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1989 Clemson Tigers football team

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Coaches
  
No. 11

1989 record
  
10–2 (5–2 ACC)

Offensive scheme
  
Option

AP
  
No. 12

Head coach
  
Danny Ford (12th year)

Conference
  
Atlantic Coast Conference

The 1989 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A 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 West Virginia 27–7 in the 1989 Gator Bowl.

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Incoming recruiting class

Source:

  • 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)
  • Daniel Telley (OLB; Anderson, SC; T.L.Hanna 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)

    • Depth chart

    Source:

    Coaching staff

  • Danny Ford - Head Coach
  • Chuck Reedy - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Bill Oliver - 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

    • References

    1989 Clemson Tigers football team Wikipedia
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