Beating Oklahoma under Dabo Swinney has become the norm at Clemson. However, there was a time when no team from the ACC could take down the Sooners. Prior to 1988, ACC teams were 0-16 against Oklahoma on (…)
The chant started at one end of Memorial Stadium and soon it filled the whole stadium. “ROD-ney! ROD-ney! ROD-ney!” The scoreboard above the west end zone stands even got into the act. “It sounded a (…)
Heading into Clemson’s 1988 matchup with Virginia, the Cavaliers had never defeated the Tigers in 27 tires. And when No. 11 Clemson visited Charlottesville, Va., 28-0 seemed very likely. Though Virginia was a (…)
When Clemson started the 1987 football season, it was considered a true contender for the national championship. The Tigers returned a lot of star-power from the previous year when they won the ACC and (…)
Danny Ford described Clemson’s tie to South Carolina to close the 1986 regular season as an empty feeling. Though the Tigers’ won their first outright ACC Championship since 1982, they closed the year (…)
