1987 Clemson Tigers football team

1987 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 12
Record10–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack Crowe (2nd season)
CaptainMichael Dean Perry, John Phillips
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 1 0 10 2 0
Virginia 5 2 0 8 4 0
Wake Forest 4 3 0 7 4 0
NC State 4 3 0 4 7 0
Maryland 3 3 0 4 7 0
North Carolina 3 4 0 5 6 0
Duke 2 5 0 5 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its tenth season under head coach Danny Ford, the team compiled a 10–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, defeated Penn State in the 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl, was ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 333 to 176.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Michael Dean Perry and John Phillips were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Rodney Williams with 1,486 passing yards, Terry Allen with 973 rushing yards, Gary Cooper with 618 receiving yards, and placekicker David Treadwell with 87 points scored (18 field goals, 33 extra points).[3]

  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "1987 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1987 Clemson Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.