Clemson
ACC · 1990 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Clemson head-to-head · History & Eras
1990 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND BW | 6–5 | W 59–0 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 8–4 | L 7–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 6–5–1 | W 18–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 | APPALACHIAN STATE | Unranked | — | W 48–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 26–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 4–7 | W 34–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 11–0–1 | L 19–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | W 24–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 24–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 6–4–1 | W 20–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 24–15 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 8 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | W 30–0 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Illinois +8
- NC State +7
- Long Beach State +6
- Maryland +6
- North Carolina +6
- South Carolina +6
- Duke +4
- Georgia +4
- Wake Forest +3
- Georgia Tech 0
- Virginia -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change 4
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.