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1996 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl, L 7–10 vs. LSU
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Moody (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson (1st season)
Captain Dexter McCleon
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997 →
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 313:30 p.m.at North Carolina
 ABCL 0–4545,700 [1]
September 712:00 p.m. Furman*
 JPSW 19–362,243 [2]
September 217:00 p.m.at Missouri*
 FSNL 24–3839,128 [3]
September 2812:00 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
JPSW 21–1063,263 [4]
October 57:00 p.m.at No. 2 Florida State
 ESPNL 3–3476,360 [5]
October 1212:00 p.m.at Duke
JPSW 13–623,586 [6]
October 193:30 p.m.No. 22 Georgia Tech
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC ( rivalry)
ABCW 28–2570,578 [7]
November 23:30 p.m. Maryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ABCW 35–360,584 [8]
November 93:30 p.m.at No. 15 Virginia
ABCW 24–1639,100 [9]
November 1612:00 p.m. NC State
JPSW 40–1763,796 [10]
November 235:30 p.m. South Carolina*No. 22
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC ( rivalry)
 ESPN2L 31–3482,929 [11]
December 288:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 LSU*
ESPNL 7–1063,622 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[13]

Rankings

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP25————————————22————
Coaches23———————————24————

Roster

1996 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Joe Woods Sr
WR 3 Kenya Crooks Jr
QB 13 Billy Luckie Fr
QB 14 Brandon Streeter Fr
QB 15 Nealon Greene Jr
WR 16 Justin Watts Fr
FB 18 Emory Smith Sr
OT 61 Mark Landry Jr
OL 62 Hamid Salim Sr
OT 77 Matt Butler So
OT 78 Ed Altman Jr
OT 79 Jim Bundren Jr
TE 82 Lamont Hall Jr
TE 83 Will Clark Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 1 Antuan Edwards So
DE 8 Trevor Pryce Jr
CB 9 Dexter McCleon Sr
SS 10 Michael Allen So
SS 28 Andre Carter GS
CB 29 Peter Ford Sr
SS 31 Brad Pope Sr
OLB 53 Rahim Abdullah Fr
ILB 56 O. J. Childress So
LB 57 Chris Jones So
DL 59 Jason Martinelli Fr
DL 91 Lorenzo Bromell Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "UNC makes Tigers Heel". The Greenville News. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Clemson takes 19–3 snoozer". The Atlanta Constitution. September 8, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "MU tops Clemson for its first victory". The Kansas City Star. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson offense a-Wakens". The Greenville News. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers fall to Seminoles". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke loses 13–6 to Clemson, but gets 'self-respect back'". Winston-Salem Journal. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Late touchdown lifts Clemson past Tech 28–25". The Item. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clemson totally shuts down Maryland". The Index-Journal. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson contains U. Va". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers trample 'Pack". The Herald. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clemson rally falls short, 34–31". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LSU top Tiger in town". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1996 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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