Schedule
edit
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|
September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 (I-AA) Furman* | No. 12 | | | W 30–0 | 80,508 | [1] |
September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Florida State* | No. 10 | | ESPN | W 34–23 | 61,897 | [2] |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | No. 7 | | | W 27–7 | 47,152 | [3] |
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Maryland | No. 7 | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| JPS | W 31–7 | 77,301 | [4] |
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | No. 7 | | JPS | L 17–21 | 22,600 | [5] |
October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Virginia | No. 15 | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| CBS | W 34–20 | 80,638 | [6] |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 14 | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC (rivalry)
| | L 14–30 | 81,550 | [7] |
October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 12 NC State | No. 22 | | ESPN | W 30–10 | 81,569 | [8] |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 21 | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| | W 44–10 | 71,335 | [9] |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Carolina | No. 17 | | JPS | W 35–3 | 44,500 | [10] |
November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina* | No. 15 | | ESPN | W 45–0 | 74,509 | [11] |
December 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 17 West Virginia* | No. 14 | | ESPN | W 27–7 | 82,911 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
|
[13]
Personnel
edit
Incoming recruiting class
edit
Source:[14]
- Nick Blinsky (C; Struthers, Ohio; Struthers HS)
- Rodney Blunt (TB; Pensacola, Florida; Pine Forest HS)
- Brentson Buckner (MG; Columbus, Georgia; Carver HS)
- Greg Burk (FB; Lawton, Oklahoma; Lawton HS)
- Pat Burris (DB; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Northwestern HS)
- Arthur Bussie (OLB; Camden, New Jersey; Camden HS)
- Darren Calhoun (LB; McCormick, South Carolina; McCormick HS)
- Jason Davis (WR; Pensacola, Florida; Pine Forest HS)
- Steve Derriso (LB; Huntsville, Alabama; Grissom HS)
- Garth Fennigan (QB; Harlingen, Texas; Harlingen HS)
- Eric Geter (CB; Newnan, Georgia; Newnan HS)
- Tyrone Gibson (LB; Hartsville, South Carolina; Hartsville HS)
- Rudy Harris (TB; Brockton, Massachusetts; Brockton HS)
- David Hogue (OG; New Castle PA; Laurel HS)
- Brent LeJeune (OT; Lake Charles, Louisiana; Barbe HS)
- Richard Moncrief (QB; Montgomery, Alabama; Davis HS)
- Robert O'Neal (CB; Clarkston, Georgia; Clarkston HS)
- Thad Ridgley (FB; Ambridge, Pennsylvania; Ambridge HS)
- Larry Ryans (CB; Greenwood, South Carolina; Greenwood HS)
- Stacy Seegars (MG; Kershaw, South Carolina; Andrew Jackson HS)
- Ashley Sheppard (OLB; Greenville, North Carolina; North Pitt HS)
- Tyrone Simpson (DT; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Northwestern HS)
- Terry Smith (WR; Clemson, South Carolina; Daniel HS)
- Daniel Telley (OLB; Anderson, South Carolina; T.L.Hanna HS)
- Franklin Thomas (TE; New Orleans, Louisiana; St. Augustine HS)
- James Trapp (SS; Lawton, Oklahoma; Lawton HS)
- Scott Vaughn (OT; Phillipsburg, New Jersey; Phillipsburg HS)
- Pierre Wilson (DT; Jackson, Mississippi; Provine HS)
1989 Clemson Tigers football team roster
|
---|
Players
|
Coaches
|
---|
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
|
Depth chart
edit
Source:[15]
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
|
|
|
|
|
FB
|
---|
Wesley McFadden
| Tony Kennedy
| Junior Hall
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coaching staff
edit
- Danny Ford – Head coach
- Chuck Reedy – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Bill Oliver – Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
- – Co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs
- – Assistant head coach/tackles and tight ends
- – Associate head coach/offensive guards and centers
- – Defensive tackles
- – Running backs/special teams
- – Defensive ends
- Woody McCorvey – Recruiting coordinator/wide receivers
References
edit
- ^ "Tigers defense keeps Paladins bottled up". The Charlotte Observer. September 3, 1989. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson hands FSU a 34–23 'routrooskie'". The Tampa Tribune. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers use defense, lightning bolts to rip Tech". The State. September 17, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seventh-ranked Tigers tackle Terps". Florence Morning News. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke beats odds, Clemson". The Herald. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "...Virginia–Clemson story familiar one". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 8, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson clobbered, 30–14". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers wrap up Pack". The Greenville News. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson dismantles Wake Forest 44–10". The Item. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Henderson, Tigers whip Heels". The Herald. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson thrashes USC, 45–0". The News and Observer. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson harasses Harris in coasting to Gator Bowl victory". The Orlando Sentinel. December 31, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1989 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "1989 Clemson Tigers football roster". Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ^ "1989 Clemson Tigers football roster" (PDF). Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2009.