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Peach Bowl, L 7–10 vs. LSU | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 7–5 (6–2 ACC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Darrell Moody (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ellis Johnson (1st season) |
Captain | Dexter McCleon |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 3 Florida State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 North Carolina | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Tommy West, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the ACC. Clemson was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Tigers lost to LSU. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | ABC | L 0–45 | 45,700 | |||
September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Furman* | JPS | W 19–3 | 62,243 | [1] | ||
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Missouri* | FSN | L 24–38 | 39,128 | |||
September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| JPS | W 21–10 | 63,263 | ||
October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Florida State | ESPN | L 3–34 | 76,360 | |||
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | JPS | W 13–6 | 23,586 | |||
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 22 Georgia Tech |
| ABC | W 28–25 | 70,578 | ||
November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Maryland |
| ABC | W 35–3 | 60,584 | ||
November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Virginia | ABC | W 24–16 | 39,100 | |||
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State |
| JPS | W 40–17 | 63,796 | ||
November 23 | 5:30 p.m. | South Carolina* | No. 22 |
| ESPN2 | L 31–34 | 82,929 | |
December 28 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 17 LSU* | ESPN | L 7–10 | 63,622 | |||
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Coaches | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- ↑ "Clemson takes 19–3 snoozer". The Atlanta Constitution. September 8, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Clemson Football 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). 2017. p. 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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