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It has been accepted for inclusion in Football Programs by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact [email protected]. #67 STACY LONG, OT #15 ROBERT O'NEAL Sporting News Ail-American AII-ACC Free Safety First-Team AII-ACC ACC Interception Leader #17 CHRIS GARDOCKI AII-ACC Punter & Placekicker ACC's WINNINGEST CLASSES School Class Record PCT Clemson 1 984 37-6-2 .844 Clemson 1 989 37-8-2 .809 Clemson 1 981 37-10 .787 Maryland 1 978 37-10-1 .781 Clemson 1 983 36-7-2 .822 Maryland 1 976 36-11-1 .760 Maryland 1 977 36-11-1 .760 Clemson 1 982 35-10-1 .772 N. Carolina 1 983 35-11-0 .761 Maryland 1 979 35-12-0 .745 Clemson 1 988 34-12-2 .729 Maryland 1 985 34-14-0 Clemson's seniors will look for a new ACC record against West Virginia. Tiger Tidbits The success tailback Terry Allen has enjoyed Wide receiver Gary Cooper began his Clem- among the Clemson loyal, but perhaps not at Clemson may be linked in part to the fact that son career on the defensive side of4he ball. among the Clemson facilities crew. Whenever he was once a water boy. When his uncle played When the Tigers began preseason practice in Wesley scored a touchdown in the east end zone at Banks County High School in Commerce, GA, 1985, Cooper lined up as a defensive back. Only of Clemson's Memorial Stadium this season, he Allen served as a water boy for the team and a few days into practice, however, after a head- would run to the fence and let the fans rub his rode back and forth to practice with the head to-head collision with Clemson's all-time leading helmet. During the Maryland game, when coach, Ronnie Parson. Because Terry was riding rusher, Kenny Flowers, Cooper decided he Wesley ran to the "McFadden Touchdown Cor- with the coach, he would sit in on the coaches would rather try to elude defensive backs than ner" after a touchdown, so many orange-clad meetings after practice each day. When Terry be one. Today he is third in Clemson history in fans came to the fence to greet him that the was old enough to play for Coach Parson, he reception yardage (1577). fence collapsed, spilling fans onto the field. surprised his coach with what he had learned If you ever see a South Carolina highway Wesley even goes through the same routine in those meetings. Terry has also been a sur- patrolman on the sidelines of a Clemson game whenever he scores in that end zone during a prise to the Clemson coaching staff, as he was who seems to enjoy himself a little more than scrimmage. not a highly recruited player coming out of high the other patrolmen, don't be surprised. It's pro- Quarterback Chris Morocco is not the only school. Only one Tiger coach had ever seen him bably defensive tackle Vance Hammond's athletic member of the Morocco family. His dad, play before he put on a Tiger uniform and that father, who has been directing traffic for Clem- Zippy, was once a football and basketball star coach recruited him to play defensive back at son home games since Vance was young. As at Georgia. Zippy once held the SEC season Clemson. a child, Vance admits he was a fan of Clemson's scoring record in basketball at 23.6 PPG. Only Inside linebacker and leading tackier Doug archrivals, the South Carolina Gamecocks. academics (Chris already has his undergraduate Brewster and his roommate, outside linebacker In 1977, Mr. Hammond managed to get a degree in business) and football come before John Johnson decided to try to put on a little sideline pass for 10-year-old Vance and his Chris's passion for golfing. Morocco won't mind weight last spring during spring practice and brother for the Clemson-USC clash. When the the Clemson site in Jacksonville — The Marriott came up with a rather ingenious method. Instead Gamecocks scored a touchdown and the players at Sawgrass. of eating more at mealtime, the duo would set piled on top of the ball-carrer, Vance got so ex- Hank Phillips was never much of a football their alarm clocks for 3:00 AM every morning and cited he jumped right in the pile with them. In- fan before coming to Clemson, in fact, he only wake up and eat peanut butter and jelly sand- cidently, the Tigers went on to win that contest, saw two Super Bowls before his freshman year wiches together. "It's all in the timing," said 31-27. Fortunately, several more trips to Clem- in college. Instead, Clemson's starting center en- Johnson, who reported for fall workouts 10 son changed his loyalties to Tigertown. joyed hunting and fishing. Hank and his brother, pounds heavier than last season. Outside linebackers Levon Kirkland and former Clemson Ail-American John Phillips, still Middle guard Rob Bodine came to Clemson Wayne Simmons both found jobs last summer enjoy the great outdoors, as they work on a as a running back, following in the footsteps of that prepared them for the 1989 season and Christmas tree farm in their hometown of Spruce his father, who once ran in the same backfield helped them practice their sacking technique. Pine, NC during time off. with LSI) basketball coach Dale Brown. Even Both spent the summer in their respective Freshman cornerback Larry Ryans will not get though this has been Rob's first year in a Tiger hometowns, as sackers at the local Piggly Wigg- much of a break after the Gator Bowl, as he will uniform, it is not his first year playing football in ly (yes, there is a chain of grocery stores by that jump right into competition with the Clemson the college ranks. He spent his freshman year name in South Carolina). This season, the track squads. Ryans was a high school All- at the University of North Dakota, a school tandem has perfected that sacking technique, American in the 110 meter hurdles last season, known for its ice hockey team, rather than its as they have combined for 10 sacks, costing the with the fastest time in the nation (13.47). Ryans football team. Bodine had 21 tackles, including opposition 95 yards. was featured recently in the "Making Tracks" five tackles for loss at North Dakota in 1987. Fullback Wesley McFadden has many fans section of Track and Field News. Despite the outstanding reputation of West Virginia quarterback Major Harris, Clemson does have one player who definitely outranks him. Outside linebacker Wayne Simmons was christened Wayne General Simmons at birth, and hopes to get a few salutes in the Gator Bowl. If Wayne did someday become a real general, it would definitely be in the Air Force. After he makes a big play, he spreads his arms out and "airplanes" around the field. There is only one thing that linebacker Vince Taylor would rather chase down than big runn- ing backs — big waves. Vince grew up in Clear- water, FL, where surfing is more popular than football, and he used his athletic talents to do both. To find the biggest waves, Vince and his brother would sneak out during tropical storms and surf. These days, Taylor does not have much time to surf, as he is looking to graduate next summer. He also spends a great deal of Adoration of McFadden by fans in "McFadden's Touchdown Corner" led to a new fence at in the the base of Clemson's famous hill. time speaking to church and youth groups Clemson area. Table of Contents ACC Football Review Pro Players 11 ACC Standings 1989 57 Records Statistics, 1989 54 Bowl Records 86 ACC Players of the Week 5 Career Highs 42 ACC Winningest Classes 4 Career Records 75 Assistant Coaches, 1989 16 High-Low Offensive Games Athletic Dept., Staff 19 by Tigers and Opponents 82 Bowl Game Chart 5 Individual 69 Bowl Game Reviews 88 Last Time It Happened 78 Depth Chart, 1989 IBC Longest Plays 80 Future Schedules IBC Orange Pants 10 Head Coach Danny Ford Passing Efficiency 77 Biography 13 Quarter Scoring 43 Comments on Gator Bowl 3 Season Bests 73 Turnoverless Games 9 Roster, Alphabetical 48 Year by Year Record 15 Roster, Numerical 49 Winningest Active Coaches 15 Statistics, 1989 Honors & Awards 53 Game-By-Game, Individual 46 Notes on 1989 Tigers 4 Game-By-Game, Team 52 Overview, 1989 Tigers 2 Individual 44 Player Biographies 20 Knockdown Chart 47 Joe Henderson, Hank Phillips and Bruce Brat- ton were three reasons Clemson was 16th in the nation in rushing offense.