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