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1995 Clemson

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tommy West.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1995, game by game: won vs. Western Carolina 55–9; lost vs. No. 1 Florida State 26–45; won at Wake Forest 29–14; lost vs. No. 11 Virginia 3–22; won at NC State 43–22; lost vs. Georgia 17–19; won at Maryland 17–0; won at Georgia Tech 24–3; won vs. North Carolina 17–10; won vs. Duke 34–17; won at South Carolina 38–17; lost vs. Syracuse 0–41+46−41Won 55–9 vs. Western Carolina+46Western CarolinaLost 26–45 vs. No. 1 Florida State-19No. 1 Florida StateWon 29–14 at Wake Forest+15Wake ForestLost 3–22 vs. No. 11 Virginia-19No. 11 VirginiaWon 43–22 at NC State+21NC StateLost 17–19 vs. Georgia-2GeorgiaWon 17–0 at Maryland+17MarylandWon 24–3 at Georgia Tech+21Georgia TechWon 17–10 vs. North Carolina+7North CarolinaWon 34–17 vs. Duke+17DukeWon 38–17 at South Carolina+21South CarolinaLost 0–41 vs. Syracuse-41Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsWestern CarolinaW 55–⁠984%
Sep 9vs1Florida StateL 26–⁠4528%
Sep 16atWake ForestW 29–⁠1464%
Sep 23vs11VirginiaL 3–⁠2240%
Sep 30atNC StateW 43–⁠2240%
Oct 7vsGeorgiaL 17–⁠1960%
Oct 21atMarylandW 17–⁠043%
Oct 28atGeorgia TechW 24–⁠352%
Nov 4vsNorth CarolinaW 17–⁠1060%
Nov 11vsDukeW 34–⁠1779%
Nov 18atSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠1756%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsSyracuseGator BowlL 0–⁠4152%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 41–⁠0 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 24
  2. Wk 13: 24
  3. Wk 14: 24
  4. Wk 15: 24
  5. Wk 16: 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 1995.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
303–⁠219
Coach
Tommy West
Elo
1597 +94 this season
SP+ rating
10.3 No. 33 of 107; offense No. 59, defense No. 11
SRS
8.0 No. 28 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Rick Stockstill and Clyde Christensen
Defensive coordinator
Miles Aldridge
Captain
Louis Solomon

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 2Patrick Sapp LBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 2Brian Dawkins DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Leomont Evans DBWashington Redskins

All-ACC

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State7–⁠110–⁠24
Virginia7–⁠19–⁠416
Clemson6–⁠28–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠36–⁠5
North Carolina4–⁠47–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠46–⁠5
NC State2–⁠63–⁠8
Duke1–⁠73–⁠8
Wake Forest0–⁠81–⁠10

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