The1987 Clemson Tigers football team was anAmerican football team that representedClemson University in theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its tenth season under head coachDanny Ford, the team compiled a 10–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, defeatedPenn State in the1988 Florida Citrus Bowl, was ranked No. 12 in the finalAP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 333 to 176.^[1][2] The team played its home games atMemorial Stadium inClemson, South Carolina.

Michael Dean Perry and John Phillips were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Rodney Williams with 1,486 passing yards, Terry Allen with 973 rushing yards, Gary Cooper with 618 receiving yards, and placekicker David Treadwell with 87 points scored (18 field goals, 33 extra points).^[3]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Western Carolina*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 43–0	71,465	[4]
September 12	atVirginia Tech*	No. 10	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 22–10	42,000	[5]
September 19	No. 18Georgia*	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 21–20	81,875	[6]
September 26	Georgia Tech	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 33–12	78,832	[7]
October 10	Virginia	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 38–21	79,963	[8]
October 17	Duke	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 17–10	70,294	[9]
October 24	NC State	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 28–30	73,613	[10]
October 31	Wake Forest	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 31–17	69,711	[11]
November 7	atNorth Carolina	No. 10	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 13–10	53,115	[12]
November 14	Maryland	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 45–16	76,773	[13]
November 21	at No. 12South Carolina*	No. 8	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 7–20	75,043	[14]
January 1, 1988	vs. No. 20Penn State*	No. 14	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	W 35–10	53,152	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

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