1986 Clemson Tigers football team

1986 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Gator Bowl, W 27–21 vs. Stanford
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 17
1986 record	8–2–2 (5–1–1 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Ford
Captain	Terrence Flagler, Terence Mack
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1986 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#17 Clemson $	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	2
NC State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13*	Virginia Tech		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 14–20	75,930
September 20*	at #14 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	W 31–28	81,377
September 27	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech 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 #20 North Carolina 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 (Battle of the Palmetto State)	T 21–21	82,492
December 27*	vs. #20 Stanford	#21	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 27–21	80,104
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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