1987 Clemson Tigers football team

1987 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 35–10 vs. Penn State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#12
1987 record	10–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Ford
Captain	Michael Dean Perry, John Phillips
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1987 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#12 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5*	Western Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 43–0	71,465
September 12*	at Virginia Tech	#10	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 22–10	42,000
September 19*	#18 Georgia	#8	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–20	81,875
September 26	Georgia Tech	#9	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 33–12	78,832
October 10	Virginia	#8	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 38–21	79,963
October 17	Duke	#7	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 17–10	70,294
October 24	NC State	#7	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 28–30	73,613
October 31	Wake Forest	#14	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 31–17	69,711
November 7	at North Carolina	#10	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 13–10	53,115
November 14	Maryland	#9	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 45–16	76,773
November 21*	at #12 South Carolina	#8	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 7–20	75,043
January 1*	vs. #20 Penn State	#14	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	W 35–10	53,152
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.