1982 Clemson Tigers football team

1982 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	#8
1982 record	9–1–1 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Ford
Captain	Homer Jordan, Terry Kinard
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1982 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Clemson $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#18 North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Clemson was placed on probation near the end of the season for recruiting violations, and was ineligible for a bowl bid. "I was a senior on the 1982 team, and we voted as seniors to accept the unprecedented extra year of probation which the ACC handed down on top of two year NCAA sanctions. We were offered the invitation to play SMU in the Cotton Bowl, and turned it down so that the future teams at Clemson could accept a bowl invitation in 1985." (Carl Martin)

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6*	at #7 Georgia	#11	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 7–13	82,122
September 18*	Boston College	#16	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	T 17–17	63,118
September 25*	Western Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–10	61,369
October 2*	Kentucky		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 24–6	63,115
October 9	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 48–0	30,971
October 16	Duke	#20	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 49–14	62,822
October 23	at North Carolina State	#18	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 38–29	47,300
November 6	#18 North Carolina	#13	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 16–13	63,788
November 13	at #18 Maryland	#11	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 24–22	51,750
November 20*	South Carolina	#10	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 24–6	66,210
November 28	vs. Wake Forest	#10	National Olympic Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	W 21–17	80,000
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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