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1990 Clemson

10–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1990, game by game: won vs. Long Beach State 59–0; lost at No. 14 Virginia 7–20; won at Maryland 18–17; won vs. App State 48–0; won vs. Duke 26–7; won vs. Georgia 34–3; lost at No. 18 Georgia Tech 19–21; won at NC State 24–17; won at Wake Forest 24–6; won vs. North Carolina 20–3; won vs. South Carolina 24–15; won vs. No. 16 Illinois 30–0+59−13Won 59–0 vs. Long Beach State+59Long Beach StateLost 7–20 at No. 14 Virginia-13No. 14 VirginiaWon 18–17 at Maryland+1MarylandWon 48–0 vs. App State+48App StateWon 26–7 vs. Duke+19DukeWon 34–3 vs. Georgia+31GeorgiaLost 19–21 at No. 18 Georgia Tech-2No. 18 Georgia TechWon 24–17 at NC State+7NC StateWon 24–6 at Wake Forest+18Wake ForestWon 20–3 vs. North Carolina+17North CarolinaWon 24–15 vs. South Carolina+9South CarolinaWon 30–0 vs. No. 16 Illinois+30No. 16 Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsLong Beach StateW 59–⁠087%
Sep 8at14VirginiaL 7–⁠2051%
Sep 15atMarylandW 18–⁠1760%
Sep 22vsApp StateW 48–⁠091%
Sep 29vsDukeW 26–⁠777%
Oct 6vsGeorgiaW 34–⁠372%
Oct 13at18Georgia TechL 19–⁠2154%
Oct 20atNC StateW 24–⁠1763%
Oct 27atWake ForestW 24–⁠681%
Nov 3vsNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠384%
Nov 17vsSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠1581%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16IllinoisHall of Fame BowlW 30–⁠064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois 30–⁠0 in the Hall of Fame Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 19
  6. Wk 6: 16
  7. Wk 7: 15
  8. Wk 8: 22
  9. Wk 9: 19
  10. Wk 10: 18
  11. Wk 11: 18
  12. Wk 12: 17
  13. Wk 13: 16
  14. Wk 14: 14
  15. Wk 15: 14
  16. Final: 9

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 1990.

Consensus All-AmericanStacy Long, OT

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 9
Points
333–⁠109
Coach
Ken Hatfield
Elo
1741 +77 this season
SP+ rating
21.6 No. 12 of 104; offense No. 41, defense No. 1
SRS
19.4 No. 10 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Van Der Hayden
Defensive coordinator
Bob Trott
Captains
Stacy Fields and Vance Hammond

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 2Jerome Henderson DBNew England Patriots
Rd 2Doug Thomas WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 2John Johnson LBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3Chris Gardocki PChicago Bears
Rd 4Dexter Davis DBPhoenix Cardinals
Rd 5Vance Hammond DTPhoenix Cardinals

All-ACC

8 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1990 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1990 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech6–⁠0–⁠111–⁠0–⁠12
Clemson5–⁠210–⁠29
Virginia5–⁠28–⁠423
Maryland4–⁠36–⁠5–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
NC State3–⁠47–⁠5
Duke1–⁠64–⁠7
Wake Forest0–⁠73–⁠8

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