1983 Clemson Tigers football team

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Ranking
AP	No. 11

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
No. 11 Clemson *	0	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
$ – Conference champion * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Clemson was on probation for recruiting violations, and was ineligible for the ACC championship and a bowl bid. As a result, their games against ACC opponents, against whom they were an undefeated 7–0, did not count in the league standings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Western Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 44–10	69,962
September 10	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)	L 16–31	32,500
September 17	No. 11 Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	T 16–16	79,815
September 24	Georgia Tech		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	W 41–14	73,882
October 8	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 42–21	78,376
October 15	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 38–31	19,300
October 22	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 27–17	73,773
October 29	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 24–17	65,475
November 5	at No. 10 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 16–3	53,689
November 12	No. 11 Maryland	No. 17	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 52–27	80,615
November 19	at South Carolina	No. 13	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 22–13	74,550
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.