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1992 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Van Der Hayden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Ron Dickerson (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1991
1993 →
1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Florida State $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
No. 17 NC State 6 2 0 9 3 1
No. 19 North Carolina 5 3 0 9 3 0
No. 25 Wake Forest 4 4 0 8 4 0
Virginia 4 4 0 7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 0 5 6 0
Clemson 3 5 0 5 6 0
Maryland 2 6 0 3 8 0
Duke 0 8 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Ken Hatfield, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the ACC. Clemson played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. At the time, the comeback against Virginia was the largest comeback margin in school history.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 p.m. Ball State*No. 13W 24–1069,077 [1]
September 127:30 p.m.No. 5 Florida StateNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC ( rivalry)
ESPNL 20–2483,170 [2]
September 267:30 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 16ESPNL 16–2046,033 [3]
October 31:00 p.m.No. 19 ( I-AA) Chattanooga*No. 25
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 54–371,486 [4]
October 103:30 p.m.at No. 10 VirginiaNo. 25 ABCW 29–2844,400 [5]
October 171:00 p.m. DukedaggerNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 21–677,532 [6]
October 2412:00 p.m.at No. 23 NC StateNo. 18 JPSL 6–2053,676 [7]
October 311:00 p.m.at Wake ForestL 15–1821,839 [8]
November 71:00 p.m.No. 18 North Carolina
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 40–776,155 [9]
November 1412:00 p.m.at MarylandJPSL 23–5325,223 [10]
November 2112:00 p.m. South Carolina*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC ( rivalry)
JPSL 13–2483,312 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1992 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 3 Stanley Banks Jr
OT 69 Kevin Brooks Jr
WR 1 Dwayne Bryant Jr
QB 7 Richard Moncrief Jr
C 61 Bryce Nelson Jr
WR 20 Larry Ryans Sr
RB 31 Derrick Witherspoon Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 89 Brentson Buckner Jr
LB 45 John McMakin Jr
CB 15 Robert O'Neal Sr
LB 96 Ashley Sheppard Sr
LB 49 Wayne Simmons Sr
CB 27 James Trapp Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 25 Matt Bullman So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Clemson needs big 4th to subdue BSU". The Muncie Star. September 6, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fla. State slips past Clemson". The State. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech upends Clemson". The Kansas City Star. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson stomps on Moccasins". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson overtakes Virginia". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Clemson sacks Duke for 21–6 win". Florence Morning News. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "NCSU pounds Clemson". The Chapel Hill News. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wake Forest stuns Clemson". The Times and Democrat. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson clobbers N. Carolina 40–7". The Palm Beach Post. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers say bye to bowl hopes". The State. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "USC air show grounds Tigers in 24–13 win". The Item. November 22, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1992 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.