1983 Clemson Tigers football team

1983 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP No. 11
1983 record 9–1–1 (7–0 on-the-field, officially 0-0 ACC)
Head coach Danny Ford (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Nelson Stokley (5th season)
Captain James Farr, James Robinson
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1983 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Maryland $ 5 –0 –0  8 –4 –0
North Carolina 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 3 –2 –0  3 –8 –0
Virginia 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Duke 3 –3 –0  3 –8 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
NC State 1 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
No. 11 Clemson 0 –0 –0*  9 –1 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Clemson was on probation for recruiting violations, and was ineligible for the ACC championship and a bowl bid. As a result, their games against ACC opponents, against whom they were an undefeated 7–0, did not count in the league standings.[2][1]

Schedule

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteResultAttendance
September 3Western CarolinaMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 44–10
69,962
September 10at Boston CollegeAlumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)L 16–31
32,500
September 17No. 11 GeorgiaMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)T 16–16
79,815
September 24Georgia TechMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)W 41–14
73,882
October 8VirginiaMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 42–21
78,376
October 15at DukeWallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NCW 38–31
19,300
October 22NC StateMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)W 27–17
73,773
October 29Wake ForestMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 24–17
65,475
November 5at No. 10 North CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 16–3
53,689
November 12No. 11 MarylandNo. 17Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 52–27
80,615
November 19at South CarolinaNo. 13Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)W 22–13
74,550
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ↑ Wilbon, Michael (November 12, 1983). "For Clemson, Maryland's Almost a Bowlful: 'Obviously, This Is Clemson's Season'". The Washington Post. p. D1.
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