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American college football season
The 1993 Clemson Tigers football team represented
Clemson University as a member of the
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the
1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach
Ken Hatfield, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the ACC. Clemson played home games at
Memorial Stadium in
Clemson, South Carolina.
Tommy West coached the team in the
Peach Bowl after he was hired after the resignation of Hatfield.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | 1:00 p.m. |
UNLV* | No. 22 | | | W 24–14 | 65,426 |
[1] |
September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1
Florida State | No. 22 | |
JPS | L 0–57 | 74,991 |
[2] |
September 25 | 1:00 p.m. |
Georgia Tech | | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC (
rivalry)
| | W 16–13 | 72,511 |
[3] |
October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 24
NC State | | | JPS | W 20–14 | 69,637 |
[4] |
October 9 | 1:30 p.m. | at
Duke | | | | W 13–10 | 18,600 |
[5] |
October 16 | 12:00 p.m. |
Wake Forest | | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| JPS | L 16–20 | 61,102 |
[6] |
October 23 | 1:00 p.m. |
East Tennessee State* | | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| | W 27–0 | 66,672 |
[7] |
October 30 | 12:00 p.m. |
Maryland | | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| JPS | W 29–0 | 66,147 |
[8] |
November 6 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 16
North Carolina | | |
ESPN | L 0–24 | 51,500 |
[9] |
November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18
Virginia | | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| JPS | W 23–14 | 66,419 |
[10] |
November 20 | 12:30 p.m. | at
South Carolina* | No. 24 | | JPS | W 16–13 | 72,928 |
[11] |
December 31 | 6:00 p.m. | vs.
Kentucky* | No. 23 | | ESPN | W 14–13 | 63,416 |
[12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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[13]
Roster
1993 Clemson Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P/K
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02
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Nelson Welch
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
Roster
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References
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"Rebels stay close in loss". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"No. 1 Florida State layes waste to Clemson, 57–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tech kicking itself". The Macon Telegraph. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson wins with flair". The Herald. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke comes up short again in 13–10 loss". Winston-Salem Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Miracle eludes Tigers". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Shutouts spell some relief". The Greenville News. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Witherspoon leads Tigers to blanking of Terrapins, 29–0". The Times and Democrat. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tar Heels skein; clobber Clemson 24–0". The Item. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson gets a real rush". The State. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers triumph". The Times and Democrat. November 21, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"A peachy debut, Clemson rally gives West 14–13 win". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1993 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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