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1982 Clemson

9–⁠1–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Danny Ford, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1982, game by game: lost at No. 7 Georgia 7–13; tied vs. Boston College 17–17; won vs. Western Carolina 21–10; won vs. Kentucky 24–6; won at Virginia 48–0; won vs. Duke 49–14; won at NC State 38–29; won vs. No. 18 North Carolina 16–13; won at No. 18 Maryland 24–22; won vs. South Carolina 24–6; won vs. Wake Forest 21–17+48−6Lost 7–13 at No. 7 Georgia-6No. 7 GeorgiaTied 17–17 vs. Boston College0Boston CollegeWon 21–10 vs. Western Carolina+11Western CarolinaWon 24–6 vs. Kentucky+18KentuckyWon 48–0 at Virginia+48VirginiaWon 49–14 vs. Duke+35DukeWon 38–29 at NC State+9NC StateWon 16–13 vs. No. 18 North Carolina+3No. 18 North CarolinaWon 24–22 at No. 18 Maryland+2No. 18 MarylandWon 24–6 vs. South Carolina+18South CarolinaWon 21–17 vs. Wake Forest+4Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6at7GeorgiaL 7–⁠1344%
Sep 11vsBoston CollegeT 17–⁠1771%
Sep 25vsWestern CarolinaW 21–⁠1085%
Oct 2vsKentuckyW 24–⁠685%
Oct 9atVirginiaW 48–⁠083%
Oct 16vsDukeW 49–⁠1477%
Oct 23atNC StateW 38–⁠2967%
Nov 6vs18North CarolinaW 16–⁠1362%
Nov 13at18MarylandW 24–⁠2249%
Nov 20vsSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠686%
Nov 27vsWake ForestW 21–⁠1789%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 21–⁠17; No. 8 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 7: 20
  5. Wk 8: 18
  6. Wk 9: 15
  7. Wk 10: 13
  8. Wk 11: 11
  9. Wk 12: 10
  10. Wk 13: 10
  11. Wk 14: 8
  12. Wk 15: 7
  13. Final: 8

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanTerry Kinard, DB

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 7
Points
289–⁠147
Coach
Danny Ford
Elo
1732 +66 this season
SP+ rating
17.4 No. 19 of 109; offense No. 29, defense No. 13
SRS
16.7 No. 16 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Nelson Stokley
Captains
Homer Jordan and Terry Kinard

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 1Terry Kinard DBNew York Giants
Rd 3Cliff Austin RBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Johnny Rembert LBNew England Patriots
Rd 5Chuck McSwain RBDallas Cowboys
Rd 7Jeff McCall RBLos Angeles Raiders

All-ACC

5 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠09–⁠1–⁠18
Maryland5–⁠18–⁠420
North Carolina3–⁠38–⁠418
NC State3–⁠36–⁠5
Duke3–⁠36–⁠5
Virginia1–⁠52–⁠9
Wake Forest0–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.