Record: 7-5, .583 W-L% (37th of 111)
Conference: ACC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tommy West (7-5)
PS/G: 20.4 (80th of 111) ▪ PA/G: 20.1 (32nd of 111)
SRS: 2.90 (46th of 111) ▪ SOS: 1.24 (63rd of 111)
Bowl Game: Lost Peach Bowl 10-7 versus Louisiana State
| Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | 12/9 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 22 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 31, 1996 | Sat | Clemson | @ | North Carolina | ACC | L | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | Clemson | Furman | Non-Major | W | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | Clemson | @ | Missouri | Big 12 | L | 24 | 38 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | Clemson | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | Clemson | @ | (2) Florida State | ACC | L | 3 | 34 | 2 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | Clemson | @ | Duke | ACC | W | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | Clemson | (22) Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 28 | 25 | 4 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | Clemson | Maryland | ACC | W | 35 | 3 | 5 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 9 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | Clemson | @ | (15) Virginia | ACC | W | 24 | 16 | 6 | 3 | W 4 | |
| 10 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | Clemson | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 40 | 17 | 7 | 3 | W 5 | ||
| 11 | Nov 23, 1996 | Sat | (22) Clemson | South Carolina | SEC | L | 31 | 34 | 7 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Dec 28, 1996 | Sat | Clemson | N | (17) Louisiana State | SEC | L | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | L 2 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |