AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5, 1981 | Sat | Clemson | Wofford | Non-Major | W | 45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 12, 1981 | Sat | Clemson | @ | Tulane | Ind | W | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | Clemson | (4) Georgia | SEC | W | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | (14) Clemson | @ | Kentucky | SEC | W | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | (9) Clemson | Virginia | ACC | W | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (6) Clemson | @ | Duke | ACC | W | 38 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | (4) Clemson | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | (3) Clemson | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 82 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 9 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | (2) Clemson | @ | (8) North Carolina | ACC | W | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | |
| 10 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | (2) Clemson | Maryland | ACC | W | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | ||
| 11 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | (2) Clemson | @ | South Carolina | Ind | W | 29 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | W 11 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1982 | Fri | (1) Clemson | N | (4) Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 22 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | W 12 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
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