Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | Wofford* | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 45-10 | 59,313 | ||||
| September 12 | at Tulane* | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA | W 13-5 | 45,736 | ||||
| September 19 | #4 Georgia* | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 13-3 | 62,466 | ||||
| October 3 | at Kentucky* | #14 | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY | ABC | W 21-3 | 57,453 | ||
| October 10 | Virginia | #9 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 27-0 | 63,064 | |||
| October 17 | at Duke | #6 | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | W 38-10 | 26,000 | |||
| October 24 | North Carolina State | #4 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl) | W 17-7 | 62,727 | |||
| October 31 | Wake Forest | #3 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 82-24 | 60,383 | |||
| November 7 | at #9 North Carolina | #2 | Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ABC | W 10-8 | 53,611 | ||
| November 14 | Maryland | #2 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 21-7 | 63,199 | |||
| November 23 | at South Carolina* | #2 | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | ESPN | W 29-13 | 56,971 | ||
| January 1 | vs. #4 Nebraska* | #1 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | W 22-15 | 72,748 | ||
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