1986 Clemson Tigers football team

1986 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Gator Bowl, W 27–21 vs. Stanford
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#18
AP	#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.