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1993 Clemson

9–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield, then Tommy West (bowl game), finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1993, game by game: won vs. UNLV 24–14; lost at No. 1 Florida State 0–57; won vs. Georgia Tech 16–13; won vs. No. 24 NC State 20–14; won at Duke 13–10; lost vs. Wake Forest 16–20; won vs. East Tennessee State 27–0; won vs. Maryland 29–0; lost at No. 16 North Carolina 0–24; won vs. No. 18 Virginia 23–14; won at South Carolina 16–13; won vs. Kentucky 14–13+29−57Won 24–14 vs. UNLV+10UNLVLost 0–57 at No. 1 Florida State-57No. 1 Florida StateWon 16–13 vs. Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechWon 20–14 vs. No. 24 NC State+6No. 24 NC StateWon 13–10 at Duke+3DukeLost 16–20 vs. Wake Forest-4Wake ForestWon 27–0 vs. East Tennessee State+27East Tennessee …Won 29–0 vs. Maryland+29MarylandLost 0–24 at No. 16 North Carolina-24No. 16 North CarolinaWon 23–14 vs. No. 18 Virginia+9No. 18 VirginiaWon 16–13 at South Carolina+3South CarolinaWon 14–13 vs. Kentucky+1Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsUNLVW 24–⁠1472%
Sep 11at1Florida StateL 0–⁠5717%
Sep 25vsGeorgia TechW 16–⁠1361%
Oct 2vs24NC StateW 20–⁠1447%
Oct 9atDukeW 13–⁠1061%
Oct 16vsWake ForestL 16–⁠2073%
Oct 23vsEast Tennessee StateW 27–⁠085%
Oct 30vsMarylandW 29–⁠078%
Nov 6at16North CarolinaL 0–⁠2429%
Nov 13vs18VirginiaW 23–⁠1443%
Nov 20atSouth CarolinaW 16–⁠1354%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsKentuckyPeach BowlW 14–⁠1363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kentucky 14–⁠13 in the Peach Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The tied 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 22
  3. Wk 3: 21
  4. Wk 13: 24
  5. Wk 14: 24
  6. Wk 15: 24
  7. Wk 16: 24
  8. Final: 23

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 1993.

Consensus All-AmericanStacy Seegars, OG

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 21
Points
198–⁠192
Coach
Ken Hatfield, then Tommy West (bowl game)
Elo
1583 +65 this season
SP+ rating
-1.0 No. 58 of 105; offense No. 95, defense No. 20
SRS
−0.4 No. 54 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Whitey Jordan
Defensive coordinator
Bobby Johnson
Captain
Richard Moncrief

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 2Brentson Buckner DTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Andre Hewitt OTCleveland Browns

All-ACC

2 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

  • Brent LeJeuneOTAP-2
  • Tim JonesLBAP-2
  • Andre HumphreyDBAP-2
  • Brian DawkinsDBAP-2
  • Nelson WelchKAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1993 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠012–⁠11
North Carolina6–⁠210–⁠319
Clemson5–⁠39–⁠323
Virginia5–⁠37–⁠5
NC State4–⁠47–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠55–⁠6
Duke2–⁠63–⁠8
Maryland2–⁠62–⁠9
Wake Forest1–⁠72–⁠9

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