1989 Clemson Tigers football team
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The 1989 Clemson Tigers
football team represented Clemson University
in the 1989 college football
season. The Tigers were led by head coach Danny Ford
, who was serving his final season as head coach at Clemson. The Tigers played their home games in Memorial Stadium
. The Tigers finished the 1989 season with a 10-2 record and defeated 27-7 in the 1989 Gator Bowl.
Clemson Tigers
The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference....
football team represented Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
in the 1989 college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
season. The Tigers were led by head coach Danny Ford
Danny Ford
Danny Lee Ford is a former American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Alabama from 1967 to 1969. He served as the head football coach at Clemson University in South Carolina from 1978 to 1989 and at the University of Arkansas from 1993 to 1997, compiling...
, who was serving his final season as head coach at Clemson. The Tigers played their home games in Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium, Clemson
Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium, popularly known as Death Valley, is home to the Clemson University Tigers, a NCAA Division I-A football team, located in Clemson, South Carolina...
. The Tigers finished the 1989 season with a 10-2 record and defeated 27-7 in the 1989 Gator Bowl.
Incoming recruiting class
- Nick Blinsky (C; Struthers, OH; Struthers HS)
- Rodney Blunt (TB; Pensacola, FL; Pine Forest HS)
- Brentson Buckner (MG; Columbus, GA; Carver HS)
- Greg Burk (FB; Lawton, OK; Lawton HS)
- Pat Burris (DB; Rock Hill, SC; Northwestern HS)
- Arthur Bussie (OLB; Camden ,NJ; Camden HS)
- Darren Calhoun (LB; McCormick, SC; McCormick HS)
- Jason Davis (WR; Pensacola, FL; Pine Forest HS)
- Steve Derriso (LB; Huntsville, AL; Grissom HS)
- Garth Fennigan (QB; Harlingen, TX; Harlingen HS)
- Eric Geter (CB; Newnan, GA; Newnan HS)
- Tyrone Gibson (LB; Hartsville, SC; Hartsville HS)
- Rudy Harris (TB; Brockton, MA; Brockton HS)
- David Hogue (OG; New Castle PA; Laurel HS)
- Brent LeJeune (OT; Lake Charles, LA; Barbe HS)
- Richard Moncrief (QB; Montgomery, AL; Davis HS)
- Robert O'Neal (CB; Clarkston, GA; Clarkston HS)
- Thad Ridgley (FB; Ambridge, PA; Ambridge HS)
- Larry Ryans (CB; Greenwood, SC; Greenwood HS)
- Stacy Seegars (MG; Kershaw, SC; Andrew Jackson HS)
- Ashley Sheppard (OLB; Greenville, NC; North Pitt HS)
- Tyrone Simpson (DT; Rock Hill, SC; Northwestern HS)
- Terry Smith (WR; Clemson, SC; Daniel HS)
- Franklin Thomas (TE; New Orleans, LA; St. Augustine HS)
- James Trapp (SS; Lawton, OK; Lawton HS)
- Scott Vaughn (OT; Phillipsburg, NJ; Phillipsburg HS)
- Pierre Wilson (DT; Jackson, MS; Provine HS)
Schedule
Depth chart
Coaching staff
- Danny FordDanny FordDanny Lee Ford is a former American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Alabama from 1967 to 1969. He served as the head football coach at Clemson University in South Carolina from 1978 to 1989 and at the University of Arkansas from 1993 to 1997, compiling...
- Head Coach - Chuck ReedyChuck ReedyCharles "Chuck" Reedy is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Baylor University from 1993 to 1996, compiling a record of 23–22. Prior to replacing future College Football Hall of Fame inductee Grant Teaff, as head coach, Reedy worked for three...
- Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks - Bill OliverBill Oliver-External links:...
- Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers - - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
- - Assistant Head Coach/Tackles & Tight Ends
- - Associate Head Coach/Offensive Guards and Centers
- - Defensive Tackles
- - Running Backs/Special Teams
- - Defensive Ends
- Woody McCorvey - Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers