1981 national champion in the Associated Press's final poll. The 1981 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Danny Ford and played their home games in Memorial Stadium. Clemson finished their undefeated 1981 season with a 22–15 victory over the No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers in the 1982 Orange Bowl, and were voted No. 1 in the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) polls. This was Clemson’s last national championship until 2016. Wiki link