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1992 Clemson

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1992, game by game: won vs. Ball State 24–10; lost vs. No. 5 Florida State 20–24; lost at Georgia Tech 16–20; won vs. Chattanooga 54–3; won at No. 10 Virginia 29–28; won vs. Duke 21–6; lost at No. 23 NC State 6–20; lost at Wake Forest 15–18; won vs. No. 18 North Carolina 40–7; lost at Maryland 23–53; lost vs. South Carolina 13–24+51−30Won 24–10 vs. Ball State+14Ball StateLost 20–24 vs. No. 5 Florida State-4No. 5 Florida StateLost 16–20 at Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechWon 54–3 vs. Chattanooga+51ChattanoogaWon 29–28 at No. 10 Virginia+1No. 10 VirginiaWon 21–6 vs. Duke+15DukeLost 6–20 at No. 23 NC State-14No. 23 NC StateLost 15–18 at Wake Forest-3Wake ForestWon 40–7 vs. No. 18 North Carolina+33No. 18 North CarolinaLost 23–53 at Maryland-30MarylandLost 13–24 vs. South Carolina-11South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsBall StateW 24–⁠1073%
Sep 12vs5Florida StateL 20–⁠2445%
Sep 26atGeorgia TechL 16–⁠2049%
Oct 3vsChattanoogaW 54–⁠389%
Oct 10at10VirginiaW 29–⁠2833%
Oct 17vsDukeW 21–⁠677%
Oct 24at23NC StateL 6–⁠2044%
Oct 31atWake ForestL 15–⁠1861%
Nov 7vs18North CarolinaW 40–⁠755%
Nov 14atMarylandL 23–⁠5373%
Nov 21vsSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠2471%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 24–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 6: 25
  7. Wk 7: 25
  8. Wk 8: 19
  9. Wk 9: 18

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 1992.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
261–⁠213
Coach
Ken Hatfield
Elo
1527 −90 this season
SP+ rating
5.4 No. 43 of 105; offense No. 57, defense No. 35
SRS
4.2 No. 38 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Van Der Hayden
Defensive coordinator
Ron Dickerson
Captains
Robert O’Neal and Wayne Simmons

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 1Wayne Simmons LBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 3James Trapp DBLos Angeles Raiders
Rd 4Rudy Harris RBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Ashley Sheppard LBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Robert O’Neal DBMiami Dolphins

All-ACC

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠011–⁠12
NC State6–⁠29–⁠3–⁠117
North Carolina5–⁠39–⁠319
Wake Forest4–⁠48–⁠425
Virginia4–⁠47–⁠4
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠6
Clemson3–⁠55–⁠6
Maryland2–⁠63–⁠8
Duke0–⁠82–⁠9

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