November 11	Duke	#24	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 34–17	62,936
November 18*	at South Carolina	#24	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 38–17	74,990
January 1*	vs. Syracuse	#23	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 0–41	45,202
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1996

1996 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl, L 7–10 vs. LSU
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1996 record	7–5 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy West
Captain	Dexter McCleon
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1995 1997 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 0–45	45,700
September 7*	Furman		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 19–3	62,243
September 21*	at Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	L 24–38	39,128
September 28	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–10	63,263
October 5	at #2 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 3–34	76,360
October 12	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 13–6	23,586
October 19	#22 Georgia Tech		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 28–25	70,578
November 2	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 35–3	60,584
November 9	at #15 Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 24–16	39,100
September 16	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 40–17	63,796
November 23*	South Carolina	#22	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 31–34	82,929
December 28*	vs. #17 LSU		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	L 7–10	63,622
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1997

1997 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl, L 17–21 vs. Auburn
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1997 record	7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy West
Captain	Raymond Priester, Raymond White
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1996 1998 »

Clemson played its first overtime game on November 8 against Duke.

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6*	Appalachian State	#18	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 23–12	62,405
September 13	at [[{{{school}}}|NC State]]	#19	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 19–17	58,000
September 20	#5 Florida State	#16	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 28–35	80,939
September 27	at [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]]	#17	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 20–23	45,275
October 4*	[[{{{school}}}|UTEP]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 39–7	59,710
October 11	[[{{{school}}}|Virginia]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 7–21	74,987
October 25	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 20–9	27,270
November 1	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 33–16	23,411
November 8	[[{{{school}}}|Duke]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 29–20OT	60,363
November 15	#8 North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 10–17	71,514
November 22*	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 47–21	83,700
January 2*	vs. #13 Auburn		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	L 17–21	71,212
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1998

1998 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1998 record	3–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy West
Captain	Donald Broomfield, Holland Postell
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1997 1999 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5*	[[{{{school}}}|Furman]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 33–0	70,855
September 12*	[[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–37	66,431
September 19	at #10 [[{{{school}}}|Virginia]]		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	L 18–20	42,000
September 26	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 19–29	61,632
October 3	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–21	56,650
October 10	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 23–0	69,215
October 17	at #6 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 0–48	80,310
October 24	at [[{{{school}}}|Duke]]		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	L 23–28	30,630
October 31	[[{{{school}}}|NC State]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 39–46	63,624
November 12	#22 [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 21–24	62,012
November 21*	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 28–19	84,423
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1999

1999 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl, L 7–17 vs. [[{{{school}}}|Mississippi State]]
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1999 record	6–6 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden
Captain	Keith Adams, Ryan Romano, Brandon Streeter
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1998 2000 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4*	Marshall		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 10–13	79,186
September 11	[[{{{school}}}|Virginia]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 33–14	66,922
September 23*	at #8 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	L 11–31	51,907
October 2	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 31–20	81,737
October 9	at [[{{{school}}}|NC State]]		Carter–Finley Stadium • [[|Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]] (Textile Bowl)	L 31–35	48,790
October 16	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 42–30	34,097
October 23	#1 Florida State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Bowden Bowl)	L 14–17	86,092
October 30	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 12–3	21,105
November 6	[[{{{school}}}|Duke]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 58–7	77,573
November 13	at #13 [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]]		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 42–45	46,085
November 20*	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 31–21	83,523
December 30*	vs. #15 [[{{{school}}}|Mississippi State]]		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	L 7–17	73,315
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

• Games: Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide". Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf. Retrieved 11 August 2011. 
• Games: Howell, James. "Clemson Historical Scores". Division I-A Historical Scores. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Clemson.htm. Retrieved 11 August 2011. 
• Coaches & captains: 2010 Media Guide, p. 198

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