1992 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1992 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Ken Hatfield, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the ACC. Clemson played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. At the time, the comeback against Virginia was the largest comeback margin in school history. However, the Tigers finished with a losing record for the first time since 1976, and failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since 1980.

1992 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Van Der Hayden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron Dickerson (2nd season)
Captains	Robert O'Neal Wayne Simmons
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Florida State $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 17 NC State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	1
No. 19 North Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 25 Wake Forest	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Virginia	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Clemson	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maryland	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Duke	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	1:00 p.m.	Ball State*	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 24–10	69,077
September 12	7:30 p.m.	No. 5 Florida State	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 20–24	83,170
September 26	7:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	No. 16	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 16–20	46,033
October 3	1:00 p.m.	No. 19 (I-AA) Chattanooga*	No. 25	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 54–3	71,486
October 10	3:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Virginia	No. 25	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 29–28	44,400
October 17	1:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 21–6	77,532
October 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 23 NC State	No. 18	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	JPS	L 6–20	53,676
October 31	1:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 15–18	21,839
November 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 North Carolina		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 40–7	76,155
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	JPS	L 23–53	25,223
November 21	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	JPS	L 13–24	83,312
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1992 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 3 Stanley Banks Jr OT 69 Kevin Brooks Jr WR 1 Dwayne Bryant Jr QB 7 Richard Moncrief Jr C 61 Bryce Nelson Jr WR 20 Larry Ryans Sr RB 31 Derrick Witherspoon Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 89 Brentson Buckner Jr LB 45 John McMakin Jr CB 15 Robert O'Neal Sr LB 96 Ashley Sheppard Sr LB 49 Wayne Simmons Sr CB 27 James Trapp Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 25 Matt Bullman So	Head coach Frank Howard Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster