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1986 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1986
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
CoachRank	19
APRank	17
record	8–2–2
conf_record	5–1–1
head_coach	Danny Ford
hc_year	8th full, 9th overall
off_coach	Jack Crowe
oc_year	1st
captain	Terrence Flagler
captain2	Terence Mack
stadium	Memorial Stadium
champion	ACC champion
Gator Bowl champion
bowl	[Gator Bowl](1986-gator-bowl)
bowl_result	W 27–21 vs. [Stanford](1986-stanford-cardinal-football-team)

Gator Bowl champion The 1986 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its ninth season under head coach Danny Ford, the team compiled an 8–2–2 record (5–1–1 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, defeated Stanford in the 1986 Gator Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 296 to 187. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Terrence Flagler and Terence Mack were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Rodney Williams with 1,245 passing yards, Terrence Flagler with 1,258 rushing yards and 78 points scored (13 touchdowns), and Ray Williams with 280 receiving yards.

Schedule

|September 13||Virginia Tech||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 14–20|75,930|

|September 20|at|No. 14 Georgia||Sanford Stadium|Athens, GA (rivalry)|W 31–28|81,377|

|September 27|at|Georgia Tech||Grant Field|Atlanta, GA (rivalry)|W 27–3|46,062|

|October 4||The Citadel||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 24–0|75,540|

|October 11|at|Virginia|20|Scott Stadium|Charlottesville, VA|W 31–17|44,300|

|October 18||Duke|17|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 35–3|81,320|

|October 25|at|No. 20 NC State|16|Carter–Finley Stadium|Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)|L 3–27|51,300|

|November 1|at|Wake Forest||Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|W 28–20|20,370|

|November 8||North Carolina||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 38–10|79,210|

|November 15|at|Maryland|15|Memorial Stadium|Baltimore, MD|T 17–17|58,758|

|November 22||South Carolina|19|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)|T 21–21|82,500|

|December 27|vs|No. 20 Stanford||Gator Bowl Stadium|Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)|W 27–21|80,104|

Personnel

Danny Ford
Jack Crowe – Offensive coordinator

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1986 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1986 Clemson Tigers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 14, 1986). "Hokies end Tigers' rule of Virginia, 20–14". The Herald.
(September 21, 1986). "Treadwell lifts Clemson; 46-yard boot kicks Dawgs". Greensboro News and Record.
(September 28, 1986). "Flagler, Roulhac power Tigers past Tech, 27–3". The Herald.
(October 5, 1986). "Tiger defense shuts down Bulldogs' passing attack". Florence Morning News.
(October 12, 1986). "Clemson hikes mark against U. Va. to 26–0". Daily Press.
(October 19, 1986). "Clemson keeps No. 1 position in Duke loss". The Rocky Mount Telegram.
(October 26, 1986). "No. 20 N.C. St. takes ACC lead in 27–3 win over No. 16 Clemson". The Baltimore Sun.
(November 2, 1986). "Clemson outlasts Wake 28–20". The State.
(November 9, 1986). "Tigers' 'Orange Day' makes UNC see blue". The Times and Democrat.
(November 16, 1986). "Clemson settles for tie with Terps, ACC title". The Charlotte Observer.
Ron Green. (November 23, 1986). "No smiles: USC 21, Clemson 21". The Greenville News.
(December 28, 1986). "Stanford's big ending fizzles". The San Francisco Examiner.

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