1989 Clemson Tigers football team

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1989 Clemson Tigers football
Gator Bowl Champions
1989 Gator Bowl, Won 27–7 vs #17 West Virginia
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #12
1989 record 10–2 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach Danny Ford
Offensive scheme Option
Base defense 4-3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium (c. 79,854, grass)
Seasons
« 1988 1990 »
1989 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#18 Virginia + 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 3 – 0
Duke + 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
#12 Clemson 5 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 1
North Carolina 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Danny Ford, who was serving his final season as head coach at Clemson. The Tigers played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Tigers finished the 1989 season with a 10–2 record and defeated West Virginia 27–7 in the 1989 Gator Bowl.

Incoming recruiting class

Source:[1]

  • Nick Blinsky (C; Struthers, OH; Struthers HS)
  • Rodney Blunt (TB; Pensacola, FL; Pine Forest HS)
  • Brentson Buckner (MG; Columbus, GA; Carver HS)
  • Greg Burk (FB; Lawton, OK; Lawton HS)
  • Pat Burris (DB; Rock Hill, SC; Northwestern HS)
  • Arthur Bussie (OLB; Camden, NJ; Camden HS)
  • Darren Calhoun (LB; McCormick, SC; McCormick HS)
  • Jason Davis (WR; Pensacola, FL; Pine Forest HS)
  • Steve Derriso (LB; Huntsville, AL; Grissom HS)
  • Garth Fennigan (QB; Harlingen, TX; Harlingen HS)
  • Eric Geter (CB; Newnan, GA; Newnan HS)
  • Tyrone Gibson (LB; Hartsville, SC; Hartsville HS)
  • Rudy Harris (TB; Brockton, MA; Brockton HS)
  • David Hogue (OG; New Castle PA; Laurel HS)
  • Brent LeJeune (OT; Lake Charles, LA; Barbe HS)
  • Richard Moncrief (QB; Montgomery, AL; Davis HS)
  • Robert O'Neal (CB; Clarkston, GA; Clarkston HS)
  • Thad Ridgley (FB; Ambridge, PA; Ambridge HS)
  • Larry Ryans (CB; Greenwood, SC; Greenwood HS)
  • Stacy Seegars (MG; Kershaw, SC; Andrew Jackson HS)
  • Ashley Sheppard (OLB; Greenville, NC; North Pitt HS)
  • Tyrone Simpson (DT; Rock Hill, SC; Northwestern HS)
  • Terry Smith (WR; Clemson, SC; Daniel HS)
  • Daniel Telley (OLB; Anderson, SC; T.L.Hanna HS)
  • Franklin Thomas (TE; New Orleans, LA; St. Augustine HS)
  • James Trapp (SS; Lawton, OK; Lawton HS)
  • Scott Vaughn (OT; Phillipsburg, NJ; Phillipsburg HS)
  • Pierre Wilson (DT; Jackson, MS; Provine HS)

Schedule

Source:

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 1:00 PM Furman* #12 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 30–0   80,508
September 9 7:30 PM at #16 Florida State* #10 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPN W 34–23   61,897
September 16 7:00 PM at Virginia Tech* #7 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA W 27–7   47,152
September 23 12:00 PM Maryland #7 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC JPS W 31–7   77,301
September 30 12:00 PM at Duke #7 Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC JPS L 17–21   22,600
October 7 2:30 PM Virginia #15 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC CBS W 34–20   80,638
October 14 1:00 PM Georgia Techdagger #14 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry) L 14–30   81,550
October 21 4:00 PM #12 NC State #22 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl) ESPN W 30–10   81,569
October 28 1:00 PM Wake Forest #21 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 44–10   71,335
November 4 12:00 PM at North Carolina #17 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC JPS W 35–3   44,500
November 18 7:30 PM at South Carolina* #15 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Carolina–Clemson Rivalry) ESPN W 45–0   74,500
December 30 8:00 PM vs. #17 West Virginia* #14 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) ESPN W 27–7   82,911
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

Source:[2]


Defense
FS
James Lott
Norris Brown
Chris Hart


WLB MLB SLB
⋅ Ed McDaniel ⋅
Kenzil Jackson Vince Taylor ⋅
Dorian Mariable Shane Scott ⋅
SS
Arlington Nunn
Tyron Mouzon
Marc Taylor
CB
Dexter Davis
Mitch Belton
Lee Kendall


DE DT DT DE
John Johnson Vance Hammond David Davis Otis Moore
Wayne Harps Danny Sizer Rob Bodine Chester McGlockton
Jeff Taylor ⋅ Al Richard ⋅
CB
Jerome Henderson
Tony Mauney
David Joye
Offense
WR
Rodney Fletcher
Chip Davis
Fernandez West
LT LG C RG RT
Bruce Bratton Jeb Flesch Hank Phillips Eric Harmon Stacy Long
Les Hall David Pluckett Mike Brown Mike Samnik Kelvin Hankins
Chris Ogle Jamison Temples John Harris Ron Wessinger Mark Shirley
TE
Stacy Fields
Chris Twiss
Mike Berry
WR
Gary Cooper
Doug Thomas
Robbie Spector
QB
Chris Morocco
DeChane Cameron
Michael Carr
RB
Terry Allen
Joe Henderson
Charlie James
FB
Wesley McFadden
Tony Kennedy
Junior Hall
Special Teams
PK Chris Gardocki
PK Scott Davis
P Chris Gardocki
P Chet Horton




Coaching staff

  • Danny Ford - Head Coach
  • Chuck Reedy - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Bill Oliver - Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
  • - Assistant Head Coach/Tackles & Tight Ends
  • - Associate Head Coach/Offensive Guards and Centers
  • - Defensive Tackles
  • - Running Backs/Special Teams
  • - Defensive Ends
  • Woody McCorvey - Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers

Reference

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