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1982 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1982
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
APRank	8
record	9–1–1
conf_record	6–0
head_coach	Danny Ford
hc_year	4th full, 5th overall
off_coach	Nelson Stokley
oc_year	3rd
captain	Homer Jordan
captain2	Terry Kinard
stadium	Memorial Stadium
champion	ACC champion

The 1982 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Danny Ford, the team compiled a 9–1–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, was ranked No. 8 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 289 to 147. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

The defending national champion, Clemson started the year with a loss to Georgia and a tie with Boston College. The team climbed back up the rankings by winning their next nine games, but the season was derailed when Clemson was placed on probation near the end of the season for recruiting violations, and was made ineligible for a bowl bid.

Lee Nanney and Willie Underwood were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Homer Jordan with 674 passing yards, Cliff Austin with 1,064 rushing yards and 84 points scored (14 touchdowns), and Frank Magwood with 414 receiving yards.

Schedule

|September 6|9:00 p.m.|at|No. 7 Georgia|11|Sanford Stadium|Athens, GA (rivalry)|L 7–13|82,122|

|September 18|1:00 p.m.||Boston College|16|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)|T 17–17|63,118|

|September 25|1:00 p.m.||Western Carolina||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 21–10|61,369|

|October 2|1:00 p.m.||Kentucky||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 24–6|63,115|

|October 9|8:00 p.m.|at|Virginia||Scott Stadium|Charlottesville, VA|W 48–0|30,971|

|October 16|1:00 p.m.||Duke|20|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 49–14|62,822|

|October 23|1:00 p.m.|at|NC State|18|Carter–Finley Stadium|Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)|W 38–29|47,300|

|November 6|1:00 p.m.||No. 18 North Carolina|13|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 16–13|63,718–63,788|

|November 13|1:30 p.m.|at|No. 18 Maryland|11|Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD|W 24–22|51,750|

|November 20|1:00 p.m.||South Carolina|10|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)|W 24–6|64,700–66,510|

|November 28|11:00 p.m.|vs.|Wake Forest|10|National Stadium|Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)|W 21–17|80,000|

Personnel

Danny Ford

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1982 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(November 23, 1982). "Severe Sanctions Levied On Clemson". The New York Times.
"1982 Clemson Tigers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 7, 1982). "Dog-gone defense!". The Atlanta Journal.
(September 19, 1982). "New heights for Eagles, 17–17". The Boston Globe.
(September 26, 1982). "It wasn't pretty, but it counts". Anderson Independent-Mail.
(October 3, 1982). "'Homerless' Tigers punch 'Cats 24–6". Florence Morning News.
(October 10, 1982). "Clemson crushes Virginia". Winston-Salem Journal.
(October 17, 1982). "Clemson hammers Blue Devils 49–14". Fort Myers News-Press.
(October 24, 1982). "Scoring bursts carry Clemson past Wolfpack". Durham Sunday Herald.
(November 7, 1982). "Clemson defenses Tar Heels". The Tampa Tribune.
(November 14, 1982). "Clemson defeats Maryland". Asheville Citizen-Times.
Will Lester. (November 21, 1982). "Tigers devour Gamecocks, 24-6". The Times and Democrat.
(November 29, 1982). "Tigers edge Deacs, take title". The News and Observer.
. (1982). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1982"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/51/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
. (1983). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1983"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/49/). *[[Clemson University]]*.

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